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XXXVII, No. 4
RALEIGH, N. C.
November 9, 1973
Witten Leaves After Three Years of Service
by Beth DeLapp
After spending three years
|iere at St. Mary’s as the Di-
ector of College Relations and
Development, Mr. Henry Wit
ten left us on October 31. He is
going to Holy Innocence Epis
copal Church in Moss Hill,
where he will have his own
church.
Legislative Body Convenes,
Decides To Shorten Campus
by Mini Railey
At the meeting of the Leg-
jislative Body on Wednesday,
Dct. 10, petitions were dis-
i^ssed and evaluated.
The request to decrease the
Punishment for skipping chapel
^as approved. The penalty for
■uissing Sunday chapel is now
Halloween Party
Brings Fun to All
by Pam Stroupe
Vampires, witches, lamps,
^othpaste, pumpkins — these
^ere only a few of the extraor-
^uary guests at Bud Watkins’
Halloween Party on Oct. 31.
^e dining room was filled with
®Uch sights as Jack O’Lanterns
^d a vampire rising from an
Authentic coffin. The guests
*'>uld bob for apples and sing
^ong with a variety of Hallo
ween carols.
Bud also outdid himself with
* delicious dinner consisting of
^•ied chicken, corn on the cob,
’Pashed potatoes, ice cream,
^ow cones, and candied apples.
I^ank you. Bud, for a Happy
Halloween!
The prize for best costume
Was awarded to Mebane Ham
"i" her outstanding perform-
^ce in the coffin. Judged by
and Mrs. John Davis, Me-
Ue will receive a steak dinner
''>1' two.
This party had a two-fold
{[^ipose. One was to celebrate
^alloween and the other was
^ bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs.
7Ury Witten and their son
^nk. Mr. Davis and Dr. Pisani
^ke for all of St. Mary’s when
expressed how much this
3^ily means to all of us. Mr.
itten added that St. Mary’s
vk always be in their hearts.
Wittens were presented
vjth a silver basket. Good luck
'ttens!
a campus for one week and one
weekend, and for missing Wed
nesday chapel the penalty is a
three-day campus, beginning
the Monday after a student re
ceives the punishment slip.
It was also decided to allow
boys on back campus to pick
up dates after twelve noon on
Fridays and all day Saturday
and Sunday.
'The petition requesting that
it be unnecessary for Juniors
to have hostess permission aft
er the first quarter was ap
proved, providing the student
has blanket permission.
Class elections are now to be
conducted in the same manner
as SGA elections, with each of
fice being elected separately.
This is so that competent peo
ple will have more than one
chance to seek office.
Juniors in Cruikshank may
sign out in the dorm on week
ends and weekdays with the
understanding that they must
still meet their dates in Smedes.
The request that dates may
be allowed in the gym at any
time during the weekends was
not approved due to insurance
purposes regarding liability and
the feeling that the gym should
be mainly for the use of St.
Mary’s students.
The request that Juniors
have two more weekends this
semester was rejected because
any more weekends would harm
the adjustments that must be
made during the first year at
college.
The petition asking that male
visitors be allowed to pick up
and return dates at their dor
mitories was not approved due
to the lack of privacy it would
create on back campus.
The request that Juniors may
stay out until 1:30 a.m., and
that Seniors may stay out un
til 2:00 a.m. was rejected by
the Petitions Committee, and
thus not even considered by the
Legislative Body.
At St. Mary’s, Mr. Witten
has had to concern himself with
raising money for the school;
as minister of his own church,
he anticipates a greater pastoral
role, more involvement with
Simday services, and working
with individual organizations
within the church.
Of course, everyone knows
of the great St. Mary’s love
story concerning Mr. Witten
and his wife and former ad
visee, Alice. Other than this,
Mr. Witten’s most rewarding
experience at St. Mary’s has
been his association with the
girls. On leaving St. Mary’s,
Mr. Witten will miss more than
anything else the school com
munity and all the activities
that go on here.
St. Mary’s Chapel will al
ways hold fond memories for
Mr. Witten. He was ordained
in the chapel, married in the part of Mr. Witten’s life. As
chapel, and his son was bap- he fondly remembers St.
tized in the chapel. So, St. Mary’s, so, too, will we re-
Mary’s has been an integral member him.
••••
bidding farewell ... to SMC, Mr. Witten prepares
to accept his new calling.
Honor Week Ends With Candlelight
by Dot Fitchett
“Honor Week, what is that?’’
was the frequently asked ques
tion preceding Honor Week,
Oct. 29-Nov. 2. With the help
of different honor oriented ac
tivities and posters. Honor
Week was a very special week
set aside to remind us of how
we live here at SMC.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wed
nesday nights, from 6:00 to
9:00 p.m., were talk nights in
which Dr. Pisani, Mr. Davis and
SGA officers split up and vis
ited the girls on their halls.
