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OF ST. MARY’S
Vol. XIX, No. 7
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
January 11, 1957
Mrs. Richardson
Speaks on Politics
Mrs. Mary Richardson was the
guest sjacaker in assenably on
Thursday, .January 10. She has
^een in politics for the jaast five
^,®urs and is now vice-chairman of
|ue State Democratic party. Her
Dpic dealt with the roll women
piny in politics today.
In a short history of the woman’s
Place in politics Mrs. Richardson
ated that women have voted for
President only ten times. There are
|any more women in the United
rates than men, but women seem
u be at a standstill in human affairs
ud politics. Few men like the idea
,1 women mixing with ])olitics
/^cause they feel that women try
^ show that they know everything
^ud they can’t keep things to them-
*>eives.
fi Iliuhardson went to her
ust precinct meeting in 1948
crv she felt that she couldn’t
(. 1 rcize politics when she didn’t
Ue an active jiart in them. She
ged the students to attend
Qj^j*^rnct meetings because they take
tw ^ ubout fifteen minutes every
yuars. Almost everyone who
go tdese meetings is elected to
county convention,
tlii influence almost every-
we come in contact with,
rs a great need for young
of lo join in the political work
Xh . vwAiiVx 111 Luiitaut vvitii.
rs a great need for young
uen to join in the political work
rile T because they will be
ati '^‘"rdcrs of the coming gener-
to l^Iary’s girls go
^hristian school and are being
ofliplo respect the opinions of
ijjf„^®’ ir Is their duty to take an
rest in the national affairs.
^^Sislative Body
Elects Officers
rUe"or^ ^^grslative body held its first
'I'lie un Wednesday, .January 9.
elopJ'^r’puse of this meeting was the
^'resiluxl ulcers. Barry Bowen
of pi*® Irhy was elected chairman
ho(|y**^ grouj). She is the legislative
Senip - r'upresentative from the
for 77? **®®- dune is exchange editor
The
h, ®*' 1
v?>ul)or
sonio; uianager
of the
le store, a Mu, and a
Vj^'uer of the Circle, YWCA,
Suz. Altar Guild.
Ilurton, iiresident of the
tliirt ,/!*®*'®s und representative of
tile lo??'!l*’."uis elected secretary of
lUoini,^*^ ***'*^® liody. She is also a
Jlhil, uf the Doctor’s Daughters’
Stag,’ ?'‘®, 'JA\’CA, the YRC, the
^ **® * staff, the Beacon, and
cheerleader.
riiese officers, the
l^st y ® body heard reports from
Ilflicrs jirescnt at this
Portrait of Margaret Holt
Unveiled in Holt Parlor
^^*'*Uklev " ‘^“1*1*’
Ann Roundtree, Ivit
A portrait of IMargaret Locke
Erwin Holt was unveiled Saturday,
January 5, in Holt ^Memorial Hall,
a dormitory given by her husband,
Lawrence Shakleford Holt in 1928.
The occasion of the unveiling was
the opening of Holt Hall’s re
decorated parlors.
After Dr. Stone welcomed the
guests IMr. Erwin Holt unveiled the
jiortrait. The Rev. IMr. Hughes
made the acceptance speech on
behalf of the school. A benediction
by the Rt. Rev. Edwin Penick
closed the program.
The fiortrait by Hugo Stevens
was the gift of their sons and
daughters, Erwin A. Holt of Burl
ington, Mrs. Walter Brooks of New
York City, Lawrence S. Holt and
Mrs. Holt Clark of Asheville. A
number of relatives and close
friends of the family and the
donors were in attendance.
Mrs. Holt was the daughter of
Col. Joseph J. Erwin and Elvira
Jane Holt Erwin. She was born
Spainhoiir Tells of
N.Y. Horse Show
The Horse Show at IMadison
Square Garden was the topic of dis
cussion in assembly on January 3.
Mary Spainhour who is an avid
equestrienne related her e.xperiences
at the seventy-third horse show at
Madison Square Garden.
IMary went to New York early in
November with her parents. They
were instantly thrown into a whirl
of excitement which lasted the
entire four days of their stay. The
Waldorf was the headquarters of
the show and also the residence of
the Spainhours.
Mary showed three-gaited, five-
gaited, and fine harness horses, and
was the winner of several places in
the contest. One of the most capti
vating of all exhibits was the thirty-
two Royal Canadian Mounted
Police who called their intricate
drills of walk and trot. All thirty-
two rode matched black horses.
Arthur Godfrey put on a dressage
exhibit at each performance.
Mary has seen International
E()uestrian teams coni])cte twice,
last year in Harrisburg, Pennsyl
vania, and in New ork this year.
Competition from Ireland, Canada,
Mexico, Chile, and the United
States was at the Garden. The
Mexicans, always superb horsemen,
won the grou]) competition, while
iVIexican Bripidier General ^lariles
won the individual honors.
