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Motto: “SAIL ON, SALEM” Vol. IV Winston-Salem, N. C., November 3, 1923 Published Weekly by the Student Body of Salem College. No. 8 RELATION OF BANKING TO WOMAN’S LIFE DISCUSSED; COLONEL F. H. FRIES SPEAKS AT CHAPEL SERVICE On Wednesday morning at the expanded chapel service, Colonel F. H. Fries, president of the Wachovia Bank and Trust Com pany, delivered a very interesting and practical address to the student body on the subject. The Relation of Banking to Woman’s Life. In opening his address, Colonel Fries said that banking was so com plicated that he would not have the time to give a long list of figures concerning it, but that instead he wanted to give some idea of its be ginning. It was founded on barter and trade. For instance, a man would exchange a day’s labor for so much bacon. Later, a third part was brought into the trading and a medium of exchange was thus formed; and after quite a time gold became and has remained the medium for exchange. However, it was found to be very cumbersome to continually carry large amounts of gold, and to remedy this, the great commercial country of Holland first conceived the idea of giving and accepting paper receipts in the place of so much gold. From this custom has developed the banking system of today by means of which one may ing, and they hold positions rang ing from the presidency on down. Some of the positions for which women are especially well qualified are as follows: Librarian of a bank. Treasurer of Trust Department, Head of Publicity Department, Solicitor for business, and worker in Budget Department. Colonel Fries closed his address by again stressing the importance of systematic saving, the necessity for careful attention to one’s bank ing account in order that no one should be embarrassed by an over drawn account, and the need for ac curate, earnest preparation if one wished to make a success in the business of banking. RECREATION ROOM IS SCENE OF REVELRY Emily Moye Wins Prize at Junior Hallowe’en Party. HOME ECONOMICS STUDENTS ENTERTAIN AT DINNER FINANCIAL PLANS FOR YEAR MADE AT Y. W. C. A. MEETING. Last Friday night a most inter esting and original pageant was given at the Y. W. C. A. meeting in the recreation room. The idea was to show the needs of each depart ment, what it represents in Y. W., and to present the budget. Polly Wolff, representing the World Fellowship Department, en tered, followed by several girls dressed as Armenians and Japa- place so much money in the bank, nese. The conditions of students in other countries was pictured and the work of this department, which is to help them, illustrated, Elizabeth Roop, chairman of the Social Service Committee, announc ed that parties had been scheduled this year, but that these were im possible, as long as there was no money in the treasury. Margaret Smith and Eva Flow ers represented the Publicity and Poster committees; Eleanor Shaff- ner, the Program committee; Mar jorie Hunt, the Membership com mittee ; and Amelia Galloway, the Room committee. All of a sudden discords were heard from the piano and everyone was wondering what could have happened, when Laura Howell, chairman of the Music Committee, said there was no money in the treasury to buy music with and they couldn’t play without any music. Elizabeth Parker came in with two little girls, as an illustration of the Social Service work at the Children’s Home. Jennings Ross represented the treasury which appeared to be a very empty one, and several girls, dressed as money bags, came in and thousand women engaged in bank- immediately the treasury expanded and then meet his financial obliga tions by the use of checks. At this point, Colonel ^ -les showed the unlawfulness of over drawing one’s banking account. He also pointed out the seriousness of borrowing for one’s self, and in dorsing the note of another. “The chief joy of banking”, said the speaker, “is not in depositing so much money in the bank, or in with drawing so much from it, but in ac cumulating either money or prop erty.” With this thought in mind, he urged that everyone form the habit of saving regularly and sys tematically. It has generally been the case in the past that tlie business of bank ing itself has been conducted by men. This is probably due to the fact tliat girls do not take the work seriously enough, and do not thor oughly prepare themselves for work in this business. However, if they will determine to become successful in this phsae of activity and will make as earnest preparation for it as they do for other occupations, there are many opportunities open to them in this field of work. There are already about forty On Tuesday night, October 30, the Juniors fell in line with the spooks, witches and ghosts and undertook to aid them in making tliis year’s escapade the best in their long history since the Recrea tion Room was the appointed place of their revelery, much effort and preparation had gone into making it a worthy rendezvous. To prove how modern these “Hallowe’en- nites” have become, they invited the whole student body and faculty to join them. The guests were met at the door by ghosts who exacted from them the fee for the privileges granted and led them down steep stairs and over treacherous bridges. The ghosts then turned them over to the icy hand of a statue-like witch who, in spite of her coolness, conducted them safely to the dimly lighted room where the evening’s pleasures were to be enjoyed. The room was beautifully decorated with tall corn-stalks, lovely autumn leaves, and jack o’lanterns. Dur ing the evening the guests enjoyed dancing and many interesting games. Between dances Sprites served delicious punch and small cakes. The judges had difficulty in deciding to whom the prize should go for the most original cos tume but after much consultation awarded it to Miss Emily Moye. Of course the hostesses had further calls on them for the mid-night hour so the party broke up early with much reluctance and vain wishing that Hallowe’en came more than once a year. Did you ever acept an invitation to dinner and find that you had come to a delightful party as well as a deli cious meal? That is what happened to Mrs. Meinung, Miss Osborne, Miss Rogers, Miss Jane Noble, Miss Mary Bradham, Miss Mary Lou Boone, Miss Marion Cooper, and Miss Catherine Crist, when they accepted the invi- taiton from the seven hostesses in the practise house for Wednesday evening, October 3st. When the guests arrived they were greeted by a tall witch, conjuring rod in hand. This apparition led them through dark passages lit by the fitful light of candles that gleamed from staring jack o’ lanterns. They came to a room in which were six white fig ures, who neither moved nor spoke. They shook the icy hand of one and would have hurried on, had not the witch insisted that they be blind-fold ed before going further. Each one was turned around three times and led on the dark. Finally they were all THOUGHTS ON AN AMOEBA No poet sings of bugs and things But I am not a poet. So what I please I do with ease And let no poet know it. A thought I choose and call the muse Not often sympathetic And then I make a rhyme With energy kinetic. I write just now of, why and how The small amoebas squirmy The dear thing gildes off all the slides In manner really wormy. I know full well it cannot tell The influence distracting So those who try to keep an eye On all this fancy acting. and overflowed with money. The budget was then explained and pledges taken. commanded to sit down and hold out their hands. Horrible, charming, slimy objects were placed in trembling hands. This ordeal over, the blindfolds were removed and the guests saw that the seeming witch was Miss Leftwich, and that the six ghostly figures were the Misses Pfohl, Crotts, Chandler, Clem ents, Stockton and Neal. Those hor rible objects, that caused so taany cold shivers were found to be oysters bristling with tooth picks, wet fur, ice cold fish, greasy rubber dolls and other curious things. The guests then partook of a delic ious Hallowe’en dinner with a menu consisting of stuffed tomatoes, chicken a la King in timbale cases, cheese and hut sandwiches, pickle sandwiches, hot biscuits with butter, coffee, pump kin tarts and candy com. Afterwards the whole party sat down in a big circle on the floor and listened to horrible tales of ghosts and witches. APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE ENJOYS PIANO RECITAL One of the largest audiences that has ever assembled in Memorial Hall for a recital by a member of the faculty attended, last Monday night, the piano recital given by Mr. Charles G. Vardell, Jr., Head of the Piano De partment of Salem College. The stage was made attractive by a tasteful, arrangement of efems and golden chrysanthemums. The pro gram was interesting and varied and the rendering of each selection was Continued on page two
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