Mi'inhcr Soutlicrn
International Collegiate
Press Association
Published Weekly
by the Student Body
of Salem College
Motto: “SAIL ON, SALEM”
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Vol. IV.
Winston-Salem, N. C., November 17, 1923
No. 10
MISS ELIZABETH KELLEY SPOKE AT CHAPEL
WEDNESDAY; HER SUBJECT: “BEARING THE YOKE
The Wednesday morning chapel
service this week was both enter
taining and hel])ful. The devotional
part of the service was conducted
by Miss Mary Howard Turlington,
who represented the Y. W. C. A. of
the college. The subject of her talk
was “Bearing the Yoke.” Services
similar to this one are being held by
young women all over the world, at
which they especially pray for
those in foreign lands.
The invited guest and speaker at
the service was Miss Elizabeth
Kelley, President of the North
Carolina Teachers’ Educational
Association. In introducing Miss
Kelley, Dr. Rondthaler spoke very
highly of her work in the interest
of education in this State.
Before opening her address Miss
Kelley related very beautifully her
first feeling for the cap and gown,
»worn by the seniors at Salem Col
lege. When she was only a high
scliool i)upil, she said that two of
her friends returned from Salem
bringing these coveted garments;
and for sometime after this, her
greatest ambition was sometime to
‘■ome to Salem College and to also
Wear the oaj) and gown.
The speaker then gave the key
note of her address when she in-
■'’isted that the chief joy of life was
ill service and in the realization of
tile (juality of j)cople around us. She
^aid that she once had a letter ask
ing for a very short article giving
tile best reason why an outsider
■''hould become a citizen of North
Carolina. Of course, the first rea-
■‘‘on that came to her mind were the
Wonderful resources of the State, the
^l>lendi(l climate, the great natural
beauty, and the many forms of man’s
'icliievement in the State. “All of
tliese,” she said, “are im])ortant.
l^ut I think tliat the chief reason is
furnished l)y the fact tliat practi-
eally all of the citizens wlio are now
in N'ortii Carolina are desirable.”
In sjieaking of the many gifts
that one reci'ives in this fair State,
th(' ))oint was stress(;d tliat each gift
lirings a ])roportional obligation.
Since this is true, one should try
'cry hard to better the conditions of
tliose of the ])resent w'ho are less
fortunate than others and to pass
down many advantages to those of
tile future.
It was shown that one of the
f^'reatest fields of opportunity for
^>al service at the present time is
•n tile elementary schools of the out-
lying districts. In one county a
■''liort while ago, there were seventy-
'|ne schools in operation, but only
tour of these could be classed as
efficient , There were two hundred
tM'enty-four children in the first
grade at one place, but only two who
were finishing the seventh grade.
Of course everyone knows that it is
much easier to teach in an already
Well-organized and supervised city
school system; but there are many
more opportunities for active in
dividuality out where one must “put
things across” for oneself. This
"'ork is slowly being taken up by
county-wide and State-wide organ-
ii^ation, but at present the greatest
part of it must be done by w’omen
" ho are willing to go out alone and
"ork for it.
.lust here. Miss Kelley stressed
fhe importance of each girl’s being
an individual. She said that it was
not a distinction to act, talk, paint,
and look like every other girl, but
that the really outstanding dis
tinction was in being ones self. Be
sides the speaker said that it
“bothered her” to have so many
alike. It was too much like the
teacher who had twin boys in her
class. The only way that she could
tell them apart was to stick her
finger in Bobby’s mouth. Then if
he bit her it was Jim.
Probably and quite naturally, the
chief interest of each girl at present
is in living. However, if one thinks
and does only the things tliat one
believes will benefit her personally,
she will miss that which living
realh' is. But if one does that which
will benefit the community as a
whole and will serve the most peo
ple in the community, she will re
ceive the happiness that comes from
a lone life of service.
There are three sides to any life
and all of these must be well
developed if one would enjoy life.
First there is the physical side. If
one would be happy and successful,
the body must be well-cared for.
Then there is the mental side. To
develoi> the mind properly, it is not
enough simply “to get by with”
studies and other mental tasks, but
it is necessary to master these tasks
to the very best of one’s ability. In
the last place, there is the s])iritual
side. The truly worthwhile indivi
dual does not siinplv have a hazy
idea of a distant Being, called God,
but he can see (iod all around him
and at all times in tlie beautiful
things that CJod has created.
