Belles
OF ST. MARY’S
XXXIII, No. 8
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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
March 14, 1970
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St. Mary’s Adopts New
Class Absence Policy
Pam DeVere: President of the Student Governmen
Association for 1970-71.
DeVere Elected 1970-71
^^dent Government President
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it the 1970-71 St. Mary’s Stu-
Urs Association on
Marcli 12. Pam is from
j> A’. C., and this is her
year at St. Mary’s. Last year
ofschool, she was presi-
the Sophomore Class and
of the Beacon.
Pam
of
, j- am is again presi-
ej. class. She serves as a
'er services, is a
Z ot the YDC, and has
, Honor " -
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Board to serve on the Socnal
lloard; .mi ,*« f. “
.bout her .,e;v~m
„ext .vear. She Bop
of the school-
^old”cuts^oose
n Tnesdav, March 3 in As-
Pfi'ld Cuts took in five
seinbly 11 C „-ere held
SS„i"y
‘"'-"'•'■"EEa nSEbera are: Am,
from Snow Hill, >- L-,
Roll. Pam also
dining hall. She
1^."® to transfer to Carolina
.lournalism.
t’jesident next year, Pam’s .
y duties will be to call and The . . ,
nt ‘dl meetings of the Welfare fron She is
Government Association, who plays th ;;\iath Depart-
Cliairmau of the Honor the reporter foi the .ua
^ — ineiit for the Bel es
^NDBOOK also
REVISED
u" tiaiidbook is now wait-
® approved. The commit-
of the revisions is
It ?t Patty Graves (chair-
'irbara MiHe,- (secretary),
-•^^‘er, Knek
h 'for the Belles. Anita Me
meiit foi tlour sifter
Nnlty ■"’lie I’ \nvo and is also a
is from Greens , ^
Caperette. C h pttle
Lawrence Mem, i
Beginning March 23, St. Mary’s
will adopt a new class absence
policy which is designed to place
the responsibility for attending
classes on the student herself.
This polic}’, which is on a trial
basis for the remainder of this
year and for the 1970-71 school
year, is retroactive to September
1, 1969. This means that all grades
lowered for reasons of cuts during
the first semester will be restored.
The college still believes that
meeting all academic require
ments, including prompt attend
ance at, and participation in, all
classes is an essential part of the
students’ education.
The main points of new absence
policy are as follows:
1) College students not on aca
demic probation (defined as those
with a Q.P.R. higher than 1.73) be
permitted optional class absences
excepting days of announced test
ing.
2) The determining of academic
probation will be made at the end
of each quarter.
3) Juniors are permitted only
one class absence per credit hour
during the first semester at St.
Mary’s.
4) College students who place
themselves on academic probation
five new members
mops. She is from Spartanburg,
S. C. Jane Fisher, from Green
wood, S. C., plays the hatrack ac-
cordian and is also head cheer
leader for the Mus. Ann Courtney,
who plays the rolling pins, is from
Greensboro. She is also a Caper
ette.
A special attraction in the Cold
Cuts Assembly was the introduc
tion of three new songs. These
songs were “39-21-40 Shape,” “Ma
ma Didn’t Lie,” and “Pink Shoe
laces ” sung by Mattie Simmons.
P
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eiiny Ilieks
Mattie
Darby, Jane Lp-
Susan Dodd.
tif
V |Gehardson. This com
to olii,,:,,..
J
"oardson. Tins eom-
fo eliminate nnneees-
f 'iiid alter the old rules
Z changes. A full-pair^'
f'lo Student Govern-
is ])lanncHl foi'
V»(>ok.
‘dso a ])roposed change
„.'**!• system and a divi-
■onuipas regulations for
! /')'ver classmen.
' 'dl)(),)]j oiust be aiipro'^’'
I . ^^'ffislativc Bod.v. ^1''.
' Geji„ Biehardson.
-j-HE “NEW” COLD CUTS.
have only one optional class ab-
ence.
5) Students on academic proba
tion are expected to study in a
place conducive to quiet, uninter
rupted concentration between the
hours of 7 and 10 p.m., Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day nights. Alternate week Sun
day night study between the hours
of 7-10 is also expected. NO per
missions to leave campus will be
granted at this time except under
conditions of gravest emergency
as determined by the Dean of Stu
dents.
6) Students on academic proba
tion Avill be penalized for unex
cused absences (above the one al
lowed) as follows:
a. 1st uiiexcused absence—frac
tional drop of letter grade (e.g. B
to B-).
b. 2nd and 3rd unexcused ab
sences — contimring fractional
drops.
c. Any subsequent unexcused
absence will cause student to be
dropped from course with failing
grade.
7) The Absence Committee be
given the duty of recording the at
tendance records of students on a
academic probation and informing
Dean of Students of decisions re
garding special help provisions for
individual students.
8) A redetermination of Q.P.R.
will be made quarterly, and any
student raising her average above
1.73 will be reinstated with full
privileges.
9) Attendance is required at
the first and last meetings of all
classes each semester. Attendance
is also required at all classes meet
ing on the two days preceding
and the two days following any
vacation. If very extraordinary
circumstances arise, requests for
exceptions may be made to the
Absence Committee. Such re(juests
(Continued on Page 2)
Mrs. Jean Piland To
Present Concert March 23
Jean Smith Piland, who gradu
ated from St, Mary’s in 1966 as a
voice major, Avill give a concert
March 23, at 8:30 p.m. in the audi
torium.
She has received her Master s
in music at East Carolina and was
guest soloist at the inauguration
of Mr, Pisani. Presentl.v, Mrs. Pi
land is teaching at Shenendoah
Conservatory in Winchester, \ ir-
ginia. Being very talented, she has
won many voice competitions, in
cluding the Regional Metropoli
tan Auditions last year.
leir com-
in
: affairs,
d both in
rk and in
Carolina,
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St. Mary’s
ented Dr.
past dat-
0 personal
My job is
graduate.
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m, but I
1 up teach-
•oughly en-
!t of St.
»ians
Play
in, II
.ducted for
production
son at St.
-29. To be
of Father-
!all produc-
Bon’s “The
ghtful mu-
i’ finishing
1 their love
the 1920’s,
music and
ale lead is
lip portray,
Karen Rose
tress of the
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Beca
Raleigh
: the choi
directed
with
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the Dra
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