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THE BELLES
MAY, 1982
ST. MARY’S CLUBS
We always hear about the
Undatedettes strutting, The
Spiders crawling and WATS
getting lit, but Dean Jones and
several others suspected that
there was more meaning to
their existence than just
tapping people and initiating
them. We were right, the clubs
at St. Mary’s have definitely
been busy. I talked to several
members of the clubs and
found out just exactly what
they have been up to this year.
LETTER CLUB
The Letter Club gives a
gift to the school every year
usually to the P.E.
department. The gift to be
given this year had not been
decided upon when I
interviewed one of the
members. The members have
a fund raising project every
year to raise money for a
charitable cause, this year
they sold donuts and
sweatshirts to raise money for
the MS foundation.
UNDATEDETTES
The Undatedettes
contributed their services to
the first annual Christmas
tree lighting. They sponsored
a fun filled evening putting on
a Dating Game. The
Undatedettes had a Valentine
reception this year and
periodically give flowers to
the chapel.
COLD CUTS ‘
The Cold Cuts have
definitely been busy this year
giving concerts to various
clubs and organizations. They
have performed for the Cub
scouts, senior citizens,
fraternities, and were the
main attraction for the Albert
Root Elementary school’s
fund raiser field day. Cold
Cuts have traveled to
Greensboro and Winston-
Salem to perform as well as
their concerts here at St.
Mary’s for the students and
special events. A few of the
special events they performed
at this year were Parents
Weekend and Spring Fest. The
Cold Cuts made an album this
year and encourage everyone
to buy one.
WATS
The WATS have been
involved in outside projects
trying to raise the spirits of
those really needing it. They
sponsored the Heart Fund
drive here at St. Mary’s and
helped with the Blood Mobile
earlier in the year.
CIRCLE
The Circle helped with the
dinner for the Moorehead
children this year and had
special events for them to
participate in while they were
on campus. The Circle were
part of the Christmas party
and contribute flowers to the
chapel. The most recent
project they have done is
planning the alumnae Circle
reunion during Alumnae
Weekend. One of the Circle’s
last activities will be a
“Giving” chapel service. This
service will be the last service
of the year. It will be a very
special service in which the
girls will be asked to bring
something special to be placed
on the altar for Mr. Dillard to
bless. The students are also
asked to contribute something
to a charity, can goods,
clothing, etc. Their other
activity will be a Tea for the
faculty and students. The
Circle is seliing SMC mugs
NOW.
SPIDERS
The Spiders have not only
crawled this year but they
have participated in the Blood
Mobile drive earlier this year
with great enthusiasm. The
Spiders have also sold bumper
stickers to raise money to put
in the club treasury for future
club activities and projects.
BEACON
The Beacon helped
organize the annual
Christmas party with the
Circle and donate food to a
needy family for Christmas
dinner. The Care Packages
were put together by the
Beacon as well as the Easter
baskets everyone receives
every year. The Beacon also
put on the Madhatter’s Ice
Cream Party earlier this
year.
SERENITAS VERITAS
Serenitas Veritas is the
newest and most secretive
club on campus. This secret
club was organized this year
by ten girls and one advisor.
The club’s only goal is to
promote spirit and make each
girl at St. Mary’s feel as
important as anyone else. The
club sends flowers to the girls
and notes to lift the spirits
during the bad times and good
times. The club received
contributions from their
parents and pooled their own
money together to start the
club’s activities. The club will
be sponsored every year by
alumnae and their parents.
The members have been
chosen for the 1982-83 school
year however, they will not be
revealed until spring next
year.
Not only have the clubs
contributed school spirit but
they have also taken the time
to plan projects for charities,
alumnae and faculty. The
Beacon, Circle, Undatedettes,
Spiders, WATS, Serenitas
Veritas, Cold Cuts, Scoop, and
the Letter Club have picked
their members to carry on the
tradition for the 1982-83 school
year. I am sure they will
continue to contribute to the
school and other organizations
with the same enthusiasm as
they have shown in past years.
“St. Mary’s pays a tribute to Spring Fest 1982”
May Court 1982
SOME REFLECTIONS ON TWO MOTTOS
(Continued from Page 3)
must
Be faithful friends and
comrades siu’e.”
Finally, then, may it not
be said that these two schools.
West Point and St. Mary’s
echo each other’s ideals, each
in its own special way?
Together, as friends and
comrades, we can keep each
hand just, each lip pure, know
duty well performed, honor
e’er untarn’d, and country
ever armed.
The Belles staff would like
to thank Mr. Fish for
contributing this article to our
“Behind the Desk” column.
We would also, on behalf of all
St. Mary’s students, like to
wish Mr. Fish luck in the
following years and thank him
for his many years of work
here at St. Mary’s. We won’t
wily be losing a teacher, we
will be losing both a teacher
and a friend.
IN A GROVE OF STATELY OAK TREES
by Foo Vaeth
Save the best for last, or
this better be a good one
kiddo. This is a final desperate
attempt to save myself as a
student and aspiring
columnist. Usually, these
things come fairly easy. This
one has resulted in a novel of
my memoirs starting on a hot
August day in 1978, and
coming to a close on May 15,
1982. It’s been terribly hard
coming to grips with the fact,
and the memoirs would
receive a rejection slip from
the editor of The Belles.
Actually, the best for last
started out as a letter to a new
St. Mary’s girl. She was to get
the real rundown on the grove.
Scratch. Those unsuspecting
rosebuds get enough letters
without an erratic one added
to the bunch.
Another letter came to
mind. The lucky recipient was
the funny looking tree sitting
on my left or right. Dear
stately oak tree sitting in the
grove. That one was axed as
well. They’ve seen a lot,
though. Imagine the stories.
Two letters down.
Intermission. Act Two.
The Value of Friends-a
term pap)er for English 5 by
Foo and the grove. But what
[would you do without one?
’Maybe you have more than
one, but they still comprise a
vital part of your memories
here. All the memorabilia are
meaningless if they haven’t
been shared. If you remember
your first days here, the
friendships sparked so quickly
remain a vivid part of your
recollections. They celebrated
with you through the best and
saw you through the worst.
They are irreplaceable.
A shorter essay was
“Remember” of “Reach Out
and Touch Someone”.
Remember the walks?
Remember the wild nights?
Remember the hard work?
Remember the insufficient
funds? Remember the gossip?
Remember the long chstance
{rfione calls? Remember the
fun? You probably forgot.
So much for essays and
term papers. back to
’•traying t .
again. My advice now
pertains not to those leaving,
but to the other half who will
carry on to help the institution
flourish.
All of you have something
special to contribute to the
grove. Perhaps it’s only ^
smile on a rainy day, or a
shoulder to lean on in times of
trouble. Maybe it’s your
healthy mind or your zest for
life. So you don’t crawl like a
spider and you get your scoop
from Baskin Robbins. Find
your place and simplX
constitute a small portion of
the best time of your life. W®
hope. If you give to St. Mary’®’
she will return the favor a
hundred times over.
My curtain call ha®
arrived. It was with sorrow.
relief and happiness when
saw it drawing closer.
you leave, it will most liko'X
be with sorrow, relief an
happiness. I’d like to slip j
special thank you to a specia^
roommate for listening to
read everything I ever puf ®
paper. I’d like to thank n®^
even more for saying it
wonnnderrfull. Furthernnor^
the grove and I want to than
you - iu.
backbone of a special part oi
special place that grew n^
and dear to our hear
Curtain.
for forming
the