1, 1951
The Belles of Saint Mary’s
The Things We Did This Year, Well
Remember All Through Our Lives
Saint Mary^s Commencement Embodies
Traditions That Are SMS Foundation
Another wonderful year at Saint
*'lary’s is almost over. As exams
Commencement week end draw
!*^3r, We’ll remember all that has
®3ppened during this year. Who
tail forget Orientation Week—to the
>ie\y gij.]g fij.gt taste of
^aiiit Mary’s, to the old girls it was
jl i'epetition of all the fun they’d
?ad during the first week of school
other years ! The quiz show, the
''at hall parties, seeing old friends
^"d meeting now ones, those end-
tas tests, unpacking, and the Old
mrl-lsrew Girl Party are now fond
H'tttiories. We’ll remember that first
fy of classes, how depressed we
^'Ifelt!
thought Thanksgiving would
"a\’er come, but it did. Going home
''as Wonderful, and coming back
^J^asii’t half so bad as we thought it
'ould be. It was good to see our
''oiids again and tell about the
s“od times we’d had. Those few
before Christmas were filled
festivities: decorating the halls,
" Glee Club Concert, the seniors
’"'enading the school, and the for-
'^'d/Hnner.
e came back from a grand va-
to face exams—only a few
off. Eye strain and aching
characteri';ed Saint Mary’s
during that miserable exam
\Ye fgii ag though we needed
''est of the year to recuperate!
“ou tiijjjgg running along
l-i.^pthly again. There were more
''ic Music concerts and class pic-
When we began the work of
%mas, Mu’s Elect
’51-’52 Officers
jthe Athletic Banquet Wednes-
^®y night, May 23, the new presi-
and vice-presidents of the Siff-
* 8iid of the Mu’s were announc-
C f'bey are for the Sigma’s: Pat
I sser of Winston-Salem, presi-
iSTell Eley, of Ahoskie, vice-
Ij^^klent; for the Mu’s: Decdee
^,^'®nport, of Timmonsville, Scfiith
president; Sandy Donald-
’ of Wilson, vice-president.
^i^for the banquet the Letter Club
k . n meeting and elected Lane
'ly as president for 1951-52.
{'1 ,*t is in the choir, Canterbury
I ^ ’ nnd Glee Club. She is a
lljjj oader and Dance Marshal. For
hii(] '^2 she is Chief Dance Marshal
I , ® kail councilor.
is secretary-treasurer of the
^ogishitive body representa-
tjQ), 'Or the Sophomore Class, mem-
1; of tjjg ay » BELLES head-
we were back in exam week, or, bet-
the second semester we almost wished
ter still, through for the year.
Remember, too, the snowfall we
had in Raleigh, and the fun we had
throwing snowballs. Then came
spring vacation—going home for al
most a week was too good to be true.
We came hack with new spring
clothes and found Raleigh just as
cold as ever. Elections soon began,
bringing with them a lot of excite
ment for everybody. Remember the
school picnic in the gym—how sur
prised we all were at the faculty ?
The sun porch was opened, and
everyone began looking browner and
browner, except for a few, who just
got redder and redder. Will we
ever forget that wonderful day they
read out the petitions? Our estima
tion of Saint Mary’s went up 100
per cent. At last, after many prep
arations, the May Day week end
came. The May Court was the pret
tiest and the dances were the clever
est we’d ever seen. Everything went
smoothly in spite of threatening
weather. The Junior-Senior Dance
was as pretty as the Freshman-
Sophomore Dance and everyone had
a wonderful time. A few weeks
later, June Bullard and Margaret
Gaston gave their Certificate Recit
als. The Athletic Banquet last week
was one of the most memorable
events of the year. We’re all look
ing forward to Commencement week
end; we’ll be remembering the fun
we’ve had here at Saint Mary’s. It
has been a year to remember.
Embodied in our life here at
Saint Mary’s are the traditions
which are the very foundations of
our school. These traditions come
to be so vital a part of us that wo
feel as if we had originated them
ourselves. Each time that we dress
for a concert or for meals, we are
making use of the heritage that
comes to each of us as “a Saint
Mary’s girl.”
At Commencement time we ob
serve two of the main traditions of
Saint Mary’s. On the Sunday be
fore Commencement, the entire stu
dent body assembles on the steps of
Smedes to sing together—some for
the last time. For these, it is the
last time they will be a part of the
gay and noisy student body, for on
Monday the stTident body will be
serious. This custom is not as old
as some of our other traditions, but
its meaning compensates for its
youthfulness. As we sit on the steps
together, we sing those songs that
bring to us most vividly all the best
Mu Softball Team
Wins Final Game
Monday, May 21, the Mu softball
team defeated the Sigma’s to win
the tournament. The Sigma’s had
taken the first game 17-15; while
the Mu’s came back full of spirit to
win the last two 14-9 and 21-7.
The winning first team Mu’s are:
Mary Michal, catcher; Deedee Dav
enport, pitcher; captain Glenn
Lightsey, first baseman; Beeps Bu
chanan, second baseman; Sally
Hackney, third baseman ; Sue Wood
ward, shortstop; Mary Dorsett,
right fielder; Allen Lojq center
fielder; and Ann Pearson, left field
er.
