BUDGET YOUR
TIME
AND DON’T
WORRY
Motto—“Sail on, Salem”
Vol. Ill
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. JANUARY 20, 1923.
No. 31
SOCIAL SERVICE AND THE
WELFARE OF THE PUBUC
Miss Brietz, ’19, Speaks in Wednes
day Morning Service.
Miss Margaret Brietz, a former
Salem girl of the class of 1919, and an
officer in the Juvenile Probation
Court, spoke at the regular Wednes
day morning chapel service. The de
sire on the part of the administration
to present, in these weekly meetings,
some of the phases in the fields of
larger service that the women of today
are engaged in, brought Miss Brietz
to the college as a speaker on “Social
Service and Public Welfare.”
During the two years that she has
been in the work Miss Brietz has
shown a great social courage of pur
pose and has used fearless energy.
Although the movement in this line of
social work is quite young, as the
speaker pointed out, we have an ex
ample in the figure of Christ, as one
who early had the idea of social ser
vice. This work is carried on by the
Y. M. C. A., the Y. W. C A, the Red
Cross, the Travelers’ Aid, the Salva
tion Army, the Sunday Schools, the
Community Clubs, and the Juvenile
Probation courts.
The idea of these courts is opposed
to ideas in which criminal laws are
made as society’s duty, which laws
must lead to punishment. The object
is to seek to become the natural psy
chologist to all children, and the offi
cers must become adjusted to all con
ditions. The state, in this new idea of
(children’s welfare, must be responsible
for the child until it is sixteen, an.-l
the officers seek to correct the condi
tions in which children are raised, be-
ng advocates of the psychology of
beauty, insofar as it concerns environ
ment,
“It is more practical to prevent
human misfits than to care for a
family of human wrecks,” said Miss
Brietz. The Juvenile courts care for
abnormal children, such as delin-
(^uents, neglected little ones, and de-
pedents. Three alternatives are at
the hands of the judges who have
charge of the cases: he may put the
children on probation, put them in an
institution, or discharge them.
(Continued on page two)
FRENCH CLUB HOLDS FIRST
1923 MEETING.
The regular meeting of “Le Circle
Francais” was held Monday afternoon
;t 1:30 in the living room of the Alice
Clewell Building. The committee, ap
pointed at the last meeting to draw up
a constitution, reported, submitting
its constitution which was adopted by
the club. Under the leadership of
Laura Howell, everyone joined in the
singing of the songs learned at a
previous meeting. Several minutes
were also spent in learning a new
song. Julia Bethea gave a brief re
port of the occupation of Essen by
the French and Belgian armies.
Marjorie Hunt, Flora Binder, Ruth
Brown, and Elizabeth Reynolds told
several amusing anecdotes. Tabba
Reynolds then introduced a delightful
game of progressive anagrams. At
the end of a half-hour the prize for
the most words was given to Kathar
ine Denny, and the meeting ad-
jjufiiid. At the next meeting, the
+u„ 1 Monday of February, an in-
oje-act play will be given.
THE WALKING CLUB VISITS
NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
Last Saturday afternoon, the mem
bers of the Walking Club availed
themselves of the opportunity to visit
the new City High School. Very few
of the girls had ever seen this splen
did new building, and it was Wt
natural that their interest in it
should have been greatly increased by
the unusual circumstances under
which it was to be put in use. Only
one building is nearing completion,
but the framework of others is even
now being put into place.
The walk led through some of the
most beautiful of Winston’s residen
tial sections, a part of the city whicn
was entirely unlcnown to many of the
girls. Most of the Saturday walks
have been directed toward the coun
try, but it seems very fitting that
Salem girls should, through these
walks, become familiar with the city
in which their college is situated.
This walk was most interesting, as,
indeed, all those this year have been,
whether they were in the country o)-
through the city itself.
THURSDAY MUSIC HOUR
Our Thursday Music Hour this
week was devoted to a lecture by Mrs.
J. Norman Mills of Greensboro, presi
dent of the North Carolina Federation
of Music Clubs, on the history and
work of the Music Clubs of America
and especially those of North Caro
lina.
Music finds friends in all parts of
the w^orld and hence must not be sel
fish. The true musician must share
with others. Music clubs found their
beginning in the work of the indi
vidual teachers and pupils. One of
the women who did much of the work
of founding the first amateur music
club was Mrs. Theodore Thomas, hon
orary president of the National
Association.
The clubs are formed for the pur
pose of studying American music and
composers, of furthering good music
in school, Sunday school, church and
community, of encouraging the work
of young musicians, of securing con
certs and musical events for the com
munity in which they work. The aim
of the Federation is to make America
the center of the music life of the
world.
The number of clubs is increasing
but the work is not yet accomplished,
for as long as the world stands, music
will have a place.
AMERICAN LEGION ENTERTAIN
AT ROBERT E. LEE.
In striking contrast to the usual
quiet of a Salem Sunday, the Amer
ican Legion of the city invited the
Senior class out to the Robert E. Lee
on the afternoon of January 14th,
from three to five. As it was impos
sible for the entire class to be present,
the officers and day pupils were voted
on as being the “elect.”
