1935
1935
VOL. XV.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1935.
Number 13.
ANNOUNCEMENT
OF CONTEST MADE
BY MAY DAY COMM.
$10 Offered For Best Stu
dent-Written Pageant
An announcement which it is
hoped will be of much interest to
students of the college and academy
has recently been made by the May
Day Committee to the effect that a
prize of $10 is being offered for the
best original May Day Pageant. The
contest opened December 13 and will
close February 15, an extension of
nearly two weeks being granted since
the first announcement.
The rules of the contest are sim
ple. They are as follows:
1. Any student in Salem College
or Academy may enter.
2. Manuscripts may be written in
ink or typewritten but they must
be written on one side of the page
only and the pages must be number
ed.
3. The judge’s decision shall be
considered as final.
4. The May Day Committee re
serves the right to use the whole or
a part of the winning pageant.
5. All pageants must be in the
hands of the Judges by midnight,
February 15.
6. The prize for the winning
pageant shall be $10.
The judges for the contest have
been announced and are: Dr. Minnie
J. Smith, Miss Elizabeth Lilly, and
Miss Eloise Vaughn.
Although the pageant may be
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I HCHANGE COUJMn"
Converse:
I wonder if the Converse girlsi and
profs got what they asked for from
Santa? Their Santa Claus letter*
were printed in the Parley Voo and
I noticed that they asked for:
1. All books. P. S. Don’t forget
the dictionary. Dr. Myers.
2. A jar of cold cream and new
net.
3. One timid, blue-eyed, curly
haired young man prof asked for
lots of good, bull experiments, and
long pointless statistics for the
girls’ education classes he teaches.
One of Santa’s good boys: Little El-
wood Hunter.
4. A diploma in a senior’s stock
ing to make her feel safe.
5. The Seminole Indians for a
history student; the Hugeunots for
another; a few more week-ends
thrown in.
G. A brown horse to match green
Jodphurs.
7. A girl asked for a tank, in
ease of war.
8. The Hepburn grin. Signed —
Expectantly — Madam President of
Wild Thyme.
9. Bananas. Signed — The Des
titute, Lois.
10. Extra room for people to
throw coats in instead of over my
bed anl desk, writes one girl.
11. Two bokos: “The Art of
Composing Fine Letters” and “A
Sure Cure for Absent Mindedness.”
■—Hopefully, Percy.
12. A trellis outside the balcony
to train Iven to Climb on.
13. A bicycle for Parley Voo ad-
collecting trips'.
A bigger and better spoon to flip
water in.
Georgia:
A five-day school week; no Satur
day classes — is being petitioned for
by the University undergraduates.
Harvard:
A new system has been instituted
for attendance. Only Freshmen are
compelled to attend classes and take
mid-term exams.
Minnesota:
McLEAN REVIEWS
BOSTON TRIP
CONGRESS HOLDS
OPENING SESSION
JANUARY 3,1935
Roosevelt Speaks Before
Joint Session
On January 3, the 74th Congress
of the United States convened at
the nation’s capitol in Washington.
Dubbed the “New Deal Congress”
because the majority of its mem
bers are adherents to the “N«w
Deal,” the new Congress is expect
ed to enact some of the most sen
sational legislation in the history of
the nation’s government during the
next few weeks.
President Eoosevelt’s address, de
livered before a joint session of Con
gress, made clear the fact that
startling economic adjustments must
be made in this country if the “New
Deal” is to be acclaimed a success.
Major factors of the president’s
program for economic recovery
which he asked Congress to enact
were the abandonment of -the dole
system of relief and work for every
able-bodied individual out of a job.
He also asked for old age and un
employment insurance and the uni
fication for all emergency public
works into a new plan.
As political Washington became
alive again, social Washington be
gan to sharpen pencils in order to
make out new guest lists for social
functions which will include names
also found on the House and Senate
roll.
The blustering Huey, Louisiana’s
dictator, had to leave his little king
dom in order to be present in Con
gress. It seems that he would be
a “fish out of water” in Washing
ton where he is just another Con
gressman.
A jail sentence of 6 days, or a
fine of $10. is put on a co-ed caught
wearing a fraternity pin at the uni
versity.
South Carolina:
Whatta Man — Shakespeare: A
Sophomore handed in the following
answers on a quiz.: “Shakespeare
was born in 1664 and died 1616. He
was berried standing up in west
minister Ebbey.”
Only 100 of the students registered
at the University of S. C. are from
outside of the state.
Queen’s Chicora College:
The only fault everybody finds
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PRESIDENTSTUDENT GOV
ERNMENT REPORTS ON
N.S.F. A. MEETING.
