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. I W 1 ff w 54 he rv oiiic MARGARET ROSE CHOSEN MAID-OF-HONOR Belles OF SAINT MARY’S SENIOR FOLLIES NEXT TUESDAY Vol. XVI, No. 9 RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA February 26, 1954 Three Blind School Students Student Body Elects Thirteen Inspire St. Mary’s Girls Violinists Create Musical Fantasies Many St. Mary’s girls faced a 'lew and thrilling experience last '\’eek as they warmly welcomed three very unusual violinists to the February 18 assembly program. These . musicians needed no spot light, for they themselves shone in the glory of personal victory. Myra Yarborough, Joanne Parnell, and Harvey Miller are blind. However, such a handicap shows no reflection oa their musical talents. They liandled their violins skillfully and Weated musical fantasies which charmed and amazed their audi ence. Myra, Joanne, and Harvey are students in the State School for Slind and Deaf. They board there I for ten months a year but are free I to go home on weekends. Myra, a I ten-year-old blond with angelic fea- ! tures, is in the third grade; Joanne, ^ brownette, is twelve and in the I sixth grade; Harvey is nineteen and I ^ high school student. : Next year Harvey plans to at- i tend the University of North Caro lina as a double music major. _His Musical talent is threefold; he is a fiddler, a pianist, and a vocalist, j Myra and Joanne also take an ' interest in the piano. ^ However, these little girls are quite indepen- j dent and can jirove their competency in swimming and folk dancing. Their teachers rejoice in the fact ! that they are quite well adjusted I to their darkness and are deter- ^flned to conquer its limitations. All three read braille. They learn *nusic by a combination of braille ' ®nd ear. Harvey is a victim of D'ogressive blindness, ^Hiereas the little girls can see nothing but ^fiadows. Seldom will one And a more at tentive and appreciative audience tfian the one these violinists attract- I '’d at St. Mary’s. They feel their "’elcome at St. Mary’s and look for- t'’ard to another performance. Sms Students Elect Wellons Editor ■ The new 1954-1955 Student ^Jo,ndhooh editor is Allene "Wellons. Ifor election to this ofiSce was an- tjounced by Timmy Timmons, presi- ' dent of student government, Pebru- 16, in assembly. , Allene, a vivacious brownette, , fails from Fayetteville. Besides dcf newly acquired office, she also ffiieiates as treasurer of the Senior l^lass and as a vice-counselor. Her ?ther activities include participation the YWCA and the business staff the Stage Coach. She is also a 1 Sma. Juniors Plan Dance, Elect New Delegate Harriet Madre was elected as one of the Junior Class representatives to the Legislative Body in a' meet ing earlier this month. Harriet is from Windsor and in addition to membership in the Legislative Body, is a member of the Granddaughters Club and a Mu. In another meeting the Junior Class decided on South Pacific as the theme of the Junior-Senior Dance which will be held on Satur day night. May 1. Plans for the dance are rapidly being made under the leadership of committee chair men, Kitty Campen, decorations; Betty Dry, figure; Kathy Whitfield, refreshments; and Shirley Dees, invitations. The officers of the class, Ann Bynum, Ann Wallace, Sissie Dawson, and Carolyn Warlick, are acting as an advisory body. No definite plans have yet been made for the orchestra to play at the dance. NOTICE Kay Baker, chief dance mar shal, has announced that there will be no informal dance to morrow night due to the increas ing number of measles cases. Kay requests all girls to notify any boys they have invited. Beauties To SMS May Court Rose Assits Queen As Maid of Honor Rt* Rev* Wright Conducts Service The Bight Reverend Thomas Wright, Bishop of the Eastern Dio cese of North Carolina, officiated at the 11:00 service in Chapel on Sun day, February 21. The floral ar rangement on the altar was given in memory of the late Mr. W. H. Jones, who was once head of the Music Department at St. Mary’s. A special prayer was given in mem ory of Mr. Jones by the Reverend Mr. I. Harding Hughes. Following the Order of Morning Prayer, Bishop Wright delivered his sermon on