SPRING
FEVER
VOL. X
WINSTON-SALEM. N
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1930
Number 17
Seniors Entertain at
Cabaret Saturday
Alice Clewe!!) Basement Is the
Scene of Festive Occasion.
SNATCHES OF CONVER-
SATION WITH DR.
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staged last Saturday in the basement
of Alice Clewell Building, the term
“57 Varieties” might easily be ap
plied. Sueh a varied program for
one evening’s entertainment made
a rare and memorable occasion. The
festive atmosphere suggested by the
decorations caught the moodi
those seeking entertainment, and the
entire evening was filled with laugh
ter and merry-making. The base
ment was transferred into an up-to-
date night club of the “big city"
kind, and the guests were seated at
tables placed around the walls. The
decorations of ferns, confetti, and
modernistic stands added quit(
“high brow” tone.
Miss Mary Brewer, Miss Ross
Walker, and Miss Mildred Fleming
• were hostesses of the evening, and
all entertainers were introduced by
Miss Brewer in her usual charming
manner. The guests were served by
various members of the Senior class,
who added much color to the scene
by the costumes which they wore.
The musical program, including
dancing and popular songs, kept the
guests in high spirits throughout the
evening. Miss Babe Silverstein
sang several selections, a la Helen
Kane, which greatly delighted her
audience. Miss Silverstein also
contributed by taking the place of
the orchestra whiell failed U> ai'iive,
and played for the guests to dance
in between acts. Following these vo
cal solos, a chorus consisting of
Misses Willingham, Martin. Brad
ford, Arrowwood, Reeves, Swain, ob
tained from Flo himself, gave
dance which showed great interpi
tative ability. Mr. Louis Jessup, ot
this city, sang two comedy songs,
and gave a dissertation on Love.
Then before the footlights ap
peared another well trained chorus
composed of Miss Hassel, P'irey
Campourakis, and Webb, and witl
tliis chorus, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Pinkston gave a solo “tap” dance.
To subdue the hilarity. Dr. Flowers
aided by Misses Hassel, Martin, and
Firey as ladies of the choir, preach
ed a touching sermon on the famous
Old Mother Goose rhyme, “Old
Mother Hubbard.” Following this
he doffed his ministerial robes to
become a clever magician who mys
tified and charmed his audience with
many clever tricks.
During the course of the evening,
the guests were visited by a noted
palmist. Miss .losephine Cummings,
who, for a small sum, read the past
and future with surprising skill.
“In speaking of parent probh
)r. Gordon, is the parent unjust
ho wants the child to engage ir
ime life work he or she is engaged
“Not unjust, surely, but rather
short-sighted and narrow in their
conceptions. They have not, perhaps,
had the opportunities in life to real
ize their dreams. So from the mo
ment of daughter’s birth they de
termine that they shall be realized
in her. Then too, wlien parents are
talented mu.sieians or artists of note
they find supreme happiness in their
work. They see nothing in life for
tlieir child but to be a great music
ian or artist. From the very begin
ning of his training his character
molded on tliese lines. He grows
up and is a misfit. He has no
eial talent for that field in whieh he
has been trained nor any particular
love for it. It is not right, girls,
for parents to do this way. They
should w'ait and see what the child
desires most, what he is particularly
fitted for and should train him for
that.”
“I have a friend whose parents
are jealous of each other in their
love for her. They never say a
thing about it or show it in any \
other than in their pained expi
sions 'H'heu she does more for
than for the other. What can
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do ?’
“I would suggest that she talk it
over with them. It would be hard
I know. One naturally shrinks
from broaching such subjects, espe
cially when they are concerned with
one’s parents. Maybe she feels
that it would be easier to approach
her mother than her father,
right, then she should go to
mother. She should tell her just
how foolish she thinks their actions
are and that she loves one as much
as she does the other. If there
should happen to be a voungCT sis
ter toward whom they act differently
she miglit tell her how the situation
is and the sister in turn can tell the
parents. Jealousy between parents
is a very absurd thing but a verv
common one. However, it usually is
applied to families in whieh there is
only one child.
“Are there any campus problems
which you would like to discuss?”
“What do you think of the bossy
girl, the only who tries to run every
thing. Dr. Gordon?”
“Well, sometimes, she is a girl
who comes from a high school with
very few outstanding students, her
family is prominent in the commun
ity and she stands head and shoul
ders above everybody else. She
comes to college thinking that she
will be just as important as she al
ways has been. However, she soon
learns through sad experience that
she is one of many who are just
bright, just as original and just
ttractive as she.
