Friday, May 17, 1940.
THE SALEMITE
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AIL U M N A IE S IE C TI € N
111 addition to her office as presi
dent of the Salem College Alum
nae Association, Mrs. Thomas V.
Farrow, of Greenville, & C., serves
on various civic, social and liter
ary committees and educational
organizations in Greenville.
DOROTHY MAYNOR TO
SING IN CITY
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phony Orchestra la.st summer, she
has received much the same acclaim
Jfarion Anderson did a fevif years
ago. Dr. Serge Roussevitzsky in his
enthu.siasm for her voice has termed
her “a native Flagstad.”
A native of Norfolk, Va., and a
graduate from Hampton Institute,
Miss Maynor has also studied voice
with John Alan Haughon of New
York. She is slightly below Jnedium
height and rather stocky in build
She possesses a quick smile and a
.sparkling eye which usually connotes
a sense of humor.
Students interested in going may
get their tickets from Miss Porter.
TUTEN RECITAL
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tive of the older classics, followed
by a brilliant performance of Bach’s
“Toccata and Fugue in D Minor,”
played with rhythmic pecision and
cleaness.
For her third group Miss Tuten
played “The Bell Symphony” (Pur
cell), “Paradise” (Fibich) and
“Rosace” (Mulet), these numbers
being characterized by unusually
colorful registration.
The program was brought to an
effective close with ‘ ‘ Fugue, Kan-
zone and Epilog’’ (Karg- Elert), in
which Miss Tuten displayed a facile
technique, both as to manuals and
pedals.
Mr. Blair, who offered the second
group of numbers on the program,
gave evidence of an able command
of tone and style, together with a
distinctive dramatic quality.
In his final number, the well
known aria, “Evening Star” from
Wagner’s opera, “ Tannhauser, ” Mr.
Blair’s deep, fine textural voice was
at its best.’’
FORMER SALEM GIRL
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been teaching in the city schools
and has continued her organ study.
In June she will receive her organ
degree.
Quoting from Tuesday’s Winston-
Salem Journal;
‘ ‘ Miss McNeely opened her varied
and interesting program with a
group of choral preludes by 17th
century composers. An excellent
performance of the Bach ‘ ‘ Prelude
and Fugue in A Minor” followed.
Of particular interest in her last
group, which included two quiet
pieces by Bonnet and the brilliant
“Piece Heroigue” of Cesar Frank
was “Madonna Enthroned,” written
this year by Dr. Vardell. This num
ber was given a very effective in
terpretation and made a distinctive
appeal.
Mr. Bodenheimer gave a muiscian-
ly performance of a group of songs
by Falconieri, Legrenzi, Schubert,
and an aria by Massenet. Both
young artists were enthusiastically
received by a large and appreciative
audience.' ’
OFFICERS OF THE SALEM COLLEGE
ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION
Vice Presidents-
President Mrs. Thomas V. Farrow (Mary Howe)
'"Mrs. Agnew Bahnson (Elizabeth Ilill)
Mrs. Clarence lOarmichael (Alice Witt)
Dr. Rachel Davis
Mrs. Norborne Schaum (Doris Cozart)
Miss Evelyn McCarty
Secretary : Mrs. James Rankin (Susan Calder)
Treasurer Miss Sarah Clancey
Chairman of Scholarship Awards Miss Adelaide I'Vies-
Advisory Committee..
Members of the
Ejfecutive Board:.
{Mjs. Howard E. Rondthaler
Miss Grace Lawrencfe
Miss Marian Blair
Miss Katharine Hanes
Mrs. John R. Ctanningham (Ruby Ray)
Mrs. Ronald Slye (Anna Pauline Shafifjier)
Mrs. James Early (Nan Norfleet)
Mrs. Bess Gray Plumfy (Bess Gray)
Mrs. Edmund D. Campbell (Elizabeth Pfohl)
Mrs. James W. Bailey (Isabel Pollock)
Miss Nettie Allen Thomas
Miss Josephine Gribbin
Mrs. Roy C. Ilaberkern (Esther Hampton)
Presidents of Branch Associations
SALEM ALUMNAE
DIRECTORY
1772-1940 K 5
At last an alumnae dream has
come true! For the first time in the
history of Salem, a list of students
is to be published in the form of a
Salem Alumnae Directory. This list
will include the students attending
Salem Academy from 1772 to 1890
and those attending Salem Colege
from 1890 to 1940. Of course the
name, S'alem College, was not used
until much later than 1890, but in
that year the first college degrees
were granted.
At present, the Salem Alumnae Di
rectory exists only in the hearts and
minds of interested alumnae, trus
tees and friends of Salem College
who have recognized' the value of
such a publication, but in the very
near future will be a reality of
which we will all be proud. The book
will include a comjilete record of stu
dents, faculty, trustees and admin
istrative officers from 1772 to 1940.
tical studies about Salem students,
as well as historical and valuable
facts about the school. The list of
alumnae will contain the maiden
name, married name, dates attended
and degree. The geographical list
will make a fine handbook and ad
dressbook of classmates and friends.
