SALEM COLLEGE LIBKany
. Wn*tMi-S«lem, North Ctraluta
Editorial on World Issue
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Poem By Dr. Willoughby
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VOL. XXVI.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, October 19, 1945.
Number 5.
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From left to right: Mrs. O. T. Leinbach, Miss Maiy Lou Stack, Mrs. Agnew Bahnson,
**Y” Group
T o Give
TeaSunday
The Y. W. C. A. -n-ill entertain
students and faculty at its second
tea of the yenv Sunday afternoon,
October 21, from 4 to 5 in the Day
Students’ Center.
Virginia Smith, “Y” cabinet
member, ami her group are in
charge of plans.
Snookie Wiilis, “Y” president,
lias announced the following new
committee heads': Vespers, Kathryn
Ballew; Y Store, Margaret Kaynal;
Olewell Bulletin Board, Frances
Carr; Music for the Salem Home,
Becky Clapp; Teas, Virginia Smith;
Community Service, Genevra Beav
er; W. S. 8. F., Anne Carter; Koom
Committee, Emma Mitchell.
Volunteers to work with the Girl
Scouts are still needed.
“Nightclub’’
Opens Soon
Complete with dancing girls,
male bartenders, faculty waitresses,
candlelight and pink zombies, the
Gingham Tavern, sponsored by the
Homo Economics Club, will open
for the first time this year on Sat
urday night, October 27.
There will be a floor show at 8:00
and 10:00 p. m. Because most of
the male faculty members will be
off campus this weekend, the date
■Was changed from this Saturday
to next.
Sophomore Class
To Entertain
The Sophomore Class will enter
tain the Freshman Class at a party
on Saturday afternoon, November
10. They have also planned an
“Open House” for the entire stud
ent body to be held in Davy Jones’
Locker after the Student Govern
ment dance November 10.
The party for the Freshmen,
'^hicii will last from 4:00 to 5:30
in Davy Jones’ Locker, is to be
'^ery informal. The girls are in
cited to bring their dates. There
^ill be dancing, refreshments, and
other entertainment.
Miss Bonney Speaks
To Twin-City Alumnae
A meeting of the Winston-Salem^ f
Club of Salem Alumnae Wednes
day afternoon featured a talk, a
tea, and a tour.
Miss Bonney spoke to the group
describing her duties as the newly
appointed Christian Counselor and
Guide. After the business meeting,
the alumnae were invited to a tea
in tjie club dining room given by
the T. B. S. A campus tour with
members of I. E. S. council. Presi
dent’s Forum, and marshals serv
ing as guides concluded the meet
ing.
Lou Stack, ii. 1{. S. president, and
Mr. Weinland discussed changes on
the campus, both tangible and in
tangible.
Evett To Speak
To French Cli b
Mr. Evett will speak to the
I’rench Club Tuesday night at 0:45
at a Studio I’arty in the Art Studio
of South Hall. His talk, which
will be illustrated with slides, will
be on tl^ subject of “Modern
French Art.”
Invitations will bo sent out to
those French students eligible for
membership in the club.
Juniors Elect
Meiklejohn
Betsy Meiklejohn was elected
Junior Class representative to the
Legislative Board of the Student
Government at a Junior Class meet
ing Monday. Betsy replaces Billy
Rose Beckerdite, who transferred
to Duke this year.
Carol Beckwith, president of the
Junior Class, announced that a
ring committee would bo appointed
to decide upon the class rings, and
orders will be placed in the near
future.
Pfohls Honor
Faculty
Bishop and Mrs. PfoM enter
tained at a reception Thursday
in honor ^ of all faculty, staff and
night, October 18, from 8 until 10
administration members of both the
college and academy. The reception
was held at the Pfohl’s home on
Church street.
Bishop Pfohl is the bishop of the
Moravian Church and chairman of
the board of trustees of Salem Col
lege and Academy.
Record Crowd
Applauds Vardell
By Becky Clapp
A capacity crowd such as Salem
has never seen packed Memorial
Hall to hear the piano recital by
Dr. Charles G. Vardell, Dean of
M^'usic, last Monday night. Not
only did the balcony overflow, but
it finally became neccssary to in
terrupt the first groui> and scat
part, of the excess audience on the
stage. The second number of
this group was a Sonatina in A
Major by Mozart, discovered in
Salem’s library by Dr. Vardell, and
written when Alo/.art was eight
years old. Surjiassing oven this
was Dr. Vardell’s own composition,
“A Little Drojiiu” (“u bit of homo
talent”), which was just live days
time of its perform-
the
old at
ance!
The tremendous ovation Dr. Var-
dell received at the conclusion of
the program was rewarded by two
“(•■•itchy” encores, Alec Temple
ton’s “Mozart Matriculates,” and
the artist’s own “Cookie Jar.”
These were followed by more and
more insistent applause. The pres
ence of many music lovers from
near and far emphasized the wide-
sj>read jioimlarity and high rank of
Salem’s Dean Vardell, and their
sincere api>reciation of his talents
added a deep moaning to the occas
ion.
Pierrettes, Freshmen
Cast Three New Plays
The casts for the two of the three
plays t6 be produced by the Fresh
man Dramatic Club have been an
nounced by their directors, Martha
Boatwright and Coit Redfearn.
