Vage Four.
THE SALEMITE
Saturday, March 24, 1928.
What Everybody
Is Reading
“The Ugly Duchess,” by Lion
Feuchtwanjer (Translated by Willa
and Edwin Muir) is the vivid story
of Margaret the Sackmoutli, Duch
ess of the Tyrol during the four
teenth century. It is the tale of a
hideously rejnilsivc woman with
warts and a mustache, a horse face,
a huge repellant mouth, yellow skin,
•an ungainly body, dropsy and ele
phantiasis, Yet it is the story of
tlie ))Ower tliat this hideous bur
lesque of a woman could exert ir
her court because she chose to ex
ploit her disability and could excite
fear in her subjects by her diseiplii
Three motifs are predominant
this very remarkable book—The
thwarted ambitions in higher spheres
but succumbs in the end to the coars
est of pleasures. There is an in
tricate i)Iot containing many ele
ments—a liideous albino, a poisoned
husband, international intrigue, a
courtesan with the beauty of Aphro
dite and the morals e.f a goldfish, a
struggle for dominance and the ugly
Duchess’s final triumph in the hour
of death. The last motif is atmos
phere—the social and economic
change from feudalism to commer
cialism in which Mragaret assisted
blindly, unaware of the greater is
sues behind it.
This is a crowded canvas well
worth the viewing. It is decidedly
one of the best books of the year.
While it is not quite the artistic and
intellectual equal of its predecessor,
“Power.” for the average person it
is more readable.
Second Voyage of
Sinbad, the Sailor
My sister had a pet goldfish nam
ed Sinbad who was the apple of her
eve. She loved him like a brother.
I did not like Sinbad in the least.
To be exact I hated and feared him.
I hated his staring eyes, his super
cilious expression and his apparent
distaste for privacy. Every time I
went to the sitting room where Sin
bad was stationed I would frown at
him, speak to him harshly, or even
sliake the gold fish bowl so as to
disturb his equilibrium. At one
liiMc I sprinkled arsenic, so bitter
was mv rage that I now blush to
tell of it, on his fish food but Sin
bad only thrived on the diet and I
later learned that arsenic contains
many vitamins.
However one never-to-be-forgot-
t«'n day my feelings were entirely
changed. We were sitting in the
parlor. Mama, papa. Aunt Zuzu,
Pansy, little Fern and the author of
this remarkable story. I forgot to
mention that the hated Sinbad was
still pursuing his elusive tail in the
bowl on the what-not. Suddenly we
heard a mighty rushing- sound of
water and in no time we realized that
the dyke had sprung a leak. We
were swept out through the window.
Pansy was on the table and I ac
companied her on the piano. Away
we floated.
After an interval we looked around
to see if any of the rest of the fam
ily was in view. We saw papa in
the distance skimming away in a
green umbrella. W^e were discon
certed not to see any more of our
relatives. ^{owever what was our
amazement to see little Sinbad
breasting the waves. I was at first
tilled with re))ugnanee and contem-
pfated drowning him but he gave
me a look of such gentleness and
faithfulness that my heart misgave
me. I decided that he would keep
Pansy and Me Company. After a
minute however Sinbad gave me a
brave glance, full of courage, that
said to me plainly—“I will save
vou.” b'illed with remorse I patted
him on the liead and with a last
faithful backward glance he sailed
away.
By and by the waters began to
recede so that I could distinguish
such well-known landmarks and
promontories as the Nissen Building
and the Coffee Pot. Still the water
became more and more shallow until
mv frail bark and that of my sister
grounded on O’Hanlon’s corner. The
loafers there were emptying the
r out of their pockets and call
out, “Damp enough for you?”
We rushed around trying vainly to
locate friends and relatives.
When everything was quiet once
ore. Pansy and I began to worry
about the fate of our finny friend.
We found his body in the hole in the
dyke. He had sacrificed his life to
hold back the flood. Noble Sinbad!
