April 5, 1946.
THE SALEMITE
Page Three.
Smoke Rings
Float In
Gossip is wonderful and have I
got it to spread this week! Just
listen to the tid bits that I have
picked up in and out of the smoke
houses.
Nancy Lutz blessed the recent
Pointer Mag with her sweet-looking
photo. And hey, have you hoard
about Sal MiUs and her technical
way of romancing f She didn’t drop
her handkerchief, but used her
wallet, instead.
1 declare to you about these
scintillating freshmen. Is Betty
Epps in love with Semniie or ^arl?
Did Jane Paton ever decida between
Htan and Johnny last week-end?
Didn’t Mary Holt look familiar on
campus last weekend? And how-
about Light and Jerry! He’s swell,
Light. . .
Have you friends been noticing
the air planes flying over the swim
ming pool lately? The answer—Sun
bathing! Mae Noble is the brownest
lassie while Henrietta is just plain
black. A note to sunbathers—Martha
H. and Jean P. furnish free enter
tainment while you bask.
If John Powers could only have
been at Salem Tuesday night at
the Fashion Show, we would now j
be minus such students as Mary
Anne Linn, Wink Wall, Nancy
Barrett, Jean SuUivan, Mary
Patience McFaU, Jean Griffin, Bar
bara Folger, and Babe Efird. By the
by, Varga and Petty should take
note of B. Folger.
Janet Westbrook is off to Myrtle
Beach this week-end. Kd and
Fritzie are headed for Society
again. Barbara Y., what has bc-
come of Flowers Jim? Katherine
Ives, 1 hoard it from third floor
Clowell’s Ghost, sponsored a sigma
Chi dance at State last w*eek-end.
What do you know—It seemed like
“Should Auld Acquaintance Be
Forgot” when I saw J. !>■ up last
week-end to see Effie Kuth.
Have you seen A Carothers in her
new riding pants? Heet ploet is the
w,ord. Among the many, many
Salemites that I have heard that
aro going to West Point at Kaster
I think that I should pick Peggy
Witherington out because she flatly
stated that she was going to throw
a big one then.
Seriously, is Mary Jane McGee,
going to Duke this week-end? Lee
Hart got a letter from Huff. But
wait a minute — everybody — Gizel
really did o. k. at Annapolis—Ke-
turu engagement J hope she gets
rid of that third-degree burn she
calls tan before May 11.
Miss Byrd is stressor of good
Misses Frances Carr, Mary Ann
Linn, and Jean Griffin were elected
to servo as major officers for the
year 1946-47. As seen above, they
are President of “ Y”, president of
I.‘ B. S., and Chief Marshal.
Reminiscing In A Side Porch Swing
bj Kanef Carlton
“It’s Spring again, with birds on
the wing again”—
Doesn’t the memory of that song
make you want to curl right up in
the side porch swing, not go to sleep,
but just swing a little, plan a little
for the big time coming later, day
drciim a little, and be a little girl
at home again!
Maybe it’s right after supper.
Thi' radio is on and Fred Waring’s
Pennsylvanians aro playing “Star
dust.” The dishes are washed and
dried; yet it isn’t quite time to
get dressed for the movie. There’s
a whole half-hour, not to waste but
to save ;ni(! add to the memories of
oilier i)oifoct half-hours stored up
in the ‘•])leasant time’’ drawer of
yotir mind.
It’s funny, a thousand irritating
things may have happened through
out the day; but curled up in the
swing, witli its even sway kept alive
by an occasional push from your
toos, you have completely forgotten
everything. The summer langour
eiivo'lops you so thoroughly that
even the thoughts of tremendously
exciting events occasion only a c,qn-
tented smile. The problems of a
little sjiidor wlio is weaving liis
home seems infinitely more iiilpor-
tant than your own anxieties and
pleasures.
‘ ‘ R-r-r-ring!’’
“Xancy^—tolephono,” And the
■haracteri/.ation. She wants to know | spell is broken
why Virtie shrinks from the public '
eve Violet Virtie always is forced
into it, though. Betty Wolfe is
lamenting the sad fact that Basil
is stuck in Newport, Khode Island.
Sayso, Maria, Carr, Hodge, Emma,
Eet Earnwell, Gussie, Martha
Lou, Mary Bryant are headed for
Davidson this week-end. Have a
go"d time girls!
Speaking of fashions, Betty Mc-
Cown wore a classic ensemble to the
dinner at the Rondthalers We.lnes-
day nite. Gussie Garth is now the
slip-over model of Clewell Hall.
Look, Sister Grita went home Thurs
day, but would she kill me if 1 told
why.
Strong’s all excited over Sara
Bailey’s w e d d i n g next week.
Miriam’s going home for the big
event Saturday.
Ain’t Salemites been traveling
lately? Week-end before last half
the school went to Light’s wedding.
