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rj lecember 17, 1965 BELLES OF ST. MARY’S Remembrances Oome Clirisfmas .Time ittef By Susan Crabtree ;hip Christmas time carries with it ler^ny special remembrances of St. atdary’s and of home. )onS Holiday spirit is generated on the strolls with the sounds of Johnny in lathis Christmas album. While one ks fcord player sings out “Chestnuts roasting on an Open Fire,’ another ^ doors down may be play- aJg Winter Wonderland’’. Girls inither together to talk about assign- ents or weekend dates, but their nflOnds really center on this music II paying or on going home soon, asudying disappears completely from Pj^^ure the last few days before ,riahool lets out. Leslie Johnson says it le remembers Christmas and trees, iciPor decorations, and the Christmas -tsHrit. Even at school, gold, red, and foil cover the doors, and vilMa angels, ribbons, and Santa pauses remind every passerby of the t/idPPy season. halls display Christmas trees .jghich are filled with peppermint in nay canes, popcorn strings, and ^jifime-made paper chains. One can't , y^lk on St. Mary’s campus without gieling a real happiness and joy about jg hristmas. On December 18th more I ^^9 ^areaming, red-nosed young dies will load into car or limousines gn( head for home. They still have j.gf)mach aches from the hall party undies the night before, and they jjijC visions of sugar plums come alive ,i5(ter Mr. Tate’s performance at the , Ihool Christmas party. : (If she’s anything like the average laiPdant here, a St. Mary’s girl will ne’Ually beg her parents to wait until [f(t® home before they trim the Home reminds everyone of all iP wuch-missed parents, friends, gti'd familiar sights of “my home • P'^cezing cold tile on the bath- fioor doesn t bother the newly- .lj|i‘ived-home member of the family g|i^"’' ^l3s . . . home is so wonder- 1. Lhere are many parties to go to, , /^"^"'es to visit, and football bowl ^^tmes to watch on television with family or the “gang ”. I Hot chocolate and marshmallows afternoon in front of the ’^jackling fire in the living room akes one truly appreciate home. , ^any girls go to the Christmas Eve Ddnight service, which turns the ind to remembering that Christmas Christs birthday. I Dramatics Club Be At Carolina iThe Dramatics Club, under the di ction of Mrs. Stamey, is planning ); present to the students of Carolina i/o one act plays in the Graham I crnorial Auditorium during the jpnth of January. The Glub was bed to present these plays by the I'ad of the Dramatics Entertainment ^mmittee of Carolina who is a ofrner St. Mary’s student. The two fays are The Sandbox, which is an jjant-garde production, and The foemaker’s Wife, a medieval farce, he old girls will certainly remember (e tremendous presentation of The indhox by the Dramatics Club in ^ assembly program last year. i(In addition, the Club is also pre- ;Jnl Ponick Clean Halls! 2ml Siiieiles. St Mary’s Has Christmas Traditions By Cindy Bullard During the Christmas season we will all share in some of the best loved traditions of St. Mary’s. All of the Christmas parties and programs help to draw the students together and are guaranteed to put even the meanest counselor in the Christmas spirit. One of our most meaningful Christmas traditions centers around the chapel. During the last chapel service before we go home several girls act out the Christmas story while the chaplain reads from St. Luke. This simple and very beautiful istory of the true significance of Christmas has a deep personal mean ing for each girl. Eor a number of years the Y.W.- C.A. has sponsored a Christmas party at the Methodist Orphanage. The Cold Cuts and the Dramatics Club prot'ide entertainment and refresh ments are furnished. Each girl who participates is responsible for two or three children during the party and the students always seem to enjoy the experience as much as the child ren do. The members of Orchesis and the Glee Glub spend many hours work ing diligently to prepare a Ghristmas program for the student body. The results are well worth their efforts be cause these two groups give almost Christmas Sgtirlt By Sally Cruikshank Tinkling sounds and twinkling lights, Eancy and magic alive in the night, Ghristmas dreams that never will die Of a reindeer-drawn sleigh as it glides through the sky. A snow that crystal dusts the land. Music from a charity band, Love and secrets intertwined. People smiling, people kind. The bell for midnight chaf>el ringing. Voices joined together singing, Christmases come and Christmases pass, But the spirit and glow will always last. senting a one act play to the children of the Methodist Orphanage on De cember 13, 1965. The play is How Come Christmas, a comedy written in country dialogue. professional performances which are thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. It is also customary for the Circle and Beacon to give a Christmas party in the large parlor for the entire stu dent body. This is a time when we can all get together and sing Christ mas carols. The evening is highlight ed by a visit from our favorite Santa Claus. St. Mary’s students have another unique tradition which adds to the fun and excitement of the week be fore Christmas. The girls on each hall draw names for a peanut. No one re veals the identity of her peanut until the day. Every day for a week each girl puts an appropriate gay gift in her peanut’s stocking and on the last day the peanut receives a nice gift. Most halls usually have a Christmas tree and Flail Council sponsors a contest for the most original door decoration. Another event which we all look forward to is the Christmas dinner. Mr. Rowe and his helpers prepare a really elegant feast for us the night before we go home. By taking part in these Christmas traditions the new girls will discover the real spirit of St. Marv’s. NKED BOOKS, STAMPS? CHECK WITH MRS BEAM By Susie Soper Matriculation is a busy time for everybody, but no one is busier or more patient than Mrs. Hoyle F. Beam. Sorting and selling books to hundreds of students during a rush is extremely tedious; but each year Mrs. Beam resumes her job with efficiency and, most important, a pleasant disposition. She seems to have a fantastic capacity for learning names quickly and accurately, which makes new girls feel welcome on early visits to the bookstore. Not only does Mrs. Beam handle all books, but she is helpful about various supplies that are needed, and her advice is most valuable. She knows what students like and tries to accommodate everybody. All mail and packages are dis tributed by Mrs. Beam at various times during the day. If she had her way every student would receive letters three times a day; it is not always possible for her to make every individual happy in this way, and she apologizes for empty mailboxes to downcast students. Many girls keep their money in the Student Ilank where it is safe under the care of Mrs. Beam. She watches closely for over drawn accounts and warns against the dwindling away of change which she releases hy the handfuls. A girl’s asking for twelve dollars in coins to call her boyfriend in San Francisco is apt to get a raised eyebrow and a request not to reveal the fact that Mrs. Beam aided her in acquiring so much change. Many duties keep her busy throughout the day, hut she is always ready to comply with special requests and favors when she can. Helpful, friendly, and dependable—Mrs. Beam is a favorite of all St. Alary’s students. Mrs. Beam News Im Brief Choir Officers The following officers were elected hy the choir for the coming year: president, Mary Melcher; vice-presi dent, Aiargaret Stevens; secretary, Arabella Nash; and book chairman, Betsy McAlister. ;om- lonai h is Bate. ay
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