ay 5, 1967
THE SALEMITE
Page Three
A(Xj Court features Fourteen Qirls;
[ttendants Show Varied Personalities
Sharyn Dettwiller Reigns
Over May Day Festival
'he lovely faces and bright smiles
the May Day attendants belong
fourteen girls who are active in
anizations around Salem, two be-
engaged, one married, two sis-
5, eight blondes, four brunettes,
) Annes, and one Sharyn, Nickye,
'Betty, Edna, Mallory, Cheri,
:ty, Nancy, Barbara, Louise, and
'he five senior attendants come
m Tennessee and North Caro-
1. The May Queen, Sharyn Dett-
ler, and Maid of Honor, Nickye
kley, are both from Nashville,
tmessee, and both are French
jors. Sharyn is the Chairman of
ly Day for this year while Nickye
a member of both IRS and the
ly Day committee. Jill Stewart,
)lond from Charlotte, is an Eng
lish major and has served as this
year s IRS President. Betty Brock,
from Winston-Salem, is a psycho
logy major and a member of IRS.
Edna Harvey, an English major
from Kinston, graduated in January
and is now married to Wallace
Weeks. The girls’ plans for the
summer range from traveling to
marrying. Both Sharyn and Jill
have summer wedding plans. Nickye
hopes to travel to New England in
addition to doing some modeling,
Edna plans to keep house and cook,
while Betty has no definite plans
as of yet.
The junior attendants come from
North Carolina and Florida. Mal
lory Lykes, a brunette from Tampa,
Florida, has been active this year
as head of NSA and as a senior
- Soph Skit -
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rou, but the administration has
ded that it is time that . . .”
5, be in at 10 p.m. and no cut-
classes. What is this? Ner-
; giggling and a reminder from
|Dean that he who laughs last,
;hs best or something like that,
hen the lights went out! Elec-
lic music was playing and an
sreal voice started speaking and
lenly we knew!
! can’t believe it I” “Isn’t this
neatest thing you’ve ever seen!’’
eedless to say, all those songs
skits, even with the words so
erly changed, brought back
ly memories. Everyone was
ized at the songs from the sen-
5 Freshman Founder’s Day and
ent’s Day skit. After every song
:e was wild yelling and clapping.
;ry scene was better than the
ceeding one. Every little mis-
2 was taken to heart because
they were the ones we had made
ourselves. How we cheered about
"OH LORD EMANCIPATION”
and how ther’ warn’t a dry eye
when you sang “ARE YOU LIS
TENING” and “SOMEWHERE”.
Being our Little Sisters, you really
know how to get to us.
Thank heavens Candy got up and
asked us to give you a lift to the
TOG because the sophomores’ cars
were in the shop—if not, some of
us might still be sitting there say
ing how great the show was.
As everyone drifted back to the
dorms, wrapped up in the excite
ment and friendship, we did happily
agree on one thing
As long as there are such a great
bunch of Little Sisters to whom to
leave our places at Salem, we won’t
regret graduation so much after all.
Thank you sophomores, for a per
fect ending to a wonderful four
years.”
marshal. Next year she will serve
on IRS and as President of South
Dormitory. Cheri Rose, a blonde
French major from Winston-Salem,
has been very active this year with
Pierrettes and as a member of IRS.
Anne Willis is an English major
from Laurinburg, and has served as
Chief Marshal, along with being a
member of IRS. Next year she will
take Jill’s place as President of
IRS.
Nancy Coble, Barbara Keck, and
Patty Waller are the sophomore
attendants and all come from North
Carolina. Nancy, a blond from
Greensboro, is a double major in
art and French and will serve as
a marshal next year. Barbara Keck
from Greenville, is a Sociology-Eco
nomics major who will take Anne’s
place as Chief Marshal and will
also be a member of IRS. Patty
Waller is a Spanish major from
Charlotte and has been very active
in Young Life this year. Next year
she will be adjusting to life at
Chapel Hill as a junior transfer.
Louise Brock, the younger of a
pair of sisters on the May Court,
is one of three freshmen attendants.
She is from Winston-Salem. Anne
Miller, from Charlotte, is a possible
sociology major and a member of
IRS for next year. Lee Wood, also
a member of IRS, is a future
French major from Richmond, Vir
ginia.
As it is quite evident, the May
Day Court is made up of a variety
of girls; Dean’s List students, heads
of organizations, participants in
school activities—all with charm,
personality, and poise.
Saturday culminated the many
weeks of planning as Salem’s May
Day Pageant was presented. The
spotlight fell on the May Queen,
Sharyn Dettwiller, from Nashville,
Tennessee. Sharyn reigned over
the pageant which she produced as
May Day Chairman. Salem’s queen
served her subjects in a double
capacity with her beauty and talent.
