Friday, May 1, 1942.
THE SALEMITE
Page Three.
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COMMITTEES OF MAY
DAY FESTIVAL
Pictured above are the girls who have worked to make the May Day Festival a reality. Left to right top row are wyatt Wikinson, Chair
man of May Day Committee; Becky Candler, Flowers; Vivian Smith, Tea Eoom; Aline Shamel, Properties; Aleene Harrison, Nominating;
Flora Avera, Costumes; Bottom row: Margie Bay, Vice-Chairman of May Day Committee; Marguerite Bettinger, Dances;, Elizabeth Wel
don, Dresses; Lu Moore, Publicity; Agnes Mae Johnson, Programs, and Margaret Leinbacli^ Music.
Martha^s
Musings
Well, the olo campua was kinda’
'dead this past week-end with Nancy
Lewis, Sut, Matt, Nancy Johnson,
and Mary Frances at Davidson;
with Norinie, Coco, Bobbie, Mary
Wilson, Ceil, Myra, Wooton, and
Peggy N. at Carolina; with Stonie
and Justine; ab V. p. I.; M/ary
Boylan and Sisk at State; and Betty
Black at Wake Forest. And, of
course, more than half of the stu
dent body went elsewhere, if not to
one of the above-mentioned places.
Normie returned to Salem a
changed person. For better or for
worse f You’d better see her for
further details.
It really is too bad that Wooten
isn’t triplets. Then she could have
gone to all the places to which she
was invited last week-end — David
son, Carolina, and the Citadel.
Wo congratulate Stone for getting
hack to the campus — unscarred.
Ginor’s I?ay will be here for May
Day. Be careful Ginor. There
might be .a lot of snakes wandering
around. Also gracing the campus
with their presence will be Ceil’s
love, alias “Little Doc.” and Mary’s
Addison.
There were a lot of stomach aches
going around after Coil’s birthday
party (P. S. notice that I didn’t
say head-aches). And by the way,
Ceil was “sweet and twenty.”
S’eville has gone home so much
lately (for her bad tooth) that wo
are wondering what his name is.
Mary Jane finally made up her
mind to ask Clarence to May Day.
We’re anxiously waiting.
I suppose that no one could help
but notice the limousine that the
Davidson boys rattled up in (bad
grammar) Wednesday night. A gay
time was had by all.
Joy F.’s former O. and 0. came up
Jo(st week-end, and wo do mean
former, according to her. But Yel-
verton and Joe — well, she should
have been satisfied with that good-
looking specime^t. She’s having
a pretty hard time keeping Joe and
Sandy from each other, what with
people calling Sandy “ Joo” and vice
versa.
We don’t know whether this is
quite the appropriate spot or not,
but we guess any spot is all right
to tell Eeece what perfect president
she has been. We hated to see her
step down Thursday, ,but then, we’re
betting on you “Ilennio.”
Wpuld you say Mot is slowly be
coming a prom-trotter?
Mary Wilson, at long last, has
gotten thing about the med. school
dance definitely settled. She was so
worried about Jooohn.
That Mary O’Keeffe and that fra
ternity pin. But it’s not stopping
her.
Bettie Hill’s Jim will soon bo
here. “Everybody” will know it
though when he really arrives.
Seems to me Mary Lib still has
‘ ‘ Smithfield Bob” on her mind. He’s
always popping up. Reminds us of
some other people we know. How
’bout it Bowman. If you don’t
think love can be true we refer you
to Euth Beard and Kebecca Pence.
Bus trips are getting to be very
interesting these days. What with
the furloughs and the Air Corps
traveling. The Swinsons would
know.
This Saturday night, look around
and see if Carlotta has that “love
light” in her eyes. If she doesn’t,
there will always be people like
Biddie, Kemp, and Sue W. that will.
