September 28, 1951
James D* Beckwith Speaks At
YWCA- Canterbury Club Picnic
CAMPUS NOTES
The YWCA and the Canterbury
Club sponsored a j)icnic oh Sunday
night, September 23, which brought
to a close Orientation Week.
After a picnic supper of hamburg
ers, potato chips, sliced tomatoes,
pickles, candy, and milk the Eev-
erend James Beckwith spoke. The
Eeverend Mr. Beckwith is the rector
of the newly organized Saint Mich
ael’s Episcopal Church in Ealeigh.
He is a native of Eorth Carolina and
has served as the rector of parishes
in both Eorth Carolina and Vir
ginia. He attended Sewanee and
Virginia Theological Seminary. He
spoke on worship with particular em
phasis on the worship services in the
:Saint Mary’s Chapel. Mary Jo Paul
introduced Mr. Beckwith.
After Mr. Beckwith’s': talk, the
halls presented their original songs
in a contest. Second Holt won first
prize, and second East Wing, second
Smedes, third Smedes east, and sec
ond West Eock received honorable
mention. The words of the winning
song are as follows :
Student Body Will
Elect New Officers
We’re poor little girls without a song,
He, he, he.
We tried so long, hut it came out
wrong,
Ha, ha, ha,
Saturday came and we went to the
game;
Saturday night second Holt had a
fight.
Miss Jones, have mercy on such as
we.
Ho., ha, he.
The tune was Whiffenpoof Song.
The Eeverend Mr. Hughes said the
grace. The Eeverend Mr. Beck
with, Dr. Browne, and Miss Lindsey
judged the hall song contest.
Serving were Jean Patterson,
Laura Deane Matheson, Catherine
Morrison, YWCA officers; and Mary
Jo Paul, Margo Hester, and Anne
Stewart, Canterbury officers.
Dr. Stone Speaks
In Chapel Service
Following an assembly in the
study hall the student body marched,
led by the marshals, into the chapel
for the opening sei'vice at 11:40,
September 20. The traditional open
ing hymn was sung. The Eev. Mr.
Hughes read Morning Prayer. Dr.
Stone officially welcomed the new
students and greeted the old girls.
He briefly reviewed the one hundred
ten years of Saint Mary’s history.
He spoke of the beloved Saint Ma
ry’s tradition. According to Dr.
Stone, the purpose of Saint Mary’s
is to give a sound academic educa
tion and a Christian background.
He emphasized the advantages of a
junior college over other educational
systems—the incentive provided by
more advanced students and the op
portunities for leadership. In con
clusion, he voiced his hopes for a
most successful year for faculty,
staff, and students. After singing
the traditional closing hymn, the
student body marched out
Several student elections will be
held in the near future. Most of
the new officers will replace elected
officers who failed to return to Saint
Mary’s this year.
The student body will elect a
chairman of the Hall Council within
the next three weeks. Sally Hack
ney, of Wilson, is acting as tempo
rary chairman replacing Pat Tank
ard, of Washington, who did not re
turn to Saint Mary’s. The Senior
class will elect another honor coun
cil member to replace Mary Gage
Hammond, of Greenville, South
Carolina. Lois Perry, of Windsor,
is the other senior honor council
member. One of the honor council
members who represent the Senior
class will serve as secretary of the
Student Government Association.
Another marshal will he elected.
Susan Shepherd, of Weldon, vacat
ed that position. The editor of the
Student Handbook will be elected
within a few weeks. The student
body selects the editor from nomina
tions presented by the Publications
Board and those from 'the floor.
Alice Hicks, president of the Stu
dent Government Association, will
announce these elections in assem
bly. Poll keepers will check off a
girl’s name as she votes. There will
be preferential voting.
Several school organizations will
hold elections too. The Canterbury
Club, Episcopal student organiza
tion, will elect a new secretary. The
previously elected secretary, Mary
Gage Hammond, did not return this
year. The staff of The Bulletin,
literary magazine of the school, will
select a new editor. Martha Hood,
the elected editor, did not return.
Marjorie Peiiton, associate editor, is
acting editor until the election. The
BELLES staff will select a new
news editor to fill Virginia Turley’s
place. The news editor assigns, col
lects, and proofreads all new'S arti
cles. Sigma Pi Alpha, honorary
foreign language fraternity, will
elect a vice-president, a social chair
man, and a program chairman.
Cynthia Davis, ’50, visited here
September 25. Betty Cheek, ’51,
visited on the campus September 22.
Louise Milliken, Haney Woodruff,
Evelyn Oettinger, Eunice Saunders,
Mary Tom Battle, Virginia Gilliam,
Martha McGuirk, all of the class of
1951, visited Saint Mary’s during
Orientation Week. Mary Gage Ham
mond, ex. ’52, visited here September
22 and 23.
Auditorium Is Site
Of Senior Circus
The physical education depart
ment has a new instructor this year.
Miss Peggy Cameron, of Southern
Pines, will be in charge of Orchesis
and will teach dance and physical
education at Saint Mary’s. She is
a graduate of Woman’s College in
Greensboro and studied dance at the
Charles Weidman studio in Hew
York City.