During her four years at Salem,
Sharyn has used her resourceful
ness in different organizations. A
French major and history minor,
she is a member of Phi Alpha
Theta. She has served on Legis
lative Board and IRS. Her interest
in dress and design led her into
the semi-finals of Glamour’s 1965
College Best Dressed Contest. She
has been one of Salem’s represen
tatives for two years to the United
Nations Mock General Assembly
held in New York. Her class has
benefitted from her help in produc
ing Founders’ Day skits and in this
year’s Senior Follies.
As May Queen, Sharyn repre
sented Salem as one of fourteen
princesses in the Azalea Festival in
Wilmington, held in April. Of this
event, she says that Salem should
never miss another one. “It was
great. The people were wonderful
and the celebrities were charming.”
Now that the headaches of May
Day are over, Sharyn can begin
planning her summer. August 26
marks her big day-—she is marrying
Bob Douglass, a former Sigma Chi
at Wake Forest from St. Peters
burg, Florida. While Bob will be
in law school, Sharyn hopes to be
working for Maas Brothers in
/ice-Chairman Recognizes,
\pplauds May Day Team
Nickye Yokley Serves As
Queen's Maid Of Honor
By Edith !\llen
Sharyn Dettwiller and the Big
ght have laboriously assembled a
imendous May Day program. It
ok a lot of talent, a lot of in-
nuity, and a lot more work to
epare for such an event. Sharyn’s
■-chairman was Ann Richert,
to helped pull the load at the or-
nization end. She helped Sharyn
,th the detailed, errand-laden re-
onsibility of overseeing the entire
ay Day.
Behind the scenes was a group
creative and efficient commit-
e chairmen. Peggy Booker handl-
g all the off-scene music. This
eluded making tapes and handl-
g the tape-recorder. Tonya Fres-
mr took care of the choreography,
le created the dances, and selected
e music for them. A few numbers
ere the product of the combined
forts of Tonya and several Dan-
lem members.
Susan Kelly made all arrange-
ents for the costumes used in the
igeant. These costumes were the
tginal work of Susan, Janet Bow
's, and Nancy Corbett. The Home
conomics Club made the costumes.
|The props committee, headed by
lora Melvin, and aided by Mr.
arborough made the scenery, the
rops, and arranged seating facili-
es for the audience,
phe gowns were picked out by
TCkye Yokley and Sharyn. Other
“sponsibilities involving the Court,
ich as the line-up fell to Nickye.
Bebe Anderson wrote the script
>r the pageant. The other enter-
unment—music, dances, and May
hurt all revolved around Bebe’s
!Rpt. She was also responsible for
rranging the buffet for Saturday,
faking sure that the event was
'fill publicized was Boodie Crow s
'b as publicity chairman. Boodie
ad programs printed along with
•uffet tickets.
The May Day committees had a
thousand jobs and at least that
many deadlines to meet before the
final presentation of their finished
product.
Seated beside the May Queen
Saturday in the May Dell was
Nickye Yokley as Maid of Honor.
Nickye is a striking beauty who
comes from Nashville, Tennessee.
Nickye will graduate from Salem
this June with a Bachelor of Arts
degree and a major in French. She
plans to get her teaching certificate
next year and teach near her home
town of Nashville.
Salem's Tennis Team Wins;
Sets Tournament Saturday
On May 1 Salem traveled to
Catawba, and for the second time
this year, beat Catawba in tennis
by a score of 5-4. Jane Bray, B. B.
James, and Ann Babcock won their
singles’ matches while B. B. and
Ann, and Olive Jenkins and Claudia
Blair won their doubles’ matches.
The final results were:
Singles
1. Jane Christie (C) defeated
Bevie Carter (S) 10-0.
2. Jane Bray (S) defeated Sandra
Swann (C) 4-1 (forfeit due to
injury).
3. B. B. James (S) defeated
Donna Breitenstein (C) 10-0.
4. Jo Lisa (C) defeated Claudia
Blair (S) 10-7.
5. Barbara Benson (C) defeated
Olive Jenkins (S) 10-5.
6. Ann Babcock (S) defeated
Kathy Gingrich (C) 10-8.
Doubles
1. Jane Christie and Nancy New-
some (C) defeated Bevie Car
ter and Jane Bray (S) 10-5.
2. B. B. James and Ann Babcock
(S) defeated Donna Breiten
stein and Kathy Gingrich (C)
t 10-6.
3. Olive Jenkins and Claudia Blair
(S) defeated Jo Lisa and Bar
bara Benson (C) 10-7.
On May 10, Salem will travel to
Wake Forest for a return match
with the girls’ tennis team. This
will be the last match for Salem,
who thus far has compiled a record
of two wins and one loss.
In intramural action, the student-
faculty tennis tourney was held
today beginning at 9 a.m. with thir
teen couples playing. The pairings
for the tourney were as follows:
Jane Bray — Donald McLeod
vs.
Bye
Lee Wood — Robert Wendt
vs.
Bevie Carter — John Spitz
Kathy Carpenter — Nan Rufty
vs.
