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WELCOME
ALL-AMERICANS
ALL-AMERICANS
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VOL. XXL
WINSTON-SALEM. N. C., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1940.
Number 9.
NEW CAMPUS SECRETARY
TO ARRIVE HERE DEC 1st
MISS LEILA GKAHAM IVIABSH
Salem’s newest campus person
ality is Miss Lelia Graham Marsh
who will arrive on December the
first to take her place in Main Hall
as the Director of Public Eolations
and Alumnae Secretary of Salem
College and Academy. She will un
dertake the work formerly done by
Miss Eva Covington and Miss Jo
sephine Whitehead.
This is not the first time she has
been active in affairs of the col
lege however, because Miss Marsh
wa.s a student at Salem for four
years as a member of the class of
1919. A campus leader, she partici
pated in many extra curricular ac
tivities. Her senior year she was
president of the Y. W. C. A., vice-
president of the Euterpian Literary
Society, head of the track team,
and assistant editor-in-chief of the
college publication, Th'» Ivy. In ad
dition she was a member of the
dramatic club, the cotillion, the
athletic council, and the basketball
varsity club. Before becoming pres
ident of the “Y” Miss Marsh serv
ed as member of the council as
secretary. Indicative of the high
esteem in which her classmates held
her is her position among the super*-
latives as ‘ ‘ Most Sincere.” At
Salem Miss Marsh majored in Eng
lish.
Miss Marsh, aft«r graduation,
studied at the University of North
Carolina, in addition to completing
a secretarial course. She has travel
ed extensively in this country, Eu
rope, and Central America.
In Charlotte, her former home.
Miss Marsh was connected with
several firms and was once asso
ciated with the publicity depart
ment of the Charlotte Chamber of
Commerfce. Active in the literary,
dramatic, athletic, and religious or
ganizations at Salem she continued
the Salem tradition in participation
in civic, professional, and social
affairs in her home community. She
was a member of the board of di
rectors of the Y. W. C. A. of that
city. In 1932 she joined the staff
of Sweet Briar College where she
was associated with Dr. Meta Glass
—president, and later with Dr. Em
ily H. Dutton—dean. For the past
9 years she has served in these po
sitions.
Accompanying Miss Marsh in De
cember will be Mrs. H. J. Marsh,
her mother. They expect to live
somewhere in this community but
as yet have not found apartments.
NOTICE
Dr. Henley will begin her
series of lectures to the class in
Family Relations next week.
The first lecture will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 5:00.
DEATH OF MRS. CRAIG
GREAT LOSS TO COLLEGE
On Tuesday, November 12, Salem
College and Academy lost one of
its most beloved alumnae and trus
tees in the death of Mrs. Burton
Craig. Mrs. Craig, who before her
marriage was Euth Hanes of this
city, was a graduate of the class
of 1909. Since that time she has
shown continual interest in the af
fairs and problems of the students,
and has always been a most loyal
alumnae.
The receiving desk in the library,
given by Mrs. Craig, is only one of
the many evidences of her gener
osity on the campus. The college
as well as the town has suffered a
great loss, and the students will
long remember having known Mrs.
Craig and having been associated
with her.
BOOK WEEK TOUR
BY EDUCATION CLASS
“All aboard!” the conductor
shouted, and dignified Salem stud
ents made a tour of the United
States via children’s books. Ex
panded chapel was almost in an up
roar before the children’s literature
class, under the guidance of Con
ductor Kelly Ann Smith, completed
the reviews of popular juvenile fic
tion.
As Mary Ann Paschal explained,
this week is Book Week, the pur
pose of the celebration being to
select the kinds of books which will
interest children in reading; the
motto, “Reading is fun and good
books are good friends. ” After
hearing the various reviews, Salem-
ites should know enough about
what the younger generation is
reading to supply little brothers
and sisters with fiction until they
graduate to Gone With the Wind.
Martha Alexander opened the
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SALEM ARRAHGES
WEEKLY BROADCASTS
The first in a_ series of radio pro
grams designed to acquaint the peo
ple of Winston-Salem and vicinity
with the work being done by var
ious departments of Salem College
and Salem Academy will be pre
sented over Station WS.IS each
Thursday from 8 to 8:15 P. M.
Interesting activities of campus
organizations will be described in
the programs.
Dr. .Tohn A. Downs is to direct
the programs; he will be assisted
by Brant R. Snavely, Mrs. Bruce
Williams, dramatic coach of the
college, and Miss Helen Copenhav-
er, dramatic coach of the academy.