Scholarship Will Send
Holder Around World
“Anonymous Donor
nd to Enable Se
Ki/ndam Cruis
“Is that all of the work you can
in an liour?” asked Sam’s new
iployer.
“Well, boss,” said Sam, “I dassay
I could do moh—but I nevah was
for showin’ off.”
—London Tid-Bits.
Vocational
And now, children,” said ’ the
ool teacher, “since we’ve finished
the lesson in public speaking for the
benefit of those who may become
ans-Atlantic aviators, we shall de-
ite an hour to public silence to train
)u for the presidency.”—Life.
JOKES
“Announcement was made Satur
day from the office of V. Lansing
CoUins, Secretary of the University,
that a scholarship has been offered
by an anonymous donor for a Senior
of the University to go on the “Col
lege Cruise Around the World” or
the S. S. Ryndam next fall.
This scholarship includes all ex
penses of the trip, and will be
awarded bv a committee consisting
of V. Lansing Collins. Dean Fleer-
mance and H. C. Rose 1928. This
is in addition to the two travel
scholarships already offered by Mi
Edgar Palmer to members of the
Senior Class. Further information
desired bv applicants mav be pro
cured from Mr. Collins or Dean
Heermance, and all applications
must be filed before April 1st.
On the pioneer cruise last yea
the list of students numbered 51
but since the eo-educational plan has
been discarded for tlie coming
age, the enrollment for 1928-19:
limited to 375 men. A faculty of 59
with ,Tohn Carleton Jones, Ph. D..
LL. I), as President, hohb
])urpose a fundamentally sound edu
cation supplemented by intimate
contact with foreign counti
peoples. Throughout the ti
of 18 weeks each there is applied the
“ease method” of instruction; witl
all classes being held while at se;
and extensive shore trips for apply
ing the study.
There are three divisions in th(
enrolment — College Preparatory,
College Undergraduate and College
Undergraduate and College Gradu
ate. Though offering no degree, the
faculty grants certificates for the
satisfactory ocmpletion of courses,
which may be counted toward a de
gree after consultation with the col
lege attended. There are 95
courses offered, of which 73 are
open to college undergraduates, cov
ering general college coiirses and
also spcializing in Art, Geography,
History and Navigation, which are
easily applicable due to the nature
of the trip.
After leaving her New York
berth on September 19th, the S. S.
Ryndam will lay a course through
the Panama Canal to San Francisco
and thence over the Pacific to Ha
waii, From Hilo, Hawaii, Japan is
the next country visited, and then
China, the Philippines, Siam and
the Strait Settlements. The liner
leaves .Singapore about Chrstnias for
Java and then touches at Sumatra,
Ceylon. India and .Vrabia. Pas.sing
through the Suez Canal to Egypt
and the Pyramids. Palestine and
Turkey are next on the itinerary.
From Asia Minor the course is turn
ed to Greece; then follow stops at
.Jugo-Slavia, Italy, and Malta. Pass
ing through the Strait of Gibraltar,
Malaga in Spain is the next port;
and thence the course leads to Havre,
Belgium, Holland, Germany and
Norway. On the return voyage a
sto]) at London and incidental in
land trips precede the Atlantic
crossing and tlie arrival in New York
about May Itli, 1928.”
This is a most significant and gen
erous gift. It provides an educa
tional opportunity that is more far-
reaching than even the famous
Rhodes scholarships. The student
whose good fortune it is to secure
this award will be brought into first
hand contact with places closely as
sociated with events of the greatest
significance in human history. He
will come face to face with the pres-
ent-day problems of the world and
he will meet the students and the
leaders of thought in many distant
lands. Above all he will return to
America after this year of travel and
study, with an increased ability to
think in world terms and with a
better understanding of internation
al relations.
\^■ho’s that behind us, Fred?’
asked the man at the wheel as a bea
in hooted.
