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OCTOBER 4
Belles
OF SAINT MARY’S
SUCCESSFUL
YEAR TO ALL
Vol. XV, No. 1
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
September 26, 1952
Orientation Week Is Successful Nell Eley Conducts First Formal
As Girls Gaily Enter Activities Assembly Program In Auditorium
Excellent School
Spirit Is Apparent
Saint Mary’s one liundred and
eleventh session, began Monday,
®®ptenaber 15, with the usual con-
f . ^
Usion and chaos. Lines formed for
assignments and registration,
^ii'ls heartily greeted old friends,
-lany new girls looked frantically
®t>out them, lost in all the confu-
Rooms were a mad collection
"i people, clothes, luggage, trunks,
"lid furniture. But soon everything
Settled into a peaceful calm, and life
Saint Mary’s began again. Orien-
®tion week was both work and fun
?!■ everyone. Some of the high-
1. '.'V Cl
^Shts ari
are below.
,. Study hall was the scene of a
1party Tuesday night, Septein-
16, at eight o’clock. “Big sis-
brought their “little sisters”
jJ*d, played on the same bingo card,
id I Adams called the numbers.
^ alley Cocke won the grand prize,
6ox of candy bars. Publications
I'd Athletic Associations sponsored
party.
^Vfter the bingo party a pep rally
held. The Sigma’s and Mil’s
yig their respective songs and
l“ii'cle and the Beacon ]>resented
oi’ientation program Wednesday
j Sht, September 17, in the audi-
.’’Him. The stage was a courtroom
j>'|i Miss Liverman as the judge,
i)!, as the clerk of court* and
j,i‘adee Davenport, Paula Whitaker,
^dsie Nicoll, Laura Deane Mathe-
( d’ Tinimie Timmons, Margo Hes-
vb Betsy 'Webb, Sally 11 edges,
J'dicy Bowles, Lillian Triplett,
j d Ann Pearson as jurors. The
, y dressed in extreme costumes as
l)(f*' niid women and called up mem-
(.j,.’’® of the student body for silly
tt such as being ])inned, and
them ridiculous penalties.
*' ii'iini® were taking the Du-
Success course, talking too
"h, singing in the bathtub, going
[1 diet, and bringing too many
dps to school.
Officers Of SGA
List Their Duties
Irene Kinory and Allene Wellons iinpaek amid eont'nsion with the aid of tl>eir
inother.s as eoiinselor lleedee Davenport looks on.
songs. Chorus girls and several
others entertained with dancing and
singing. At the end of the program,
iSTell Eley, the master of ceremonies,
asked everyone to stand and sing
the national anthem (Dixie). After
the seniors had finished their enter
tainment, they marched through the
audience and out the front door.
*0 presented a minstrel show
student body in Saint Mary’s
1) 'doriuin Thursday night, Septem-
k The seniors entered the
"tit single file and marched
Ike stage singing When the
Go Marching In. The chorus
iV? a number of songs, and Paula
Sara Fair, Ann Ayers and
ke Adams cracked jokes
il^v'^gkout the program. Nancy
Wr imitated A1 Jolson in two
Students of every hall gathered
in the auditorium with their hall
skits prepared Friday, September
19. All sixteen halls displayed their
talents one by one beginning with
Third East Wing and ending w'ith
Second Holt. The skits were color
ful and varied, ranging^ from cave
men days to modern times. The
judges. Miss Morrison, Miss Davis,
Miss Morris, and Mr. Hughes, gave
First West Wing the first ])rize and
First Holt second prize. The First
West Wing skit was a radio pro
gram. Betsy Webb, Lillian Trip
lett, and Nancy Bowles appeared
first as the rag mop maids. The
master of ceremonies then an
nounced that a talent show was next.
The remainder of the skit consisted
of commercials and musicians The
Nell Eley, president of student
government, conducted the first for
mal assembly on Tuesday morning,
September 16, in Saint Mary’s audi
torium. She introduced the A'arious
student body and club officers who
gave short talks concerning their
duties for the year.
Officers introduced were Susie
Nicoll, vice-president of student gov
ernment ; Rachel Brooks, secretary
of student government; Laura Math-
eson, chairman of Hall Council;
Harriet Harris, secretary of Hall
Council; Cray Proctor, president of
the Mu's; Donna Hull, president of
the Sigma's; Paula Wliitaker, presi
dent of the Circle and of the senior
class; Margo Hester, prc'sident of
the Canterbury Club; Timmie Tim
mons, president of the YWCA; and
Sara Fair, chief dance marshal.
skit ended with two mountaineers
singing I’m Yourn. All fourteen
students on First Holt acted out a
pantie raid on State College. The
skit began with a conversation be
tween two State boys just before the
raid. I’lie girls entered the room,
claimed their long lost articles, aiid
also took back souvenirs of State.
Highlights of orientation week
were the picnics and scinare dancing
held by the respective classes. The
senior picnic was on Tuesday night.
Afterwards, the seniors planned
their Minstrel Show. The junior
j)icnic was on Wednesday night.
After hot dogs were served. Dr. and
Mrs. Brown and Miss Cameron
called figures for square dancing on
the back cam])ns. Thursday night
the freshmen and sophomores en
joyed their picnic. After eating
hamburgers, the group gathered for
square dancing. Serving the sn])])er
each night were Nell Eley, Susie
Nicoll, and Laura Deane Matlieson.
The hut was the gathering place
for all picnics.
Girls Receive Formal
Welcome From Dr. Stone
Dr. Stone formally welcomed the
student body in chapel Friday
morning, Sei)tember 19. He opened
his address with an apology for not
being ])resent the first day of school
to welcome both the new girls and
the old. His absence was (lue to his
attending the fifty-seventh triennial
general convention of tin? Protestant
Episco])al Cliurcdi at Boston.
In his talk Dr. Stone discussed
his recent trip and compared it to
school life here at Saint Mary’s. He
stated that the thing which im
pressed him most about the meeting
was the fact that hundreds of
people joined together for a common
l)urj)ose—prayer. Ho also men
tioned that throughout the meeting
various rules had to be followed
which seemed insignificant at the
time but were extremely necessary
in w'orking and building toward
that which is important. Likewise
hero at Saint Mary’s each girl must
coo])erate and work together, fol
lowing every rule so that this year
may be the best.
Dr. Stone also emj)hasized the im-
portance of the church in school life
and mentioned the fact that many
seek the chapel for ])cace and re
assurance.
His talk ended with a challenge
to each girl to work hard and do
her part in all Saint Mary’s ac
tivities.