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■ ® Ti 'I ■■■ JmiI t: g ;bruary 25, 1966 BELLES OF ST. MARY’S >1 A MONTH OF GREATS NEARS END Jr By Lisbet Robinson To most people (and St. Mary’s igjds are no exception) the month of ofbruary means valentines. But Feb- ij„(ary also has another meaning—it j.^ithe month in w'hich tw'o of our eat presidents were born and one gjjCat inventor. These men, Thomas jj^ison, Abraham Lincoln, and iifiorge Washington, gave of them- l^jlves for our country and truly de- [jjrve to be called great, and they fjg'Serve to be honored during the ^j^jOnth of February. jjOn February 12, 1809, Abraham incoln was born on a farm on Knob reek in Kentucky. Although Lin- 5 ’ raised in a log cabin, he was raised in poverty. After a few iars, his family moved to Indiana, ^jhere Lincoln grew up. Life was jjjird, and there was much work to d.' ™ne; thus, Lincoln’s school career ^^ss than one year. Although l^:hool seemed to be out of the ques- ^on, Lincoln took a great interest in 3oks, and used the knowledge he j^ained from them in making speech- It is in this way that his political ■ireer began. ; Since Lincoln had received very j education, he had to gather jiad learn many law hooks to be- ame the lawyer he desired to be. He ]Oew that in order to enter into poli- cs, he first would have to become a jOod lawyer. After much work and achieved his goal and was in his political career. |j Abraham Lincoln is considered a ,reat president, no matter which side ou take in the Civil War. He did mat he thought was best for his jOuntry, and he did that well. Abra ham Lincoln was a great president because he loved his country and ried to do the best for it. ^ Another great president was jco^e Washington, who was born m February 22, 1732, on Pope’s yreek Farm in Westmoreland Coun- y, Virginia. Washington had a fair- y good education for his times, and le used this education to his best idvantage. Fie took an active part in ill affairs at school and at home, and le especially loved dancing. In these )oyhood years, Washington lived the lormal colonial life, but soon his ■aim interest turned, and he desired o become a sailor. This astonishing act was not pleasing to his family; herefore, his interests were again •panged. But the spirit of adventure till existed within him, and he be- ame a surveyor. However, soon the var broke out, and he became the list leader of the American army, .ears later on April 30, 1789, Vashington became the first presi- lent of the United States. His activi- les during the war had shown that le was capable of holding the highest position in the nation. He also pre- ided over the convention that wrote ne United States Constitution. Huring his two terms as president, Vashington put the Constitution ato operation, appointed the cab let, moved the capital, issued the neutrality Proclamation, settled the Vhisky Rebellion, and made our na- ion a vvhole. Yes, George Washing- 3n was truly a great president. The last of the greats born during ais month is Thomas Alva Edison, who was born on this day in 1847 in Milan, Ohio. Even as a child, Edi son had a great deal of curiosity. To him, everything was a question—and that question had to be answered. At the age of nine, he was given a chemistry set, but would accept none of the statements until he tested them himself. He also marked all of his bottles “Poison” to be sure that his family did not handle them. Flis chemical experiments got him into trouble, however. One day an experi ment blew up on a train, and the conductor threw him off. This may have caused his deafness. But Edison found it easier being deaf because he concentrated better. From this time on, Edison widened his range and broadened his interest. The results of this were the stock ticker, the light bulb, the phono graph, the motion picture, the stor age battery, the cement mixer, the dictaphone, the duplicating machine, and the telephone. Erom this list of inventions, it is easy to say that Edi son is a genius, but he defined genius as “1 per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration”. These three men are great because of the changes they made for our country and for the contributions they gave to us. They are remember ed today and will remain in the fu ture. Februarv is truly a MONTH OF GREATS. Sigmas, M*s Start Bashethall Play The Sigma-Mu basketball season has started again. Our first game is on February 28, and both teams are now getting ready. Our first inter-school game will be sometime between now and the 28th. Last year we beat Peace here, but they beat us at Peace. Our team is also hoping to play both Meredith and Carolina before the season is over. New basketball member includes Margaret Stevens. Although we have a very good team, we should show our school spirit by coming to this game and everv other one. Sophs Honor Frosh At Valentine Party Even though the underclassmen celebrated Valentine's Day on Feb ruary the 17th this year, the Valen