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'■VOL. XXIX, NO. 4.
Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
EMPHASIS PLACED ON HONOR
te Honor WeeJt
Held ATov. 8^14
h' Week was observed at St.
Vlary s from Monday, November 8,
:o Sunday, November 14. The pur-
^^se of this week is to stress honor
throughout all activities of the stu
dent body, not only in the class
room but also in every phase of stu
dent life.
During Honor Week students
[Were given blotters with the Honor
j on them as a constant re-
jjtmnder of the honor system and what
j^t represents. Also signs pertaining
e:;°, nonor were posted around the
school to remind the students of
Honor Week.
Several speeches were given in
Po^nisbee and in as-
.ernbly by various students. These
lelped to explain and show the diff-
aspects of honor. The student
^nd faculty members of the Honor
pooard were introduced in assembly
p ®®nay. Roslyn Bowers, chairman
j)f the Honor Board, gave a speech
value of honor and the St.
, Vlary s student’s obligations to it.
Thursday, Canty Tomlinson and
vinsey Sabiston gave talks on the
(fneaning of honor. Also, Francy
'-ewis, vice-president of the Student
government Association, explained
he mechanics of the Honor Board.
Student Government at St. Mary’s
® .^^tl on the Honor System in
vhich every girl is responsible for
ler own actions. When she comes to
^t. Mary’s, each girl takes an Honor
-/ode Oath in which she pledges her-
elf to maintain the highest standards
if personal integrity and to cooperate
t> fulfilling her responsibilities as
part of the student government.
YDC President
Plans A.ctive Year
“The Young Democrats Club is
he democratic spirit at St. Mary’s,”
fDC President Margaret Stevens
old the group at their meeting on
'November 11.
Stating that the club is only what
he girls put into it, Margaret pre-
ented a three-point plan that in
cluded speakers learning programs
nd campus communication.
Margaret stated that one of the
club’s major goals is to provide each
;irl with enough background infor-
nation so that she can answer intel-
igently when asked, “Why are you
Democrat?”
In other business. Miss Elizabeth
fucker. Registrar, was elected Ad-
isor to the club.
If you can do this,” said Margaret,
and understand our reasons, we’ll
« an organization to be proud of.”
Student Government I*resldent, Roslyn Rowers, hands out Honor Code blot
ters to the girls.
Board can acquit the student, issue a
severe warning, suspend, or expel
her. All decisions of the Honor Board
must pass by a 2/3 majority vote, one
vote of which must be that of a fac
ulty member.
The President of the College must
approve any action of the Honor
Board before it goes into effect.
The Honor Board is a student or
ganization for the protection of the
students and the high standards at
St. Mary’s. The Honor Board asks
the cooperation of the entire student
body in keeping these standards high.
It is only when a girl fails to live
up to this responsibility that the
Honor Board is necessary.
The Honor Board is composed of
students and faculty members, and
its duties are to consider violations of
the Honor Code and to take action
to maintain the high level of student
conduct.
The meetings of the Honor Board
are secret for the protection of the
students involved, but the cases are
presented to the student body after
the Honor Board reaches a decision.
After considering a case the Honor
Phillip Burton. Appears Here In
“A Pageant Of Kings”
By Margaret Anderson
English history came alive Tues
day night as Phillip Burton and
Christian Alderson presented “A
Pageant of Kings,” a series of dra
matic scenes from Shakespeare’s his
tory plays. Shakespeare wrote eight
plays of continuous history on the
I^riod from 1399-1485 during which
time there were seven kings on the
throne of England. Shakespeare had
a two-fold purpose in writing these
plays. First, to show that there was
no curse to befall a country worse
than a bad ruler, and second, that a
ruler was God’s anointed and could
not be usurped without dire conse
quence to the kingdom. Mr. Burton
and Mr. Alderson gave their inter
pretation of the plays with a mini
mum of scenery. All that the actors
used were two stools, a chaise lounge,
and a large chair.
Phillip Burton, a native of Wales,
is one of the finest dramatic teachers
of Shakespeare in America today.
Educated at the University of Wales
and later at Oxford, Mr. Burton be
gan his career in Mountain Ashe,
Wales. He states that he was ap
parently born with an interest in the
theatre. Mr. Burton’s broad experi
ence includes work with the British
Broadcasting Company, touring with
a Shakespearian company, and work
in the theatre in London. In 1954,
he came to the United States and is
presently President and Director of
the American Musical and Dramatic
Academy. He is the foster father of
Richard Burton.
Mr. Burton’s advice to all aspiring
young actors is to pursue the theatre
“only if you have something to ex
press and it is the only way you can
express it.” He goes on to advise that
a drama student should decide which
phase of the theatre he is most in
terested in and then attempt to gain
November 19, 1965
Tlianksgiving Play
Sei; For Nov. 23
The Thanksgiving play, “I Re
member Mama,” is to be presented
Tuesday night, November 23. For
this play the backstage crew has been
increased from the usual number, be
cause the play is so technical.
For the play, there are four stage
managers. In previous plays the num
ber of stage managers has not ex
ceeded two. The four stage manag
ers are as follows: Ruth Little; Eliza
beth Cosgrove; Libby Keller; and
Lynn Stenson.
Mary Melcher, who is in charge of
the lighting for most of the plays,
will be in charge of it again. She will
be assisted by Jerry Williams.
A special record has been ordered
for the play. Debra Grove will be in
charge of this. She is responsible for
the sounds and will be assisted by
John Spain.
Because of the unusually long list
of props used in this play, the props
committee, headed by Margaret An
derson and Barbara Thornhill, has
had quite a job to fulfill.
The costumes for the play have
been ordered. However, some of the
costumes will come from our own
wardrobe room at St. Mary’s. This
department is headed by Joan Wick
ham.
The scenery is being done by John
Ellington, who does sets as a hobby.
Lie is in charge of all the sets for the
Children’s Theatre.
The last, but certainly not the least,
segment of the behind the scenes
work is the make-up committee,
headed by Debbie Ellis and Drew
Brooks. The make-up committee has
already begun work. The girls on the
make-up committee are as follows;
Page Holbrook, Derin Uyanik,
Louise Jennings, Ann Copenhaver,
Margaret Burgwyn, Michelle Milli-
chap, Juliet Smith, Elaine Parker,
Jocelyn Strange, Elisabeth Smith,
Carol Drake, Lynne McQuilkin, Jan
Wellons, Gina Root, Biddy Ager,
Barbara Conrad, Cissy Fitzpatrick,
and Kay Kramer.
the best training piossible.
Wben asked what his favorite
Shakespearian role is, Mr. Burton
was undecided between Othello and
Falstaff. He enjoys playing Falstaflf
because this character has everything,
is so human and witty, and he is a
rascal. Nevertheless, he feels that
Falstaff is his worst character por
trayal and that he was most success
ful at playing King Lear.
Mr. Burton’s favorite phase of the
theatre is directing. He feels that the
first duty of a director is to under
stand and interpret the author of a
play and, furthermore, a director
should never use an actor to exploit
himself.
Mr. Burton finds “The theatre of
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