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Motto: “SAIL ON, SALEM”
Published Weekly
by the Student Body
of Salem College
Vol. IV.
Winston-Salem, N. C., February 23, 1924.
No. 24-
tony sarg presents
DON QUIXOTE
Despite the inclement weather a
large crowd of both grown-ups and
children attended the performance
of Cervantes’ “Don Quixote” in
Memorial Hall on Tuesday night.
So realistically did the little char
acters, suspended from dozens of
fine wires and faultlessly attired in
the dress of the Sixteenth Century,
live through the scenes of that
matchless story that all agreed it
Was a masterpiece both in mechanics
and ventriloquism. Of particular
delight were the apparitions in the
first scene, the bumble bee M’hich
buzzed so ominously around the
I'ead of Don Quixote, the gamboling
tile sheep and the attempts of
poor old Rosiante to imitate a fiery
t'liarj; r. But of what avail would
sll the action have been without the
'o;ees b;:hind the scenes? Charles
Searle who put speech into the
'"'ooden head of Don Quixote and
the Padre; and Helen Tyvers who
"'as the voice behind Duleinea and
the Duchess’ song were responsible
for iTi.',. h of the applause. Alto-
getlier this brillant panorama of
Spanish ‘ociety as it existed during
the Sixteenth Century, and of the
“lost successful book of that period,
IS peculiarly adapted to puppet
treatment, there being in it suffi
cient of the grotesque to make it
appealing from that standpoint. On
the present tour of the Tony Sarg
Marionettes which started in the
*niddle west, proceeding to the gulf
states, up thru the south and con
tinuing on to New York in a few
"’eeks, “Don Quixote” has been a
listinct success. The New York
Times says that it would be well if
ever}' literary critic were required
to see this unconsciously historical
>‘econstruction by Tony Sarg.
The idea being carried out in the
Marionettes’ performance is really
centuries old. Their antiquity ap
pears from the fact that figures
'''ith movable limbs have been dis
covered in the tombs of Egypt and
among the remains of Etruria; they
"'ere also common among the Greeks
from whom they were imported to
^ome. These plays, in which the
characters are represented by pup
pets worked by concealed perform
ers who deliver the dialogue, have
**ot only been popular in India and
^hina but have maintained, during
Several centuries past, an important
position among the amusements of
the people in most European coun
tries. In the mode of constructing
the joints of these figures and the
greater elaboration with which the
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SENIORS PRESENT
CRANFORD DAMES
Beta beta phi sorority
ENTERTAINS PLEDGES
The Beta Beta Phi Sorority was
at home to its pledges Friday after-
**oon from five to six. Each girl was
presented with a beautiful corsage
red roses, the club flower, tied to
"hich were the pledge rings. A
*^elicious salad course was served.
The eight new pledges are:
^lannah Weaver, Asheville, N. C.;
^ielen and Virginia Griffin, Wilson,
-V C.; Inez Gold, Wilson, N. C.;
'' arrie Louise Ward, New Bern, N.
Margaret Peery, Tazewell, Va.;
Mary Louise House, Knoxville,
^ cnn.; Helen Ford, Knoxville,
Tenn.
Most enjoyable entertainment
was furnished for those who made
up the audience of the play given in
Memorial Hall on last Saturday
evening. The Academy Seniors
presented “Cranford Dames,” a
production which well portrayed the
Iramatic capabilities of that group
of girls.
The setting, of course, was laid
n Cranford, England, during the
iVineteenth Century. The unusual
nterpretation of the lives of the
ladies of Cranford which the caste
rendered was amusing in its sin
cerity. The dramatic personnel was
as follows:
M iss Matilda Jenkens,
Rozelind Lanquist
Virs. Jamieson,
Mary Duncan McAnally
Mrs. Foester Dorothy Schallert
Miss Pole Elizabeth Rondthaler
tiiss Mary Smith....Dorothy Frazier
\Iiss Betty Barker Lois McRae
Martha Miriam Anderson
l^eggy Lula Lee Little
Brides
The first, third, fourth, and fifth
eenes occurred in Miss Jenken’s
parlor. The stage setting for these
cenes was particularly effective—
the table with the striped cover, the
knitting basket and candles, the
nviting “settee” were all there.
The second scene represented the
ea given at Miss Betty Barker’s
home. The hostess had not for
gotten to make the newspaper path
o each chair so that her “store
■arpet” might be preserved, nor had
he neglected to serve tea with her
jest china. When Mrs. Jamieson
.'ell asleep while the other guests
.ere enjoying a game, the kind
lostess felt very flattered that the
'sister-in-law to an Earl” should
feel so perfectly at home within
,uch an unpretentious dwelling.