And now Lois is going to Yale to
see Phil. Must be wonderful.
Jane McElroy and Annabel Allen
went to Wadesboro last week-end
for the Bachelor Club dance.
Ask Coit how she likes speed*
boats on rough water? Maybe she’ll
make a sailor yet—maybe.
Aggie Bowers helped take Mor-
ganton apart last week-end. Be?
Newman and Annabel Allen plan to
do the same to High Point this
Saturday.
And Teau, Hack, and Coit are
hitting the road to Wiidesboro
Saturday morning. Ask Bunny what
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A swing is a remarkable thing.
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It can manufacture thrills, drowsi
ness, fear, or laughter. It can even
break up a romance.
This is really a true incident. One
summer afternoon, a Navy ensign
dressed in his immaculate whites
called with his girl on his relatives.
It was a big day in his life. Ho
was anxious for his girl to like
the relatives, and it would help if
the relatives liked his girl. He was
as neatly attired and groomed as
if it were his wedding day.
Xaturally the relatives all walked
slowly out to the side porch, while
the .voungest cousin was sent t,o
get the lemonade. Two maiden
aunts began none-too-subtly quizz
ing the girl as to who her father
was and what he did.
Without being conscious of ac
tually sitting down, the ensign sank
down on the swing. There was a
sound of splitting timber, a heavy
crash, and a downpour of dirt, dust,
and wood particles. The ensign, his
mouth wide open, was sitting on
the floor amid enough broken wood
to outfit a lumber company. A last
trickle of dust fell from tho ceiling
to the top of his head. And then
the aina/.ed silence was broken. The
girl laughed at him.
A swing is a remarkable thing.
Have you over boon to a buffet
supper held on a side porch that
was not screened ini
There is always ^fried chicken
that would be delicious if it could
be picked up and onten as 0110
TWIN CITY
iDki aiAi^iKocol
naturally eiits chicken; but th
knives that are furnished by the
hostess aro evidently meant for
something other than the transpor
tation of green peas. The potato
salad would be very ap{)ctizing, but
seen through a film of buzzing
gnats, its appeal lessens considerably.
There is always a great rush to
oceu])y the swing, as some minute
devil never fails to suggest to every
one's mind how much fun it would
be to swing and eat at the same time.
How fortunate those weak and slow
persons wh,o never get to the swing
first are, thoy will never know. I’d
like to tell them.
Vour tea is on a table placed en
tirely too close to the swing and
a plate of food is on your lap. (I
mean the food is on your lap.')
Some one brilliantly suggests mov
ing tho card table away from tho
swing so tho occupants can get the
full benefits of a rhythmic meal.
This is done and everyone sniilos
enviously at you and your swinging
companion. Then your partner wants
a sip of tea. A big push on tho
swing allows him to grab a glass
from the tabl(‘ and also to spill its
contents all over your lovely light
blue dress
“Oh, no, 11.0. It’s perfectly
right. Didn’t touch me. Pass
chicken, please.”
312 W. Fourth St.
Winston-Salem, N. 0.
Dial 7106
“How about
a Coke?”
all
tho
"Hobby House”
Attracts Many
The Winston-Salem Y. W. C. A.
has issued a call for aid from the
Salem students to help with their
high school age “Hobby House.”
Girls are needed to help with sports,
dramatics, bridge, and dancing.
i;. an especial need for girls to
help with outdoor sports.
No experience or skill is needed.
Tho girls are wanted for Monday
afternoons between the hours of
2:30 - 3:30 or 4:30 - 5:30. Anyone
interested is asked to contact
Snookie Willis or Frances Carr by
Monday, April 8. The “ Y” will pro
vide transportation back to the
college after the “Hobby House.”
Mrs. Dixon
TalksOnSelling
“There is a promising future for
young women in the merchandising
field,” said Mrs. Dixon, manager of
Montaldo’s, in Assembly on Thursday
morning. Mrs. l>ixon presented hope
ful prospects for the women college
graduate.
Since there is no discrimination of
women in this field, it is much easier
to succeed. She pointed out that
training in a department store is
vitally important. There you leurn
system. She advised young women
wishing to enter this field to obtain
a college degree if possible. She rec-
nmmended fashion schools in New
York, particularly Tobe Colbern,
for those- who were able to attend
after college graduation.
For those who could not go to
fashion schools, Mrs. Dixon sug
gested that they work as assistants
to heads of departments in largo
stores until they learned tho trade.
After training has been acquired,
most girls obtain such jobs as those
offered on the editorial and publicity
staffs of Vogue and Harpers’ Bazarr.
Mrs. Dixon empiiasizod that, al
though you may ]>refer to marry and
have a home, it doesn't hurt to be
trained if ypu should have to sup
port yourself later. There is such a
thing as having a career and a
home life.
The morale of these stories,
As you can plainly see:
Don’t sit on a side porch swing.
Under any circumstances!
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