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TONIGHT STUNT NIGHT WINSTON-SALEM, N. C„ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1931. Seniors Celebrate Annual Hat Burning Friday Evening Caps and Gowns Formally Presented Quadrangle is Scene of Cus- tomEU-y Tradition Friday evening, October the six- teentli, there took plaee on the Salem College Campus a ceremony whicli is one of the time-honored traditions of Winston-Salem’s ancient institH- tion of learning. The annual “Hal- Burning” occured at that time in the quadrangle immediately back of Alice Clewell Dormitory and directly op posite Louisa Wilson Bitting Build ing, the new senior hall. A number of town people were present. The senior class as a body, pre ceded by its chosen marshals, and accompanied by its sophomore pages, entered the quadrangle in a double file procession, proceeding from the south walkway leading from Clewell Building. “Honored in Song and Story” was the traditional proces sional sung by the entrants. The seniors, marshals and pages were clothed in white in honor of the oc casion; the marshals, led by Miss Irene McAnally, chief marshal, car ried old-fashioned, long-stemmed torches to light the way. For the actual ceremony, the iors joined hands and danced slowly (Continued on Page Four) Le Cercle Francais Elects 1931 Officers Miss Denemark to Head Salem French Club Le Cercle Francais held its fl meeting of the year in the recreat room of the Louisa Bitting Building on Wednesday afternoon, October M. The faculty members served de licious refreshments at the beginning of the meeting after which election of officers for the year took place. The following officers were elected: President, Belle Denemark; Vice- President, Ruth Crouse; Secretary, Mary Lillian White. The remain der of the meeting was spent sing ing French songs, and playing games. I. R. S» Council Makes Many Plans Committees Have Arranged For Dining Room Decorum And Banquats A meeting of L R. S. Council took place on last Tuesday at which several important decisions plans for the year were made. Last year, the only social functions spon sored by the L R. S. were the house party and the tea for the Academy seniors, but this year I. R. S. plans to be much more active. A sugges tion was made for the introduction of a formal dinner once a month for which all students will be required to dress. A committee was formed for the purpose of promoting dignity of de meanor in the dining room. Repre senting I. R. S., this committee is working in conjunction with the Student Council towards the stricter observation of the dining room regu lations that call for promptness at meals, respect for senior hostesses, refraining from carrying food out, and refraining from being excused early. Mr. Coffer s Topic Is The History of Time Publicity Head of Jewelers’ Asociation Traces History Of Watches On last Wednesday evening in Memorial Hall an extremely intcrest- ig lecture on The History of Time as given by Mr. T. J. Coffer, pres ident of the publicity department of the American Jewelers’ Association. Illustrating each point in his talk with a slide, Mr. Coffer began with the first primitive time piece, a sort un dial formed of a pointed rock which cast a shadow, and traced the recording of time through the ages. Close upon the heels of tlie pointed rock followed such devices as burning ropes, pipes and candles. Incidentally, our modern day lantern was evolved from a length-horn which King Alfred invented to pro tect his time candle from draughts. Many types of sun dials were used about this time, and these were es pecially good in the case of the Aztec Indians who already had knowledge of tlie fixity of the north star. Strange as it seems, since the re motest beginning of “time” as we know it, the day has been more or less divided into twenty-four hours. After the sixteenth century, these hours began to be recorded by quaint “pocket sun dials,” the fore-runners of our modern watches. The making of these was the chief indoor sport, and the earliest known ancester of the alarm clock was a small cannon which went off whenever the toijched the hours on the dial. Following sun dials various clocks run by water and fire were used, but it was not until the fifteenth century that the birth of the wheel clock or mechanical timepiece took place. This advanced by leaps and bounds, greatly aided by the principle of the pendulum which was discovered by Galileo. Jewel bearings were evolv ed by a young Swiss wlio