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The
Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
Vol. XX, No. 10
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
March 7,1958
SMJC Participates
in Swimming Meet
A synchronized swimming meet
was held in Greensboro on Satur
day, March 1. Those attending from
St. Mary’s were Miss Lloyd, Sybil
Mathis, Linda Vick, Ann McIntosh,
Bard Gatling, and Martha Custis.
Mrs. Beulah Gundling from Cedar
Rapids, Iowa was the instructor.
Mrs. Gundling was the U. S. A.
Senior National A.A.U. Solo Syn
chronized Swimming Champion for
five consecutive years, and the first
and only U.S.A. swimmer todate
to ever place in the Canadian
“Gale” Championships of which she
won the solo division in her first
solo competition in 1949 over 40
Canadian- swimmers. She was on
the first All-American Synchro
nized Swimming Teams and is the
founder of the International aqua
tics Arts Association.
Mrs. Gundling has made over
200 appearances in 100 cities and
12 foreign countries. When in
Australia, she introduced synchro
nized swimming to that country.
Miss Bachauer
Presents Concert
On Thursday, February 27, 1958,
the Raleigh Civic Music Association
presented Gina Bachauer.
Miss Bachauer is a pianist and
has been appearing in the U. S.
only since 1950, but in these seasons
she has become as well established
is artists who have been on the
•Scene much ionger. She is a native
of Greece. The pianist received her
first formal training in the Athens
Conservatory. She later studied
With Alfred Cortot and Sergei
Rachmaninoff. Miss Bachauer made
her concert debut shortly before
World War II In her home town,
playing Tachaikovsky’s “B Flat
Minor Piano Concerto” under
Rimitie Mitropoulos. In the same
period she toured France, Yugo
slavia, Austria, and Egypt and was
^hout to return to Italy when
hostilities erupted. She went in
stead to Greece. Forced to flee
when the Nazis invaded her home
land, Miss Bachauer found sanctu-
during the war in Alexandria,
Egypt. It was no sojourn, however.
Miss Bachauer’s life in Alexan
dria contained a busy schedule of
benefit appearances for the armed
forces. After V-E Day she lost no
time in returning to active concert
Work. Her London debut in 1946
Was outstanding, and since then
®he has enjoyed marked success
throughout Bngiand. In one
Country after another she has won
Consistently favorable reception,
t^hd in America she made fifty-five
appearances in 1950 and has made
'^^hy more appearances since that
time.
Synchronized
Swimmers Give
Water Pageant
The synchronized swimming
classes of St. Mary s, under the
direction of Miss Jane Lloyd, pre
sented a water pageant in the
gymnasium, Tuesday, February 25,
at 8:30 P.M. the theme was Valen
tines and love. Eight numbers
were presented by the seventeen
girls. As a group the seventeen
started the pageant with “Love
Dance”, followed by “My Funny
Valentine” and “I Only Have Eyes
for You.” then Joan Williams and
Linda Lunsford artfully swam to
the music of “Swan Lake. A
comedy by Sybil Mathis and Anne
Macintosh, with “Searching as the
music, was very well done. The
Boy Next Door” was the sixth
number, done by one class. The
other class next presented “Moon
light in Vermont.” The finale,
“Moonlight and Roses” was done
by the whole group.
Those participating in the water
pageant were Linda Lunsford, Joan
Williams, Molly Norfleet, Sarah
Ellen White, Toddy Mann, Linda
Vick, Dottie Yeamans, Peggy
Pegu'es, Lois Middleton, Susan
Hardin, Julia Ann Fuller, Bard
Gatling, Ann Rountree, Caroline
Clark, Anne Macintosh, Sybil
Mathis, and Janie Snepp.
Three Receive
Letters
Three girls became members of
the Letter Club in the month of
January, Lucy Milward, President,
presented Priscilla Brown, Sadie
Carol Ethridge and Honey Vann
with their letters in assembly.
Priscilla Brown from Ivanhoe,
North Carolina, is an active mem
ber in the Girls Chorus and the
church choir. She is on the a
Star Basket Ball Team and is a Mu.
Sadie Carol is a Sigma from
Whitakers, North Carolina, and is
on the Honor Council. She was also
chosen for the All Star Basket
Ball Team.
Honey Vann hails from Benson,
North Carolina. She is on the Belles
staff and the All Star Basket Ball
Team. Also she is a member of
the YDC and Dramatics Club.
Honey is a Sigma.
