THE BELLES OP ST^ MARY’S
April 29, 1955
Sophomores Present
^^Life At Su Mary^s
Biology Students
Tour Duke Hospital
St. Mary’s biology students and
Mrs. Jacobus, biology instructor,
made a very interesting tour through
the nurses’ quarters and the hospital
at Duke University.
First the group was taken by
student nurses to see the rooms and
conveniences such as a kitchen,
laundry, sewing room, and a spa
cious recreation room in the nurses
quarters. The girls were shown the
nurses’ classrooms, one of which
was equipped like a regular hospital
ward with practice dummies, hfext
a general discussion was held in the
auditorium concerning nursing as a
career.
Guides were available for the
tour of the hospital, and the girls
■were divided into four groups, with
one guide for each group. The
X-Ray, physical therapy, pathology,
and medical technology departments
were the most important and the
most interesting.
This field trip was not only very
beneficial, but also quite enjoyable.
Reverend Beckwith
The Sophomore Class presented
their version of an opera on April
14 in assembly. The opera was the
story of a young girl coming to St.
Mary’s for her first time.
Preaches at SMC
In the first act we saw the young
girl, Patsy Beams, bid her mother,
Frances Pearson, a fond farewell
after meeting Mr. Hughes (Billie
Thomas), Harriet Mardre (Xancy
Black), Anne Wallace (Jane Wal
ker), and Margot Hammond (Cole
man Jenkins).
The second act began with the
singing of “She Can’t Say Xo.” In
this act the young girl and her date
(Patricia Huske) were introduced
to Mrs. Horuback (Harriet James).
The Reverend James D. Beckwith
preached at St. Mary’s on Sunday,
April 17. Mr. Beckwith is the
rector of St. Michael’s Episcopal
Church in Raleigh. Mr. Hughes
and Mr. Beckwith exchanged pulpits
for the Sunday.
Mr. Beckwith is a native of Wil
mington. He graduated from the
University of the South at Sewanee,
Tennessee. From the University he
went to the Virginia Theological
Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia.
He was ordained to the priesthood
in 1936, and came to Raleigh in
1950 from Richmond, Virginia.
The third act portrayed a typical
scene at St. Mary’s—study; and the
fourth and final act was ai)pro2U’i-
ately taken from the graduation
theme.
Speech Class Gives
Assembly Monologue
The words of the songs were writ
ten to the tune of several hits from
the play Olclahoma. Judy Liggett,
the announcer, added much to the
program with her newly acquired
variation of the English language.
The program closed with the entire
student body singing the School
Hymn.
Xot since the monologues in as
sembly programs last fall have Miss
Davis’ speech students presented
anything funnier than The Happy
Journey by Thorton Wilder. Ma
and Pa Kirby, typical Xew Jersey
average-class people, were character
ized by Dianitia Hutcheson and
Xancy McLain. Martha Williford
as Arthur and Ann Brady as Caro
line were the vivacious children who
added hap])iness and laughter as
well as a few tears to the journey.
An old-model Chevrolet carried the
family on their journey to visit their
married daughter in Camden, Xew
Jersey. After a shakey but delight
ful time cranking the Model T, the
family finally arrived safely at Beu
lah’s. Beulah, played by Tony
Gamble, welcomed .them with open
arms. Thus the hapjDy journey was
concluded.
Xot to be forgotten in this comical
play was Pat ■ Sullivan, the stage
manager. Whenever scenes needed
changing, Pat was right there to be
sure that the car was pushed off the
stage in time for the bed to take its
place. She also humorously acted
the parts of several unseen charac
ters.
From Other Campuses
Randolph Macon will join in the
world-wide commemoration of one
of America’s greatest poets, Walt
Whitman. This year marks the one
hundredth anniversary of the first
edition of Leaves of Grass. A. and
M. will observe the centennial with
literary displays and a Whitman
assembly program.