“Then there is the girl who has
sense of inferiority. Quite fre
quently she will adopt a cock-sure
her attempt to appear equal,
usually unsuccessful and giv
ing the appearance of being conceit
ed, gains enemies. She is often
harder to cure than is the girl used
attention. Because when she
keeps silent her feeling of inferi
ority incritases.”
“Dr. Gordon, have you ever
known a girl who did not seem to
be able to stick to her friends, who
:onstantly dropped the old
sought now ones?’ ’
Order of the Scorpion
Honorary Fraternity
To Create Spirit of Co-opera
tion Between Faculty and
Student Body
Editor’s Note: The following is an
article which appeared in The Sa-
lemite in the fall of 1925. Campus
interest in the Order and in its ef
fective but unpretentious service
seems to warrant its re-appearanee.
Following up an announcement
made last year, the Order of
Scorpion was organized the past
■ek, and members made themselves
known about the campus Friday
wearing black with w’hite
flannel arm bands on which was a
large black felt scorpion. The or
ganization is an honorary fraternity
created for the purpose of stimulat
ing a better co-operation between
the faculty and the student body
and among the students; to enable
the students to make the best use of
their opportunities at College, and
to uphold the standards of Salem.
At present there are fourteen
girls who are members of the order,
each being an outstanding student
in some phase of college life. Mem
bership is limited to only the upper
classmen who are interested whole
heartedly in Salem.
Service is the motto of the Order
of the Scorpion, and calls for un
selfish and loyal service to those
with whom the members come in
contact.
“Believing in Salem College and
; manifold opportunities; believing
that the best use of these opportuni
ties may be realized by developing
closer co-operation between the stu
dent body and the faculty, and by
promoting fraternalism among all
students of Salem; we do hereby ,
tablish the Order of the Scorpi
for the fostering of these ideals.”
“Why, yes, indeed. There are
those who think that such a girl is
■hallow and is not capable of having
I true and lasting friendship. This
If; probably true to a cert.'iin extent.
Surely we all feel that we would
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Junior Class Receives
Rings on Wednesday
Springtime is Ring Time
For Juniors
I For Dr. Rondthaler, underclass
men, and, probably, some Seniors,
the first signs of the approach of
Spring may be warmer days, bluer
skies, and verdant growths. This
not so with the Junior Class. Each
year the return of Spring is brought
to the mind of a Junior by the ap
pearance of the long-coveted “Sen-
Spring is here—Consequently the
Senior Rings are here. Folli
a class meeting on Wednesday, the
rings have been on the fingers
their proud owners; and they
most probably, appear in the lime
light of Junior activities for the
next few weeks.
The rings are very satisfactory.
After being carefully scrutinized by
Mr. Higgins and the entire Junior
Class, they have passed inspection.
Indeed they are so satisfactory that
some who did not buy them at first
are having a second order made in
order to secure them.
The percentage of rings pur
chased this year is rather high. Of
the forty-nine Juniors, thirty-one
people have secured them already,
and several others are ordering in
the second shipment. Some of the
present Seniors who did not purch
ase rings last year have made ef
forts to secure them this year.
The design used is that of the tra
ditional Salem Standard. The back
ground is Onyx; embedded in this
the ancient College Seal. These
rings are symbols to the Juniors of
the three years whicth they have
Pierrettes Present
Play at Meeting
Misses Kirkland arid Pender-
graph Star in One-Act
Play
Thursday evening, in the Alice
Clewell Living room, the Pierrette
Players held an open meeting to
whiell both the college and academy
were invited. At this time a one
act play. The Strange Visitor, ably
directed by Miss Betty Sloan, was
presented. The characters were
Miss Strickland, Miss Edith Kirk
land, the guest Miss Mary Virginia
Pendergraph, Benson—Miss Minnie
Hicks.
Miss Kirkland, as Strickland,
an honest crook. In the world he had
a reputation to be envied by any
man. In reality, his honesty
only a veneer. He was trying to
cover the crookedness in his heart
whieh he feared might crop up again
and overpower him.
Miss Pendergraph, as the guest,
me to Strickland, the very night
whieh he was planning to go to
Chicago carrying with him an
i sura, stolen from the firm.
