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BELLES OF ST. MARY’S
THE BELLES
OF ST. MARY’S
Published in thirteen issues during the
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tor Decernber, January and April; Semi
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editorial
ARE YOU READY FOR
MAY DAY?
By Susan Taylor
A.s May Day grows closer, re-
liearsals grow- more frequent and
frantic. Rehearsals have been
scheduled every afternoon for the
two weeks prior to May Day.
There will also be several night
rehearsals during the last week.
Interested spectators from Ilills-
horongh Street (and State) can
now see a mass of color on front
campus. Dre.ss rehearsals have
been taken ont.side, providing the
weather stays dry. (Jostnmes have
been made by Mrs. Bailey.
As the big day apjn-oaehes, ten
sion begins to mount. “What does
my costume look like?” “1 can’t
remember my dance.” “Don’t we
look awful?” These are Just a few
of the comments you will hear at
a rehearsal. However, everyone
knows things vdll work out and
that May Day will he as great a
success as ever.
Circle Inducts Four
Thursday, April 18th, the Circle
walked for four new memhers.
The two seniors who were in
ducted were Martha M. Vaughan
from Kdenton and Carolyn Ber
tie from Winston-Salem.
The Circle tajiped juniors for
the first time this year. The two
girls honored Aven* Mary i\lorri-
son Bennington from Tarboro
and Suzanne Ellis from Jlobih*.
Alabama.
WHAT CHAINS?
There recently appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer o..
and c^auset^The'ail^ci?went oVto^ SuX^^ihft's/^M'ar^^
presidential election is indeed a difficult task Whelher thrSt^M"""^
''"'ThTarC f"' ^’'■aP^'l'^neMionablV'”'''"
tivity will falsifv this Just how m v i . PoJRh-al ac-
hear the state’s gubernatorial candidate^ spimk Onhe\Ar"‘‘'r ^
that were invited, three accented BiMz sj*; i i ' ^ eandidates
can,li,I„.,.s for ,1.’. odir.. wa» it ft" ll.T Tn "V"’
a complete reevaluation of Nortli Gn.. F P***” «»e for
Democratic party. Melville Broiurliton somewhat dictatorial
with an apiiropriate speech i.n voiH ’ " f.»e-xt at St. Mary’s
Avas the Negro Democratic camlidjit ''ii* P*’hBcs. Our last speaker
was aimed at recasting society to nie% the nm'ds of
poiitiiV'mirwinboH. civics «nd
^rec\ioL'a\ul''hiVhc^VoHl''caS
Republican candidate is involved, bin’nelecting a
•nir
May
=si~
FOCUS
“Guess Who Is
Coming to Dinner'
bei
By Boyd and Parks Ste%i
th
‘You’
ve got
to give a p
are the first Avords in tli^v'
•song of “Guess M’ho’s CoiH': ®
Dinner.” ilore importai^F''
present one of the aAvard-"'g;
movie’s main ideas.
Any lasting relatioiisli'fhc
tAveen peoples iiiiist be l>aK\’
with both sides “giving” a“er
as they “take.” In zVniei'id
Avliite and Negro races lia'^ fr
fitted from each other. Hafiq
ever laughed at Bill
jokes- Fiver danced to i^'st
premes’ music ? Ever niai'' ' ar
M illy ilaye’s home runs? ec
Avays and many others, Bt
“taken” from the Negro i'**
similar Avays, the -Negro R;
benefitted from the wliif’_ of
But tragically, the Avliite i‘’‘‘ ai
taken” more than its aa'
the relationship betAveen ai
is grossly out of balance. T)
The Negroes are laekii’y
of their civil rights as "
some of their human r'l-di'':
Avhite race must correct
tilt o:
race
giving to the Negro ...
AA'ays. The government i'’''\,
legislation that insures tli*’’
of equality in the eyes of
Only then Avill the Negro
the civil rights that Aveif
IlKt ,
HAvay years ago. But
porfant. the Avhite peof
iip;
change their
groes.
attitude to"
•iin'
The characters in
-Jining To Dinner” repr^'^.^j'
various attitudes toAATid -'j,
Boitier’s "j' ,,r
void of rac'f. i(.
himself
today. Sidney
completely
dice. Boitier
-Negroes as men. not ,
nien. Katherine Ilephur" .j| if
Negroes according to tlij'|
its. The preacher thinks ’ ,,,!i
-Negro’s lot should he a"‘‘, >
improved. Spencer Ti;!'‘;'iii
many people, takes P’'.,,Ji’
supposedly liberal utt'^/
AA-ard Negroes. Boiticr'i^
in the movie think tliiit • ,)!
shouhl not a.ssociate -1*'
neople. The colored iinii‘f
indoctrinated Avith tin’ ,'
her OAvn race’s infcrio''''||,r'
busy borlv rvho Avorks ‘"yjit
miiseiini looks doAvii
without even kiioAvinjt i
■ pd',
In the movie, the
sorroAV is avoiileil by
characters re-exnmiiii'*>; "
litndcs and “giving ’ n j|i‘)
understand that
he and can be seen H’*
Negi'i’Jj^ 11’
««B|| 1/^- •- f jl*
man’s equal in the eyes
pie. Only then will tli‘’ ‘ ,)(1
• ?-iifs *4?
Kepuhliean ca.nlida e "X Z ’f^ «
sent as aeenratelv as possih the’ lZ\ effort to repre-
tim inoek pre,;ide.i/i«r 1 t , «e . 3
the North Carolina literaev ,'1 «"‘I Pass
mg 8()(J of ti,,, oiitir,, student liodv "eiif to the polls present
M-ef’
pi veil the human ripb*'
nity and respect tliid
aAvay .so long ago. j
si>‘ |i
By producing fih"i' -fp
“Gness Who’s Coiiiinif^ jpil"';
ner. ’ the motion pictiB'^f A' .
pri*sents the prohle
iin
ica ami offers Avorkabh’
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