Friday, April 30, 1943.
THE SALEMITE
Page Three.
DID ORDER TO GtVEIH WAY
AT INSTAILATIOH TUESDAY
Student government iustallfltion services will be held in
Memorial Hall on Tuesday, May 4, during chapel hour. This is
the traditional occasion upon which the old officers turn their
duties over to the new. Sara Henry will deliver the purple
robe to the incoming Student Government President, Lucy
B’armer.
address,’ -
After Sara’s farewell
Luey will take the oath of office;
and the rest of the new officers will
in turn replace their predecessors:
Becky Cozart will replace Mary
Margaret Struven as Student Gov
ernment Vice-President, Mollie Bose-
Tnan will replace Katherine Schwal
be as Secretary, Mildred Avera will
replace Elizabeth Johnston as Day
Student Vice-President, and Mary
Luey Baynes will replace Mildred
Avera as Treasurer. The other
organization presidents are; Kath
erine McGeachy for YWCA replac
ing Barbara Hawkins; Virginia
Garth for IBS replacing Mary Lou
ise Eousseau; Mildred Butner for
A A replacing Virginia McKenzie;
Nancy Stone replacing Elizabeth
Bead as May Day Chairman. The
publications heads are; Leila Sulli
van as SIGHTS AND INSIGHTS ed
itor in the place vacated by Mary
Elizabeth Band, and Mary Louise
Ehodes accepting SALEMITE edi
torship from Ceil Nuchols.
After the major organizations;
the class presidents, the House
Presidents, and the Class Bepreseu-
tatives will take their oaths from
Lucy Farmer. Following installa
tion, Lucy Parmer will address the
student body; and the alma mater
will close the program,
oraMwage
PRE-MORTEMS
DEHYDRAe
NEWS REVIEW
IN NORTH AFRICA—
British soldiers on foot pushed up
the last hill before Tunis from the
west on April 28, while the French
on the southern front imperilled the
Axis troops opposing the eighth
army by cutting the Pont Du Fahs
Enfidaville road.
The Axis is now, for the first time
in Africa, using flame-throwing
tanks in an effort to step up its re
sistance- In spite of this efEort.
their lines are straining under the
impact of Allied troops and spectac
ular events are expected shortly.
American soldiers have wedged in
to the northern mountain defenses
of the enemy and have captured
three important hill bases.
IX THE PACIFIC—
A communique from General Dous-
las MacArthur at noon, Wednesday
stated that Allied medium bombers
had scored a hit on a 2,000-ton Jap
anese vessel in the Arafura Sea.
COMPOSERS STAGE RECITAt
H HOMAGE TO MUSIC WEEK
111 observance of National Music Week, the Salem School
of Music l^as planned a recital in Memorial Hall on Monday
night at eight-thirty. This program will be Salem’s contribu
tion to a nation-wide series of broadcasts and concerts.
The program will begin with two
PROF. DOWNS
TO BECOME
NAVY DOWNS
Dr. J. A. Downs, Professor of
Romance Languages at Salem, re
ceived his commission in the Navy
April 9. He will report to Fort
Schyler in the Bronx, New Tork,
May 28, where he w^ill be stationed
for eight weeks as a “ rookie, to
learn the rQpes.”
TTie preliminary for the annuel
speech contest was held Wednesday
night at 7; 00 in the Old Chapel-
five of the original twelve orators
taking part. The contestants were:
Margaret Bullock, Mary Lou Lang-
don, Katherine McGeechy, Lucille
Newman and Mary Margaret Stru
ven.
Margaret, the first speaker, talked
on “Bacteriological Wa,rfare,” using
her science major as background, she
discussed bacteria as a weapon of
war. Mary Lou next spoke on “The
Perfect Man—^Winston Churchill,”—
even Churchill failed Latin and
Math when he? was in school. Gea-
chy took over next and made a very
effective speech on, “The Lasting
Peace,”—all with “Geachy perfec
tion” despite the fact that she had
one big headache. Lucille, the fourth
contestant, speeched on Stephen Vin
cent Benet. Her comment afterward
was, “there have to be some changes
made!” S'truvie was the last speak
er and she talked on ‘ ‘ the food prob
lem today,”—the expediency of vic
tory gardens.
The judges. Miss Stephenson, and
Miss Weaver, from the Academy,
and Mrs. Pyran, withdrew to a cor-
. ner to compare notes to decide that
Geachy, Lucille, and Struvie would
contest in the finals next Thursday,
May 6, in Chapel.
GARY SINGS
WITH FERVOR
FOR DEGREE
Tall, graceful, with a smile for
everyone—that’s Marian Gary. And
the applause she received last night
at her graduating recital, proved
how many friends she had and how
much they appreciated her beauti
ful voice. Marian, in a pale yellow
marquisette dress with rows of ruf
fles down the skirt, showed profes
sional poise and a pleasing stage
personality. She was perfectly at
ease with her audience. Her voice
was clean and clear, full of tone
quality, and she displayed perfect
breath and voice coiUrol.
For her first group, Marian ap
peared looking lovelier than we had
ever seen, carrying a large spray of
red rosebuds. After much applause,
which finally died away, Marian be
gan with Pergolesi’s Nina, which was
exquisitely done with flowing lyri
cism. In contrast to the first num
ber, she sang the gay 0 Had I Ju-
bal’s Lyre by Handel, with moving
clarity. Bugiadose Odorose by Scar
latti was fascinatingly charming.
The last number of this group, /an
aria by Mozart, Dearest Damon, was
written to poke fun at the singers
who were fond of showing off their
voices by singing high Cs. All
Marian needed here was a feath
ered fan.
The second group opened with the
impressionistic and emotional Nacht
See—GARY-Page Five.
