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953 ii- CONGRATULATIONS JUNIORS AND DANCE MARSHALS Belles HAPPY HALLOWEEN! OF SAINT MARY’S Vol. XVI, No. 3 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Annual State Fair Enchants Hundreds The North Carolina State Fair, "’hich opened Tuesday, October 20, Slid ended Saturday, October 24, found many Saint Mary’s girls visit ing the fair grounds. The doors opened Tuesday at 8:00 A.M., be ginning the one hundreth birthday Celebration of the fair. ^ The center attraction was the giant State Fair Arena which was formally dedicated by Governor pnistead at 12 :00 noon on the open ing day. The arena is a great ellip tical shaped building 300 feet high, gating . a total capacity of 9,500. features in the new arena were a Costume “Parade of Yesteryear” and nolk Festival, tobacco judging con- tost,_ and WSM “Grand Ole Opry ’iubilee!’ with Hank Sno\v, Rainbow nanch Boys and other favorites. Scheduled entertainments in the grandstand and exhibit buildings "’ere as follows: the judging of Cattle and swine; harness races; cir- cns and hippodrome acts; George ilamid’s “Phantasies of 1953,” a tiew revue of animal and aerial acts; Tractor Square Dance;” exhibits cf canned goods and pastries; and a ’display of fireworks each night. On Wednesday Jack Kochman presented his “Hell Drivers,” a cav alcade of thrills on the track. Saturday featured a big AAA- ^siictioned auto race and Daredevils , C'l the track in front of the grand- ' 'land. October 30, 1953 Juniors, Marshals Qive Gay Dance The Junior class together with the Dance Marshals sponsored an informal dance on the night of Sat urday, October 24, in the gym. This dance was given in place of the tra ditional Junior class Halloween party given for the school. The stu dents and their guests made up a large number present for this gala event. Ihe girls and their dates began dancing at eight-thirty to the music of Buddy Kline and his combo. The decoi ations carried out a halloween theme complete with the traditional colors of orange and black. Smiling jack 0 lanterns were jilaced through out the gym and colorful leaves scat tered about the gym gave a distinct autumn atmosphere to the dance. Ml s. Susan J. Jacobus created a stir of excitement as a fortune teller. She specialized in tmlm-reading and foretold the mystic futures of her customers. The guests circulated through a haunted spook house and patronized the telegram booth set up for their entertainment. During intermission guests were served lime ice, ginger ale, and cookies from an attractive punch table. The table brought out the autumn atmosphere of the dance and was extremely striking in appearance. .^lany Saint Mary’s girls returned ■ "’JJi giant Panda bears won in va- j!|ous games along the midway. ! jhers found excitement riding the ‘‘‘’■planes, catapillar, octopu^ ferris ( 'aeel, whip, and loop-o-plane. : The State Fair would never hold enchantment it does without the I and hotdog stands, trinket '■’ops, hurrying crowds, cotton J^’ldy, shows" on the Midway, dusty ‘‘’oeSj and the confusion of shouting ^^®ices. The State Fair of 1953 is ' that will be long remembered. Dramatic Club Elects ’53 54 Heads ^ '^aint Mary’s Dramatic Club, un- Q the direction of Miss Florence i ' -Davis, elected the following ofR- J for the session 1953-’54: Presi- Myra Thayer; Vice-president, V ®lh Kemper; and Publicity Chair- I Martha Barber. The Dra- Club is a member of the jj^^’'olina Dramatic Association. At members of the club are at- l^*’ding try-outs for The Grass : a play by Truman Capote. 1 play was given with success in L ®”a staging in Greenwich Vil- New York, last summer. Saint Mary’s Observes Annual Youth Sunday Saint Mary’s observed its tradi tional Youth Sunday October 25. Mary Jordan read the first lesson and Mary Lee LaFar, the second. Myra Thayer spoke on “What Our Chapel Should Mean to Us.” She spoke of how some students go into chapel on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays hut get noth ing from their attendance, while others go in and profit from the serv ice. Some kneel and close their eyes without thinking; others say their prayers wholeheartedly. “It makes a great deal of difference when, through the chapel, we feel the pres ence of God in our daily lives.” Mary Windley Dunn used as her text “Not everyone that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.” (Saint Matthew 7 ;21). She spoke of “You and Chris tian Religion.” Asking and answer- ing_ the questions “Do I earnestly desire to be a true Christian?” and “Have I taken time