N. C. SYMPHONY
SATURDAY
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N. C. SYMPHONY
SATURDAY
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VOL. XX.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1940.
Number 1 7.
SPRINGTIME AND
HENRY BACKSTAGE
Our appointment to meet Mr.
Horton was not until seven-forty-
five, but at seven-thirty there we
were shivering and shaking at the
prospect of seeing so noted a per
sonage. We very nervously sideled
up to someone who looked very
much like he might be a stage man
ager, and asked if we might see Mr.
Horton.
‘ ‘ Well, Misses, you’ll have to see
Mr. Horton’s personal secretary
first. And I don’t know where he
is.”
We walked around rather aimless
ly until we saw a tall man hurrying
about who looked very much like
he might be a personal secretary. He
was.
He looked at us with rather an
irritated look and our knees were
.bumping against each other even
harded than before. If advancement
from stage manager to personal sec
retary was like this what WOULD
Mr. Edward Everett Horton be like!
When we walked into the little
dressing room there sat the flesh-
and-blood-screen personality in a
blue and rose, splotchy, knee-length
dressing gown, topped by a towel
wrapped around the wearer’s neck
and giving the uniform .impression
of a cold-addict trying to rid him
self of malady. His feet were
not, however, in a bowl of water,
but were be-shoed in long brown
creations over brown socks that ex
tended half way up to the l)ottom
of the said dressing-gown.
Mr. Horton rose quickly and ex
tended liis hand to iis as e intro
duced ourselves. “Oh, you are the
girls from Salem College then, are
n’t you? I’m glad to see you.
Won’t you sit down;”
The first Vvords always come the
hardest, and since Mr. Horton hard
ly knew whether to talk to us about
“the decent thing” or the future of
this generation, he let us make the
first move. Probably inspired by his
appearance, we asked him about his
recent illness. He said that he W'as
quite all right again, altliough “one
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Tour to Charleston
Planned
Oil and Tobacco
Here and There
Dr. Francis Anscombe, head of
the history department, spoke in ex
panded chapel Wednesday morning
using as his topic, “Eumanian Oil
and Carolina Tobacco: A European
Problem of Today.”
Dr. Anscombe began with the
question, '' Is there anything in com
mon between the war in North
Carolina and the war in Rumania?”
Great Britain is fighting an eco
nomic war and wants as little fight
ing as possible. Her main purpose
is to deprive Germany of essentials
for fighting. Britain is making con
tracts with all European countries.
She is asking them, “What do you
sell to Germany? If you will sell
that to us we will give you so much
per cent more for it.’’
Dr. Anscombe predicted that if
Germany loses the war it pro.bably
will be because her war machines
lack lubricating oil and gasoline.
Britian controls Rumania’s oil
the world’s oil supply. There is al
so oil in Russia and Rumania.
Britain also controls Rumania’s oil
supply, but Germany is getting
ready to take Kumania’s oil supply;
however, Britain is determined to
keep Germany from getting that oil.
Dr. Anscombe stated that Britain
in fighting the economic war is for
I the next two years going to buy
Turkish Tobacco instead of Ameri
can Tobaccos.
‘ ‘ After all,’ ’ said Dr. Anscombe,
“Rumania and North Carolina have
something in common — the oil in
Rumania and the tobacco in Win
ston-Salem.’’
The administration of Salem Col
lege is planning a tour for the Sal
em students to visit Charleston,
g Q., “America’s Most Historic
C-ty.” The trip is expected to take
place on the week-end of March 30,
The plan has not been fully devel
oped by the adniinistvatioii, but if
enough girls are interested, a bus
will be chartered and the girls will
leave the College Friday afternoon,
arriv.ng in Charleston in time to
si>end the night at one of the inter
esting old Hotels.
