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VOL. XXVI.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Saturday, October 13, 1945.
Number 4.
Salemites
Will Work
In Hospital
The Post War Activities Council
has launched a hospital program for
Salem students at Baptist Hospital.
This program, which begins Mon
day, October 15, provides for 49
girls to work two hours a week.
The girls working will be general
handy men around the hospital.
Starting off this new program are
the following students: Jane
Chandler, Mary Willis, Beverly
Newman, Coit Hedfearn, Martha
Boatwright, Bernice Bunn, Euth
Hayes, Margaret West, Jean Pierce,
Martha Burton, Nancy Paige Swift,
Teau Council, Annabel Allen, Ma
rianne Everett, Page Daniels, Alice
Childs, Roberta Huffman, ' Mary
Jane Snavely, Mariljm Watson,
Prances Scott, Dot Nickleson, Bet
Barnwell, Janie Mulhollem, Nancy
Carlton, Helen Reynolds, Peggy
Page Smith, Nancy Lee Erwin,
Connie Scoggin, Buth Scott, Agnes
Bowers, Doris Little.
Martha Lou Heitman, Sara Coe
Hunsucker, Grizelle Etheridge,
Mary Hiflsman, Margie Davis,
Martha Sherrod, Mary Porter Ev
ans, Ann Findley, Peggy Broad-
dus, Jane Fowlkes, Virtie Stroup,
Margaret Williams, Elaine IMc-
Neely, Peggy Gray, Mary Frances
Dillon, Ruth Untiedt, Sara Morris,
and Ruth Mabry.
Dr. Charles G. Vardell, pictured above, will present the opening fac
ulty recital of the year when he plays a piano concert in Memorial Hall,
Monday night.
Seniors Give Picture of Mr. Holder;
Dr. Fries Gets Award On Founders’ Day
Dr. Adelaide Pries was awarded
a citation at the assembly Tuesday
Morning marking the 174th Foun
der’s Day of Salem College. Vir
ginia Mclver, president of the Sen
ior Clas.s, presented to Salem in be
half of the class, a picture of the
late Mr. Edward M. Holder, asso
ciate professor of history.
“I had been working on Morav
ian records for 45 years,” said Dr.
Pries, as she spoke on the ‘■‘How
and Why of ‘The Road to Salem’,’’
lier latest book. “I wondered how
I would put in one book all the
information already in six vol
umes.” The book was completed
within a year.
■ She chose Anna Katherina as
the heroine both out of curiosity
and surprise at finding such a char
acter in the Moravian Archives.
Dr. Fries traced the story of her
l>ook and concluded with the state
ment that in it she had attempted
to introduce her old friends to her
Hew friends.
The citation which Dr. H. E.
Rondthaler, , president of Salem,
awarded her and which was signed
in behalf of the students of Salem
College and Academy, the Alum
nae Association, the faculty and
administration, and the board of
trustees included, among other
tilings, that:
“As an Alumna of Salem
Wenhold Speaks
To Spanish Club
Dr. Lucy Wenhold discussed the
*Tomb of Columbus” in accordance
^ith the Columbus Day celebration
®^t the first meeting of the Spanish
Club Friday night in the basement
of Bitting.
Lynn Williard, president, wel
comed a large number of new mem
bers into the club. /
The program ended with the
singing of several songs in Span
ish. R'efreshments were served, and
the club members were reminded of
*^lie next meeting in January.
Academy and College, Dr. Fries
upon her graduation in 1889, ent
ered upon a variety of alumnae ex
periences and responsibilities in the
General Alumna Association with
membership upon its governing
Board and soon as well as inevi
tably was elected and many times
re-elected President of the Associa
tion . . .
“Thus she well merited her ele
vation to the position of Archivess
of the Moravian Church in Amer
ica, Southern Province. . . .
“Thrice the Doctor’s degree has
been awarded to her by the Morav
ian College and Theological Semi
nary, by the University of North
Carolina, and by Wake Forest Col
lege. . . .”