believed that friction was the thief of time, and so by 1800 all the important dis coveries concerning watches had been made, and they were practically in dispensable. Today, as ever, we look to a di vine source for our accurate time, and this source is not the sun but the fixed stars. The exact time is computed from the position of these stars and then broadcast every day. Today’s watch is a triumph of modern industrial methods. It is delicately made, tlioroughly tested, (C;ontinued on Page Three) MacDowell Club In Stunt Night Much Competition Has Been Aroused Among Classes Stunt night will be held tonight 7:30 in Memorial Hall. This pro gram, which is an annual affair, will be sponsored by the McDowell Club. Each class this year seems very en- tliusiastic and there is much compe- 1. Babe calls a meeting of the Juniors every time she turns around; Martha and Zack are always imita ting the Marx Brothers; and the Sophomores are searching the coun try for costumes. However, the Freshmen have adopted the motto, “Silence is golden.” They will prob ably give a pantomime. Come over and join the fun, and e which class will place another laurel on its brow, turn for his talents. School of Music to Present Recital Misses Shaffner, Read, Tucker and Mr. Schofield Will Perform I'aculty members representing several departments of the School of Music of Salem College will give the first evening recital of the yeai at 8:15 o’clock on Monday night, October 26, in Memorial Hall. This is a public affair and much interest is being manifested. The program will be widely varied with vocal numbers, violin, harp, and pi ano numbers. The performers be Mr. Ernest Leslie Schofield, Miss Hazel Horton Reed, Miss Eleanor Shaffner, and Miss Viola Tucker. Each participant will do two groups. Miss Ruth Marsden and Dorothy Thompson will be the accompanists for the evening. Head of History Department Addresses Students at Y.P.M. STEE GEE CIRCUS COMING SOON Although there are sixty-one shopping days before Christ mas, there are only seven days before the great Stee Gee Cir cus. Buy your ticket early. Stee Gees will be glad to sell you one at any time for ten cents. Richard Wagner Is Dean VardelFs Subject ‘A Great Genius and the Rest of the World” is Subject Attendants at the Music Hour last Thursday were afforded a real at in a lecture by Dean Vardell A Great Genius and the Rest of the World. This was a discussion of the life and character of Richard Wagner. The speaker first talked upon the iubject of genius as the world views _t. There are two different types of geniuses—those who, although perior to their fellow men, succeed in getting along well with them and those who cannot really mingle with society. It is inspiring to get insight into the lives of great i and to discover how they met the world around them, but educated people must be able to discriminate between a man’s life and his work. Though Wagner’s life was of a rather difficult nature, his work is some of the most superb that the world has ever known, having dured that most difficult test of greatness—Time. Wagner was one of those unfortu nate geniuses who do not know how to get along with his friends and neighbors. His whole life was spent with the purpose of producing gr operas, and from this course he never deviated for a moment. In pursuing it, however, he swept away consideration for anyone else, really believing that the world owed him (Continued on Page Four) WINNERS OF PASSES The management of the Carolina Theatre announces with pleasure the winners of this week’s complimentary passes: Miss Mary Louise Mickey, of the Editorial Staff of The Salemite and Miss Sara Horton of the Business Staff of The Salemite. The winners of these passes are chosen weekly according to their abil- itv and work on The Salemite. Dr. Anscombe Tells of Changed England He Contrasts the Britain of 1900 With Britain of Today On Wednesday, October 21, Dr. Francis Anscombe, head of the De partment of History, delivered a lec ture that has has already become famous locally. It has often been said that Ger- any lost the war, and that Austria and Russia were hit hard, but until recently, no one realized that Eng land was just about knocked out by le war. The conqueror was real- ' the conquered. In 1900 the Britishers were patri- ;ic. With feeling of genuine patrio tism they sang “Rule Brittania.” Brittania did rule! She had the ■atest history, law', and literature. She had Parliament! She sent out ionaries, had herself translated