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Vol. XXXVII, No. 2
RALEIGH, N. C.
October 4, 1973
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Trustees Attend Chapel,
Hear Students Speak
by Velda Carter
Instead of “Rah-rah Caro-
la” this year there is going
^ be a lot of “Rah-rah St.
Gary’s!” The 1973-74 induction
new cheerleaders was held
Ht. 12.
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“Rip ’EM UP, TEAR ’EM UP” . . - SMC cheerleaders prepare to support their teams this year.
Cheerleaders To Boost Spirit
The girls from last year are
Becky Clark, captain; BeUe
Nichols, Gail Shackleford, Pegg
Corbitt, Nanci Kerr, Lynn
Snider, Valarie Tullai, and Ann
Berry.
Circle Takes Initial Walk
by Lynn Jones
Taking in three new mem-
the Circle made its first
*alk of the year Thursday
‘ight. Sept. 20.
This walk had long been an-
^'^ipated and the great spirit
*^ounding it seemed to bring
I'® school together for the first
*^>16.
As traditional, many Circle
'•'®nibers from the preceding
^®ar returned to join the cur-
^*it members in their initial
^®lk. The excitement really be-
as the torch and white
^ked figures came into view.
J'ith President Susan Byers
, ^ding the torch in the cen-
a circle was formed around
special Circle Stone in front
Holt. The quadrangle cere-
j®hy began as each old mem-
(*■ lighted her candle from the
Then the three new sen-
Susan Robinson, Melrose
J^itfield, and Bolling Quicke,
led forward to join the
,^®le and all it symbolizes. The
j^^'emony concluded with stu-
singing the school hymn
cheering the new members.
'^he circle has been a special
ideal is to be sincere friends
with and to show a genuine in
terest and concern for other
individuals and St. Mary’s.”
The original cheerleaders
chose seven new Sigmas and
five new Mus. The Sigmas are
Mary Ann Schwind, Kim Shav-
lit. Celeste Neaves, Sandra
Holt, Lindy, Edwards, Leigh
Gaither, and Cammie Cramer.
The Mus are Carson Joyner,
Kathy Menendez, Lisa Nor
wood, Bailey McLean, and
Vicky Turner.
These girls have always
supported the SMC teams with
their yells and chants.
by Beth DeLapp
The Board of Trustees meet
ing Wednesday night is some
thing in which St. Mary’s stu
dents should take a serious in
terest. Contrary to popular
belief, it is the Board of Trust
ees, not the Episcopal Church,
that “owns” SMC, and the de
cisions they make determine
how we live while we are here.
The Board is a corporate
group that makes all policy de
cisions and is responsible for
operating the school. It is the
job of the Board to decide what
curriculum is taught and who
teaches it. In short, the basic
philosophy of SMC is vested
in the Board of Trustees.
The sixteen member Board
meets four times a year (Oc
tober, January, April, July).
There are two alumni on the
Board, five members that rep
resent each of the Episcopal
Dioceses in North and South
Carolina, and nine members
that the Board itself elects.
Also, there is a student repre
sentative (Lane Turner) and a
faculty member on the Board,
but they are non-voting mem
bers.
On Oct. 3, the most important
of the quarterly meetings was
held. It was a two-day affair
with a dinner on Wednesday
night and the formal meeting
on Thursday. At dinner on
Eight New Cold Cuts Join Group
by Pam Stroupe
For two weeks 45 girls prac
ticed “Cold Cuts.” All that
could be heard from these sen
ior rooms was “Little Darlin’”
and other Cold Cut music.
Tryouts were Sept. 25 and
seven girls were up until the
wee hours of the morning do
ing what seemed to be an im
possible task. Finally the
original Cold Cuts choose eight
new girls, and with a little
“siss-boom-ba” the following
girls were announced in assem
bly as the new Cold Cuts: Su
san Lawrence, Washboard; Sue
Summerhays, Bongos; Pam
Stroupe, Castinettes; Lisa Fel
lers,- Scoopers; Kirt Rendlemen,
Irons; BeUe Nichols, Bell;
Becky Clarke, Morroccos, and
Josie Rawl, Tamborine. The
Original Seven are President
Julie Parker, Sticks; Louise
Wortham, Piano; Mary Louise
Pope, Crazy Stick; Libba Bar
bour, Hot Dog; Karen Strange,
Tub, and Anna DuBose, Bon
gos.
The Cold Cuts play for fra
ternities and civic organizations
throughout the year. They
played for the Day Student’s
Picnic on Oct. 4 and plan to
play for the Christmas pro
gram at Dorothea Dix Hospital.
Wednesday the Board met with
the officers of all the student
organizations and talked with
them. The main concern on
Thursday was the election of
new officers for the Board.
Other items of business includ
ed reports from administration
department heads, the faculty
representative, and the student
representative. Another point up
for discussion was the food
service at SMC.
It should be noted that we do
have a student voice on the
Board, SGA President Lane
Turner, and it is her responsi
bility to reflect the students’
feelings. So, if a student has a
gripe or an idea about some
thing, she should let Lane
know, and then maybe some
thing can be done about the
problem.
MacKenzie Speaks,
Teaches New Song
by Susan J. Gotherman
Rev. Davis entered St. Mary’s
with a lot of enthusiasm and
new ideas. One of his inspira
tions has come in the form of
Rev. Josh T. MacKenzie.
As our guest speaker on
Sept. 19, Rev. MacKenzie gave
a very refreshing program for
Wednesday night chapel. He
encouraged _ student participa
tion through the singing of a
round entitled “Love, Love,
Love, Love,” an old Camp
Leach favorite.
Rev. MacKenzie is from
Rocky Mount and has attended
many St. Mary’s services — but
not as a chaplain! A few years
ngo, he was escorting his fu
ture wife to chapel while she
was attending St. Mary’s. The
MacKenzies have another tie
to our school — their daughter,
Gary, is one of St. Mary’s out
standing seniors.
Henson Heads Senior Class, States Plans
of St. Mary’s for 35 years,
purposes are timeless in
. they stand to encourage
j^®lastic improvement, co-op-
^*^ion between students and
^Ity, to instill in students
f ® responsibility of the wel-
of the school, to promote
spirit in service and
^®rship, to consider and dis-
problems of the school, and
ki ^elp new girls find their
Several times during the
the Circle members ask
to join them in these aims ing is
to strive for certain qual-
in their own lives. In the
there is a unity and har-
which is best expressed
®usan Byers in saying, “Our
by Pam Stroupe
This year’s Senior class is
really on the move, and any
talk of a lack of unity surely
seems to have disappeared. 'The
senior officers are Ellen Hen
son, President; Gail Goforth,
Vice President and Legislative
Body Representative; Velda
Carter, Secretary; Lynn Jones,
Treasurer; Becky Clark, Proj
ect Chairman; Rachael Holmes,
Honor Board Representative,
and Margaret Stevens, Social
Board Representative.
The senior class is working
on several projects. They hope
to bring back old traditions
such as a “Day Students Slum
ber Party” as well as to start
new ones such as the Junior-
Senior Powder Puff Football
game. Soon the senior class will
be putting out a “school tele
phone book.” Also in the mak
ing is a “Blue Grass Band
Concert” to be held soon after
quarter break. This will involve
the whole school and also pro
mote the already aroused “St.
Mary’s Spirit!”
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THE THINKERS . . . Senior class officers reflect on the projects they have planned for this
year.