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Published Weekly
by the Student Body
of Salem College
Vol. IV.
Winston-Salem, N. C., March 22, 1924.
No. 28
SENIORS DEFEAT FRESHMEN 3-0
IN HOCKEY GAMES MONDAY
Never before has tlicre been
sliown as much interest in Hockey
as tliere was this year. A large
frowd, including both College and
liars, climbed the Iiill to see the
Academy girls and faculty mem-
games and to “root” for their
classes.
The Seniors and Juniors were the
first on the field, and although the
Juniors played a good game, they
"'ere outclassed by the Seniors. At
tile end of the first half the score;
'vas 2-1 in favor of tlie Seniors, and
before the end of the game tliey had
®dded two more points to their;
*core.
The game between the Freshmen j
and Sophomores was by far the most j
exciting one of the day. Up until
almost the end of the game the
score was a tie, 1 to 1. Tliis tic
"'as broken by the Freshmen just
three minutes before the whistle
hlew. The score then stood 2 to 1
•n favor of tlie Freslnnen.
After fifteen minutes rest the Se-
•>iors and Freshmen went on tlie field
^or the finals. The Freslimen plaj^ed
a splendid defensive game, but at
tile end the score was 3 to 0 in favor
of the Seniors.
Throughout . tlie afternoon there
prevailed a remarkable spirit of
Sood sportsmanship.
Tlie hockey banquet, which was j
lield in the dining room at 6:15 on]
^londay evening, was a scene of
peat interest and beauty. The din-
"ig room M'as artistically and unique-
l.V decorated in St. Patrick’s Day
Colors—green and white. On each
table there was a large green pack
age containing a surprise.
The guests and teams assembled
tlie lobby of Main Hall, and
''larched into the dining room to the
^trains of a march played by the
^ollege orchestra conducted by
'liss Esther Efird. The teams took
tlieir places at the long table in the
'Center of the dining room, where
tliey found attractive favors—mini
ature hockey sticks. While every
One was standing Bishop Rondthaler
asked the blessing.
During the first three courses
every one was in suspense, wonder-
’'ig wliat could be in those tantaliz-
*ng, suspicious green balls. Miss
Katie Holsouser at last relieved the
*^train by announcing that the “won
der balls” could be oj>ened. And
’ideed they were wonder balls be-
''ause in every corner and crevice
tliere was a surprise for eaeli person
'^matches, balloons, hairpins, and
®Very otiier imaginable trifle. Tlie
Walloons were batted from one table
to another, whistles and Iiorns were
^’lown, and, as a consequence, the
*'0om was a scene of great merri-
'nent.
Dr. Rondthaler expressed his de-
'_*ght at being able to attend the
Joyous banquet, and also his regrets
■'ecause he had to leave so soon to
fill an out-of-town engagement. He
turned his place, as head of the team
table, over to Mr. Higgins. After
^^r. Rondthaler’s speech, there were
sliort talks by Katie Holshouser,
**ead of Hockey; Bessie Chandler,
*^aptain of Senior team; Ruth James,
Captain of Junior team; Ella B.
'^ones, captain of Sophomores team,
*^nd Jenny Wolff, captain of Fresh-
team. After the representative
of each team had spoken, the re
spective classes sang appropriate
®ongs.
Mr. Higgins next presented a
handsome loving cup, a gift of the
Faculty, to tlie Seniors, the winning
team. For this cup the entire stu
dent body gave a rising vote of
thanks to the Faeultj'. Then Miss
Holshouser introduced Jean Abell,
who announced that baseball prac-
t'ce would begin tlie following day.
Miss Abell reminded the audience
that tliere were perhaps several
Babe Ruths and Ty Cobbs in train
ing at Salem College.
Miss Jackson, head of athletics,
made a short talk before reading the
Hockey Varsity team. Those who
made the varsitj' were Marj' How
ard Turlington, ’21; Jenny Wolff,
’27; Ella B. Jones, ’2G; Elizabeth
Tyler, ’21; Bessie Chandler, ’21;
Margaret Smith, ’2-1; Hazel Ste
phenson, ’21; P^mih' Jones, ’27;
Pjdith Hunt, ’21; Doris Eddy, ’27:
Rachel Davis, ’2fi. Subs: Katie
HoLsliouser, 25; Virginia Griffin,
’27; Anna Pauline Shaffner, ’27.
Miss .Jackson then presented
sweaters to five girls who have won
.seven jioints in athletics for the past
three years. Those girls were: P^liz-
abeth Tyler, Mary Howard Turl
ington, Marjorie Hunt, Sarah Hern
don, and Louise Young.
The enjoj'ment of the evening
was derived in large part from the
music which the orchestra rendered
from time to time. The trumpet
solo by Mr. Henry Pfohl received
generous and appreciative applause.
At tlie close of the banquet every
one joined in singing the Alma
Mater.
