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WELCOME,
ALUMNAE
Belles
OF SAINT MARY’S
CONGRATULATIONS,
GRADUATES
Vol. XV, No. 15
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
May 30, 1953
111th Commencement Weekend Arrives
Alumnae Association
Holds Annual Meeting
The Annual Alumnae Association
fleeting of Saint Mary’s School will
'j l^e held tomorrow, May 30, at 11:30
! in the study hall. At the gen-
^fal meeting all chapter reports for
J Hie year will be read, and officers for
I next year will be elected.
I At 1:00 p.m. the Alumnae Lunch-
I n°B will he held in the dining room.
•- -nlemhers of the Granddaughters’
plub will assist in entertaining for
noth the general meeting and the
j jnBcheon. Members will be dressed
' 'B Gay 90’s costumes in honor of the
?i'aduates of the classes of 1900, who
BBe the honored guests on Alumnae
; “ay.
, The classes that have reunions will
*it together at the luncheon. These
*^'asses are: 1952, 1948, 1943, 1938,
’ jS>33, 1928, 1923, 1918, 1913, 1908,
. 1^03, 1898, 1893, 1888, and 1883.
I , Idr. Eleanor Thomas, who was
‘Bad of the English department and
iB'iiicipal of Saint Mary’s from 1905
|**hil 1917, will be the speaker for
.aa luncheon. Later during the
'! t^^aheon a cup will be presented to
ae most outstanding alumnae chap-
An of the year. This cup is now
eld by the Richmond Alumnae
; “aapter.
I Tininediately after the cornerstone
aying exercises at Cheshire Hall,
a® Raleigh Alumnae Chapter wdll
I,atertain all the alumnae with a
aoke” party in the Hut.
Club, Choir
Give Final Concert
n ^lee Club and Choir will present
annual commencement concert
tO'
Alay 30, eight-
the Saint Mary’s
"’^orrow night,
.'’fty o’clock in
"Hitorium.
f '^He program includes three cho-
from Alilton’s L’Allegro by
jjaiidel, four folk songs of the sea-
I'l arranged by Vaughan Williams,
fs p ® Cloths of Heaven by Dunhill,
efS
st ' iL^^'^der Generation by Copland,
by Gerslnvin, and Rus-
a Ricnic by Enders. The Cenfen-
aC^Cantata by Russell Broughton
I Be final number.
y allace Gricnes will play the first
*' lit) Weyer, second vio-
Christian Kutschinski, viola;
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Tlie Kisht Keveiend Iver.son Bjitch-
elor Noland, Avho null deliver the
Baccalaureate Sermon in the Chapel
Sunday.
Bishop Noland Gives
Baccalaureate Sermon
The Right Reverend Iverson
Batchelor Noland, Suffragan Bishoj)
of Louisiana, will deliver the Bac
calaureate Sermon in the Chapel
Sunday, May 31, at 11 ;00 a.m.
Bishop Noland was born Septem
ber 10, 1916, in Baton Rogue, Louis
iana. He attended University High
School in Baton Rogue and Louis
iana State University, where he
graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in 1937. Then he attended
the School of Theology at the Uni
versity of the South, Sew’anee, Ten
nessee, and graduated in 1940 with
a degree of Bachelor of Divinity.
He was ordained Deacon in Novem
ber, 1939, and ordained Priest in
1940.
During World War II Bishop
Noland served as Chaplain in the
U. S. Army. In 1946 he became
Rector of the Church of the Holy
Comforter, Charlotte, North Caro
lina. In 1950 he became Rector of
the Church of the Good Shepherd,
Lake Charles, Louisiana, from which
parish he was elected Suffragan
Bishop.
In 1936 he married Miss Nell
Burden of Baton Rouge. Bishop and
Mrs. Noland have three sons—Iver
son Batchelor, Jr., John Burden, and
Daniel Woodring.
Mr. Julian Robertson, President of
the Nortli Carolina Finishins- Com
pany, will deliver the eommencement
address.
