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OF ST. MARY’S
Vol. XIX, No, 15
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
Commencement
Program Planned
The annual Comnienceinent pro-
pam at St. Mary’s Jr. College will
be held June 1-3, 1957.
On Saturday, .June 1, at 10:00
^in. will be the Sophomore Class
Oay Exercises. At 10:30 a.m. the
Annual Alumnae meeting will be
bold in the Chapel, and at 1:00
P-in. Frances Gray Patton will
®Ipak at the Alumnae Luncheon.
At 4:00 ]).ni. the Senior Class Day
Exercises will be held. And at
»-30 p.m. the St. Mary’s Glee Club
pill give their concert in the audi
torium.
On Sunday, June 2, at 7:30 a.m.
le celebration of Holy Communion
"’ll! be in the Chapel. At 11:00
pm. Morning Prayer and the Bac-
palaurate Sermon will be given by
Pbe Lev. Walter H. Stone, Pastor
Lie iMount Olivet Church in
pPppi’t!; Delaware. From 4:30 to
•00 ji.m. the St. Mary’s girls in
leir respective classes will have
jjOp Singing at the front of Smedes
ST. MARY’S JUNIOR COLLEGE
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
1957
Saturday, June 1
10:30 A.M.—Sophomore Class Day Exercises.
11:30 A.M.—Annual Alumnae Meeting in the Chapel.
1:00 P.M.—Alumnae Luncheon.
Speaker, Frances Gray Patton.
4:00 P.M.—Senior Class Day Exercises.
8:30 P.M.—Concert by Glee Club.
Sunda5', June 2
7:30 A.M. Celebration of the Holy Communion in the Chapel
11:00 A.M.—Morning Prayer and Baccalaureate Sermon by The Rev.
Walter H. Stone, Pastor Mount Olivet Church. Seaford
Delaware. ’
4:30-6:00 P.M.—President's Tea tor Parents and Graduating Classes.
President’s Home.
6:00 P.M.—Step Singing, Smedes Hall.
Monday, June 3
10:30 A..M.—Graduating Exercises in the Auditorium.
Speaker, John D. Larkins. Jr., Chairman of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee of North Carolina.
—Presentation of Diplomas in the Chapel.
Student Officers
Take Over
The annual installation of the
new officers of St. Alary’s student
^^londay, June 3, at 10:30
lion .S^^iduating exercises will be
0 m the auditorium. Mr. John
St‘ Chairman of the
^^^'^"ocratic Executive Com-
ti, North Carolina, will be
l^iplomas will be pre-
in the Chaiiel.
Various Clubs
Elect Officers
h(,^, I . ^he corner, everyone has
Vyj-i bulking about officers for the
PUs organizations on the cam-
dcntCross was chosen jircsi-
Jeaj Y.W.C.A. for next year.
^Tiri sophomore from
Pfosiu^''. yoar she was vice-
Shg of the freshman class,
the v\ ''E'mbcr of the “Beacon,”
Sta„,J-^-C.A., YDC and the
' Staff. Jeanette is a
^'•bdenT ^bP^ord, a soiihomorc day
‘=*'o«o’n Sccrctary-
a bf the Y.W.C.A. Betsy
pii-clp of the “Beacon,” “The
VDo ’ vM*® ^^elles staff. Glee Club,
®igiUn Canterbury Club,
^bft-hall team, and inihlicity
Ikii the Dramatics Club,
"’as tenijile from High Point
'=011” fTrosident of the “Bea-
b*'i-'r of i.’^'-'xt year. Paige is Treas-
^Pt, p !'o Freshman class at jires-
K "b® also chosen Vice-
"oxt ' , t of the Y.W.C.A., for
Tl ,
Ib’osident of the Y.D.C.
m'deinan, a junior from
Government was Alay 17 in the
school Chapel. Barry Bowen, the
out-going President of Student
Government, jiresided. The newly
installed officers are Caroline Cobb,
President of Student Government;
Dickie Robinson, Vice-President of
Student Government; Shirley
Smith, Secretary of Student Govern
ment; Jessie Allen, Chairman of
Hall Council; Linda Lunsford,
Secretary of Hall Council; and
Louise Jones, President of Day
Students.
Congratulations girls! The Belles
wishes you a very prosperous year.
Judy Scott Is New
Handbook Editor
Judy Scott from Richmond, Vir
ginia, was recently elected Editor
of the Handbook for next year.