and circulated the Bible. She wt Christian country. The honor, tegrity, and justice of the Victorian had spread over the entire world. English was practically an interna tional language. Greatest in the eom- lereial world, she was a creditor na- on. She held the stocks and bonds of the largest industrial concerns of our own United States. She had been unscathed by foreign foe, and with her invincible array and navy she believed herself to be beyond attack. Now all the satisfaction of the present has vanished; only part satisfaction is left. Every English- today knows that he lives in a changed world. What has influenced and brought about this change? A few years ago intelligent people would have denied the statement, but now the identical persons realize that the chief cause if the depression is the war. The ^ar took a million and a quarter of England’s vital force—its leaders in banking, business, art, science, and scholarship. The cream was skim- id off the top. The country went bankrupt. When the men were at the front fighting, women took their places in the factories and offices, and when the men returned the em ployers refused to dismiss women from employment. Women demanded less pay, were not organized to labor unions, and were less vociferous in asking improvements, higher wages, reforms. That left 2,670,000 men t of work, and the number has steadily increased. The government alone tried to help, but England had its hands tied. During the war. United States ob tained a large percentage of Eng- (Contimied on Page Three) Northwest District Convention Meets Knight and Morrison Leaders in Education Are Main Speakers Friday, October 2Srd 2:30 Opening General Session. Richard J. Reynolds High School Auditorium Speaker: Dr. Howard Jensen, University of North Carolina 3:30 Department Meetings. Secondary, School Teachers—High School. Grammar Grade Teachers—Wiley Schoole. Primary Teachers—Wiley School. 7:30 General Meeting. R. J. Reynolds High School Auditorium Dr. Henry Morrison—University of Chicago. Dr. Edgar Knight—University of North Carolina. 9:13 Reception at Salem College. Saturdai/„ October 2-Uh 8:00 A. M. Breakfast, Elementary Teachers Section, Robert E. Lee Hotel. Speaker: Dr. Macie Southall. 9 :30 A. M. High School Teachers and Prin- pals.—High School. Speaker; Dr. Morrison Discussion Following 9:30 A. M. Grammar Grade and Primary Teachers and Principals—Wiley School. Graves and Mickey Attend Convention Convention to be Held at Duke October 22, 23, And 24 Misses Sarah Grave, Editor-in- Chief of the Salemite, and Mary Louise Mickey, the Managing Editor of the Salemite, left Thursday for Duke University where they an tending the fall convention of the North Carolina Collegiate Press As- Registration of the delegates will take place from 2 to 6 Thursday aft ernoon, and the convention will con tinue through Saturday, October 2i. Edward Thomas, of Duke Univer sity, is President of the association The delegates are looking forward to a big, successful, .and enjoyable convention. Salem Campus Gets Thorough Overhaul Promising Talent Discovered For Street Cleaning Vocation What an industrious, assiduous, and diligent group of girls make up midst was never fully realized ippreciated until they got out their dust cloths and shined up the corners of the campus early last Saturday morning. They marched out of chapel with sleeves pushed to the elbows and feet pushing energetically on led by Emily Micky, whose flag was hoisted high with its motto of wim, wigor, and witality. They attacked in four quarters, the seniors, who were dub bed Black Crows in an inspired mom ent (due to their wings and stooping ays no doubt) leading the line. Trash immediately retired and left the grounds tidy, the atmosphere pure, and the housekeepers trium phant. Miss Gertrude Clay Addresses Vespers Tells Students of “Y” Retreat To be Held in Greensboro The y. W. C. A. Vesper Service held on Sunday evening, October 18, 1931 in the Clewell Campus Living Room, consisted largely of a song Miss Mary Celeste Frontis played the prelude, and Miss Emily Moore sang a solo. The speaker was Miss Gertr*iide Clay, social service worker of Winston-Salem, who spoke on the “Y” Retreat to be held in Greens boro on October 30th, 31st. A meet Ing of this kind draws the college students into closer, more-lasting friendships. There will be several noted speakers, and classes where campus problems, world problems and mission field problems will be discussed in interesting fashion.