Coffee, sandwiches and fruit cake
were served in the ball-room of the
hotel while suitable violin and piano
selections were played. Miss Gray,
as hostess, introduced everybody to
everybody and the Seniors, as well as
the townsladies, soon forgot the pas
sage of time by listening to the stories
of camp-life and over-seas adventures
of the ex-soldiers. At five o’clcoK,
the conventional “I’ve enjoyed it so
much,” to the hostess, contain ad more
truth than poetry.
OUR MR. BURRAGE.
Perhaps one of the first friends we
make when we come to Salem is Mr.
Burrage. He is here, there and every
where, always ready to do the thing
most needed at the time. But beyond
the fact that we know him to be in
dispensable to Salem, how much do
we really know about Mr. Burrage?
Bom in 1863 in Stanley county,
where he lived for a short time, Mr.
Burrage soon moved to Davie county,
where he also lived several years. In
1886 he was married and has one
daughter, who, though married, still
makes her home with him. He came
to Winston-Salem in 1892 and worked
with the Fogle Brothers, contractors,
up until the time when he came down
to Salem where he has been for the
past fifteen years.
During his life Mr. Burrage has
made several ingenious inventions, one
of especial merit being a submarine
destroyer which he submitted to the
war depax-tment in 1917. At present
he is working on a new invention
which he hopes will prove of benefit to
the whole world and the patent of
which he is expecting in a very little
while. As this machine, when per
fected, will probably be the cheapest
of its kind on the market, he is hop
ing to make a big success of it, and
later to follow it up with a similar de
vice of even greater efficiency.
Judging from successes past, who
can say what the future may hold?
All we hope is that none may be able
to take our Mr. Burrage from us.
THE HOME ECONOMIC JUNIORS
ENTERTAIN AT DINNER.
A little mousie, who is being
educated in the H. E. Department of
Salem College, told me that something
quite out of the ordinary took place in
his department on Tuesday evening.
As I have said before, he is an
educated mouse so I have asked him
to tell his o'wn story.
“I was sitting on top of a large
potato trying to decide how many
calories it would give me if I ate it
for my supper, when—thud, thud—
the door of the supply closet opened
and I was taken out with the pota
toes and set upon the kitchen table.
I have had narrow escapes before, so,
when no one was looking, I jumped
out of the bag onto the floor and
skipped under the cupboard. This oc
currence was not unusual and I know
from the bustling that was going on
around me that a meal was in prep
aration; therefore I washed my face
and hands, combed my hair and took
my place in an inconspicuous comer
as all well trained and educated mice
should do.
Everybody was hurrying around so
fast that I could not see much that
took place but one by one the young
ladies came in, dressed in fresh uni
forms, and busied themselves with
various tasks. After a while I decided
that I would take a peep at the dining
room, hoping that I might incidentally
find a crumb, but not one was to be
seen anywhere. The snowy white
table was laid for six guests. Lovely
white and yellow narcissus bloomed
from a yellow bowl in the center of
the table and yellow candles on
either side made everything look more
festive. A tiny maid in white apron
and dress stood guard at each plate.
1 had never seen such tiny ladies be
fore but someone said that they were
place cards.
(Continued on page three)
MR. GRAY MAKES TALK
ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Mr. James A. Gray, Former Member
of General Assembly, Speaks to
History Club.
Very interesting insight into the
ways and means of the Government
of North Carolina was given the mem
bers of the History Club Thursday
evening, January 11, 1923, by Mr.
James A. Gray, a prominent citizen of
Winston-Salem. Mr. Gray is well
fitted to speak on such a subject since
he has served in the General Assem
bly and knows the subject first-hand.
The speaker emphasized especially
the legislative portion of state gov
ernment. He reviewed the matter of
district and county representation in
the Assembly, noting that Forsyth by
reason of its recent growth has an
increased number of representatives
at Raleigh.
A great many persons from read
ing the papers have underrated the
work of the Assembly. Mr. Gray cor
rected this impression by showing how
the mjjor part of the investigation
into bills is done by committi'as who
are. in session at all times.
(Continued on page three)
H. E. 16 CLASS GIVES DINNER
AS CULMINATION TO
COURSE.
The “A. B. Cooking Class” preparec.
and served a most delicious dinner o.
Friday evening, January the 19th, ag
the final lesson of the course. This
class is one made up almost entirely
of A. B. Seniors, and the course is of
a most practical nature. The lecture
periods are given over to a study of
good principles, diets, and table ser
vice, the lab periods being used for
the practical application of these
theories.
As a grand finale the following five
course dinner was prepared and
served by the students;
Tomato Bouillion
Croutons
Roast Beef
Escalloped Potatoes Spinach
Hot Biscuits
Fruit Salad Saltines
Blushing Apple Whipped Cream
Coffee Mints
Three tables were laid and the girls
took parts as follows:
Host—Edith Hanes.
Hostess—Alife Rulfs.
Guests and Waitresses—Ruth Cor-
rell, Mis.s Grace Keeney, Katharine
Denny, Julia Hairston.
Host—Estelle McCanless.
Hostess—Rachel Jordan.
Guests and Waitresses—Miss Ruth
Rodgers, Agnes Pfohl, Eliza Moore,
Miss Leftwich.
Host—Mabel Chinnis.
Hostess—Joe Shaffner.
Guests and Waitresses — Rcsa
Jahie.s, Nettie Allen Thomas, Ruby
Sapp, Elizabeth Stroud.