57
The Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
Vol. XX, No. 6
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
December 19, 1957
Glee Club Busy
After the Thanksgiving holidays the
Clee Club of St. Mary’s was especial
ly busy preparing a Christmas Con
cert to be given in the College Union
at State College.
On the night of the 8th of Decem
ber a bus pulled into St. Mary’s and
the members all climbed aboard. As
they had progressed only six blocks
down the street—the engine of the
bus cut off. The girls; dressed in their
finest clothes, crawled out and pro
ceeded to the Union on foot.
When they arrived, they settled
themselves; and the program began
sharply at 8:15. There was much en-
thusiam among the girls, and they en
joyed performing for their first time
this season. After the program the
Music Committee and other students
of State College entertained the Glee
Club by serving coffee and open-faced
sandwiches. The members seemed
boosted by the reception they receiv
ed.
The St. Mary’s Glee Club will be
giving the same performance on De
cember 19, 1957, at 8:30 P.M. in
the school auditorium.
Letter Club
Chooses Two
Newton Is
SPA President
The honorary society, Sigma Pi
'’^Ipha, met on Tuesday, December
12, and elected Madam Smith as their
ttdvisor; Brooks Newton was elected
president. Brooks hails from South-
Port, North Carolina, and is a mem-
}^cr of the choir and Glee Club. She
also head of Senior Follies this
year.
The Sigma Pi Alpha is a language
elub based entirely upon scholarship,
^fie purpose of this organization is to
promote scholarship and to acquaint
students with life and customs of
foreign countries.
^e admire the man who demon
strates his abilities with “work” not
Words.”
^^Wh
There is no point in wasting our
energy brooding about things over
'''hich we have no control.
Some of the Seniors are seen decorating for their Christmas Dance
held December 14, 1957.
Two new Letter Club members
Were chosen recently. They are Oc-
tavia Phillips and Dot Overbeck.
Octavia is a Sigma, a Soccer All-Star,
On the Stagecoach staff, a member of
Orchesis, Granddaughter’s Club, and
the choir. Dot is the co-editor of the
Belles, one of last year’s Hockey All-
Stars, a Sigma and also a member of
Orchesis.
Captains of the basketball teams
'^ere also chosen recently. The cap
tain of the Mu team is Jenny White
hurst, who is also the Mu President.
The captain of the Sigma team is
Oickie Robinson.
Vespers Given By Christmas Program
St. Mary's Choir Presented Tonight
A vesper service of Christmas
Carols was conducted by Dr. Moultrie
Guerry, chaplain, with the assistance
of the choir, in the St. Mary’s Chapel,
Sunday, December 15, at 5:00 p.m.
Students and visitors enjoyed singing
such familiar carols as “Angels Ye
Have Heard on High”, “Away in a
Manger ”, “The Snow Lay on the
Ground”, “From the Eastern Moun
tains”, “Thou Didst Leave Thy
Throne”, and "Of the Father’s Love
Begotten”. Also, the congregation
sang in part with Sue Sandlin, St,
Mary; and V'icky Rothrock, St.
Joseph, in a German Carol, with Sue
Sandlin in “Here Bewixt Ass and
Oxen Mild ’; with Anne Jefferson in
"What Child Is This?”; and with
Priscilla Brown in “Silent Night”.
The choir presented “Break Forth,
O Beauteous Heavenly Light”, “Saw
You Never in the Twilight”, and “In
the Bleak Midwinter”. Mr. Russell
Broughton played an organ selection
for silent prayer in the candle-lit
chapel.
The St. Mary’s Christmas service is
an inspiration to all who participate
and the 1957 service was no exception;
though not the same service as in past
years, the spirit of Christmas filled the
hearts of everyone as they sang the
beautiful carols.
State College
Lists Events
You cannot whitewash yourself by
blackening others.
Learn to say kind things—nobody
ever resents them.
Seniors Have
Parting Blast
Early on the morning of December
20th, the seniors celebrate the tradi
tional Christmas farewell to the en
tire school. Activities usually begin
with a party in the Hut at six o’clock
after which time the seniors engage
in Carol singing around the neighbor
hood. Then they go up and down the
halls of each dorm, rousing the girls in
a gentle but firm manner. Friendly
jokes are played on the underclassmen
as they run for breakfast. Pity those
who can’t step lively!
At breakfast the seniors arrive wear
ing Bermuda shorts which certainly is
a sight to behold in the Saint Mary’s
dining room. Songs are sung in Christ
mas cheer. Excitement glows in every
faee. Thoughts of home and the
Christmas season thrill the heart.
Shouts ring out “Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year”.
Mr. Tate Chosen
As Belle's Adviser
On Thursday night, December 19,
members of the Glee Club, the En
semble, and Orchesis will present a
Christmas program to the student
body. Highlights of this program in
clude a dance by members of Orchesis
and songs by the Glee Club and En
semble. The Glee Club will sing “O
Light Divine”, “We Hasten With
Eager Yet Faltering Footsteps”, “Bles
sing, Glory, and Wisdom”, and Ben
jamin Brittan’s “Ceremony of Carols”.
The Ensemble will sing Christmas
songs from all over the world. Their
selections include “The Song of Mary”,
"Shepherds on This Hill”, “Behold
That Star”, “Ding Dong Merrily on
High”, and “Carol of the Bells”.
State College Union has a variety
of programs planned for the month of
January that may interest each St.
Mary’s student. Each Friday night
there are Platter Parties, and on
Wednesday nights Square Dances are
held in the Student Union. On January
14 a formal discussion by General
Wood will be given on missiles. Pullen
Hall is having a pantomime circus on
January 17 and there will be a small
charge.
The Belles is most fortunate to have
Mr. Tate as its new advisor. He was
born on April 8, 1926, in Columbus,
Mississippi, and sixteen years later he
moved to Gulfport, Mississippi. Mr.
Tate attended Louisiana State Uni
versity in Baton Rogue where he was
co-editor of the Delta, the college liter
ary magazine. After two years at the
university he joined the Air Force.
There he served as a radio operator
in Hawaii and Guam. After three
years he went back to the university
for two more years.
Mr. Tate taught freshman English
for one year at Chapel Hill. It was
there that he met his wife in 1954.
Mrs. Tate was formerly Brita Moberg
from Djursholm, Sweden. She was
working on a Navy grant at the. Medi
cal School at Chapel Hill when she
met Mr. Tate.
Before he was married, Mr. Tate’s
hobby was attending many of the
plays in New York. Now he collects
books and has some valuable signed
editions of modern authors, such as
Faulkner and T. S. Eliot.
As advisor to the Belles, Mr. Tate’s
job is not only to supervise the paper
but to help with the editions in any
way he can. He intends to read over
each article to check its accuracy and
to get new and varied ideas which will
help make the sehool newspaper in
teresting and informative.
You grow up the day you have your
first real laugh at yourself.
It is easier to climb up the ladder
than it is to fall down.
Every man is a fool for at least five
minutes every day. Wisdom consists
in not exceeding that limit.
Bad habits, like a comfortable bed,
are easy to get into but hard to eet
out of.
O day of worry is more exhausting
than a week of work.