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OF ST. MARY’S
Vol. XVIII, No. 3
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
All SMC Classes Elect ’55-’56 Officers
DeVere, Allen, Cobb,
and White Are Neiv
Class Presidents
Senior Class
The Senior Class elected class
officers on October 13 and 18. Fair
fax Crow, president of the class,
presided; she was elected to head
the senior class last spring. The
results of the elections are: Debbie
Connor, vice-])resident; Mary
Ilrooks Yarborough, secretary;
Ilecky Hinkle, treasurer; and Ginia
Hichardson, legislative body repre
sentative.
Debbie, of Charlotte, is jjresident
of the Letter Club. She is a meni-
l>er of the Altar Guild, Circle,
Jielles and Stagecoach staffs, is an
Acolyte, and a Hall Counselor. She
is also a Sigma.
Mary Brooks, of Charlotte, is a
hall representative. She is a mem
ber of Orchesis, the AAVCA, the
choir, the Belles, Bulletin, and
Stagecoach staffs, and is jiresident
of the Dramatics Club. She is a
Sigma.
Becky, of Winston-Salem, is a
Hall Counselor, a chapel server,
business manager of the Belles, and
member of the Glee Club. She
also works in the Little Store.
Becky is a Mu.
Ginia is from Paducah, Ken
tucky. She is vice-i)resident of the
Mu’s, a member of the hockey
team, and a swimming teacher. A
Hall Counselor, Ginia is a member
of the YDC, YWCA, Choir, Altar
Huild, and Belles staff. She is
chairman of the ])ictiire committee
for the Stagecoach.
Junior Class
The junior class elected its new
officers on October 13, 18, and 19.
Marianna Miller, Chairman of Hall
Council, ])resided over the first
meeting until the president was
elected.
fff the many girls who were nomi
nated, the following were elected:
l>resi(ient. Dee Dee DeVerc; vice-
president, Sylvia Crumpler; secre-
fnry, Katy Copp; treasurer, Pa
tricia Huske; Honor Council Mem-
bers, Barry Bowen and Coleman
•fenkins; Legislative Body Mcm-
o.crs, .lane Walker and Tora Kes-
®'nger; and the Dance Marshals,
Allene Keith, Mary Anne Keith,
•lulia Wilcox, Mickie Crumpler,
nnd .losie Ward.
Dee Dee DeVere, new .lunior
^lasw i)resident, hails from Mor-
ganton and is a third-year girl at
Mary’s. She is a member of
tile Letter Club, Altar Guild, Can-
torbury Club, Belles. Stagecoach,
ind Bulletin staffs. Doctors’ Daugh
ters’ Club, Dramatics Club, and is
n Sigma.
The junior “veep,” Sylvia
Crumi)ler, is also a third-year girl
and is from IMebane. Sylvia is a
member of Ctrehesis, Bulletin staff,
and is a Sigma.
The new secretary, Katy Copjp
lives in South Bend, Indiana; but
her home away from homo is St.
IMary’s, for she is another third-
year girl. Katy belongs to Or
chesis, Glee Club, Dramatics Club,
Stagecoach staff, and is a Mm. She
is vice-i)resident of the YWCA.
The treasurer of the class, Pa
tricia Huske, is from Fayetteville
and a “roomie” of DeVere. Trisha
is also a Sigma, a member of the
Altar Guild, Belles staff, YDC,
YWCA, and Dramatics Club.
Sophomore Class
The sophomore class completed
its election of officers on October 18.
Among the eight officers there arc
three new girls.
The class chose as its president
Jessie Allen of Greensboro. This is
Jessie’s second year at St. Mary’s
and during these two years she^ has
been very active in the YWCA,
YDC, Dramatics Club, Orchesis
and Belles and Stagecoach staffs.
Both this year and last she served
on the Nominating Committee.
Last year Jessie, a Sigma, was
tapped into the Beacon.
Helen London, a new girl of
Pittsboro, was elected vice-presi
dent. Helen is a membci of the
Granddaughters’ Club, the Cantei-
bury Club, and plans to join the
Dramatics Club and YDC. She is
a Mu.
Millie Fary, a new girl who hails
from Manila, is secretary of the
sophomore class. IMillie works on
both the Belles and Stagecoach
staffs and is a member of the
YWCA and Orchesis. She is a j\Iu
cheerleader.
The treasurer of the class is
Sarah Barber. She is an old girl
at St Marv’s, and is a member of
the YDC and YWCA. Sarah, who
is from Wilkesboro, is a Sigma.
The two new dance marshals lU'c
Pat Coulter and “Dickie” Robin
son. Pat came to St. Mary’s last
year from Jacksonville, Florida.
She is a member of Orchesis, Dra
matics Club, YWCA, YDC, and
Belles and Stagecoach staffs. Pat
is a Mu cheerleader.
“Dickie” came to St. Mary’s this
year from Littleton. Since she has
been here she has joined the Can
terbury Club, YDC, YWCA and
Belles'staff. She is a Sigma.
