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THE SALEMITE
Friday, May 19, 1939.
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GERMAN CLUB
ENTERTAINS
NEW MEMBERS
Group Holds Banquet In
Bitting Building
Staff Assistants:—
Mary Adams
Frances Angelo
Pat Barrow
Louise Bralower
Jo Ann Brill
Sarah Burrell
Eleanor Carr
Carolyn Creson
Dorothy Dixon
Carrie Doonell
Sallie Emerson
Marie Fitzgerald
Billie Hanes
Eleanor Hutchison
Leila Johnston
Martha Jones
Anne Mewborne
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Betsy Spach
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Mary Worth Walker
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FEATURE STAFF
Staff Assistants:—
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Edith Horsfield
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ADVERTISING STAFF
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EXCHANGE AND CIRCULATION STAFF
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Dorothy McLean Margaret Morrison Mattie Mae Reavis
KEEP THE SQUARE CLEAN
Although Salem square does not belong to the college,
it IS surrounded by college buildings. Passers-by do not know
that the square does not belong to the college, and they asso
ciate its untidiness with this institution. Our colored men try
hard to keep the square clean. Why can’t we help? When
you have paper or other trash to throw away, just hold it
until you reach a trash can. The college provides trash cans
and expects the college girls to use them. Come on, let’s keep
the square clean.
—E. H.
SO SOON, TOO SOON
There’s moonlight on the campus tonight
And here it is another June
And even as we’re strolling by
Another year’s gone rolling by
So soon, too soon
How true that is! Too soon. A year has passed so quick
ly that we have had no time to realize all the vain hopes lying
dormant in our hearts last September. One thing we have
learned this year, that surmounts all others. The more time we
spend at Salem, the deeper grow the roots of love for her.
The German poet, Johann Paul Richler, said “Love and
Friendship pass through this earth veiled and with closed lips.
Is 0 human being can say to another how he loves; he knows
only that he does love. The inner man has no tongue, he is
mute. It is in this spirit that we love Salem. Of course, we
don t go around spouting verse about the birds and the bees,
and the flowers that bloom in the spring, Tra, la. We can’t
put our finger on just what there is to make us feel this way.
Of course it might be the campus, the buildings, our associations
with faculty and students, or any number of separate things.
But whatever it may be, our devotion for Salem has increased
ten-iold during the pa.st school year, and will continue to grow
m our hearts and memories.
—M. B.
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Y.W.C.A.
News
On last Tuesday night the “Y.”
Cabinet entertained the incoming
Faculty Advisory Board at a picnic
held at the fireplace. The weather
was beautiful, the food was good,
and the company was excellent.
Everyone seemed to have a grand
time, and the “Y” cabinet is looking
forward to a prosperous year work
ing with the new faculty advisors.
Mrs. Eondthaler spoke at Evening
Watch last Thursday night. This
was the last Evening Watch for this
year.
The Seniors will have charge of
vespers this Sunday night, the fol
lowing Sunday there will be a song
service in the bowl. Everyone is in
vited to attend.
Wednesday evening at 6:15 o’clock
Der Deutsche Verein entertained the
new members at the annual dinner
in Louisa Bitting Building. Mrs. Cur-
lee said the blessing in German, aft
er which the group joined in sing
ing “ Willkommen. ” All through
the evening tlie group sang German
songs led by the president, Mildred
Minter. After dinner the group, led
by Mrs. Curlee, sang “Schnit-zel
bank,” the German version of “Old
Macdonald Had a Farm.”
Mr. Bair gave a very interesting
account of his “Student Days in
Germany. ’ ’ He first went to Germ
any in January, 1929. The ice was
so thick around the coast that it was
impossible for the ship to dock for
several hours. After visiting friends
in and around Frankfort for about
two weeks, Mr. Bair went to Breslau
to study music — his chief purpose
for going to Germany. After Frank
fort he found Breslau very sinister
and “the largest men I had ever seen
outside of Omaha, Nebraska.” The
people seemed to speak an entirely
different language — “the German
was deep, dark and rough.”
The German day was so comfort
ably arranged that there were five
meals daily: early breakfast-at 8:00;
second breakfast at 10:00; lieaviest
meal of the day at 12:00; coffee at
3:30; light meal at 7:00. He found
that in renting a room he must con
sider the rent, lights, water, tele
phone, breakfast, and room service.
Mr. Bair, as a music student, was
allowed to attend the opera for 10c
and to attend as many reliearsals as
he liked. Both operas and symphon
ies were subsidized by the German
government. He particularly re
membered the performance of ‘ ‘ Jed-
erman,” a modern opera which was
performed in front of the Cathedral
in Salzburg.
Even in 1929 a visitor or tourist
in Germany had to have identifica
tion cards. The keeper of the house
where he stayed reported to the city
officials weekly on what he had
done. When he left the city he was
required to report to the government.
Mr. Bair said that Nazism was ridi
culed at first. He remembered the
facial expressions and the emotion
of Goebbel’s face as he spoke in
Germany. He, however, did notice a
growing discontentment among the
lower and middle class people. He
said that there was no pronounced
hatred of the Jewish race in Ger
many in 1929; yet there was a slight
feeling against the Jew.s. Mr. Bair
said that there were no beggars in
Germany; except that at Christmas
during a special Service, a beggar
was dragged in that the Pope might
wash the beggar’s feet.
The dinner ended by the singing
of “Guten Abend, Guten Nacht.”
The new members are: Doris Shore,
Bertha Hine, Beece Thomas, Jo Ann
Brill, Emily Abbott, Emily Neese,
Becky Nifong, Flora Avera, Gerry
Baynes, Sarah Burrell, Adele von-
Seckendorff, Jenny Linn, Margaret
Holbrook, Frances Lyon, Eachel
Lambeth, Marian Johnson, Margaret
^'ardell, Carrie Donnell, Naomi
Eosenbaum, Pat Mitchell, Vera
Craig.
