PIERREIIE PUiyERS
VOLUME VI.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C„ JANUARY 16, 1926.
ONE JCT PLJyS
NUMBER XV
Miss Hazel Horton Read
Gives Violin Recital
Mr. Charles G. Vardell is Piano
Accompanist; Brilliant
Program.
On Thursday evening, Jan
uary 14, at 8:15 o’clock, M
Hazel Horton Read gave
violin recital in Memorial Hall,
accompanied at the piano by Mr,
Charles G. Vardell, Jr.
The stage, beautifully decorat
ed for the occasion with ferns
and flowers, formed a lovely
background for one of the
notable musical events of the
year at Salem. During the
summer. Miss Read studie
Europe for several months, and
since her return, students and
factulty of Salem College have
been looking forward to her
cital with the keenest interest.
The program of the evening
was beautiful and artistic in
every respect. Each number de
lightful in itself, was made even
more effective by contrast with
the remainder of the program.
The recital was characterized by
such infinite variety that prac
tically all the technical and
poetic possibilities of the violin
were revealed. Miss Read played
with the utmost skill and with
such sparkling brilliance that
her audience was spell-bound.
Her entire program was ex
tremely difficult both from a
technical and interpretive point
of view, but she showed com
plete mastery of her instrument
even in the most intricate pas-
The opening number on the
program was Bruch’s Concerto
in G minor. The first movement,
which was stately and dignified,
was followed' by a slow move
ment of appealing beauty. The
finale was brilKant to a strik
ing degree.
The second group included
Souvenir Poetique by Fibich—
a selection peculiarly suited to
the violin- because of its tender
melodic qualities and its depth
of feeling—and Brahm’s Hun
garian Dance No. 8, one of the
most beautiful number;
program.
The third group opened with
Auer’s arrangement of Chopin’s
E minor Nocturne, wdth its at
mosphere of tranquil sadness.
The closing number was Hubay’s
Hungarian Poem—a selection
characterized by pronounced
rhythm and decided brilliance.
The ushers for the recital
were Miss Sarah Yost, Miss
Elizabeth Sifferd
Margaret Holbrook, Miss Isabel
Wenhold, and Miss Emily
Sargent.
Finals Of Freshman Reading
Contest Occur Wednesday
Margaret Hauser Is Judged Winner; Elizabeth
Rominger A Close Second; Contestants
Show Considerable Talent.
Dean Shirley Lectures At
Woman’s Club Meeting
Speaks to Music Depaitment c
Subject of Opera and
Oratorio.
On Thursday morning, Janu
ary 14, Dean H. A. Shirley gave
an interesting lecture on Opera
and Oratorio at the regular
meeting of the Woman’s Club
The meeting was held in the
Club Building and was well at
tended. Those present heard
Dean Shirley’s lecture with the
On Wednesday morning, Jan
uary the thirteenth, the first ex
panded chapel hour of the new
year was one of special interest,
as it marked the final contest to
detei-mine the best reader fr(
the Freshman class. The hour
turned over to the four
testants who had already been
selected: Dorothy Corwith,
Margaret Hauser, Lilyan Newell,
Elizabeth Rominger. Mary
Miller Faulkner, vice president
of the Freshman class, was
charge of the contest. The
judges were Dr. J. K. Pfohl,
Miss Adelaide Fries and Miss
Miriam Efird. Selections from
prose and poetry chosen by
those taking part in the contest
were first read by each
cession with a great deal of skill
expression. Dorothy
Corwith read “Sir Galahad” by
Tennyson, and Lincoln’s “Get
tysburg address”. “Mandalay’
by Rudyard Kipling, and “To
Arms” by Louis Kossuth were
by Margaret Hauser.
Lilyan Newell read “La Belle
Dame Sans Merci” and “Now
England” by Josiah Quincy, and
Elizabeth Rominger gave
‘Lochinvar,” by Scott, and
‘Huugarian Hej-ois’u” by Louis.
