May 5, 1944.
THE SALEMITE
Page Three.
Czech Will Speak
Before Pageant
Mrs. Jan P'apanek, wife of the
present Czechoslovakian Minister
Plenipotentiary and Director of the
Czechoslovakian Information Ser
vice in New York and Chicago,
arrives Friday to be the honored
■guest of Salem College. She is com
ing especially for the May Day ex
ercises and will speak .briefly to
the audience immediately preceding
the program.
Since 1939, Mrs. Papanek has
taken a great part in American-
Czc'choslovakian war relief work
and has become widely known in the
United States as a lecturer and an
author. Mrs. Papanek is a member
of the Women’s Advisory Committee
of the United Nations Information
Office in New York City.
Dr. Vardell Gives
Score To Library
Dean Charles G. Vardell has pre
sented to the Salem Library a score
of the Mozart opera Titus. The de
finite date has not been determined
for the publishing of this piano
arrangemefnt, but the time has been
set between 1794 a_iid 1803, making
this older than any copy which the
Library of Congress posses.ses.
On April 26 and 27 compositions
by Dean Vardell were on exhibit in
tho library. These manuscripts were*
exhibited; “0 Sacred Head How
Wounded,” a choral prelude written
for the Great Sabbath Lovefeast;
Choral Preludes rtn “.Tesu Mcfine
Freude” and “Latrobe;” A Christ
mas Triptych for organ, in four
parts; “Carol Fantasy and Three
Providencal Noels” for organ;
“Heron.s and Marshgrass at Sun
set;” “Floundu Fishermen at Mid
night;” “Deep Sea Incantation;”
“Sir Crab;” “The Shelf Behind
the Door,” free variations on a camp-
meeting tune. Others works by Dean
Vardell were; “Nocturne Picares
que; “'Skyland,” composition for or
gan: “The Inimitable Lovers,” srt to
music from the poem by Alfred
Noyes; “A Christmas Evocation,”
anthem for mixed chorus; “Sym
phony No. 1, “The Carolinin;”
“Organs in the Wilderness” about
Moravian Music, “Concert
Gavotte;” and “Dark Days or Fair,”
music set to poem by Cecil Fanning.
Music Hour Includes
Varied Selections
Twelve students performed on
Music Hour, Thursday, April 27.
One violin, three piano, two organ,
and six voice numbers were in
clude d.
They were: AWAKE; THOU
WINTRY EARTH, Bach by Edna
Staiford; FLOODS OF SPRING,
Rahmaninoff by Peggy Ann Pfaff;
NOCTURNE IN F MINOR, Chopin
by Margaret Winstead; LUSINGHE
PIU CARE, Handel by Becky Clapp;
MAIDS OF CADIZ, Delibes by
Gwendolyn Mendenhall; 0, SLEEP
WHY DOST THOU LEAVE ME,
Handel by Jean McNew; ADAGIO
AND GAVOTTA, Oamidge, by Jose
phine JleLauchlin; WHEN I HAVE
SUNG MY SONGS, Ernest Charles
by Betty Dunning; KREISLER-
lANA, Schumann by Catherine
Swinson; WOULD YOU GAIN THE
TENDER creature, Handel by
Helen Slye; AUFSCTTWUNG, Schu
mann .by Martha Moore Hayea.
Movie Portrays Battle
Of North Africa
“Desert Victory,” the last in a
series of pictures presented by the
Office of Flying Safety at Salem
College, was shown Tuesday night.
This picture portrayed very ef
fectively the story of the Battle of
North Africa, showing the fight led
by Montgomery’s Eighth Army
against Rommel. Part of the film
had been captured from the Gar-
mans.
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out the last of this week or the!
first of next week, Leila Sullivan, j
the editor, announces. j
All .details concerning thisj
I)ublication are being withheld!
as the editor wishes the appear-1
ance to be a surprise.
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Dr. Boring Tells Of
Experiences In China
Dr. Alice Boring spoke to the
Chapel audience on May 4th, of
her life in China before and at
the time of the Japanese occupa
tion four years before the United
States was at war with Japan.