As she presented the picture of
Mr. Holder, Virginia Mclver read,
“In behalf of the Senior Class of
1946 of Salem College, I should
like to present this picture to the
college, in memory of Mi. Edward
Maxwell Holder, former professor
of history .at Salem. Upon the re
quest of Mrs. Holder, the picture
will be hung in the history seminar
room of the Salem College Library
after remaining in Main Hall for
a period of time.
“Mr. Holder’s character was one
worthy of emulation. In politics
he was for progress and reform. He
was devoted to the church. It was
his concept of Christianity and
patriotism that one should not live
unto himself, but by public service
make some contribution to his
age.”
“On June 14, 1944, he was
drowned at a Boy Scout Camp
where he was counselor, when he
went to the assistance of a camp
er. For this act he was awarded
the Carnegie Bronze Medal for he-
Mr. H. F. Curlee died yesterday
at his home in Oakboro, N, C., fol
lowing an illness of several weeks.
Mr. Curlee is the father of Mr.
A. T. Curlee, professor of mathe
matics at Salem.
roism. After his death his wife,
Mrs. f](iza’beth IlolVler, received
the Silver Beaver Award for his
faithful service over a number of
years, and also a Certificate of
Heroism from the National Council
of Boy Scouts of America. It was
in keeping witli Mr. Holder’s spir
it and his ideals that he should
give his life so that another might
live.
“Therefore, Dr. Rondthaler, in
behalf of the Senior Class of 1940,
who regarded Mr. Holder as an in
si)iring teacher and an under
standing friend, I should like to
present this picture to Salem Col
lege.”
Stee-Gee Asks
For Cooperation
Thus far this year, several
students have had to bo remind
ed about the dating hours on
Saturd.'iy nights. This privilege
of later dating hours was given
to tne Student Body last year
on a trial basis. There has been
no checking to sec if the differ
ent chisses are on time and so
far wo have been relying on the
Honor System. This does not
seem to work, therefore, for the
sake of all students, the Stee Gee
will try to see that this privilege
is not taken from us. As a last
resort we will check on each
class, at any time we see fit. Wo
ask the co-operation of each
student, for unless something is
done, we will lose this privilege
and also lose any hoi»e for new
3nes.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Dean Vardell
To Play Monday
Journal Uses
Evett’s Work
Two pictures by Mr. Kenneth
Evett, assistant professor of art at
Salem College, recently appeared in
an issue of the Journal of the Amer
ican Medical Association.
Depicting a “typical American
doctor,” and a picture of a doctor
sitting on the bedside of a child
patient, with the mother in the
background, the pictures were com
missioned by Abbot Laboratories.
Mr. Evett stated thas his pictur-
ization of the American physician
is more a composition of doctors
he has known, than of any one per
son. The face bears characteristics
of tho late Will Rogers.
Evett has been likened to Grant
Wood, artist, in his ability to por
tray the typical American scene,
which is probably why he> was
selected by Abbatt Laboratories
for this particular assignment.
He has had exhibits in the As
sociation of American Artists'
gallery in New York, the Boris
Mirshi Gallery in Boston, and the
Colaroda Springs Fine Arts Cen
ter, among other places in the
country.
Y To Entertain
At Picnic Tonight
ilolly Cameron’s “Y” group will
entertain all new students and trans
fers at a picnic this afternoon at
5:00 at Washington Park.
Those planning to attend will
meet in front of Clowell dormitory.
Highlight of the event will be a
community sing following a supper
of hot dogs with all tho trimmings,
brownies, apples and milk.
Dr. Charles G. Vardell, Jr., dean
of the Salem College School of
Music, will present a piano recital
at Memorial Hall, Monday, Octo
ber 1.5, at 8 o’clock.