The first broadcast Thursday
featured an introductory message to
friends and alumnae by Dr. Downs.
Sarah Linn, of Landis, a pupil in
the college school of music played
a piano solo during the program.
The broadcast will originate on
the college campus in Memorial
Hall.
I. R. S. AND STEE-GEE
BEPRESEHTATIVES
Last week the freshmen elected
their I. B. S. and Student Govern
ment representatives. The I. E. S.
representatives are Louise Payne
from Charlotte, N. C., Craige Car
michael from Bennettsville, S. C.,
and Sebia Mejeyette from Winston-
Salem, N. C. Sebia is a day stud
ent. The Student Government rep
resentatives wore selected also
from two boarders and one day
student. These were Helen O’Keeffe
from Taswell, Va., Avis Lahey from
New Eochelle, N. Y., and Shirley
Gosslin, Winston-Salem, N. C.
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DRIVE TO HELP
STUDENTS IN
CHINA SCHOOLS
On Thursday morning Leila John
ston gave a very inspiring talk in
chapel on the unbelievable condi
tions in China and all during the
day our eyes met reminders of the
Chinese need in the form of post
ers and signs on every wall and
post on the campus. At a house-
meeting Thursday night Eleanor
Carr presented the idea to the
boarding students that Salem join
with other colleges throughout the
United States in a student move
ment to raise money for the World
Student Service Fund to send to
the Far East. She proposed that the
girls have a Starvation Dinner of
chop suey, pickles and tea on Fri
day night and to send the money
saved from a regular dinner, which
would amount to about thirty dol
lars, to help China. This proposal
was met by very enthusiastic ap
proval from the students and it
was moved and passed unanimously
that we have the dinner. The day
that the dinner be held. The day
ing to the dinner or giving money.
This is the first time that Salem
has undertaken an active part in
this world-wide movement and the
attitude and response of the girls
was very encouraging.
ART CLASS MOVES
FORWARD WITH
STUDENT MODELS
For the first time in Salem’s his
tory, so far as we know, an Art
Class enjoyed the presence of a liv
ing breathing model; Miss Kather
ine Schwalbe of Alaska has the
recognition of being Salem’s first.
This was Katherine’s initial exper
ience, and from all reports she en
joyed it very much. She was most
surprised and amused to see the
different interpretations of her
physiognomy (face to you). The
artists, if we may call them that,
were very pleased with their model,
but as this was their primary at
tempt at portrait sketching, they
had no end of trouble in getting
likeness. Nancy Rogers finally gave
up trying to approach a resemb-
lence, and transformed poor Kath
erine into a glamour girl with
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SALEM-DAVIDSOM DAY
CELEBRATED TOMORROW
“HAY FEVER” CAST
IS WELL CHOSEN
The success of “Hay Fever,”
Noel Coward’s play to be present
ed by the Pierrettes next Thursday
and Friday, is insured by a cast of
experienced troupers as well as by
a group of new “imported” talent.
Elizabeth Trotman, who has one
of the leading roles, studied last
year at Madam Nariaouspenskaya’s
dramatic school in Hollywood. She
is also to be remembered for her
characterization of Mrs. Bennett in
“I Have Five Daughters” and of
Mother in “Dear Octopus.”
Lee Eice achieved some degree
of fame when she worked at sum
mer theatre last year. She has been
active in dramatics since her fresh
man year, playing a leading role in
all Pierrette productions.
Margaret Eay is well-known for
her splendid performances of last
year, especially in “D6ar Octo
pus.”
Wyatt Wilkinson, president of
the Pierrettes, has had several
years ’ experience, although she
modestly says that most of it has
been back-stage (she portrayed the
mother in “Dark Stillness”).
Frances Yelverton has also had
past experience, being the coy wife
of one of the “Dear Octopus” sons
last year.
The male roles are held by four
local men: A. H. Eller, new talent,
but a reported “natural”; “Drip”
Tyree, also making his debut;
Claude Billings, who is already
well-known for his Little Theatre
work; and Raymond Burke, Little
Theatre leading man in last year’s
“Our Town.”
“Hay Fever” is one of Noel
Coward’s funniest comedies, and
with such a fine cast it promises
two good evenings of entertain
ment.
‘ ‘ The play is going so smoothly
that I’m holding my breath,” Mrs.
Bruce Williams, director, said to
day. “There are many good parts.
It is well-cast and all the charac
ters have opportunity to give forth
excellent performance.”
