Belles
OF ST. IVIARY’S
VOL. xxvn, No. 9.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
March 13, 1964
Circle Walks To[
Honor Two
, Walking last night for the first
tune this semester, the Order of
tfip Cirele inducted two new mein-
bpi’s. Cited for membership were
•nine DeLoach and Elsie Ives,
“oth seniors.
Jane, wlio liails from Chatta-
l^ooga, Tennessee, has taken an
'^^'^tive jiart here at St. Mary’s. As
I^ditor of the Handbook, Jane has
''’orked hard to revise and rewrite
tfle new Handbook. She is also a
1‘ieniber of tlie Legislative Body,
he President of Orehesis, a inem-
Pi‘ of Hall Council and a mem-
her of the Canterbury Club. Ac-
ti'’e in sports, Jane is a member
"t the Letter Club.
. A Haleigli girl, Elsie works liard
jii the capacity of President of the
Students. She is also a mem-
ee of tlie Legislative Body and
Council. A member of
Council this year, Elsie works
Cn/^^^ Stagecoach and is a Cold
^ As the Cirele symbolizes unity,
the purpose of tliis organiza-
^ ’on shall be to promote a spirit of
•‘-operation among the students
of enltivation of high ideals
‘'Crviee, fellowshiji, citizenship,
hi scholarshi]) and to a.ssist new
■ hclents in finding theii* place in
h! hiul activities.” Mem-
1, A^hip in the Circle is one of the
, f?hest honors bestowed on a St.
JJary’s girl.
Marion Purcell To Give
Voice Recital
^.ihrion Purcell will give a voice
®^tal in St. Marv’s auditorium
h March 25 at 8:30 p.m. She is
\^hg this recital for the student
•' ^ in order to complete St.
requirements for a music
^^'Cficate.
\^,iJjhriou will begin her recital
'I' three selections by Handel.
(In + these selections will be
.111 n "’itii Betsy Phifer. Then
“I will sing an Italian song,
1 astorella” by Vivaldi,
be • ^hunber of French songs will
Shg^^'ifhded in Marion’s program.
Dr, McLeod To Speak Here
Students View Hamlet
Film
On Thursday evening, March 5,
a movie presentation of Shake
speare’s well known Hamlet was
shown in the St. Mary’s Junior
College Auditorium. Members of
the junior and sophomore classes
were re(iuired to attend, but the
movie was open to all the stu
dents.
The film was secured from a
film exchange in Atlanta. Ur.
Owens H. Browne, when inter
viewed about the film, said that
it was very old and in poor condi
tion. He worked at least an hour
Thursday morning in order to re
pair the film, which had been torn
and spliced with scotch tape.
The movie, on four 40-miuute
reels of film, began at 6:45 p.m
and lasted until 9 :30 p.m. Most of
the "iris seemed to enjoy the
movie. Members of the junior
class wlio have read and studied
the plav Hamlet this year found it
verv interesting to compare the
movie version with that _ of the
plav When asked their opinion of
the' movie, the following juniors
"‘"ibbv Pollard: “I think it was
.rood, but I thought they left out
the most important part about
Fortiubras. And I didn’t like the
relationship between Hamlet and
his mother because it made him
look weak and small.”
Muriel Seager: “I didii t like
their leaving out Rosencrantz and
Guildensterii. And also, when
Ophelia was supposed to have told
WILL VISIT ST. MARY’S AS DANFORTH
LECTURER
The Very Reverend George F. McLeod, Founder and Leader of
the Iona Community, will be at St. Mary’s on March 23 and 24 as a
Danforth Visiting Lecturer.
While here at St. Mary’s, Dr. McLeod will give a public lecture il
lustrated with a film in color on “The Iona Community” at 8:30 p.m.
on March 24. On March 23 from 10:15-11:15 he will speak on “Holiness
Means Wholeness: The New Challenge to the Church;” and on March
24 from 10:15-11:15, “The New Europe.”
lier father about Hamlet’s mad
ness, it was presented as a solilo
quy in tlie movie rather tlian iiav-
ing Ophelia tell her father about
it as it was done in the play.”
Diana Hodges: “1 thought Sir
Lawrence did a good job of act
ing, but the movie’s presentation
of his relationshii:) with his mother
made him look weak.”
Sally Poindexter: “1 had seen it
two times and 1 was about to die
to get out.”
Several members from the soph
omore class had the following
commeuts about the movie:
Ann Dorsey Daj': “A combina
tion of Olivier and Hamlet—that
knocks you flat!”