Ebctracts From Addresses of
Noted Speakers
Miss Margaret McLean, President
of the Student Self Government,
spoke in chapel last Saturday and
again at Dr. Rondthaler’s request in
y. P. M. on Wednesday, concerning
her trip to Boston where she repre
sented Salem at the N. S. F. A. an
nual conference from December 27,
through January 31. Miss McLean’s
charming address follows;
“If you would spend five days
meeting charming and delightfully
curious people from all parts of the
United States and with them discuss
campus problems and college affairs
until you are so tired you can scarce
ly walk let alone think, and with
them also, dance and talk, laugh,
play bridge and eat ’til three and
four o’clock in the morning, if you
would get a perspective on student
life everywhere and come to a chal
lenging recognition of your own in
significance in the great world of
affairs, if you would hear splendid
speakers make forceful, stirring
speeches praising your youth and
pleading with it to take advantage
of its very youthfulness, if you
would do all these things, go to the
annual meeting of the National Stu
dent Federation of America when
it convenes next December 27th.
“I left home Christmas night, ab
solutely breaking my heart in twain
by so doing. Indeed I’d like to im
ply that my departure broke two or
three other people’s hearts too, but
I really don’t think anybody else
even felt a twinge, I got off the
train in Norfolk in the pouring rain
and slushed about in it all day until
4:00 when the boat bearing the in
appropriate name,“ Junetfa” heaved
off from shore. Incidentally etta
only two more meals before arriving
in Boston 36 hours later.
“N. S. F. A. which is the work
able name of National Student Fed
eration is quite well organized and
the program of our five days was
well worked out. I had been sent
a copy of all tentative arrangements
before I left home, besides railroad
rates and schedules, and various dis
cussion material and questionnaires
to each individual that it ought
getting in to as did the others, so
we really started the business of
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SALEM ONE YEAR
AGO THIS WEEK
Huntington Represents Salem
Georgia Huntington represented
Salem at the National Students
Federation of America Convention
which was held in Washington,
D. C.
Mr. Campbell Attends Meeting
Mr. Campbell attended the meet
ing of the American Association of
Science held in Boston during the
holidays.
Dean Vardell New Vice-President
Dean Vardell made a talk in
Y. P. M. about the Natoinal Asso
ciation of Schools of Music, to
which he has recently been elected
vice-president for the Southern
States.
Salem Teacher Dies
Miss Sally Vogler, life-long
teacher at Salem, died at the age
of 85, after an illness of 8 weeks.
SALEM TWO YEARS
AGO THIS WEEK
Thorpe Bepreeents Salem
N. S. F. A.
Mary Katherine Thorpe as presi
dent of the Student Self-Govern
ment Association, represented
Salem at the annual convention of
the National Student Federation
of America, held at New Orleans,
Louisiana, from December 28 to
December 31.
New Badio For Music Students
A victor combination, containing
a radio and a Victrola which auto
matically plays ten records success
ively, was purchased by Mr. Scho
field for the music department.
Dining Boom Bepainted
The college dining-room was re
painted with funds left by the
graduating class.
Faculty Operetta
The faculty presented that howl
ing success, “Murder on the
Styx.”
MISSM.L.MICKEYISNEW
FIELD SECRETARY
Miss Preston’s Engagement
Announced
Miss Anna J. Preston has resigned
her position as field secretary of the
Alumnae Associations of Salem Col
lege and Academy. During the holi
days Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Preston an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter to Mr. Emil N. Schaffner,
son of Henry Schaffner of this city.
Miss Preston graduated from Salem
College in 1932. She was very ac
tive in camprfs affairs and in her
senior year she waspresident of the
Student Government Association and
also May Queen. For the past two
years she has been the travelling
secretary for the Alumnae Associa
tions of the College and Academy.
The approximate territory that she
covered, two or three times during
her secretaryship, extends from New
York to Miami, Florida, and from
Eastern Tennessee to Northern Ala
bama. Miss Preston visited nearly
two hundred high schools—showing
them moving pictures of campus life
and telling them of Salem. She
visited alumnae associations, organ
izing new ones and reorganizing
some of the older ones. She called
on individual prospects who were in
terested in Salem and helped some
to decide on a curriculum.
Regardless of her many duties.
Miss Pre.ston always wont out of her
way to relay messages that Salem
girls had for their friends and par
ents. Her headquarters were at
Salem College and on an average she
made three trips a week. Miss Pres
ton is now at her home in Washing
ton, D. C., where she will stay until
February 9, the date of her mar
riage to Mr. Schaffner. The couple
will then make their home in Win
ston-Salem.
