AHOY!
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1931.
Elizabeth Allen Crowned
Salernos Queen of the May
WEATHER PROVES FAIR
FOR AWAITED EVENT
Colorful Pageant Is Successful
Feature of Annual May
Day Program
Last Saturday afternocn at 4:00
with all the pomp and ceremony
imaginable. Miss Elizabeth Allen
was crowned Queen of the May.
Miss Allen is from Weldon, North
Carolina, and was elected by
student body as the most beautiful
Senior and therefore chosen to rule
over the May Day festivities. Miss
Millicent Ward of Concord, North
Carolina, was elected at the
time as Maid of Honor.
The general opinion of the audi
ence was that this was the most
colorful and one of the most sucess-
ful May Days ever witnessed on
Salem Campus.
About two thousand spectators,
coming from all over the state, gath
ered to witness the festivities. To
these, sealed on the eastern slope/ of
the hill, the approach of the Queen
was announced by the blast of
trumpets. With a second blast, two
heralds appeared, being Mary and
Elizabeth Price. Following them,
came the ladies of the court in love
ly gowns and hats of pastel shades.
These girls, in the order of their
appearance, were; Alice Caldwell
and Eva Hackney, Annie Koonce
Sutton and Margaret Davis, Patsy
McMullan and Sue Jane Mauney,
Julia Wiggins and Beatrice Hyde,
Irene McAnally and Mildred Hanes,
Mary Virginia Dunn and Frances
Fletcher. Last of all, attended by
her Maid of Honor, came the
Queen herself, lovely in a shimmer
ing gown of white. The Queen was
seated upon her throne, her court
was grouped on the steps below, and
her Maid of Ilonor crowned
with a lovely flower crown brought
by the two pages, Emily Boger and
Louise Kearns.
For the Queen’s entertainment
the scene was transformed
Colossal Play Is to Be
Produced By Students
Dr. Willoughby Combines
Salem’s Dramatic Talent
In “Antigone”
The Pierrette Players, under the
capable leadership of Dr. P. V. Wil
loughby, Head of the English De
partment of Salem College, art
sponsoring the production otf
Antigone, an ancient tragedy, or
lower campus next Saturday after
noon at 4 o’clock.
An interview with the director of
the play disclosed the fact that this
aged tragedy, whose worth has been
proved by generations of men, is ac
tually to be produced in all its origi
nal force next Saturday with the
May Day amphitheatre as its stage,
the trees of the forest as scenery,
and members of the student body
and the faculty of Salem as actors.
The players are well chosen for their
parts, and are very forceful in their
presentations. Miss Maragaret
Hauser, of High Point, accomplished
actress and an Alumna of Salem,
will play one of the leading roles,
that of Antigone, the devoted, noble,
brave sister who risked her life in
order that she might render suitable
burial rites to her slain brother. The
other leading role is that of Creon,
the majestic and authoritative King
of Thebes, which is most capably
acted by Miss Eleanor Chase o£ the
Academy faculty. Edith KirkFand
shows evidence of an artistic
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Sophomares Honor
Seniors at Luncheon
Salem Colors, Unusual Favors
Brighten Event—Thelma
Stortz Presides
The members of the Sophomoi
class elaborately entertained their
"big sisters,” the members of the
Senior Class, at a luncheon given in £
private dining room of the Reynold;
Grill on Monday, Aprily 27.
Miss Thelma Stortz, President of
the Sophomore Class assisted by
other class officers, received the
guests. The faculty honor guests
were Dr. and Mrs. Howard Rtond-
thaler, Miss Minnie J. Smith, Ad
viser of the Senior Class, Mrs.
Chalmers Glenn, Adviser of the
Sophomore Class, Miss Katherine
Riggan and Miss Grace I.awrence.
The dining room was beautifully
decorate.d in the college colors—
yellow and white. The center table
carried out the motif also with a
centerpiece of yellow tulips. At
each place was a place-card carry
ing out the novel idea of Senior caps,
autograph books decorated
Senior colors, and a boutonniere of
sweet peas and ferns.
Miss Thelma Stortz gave the wel
come toast to which Miss Frances
Fletcher, President of the Senior
Class, responded. During the lunch
eon, Miss Ruth Dobbins played
several selections on the piano, and
Dr. Rondthaler made a short ad-
Student Representatives
Begin Their Duties
New Council is Introduced
To Student Body
The students’ chosen council for
self government of 1931-32 was of-
fically installed Friday, May 1, at
6:30 in Memorial Hall.
Leonora Riggan, as President, be
gan the service by expressing her ap
preciation of the responsibility in
dividually carried by the students.
She extended her good wishes to the
school and its council for the next
year and then transferred the cap
and gown of her office to Anna Pres
ton, the incoming president, with the
words:
“Do you promise, as president of
the Student Self-Government Asso
ciation, to perform to the best of
your ability all duties pertaining tc
this office, and to uphold the stan
dards and ideals of Salem?”