DAVIDSON TO BE
HOST TO SALEMITES
Tomorrow, Saturday, at 12:00
Salem girls will board chartered
buses for Davidson College to at
tend Sailem-Davidson Day. The
buses will get to Davidson about
1:30 or 2:00. The Salem girls who
do not already have dates will get
their dates from the date bureau.
After girls get their dates the boys
will take them to the Hampton-
Sydney-Davidson game. The frater
nity houses will be open before and
after the game. The Salem girls are
invited 'to stay for dinner, the
guests of their dates at their fra
ternity houses.
At 9:00 the group will come
back to Salem, after the musical
program which will bo held after
dinner in honoJ of the Salemites.
PRaiMINARIES
OF CONTEST
WEDNESDAY
The first round of the contest in
Public Speaking which is being
initiated by Salem this year will be
held at e.xpanded chapel on Wed
nesday morning.
According to Dr. Willoughby, who
is the head of the committee organ
izing the group, there will bo six
girls to enter the contest: Henrie
Harris who will speak on “Pan-
Americanism;” Madeline Hayes,
whose subject is ‘ ‘ What Is Democ
racy;” Louise Payne, “Mr. Thomas
Craven’s Theory of Art;” Margaret
Leinback, ‘ ‘ Occupations In Old
Salem;” Marian Burrenick, “Train
ing in Americanism; ” and Katha
rine King, whose subject has not
yet been announced.
From this group three students
will be chosen to speak in the finals
to be held the second semester.
Judges will be Eev. Gordon
Spaugh, Mr. Douglas Angel, and
Mrs. Stewart Bondurant.
A Distihgushed Refugee Arrives
The’ Portuguese liner “Quanza”
had a perky look as she submitted
to tying at her New York wharf.
And well she might. A tiny ship as
ocean travelers go (only 6,600 tons)
she had never aspired to the trans
atlantic run, yet on this 20th day of
August she had completed her maid
en crossing. C’est la guerre!
On board was Robert Mackie, go
nial Scotsman, General Secretary
of the World’s Student Christian
Federation and a familiar figure
wherever the Student Movement is
known — and that means just about
every where in the world.
Gangplank down, the arrivals
streamed off the steamer. Refugees,
most of them. Every known lan
guage was spoken aboard. Some of
these emigres were very rich —
three were Rothschilds ■— but many
others had nothing but their cancel
ed steamship tickets.
Peering over the guard-rail, we
soon spied the Mackies — all three
of them: Mr. arid Mrs. and young
Steven. Rucksacks on back, they
might have been an English family
off for a holiday tramping tour. Then
greetings:
“Happy landing, friends! Was it
an adventurous trip!”
From Intercollegian.
“Yes indeed, not a dull moment
since we left Geneva, on June 16th.”
That was more than two months
ago!
Our ear sped smoothly through
New York’s chasms and soon rolled
out into the green suburban coun
try. Then we really got going on
this question business:
“Is the refuge situation as bad
as the newswriters say it isf”
“Incredibly worse!” Mr. Mackie’s
eyes contracted as in pain, as his
mind reproduced scenes of indescrib-
a(ble humjan suffering. “'On the
roads of France one meets constant
streams of refugees; on some roads
there a re two streams, each moving
in an opposite direction. Everywhere
one encounters people who are in the
greatest distress because they have
been unable to locate lost relatives
and friends. In many places I ran
into student^ — like the Austrian
who spoke to me in a Barcelona
cafe, who hoped, vainly I fear, that
he could nianage somehow to get
through Spain and, then to America
where he hopes to complete Ms col
lege traii^ing. He is typical of
many, many students who have lit
tle spirit.” I
“Where are the students, Mr.
Mackie !’»
F'Many of tho universities of
Europe are closed, of cours*. Among
the 2,000,000 prisoners of war in the
hands of Germany there are a min
imum of 20,000 studens living under
conditions which free men can
scarcely imagine. It is with these
prisoner.s — in hospitals and in pris
on camps — that tho Federation and
the European Student Service Fund
must do its special work. Books,
newsletters, soap, — these things are
tremendously precious when one has
done without them for a long time.
Even more priceless is the knowl
edge that the fellowship these stu
dents knew in the Federation and
other international movements is
still a living bond and that their
fellow students care what happens
to them.”
“Is the way clear for the Feder
ation to carry on its relief workt”
“Fully so, fortunately. We have
joined with International Student
Service and ‘Pan Eomana’ (Roman
Catholic student organization) to
form a European Student Relief
Fund. We work wi9i the World’s
Y. M. 0. A. and the Red Cross which
from their Geneva headquarters
keep in touch with all prison
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