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OF ST. MARY’S
Vol. XVIII, No. 10
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
February 24, 1956
beacon Inducts
New Members
d I^eacon held its second in-
uction of new members for the
year. Two sophomores, Beverly
ndrews and Dickie Robinson, and
ne freshman, Louise Cobb, were
Pped on Sunday, February 19.
eyerly, a Mu is a member of
f YDC and the YWCA. She
Stagecoach and
Belles.
Dickie, a new girl this year, is
til marshal and a member of
Jhe May Court. She, too, is a
11st for the Belles, besides being
‘^ member of the YWCA and a
Ddyer on the
team.
Belles Choose Jenkins Maid of Honor, Circle Walks
Elect Outstanding Girls to May Court , Taps Seniors
Ct ' 1 he Circle ivnllrrvl r»T-»
Sigma basketball
L,
^’’®t member to be
II* ti'om the class of 1959, is
sident of the freshman class.
«e sings in the Glee Club, and
on the Sigma hockey team,
an active member of the
.Carnatic Club, was
ds production
Wayed
kouise,
as
recently seen
Feikie.
Team Wins;
Stomps Sigma Six
iwnuu tu it
the harcl-fighting Sigma
9
win
s on
on I heading by a slim margin
., «iy 4 points at the end of the
0‘uu®*'arp shooting of
setLf^? Ann Hollowell and that of
^’’Dst, Jean Faulkner, the
ovejf ^'olled to a 46-27
Pel),
of
fi
the Mu’s were quick
*iy their'lead to 8 points
lO , and remained at lea.st
(luring the entire
scoring
proved, also, to be
Nevt *"^1= under the backboard.
dRiL scoring column for the
folln„"T® Faulkner with 8, closely
i Anne MacWilliams, a
7 forward, who dro])ped in
Poinf adding to the total of 47
ms ,^y
and Jones with 2.
autst," going to the
J/,, anding defensive play of the
lmj.„.^^ards, consisting of IVhite-
^oniers, and Proctor, the
get ® oever seemed to be able to
a Although they played
same, the final
^hoH- ^ iuund the Sigma’s on the
for t) of the 47-27 score. High
\vl)i] '0 losers was Norman with 12,
liUjjU,/'obinson and Morton both
ih’in!;'* through 6 apiece. Alariorie
.. uin add ’ ■
15 couple
, Vod Ldl
Coleman Jenkins, a junior from
Kinston, is Maid of Honor for the
1956 Alay Court. She was last
year’s Maid of Honor also. Some
of her activities this year are presi
dent of the Granddaughters’ Club,
Honor Council representative, and
member of the Dramatics Club,
Belles staff, and YIVCA.
Twelve other girls were elected
to the court, seven of them seniors.
Coles Cathcart, Columbia, South
Carolina, was a member of the
1955 May Court. This year Coles
is a marshal, a counselor, a mem
ber of the Circle, Stagecoach staff,
Orchesis, YRC, and Granddaugh
ters’ Club.
Nancy Crow of Houston, Texas,
is a marshal, counselor, and a mem
ber of Orchesis, the Circle, YRC,
Sigma Pi Alpha, Granddaughters’
Club, and the Stagecoach staff.
Kathleen Hartsock of Raleigh
has been in the May Court the past
two years. Kathleen is a member
of Orchesis, YRC, and the Belles
and Bulletin staffs.
Flora Mclver is another 1955
May Court member. Flora, from
New Orleans, is a dance marshal,
member of Orchesis, Belles and
Stagecoach staffs, and the choir.
Elizabeth Thomiison of Rocky
Mount also was an attendant in
last year’s court. Elizabeth is a
marshal, member of Orchesis, Altar
Guild, and Stagecoach staff.
Betsy IVright, of Durham, is
chief dance marshal, jiresident of
Sigma Pi Alpha, counselor, member
of Orchesis, Stagecoach, and Belles
staffs, YRC, and Granddaughters’
Club.
Ruth Watkins, of Henderson, is
chief marshal, a counselor, and a
member of Orchesis, YDC, and the
Belles and Stagecoach staff's.
Mickie Crumpler and .losie Ward
are the junior representatives.
Mickie, of Mebane, was a member
of last year’s court. She is a dance
marshal, and a member of Or
chesis, YWCA, and the Belles staff,
.losie, of Greensboro, is a dance
marshal. Sigma cheerleader, and a
member of the Belles staff, Orchesis
and YAVCA.
The only sophomore elected was
Dickie Robinson, of Littleton.
Dickie is a dance marshal and a
member of the Sigma basketball
team, Belles staff, YDC, YWCA,
and the Beacon.
Florelle Gwaltney, of Smithfield,
Virginia, and Octavia Philli])s, of
Rockingham, are the two freshmen
May Court members. Florelle is
in Orchesis, Glee Club, Choir, and
YDC. Octavia is a dance marshal,
member of Glee Club, Granddaugh
ters’ Club and Canterbury Club.
Butir
^'-ler witli ^
With ^
H W^hed the last 3 with only
of minutes remaining.