The plan for Saturday morning is
to v sit the Magnolia Gardens on the
Ashley lliver, universally conceded
to be"^the most beautiful gardens in
the world. Lunch will be served in
the Junior League Tea Room at the
historic Middleton Gardens, the old
est landscaped gardens in America,
completed in 1750', and well known
in England even before the Revolu
tion.
Saturday afternoon will be spent
visiting the historic places of in
terest in Charleston, such as the city
Market, the Powder Magazine, and
the City Hall.
The girls who wish to may go to
a play in the Dock Street Theatre,
the earliest playhouse in America.
Saturday evening may be spent with
friends at the Citadel or Charleston.
Sunday morning the girls will
spend sight-seeing or attending St.
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According to usual procedure
the junior staff members of the
“Salemite” are respon.sible for
the publication of one issue dur
ing the second semester. This
week’s editors are Lena Morris
and Katharine King.
RECEPTION TO BE OVEN
AFTER CONCcRT
S'aturday night, after the North
Carolina Symphony concert, the
Choral Ensemble, members of the
Music faculty and faculty alumni
of the University xrill honor the
members of the orchestra at a recep
tion in Louisa Bitting Building.
Those attending will be greeted at
the door by Miss Lawrence, Dr.
Rondthaler and Miss Jane Rond-
thaler; Mr. and Mrs. Vardell; Dr.
and Mrs. Swalin, Mr. and Mrs. Bair;
officers of the Choral Ensemble —
June Hire, Sarah Linn, Margaret
Vardell, and Carolyn Creson; the
officers of the North Carolina Sym
phony; Mr. Oscar Lee Tyree, Miss
Hazel Keid, Mr. and i\irs. K. G.
Phillips, Miss .lo.sephine Whiteliead,
and Mr. Agnew Bahnson, Jr.
From the formality of the receiv
ing liTie one will proceed to the in
formality of the Recrciition Room
where a Imffiet supper will be served.
Here, Miss Mayme Porter and Miss
Laurie Jones assisted by Muriel
Br!etz, Lee Rice, Lib Tuten, and
.Tohiisie Moore will pour coco and
eofl'ee.
SALEM GIRLS WIN
OVER JAYCEES
“God save the king!” was the
un-American translation of “sic
semper tryannis” given bj- Sam Orr
Thursday night The occasion was
the final radio broadcast by the Jun
ior ChamI.ier of Commerce on the
theme of Americani.sm for Ameri
canism Week.
Three Salem girls — Katharine
King, Ann Watson, and Ida Lam
beth Jennings — competed with
three members of the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce — Winfield Black-
well, Sara Orr, and Jim Lynch —
in answering questions.
The Professor Quiz completely
startled the contestants by an
nouncing that the questions would
be on Washington and Lincoln, rath
er than on the processes of American
government.
Bill Womble, Professor (^uiz on
George Washington, asked Winfield
Blackwell how old Washington was
when his father died. “Since this is
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BENJAMIN SWAUN
SWAUN WILL CONDUCT
SYMPMNY
Benjamin Swalin, violinist, lec
turer, and conductor, will conducli
the concert Saturday night in Me
morial Hall.
Tho concert is under the joint
sponsorship of the Choral Ensemble,
the local chapter of the U. N, C.
Alumnae Association, the Thursday
Morning Music Club, and the Moz
art Club,
-At tho age of eighteen, Swalin be
came a member of the Minneapolis
symphony Orchestra under Emil
Oberhoffer. Two years later, he
relinquished his position with that
organization in order to become a
■-tudeiit of the celebrated Franz
Kneisel. Study under Kneisel in
New York City, from 1021-102(i, and
Leopold Auer, from ] 926-1930, was
supplemented by general and ad
vanced theoretical work at the In
stitute of Musical Art.
During these years, Swalin also
essayed the task of acquiring a uni
versity education. He graduated
from Columbia University in 1928,
and took the A. .^m. degree in Eng
lish literature, from the same insti
tution, two years later.