‘ ‘ Many people forget the trials
which the Chinese suffered before
this country entered the war,” she
said. “The educational programs were
taken over by the Japanese but many
students and faculty had migrated
West and escapcd the supervision
of the people who called themselves
‘the only frien.d of the Chinese’.”
For a few months before her re
patriation in December, 1943, Dr.
Boring was interned in a concen
tration camp which she said was
really not so bad as many have been
led to believe. She described the
camp as “A most interesting ex
periment in community living.”
Ijast Auguest when the announce
ment came through that a number
of the internees were to be repatr
iated, no one knew who might be
on the list. Women, children, old
men and men with families were
first, and some three hundred from
the camp in which Dr. Boring had
been interned were taken aboard a
crowded .lapanese boat. They were
transferred to the Gripsholm at
a small Indian port.
“We all have the greatest praise
for the Red Cross,” said Dr. Boring.
“We had not seen a magazine for
over two years and the Red Cross
had stacks of them for us—and
candy bars, vitamin pills, writing
paper and clothes to replace our
very tattered ones.”
Dr. Boring, who is the sister of
Mrs. Howard E. Kondthaler, says
“I feel there is a lot I can do back
in my home and I intend to go back
as soon as I’m allowed.”
Famous Tenor
Enchants Qirls
by Jane Mulhollem
A short dark-haired man, con
sumed with friendly vitality met
me at the door with the old-fashion
ed “come right in.” ,Tan Peerce,
leading tenor at the Met, started
the conversation with the statement
that he had just come from Tampa,
Florida, on tour.
When asked about the present war
songs, Mr. Peerce replied that as
far as he could tell there was no
song of this war that would last like
those of the last war, except Song
of Russia.
When asked about the present
South American songs he replied,
“Oh! Do you mean Besame Mucho?”
and he started to give'me a Sinatra-
like rendition of the song
Mr. Peerce, who has been on a
temporary leave from his Wednesday
evening program, is planning to re
turn to the air on next Wednesday,
and I would advise you to be pre
pared to listen to none other than
Besame Mucho a la Peerce. He is al
so appearing on the Coca-Cola hour
on Sunday.
About this time a request came
for him to sing" The Bead to Man
dalay, but he said, “Now I really
can’t steal that baritone stuff.”
Someone in the dressing room throng
da roil him to sing because, expecting
the women to swoon. He said, “I’ll
take that daro.”
Mr? Peerce sang a brilliant pro
gram. The encores almost stole the
show. But never to be forgotten were
If With All Your Hearts from
“Elijah” by Mendelssohn, and
Sound An Alarm from “Judas
Maccabeus” by Handel. His second
group was German, and very beauti
ful selections. Mr. Peerce seemed to
make even the foreign languages
easy to understand. The keynote of
his performance was “what the
people will enjoy.” The two out
standing numbers were Der Sieger by
Hugo Kaun awl Cacille by Strauss.
The encore La Danzia won our hearts
and proved the flexability of The
voice of Jan Peerce. The Recitative
and Aria: Fra ppco a me ricovero
from “Lucia of Lammermoor by
Donizetti, was sung beautifully and
the difficult passages were excellent.^
Nebbie by Respighi and Soupir by
Duparc, proved Mr. Peerce’s marvel
ous expression.
The last group of pieces was in
Englisli. The two Rachmaninoff
numbers. The Drooping Corn and
Floods of Spring were i superb and
(Continued on Page Five)
Salem Will Celebrate May Day
With Traditional Festivities
The traditional May Day celebration begins Saturday luorn-
ing, May 6, at 8:15 with the Outdoor Chapel Service conducted
by Dr Rondthaler on the upper campus.
At 5:30 Saturday afternoon the festivities continue in
the May Dell with the May Day pageant. The pageant this
year has as its theme Czechoslovakia and the opera, “The
Bartered Bride.” The gay dances include a polka, the “furiant”
(the national Czech dance), the customary maypole dance, and
a feature dance with Sheffield Liles as ballerina. Near the end
^^of the pageant, the Queen,
Stee Gee Officers
For 1944-45 Installed
Officers for 1944-45 were installed
in Assembly TWsday.