Each retiring member of the coun-
. withdrew from the platform as
each new member promised its presi
dent to uphold her office to the best
of her ability.
Katherine Brown, as first Vice-
President took the place of Margaret
Richardson; Mildred Biles as second
Vice-President, took the place of
Marjorie Siewers; Irene McAnally
secretary took the place of Beulah
May Zachary; Mary Katherine
Thorpe as Treasurer, took the place
of Anna Preston. The Senior Rep
resentatives, Maria Bowen, Corinne
Jones, Virginia Langley and Eliza
beth McClaugherty replaced Eliza
beth Allen, Martha McKay, Grace
Martin, and Ruth Ellen Fogleman.
The Junior Representatives, Louise
Brinkley, Wanna Mary Huggins and
Florence Aitchson, replaced Kather-
n, Corinne Jones and Mil
dred Biles. The Sophomore Repre
sentatives, Eleanor Cain, Georgia
Huntington, and Dorabelle Graves,
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New Crews Board Decks
of Annual and Salemite
Zachary And Graves Now
Assume Command of
Publications
Ship ahoy! The new 1931-32
crews of the Salemite and of Sights
and Insights are taking command
with this issue of the Salemite. Cap
tains, mates, gunners, and all the
rest from the top on down are ready
for work oa the two literary publi
cations of Salem. The worthy re
tiring seamen have handed over their
hard tasks to the fresh young salts
who, with plenty of energy, a little
determination, and lots of aspira
tion may fill the vacant places in a
creditable manner. Here’s hoping
that the two ships will have good
calm sailing weather—at least, until
the new crews are used to their work.
So far, so good!
The new crew of The Salemite has
presented this issue, and with Cap
tain Graves in command, and Mate
Mickey with a steady hand on the
helm, clear calm seas are awaited
and prophesied. The entire new
staff can be seen with a reading of
e new Masthead.
Captain Zachary assumes chief
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Miss Agnes Pollock In
Brilliant Performance
Dramatic Presentations by Her
Sister Add to the Occasion
Zina Vologodsky Addresses
Salem Students at Y. P. M:
Miss Agnes Pollock, pianist, of
New Bern, N. C., was presented by
the School of Music of Salem Col
lege in the fifth graduating recital
of the season on Monday night, in
Memorial Hall. She is a student of
Charles G. Vardell, Jr., Dean of the
Music Department of Salem College.
Miss Pollock opened her program
with “Prelude in B' Flat Minor,”
from “The Well Tempered Clavi
chord” by Bach. Her depth of tone
was well adapted to bring
intricacies of its contrapuntal struc
ture. She interpreted "Preludium
E Minor” by Mendelssohn
artistic manner and with a delicate
of mystery. The closing number
of this group was the brilliant “Nov-
ellette in E Major, Op. 21, No. 7,’
by Schumann. The contrasting moods
included in this selection demon
strated her facility of techniqi
Miss Pollock was assisted by her
sister, Miss Emily Pollock, reader.
The audience enthusiastically re
ceived the dramatic presentation of
“The Highwayman” by Alfred
Noyes.
Miss Pollock began her second
group with “Ballad in D Major, Op.
10, No. 2,” by Brahms. In the Chop
in “Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32,
No. 1,” she displayed a sense of
tone color and a poetic insight which
the music of Chopin requires. “Po-
lichinelle” by Rachmaninoff brought
the group to a close. The latter was
a modern composition which she
played in the spirit of carnival with
assurance and force.
Miss Emily Pollock continued the
program by reading a charming
act play by Constance Darsy, “The
Beau of Bath,” several parts of
which she capably interpreted.
Miss Pollock brought her very
successful recital to a brilliant
climax with the Allegro from the
“Concerto in C Minor, Op. 85,” by
Raff. In this selection she showed re
markable technical ability, playing
the difficult passage with much
viction. Dean Vardell played the
orchestral accompaniment on
Week-End Houseparty
Is Unparalleled Success
High School Girles Acquire
First-Hand Impressions of
at Salem
A new event has taken place at
Salem with most gratifying and
successful results. Tlie May Day
Houseparty has passed into the
nals of Salem’s history, but it leaves
behind many unforgettable memories
treasured by nearly one hundred high
school girls who have experienced
the first thrills of college life.
Over fifty of these were visitors
from out of town who were guests
the dormitories, while many more
from Winston-Salem were guests of
the college throughout the day on
Saturday. Beginning with Friday
ight the girls arrived at Salem in
continuous stream lasting until di-
:ctly before the May Fete on Sat
urday afternoon. By means of the
various groups of hostesses, each
newcomer was immediately greeted
by a student and her entertainment
throughout her stay was assured.
Not the least among the pleasures
experienced by t)he visitors twere
meal times spent in the true “college
atmosphere.” Buildings open for in
spection were viewed time and again,
while faculty and students helped in
explaining various customs and fea
tures of school life.
