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THE BELLES
A Word On Exams
by Beth Watson
As the ’76-’77 school years
comes to a close, we all look
toward the excitement of
certain special events that
will be happening on campus.
The most exciting rf these
evnts is Exam We^. Exams
is one word which can make a
student sick quicker and
enable her to leap tall
HiiiHings in a single bound.
While exams cause
students who usually bdiave
abnormally to become even
more abnormal, they do have
a few good side effects, such
as making the library THE
place to be on campus. Exams
also help students to find
items that they may have
misplaced during the school
year, such as their coffee pots,
old packages of saccharin,
and in mai^ cases, a few back
issues of Playgirl. Exams also
help students to find tlungs
that are not quite as
necessary, such as notes and
textbooks.
Preparation for exams
also involves many hard hours
of wo^ such as practicing to
look intelligent in frcmt of a
mirror. Exams help students
to improve their vocabularies
as &ey search for new and
fouler words to describe their
teacher. They further call on
the creative powers of the
students as they plot wUder
and more intricate murders
for their professors. Students
also spend many hours
learning how to make a decent
cup coffee.
While the exams that are
taken at St. Mary’s do not
usually have any major effect
on the outside world they do
help to stimulate the econcmiy
as students go to the outside to
restock their rooms with
Vivarin, popcorn and other
items for survival.
Exam season adds so
much joy to our campus that it
makes the ’76-’77 year un
forgettable. Exams is the
word that brings terror to the
souls of all students. Exams
are fun, ya’ll, so “go student,
go” and pass those wonderful
tests which are sent to us from
our loving teachers.
Have fun ya’ll!
Graduates
What about St. Mary’s
will the Sophomores and
Seniors miss next year? The
following are some quotable
quips;
Kim Shavlik: My 3rd West
Cruik Campers.
Celeste Neaves: The
alcoholics of 2nd Cruik.
Betsy Vann: Not being
Madame Spider.
Corneille Little: The
cafeteria.
C.L. and T.U.: 1st West
Rode.
Buford Oliver: Cupbearing
and studying.
Holly Harpe: Afternoon
naps.
Mary Jane Owens: Beer
bldsts.
Martha Phillips: My friends
and chapel.
Becky Wynn: Mildred.
Louise Holloman: Mildred.
Louise Rhodes: Mildred.
Mary Ann Walker: Dr.
Watson’s English History test.
Shelley Eure: Forgetting to
sign out and staying cam-
pused half the year.
Francie Rock: Lt. Poole.
Kim Tefler: Ms. Culley’s
illuminating English class
since I was in the dark the
whole year.
B.W.: Obnoxious noises by
Seniors in the cafeteria.
Laurie Dowdy: Self-
Determining Hours.
Maintenance
St. Mary’s has gone
through a lot of changes this
year and recently, another
one has been added to the list.
The maintenance department
at S.M.C. has been taken over
by Mercury Management.
This maintenance company is
a national company with its
headquarters in Newcastle,
Pennsylvania and its district
office in Memphis, Tennessee.
The jobs of the maintenance
department include any
mechanical problems on
campus, SOTvicing buildings,
and keeping up toe grounds.
They are also in charge of the
custodians, maids, and
security guards. Miss Lynn
Eliot, project mainager
trainee here at St. Mary’s,
said that toe company’s main
goal is to save their clients
money. Mr. Willie, toe project
manager added that they feel
they can do a better job for
less money.
One of the advantages
that Mercury Management
offers is a training program.
They have on toe job trainees,
even here at St. Mary’s!
The maintenance
department is located in
Lower Middle Smedes. If
anyone has any questions, Mr.
Willis will be happy to answer
them.
Drama
The Drama Club met
recently to elect new officers.
Kathy Blades will- be
president of the Club for the
’77-’78 season. Assisting her
will be Mary Cease, Vice-
President; Allison Watson,
Secretary; and Elizabeth
Fuller, Treasurer, Assistant
House Manager. Plans are
underway for next year’s
productions which will be
announced in toe fall. The
Club will haye its first
meeting in September- to fill
the positions of House
Manager, Publicity Manager
and other offices. All in
terested persons are urged to
attend. Mr. Harry Callahan is
advisor for the club.
St. Mary’s has recently
acquired 400 new prayerbo*s
to be used in both toe Sunday
and Tuesday chapel services.
The Church has always
experienced a changing and
growing liturgy. The
prayerbook today can be
traced back to 1549 when, in
accordance with England’s
break from Rome, toe Latin
service was translated into
English. In 1662, the British
revised toe prayerbook and it
was this version that was used
in toe original colonies. After
the Revolution, another
prayerbook was composed for
use in the United States
because Americans refused to
continue to pray for the King
of England. There was a
further revision of the
prayerboc^arcund 1880’s. The
small prayerbook that is
familiar to most of us was
developed in 1928. However,
even before that - in 1925, work
was being done on the
prayerbook we have just
received. ,
Usually when the
revisions and changes have
been made, theologians and
clergy have been the ones in
charge of deciding about the
changes. The advantage, that
the new prayerbook has in this
respect, is that people from all
facets of Church life have
Basten Studios, producers
of BS records, proudly
presents its spring edition of
favorite hits by favorite
artists.
The album features such
greats as:.Up on the Rufus-
been involved in making the
changes. The final publication
was sent before the con
vention of Episcopal Churches
in 1976. It was approved at
that time. For it to be con
sidered toe official prayer-
book of the Episcopal Church,
it must pass toe next con
vention also, which will be in
1979. Until that time, it will be
called The Book of Common
Prayer Propos^.
