The Bdles
of
St. Mary’s
College
VOLUME XLIV, NUMBER 6
SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE
RALEIGH, N.C.
FEBRUARY 4,1983
Students polled
On chapel issue
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By Rebecca Rogers
Last Monday, the Vestry
presented a panel discussion on
the question of required chapel,
sparking much self-examination
and debate among the student
body. The following Tuesday,
the students were polled in
Chapel as to their position on
the issue. A surprising 56.5
percent of the students said
yes, it should be required while
43.5 percent said it should not
be. The results of the poll were
then submitted to President
Rice to be reviewed and' then
passed on to the Board of
Trustees. In opening the panel
discussion. President Rice said
that the student poll would not
definitely change the administ
rations position on required
chapel, but that it would be
given very careful considera
tion.
In the panel discussion, six
students presented their per
sonal views on the subject.
Beth Simpson, chairman of the
vestry, chose the panelists on
their willingness to express
their views and their ability to
state them clearly. Two
students, Ellen Block and
Frances Fuller, spoke out
against required chapel. They
felt that, “forced religion is not
true religion,” and that
whether or not to go to church
is a personal and individual
decison.
The other four panelists,
Amy Block, Annie Bray Sprunt,
Kimbrough Mobley and Kathr
yn Davison spoke for required
chapel. They felt that, even
though one may not actually
take part in the service, chapel
is a time to be quiet, peaceful,
and to prepare oneself for the
week ahead. They also felt that
students were well informed of
the chapel requirements before
they came to St. Mary’s, and if
they didn’t like them, they
could have chosen anothef
school.
Day Students Meeting
Mr. Steven Estheimer, the
moderator of the discussion,
emphasized that it was not
meant to be a debate, but a way
to spark, “open and rational
discussion of the issues.”
The question of required
chapel is a difficult one. It has
its loyal supporters and its
strong opponents,. However, if
the poll is a true reflection of
student opinion, required cha
pel should be with us for many
years to come.
THE-CAMBRIDGE DIET: THE LATEST THING
BEACON SHINES ON RALEIGH
As you may already know,
the clubs at St. Mary’s this year
are required to do a community
service project in addition to
their contributions to the
school. The Belles is interview
ing each club to find out what
its projects are. This is the third
such article; the Vestry and the
Belles have already been
covered.
Molly Brooks is the president
of the Beacon. Penny Hare is
the secretary and Maggi Jones
the treasurer. The club is sxi
niembers strong at present. Al
ready they have made themsel
ves known by helping advertise
the Lighting of the Green and
holding the annual Circle-Bea-
'^on Christmas party. Some
campus projects are already
planned for this semester, such
conducting a chapel and
Selling buttons (yes, freshmen,
the Hell Week buttons you have,
already seen around classes).
The Beacon’s community
Project is working at the Soup
Kitchen located at the church of
*hc Good Shepherd. The girls
"’ll! split into groups going once
®r twice a week to prepare and
involve
munity. She wants to
the whole school and invites
everyone to give in their
donations of food and money to
churches. She also urges
everyone to come to the walks.
Penny Hare adds that she
thinks the required services are
good but wishes there was no
need to require them.
Lynn Jones
By Mary Elizabeth Moms
On the campus of Saint
Mary’s there are' always
numerous trends which ex
perience temporary popularity,
Being on a diet, however,
always seems to be in fashion.
The latest diet craze to hit has
been the Cambridge Diet. This
is a new, low-calorie, liquid-for
mula diet. It has made the
campus alive with the sound of
blenders, which is what the
powdered formula and water
are combined in.
The name is derived from the
University of Cambridge in
England where it was develop
ed under the leadership of Alan
N. Howard Ph.D., Director of
the Lipid Laboratory De
partment of Medicine. Other
researchers involved in the
development were Ian McLean
Baird M.D., Consulting Physi
cian of West Middlesex
excellence week
By Toni Davis & Amy Hurra
Excellence week is a special
part of the year for girls at St.
Mary’s College. The special
week starts Monday, Jan. 3 ,
and last through Thursday,
Feb. 3. c
On Monday, Jan. oi.
Mary’s graduates will
selecting a major m Smede
Refreshments will be
Serve
soup and sandwiches
^hich are available for lunch to
the
needy. If possible, they
P'®n to donate food or money to
‘•’e Ark.