Miss Kelley said that she had
pur])osely omitted stories of the
many illiterates, tlie poor neglected
cliildren, and the educational enter-
])rises of the past w'hich had failed
because of the lack of leaders who
were willing to care for them. She
said tJiat it was the business of
worthwhile young men and women
to seek out these or other branches
of work wherever they could give
the best service.
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
CHOOSES VOLLEY
BALL TEAMS
In the past two weeks the volley
ball girls have been working even
harder than usual, as they realized
the team was to be chosen. The fol
lowing girls were successful;
Senior Sophomore
Myrtle Valentine.
Blanche Martin.
Ruth Browm.
Mae Hairston.
Elizabeth Shaw.
Estelle Hooks.
Subs:
I.aura Howell.
Margaret Nicholls.
Katherine Emmart.
Junior Freshman
Ruth James.
Katie Holshouser.
Mary Head.
Elgie Nance.
Pattie Brawley.
Jennie Wolfe.
Subs:
I.ardner McCarty.
Flora Eborn.
Katherine Cole.
McDOWELL CLUB HAS
MOVIE ON SATURDAY
Tlie real pleasure and recreation
that the Mac Dowell Club intends
that pictures should give to the
students of Salem College was ex
hibited last Saturday night through
the picture “Clarence.” In this
this story. Booth Tarkington has re
vealed his abilities in humor and
plot.
Clarence, a homely person and
an ex-soldier, finds work in the
home of a rich, but discontended
and irritable family that possessed
“everything money can buy and
nothing that money cannot buy,”
through a series of wise actions, he
becomes the idol of the feminine
household. Furthermore, when his
true identity as a great professor of
“Biology of beetles” is disclosed,
they are all in love with him. Since
the law permits him to marry only
one, the rest have to love somebody
else. So it happens that the father
falls in love with the mother, the
sister with the brother, and the
maid with the butler. Clarence takes
the governess.
It is quite evident that the
Student Bod}' appreciates such a
production and that the work of the
officials of the McDowell Club in
this direction is certain to receive a
high degree of commendation.
MISS STIPE AT CONVENTION
IN GREENSBORO
On Tuesday and Wednesday,
November 20th and 21st, the State
Association of Deans of Women will
hold a convention at the North
Carolina College for Women in
(ireensboro. Miss Stipe will be
present at this meeting and will
take i>art in the program. The sub
ject of her talk will be “Class
Privileges.” The Salkmite hopes to
give a full acount of the proceed
ings at a later date.
SALEMITE CELEBRATES ITS
THIRD BIRTHDAY WITH
FIVE COLUMN PAPER
AND BANQUET
On Monday night, November the
nineteenth. The Salemite cele
brates the occasion of its third birth
day. Three years ago in the fall of
1920 this paper was started under
the direction of Miss Mildred de
Barritt, former head of the English
Department. Marie Edgerton, class
of ’21, was the first editor-in-chief
of tlie paper. Elected to follow her
was Sarah IJngle, ’22; but, because
of her failure to return to college
the following year, Isabel Spears,
’22, was elected to fill the vacancy.
From the class of ’23, Miss Rachel
Jordan w'as editor-in-chief. Under
each of these editors may be traced
marked and definite progress. De
velopment of student initiative and
power in expreijsion have ever been
sought, and thus the “Salemite” has
has taken a definite place in the life
of Salem.
So it is, in appreciation of the
work of their predecessors and in
hope for what is yet to be accom
plished, that the members of The
Salemite staff celebrate this, its
third anniversary. Although, as yet
an infant, the paper is growing
visibly, and who may say what pro
portions are yet to be assumed
under the present editor-in-chief,
Hazel Stephenson, class of ’2-i.
SALEM COLLEGE GIRLS
GUEST OF M. E. S. S.
There has been much talk re
cently about the new Sunday School
addition to the Centenary Methodist
Church. The building stands direct
ly behind the Church, and is con
nected with the main assembly room
of the church. It has just been com
pleted, being one of the most
modern and convenient Sunday
School departments of the South,
and was open for inspection on Fri
day night, November 9th. A special
invitation was extended to the
Methodist girls who are students at
Salem College.
The guests were met at the front
door and ushered into a spacious
living room where Mr. and Mrs.
Barnhardt, the pastor and his wife,
the superintendent of the Sunday
School, and other members of the
church were receiving. F'roin there
they went to the Cradle Roll De
partment which was very attractive
with its numerous little gray chairs,
Bible pictures, sand pile, and other
things that naturjilly attract a
small child.