People all over the
country have been working on
this prayerbook to make it
diversified enough to suit
everyone. There are several
forms of each service, r or
example, there are three
services to be used for com
munion. Another example of
toe type of changes made is
that whereas in 1928 people
did not know about
astronauts. Today they are
very much a part of life and so
a prayer is included for people
in space. The other big dif
ference in toe two books is the
length. The 1928 prayerbook
has 611 pages, while the new
book has over 1000 pages.
We will be using these new
prayerbooks from now on in
our chapel services and Mr.
Mothers
Enjoy
MAY, 1977
Day
(Continued from Page 1)
event of toe evening - A
Fashion Show presented by
Montaldo’s. Sophomores were
models and showed toe latest
Spring and Summer fashions.
After this fun-filled day
many mothers and daughters
went out on the town;
however, some mothers, as
well as their daughters, were
tw exhausted to have any
night life and went to bed.
Student
News
by Lisa Tate
“Swing your partner. Do
se-do!” echoed campus alimg
with a heap o’hollerin’ and the
twang of blue-grass music.
Was it Hee Haw come to St.
Mary’s? No, just the annual
square dance sponsored by
toe Day Students. With
organization led by Brenda
Forrest and Liz Little, the Day
Students contributed plenty rf
cider and cookies while music
was provided by toe Parking
Lot Pickers. Sunny skies and
attendance of around 250
added to toe success of the
dance.
The square dance is not
toe only project toe Day
Students have, been involved
in recently. On April 24th and
25th, toe Day Students held a
Crafts Fair which yielded
about $160 profit. All toe crafts
were handmade by the
Nan Smith, I Got Down in My
Vestr-Boo Clary, I Came But
He Went-Teresa Haislip, He
Had a B.O. But I Had M.O.-
Barbara Johnston, Take A
Midnight Dip With Me~Betsy
Vann and Paula Sneeden,
Going To The Chapel-Mary
Fondren, Angels In Heaven-
Third Penthouse Chorus.
Miss MA Basten, head of
BS Records, urges all up and
coming recording stars to
submit audition tapes of their
best efforts to her studio,
perhaps to be included on her
next release.
students. Profits were used
for toe square dance and
towards a project for
redecorating the Day Student
House.
Under the direction of the
new Day Student Officers,
Marty Marshall, President,
and Lisha Sedwitz, Secretary-
Treasurer, the Day Students
have had a busy month.
Penthouse Gives Tips
Too all new girls living in
Penick for the 1977-78 year we
toe girls from the Penthouse
give our lively tips on - How to
Live in Penick -
1. Meet Uncle Ed.
2. Love Mildred and Mrs.
Brown.
3. “Borrow” a composite and
hang it over toe mantle on 3rd.
4. Bring all dates up to meet
“the family.”
5. Have a party at the
beginning of the year at the
Hilton, vacation in Fort
Lauderdale during Spring
Break, and rent the 6th floor of
toe Sheraton after the Jr.-Sr.
Dance. '
6. Have “liquor runs” and be
able to drii^ 3 fifths and a
pint: in 26 hours.
7. Order pizzas and Sadlack’s
for fraternity court and then
go “cruisin’’ through
fraternity court.
8. Go to “toe Hill” and back
blindfolded.
‘the
9. Egg McMuffins cure
Hill” hangovers.
10. Shower with a friend
during toe water shortage.
11. Remember how you got
home toe night before and
where you stayed.
12. Have visitors from
Davidson.
13. Keep a toothbrush and
pillow in toe infirmary.
14. Elect a Queen!
15. Be able to run faster than
toe Pinkertons!!!
Vestry Officers Elected
The new officers for the
vestry were elected recently.
Senior Warden, Charter Ward,
will oversee all student
participation in toe chapel
services for next year.
Assisting her will be Maru
Amburn, Chairman of
Layreaders, Lee Archibald
and Ruth Barlow, Co-
Chairman of Altar GuUd, and
Ruth Womoff, Chairman of
Acolytes. Other officers are
Sally Pelletier, Junior,
Kimber Sevison, Sophomore
Representative and Cissy
Davis, Secretary. Kathy
Hering will be the head
cupbearer, serving with Anne
Harrison, Laura Minges, Jane
Bratton, Donna Sherrill, and
Elizabeth Stewart.
The Senior Warden is
responsible for planning all
special services, informing
students about vestry ac
tivities, being the mediary
between the Chaplain and the
vestry, and overseeing the
activities of the separate
committees. Altar Guild
consists of toe flower com
mittee, the brass committee,
toe miscellaneous committee.
The projects committee,
chaired by Debra Rhodes, will
oversee plans for such vestry
sponsored projects as
Morehead student day,
Thanksgiving baskets, vest^
services, and dramatic
productions.
“Vestry is open to all
students and we are looking
forward to full participation
and lots of fun for everyone,”
comments Carter Ward.
Dillard will continue to give a
running commentary to help
us become accustomed to the
changes. The new books may
very well open new and ex
citing ways to worship here at
St. Mary’s.
THE BELLES
Editor
Mary Lawrence Hicks
News Editor
Elizabeth Kerr
Feature Editor
Martha Kornegay
Layout Editor
Hattie Neas
Art Editor
Hester Gregory
Day Student Editor
Lisa Tate
Photographers
Cricket Cassidy, Miss Culley
Cartoonist
Maru Amburn
Typist
Donna Sherrill, Cathy Blades
Advisor
Mrs. Catherine Barnhart
Writers
' Kathy Blades, Elizabeth Blades
Etta and Beth Ryan, Beth Kirkland,
Buford Oliver, Paula Mansfield,
Allison Watson, Cheryl Hill,
B.H. Watson, Maru Amburn,
Teresa Haislip
With Special Thanks to Kathy Cairens for her assistance.