Oh by the way, did you know
that Peggy Garth’s date furnishes
flashlights these days (special
preparation for blackouts — with
strings attached). The Bittingites
were well represented at the Med.
school picnic on Saturday nite —
Jennie Dye, Marian, Betty B., Edith,
Aleene among those enjoying the oc
casion. Leila stepped out with a
dinner date no less. And Fitzy is
still thinking of Ben and the pro
posed trip this summer.
Sisters’ can’t boast a May Queen
but we are extremely proud of
Struvie being vice-president of La
Salem and business manager of the
Salemite for next year.
Dates are expensive for Clo these
days. She gets a Bill after her date
tills Saturday afternoon. It isn’t an
extremely high one though.
It seems it isn’t a matter of miles
with Andy coming to the dance with
Mary.
Mary Lloyd has found that milk
is the best stand-by during a week
end at Chapel Hill. Well, Mary
Lloyd, you must try it sometime.
“Perk” up, Fran, you really have
a Jim, whether you know it or not.
Wiat’s the matter Sopliie Sue, is
that Nat bothering you again?
The telephone still rings for Mar
ion Fulton and Emily Harris. What
is this appeal they have? Maybe
the rest of us should take lessons.
And now don’t you agree that
we’ve had enough gossip this week.
JENNIE LINN TO GIVE
GRADUATING RECITAL
Monday, April 4th, the School of
Music of Salem College will pre
sent Jennie Linn, soprano, in her
graduating recital. Slie will be as
sisted by Margery Craig, organist,
and Miss Laura Emily Pitts as ac
companist.
While at Salem, Jennie has been
an active member of the Choral
Ensemble and the German Club, ^he
has also been a member of the Psy
chology Club, and is interested in
archery.
Her program is as follows:
Bergerotte Pierre Guedron
(arranged by Peter Warlock)
Hide Me From Day’s Garish Eye
Handel
Kispetti, Op. 12, o’s. 1 - 2
Wolf-Ferrari
Miss Linn
Sunset Karg-Elert
Miss Craig
The Green Lute-band Schubert
My Mother Loves Me Not .. Brahms
Morning Strauss
Erhebung S'choenburg
Miss Linn
Andantino in G Minor
FESTIVAL THEME TAKEN
FROM HOMER
At last the secret is out! Salemites
can now know the theme and story
of the May Day Festival.
The theme for the festival is
based on Homer’s Interpretation of
“Hymn to Demetor,” which tells
the familiar tale of the abduction
of Persephone, Demcter’s daughter,
by Hades, god of the underworld.
Demeter and Persephone were god
desses of the fields and harvests,
and after the abduction, Persephone
in her sorrow, and Demeter in her
grief, both forgot) their duties. Thus
there was a famine throughout the
world. Finally negotiations were
made for the return of Persephone,
and Zeus, king of gods sanctioned
her return if she had eaten nothing
during her stay in the underworld.
But the goddess had nibbled on a
pomegrante and could therefore nev
er return permanently to her real
home. So a compromise was reached
and Persephone was allowed to re
turn to earth for only two-thirds of
the year and had to remain with her
underground god for the other third.
Persephone reigns on earth during
the seasons of spring summer and
fall, but the bleak, winter stands as
evidence of the god’s loss of Perse
phone to the underworld.
The pageant will be entirely in
pantomime, and the story will be
narrated by Wyatt Wilkinson.
Fran Goodwin will play the part
of Persephone and Margie Ray will
play the part of Demeter, her moth
er. The other girls in the cast are:
^cus Mary Yaw
ilcra Martha Sauvain
Hades Jane Strohm
Hermes Leila Johnston
Posiedon Virginia McKenzie
I'^is Edith Horsfield
Phosphor Nancy McClung
Dionysus Dorothy McLean
Apollo Doris Nebel
Artemis Nancy Rogers
Cynthia Elizabetli Read
Mary Lib Bray
Aphrodite Betty Vanderbilt
Servants to Zeus —
Mary Lib Rand, Phyllis Hill
Servants to Hades —
Katherine Schwalbe, Mary Fran
ces McNeely, Minnie Louise West
moreland, Roberta Dunbar.
