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'The Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
VOL. XXVI. No. 7
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
February 15, 1963
ST. MARY’S TO PARTICIPATE
IN CHARTER CELEBRATION
Edwards Voted Best Dressed
During February St. Alary’s will
participate in the state-wide com
memoration of the granting of the
Carolina Charter. The 300th an
niversary of the document is being
pelebrated during 1963. Develoj)-
ing and executing the vast plan for
the commemoration is the Carolina
Charter Tercentenary Commission
which was established in 1959 by
the North Carolina General As
sembly.
^ On Alarch 24th, 1663, King
Charles II of England issued at his
court at Westminister the Carolina
Charter to eight of his supporters.
These men, who became known as
the Lords Proprietors, had backed
Charles in 1660 when he regained
the English throne. According to
the document the eight men be
came the owners of the territory
from Virginia south to Florida,
which was a Spanish possession,
and west to the Pacific Ocean.
This charter is important not on-
Jy in the colonization of the state
hut also as a link in the chain of
the developments of democracy. In
the charter there are guarantees of
^ representative form of govern
ment in which the eight lords were
to rule in the best interest of the
people and with their consent. The
original charter was purchased in
^49 and is now on display in the
Hall of History in Raleigh.
All over North Carolina, schools,
colleges, communities, and orga
nizations are holding celebrations,
plays, pageants, and exhibits to
commemorate the granting of the
charter and the first one hundred
'cars of North Carolina’s histoiw
the colonial period.
At St, Alary’s three assembly
programs in late February will be
devoted to the celebration. The
departments of social sciences, art,
dance, and the Glee Club are
’sponsoring these Tinder the geu-
cral leadership of Airs. Nancy
t^taniey.
On Thursday Feb. 21 the his
torical background will be fea
tured with the. program under the
direction of Airs. Alartha Stoops
nnd Dr. Alabel Alorrison of the
history department.
The drama and dance depart-
nients under Airs. Nancy Stanley
nnd Airs. Doris Daily, respectively,
will sponsor the program the fol
lowing Tuesday, Feb. 26. A dra
matic sketch on the Indians of
Aorth Carolina will be presented
hy the drama department. Orclie-
the modern dance group, will
portray the “Golden Age of
ciracy.” This dance will feature
Hlackbearcl and his pirates.
The eoncluding program on
Thursday, Feb. 28, will feature the
music and social order of the col
onists. The Glee Club under the
direction of Aliss Geraldine Cate
will sing .songs of the Highlanders.
Scotch Irish, and Germans who
settled .North Carolina. Airs. Alar-
o-aret Williams and the art de
partment are designing the scen-
erv suitable for the program.
Aluch time and effort are going
into this production which will be
at the regularly scheduled assem
bly time, 10:30 a.m. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
J« iimnriam
With the recent death of Dr. Eu-
rene Fred Parker, St. Alary’s lost a
dearly beloved friend as well as an
outstanding teacher. A teacher of
Romance languages. Dr. Haider
was born in Ellendale, North Da
kota. on Alay 20, 1888. He receiv
ed his B.S. degree from Norwicn
University, NorthfieW, Verniont.
and his A.AI. and Ph D. from Har
vard Dr. Parker still furthered his
studies at the Sorbonne in France
and the University of Aladrid m
^^Before coming to St. A'lary’s, D;-.
Parker taught at Union College,
University of North Carolina, Har
vard, University of Alinnesota,
AVashington University, and Mere
dith College. He began at St.
Alary’s as a part-time teaulier m
1947 and remained until June ot
1960 when he retired. Aside from
this part-time teaching. Dr. Park
er was also in the investment busi
ness. However, prior to ten years
ao-o he was forced to give up the
investment work because of bad
health Even after his retiremenu
from St. Alary’s, Dr. Parker was
readily available as a substitute
teacher or tutor. In February of
1961 and again this fall, he filled
in when a faculty member was ill.
