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Changes
In Russia
by Kuth Lenkoski
Last week Joseph Stalin made a
move which has baffled the world.
The Russian Premier replaced Vya
cheslav Molotov by Andrei Vishin-
gky as Russian Minister of Foreign
Affairs. In analyzing the move
' there has been much speculation as
I to the meaning of the replacement.
The speculation centers around two
3 beliefs: (1) Molotov has been pro-
■ moted and (2) Molotov has been
. demoted.
J Those who believe that Molotov
has been promoted foster the idea
that since Stalin, who is aging and
not well, will soon have to retire
from his present position, he is put
ting Molotov in line to be his sue
cessor. Those who believe that Mo
lotov has been demoted foster the
idea that he was removed for fail
ing to carry out the Russian For
eign policy by blocking the Mar
shall Plan and the Atlantic Pact.
Simultaneous with the replacement
announcement Stalin appointed Mo
lotov as Deputy Premier of Russia.
This is a significant factor in the
promotion theory, in that it will
keep Molotov at home and better
acquaint him with domestic af
fairs in Russia (and utimately re-
leive Stalin of some duties). As
Vishinsky carries on in the position
; of Foreign Minister of the XJ. S. S.
E., his successor takes over the posi-
. tion of First Deputy Minister of
; Foreign Affairs in the person of
■ Andrei Gromyko.
Meanwhile the Atlantic Pact and
' its participant nations are material-
• izing. It is expected that the pact
will be ratified late in the spring
of this year. Hopes are high that
eventually the scope of nations in
cluded in the pact will increase with
time. The significance of this his
tory is that everyone including the
Russians realizes that any act of
aggression by the Russians toward
a member nation would bring retalia
tion from the United States.
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Little Orchestra Is Big Success At Gray;
Lerch Leads Civic Group In First Concert
La T raviata
Coming Soon
Verdi’s opera, “La Traviata”,
will be presented by the Boston
Grand Opera Company on Thursday,
March 17, 8:15 p. m., at Reynolds
Auditorium. Tickets are now on
sale at the Jesse G. Bowen Music
Co.
The production consists of an all-
star cast of leading opera stars from
the great opera houses of Europe
and America, an excellent support
ing east, chorus, and orchestra. The
orchestra is under the direction of
the eminent pianist, composer, con
ductor, Charles Richard.
Betty’s Duke Man, Gordon
Wins Tide Of Salem Sweetie
by Mary Lib Weaver
Gordon Tuggle, sponsored by Betty
Griffin, was winner of the recent
“Sweetheart of Salem’’ picture con-
i test conducted by the sophomore
I class. Gordon is a junior commerce
I major at Chapel Hill and plans to
I go into the tobacco business after
I graduation.
Gordon, who hails from Durham,
■is six feet tall, has blonde hair and
.blue eyes, and is almost 22 years old.
iThose who know him admire his
'''ery broad shoulders, but they also
say that he weighs too much. Before
going to Chapel Hill he served in
the Navy and went to school at
^IcCauley. Other than being the
Sweetheart of Salem, Gordon is said
bo be the favorite brother of Zeta
1*81 fraternity at Chapel Hill.
Gordon’s favorite clothes consist
of a navy blue blazer, cashmere
socks, and white buck shoes. His
favorite sport is golf, and he plays
It quite frequently. He is also a
great football fan. He likes to ride
® scooter and goes to classes at Caro-
ina via a red one. Gordon’s pet
Poeves are girls who wear oxfords
and socks, and girls who leave
things in his car so that he has
to date them again to return their
belongings.
(Continued on page three)
)(t Last night, the Winston-Salem#-
Symphony Orchestra gave a concert
at Gray High School.
Pictured above are Harry V. Line-
bach, Daniel Hodge and Dr. Frank
Hulme, members of the heterogen
eous group which makes up the or
chestra. This group includes young
and old, doctors and school teachers,
students and professional musicians.
Harry V. Linebach is in the cello
section. The city directory lists
him as secretary of the United Com
mercial Travelers. He has been
playing the cello since he was a
boy. He has played with the or
chestra of Old Salem. In addition,
he played with the Norfolk Sym
phony for seven years.
On a different age level is Daniel
Hodge, a sophomore here at Salem.
