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Page Two. THE SALEMITE Friday, October 8, 1837. ^alemtte Published Weekly By The Member Student Body of Southern Inter-Collegiate Salem College Press Assoeiation SUBSCRIPTION PRICE : : $2.00 a Year : : 10c a Copy EDITORIAL STAFF Bditor-In-Chief Elouise Sample Business Manager Helen Smith EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Music Editor Laura Bland General Editor Alice Ilorsefield Sports Editor Cornelia Wolfe Assistant Editors:— Florence Joyner Mary MeColl Staff Assistants:— Anna Wray Fogle Helen Totten Peggy Brawley Emma B. Grantham Helen McArthur Margaret Holbrook Sara Harrison Sara Burrell Mary L. Salley Helen Savage Betty Sanford Betsy Perry Elizabeth Hatt FEATURE DEPARTMENT Feature Editor Maud Battle Staff Assistants:— Mary Turner Willis Josephine Gibson Mary Thomas Evelyn McCarty Cramer Percival Leila Williams Mary W. Spence Betty Bahnson Cecilia McKeithan BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Assistant Business Manager Edith McLean Advertising Manager Prather Sisk ADVERTISING STAFF Peggy Bowen Virginia Taylor Rebecca Brame Mildred Troxler Virginia Carter Elizabeth Winget Grace Gillespie Germaine Gold Margaret Patterson Circulation Manager Pauline Daniel Exchange Manager Bill Fulton Associate Exchange Manager Frances Watlington Associate Exchange Manager Sybil Wimmer Assistant Circulation Manager Elizabeth Piper Assistant Circulation Manager Millicent McKendrie Assistant Circulation Manager Christine Dobbins 1937 Member 1938 RKPRRSBNTKO FOR NATIONAL ADVERTI6INO BY PUsoctcded GDfle6tate Press NationalAdvertisingServiceJnc. Collett Publishers Representative Dietnbutor of Mad.son Ave. new York. N. Y. Golle6icile Di6est Chicago - Boston - Los arcclcs - sah Francisco THE SPEiLKERS ARE COMING. WHAT THEN? WHAT THEN? I. “Salemites, they’re coming!" “Who are coming?” “Why, don’t you know? Distinguished speakers for our lecture series are on their way here to visit you.” “Aw, let the faoulty meet them. Dr. Rondthaler can entertain them, and we’ll even let them sleep in the office building. ’ ’ “No, if you want to be perfect hostesses, scan this chap ter in your unwritten book, ‘ Salem Courtesty: ’ ” THE SALEM HOSTESS Preparation: A. The hostess finds out something about her guest’s life so that.she may understand him, (she watches the in teresting library displays for material). She learns his interests and'becomes acquainted with his works so that she may know his ideas and may listen intelligently to him. She reads enough of what people have said about him to feel honored by his visit, to advertise his coming, and to feverishly desire his autograph. Execution of Duties: A. A Salem hostess meets her guest promptly at the ap pointed place. 1. She does not let shampoos, movies, nor assign ed tests interfere with this meeting. 2. Her first appointment for 1937 is Monday night at Memorial Hall. / B. She is an attentive and responsive listener who makes the speaker feel her “Salem Spirit.” “Now, thank you for the list and thank you. Lecture Committee, for getting the speakers. We shall consider it a privilege to be Salem hostesses.” —F. J. B. C. n. WEE BLUE INN Recently it has became apparent that many do not know the purpose of the Wee Blue Inn — who is in charge of it, where the profits go. Its purpose is to raise money to meet the expenses of May Day, and it is operated by a member of the May Day Committee. May the first has grown to be a significant date at Salem. During the past four or five years its growth in importance (and consequent splendor), has been accompanied by as great an increase in expense. The Wee Blue Inn is its sole financial prop; the May Day Committee has no other way of making the money necessary. iSo, girls, when you start across the street to the drug store or bakery at night, stop a moment, remember the Wee Blue, and retrace your steps! _p, b WHY? It has just “dawned” on me that Salem is allowing only ONE DAY for Thanksgiving this year? You’d realize it was printed last spring, but it takes a little time for facts to seep into this graj' matter, I have to acknowledge as my own. Now let’,9 see — in years before when our Thanksgiving holidays have been shortened to “day,” our Christmas furlough was increased or Salem opened later in September, or Commencement was scheduled for the last of May. But for the school- year 1937-38, no such change is in evidence. Classes did not begin any later, our Christmas leave has not been lengthened, and Commencement has not been “moved up.” What has been done with that extra day or two? Can it be, that we, the stu dents, and you, the faculty are go ing to “sit in class” several days longer than necessary. Even though you take into con sideration that we come to school to develop and to increase our aware ness of things in general and along certain specific lines, I know and you know, that it is an accepted fact that faculty and students are not in the least adversely inclined to a day or two to spend in any man ner and in any place they so choose. Keeping that in mind, what then was the advisability of allow^ing just one day for Thanksgiving? Students will hoard their cuts to take them Thanksgiving and return on Sun day. But what of our poor, over worked faculty? they must be here the Friday following Thanksgiving to meet their classes regardless of w’hether their pupils are present or not? It may be said, “What are two days in the lives of Salemites?” Two days are tw'o days, especially if they can be spent in a way to bring relaxation in proportion to individ ual needs. It is