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)3 P j til iS' i»i lie ' 31’' Belles OF SAINT MARY’S SUPPORT THE RED CROSS Vol. XV, No. 10 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA March 6, 1953 Students Anticipate Dramatic Club’s Annual Presentation Music Department Combines Talents for One-Act Opera Dramatic Club will present_ The Sicilian, or hove Makes the Painter, a comedy-ballet by Moliere on March 17, at eight-thirty o’clock, in llie Saint Mary’s auditorium._ The play, which has its setting in the Seventeenth century, has extremely Colorful costumes representing the Various nationalities of the charac- ters. Miss Florence C. Davis directs llie play, while Miss Geraldine Cate Miss Peggy Cameron are in charge of the songs and dances re spectively. The members of the cast are Don I’edro, a Sicilian gentleman, Emilie *^dams; Adraste, a French gentle man, Betty Martin; Isadore, Gre cian slave," Myra Thayer; a magis- h'ato, Barbara Lawson; Hali, a Turkish slave, Mary Michal; ^aide, young slave girl, Laura Ann Travis; Claudine, Turkish slave, Teggy Smithdeal: Turkish musi cians, Deedee Davenport, Pat Flow ers, Velva Tucker, Eftehea Chonis; Turkish dancers, Elizabeth Dent, ^Heu Ozone*, Moorish dancers, Trissy Holt, Gene Overbeck, Lynda ‘bidcrson; Lackeys, Madeline Al- *cu, Jeanette Uzzell; French ser- ]mnts, Joanne Curry, Betsy Webb. Charlotte Cocke will present the brward. In addition to this performance, ihe Music Department will present ® One-act opera called / tie Old Maid the Thief by Gian-Carlo Me- Uotti, The setting is a small town the United States in the late ’nineteenth century and the charac- Jers will be costumed accordingly. Miss Florence C. Davis is stage di- ’’cctor. Miss Geraldine Cate is di- ‘‘cctor, and iirs. L. S. Winton is he accompanist. The east members are Miss Todd, Cputralto, Marilyn Hedrick; Lae- I'lia, soprano, Barbara White; Miss . niikerton, soprano, Harriet Harris; nh, baritone, Robert Bird. ^ymphonette Presents Classical Program Tongines Symphonette presented excellent program of classical ].hd semi-classical music at the M^il- pnnm Neal Reynolds Coliseum on Pday, February 27. Among the flections were Haydn’s Symphony T), Artist’s Life Waltz, by yr'auss, and Gershwyn’s Porgy and Suite. An enthusiastic aiidi- enjoyed the well-played per- ’’n'niahce. tf Symphonette, a small orches- of about thirty pieces, has played Ij over the country. It can be .®^ml over the radio Sunday after- at two o’clock. SMS Elects Timmy Timmons President Of Student Body Deanes Father Dies In Charlottesville Rev. Mr. E. Ruffin Jones, father of Miss Martha Dabney Jones, Dean of Saint Mary’s School, died Satur day, February 28, at the home of his son-in-law in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mr. Jones had been in ill health for several years. Sur viving the Rev. Mr. Jones are his wife and three children. Dr. Ruffin Jones of the Department of Biology at the University of Florida; Aliss Martha Dabney Jones, Dean at Saint Alary’s School; and Mrs. Ed ward B. Jones, of Charlottesville, at whose home Air. Jones died. Air. Jones is the former rector of Bruton Parish Episcopal Church in MTlliamsburg aiid Saint Andrew’s in Norfolk. The funeral rites were held Monday at 2 ;00 p.m. at Saint Paul’s Alemorial Episcopal Church in Charlottesville. Air. Jones was buried in the University Cemetery. Sigma s Defeat Mus In Tournament Finals Sigma’s defeated the Mu’s thirty to twenty-five in the second tourna ment basketball game yesterday, Alarcli 5, winning the tournament for the season. The Sigma’s won the first game played Alarcli 2 by a score of twenty-nine to twenty- eight. In the first game, high scorer for the Sigma’s was Nell Eley with six teen points. Sissy Allen scored eight and Norvella Plowden scored five points. Guards were Janet Taylor, Alma 'Weston, Donna Bull, and “Baby” House. Point winners for the Mu’s were Libby Huffman with sixteen, and Dill AUalker with twelve points. Guards were Nancy Bowles, Berke ley Bierer, Honey Cocke, and Emily Urq'uhart. Sigma scorers for the game yes terday were Eley with fourteen points, Allen, twelve; and Plow den, four. Guards were Bull, House, 'W^'eston, Taylor. Mu scorers were Davenport with twelve points; Walker, five, Huff man, four, and Proctor, four. Guards were Cocke, Beirer, Bowles, and