Just- Twenty Cents
The Senior Class has a new
nroject to earn money. Sandwiches
will be sold at H o’clock and 12
o’clock on Saturday nights down at
the little store. Everyone gets
hungry about that time so save
your money and buy a sandwich,
key are only 20 cents and are
home made. The money will help
pay for the materials used m
Senior Follies.
Circle Taps Five
New Members
Five girls were tapped by the
Circle on Monday, February 24.
The new members are Ann Shep
herd, Kit Tiedeman, Chee Davis,
Betty Covington, and Louise Jones.
Ann hails from Charleston, W.
Va. and is a crucifer, hall counse
lor, secretary of the Dramatics
Club, member of the Belles, Stage
coach, and Muse staffs and honor
council. She is a Sigma.
Kit is from Wilmington and is
cigarette manager of the Belles
and snapshot editor for the Stage
coach. She is president of the
Sigma, president of Y.D.C., vice
counselor, member of the altar
guild, choir, glee club, letter club,
Y.W.C.A., and all star soccer team.
Chee, from Nashville, is Editor
of the Muse. She is a member of
the Belles staff, orchesis. Dramatics
Club, and Sigma Pi Alpha. Chee
is a Mu.
From Raleigh, “Cov” is manager
of the Senior Little Store, a server,
hall counselor, and vice president
of the Sigmas.
Also from Raleigh, Louise is
President of the Day Students.
She is a member of the Legislative
Body, Belles and Stagecoach staffs,
and Sigma Pi Alpha. Louise is
a Mu.
Petitions Accepted
The following petitions were
read out in assembly on Thursday,
Feb. 27 after having been passed by
the Legislative Body and Dr. Stone:
1. Upperclassmen be able to date
from six o’clock to twelve o’clock
on Saturday night without special
permission.
2. Upperclassmen in groups of
four or more be allowed to leave
campus unaccompanied by a male-
escort on Friday night and Sunday
night providing they return by
10:30 P.M. and comply with the
study regulations.
These petitions will go into effect
immediately.
SMJC Awaits
World Trip
The St. Mary’s student body,
their families, faculty, and friends
of the school will view on May
4th a very elaborate May Day.
They will enjoy a trip around the
world in music costume, and last
but not least, dance. Orchesis mem
bers and other girls who are
dancing in May Day will escort
the onlookers to Scotland, Holland,
Spain, Russia, Greece, Hawaii, Thai
land, and end the journey in
America.
Representative of Scotland will
be the Highland Fling choreograph
ed by Dorothy Overbeck. Mary Dale
is in charge of the Dutch folk
dance. Spanish senoritas will be
directed in dance by Joy Little.
Michael Gardner and Sybil Mathis
are choreographers of a Russian
folk dance, and Eleanor Bulluck
will be solo ballet dancer in Swan
Lake with a chorus backing her
up. Jo Burgwyn, president of
Orchesis, will solo in a Grecian
modern dance. Anna Thompson is
choreographing a hula dance rep
resentative of Hawaii. The dance
of the East Indian countries will be
done by Chee Davis, choreographer,
with a chorus of dancers behind
her. Eleanor Bulluck and Chee
Davis are combining their abilities
to do an American Jazz number
typical of our country. Octavia
Phillips is making up the May
Pole Dance for the St. Mary’s
beauties.
The planning of costumes is now
underway and they are going to
be very beautiful.
Mrs. Baily is director of May
Day. If she is seen scampering
around campus, it is certain that
she is attending to May Day
business.
Council Plans
Alumnae Day
The Alumnae Council met in the
parlor of Faculty House on Friday,
March 7, 1958. At this time plans
were made for Alumnae Day, May
31, Also ways were discussed to
reach the goal of one thousand
contributors to the annual loyalty
fund by May 31. The meeting was
conducted by the president, Mrs.
Laurence Maddison of Scotland
Neck. Ann Rountree, our student
alumnae representative, met with
the group. About twenty members
were present.
Penn State
Graduate Is
Accompanist
Mrs. Ruth Hafley is the accom
panist for the Glee Club and the
Ensemble. She also accompanies
Miss Cate’s voice students and
plays the organ in the Chapel on
Sunday. Mrs. Hafley is Choir
Director at the Ridge Road Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Hafley went to the Oberlin
Conservatory for two years. She
graduated from Pennsylvania State
University, where she was a Tri-
Delt. She received her B. S. in
Elementary Education. Mrs. Hafley
has taught in the elementary
schools.
Mrs. Hafley’s husband is working
on his Ph.D. in experimental
statistics. They have a two year old
daughter, Carol Gaye.