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Belles Vol. XVIII, No. 6 OF ST. MARY^S RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA December 16, 1955 Merr>' Christmas •C!g!Ct€!€!g!g!€!®!g(g(g!g*gtgC!:glg!glg!lg!g!gfClg!g!g!g!g!g^g!C!g!g!g?g!C!g!glglg!«l€tglgtgIClglgtg!g(g!g!gtgfS«gllC!gl^g!g!C!Clg(g!gl5!g!g!g(g«t!gtg!glS(Cee(C!S:«StgiSlSeg(glg(S(g»2!gtC[g!g(g(€tCI€(g(g®'«!€l' Senior Dance Theme Glee Club Presents Christmas Opera Circle Taps Five ‘^^Here Comes Santa^^ The annual Senior Dance was jield Saturday night, Deceinher 10, in the gym. It was a gala occasion for the senior class and a memory to l>e retained for many years by those Participating. “Here Comes Santa Claus” was chosen as the theme, and the dcco- fations were planned to bring out file beauty and atmosphere of Christmas time. Christmas Decorations A large wreath framed the trance to the gym with mistlet strategic places. A mural sleigh and reindeer coinjiletelj ‘red one wall, and on the otl . cf the gym was the Christmaj I ^anta Claus was near the ti'' >ng out the favors to the senio' flieir dates. Buddy Klein’s Orchestni naleigh iirovidcd the music The St. Alary’s Glee Club under the direction of Miss Geraldine Cate will give their annual Christ mas Concert at eight o’clock ixm. in the Auditorium on Thursday, December 15. This yearli will consist of Children at ( myster. the jiarticipating in the Concert are Ann Bagett, Bebe Bass, Ann Fen nell, Louise Howell, Octavia Phil- lijis, Lynda Sykes, Ann Thomiison, .ludy Townend, Nancy Tunnell, Yeamans, Lee Arbogast, 1(1, Jane Copeland, Penny cky Hinkle, Lric Huske, .Jones, Alice Lan- Alallon, Patsy ewberne, Sylvia Alary Til- Wiz” Wal- Alary Stuart ci Childrey, mm, Betsy The ■ receiving line consisl?^ of Niss Alorrison, Air. and ^AJ^^ ‘higlies, Aliss Richardson, l^.yL"^ r'irs. Stone, Bishoj) and Alf^ypVo-/ kk, Beth Kemper and/ BilDGr&e ^tid Fairfax Crow andulol' *uid. The cha])erons^., i I’ann, Aliss Davis, Air. iSjML^s? ‘T , ' Mil, Dr. and Airs. Brown, aiurAIr. t-- ^loorc. Ah I'HiTt-dptKreCli ■ Fairfax Crow, ])rt‘sident of * i ^‘nior class, appointed as her con^-'""~ OHiAvtnr'mber^^l ’ 'Pittee chairmen: Betsy Wrightfi^ : j'juiirman of the Figure Committee mles Cathcart, chairman of 1 i ^fids Committ('e; Nancy Adams, ^^^^l)rCll0SlS JL r0S^Ut§ f'liairman of the Food Committee; J»d Ann Elliott, chairman ffecorations Committee. Senior Officers in Figure , The Figure was ])resented during JPtermission in the shai)e of a hristmas bell. The semior class I'lficers presented were: Fairfax Mow, i)resident; Debbie Conner, |ice-president; Alary Brooks Amr- 'orough, secretary; and Becky Hin kle, treasurer. Other officers in the 'sure were Beth Kem])er, president ?f the Student Government; Nancy ^ffiiott-Smith, vice-president of the Hudent Government; Katherine '0:1)1), i)residcnt of the Day Stu- J'Pnts; Alott Butler, in-esident of the Circle; Alarianna Aliller, Chairman jf Hall Council; Ginny Dawson and 'inger Walser, Honor Council I't'inbers; Ginia Richardson, Legis- htive Body Representative; Ruth 'iitkins. Chief Alarshal; Betsy Little Alatch Girl” h-e^bbM^^^v -y) theine-/of the annual Orclfesi^ ■ .M^'^MMjiyt'fn-the ])rbgram wt ChristTtias program on D('cemberL-^-jfj'^j^^dc‘^s meuibrtv^, w 13. 