St. Mary’s Holds
Graduation Exercises
Saint Mary’s School and Junior
College will hold its 111th annual
eommencement exercises on Mon
day, June 1, 1953, in the audi-
^riuin and chapel. Mr. Julian
Robertson, Ih-esident of the North
Carolina Finishing Company in
Salisbury, will deliver the com
mencement address. Mr. Robertson
is the father of Blanche Robertson,
a graduating sophomore. ’
After the address and after the
valedictory and salutatory speeches.
Dr. Stone will j)resent high school
diplomas and certificates, and an
nounce honors. Then all will pro
ceed to the Chapel, where The Rt.
Rev. Edwin A. Penick will jn-esent
Junior College diplomas.
When the graduation exercises
are over, everyone will assemble in
front of Sinodes, the students in a
large semi-circle around chief mar
shal Myra Thayer, who will drop
the white handkerchief signifyin>'
the end of this school year. ’’
Winterbottom, violoncello;
Winston, piano; Mr. Rus-
Urc
Sol,
'oughton, organ.
oists are Barbara White, Har-
Ilar ris, Marilyn Hedrick, Isa-
Alebane, Pat Flowers, arid
lii''’ (jVBerii^e /^ypitford. Miss Geral-
jkt
Sh,
® Cate is director of'the program.
Step Singing Honors
Parting Seniors
Traditional Step-Singing will be
held on the front steps of Smedes at
six o’clock Sunday evening. May 31.
At this time the five classes, will
.present a series, of class and school
songs, many written by students espe
cially for this occasion. Farewell
to the graduating classes is the gen
eral nature of the songs.
Miss Morris’ Students
Give A rt Exhibit
Aliss Morris’ first and second year
art students will present an exhibit
on klay 29, 30, June 1, and until
noon June 2. Approximately 150
pictures will be included in the ex
hibit put on by students of fine art
and design.
Senior Class Presents
Traditional Class Day
Senior Class Day will be held to
morrow afternoon. May 30, in Saint
Mary’s auditorium at 4 :30 j).m. The
program will be presented by the
entire senior class.
Paula 'Whitaker, president of the
class, will open the program with a
welcome to the parents, faculty, and
student body, after which a prayer
will be offered by Emily Urquhart.
Doris Ann Lineberger, secretary of
the class, will call the senior class
roll, and Rachel Brooks will road the
class history. Paula Whitaker will
then ])resent the class gift which will
he accej)ted by Dr. Stone, president
of the School.
Other participants in the program
are Deedee .Davenport and Gene
Overbeck, who will read the class
pho])ecy, Shirley Habel who will
read the class poem, and Laura
Deane Matheson and Nell Eley who
will read the Last MUll and Testa
ment. Becky Gordon, vice-president
of the senior class, will then an
nounce the superlatives. Publica
tions awards will be presented by
C. A. P. Moore, publications adviser,
and dedication of the Stage Coach
will be made by Cynthia 'Ward,
1952-53 editor.
The class will conclude the pro
gram by singing Saint Afary’s “Alma
Afater” after which The Rev. Air.
I. ILn-ding Hughes will say the bene
diction.
Student body and BELLES
wish to express deepest sympa
thy to Eve Hargrave on the re
cent loss of her brother.
Sophomores Stage
Class Day Program
The Sophomore Class Day Exer
cises will be held on the morning of
May 30. Nancy Bowles, class jiresi-
dent, will deliver the welcome, after
which Betsy Webb will read the class
prayer. The student body will then
sing the Alma Alater. Sally Hodges
will read the class roll and Nancy
Bowles will present the Sophomore
Class gift. Next, Lillian Triplett
will read the class poem; Ann Robin
son will give the class history; Peggy
Flythe and Peggy Clarkson will
make the class prophecy; Betty Dry
and Sally Ihittersou will read the
Last AVill and Testament. Follow-
Aig'.fhis, Harriette Ann Barliam will
announce the class superlatives and
l)r.,Stone will make the presentation
of. the scholastic award.