FROM JAPAN—
Warning has come from Japan
saying that she will make an all-
out effort to aid Germany and Italy
in case of a European invasion. The
warning stated that such an invasion
would be a mistake for two reasons:
“First, it is an error to believe
that the Allies could beat Germany
and Italy.
“ Second, it is an error to think
that Japan will remain inactive
until the Allies finish their opera
tions in Europe.”
AT HOME—
The War Labor Board has turned
the critical dispute about the
wages of soft eoal miners over to
the President. The problem now
lies between the White House and
John L. Lewis, United Mine Work
ers’ chieftain. With 61,000 miners
already supporting an unauthorized
strike, Lewis threatens a general
stoppage of 600,000 miners unless an
agreement is reached by Friday
midnight.
The War Man Power Commission
has announced plans to ease the job
freeze order of April 17 by permit
ting essential workers to transfer to
higlier-paid jobs — provided that
these jobs enhance the war effort.
After this preliminary routine
training, Lieutenant Downs stated
he would request and api>ointment
to do some form of educational work
in the United States or abroad.
Saturday, May 1, Dr. Downs will
report to Raliegh to be sworn in
and to get his papers.
Dr. Downs reflected, “I hate to
leave my ‘children.’ I sincerely hope
that the cause for French will pros
per here at Salem for I think it is a
vital part of one’s liberal education.
I would regret to see it decline.”
To the suprise of Salem as well
as Dr. Downs, an article was pub
lished in the Journal-Sentinal several
days ago stating that he was leaving
April 28.
The French and Spanish exams
will be given early so that he may
inish up his work by May 28.
contrapuntal selections by Ella Lou
Taylor and Margery Craig. Each
member of the composition class
will play or sing at least two of
her numbers. Descriptive titles seem
most prominent: “Nightfall” (Peg
gy Eaton); “Dawn” (Aline STiamel),
“Pickaninnies in the K'ain” (Marie
Fitzgerald Jones), “Tomcat” (Ma
rian Gary), and “Circus Day at
Pumpkin Center” (Margaret Lein-
bach) are some of the numbers with
intriguing nomenclatures. Three
songs will also be presented; Annie
Hyman Bunn will sing ‘ ‘ Mountain
Snowfall” by Margaret Vardell
(1942), and Marian Gary will sing
her own song ‘ ‘ Smells,” and ‘ ‘ Snow
Toward Evening,” by Margaret
Leinbach. Featured on the program
will be the prize winning composi
tions in the N. C. Federation of Mu
sic Clubs Amateur Composers Con
test. Elizabeth Johnston will play
her “Prelude,” the grand prize
winner, and Margaret Leinbach will
play ‘ ‘ Reverie,” second place win
ner in the piano division. ‘ ‘ Inter
mezzo” and “Ballad” (Jane Gar-
rou), “Nocturne” and “Capriccioso”
(Annie Hyjnan Bunn), “Prelude
Melodique” (Peggy Eaton), “A Sol
emn Prelude” (Aline Shamel), and
Andante con moto” by Lacy Lewis
now departed to the army) will
prove of especial interest. “Grem
lins,” by Elizabeth Johnston is fas
cinating and you can hear for your
self her “Minuet for One Inebri
ated” (with apologies to Herr
Beethoven).
Climaxing the recital will be the
formal introduction of “The Waves
Roll In,” music by Marian Gary and
words by Lindy S'toke.s. This will
be a community sing, and you are
all invited and urged to come to Me
morial Hall and hear the fruits of
manv labors.
Song Winners Play for WAVE
WHAT, WHEN,
WHAT: Fiesta.
WHEN; Saturday, 5:30 P. M.
WHERE: May Day Dell.
WHAT: Dance.
WTHEN: Saturday, 8:30 P. M.
WHERE: Gym.
WHAO:: Choral Ensemble.
WHEN; Sundaly, 9:00 P. M.
WHERE: Memorial Hall, WSJ8.
WHAT: Composition Recital.
WHEN; Monday, 8:30 P. M.
WHERE; Memorial Hall.
WHAT: Installation Service.
WHEN; Tuesday, 10:20 A. M.
WHERE: Memorial Hall.
WIHAT: Jane Garrou’s Recital.
WIHEN; Tuesday, 8:30 P. M.
WHERE: Memorial Hall.
CHANGES WAIT
RATIFICATION
The Legislative Committee of the
Student GovernmeVt met recently
for the purpose of approving the
new amendments to the Constitu
tion. All of these amenlments pass
ed by the Committee are being pub
lished for the purjwse of students
being able to think through each
measure before it comes up for vote
by the entire student body. It is
necessary that each of the follow
ing measures be passed by a two-
thirds majority vote of the stud
ents:
1. A student, in order to be eli
gible for one of the eight major of
fices, must have a 0 average for the
previous semester.
2. A finance board shall be es
tablished for the purpose of encour
aging accurate and careful handling
of all student funds through in
struction in the proper methods.
3. Class Presidents shall be elect
ed after the election of major offi
ces and just before the Chief Mar
shall is elected. '
4. The Editor in Chief of Sights
and Insights shall be elected by the
entire student body instead of by
the Junior Class.
5. The Editor-in-Chief of theSa-
lemite shall be elected by the entire
student .body instead of by the
staff. ,
The Legislature requests that stu
dents think through these proposed
constitutional amendments thorough
ly .. . realizing their purpose and
implication . . . asking questions of
the legislators to clarify any doubts
they might have about any of the
measures. The Legislature itself ap
proved each proposal; but since
these proposals are for constitutional
amendments, they must receive a
two-thirds majority vqte of the stud
ent body before they become law.
At the opening of the 1938 May I
I her Charming personality.
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