ry Belles OF ST. MARY’S 11 I f L. XXX, NO. 7 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA February 10, 1967 St Mary’s New Chapla In tile Chapel services to be held anday, the students will meet leu- new chaplain, Rev. Robert ^ Haird, for the first time. M He comes to St. Mary’s from St. fPiscopal Church in Ren- •• die, South Carolina where „y te \\ as minister for eighteen years. Horn in Opelika, Alabania, he -tended high school in Charlotte, *-arolina. He graduated ,>ni Uavidson College. After re tting his Hachelor of Divinitv egree at Virginia Theological ttnd his Master of Sac- P ?t)logy Degree at Sewanee, , •. *tird was ordained bv Bishop eiuck of this diocese. ‘ he has served at St. , tnas Church in Sanford, N. *tt St. Barnabus’ Church in Kt ^ti 1949 he went to pt- Raul’s. ■(u/'n ^°^^ttwing editorial was writ- ITc.. m A® editor of the Marlboro- ^ a d-Advocate, the Bennetts- IVi-aT upon learning [ ^ ^t'. Baird v'as leaving: “tilj' members of his parish, I u' nuudreds of people in our •-oiiunnnity will miss Rev. Bob 3dird, who is leaving St. Paul’s rPl^^epal Church here to accept a F sition as instructor and chap- St. Mary’s Junior College 'ti Raleigh. Throughout his eighteen years ■ ^^tiird has served as a oood shepherd to his flock and his tiature has comforted manj' a, ^tnie of illness, sorrow, ftnd distress. Midsummer Ni^kt’s ■t^ream* to ke May Day Tkcme t^iemc for the 1967 May ay is Midsummer Night’s learn.” Orchesis, the advanced auce group on campus which oreographs the dances for Mtiy ,..ay, chose this theme from Wil- am Shakespeare’s plav of the same name. .^^16 members of Orchesis who A * ^ Poi’tray the different charac- rs of the play are: Theseus, of Athens, Derin Uyanik; /*^^p1®i' and Demetrius, lovers Ay Tlermia, Anna Holbrook and J artha Garrett respectively; Pe- ®*" Quince, carpenter, Sabra Al- y®^nian; Nick Bottom, weaver, Jean Ilealy; Francis Flute, a bel lows- Sill minder, Adele Watkins; Tom tinker, Ashley Ettinger; (Continued on Page 4) Welcomes in, Mr. Baird Mr. Baird has given notable leadership during his ministry at St. Paul’s. While here, the new parish house was constructed, the church was renovated, a kinder garten was begun, and the mem bership of the church has grown. In addition, he has also given of his time and ability willingly in serving the community through numerous civic endeavors. But, perhaps, Mr. Baird’s influ ences have most been felt as he brought the message of Christian faith to the people of this county. Families facing crises of all sorts found Mr. Baird’s calm assurance of great benefit. His gentleness and compassion brought peace to many distraught individuals. ‘A truly good man,’ ‘a wonder ful influence,’ and ‘a great source of comfort’ have been phrases used in describing Mr. Baird. We wish to take this means of expressing our gratitude to him for all of his contributions to our community . . . and for having made our lives richer by passing our way. We cannot help but feel that he will And a place of real service at St. Mary’s Junior College, where his parish will uom’ be the hun dreds of girls who are enrolled there. To Mr. Baird and his family, we say, ‘Thank you’ and ‘Good Luck.’ ” Wife of the new chaplain is the former Barbara Lee Spears. They have three children: Bobby, 13; Jean, 9; and David, 7 months old. New Tennis Cluk Formed on Campus The newb’ organized Tennis Club was formed around a nucleus of girls who played varsity ten nis last year. Last year’s Tennis Team played in the Women’s Tennis Day sponsored by The University of North Carolina and were represented by Betty Dav enport and Weegie Martin play ing singles and Dale Lambdin and Cissy Fitzpatrick playing dou bles. The Tennis Club was formed with the purpose of gathering in dividuals who are interested in playing competitive tennis and who are willing to put the time into the preparation that this type of tennis requires. Tryouts for new members of the Tennis Club were held on Thursday, February 9. After this (Continued on Page 4) Mrs. WJUianis e.vplains Chinese Art in Assembly. Dr. Han Suyin to Speak on China On February 15, St. Mary’s will hare as a guest lecturer Dr. Han Suyin, noted author and doctor of medicine. Dr. Han is the daugh ter of a Chinese engineer and a Belgian; she is a British jcitizen, lives in Malaysia, is married to an Indian, has a Jewish son-in-law, and has a medical degree from the University of London. Because of her background, she possesses a rare insight and offers us a rare opportunity to share her views. During the past seven years Dr. Han has been to China, traveling widely behind the ‘‘Bamboo Cur tain” and throughout Southeast Asia. Her name means “clear voice of the Han people” and as a per sona grata in both the United State and Communist China, she uses this voice to express’ the views of one “always between two worlds.” Her first book, A Many Splen- dored Thing, was the beginning of an unusual literary career. She has now published The Crippled Tree, the first volume of a five volume series on China that will be called My House Has Two Doors. This work is part autobi ography, part history, and part biography. In her past non-fiction works and her novels, a deep feel ing is revealed for the country of her birth. A remarkable scope of knowl edge, along with a real attempt at complete objectiveness, is shown in her writings. The Asian half of her Eurasian character predom inates at times, however. As have many other authors, Dr. Han had an extremely un happy childhood, and by sheer de termination has been able to mold for herself a happy life. A person of this much vitality and versa tility promises to be a most pro vocative speaker. In preparation for Dr. Han’s lecture the history department is conducting a special study of China. In addition, the entire student body will be given a series of as sembly programs on the various aspects of Chinese culture. Tates Sponsor European Trip Mr. and Mrs. Tate will be tour ing Europe this summer escorting a trip planned by the Meridian Travel Serviee, Inc. They will act as chaperones and will also con duct the guided tours. The trip will last 51 days from June 6, to August 5. During this time twelve countries will be vis ited by the tour members. Some of the places that will be visited are London, Rome, Heidelburg, and Copenhagen. The tour will consist of stu dents and will possibly be co-edu- cational. The price of the trip has been lowered to $1,975 as a result of recent rate changes. ‘Medea*, a Greek Tragedy, will ke Presented in Marck The next play to be presented at St. Mary’s is Medea, a Greek tragedy. It will be given March 9 and 10. Medea will be played by Anne Garwood; the Nurse is Lucile Mc Kee. The Chorus is composed of: 1st Woman, Libby Keller; 2nd Wo man, Lilibet Freeman; and 3rd Woman, Harriet Collins. Alice Smith will play the part of the Attendant. 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