Volume LVI
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C.-Thursday, March 7, 1974
Number 12
Dr. Homrighus instructs Beeg Forman in her acting while Ron
Wilkins ponders over his lines.
Invisible Mischief Prevails;
Pierrettes Seance Brings “Spirit
By Mary Dorsett
Have you seen much of the
Pierrettes lately? I didn’t think
so. They are working on invisible
tricks —ghost type. Noel Coward
decided what the tricks would be
and Master Magician Homrighous
has been instructing her assis
tants carefully.
“And now, ladies and gentle
men, watch carefully. Don’t be
afraid; it’s all in fun. Z-A-A-P-P-P!
Blithe Spirit in the Drama Work
shop.” This amazing feat will
happen only three times; Thurs
day, March 14th, Friday the 15th,
and Saturday the 16th!
Actually, there is more to it
than just ZAP! Charles (Ron Wil
kins) land his second wife, Ruth
(Beeg Forman) live quietly in
the country. One night, for ex
citement, they invite their good
friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman
Senior Banquet Smashing Success
(William Mangum and Janet
Jones) and the local medium,
Madame Arcati (Zel Gilbert)
over for a seance.
In spite of Madame Arcati’s re
minder that nothing may happen,
something indeed does happen,
Elvira (Ann Poston), Charles’ first
wife, comes to visit — from an
other world. Unfortunately for
Charles, he is the only one who
can see her. She is not the
usual ghost. She is quite spirited
(ugh!), full of mischief. Her visit
affects everyone, even the maid,
Edith (Jill Gledhill) and con
cludes with various effects on
Charles, Ruth, and Elvira.
You, too, are invited to this
tricky seance, but be prepared —
for a very enjoyable evening. So
you won’t miss it — 8:00 p.m..
Drama Workshop, March 14th,
15th, and 16th (Thursday, Fri
day, and Saturday). Gho-sto-see
it!
The wine was sparkling, the
food was delicious and the com
pany was incomparable! The
Senior class left the Refectory in
tears, an expression of gratitude
at having been so well “cared
for” by their sister class, the
Sophomores. The occasion was
the annual Sophomore banquet
honoring this year’s class of 1974.
The banquet was given in Corrin
Refectory on February 27.
The guests were greeted at the
doors by hostesses dressed in
blue vests, red and white striped
skirts, and red, white and blue
hats. Their costumes were in
keeping with their class theme
for Founders’ Day, the Spirit of
’76. A huge silver airplane sus
pended from a large tree beside
the Refectory also greeted the
guests as they made their way
into the banquet. The plane, titled
the Spirit of ’74, was obviously
modeled after Lindbergh’s fa
mous monoplane the “Spirit of
St. Louis” although this model
was strictly meant to carry the
good wishes of the sophomores.
The theme was carried out fur
ther in the table decorations.
Each table had as its center-
piece a well-constructed white
birthday cake topped with
American flags. The tables also
had red, white and blue crepe
paper running down the center.
But the most delightful sight to
many of the seniors was the
presence of wine glasses on the
tables filled with sweet white
wine. The wine was comple
mented by a sumptuous repast.
The toasts were many as compli
ments were given to each of the
classes, to special people within
the Salem community and to
“All My Children,” the soap
opera that helped the senior class
make it through four years at
Salem.
The walls of the dining hall
were gaily decorated with huge
representations of buildings on
Salem campus, from the Mess
Hall, to Sick Bay, to “Male”
Call at Salem Station. These rep
resentations correspond to the
entertainment provided, a clever
variety show put on by the
USD — the United Sisters Organi
zation. The host for the show was
Ms. Sally Burnett, alias Bob
Hope. Ms. Burnett did hysteri
cal imitation of the famous come
dian but everyone knows she is
funny just being herself.
Following Ms. Burnett were the
United Sisters, a group of tal
ented singing and dancing sopho
mores. The group did a series of
well-known songs whose words
had been changed to depict the
life of the graduating seniors.
The sophomores did a superb job
of recapturing college life, from
its blind dates, parties on the
hall, registration lines, Founder’s
Day skits, to its climax in re
ceiving that hard sought diploma.