tine spirit still prevailed. The Fresh men received their invitations Thurs day morning. Until then the whole party had been a secret, kept well by the Sophomores since they had been planning for quite a while. At nine o’clock the big sisters went to get their little sisters and escorted them to the party on First West Wing. The hall was decorated color fully with streamers and a hig valen tine was extended from the ceiling. On the walls were smaller valentines which were made by the big sisters with their little sisters’ names on them. The food was great, needless to say. Soon the entertainment began, Kathleen Dale, in her long, slinky- black dress, was Mistress of Cere monies. She welcomed the Fresh men and announced the line-up of Great Stars and Celebrities that were going to be present for this special occasion. At this time, the Fabulous James Brown was presented by her announcer, (Merrie de la Vergne). And then The James Brown (Susan Gilbert) performed to the ecstasy of all the screaming fans. After his per formance, there were several other honorable guests. Martha and the Vandellas (Martha Vaughn, Bagley Waddill, and Nancy Gillam), Bar bara Lynn, and Mary Wells (Patsy Slater), and others were a few of the great entertainers. There were some Go-Go girls (Kathy Bradley and Lindy Stenson) who danced wildly to the “Land of 1000 Dances.” After the entertainment, there was a special consultation period for the always-advice-seeking Freshmen. The psycho-analyst was Dr. Freida Freud who had come all the way from Ger many (Cantey Tomlinson). She gave adequate advice to all the Frosh (who were Sophomores impersonat ing individual Freshmen), on such wide and varied subjects of boys, love-life, dating, hallucinations, mmmmmmmmmmmmm ■ ■■■■■I .Nil. mill Two freshmen diligently work on tlie decorations for the TYeshman-Soidi- oinore party which was February 17 witli the theme of “Carousel.” Ten Best Films In 1965 Selected By Critic Ey Lamar Sparkman Bosley Growther, an influential motion picture critic, whose column appears in the Sunday New York Times, revealed his selection of the outstanding films of 1965. In this art icle, entitled "ihe Fen Best Films of 1965”, Mr. Growther remarked that ". . . it was not a particularly good year. ’ He added that many films that were supposed to be memorable, such as "The Greatest Story Ever Told ’ and “The Agony and the Ecstasy” were major disappointments. The films that Mr. Growther se lected were produced in a variety of places — from Italy to Japan — and it is notable that only one was made in Flollywood; which, until recent years, was the undisputed film cap ital of the world. Mr. Growther’s ten selections, with his comments on each, are as follows: “The Pawnbroker”—from the novel by Edward Lewis Wallent and star ring Rod Steiger. “This drama of a lonely surviv'or of the Nazi concen tration camps who has tried to lose himself as a pawnbroker in a poor section of New York is a powerful and stinging exposition of the need for man to continue his commitment to society in these days.” “Ship of Fools”—from the novel by Katherine Anne Porter, directed and produced by Stanley Kramer and starring Simone Signoret and Oskar Werner. Mr. Growther remarked that “. . . it is an extraordinarily mnem- orie communication and expresses a resounding irony.” “Darling” — screenplay by John Schlesinger with Julie Ghristie in the lead role. It is the story of “the im pulsive affairs and confusions of a restless, selfish, a moral young woman among the social freaks and com mercial connivers of contemporary London, Paris, and Italy . . .” Mr. Growther has also selected “Repul sion,” “Juliet of the Spirits,” “The Eleanor Roosevelt Story,” "Red Desert,” "Kwaidan,” “To Die in Madrid, and “Thunderball.” For his comments on these films, see the next issue of The Belles. dreams, switchboard difficulties, and of course, the never-ending problem of the Sophomores’ taking over the Freshmen’s boyfriends. The last conference that she had was with a Typical Freshman (Sandy Hamer) and a Typical Soph omore (Lisa Rowland). The Fresh man, in her McMullen outfit, pearls, and pocketbook, was baffled as to whether she was a typical St. Mary s girl. The typical Sophomore came bursting out in her hogwashers and raincoat, saying that she did not un derstand why the Freshmen had not followed the fine examples that were set hy the Sophomores. But then the Typicales decided that basically they are all the same . . . and the Sophs began to sing “We love you Fresh men”, and the song was returned by the Frosh. The party was over, and the deco rations were torn down. Soon every one was back on her own hall . . . fat, happy, and sorry that Feb ruary the I7th was over. com- iirs. h in id in >lina, sonax )b is luate. lay i for iction t St. ?o be ither- t>duc. “The ^ mu- ■shing ■ love 920’s, and ad is rtray- Rose the innet. chooU' Lena ■8 in- Ann hTran; iend)^ 10 BittlJ
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