963
Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
VOL. XXVI No. 13
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
May 17, 1963
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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.