The program opened with the
processional, “The Son Of God.”
Lucy Parmer, retiring President of
the Studimt Government Association,
spoke, saying, in part, “We leave
with regret, but regret tem|>ored
with optimism.” She said tliat this
year’s seniors now realize how very
much student government can mean
at Salem, and that they have con
fidence in Nell Denning, the new
President, and in the new olficers.
Lucy went on to express appreciation
for the cooperation of the faculty,
the officers of the Association, and
the student body. “This yeHr; she
said, ‘ ‘ has been a success.”
Lucy then gave Nell the pledge,
placed the purple robe on her and
left the stage.
Nell, in turn, administered tlie
oath to all other incoming holders
of major offices who took the places
of their prodiecessors on the plat
form.
In the closing speech, in which
Xell offered congratulations and
thanks to Lucy Farmer and to the
retiring council, she, stated that the
]>ower and effectiveness of tlie new
council will depend u^on the stu
dent body of 1944-4.'). She said that
the coming year will be filled with
new duties for college girls, that
we will suffer privations and sor
rows, but that we must “keep our
heads.” It is our very special busi
ness, she explained, to give back
to the returning, victorious fight
ers their world “none the worse for
wear.”
Campus Beauties To Descend Hill
In Brilliant May Day Festival
MAY DAV ! ■ The embodiment
of all that’s exciting, colorful and
lovely. Highlight of the pageant will
be the descent of the queen and
her court of attendants in billowing
dresses anl' graceful steps.
Now just a word about the beau
ties of ’44. It is most fitting to start
out with tall andi brunette Queen
Lelia Sullivan, Good-natured, lazy-
looking . • • dark lashes
editor of annual . . . just plain
good-looking Lelia.
Jean Fulton, Maid of Honor is
next in li“®—brown puppy-dog
eyes . ■ ■ brown hair . . . tanned
glowing complexion . . . level headed
little girl ... all this and much,
much more Jean.
Normie Tomlin . . . Statesville, N.
. . . tall . . . long blond hair . . •
laughing blue eyes . . . neat sport
clothes . . • forever talking . . .
Senior ... a friendly “hello” for
everyone—
Mary Alderson . , . tall . . . wil-
lowy . • • graceful . . . tilted noso
. . pixie glaisses ... far away look
. . . friendly smile . . Business Stu
dent . . . golden brown hair . • •
frank . . . Lewisberg, W. Va. . • .
Virginia McMurry . . . Shelby, N.
C. . . . tall . . . graceful dark hair
. . blue, blue eyes framed in long
dark lashes . . , Senior . . . charming
laugh . . . fun to be with . . .
Sebia ..Midyette . . . Winston-
Salem, N. C. . . . Senior . . . perfect
face . . . heavenly blue eyes . . .
gooil-looking clothes . . . easy manner
. . . day-dreamy looks . . . warm
smile . . .
Jeanne Hodges . . . Roanoke, Va.
. . . soft beautiful voice . . . glowing
hl?ck hair . . . creamy skin . . .
fairly tall . . . lovely to look at
. . . delightful to know . . . Sopho
more ...
Juia Garrett . . . Knoxville, Tenu.
. . . slender brunette . . . wide happy
smile . . . dark browm devilish eyes
. . . fun loving—full of laughter . . .
to know is to love . . . Sophomore . .
Helen MacMillan . . . Knoxville,
Tenn. . . . Sophomore . . J sad brown
eyes . . . soft blond hair ... al
ways smooth . . .always neat . . .
charming voice . . .
Rachel Merritt . . . cool graceful
Iiands . . Mount Airy, N. C. . . .
slender . . . huge brown ej'es fringed'
with heavy lashes . . . glittering
smile . . . Sophomore—
Iiib Young . . . Rocky Mount, N.
C. . . . petit . . . happy blue eyes
. . . shiny blond hair . . . Freshman
• • . cute features . . .
Margerite Worth . . . Raleigh, N.