Cesar Franck
Toccata, Op. 59, No. 5 .... Max Reger
Miss Craig
The Journey Seneca Pierce
Dark Days or Fair
Charles G. Vardell, Jr.
To the Children Rachmaninoff
The Piper of Love Molly Carew
Miss Linn
I. R. S. DANCE TO
HONOR MAY QUEEN
AND COURT
Johnsie Bason
I’cggy Garth
Florence Horrison
Margaret Vardell
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The I. R. S. Council will honor the
may-queen and her court with a
dance, Saturday, May 2. Tlie may-
queen, court and their escorts will
participate in the figure during in
termission. Miss Martha Bowman,
may-queen, wil lead the figure with
Buck Powell. Miss Dorothy Dixon,
maid-of-honor, will follow with
Floyd Syders. The members of the
court and their dates are; Ceil
Nuchols with William H. Shull;
Mary Tennille with Lawrence Met
calfe; Betty Wiinborne with Bob
Bourne; Carlotta Carter with George
Richmond; Barbara Hawkins with
Claude McNeil; Becky Candler with
Seymour Eisenburg; Mariam Bur-
vonick with Clayton Moore; Myra
Blount with Howard Hodges; Mary
Louise Rousseau with Kenneth Clay;
Elizabeth Weldon with Francis Ver-
straeten; and Mary Jane Kelly with
Clarence Olivo.
The music will begin at 8:30 and
the script is fifty cents stag, soven-
ty-five cents per couple. Tickets must
be purchased from I. R. 8. Council
members prior, to Saturday night as
tickets will not be on sale at the
gymnasium.
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BIRTHDAYS
May 2 —
I^lizabeth S'vvinson
Frances Yelverton
May 4 —
Wyatt Wilkinson
Rfay 5 —
Sara Hester
May 7 —
Coco McKenzie
May 8 —
Justine Weaver
May 9 —
tVances Crowell
For weeks there have been an
nouncements about, and allusions
to devil dances, Greek gods and
goddesses and sea nymphs. And to
morrow we will see the results of
all thii^ work. But we little realize
that behind the finished product of a
successful May Day are the May
Day Committees who have worked
long and faithfully to put on a good
production.
Here are the girls who have help
ed Wlyatt and Margie:
Costumes: Flora Avera, Ch’m,
Winston-Salem; Margery McMullen,
Norwick, N. Y.; Goldie Lefkowitz,
Winston-Salem; Ethel Stevens, Fay
etteville; Sara Bowen; Winston-
Salem; Lois Swain, Winston-Salem;
Mary Louise Park, Winston-Salem;
Mary Margaret Struven, Cleveland
Heights, O.; Irene Cooper, Siler
City.
Dances: Marguerite Bettinger,
Ch’m, Charleston, W. Va.; Edith
Schapiro, Rockaway Beach, N. Y.
Dresses: Elizabeth Weldon, Sto
vall.
P’lowers: Becky Candler, Birming
ham, Ala.
Music: Margaret Leinbach, Ch’m,
Winston-Salem; Alice Purcell, Salis
bury; Margaret Winstead, Lincoln-
ton; Edna Baugham, Washington.
N'ominating: Allono Harrison,
Ch’m, Durham; Oraig Carmichael,
Bennettsville, S. C.
S. C.; Minnie Louise Westmoreland,
Winston-Salem; Jane Strohm, Indi
anapolis.
i’rograms: Agnes Mae Johnson,
Raeford.
Properties: Aline Shamel, Ch’m,
Klkiii; Nancy Downes, Chevy Chase,
Md.; Lucile Newman, Winston-
Salem.
Publicity: Mary Lu Moore, Old
Fort.
Tea Room; Vivian Smith, Ch’m,
Baconton, Ga.; Elizabeth Read, Gar
den City, N. Y.; Jane Perry, North
Wilkesboro; Rebecca Cozart, Fuquay
Springs.
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