Olive Jenkins — Patricia Pence
Betsy Payne — Paul Peterson
vs.
Bye
Susan Harvard •— Jim Edwards
vs.
Claudia Blair — Ann Woodward
Debbie Lotz •— Ed Shewmake
vs.
Dabney Kelley — Virginia Johnson
Ann Babcock — Hewson Michie
vs.
Lillian Young — Steve Nohlgren
Nancy Richardson — Jerry Surratt
vs.
Bye
This tournament was won last
year by Priscilla Taylor and Donald
McLeod, with Marian Jeffords and
Paul Peterson as runners-up, and
Olive Jenkins and Jim Edwards
placing third.
To say that she has been an
active member of Salem’s society is
an understatement. Since her fresh
man year at Salem she has repre
sented her class on the May Court.
Her sophomore year she also ser
ved as hall president in Babcock.
Being treasurer of IRS and mar
shaling were her top positions her
junior year. This year she has ser
ved as vice-president of IRS and
Salem’s representative to Glamour
magazine's Best Dressed College
Girl Contest.
The significance of this spring for
Nickye goes beyond its being her
last at Salem. Further highlighting
it has been her pin from George
Venters, a Zeta Psi at Carolina.
CongressArgue
StudentTaxCut
The United Sates Senate has ap
proved by a 53-26 vote a plan to
provide a federal income tax credit
of up to $325 for tuition, books and
fees paid by students in colleges,
universities and other post-high
school institutions.^ Final enactment
of the plan probably will depend on
the decisions made by a Senate-
House of Representatives confer
ence committee.
The tax credit plan was offered
Friday, April 14, 1967, by Senator
Abraham Ribicoff, D-Conn., as an
amendment to a House-passed bill
which would restore the investment
tax credit to businessmen.
Under the amendment offered by
Ribicoff and accepted by the Senate,
the tuition and fee credit is 75 per
cent of the first $200 paid, 25 per
cent of the next $300 and 10 per
cent of the next $1,000. The credit
is subtracted from the income tax
owed the government.
The credit is available to any per
son who pays the tuition. Thus, it
would be availale to working stu
dents and wives as well as to par-
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Tampa, as fashion co-ordinator. She
is thrilled with the prospect of her
job. “Clothes are my passion, and
Bob is worried to death. He will
not let me go near any of the shops
when I’m in Florida. Maybe he
thinks he can control me when
we’re married!”
In producing this year’s May Day
Pageant, Sharyn says that her com
mittee’s main aim was “to have
something different that will appeal
to fathers and dates as well as
children. We tried to break from
the traditional and to pave the way
for the future pageants to become
more contemporary.”
ERA Visits Salem
Dr. Frances Cornell and Dr. Owen
Knorr visited the Salem campus
Thursday, May 4 as representatives
of Education Research Associates
to discuss curriculum matters.
They met with the faculty cur
riculum committee to obtain the
necessary information for their dis
cussion. This is the first time Salem
has had members from Education
Research Associates on campus for
such a purpose. The visit was made
possible by a grant from Piedmont
University Center.
Dr. Cornell is president of Edu
cation Research Associates and Dr.
Knorr is a specialist in curriculum
studies. Dr. Knorr, whose field of
study is science, is presently Direc
tor of the Division of Higher Edu
cation at the LIniversity of the State
of New York and was formerly
Academic Dean at the University
of Colorado.
Students Enjoy
Madrigal Sing
The Stratford College Madrigal
Singers presented an Evening of
Elizabethan Music in the . Salem
College Drama Workshop on April
27.
Stratford College is a small liberal
arts college for women located in
Danville, Virginia. The college
Madrigal Singers began their career
in 1959, when they were founded by
the present director, Dorothy Tart
Putman. Since that time, the sing
ers have appeared in numerous con
certs throughout Virginia and have
been highly praised for their music
and their unique appearance in con
cert.
The group, consisting of twelve
girls, sings only madrigals from six
teenth and seventeenth century
England. Their colorful costumes
are replicas of gowns worn by
ladies in Elizabethan England.
Their stage setting is intended to
re-create an evening of madrigal
singing in one of the great baronial
English mansions of the Eliza
bethan era. The group sings by
candlelight, their candlesticks dat
ing from the Elizabethan Period
and part of the college’s valuable
Kennedy Arts Collection.
The Madrigal Singers included
sixteen madrigals in their program.
The audience especially enjoyed the
two Traditional English solos,
“Where Does It Lead?” and “I
Syng of a Mayden.”
Students Elect
House Officers
Rising juniors and seniors have
elected dorm presidents for the
coming year. They are Betsy Pea
body, Sisters; Carroll Lennon, Bit
ting; Mary Sheppard, Lehman;
Mallory Lykes, South; and Sallie
Craig Tuton, Strong.
These girls were elected by the
residents of their respective dormi
tories. Betsy Peabody, from Nat
chez, Mississippi, is a French major
and has a sociology minor. She has
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