The general direction of the book
is under the care of a committee of
which Mr. Burton Oraige, trustee, is
chairman, and Miss Annette Mc-
Neely, class of 1939, is alumnae sec
retary.
COLORED HELP AGAIN
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song to Mrs. King. We’ve always
wanted to sing like that you know,
blowing through your hands.)
Charlie Sheik's chorus sang “The
Tack,” which everyone liked and
we’d like to add that nobody can
sing bass like Charlie! ,
The next act brought out “Oh’s”
and “Ah’s” and such remarks as
Why can’t I play piano like
Rob?” Nobody can get the rhythm
out like those two fellows did and
they brought down the house with
applause.
The whole program was inter
spersed with group .spiritual singing
that was very well done and quite
interesting.
A big hand to the Senior class for
sponsoring such an enjoyable even
ing. Let’s don’t wait so long for
another one!
ENGAGEMENTS AND
MARRIAGES
Calling All Alumnae
For The Alumnae Fund
REUNIONS
Seventeen classes will hold re
unions this year according to the
Dix Plan of reiinioning which is
used by the Salem College Alumnae
Association. Classes from 1878 to
1939 will be represented.
ALUMNAE DAY
Caroline Pfohl (’39) ond Walter
Carter of Front Royal, Va. will be
married on June 22, 1940. Mary
Thomas (’39) and John Foster of
Winston-Salem will be married on
June 22, 1940. Sara Frances Dupuy
(ex- ’39) and Roy L. Malone, Jr., are
to be married on June 15, 1940. Cath
erine Brandon (’39) and Mervin
Weidner will be married in the early
fall. Jane Nading (’38) and Wiley
Fleenor are to be married June 1,
1940. Mildred Troxler (38) and Wil
liam P. Sullivan of Raleigh will be
married in the fall. Mary Baldwin
(ex-1941) is now Mrs. Barnes Gil
lespie and is living in Salisbury,
Md., Ann Whaling (*39) now Mrs.
Dan Eadie, is living in Washington,
D. C., at the Roosevelt Hotel. Mary
Charlotte Nelme (ex-1939) and Tom
Griffin of Charlotte and Wadesboro
wore married April 27, 1940 and are
making their home in Wadesboro,
N. C. Dot Burnett and Mat Ray
mond were married February 14,
1940. Sarah Belle Hasten (ex-1941)
is now Mrs. Milton M. Brawning.
DANCES
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the formal card dance that night.
During intermission in the evening
there was a figure for the officers
and representatives of the Junior
and Senior classes, after which re
freshments were served in the recre
ation room of Bitting. Katharine
,King was in charge of the decora
tions, which were unusually attrac
tive. The color scheme of green
and white assisted the theme of
April Showers” (which to repeat
a now trite remark, was most ap
propriate), and this was carried out
by green and white streamers, para
sols, raindrops, and a silver ball in
the middle of the “ceiling.” Al
though this was a dance for only the
Juniors and the Seniprs, the remain
der of the student body was present
on the banks and at the six doors
of the gym. The last dance of the
year also brought to a close a gala
week-end—May Day. This dance
was in honor of the May Queen and
members of her court, who took part
in the figure during intermission.
These girls and their escorts were
presented through the big, red al
bum used in the pageant, and par
ticipated in a figure unlike any oth
er at Salem heretofore. The basic
decorations for Junior-Senior were
used, but the umbrellas and rain
drops were replaced by gay-nineties
figures with bustles and petticoats.
All of these dances represent hard
work and thoughtfulness on many
parts, but it is work well worth
while when you consider the contri
bution of dances to our good times
here at Salem.
Saturday, June 1, will be Alumnae
Day at Salem College with a meet
ing of the Executive Board followed
by the meeting of the General Alum
nae Association and the Alumnae
Luncheon.
Over three hundred local and out-
of-town alumnae are expected to re
turn to the campus for the class re
unions scheduled for 11 o’clock in
the class rooms of Main Hall.
Mrs. Thomas V. Farrow, president
of the Salem College Alumnae Asso
ciation, will preside at the Execu
tive Board meeting, w^hich will be
held also at 11 o’clock in the trus
tees’ room of the Office Building
Several new alumnae projects are to
be discussed at this meeting and
later pre.sented at the general meet
ing. The • branch presidents will
bring greetings from the various
alumnae chapters represented and
give a report of the year’s work.
The meeting of the General Alum
nae Association will appropriately be
held iu the restored Old Chapel
which many alumnae remember as
the scene of commencement, music
hour and chapel exercises. Mrs.
James Rankin (Susan Calder), sec
retary, will read the minutes from
the last meeting and Miss Sarah
Clancey will make the treasurer’s
report. The report from the Schol
arship Committee will be given by
Miss Adelaide Fries, chairman. A
special music selection will be fea
tured as a conclusion to the pro
gram.
