Qllff
SALEMITE STAFl'
Hazel Steplu-iiKon. ’24 Editor-in-Chief
Flora Hinder, ’20 MiinaginR Editor
Miiriou Cooper, ’24 Business Manaser
Ellen Wilkinson, '25 Asst. Business Mgr.
Constance Allen, ’25 Circulation Manager
Margaret Marshall. ’26 Art Editor
Edith Hunt, ’24 Exchange Editor
Miriam Brietz, ’20 News Editor
Sarah Herndon, ’24 Proof Editor
Uuth Brown, ’26 Joke Editor
Marjorie Hunt, ’24 Associate Editor
Elizabeth 'ryler, ’24 Associate Editor
Lois Crowell, '25 Associate Editor
Mary McKelvie, ’25 .Associate Editor
Margaret Hanner, ’25 Associate Editor
Kuth Etird, ’26 .Associate Editor
Daisy Lee Glasgow', ’25 Reporter
Lucy Lompkin, ’26 Keporter
Eloise Willis, ’26 Reporter
Kosa Caldwell, ’26 Reporter
The Athletic Girl! Formerly the38
words brought to mind a definite pic
ture, usually that of a girl clad in
gym suit and holding a basket ball;
now, however, they fail to present to
us anything separate and distinct, not
because the athlete does not exist but
because she is no longer a type. Shf
is every girl and there are indeed few
who fail to experience the feeling of
exultation when the basket-ball is ir
mid-air, or when the hockey-ball is
speeding toward the goal.
Athletics at Salem have made
mighty strides in the past five years.
No longer is it necessary to urge, wii'
repeated reference to class spirit,
students go out for some sport. Ther>
are of course a few who are physically
unable to compete along athleticlines
and these few are always among t
most loyal rooters; but we must con
fess that there exists a small number
who choose to see the athletic fields
only from the sidelines on the day •
the final game. It is Arue that without
the side lines the game itself would
lose much of its value; the players
need the side lines and count on them,
but the rooters who bring encourage
ment are usually those who have done
their best but who have failed to make
the team.
The Physical Education Department
tried an interesting experiment last
year. A thermometer registering the
degree of “pep” each class contair.e1,
was kept throughout the year, and in
this way the percentage of students
participating in at least one sport was
made known. The present Junior
class succeeded in sending their record
above that of all other classes and i1
is now a question of who is to have
the highest record during this year.
We are told that athletics are good
for us, that we shall grow strong it
we enter the sports; but if you ask the
girls who make team why they play
basket-ball, hockey, volley-ball, tennis
or any other of the numerous games,
the answer will be "Because it’s fun’’
and because it is fun, and because it
helps the student body in every way,
we urge every student to find her
place in the athletic program for the
year.
In the hustle and bustle of every
day life, and amid the duties that each
of us faces, we frequently find our
selves so rushed by the tide of events
that we are forgetting to observe the
small niceties which make living to
gether a pleasure. Courtesy is an old
fashioned virtue, but, among others
that are also old fashioned, it is a
quality admirable in old and young
alike, a quality without which the
world would find all its activities
strenuous and monotonous. In our
daily association with one another, we
often forget that the same deference
we expect from our fellows is due
them in return. We become so en
grossed with affairs which concern
merely ourselves, and so wrapped up
in the contemplation of our own work
and recreation that we are apt to be
come selfish and egotistical.
Salem has, for more than a hun
dred and fifty years, prided itself on
the spirit of courtesy that has pre
vailed among its students. We are
proud of such a record and more es
pecially of the fact that during these
last few rather troublous years, our
girls have not acquired the brusque,
curt, impersonal manner that tends to
characterize the yonuger generation
of today.
Politeness is a reflection of good
breeding. It marks a person for what
she is and raises her in the esteem
of others. It makes our lives more
worth living, our work more interest
ing, our playtime more refreshing.
Let us, then, not forget the little
kindly acts that mean so much in the
day’s routine, and let us practice, more
and more, the spirit of courtesy.
REV, KENNETH PFOHL AD
DRESSES FIRST Y. W. C. A.
MEETING.
The first meeting of the Y. W. C. A.
was held last Friday night in the Rec
reation Hall. Although the meeting
proper did not begin until six-thirty,
the entire college realized something
of its true meaning from the short im
pressive grace offered at dinner by
Rev. Kenneth Pfohl who was to be the
speaker.
After all the members had been
seated in the Recreation Room, the
Y. W. C. A. choir, under the splendid
leadership of Laurel Howell rendered
a beautiful selection.
Everyone then joined in the opening
hymn. Marjorie Hunt, the •dce-pres-
ident read the Scripture lesson and led
in prayer. Lillian Watkins, the pres
ident, then introduced and welcomed
Dr. Pfohl.
The subject of his talk was, “In the
beginning, God.” He said that the
greatest book in the world begins with
these words, and that everything must
have God in it before it can be a suc
cess. He begged the college students
not to leave God out of their daily life
and plans, but to place Him above each
task. Dr. Pfohl stressed the useless
ness of high scholastic and literary
honors when they are not accompanied
by true love for Christ.
After his talk. Dr. Pfohl, accom
panied on the piano by Mrs. Pfohl, de
lighted the audience with the vocal
selection, “Steal Away”.
CHAPEL SERVICES TO
MISS BESSENT
A portion of the chapel period was
devoted to the memory of Miss Mar
garet Bessent Tuesday morning at
Salem College, where she had served
as a devoted and beloved teacher for
twenty-one years. President Rond-
thaler paid tribute to the unswerving
loyalty of the lost teacher to her
It Is But Feminine
To Wish to Be
Exclusive/
^orJ)([adam
and Miss
Originality and love
liness give to “Lady
Jane Frocks” the ever
sought charm of ex
clusiveness.
i.^ yNliVVYOBK
215 West Fourth Street
students and to the work she loved so
dearly. He also mentioned the splen
did service she gave while a private
teacher at Concord.
Although Miss Bessent had resigned
from her work at Salem six years ago,
she had returned every year for a long
visit to Salem where she lived again
the days and scenes she loved and re
visited many who were dear to her and
to whom she was dear.
Funeral services were held for her
at Concord Tuesday afternoon at five
o’clock. The faculty of Salem College
was represented at the funeral by Miss
Vogler. Miss Vogler and Miss Bessent
had been colleagues and warm friends
for years.
Lenoir College Swing Open Doors to
Largest Student Body in History
of College.
Lenoir College on last Tuesday
morning opened her doors to the
largest student body in her history.
The enrollment in the academic de
partment numbers 255, the freshman
enrollment 104, and entire enrollment
over 300. It is the largest in her his
tory, and promises to make her a
college of credit to the South.
KODAKS — SUPPLIES
DEVELOPING AND
PRINTING
ENLARGING
Kodak Films Developed FREE when
purchased of us and prints are
ordered.
Mail Orders receive prompt attention
THE S. GALESKI OPTICAL CO,
240 N. Main St,
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.
Also Richmond, Norfolk, Roanoke,
Danville.
SHOES OF STYLE
AND QUALITY
BEECHER-FORLAW SHOE CO.
SucccessorB to
DOBSON SILLS
AN INVITATION
MONTALDO’S
ESPECIALLY INVITES
Faculty and Students of the College
TO THE FALL FASHION PAGEANT
LIVING MANIQUINS
Tuesday October 2 — 8 to 10 P. M.
FOURTH STREET AT CHERRY
HARRISON’S
EXCLUSIVE FASHION SHOP
415 Trade Street
New Fall Styles for Misses Now on Display