Tiedeman, Caroline Cobb,
Webb Helen House. Clare Tolar,
Jmey ’ Milward, IMrs. Cell, IMiss
Richardson, and Miss Moriison.
in 1852 at her grandfather’s plan
tation, Bellvue, near Morganton,
N. C., and died in 1918. Lawrence
S. Holt was the son of Edwin
Michael Holt, pioneer cotton
manufacturer of Alamance County.
They wore married in 1872. Her
husband was a prominent cotton
manufacturer and had many other
interests. In addition to this' build
ing at St. Alary’s Air. Holt made
additional donations to other insti
tutions.
Work on the parlors has been in
progress since early in the fall. It
was comiileted during the Christ
mas holidays. A color scheme of
beige and blue is used throughout.
Besides the portrait of Airs. Holt
there are several other prints on the
walls. New furniture including
such pieces as sofas, end tables,
easy chairs, card table and chairs,
and lamps furnish the rooms with
an air of comfort and splendor.
A bronze plaque was also jilaced
adjacent to the east door of Llolt
Hall.
Model Discusses
Fashion Tips
Alaggie Daly, one of Chicago’s
top models and fashion commen
tators, spoke at the St. Alary’s
auditorium on January 10. Aliss
Daly is one of four sisters who are
jiopular in the fashion world.
This was Aliss Daly’s first visit
to Raleigh. She began her talk by
telling how she accented her best
points. Everyone has at least one
good jioint which she should accent.
A girl must also find her own
particular style of clothes and wear
them. It is better to buy one
expensive outfit than five inex-
jiensive ones.
Aliss Daly is 5’7”. She found that
her height and slimness are her
good points when her mother told
her, “You look tall so act proud and
tall.’’ She wore a tailored black
suit. Such a basic suit or dress can
be dressed up or down. Aliss Daly
demonstrated this point by showing
various accessories. Aliss Daly
ended her talk with the statement
that “beauty can’t be jiaintcd on
but comes from within.’’
After this interesting speech,
Aliss Daly answered questions.
Alembers of the audience were
invited to look at her accessories.
Alany of these are cojiies of
originals but were made by Aliss
Daly; therefore, they are less
expensive. Aliss Daly received
some of her accessories from de
signers for whom she has worked.
Her book, Maggie Daly’s Guide To
Charm, is now on sale and discusses
throughly fashion highlights.
Sigma Pi Alpha
Taps ]New Members
Sigma Pi Alpha presented the
assembly program on Tuesday,
January 8, by tapping new mem
bers. ^The St. Alary’s cha{)ter of
the National Honorary Language
Fraternity is under the supervision
of the Alodern Language Depart
ment. College students with a B +
average in language as well as a
B average in all other subjects are
eligible for membershij).
Sally Ruark, president of Sigma
Pi Alpha for this year, explained
the purjiose of the organization
and also introduced the old
members and officers. They are
Ann Bonner, vice-president, Sylvia
Grumpier, program chairman.
Dotty Pierson, secretary-treasurer,
Carolyn Alyers, Carolyn Charles,
Libby Gregory, and Alargaret
Louise Hamilton.
Those tapped for Sigma Pi Alpha
were Sally Barnes, Elise Bond,
Chee Davis, Dorothy Hulick, Tora
Kessinger, Sybil Alathis, Eleanor
Newberne, Dickie Robinson,
Alarilyn Zschau, Julia Baker, Llelen
Corbett, Alittie Grumpier, Alichael
Gardner, Frances Hussey, Sally
Lewis, Alary Hill Aloffit, Brooks
Newton, Catherine Rakestraw,
Sally Rembert, Judy Scott, Alary
Spainhour, Alary Tillery, and
Phyllis Wall.
Sigmas and Mus
Choose Teams
The Sigma and Mu basketball
teams were chosen recently. These
teams will begin an exciting
tournament in the near future. The
champion will be the team which
wins two out of three games.
Leading the Mus will be captain
Frances Pearson. The new team
members are Sally Bickerstaff,
Lucy Alilward, Jane Burch Athey,
Alary Elizabeth Hamme, Connie
Fisher, Alary Catherine Jones,
Alargaret Louise Hamilton, Betty
Howard, Emmie Spencer, Jenny
A\ hitehurst, Katy Copp, and
Lanetta Ware.
The Sigma captain is Betsy
Brinkley. This team includes Dee-
Dee DeVere, Ann Powell, Becky
Carr, Nancy Sullivan, Legare
Hobbs, Dickie Robinson, Harriet
Vann, Sadie Carol Etheridge, Helen
House, Barry Bowen, and Jane
AA’alker.
The support given the hockey
teams was little, but it is hoped
that the student body will back
their resiiective basketball teams
thus taking one step toward re
gaining the lost school siiirit at
Saint Alary’s.
Pleasure s a sin, and sometimes
sin s a pleasure.” —Byron, Don
Juan I.