The recital Monday night will
open with a Prelude, Chorale, and
Fugue by Cesar Frank and a Sona
tina in A major by Mozart. This
sonatina was discovered by Dr. Var-
dell in an old edition of Mozart,
dating back to ISO."!. It was pre
sented to the Salem College library
from the estate of Mrs. Henry
Bahnson. The second group con
sists of five Chopin numbers: Bal
lade in Q minor. Op. 23 j Mazurka in
H flat major, Op. 7, No. 1; Mazurka
in G major. Op. 50, No. 1; Nocturne
in E major. Op. 62; and the very
familiar Polonaise in A flat major,
Op. 5."?.
Three piano pieces by Dr, Var
dell himself follow. They are
“Witch Rabbits,” “Stealth,” and
“Mountebank.’* The recital will
close with Liszt’s “Tarantella”
from Venezia e Napoli.
As a composer, pianist, and org
anist, Dr. Vardell is a musician of
national renown. Ho received his
artist’s legree in piano from Prince
ton University; his M. A. and I’h.D.
from the University of Rochester;
anl diplomas for postgraduate work
at Institute of Musical Art,
New York. lie is also an associate
member of the American Guild of
Organists.
Like father, like daughter is a
suitable motto for tho Vardell fam
ily. Margaret (tho daughter) is an
up-and-coming composer by her own
rights. As for sidelights. Dr. Var
dell confesses that ho has no in
teresting hobbies. “T don’t play
croquet or knit,” ho admits with a
grin.
Among his many compositions are
two cantatas: “The Inimitable
Lovers,’* ■ which has been pub
lished and nationally performed,
and “Christmas Prayer for a Na
tion at War,” comjKised in 194.1. Tho
words of the latter were written
by Paul Green, and it has been
sung by the Choral Ensemble at
several concerts during the past two
(Cont. on page throe)
Harkness Pictures Dark World,
Approves Informality At Salem
The hands of Richard Harkness
made shadows on tho walls of our
auditorium, and his soft-spoken
words made a deep impression on
our minds as spoke off the stage as
well as on. Informally, Harkno.ss
is a very interesting person. He is
a man who believes that the wom
an definitely has a place in the
journalistic world, who thoroughly
approves of Salem’s welcome to
speakers, and who is very resource
ful just within himself.
/As to (he woman’s place in the
journalistic world, he said that she
is there to stay, and will become
more im])ortant in newspaper work
and radio work. He said “The
woman, like Henrietta Hale, ex
presses, a new point of view on
international problems which ap
peals to the men, as well as the
women. She gives more human in
terest to the everyday news.” He
thinks that every college should
have courses in journalism and
speech, for a student should get
such training, along with her basic
English, if she plans to have a writ
ing career.
“Lecturing,” he said, “is usually
a formal, cold business, but at Sa-
lem I have found it different. This
is the first time I have had a chance
to meet my audience informally at
(Cont. on page three)
Painting a rather gloomy picture
of world affairs, Richard Harkness,
noted NBC news analyst, opened
the lecture scries Aloaday night
with comments on the foreign and
domestic situations.
He answered his toj)ical ques
tion, “Do We Get the Truth t'rcjm
Washington?” negatively by point
ing out that most of tho approxi
mately 800 reporters in Washing
ton are satisfied with taking the
government publicity hand-outs
from tho more than 5000 govern
ment press agents whose duty it
is to put the administration in a
favorable light. Mr. Harkness then
j)roved his assertion with several
well-chosen examples of government
whitewashing of the news.
Inside on Truman
The Washington pre.ss stated that
tho government was centralizing its
labor organization by abolishing
the VVar Labor Board, yet Secretary
of Labor Schwellenbach has less
power than Madame Perkins had.
Mr. Truman is not “steering a mid
dle of the road policy” as publicized,
but instead is veering to the left
with an estimated fifty billion dol
lar post-war deficit. The so-called
“tough policies” being used in Ger
many and Japan are not proving
successful, because they have failed
(Continued on Page Four.)