The years of 1930-1933 were de
voted to study in Europe, While
there Swalin completed the Ph. D,
degree at the University of Vi
enna, in 1932, and received artist
diplomas in violin and conducting
from the Staatsakademie fur Mu-
sik and darstellende Kunst in Vi
enna.
UjKin his return to America, Dr.
Swalin was appointed to a profes
sorship ill the music department of
DePau University. Since the sum
mer of 1935, he has been associated
with the University of North Caro
lina.
He is a member of the Delta Chi-
and Phi Mu Alpha-Sinfonia fratern
ities, the Elnglish Graduate Union of
Columbia University, and the Amer
ican Musicological Society.
Miss Weaver
Granted Leave to
Attend Columbia
Temporary leave of absence was
granted Friday by the board of trus-*
tees of Salem Academy and College
to Miss Mary Weaver, academic
principal of Salem Academy, enabl
ing her to do advanced work this
spring at Columbia University lead
ing to the attainment of her second
degree, master of arts.
-A.fter Miss Weaver’s appointment,
ing a portion of the spring, return
ing prior to academy commencement
over which she will preside.
As Miss Weaver’s appoiatment.
Miss Laura Stamner, head of Eng
lish at Salem Academy, will assume
protempore Miss Weaver’s duties
as academic principal of Salem
Academy.
Miss Weaver was graduated from
Randolph-Macon with the bachelor
of arts degree. She entered the
service of Salem academy in 1925 as
teacher of mathematics and later
succeeded Miss Eleanor Chase as
academic principal of Salem Acad
emy at the same time continuing her
teaching of mathematics. She has
done graduate work at the Univer
sity of Wisconsin, Harvard and Col
umbia,
Basketball Season Starts
With Two Major Games
A thrilling basketball game which
was a fight to the finish was played
Wednesday night, February 21. G,
Baynes, who started as a forward
and G, Gillespie did a fine job of
outstanding player for the seniors,
and Grace Gillespie were thee out
standing players for the seniors.
A lack of practice showed up to a
disadvantage in the seniors’ passes.
The fast moving freshmen were
led in guarding by Ewing while the
three forwards Walker, M. M. Ben
nett, and Baugham showed equal
ability.
Line-ups were:
Seniors Freshmen
Pos.
Baynes, G Bennett, M. M. (’2)
F.
Pou, C. (6) Baugham, E. (12)
F.
Hendrick, E Wittier, B.
G.
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LATIN CLUB HOLDS
ANNUAL BANQUET
Aljiha Iota Pi, Latin honorary so
ciety, entertained at a banquet in
the recreation room of Louisa Wil
son Bitting building, Tuesday eve
ning at six o'clock, in honor of ten
initiates to the organization.
Vested in white togas, the old
members and neopliytes were seateJ
at one table which was decoi’ated
with evergreens and candelabra
holding red candles. Place cards
carried out a motif of the Termiii-
alia, ancient Roman festival day on
February 23rd when neighbors gath
ered around the landmark on either
side of any boundary and encircled
it with garlands.
J’residing was Sarah Burrell,
president, who opened the program
with an explanation of the ban([uet
theme.
Toasts were offered to various
Soman writers and gods by Doro
thy Mullen, Antoinette Barrow, Bar
bara Whittier, Pollye Diehl, and
Ruth O’Neal. Humorous readings,
translations, and stunts were per
formed by Agnes Colcord, Betsy
Spach, Margaret Ray, Kathryn Line-
back, Bettie Sprunt, Eleanor Glenn,
and Josephine Conrad. Doris Shore
sang “Lumen Projectum” better
known as “Popeye, the Sailor
Man,” The following new members
were sworn in by Dr. Minnie .1.
Smith, club adviser; Barb.Tra
Whittier, Pollj-e Diehl, Ruth O’Neal,
,\gnes Colcord, Betsy Spach, ilar-
garet Ray, Kathryn Lineback, Bet
tie Sprunt, Eleanor Glenn, and Jose
phine Conrad.
