Vol. XXV, No. 8
Dr. Lapp
Speaks
Ralph E. Lapp, a well-known
physicist, author, and lecturer,
spoke on “Man, Space, and the
Atom” at St. Mary’s last Tuesday
'^ight. Dr. Lapp received his B.S.
and Ph.D. degrees from the Uni-
'’ersity of Chicago, and he is a
jnember of Phi Beta Kappa. He has
held many responsible and high
positions, and since 1961 has been
the secretaiy-treasurer of the Quad-
^i-Science, Inc., headed by Dr. Har
old C. Urey.
. Dr. Lapp is especially interested
^0 educating the general public in
ouclear science and in civil defense,
^everal of his well-known books are
Atoms and People, 1956; Radiation
(with .lack Schubert), 1957; The
°yage of the Lucky Dragon, 1958;
ooads to Discovery, 1960; and
Dan and Space, 1961.
ASSEMBLY
PROGRAM
In the first assembly of the new
ornester, everyone was treated to
Mother delightful performance by
* Shellans. Several folk songs
Rch typify the popular con-
^Ptions of the cow-poke, the he-
^0, and other such figures were
psented. Mr. Shellans promised to
^0 m the near future a program
wf the field recordings he made
traveling around the country.
February 1, a talk was pre-
ntecl by Julie Rhodes, a junior at
gv,', Alary’s from Raleigh. Julie
sci ^ knowledge of
is necessary for girls. She
La° an introduction to Dr.
to h^’ eminent scientist who was
*^^^ry visiting lecturer on Feb-
May Court
.j. Selected
hep^® Alay Court for this year has
Pres ® ®*^Ied. The nominees were
ppi *^'^Ied at Assembly on Tuesday,
'■otpd^^^A (5- The thirteen girls were
preferential order on
day ^^d at dinner Wednes-
to those who were selected
nouj[p^ the May Court were an-
year’s Alaid of Honor is
from Conner. Winston, who is
Alav ^^^dotte, has been in the
years 1°^ IF®
Fe is a member of Hall
lativo^ll’ eFairman of the Legis-
ChiK I^®dy, a member of the Letter
Jj,?’ and a Mu.
Court ^IFer twelve girls on the
aiani '^®^^de Beth Leach (Fresh-
Ann
Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
February 9, 1962
19 6 2
MAY QUEEN
Brooke Davila To
Be ’62 May Queen
arc! T Hundley, Frances Leon-
Alat;u^^*^ Herman (Sophomores);
CyOn ^ Hholson, Haynes Walker,
Darv A jAAright (Juniors); Rose-
"•in TcFair, Sarah Broadhurst, Er-
On February L elections were
held for St. Mary’s May Queen foi
1962 After two days of voting, it
was announced that our new A ay
Queen is ARss R^ooke Davila.
Sooke a senior, is nineteen years
j”e feel tour inches, nnd her eyes
H hair are dark. On May Day,
S,ookc will he attended by a maid
nonor and approximately en
fonrt men,hers, who are nominated
by the same procedure as that tor
the queen.
students turned in their noim-
nations for the May
court to the Nominations Commit
tee. These, nominees, along with
candidates proposed by the Com
mittee, were voted upon by the stu
dent body of St. Mary’s. A run-off
between Brooke and Winston Con
ner was held for the title of May
Queen. Other candidates included
Jackie Baublitz, Nanne Chalgren,
Mary Jane Meacham, Sarah
Broadhurst, Ginger Speagle, Lucy
Southall, Daphne Connelly, June
Wall, and Ginny Heron.
The Belles staff offers Brooke its
sincere congratulations, and it
knows that she will be one of the
loveliest queens St. Mary’s has ever
had.
ST. MARTS
WELCOMES
NEW STUDENTS
St. Mary’s welcomed to her cam
pus this semester three new stu
dents each of whom entered the
school as a freshman. Two of the
girls, Dudley Lester and Alary
Boyd Brown, are boarding students
while Candy Puritt is a day stu
dent. Already the girls are getting
into the swing of campus life.
Dudley Lester from Cartersville,
Georgia, is in the St. Mary’s Glee
Club. Though she took voice lessons
in Atlanta, she is unsure as to
whether she will continue the les
sons here or not. In her hometown
high school, Dudley participated in
many activities: Tri-hi Y Club, of
which she was president. National
Thespian Society, French Club,
Latin Club, Tennis Team, and
Future Teachers of America. Dud
ley’s main interests are sports. She
won a region tournament in tennis
and won a district swimming
match. After staying at St. Mary’s
for two years of college she hopes
to enter Duke or Carolina where
she will major in either journalism
or voice.
Alary Boyd Brown is from
Winnsboro, South Carolina. Alary
is undecided as to what organi
zations she will join at St. Mary’s.
In her former high school she was
in the Library Club (president),
Future Teachers of America, Fu
ture Business Leaders of America
(reporter), Latin Club, and she was
assistant-editor of her high school
paper The Consolidated Comments.
Her interests are tennis, swimming
and water skiing. After graduation
from St. Alary’s, Alary'hopes to be
come an airline hostess.
Candy Puritt came across conti
nent to St. Mary’s. She is a former
resident of Eagle Rock, California.
Like most Californians, Candy is
an excellent swimmer. She is also
talented in designing clothes. At her
former school Candy was a cheer
leader and president of the Service
Club. She was the winner of a
school Posture Contest. Candy is
undecided as to her future after
graduation.
Remember
NO SOCKS TO
DINNER
The Dining Room Committee