Tho Alumnae Luncheon scheduled
for 1:30 o’clock in the college din
ing room will honor the members of
the fifty-year reunion class and the
members of tho 1940 class. Mrs. Far
row will welcome the seniors into
the Alumnae Association aiid Miss
Agnes Lee Carmichael, president of
the class of 1940, will respond to
the invitation. Following -her re
sponse the senior class gift will be
presented.
Committees on arrangements for
Alumnae Day are:
Decorations: Mrs. William Dixson
(Mary Lillian White), Miss Georgia
Goodson, Mrs. James Glenn (Sara
Stevens).
Nominating: Mrs. Stuart Bondur-
ant (Dorothy Siewers), Mrs. John
Creech (Cortlandt Creech), Mrs.
Charles Hargrave (Eva Hackney).
Program: Mrs. Taylor Bynum
(Katherine Spach), Mrs. Allen Tur
ner (Margaret Siewers), Miss Jane
Rondthaler, Alumnae Secretary.
Voluntary Contributions
Asked
The Salem College Alumnae Asso
ciation sponsors the Alumnae Fund,
a medium through which a Salem
alumna can express continued loyal
ty and faith in the projects and ac
tivities of her Alma Mater by an
nual voluntary contributions.
In an effort to encourage the num
ber as well as the size of contribu
tions, the Alumnae Fund plan was
adopted last year at the annual Gen
eral Alumnae Association meeting
to replace the former dues system.
The Fund plan has been approved
with the hope of making it a con
tinuous movement to enlist intelli
gent alumnae interest through the
habit of regular giving. No definite
amount is solicited; each alumna is
asked to contribue to the Fund what
she feels that she can give. Somo
may give $1.00;' others, $100.00 and
others, $1000.00.
The money in the fund is used,
first of all, to cover the cost
of the Alumnae Record, the publi
cation of the Alumnae Association
issued quarterly. The remaining
funds in the treasury go to what
ever purpose the alumnae desig-
naTe: scholarships, living endowment,
books for the Library, amplifiers for
Memorial Hall, etc.
The Fund plan has been success
fully tried at a number of schools,
including Smith, Wellesley, Mount
Holyoke, and Sweet Briar.
Attention, Class of 1940! When
you make out your check for the
Fund, remember that contributions
to the Salem Colege Alumnae Asso
ciation constitute a proper deduction
under the United States Income
CONTEMPORARY
THEATER
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British farce which offered Mr. Ed
ward Everette Horton as Henry
Dewlip, a role quite different from
his movie characterizations. As a
charouser and as a lover of his bpst
friend’s wife, Dewlip falls in love
with his secretary who makes a de
cent man of him; but he suffers dis
illusion from l^is reformer when he
learns that she has shot her hus
band. Althought the plot of the
play was apparently pointless, the
characterization was quite good. Mr.
Horton, as usual, kept his audience
laughing and the other characters
played their parts in an experienced,
professional way.
The Contemporary Theatre guild
was .sponsored by the Winston-Sal
em Junior League. Money * made
from this series of plays will go to
the Mental Hygiene Clinic for child
ren.
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CLOTHES TO BE
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although many students have
yet returned.
January 17—Today is reading day.
There is absolutely no activity
around Main Hall because everyone
is studying for exams.
January 18—Exams have begun at
last.
January 29—All records for the
first semester have been completed
and the honor roll is ready for pub
lication. There are 38 students on
the B list and 34 on the A.
March 20—School has closed its
doors again for Spring holidays and
Easter, and again comes a long list
of absences to be checked.
March 28—Classes have now been
resumed. It will not be long now
’till June 3.
And now again the calendar says
that it is almost time for reading
day and examinations, which will
begin on next Wednesday, May 22.
It couldn’t be the latest news bulle
tins or could it? And incidentally,
do you know what time it ist Oh
hush, I’m goin’! See you then,
Oscaux!
DRAMA
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The one act play, “A Minuet,”
was given by Katharine King, Lee
Rice, Jackie Ray, and Ceil Nuehols
for the Winston-Salem Sorosis Club
on February 28.
Early in March the players began
work on “Dark Stillness' written by
a Winston-Salem boy, J. B. Coving
ton, III, for the annual drama fes
tival in Chapel Hill on April 3. The
Carolina Dramatic Association
awarded a plaque to the play as the
most original in the group. The di
rector, Mrs. Bruce Williams, and the
members of the cast ploudly brought
home the plaque and placed it in the
Old Chapel.
“Sanctuary,’’ a one-act play, was
first performed for Salem Hospital
ity Day, April 13. The next Friday
night it was entered in the City-
Wide One-Act Play 'Contest where it
tied for first place in its group. On
Wednesday, May 8, and Friday, May
10, the performance was repeated
for expanded chapel and the drama
group of the Winston-S’alem Wom
an’s Club.
At the meetings throughout the
year small plays were given. The
girls also studied make-up, directing,
and the technique of staging under
Mrs. Bruce Williams, their director.