TWO MORE
DAYS
VACATION
VOL. XV.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1934.
Number 12,
GERMAN CLUB ENTER
TAINS MEMBERS AT
CHRISTMAS PARTY
“Weinachtsabend” Celebra
tion Tsrpically German
The German Club, Salem’s newest
organization, gave a charming and
cliaracteristically German Christmai
party Friday night, December 7th.
True to the German custom, the
members met together before the
floor and sang “Stille Nacht” be
fore they entered the recreation
room of Louisa Bitting building
whore the party was held. The room
was softly lighted by candles. In
front of a huge Are a lighted
Christmas tree was standing under
which was a gift for everyone.
A simple program, which included
the singing of favorite German
songs, followed. The Christmas
story was read from a German Bible
by Fraulein Gertrude Schwalbe and
Fraulein Cortlandt Preston read a
short Christmas story. Fraulein
Eloise Vaughn entertained the club
by telling some old German Christ
mas customs.
As refreshments, coffee and
striez, a typical German cake, were
served. The recipe for this cake
was obtained from Frau Marx, and it
was baked by Herr Brunner.
8:30 ITEMS
DAY BY DAY
Tuesday — Dr. Anscombe had
charge of chapel. Dean Vardell an
nounced the first evening Student’s
Eecital, Thursday at 8:15. The daily
lesson was taken from the third
chapter of John. Jesus Christ was
asked by a multitude how people
might enter the kingdom of heaven.
He answered that if He should tell
them of heavenly things how could
they understand since they didn’t
understand Him when He spoke of
earthly things. Tq be born again
one must set up for oneself the
highest possible ideals and strive
to attain them. Education does not
mean much without coordinating life
•according to God’s life.
Wednesday—Mr. Schofield presid
ed at chapel this morning. He in
troduced two members of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce of this city—
Mr. Sapp and Mr. Carter. Mr. Cart
er explained Bundle Day which will
be held Sunday, Dec. 9, by the
Chamber of Commerce, and he asked
the cooperation of Salem College
and Salem Academy. Jo Reece an
nounced the “Y Day” at the Book
Store and Mary Penn invited the
college community to Senior Ves
pers on Sunday at 6:45. Mr. Scho
field took us on a pilgrimage to
Quebec and pointed out French
characteristics in this northern set
tlement. He concluded by reading
a number of poems in the original
dialect, explaining peculiarities here
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GERMAN CLUB HEARD
IN THURSDAY CHAPEL
NORTH CAROLINA
SYMPHONY CONCERT
C. G. VARDELL, JR.
GUEST-COMPOSER
^*The Inimitable Lovers,”
A Cantata
The North Carolina Symphony
Orchestra presented its seventy-
fifth concert Monday evening, De
cember 10, 1934, in the E. J. Rey
nolds Memorial Auditorium. This
■\vas the first of a series of concerts
of the North Carolina Symphony
Festival to be given in Winston-
Salem under the auspices of the
Winstou-Salem Inter-Club Council.
The festival continues through Dec.
14, 1934.
Sharing with Lamar Stringfield,
conductor of the N. C. Symphony
Orchestra, was Charles G. Vardell,
Jr., guest-composer, conductor, who
presented his cantata. ‘ ‘ The Inim
itable Lovers, ’ ’ which is a setting on
the poem of the same name by Alfred
Noyes. The subject of the Cantata
is based on a supposed incident in
the life of Antony and Cleopatra.
This Cantata, the music of which
was sketched in 1927, and which was
orchestrated the following year, was
first presented on June 1, 1929, at
the Commencement Concert of Salem
College in Memorial Hall.
The program for this first concert
in the North Carolina Symphony Fes
tival was as follows;
I. Oberon Overture Weber
II. Symphony No. 1 in C Major,
Beethoven
Adagio molto. Allegro con brio,
Andante Cantabile
Menuetto
Adogio, Allegro molto
Intermission
ni. Cantata, “The Inimitable
Lovers” Vardell
Soloists: Mayme Porter, Soprano;
Ernest Leslie Schofield, baritone.
Composer conducting.
Conducting—Lamar Stringfield.
Guest-Composer-conductor,
Charles G. Vardell, Jr.
Bethania Choral Club,
Mr. Howard Condrad, conductor
CHRISTMAS PARTY TO
BE HELD AFTER
BANQUET
Santa Claus to Give
Presents to Seniors
SENIORS HOLD CANDLE
SERVICE AT VESPERS
SUNDAY NIGHT
Rebecca Hines Soloist—^Dr.