>Vith a snort, Mrs. Jamieson awoke
n time to take her little dog,
Carlos,” from the maid.
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MISS WEISAL SPEAKS
AT WEDNESDAY CHAPEL
.VIR. TAYLOR CONDUCTS
CLASS IN JOURNALISM
Two weeks ago, Mr. Wesley
Taylor, Acting Head of the English
Department, organized for the staff
if the Salemite a class in Journal-
sm, meeting one hour each week.
The purpose of the course is pri
marily to instruct members in the
irt of reporting, and along other
journalistic lines, such as headline
.vriting, arrangement of news
tems, etc. The mechanical details
if printing are discussed as well,
hereby giving the editors a deeper
insight into the problems and difli-
julties of the printing establish
ment. The course will continue
hroughout the remainder of the
year, and different aspects will be
presented and discussed at each
meeting of the class. The number
already attending averages around
twenty, many of whom are not
actively engaged in that type of
work, but attend merely because of
interest in that direction. Such a
course has never before been offered
at Salem, and although it carries no
academic credit, or points for
graduation, it is undoubtedly prov
ing of immense value to those who
are attending.
The girls of Salem College and
Salem Academy were deeply in
spired and benefited when Miss
Weisal, of Baltimore, Maryland,
gave a very interesting discussion of
“The Church’s Place In Society.”
“If a man came down from the
stars,” she said, “how would you
explain to him the significance of
the spires you see around the city?
The church—but how would you
begin telling him? In Christian
colleges, we live so closely in the
church that we forget what the
church really is. It has to do with
religion, which is man’s relation to
the Supreme Being and is different
from other religions in its relation-
sliip to God. How would you ex
plain the influence of religion on
ourselves and on our civiliaztion?
Imagine life without a heritage, life
%vithout a church. What would you
miss? So much of today’s world is a
conclusion of past experiences.”
The church as an institution is
unique. What institution has the
same attitude towards worship?
Think of the training in worship not
only as mystical, but as a reflection,
a revolution, and a reconsecration.
Consider the passing on of the
religious heritage through teaching,
preaching, and service, and the
means by which men throughout the
ages have found God. No other
institution so fully faces all implica
tions of our ideals through thought,
worship, and service.
The usableness of the church is
Important, because it includes peo
ple of all ages and all times. The
Christian school reaches out into
the world. Any fellowship of such
uniqueness, such usuableness, and
iiuch wide fields of thought and ser
vice always has had the need of
great leaders, and always will have.
The problems of the church to
day are many. The world is at our
door, and we are little prepared to
receive it. European civilization is
threatened. The church is growing
so rapidly that mind and experience
cannot keep up. There is a pre
valence of theological controversies,
and religion is being tested to the
extreme.
In the church, two types of
leadership are needed; namely, that
supplied by leaders of innate
capacities, and by leaders of ac
quired information. Let us consider
the eliaracteristics essential for
leaders of innate capacities. First,
they must be physically strong,
with the power of endurance. Se
cond, they must have ability to
think, and their minds must be
active and accurate. Third, they
must have the ability to work with
other people, and to believe in
others rather than to doubt. Fourth,
they must have a continual enthusi
asm, preferring hard places to easy.
The second type of leaders are
those of acquired information,
leaders equal to the task of creating
opportunities for church members
and of helping people find fellow
ship with God. How do men learn
of God? How might men learn of
God? Here is a problem of psy
chology. Men learn of God through
the church, through church art,
through history, through doctrines,
and through education.
In conclusion, there is the ques-
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MR. BAUCOM SPEAKS AT
Y. W. VESPER SERVICE
The Y. W. C. A. vesper services
were held Sunday evening in the
living room of Alice Clewell Build
ing. The meeting was opened with
the song “Safely Through Another
Week.” Miss Mary Howard Tur
lington read the Scripture lesson
which was taken from the second
chapter of Saint John. It was con
cerning the miracle Jesus performed
when He turned the water into
wine at the marriage feast. After
the Scripture reading, Mr. Baucom
lead in prayer. Miss Helen Griffin
sang beautifully “Now the Day is
Over.” Miss Lillian Watkins intro
duced Mr. Baucom of the Salem
Baptist Church.
Mr. Baucom assured everyone of
the pleasure he felt in speaking to
Salem girls, and extended a wel
come to all to attend the services of
his church. He said that when he
was asked to speak, he thought of
two incidents in the life of Christ
as possible subjects for his talk.