HIKING CLUB TAKES
ICY BUT “IDEAL” WALK
Dr. Rondthaler has said many
times that an ideal walk was one
taken facing tlie wind. According
to that definition, the Hiking Club
certainly took an ideal one Saturday,
for the wind was blowing almost a
gale. Only about fourteen girls, in
cluding tliree Academy girls, went,
since there was a special hockey
practice at four o’clock, and many
of the hikers were thus called to the
hockey field. Up hill and down hill,
across jjaved streets and througii
muddy roads went the crowd until
they reached the Baptist Hospital.
From the top of the hill on which
this hospital is built can be seen a
wonderful bird’s eye view of Win
ston-Salem. Down Ardmore hill and
on a little way and the group soon
came to the High School. From
there tlie way was comparatively
easy, yet it was very windy and cold.
Daisy Lee Glasgow invited the
crowd into her liome to warm and
the invitation was eagerly acccpted.
The return seemed almost colder
than the going and everybody was
soon back at Salem, after having
a tine walk, which the pedometer
registered as seven and one-quarter
miles.
MR. VARDELL WINNER
OF THE SHIRLEY CUP
Mr. Charles G. Vardell, Jr., head
of the piano department of Salem
Colleffe, was on !March l lth award
ed the Shirley cup given through
the North Carolina Music Teachers’
Association, by Dean Shirley, of Sa
lem College. The honor was won
with a sonata for violin and piano,
which was played in Raleigh by Mr.
Vardell at the piano and, with C. D.
Kutcliinski, instructor in instrumen
tal music at the Reynolds Memorial
High School, playing theviolin.
Twenty-one manuscripts were sub
mitted by the fourteen persons eom-
j)cting in the contest. The judges
were Dr. J. R. Ninnis.s, Queen’s Col
lege; Conrad Lalsee, Greensboro
College, and K. C. Boudan, Lenoir
College. They were unanimous in
their decision in awarding the cup
to Mr. Vardell. Muscians hearing
the rendition were enthusiastic in
their 2>raise of Mr. Vardell’s manu
script. Tliey agreed that it w'as a
very brilliant composition, ranking
hiSli in modern American composi
tion.
In 1917, Dean H. A. Shirley first
iffered the cup for the best orginal
musical eomposition'written by a na
tive of North Carolina. The cup is
to be competed for annually, and
w'hen won three times by tliesame
person, it is to become that person’s
property. No award is given unless
an exceptional composition is sub
mitted.
Mr. Vardell was awarded the
honor in 1921 also. His composi
tion at this time was a beautiful
organ Sonata. Salem College is in
deed fortunate and proud in having
as Dean of Piano such an accom-
plislied and exceptional muscian as
Mr. Vardell.
SENIORS BEGIN THEIR
PRACTICE TEACHING
Mildred Conrad (entering on the
scene)—Now what do you think you
are doing, Eva?
Eva Flowers (continuing to
knock)—Oh, I’m putting up a pic
ture. Can’t you see.^
Mildred—Shame, Eva! What do
you want to do that put up job for?
Miss Eleanor Forman made ar
rangements last year with the city
•school autliorities for members of
the Education H-G Class to observe
and teach at the schools. Last fall
Margaret Smitli, Marjorie Hunt,
and Nettie Allen Thomas did prac
tice teaching and regular observa
tion for a month at the new High
School, and Elizabeth Tyler, Lois
Neal, and Jennings Ross held
classes in the primary and grammar
grades of Central School.
This last week seven other mem
bers of the class have started on
careers as teachers, a'nd are daily
visiting the High School and North
Winston Graded School, according
to the type of work they have
chosen as their vocation. Blanche
Stockton is preparing to teach the
fifth grade at the North Winston
Scliool, and tlie other prospective
teachers are at the High School.
Their subject are as follows;
:Ugebra, Estelle Hooks; Spanish,
Pauline Wolff; English Composi
tion, Sarah Herndon; Chemistry,
Mary Howard Turlington; French,
Margaret Russell; Geometry, Hazel
Stephenson.
The Education department con
siders this experience a valuable one
to those who expect to enter this
field of work immediately after their
graduation here.
High and Higher
It is only a question of time until
every pedestrian will either have a
car or wings. Either way, he’ll be
traveling on high.
BISHOP RONDTHALER TELLS
ABOUT CHRIST’S LAST JOURNEY
MILDRED BARNES IN
GRADUATING RECITAL
Mildred Barnes, the first music
Senior of 1924 to appear before the
public, gave lier graduating recital
in piano in Memorial Hall, on last
Friday night at 8:15. She was as
sisted by Mrs. Gradj' Marler, so
prano; Mrs. Arthur C. Kennickell,
accompanist, and Dean H. A. Shir
ley, organist.
