Page Four.
THE SALEMITE
Friday, October 9. 1942.
FOUNDERS DAY
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standards of scholarship, both of
students and faculty. Important as
are these measuring rods of schol
astic orthodoxy" and standardization,
these evidences of material expan
sion, they' are not the ultimate tests
of a college. They are by no means
the most important achievements of
the present administration. For if
we hold that the true college is a
great idea in the, minds of men and
women, then we must look to in
tangibles for the founding of Sa
lem and for its worth today. We
do not look in vain. The Salem of
today owes much to the eighteenth
and nineteenth century past, yes;
but it owes much also to the im
mediate past and present, the thirty-
three years since 1909, when our
president. Dr. Eondthaler, took of
fice. In these years the college has
grown, through faith in a great idea,
through the belief that the business
of a college is to train people to
think, through steadfast devotion
to freedom of iquiry by faculty
and students, through patient pur
suance of liberality in the face of
demands for reaction, through the
courage to scrap outworn institu
tions and develop new ones, through
a kindly and tolerant sjririt that
points ever upward to challenge the
ideal rather than downward to con
demn the short comings, through the
constant living spirit of Christian
ity that pervades rather than
preaches, and through the contag
ion of gracious personality.
“Salem is what it is today and
means what it does to alumae and
students and faculty because of
these intangibles, these qualities of
the heart and mind that its founders
possess and share. For the leader
ship and the pattern which we all
follow, blindly or consciously, halt
ingly or well, we honor its present
founder, our own beloved Doctor
Eondthaler.”
At the Executive Board of the
Alumnae Association directly fol
lowing chapel, the announcement of
a gift of $3,000 from Mr. Jeff Penn
of Heidsville, N. C., assures the be
ginning of the $10,000 restoration
of the building which will function
as the Alumnae House. Mr. Penn’s
gift is a memorial to his mother,
the late Mrs. Frank E. Penn, who
as Annie Spencer attended Salem in
the 1860’s, and the alumnae house
will be called the Annie Spencer
Penn House, with, it is hoped, other
memorial designations in its three-
story interior.
After luncheon a brief ceremony
of spiritual significance. Mother
Strong made formal presentation of
the Strong Residence to Eev, Wein-
land, who accepted in the name of
Dr. Eondthaler. The cornerstone
was laid by the donor with a siSver
trowel which she has used since
1912 in her many generous gifts of
buildings in various parts of the
world. Sealed in the cornerstone
was a box containing the following
interesting collections:
A list of all students, faculty,
trustees, officers and employees of
Salem College and Academy; the
daily text book; photographs of
Mrs. S1:rong and her son, Corrin
Strong; the program of Founders’
Day; catalogues of the College and
of the Academy; views of the new
building; samples of 1942 currency
in silver, copper, nickel and paper;
copies of the 'Wlinston-Salem news
papers, Blum’s Almanac, the Alum
nae Record, Salemite, Quill Pencil;
and a copy ofi Mother Strong’s pre
sentation.
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Dr. Charles Vardell
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concluding the group, the Fantasie
in F Minor, Opus 49.
One of the most interesting num
bers on the program takes next po
sition: the Sonata No. 7, Opus 64,
by Alexander Scriabine. For those
of us to whom the name Scriabine
might signify man or mouse, it
might be enlightening to know that
he was a Eussian who developed a
highly original harmonic system,
which to our unaccustomed ears may
sound a bit strong at ;first hearing.
The sonata is completely pagan in
its feeling and is written in the
impressionistic idiom, combined
with a mixture of mysticism and
eroticism. There is a rumor around
Oaklawn Avenue that this summer,
while Dr. Vardell was practicing the
Scriabine Sonata, there was a great
discussion in the neighborhood as
to which was the greater nuisance:
the neighbor’s dog which howled all
night long, or the wierd strains of
Scriabine issuing forth from the
Vardell' home all day long! At any
rate, this is undoubtedly a number
to which we should all listen with
the greatest of interest. It is full
of unusual effects, startlingly thrill
ing harmonies, and difficult and
brilliant passages, all of which Dr.
Vardell executes with uncanny agil
ity.
The final group is composed of
three contemporary works, the first
of which is the “Virginia Dare
Dance,” from “The Lost Colony,”
by Lamar Stringfield. Mr. Spring
field composed much of the music
for “The Lost Colony” .pageant, and
recently arranged the “Virginia
Dare Dance” for piano. The last
two numbers are quite appropriate
to conclude the program: two of
Dr. Vardell’s own compositions:
“Flounder Fisherman at Midnight”
and ‘ ‘ Sir Crab. ” The latter is
from the suite “From Cherry
Grove” and was enthusiastically re
ceived at its initial performance
two years ago at an afternoon re
cital by Dr. Vardell. It is a charm
ing description of Sir Clavius Crab
himself and is a humorous and thor
oughly delightful characterization.
“Flounder Fisherman at Mid
night” was also written at Cherry
Grove Beach, South Carolina, and
has been in process of revision dur
ing the past two years. It was
originally intended to be included
in “From Cherry Grove” suite. Dr.
Vardell says the finished composi
tion we are to hear is the third ar
rangement.
Upon inquiring of Dr. Vardell if
he had any particular requests
prior to the big event, he sincerely
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other very important test for the
prospective WAVE is physical fit
ness .... teeth are given such
thorough examinations that, one
woman remarked, “I came to fight
the Japs, but I didn’t know I’d have
to bite them! ”... and eyes must
be 20-20. Aptitude tests are given
to classify one according to her in
tegrity and liability; not necessarily
her skill.
The WAVE must not be married
to any man who is in the armed
forces, because she must not be hin
dered in her readiness to act at any
time or any place she is needed.
She must not, furthermore, have de
pendents under eighteen.
The WAVES is not for women who
are looking toward the specialized
training they will receive, or the
good salaries ... it is for women
who are genuinely interested in do
ing their part in winning the war.
Those who feel that they, in being
WAVES are being noble . . . are
simply ‘ ‘ lo\y-down prigs.”
For us in college, Lieutenant-Com-
mander McAfee said, remains the
task of transforming from girls
into women. We must have reason
to think that what we are doing
today will be useful five years hence.
We, of course, cannot predict what
the world of five years hence will
be like; but we can learn flie basic
fundamentals to govern ourselves
in worthwhile jobs. We must pre
pare to meet the post-war crises, and
“to do the job which must be
done.”
Ten per cent of your income
1^ in War Bonds will help to
build the planes and tanka
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entreated that we forego the usual
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an arm bouquet of red roses! In
stead, he would like the honor of
our attentive and receptive presence
at 8:25 Monday night.
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Thurs.-Sat.—“Orchestra Wives,”
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FOESYTH
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Wed. — “Twin Beds,” with Geo.
Brent and Joan Bennett.
Thurs.—“Lady Be Good,” with
Eleanor Powell and Ann
Southern.
F’ri.-Sat. — “What’s Cooking,”
starring the Andrews Sisters.
STATE
Mon.-Wed. — “Joan of the
Ozarks,” Joe E. Brown and
Judy Canova.
Thurs.—A stage show, “Miami
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“The Falcon Takes Over,”
starring George Sanders.
Fri.-S'at.—“Sweetheart of the
Fleet,” with Jinks Falken-
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athlete’s foot or something? Tut-
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5:30—and so help me, the majority
of you can’t even speU—you’re still
playing hooky. Well, my children,
we don’t care to be held spell
bound by you any longer—come on
out to practice. Freshmen, Suffer-
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of you “fall” for this.
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