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"SKslem.i
HOOVER
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1928.
Smith and the Democratic
Platform
Facts About Smith and the Democratic Party.
“Alfred E. Smith is a Catholic, a
wet and a member of Tammany
Hall. No other man with these cre
dentials would stand a chance of the
Presdency.” Why, then, is this grad
uate of the city streets the political
idol and political hope of so many
of his countrymen ?
Why is he the candidate of a na
tional party which is predominately
Protestant, predominately dry and
])redominately rural.?
The answer to these questions is
the answer to the question, “What
sort of a man is Smith?”
“The answer is Smitli.” Thus
writes Frederick L. Collins, a Bap
tist, Republican and a Dry, who
has been associated with Smith and
Hoover, whom he considers “one of
the greatest executives of his day”
since childhood.
Smith was born in the East Side
of New York of Irish parents. The
“school of hard-knocks” was ihs Al
ma Mater, for he never had the ad
vantages of a high school or college
education. Grover Cleveland, Demo
crat and one-time governor of New
York, was a non-college man.
The three great issues of the
campaign are immigration, power
control and prohibition. Smith thor
oughly approves of immigration, but
unlike Hoover he thinks it an un-
poliey to show prejudice against
tin peoples in refusing to let
them enter the U. S. He thinks the
■quota should be increased according
to the census.
There is a plank in the Democrat-
; platform which calls for “strict
enforcement,” and calls for a bal-
of state and Federal control of
public utilities.” Smith promises
‘reasonable rates and fair distribu-
ion of power, only to be secured by
absolute retention by the people of
the ownership of the power.” Smith
ifficially approves of an Amendment
0 the Volstead law, and a revision
of the Eighteenth Amendment, al
lowing sale of “alcoholic beverages”
under the supervision of the States.
The Democrats, like the Republi-
,ns, advocate the establishment of
^'armors’ Co-operative Associa-
)ns” and a “Federal I'arm Board.”
Smith promises no alarming
change in the present tariff rates, if
he is elected president.
The Democratic platform avoids
the League of Nations and War
Debt issues, but thoroughly approves
f development of mining, highways,
Hawaii, Alaska, conservation, etc.
Neither the Democrats or Repub-
icans demand a Department of Ed
ucation.
Impressive Talk Given
In Y. W. Vespers
nr. Itondthaler Speaks on
“Personality.”
The Y. W. Vesper program Sun
day night contained two outstanding
features. One was a solo. “Grate
ful, O Lord, Am I,” by Amelia
Bruns, and the other wos a talk
“Personality,” by Dr. Rondthaler.
Dr. Rondthaler centered his re
marks around the third verse of the
twelfth chapter of Romans, “For I
say, through the grace given unto
me, to every man that is among you,
not to think of himself more highly
than he ought to think, but to think
soberly, according as God hath
dealt to every man the measure of
faith.”
“Personality,” said Dr. Rond
thaler, “is a vague and elusive sub
ject. It is not an external thing
with which we may clothe ourselves
at will. It is not personal appear
ance, size, or lack of it; it cannot be
secured in education; it is not a gait,
bearing or attitude. He who search
es for a winning personality, search
es in vain. He who uses, to the best
of his ability, the powers and faith
that have been given him, is n
than apt to acquire personality.
“We read in Romans, 12:3, no
think of ourselves more highly than
we ought, more highly than we have
the right to think. On the other
hand, we are not told to ignore our
selves entirely. We must strip off
all self-conceit, all thought of supe
riority of self. And we must defi
nitely and with wisdom appraise our
selves. Personality, when sought,
eludes the seeker, causes him to
become down-hearted and discour
aged in seeing others get ahead of
him, but when he decides and makes
an effort to use the best that i
him in every phase of life and work,
he finds that he, too, is getting
ahead.
Personal faith in everything and
everybody is what really produces
personality. Dr. Rondthaler said
that he had learned this through ex
perience with several persons who
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Registration For
Voting Oct. 16-17
All Pupils Are Urged to Register
In Order to be Eligible.
Smith or Hoover.? Which shall it
? The Salemite has introduced
something new, and some of these se
date and dignified Seniors have actu
ally become loquacious on the sub
ject of politics. Arguments have be-
; so heated and feelings so arous
ed that a few “free for alls” have
been staged over certain “Smith and
Hoover” placards. Despite the fact
that Miss Stipe and Margaret Sells
are strong backers of the Republican
candidate, Margaret Hauser and
some of the other Smithites ■ are
steadily gaining strength.