Most seniors were particularly
moved by their presentation of
the 1974 class song written for
this year’s Founder’s Day skit.
There were tears in many eyes
as the evening closed, hut they
were happy tears filled with the
emotions of having spent four
years at Salem. Hats off to
the sophomores who created an
evening of wonderful memories
for the seniors!
Strong Scholarships Offer Memorahle Summer in Norway
By Vickie Moir
Applications for the annually
awarded Corrin Strong Scholar
ships to the International Sum
mer School are now available.
The application forms can be
picked up in Dean Sommerville’s
office. Two scholarships of $800
each are given every spring, one
to a rising junior and one to a
rising senior, to make possible a
summer of fun and study in
Norway.
The summer session usually
begins at the end of June and
runs for six weeks, ending the
first of August. Thus, there is
some time for travel after the
summer school session. In addi
tion, school sponsored week-end
trips are held during the session,
enabling participants to see much
of the magnificent Norwegian
countryside.
The academic side of the ex
perience has much to offer also.
Held at the University of Oslo,
the summer school specializes in
the humanities and courses on
Norwegian culture. Though all
classes are conducted in English,
the majority of the instructors
are Norwegian. Approximately
fifty countries are represented by
three hundred participants annu
ally. The students range in age
from average college age to
seventy. Thus, there is a wide
range of cultural backgrounds
and viewpoints.
A Norwegian dinner, followed
by a slide presentation and ques
tion and answer period was held
last Monday night to acquaint
students with this opportunity.
However, should anyone have
any further questions, please see
Peggy Bullard or Vickie Moir,
last year’s recipients.
The final deadline for applica
tions is March 14, so the recipi
ents can be announced before
spring break. So sophomores and
juniors hurry and get your appli
cation in! From one who knows,
the International Summer School
is the experience of a lifetime!
A Combination of Art and Philosophy
Provide Unlimited Resources for Creativity
By Stewart Taylor
Salem College and Container
Corporation of America are co
sponsoring an exhibit in the Fine
Arts Center, March 2-22, 1974.
The show “Great Ideas of West
ern Man” combines philosophy
with fine art and will present 102
pieces.
The principle quality that dis
tinguishes the Great Ideas collec
tion from others is the unusual
opportunity for the viewer to
gain insight into the creative
thought processes of the contrib
uting artists. When each work
was commissioned by Container
Corporation of America, the art
ist was given a specific idea and
asked to interpret it. No other
limitations were placed upon him.
In each case the idea was a
statement made by a leading
philosopher, statesman, spiritual
or political leader. This exhibit
statements along
1 their artistic manifestations.
affording the viewer the oppor
tunity to study the relationship
between the idea and the artist’s
interpretation of it.
The program was initiated in
1950 by the late Walter Paepcke,
founder of Container Corporation
of America and of the Aspen
Institute for Humanistic Studies.
It was a result of an enthusiastic
response the company received
to earlier ventures in fine art
advertising, dating back to 1937^
This combination of fine art and
philosophy is generally acknowl
edged to be not only the first
corporate use of fine art in Amer
ica, but also to be a major influ
ence in the growing involvement
of American business with the
arts Its unique quality, however,
lies in the fact that for the first
time since the Renaissance art
has been put to work for business
in a connotative realm rather
than a purely decorative one.
In the exhibit are many vari
eties of medium including sculp
ture, collage, acrylic, oil, tempra,
photography, watercolor, callig
raphy, ink, charcoal and serig-
raphy. A few of the philosophical
statements and fine arts combina
tions are Mahatma Gandhi de
fining universality portrayed in
gouache by Hans Laabs on a
great slab by a house with win
dows. The statement by Gandhi
reads, “I do not want my house
to be a house walled in on all
sides and my windows to be
stuffed. I want the culture of all
lands to be blown about my house
as freely as possible.” A really
impressive study by Ben Sako-
guchi shows in an engraving a
quote by Thomas Edison, “What
man’s mind can create, man’s
character can control.” The print
shows a girl opening a window
with small squares of twentieth
century creations.
The show at the Fine Arts
Center will be seen from 8-9
daily and 1-10 on Sundays and ad
mission is free.
Mary Dashield admires the thought provoking art exhibit in the FAC.