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fol. XXXVII, No. 3
RALEIGH, N. C.
October 16, 1973
Academic Council Views Exams
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“AIN’T WE SOMETHIN’” .
co-Outstanding Educator Mrs.
. . says Mrs. Gunn to her
Brown.
Brown, Gunn Merit Honor
by Gaye Isenhour
Recently named “Outstand-
Educators of America,
1973,” faculty members Mrs.
"■ebekah Gunn and Mrs. Ann
'fown are well on their way
^ achieving worldwide recog-
^ion.
These two ladies were nomi-
'l^ted last fall by the head of
‘e English Department, Mr.
*ohn Tate. Mr. Tate felt that
W should be recognized for
i^6ir consistent work towards
Jish academic standards at St.
Wy’s, and for their fondness
teaching.
ilrs. Gunn, a senior member
the English Department, has
teaching at St. Mary’s for
■®ght years. She did her under-
^duate work at UNC-Greens-
and her graduate work at
l>lane.
^^ads, Daughters
Meet Nov. 9
by Susan J. Gotherman
Rather-Daughter Day has
changed to Nov. 9. The
^son for the postponement is
lack of hotel space due to
J® Republican Party Dinner,
W. 2, featuring Spiro Agnew
* guest speaker.
The agenda for Father-
'^'ighter Day includes perform-
’*'es by Sea Saints, Caperettes,
J*‘'^hesis, and the Gillie Callum
®*icers. Also, the drama de-
^Hnient will give a musical
^^forntance of “The Boy-
^end.”
The theme for the paternal
*^liday will be tennis. St. Mary’s
offer a clinic- and mixed-
^bles tournament for interest-
, Daddies and their “little
Ms.” Our personal pro. Miss
"^les, will host an exhibition
l^fch against the renowned
^5- Pauline Betz Addie.
^ach hall will participate in a
^Oration contest with their
^>■3. The prizes for the Sopho-
Freshman, and Junior
limners are extra overnights,
Me the Seniors receive a 1:00
Jjjew on a week-night.
The committee of 20 students,
by faculty advisor Mr. Wit-
and student head Robin
Mfpe, has really been working
. get this project off the
With student enthusi-
a success will be insured.
vM® information will be dis-
.‘^'ited regarding this special
St.
Mrs. Brown, also a senior
member of the English Depart
ment, has been teaching at St.
Mary’s for seven years. Her un
dergraduate work was done at
Ohio Wesleyan University. Her
graduate work was completed
at Bowling Green State Univer
sity.
Both teachers will be repre
sented in Who’s Who publica
tion to be released soon.
by Athalia Cooper
The Academic Council of St.
Mary’s, the purpose of which
is to establish academic goals
and deal with matters concern
ing the curriculum, had its first
meeting of the year on Oct. 4.
Council members discussed
student absences, reexamination
privileges, auditing classes,
penalties for over-cutting, influ
ence of final exams on overall
grades, and the numerical and
letter grading systems.
It was decided that exams
will count not more than one-
third or less than one-fourth
of the semester grade. Also,
students failing an exam after
going into the test with a pass
ing grade will be allowed re
examination. The results of the
two tests will be averaged for
the final exam grade.
Explained Dr. Elgiva Wat
son, chairman of the council:
“We are here to oversee the
academic side of life at St.
Mary’s. The students definitely
have a voice in the council. If
they have strong feelings and
definite opinions concerning
academic matters, they should
present these in writing to a
student representative, so that
she, in turn can present it to
the rest of the council at the
next meeting.”
Student representatives are
Katy Hill, Trudy Glass, Jan
Carson, and Margaret MacAl-
lister.
The academic council is com
posed of nine faculty members,
with each department repre
sented; four students; the aca
demic dean; the registrar, and
the president of St. Mary’s.
Council members deal with
anything regarding academic
affairs, such as new courses,
grades, exams, and penalties.
The council discusses and votes
on any of the material pre
sented at a meeting. Members
can introduce any subject mat
ter from their own department.
The entire council votes as
to whether or not a proposal
is accepted, but they may be
challenged by any one of the
faculty. “The faculty is the fi
nal voice in all academic coun
cil decisions,” commented Dr.
Watson.
All meetings are open to any
one who calls the chairman and
informs her of their plans to
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Beacon Raffles Steak Meal
Honor Society Assembles
by Elizabeth Ann Dixon
A recent meeting of the high
school honor society resulted in
the election of new officers and
the planning of future events.
