BELLES OF ST. MARY’S
April 26, 1957
Glee Club Presents
The Stabat Mater
The St. Mary’s Glee Club pre
sented The Stabat Mater by
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi in the
Chapel at 5 P.M. on Friday after
noon, April 19. The program was
under the direction of Miss Geral
dine Cate, and Mrs. Ruth Hafley
was the organist.
Fashions Remain
The SameAtSMJC
The entire chorus and the vocal
ensemble sang at various intervals
in the program. Solos were by
Jennie Proctor, president of the
Glee Club, and Alarilyn Zschau.
Duets included Sue Sandlin and
Brooks Newton, Sue Sandlin and
Alarilyn Zschau, Carolyn Myers
and Marilyn Zschau, Helen Bell
Jones and Brooks Is^ton, and
Jennie Proctor and Marilyn
Zschau.
It’s spring!! The sun is warm,
the birds are singing, and the flow
ers have at last begun to bloom. At
St. Mary’s an expectant air floats
about as girls gaily look forward to
coinmencement and the summer va
cation. It is not, however, spring
of 1957 but rather spring of 1937.
Of course, the main difference be
tween these periods is the fashions.
Things Begin To
Pop After Easter
Two Certificate
Recitals Given
Many exciting things happened
after Easter. We And that:
Pat Coulter was campused.
Jessie Allen and Jane Brady took
a short to Guam.
Alembers of the chorus included:
Arbogast, Buck, Borden, Byrd,
Cherry, Cobb, Courtney, Davis,
Dunn, Fennel, Finch, Fuller, Gat
ling, Gwaltney, Hauser, Hulick,
Johnston, Jones, Klatte, Lewis,
Lipford, Alann, Alathis, McGowan,
Moore, Morris, Olson, Oulla, Phil
lips, Pennington, Smith, Snepp,
Spaulding, Strother, Sutton, Taylor,
Thomas, A. Thompson, J. Thomp
son, Tillery, Walke, Watson, Webb,
A. Teamans, and D. Yeamans.
In 1937 the favorite everyday
wear was the familiar skirt
and blouse, but they were quite dif
ferent from those of today. The
crinolines of today were out of the
question because the pencil skirt
prevailed. The above-the-knee
length was in high style, and wide
belts were an added touch. Blouses
were highlighted by wide, puff
sleeves and rounded collars. Ox
fords and socks set off this every
day wear.
Caroline Cobb stayed here and
looked for Easter eggs.
Nancy Sullivan, Ginny Mc
Pherson, and Sallie Rembert went
to Pittsboro to visit Helen London.
Dickie Robinson waited for “The
Alarshmellow.”
Easter Day At
St. Mary’s
The marshals in ’37 were also
leaders in the latest style. They
wore their white formal dresses, but
these had the fashionable puff
sleeves, wide belts, and large collars.
Bermuda shorts and cord skirts
were unknown names, but cool and
casual was still the primary thought
when spring rolled around to St.
Mary’s in ’37.
Easter morning came early.
Alaybe I was up late. We played
Easter Bunny. My roomie did fine.
I goofed. I dropped the goodies. I
got caught. I’m clumsy.
Early service was beautiful.
Everyone wore white. No two
dresses were alike. Breakfast was
delicious. We had both bacon and
The chapel was hot. The girls
looked pretty. The hats were
funny. Aline was funny too.
Assembly Programs
Delight Audience
We left after Church. I visited a
friend. Four others also went. The
trip was hot. Her house was cool.
Her folks were lovely. We ate lunch.
I ate too much. We talked. We had
company. Two school pals came. A
boy came. We teased him. He went
to Germans. We said we did too. He
asked my date’s frat. I said he was
a KA. That was dumb. The KA’s
went to Old South. I goofed again.
A preview of “The Ten Com
mandments” was the center of
attention in assembly on April 16.
The preview, shown by Dr. Browne,
held special interest for all the
students, because the movie is now
playing in Raleigh. As a whole the
students were very impressed with
the showing and became quite
anxious to see the entire movie.
They left. We went to ride. We
stayed out late. Our host was
worried. He thought someone got
us. No one wanted us. We ate
supper. Eating’s a bad habit. I like
to eat.
We had to leave. We rode with a
friend. He was nice. He went to
Carolina. He belonged to a frat. My
friend dated in that frat. She got
embarrassed. Why?