Ella Reese Mayer: “I thought
it was maguificent! Sir Lawrence
Olivier did an excellent job as
Hamlet. After seeing the movie, I
can’t wait to see the play.”
Tricia Renii: “Shakespeare’s
plays make better stage plays
than movies.”
Lela Cowardin: “Although I
didn’t think the movie was excep
tional, Olivier has shown that
Shakespeare can be successLdly
brought to the screen.”
SCHREIDERS PRESENT FILM
“ Helen and Frank Schrei-
der have done it again . . •”
^Christian Science Monitor
Helen and Frank Schreider did
do it again! They won over an-
tlier audience with their fim and
lecture on “The Ganges, Pulsebeat
bv' sing a cycle of fciur songs
etiet
aria from the
written by Mass-
^’cG "'■^‘^Aion, Marion will sing se-
Slip English composers.
Ha,, 1.1 '"lioseii “Velvet Shoes” by
'^Aiompson and three
iU(,K "T Benjamin Britten to be
I^ai't r
If „ Ale program will consist
,’^election from “Carmen.”
"fill i Claig and Betsy Phifer
join Marion on this selection.
of India.” this time, on Thursday,
'AlleAtto people plus ea»«e
r-omuaiiion completed m 1959 a
rip down the Ganges in their am-
..l.ihias ieep. They became inaug-
•a?ed iii this type of travel when
;i!;v took a trip from Alaska to
Tie'rra del Fiiego. Since then, they
have financed similar trips m In
donesia, Africa, and this one in
India bv selling their articles and
nhoto"raphs to magazines and by
l-hinir leeturee suel. oe the oue
held at St. Mary’s.
It took the Schreiders mne
months to complete their tup
through India down the Ganges
;.;Ver. During this time however,
they became acquainted with the
people of India as well as filming
beautiful and typical scenes which
they saw on their waj'.
In describing the “spirit of the
Ganges” which represents the
spirit of India itself, the lecturers
noted the beautiful and sacred
ceremony of placing wreaths,
lighted in honor of the deceased,
to float down the river. They also
commented on the hazards pre
sented bj' sacred cows and mon-
kej’s, as well as the intense re
ligiosity found elsewhere.
As they passed through villages
in India they took film showing
the poverty so prevalent there.
Rapid development is necessary,
but since India is a democrary,
this change cannot be forced. It
must come through persuasion,
but the people are reluctant to ac
cept this change. Mr. Schreider
explained that time, money, edu
cation, and understanding are the
basic needs. It is the “time” which
is the most difficult to obtain.
Dr. McLeod was born in 1895,
the second son of Sir John Mc
Leod, first baronet. lie was edu
cated at Winchester, Oxford
(Oriel College), and Edinburgh
I'uiyersit.v. He liolds a Doctor of
Divinity degree from Glasgow
University. In World War 1 he
served as captain in the Argyll
and Sutherland Highlanders in
hiauce and the Near East, and
n-as awarded the Military ’Cr-oss
and the Croix de Guerre. In 1921
he was a Post-Graduate Fellow at
Union Seminary, New York, and
the next year a missioner in Brit
ish Columbia lumber camps.
h rom 1926-30, Dr. McLeod was
Collegiate Minister of St. Cuth-
bert’s Parish Church, Edinburgh,
and for the next eight years was
Minister of Govan Old Parish
(diurch, Glasgow. He is a chaplain
to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
He was Warraek Lecturer on
Preaching at Edinburgh and St.
Andrews Universities in 1936, Se
lect Preacher at Cambridge Uni
versity in 1943 and 1963, and Cun-
uiiigham Lecturer on Evangelism
in 1954. In 1957-58 he was Mod
erator of the General Assembly of
the Church of Scotland. Since
1960 he has been Convenor of his
Church’s Committees on Church
Extension and on Central Africa.
Since 1938 Dr. McLeod has been
Leader of the Iona Community, a
Presbyterian brotherhood of min
isters and craftsmen which has
undertaken the task of restoring
the ruined Abbey at Iona, found
ed by St. Columba on the West
Scottish island in the sixth cen
tury, and regarded as the cradle
of Scotland’s Christianity. It is
nsed for retreats and conferences.
The Abbey was taken over by
the Benedictines, and twice de
stroyed by pirates in its first cen
turies. It nevertheless became the
center of Scotland’s Christianity,
and the burial place of its kings
until the Reformation, when the
Abbey was pillaged and its com
munity dispersed. A burial ground
attached to the Abbey contains
the graves of fifty Scoftish kings,
among them Macbeth, villain of
Shakespeare’s tragedy. Many Eu
ropean kings are also buried there,