Miss Cameron spends her sum
mers at Camp Birdwood in Bran
don, Vermont, where she teaches
swimming and boating.
The Senior class sponsored a qw'*
program in the auditorium Thuis
day, September 20. The progra®
was in the form of a circus, '"'i
Buncy Eobinson directing.
The cast of the circus was as to'
lows: Buncy Eobinson as ring
ter, Haney Dawson and Emi'
Adams as clowns, Pat Boesser as ap
tamer, Ann Patterson as the apOj
Helen Setzer and Carmen Gardi»o^
as Indian dancers, Deedee Davea
port as the Indian drummer, Sana)
Donaldson and Ann Harless as bai
ers, and Lois Perry, Margare
Cheatham, and Hell Eley as Eegi
singers.
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Candy apples were given to
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All students have been taking the
Iowa comprehensive tests. These
tests were taken in the gymnasium
every morning from Tuesday, Sep
tember 18 to Friday, September 21.
The purpose of these tests is to show
the teachers and administration
what the individual student and the
students as a group need to learn.
The tests also indicate how the stu
dents at Saint Mary’s compare with
those in other schools and colleges
in scholastic achievement.
new girls before the circus, ®
the circus, balloons fell from
balcony. Girls catching
with numbers on them participa
in the quiz program which .
the form of charades. If the au
ence was unable to guess the pa
ticular charade, the girl took
consequences. The contestants
Haney Boston, Betty Dry, Eve Pa
grave, Ann Scott Anderson, B® •’
Webb, and Dewey Owens.
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Back stage committees were;
en Setzer and Emilie Adams
make-up; Becky Hurt on costum ’
Lane Buchly, Margaret Cheatha ’
and Ann Patterson on decoratm ’
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Becky Hurt and Ann Patterson
music.
Saint Mary’s Every Member Can
vass will be held Sunday afternoon,
September 30. Mr. Guess is direct
ing the canvass. Jean Patterson,
Mary Jo Paul, and members of the
YWCA and the Canterbury Club
will assist him. Students who desire
may pledge a certain amount each
Sunday for the support of the Saint
Mary’s Chapel and the national
Church.
Mr. Broughton held choir try-
and Miss Cate held Glee Club
outs in their respective studios
6 :30 September 25. They
nounce the new choir and Glee
members in the near future.
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The Canterbury Club is now se ^
ing Saint Mary’s blazers. The p^ ,
of these blazers is $21.95. To oi
a blazer, students should see
their
hall sales girl, Beverly Euli*^’’
Margo Hester, or Mary Jo Pam-
SMS Student Leaders
Sponsor Treasure Hunt
Alice Hicks, president of the Stu
dent Government Association, ap
pointed advisers for all the classes
except the senior class. These ad
visers will serve until the class presi
dents are elected. The adviser for
the junior class is Lois Perry; for
the freshman class, Sandy Donald
son; for the Sophomores, Gillie
Martin; for the business class, Pat
Boesser.
. At the first BELLES meeti>|
September 24, interested new
signed up for news, feature,
headline, or circulation staffs- D j,
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applicants are required to
short theme stating why they
to work on the BELLES. They
must pass a test on the rules m
BELLES style book.
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Publications and Athletics gave
an Orientation Week program Tues
day, September 18.
Piracy was the theme of the skit
given by BELLES editor Mary Jo
Paul; Stagecoach editor, Anna Bed
ding; Sigma officers, Pat Boesser
and Hell Eley; and Mu officers
Sandy Donaldson and Deedee Dav
enport.
The audience participated in^ a
scavenger hunt. Groups'were divid
ed alphabetically, and identical lists
were given to each. The time limit
was set at half an hour.
The winning group was C-E’s.
Second prize went to M.-O’s and
third to Q-B’s. Prizes were lolli
pops.
The Canterbury Club wall meet in
the hut Sunday night for a wiener
roast with the Canterbury Club from
Horth Carolina State College. Brad
Morton, president of the State Col
lege group, and Mary J o Paul, presi
dent of the Saint Mary’s club, will
speak on the meaning and purposes
of the Canterbury Club. Mr. John
Carter, lay assistant at the Episco
pal Church of the Good Shepherd
here in Ealeigh and adviser to the
State club; the Eeverend Mr.
Hughes, Saint Mary’s chaplain;
Miss Peggy Cameron, new adviser
of the Saint Mary’s club, will also
attend. All new and old Canterbury
Club members are invited. The
meeting will begin at 6 o’clock.
Sally Hackney, temporary chaU
of the Hall Council, attended a ,,
ing clinic at State College i ty
her 24. The clinic was sponsor®
the Young Men’s Christian Assa^^^j,
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tion on the State campus. T}*®
dents were interested in knowiug
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rules concerning dating at
Mary’s. Eepresentatives also a
ed from Peace and Meredith.
.Sigma Fi Alpha, honorary
language fraternity here at jji
Mary’s, plans to hold a
the near future, according to w
the near tuture, accoraing -* ijnj,
Faison, president. At this
the club will elect a vice-presU .jiil
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program chairman, and a^^
chairman. The club plans
regular program meetings
month. Madame Sfaiith is 1 ^
viser of the Sigma Pi Alpha-