Rondthaler Reads Poem
SALEM GIRLS HONORED
BY PRESBHERIANS
Sings German Hymns
One of the newest and most in
teresting Clubs on Salem Campus
took over the chapel program this
morning. A group of about twenty
students sang three German hymns,
all appropriate to the Christmas sea
son. Frank Cambell at the piano
and Albert Blumenthal with the vio
lin accompanied.
The well known “O, Tannen-
baum” (Fir Tree), was followed by
^‘O du frohlicher, o du seliger.” As
a concluding number the club sang,
‘Stille Nacht, helige nacht.”
College Presbyterians Are
Entertained at Dinner
Friday night, December 7, the
Presbyterian Church entertained its
young i)eople and the Salem girls
who are Presbyteriams at a huge din
ner in the recreation room of the
Sunday school building. Guests from
in town were invited also.
Miss Cornelia Maslin, president of
the Young People of the Church, was
the toastmistress, and Charles Wood
was the official “'welcomer. ” Mar
garet McLean responded in behalf
of the Salem girls.
During the seven-course dinner the
guests were entertained by songs and
piano selections played by Kather
ine Sissell and Mr. Louis Crowder.
The following girls were from Sa
lem: Agnes Brown, Margaret Calder,
Rachel Carroll, Josie Chase, Martha
Coons, Mary Daniel, Mary Ruth El
liott, Mary Hart, Ethel Highsmith,
Margaret Hodges, Dorothy Hutaff,
Helen Jones, Mary Margaret John
son, Helen Jones, Virginia Lee, Mar
garet McLean, Janie McLean, Nancy
McNeely, Elinor Matheson, Elizabeth
Moore, Martha Neal, Martha Nolen,
Frances Hill Norris, Grace Parker,
Cokey Preston, Susan Rawlings, E.
Rose. Eloise Sample, Bessie Shipp,
Anne Taylor, Elizabeth Torrence,
Lois Torrence, Ann Vann, and Cor
nelia Wolfe.
Jolly old Saint Nicholas is com
ing tonight, with gifts and toys for
those who’ve been as “good as they
kin be.” Maybe he’ll come down
through the chimney, but we’re sure
ho won’t try the window, be
cause we’ve heard rumors around
the campus of how last year he stuff
ed his little round belly so full that
when he was climbing through the
window, he got stuck, and had to
leave part of him behind.
Santa is coming to the Christmas
Party which is being held tonight
at 7:15 for the Seniors in the recrea
tion room of Louisa Wilson Bitting
Building. There will be a Christmas
tree with lights and trimmings, and
holly, and maybe a sprig or two of
mistletoe so that the co-eds will have
some fun. Campus characters such
as Buddy Downs and Dr. Rondthaler
will be there in person. We have
a suspicion that Christmas cookies
will be served, and we want every
one to come, and get filled with
Christmas cookies, and the jolly
Christmas spirit.
MRS J.B.C0UNC1
CELBRATES 102nd
BIRTHDAY
Oldest Living Salem
Aliimna
Last Saturday, Dec. 1, Mrs. Alice
Council had a birthday. That fact
may not seem extraordinary until
one realizes that the birthday was
the hundred and second one the lady
has had. Mrs. Council interests us
also because she attended Salem
College. Thus, putting two and two
together, it is decided that Mrs.
Council is Salem’s oldest living
Alumna. Today she lives in Hickory
where she received intimate friends
and members of her family on her
birthday.
One hundred and two years ago
Mrs. Council was born at Sumter.
S. C. She attended Salem and later
married the late Dr. J. B. Council,
formerly of Boone. At the present
she is unusually mentally alert and
active in spite of her many years.
Here’s to many happy returns of the
day for her. Salem’s future oldest
living alumne send birthday greet
ings. The first hundred years are
the hardest.
It has been said over and over,
and especially this year, that Senior
Vespers is the best loved service of
all those held during the year.
Seniors accompanied by their soph
omore pages and assisted by the
marshalls entered the chapel singing
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing.”
Dr. Rondthaler read the Scripture
and ofEerejd the Invocation, after
which the Senior Class sang “It
Came Upon a Midnight Clear,”
and “Little Town of Bethlehem.”
The poem which followed these
hymns has been used every year, by
request. It is a simple one by Eliza
beth Maddox Roberts, from a collec
tion called “Under the Trees.” The
poem is printed here, so that every
Salem girl may have her own copy.
Each word will call back to mind
Dr. Rondthaler’s individual and
inimitable interpretation of the
poem.
CHRISTMAS MORNING
If Bethlehem were here today.
Or this were very long ago,
There wouldn’t be a winter-time.
