Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
VOL. XXVII, No. 7
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
February 14, 1964
Garden Is Voted Best Dressed
Sea Saints To
Present Musical
Myths
1 be Sea Saiiit.s will present their
Annual water pageant on Febru
ary 25—26 at 8 P.M. The pageant
P'ltitled “Musical Mvths,” will be
narrated by Tiki Soper.
The S
feea
— Saints have tried to
jnake the program original by
“aviiig all the members of the
•bib contribute their own ideas to
he performances. The pageant
of various acts, each of
"hich has a mythological story
‘J^^he theme and a modern musi-
' al coiipiosition as the music.
The first acd will be “Creation,”
" ndi has been adapted to a Fer-
•aiite and Teicher melody. The
for “Pandora” will be play-
d by Haig, piano teacher at
Mary’s. “Old Man and the Sea”
' hi be done to a percussion re-
' ordiug, whereas “Cupid and
O’.' che” will be performed to a
oger Williams song. The music
01 the act “Persephone” will be
''hit of Ray Coniff. “Hit Themes
'0111 Foreign Films” is the album
he Used for the background of
phedusa” a n d “Judgment of
nris.” To end the ballet the Sea
"’ill jiresent “Feast of the
^ ods/> musical back-
^ 01111(1 from the album “Giant.”
Pv '1® of the highlights of the
A "'ill be a solo by Sall.v
Up Sally will demonstrate a
Ijpf of water ballet never
r.Jh'o ^0011 at St. Mary’s,
ow Saints are making their
j.j " oostumes which will be both
Oil hod elaborate, depending
See 'fii® details of the
Un have not yet been an-
ai,^"h'od; however, it will be
iipie because it is animated.
■1. ii'ector of the pageant is Mrs.
’"oiia ” ■■
The
members
ina
Carol
;ir, ij Ih-adburn. me luemucj
A, /''osideiit Sally Adams, Xh
p| ' ""vs, Laura Eiitsler, Car
h'w*""', Patti Grier, Barbara
He)^iiou Jones, Frances Knight,
b„,"" Knight, Florence Leather-
Shirley Me-
. and Kay
lioren.
'Hirv o- ^
(j„ yinger Alaupin, Sh
Va'i'iA’ i^ose, i
■^nn Day Named
, Merit Finalists
National Merit Scholarship
f'on announced last Aveek
"am 1 liorsey Day had been
"alism i'forit Scholarship Fi-
li(m award is a distinc-
stu(] " "" i'-" approximately 13,000
about one-half of one
•Sen! .''f fhe secondarv’ school
"I's 111 the nation.
Seniors Model In
Bridal Show
On Tuesday, February 11, Ann
Iliindlev. Aryne Weeks, Clare
Garden. Judy Dudley, and Anne
Chamberlain participated ni a
bridal fashion show at the Ka-
leidi Little Theater. The shoAV,
winch was sponsored by Durtcni s
Department Store, presented hve
complete wedding sets nichuling
trousseau clothes and outhts foi
the mother of the bride. The
models were selected from the
Jlav Queens and court.s ot St.
Marv’s, Peace, and Aleredith, and
froni local Raleigh women.
Although Aryne AVeeks model
ed in every set, most girls model
ed onlv one or two onthts, A\ hile
Anne Chamberlain modeled a
wliite iieignoir and a long pink
b.!te...air» .l.»s, Clare Garde,,
modeled a blue
bridesmaid’s dress, and Jud.y Dud
ley modeled a short puik brides
maid’s dress.
Each set was culminated liA fl"’
appearance of the brida outhts
wliich were modeled by the Ma\
Oiieens. The brides appeared un
der an arch erected on the stage,
^^•alked down a ramp to the au
dience, and threw their bomimts.
The show was climaxecl K"
blue wedding set in which Ann
Ilnndlev modeled the wedding
rrown She had the uniciue honor
imt onlv of wearing a sTCCial
..own purchased from Mademoi
selle, but also of being escorted
by a “groom.”
