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VOL. XXVI. No. 10
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
March 29, 1963
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Watson, Taylor, DuPre To Head Student Government
CIRCLE INDUCTS FIVE NEW MEMBERS
Roses Watson Elected
President
The new president of the Stu-
dent Government Association for
the year 1963-64 will be Roses
Watson, an old girl from Colum-
hia, S. C. The new president has
been very active in the Choir and
Cllee Clnb for four j-ears. She is
^Iso a member of the Doctors’
Daughters Club and the Grand
daughters’ Club. As a sophomore
at St. Mary’s, Roses was a member
the Beacon. This year she is
president of the junior class.
Alumnae Fete Seniors
Dalentine’s Restaurant in Cam
eron Village was amply crowded
Thursday night, March 21, bj' St.
Mary’s seniors. One hundred and
forty-three seniors gathered there
fpr the annual Alumnae Associa
tion banquet given in honor of the
seniors.
The girls gathered in front of
Smedes at quarter of six and were
chauffeured from there by day
students who graciously offered
their services. Upon their arrival
®t Balentines the girls were
greeted by Mrs. Thomas C. Powell,
^resident of the Alumnae Asso
ciation.
The banquet itself was laid out
in Smorgasbord style. There was
food of every imaginable kind and
plenty of it to insure no one’s
leaving hungry. The desserts oc
cupied the seniors for quite some
time.
There was no set entertainment
arranged by the Alumnae. Since
this meeting was one of the last
times the seniors would be gath
ered together as a group, the
sponsers felt that they would
rather entertain themselves—and
they did.
Last Tuesday night the Circle
braved a chilly rain to induct new
members of the group. Elected to
membership in the Circle, one of
the highest honors a St. Mary’s
girl can receive, were Shirley
keedwell, Nelson Pemberton, Mic
key Singletary, Sally Stevens and
Belle Williams.
Shirley Keedwell, treasurer of
the senior class, is a hall counseloi
on 3rd Penick. From Emporia,
Va., Shirley is also a member of
the Young Democrats Club and
May Day.
Yanceyville is the home of Nel
son Pemberton, a four-year St.
Mary’s girl. Nelson has been a
very active Sigma for four years
and is vice-president this year of
the Sigmas. Nelson also serves as
secretarv of Hall Council, treas
urer of the Granddaughter’s Club,
and sports editor of the BELLES.
A counselor on West Wing, Nel-
Tavlor New Vice President
St Mary’s has elected its new
vice-president of the Student Gov
ernment Association for 1963-64,
Bet Taylor from Chapel Hill. Bet’s
responsibilities will include stu
dent chairmanship of Orientation
Week next fall, chairmanship of
the Legislative Body and the Con
stitution Committee within that
body, and membership on the
Honor Council. Bet already has
one year of experience on the
Honor Council, since this year she
has served as one of the junior
class representatives to that body.
During this year Bet has also
been a member of the Choir, the
STAGECOACH staff, and the
Granddaughters’ Club. Last year
in Chapel Hill Bet was editor of
the school yearbook and one of
the moderators on a weekly tele
vision program.
son is a memher of the 1963 May
Court.
Another new member of the
Circle is Mickey Singletary of
Princeton, N. J. This year Mickey
is vice-president of the senior class
and head of its projects commit
tee. Mickey is also a member of
the May Court, the Young Demo
crats Cluh and Hall Council.
A four-year girl from Shiloh,
N. C., Sally Stevens is Editor of
the BELLES, chief Crucifer, and
hall counselor in West Rock. Last
year Sally served as president of
the junior class and as a member
of the Legislative Body.
A Raleigh Girl, Belle Williams
serves as president of the Day Stu
dents. In this capacity, Belle is
also a memher of the Honor Coun
cil, the Legislative Body, and a
Day Student counselor. Last year
Belle was dance marshal for the
junior class.
Sophomore Class
Holds Banquet
The annual Sophomore Class
Banquet was held on March 14,
1963, at the Angus Barn. The ban
quet officially began at 6:00 p.m.
when Susan Spalding, the presi
dent of the class, welcomed the
guests. Dr. and Mrs. Stone, Dr.
Guerry, and Mrs. Nicholson, the
class advisor. Immediately after
wards I\lary Ravenal and Betsy
Rndisill started the fun by read
ing a poem in epic style about
various members of the class.
The girls spent the next hour
eating the delicious food served
them. The menu included appeti
zers, a tossed salad, filet mignon,
and baked potatoes. Throughout
the entire meal individuals made
toasts to each other and to the
guests. These toasts were a high
light of the banquet.
After everyone had eaten all
she possibly could, the entertain
ment committee, headed by Mary
Jim Baskervill, provided various
types of after-banquet fun. Dianne
Ricks, performed her famous imi
tation of Mr. Tate, while some of
the girls imitated members of her
class. Charactatures of several
teachers were drawn by Flora
Melvin and presented by Mary
Jim Baskerville, who also sang
three selections from “West Side
Story”. The banquet ended with
the class singing folk songs ac
companied by Flora Melvin and
Monica Goubaud at the guitar.
DuPre To Head Hall
Council
Elected on March 25 as Chair
man of Hall Council was Alice
DuPre. Alice, also an old girl, is
a member of the Choir, the Dra
matics Club, and the Altar Guild.
This year Alice is vice-president
of the junior class and chairman
of its projects committee. Alice is
from Charleston, S. C.
Lent Brings Speakers
To St. Mary’s
During the six weeks of Lent,
St. Mary’s is being honored with
a series of distinguished guest
speakers.
The first Sunday in Lent, The
Rev. William A. Yon from the
Diocese of North Carolina, Ra
leigh, spoke. Friday, March 12th,
the Rev. Robert Estil spoke to St.
Mary’s after coming from Christ
Church, Lexington, Ky. to speak
at Noon Services held at Christ
Church in Raleigh. Friday, March
19, the guest speaker was the Rev.
John S. Spong, familiar to many
St. Mary’s students as head of
Calvary Church in Tarboro,
Wednesday, March 27, the speaker
was the Rev. Peyton R. Williams
from Christ and St. Luke’s in Nor
folk, Va.
On April 5th, the final speaker
of the Lenten series will be R. H.
Baker, Bishop of the Diocese of
North Carolina and President of
St. Mary’s Board of Trustees.
Other extra services during
Lent are the Candlelight-organ
meditation and prayer on Tuesday
from 6:35 to 6:45 p.m. and Holy
Communion on Thursdays at 9:00
p.m.