One of these incidents is told in the
passage in which Martha whispered
to Mary just after the death of their
brother Lazareth, “The Master is
come and calleth for thee.” The
other incident is tlie story of tlie
marriage feast in Cana of Galilee.
The mother came to Jesus and told
'.lim that the winj was almost out,
and left a message with the servants
saying, “Whatsoever He saith unto
you, do it.” Mr. Baucom declared
that people are happy when they
do what Jesus wants them to do.
If people put themselves in God’s
hands, their lives will surely prove
successful. To explain further Mr.
Baucom spoke of Christ’s wonder
ful authority in heaven and earth.
He illustrated this great authority
by telling of the lime when Jesus
Baucom told how the boy, strong
and yearning to do God’s will,
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MATINEE PERFORMANCE
DELIGHTS. AUDIENCE
Tony Sarg’s Marionettes pre
sented a special matinee program
for children in Memorial Hall,
Monday afternoon, February 18th,
under the auspices of the Civic
Music Commission. Although the
idea of the Marionettes is thousands
of years old, Tony Sarg introduces
them in a new and up-to-date light.
This performance is one of the
many made during the tour of the
middle states, the gulf states and
the south. Deep interest was mani
fested in the program not only by
the children but also by the grown
ups. Two new plays “Hansel and
Gretel” and “Red Riding Hood’’
were presented with musical accom
paniment, as well as several novel
ties and a Chinese Fantasia “The
Ching-Chang Chop Suey.” From
the moment the curtain was raised
the audience, made up for the most
part by “little folks,” was held
spell bound. The puppets were for
the time being personified, and
played in the most vivacious fash
ion. Larger and larger they grew
until they assumed almost normal
size before the eyes of the audience.
Gasps of surprise came when at the
very last Mr. Starle stepped upon
the minature stage and disillusioned
the amazed audience.
MR. PYM PASSES BY TO
BE PRESENTED FRIDAY
The Senior Class will present
the play, “Mr. Pym Passes By,” in
Memorial Hall, Friday, February
the twenty-ninth. “Mr. Pym
Passes By” is « sparkling comedy
by A. A. Milne, who is a popular
playwright. His comedies, like
“Dover Road,” “The Truth About
Blades,” and “Mr. Pym Passes
By,” have had long and successful
runs in New York City.
The story opens with the inof
fensive Mr. Pym calling on an
English family. Dinah, a pretty and
vivacious young lady, receives him.
As Mr. Pym is such a nervous quiet
little man, Dinah has to make all
the conversation. She tells Mr. Pym
all about her guardian, George
Warden, who has married a charm
ing young widow, Olivia Tells-
worthy. Dinah thinks it would be
so exciting if Olivia’s first husbtnd,
who has long been reported dead,
should appear on the scene.
It seems as if Dinah would have
enough excitement without wishing
for more. She has just become en
gaged, without the consent of her
guardian, to a young artist, Bryan
Strange. Dinah assures everyone
that Bryan as a well known painter
even though no one knows him.
Nevertheless Dinah decidcs it is
wise to ask Olivia to help her win
George’s consent to her marriage
with Bryan. Olivia is full}' capable,
for, as Dinah says, Olivia knows
what is going to happen a half hour
before it happens, while George
does not know what has happened
until half an hour afterwards.
At this critical time, when Olivia
is trying to persuade George, Mr.
Pym calls again and causally men
tions the fact that he is acquainted
with a Mr. Tellsworthy.
To the horror of Olivia and
George, he goes on to describe a
man who answers exactly to the
description of Olivia's first husband.
What is Olivia to do if she finds
she really has two living husbands ?
Here is another complication for
Olivia to unravel.
If you want to sec a good comedy
just come and see how Olivia man
ages everything and everybody for
the best. She can do anything from
selecting curtains to teaching
George how to propose.
The actors are:
George Warden....Elizabeth Strowd
Bryan Strange Catherine Crist
Olivia Emily Moye
Dinah Olivebell Williams
Lady Warden FJcanor Shaffner
Carraway Pym,
Nettie Allen Thomas
The Maid, Anne....Corinne Clements
THETA DELTA SORORITY
ENTERTAINS PLEDGES
On Friday afternoon the mem
bers of the Theta Delta Phi
Sorority entertained at a Valentine
tea in honor of their pledges. At
tractive Valentine place cards and
favors were used to carry out the
idea of the day. A salad course and
afterwards an ice course, mints and
peanuts were served. The pledges
present were Misses Frances Dunn,
Elizabeth Hobgood, Ruth Piatt,
Ella Raper, Anna Frances Redfern,
and Anna Southerland.