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Motto—“Sail on, Salem”
Vol. Ill
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. MARCH 17, 1923.
No. 38
DR. & MRS. RONDTHALER
ENTERTAINS SENIORS
Charming Dinner Party in Honor of
Senior Class.
Thursday evening, March 15th, Dr.
and Mrs. Rondthaler entertained
formally at dinner in honor of the
class of 1923. The guests were greeted
in the lobby of Main Hall by their
host and hostess. When all had as
sembled Dr. Rondthaler and Miss Jose
phine Shaffner, President of the Senior
class, led the way to the library which
was tastefully arranged for the oc
casion.
Small tables, set for four, were ar
ranged about the library. On each
table the centerpiece consisted of
bowls of daffodils over which were
poised enormous yellow and black
butterflies. The place cards were
smaller butterflies. By each plate was
a miniature black memory book, bear
ing the same name as the place card.
These “memory books” showed the
order of progession of courses. A
space was also left for funny sayings
heard at the table.
Music was furnished by Misses
Amelia Galloway at the piano and
Miss Mattie Bowling, violinist.
FINAL HOCKEY GAMES PLAYED
FRESHMEN WIN FROM SISTERS
BANQUET TERMINATES^EASON
IJard, Clean Playing Features Games.
Sr/caters Presented—Honors Awarded
Soup
Croquettes
Menu
I.
Croutons
II.
Cucumber Salad
Beaten Biscuit
III.
Chicken a la king
IV.
Lamb Chops Baked Potatoes
Peas Rolls
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On Monday afternoon, March 12th,
the final inter-class hockey games
were played on the upper back campus.
At two o’clock, a number of interested
students and faculty gathered at the
top of the hill and were discussing the
merits of the various teams when the
first phase of the game began—the
contest between the Juniors and the
Seniors, which resulted in laurels for
the Juniors. The Freshmen then
proved themselves no longer green, at
least not in athletics, by a splendid vic
tory over their former oppressors, the
bold and bloody Sophomores. From
the close contest between the two
sister classes, the Freshmen again
emerged as worthy victors, the score
reading two to one, and modestly ac
cepted the congratulations of the de
feated teams.
This is the third year of hockey at
Salem and it has already become one
of the leading sports.
* * *
The annual Hockey banquet took
place in the beautifully decorated
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CONCERT FOR THE NORTH CARO
LINA FEDERATION OF MUSIC
CLUBS.
MRS. NEWELL THE SPEAKER AT
Y. W. C. A. SERVICE
Suggests Fields of Service for College
Graduate.
Mrs. C. A. Newell was the very in
teresting speaker at the last Friday
night Y. W. C. A. service. Mrs.
Newell has been very successful as
social worker, and the association was
so glad to hear more in detail of this
special phase of work. Mrs. Newell,
in her talk, made personal references
and experiences in illustrations, and
her message was very inspiring. She
spoke of the little ways in which girls
who are graduating and leaving col
lege may aid in their own community
or home-town life.
In social work, there is the par
ticular and important work of gym
nastics, “play-hours”, and story-tell
ing for children. Also, in many
homes, there are mothers who are
tied at home by domestic cares and
duties, and who never have the op
portunity to go to church or enjoy an
hour’s leisure shopping or recreation.
College girls can go into such homes,
releave such weary housewives for a
few minutes daily and thus give rest,
recreation, and happiness to many
homes. This work, while easy and
seemingly small in importance, is in
deed most worth-while, giving one
something to do as well as ^ving
happiness and spreading sunshine in
many paths, which is, after all, a true
foundation-stone in our Christian aim.
THE LITTLE MINISTER
Presented by MacDowell Club.
The announcement made in Chapel
Friday morning that the McDowell
Club had really secured “The Little
Minister” was greeted with enthusi
astic applause, and from all appear
ances everybody’s
expectations were
more than fulfilled. j. • .
This play, adapted from the charm- > Sp^''^g stage with a piece of
On Thursday night at 8:30 in
Memorial Hall, a most delightful con
cert was given for the North Carolina
Federation of Music Clubs. Prior to
the concert the Salem Band played
Chorales on the square. The concert
opened with the following program by
the Salem orchestra under the direc
tion of Miss Susan Webb:
“Spanish Dance” Moszkowski
“Where Roses Bloom”
“Cradle Song” Brahms
“Amaryllis” (Louis xiii) Gavotte
After this program Miss Ruth Pfohl
charmingly rendered three selections
on the harp.
The speaker of the evening, the
noted Mrs. Crosby Adams, of Ashe
ville, was introduced by Dean Shirley.
He said that she needed no introduc
tion, for she is well knovm in this
country as a gifted musician, teacher,
and composer, and that North Caro
linians should feel proud that she has
chosen this state for her home. Mrs.
Adams opened her lecture, “The Art
Principle”, by saying the three great
arts are music, poetry, and painting.
Of course, since she is a musician, her
greatest emphasis was laid on music.
