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CONGRATULATIONS,
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Belles
OF SAINT MARY’S
COMMENCEMENT
PLAY
TONIGHT
Vol, XIV, No. 14
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
May 30, 1952
Commencement Exercises Climax School Year
Reverend Walke Will
Conduct Last Sermon
The Eev. Mr. Stepl leii Condict
^^^alke will conduct the Baccalau
reate Service June 1 at 11 o’clock,
^ev. Walke took charge of Christ
Church, Raleigh, May 1, succeeding
ihe Rev. Ray Holder. Mr. Walke
eonres from the rectorship of Trin-
Portsmouth, Virginia, where he
Served about five years. Prior to
^ris tenure in Portsmouth, he was
Sector of Trinity, Elkridge, Mary-
dand; curate of Saint Paul’s, Cliat-
|aiiooga, Tennessee, and Rector of
^“e Chapel of the Good Shepherd,
eokout Mountain, Tennessee,
-.^^^ev. Walke, the son of Roger A.
, 'alke and Emeline A. Condict, was
er'n in Japan. Both his father and
Sr’andfather were priests of the
yui'ch. He attended Episcopal High
cliool in Alexandria, Virginia,
8‘aduated from Yale University
^'ith a B.A. degree in 1934, and re-
j^yed a B.D. degree from Virginia
j h'scopal Theological Seminary in
vy .9- After graduating from Yale
^J^iversity, Eev. Walke went to
langslia, China, to teach at the
ali Middle School. He taught in
“Ilia from 1934 to 1936.
Ru^T>’ married Mary Monta
le Brown-Sermon, the daughter of
fii* Brown-Sermon, dean of
Virginia Theological Seminary
t^^/Bexandria, Virginia. They have
“ daughters and a son.
^tterson Will Lead
n,
7 th,
by the
entire class and the benedic-
Tlie Uev. Mr. Stephen Condict AValke,
minister of Clirist Oliiireh, Raleis'li,
will deliver the Racealanreate Ser
mon.
\V. Albert Stanbnry, >lr., Ph.l)., asso
ciate-editor of Coal-Age Magazine,
will give the commencement ad
dress.
Broughton Centennial Cantata
Highlights Glee Club Concert
Seniors In Class Day
v,^“iiior Class Day exercises will be
uf.®“’ited in the Saint Mary’s Audi-
at 4:00 Saturday afternoon,
31. The program will open
“ welcome by Ann Patterson,
1),. president. Lois Perry will
,\i|j®“iit the Senior Class Prayer,
pi ^ Pitzgerald will call the Senior
Poll. Mary Jo Paul and
Penton will read the class
Patterson will present
fice ^ Grift) which Dr. Stone will
Phstin and Helen
tU will prophesy the future of
Ml] N^ext, Sue Ann Sadler
^ead the class poem.
this, Buncy Robinson
iVjljPoien Setzer will read the Last
Ml] Testament. Ann Benton
ilj, ^'^real the Senior Superlatives,
tlig' G. A. P. Moore will present
P.“i*lication awards, and Anna
1(1,will deliver the Stage Coach
'viyjj““tion. The program will close
W singing of the Alma Mater
Reverend I. Harding
Saint Mary’s Commencement
Concert, by the Glee Club and the
Choir, will be presented in the audi
torium May 31 at 8 :30 p.ni.
Glee Club, directed by Miss Ger
aldine Cate, will sing the first part
of the program. First the Glee Club
will sing Bach’s Come, Soothing
Death; then it will sing Duo Sera
phim and Regina Cocii by Aichen-
ger. Handel’s Let Us Wander is
next. Echo Song by id Lasso con
cludes the first group.
Vocal Ensemble will present the
second group, consisting of numbers
from Brahm’s Lieheslieder Walzer,
Secret Nook In A Shady Spot,
Nightingale, Thy Siveetest Song,
and From Yon Hills The Torrent
Speeds.
Third, the Glee Club will sing a
group of four songs. Wooden Shoes,
by Herbert, is first. Then the Glee
Clu,b will sing The Belles of Samt
Mary’s, arranged by Deedee Daven
port. You’ll Never Walk Alone, by
Rodgers, is followed by Friml’s The
Donkey Serenade.