Being an accomplished philolo-
„ist Dr. Parker was able to teach
Latin German, French, and Span
ish He and his wife, the fomier
Olivia Brooks, made several trips
to Europe. From these experiences,
he was able to add interesting
anecdotes to his teaching.
Described as a short, white-hair
ed man. Dr. Parker was liked by
all who came in contact with him.
Noted for his sense of humor and
pleasant personality. Dr. Parker
was spoken of as a wonderful per
son to know. He was ahyays will
ing to help his classes or individual
students in any way he could. One
of his former students commented,
“I feel that it was certainly a
privilege even knowing such a great
man.”
MAY DAY PLANS MADE
The 1963 Alay Day to be pre
sented Alay 4 is already in the
|)rocess of organization. The ’63
Alay Court and Queen have been
chosen and the classes are being
formed under the direction of
Airs. Dailey and the members of
Orchesis.
The theme was chosen soon af
ter Christmas vacation and is the
story of a St. Alary’s girl’s first
trip to New A'ork Cit}'. The vari
ous dances illustrate the many dif
ferent aspects of New York.
Susan Goode is the St. Alary’s
girl and has direction of the “Cen-
ti'al Park” dance. The remaining
dances are “The Slums” under the
direction of Harriet AVilliams and
Candy Pruitt, “Greenwich Vil
lage” done by Alargaret Allen and
Alin I^'anner, “Chinatown” di
rected by Flo Pitts and Pom Har
ris, “Night-Club” — Patty Aludter
and Detty Pat Parson, “The Dal-
let”—.lane de Loach, “Harlem”—
Georgia Roux, “United Nations”
— Susan Nagel, “Droadway” —
Darbara Struble, “The Dallgame”
by Alary Roper and Dianne Cof
fey, and a production of Radio
City Alusic Halls by the Caperet-
tes. The Alay Court is under the
direction of Frances AIcLanahan.
The St. Alary’s student body has
chosen .Ann Clifton Edwards as its
reiiresentative in Glamour maga
zine’s “Ten Best Dressed College
Girls in .America” contest. The
daughter of Air. and Airs. William
Walter Edwards of Durham, .Ann
is a junior this year. At St. Alary’s
she is a member of the Young
Democrats Club and a Sigma. Her
hobbies include piano, water ski
ing, and tennis.
.Ann’s choice of a career shows
that she has a lively interest in the
“working side” of fashion. She
jilans to enter Tobe Coburn in New
A"ork after graduation from St.
Alary’s with the aim of becoming a
fashion buyer and co-ordinator for
women’s clothing store.
During the summers Ann has
already started actively working
toward her goal. She models for
Aloiitaldo’s and several other
stores in Durham, and this year is
the Fashion Representative at St.
Alary’s from the College Shop in
Durham.
For entry in the national contest,
Ann will be photographed in a
typical on-campus outfit, a day
time off-campus outfit and a party
dress (full or cocktail length.) The
three photographs and an official
entry blank will be submitted to
the Glamour editors for judging.
The ten winners and the honorable
mention winners will be notified by
wire of their selection.
The ten girls who are named
Glamoufs ‘Ten Best Dressed Col
lege Girls in America” will be
photographed in the spring for the
annual August College Issue and
will spend two weeks in New York
in June as guests of the magazine.
The honorable mention winner will
be featured in a fall issue of Glam
our.
Sophomores Named Finalists
Aloya Lavin and Alice Stallings
two members of the sophomore
class, have been awarded the Cer
tificate of Alerit by the National
Alerit Scholarship Program. This
means that they have been desig
nated as Finalists in the National
Alerit Scholarship Program. These
girls and others were chosen from
approximately 11,000 high school
seniors throughout the country
who had reached semi-finalist
status.
Knight New Counselor
Recently named a member of
Hall Council was Darnell Knight,
who is now a counselor on 3rd
Penick. A senior from Charlotte,
Darnell is a member of the Young
Democrats Club, the Dramatics
Club, and is an operator of the St.
Alary’s switchboard. Darnell re
places Lib Rawlings, who has
tranferred to William and Mary.