“Only a flapper in a single seater,”
Fred answered.
The driver luirled his wheel over,
iwerved the ear off the road,
•rashed through a fence and turned
Freshmen Discard Card
Durham, X, C„ March 17 (CP)—'
At a meeting of the Student Council
nigiit it was decided that all
Fr\shnu'n caps would be removed
'atter ])art of tlie week. The
Council is iilanning a big celebra
tion and cap burning for the remov
al, and a final check-up will be made'
icertain whether or not all the
have been wearing the caps. On
the night of the removal all men will
be expected to appear before the
•ominittee with a cap, and those who
ire not able to produce a cap will
>e ex))ccted to purchase one and
vear it for the remainder of the year.
This is the method devised by the
Council to enforce the wearing of
the caps.
Freshmen who do not have caps
e being given the opportunity ear-
this week to purchase them. Many
first year men have neglected to
• tlie caps, and espcial vigilance
has been adojitcd within the iiast
few weeks.
irtle.
“Thank Heaven we
Luttered. “Onli/ a wc
caped!” he
o motorist.
Intriguing—A quality sometim
noticed in the voice which says, y
have the wrong number.
—Detroit Nercs.
Susie, the Circus Elephant (to hei
steady) “Tu.sko, I wish you’d buy
me something else besides peanuts
when you take me out to dinner. I
can get those where I work.”
You see, Lancelot, it was this t
icz to her, I sez, “Say, honey what
the quickest way to get a book
t of the library?” Tlien, quick
" h she turns around to me a
?z to me, she sez, “Multiply I
of tlie base by the altitude a
vou will get the volume immedia
Trick.
■d Herself.
Aetr
■ess: T’m
in ruined!
Look f
it this nei
.V'spaper.”
Friend: “Ha’
re they
published
candal ab
out vou?”
Actt
•ess: “Wc
irse than
that. I
signed
a testim
onial stating that I
alwavs
: smoked
.MildwhifT
cigarettes
ered mv
beeaus
e they n
ever botli
throat
; and I f
iigned another testi-
monial
that I al
ways used
I.ymphat-
ic Loz
icnges to
[irotect m
y throat
after
smoking;
and here
they are
both o
n the sam
e page.”
“njoy your stay in Ha
towi
The ])atient’s wife: “Oh before
j'ou go up to see my husband, doctor,
will vou just see what’s wrong with
Chu-Chii? He’s not very well.”
The doctor: “I’m not in the habit
of treating dogs professionally.
Madam.”
The Patient’s Wife: “Oh indeed
Then vou needn’t attend mv bus
Grin and Bear It
“The up-to-date gril doesn’t e
says the critic,
“No! Look at the price of face
Tish: “1 saw a woman on the
street the other day with one side of
her face entirely black.”
I.ib: “It isn’t possible.”
Tish: “Sure it is; the other side
was black, too.”
THE GIFT SHOP
W. E. Lineback, Jeweler.
2!9 W. Fcmrth Street
Welcomes tl'.e Young Ladie,s
of Salem
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PHONE 888
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Tittle Tattle
here’s a saying both witty and
sage.
We accept it without a demur;
woman stops telling her age
When her .age begins telling on
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Where you will find a well
selected line of Gift Articles.
Ahvays reasonably priced.
Parcels Post packages are
carefully packed and insured
against loss.
OUR LOCATION
Upstair.s—Over Morgenroth’s
Florist Shop.
118 W, 4th St,
Clinara's Gift Shop
ADVANCED SHOWING in SPRING FOOT-WEAR
BELCHER-FORLAW CO.
204 W. 4th St. Phone 1311
FISHER’S DRY CLEANING CO.
21-t West Fourth Street
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(VVe Do the Best)
Welfare’s
Is the Place for Salem
College Girls — Just
around the Corner.
W. MORGENROTH
Florist
The Florist Who Gives Service
Flowers For All Occasions
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