The High School Honor So
ciety held its first meeting
during supper in the small din
ing room on Sept. 26, At this
time, the 13 members elected
their officers for the present
school year. The results of this
election named Laura Fanjoy
as president, Sally McMaster as
vice-president, Gail Austin as
secretary, and Ann Berry as
treasurer.
The purposes of the Honor
Society are “to recognize and
encourage scholarship, and to
promote those qualities of char
acter reflective of the best in
St. Mary’s history.”
by Debbie Webb
“I am completely shocked.
I’ve never won anything in my
life!” exclaimed Melissa Smith
after being named winner of the
Beacon Steak Dinner for 'Two.
In need of money due to a
debt, the Beacon sponsored a
raffle steak dinner which they
cooked and served themselves
last weekend. To promote the
cause. Beacon members Valerie
Tullai and Mary Dunbolis pre
sented a skit to the student body
in assembly, Oct. 1. After selling
4 tickets for 26c, the girls con
ducted the raffle in assembly,
Oct. 8.
The Beacon is an honorary
club which strives to promote
harmony between faculty and
students. It stresses school spir
it, leadership, and involvement
in extra-curricular activities. At
present the three Beacon mem
bers are Leigh Spearman, presi
dent; Valerie Tullai, secretary-
treasurer, and Mary Dunbolis.
“The cooperation shown by
SMC students in helping the
Beacon get firmly reestablished
is greatly appreciated,” states
Valerie.
News Briefs
Class Elections
Freshmen, sophomores, and
juniors will elect their class of
ficers immediately following
Fall Break.
Baptism
Henry Herbert Witten III
was baptized by Dr. Frank Pi-
sani in Wednesday night chapel.
Sept. 27. He is the son of the
famous SMC couple, Alice and
Henry Witten.
Sigma-Mu
The last game of Sigma-Mu
softball for 1973 is the annual
Old Girl-New Girl Game, Oct.
8, which the Old Girls won 12-8.
An early lead was taken by
the Old Girls but one inning of
play saw the New Girls almost
catch up. This stirred the Old
Girls into a three-run rally and
a victory.
SMC Boasts Physically Fit Faculty Members
by Gail Shakelford
Featured at the assembly on
Oct. 3 were the dance groups
of St. Mary’s Caperettes, Or-
chesis and the Gillie Callum
Dancers. The entertaining pro
gram put on by these girls dis
played great skill as well as
originality.
The groups will perform sev
eral times for the students
throughout the school year.
They certainly started out on
the right foot, as many favora
ble comments followed the pro
gram.
By the looks of her girls, the
new dance instructor, Mrs. Mar
garet Skinner seems to be doing
a great job. Mrs. Skinner spends
a great deal of time with these
groups, all of which is done out
side of her regular class sched
ule.
Caperettes performed to the
music of “Hello Dolly” by the
Village Stompers, a popular
number selected from their rep
ertoire. The most outstanding
quality of their dance was the
varied fl^or patterns which in
volved correct spacing and tim
ing. This number was very lively
and the girls projected this feel
ing through their individual fa
cial expressions.
The electronic composition
“Orders” by John Pfeiffer pro
vided the unusual score used for
Orchesis. This dance which in
cluded several avant garde ex
periments was quite different
than most of the past perfor
mances. Parts of this number in
corporated each girl determining
her own spontaneous move
ments. Along with the individual
movements there were unified
composed sections. This contrast
produced a very unusual compo
sition.
The Gillie Callum Dancers en
tertained the student body with
two Scottish dances. The newly
inducted girls executed the
Highland Fling which might be
called the national dance of
Scotland. The Fling is associated
with victory in battle and is per
formed on the battlefield by
soldiers surrounded by the dead
enemy. The kicking movement
which is profound throughout
the dance constitutes the title
of the dance, “The Fling.” This
dance requires great ability and
precision of footwork.
The Sword Dance was demon
strated by the veteran Highland
Dancers. The Sword Dance is
probably the oldest of all Scot
tish Dances. “It owes its origin
to a bloody duel between the
Celtic Prince Malcome Canmore,
and one of MacBeth’s Chiefs.
The visitor, Canmore, placed the
dead enemy’s sword on the
ground with his own sword to
form a cross. He then danced
over the sword, celebrating his
victory. This dance was often
done in the battlefield, and if
the Scottish soldier touched the
sword beneath him it meant
probable death. Legend has it
that should a Scottish Dancer
today touch the sword while
dancing, it will bring bad luck.”
The Sword Dance also requires
much precision of body and feet.
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