After'reading the club’s constitu
tion, Sarah Burrell closed the meet
ing with a welcoming toast to the
new' members.
Works of Noted
Composers to be
Played Here
Saturday
Saturday at 8:30 P. M. in Me
morial HaU, music lovers may ex
pect an enjoyable evening, for at
that time the Salem College Choral
Ensemble will present the University
of N. C. Symphony Orchestra. The
concert opens with Brahms’ Sym
phony No. 2 in B major. This sym
phony is the most optimistic of the
four vyhich were done between
1876 and 1886. The second was writ
ten when the composer was staying
at the lonely Alpine lake, Corinthia.
This work is characteristic of the
majestic power of Bralims, contain
ing many of his profoundly emo
tional themes, and carrying out the
modem movement begun by Bee
thoven. It is pastoral in character,
calling to mind the peaceful scene
in which it was written.
Next comes a Mozart Symphonic
concentante for violin, viola, and
orchestra in three movements. This
will feature Julia Wilkinson, viola
soloist, and Benjamin Swalin, vio
lin soloist.
Sibelius’ “Swan of Tnoneln,”
will be lieard next. This work was
insj>!red, as were most of the other
works of Sibelius, by his strong na
tional feeling. It was originall.v a
prelule taken from Sibelius’ opera
“The Creation of the Boat,” based
on a version of the Kalevala, the
Finnisli national epic i>oem.
The la.st number on the program
will be Berlioz’ “ Hungarian March.”
It is a stirring march, a part of the
dramatic legend “The Damnation
of Faust,’’ heard as Faust disap-
appcars in the distance as the
troops pass by. Tho scintillating or
chestration in which there is a
heavy augmentation of brass instru
ments and drum effects is charac
teristic of the composer’s style.
LAST OF CONTEMPORARY
PLAY GIVEN
Last Monday night brought the
concluding play of the 1930-’40
Contemporary Theatre S’eries —
“Springtime for Henry.’’ The play,
written by Benn W. Levj^, is a farce
— a very British farce — and off
ers Mr. Horton, as Henry Dewlip, a
role quite different from his accus
tomed movie characterizations. As
a carouser and as a lover of his best
friend’s wife, Dewlip falls in love
with his secretary who makes a de
cent man of him; but he suffers dis
illusion from his reformer (he
learns, has shot her husband) and
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SALEM ACADEMY
ENTERTAINS ALUMNAE
This week-end Salem Academj' is
having a reunion of several of tho
classes. Classes of 1928, 1930, 1935,
HKif), in.ir, 19.38, 1939 will all be
represented by as many of the mem
bers as can possibly come. Plans
have been in charge of a committee
composed of the Salem Academy
graduates, who are now at Salem
College with Jlargaret Vardell as
chairman. Plans have been made
for a banquet on Saturday night,
followed by a business meeting and
entertainment later in the evening.
Then tlie girls will come to Memor
ial Hall to hear the North Carolina
Symphony Orchestra. On (Sunday
morning at 9:30i there is to be a
breakfast for the visitors.
There are to be approximately
thirty alumnae who live in Winston-
Salem, and in addition there will be
the following out-of-town guests;
Betty Hunt Murray, from Hollins;
Anne Garrett, from Mary Baldwin;
Alieen Tonnison and Julia Dupuy,
from Peace; Mary Marcia Jones,
from Queens; Mary Allen Brevick,
from Bluefield, W. Va.; Eleanor
Trivette Kuenvel, Detroit; Anna
Bitting Whitaker, Sweetbriar; Ora
Jones, Greensboro; Katherine Las-
sitex', Monroe; and a former teacher,
Mrs. Sarah Horton Farry.
Tentative Chapei^Preview
Tuesday —
Mrs. Stuart Bondurant,
Wednesday —
Mrs. Lindsay Patterson
Thursday —
Wyatt Wilkerson.
Friday —
Dr. Rondthaler.
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