In the rooms for the Intermediate
Department several little girls were
presiding over booths of candies,
cakes, and fancy paper work which
their classes had made. They pres
ented each guest with a handmade
green basket filled with delicious
sweets and peanuts.
The guests were allowed to go
through every class room, and
found each, department unusually
attractive in its own distinctive
way. After inspection of the build
ing as a whole all were invited to the
ground floor where the ladies of the
church served sandwiches, rolls,
coffee, potato chips, salted almonds,
and homemade mints.
Immediately following the re
ception there was an organ recital
at the church.
NOVEMBER WOODS LURE
HIKERS
Hickory nuts, chestnuts, persim
mons, red and gold woods, Novem
ber frost in the air, with the Novem
ber afternoon sun shining warmly—
anyone who cares to lay aside work
for two short hours and explore the
fields and woods around Winston-
Salem may have such delights any
Saturday afternoon during these
crisp fall days. To swing along in
jolly company, with no care for un
finished tasks left behind and no
thought of anything but the fact
that the sky is blue, the air is fine,
and the W'orld is a glorious place
after all, should be sufficient in
ducement for any Salem girl to join
the Walking Club. Unfortunately
there are other attractions more
powerful, among which intercol
legiate football games hold no mean
place. As a result only ten or fifteen
girls started out last Saturday at
four o’clock. In the absence of the
regular guide, Dean Shirley, Miss
Jackson and Miss Perryman led the
w’ay and the hike proved to be a
veritable game of follow the leader.
Starting out in the direction of
Granville, the hikers wound about
through West Salem until they came
to a little rise in a sparsely settled
section. The guides had to stop
there to ascertain directions; then
they led off to the left, described a
circle, and, at five-forty, the crowd
found itself back at the starting place.
MR. F. M. CHURCH AT
THURSDAY MUSIC HOUR
Mr. F'rank M. Church, Director
of Music at Greensboro College for
Women, gave a delightful organ
recital at Memorial Hall on Thurs
day afternoon. Mr. Church has
studied organ in America and in
Europe where he was a pupil of
Widor.
Mr. Church presented a varied
program and rendered with equal
interpretative power the brilliant
melody of Parker’s “Concert Piece
in B” and the tender and graceful
air of Dandrieu’s “Musette.”
Before Mr. Church played
Breitenbach’s “Fantasia in Swiss
Melodies” Dean Shirley told an
incident in connection with this
composition, saying that the organ
recitals that are given every after
noon at Lucerne, Switzerland, in
variably close with this Fantasia.
It is an appealing melody, opening
with the Yodels of the Swiss mount
aineers, interweaving quiet Swiss
melodies that give an air of pastoral
calm.
His program was:
Parker Concert Piece in B
Datidrieu Musette
Widor Choral, 7th Symphony
Lemare October Serenade
JVhiiing ...First movement of
Sonata in A minor
Breitenbach Fantasia on
Swiss Melodics
Vierne F'inale, First Symphony
STUDENTS OBSERVE WEEK
OF PRAYER—Y. W. HOLDS
SERVICES
Last week in every Young Wo
man’s Christian Association in col
lege, city, or field was the Week of
Prayer. All over the world the same
topics were being discussed and
prayed for, as they were in Salem
College where the devotionals were
conducted by cabinet members and
where the same topics were discussed
in Fjvening Watch. The text for the
entire week was found in the last
verses of the eleventh chapter of
Matthew: “Come unto me, all yc
that labor and are lieavy laden, and
I will give you rest. Take my yoke
upon you, and learn of me; for I
am meek and lowly in heart: and ye
shall find rest into your souls. F'or
my yoke is easy, and my burden is
light.”
In the services of this week the
various phases of Y. W. work as re
lating to every country in the world
were discussed from many angles.
The members were sliown the great
scope of the undertaking and the
fact that it eould only be accom
plished by prayer. The week
of fellowship was one of benefit and
inspiration to all participants both
in thought and in deed.
FIRE AT THE V. P. I.
Starting from what is yet an un
determined cause, the most dis
astrous fire in the history of V. P.
I. occurred on Sunday afternoon,
November 4th, when the field house
was totally destroyed. This build
ing contained the gymnasium, the
entire equipment of the Athletic
Association and the physical educa
tion department of the college. The
valuation of the building was $22,-
500, of which only’ $5,000 is covered
by insurance.