We weren’t late. Easter was fun.
It was over. Blue Alonday was here.
We wanted to rebel. We didn’t.
Thank Goodness! We had ice tea.
It was cold. We wore satisfied.
Life’s not bad. It’s wonderful at
SAIJC.
“A Friday Night in Supervised
Study Hall” was the theme of a
program given by the Freshman
Class on April 18. Mrs. Hornback,
portrayed by a freshman, was the
teacher in charge of the study hall.
While she left the room for a few
minutes, the audience was enter
tained with the laughable and
enjoyable adventures of the fresh
men. Jo Burgwyn, fitted in toe
shoes, displayed a new version of
bop along with her partner Toddy
Alann. Julia Ann Fuller tapped a
siwightly dance, and Gail “Elvis”
Allen rendered a very creditable
version of one of the latest hit tunes.
Janie Snepp and Dottie Buck kept
“the good times rolling” with a
song. Helen Jones furnished the
accompaniment for the amusing
j)rogram.
Aliss Davis’ speech class pre
sented a play during the assembly
on April 23. Alembers of the cast
Honey Vann and Alamie Ruth
Parks went home.
Betty Bundy brought Easter eggs
to good little St. Mary’s girls.
Gail Cahoon sat in a tree and
dropped Easter eggs on everyone’s
heads.
Prints were the most popular
styles in dresses. Again, the puff
sleeves and straight skirt prevailed.
Sturdy pumps were worn as an
added “dressy” touch.
included Sue Sandlin, Emeline
Elmore, Leslie Weil, and Alary
Spainhour. The entire student body
commends the cast and Aliss
Davis for a job well done.
New Dorm To Be
Dedicated May 4
St. Alary’s will have her big day
on Saturday, Alay 4. The formal
opening of the new dorm will be at
2:00 P.AI. The new dorm is
dedicated to the Rt. Rev. Edwin
Anderson Penick and will be named
Penick Hall. Bishop Penick is
President of the Board of Trustees
of St. Alary’s, President of the
Board of Trustees of St. Augustine’s
College, and a member of the Board
of Trustees of the University of
the South. He first came to this
diocese in 1919. He is now Senior
Active Bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. Highlights of
the dedication service will be the
unveiling of the plaque honoring
Bishop Penick, the laying of the
cornerstone, and the presentation
of the trowel.
Alarilyn Zschau and Carolyn
Charles gave their certificate
recitals at 8:30 P.AI. Thursday,
April 25, in the auditorium.
Alarilyn’s program consisted of
two English, two Italian and three
German songs, two arias from
Carmen, and several other songs.
They were: “Alusic for a While”
and “Hark! the Echoing Air” by
Henry Purcell; “Piango Gemo
Sospiro” by Antonio Vivaldi;
“Danza, Danza Fanciulla” by
Francisco Durante; two arias from
Carmen by Bizet, “En Vain Pour
Eviter” (Card Scene) and “Pres des
Remparts de Seville” (Sequidilla);
“Traun durch die Dommerung” by
Richard Strauss; “la meiner
Heimot” by Richard Truck; “Der
Giirtaer” by Hugo Wolf; “There is
a Lady Sweet of Kind” by Norman
dello Joio; “Sweet Polly Oliver”, an
old English folk song arranged by
Benjamen Britten; “An Island
Shelling Song” by Kennedy Fraser;
and “Ale Company Along” by
Richard Hageman.
Carolyn Charles’ program con
sisted of Bach’s “Prelude and Eugue
in G =AIinor” (W.T.C. Book I),
Beethoven’s “Sonata op. 90”,
Bartok’s “Six Rumanian Dances”,
Chopin’s “Nocturne in C -minor,”
and Debussy’s “Prelude” from
“Pour le Piano”.
Do You Doubt
Do you doubt that :
All St. Alary’s will miss the Seniors
after Graduation?
Birch bought a pair of patent
leather shoes?
We all have Spring Fever?
Nine out of ten Belles are snowed?
The frogs in Biology are slowly
disintegrating?
We are excited about our new dorm?
Brink and DeeDee have a nagging
cough?
Love is strange?
Sociology is really getting inter-
estina?
On Kastcr Day St. Mary’.s girLs wore their traditional white dre.sses for tU‘-
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