a shame to deny those several days to the faculty, who have no cuts, and to those un fortunate students in the minority who will not have sufficient cuts to allow them to be absent from Thurs day to Sunday. Is there no remedy? —E. B. S. OPEN FORUM There have been open forums in newspapers for years but they are usually full of adverse criticisms or suggestions — I think it’s time we start throwing a few bouquets around instead and may I present the first one to the committee on chapel programs. For a long time students at Salem have fussed and fumed about the chapel programs, but not until last spring was any thing done to inaugurate better ones. We are very lucky to now have a committee of students and faculty for that purpose and it has certainly started off well — we all appreciated and enjoyed the musical program Friday morning, and the interest ing speakers. —M. T. NEWS We know that you have all en joyed our “Y” room for Evening Watch and “Y” Teas, but we don’t think you know yet that we want you to come and use it any time you will for studying, reading, or as a place where you can get together with your friends. It is not only the “Y’s” home, but we want you to make it a place where you can feel at home. As an “added feature,” we have begun collecting magazines to keep in there, so the next time you find yourself short of reading material, come on down, and don’t hesitate to wear pajamas, or any thing that you ^vill feel comfortable in. Instead of the regular Vesjwr serv ice Sunday night, the “Y” is plan ning a joint meeting of the student body with the young people of the churches in Memorial Hall at eight 0 ’clock. Mrs. Overton is making the “Y” room ter headquarters for the week and you are all invited to drop in and chat with her any time you can. AT RANDOM AN ALL DAY SONG DAWN “Still as the holy of holies breathes the vast Within its crystal depths the stars grow dim; Pire on the altar of the hills at last Burns on the shadowy rim. “Moment that holds all moments; white upon The verge it trembles; then like mist of flowers Break from the fairy fountains of the dawn The Htues of many hours. “Thrown downward from that high companionship Of dreaming inmost heart with inmost heart. Into the common daily ways I slip, My fire from theirs apart.” DAWN “In day from some titanic past it seems As if a thread divine of memory runs; Born ere the Mighty One began his dreams, Or yet were stars and suns. “But here an iron Avill has fixed the bars; Forgetfuhiess falls on earth’s myriad races; No image of the proud and morning stars Looks at us from their faces. “Yet yearning stil] to reach to those dim heights. Each dream remembered is a burning glass, Where through to darkness from the Light of Lights Its rays in splendour pass.” DUSK “Dusk wraps the village in its dim caress; Each chimney’s vapour, like a thin grey rod. Mounting aloft thrO'Ugh miles of quietness, Pillars the skies of God. t “Par up they break or seem to break their line. Mingling their nebulous crests that bow and nod Under the light of those fierce stars that shine Out of the calm of God. “Only in clouds and dreams I felt those souls In the abyss, each fire hid in its clod; Prom Avhich in clouds and dreams the spirit rolls Into the vast of God.” “Homeward Songs By the Way,” —A. E. LIBRARY EXHIBIT ON EDWARD WEEKS’ LECTURE If you are really interested in tlie lecture to be given by Edward Weeks on Monday night, you will enjoy reading the articles and reviews con cerning it which are on exhibit in the Library: if you have seen and enjoyed the exhibit, you will be in terested in the lecture — making a circle which is certainly does not have the proverbial viciousness. In the center of the exhibit table is a placard bearing a picture of Edward Weeks, a brief biographical sketch and a list of the books which he will discuss. In front of the placard are copies of the books which are in the Li brary. These copies were loaned by the Book Store, so that the Library copies might be .borrowed for a day at a time and the students have the opportunity to become acquainted with them before the lecture. There is also an article clipped from the “Books” section of the New York Herald Tribune in which Mr. Weeks discusses the very books which he will discuss here. It is a delightful study and probably the best bird’s eye view you can get of the lecture before hearing it. On the right side of the table are biographical sketches of the authors of the books in various copies of the “Wilson Bulletin and Time,” also “Living Authors” and “Authors Today and Yesterday.” On the left are reviews of some of the books in copies of “The Sat urday Review of Literature” and “The Atlantic Monthly.” There is also some verse by Robert Hillyer, writer of “A Letter to Robert Frost and Others.” In the Septem ber “Atlantic Monthly,” also on display, is the beginning, in serial form of “Enchanter’s Night Shade” by Ann Bridge wliich will not ap pear in book form until October 22, but which Mr. Weeks will discuss. This gives you an excellent chance to get started on it early before the book is even out. If you are going to the lecture and wont to get the most out of it, go up to the Library exhibit and “get post ed” first. ,0H YE AH I! The sofa held the twain, Fair damsel and her ardent swain, Heandshe; And then a step upon the stair, And father finds them sitting there He and she. (How long was the sofa, anyhow?) Under the spreading chestnut tree, The smith works like the duce, For now he’a selling gasoline, “Hot dogs,” and orange juice.
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