Centennial Cantata, written by
Russell Broughton, will conclude the
concert. The Glee Club and the
Choir will present the Centennial
Cantaia, written in 1942 to honor
Saint Mary’s on its 100th anniver
sary.
Miss Geraldine Cate will direct
the performance. A string quartet
will assist the Glee Club and the
Choir. Mr. Broughton will play
the organ; Mrs. L. S. Winton, as
sisted by Elizabeth Love, will be at
the piano. Solists will be Nancy
Murray, Harriet Harris, Barbara
White, Letitia House, and Pat
Flowers.
Alumnae Association
Will Meet Tomorrow
Saint Mary’s Alumnae Associa
tion will hold its annual meeting
here tomorrow. The agenda for the
day will include a business meeting
in the study hall at 11:30 a.m., fol
lowed by a luncheon in the dining
room.
Mrs. R. G. S. Davis, Jr., national
chairman of the alumnae committee
of Saint Mary’s Develoi)inent Fund,
will have charge of the last ])art of
the business meeting.
Sj)eaker for the luncheon will be
Mrs. Patsy Harry Goodwin, ’12, of
Charlotte. Mrs. Thomas Forrest
Kelly of Chapel Hill will welcome
the class of ’52 into the alumnae
association and Ann Patterson, sen
ior class president, will res])ond for
the class. Miss Elizabeth Smith of
Goldsboro will welcome the Cruik-
shank family, who will be honored
guests. Finally the silver cup will
be presented to the outstanding chap
ter.
This Alumnae Day is a special
reunion for the class of ’02 on its
fiftieth anniversary and the classes
of ’27, ’32, ’37, ’42, ’47, ’49, and ’51.
Sigma Pi Alpha
Elects Officers
Shirley Habel, of Raleigh, is the
new president of Sigma Pi Alpha.
Elizabeth Lynn, of Raleigh, and
Mary Virginia Currin, of Meredith-
ville, Virginia, are vice-president
and secretary-treasurer respectively.
Sigma Pi Alpha is a national lan
guage honor society.
Stanbury Will Present
Commencement Exercises
Saint Mary’s School and Junior
College graduating classes will re
ceive their diplomas Monday, June
2, 1952, at graduation exercises in
the auditorium and chapel. W. Al
bert Stanbury, Jr., Ph.D., associate
editor Coal-Age Magazine, New
York City, will give the commence
ment address.
Honors will be announced and cer
tificates given to commercial, art,
expression, home economics, and mu
sic students during the exercises.
Richard G Stone, Ph.D., I^.H.D.,
President of Saint Mary’s School,
will present the diplomas to the High
School graduates in the auditorium.
The Et. Rev. Edwin A. Penick,
D.D., LL.D., President of the Board
of Trustees, will present diplomas to
the Junior College graduates in the
chapel.
The program will be as follows:
Part 1—Auditorium
Academic Procession
Hymn
Prayer—Rev. I. Harding Hughes
Salutatory
Address—W. Albert Stanbury, Jr.
Valedictory
Presentation of High School Di
plomas—Richard G. Stone
Announcement of Honors
Honor Roll
The Cooj)er Medal
The Niles Medal
Scholarship Awards
Presentation of Certificates
Bart II—Chap(d
Organ T’relude
Senior Processional
Creed
Prayers
Presentation of Junior Colh'ge Di-
])lomas—Rt. Rev. Edwin A.
Penick
Recessional
Sophomore Class Day
Will Be Held Saturday
Sophomore Class Day will be held
Saturday, May 31, at 10:30 a.m. in
the auditorium. Leon Gold, presi
dent, will give the welcome, after
which Catherine Morrison will read
the class prayer. The student body
will sing the -47rna Mater and Jean
Groves will call the class roll.
Leon Gold will present the sopho
more gift to the school. Alice Bost
will read the class poem. Laura Er
vin will read the history and Glenn
Lightsey will read the prophecy.
Scotty Anderson will read the last
will and testament and Barbara
Tribble will read the class superla
tives.
Dr. Stone will present the Scho
lastic Award. The sophomore class
will sing their class song and Mr.
Hughes will say the benediction.