The Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
Vol. XX, No. 13
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
April 25, 1958
Pictured above from left to right are the new marshals: Rett Weston, Bev
DL M Jefferson, Catherine Church, chief; Jeannette Gillam, and Octavia
* hillips_
SMS STUDENTS ELECT
MARSHALS FOR '58-'59
The new marshals who were
ecently elected by the Student
St. Mary’s include Octavia
fillips, Jeannet Gillam, Rett Wes
son, Bev DuBose, and Ann Jeffer-
on. Catherine Church was chosen
^hief marshal.
g ^3therine’s hometown is Hender-
N. C. Since her arrival at St.
s she has become a member
the choir and is on the Belles
She is a Sigma and will be in
e May Court this year.
Commencement
Schedule Revealed
St. Mary’s commencement pro-
are not far off and there
'^sen many traditional and
St plans made for them.
with the dramatic" club’s
p, ?®®’^tation of “Our Town” on
commencement
will continue the morning
„ J^°'^day, June 2, when the actual
^ uating exercises will be held,
ne schedule is as follows:
y 30, Friday night
Ma^^ P-M.—“Our Town”
31, Saturday, 10:30 A.M.—
ophomore class day exercises
•30 A.M. Annual meeting of
Alumnae Association
■ 00 p.M. Alumnae luncheon—
■Mrs. Mary L. Richardson, Vice-
^airman of State Democratic
P^xecutive Committe will be the
speaker.
4.00 P.M. Senior class day exer
cises
3.30 P.M. Glee Club Program
Publications
Editors Elected
Luanne Hobbs, Memrle Mosier,
and Nancy Morris were elected on
April 9 to edit the 1958-59 publi
cations.
Luanne, editor-in-chief of the
Stagecoach, hails from Rocky
Mount. This year she has been
active in the dramatics club with
the lead in “The Heiress,” on the
Stagecoach business staff, a member
of the Altar Guild and Cantebury
Club, on the Sigma soccer team,
and in the May Day Spanish Dance.
Memrie, editor-in-chief of the
Muse, is a native of Greenville. This
year she has been a member of the
Granddaughter’s Club, Orchesis, the
Muse staff, the Stagecoach creative
writing staff, and the Sigmas.
Nancy, editor-in-chief of the
Belles, comes from Salisbury. This
year she has been a junior repre
sentative to the Legislative Body, a
member of the Belles feature and
headlines staffs, the Stagecoach
creative writing staff, the Altar
Guild, the YWCA, and on the mu
volleyball and basketball teams.
Octavia comes from Rockingham,
N. C. At St. Mary’s she is a Sigma
and a member of the choir, Belles
Staff, Stage Coach Staff, Grand
daughters Club, and Orchesis. Octa
via was chosen to be in the May
Court.
Rett Weston hails from Columbia,
S. C. She is on the Belles and Stage
Coach Staff, Treasurer of the
Junior Class and a Sigma.
Jeannet Gillam lives in Burling
ton, N. C. She is a Sigma and on the
Stage Coach Staff.
Ann Jefferson is from Cairo, Geor
gia. Her activities at St. Mary’s in
clude the Glee Club, choir. Belles
Staff, Y.D.C. and the May Court.
Ann is a Mu.
Bev DuBose comes from Colum
bia, S. C. She is a member of the
Altar Guild, Granddaughters Club,
Stage Coach Staff, and Secretary of
the Junior Class. Bev is a Sigma
and will be in the May Court this
year.
June 1, Sunday, 7:30 A.M. Holy
Communion
11:00 P.M. Morning Prayer and
Baccalaureate sermon by Rever
end Gray M. Blandy, dean of
theological Seminary of the
Southwest, Austin, Texas.
4:30-6:00 P.M.—President’s tea
for graduating class members
and parents
6:00 P.M.—step singing
June 2, Monday, 10:30 A.M.—gradu
ating exercises. James L. God
frey, Ph.D., dean of faculty at
University of North Carolina
will speak.
Helen Jones
Assists Newton
Helen Bell Jones assisted Brooks
Newton in her certificate' recital
Tuesday, April 15, 1958, at 8:30 p.m.
in St. Mary’s Auditorium. Miss
Jones played Sonata in P sharp
minor. Opus 26, No. 2 by dementi,
Sumare from Saudades do Brazil by
Milhaud, Prelude, No. 2 by Frank
Martin, Three Chinese Bagatelles
by Tscherepnine, Intermezzo in 3
major, op. 116, No. 6 by Brahms,
and Soaring by Schumann.
Srs. Choose Honor
Council Members
On April 11, Sally Blackmon and
Mary Dale were elected to serve
as senior representatives to the
1958-59 honor council. One of these
two girls will be chosen by the
honoi council to serve as secretary
of the Student Government.
Sally, a Columbia, South Caro
lina girl has served on the honor
council this year. She has also been
in the choir, glee club, glee club
ensemble, Y.D.C., Y.W.C.A., on the
Stage coach editorial staff, on the
Muse staff, and a member of the
Altar Guild and Mu volleyball team.
Mary, who hails from Charlotte,
has been a member of Orchesis and
is a choreographer for the Dutch
Dance in May Day. She is a Sigma.
Ji“s. Give Program
The Junior class presented their
assembly program entitled “Is
There Anybody Here for Love?”
Thursday morning, April 17, 1958.
All members of the class partici
pated in song and dance routines
which were as follows: “Anybody
Here for Love” by 1st Holt directed
by Octavia Phillips; “Pm Not at All
in Love by 2nd Holt directed by
Patricia Litchfield; “I’m Gonna
Wash That Man Right Out of My
Hair” by 2nd Smedes directed by
Catherine Potter; “This Can’t be
Love” by 3rd Smedes directed by
Cmda Henderson; “There’s a Small
Hotel by 3rd Holt” directed by
Penny Dunn; “Wonderful Guy” by
West Rock directed by Memrie
Mosier, Dorothy Ewing, and Har
riett McDaniel. Sarah Ellen White,
Joan Williams, and Sally Bruce
presented the theme. The entire
program was directed by Jane Cope
land.
May Day To Be Saturday
On Saturday, May 3, 1958, May
Day will be presented to all visitors
and students on front campus of
Saint Mary’s.
First the May Court will enter
the procession to await the entrance
of the Maid of Honor Ease Penning
ton and then of the Queen Jane
Bellamy.
Next the May Court will engage
in the well known traditional May
Pole dance. They then retire to
their places behind the Queen and
view the performance of “Around
the World With Eloise” presented
by Orchesis.
Eloise, Nancy Page Hopkins, en
ters with her nurse, Jenny White
hurst to pack her bag for her tour
around the world. Chee Davis and
Eleanor Bulluck represent the
American Jazz dance. Between each
country’s dance Eloise and her
nurse appear to announce the
change of country.
Next Joy Little leads the vivid
Spanish dance with the sound of
castanets. The Hollanders’ dance
follows with its leader Mary Dale.
The exotic Oriental dance succeeds
with Chee Davis leading. Next the
Russian dance comes brisk and live
ly, Sybil Mathis and Michael Gard
ner leading. Following is the grace
ful Roman dance, Jo Burgwyn
leading and doing a solo. Anna
Thompson leads next the sensuous
Hawaiian dance. Next Dot Overbeck
leads a group in the Scottish high
land Fling. Frances Swan Lake is
portrayed by Eleanor Bullock’s
group.
Orchesis then pays tribute to our
Queen Jane Bellamy in the finale,
which is followed by the reces
sional.