Rain did not daunt the busy
bers of the I. R. S. council who.
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gan.
The ushers were Miss Sue Jane
Mauney, Miss Annie Koonce Sutton,
Miss Elizabeth Bryen, Miss Dorothy
Thompson, Miss Frances Fletcher
and Miss Mary Looper.
New Y. W. Cabinet
Is Installed
College Library is Scene of
Beautiful Ceremony
The Installation Service of the
Y. W. C. A. was held in the library
Sunday evening at six o’clock.
Wanna Mary Huggins played the
prelude, “Song” by Maedowell. Dur
ing the processional, “Father of
Lights,” the old members of the Y
cabinet, who were carrying lighted
candles, came in with the new mem
bers, who had unlighted candles.
After a prayer of intercession by
Elizabeth Marx, Lucy Currie read
Ephesians 6:10-18. The string
quartet, composed of Miss Hazel I
Horton Read, Maria Bowen, Eliza
beth McClaugherty and George
Dickieson, played “Andante” from
“Concertante for Four Violins” by
Eichberg.
In her farewell speech, Elizabeth
Marx thanked the cabinet and
bers for their good work this year,
and urged them to carry on during
the coming year. She closed with
which was used later in
the installation,“Let your light so
§hine before men that they may see
thy good works and glorify thy
Father which is in Heaven.” She
then gave the charge to Eleanor Idol,
president, by lighting her
candle.
Then followed the installation of
e new cabinet members by, the old
les. This part of the service
ended by Leonora Riggan, the
tiring president of student govern
ment, who gave her light to Anna
Preston, the new president.
Miss Elizabeth Lilly gave the
prayer of consecration, after which
Wilhelmina Wohlford sang “The
Lord is My Strength.”
Eleanor Idol accepted her new
charge by giving the credit of the
year’s success to Elizabeth Marx
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RUSSIAN GIRL TELLS
OF EXPERIENCES
Story of Her Father Honorary
Citizen of Siberia is Own
Life Story
Wednesday in Young People’s
Meeting, Miss Zinaida Vologodsky,
Salem’s lovable Russian girl, told
the story of her life, a life filled
with experiences that a typical
American girl knows only in books.
Young America does not know
what real revolution is. The World
War gave rise to unutterable horrors,
and yet the horrors of a revolution
are double those of a war. Killing
one’s enemy, though terrible in itself,
is not half so sad as killing one’s
friends and one’s relatives. The
life of each Russian refugee is torn
by the revolution which turned Rus-
inside out.
liss Vologodsky was born imme
diately before the outbreak of the
World War. She grew up when all
of Europe was seething with war
communism. Class and group
distinction was becoming more and
marked. Her father was a
lawyer, holding a government posi
tion in Siberia which would corre-
ipond to the position of judge in the
United States Supreme Court. He
was a member of the democratic and
of the socialist party although he
was by no means a Bolshevist. His
popularity in Siberia was astounding,
a fact which brought about his rep
resenting his native province in the
governing body of Russia.
Gradually Bolshevism had been
becoming strong, and it scored a de
cisive victory over the Russian army
when it made its first appearance at
Omsk in 1918. Having gained con
trol of the city, the Bolshevists loot
ed and robbed mercilessly. The citi
zens were arrested and the houses
were searclied, supposedly for hid
den documents, but really for gold
so that the individual soldier could
enrich himself. The aristocrats were
not only victims of the cruel treat
ment, even the poorest people were
robbed of their last cent. From Mr.
Vologodsky was stolen a very valu
able collection of coins. The illiter
ate and uneducated Bolshevist, a
Hungarian blacksmith, left behind
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Juniors Are Honored
By Little Sisters
Woman’s Club is Scene of
Freshmen’s Hospitality
At the Woman’s Club on Monday
afternoon, April 27, the Freshman
Class delightfully entertained the
Junior Class at tea. The guests were
greeted by Miss Katherine Lasater,
Miss Helen George, and Miss Eloise
Vaughn, President, Treasurer, and
Advisor, respectively, of the Fresh
man Class, and by the officers of the
Junior Class, who are. Miss Sarah
Graves, President, Miss Nancy Ful-
.ton, Vice-President, Miss Bebe
Hyde, Secretary, and Miss Eleanor
Idol, Treasurer. Each member of
this receiving line was presented a
lovely corsage of sweet-peas by the
Freshman Class.
The guests werde directed to the
dining room where they were served
iced tea, olive and pimento sand
wiches, and, as a second course, va
nilla ice cream, chocolate cake, and
peanuts. On each plate was a small
corsage of swee’t peas and narcisii
Music was beautifully rendered by
Miss Mary Ann Matthewson, Miss
Mary B'. Williams, and Miss Ethelyn
Barger. The Juniors were conveyed
to the club and back to Salem in au
tomobiles. Approximately ninety
guests called during the afternoon.