The Happy Journey by Thornton
Wilder has in its cast: Jane Point
er, Ma; Nancy Wray, Pa; Elnora
Lambeth, Carolyn; Martha Bran-
nock, Arthur; Annie Lou Myatt,
Beulah, and Penny Fagan, Stage-
manager. Martha Boatwright is
director.
In Joint Owners in Spain, Mrs.
Mitchell is to be played by Elean
or Davidson; Mrs. Fullerton by Bet
ty Wolfe; Mrs. Dyer, Peirano Aik
en; and Mrs. Bair, Tootsie Gilles
pie. Coit Eedfearn will direct this
production.
The cast of the third play will
bo announced early in November.
The officers of the elub are: Jane
Pointer, president; Penny Fagan,
vice-president; Louise Dodson, sec
retary; and Lee Hart, treasurer.
Miss Josephine Wible is faculty ad
visor.
Tho next meeting of the club will
bo October 24.
Graduate
Tells Of Japs
Mrs. Mary Mills Dyer challenged
tho girls of today to do more to
nuiko the worlil of toinorrow a bet
ter place in which to live when she
told Salem College students Tues
day of her five-year excursion in
the East, 1940-15, including Tokyo,
China, Manila, and a Japanese pris
on camp.
Dr. IJondthaler introduced Mrs.
Dyer, a lO.'iC graduate of Salem Col
lege School of !Music.
After the fall of the I’hillippines,
ilrs. Dyer was confined in the pris
on camp until the d;»y she heard
an American voice shout, “Oh, hell,
Harvey, I thought we had been
down this street before.” And then
she knew that the .\niericana had
come back.
Mrs. Dyer told tho girls that she
did not know honr much she loved
America until she canio back. Sho
stressed (he excellent work and spir
it of the American boys in tho
armed forces.
Mother Strong Returns
To Campus From Florida
Mrs. Strong
Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong arrived
at Strong Hall from Clearwater,
Florida, October 15.
Mother Strong, us she is affec
tionately known, celebrates her
birthday Wednesday, October 24.
Leaving Salem early in April,
Mother Strong went immediately to
Washington where she stayed at
tho Sulgrave Club. On the 12th
of June, she and her son. Colonel
Corrin Strong, drove to Asheville,
stopping overnight at Salem. She
.spent ten weeks in Biltmcre For
est where she visited many old
friends and made trips to Moore
General Hospital for rehabilitation
of returned soldiers.
The cast of “Cradle Song,” by
Martinez Sierra, was announced
this week by Miss Josephine Wiblo,
advisor of the Pierrettes.
Making up the cast are: Jane
Greenwald, Sagrario; Helen Spruill,
Marcella; Peggy Sue Taylor, the
Prioress; Hope Marshall, Joanne of
tho Cross; Teau Council, Mistress
of Novices; Helen Slye, the Vicar-
ess; Bettye Hatley, Tornera; Peggy
Maria Jesus; Mary pryant, Teresa;
Broaddus, Inez; Marilyn Watson,
Bet Barnwell and Frances Carr,
monitors; and Ann Carothors, the
poet. The male members of the
cast are to be a surprise.
Presentation of the “Cradle
Song” will be given on November
29 and 30, as announced by Helen
Slye, president.
The Pierrettes held their second
meeting Wednesday night in the
Old Chapel. Betty Hall, Jean Sul
livan and Nancy Kidenhour gave
reviews of several plays. Jane
Greenwald discussed briefly current
plays running on Broadway. Bet-
tye Hatley, program cliairman,
jtresented a skit in pantomime, in
which Marion Gaither, Barbara Fol-
ger, (’oit Kedfearn, Annabclle Al
len, Peggy Sue Taylor, Helen
Spruill, and Mary Bryant took
part.
Church Club
Meets Tonight
The Wostniinister Fellowship
will have its first fall meeting at
the First I’rcsbytorian Church to
night at seven-thirty o’clock. Eliz
abeth WilVis is in chiu^ge of the de
votional.
Officers will be elected, and dele
gates to attend a conference at
Davidson on November 1,,2, 3, will
be chosen. There will also bo a
social hour,
The Westminister Fellowship is
a nationwide organization which
was startl'd about twenty years ago.
It was first called The Young Peo
ple’s Col lego Group, because it is
similar to the church league for
high school students. Two years
ago the organization was named
Westminister Fellowship, because
tho Presbyterian charter was drawn
up at Westminister.
Tho advisor of the group is Miss
Margaret Wyatt. The members aro
Presbyterian students of Salem Col
lege and Howman Gray School of
Medicine.
Red Feathers
Will Be Sold
Salem College students will bo
given an opportunity to contribute
voluntarily to the Community War
Chest, according to an announce
ment by Miss Jess Byrd, chairman
of the campaign on tho campus.
However, there wilU bo no formal
solicitation of the students.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs
day of next week will be “Red
Feather Day” on the campus. Tho
Red Feather is a symbol of “com
munity giving.”
Student volunteers, who will re
ceive contributions, will bo at tho
door of the dining room at lunch
and dinner on those days, and will
be in tho lobby of Memorial Hall
after chapel on Tuesday and Thurs
day. These volunteers are: Peirona
Aiken, Margaret McCall, Roberta
Huffman, and Betsy Schaum.