FOUNDER’S
DAY
WELCOME
ALUMNAE
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C„ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1933.
Number 15.
Librarian Collects Works
Written By Salem Students
PuMication of Music,
Literature Displayed
Research Discovers Alumnae
And Faculty Composers
During its long period of service
in education Salem College has pro.
duced women of note in the fields of
literature and music. Their
positions, together with those oi
faculty, compose a long list of
cessful literary and musical works,
a collection of which is now on dis
play in the college library.
Early in her term as librarian at
Salem Miss Grace Siewers under
took the task of making such a col
lection. With the help and research
of Miss Robina Mickle and Miss
Mary Duncan McAnally and others
a great number of the works were
listed and brought together to the
library, some of them for this dis
play only, and others for permanent
possession. Neither the list nor the
collection is at all complete. An
appeal is made, especially to the
alumnae, to inform Miss Siewers of
any compositions which should be
added.
Musical Publications
The collection, which was arranged
for Founder’s Day, will first be
shown at the AJumnae Association
meeting tonight, and will remain
the library for several days. Works
are arranged chronologically, accord
ing to the year in which the author
attended or taught at Salem.
The musical composition bearing
the earliest date is “L’Amitie Waltz’
by Lisetta M. Van Vleck, teacher of
music at Salem in the years 1852-
1868. Miss Van Vleck published five
compositions. During about those
same years, 1853-1856, Mr. F. F.
Hagen was director of chorus prac
tice, also a composer of several
choruses, an alma mater (1864), and
the author of a book, Old Landmarks
Scorpions Sting Nine
New Members Tussd
Secret Ordsr Receives Juniors
And Sophomores
Sting day on Tuesday brought
nine new members into the Order of
the Scorpion. In their mysterious
manner the wearers of the Scorpi
arm-bands pinned the forget-me-not
upon the sophomores and juniors who
were chosen, and handed them their
sealed bids.
The new members are: Jane Wil
liams, Sarah Horton, Zina Vologod-
skv, Courtland Preston, Margaret
Mcl.ean. Elizabeth Leake, Marion
'Hadley, Mary Absher, and Betty
Succeeding Mr. Hagen i:
Edward W. Linebach wa
{Continued on Page 'j
1856, M;
professor
hree)
Dr. Rondthaler Head
Of Community Chest
Accepts Appointment as 1933
Chairman of the Campaign
Appointment of Dr. Howard E.
Rondthaler as chairman of Winston-
Salem’s 1933 Community Chest was
announced Friday, January 27.
“Winston-Salem and the Community
Chest agencies are to be congratu
lated upon the acceptance of Dr.
Rondthaler of this year’s chairman
ship,” stated a spokesman for the
special Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee.
The chairmanship of the chest re
quires a good deal of sacrifice, and
notwithstanding this fact Dr. Rond
thaler has accepted the appointment.
Many of the agencies in the chest
have had the benefit of his active
interest and efforts, and his services
in connection with various organized
and community movements have been
farreaching and indicate a type of
citizenship that any community can
point to with pride.
Active plans for the 1933 cam
paign will get under way during the
coming week. The necessary com
mittees will be appointed and a
study will begin of the financial
service operation of each agency, and
plans and dates for the 1933 cam
paign will be agree upon.
Local Alumnae Chapter
Holds Meeting In Library
Mrs. B. S. Womble Presides
Tonight at Large Gathering
Tonight following the after-dinner
coffee which will be served ir
I.ouisa Bitting Dormitory, there will
be the annual meeting of the Wins
ton-Salem Alumnae Chapter led by
the President, Mrs. B. S. Womble.
Guests at this meeting which will be
held in the Library, will be the out-
of-town alumnae, the faculty, the
Trustees, and tile Senior Class.
After the devotional, which will be
led by Mrs. Charles Norfleet, there
will be a word from Emily Mickey,
President of the Senior Class, and
news from the out-of-town alumnae
by Anna Preston. There will also
be news from out-of-town alumnae
wlio are present. Dr. Rondthaler will
The business part of the meetin;
will include a report from the nomi
rat'ng committee of the local chapter,
discussions concerning the project
of the movie camera, and general
alumnae announcements.
Mrs. Henry Freize and Miss Mary
B. Williams will give a musical pro
gram.
After this there will be a social
hour, the interest centering around
an exhibit of Salem writings and
books whicli Miss Siewers has
ranged in the library.