He is in his 10th year of violin
study, having studied for eight
years with Richard Siebel and two
years with James Lerch.
Dr. Frank P. Hulme, head of the
English department, is also a violin
ist. He has played with the Duke
University, University of North
Carolina and University of Minne
sota orchestras. In addition, he
played for a short time with the
North Carolina Symphony under the
direction of Lamar Stringfield.
James Lerch, professor of violin
at Salem, is the conductor of this
new orchestra of 52 players. He
says, though small in number, the
Civic orchestra has both experience
and musicianship.
Sign Up For
May Day
Students are urged to sign up, on
the lists posted in the dormitories
to participate in May Day on May
7. Those who are interested in
dancing or speaking parts are parti
cularly invited to sign up. Tryouts
for the speaking parts will be next
week, and the tryouts for the dances
will be held during the regular meet
ing next Thursday night of the Mod
ern Dance Club. The lists will re
main up until next Monday morning.
Salem Sects
Entertain
On Tuesday evening, March 15,
the college Interfaith Copmcil will
sponsor a banquet in the Club Din
ing Room at 6:00 p. m. Any mem
ber of the six faiths represented
may attend by purchasing a ticket.
The Interfaith Council, a new pro
ject sponsored by the Y. W. C. A.,
is made up of the presidents of the
religious organizations on campus.
The banquet is the first of its ef
forts to be recognized as an active
organization working for the good
of students and faculty alike.
Arts Forum
Held At W C
The Annual Arts Forum will be
held at Woman’s College in Greens
boro on March 17, 18 and 19.
The purpose of this forum is to
present professional artists in dis
cussion of undergraduate work in
fields of music, drama, dance, visual
arts, and writing. The discussion
will be led by Henry Cowell, com
poser and concert pianist; Walter
Prichard Eaton, drama critic and
teacher; Louis Horst, teacher of
dance compositions; Jean Stafford,
novelist and story writer; James
Johnson Sweeny, art critic and
teacher; Peter Taylor, story writer
and teacher of writing; and Richard
Wilbur, poet and critic.
Thursday’s work will consist of
discussions of contempory sculpture,
writing and drama. In sculpture,
the exhibitions will include student
work from American Professional
School, Woman’s College Art De
partment and Woman’s College Pho
tography Exhibits.
The writers forum will be led by
Miss Stafford, Mr. Taylor (profes
sor at W. C., now head of Creative
Writing Department at Indiana Uni
versity) and Mr. Wilbur. Miss
Byrd’s advance composition class
will attend this forum.
The drama forum
around one-act plays
authors.
will center
by - student
Friday there will be a concert by
the dance group of Woman’s Col
lege. Also on Friday, Salem will be
represented in the recital of student
compositions. Margaret McCall and
Molly Darr, senior music majors,
have each had an original piano com
position accepted for presentation.
Margaret will play the two composi
tions, Molly’s entitled “Gestures”,
and her own “Two Preludes”.
At the closing forum on Saturday,
there will be featured a contempory
American composer’s program.
Welch Play Scores Again
In State Drama Contest
by Lola Dawson
When I heard the sound of a
typewriters clicking, I knew that
Dr. Welch’s room couldn’t be far
away. I opened the door and there
she sat, typing a play for the first
rehearsal.
The play, ‘ ‘ Christmas Comes
Early ’ ’, is about two seniors who
just can’t seem to stay out of mis
chief. The setting is in Lousia Wil
son Bitting smokehouse. In an ef
fort to help Mimi, a good friend,
two seniors send her picture to the
lovelorn column. The play opens
when three men come to Salem Col
lege in answer to this picture. Then,
complications come thick and fast
for Mimi. One of the men is a poli
tician and her father’s enemy. Ano
ther is a student from Duke Univer
sity, and the third is a newspaper
reporter. It sounds like a lot of con
fusion, doesn’t it? Well it is, but
everything turns out happily. The
same two seniors that set the com
plications for Mimi in motion are
also responsible for the happy end
ing.
Betty McBrayer and Lynn Mar
shall play the roles of the two sen
iors. Lee Rosenbloom is playing
the part of Mimi, and Joan Hasseler
plays Mimi’s best friend. Mr. Jack
Selfridge, Dr. Frank Hulme and
Homer Sutton are taking the roles
(Continued on page three)