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VOL. XXXVIV, NO. 1
RALEIGH, N.C.
SEPTEMBER. 1976
Resident Rice and son Bobby look over the SMC campus.
Who Cares?
Who CARES? We should
all CARE. The CARE Com
mittee (Conserve All
Resources and Energy) had
its first meeting on September
1 and reaffirmed its goals of
encouraging conversation of
all resources at St. Mary’s:
water, energy, people power,
paper, buildings, and grounds.
Mrs. Greiner chairs the
committee, with Mrs. Sap-
penfield and Jeanne Bridger
heading communications; Mr.
McRae, statistics; Mr. Ap
pleton, building studies; Mr.
Conrad, resource policies;
Mrs. Rice and Briane Pitt-
njan, beautification. They are
all looking forward to our
participation and support.
The first hqpk discussed
was water usage. They hope
that all of us will develc^
habits that minimize water
usage, and suggest the
following; 1) Take short
showers. 2) Collect used
shower and basin water in a
pan to water plants. 3) Shut off
faucet while lathering and
brushing teeth. 4) Shut off
faucets completely. One drip
per second wastes, in a
month, 132 gallons of water
and $1.60 of electricity (for hot
water). 5) Be sure the com
mode stops running after each
use. 6) Report leaks by
leaving a note on Mr. Cotton’s
Bulletin Board. 7) Wash only
full loads of clothes.
Talent Show Held
by Lisa Tate
On Tuesday evening
September 7, the stage of
Pittman Auditorium
displayed the talents of the St.
Mary’s student body. In
measures of participation and
attendance the 1976-77 Talent
Show, organized by assembly
chairman, Nancy Thompson,
was a great success. Ap
proximately eighteen groups
participated in acts which
include skits, songs, and
dances.
Rivaling one another in
spirit and humor, comedy
skits were performed by first
West Smedes, second West
Smedes, and third West Cruik.
Singing the lyrics, “If we
weren’t St. Mary’s girls, I
wonder what we’d be.’’ the
senior counselors portrayed in
their skit various answers to
this question.
Surprise guest ap
pearances were made by
Barbara Streisand (Polly
Morrison) and Miss Jane
Pittman and her Singing Soul
Sisters. The Jane Pittman
(Emily Warren) skit was
comprised of alumnae who
returned to perform from
Chapel Hill.
Other groups performing
were the Day Students, the
Spider Board, and a group of
students who hail from
Virginia.
A main highlight of the
evening came with the
musical performance of
Frances Shultz and Amy
Peden. With Frances on the
guitar, the duo sang two
popular songs. Then at the
audiences’s urging, alumnae,
Lou White, joined them to sing
“When I First Came Here,” a
song written by two former St.
Mary’s girls, Sally Lewis and
Martha Kelly. As the song
came to a close all the visiting
alumnae in the audience
joined in the final chorus.
To the cheers of “We love
you Coldcuts,” the 1976-77
Coldcuts, led by president,
Annette Blalock, finished the
program with their ever
popular renditions of love
songs and beach music.
President Rice Arrives
by Hattie Neas
When John T. Rice came
to St. Mary’s last spring as the
father of a prospective student
lo(^ing over the campus, he
learned of the concern the
students felt for the new
president who hadn’t been
selected at the time. The
students felt that a new
president would rush in and
change everything Oiey loved
at St. M^’s. When John Rice
arrived in July with his family
as the president of St. Mary’s,
he came with die desire to
take time to get to know the
institution first and to leave
any changes up to the
students.
In the few weeks that
President Rice has been
working with us, he has
sensed the community feeling
that is a part of life at St.
Mary’s. This feeling has been
attained by everyone
(students, faculty, staff, and
administration) by woridng
together, and he feels it is
essential to a young woman in
this period of her life.
Resident Rice ctmsiders
one of SMC‘S strengths is her
faculty. In a city with six
colleges, the resources in
Raleigh are ideal for keeping
the faculty. Also, a motivation
to learn is encouraged by the
low student-teacher ratio
which makes the teachers
more special to us.