Slie praises him for his honesty un
til he, perplexed and worried tells
her of all his plans, of tlie rotteness
in his heart. When he has finished,
she gives him her savings, all she
has in the world, asking him to
vest them for her. He finds that
he can not go on, he cannot rob his
own firm and live the life of a
fugitive from the law. So, he de
cided to stay and face the music.
Miss Hicks, as Benson, is the
very humble, suave and submissive
butler, who is planning to double
cross his master. He turns traitor
as soon as Strickland’s back is
turned.
“The Strange Guest” is a very
lovely and impressive play. The
monologues of Strickland and the
Guest produce quite an effect of
comic, weird and mj'sterious ele
ment which directed the lives of the
characters.
Children Heard In
Music Hour
Excellent Work of Teachers
Evidenced in Playing of
The Pupils
Members of the Junior Depart
ment of the School of Music were
heard in recital at the Thursday
afternoon music hour. The playing
of the children gave evidence of
cellent training and the teachers
this department are to be compli
mented on their work.
1. R. S. Holds Second
Meeting of Year
Mrs. Plumly Presents
Etiquette in
Travel
On Friday night, February
twenty-first, I, R. S. met and a pro
gram which was both interesting and
beneficial was presented. The pur
pose of Social Forum is to bring off-
campus and on-eampus students
closer together in profitable enter
tainment. Each Salem girl should
•ealize that her actions and appear-
ince represent her school to the out-
;ide world. In I. R. S., there have
)een discussions on the subject of
•lothes, and behavior in social cir-
'les. At this meeting, Mrs. Bess
Gray Plumly, a prominent club
woman of this city, talked on Eti
quette in Travel. In a very pleas
ing manner, she told of some of
the social difficulties which one
might meet while in foreign coun
tries. She gave illustrations of
some of her experiences which were
delightful and helpful.
Following her talk, Mary B. Wil-
sang several selections. They were
Hams and Wilhelmina Wohlford
accompanied at the piano by Doro
thy Thompson. Refreshments
whieh consisted of tea and sand
wiches were served.
Basketball Games
Gain in Popularity
Teams Recently Organized on
Campus Play Off Schedule
On Wednesday afternoon, the first
basketball game was played between
final score being 16-13, favoring the
Horses, Raw'lings and Walker star
ts forwards for the ’Ra3'S, while
Philpott played a pretty game at
guard. For the Horses, Efird was
the shining light. She accounted
and Fletcher played well at their
for 12 of her team’s score. Biles
respective guard positions.
Line-up V
s follows:
The follow
played;
i n g numbers i
Round Waltz Wright
Margaret Vardell
Swallows at Sundown Simmons
Swing, My Baby, Up to the Tree
” Terry
Alma Renigar
A Boat Song Smith
Doris Cornish
The Witch Poldini
Hazel Plaster
Menuet Bach
Ann Belton
Hippety-Hop Blake
Theresa Wall
Sliding on the Ice Beach
Marjorie Porter
Dancing Doll Seeboeck
The Merry Farmer Schumann
Margaret Welfare
The Little Drummer Jesse
Muriel Brietz
Elegie Nolek
Maurine Perryi
worked hard nt Salem and they Over Hill and Dale Burleigh
lark the beginning of the spring of
their Senior Year. I (Continued on Page Four)
X-Rays: Horses:
Philpott Fletcher
L. G.
Tliorpe E, Mickey
R. G.
M. Mickey Biles
Walker (5) Carter
C.
Gerken (2) Efird (12)
R. F.
Rawlings (6) Swain (4)
Substitutions: (Horses): O’Brien
for Swain, Swain for O’Brien.
Following the game between the
X-Rays and the Horses, the Fresh
man Invaders defeated the Rickets
by the Score of 31 to 8. Gooch ac
counted for 11 of the Invaders’
points, while Harris is credited with
9 of them. Holman and Lewis were
outstanding in the work as guards.
For the Rickets, Foy was the high
scorer. Richardson shone at Guard.
Line-up was as follows:
Invaders: Rickets:
Womelsdorf Ward
L. F.
Harris Marshall
R. F.
Gooch (11) Holderness
C.
Holman Preston
C. G.
Moore Richardson (e)
L. G.
Lewis Winston
R. G.
Substitutions: (Invaders): Heid-
enreich for Holman, Holman for
Womelsdorf, Womelsdorf for Hol-
in and Holman for Heidenreich.
Rickets): Foy for Ward, Ward
for Winston.
(Continued on Page Four)