SALEM COLLEGE UBRAWY
Winttoo-Salem, North GkrsliA*
NEW VIAA
VOL. XXVI.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, December 14, 1945.
Number
Dr. Vardell
To Present
Organ Music
Dr. Charles G. Vardell will plfiy
Christmas organ music at a candle
light vespers service program Sun
day evening at five.
He will open the program with
How Brightly Gleams I the Morning
Star by Dietrich Buxtehude. This
composition is an extended chorale
fantftsia on a famous Christmas
song. Buxtehude, Bach’s distinguish
ed forerunner, was organist at the
Church of St. Mary in Lubeck dur
ing the late seventeenth and early
eighteenth centuries.
The Three Holy Kings by Otto
Mailing will be Dr. Vardell’s next se
lection. The visit of the Wise Men,
as told in the second chapter of
Matthew, is the subject of the fol
lowing cyclic of seven pieces. Mai
ling, a modern Danish composer, at
tempts graphic or symbolic tone-
painting in several of these. The at
tentive listener will note the Orien
tal atmosphere that is generally
prevalent in the music; the allusion
to the hymn Holy Night in the in
troduction; the tramp of camels and
the sustained note symbolizing the
star in the fourth piece; the devo
tional atmosphere in number five;
the savage revelry in the piece en
titled Herod; the use of the choral
Now Thank we All Our God at the
close. The composition is divided
as follows: Introduction: Chri.stmas
Eve; “Where is He that is born
King?”; The High Priests and
Scribes; The Journey to Bethlehem;
Adoration; Herod, and Homewards.
Tlie last three selections w’ere
composed by Dr. Vardell. Christinas
Kose has a free setting in florid
style of the well known Christmas
chorale LLo, a Fair Rose by Prae-
torius. Lullaby of the Cherubs is
the third of a series of pieces en
titled A Christmas Triptych for Or-
Q'an. It was suggested by the many
paintings of the Manger scene in
"^hich small winged cherubs hover
Protectingly over the Christ-child.
'Tbe last selection Dr. Vardell will
play is Fantasy on Three Provencal
J^oels.
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Councils Finish
Gift Collections
The councils of the Y. C. W. A.
the Post-War Activities have
Completed theii Christmas projects.
The “Y” sponsored, its annual
drive of “a better Christmas for
the Memorial Industrial Home Or
phans”. This year sixty-one orphans
receive gifts and a party with
^“■uit, nutg, and candy. Various
cam^pus organizations contributed the
tooney for the party.
Sally Boswell reported today that
approximately 100 presents were
turned in for the servicemen. These
Sifts will go to patients in the Army,
^avy, and Marine Camps and Hos
pitals in North Carolina.
Millikan Gives
Seal Report
A total of $35.85 was collected
the purchase of Tuberculosis
Christmas seals by the students at
*^alem, Ann Millikan, chairman of
the drive announced today.
The Tuberculosis Seal Drive,
sponsored by Miss Rebecca Averill’s
^^ygiene Class, was under the For
syth County Tuberculosis Organiza
tion Committee.
Eliza Smith, Hose Field, Lib Jef-
^"■eys, Jean Basnight, Dorothy
Wooton, and Eloise Paris sold the
®cals in the dormitories during the
drive which lasted from November
through November 29.
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Jeanne Welty Makes Audience
Wonder What Happened
Home Ec Seniors
Entertain Friends
by Martha Lou Heitman
What do you think really happen
ed to Theodosia Burrf” This is the
question every Salemite has been
asking since Jeanne Welty’s unique
monodramatic performance here
Monday night.
Miss Welty is as vivacious and
charming offstage as she is onstage
in her convincing role of Aaron
Burr’s only daughter. Even between
acts when she was changing her cos
tume and aging years before our
very eyes, she carried on an animat
ed conversation.
Her favorite subject of conver
sation was, of course, her husband
who is an architectural engineer
in New York. “He would go sim
ply wild over Salem”, she said, prom
ising to bring him with her the next
timo she comes.
At present, Joanno Welty and her
husband are trying to neptiate a
swap of the apartment in New York
for one in California where they
are going to move soon. Miss Wel
ty will tour the w© st coast while
she is there.
When she is not doing research
work, designing costumes, and writ
ing new plays, Jeanne Welty finds
time for her favorite hobbies of
reading and knitting. The books
■she brought with her ranged from
Hemingway to a detictive novel.
She knitted the stunning three-piece
grey suit with gold insets which she
wore. Her gaily-colored knitting
bug contained another suit w'hich
she is knitting for her mother for
Christmas.
Miss Welty said that it takes
about a year and a half to do the
research work and prepare a new
play to take on the road. She is
currently working on a monodrama
about Nellie Bly. Other plays in
her repertoire include characteriza
tions of Fannie Kemble, and Adri
enne Convert.
(Cont. on page three)
Senior students of the Salem Col
lege Department of Homo Economics
entertained at a tea in the Lizora
Fortune Hanes Home Management
House on Wednesday afternoon from
4 until 5:30.
A large number of guests from the
college and community called dur
ing the afternoon and were greeted
at the door by Julia Garrett. Miss
Elizabeth Hedgecock and Betsy
Thomas received in the living room
and guests were taken into the din
ing room by Miss Jane Hewitt and
Elizabeth Willis.
