Page Four.
THE SALEMITE
September 26, 1947.
Travelers Continue Tour;
View Texas Thru Window
by Carolyn Taylor 4
If anyone traveling thru Texas
over the new Orleans-Denver route
expects to see the Great West, with
blazing gunfire, galloping horses,
and 7 foot men, all as conjured up
in the Hollywood westerns, she will
be sadly disappointed. From where
1 sat, all day in a train, northern
Texas is made up chiefly of green
grass, low hills, and three-mile in
termittent train stations.
Still, what Texas lacks in scenic
beauty, Colorado more than doubly
makes up for. We spent the Fourth
of July in Denver. Surrounding
Denver are the highest points of the
Rocky Mountains. Perhaps an evi
dence of the ethereal beauty of
these summits is a remark made by
Janie Morris who rushed into the
Ladies Restless Room, threw up the
shades, and gazing out on the small
mounds of grass uttered, “Ah, the
Rockies! ” We took a “real estate”
tour through the residential section
of Denver. It is a city law that
Denver residents must‘ keep their
lawns in perfect order and on this
holiday every man in Denver had
a sprinkler system in full force. (I
leaned out of the bus window to
catch a glimpse of the U. S. Mint
and got doused in the face by one
of the aforementioned sprinklers.)
Advised by Janie Morris, who is
an avid reader of the Chamber of
Commerce pamphlets, four of us
walked fourteen blocks to see the
diamond-dust mirrors in the once
famous Windsor Hotel. This Has-
Been is located in the worse section
of Denver and is now only a dilapi
dated, second-rate boarding house.
We did, however, see the diamond-
dust mirrors, which were brought to
this hotel on the first train to go
to Denver and which are probably
the latest articles of furniture there.
We spent the weekend in Colo
rado Springs. Art students take
notice, it is everything Mr. Evett
said. Our group stayed in the Ant
ler’s Hotel; but not to be outdone,
six of us hired a taxi and went to
the luxurious, expensive, movie-star-
ish, Broadmoor Hotel—for a swim.
Saturday morning we all set uot To
Climb Pike’s Peak—^by car—and
reached the summit, 14,500 feet, in
3 hours. Dizzily walking around in
knee-deep snow, we took a look at
five states which can be seen from
this peak. The air is so thin there
that one can’t run but must walk
in a rather peculiar fashion, con
sisting of strecthing the arms out
straight, holding the head at a 90
degree angle and daintily placing
one foot two inches in front of the
other. This is designed for perfect
equilibrium but gave me a crick in
the neck. At least ten people saw
flying discs on the trip down the
mountain. I, who miss everything,
arrived at the station to leave for
Salt Lake City with only a few
souvenirs—a mushy snowball, a mini
ature of the Will Roger’s memorial
and a rock from the top of Pike’s
Peak.
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Music Major
Gets Scoops
By Margaret McCall
Flash! Dr. Vardell and ifr. Lerch
are planning (and practicing for) an
early fall joint-recital. This pro
gram will consist of sonatas for
violin and piano. The date is not
definite but the 'recital will be some
time in October.
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Wonder of Wonders! Music Hall
l)oasts four brand new pianos and
thirty recently-tuned practice pianos.
Bach period therei'is a mad ruch for
No. 2, No. 5, No. and the studios
of Mrs. Anscombe, Miss Greider,
and Dr. Vardell. The stragglers
always have to take No. 11 or
No. ilM-.
*****
Dum - - - Dum ... Di - - - Dum!
Two members of the music faculty
entered the coveted life of matri
mony this summer. Nevermore let it
said: “Miss Hill, how many prac
tice hours do I have to make up?’
May it always be: “Mrs. W’ilson,
please mark me up for six extra
hours.” Mrs. Albert Wilson, secre-
tray of the School of Music, w-as
the former Miss Betsy Hill of Win
ston-Salem. She is now making her
home in the two-by-four office on
the fourth floot of Memorial Hall.
Girls Attend
MethodistMeet
The Methodist Student Fellowship
held its monthly dinner meeting to
night at the Centenary Methodist
Church. .^fter dinner Dr. Depp,
Miss Mary Margret Johnson, and
Ann Millikan talked briefly. Peggy
Sue Taylor sang several selections.
Salemites who desire rides to
and from Centenary Methodist
Church should meet in front of Cle-
well at 9:30 a. m.
Scourge To Strike Salem Soon
Those terrifying rumours that at
tained such magnanimous propor
tions have been confirmed. A scou
rge that has completely baffied and
over-whelmed the worlds most re
nowned scientists, is heading straight
for Salem’s campus. Famous author
ities as yet have been unable to
estimate the date of the disaster
due to the unusual and varied be
havior of this species.
acrity, gathering momentum and
force. Then with untold venom,
flings its revenge on unsuspecting
humans far and wide in the area
designated by the invisible hand of
fate.
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According to matliematic calcu
lations made by Professor Einstein
a few hours ago, third floor Clewell
will be the recipient of the destruc
tion. • Then flying fragmeuts of un
ique shapes and forms will leave a
trail of debris on our beloved
The only proved fact aVjout it is ^ campus.
that it sta;rts thousands of miles j other w^ords—Freshmen,
away and travels with great al-, WATCH OUT
Miss Louise Wood, who taught
public school music courses and his
tory of music, was married to Mr.
Quentin Brown in June. Miss Mar
garet Vardell, another faculty mem
ber, played for the wedding.
*****
Alumnae news! Becky Clapp has
just arrived in New York, where
she will study voice under Maestro
Verna. She is now staying at the
Henry Hudson Hotel.
Sara Haltiwanger has been in
New York all summer and is study
ing at Juilliard. Rumor has it that
she is practicing only nine hours a
day!
Carolyn Furr, who graduated last
year in piano, is now teaching third
grade in Hiddenite, N. C. She says
she is having a time with discipline.
Mrs. Gwen Yount, ‘47 voice major,
passed through town Tuesday on her
way to her new home in Augusta, Ga.
*****
The winner and only entraint in
last wreck’s Musiquiz was Mary Por
ter Evans. She received a valuable
prize. The correct answers were as
follows: 1 (a)5 2 (c>; 8 (b); 4 (c);
5 (c).
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Annual Salem Tour
Will Be Held Sunday
Mrs. Howard Rondthaler will con
duct a tour of the campus on Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 p. m. for the new
students and anyone else interested.
The tour will begin on the front
steps of the President’s home. Mrs.
Rondthaler will point out many of
the old buildings on campus and
around Salem Square, with particular
emphasis on their historical back
ground.
COHEN’S
Ready To Wear Shop
Be Sure To Visit Us Early
West Fourth Street
Victor, Columbia and Decca Records
217 West Fourth Street
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really glad to put
my name on
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