Pellet
of
Vol. XXXVII, No. 1
RALEIGH, N. C.
September 17, 1973
Davis Undertakes New Chaplain Duties at SMC
by Gaye Isenhour
Joining our campus family
4is year is our new chaplain,
Johnny Davis, his wife,
“^ah, and his son, John. Mr.
"avis came to St. Mary’s from
‘^arham where he had served as
I* chaplain for St. Steven’s
Church.
Though St. Mary’s is new to
Davis, he does have some
^filative background here — his
’"other and his wife were both
^dents of St. Mary’s at one
otne.
^hen asked what he liked
about St. Mary’s, Mr. Davis
talked on and on, eagerly ex
pressing his joy for his new
job. He first noted that the
school atmosphere is very pleas
ant — the girls show a good
spirit and a sense of sharing.
He also commented on the good
participation and singing at the
chapel services. It reminded him
of his days at the Virginia
Theological Seminary where at
tendance at chapel was also re
quired. The boys complained
about having to go, but once
they came they realized how
important it was to have every
one together. There was a cer
tain warm feeling in the air.
And Mr. Davis feels that
warmth at the chapel services
here.
Our chaplain is also a reli
gion teacher at the college. He
enjoys this part of his job
immensely. Teaching has always
been a pleasure for him and
he feels that he is learning
along with his students.
Mr. Davis was very excited
on Advisor-Advisee Picnic night
when he found out that there
Mrs. Little Named Assistant Dean
by Beth DeLapp
^ith the retirement of Miss
b
and the promotion of Mrs.
Ves to Dean of Students, it
necessary to find a new
^sistant Dean of Students.
It
Mason Little seems just
person to fill this position.
'6 is responsible for helping
Jones and “holding down
fort” as housemother in
^“"edes.
, lirs. Little comes to St.
J^ary’s very well qualified. Be-
the “young ladies” that attend
it. Also, her youngest daughter
and son-in-law have recently
moved to Raleigh, so being
near them had something to
do with her coming to Raleigh.
Thus far, Mrs. Little is very
impressed and pleased with the
school. She has nothing but
good things to say about the
girls and the staff. The hospita
ble, friendly atmosphere coupled
wijth the co-operative, polite
girls have made her feel right
at home. She senses the enthu
siasm and school spirit preva
lent here and feels it is good,
for as she sees it, “the stu
dent body makes the school.”
No matter how many students
pass through the doors of St.
Mary’s, Mrs. Little thinks that
the cultural atmosphere that is
here will remain.
were going to be sports after
wards. He played softball, vol
leyball, and basketball with the
girls and some other advisors.
From the smile on his face and
the eagerness of his movements,
it was easy to see that he
thoroughly enjoyed himself. He
had always participated in high
school sports.
Another thing that Mr. Davis
is delighted about is our “state
ly oak trees!” They remind him
of his home in Henderson,
North Carolina. He even spoke
of his wish for having more
oak trees planted on the cam
pus.
Johnny Davis looks with an
ticipation toward his years at
St. Mary’s. He made this state
ment: “St. Mary’s is a tremen
dously important school because
Mr. Davis
the girls who leave here will
become leaders in their com
munities.”
SMC Gains Academic Dean
13 Sophs Gain Recognition
'"6 beginning her duties here, by Mary Minor Clifton
Was employed as a house
father at Queen’s College,
^•ig’s College, and Wingate.
™6en’s was a familiar sight to
for she attended school
and majored in Music.
Little’s other interests
from all kinds of sports
"^ftnis, swimming) to reading
'"J playing bridge.
.Several things influenced Mrs.
;l"ttle’s coming to St. Mary’s.
ice her grandmother attended
i^ool here, she has always
'""td about St. Mary’s and
Taking the new inductees
completely by surprise, the SMC
High School Honor Society in
duction was held on Aug. 29.
All possessing a 3.5 QPR
for two consecutive semesters
and being in good standing at
SMC, 13 girls had faculty mem
bers escort them from the bal
cony down to the first floor of
the auditorium. Susanne Owens
and Beverly Wheeler, two
juniors who were members of
the society last year, served as
advisors to the high school stu
dents, and assisted in the in
duction ceremony.
New members of the honor
society are Gail Austin, Ann
Berry, Lisa Christoph, Janet
Davis, Laura Fanjoy, Carey
Hendrix, Mary McGranahan,
Sally McMaster, Laurene Meir,
Margaret Rogers, Leigh Spear
man, Patricia Anne Speth, and
Bennett Wellons.
Sponsors of the honor society
are Mrs. Olivann Hobbie, Miss
Judy Oslack, Mrs. Alice Greiner,
Dr. Robert Miller and Mrs.
Elizabeth Jones.
by Athalia Cooper
Dr. Robert J. Miller, though
officially here as the new dean
of academic affairs, also acts
as biology teacher, advisor, and
an “aid in communications” for
the students of St. Mary’s.