Urquhart. Donna Bull is captain of the Sigma’s and Dill Walker leads the Mu’s. Alanagers of the teams were Alice Bost, Sigma, and Sally Pat terson, Mu. Miss Hilda Liverman officiated; Virginia Harris and Sarah Cobb were Sigma timer and scorer re spectively; Page Cole and Ann Pearson were Mu timer and scorer respectively. Sevitzky Conducts Symphony Orchestra The Civic Alusic Association pre sented as its final concert of the sea son the Indianapolis Symphony Or chestra conducted by Fabier Sevitz ky on March 4, 1953. The audience enthusiastically received the pro gram composed of Fantasia and Fugue in (J minor by Johann Sa- bastian Bach, Concerto in F, for Piano and Orchestra, by George Gershwin, and the Symphony No. Jt in F minor, Opus 36 by Peter Ily- itch Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. If with its stately theme was especially warmly re ceived by the audience. Sidney Foster gave an excellent performance as j)iano soloist in the Gershwin Concerlo and was recalled for two encores: IVeber’s Perpetual Alotion and Prelude in C Sharp Minor for Left Hand. In a short speech. Air. Sevitzky thanked the Raleigh audience and the Sonth for the excellent recep tion given the Indianapolis Sym phony Orchestra and expressed his desire to return in the near future. As encores, the Indianapolis Sym phony Orchestra played two num bers from Kachaturian’s Oaync Ballet Suite and closed the concert with Sousa’s Stars and Stripes For ever. Newman Presents Musical Recital William S. Newman, Pli.D., As sociate Professor of Alusic and Chairman of Instruction in Piano at the University of North Caro lina, ])resented a recital in the Saint Mary’s Auditorium, February 26, at 8 :30 p.m. Each of Dr. Newman’s pieces, excepting the first, was preceedod by heli)ful comments on the piece that followed. Dr. Newman’s stage manner made an excellent im pression on the students and many expressed their enjoyment of his program. Dr. Newman told a reporter after the concert that he is planning an extensive 'West Coast tour this com ing summer. Details of Dr. Ncav- man’s program and of his work at the University of North Carolina were published in BELLES Febru ary 20. Aliss Mary Ruth Haig played the orchestral part at the second piano for the Ranel selec tion. Timmons Succeeds Eley For 1953-54 School Session Timmy Timmons is the president of Saint Alary’s Student Govern ment Association for 1953-54. Timmy was elected Alarcli 4 and will succeed Nell Eley. Gray Proc tor, Alice Bost, and Ann Freeman were also nominated. Tiinmy, of Columbia,, South Carolina, has been at Saint Alary’s for three years. She is now presi dent of the junior class, jiresident of the WUCiV, vice-president of the Sigmas, circulation manager of the BELLES, a member of the Stage Coach business staff, and of the Circle. Broughton Band Presents Concert Weedham Broughton Symphonic Band ])resented a jirogram of varied musical selections in assembly Tuesday, February 24. The jiro- grani opened with two numbers from Rodger and llamerstein’s fa mous musical. Slate Fair. Two pieces by Leroy Anderson, Blue Tango and .1 Trumpeter’s Lultahy were played. The latter was a solo by ITiil Yarborough. Next the band jilaycd Edward Frank Gold man’s On The Hudson to give a military touch. Bob Harrison played a solo on the marimba with the song, JZa- rimhu Capers. Then the band iilay- ed a Scottish folk song by Percy Granger, Ve Banks and Braes, Oh, ) e Bonny Dunes. An original idea lyas the selection of songs that arc likely to be heard on the new tele vision station here in Raleigh, .such ns Sagebrush Saga and H7n; Done It? The lirogram closed with the beloved Stars and, Stripes. Forever. 1 he variety of songs and musical ability of the band members made this an excellent program. The di rector of the band is Air. Barn. BELLES Sponsors Male Beauty Contest BELLES is sponsoring a Alale Beauty Contest. Any girl that wishes to enter a boy in this contest may do so. All that is required is his picture. The semi-finals will bo on Alarcli 11; at this time the girls will vote at their respective hall meetings. The hall winners will bo voted on in the study hall on Alarcli 16, at 6 :30 p.m. Everyone has one A'ote only; no money is involved. All pictures ivill be returned.
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