Each guest was presented with a
Christmas nosegay by Mollio Cam
eron, and Frances Carr. Other sen
iors who served as hostesses for
this colorful occasion were iMary
Lillian Campbell, Marjorie Conrad,
Rosalind Clark, Julia Maxwell,
Martha Berch Willard, ■ and Mar
garet Ardrey. Refreshments were
served by junior members of the
Home Economics Department, as fol
lows: Jean Oattis, Betty Jane Bag-
by, Helen Reynolds, Peggy Page
Smith, Louise Ziglnr, Iconise Taylor,
Rebecca Brown, Henrietta Walton,
Carol Gregory and Jean Moss.
The Lizora Fortune Hanes Homo
Managi«icnt House had been at
tractively decorated for this tea
which has become an annual event
of this particular department at Sa
lem College. The living room was
complete with Christmas tree and
putz, and unique decorations in the
dining room.
The Christmas theme was also ev
idenced in the refreshments which
were prepared by the junior mem
bers of the department. Noted es
pecially were the watercress butter
siuidwiches in wreath shapes with
bows made of pimiento, and ginger
cookies, formed like candy canes,
covered with cream cheese and
striped with red icing. On
Speech Class
Presents Play
The Speech Class, under the di
rection of Miss Wible, gave its
version of Kate Douglas Wiggin’s
Bird’s Christmas Carol Tuesday
morning. Tho program was given in
Old Chapel during assembly period.
Peggy Sue Taylor was the an
nouncer, and Ann Carothers, the nar
rator. Martha Boatwright played
the part of Mrs. Ruggles, and tho
“nine little Ruggleses” were played
by Frances Carr, Martha Sherrod,
Boots Lambeth, Anna Morrison,
Marjorie Crickmer, Betty Wolfe,
Martha Brannock, Betty McCown,
and Jj^ne Mull. Tho little invalid
“Christmas Child,” Carol Bird, was
played by Bernice Bunn, and her
Mother, by I’eggy Taylor.
Carols sung by six of tho Choral
Ensemble girls added atmosphere to
the play.
Lablings Have
Christmas Party
The December Lablings meeting
was held in both Park Hall and the
Day Students’ Center December 11.
Nell Jane Griffin introduced Betty
Ham who gave a review of the cur
rent humorous book, Mr. Tompkins
Explores The Atom.
The members were invited to the
Day Students’ Center to sing Christ
mas carols. A short business meet
ing w'as held in order to vote for the
colors and a seal for tho Lablings.
Green and white were selected for
the coloTs and the selection of a
seal will bo made by a special com
mittee.
The lecture room of Park Hall was
decorated with a chemical Christmas
tree. Test tubes and -asks, large
and small, were filled with colored
solutions and arranged in tho shape
of a Christmas tree. Tho star in the
top of the synthetic tree was made
of asbestos triangles, and spun glass
reprewentod snow. Punch, cookies,
and peanuts were served by tho re
freshment committee.
Traditions To
Continue
Juniors Fete
Senior Class
The arrival of Santa Claus will
bo the highlight of the annual
Christmiis ban(uet, Saturday at 6:30
p. m. in the dining room. At this
time Santa will distribute gifts to
each Senior from the Junior Class,
hostess for tho evening.
The jtrogram will consist of a toast
to the Seniors by Carol Beckwith,
Junior Class president, and a re-
8i>onse by Virginia Mclver, Senior
Class president. Dr. Rondthaler will
make a short talk. The Choral En
semble will furnish music during
the evening.
Committee crairmon for the occa
sion are: Teau Council, place cards;
Jane Mulhollem, music; and Mar-
that Boatwright, gifts.
All students are invited to tho
Rondthalers’ homo after the ban
quet to see their putz.
Seniors Will Light Candles
At Sunday Night Vespers
The Seniors will hold their tradi
tional Christmas vespers and candle
light service at 7 o’clock on Sunday,
December 16 in Memorial Hall.
Catherine Bunn, soloist, will sing
‘^O Holy Night”, and Dr. Howard
Rondthaler will read the traditional
Christmas poem. Dr. Charles Var-
dell will bo at the organ.
Tho Seniors attended by their soph
omore pages will distribute the
Christmas candles. The congrega
tion, led by the Seniors, will sing
“Morning Star”.
Girls Finish
Registration
The preliminaries to final regis
tration have been made this week.
Students have been having confer
ences with their faculty advisers in
which they have been discussing
courses to take second semester.
Miss Hixson, acadcmic dean, an
nounces only a few changes in the
curriculum. Modern Art 208 a gen
eral elective course open mainly to
students majoring in Primary Kd\i-
cation who expect to teach in the
lower grammar grades, will include
one lab and two lectures a week. Fi
nancial investment, a one-hour
course, which has been 210, will bo
offered to seniors who wish to know
more about such things as insurance,
stocks, bonds.
The speo"h course, which has been
210, will be changed to 110, The
course will be offered primarily for
sophomores, but anyone may enter.
The course will put emphasis on
correcting voice mechanics. United
States and World Affairs, 210, a
newly created history course, will
be taught by Dr. Confer. Tho course
M')11 deal with America’s foreign pol
icy during tho twentieth century.
In Home L'cononiic.s, there will be
two courses offered to A. B. stud
ents. Family lOconcmics 214 will
be taught by Mias Hedgecock; and
interior decorating will be tanght
by Miss Hewitt. Two changes in
the Sociology Department concern
Miss Adams who will teach so«ial
problems and Mr. Weinlick who will
conduct the course in field work.
Mr. Weinlick took Miss Gilpin’s
place in November.
Music Appreciation will again be
offered second semester; and I^tin
10, a mythology course, will be
among the electives offered.
Aliss Hixson reports that she is
corresponding with several prospec
tive students who wish to entor Sa
lem second semester.