the meaning of prayer. He pointed out that prayer is the inspiration in our lives to do the work of God. In answer to the question, “Why aren’t all our pray ers answered?” the Bishop asked who would want to live in a world in which the prayers of all are answered. He stated that some people feel that prayer is a waste of time that could be used in doing things for the Lord. The Bishop then ex plained that prayer is the thought and meditation necessary to lead a Christian life, for thought is re quired to do anything of value in life. WiUiam Masselos Masselos Concert Enthralls Audience William Masselos was warmly received by an audience of St. Mary’s girls and townspeople at his seventh annual piano concert here on February 16. During the first half of the p)rograni lie played Sonata in, A major by Schubert, Kreisleriana, by Schuman, and five preludes by Chopin. The high light of the second half of the pro gram was Mr. Russell Broughton’s reading of Satie’s comments on his own work while Mr. Masselos played fourteen pieces which Satie had compiosed as musical captions for a set of illustrations. Other pieces on the program were Reflets dans I’eau by Debussy, Fantasia da Camera on Bizet’s Carman by Bu soni, and “Hymn-Tune” and “Rag time” from First Piemo Sonata by Ives. The encores were by Chopin, Hovhaness, and Poulenc. Thirteen St. Mary’s beauties, chosen by the student body, will reign over the May Day festivities with Alay Queen, Myra Thayer. Of the thirteen the students chose Margaret Rose as Alaid-of-IIonor. Margaret, of Henderson, is a sopho more. She is a dance marshal, a member of the Y"WCA, and a Mu. Jeannette Uzzell, of Asheville; Kay Baker, of Timmonsvillc, S. C.; Sharlene Howard, of Raleigh; and Gray Proctor, of Marion, are the attendants selected from the Senior Class. Penn Anthony, of Harts- ville, S. C.; Marie Tyler, of Rocky Mount; Kitty Campen, of Eden- ton; Julianne Boone, of Raleigh; aiid Ann Bunn, of Spring Hope, are the attendants chosen from the Junior Class. Kathleen Hartsock of Raleigh, and Coleman Jenkins, of Kinston, are the sophomore and freshman attendants. Pat Cowden, of Raleigh, will represent the busi ness class in the court. Rev. Mr. Hughes Gives Lenten Service Dates The first service held this Lent will be on Ash Wednesday, March 3. It will be a Holy Communion service at 7:00 a.m. The Peniten tial Office and address will be at the regular 10:30 service, and at 5:15 a service will be directed by Dr. Howard Powell, who is pastor of the Edenton Street Methodist Church. For a number of years. Dr. Powell has started off the Len ten Series at St. Mary’s. The fol lowing Wednesday, March 10, the Rev. John K. Mount, of St. Paul’s Church, Crownsville, Maryland, will hold the service. The Right Rever end Richard H. Baker, Bishop co adjutor of the diocese of North Carolina, will conduct the service on March 7. On April 7, Reverend Thespians Present The Qrass Harp The Dramatic Club of St. Mary’s Junior College made an ambitious presentation of Truman Capote’s fantasy, 77te Grass Harp, on Thurs day, February 25, at 8:15. The play, directed here by Miss Flor ence Davis, caused a small critical furor when it opened in New York and later broke many records in its presentation in Greenwich Village. The parts taken by St. Marj^’s students are Catherine Creek, Anne Wallace; Collin Talbo, Betty Mar tin; Dolly Talbo, Myra Thayer; Verena Talbo, Betsy Duke; Dr. Morris Ritz, Anne Norman; the Reverend’s Wife, Mary Clayton; the Reverend, Dillon Dawson; the Baker’s Wife, DotDee Jones; the Postmaster, Erin Dowling; Sam, Martie Whedbee; the Barber, Anne Bunn; the Choir Mistress, Martha Brooks; Big Eddie S'tover, Diana Devere; the Sheriff, Carolyn War- lick; Maude Riordan, Grace Boney; Miss Baby Love Dallas, Betty Dent; Judge Charlie Cool, Beth Kemper. Mr. William S. Lea, D.D., of St. John’s Church in Knoxville, Ten nessee, will have the service. Holy Week services will be announced later. On Ash Wednesday night Mr. Hughes will preach at St. Phillip’s Church in Durham. This will be the first of the Lenten services there. Sunday, March 1, Mr. Hughes will speak at St. Joseph’s Church in Durham.
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