She is a member of the Stagecoach
staff, A’DC, a Sigma cheerleader,
and a new counselor.
The job of the editor is to keep
the handbook up to date by chang
ing the constitution or general rules
as they are changed by the Legisla
tive Body or the Constitutional
committee. The editor is automati
cally a member of the Legislative
Body and the Constitutional Com
mittee.
Silver Spring, Alaryland. Kit was
Secretary-Treasurer of the YDC
this year. Kit has been an active
participant on all the Sigma teams.
She is a member of the Letter Club,
I^cgislative Body, Assistant Ciga
rette-Manager for next year, and
a member of the choir. Kit will
iilso he a Vice-Counselor.
New Counselors
Are Appointed
On Monday, Alay 20, Barry
Bowen gave the oath to the new
counselors. There were thirty-eight
girls chosen as counselors for next
year.
Barry explained the duties and
stressed the responsibility of being
a counselor.
Jessie Allen read the list of new
counselors and vice counselors, for
next year. The rooms were also
assigned. The following girls were
chosen:
Shirley Smith—Retta Grier—1st
West Rock
Sadie Carol Etheridge—Betty
Van Wagener—2nd West Rock
Susan Hardin—Florence AIc-
Gow'an—East Rock
Becky Walters—Doris Price—
1st Holt
Millie Fary—Ann Hardin—3rd
Holt
Linda Lunsford—John Barber—
2nd Holt
Ann Shepard—Judy Keller—1st
Penick
Alichael Gardner—Ann Tayloe—
2nd Penick
Ann Rountree—Lois Yliddleton
—3rd Penick
Annie Grey Calhoun—B e t h
Alorrison—1st East Wing
Caroline Cobb—Betty Covington
—2nd East Wing
Alartha Custis—Peggy Withers
—3rd East Wing
Dickie Robinson—Helen London
—2nd Smedes
Sallie Rembert—Boo Baker—
3rd Smedes East
Barbara Hauser—Lucy Lynn
^\'ootcn—3rd Smedes West
Jane Bellamy—Mary Hill Mof-
fitt—1st West Wing
Jessie Allen—Jane Brady—^2nd
West Wing
Lou Johnson—Peppy Currie—
3rd West Wing
Kit Tiedeman—Judy Scott—Fac
ulty House
May 31, 1957
Graduating Classes
Plan Class Day
The Sophomore Class of 1957 will
give its last program before the
nnal graduation exercises on Satur
day morning, June 1, at ten thirty.
Ihe occasion is Class Day, which is
a tradition on St. Mary’s campus.
A welcome to the visiting parents
riends faculty, and students will
Sophomore
Class Piesident, Susanne Burton
after which Betty Denison, treas
urer of the class, will give the
class prayer Following the sing
ing of the “Alma Mater” by the
student body, Debbie Wall, class
secretary, will give the class roll;
and Susanne Burton will present
a gift to the school.
The Sophomore Class History
will be read by Jeanette Cross and
Nan Bailey followed by the read-
Conpf ^ by Jane
Copeland and Jeanne Dunn.
Alarion Sims. Vice-President of
tlie class, will recognize the Sopho
more Superlatives, after which Dr
Richard G. Stone will present the
Scholastic Award.
The program, to be held in the
auditorium, will close with the
singing of the “School Hymn” by
the Sophomore Class and the bene
diction led by St. Mary’s chaplain,
the Reverend I. Harding Hughes.
in the after-
noon St. Mary’s Seniors will give
their final performance before srad-
nation. The program will be ap-
propmately the same as that of the
sophomore’s.
Betsy Brinkley, Senior Class
President will give the welcome,
followed by the singing of “Hail,
St Mary’s” by the student body!.
le class roll will be announced
by Catherine Dent, secretary, after
which Helen Corbett and Frances
Pearson will read the Class History
Poern^" Class
PresklenTnf Gregory, Vice-
win +1 ^™Pi\'='=y- Betsy Brinkley
will then make the presentation of
the class s gift to the school. This
will be accepted by Dr. Stone.
Mittie Grumpier and Barrett
Proctor will read the Last Will and
lestament. Announcement of the
permanent class secretary will
be made by Libby Gregory, after
which the Publication awards will
be made. Participating in this will
ReZfos, Frances Pearson, editor of
, exercises will end
with the Class Praver hv ■
Crunijiler, the “School Hyinn”^ung
IW the Senior Class, and the line
Ijuiies Mr.