W B T Listeners Hear
Salem College Broadcast
Alma Mater is the Theme
Song of Short Program
I.ast night at eight o’clock a fa
miliar voice was heard speaking
clearly and naturally over Mis;
Lawrence’s and every other radio ii
the country—not Kate Smith, the
Blue Bird of the South, not
Bing Crosby singing “When the Blue
of the Night—,” but Anna Preston,
a last year’s alumna of Salem, who
is now travelling secretary, as she
announced a special program of
Salem College talent, which lasted
from eight o’clock I’.ntil eight fifteen.
First came a duet, Alma Mater,
sung by Misses Mary B. Williams
and Adelaide Silversteen, accom
panied by Miss Dorothy Thompson
at the piano, which served as a theme
song and was repeated again at the
close of the entertainment. Next
came a solo by Miss Silverstein,
which was followed by Miss Wanna
^Lary Huggins. Miss Preston then
gave a short talk, after which Mary
B. Williams concluded the fifteen
minutes with a solo.
Following the final theme song
there was a general clatter which the
eager audience gladly took to be ap
plause, but which we hope was not
the radio receiving set suffering a
nervous collapse from an overdose
of home talent. Even if such were
the disastrous effect, we are proud to
know that Anna and Mary B. and
Babs and Dot and Wanna have not
only made their bows to a waiting
radio public, but that they have
brought to our college a prestige,
pleasure, and distinction which they
perhaps do not realize.
Salem Today Celebrates
Her 161st Anniversary
State Papers Publish
Salem Feature Article
Two Students Write Story
Syndicated to the Press
Last Sunday three of the most
widely read daily newspapers in the
State carried a feature article con
cerning Salem College, its history,
traditions, and educational facilities.
It drew the attention of hundreds of
people to the fact that Salem is this
year celebrating its 161st
The article was written by Mary
Louise Mickey and Josephine Court
ney, and through the courtesy of
Mr. Ritter, secretary of the Winston-
Salem Chamber of Commerce, was
sent to the Charlotte Observer, the
Raleigh News and Observer, and the
Winston - Salem Journal - Sentinel.
Other papers will carry the article
Rev. Jordan Delivers
Founder’s Day Address
Trustees Are Dinner Guests
Of the Student Body
WORSHIP PROGRAM IS
PLANNED FOR VESPERS
Prayer and Restful Services to
Be Offered Sunday Evening
A worship program has been
planned for Vespers, Sunday, Febru
ary 5. Margaret Johnson will play
the prelude after which the leader
will conduct the program with
sponsive readings. Prayer will then
be offered, followed by a violin solo
by Margaret Schwarze. The entire
meeting is planned to present a half-
hour of restfulness and worship.
TWO NEW EDITORS
Two freshmen have been chosen
to join the “Salemite” editorial
staff, Sunshine Kirby and Garnell
Rainey. While it is unusual to
make additions to the staff at this
time, these two girls were so much
interested in journalism and have
helped the paper so much that
their writing ability was needed.
Rosalie Smith, music editor, has
resigned her position because of
the heavy work of a piano gradu
ate. - Her reports of musical events
have been excellent.
Y M,C.A. Leader Is
College Guest At Lunch
Dr. John Mottt Responds
When Students Sing a
Welcome
The honor guest of the college at
lunch on Tuesday was Dr. John R.
Mott, president of the World Alli
ance of Y. M. C. A. With Dr. Mott
was his wife, who, with a number of
other guests took her pL
and Mrs. Rondthaler’s table. Those
who were invited to meet Dr. and
Mrs. Mott were Mr. and Mrs. T.
Holt Haywood, Dr. and Mrs. J. K.
Pfohl, Rev. R. Gordon Spaugh, and
Mr. and Mis. George Fisher, and
Mrs. Charles Siewers. Seated at
tlie long table on the east side of the
dining hall, the distinguished
pany held the attention of all the
Apparently unaware of the polite
ly covered glances from the other
tables, the party enjoyed what must
have been highly entertaining con
versation and Miss Stockton’s ex
cellent food. Dr. Mott seemed con
tented to listen to the delightful
table talk of the college president,
who sat at his left, interposing oc-
c.isional remarks of his own, which
provoked laughter from the other
guests. His appearance bespoke
friendliness and strength and a prop
er balance of gravity and good
humor, with wit in the foreground
on this occasion. The kindliness of
his manner, devoid of all brusque,
ness, belied the fact that he has
travelled much, seen much hardship,
and now is pressed for time.
