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Pramatics Club
^ames Officers
ie • The Dramatics Club has elected
iU^Iary Brooks Yarborough, prosi
ly'lent; Gail Edwards, vice-president;
ind Peggy Smithdeal, chairman of
aribublicity. The elections were held
3 bn October 7.
' 1^' Mary Brooks of Charlotte is a
^'‘•’|senior this year. She has been a
I’Uiember of the Dramatics Club for
S’^dio past two years. She is also a
''^’’lall rejiresentative, a member of
?i'^die choir, and is on the Belles, Bvl-
''''letin, anil Stagecoach staffs. She is
Sigma.
Peggy, a senior from High Point,
Ijis on the Student Government
^pominating Committee. She is a
' Jdiall representative, a member of
‘^The Belles and Stagecoach staffs,
“’the YWCA, and is a Sigma. She
“ .received a Dramatic Certificate in
ImQSS and has been a member of the
Dramatics Club for the last four
““years.
Gail, who is a junior, is a mcm-
’“jber of the Stagecoach and Bulletin
[jstaffs, Orchesis, and is a Sigma.
' "She is a member of the Dramatics
’ .^lub and has had parts in the com-
^mencement play and The ]] isteria
“*■' Trees.
. Miss Davis has a large member-
l',ship in her club this year, and she
' ! expects to offer the student body
‘ ,6ome very fine entertainment.
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'Mr. Suavely
e, Gives Reveiu)
St. IMary’s girls were fortunate to
^^have Richard Snav'cly as guest
.•.iltspeakcr for the Tuesday, October
i4, assembly program. Technical
''ijfjdirector of the .Raleigh Little The-
’ later for three years, Air. Snavely
jjji’became director-manager in .lime.
’’jjilHis talk was based on typical ex-
, iperiences around any theater, both
’ back-stage and on-stage, and ex-
plitraordinary happenings to the the-
(atre peojile themselves,
of The Little Theater stages five
productions each season and three
lin the summer. Mr. Snavely says
jjjiidhat all kinds of jilays must be pre-
Isented in order for theater-goers to
I,.,It be satisfied. The first production
j‘,jilthis year will be the highly dra-
^yjtmatic Death of a Salesman, Oc-
^jtrftober 14 througli October 20. Fol-
^.iiljlowing will be the comedy. Three
jcmfen on a Horse, in December.
liii“ Air. Snavely extended an invita-
pdlion to St. Alary’s girls to purchase
"student membership tickets to all
Mofive productions for five dollars.
;eis^ast year fifty St. Alary’s girls sub
scribed. If any girls are interested,
hey may acquire tickets by seeing
rcl'^Iiss .Iordan.
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Student Government Selects Three New Marshals
Betsy Wright, Elizabeth Thomp
son, and Flora Alclver were re
cently elected chief dance marshal,
marshal, and senior dance marshal,
respectively.
Betsy of Durham is the newly-
elected chief dance marshal, who
was chosen to rejilace Lenore Smith,
who did not return this year.
While at St. Alary’s, she has
taken an active part in school life.
This year she is a hall counselor
and jiresident of the Sigma Pi
Alpha. She is on the Belles and
Stagecoach staffs and is a member
of Orchesis and the Granddaugh
ters’ Club. Betsy is a Mu.
Elizabeth of Rocky Mount was
elected chapel and assembly mar
shal on October 5.
She is known by her fellow stu
dents as being an outstanding
member of her class; her participa
tion in various school activities is
a good exami)le of her school spirit.
She is a member of the Stagecoach
staff, serves on the Altar Guild, and
is a dance marshal. Last year she
was in the Alay Court.
Elizabeth says that she is v'ery
honored and jjleased by being
chosen a marshal.
Flora Alclver of New Orleans,
Louisiana, was recently elected to
rejiresent the senior class as a
dance marshal.
Flora is a member of the choir,
is on the Belles and Stagecoach
staffs, and is a Sigma. Last year
she was in the Alay Court.
Assembly Program Presents
St. Mary’s Local Talent
Six St. Alary’s girls took part in
a talent show in assembly on Oc
tober 6.
Dana Borden, a freshman from
Goldsboro, was the first partici
pant. Dana in-esented a lovely
piano rendition of These Foolish
Things.
Carol Oates, from Fayetteville,
entertained the group with a
charming hula dance in the au
thentic grass skirt costume. Carol
has just returned from Hawaii
where she attended the Episcopal
General Convention. Next; Ruth
Fukuda sang an original .lapanese
song. Why Do You Cry, Crow?
This song is often sung by .lajia-
October 14, 1955
Sigma’s, Mm’s
Tap New Girls
The Sigma’s and A/w’s tapjied
their new members on Alonday
night, October 3. Those new girls
whose mothers or sisters had been
to St. Alary’s had preference to
which athletic club they would be
long, but the other girls were di
vided so that both organizations
would be fairly equal. There are
now approximately 155 Mu’s and
1G9 Sigma’s. Following the taji-
])ing ceremony, the teams met in
the gym for a pep rally.
New Cheerleaders Selected
Try-outs for cheerleaders of the
two clubs were held in the gym on
Tuesday, October 4, after closed
study hall. The old Sigma cheer
leaders, Ann Ruffin, Alary Louise
Bizzell, Lou Lesley, Alargaret
Brunson, Susan Patman, Louise
Howell, Ina Gee Ridley, and Caro
lyn Foy, were on hand to helj) se
lect the new cheerleaders. They
are .Josie Ward, Allene Keith, Betsy
Hargrave, Patsy Sullivan, Carolyn
Charles, and Suzanne Burton. Ann
Alorton is jiresident of the Sigma’s
and Glenn Norman, vice-president.
The new A/m cheerleaders are:
Sue Stevens, .loy Howell, Alartha
Williford, Ruth Watkins, Nan Bai
ley, Pat Coulter, Alillie Fary,
“Sissy” AlcNinch, and Lou Cheat
ham. They were coached and s6-
lected by .Jean Falkner, Mu presi
dent, Suzanne Towe, and Ann El
liott. Ginna Richardson is vice-
president of the Mu’s.
The cheerleaders will elect their
chiefs in the near future.
nese children on their way home
from school. Ruth was dressed in
a kimono and native shoos.
Next on the program was “Wiz”
Walker from Summit, N. .L, sing
ing Bless This House and accom-
j)anied by Anne Byrd from Willow
Springs.
.Judy Townsend showed her tal
ent in a very impressive way by
playing the very beautiful Clair de
Lune. .Judy is from Charlotte.
Helen Imndon from Pittsboro
Iiresented a humorous reading.
Exit the Big Bad Wolf, which re
ceived a big response from the au
dience and provided a perfect fin
ishing touch to the program.
Officers Give
Students’ Aims
The subject of the assembly pro
gram on September 30 was student
government. Kathryn Webb, presi
dent of the day students, Nancy
lilliot-Smith, vice-jiresident, and
Beth Kemjier, ju'esident of the Stu
dent Government Association,
spoke on school spirit, class spirit,
and the honor code, resj)ectively.
Kathryn Webb defined school
sjiirit as sincere respect for the
school, willingness to co-operate,
and eagerness to participate.
In a similar manner Nancy IH-
liot-Smith stressed the importance
of taking an active part in student
government and also in extra
curricular activities.
I inally Beth Kemper formally
inducted the new girls into the stu
dent body by leading them in the
pledging of the honor code. She
urged each and every student to
live up to “our” honor code.