The fighting Sigma’s are: Bimbo
Parshley, catcher; Timmy Tim
mons, pitcher; ISTancy Dawson, first
baseman; Evelyn Oettinger, second
baseman; Pat Dize, third baseman;
Kay Daniel, shortstop; Carmen
Gardiner, right fielder; Alice Hicks,
center fielder; and Kancy Woodruff,
left fielder.
"'Adit
1
is a member of the Beacon,
Club, Swimming Club, Doc-
, ^ughters Club and a Dance
^'’shal.
is a member of the Honor
this year. She is an acolyte
j '®il counselor for 1951-52.
^ member of the Choir
' Club, president of the
'jiiig Club, and president of
this year. Kext year she
acolyte and a hall counselor.
memories of our short life here.
Whether a fraternity party song or
our own beloved Alma Mater, wo
will remember the songs and the
times, both happy and sad which
are an essential part of oiir life
here.
The event that is perhaps antici
pated more eagerly than any other
is the dropping of the handkerchief
which marks the closing of the
school year. When that bit of linen
fiutters to the ground, we are then
free to indulge once more in the
joys of homo life and to participate
in the freedom of vacation. For some
of us it means not just the comple
tion of one unit of our life here,
but the beginning of an entirely
new life. The chief marshal ste))s
up and raises her hand to dro]) the
handkerchief, and we are faced with
the reality that we are no longer
sheltered by Saint Mary’s i)rotective
guidance. We realize that she has
given us her best, and we are now
left on our own to fulfill her teach
ings.
Coolness Is The Word In Clothes
Here At Saint Mary’s These Days
Art Classes Present
Their Final Exhibit
Works of Miss Morris’ art stu
dents will be featured in an exhibit
in the art studio during commence
ment.
The exhibition will open Friday
night. May 1, immediately after the
Shakespearean play. It will remain
until noon Monday.
The short cut to coolness these
few remaining days of school and
the remainder of the summer is
shorts. There are short shorts like
Frankie jVllen’s chartreuse ones and
Bimbo’s blue jean baseball shorts.
Most girls i)refer the short “little
boy” shorts. Years ago, shorts were
only made in solid colors; now, they
are made in plaids, checks, piques,
and stripes.
Sj)oaking of pique, this interest
ing material has a new slant on life
this year. The new watile pique has
a dot of color in the center of each
“waflle.” Pretty trickjq M’est ce-
pas?
These Saint Maiyans are surely
prepared for all types of weather.
The weather turned warm suddenly
and out came Louise Milliken in a
darling navy blue sun dress with
white pique trimming. Suzanne
Robinson looked like the sun in a
brilliant yellow cotton sun dress.
Anne Bransford wore a halter sun
dress made of aii Indian ])rint in
cotton. 7’re.s gai. Both Betty Jo
Snider and Catherine Morrison look
as cool as cucumbers in their green
dresses.
Whether all the girls that play
golf are golfers or not is a debatable
question, but they certainly wear
“genuine” golf dresses. Kathy Le-
Stourgeon has a blue, white, and
red checked one, Rixey has a pink
one, Ruth Hines has a yellow one
and Sandra Sims has a yellow “rock
ing chair,” which is very similar to
a golf dress. All said a.nd done,
these dresses are pretty, cool, and
comfortable.
A little birdie “kinda” hinted that
there are going to be quite a few
weddings among our girls this sum
mer. Those who are going to take
the fatal step are all seniors or day
students. It must be nice to grad
uate and get a man too. AnyAvay,
congratulations to those lucky girls.
They are Mary Lou Richardson,
Alice May (maybe in August),
Stella! Cobb, Harriet Tew, and
Spooner Harrison. All of these
girls have (‘xciting ])lans for trous
seaus and wedding gowns, but de
scribing them would be telling a
military secret. All the dresses
sound perfectly ‘"scrumptious.”
Miss Bason and the new mar
shals have picked out the prettiest
evening dresses. In case you haven’t
had time to notice (who has time?),
they are white organdy with flowers
woven in the material. They have
double Peter Pan collars, long
sleeves, and twenty-nine buttons
(actual count) unless Anna Red
ding’s dfess is lacking a button. The
Sunday dresses arc wliit(‘ pique with
small collars and api)liqucd tlowers.
LIBRARY NEWS
This week in the library, fiction
seems to be the main topic. Time
To He Young, edited by Whit Bur
nett, is a collection of short stories
that includes stories about .young
j)cople, stories about Winston
Churchill and his troubh' with Latin,
and “James Street’s story of a hoy
and a dog.” Ernest lleniingwa.y,
hlark Twain, and Katherine Anne
Porter are among the fifty authors
whose works are in this hook.
Another good hook is .!enkins' Har
by Odell and Willard Shepard. I'he
story is about the car of one man
and all the confusion it causes and
the way it affects people in Africa
and jVmerica. In 1739 when Jen
kins brought back his ear which had
been cut off by the S})anish, he set
oft' a great war. The action is thrill-
ing.
The Eyes of Disco eery by John
Bakeless tells us about “America as
seen by the first explorers.” There
are stories of De Soto, Raleigh, Hud
son, Jolliet, and others. The hook
has twenty-four ])ages of illustra
tions.