'Dk' theme was danced out, iui^b'i^jj'xtrfLeffort aiid'Vork toviiui iss('mb1^ ^ Pi'pg' 'Phe pot^'ayal opened wiXli « reading of the story, “The PTittle 5tllw*'^^nce s m .Nit geirrtial ' I'ight, Chief Dance Alarshal; and mne Elliott, chairman of Decora- 'Oils Committee. Alatch Girl,”'_^by Carolyn 'Phen the dancing began. /41oJ^ hungry, the Littffi'AJateli^C& ^ acted l)y Alartha WillifolSir Jip-C peared in the street. In contntst to her the other children, in a gay Christmas mood, ajiiieared. Soon it began to snow, and the Snow Flakes danced. Still cold, the Little Alatch Girl struck a match, after which the Flames danced. The Little Alatch Girl struck still another match, but this time she drifted into a dream of dancing Christmas Toys and Christmas Candy. A star fell, syml)olizing death, and the dance of the Stars followed. The Little Alatch Girl dies in the street while the Snow Flakes throw snow gently around U- -Hiirtha^ytllifionrr-rfK 'GirPs (lance; Coles ^M’artu^'d Alittie (.'rumiiler, the Little '''dnliTren’s dance; lliden Mason and Susan l^atman, the Snow Flakes’ dance; Kathleen llartsock and Kathryn Webb, the Flames’ dance; Sylvia Cruni])ler and Gail Edwards, the Toys; /Alice Clarke and Helen Corbett, Food and Betsy AVright and Hobbs, Stars. Other committees for the gram wer(> Alary Procter Catherine Brown, costume commit tee; Katy Copp and Sara AIerc('r, music committee; and Nancy ami Fairfax Crow, lighting committee. Airs. Blount advised the group. Dance; Legare pro- and New Senior Members Nancy Crow, Alartha Brooks, Coles Cathcart, .Ann Dorris, ami Barbara Doar, seniors, were in ducted into the (,’ircle during a midnight ceremony Di'cemher 7. For the ritual the members, includ ing the inductee's, were dressed in white rolx's and led by a burning torch. /After lighting their candles Irom the torch, the membei's circled the campus while members of the student body watched from their windows. "Phe lollowing morning, wc'aring their symbolic l)lui' rings and circle ])ins, th(> club members atti'iided a special Holy Communion service in the chaiicl and sat together at breakfast. Characteristics of Circle Members Being outstanding on the BcUch, BuUefin, and Stage Coach staffs and nunu'rous other activities, the Circle membei's are representatives of high ideals of service, fellowshi]), citizenshi)), and scholarship. 'Pheir .job is to assist new students in find ing their ])lac(> in scliool life and activities. I'hey are chosen from the so])homore and college chmsi's of St. Alarv’s. A Cappella Choir Presents Program "Phe Civic Alusic .Association pre- nted the Santa Cecilia Choir from ime on I)ec(>mber I. From its rtoire of music of all periods dionalities the a cappella ang works of 1‘alestrina, A'ic- A'iadana, Alozart, Gounod, , Rozzi, .Alonteverdi, and of •('iitura Somma, director of loir since 1926. Rome’s Academy of Santa Cecilia is till' oldest musical institution in the world. It was founded in I56() by the great composer of choral mu sic, Palestrina, and was so named in honor of the ])atron saint of mu sic, Santa Ci'cilia. "Phe memlu'rship of the acadi'iny is limited to one hundred distinguished musicians, .seventy of which must be Italian. In Rome the Choir iierforms regu larly during the winter and summer seasons, but this is the Choir’s first tour in North /America. Alany St. Alary’s girls have said that they fei'l very fortunate to have had tlu' oiiportunity to hear such great music sung by the world- famous choir.
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