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The Belles of Saint Mary’s
January 18, 1952 jg^j
TIME IS VALUABLE
“Know the true value of time; watch, seize, and enjoy every^ moment of
it No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow
(sic) what you can do today.” Earl of Chesterfield, Letters to Ills Son.
This well-known quotation applies always but never quite so much as at
the present time, with exams just around the corner.
Exam week is one of the times in the school year when students realize
the importance of doing things before the last minute; however, this is too
late to remember and to wish that they had not procrastinated.
We are not trying to preach to you about putting things off; but do let
us say with a “better late than never” attitude, “Do not wait another minute
to start preparing for exams!” We guarantee you will not be soriy Jan
uary 28.
LOOKING FORWARD
The year 1952 lies ahead. What it holds we do not know. However, the
trend today is for more and more freedom for women. Girls are at home
beside boys in business, in industry, and even on the battlefield. We are no
longer helpless females, but capable women rapidly showing our equality
with men.
We form a part of the new generation of women. The way women
assume their new positions in this world depends largely on our attitudes
and abilities. Here at Saint Mary’s we have excellent preparation for the
lives we face. Let us take full advantage of the many opportunities Saint
Mary’s offers so that we may take our place in the world capably and
graciously.
What lies ahead we do not know, but our liberal arts education will pre
pare us to meet whatever future we face. With a sound education we will
look for a hopeful future.
MARCH OF DIMES
Once again the National houndation for Infantile 1 aralysis is sponsoiing
the “March of Dimes” drive. This plea for money is vitally important. _ It
involves or could involve each one of us. Polio is striking with increasing
frequency among college students.
Poliomyelitis is a mysterious disease. Little is known about the con
traction of it. The money we give to the foundation helps polio victims
and furthers science’s crusade against this dreaded disease. Part of the
money we give remains here in North Carolina while the remainder goes
to the National Foundation.
During the epidemics here in North Carolina in 1944 and 1948, the
National Foundation rushed funds into our state. The expense of the treat
ment of polio victims is so great that they are almost entirely dependent on
gifts.
A helpless child affected with polio, missing some of the best years of his
life, tugs at one’s heartstrings. Polio may strike you, your family, or
friends. In 1948 North Carolina had about 3,000 cases with almost 200
deaths.
It is encouraging to know that March of Dimes funds make it possible
for scientists to say that they are now more optimistic than ever in predict
ing the conquest of polio within the foreseeable future.
March of Dimes funds are under the severe challenge of a rising, widening
tide of polio. Only a rising tide of dimes can stem this challenge.
Poein4f
The stars were pinned to the velvet
sky,
Tlie moon was hung with care.
I cried as I stood there longing for
you;
Oh—hoAV I wished you were there!
The night was still, the night was
bleak.
The shadows whispered your name;
The trees rustled with fevered winds.
As I accepted the waiting game.
Belles of Saint Mary's
JEANIE PATTERSON
Town: Concord
Age: 19
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Pet peeve: Empty mail box
Always seen : Writing letters
Always heard : “You all be quiet 1”
Hobby: Loafing
Favorite food: Shrimp
Favorite song: Bill
Looking forward to : Next year
Ambition: To graduate
Wild about: Davidson
Offices and Clubs: President of
YWCA, president of Doctors’
Daughters Cluk; assistant secre
tary of. Hall Council, Sigma Pi
Aljjha, Sigma.
My heart now pounds like the waves
of the sea
Bolling in Love’s fierce storm.
Tearing the fragments of a once
loved heart
That laughed when love was born.
BOOTIE PENTON
Town: Wilmington
Age: 19
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown _ ,
_Pet peeve: Having a clock tick a
night
Always seen: Bushing around
Always heard: “You jest” ,
Hobby: Telling “Vennie” bedtiiB
stories
Favorite food : Homemade vef
Yes—it was darker than the blackest
night
And the winds moaned with pain;
Yet, I closed my eyes and said
“Good-bye,”
Never to meet again.
—Lillian Triplett.
Alunutae flle4A/^
Vacation Time Is O^er;
Exams Have The Floor
Christmas vacation BELLES re
porters saw several former Saint
Mary’s girls. “Mazie” Strickland,
’51, still wears Jake’s pin. Ann
Kyle, ex ’50, and Ann Bixey, ’51,
both of Norfolk, were at the Y.M.I.
parties with their cadets. Mrs. Bals-
ton Welch (nee Betty Ann William
son, ’51) is living in High Point.
Mickie Shannon, ’51, is working in
Greensboro. Mary Stuart McKee,
ex ’51, who is now attending the
University of South Carolina, and
Peggy Gregson, ex ’51, a student at
Hollins, were welcomed by old
friends in their respective home
towns, Mount Olive, and Bichmond,
Virginia. Two alumnae were mar
ried during the holidays. Susan
Shepherd, ex ’51, became Mrs. Boy
Smith and Alice May, ’51, married
Pemberton Hobbs in Indianapolis,
Indiana.
Allen Loy, ex ’51, announced her
marriage to Hugh Cambell May
26, 1951.
The New Year began just right
with our Carolina alumnae on the
campus. Louise Milliken, Buttei-
cup” McGuirk, and Jean Poland,
’51, visited Saint Mary’s January 4.
Exam week is here! Almost, any
way. Exams will he going full blast
in ten short days. How can you
tell ? Well, roommates have started
bickering. Teachers have the look
of hangmen just before throwing
the death trap. The faithful old
flu bug has arrived in time as usual.
No one has rolled up her hair in
days. The town sheet is practically
nonexistent. Mail seems to be more
scarce than ever. Everyone has aii
unloved complex. Nobody ever
jumps when the phone rings. Salt
is never passed from hand to hand
in the dining room, and blue is the
current favorite color with every
one ! The symptoms of exam week
are as obvious as the symptoms of
spring. Just hope nobody gets a
combination of the two.
They Call It Latin
Co-operation would solve most of
our problems. Even freckles would
become a nice coat of tan if they
would ev'er get together. — Post
Haste.
soup
Favorite song: September Song
Looking forward to : Going abroa
Ambition : To write .. . anything
Wild about: Violent storms ,
Oifices and Clubs : Canterbury Clu >
Glee Club, Choir, GranddaugO'
ters’ Club, Crucifer,
chairman of Sigma Pi *
Sigma, editor of Bulletin.
Basketball
January 19
State vs. Villanova
January 22
State vs. Loyola (there)
January 26
State vs. U.N.C.
January 29
State vs. Bowling Green (there/
February 2
State vs. Villanova (there)
I try to think; I pound my head;
It must be me, not Latin, that’s dead.
Conjugate the verb; decline the
noun;
No wonder I wear a perpetual
frown!
I came, I saw, I conquered not 1
flow’d I get into such a spot ?
Singular, plural, ablative, dative;
The Bomans must have been quite
creative!
Amo, amare, amatic, amat.
Masculine, feminine, neuter, or
what ?
An hour from eight-thirty, I’m still
in a trance.
Do you really believe I’ll ever ad
vance ?
E Pluribus Unum on money I see;
It may be called Latin, but it’s still
Greek to me!
—Borrowed.
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