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The Belles of Saint Mary’s February 26, 1954 A REQUEST FOR ADDITION TO COLLEGE CURRICULUM College students of today have often been called the Silent Generation because they seem to have no interests outside their individual worlds and to have no ideas of their own. History is being made all around them, yet they take no interest in events other than those which immediately concern them. They refuse to speak up concerning matters which will later become extremely important to them. Little do they realize that what happens today in the world outside their college life will have an impor tant effect upon their future lives. Students are supposed to be learning how to correct the mistakes of the present generation. But how can they take on such a task if they do not know what the present generation is doing? Older and wiser people can talk until they are blue in the face but still have little effect upon our plodding generation. They realize the serious harm we are doing ourselves by our lack of interest, yet our dull minds will not accept their wisdom. It seems that there is no way to inspire students to prick up their ears and listen. We know; we’ve been told. We’ve been told a thousand times over, yet we go our monotonous way, learning only enough to pass the next test, with never a thought to the future. How then are we to get students interested in world affairs? BELLES thinks it has come up with an answer—a new course added to the college curriculum. Call it what you may—contemporary history, current events course, or what have you—this course, designed for the average student, should become a required part of all schools’ curricula. It need not start as an accredited course but merely as a discussion group. Such a group could meet once or twice a week Avith a teacher to lead the group and to help them interpret current events as to their effect Aipoii the future. With the help of some well-informed faculty member, this group could inspire enough interest among students and faculty here at St. Mary’s so that they Avould all want such a course added to the regular schedule. ‘REG” ROOM POSSIBILITIES Have you been doAvn into the “rec” room lately? If so, you probably found a dusty room with a dustier floor and an even dustier group of chairs. The room doesn’t invite anyone to stay for long. This room is one of the few on the campus that is not used to its fullest advantage. Hoav often have you wished for a place to get together with some friends that aren’t on your hall for a few minutes? Hoav often have you wished your club or class committees could meet in a different place? The “rec” room could be the answer to all of these questions, if it Avere given a little attention. With a good cleaning, a rearrangement of furniture, and curtains at the windoAvs, the room Avould assume a neAV personality. Then groups could enjoy going to it for a period of relaxation after study hall. If some interest AA-ere shoAvn in the room it could become the brightest place on campus. A Coke machine is already in Holt basement, and if enough encouragement Avere given, perhaps candy and Nabs could be sold there. Would you be interested in making the “rec” room a social room? If so, AA'hy not talk to your friends and start some positAe action to begin a cheer up campaign for Holt ba.sement? Let’s make “Meet you in the Tec’ room for a Coke” a familiar saying on our halls. IS THE TIME PROBLEM NECESSARY? Diet Baby” Tells Of Starvation Life The story that I have to tell is fictitious, but don’t let it happen to you! My name is “Diet Baby.” I The time element is generally considered by the students as extremely troublesome at St. Mary’s. A truly satisfactory solution to the time problem is probably impossible, but students are continually making sug gestions for improving it. Some of these are worth bringing to the atten tion of others. am listed in the files as 77-66-55-000. My credentials—none. My life— exciting! My stomach—empty. It was Friday night of any Aveek of any of my school years at St. Mary’s. I was nervous. I had a project—I was hungry, but I could not, I must not eat. I had meal cuts. I always had meal cuts—not oatmeal (which is already cut) and not meat (Avhich needs to be cut), but meal cuts—those nasty little things that make one starA'e. As Friday night Avore on, I wore out. No, I didn’t make war; I just flaked. The Little Store had been selling all sorts of good, nasty SAveet things that morning — chocolate candy bars; nut candy bars; marsh- mellow, caramel, cocoanut, mint, cherry, and jelly candy bars; dough nuts ; cookies, sandwiches; potato chips; greasy french fries; and pea nut butter crackers. All my friends Avere indulging. Ha! They Avould be fat ones. ■ There Avas a party, I recall, a nice big party Avith lots of fats, starches, and carbohydrates. I Avas invited but I couldn’t go. I Avas too Aveak to be congenial at a party. Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock. What Avas that? Ah! My friend tap dancing on the roof. My time is running out. I must calm my self. I can’t. MTiy am I shaking? Why is the school vibrating? It must be the heat finally going on. I am so. hot; nOAV I am cold. My face is green. Oh! I see them com ing. They are running. Do they Avant me to have some of their food ? They are ahvays asking me to eat Avith them Yes, that’s hoAV I came to be AA’liat I am today. I Avas taken to the judge and the jury pronounced me guilty. My sentence—three good meals a day. And so, I advise you to eat heart ily, my friends. St. Mary’s Leaves Decided ^'Mark” At certain times during the year, such as the Aveek before Christmas and the AA'eeks before exams, students are much more pushed for time than usual. This push is caused by trying to croAvd too much into too short a period, and it could be fairly easily avoided. Some of the events AAdiich take place during these rushed periods could easily be scheduled for a less rushed time. It is a practice in some schools not to have quarterly tests the AA’eek before exams. If this practice Avere in use here at St. Mary’s it Avould certainly lighten the schedule the Aveeks before exams. Meetings and practices should be scheduled so that they Avould not occur during these rushed times. In fact, all but the absolutely necessary events should be cut out during these more rushed periods. The time problem, hoAvever, is a year-round one. Nearly everything at St. Mary’s is compulsory. Students realize that eA^erything they are required to do and attend is for their good, but often they simply do not liaA^e time for everything. According to the St. Mary’s formula, if stu dents just do certain things at certain times all of their Avork Avill get done on time. It just does not AVork that Avay, hoAA^ever. Sometimes a required concert or similar event comes on the day before a student has scA'eral big tests. She is required to attend the concert and is also expected to do Avell on the tests. To do both is practically impossible. If the student had the freedom to arrange her time as it best suits her she could get everything done AAuth much less AA'orry and Avould probably do a better job. She Avould also gain experience in managing her time, experience Avhich she Avill cer tainly need after she leaA'es St. Mary’s. The Belles OF SAINT MARY’S Published every two weeks during school year by the student body of Saint Mary’s School. Entered as second class matter De cember 7, 1944, at Post Office, Raleigh. N. C., under Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription $1.00 a Year Editor. Associate Editor. Assistant Editor News Editor. Feature Editors Baubara Seaman Alice Host Loeeie Clark Prances Spain Harriet Conoeb Mela Roa'all Headline Editor....Ann Scott Anderson Chief Copyreader Mary Jordan Circulation Manager....TiuyiY Timmons Business Manager Anne Nichols Exchange Editor Charlotte Lilly Adviser C. A. P. Moor® News Reporters Mary Burnette, Emily Cater, Mary Linda Garriss, Carol Nichols, Searle Rowland, Pearl Smith, Ann Wallace, Mabel Whedbee. Headline Dorothy Bridgers, Nancy Glenn. Allan Hardin, Mary Lee LaPar, Caro lyn Nelson, Libby Patman, Jeanette Uzzell. Circulation Betty Claire Athey, Liddy Cullen. Martha Gee, Nancy Jones, Anne Nich' ols, Mary Blair Robinson. Typists Kitty Campen, Sara Cobb, Erin DoavI- ing, Jane Gillett, Jeanne Ogburne. MEMBER OF N. C. C. P. A. Dr. Brown: Give me a definition for electricity. Student: Electricity is like loW You can’t see it, but tvhen it hih you, you can really feel it! We have all of us sufficient foi’H' tude to bear the misfortunes ° others.—La Rochefoucauld. St. Mary’s definitely leaves her mark on each of her students. She gives them a good education and often bags under their eyes. She to carrying books that they don knoAV what to do with their arm^ when they don’t have books. other answer is that the first who did it did it to keep her ceedingly long arms from flappfnS in the breeze, and others copied for no particular reason. Still ah other possible answer is that ^ habit is developed from an effoi’t gives them desirable character traits the part of those who are too sleeps and a taste accustomed to chicken bones and pineapple. She also gives them a peculiar way of holding their hands when they are not carrying a load of books. Look at the girls hurrying to meals or to chapel or to any other place when they aren’t carrying books or a pocketbook. Notice any thing different? That’s right. Where else do you see so many people walk ing around with their arms folded in front of them? Most girls say that they never walked that way before they came to St. Mary’s. What is it about this institution that causes such a pe culiar habit? Several people have offered solutions. One solution is that the girls become so accustomed to find a coat in the morning keep warm on the way to breakfa^ Someone else wonders if it is a of some sort of complex, steinnii®^ perhaps from a desire to M gnawed fingernails. Maybe habit was first introduced by from one of the Rocks who merely trying to get their arms o of the way to save space. Whatever the reason, this nomenon will probably g from year to year. Maybe soi^^^ day it will even become so ni a part of St. Mary’s tradition 1 every new girl will be instructen _ how to twist her arms togei properly so that the right on top, the fingernails are hidden, and the watch on the arm is visible. Feature Writers , Cynthia Bradley, Betty Dry, Betsy i Duke, Peggy Fly the, .Tessine Hart. : Nancy Jones, Mena Way Marsh, Suffl" J ner Parham, Prances Pearson, Oarolyh ; Seyfferf, Mary Stieber, Nancy ThomP' I son. ; ’t the to
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