Miss Mary Louise Mickey is the
successor of Miss Preston as field
secretary. Miss Mickey graduated
from Salem College with a B. A. de
gree in 1933 and a B. Mus. in 1934.
She was a very loyal and interested
Salem student, being chairman of
the May Day Committee in her sen
ior year. She spent the past fall
months in New York City where she
held a secretarial position.
The two main objects of her new
position, as Miss Mickey sees them,
are, to visit prospective Salem stu
dents, telling them of the courses
and to keep up with the alumnae.
At the present time she is planning
for an Alumnae Home Coming to be
held on Founders Day, February 1
and on February 2. Representatives
from every alumnae association are
to attend. After the Home Coming
Miss Mickey will travel—visiting
high schools, attending alumnae
meetings and conferences and calling
on individual prospects. Miss Mickey
is planning to print from time to
time the itinerary that she is going
to make so that students' and alum
nae will know where she is travel
ling, In this respect she would ap-
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LOUISE BLUM WINS
CONTEST SPONSORED
BY PUBLICATIONS
The two publications, the “Sale-
mite” and “Sights and Insights”
sponsored before Christmas an ad
vertisement contest which closed De
cember 15. Louise Blum was pro
claimed the winner with $10 as the
prize. The purpose of the contest
was to create more interest among
the Salem students for the city mer
chants and to encourage them to pat
ronize the advertisers. The con
test is over but let’s co-operate one
hundred per cent with our adver
tisers. They are standing behind us
—let’s show them that we appreciate
their splendid spirit and are eager to
prove our appreciation.
DR. SYLVIA ALLEN
GUEST SPEAKER IN
WINSTON-SALEM
Psychology Club of Salem
College Among Sponsors
Dr. Sylvia Allen, of Charlotte,
well-known psychiatrist gave three
lectures in Winston-Salem, January
8 and 9. These lectures were spon
sored by five Winston-Salem organ
izations: The €hild Study Clubs,
City Parent-Teacher Associations,
The Sorosis Book Club, The Young
Women’s Christian Association, and
the Psychology Club of Salem Col
lege. They have made it possible
for the public to hear them free of
charge. They were as follows:
Tuesday afternoon, January 8, at
3:30 in the Auditorium of Calvin
H. Wiley School. Topic: “Adjust
ment Problems in Children.
Tuesday evening, January 8, 8:00
in the Recreation Room of Louisa
Wilson Bitting Building at Salem
College. Topic: “How Can Psy
chiatry Progress?”
Wednesday morning, January 9,
10:30 in Y. W. C. A. Building. Topic:
“Adjustment Problems in Adults.”
Dr. Allen’s lectures were of great
interest and appealed to a wide va
riety of persons. They were of
value to parents and teachers and
other persons interested in assisting
young people to solve their prob
lems and make adjustments. Her
method of presentation enabled the
general audience to understand her;
her lectures were filled with prac
tical suggestions.
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, January 10:
Evening Watch at 10:00. Miss
Riggan will speak.
Sunday, January 13:
Vespers at 6:30 in Alice Clewell
Campus Living Room. Several
“Y” Cabinet members will
present the projects which the
“Y” is undertaking this year.
Monday, January 14:
The Gordon String Quartet will
bo in the Reynold’s Auditorium
Monday night at 8:30. This is
the second performance of the
season that is sponsored by the
Civic Music Association.
MISS ULLY BRINGS
MESSAGE TO NEW
YEAR VESPERS
Points Out ‘Resting Places’
The first Vesper Service of the
New Year, on Sunday, January 6,
was filled with encouragement and
hope. The program was opened by
a Prelude played by Miss Nancy Mc-
Neely, followed by a hymn. Miss
Jane Williams then read the Scrip
ture and made a prayer. Following
this “Fairest Lord Jesus” by Hil-
dach was beautifully sung by Misa
Mayme Porter.
The address, by Miss Lilly,
brought out several important facts.
What can we believe int We can
put our faith in the fact that “God
is.’’And that Christ is the manifes
tation of God. Man is created in
the image of God—in that way he
is able to aspire to ideals which
other creatures do not realize. In
closing. Miss Lilly answered the
question, how can we know what
things are valuable, by the Scripture
found in Phillippians 4:8. “Finally,
brethren, whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest, what
soever things are just, whatsoever
things are pure, whatsoever things
are lovely, whatsoever things are of
good report, if there be any virtue,
and if there be any praise, think on
these things.