To represent them on the Legis
lative Body the Sophomores chose
Caroline Cobb. “Cobbie” is defi
nitely a Mu! She is also a member
of the Canterbury Club, YDC,
Dramatics Club, Belles, Stagecoach
and Bulletin staffs, and YWCA.
“Cobbie” is from Goldsboro.
The freshmen and so|)homores to
gether chose Sherry Lackey from
Hoi)kinsville, Ky., to represent
them on the Honor Council. Sherry
is President of the Beacon this year.
She is also a member of the V'DC,
YWCA, Orchesis, and Dramatics
Club. Sherry is a Sigma.
Freshman Class
The freshmen elected the follow
ing girls to lead their class for 1955-
’56: Imuise Cobb, president; Jean
nette Cross, vice-president; IMere-
dith Lumi)kin, secretary; Emmie
Spencer, treasurer; Sylvia Olsen,
Legislative Body representative;
and Octavia Phillijis, dance mar
shal.
Louise, who hails from Michaux,
Virginia, is a member of the Glee
Club and is a Sigma.
Jeannette Cross of Marion is a
Sigma, also. She is an active mem
ber of the Dramatics Club and
Granddaughters’ Club.
IMeredith, a Charlotte girl, is a
Sigma, a member of the Glee Club,
and is active in YWCA work.
From Rocky IMount comes Em
mie Spencer, a Mu. Emmie is also
a member of the Stagecoach staff
and the Canterbury Club.
Sylvia Olsen, a yanlcee from
Cleveland, Ohio, is a member of
the choir, the Glee Club, the Dra
matics Club, and the Canterbury
Club. She is also a member of the
Stagecoach staff and Belles staff,
and is a Sigma.
The freshman dance marshal,
Octavia Phillii)s of Rockingham, is
a Sigma, a member of the Glee
Club, and the Granddaughters’
Club.
Business Class
The business class recently elect
ed officers for the ’55-’56 school ses
sion.
Nancy White of Norfolk, Vir
ginia, is the new president. She is
a member of the choir. Glee Club,
Dramatics Club, and nominating
committee. She is a Sigma.
Glenda Smith of Raleigh was
elected vice-president. This is
Glenda’s second year at St. Mary’s.
She is very interested in j)iano and
has taken an active pa'rt in the
music department. She is a mem
ber of the Glee Club and is a Mu.
The secretary-treasurer of the
class is Pat Drajicr of IMartinsviiie,
Virginia. She is a Sigma.
Mollie Current, a day student, is
the Honor Council representative
for the Business class. She is from
Gastonia, but she is currently liv
ing in Raleigh with relatives. Mol
lie will get her “IMrs. degree” in
December.
Nancy Mallon of Roslyn, Long
Island, New York, is the dance mar
shal for the class. She is a member
of Orchesis, Glee Club, the Belles
staff, and is a Mxi.
October 28, 1955
Circle Initiates
New Members
Three Seniors Tapped
At its fii’st tapping of the year
the Circle added three new mem
bers to its grou]).- Deborah Conner,
Fairfax Crow, and Virginia Walser.
All three girls are seniors and are
well-known for their activities on
the campus.
Debbie Conner’s four years at St.
Mary’s have been full of activities
and services to the school. Her
first year she was president of her
class and a member of the Beacon.
Since that time she has given her
time and energies to many j)rojects
of the school. This year she has
taken over the gigantic job of
cigarette sales; she is vice-j)resident
of the senior class and secretary-
treasurer of the YWCA.
Well known on the camiius is
Fairfax Crow. For a “little”
Texan, Fairfax has made a big
sj)lash in school activities. Her
big job this year is i)resident of the
senior class. Aside from this, Fair
fax finds time to particijiate in
]days, athletic activities, clubs, and
to write for the Belles. For a little
girl Fairfax does a large service to
St. Mary’s.
As secretary of the Student Gov
ernment Association, Virginia Wal
ser has a hand in guiding an im
portant part of school life. She is
assistant editor of the Belles and
participates in various clubs in the
school. She is always willing to
help in any school function and
does her utmost to make school life
pleasant at St. Mary’s.
Day Students
Sally Underhill and Kim Hatcher
were recently elected to represent
the day students as Honor Council
member and dance marshal.
Sally, an old girl, is noted by her
fellow students for her friendly per
sonality and reliable reputation in
fulfilling the aims of any office to
which she has been elected. Sally is
jn’esident of YPSL at her church,
treasurer of the Raleigh Junior
Music Club, and a member of the
Beacon, the Granddaughters’ Club,
and the Letter Club. She is also
captain of the Sigma hockey team.
Kim Hatcher is a new girl at St.
Mary’s this fall, but no one would
now dare call her new to the Grove
or to the girls. Her fellow students
all say that she has fitted in like a
sjioke in the wheel of true school
spirit. Kim, a junior, is interested
m studying art. She hojies to enter
Duke after graduation. Kim is
vice-president of the Raleigh Sub-
Junior Woman’s Club and is on the
business staff of the Stagecoach.
She IS a Sigma.