Saturday the two parties, or rath
er three if there are any “Will Rog
er” ladies, will elect their campaign
managers and on Tuesday and Wed
nesday, October the sixteenth and
seventeenth, the books will be open
for registration. Both faculty and
students, this, of course includes day
pupils, are requested to register in
order to be able to vote next Fri
day, October the nineteenth. Please,
do not forget to sign your vote.
As yet there have been very few
stump speeches. How about a little
more oratory on the campus? Every
body, come on and support your
candidate.
Miss Van Nostand
Speaker In Y. P. M.
Forcefulh) Presents the Aims ar^
Objects of Near East Relief
Miss P'lorence Van Nostand, rep
resenting the Near East Relief work
ers, spoke at Y. P. M. on W^ednes-
day, October 10. Basing her talk
on her personal experiences, she
presented the problem clearly and
made a strong appeal for help.
In nitroducing Miss Nostand Dr.
t'l 1 . ■ aid that he had for a
long time desired that the students
might hear of the Near East work
from one definitely connected with
it. He said that Salem had always
generously responded to tliis annual
call both in personal gifts and
tlirough the “Golden Rule” dinner.
Miss Van Nostand’s life has been
a peculiarly interesting and eventful
one. It has indeed been a fulfillment
of that verse whieh she takes as her
text, for her light does' shine bright
ly. Her work in establishing orph
anages has been extremely important
in the war-stricken districts of
France and in Turk-cursed Armenia.
Before going into this orphanage
work she served during the war as
an ambulance driver for a period
of eighteen months. After the sign
ing of the armistice, she remained
in France and took up her work
with tlie unfortunate children. The
hardships and deprivations that she
experienced are quite beyond the
understanding of us who were so
sheltered from the war’s horror.
Through her efforts fifty-seven or-
))hanages were established in France
in order that these children might
be sheltered and . nourished and
tauglit to support themselves.
After a few years Miss Van Nos
tand took up her work in the Near
East. Here the orphan problem
was much more serious and pitiful
than it had been in France. The
barbarism of the Turks made life a
continual terror for the people. Yet
in spite of these misfortunes, the
Christian faith of these tortured
people grew stronger daily as they
were forced to face martyrdom for
their religion’s sake. Fleeing al
ways in front of the Turks to escape
death, torture and slavery, the peo
ple went without food and many
fell by the way. Naturally thou
sands of small children were left
parentless and it was for these that
the orphanages were opened by the
relief workers.
June 30, 1929 will mark the cul
mination of the Near East program.
By that time one hundred and thirty-
two thousand children will have been
reclaimed and will be in training for
a trade that will support them and
tliose dependent on them.
‘The gifts from Salem students
will be handled through the various
class presidents of the college and
Hoover and the Republican
Platform
Facts About Hoover and the Republican Party.
Citizens of the United States fore
see a crisis in political affairs when
the final ballots for president are
cast. The chief executive will either
either be Alfred E. Smith, governor
of New York, nominated by the
Democrats, at Houston, or Herbert
Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, Re
publican, nominated at Kansas City.
It is interesting to note that this is
only the second time in the history
of the United States that neither of
the presidential candidates is a law
yer.
Hoover was born of Quaker pa
rents in Iowa on August 10, 1874.
He was left an orphan at an early
age, and went to another portion of
his native state to live with his
progressive Uncle Allan. His as
sociation with a prominent mining
engineer, was an outstanding factor
in his deciding definitely upon his
career. Instead of attending a
Quaker college as his brother Tad,
Hoover entered the newly estab
lished Leland Stanford University in
the class of ’95. Delivering laundry
and the morning papers, assisting
the registrar and working as a part-
time clerk, were sources of income
he found other subjects difficult,
Hoover excelled in geology and won
for himself trips on geological sur
veys with expenses paid. Hoover
was not an athlete, but he ' was at
one time manager of the foot-ball
team, shortstop on the baseball squad
jlind treasurer of the athletic asso-
Iciation. When once out of college
(Hoover discovered that he must take
the best job offered him, even though
it be a poor one. So he worked as
a laborer at two and one half dol
ing clerk in the office of Louis Janin,
a wizard in the engineering profes
sion. Hoover’s steady and concient-
ious work won favor with Janin, and
the young mining enthusiast was
promoted readily, his salary increas
ing with his responsibilities. Final
ly, upon Janin’s recommendation, a
well known London firm offered
Hoover the position of managing
Australian properties. The delight
ed Hoover accepted, discharged his
duties so successfully that he was
later sent to China. His salary in
creased to $15,000 a year, and Hoov
er was only twenty-four.
