THE SALEMITE
Page Three.
Presenting.
During a game of bridge in the
smoke-house, Margaret Fisher told
me about her fairy-story life. Every
thing has happened like she
wanted it to happen.
She dislikes winter; consequently
she was born in the spring. She
doesn’t like South Africa; so she
was born in Concord, N. C. She
doesn’t like largo schools; there
fore Salem is her ideal college.
When Margaret was a little girl,
she sat in the church every Sun
day wishing she could play the
Organ. Now she can play, bccause
she is majoring in organ. You see,
all her dreams have come true.
Being a sophomore, chemistry and
Organ major, she has the plan of
an ideal day—all afternoon at lab,
and all night at music hall. Anyway
that’s how she spends her time.
She says, “I don’t live anymore:
I just major.”
Besides attending all the musical
functions, Margaret finds time to be
Sophomore class secretary, an of
ficer of the Lablings, and to write
for the Salemlte. Sho made Class
Honors last year. Science—music
sports—publications—high average
-—bow’s that for a versatile combi
nation f
Toddle House pie is the most
wonderful thing Margaret can think
of. Then there are those good old
summer school days and A1 at
Davidson that are reasons enough
for that David.son pennant in her
room. More dreams t
Margaret hasn't made dofiuite
plans for her future, but she is
thinking about being a junior coun
selor at a camp next summer.
You know Margaret, don’t you?
If you don’t, just run over to South
Hall and yell for her.
Funnies Are
Influential -
The language that we speak every
day is influenced by what we hear
spoken and what we read. Im
portant among these influences are
the funny papers. On Sunday
morning, families all over the na
tion laugh at the Katzenjammer Kids
or sympathize with .Tiggs. It has
become natural for young and old
alike to follow l-'lash Gordon in a
rocket ship to Mars or go through
the time machine with Alley Oop
to Greece.
Probably most of the slang we
hefjr every day originates with the
high school talk of Freckles and
his friends or the gangster terms of
Tracy’s newest enemy. Just last
Sunday Freckles .“^aid to his best
friend, “Kound up the tribe and
come on over. We’ll crack a few
cadenzas and do a little jive-bomb
ing. Come on in and scrape the
leather.” Tracy’s gangster was too
busy escaping from Tracy to s.i}
anything. However, the plotters in
•lane Arden say, ‘^Any time you le
a sucker think he’s getting some
thing for nothing, you’ve got a
good racket.’’
Slang is not the only languagt^
habit derived from the funny pa
pers: incorrect grammatical expres
sions are common also. To me the
funniest and the most extreme mur
derer of the English language i.s I^i’l
Abner. The most educated person in
Dogpatch, he thinks nothing of say
ing, “Wo didn’t prove nothing to
them scientist fellas. But we proved
We loves each other more than our
own selves.” Another character whose
reputation for grammar alm^t
equals Li’l Abner’s is Jiggs. He
complained to Maggie about his
toothache, “There’s a lot of guys
I know’ that I wish had it.”
Nevertheless, on Sunday mornings
in homes all over America sensi
tiveness to dangling participles,
metaphors, verb agreement, and
double negatives is locked in the
closet until the funnies are read.
Laurel Green.
MARGARET FISHER
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Watson Davis, director of Science
Service, has chosen the following
developments as the ten most im
portant advances in science dur
ing 1945.
The atomic bomb and the re
leasing of atomic energy for
industrial use.
The discovery and verification
of the trans-uranium chemical
elements, 9.S, 94, 9.'), and 9(i,
and the large scale production
of 94, plutonium, for use in the
atomic bomb.
Use of streptomycin—a germ-
stopping substance of the pen
icillin family—for treatment of
diseases, i>articularly those not
cured by sulfa drugs and peni
cillin.
Development of the proximity i
fuse—a device which sets off
shells by radio signal.
Development and use of loran,
which allows determination of
exact positions at sea and in the
air through timed radio signals.
Use of psychological warfare
methods in speeding the sur
render of the Japanese.
Development and use of B.VL, a
kind of alcohol, for the treat
ment of arsenic and mercury
poisoning.
Development and use of the
chemicals, -\NTU and 1080 for
killing rats and other rodents.
Successful transplanting of
hearts in warm-blooded ani
mals.
Steps Jaken by Congress for
establishing a National Science
Foundation.
Some of these developments were
actually made before 1945, but be
cause of the necessity of secrecy
during war, they could not be an
nounced until 194.').
(from Science News Letter)
Lablings Use
New Projector
The first Liibling.s meeting of the
year was held Tuesday night in
I>ark Hall and the Old Chapel. The
business meeting was held in the
lecture room of the science building.