On Ajiril 21, Hallam Tennyson,
great-grandson of England’s famous
poet laureate, spoke at ChaiJel Hill
on family reminiscences of Alfred
Lord Tennyson.
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A Russian flag was found flying
in Old Glory’s place at U.X.C. last
week. A warning to new students
(coeds included), “Leave your ‘com
rades’ behind when you enter next
year.”
Dramatic Students
Present A Minuet
A Minuet, a one act jflay by Louis
X. Parker, was presented in assem
bly, April 28, by students taking
speech and theater arts.
The scene of the play was the
living room in the gaoler’s quarters
in the firison of the Conciergerie
during the time of the French Revo
lution.
Chemistry Classes
Visit SBI Office
The students of Dr. Browne’s
chemistry classes were asked this
question on a field trip, “Have you
ever sto]>ped to think of the ‘men
behind the badges,’ the men of the
State Bureau of Investigation?”
These men are on duty all hours of
the day, all weeks of the year. Every
case that they undertake remains
open until it is solved.
The Bureau’s offices and labora
tories are located in the Law and
Justice Building here in Raleigh.
One of the most interesting points
of observation in their department
is a showcase containing evideiices
used in convicting criminals of all
categories. Included in this display
are the membership card and robes
of an ex-Ku Klux Klan member,
devices used for making counterfeit
money, the home-made bomb used
in the Cochrane case, and stalks of
Marijuana.
In another room, a chamber
Avhicli resembles a quiet office, sus
pects take the lie detector test. This
mechanical device is accepted as evi
dence in convicting criminals in only
six states, of which Xorth Carolina
is not included.
The photographic and chemical
laboratories make ujo two more im
portant parts of the Bureau. The
Bureau employs handwriting and
fingerprinting experts also.
It is hard to realize the duty and
service that these men ^Jerform for
our i»rotection.
Those who are interested in sum
mer study abroad may obtain
pamphlets from the Institute of In
ternational Education, East 67tli
St., Xew York, Xew York.
Circus Group
Hits School
Included in the cast were Betsy
Wright, who played the Marquis,
Lou Lesley, who portrayed the Mar
chioness, and Xancy White, the
gaoler.
Come one, come all to St. Mary’s
own two-ring circus, otherwise
known as The Day Student’s Room.
The j)erformers roam at leisure in
two connected compartments. The
more lively acts reside in the larger
ring where one can see exciting at
tractions such as ladies with rubber
legs that stretch across tables, the
world’s chamyiion chain smokers,
and even a few gym suit strippers.
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One of the best show hours is
after Orchesis when the dancing
girls trip in. Another good per
formance starts immediately follov.'-
ing biology lab. It seems as though
the lab effects jungle girls in strange
ways. They return to their cages
dalking dike dis and twitching un
controllably. The other inmates of
the big ring learn to ignore their
strange actions. Then the constant
chatter so characteristic of circuses
resumes.
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Soon it is feeding time, for cries
of “Polly wants a coke” can be
heard echoing throughout the com
partments. Unfortunately our cir
cus personnel are not very tidy;
therefore, they find it necessary to
employ a janitor. A guy with long
hair called Martin has been elected
and may be seen collecting the chain
smoker’s cigarette butts and all the
Pollys’ coke bottles with meticulous
care.
Ill the quieter compartment one
sees iierformers in training for the
larger ring. These young hopefuls
are trying to study their trade, but
because of the distracting noise from
the big ring, they become as crazy
as their livelier neighbors. Of course,
if this doesn’t work, the cray fish
claw, which swings hyjmotically be
tween the two rings, is sure to do
the job. Some of the best acts were
started this way.
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Their circus doesn’t believe in
tying its performers down to a
twenty-four hour job; therefore,
there are no night runs. Howevei’,
if you want to see the greatest show
on campus, ask a good friend the
pass word. If she’s a real trooper,
she’ll say, “Day Student’s Room.”
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