Beacon Claims Five Sophs
by Kitty McKenzie
Those of you who thought you
saw a ghost or goblin October
25, around 11:00, really didn’t
see a ghost or goblin at all.
Instead, it was the Beacon!
'The members could be called
spirits, though, because these
girls definitely represent the
spirit of St. Mary’s.
The privileged girls asked to
join were Laura Fanjoy, Candy
Bunn, Bennett Wellons, Sue Mc
Daniels, and Becky Davis, who
was chosen chairman of the
food and party committee. 'The
sophomore members Leigh
Spearman (president), Vail Tul-
lai (secretary-treasurer) and
Mary Dombalis were there to
welcome the new members into
the Beacon. Also, several of the
old members from last year re
turned for this memorable first
walk of the year.
The members wore new light
blue jackets with the Beacon
emblem on them. Leigh Spear
man, the president, carried a
lantern and the other members
carried a candle. A spectator
said, “they made an impressive
and mysterious sight.”
The Beacon is one of the
highest honors a high school
student can receive. The girls
are chosen on the basis of their
participation in extracurricu
lar activities, genuine concern
for St. Mary’s, and their abil
ity to represent the high ideals
of their class. These vivacious
girls sponsor many projects
during the year, two of which
are selling decals and sponsor
ing a tug of war between the
halls.
These jam sessions provided an
opportunity for students to get
to know the officers, Mr. Davis
and Dr. Pisani better and also
to let each student talk of “any
thing her heart desired.”
Also noticed during the week
were many effective soul
searching honor posters such
as: “Mine honor is my life; both
grow in one — take honor from
me and my life is done.”
Last to top off the week was
a special candlelight chapel
service Thursday night. At this
chapel, given by SGA officers,
there was a restating of the
honor code pledge and each girl
signed her name to the pledge.
In the past Honor Weeks, stu
dents said the honor pledge in
dividually before an Honor
Board member. The change was
to emphasize the unity of the
student body.
As SGA President Lane Tur
ner so effectively summed it up,
“The spirit this year is defi
nitely better than in past years.
In order to maintain this spirit
we believe we need to first
maintain a high standard of liv
ing among the students, and
this cannot be done unless we
firmly believe in and live by
the honor system on our cam
pus.”
SMC Little Girls Gladly Welcome Big Daddies
.inccao tn meet vour teacbprs Mrs PniiUro Pat-., i , . . .. . _ _
by Gaye Isenhour
Tather-Daughter Day is to-
vjjfrow! It is the day that Mr.
,.*Iten and Robin Thorpe and
Father-Daughter Day com-
^'itee members have been
i°*'king on for weeks to make
inspiring and fun-flUed
/®Ht. For the past four years,
girls of St. Mary’s have
, ,^ed forward to this day set
K fathers.
year, as in the past,
will be a lot of student
t ®ivement. After registration
coffee from 9:00 to 12:00,
taking your fathers to your
classes to meet your teachers
from 11:00 to 1:00, some of the
girls get a chance to perform
for their fathers. From 1:30 to
2:00, in Pittman Auditorium,
the Caperettes, the Gillie Gal
ium Dancers, and the Orchesis
.will show-off their talents.
Then, at 2:10, the Sea Saints,
directed by Miss Margaret Dun
can, will present a water ballet
at the pool. And, of course,
there will be the play, “The
Boyfriend” that night at 8:00.
Perhaps the most unique
event this year will be the ten
nis clinic and exhibition by
Mrs. Pauline Betz Addi, and
afterwards, the tennis tourna
ment when fathers get a chance
to participate in playing dou
bles with their daughters. An
other added treat will be the
reception given by Dr. and Mrs.
Pisani at the tennis courts!
Other events on the schedule
include free time from 5:00 to
6:10, evening prayer in the
chapel at 6:15, and finally, a
superb Italian-style dinner
specially prepared by Bud and
the staff, along with entertain
ment by the Cold Cuts!
School spirit has been boosted
this week by the girls’ deco
rating of their halls for prizes,
making name tags for their fa
thers, and practicing for their
performances.
The girls are looking forward
to tomorrow for various rea
sons: their fathers getting to
go to classes with them, after
which they feel that their fa
thers will better understand
why they are on AP this quar
ter; their fathers being al
lowed on the halls and in their
rooms; and, their fathers bring
ing them money and taking
them shopping!
Some other things the girls
are looking forward to are play
ing tennis with their fathers,
and going to the Angus Bam
for some decent food!
Of course, the fathers are
anxious, too. They are always
in a jovial mood, because they
love being on the girls’ halls.
Also, they love the entertain
ment that is provided for them.
Father-Daughter Day is a
day that St. Mary’s girls have
set aside to show their fathers
how much they appreciate and
love them!