Dr. Miller was bom in Dunn,
North Carolina; however, he
spent most of his life in White-
ville, N. C. He then attended
North Carolina State Univer
sity, where he graduated with
a B.S. degree. From there he
went to Yale, earning his Mas
ter of Science, Master of For
estry, and Doctor of Philosophy.
He then went to Radford Col
lege in Virginia. There, Dr. Mil
ler taught biology for eight
years and also acted as Vicp
14 Girls Chosen
President of academic affairs.
Becoming interested both in
more challenging work and in
returning to North Carolina,
he came to St. Mary’s.
“I’ve known about St. Mary's
all my life,” commented Dr.
Miller, “mainly from past dat
ing experiences.”
Although he has no personal
advisees, he says “My job is
to help the students graduate.
I’d like to help everyone.”
Stated Dr. Miller: “I really
enjoy being a dean, but I
wouldn’t want to give up teach-
ing, either. I am thoroughly en
joying every aspect of St.
Mary’s.”
SMC Thespians
To Present Play
For Dance Groups Tonia Bryan, n
Seven strong . . . The original Coldcuts prepare to give their rendition of “Little Darling.”
1973 Coldcuts Take First Bows
by Velda Carter
^The jingles and jangles that
""e heard coming from Pitt-
auditorium the evening of
'’"e. 28 were the 1973-74 Cold-
I The Coldcuts’ initial per-
j "hiance proved to be the main
j?"action of the -talent show.
audience was quite excited
^yut seeing the new girls in
^^on.
year seven lucky girls
^ chosen to be the original
Idcuts. Two additional try-
are held to induct more
girls. 'This year’s president is
Julie Parker. Julie knocks the
sticks and performs a solo in
“Little Darling.” Tish Detgen,
secretary, gets it on with the
moroccos while Libba Barbour
glides up and down the hot
dog. Karen Strange pats the tub
and Mary Louise Pope taps the
crazy stick. Louise Wortham
flys down the piano keys and
Anna Dubose beats the bongos.
The Coldcuts wore the tradi
tional clod-hopper jeans but this
year they adopted gp*een shirts.
They performed some fancy foot
work that really amused the
audience. The show concluded
with a standing ovation.
The Coldcuts play throughout
the year at schools, fraterni
ties, and civic organizations. St.
Mary’s is very proud of the
Coldcuts and this year’s girls
are better than ever.
The practice days for the in
duction of the new girls are
September 11, 13, 18, 20. 'The
try-out day will be September
26.
To perform everything from
the old soft shoe to the High
land Fling, new members were
recently chosen by each of the
advanced dance groups at St.
Mary’s.
One of these is Caperettes,
the tap dance group. Beverly
Wheeler is serving as president
this year. New additions include
freshman Sandra Holt and jun
iors Francis Creel and Susan
Doby.
Orchesis, the ballet and mod
em dance club, has four new
members. Sandra Holt, Cathy
Chamblee, and Dana Promin
are freshmen, while Terry
Messner is a junior. President
of Orchesis is Buffy Hazelhurst.
Another clan, the Gilli Cal-
lum Dancers, also chose
members. Sophomores Karen
Hearne and Catherine Blanken
ship, as well as juniors 'Tina
Blackley and Chris Herring and
seniors Lynn Jones, Lee Maca-
tee and Sue Summerhayes
joined the Highland dancers.
Sukoshi Williamson is president
of this newest dance club at St.
Mary’s. All three groups plan
to perform in assembly and May
Day festivities as well as at a
recital this year.
Tryouts were conducted for
the first Drama Club production
of the 1973-74 season at St.
Mary’s on Aug. 28-29. To be
performed the week of Father-
Daughter\Day, the fall produc
tion is Sandy Wilson’s “The
Boy Friend,” a delightful mu
sical about a girls’ finishing
school in France and their love
life problems. Set in the 1920’s,
it is filled with the music and
dancing of the time.
Cast as the female lead is
Catherine Blankenship portray
ing Polly Browne. Karen Rose
is the fussy headmistress of the
school, Madame Dubonnet.
Maisie, that “Madcap” school
girl, is represented by Lena
Johnson. Other characters in
clude Hortense, Leigh Ann
Raynor; Dulcie, Sugar Bryan;
Lady Brockhurst, Janet Davis;
and as Tony (the Boyfriend),
Roy Dicks. The cast also in
cludes Coco Pollard, Beca Bittle,
Don Key (a noted Raleigh tal
ent) and members of the chorus.
The production is directed by
Harry Callahan, with music
supervised by Michael Bulley.
The president of the Drama
Club is Mebane Ham, vice pres
ident is Sugar Bryan, secretary
is Karen Rose, and Catherine
Blankenship is treasurer.