G. . . . dark . . . petit . . . smooth
white skin . . twinkling blue eyes
• ■ . Freshman . . . loves n,othing
better than a good time . . . rather
quiet—
Ticka Senter . . . Albermarle, N.
C. . . . talkative . . . thick black
hair . . . dreamy blue eyes . . . blue
jeans . . looks good enough to eat
in blue . . . Freshman . . . third
floor Strong ...
Mary Alderson
Wins Riding Cup
Add another gold star to the
Annual Horse Show, Saturday, April
29, credit going to Nell Seewald
for her fine work .
An added attraction was the pre
sentation of a silver cup to Mary
Alderson w-ho was the winner in the
advanced riders.
Final winners in the beginning
group were: Martha Lou Heitman,
Khacky Traynham, and Nancy Moss.
Mary Alderson, Lou Stack, and
Phyllis Johnson were the final win
ners of the advanced riders.
Spanish Students Select
Officers for Coming Year
The highlight of the Spanish Club
meeting this week was the election
of new officers which are as follows:
Luanne Davis, president; Anne
Sauls, vice-president; Peggy Wither-
ington, secretary; Ticka Senter,
treasurer; and Lynn Willard, re-
portt'T.
Virginia McMurry, the outgoing
president, presented reviews of
twelve well-known South American
novels for those who are interested
in doing reading this sui^mer.
Later the group joined in singing
Spanish songs after which refresh
ments were served.
The picture of Bachel Merritt,
who is replacing Mary Gordon
Walters in the May Court, does
not appear with the rest of the
court on the front page.
Leila
Sullivan, pnters with her court and
is crowned Queen of the festival.
The May Day pageant has been
under the direction of Nancy Stone,
May Day Chairman, and Mary
Formy-Duval, her assistant. Com
mittee chairman contribirting to
the success of the production are:
Charlotte Birchard, costume: Mary
Ellen Carrig, finance; Betty Moore,
with the aid of Lynne Boyle, a local
.dancing teacher, dances; Virginia
McMurry, dresses and flowers; Ella
Lou Taylor, music; Joan Piilton,
nominations; Sarah Lindley, pro
grams; V. V. Garth, properties;
Lucile Newman and Mary Charles
Watson, publicity; and Frances
Crowell, manager of the tea room by
which mos't of the funds for financ
ing May Day are raised.
The cast of the pageant consists
of Polly Starbuck, Kaka Schwalbe,
Emily Harris, Lucile Newman, ITosa-
mond Putzel, Coit Redfearn, Shef
field Liles, Sue Willis, Katherine
Manning, and Luanne Davia.
Those participating in thto dances
are Ann Caldwell, Anne McGee,
Janet Latham, Mjirgaret Huckabee,
Ella Wolfe Hamer, Bernice Bunn,
Vertie Stroup, Agnes Quinerly,
Annabel Allen, Frances Elder, Light
Joslin, Fair Miller, Nancy Snyder,
Anne Carter, Khacky Traynham,
Ellen Brannock, Mary Hillsman,
Janie Mulhollem, Janet Johnston,
and Sally Boswell.
WATCH IT!
A bulletin board has been ]
placed in Main Hall for the [mr- [
pose of posting administrative 1
notes, notices from the office of ]
the director of public relations,
notices of openings directed to
college students. Of interest to
all students, the board should ]
be inspected daily.
NOTE THE DATE!
May .'):
8:.‘50 Academy Recital
May (i:
8:15 May Day Chapel
5:30 May Pageant /
8:30 May Day Dtince
May 7:
(i:45 “ Y” Installation
May 8: '
9:00-5:00 Spring Registration
8:30, Graduating Recital of
Catherin and Elizabeth Swinson
May 9:
10:20 Library Awards
May 10?
8:30 Graduating Recital of
Ella Lou Taylor
May-11:
10:20 Academy Presentation
Choral Ensemble
Chooses New Officers
The Choral Ensemble has elected
the following officers to serve next
year: Jane Frazier, president; Cat
herine Bunn, Business Manager;
Nancy Ridenhour, Secretary-Treas-
urer; Sara Haltiwanger, Publicity