SIGHTS AND INSIGHTS STAFF FOR 1939-1940
Editorial Staff
Editor-in-Chief
Ida Lambeth Jennings
Associate Editors
Lee Rice
Ora Holt Long
Photographic Editor
Mary Jo Pearson
Feature Editor
Esther Alexander
Literary Editors
Ann Watson
Frankie Tyson
Art Editor
Lilly Sutton Ferrell
Senior Class Editor
Frances Kale
Junior Class Editor'
Kelly Anne Smith
Sophomore Editor
Leila Johnston
Business Staff
Business Manager
Eve Tomlinson
Assistant Business Managers
Teenie McGehee
Elizabeth Carter
Staff
Elizabeth Winget
Frances Kale
Elizabeth Dobbins
Elizabeth Dobbins
Elizabetlx Norfleet
Jane Spruill
Patty McNeely
Kathryn Troxler
Frances Huggins
Mary Jane Copenhaver
Julia McCorkle
BLUE RHAPSODY
Pop (a Socialist): “What do you
mean by playing hookey, staying
away from school?”
Son: “Class hatred. Pop.”
Small Boy; “Maw and Paw had
an awful time getting married, Maw
wouldn’t marry Paw when he was
drunk, and Paw wouldn’t marry
Maw when he was sober.”
Lydia walked up and down in
front of the big mirrors with a slow
dragging step letting the luxuriant
folds of the skirt sweep out behind
her. Then she swirled suddenly to
catch the graceful arch of the wide
skirt as she turned and said,
“Oh! I do so want it!”
“Then it is yours. Miss,” the
saleswoman replied. “It is most be
coming — though I never would have
thought so. You’re absolutely a
changed person in it.”
Lydia shuddered slightly but then
she looked at herself again in the
mirror — the dress did look well
on her.
‘ ‘ I don’t know what my family
will think or AVestfield, and we really
can’t afford it — but —”
“You’ll take it then,” the sales
clerk put in eagerly.
“Well, yes. Yes I will!” Lydia
said. Then to herself she thought,
George won’t think I’m foolish for
buying it.
‘ ‘ Here you are, my dear. It comes
to just $59.
Lydia never really knew how she
got on the train and fineally home.
Her thoughts nearly ran away with
her. Wouldn’t her hair look nice put
up on top of her head — slippers to
match the dress — she might even
get a little boquet with a paper
frill around it.
Wouldn’t she be a picture ’tho.
There was not girl in W'estfield who
had hair as pretty as hers or a dress
like this one, and she childishly
squeezed the package.
The next day she went to the beau
ty parlor and had “the works” as
she heard the operator proudly an
nouncing to the next customer —
Shampooj finger wave, facial, and
manicure. She crept home just at
dusk taking the back streets. She
didn’t want anything to spoil the
sensation she would create that night
at the banquet.
Just as she slipped the dress on
over her head the bell rang. He’s
here now! she said to herself. Then
panic overcame her and she became
breathless with fear. Suppose he
doesn’t like my hair or my dress. He
might even think I’m silly as I
know Westfield is going to think. Oh,
well, it was done aad she’d have to
go down.
As she came down the stairs,
George looked at her, and a look
came over his face that she had
never seen before. Could it be that
he was shocked or just pleasantly
surprised! Then he said half to
himself,
“Lydia, you are the most beauti
ful real alive person that I have
ever seen in all my life.
Lydia didn’t say a word but just
squeezed his proffered arm, and they
wolked out the door.
Saturday morning in the WEST
FIELD GAZZETTE the following
notice appeared:
Miss Lydia Harrington was feted
last night in the ballroom of the
Westfield Hotel at a banquet. She
was presented with! a purse of $100
in an ddress by Mr. George Sims
chairman of the School Board, as a
token of appreciation from the town
for her 25 years of faithful service
as Principal of the Westfield High
School.
Madeline Hayes,
YOUR HOROSCOPE
TELLS —
(May 20-June 6)
The influence of companionship
sways you to a great degree, and
for this reason you should be care
ful of your choice of friends.
ou are rather illogical in your
likes and dislikes, often going to
extremes without being able to
give good reason for your con
duct.
May 21 —
Ann Whaling
May 24 —
Eose Lefkowitz
May 25 —
Rebecca Bodenheimer
Janice Raney
May 27 — ' ‘
Lucile Paton
May 28 —
Martha Hine
May 29 —
Lyell Glenn
Ruth Frances Hege
May 31 —
Maude Battle
June 2 —
Frances Kluttz
MUSIC NOTES
MIS
The final Music Hour of the year
was held last Thursday. The pro
gram, a student’s recital was as fol
lows:
Siciliano Bach
Eleanor Carr
Evening pr^nc
Billie Hanes
Sonata in C Major Mozart
Allegro
Katherine Taylor
In the Time of Boses Eeichardt
Melba Mackie
Legend Torjussen
Barbara Lasley
Fantasie in D minor Mozart
Ellihu Sloan
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
Quilter
Muriel Brietz
Magnificat Strungk
Edith McLean
Sonata in F minor. Op. 2, No. 1
Beethoven
Allegro
Agnes Mae Johnson
Venetian Boat Song in; F sharp
®^*^or ! Mendelssohn
Frances Watlington
Sonata, Op. 10, No. 1 Beethoven
Allegro con brio
Clara Pou
By a Lonely Forest Pathway
Griffes
Gertrude Bagwell
Fantasia in C minor Mozart
Betty Jane Nalley
Etude in D flat major Liszt
Sara Linn