Aliller, and DeVere
on defense for the
In
Mu’s 'Win Again
hie fi ^ fought battle up until
^lu’ "’histle, the “always alert’’
^ once again overcame the
“never-say-die” Sigma’s, February
16—this time 48 to 38. Made in
teresting by the long set shots of
“Ace” Jean Faulkner, the two
teams matched each other basket
for basket during the entire first
half and during most of the second.
Not until the last few minutes of
the game were the Mu’s able to
build up their 10 point edge.
Hollowell & Faulkner Stars
Again the 2hPs were sjiarkcd by
forwards Ann Hollowell and Jean
Faulkner. Hollowell, who jiushed
through 24 in the first game, came
up with 23 this time for a tourna
ment total of 47 points. Faulkner
added 18 to her first score of 8 for
a 26 point total, while a substitute,
AlacWilliams, hit for 7 again and a
14 point total.
Defense for Both Teams Good
For the Sigma’s, Norman added
28 to her first 12, thus giving her
a total of 40 points. Robinson and
Alorton again pushed through the
same total. Their 5 in this game
added to their previous 6 gave each
a total of 11 points.
Both teams played very well on
defense. AVhitehurst, for the Blues,
was very outstanding and receivccl
able assistance from Somers and
Proctor. Brinkley did very well
for the Sigma’s, as well as Miller
and Devere.
Fr.'Soph. Have Dance
rhe freshman and so])homore
classes held their annual (lance on
February 11 at 9:00 p.m. This
year the theme was “Evening in
Paris.”
The committee chairmen from
the sophomore class and the co-
chairmen from the freshman class
respectively were as follows: Deco
rations, Becky Patman and D(>bbie
AAhill; Refreshments, Dickie Robin
son and Jane Copeland; Bids, Bar-
Imra Buening; Pictures, Doug Hen
derson and Ann Lynch; Publicity,
Caroline Cobb and Emmie Sj)en-
cer; Figure, Sherry Lackey and
Jennette. Cross; Party, Pat Coul
ter, Sally Underhill and Lambeth
AA’alker.
In the figure for the sophomore
class were Jessie Allen, i)residcnt;
Helen London, vice-i)resi(lent; Mil
lie Fary, secretary; Sara Barber,
treasurer; Caroline Cobb, Legisla
tive Body rejiresentative; Pat Coul
ter and Dickie Robinson, dance
marshals.
The freshman si)onsors were
Louise Cobb, ])resident; Jennette
Cross, vice-i)resident; Meredith
Lumpkin, secretary; Emmie Spen
cer, treasurer; Sylvia Olson, Legis
lative Body representative; and Oc
tavia Phillips, dance marshal.
1 he Circle walked on AA^ednes-
day night, February 15. This event
marked the third time in the 1955-
56 session that the Circle has taken
m new members. The Honorary
grouj) is presently comiiosed of
fourteen members. The maximum
niembership is twenty. However,
it is not compulsory that the Circle
fill this quota.
The three new members are all
seniors. They are: Nancy Elliott-
k-iuith, from Now Canaan, Connec
ticut; Kathy Theobold, from Old
(ireenwich, Connecticut; Ann El
liott, from Huntsville, Alabama.
Dm three girls are outstanding in
iCtUicishij)j ischohirshij), uiid activi-
ties.
They were tapiied at midnight,
the time that the Circle walks ’Phe
procession is led by Mott Butler,
president, who carries the torch’
rom which the candles of the mem
bers and new members are lighted.
Dramatic Cluh
Presents Play
1 he St. Mary’s Junior Colk'ge
Dramatic Club_ presented What
hyerg TFowian Knows, a comedy by
Sir Jaim's M. Barrie, in the school
auditorium on Monday evening
Fc'bruary 20th, at 8:15 o’clock. ’
The iierformance was open to
friends of the school, and tlu-rc was
no admission charge.
'Du' play was given at City Cen
ter m New York last winter with
IMiss Helen Hayes playing the
noted role of “Alaggie.”
The comedy concerned a fiercely
ambitious young Scot who, in pay
ment for a loan witli which to coi'n-
ph'te his education, marric's a plain
girl SIX years his elder. He gets
well up the parliamentary ladder
before he discovers that his strength
IS not his own but his wife’s. The
play was presented in four acts.
'Die members of the St. Mary’s
cast were as follows: Ann Bach
man as John Shand; Carolyn AAuse,
Cointessc do la Bric're; Pc'imv Ful-
Dr, Lady Sybil Tenterdc'n; Gail
Edwards, Maggie AVylie; Betty
Hunt Proctor, Alick AVylie; .hilia
AAilcox, Air. Venerables; Jeanne
’''(h(l; Louise
Cobb Feikie, an elector; Alargaret
Hamilton, Ihomas, the gardner;
Nancy Smith, James AVylie; Lee
Arbogast, David AA’ylie
Towiispmiple: Pat Siilliva„,
Alargaret Brunson, Sharon Ridge-
Suda'“'"^ Sullivan, and Ruth
Die stage managers were Fran
ces Pcairson and Margaret Haniil-
M technicians were
Nancy AAJiite and Ann Morton.
Stage setting, properties, costumes,
gilts, and make-up committees
also helped with the production.