Clare To Represent St. Mary’s In Glamour Contest
St. Mary's student body chose Clare Garden, a senior from Ken-
bridge, Va., a,s its candidate for Glamour Magazine’s contest to find the
“Ten Best Dre.ssed College Girls.”
Clare has served St. Mary’s in a variety of ways and has received
many honors. Last year she was treasurer of her Junior Class. This
year she is Assembly Chairman, a marshal, and a hall counselor. She
is also a member of the Maj’ Court, the Stagscoach staff', and the Youii'.
Democrats Club.
'I’lie winners of the contest are cliosen on the strength of three
jiliotographs and an entry form which must be sent to Glamour for
linal .judging. In the three photographs Clare will be dressed in a
t.\ pical campus outfit, iii an off'-campus daytime outfit, and in a party
dress, either full or cocktail length.
Glamour will first select a group
oi semi-finalists and from these
girls will select the ten Avinners.
The “Toj) Ten” Avill be notified in
April and Avill be photographed
for the August issue. Honorable
mention Avinners Avill be featured
in a fall issue.
Valentine’s Day
Carries .Legends
St. \'alentine’s I)a,A' has tradi
tionally been set aside for young
lovers to exchange s,A’mbols of
their affection. Every February
1-1 the typical St. Mary’s girl
rushes to her mailbox in hope of
i-eceiving a valentine from that
“special bo.v.” But avIio Avas this
St. Valentine, and hoAV did his
, celebration begin ?
Actuall.v tlie name St. Valentine
belongs to three different mart.vrs,
each having his feast day on Feb-
ruarv 14. One Avas a Roman priest
and doctor Avho Avas beheaded in
A.D. 26!). The second Avas a bishop
who is believed to have been be
headed in A.D. 273. The third Avas
a relatively unknoAvn inartAU- in
Africa.
Although the customs of St.
X'alentine’s Day have little to do
Avith the saints, legends have
groAvn up linking the day of love
AAuth these martyrs. Probably the
best knoAvn of these legends is
the one concerning St. Valentine,
the Roman priest. Supposedly, the
Roman Emperor declared mar
riage illegal because the men Avere
thinking more of their Avives and
families than of going to AAUir. St.
Valentine married lovers in se
cret, but his illegal action Avas dis
covered, and he Avas beheaded.
Tims the .A’onng lovers declared
Februarv 14 a da.v to celebrate
love, in honor of their martyr.
Although these legends are in
teresting there are tAvo more prob
able explanations concerning the
customs of Valentine’s Day. Some
tliink that St. Valentine’s Day is
a .survival of a Roman festival on
February 15. Others link the cele
bration Avith the medieval belief
that at the start of the second
fortniglit in February birds began
to mate.
Whatever the explanation for ‘
St. Valentine’s Day, the fact re
mains that it has become an im
portant day in the lives of mil
lions of young lovers.
Tile ten Avinners Avill receiA'e an
all-expense paid trip to XeAV York
in June. There they aauII be pre
sented in an animal College Fash
ion ShoAV to the leaders of the
fashion industry. Their other ac
tivities Avill be varied. Tliej- Avill
visit cultural centers, see the
World’s Fair, attend the theater,
and go to teas, cocktail parties,
and dinners.
In addition, the Avinners Avill re
ceive many gifts. Last year’s Avin
ners received such things as
Avatches from Sheffield, Rugby
SAveaters, and rings from Coro. Ail
Avinners had their hair re-styled
by iVlr. Kenneth. Later.they took
trips to different parts of the
globe. These trips Avere featured
in Glamour.
Glamour is sponsoring this con
test in order to impress upon col
lege Avomen the fact that good
looks and a good mind are im-
]iortaiit goals in these highly coni-
jietitive times.
Judy Dudley Elected
Dance Marshal
At a recent Senior Class meet
ing Judy Dudley Avas elected to
serve the class as the Chief Dance
Marshal. In this position she Avill
assist any of the other classes in
planning their class dances.
A senior from Washington, X.
C., Judy is a member of Hall
Council and the Belles staff. Last
year a participant in ,May Day,
she Avas elected to the Court this
.vear.