Kossuth. The selections were
of great interest and presented
very skilful and entertain
ing manner by each contestant.
The second part of the contest
was the reading of a prose selec
tion, “The Ten Trails”, by
Ernest Thompson Seaton, with
which the readers w
familiar, but which they
nevertheless read with ease and
expression. After due delibera
tion the judges decided in favor
of Margaret Hauser, with Eliza
beth Rominger a close second.
The decision which was an
nounced by Dr. Pfohl was based
upon the intei-pretation, pro
nunciation, enunciation,
presence of the reader. This
contest was of special interest
to the entire student body be
cause of the importance of being
able to read the English
language distinctly and in an
interpretive manner, and be
cause of the ability with which
the various selections were pre
sented by the contestants. The
winner of the contest, if not al
ready a member, was to be asked
to join the Pierrette Players,
Miss Hauser had not
previously been taken in, she
will be asked to become a-
member.
First Chapel Service Of
The New Year Saturday
Unusually Large Attendance for
Opening Sei-vice; few
Students Late.
The first chapel service of
1926 was held Saturday morning.
In accord with the old tradition.
Standing at the Portal was used
as a processional. The first office
of worship on the leaflet was
then read responsively. Dr.
Rondthaler expressed his pleas-Curwin
Pierrette Players To
Give One-Act Plays
“The Mouse Trap” and “Where
But In America” Form the
Saturday Program.
The Pierrette Players will pre
sent two one-act plays on Sat
urday night, January the six
teenth.
The first play, “The Mouse
Trap”, is a farcial comedy writ
ten by William Dean Howells
and presented under the direc
tion of Miss Kate Smith.
The cast of the play is as
follows:
Willie Campbell
Elizabeth Hastings
Mrs. Roberts
Isabel Wenhold
Mrs. Bemis
Lilyan Newell
ure at seeing so many students
i-etum to school on time, and
said t^iat it was the best post-
Christmas attendance he had
for several years. He said
that in college only four girls
•eturned late, and all of them
vere accounted for, while
Academy six were late and all
of them were accounted
for. He stated that this seemed
to augur well for the coming
and that it was
usually good record.
Economics Class Visits
Hane’s Hosiery Mill
The Economics Class visited
Mr. J. G. Hanes’ Hosiery Mill
last iMonday. This trip was the
series of trips visiting
the industrial plants of the city.
With a view of seeing correct
example of minute division of
labor, and of the attitude of the
laborer towards the machine,
and of the conditions under
Miss Harrett Eliot To
Speaii in Chapel
Miss Harriet Eliot will speak
on The World Court in chapel,
Wednesday, January 20. ]\Iiss
Eliot is a member of the faculty
of North Carolina College for
Women in the department of
Social Education. She
graduate of the University of
Illinois, and took her Master’s
degree at Columbia University.
She has travelled extensively
abroad, with particular research
and investigation about the
World Court.
Mr- Vardell Plays In
Wilmington Church
Visits Church of the Covenant;
Is Asked to Preside
as Organist.
Readers of the Salemite will
be interested to hear H;hat
Sunday, December 27,
Charles G. Vardell, Jr., attended
the services of the Church of the
Covenant in Wilmington, North
Carolina, where he was asked to
preside as organist for both
morning and evening services.
The evening service consisted of
;red concert, at which time
Mr. Vardell played with beauti-
efl'ect Alto MaUing’s
Christmas Cycle—the Mag:
Kings.
keenest enjoyment and apprecia- which the present day laborer
tion. I works.
ANNOUNCEMENT
1 students desiring to
change courses for the. second
semester must see the registrar
in her office, on Monday after
noon, January 19, between the
hours of two and five. All heads
of departments will be in their
offices at that time for consulta
tion.