When Miss Barnes appeared on
the stage for her first number, she
was greeted by a burst of applause
froi!! tlie large audience; and from
that time until the last note of the
concert, she had only appreciative
attention from her hearers. Many
of her selections were familiar, and
her beautiful rendition of these com
positions of such masters as Chopin,
MacDowell, Schumann, Rachmani
noff, Godard and Bach delighted the
music lovers of the audience. The
vigor of the Chopin Revolutionary
Etude, the lightness of the MacDow
ell Shadow Dance, and the flowing
music of the Godard Venitienne all
brought out t"lie skillful technique
and the varied power of expression
that Miss Barnes has developed
through her years of study, showing,
however, that natural gift lay be
hind the study. Strength and ex
pression are not the only qualities
that lier music possesses; her phras
ing was the most delicate; her every
note seemed perfect; and above all
her very evident enthusiasm and de
light over the tiling which she was
Joing captivated her audience. The
fact that she herself seemed to be
enjoying it so thoroughly certainly
enlianced the enjoyment of her hear
ers.
Mrs. Marler, who assisted Miss
Barnes, gave two delightful groups
of songs. The first consisted of two
French songs and one Italian num
ber, all of which she presented with
a cliarm and grace that delighted
hose who heard her. The last group
in English, increased that delight,
and at the close she was so applaud
ed that she had to return to the stage
twice before the audience was quiet
ed. Her voice was rich and full
and capable of much expression. The
ease witli which she sang added not
a little to the charm of her num
bers.
The entire program was as fol
lows :
PROGUAW
Bach Prelude in D Minor
mown, Novellette Op. 21, No. 7
Chopin Polonaise in C sharp
Minor Op. 26, No. 1.
Chopin Etude Op. 10, No. 12
(Revolutionary.)
Miss Barnes.
Gahn, ‘Si mes vers avaient des ailles’
Gounod....“ChantcZ) Riez, Dormez”
Meyerbeer “Roberto o tu adoro”
Mrs. Marler.
MacDoTcell Shadow Dance
(from 12 Etudes Op. 39.)
Cyril Scott Lento
..Venitienne lth Barcarolle)
Rachma7iinoff....Vreludc in G Minor
Miss Barnes.
R. Huntingdon Woodman
Ashes of Roses
Campbell-l’ipton....A Spirit Flower
James H. Rogers....The Last Song
Mrs. Marler.
Godard, Concrete in A Minor, Op. 31
(1st movement.)
Miss Barnes and Dean Shirley.
Bishop Rondthaler chose “Memo
ries of the Way” as the topic of the
third Lenten address which lie gave
in chapel last Wednesday. The
•service began witli the recitation in
concert of the creed, the command
ments, and an Easter hymn. The
Y. W. C. A. choir sang the beautiful
anthem, “Praise God in the Sanctu
ary.”
The lecture was the story of
Christ’s last trip to Jerusalem.
Bishop Rondthaler gave the narra
tive a vivid setting by his descrip
tion of Eastern scenery and customs
—a knowledge gained from his jour
neys through Palestine. This road
that Jesus traveled to the Passover
is sacred with the memory of the
prophets, of Christ’s parable of the
Good Samaritan, and above all with
the memory of Christ’s own jour
neys.
This way to Jerusalem leads
through a barren, rocky country.
Since the time of Christ until mod
ern days it has been a lurking place
for thieves and desperadoes. Bishop
Rondtlialer told his own experience
along this road. One time a travel
ing companion of his, who had loit
ered in tlie rear, was pounced upon
and searched by the robbers. An
other time Bishop Rondthaler
stopped to look into the open door
of a mysterious klan, one of those
Eastern hotels where the landlord
l)rovides neither food, cover nor shel
ter, only water and aresting place.
The Bishop was warned to leave this
dangerous place where no man’s life
was safe.
Jesus, following this dangerous,
desolate road on his way to betrayal,
trial, and crucifiixion, was comfort
ed here as everywhere by the knowl
edge that the Lord was with him.
He went through Bethany, the place
wliere He had spent so many happy
hours with Mary, INIartlia and Laza
rus. Here He gavt' that precious
promise that if we would believe we
should see the glory of God.
Bishop Rondthaler told how this
comfort of God’s presence, which
Jesus Iiad on this journey, has been
with men throughout life and even
in the valley of the shadow of death.
He told of a young missionary
stricken with the African fever, who
blindly stumbled along the jungle
trails. In all this danger and suf
fering he felt as if Jesus were be
side him to lead him safely on. He
then concluded with the story of a
little girl, trembling and shrinking
as death drew near. She heard the
story of the Good Shepherd who
loves and cares for all His children
and witli a smile on her face she
awaited His coming to take her safe
ly home.
BASEBALL PRACTICES
IN WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Volleyball, basketball and hockey
have now been finished; yet there is
another sport on the schedule, for
baseball is beginning its season. The
hour and place of practice are the
same as the ones for hockey: Tues
day, Wednesday, and Friday at 4:30
on the top of the hill. It is a certain
ty that each class will have a com
plete team, so everybody should
come out as soon as possible.
Jean Abel, head of baseball, calls
attention to the fact that it takes
only five practices to fill a space on
the athletic compass.