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OL. XXIX, NO. 9.
Of A.va»t—
Oarde’ Is Presented
e\’ening of avant-garde theatre
,'as presented at St. Mary’s on Wed
g s^Ji^ay, March 2.
L program was composed of two
jlays, Edw^ard Albee’s’ “The Sand-
' ox and Eugene Ionesco’s “The
aid Soprano".
casts of the two plays were
direction of Mrs. Stamey
^ad Jody Burton, who acted as stu-
ent director.
' Sandbox”, a play in memory
' the author’s grandmother was the
lo'rtain-raiser for the evening. The
t’J^t was composed of members of the
,£^amatics Club.
1 Young Man was
jilayed by Francy Lewis, while
jusan Kip was Mommy and Jean
ii' uchmore was Daddy.
Christian was the Musician
ad Susan Owens played the part of
);>randma, who pointed up man’s in-
ncerity in his daily life.
J' The second play for the evening
The Bald Sop rano ”, a parody
m life. Members of the faculty in
lie cast vv'ere Mr. Robert Connelly
1 Mr. Smith, Miss Marguerite
darie Kiely as Mrs. Smith, Mrs.
Wancy Stamey as Mary, the Maid,
diss Sue Ross as Mrs. Martin, Mr.
phn Tate as Mr. Martin, and Dr.
Jw'ens Mand Browne as the Fire
■hief, who saves the day with his
ory of the common cold.
news in brief
I Honor Students
i Patricia Renn, 1964 high school
raduate of St. Mary’s made the
Jeans List at Garland Jr. College
1 Boston, Mass.
Hollins Honors
Three high school graduates of
t- Mary’s made the Dean’s List at
lollins College, where they main
lined a better than B average last
1’ke Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
March 11, 1966
School Infirmary Breeds Discontent
After a poll of student opinion, it
became evident that there is a long
list of grievances against the school
infirmary. These grievances seem to
have increased in number and variety
within the last several months. In
questioning girls, it was found that
the fault lies not in the actual med
ical treatment received, but in the
attitude expressed towards the stu
dent.
fill /^'nnnelly, as Mr. Smith com-
iflMv by Miss
^i: Through the combined efforts of
^|.ie faculty and the Dramatics Club
It seems to be a general procedure
of the infirmary to accuse an obvi
ously ill student of attempting to
enter the infirmary in order to avoid
a test for which she is unprepared.
“Why don’t they believe you when
you say you re sick? ” asked one stu
dent. She thinks that a student would
not delight in missing her classes
and/or tests for forty-eight hours
with the prospect of make-up work
unless she is feeling badly; and, more
often than not, she will postpone en
tering the infirmary because of her
work load.
semester. They are sophomore Ann
Dorsey Day, ’64; junior, Alice Carr,
’62; and freshman, Jane Williams,
’65.
NEW CAperettes
Congratulations are extended to
the new Caperettes, Elaine Parker
of Benson, N. C., and Luev Turner
of Pink Hill, N. C.
New President
Congratulations are also in order
for Ginny Gray who was recently
elected president of Sea Saints for
next year.
Chapel Program
Presbyterian minister Jerry Brooks
spxrke in chapel on February 26, on
the “demon-possessed” society of to-
dav and the “falseness of values.”
Converse Officer
Charlotte Smith, 1965 high school
graduate of St. Mary’s was elected
president of the rising sophomore
class at Converse College in Spar
tanburg, S. C.
a time inconvenient with the staff.
One student said that this treat
ment “makes me feel worse than I
did before I went there.” Another
student added that a staff that is
pleasant as well as considerate and
understanding is conducive to a
quick recovery, but that the atmos
phere of our infirmary tends to make
the student contrive various ways of
escaping even if it means resorting
to force.
However, when the students final
ly decide that they should go to the
infirmary, they generally encounter
such frustrating circumstances that
many prefer to take their precious
cuts and remain in their rooms.
“It’s a shame,” said one student,
“that when you get sick you don’t
have a place to go that has an at
mosphere that’s conducive to getting
well. It makes you feel like you’re
committing a crime for getting sick!”
Another girl added, “They make it
seem like a chore to treat you and
that’s what they’re paid to do.”
Not only is the ill student met
with various accusations of deceit,
but also these accusations are often
presented in a rude manner. There
was a hundred per cent agreement
among those people expressing griev
ances to the presence of rudeness
when a girl came to the infirmary at
Another point of discontentment
touches on the rigidity of the infirm
ary regulations. Concerning the iso
lation of the sick person (whether or
not her illness is contagious) from
any contact with her friends and
parents, one student admits, “It’s
complete solitary confinement . . .
I wouldn’t dare go over there! . . .
It's like a prison!”
In reference to the regulations on
visiting, which is reserved only for
the doctor or relatives, “I’d rather be
in a hospital,” said one girl, “than be
in there. ... At least you can have
visitors in a hospital!”
Another regulation which is creat
ing much resentment is the one con
cerning the hours during which a
girl may go to the infirmary. Many
girls feel that the infirmary should
not be closed to the ill person at any
time.
During the “non-visiting” hours,
the infirmary doors are locked. Many
students noted that it is relatively
impossible for a student to gain en
trance without being questioned.
These remarks usually are directed
at the inconvenience that she is caus
ing because she did not become ill
during the “visiting” hours. When a
student became ill during one of the
non-visiting’ hours, she was taken
to the infirmary by her counselor.
“When I finally got in,” said the
student, “I ... I felt like I was
committing a sin for getting sick.”
Although most students referred
to the total care of the patient as be
ing good, several grievances were
mentioned concerning the proced-
ures within the infirmary. One girl
complained that her bed linens had
not been changed during her five-
day stay. She added, “When my bed
was straightened, I did it myself.”
“Why is the food cold?” asked an
other student. “Why don’t they have
meals to fit the illnesses?” inquired a
former patient, “I had a sore throat
and had apple salad for lunch.”
The heating facilities of the in
firmary caused much discussion. One
girl complained of waking up in the
middle of the night shivering under
two blankets. One of the smaller
rcx)ms in the infirmary was mention
ed as being kept exceedingly cold.
“If I didn’t have a cold when I
went in there,” said one student, “I
had one when I came out!”
One of the most commonly as
serted grievances was the withhold
ing of information concerning a pa
tient’s illness. One girl admitted that
when she got out of the infirmary,
she didn’t even know what she had
had or whv she had been in there.
Another student said, “I was to
have a test run on me and they
wouldn’t tell me why ... I was
given medicine and when I asked
what it was, they wouldn’t tell me.”
Many former patients mentioned
their distress at not knowing when
or if they were going to be discharg
ed from the infirmary.
The general opinion was that the
patient should know what is wrong
with her and approximately how long
she would be in the infirmary. The
withholding of such information, as
one student expresses it, “lets your
imagination run wild and you be
gin to think that you’ve got some in
curable disease and you’re never go
ing to get out.”
These are some of the reasons why
so many of the students at St. Mary’s
are refusing to go to the infirmary.
Instead, many girls have stated the
desire to remain on their halls and
in their rooms, preferring to take
class cuts, in order to avoid these un
pleasant conditions.
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