963 Belles OF ST. MARY’S VOL. XXVI No. 13 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA May 17, 1963 nl*' I'tS lu lls-' lilt lu ll!-' U-- 'to US-' el'- I.''- lU^ t.'' ly' eit le, \V- ^I'S 11- lU Ir i> 111 ill Newly Elected Marshals Soon to Assume Duties CCUN Plans Next Year rile Collegiate Coimeil of the Y^ited Nations is a newly-formed oliib for those at St. Mary’s in terested in current affairs. It is j^ffiliated with the national CCUN, wt unlike the other clubs, mein- ership is open not only to college students but also to high school ■‘students who are interested. Ui> *'er the guidance of Miss Morri- members meet every other ednesday night from 6:30 to ' :30 ill Mrs Cell’s classroom to yiscuss current topics of general 'uterest. For example, in their last nmeting, the CCUN discussed the lucent intergration incident in jialeigh concerning Miss Angie crooks, the U.N. ambassador from Liberia. ^ Recently the club has been en- Y^'faining the seven boys now in Raleigh who are a part of the ex- "’Pi’inient in International Living. ^'ext year ivill be a busy one for be CCUN. It is planning to attend Time Gives Award iUary Lindsay Smith of Raleigh la.s recently been awarded a Cer- l^eate of Excellence by Time ^agazine. She received the award having made the highest score the Time Current Affairs Test, alary Lindsay also received a ooniid copv of Life Magazine’s The Epic of Man. She is a history student of Mrs. Stoops. Nor here Sigmas Win Plague the Model United Nations General Assembly which meets annually at either Chapel Hill, Durham, or Ralei"h. Along with other college students, CCUN members ^ylll go to Duke University to participate in the Model U.N. and to discuss world affairs. They are also plan- iPno- to participate in the Model Hi Carolina State Legislature ,1-e at Raleigh. The CCUN will not only be par ticipating ill national and state programs, but they are planning an active year on campus. Slem- bers will sponsor a speaker from the Peace Corps, who will be of interest to the whole student body. At various times during the year, they will also have speakers who will follow up those sponsored by the school for assemblies and lec tures. Club members themselves will conduct and participate in assembly programs. Deginning in September, the CCUN will put into use a new form of organization which will be based on the point system. Mem bers will receive five service points for the attendance of each meeting, seven points for meeting reports and ten points for pro grams given in assembly. At the end of the year, officers will be chosen for the following year by the number of points they have accumulated. The awarding of the athletic plaipie to the Sigmas climaxed the Letter Club Hampiet held yester day in the g.vm. IMu president Flo Pitts relinquished the plaque to Sigma president Linda ('onnelly. Dr. Guerry began the banquet by presenting the outstanding pla.ver awards to the girls having shown outstanding sportsmanship and skill in the various sports. The award winners were: Verna Bandy Give Piano Concert On 'rimrsday night, May 9, was a concert for iliss Isabel Dandy, who gave a recital for an accom panist certificate. 'Ihis certificate is the first of its kind to be given at St. Mary’s. 'I'he first selection was “0, J\lio Core” sung as a duet by Detsy Phiffer and Karen voiii Lehn. Following “0, Mio Core” was Marion Purcell singing “Love Has Eyes” and “Oh, Sleep Why Dost 'riiou Leave Me?” Shirley 'Pruitt lieu sang three selections; “Luiigi dal Caro”, “Amarrilli”, and “Air from Comus.” Betsy Phiffer ap peared again to sing “Le 'Pemps Alissez”, “Romance”, and “Les Filles de Cadiz.” Karen vom Lehn then sang ‘'Coiinais-tu Le Pays.” Phe last selections to be accom panied by Isabel were “Shore on the Shining Night,” “Lady of the Amber Wheat,” and “Feast of Lanterns” all sung by Gretcheu Craig. All of the girls who sang to Isabel’s accompaniment are voice students of Miss Geraldine Cate. The public was invited to the recital which was held at 8:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s auditorium. Isabel, who has taken piano for twelve years, plans to complete her education at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She will ma.i'or in music in the pri mary grades as a parallel pre requisite for training as a musical therapist. “i\Iusieal therapy is a means of rehabilitating mental patients,” explains Isabel, who hopes to work at Dix Hill this summer as a musical therapist. Other requirements for this work include six months intern ship involving work with mental patients through music. “Music sometimes helps mental patients to recall and to recon struct certain important events in rehabilitation,” says Isabel, who is a senior at St. Mary’s and is the daughter of Jlr. and Mrs. W. B. Bandv of Greensboro. Gillam, soccer; Betty Herndon, posture; Betty Pat Parson and Mary Jim Baskervill, bridge; Nel son Pemberton, basketball; Kathe rine Geddie, ping pong; Betsy Phi fer, badminton; Jane De Loach, volleyball; Flo McNeer, swim ming; Susan Goode, Orchesis; Jewel Ragsdale, Caperettes; Ann Palmer, softball; Winborne Shaf fer, track; Alice Gann, riding; Mary Lindsay Smith, archery; Lee Hopkins, tennis; Joy Harlow, golf; and Sue Weaver, bowling. Following these awards, Nelson Pemberton presented awards to the three girls who had accumu lated the most athletic points dur ing the year. Highest was Lee Hopkins with 260 points. Win- borne Shaffer and Flo Pitts tied for first runner up with 195 points. The music of the Cold Cuts and the serving of fried chicken ended the banquet. A committee composed of Ilelyn Watson, new Letter Club presi dent, Lee Hopkins, old Letter Club president, Flo Pitts, Verna Gillam, Linda Connelly, Nelson Pemberton, and Miss Lou Jones planned this year’s bamiuet. Freshmen Win BELLES’ Contest 'I'he BELLES’ Song Contest took place Thursday, May 9, dur ing assembly. This year the an nual contest was won by the Freshman Class. The Senior Class took second place. Judges for the contest were Dr. Broughton, Dr. Brown, Dr. Jones, members of St. Mary’s faculty. 'Ihe Senior Class song written by Caroline Walker to the tune of “Knock! Knock!” covered almost every phase of the seniors’ lives at St. Mary’s. Anne Roberts and Margaret Bell wrote the lyrics .of the Junior Class song, which expressed the feelings that the members of the Junior Class have for St. Mary’s. 'Ihe tune the Juniors used was “Everybody Loves a Lover.” 'Ihe Sophomore Class took ad vantage of the song contest to say good-bye to St. Mary’s and to invite the Freshman Class to take their place. Rosalie Hanley, Ann Holcombe, Dianne Ricks, and Helen AVright wrote the song, which the class sang to the tune of “It AVill Stand.” “Forbidden Fruit” was the tune of the Freshman Class song writ ten by Katy Kerby, Susan law- ford, and Molly Roper. The Fresh man Class song revealed a few ex- lierieiices of the “hard-hit’' Fresh man Class.

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