She said that over half a century ago
the first musical concert was given
from memory. Long time ago people
considered it foolish to give a concert
without music, but now the pendulum
has swung as far as possible in the
other direction for no one would think
STATE FEDERATION OF
MUSIC CLUBS AT SALEM
mg little Scotch story by James
Barrie, has an appealing touch of
something that is quite diferent from
the ordinary moving picture show.
The picturesque scenes, interpreted in
the true Scotch accent and supple
mented by most appropriate music,
spread over the aucfience an atmos
phere wholly Scotch, so that when the
words to “Annie Laurie” were thrown
on the screen, everyone seemed ready
and willing to join in singing this
familiar old song.
Betty Gompson, as “Babbie” made a
charming gypsy and then, with the
help of her trusted man, was quickly
transformed into just as charming a
“Lady Barbara.” Although “The
Little Minister” was not the type of
man whom most of us could ever fall
in love with, nevertheless he was ex
tremely well suited to his particular
part which he played so well, and we
could not help admiring his courage
in braving the wrath of his whole con
gregation in order to save Babbie from
arrest. The three old elders, so easily
horrified, certainly gave us a definite
conception of the strict religious i(kas
of the little village and made us all
feel thanlcful that we do not, like “The
Little Minister”, have all our actions
noticed and commented upon by such
critical onlookers as these.
music. She especially stressed
technique, saying that the fundamen
tal principle of any artist, big or
little, is to study and practice until he
or she can produce technical tones.
This can only be accomplished by con
stant practice until the weaker fingers
are able to produce the same tones as
the stronger ones. Not until this
technique is perfected will the artist
be perfected for “to feel that a thing
is beautiful, to know that a thing is
beautiful is happiness.” Only that
that which is beautiful in books, music,
etc. comes into the lives all. She also
stressed the importance of harmony
and melody by giving illustrations on
the piano. In closing she said “If you
never remember anything else I have
said I wish you to take this thought
with you—the modem tendency is to
ripen everything before its time”.
This interesting lecture was follow
ed by two selections by the Thursday
Morning Music Club, under the direc
tion of Mr. William Breach. These
selections were “To a Wild Rose” b^
MacDowell, and “The Bird of the
Wiliderness”, by Horsman. Then Miss
Jessie Lupo sang “Mary Magdalene”
by Vincent d’Indy, in her usual charm
ing manner. This program was one of
the most interesting and enjoyable of
[the week.
Salem College Representatives Win In
Two Contests — Miss Velma Cline
Wins Junior Contest—Miss Bevard
Wins Younig Artists’ Contest.
M^rch the 13th was certainly a
lucky day for the Music Department
of Salem and a happy day for the
whole school. We do not wish to be
inordinately proud but nevertheless we
are sure that everyone who heard Miss
Velma Cline’s rendition of Doctor
Gradus ad Parusium, by Debussy and
Miss Brevard’s interpretation of
Beethoven’s Sonata E. Major op. 31,
No. 3 and MacDowell’s “Concert
Etude”, consider these musicians of
the very highest order and we are in
deed glad to be able to claim them as
Salemites.
The junior contest in piano and
violin held on Tuesday afternoon in
Memorial Hall was a very interesting
event. Mrs. T. Moody' Stroud of
Greensboro, state chairman of Junior
Music Clubs, presided at the contest.
Lfsides Miss Cline, who won first
place there were seven other contes
tants in piano. Miss Margaret Mc
Connell, of Gastonia, who played
“Song of the Brook”, by Lock, was
given honorable mention. The other
competitors who are to be congrat
ulated on their musical ability are Miss
Marion Schallert of Winston-Salem,
who played “June Barcarolle”, by
Tschaikowsky; Miss Rebecca Petray of
Goldsboro, who played “Polichinelle”,
by Rachmaninoff; Miss Ruth Sikes, f
Montreat, who played “Valse in A
Flat, Op. No. 2”, by Chopin; Miss
Margaret Hood, of Greensboro, who
played “Shadow Dance”, by Mac-
Oowell; Miss Dorothy Lee, of Greens
boro, who played “Pierrette”, by
Chaminade, and Philip Jeffreys, of
Greensboro, who played “Sonata Op.
31, No. 3”, by Beethoven.
In the violin contest Jack Baxter, of
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VISITING CLUB WOMEN
ENTERTAINED
Salem
Club
College and Woman’s
Hostesses.
The Woman’s Club and Salem Col
lege were joint hostesses to the visit
ing Music Club women, the contesting
artists, and their mothers and teach
ers, Tuesday afternoon following the
Junior music contest held in Memo
rial Hall. The delegates and visitors
were firse led on a tour of inspection
through Memorial and Main Hall by
music students, and were then con
ducted to the reception room of Alice
Uewell building, where members of
the music faculty of the college, and
^®men formed a receiving line,
guests were shown the room on
the first floor of Mice Clewell build
ing, which was thrown open for in-
sMction, and were directed finally to
toe spacious Living Room, where rMs.
Rondthaler, Dean Shirley, and mem
bers of the Music and Woman’s Club
received. Girls of the Sophomore,
Junior, and Senior Music departments
served the guests with coffee, sand
wiches, bon bons, and nuts, and a de
lightful social hour was participated
in by all.
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