Nell Jane Griffin announced that
the Lablings were going to be the
first organization to use Salem’s
new movie projector. The members
were invited to the Old Chapel to
see a movie on “The Kubber Short
age.” Ice cream sandwiches were
served, and the meeting was ad
journed,
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Bullard Marries
Ensign Noble
Miss Lesley Bullard, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie J. Bullard, and
Ensign Robert Martin (Bob) Noble,
USNB, son of J. C. Noble and'the
late M’-s. Grace Martin Noble, were
married in a quiet ceremony at the
home of the bride on North Walnut
street Lumberton, N. C., Saturday
afternoon, January 5, 1946, at 5
o’clock. Dr. J. Glenn Blackburn per
formed the double ring ceremony in
the presence of immediate families.
Wedding music was rendered by
Miss Nell Graham, soloist, and Miss
Frances McPhail, pianist, both stu
dents at Flora Macdonald colllege.
Miss Graham sang “Because” and
“All For You”, while Miss McPhail’s
numbers included the traditional
wedding marches.
The vows were spoken in the liv
ing room before the mantle, which
held a lovely arrangement of white
gladioli and chrysanthemums. Mi.ss
Jean Bullard, wearing a pale blue
frock with corsage of American
Beauty roses, attended her sister
as maid of honor. Sam Noble was his
brother’s best man.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, was sittired in
a 2-piece light brown suit of wool,
with corsage of purple-throated
orchids. She added the brown coat
and light blue hat and bag for
traveling.
Mrs. Noble was graduated in 1943
from Lumberton high school; where
she was president of Student Coun
cil in her senior j’ear. At the time
of her marriage, Lesley was a mem
ber of the junior class at Salem
College.
The groom received his degree in
civil engineering last November at
the University of South Carolina
where he was president of Sigma
chapter of I’i Kappa I’hi, vice-presi
dent of the Blue Key, national honor
fraternity, and captain of the base
ball team.
The couple will make their home
in Pensacola, Fla.
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Miss Rachel Caroline Merritt,
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presence of the immediate families.
The bride entered with her father,
who gave her in marriage, and the
bridegroom was attended by his
brother, Rhodes Carpenter of Rich
mond, Va.
The bride wore the traditional
white orchids and gardenias tied
with wide satin ribbon. Her gown
featured a long waisted bodice with
round neckline and long pointed
sleeves with full hooped skirt end
ing in a court train. Her fingertip-
length veil was held in place Avith
a tiara of seed pearls.
Serving as the bride's attendants
were her sister. Miss Betsy Mer
ritt of Mount Airy, as bridesmaid,
and Mrs. Rhodes Carpenter of Rich
mond, sister-in-law of the bride
groom.
The bride was educated at the
Mount Airy schools and Mary
Baldwin College, Staunton, Va.
Rachel attended Salem during
1943-44 and while here she was a
member of the May Court. The
bridegroom is a graduate of llamp-
den-Sydney College, Ilampden-Syd-
noy, Va.
The couple spent their honeymoon
in New York City.
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“What no bags!” we heard the
hesitant desk clerk say. He won
dered whether he should give a
room to such forlorn and bedraggled
girls accompanied by two prosperous
and willing looking men. However—
he must believe in taking chances—
he gave us a room in TIotel Hickory.
It all started at one o’clock on
Tuesday, December 19, when we
started out with Mary Prances
Garrou and her brother on the dan
gerous snow-covered roads. After
having three narrow escapes, we
got to a country store fourteen
miles on this side of Conover. Here
we gave up the desparate struggle
in a car with no chains and a
broken wind-shield wiper. Being
very brave wo left Frankie and
her brother and got in with the
first car that stopped, which wa.s
occupied by two odd-looking men.
Before we rolled six inches we were
stopped by the highway patrolman
who said the roads were impossible.
We looked helpless and told him
our plight, so he let us through.
We arrived in Hickory at six o’clock
and went directly to the hotel. Brav
ing a crowd in the lobby, who
looked suspiciouslly at us, we piti
fully put our call in to Morganton.
After turning down a dinner and
movie date with our two fat Romeos,
we rushed to our room and anxi
ously waited for the call from our
families—which incidentally didn’t
ever come. After sending a night
letter, we felt safe and assured.
.\t the breakfast table the ne.xt
morning, we were informed wo had
been the victims of a state-wide
search, seemingly the victims of a
kidnapping.
To our chagriti the dwk clerk
facetiously announced our plight
over the loud spt'aker, which causeil
(Oont. to page four)
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