^^iss Brooks says she hopes
® club will stay busy doing
Parlor.
served. .
Tuesday, Feb. 1 IS the date of
the faculty chapel. Mr. Steven
Estheimer will speak to
student body.
Wednesday
speaker will
pUratTp.m. The speake .
Don Roberts, a former ^htical
science teacher at St. Mary s
who now is a professor at North
Lrolina State University. Mr
,ill talk about current
Feb.
be in
2, a
Smedes
Roberts wi
«iiff(
crent projects because the
arc here essentially to
‘■'befit the school and com-
‘"''nc'last day of excellence
week is February 3rd. On this
dav a reception will be held m
Smedes Parlor for students on
the honor roll and the dean s
list. President John Rice will
present a plaque to the
students. The plauqe will have
the names of the honor roll
students and the Dean’s List
printed on it. This plaque will
be located in the lobby of
Ragland.
As an ultimate part of this
week the English Department is
sponsoring an essay contest.
The English teachers will
submit some excellent work of
their Students to a panel of
judges. An award will be
presented to the writer of the
£est work. The history depar -
ment is very excited about Dr.
Roberts visit and assures his
talk will be worthwhile^ Dr
Coffey, when asked if the
Science Department would
contribute anything special,
remarked. “Every week is
Academic Achievement Week
in our department.”
Hospital, England, and George
A. Bray M.D., Professor of
Medicine, UCLA School of
Medicine, and Associate Chief,
Division of Metabolism and
Nutrition, Harbor-UCLA Medi
cal Center.
The Cambridge Diet was first
marketed in the United States
in March of 1980. The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
banned its sale because the
agency was afraid it would
cause the same problems as
some other protein diets. But
after further investigation, the
ban was lifted on July 9, 1980.
The product was approved for
use as the sole source of
nutrition for no more than four
consecutive weeks. The FDA
required that the conditions
necessitating medical supervi
sion during dieting be clearly
displayed in the product
information.
These conditions are hyper
tension, diabetes, heart or
kidney problems, gout, .hypo
glycemia, being elderly, a
growing child, a pregnant
woman, or a nursing mother.
The diet should not be used
with medications like diuretics.
The FDA is investigating at
least three cases of women who
were hospitalized for heart
irregularities as well as one
death attributed to the diet.
Literature on the diet
explains that the product is
available only through distribu
tors who are called Cambridge
Counselors. They are everday
ordinary people with little or
not academic background in
nutrition. Their training con
sists mainly of a few sessions
on nutrition and weight control
provided by representatives
from the home office.
According to the information
given by a Cambridge Counse
lor, the Cambridge Plan is
constructed in three phases. On
the first game, called the
Ultimate Weight Loss Diet, the
dieter consumes only the
Cambridge formula three times
a day, 330 calories, for no
longer than four consecutive
weeks. It is reported that this
phase can provide an average
we^ht Ipss of ^r to five
pounds per 'week.
The manufacturers of the
product do not recommend that
a vigorous exercise program be
taken up during the first few
days on the diet. They say that
because the body is throwing
off toxins and being asked to
adjust to a new nutrition
regimen that the dieter should,
let it make the adjustment
before adding exercise as
another stress. There is also a
possibility of experiencing in
duced hypoglycemia.
The second phase, called the
Diet Maintenance Program, is
not a long term maintenance
program but more a relief from
the strict phase one plan. The
dieter consumes two meals
made with the Cambridge
formula and one 800 calorie
meal chosen from the ten
possible menus provided by the
plan. This can be continued for
up to two weeks after which
time if more weight loss is
desired, the dieter can return to
phase one or if the target
weight has been reached,
progress on to the third phase.
The third phase, called the
Permanent Weight Loss Eating
Program, is the long term
maintenance program.
Cambridge Program, is the
long term maintenance pro
gram. The Cambridge formula
three times a day is still the
foundation of the diet but other
food is allowed. The intake of
table food is adjusted in blocks
of 50, 100, 200, or 400 Kcal untl
until the individual’s weight
remains stable on two meals a
day in addition to the formula.
This phase is designed for a life
long nutrition program. No data
has yet been published about
how effeciently the weight is
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