His associations and experiences
with peoples and affairs abroad
while following his engineering pro
fession, his relief work in Belgium,
his membership in the Debt Fund
ing Commission and his efforts in
the promotion of American trade
have made Hoover thoroughly famil
iar with foreign conditions.
The platforms of the parties are
not definite enough to cause alarm
ing differences between the two, but,
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French Club Holds
First Meeting
Wednesday afternoon Le Cercle
Francais held a delightful meeting
in the Alice Clewell campus living
room with Mrs. Wcnhold and Miss
Wilson as hostesses. Margaret
Stevenson, president of the society,
was in charge of the program.
After the president called the
meeting to order, the club members
loyally joined in the singing of “La
Marseilles.’' When the roll had been
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Delta Sigma Delta
Entertains Pledges
Luncheon Is Giv
t Blue Willotv.
The members of the Delta Sigma
Delta sorority entertained their
pledges at a lovely four-course
luncheon at the Blue Willow Tea
Room on Monday, October the
eighth. The guests of honor were
presented with rings. The colors
of the sorority—lavender and white
—were expressed in the place cards
and favors. Covers were laid for
the following: Alice MacRae Cald
well, Agnes Paton Pollock, Louise
Lasater, Dion Armfield, Sue Jane
Mauney, Hazel Batchelor, Annie
Koonce Sutton, Mary Miller Falke-
ner, and Edna Lindsey.
Pierrette Players
Meet
English Forum Presents Play.
The Pierrette Players held their
first meeting of the year last Thurs
day evening at seven o’clock in the
living-room of Alice Clewell Build
ing.
First, the new members were wel
comed. Then followed a short busi
ness meeting in which it was decided
that the club sponsor a play-writ
ing contest open to the entire student
body. Details of the contest will be
published at an early date. Miss
Elizabeth Lily was elected to take
the place of Mrs. Hopkins, nee Miss
Helen Hall, as a faculty represen-
The entertainment for the evening
was rendered by the English Forum
Class. The play, “Grandma Pulls
the String,” by Edith B. Delance
and David Cart, was delightfully in
terpreted by the cast whieh was as
follows:
Mary Brewer—Grandma.
Frances Hancock—Hildegarde.
Charlotte Grimes—Julia.
Doris Shirley—Nona.
Marion Bloor—Mrs. Cummings.
Margaret Hauser—William.
Pierrette Players take this oppor
tunity to thank the Forum Class for
its co-operation. We appreciated it!
We enjoyed it! Again, we thank
Politics Invade Campus
Much Excitement and Interest Is
Shown in Coming Straw Vote
Politics have invaded our territory.
Even at the National political con
vention there could surely be no
more enthusiasm than that which is
evinced on the campus of Salem Col
lege in the dining-room, in the dorm
itories, in the class rooms. The
forthcoming presidential election is
the inexhaustible topic of conversa
tion; its appeal is irresistible; no
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Miss Shaffner Gives
Delightful Recital
On Monday evening, October 8, a
most delightful harp recital was
given by Miss Eleanor Shaffner,
head of the harp department. The
unusually large and appreciative
audience responded readily to the
charming program by demanding
several encores which the performer
graciously rendered. Miss ShafE-
ner displayed the skill of an artist in
both interpretation and technique.
Each number was characterized by
its distinctive phrasing and lovely
nuances in rhythm and tone. The
program included selections from
the classics, folk music and negro
spirituals, all of whieh were trans
cribed by Carlos Salzedo. The last
group consisted of modern composi
tions of which Debussy’s En Ba
teau was especially outstanding.
Miss Shaffner was assisted by
Mrs. Audrey Clore LeGrand, lyric
soprano, who was accompanied by
Miss Viola Tucker.
The entire program was as fol-
Gavotte Jean-Philippe Rameau
(From “Le Temple de la Gloire”)
Theme and Variations—Josef Haydn
Gavotte....Christopher W. von Gluck
(From “Iphigenia in Aulis”)
Miss Shaffner
Bel Raggio lusinghier Rossini
(From “Semiramide”)
Mrs. LeGrand
My Old Kentucky Home Foster
Believe me, if all those endearing
young charms Old Irish
Deep River Negro Spiritual
Miss Shaffner
E se un giorno tornasse
Ottorini Respighi
Celle que je prefere..Felix Fourdrain
The nightingale, near the house
Edgar L. Bainton
Mrs. LeGrand
En Bateau Claude Debussy
Mirage Carlos Salzedo
Whirlwind Carlos Salzedo
Miss Shaffner