By no means does
President Rice give all the
credit to the faculty. Giving
special recognition to Mr.
Hatley, the Director of the
Grounds, and Lt. Poole of the
Pinkerton Police, he com
mended the staff of St. Mary’s
for the wonderful job they
have done at keeping
everything running smoothly.
Last, but not least, he prais^
the great student body here at
St. Mary’s.
The framework of St.
Mary’s-the honor code-is very
important. In President
Rice’s view, it is easier to
attend a college with an honor
code, and ours works. He
stressed that while at other
colleges that have dropped
their honor code and con
sequently all responsibility for
one’s fellow man, the honor
code is strongly felt and hi^y
respected at St. Mary’s.
Mrs. Rice has more to
handle than just being the
President’s wife. Along with
entertaining faculty, students
and friends, she also has to
take care of four c^drea She
makes sure that they have a
life of their own apart from
the campus. Their oldest son
Tom, a sophomore in high
school, has become involved
with football at Ravenscroft.
'Sarah 14, and Anne 10, have
been finding their own friends,
and Bobby 5, is most im
pressed with campus life and
is often found swimming in the
pool. Obviously, they have an
advantage living on campus.
They are exposed to cultural
events, etc. held here at St.
Mary’s. But both President
and Mrs. Rice are going to
make sure that they will find
their own interests.
The student body, faculty,
administration and all the
others who make up the
community of St. Mary’s are
proud and' happy to have
President Rice with us and
wish to welcome the Rices to
our family.
Pittman AndlUHdun
SMC RECEIVES ‘TACE-UFT”
by Elizabeth Blades
During the summer, St.
Mary’s campus had a
“facelift”. The renovation
project included Pittman,
East and West Rock, Smedes,
and the Music building.
Pittman Auditorium was
completely renovated. The
interior was replastered,
painted, parts of the down
stairs were carpeted, and the
stage curtains were cleaned.
A new public address system
was installed, and the store
rooms were cleaned out. The
skylight was cleaned and
repaired, and hopefully in the
future, a flood light will be
installed above it. The outside
of the building was sand
blasted, and the woodwork
was painted.
The central front of
Smedes was painted, and
Wast Rock was completely re
designed. Walls were either
put up or taken down. There is
now a new presidential suite
and the visitor’s lounge has
new draperies and
upholstering. The next step is
to install an econostat in East
Rock.
With the new changes in
East Rock came a rechan
neling of offices. Mr. Johnson,
the Registrar, has been
moved to Lower Smedes. Mrs.
Bunch, the Guidance Coun
selor, was moved across the
hall. Mr. Cotton and his
housekeeping staff were
moved down the hall into East
Smedes.
The Music Building was
repainted, the voice and piano
studies were recarpeted, and
the voice studio was
r^inted.
In the Student Union
Snack Bar the jukebox has
been fbced. Hayden Black-
wdl’s mother had it equipped
with all brand new records.
REV. DAVIS RETURNS
by Elizabeth Blades
The Reverend Johnny
Davis, a long-time friend of St.
Mary’s, has returned to give
the Chapel services on
Tuesdays and Communion
services on Thursday mor
nings. The Sophomores are
even lucky enough to have
religion under him.
Mr. Davis was reared in
Henderson. So two years ago
when the Church of Holy
Innocence in Henderson asked
him to be their minister, he
accepted and was able to
fulfill a lifetime dream. Now
because of his strong feelings
for St. Mary’s he has come
back until a full-time minister
can be found.
Mr. Davis attended UNC
at Chapel Hill and the Virginia
Seminary. He married Sara
Dawson Davis, a former St.
Mary’s girl. He has two
children, Mary Davis Garrett
and John Davis.
Mr. Davis loves to play
golf when he finds the time.
This summer he spent most of
his spare time scraping the
paint off of John’s jeep and
helping him to fix it up.
Since returning to St.
Mary’s, Mr. Davis &is added
so much to the Tuesday af
ternoon Chapel services. We
are all delighted to have him
here.