Mary Alta Robbins
Mrs. Miller
Doris Walston
Mrs. Summers
Elizabeth Rominger
Jane
Margaret Brooks
Mrs. Summers, a widow well-
known in social circles, is ad
mired by Willis Campbell, a
member of the legislature. The
play opens when Mrs. Summers
is angry at Willie because of a
speech which he made against
sufi’rage. Although she is ar
anti-sufi'ragist, she considers the
things that he has said a dire-’t
.thrust against womanhood, vn
the speech Willis Campbell has
said words to the efi’ect that
women are cowards and while
trying to prove to him
that women are not cowards, he
pretends to see a mouse run
across the floor. She im
mediately shrieks and jumps on
chair. Three suffragists come
I and likewise jump on chairs.
The sufi’ragists finally escape
and leave Mrs. Summers and
Willis Campbell together. They
apologize to each other and she
accepts him.
The other comedy, “Where
But In America”, is a humorous
presentation of the servant
question. It is written by Oscar
M. Wolff and is given under the
direction of Miss Marion Blair.
The cast of the play
follows:
Robert Espenhayne
Letitia Currie
Mollie Espenhayne
Susan Luckenbach
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Unique Program At
French Club Meeting
Members Bring Guests; Answer
Roll Call with Toys for
Children’s Home.
On Wednesday, December the
sixteenth, the French Club held
its last meeting for the year
1925. Since this was an open
meeting, each member invited
two of her friends who
might be interested in the
Christmas program.
■esponse to the roll call,
each member placed in a large
basket a toy which she had
bought, explaining in French
the contents of her package. A
large number of attractive toys
were presented to the Y. W. C.
A., to be sent to the Children’s
Home. This created much fun,
and the Christmas spirit seemed
to fill the atmosphere more and
more as the meeting progressed.
After the roll call and the trans
action of the business, everyone
joined in singing Christmas
carols.
A most interesting Christmas
program was rendered. Mary
Lee Taylor gave a very touching
little story, Les Sabots du Petit
Louis. Anna Southerland de
scribed in a vivid manner a
turkey dinner, Le Dindon de
Noel. The lovely poem, Noel by
Theophile Gautrer was recited
by Margaret Stevenson. The
story, Noel en Provence, of a
Christmas very closely related
to that of Salem College, was
told by Augusta Webb. Miss
McAlpine, in her usual charm-
manner, delighted her
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Community Chest System
Explained To The Class
The Sociology Class visited
the Chamber of Commerce last
Monday, January the twelfth.
The particular purpose of their
visit was to have Mr. Ritter ex
plain the Community Chest. Mr.
Ritter talked most interestingly,
giving the relationship of the
Community Chest to other
social agencies of the city. The
Community Chest gives
thirteen organizations in
city.
The Community Chest drive
ill begin on February the
eighteenth. Last year, ninety-
four thousand dollars was raised
during the campaign.
Saturday Hike Gives
Place To Snow Games
Students and Members of the
Faculty Enjoy Various
Games in Snow.
The snow last week was hailed
with delight by most of the
Mem girls as was shown by the
laifye number of coasters on the
square and on back campus
while the coasting was at its
best. On Saturday afternoon
Miss Briggs announced that in
stead of the regular hike, there
would be games in the snow
from 3:30 to 4:30 for all who
cared to come out. A few girls
braved the cold and enjoyed an
hour’s sport; some spent the
time in coasting or sliding,
others erected a splendid-look-
ing snowman. Several members
of the faculty joined this group
and the result of their combined
efforts was worthy of their skill.
lase as chief artist,
moulded the face and achieved
very distinguished profile and
1 expression of extreme intel
lectuality. Miss Blair proved to
very successful arm-maker.
Mrs. Rondthaler contributed a
hat and a lengthy search un
earthed an old broom which
completed the snow-man’s equip
ment. He was a truly remark
able object, and one worthy to
adorn the campus of Salem Col
lege. After the completion of
.this gentleman, most of the
workers decided that they had
had enough of snow-artistry for
day.