“Stand up. Dr. Mott, stand up!”
one table started to sing, and the
others joined in. Then this man,
who has visited sixty-six nations and
who has spoken to audiences of many
different nationalities under widely
varying conditions, looked confused.
Either in modesty
Spring Registration Was
Completed On Monday
Registrar Announces New
Course and New Ruling
Registration for the spring term
was completed between the hours of
three and six on Monday, January
30. According to Miss Blair, regis
trar, the process of registering stu
dents and arranging eonpliets was
done with comparative ease.
For the first time a course was
opened to freshmen who desired to
enter the college at the mid-term for
which a few new students register
ed. For such a course there has been
a demand in the past, and it seems
to meet the demand of many stu-
A new regulation, announced by
Miss Covington, chairman of the
tendance committee, allows each stu
dent to be excused from classes for
one out-of-town field trip each
piester. A number of such trips
planned.
MUSIC STUDENTS GIVE
GOOD PERFORMANCE
Third Students’ Recital
Features Music Hour
Thursday afternoon in Music Hour
held in Memorial Hall, the third
students’ recital was held. The pro
gram represented the piano, voice,
and violin departments, and was as
follows:
Romance in A Flat Mozart
Wilda Mae Yingling
Estrellita Mexican Folk Song
London Bridge Buzzi-Peccia
Lucy James
Eglogue Liszt
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PONG-PING
The bell that rang at seven o’clock
Friday morning, February 3, ushered
in a day of particular significance.
Founder’s Day celebrated the one
hundred and sixty first anniversary
of the birth of Salem Academy and
College. During these years, for
more than a century and a half,
Salem has been rendering uninter
rupted service for the welfare of the
young women of this country.
The first sign of the festivities
were the flags along Church Street
in front of Salem. At eleven o’clock.
Rev. G. Ray Jordan, pastor of the
Methodist Church at High Point, de
livered the Founder’s Day Address.
Rev. Jordan and several of the prom
inent students at Salem were the
guests of Dr. and Mrs. Rondthaler
to lunch.
From three-thirty o’clock until five
the day students and their mothers
along with the faculty and visiting
alumnae were the guests to a tea
given in the recreation room of the
Louisa Wilson Bitting Building.
At six-thirty o’clock the Seniors
met their guests, the trustees, in the
lobby of Main Hall, and escorted
them to the dining room. Following
the dinner each Senior took her guest
to the Louisa Bitting Building where
demit-tasse was served.
In accordance with an old custom,
the Winston-Salem branch of the
Alumnae Association held its annual
meeting at eight o’clock in the Salem
College Library. Mrs. B. L. Wom
ble, the president of the Winston-
Salem chapter, presided. The meet
ing was made doubly interesting by
an exhibit arranged by Miss Siewers
of publications written by former
Salem students. The Trustees and
members of the Senior Class were in-
I'vited to this meeting.
With a ping and a pong and a
rah-rah the Stee Gees announce
the big tournament which starts
next Tuesday.
Ping-pongers from the classes
perplexity, he 'and the faculty will match their
leaned toward his host and asked skill at baby tennis. And that
li’m what to do. Immediately Dr. you! The whole thing
Rondthaler pushed him to his feet, I winds up with a grand banquet
and the students got what they February 15. Start practicing
clamored for—a broad smile and a HOW.
gracious gesture from one of the' (Note; The heading is not a typo-
greatest friends of youth. I grapMcal error.)
Inovations Are Made
In Proctoring System
New System Takes Call-Down
Books From Proctor’s Doors
In the house-meeting which was
held on Monday night, January 30,
in the recreation room of the Louisa
Wilson Bitting Building, the new
provisions of the Honor System were
stated and discussed. The changes
which have been made are a part of
the attempt of the Student Council
to make the Honor System of Salem
College more effective then it has
ever been before.
Mary Katherine Thorp, who was
in charge of the meeting, read the
definition of the Honor System and
the House Regulations. These regu
lations were discussed in order that
every student might have a clear un
derstanding of them.
The change which has been made
is in the system of proctoring. Here
tofore, each student has written
down a record of her call downs and
light cuts in the proctor’s book; un
der the new system, each student is
to report her call downs to the hall
proctor who makes a record of them.
In a meeting of the Advisory
Board with the Student Council, the
privilege of going across the street
during the morning hours was con
firmed and granted as a permanent
privilege for as long as it is properly
used. Mary K. Thorp reported that
Dr. Rondthaler wished to congratu
late the. student body on their co
operation in the matter of taking
one church cut a month without
signing for a call down as has been
previously done.