Nor any cold or snow.
I’d run out through the garden gate,
And down along the pasture walk.
And off beside the cattle-barns
I’d hear a kind of gentle talk.
I’d move the heavy iron chain
And pull away the wooden pin.
I’d push the door a little bit
And tip'toe very softly in.
The pigeons and the yellow hens.
And all the cows would stand away;
Their eyes would open wide to see
A lady in the manger hay.
If this were very long ago
And Bethlehem were here today.
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And Mother held my hand and smiled
I mean, the lady would—and she
Would take the wooly blankets off
Her little boy so I could see.
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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
PAGENT PRESENTED
ONJTHURSDAY
Salem Academy Girls in
Tableaux and Christmas
Carols
This afternoon at 5 o ’clock the
Academy presented its annual pag
eant and Christmas Carol service in
Memorial Hall. As usual the pro
gram centered around the tableau
of Correggio’s “Holy Night,” posed
by Helen McArthur. Josephine Litz,
Marguerite Willingham, Shirley
Tompkins, and Mary Carlotte Yount.
Solo parts were sung by Butb
Greene, Catherine Johnson, Rebecca
Nifong, and Margaret Vardell. Miss
Dorothy Thompson accompanied at
the organ. The pageant was under
the direction of Miss Dorothy Knox.
The entire student body in medieval
costume sang the following program:
“First Nowell,” “O Come All Ye
Faithful,” “Once Long Ago,”
“Miracle of Saint Nicholas," “Soft
ly the Night is Sleeping,” “Silent
Night,” “Entre le Boeuf,” “March
of Kings,” “We Three Kings,”
“Good King Wenceslas,” “L'O. How
a Rose,” “O Little Town of Beth
lehem,” “Morning Star,” “Hark,
the Herald Angels Sing.”
VIENNA CHOIR BOYS CON
CERT IN GREENSBORO
Second Civic Music
Concert
Y.W.C.A. NEWS
Evening Watch; Japanese
Bazaar
The Y. W. C. A. Evening Watch
on November 8 featured Christmas
as its theme. Carols were sung. The
girls were urged to think not en
tirely of their gifts at Christmas, but
also of the gift of the coming of the
Lord Jesus Christ.
The Y. W. C. A. sponsored on Fri
day an attractive bazaar in the
Louisa Wilson Bitting Building,
Charming .Japanese trinkets were
sold.
A number of students from Salem
College attended the Civic Music
Concert by the Vienna Choir Boys
in Greensboro, December 5. The con
cert was one of the most unusual
and inspiring of musical perform
ances.
The Saengerknaben is composed
of twenty-two boys from the ages of
eight to fifteen—most of them are
from the neediest Viennese families.
All of them, however, are extraord
inarily talented. They have to pass
the stiffest of entrance tests before
they are admitted into the choir. Be
sides the traditional public school
curriculum they take two piano, two
violin and two singing lessons a
week.
Their singing is beautifully clear
and sweet and their acting is equal
to their singing. An article as limit
ed as this can hardly contain an ade
quate description of these “Song
birds of Vienna.”)
The opening number of the con
cert last Thursday night was “The
Sta(r-Spiang]ef|d Banner.^’ The re
mainder of the program was divided
into three parts. The first group
was composed of liturgical compo
sitions written in the sixteenth cen
tury. For these numbers the little
boys wore their ecclesiastical choir
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SONGS
FOR CHRISTMAS
BANQUET
D£CE THE HAU.
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Fa la la la la, la la la la
’Tis the season to be jolly
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Don we now our gay apparel
Fa la la la la la la
Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol
Fa la la la la, la la la la
See the blazing Yule before us
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Strike the harp and join the chorus
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Follow me in merry measure
Fa la la la la la la
While I tell of Yule-tide treasure
Fa la la la la, la la la la
JINOLE BEIXS
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go.
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bob-tail ring.
Making spirits light
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.
Chorus
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
O SAIiEM FACUI.TT
O, Salem Faculty,
Come out and play with us
Come bring your dollies three
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SENIORS CARROL
TOMORROW NIGHT
Visit Eaght Homes in
Succession
At 8:30 on Friday night, Decem
ber 14, the seniors will start on their
annual carrolling service. Each
senior will have a candle, and as
the class wends its way from house
to house the sight is both pretty and
impressive. Meeting in Louisa Bit
ting Building, the carollers will pro
ceed to the Salem Home, then to the
Infirmary, Schofield’s, Society Hall,
the Clarence Leinbach’s. Dr. Pfohl
Bishop Pfohl’s and finally to the
Rondthaler’s.