to discover the Christian religion?” she told the students how each one can make Christianity mean more to her. “Words and intentions are no good unless they are backed by acts and deeds.” SMS Classes Elect Officers, Marshals, Representatives Girls Choose Very Capable Leaders _ Treasurer is Sidney Stuart, who IS a Mu, a member of Orchesis and of the YWCA. The member of the Legislative Body from the sophomore class is Ann Klliott, a Alu cheerleader and a member of the Canterbury Club, the Dramatic Club, and the Choir.' The Honor Council Representa- ti\e for the freshman and sopho more classes combined is Alma Skin ner, who is a Alu and a member of tile Canterbury Club, Granddaugli- ters’ Club, and Altar Guild. The dance marshals are Margaret Rose and “Sister” Heath. The vice-president of the fresh man class IS Coleman Jenkins, a member of the Granddaughters Club, the Cantei’bury Club, and the ■Siagecoach staff. She is a Sigma. Secretary pf the class is Diana Devore, who is a Sigma and a mem ber of the Doctors’ Daughters Club, the Canterbury Club, and the Staqe- coacli staff. _ 1 reasurer of the freshman class IS Alice Pittman, a Sigma and a member of the YWCA, the Stage coach staff, and the Doctors’ Daugh ters Club. The Legislative Body member is Barry Bowen, who is a member of the Glee Club and Orches-is and who is a Sigma. The dance marshal IS Patsy Beams. _ The business class officers are: vice-president, Margaret Williams • secretary. Boots Hampton; and treasurer, Jane Yarborough. They are all Sigmas. The Honor Coun cil representative is Pat Cowden, who IS a Stgma and a member of Hall Council, the Glee Club, and the Legislative Body. The dance mar shal for the class is Betty Ebener. The junior, sophomore, freshman, and business classes elected the re mainder of their class officers on October 19 and 20. The presidents of the various classes and senior class officers have already been elected and have appeared in the previous issue of the BELLES. Anne Wallace is the new vice- president of the junior class. She is a Mu and a member of the Dra matics Club, the Stagecoach staff, and the BELLES staff. Carolyn Warlick is the secretary for the junior class. She is librarian for the Glee Club, a member of the Stagecoach business staff and the YWCA, and is a AIu. Franees Dawson is the class treas urer. She is a AIu and a member of the YWCA. The junior class Honor Council members are Nancy Jones and Lane Welsh. Nancy is a member of the Glee Club, the Choir, the BELLES circulation staff:’, the Bulletin staff, the Altar Guild, the YWCA, the Granddaughters’ Club, and the Dra matics Club. She is a Sigma. Lane *3 also a Sigma and a member of the Dramatics Club and the YWCA. Ihe two junior class members of the Legislative Body are Blanche Robertson and Virginia Lilly. Blanche is a AIu and a member of the lyCA and the Dramatic Club. Viiginia is also a AIu and a mem ber of the Canterbury Club and the Altar Guild. The dance marshals from the jiniior class are Kathy 'Whitfield, Kitty Campen, Bobby Love, Libby Love, and Margo Hammond. I he new vice-president of the sophomore class is Jane Bradford, who is a AIu and a member of the YWCA. Secretary of the sophomore class is Sumner Parham. She is a AIu and a member of the YWCA and the Granddaughters’ Club. WAVE Recruiter Presents Program Chief Petty Officer Driver from the Navy Recruiting Office was the speaker in assembly Tuesday, Oc tober 27, 1953, the traditional date of Navy Day. Navy Day is the anniversary of the founding of the United States Navy in 1775. The custom of cele brating Navy Day started in 1922 but is no longer recognized because the armed forces are now unified and celebrated in May. Chief Driver, the WAVE Re cruiter for North Carolina, talked about the origin and history of Navy Day, the part played by the WAVE’S in the Navy, and the ad vantages of the Navy. Canterbury Club Elects Vice-President On October 27, the Canterbury Club elected Mabel Martin Whed- bee as its new vice-president. She will serve the organization as pro gram chairman and will assume the duties of the president in case of her absence. “Martie” is a junior a member of the YWCA, the Grand- ai^hters Club, the Stagecoach staff, the BELLES news staff, and the Dramatic Club. She is a AIu. It was decided by the sixty-two girls present at this meeting to have a_ business meeting one Tuesday night a month. They also decided to deny membership to anyone miss ing three consecutive Sunday night meetings. Mela Royall presided over the meeting.
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