Member Southern
Inter Collegiate
Press Association
Motto: “SAIL ON, SALEM”
Published Weekly
by the Student Body
of Salem College
Vol. IV.
Winston-Salem, N. C., March 29, 1921.
No. 29
BISHOP RONDTHALER SPEAKS
AT CHAPEL ON WEDNESDAY
There is a place in Salem that no
otlier but Bishop Rondthaler can fill,
''nd it was with keen interest that
the student body and faculty of
Salem College heard him deliver the
tliird of his Lenten lectures on
^Vednesday morning at the expanded
•■liapcl service. Bishop Ilondtlialer’s
‘ectures given during the Advent and
Lenten season acquaint his hearers
"'ith the life of Jesus and bring Him
closer to their daily lives.
Bishop Rondthaler began his ad
dress by summing up the lessons he
had told in his previous lectures, and
billowing that they were just as true
today as in the time of Christ. He
'‘hose as his subject, “The Immortal-
't.v of Christian Life—or the Im-
inortality of Love." He spoke of
the changes that take place in na
ture, and fittingly illustrated this by
tellinff of a beautiful rose garden.
Hr* n
e gave a vivid description of a gar-
'len filled with lovelj' blooms, and
•explained that the roses faded and
'^’ere soon gone. He said that peo
ple spoke of the eternal rocks, but
the rocks and mountains crumble
^Way. It is the same with other
things of nature, and so it is with
the things of the lives of people,
bishop Rondthaler told of the many
things that have passed away—
•^omradts, friends, and many little
things of life. When one goes back
to a place where he once lived, lie
*inds that the people have gone. He
Repeated a passage of. the Bible to il
lustrate this thought, “The places
'hat knew them know them now not.’'
And so the lives of people, roads,
And so the lives of people, roadj,
■■ocks, customs of childhood, insti
tutions, buildings, and great cities,
all pass and are gone. Even the
''ocks decay, but Christian love
chides forever. It never fades away,
bishop Rondthaler repeated a part
“f that beautiful hymn, “Change
®>id decay all around I see, but
I’hou wlio changest not abide witb
''If,” as a fitting illustration. He
*aid that tlie greatest incident to
’’how the immortality of Christian
'ove took place in the little town of
^^etliany. Bishop Rondthaler gave
*he story a vivid setting by his de-
•''ription of the town of Bethany,
tile very name of whicli brings ten-
‘^crness with it.
Bishop Rondthaler spoke of the
'Wp affection which Jesus had for
■^lartha, Lazareth, and Mary. He
'old of a picture he had seen por-
'faying a scene at the house of Laz-
^>'eth in Bethany. It was a picture
Kv a Russian artist, and showed
■^ssus sitting on the portico; Martha
'*tood in the door calling Mary, who
'''as sitting on the top step of the
I'ortico, listening With eyes, ears,
heart to wliat Jesus was saying,
said that no one could ever for-
*5tt the beautiful expression on
•Vary’s face.
Bishop Rondthaler told of the
fcast which was given at the house
Simon, the leper, for Jesus and
^Jis disciples. Everything was
*'cady, and the guests were seated at
'he table when Mary entered the
*'0om carrying an alabaster jar filled
'''ith ointment. There was a strange
'^■'tpression in her face—there was
^everencc, thankfulness, joy, and yet
'here were tears on her cheeks. The
''I'iter of Mark brings out the im-
J'fessiveness and eagerness with
''liich Mary broke the neck of the
Jor and poured the precious oint
ment on the lu'ad and feet of the
Saviour. There was present a mer
chant who realized the value of the
ointment, and murmured to liis fel
low apostles of the waste. Tlie
hypocrite, Judas, said that tlie oint
ment sliould have been sold and the
money given to the poor. Jesus arose
and spoke in defense of Mary say,
ing, “Ye liave the poor with you al
ways, but Me ye have not always.
And therefore wlieresoever tliis gos
pel shall be preached, this tliat she
has done sliall be spoken of for a
memorial of her.” Wherever the
name of Jesus is preached tlie name
of Mary comes. There is something
about her love that exceeds anything
that has ever been done for Jesus.
Saint Paul says that faith is good,
hope is glorious, and love is the
greatest of all. Where there is tru'j
love tliere is immortality. The story
sliowing Mary’s great love for Jesus
is like a silver church bell announc
ing immortalit}'.
CHARMING PROGRAM BY
LOIS STRALEY MONDAY
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
NOMINATIONS MADE
Tile following girls have beea
nominated by the Student Council
as candidates for President of the
Student Self-Government Associa
tion for 192‘t-’2.5:
Mary Hill.
Ruth James.
The election will be held Monday,
April 7.
Other names may be added to the
above if a petition signed by twenty
college girls (Association members)
is presented before April 7.
Margauet Russell.
Y. W. C. A. ELECTIONS
WILL SOON BE HELD
Nominations for officers of the Y.
W. C. A. for the 192i-’2.5:
President—Elizabeth Leight.
Vice-President — Elizabeth
Parker,
Undergraduate Representative —
Lueile Reid.
Treasurer—Eva Flowers.
Secretary—Helen Ford.
The nominating committee after
careful consideration has decided to
put up but one name for an office,
as is customary in other religious or
ganizations. At the annual meet
ing for the election of these officers
to be held Friday, April i, nomina
tions may be made from the floor.
Marjorie Hunt.
CERCLE FRANCAIS HELD
MEETING ON THURSDAY
WALKING CLUB TAKES
TEST HIKE SATURDAY
“Le Cerele Francais” held its
usual monthlj^ meeting on Thursday
evening at six-thirtj’, in the living--
room of Faculty House.
After the roll had been called, and
the minutes of the last meeting read
by the secretary. Miss Hall ex
plained several fascinating games to
the members of the club. Three or
four of thfe games were played, and
even the most fluent speakers of the
language would oeeasionalh- pause
for the suitable noun or verb, as the
case might be. These games proved
very instructive in reviewing—and
acquiring vocabulary.
After an entertaining lialf-hour,
the meeting adjourned.
Miss Lois Straley gave her grad
uating recital in piano, in Memorial
Hall, last ^londaj’ night at 8:1.).
She was assisted by ^liss I.ucy I.o-
gan Desha, soprano, and ISIr. Charles
G. Vardell, Jr., organist and accom
panist.
Miss Straley’s recital was one of
the most beautiful ever given at
Salem College. The large and ap
preciative audience wliich attended
grew more and more enthusiastic in
its applause until the last note was
sounded. Miss Straley’s program
was characterized by unusual variety
and beauty. Her first group con
sisted entirely of Chopin. Her per
feet interpretation of the works of
this, the most poetic of all compos
ers, gave striking evidence of her
ability as an artist. The graceful
Mazurka in B minor was especially
delightful. In the rendition of her
second group, Miss Straley absolute
ly captivated her hearers. The
lightness and grace of the Etude
Japonaise was fascinating. The
I.iszt Ballade in D flat major held
tlie audience spell-bound by its bril
liant cadenzas and lovely chord com
binations. The crowning glory of it
all was the diflicult and brilliant
Rubinstein Concerto in D minor in
which Miss Straley was assisted by
Mr. Vardell at the organ. Miss
Straley is a wonderfully gifted pian
ist. Her perfect technique, her del
icate phrasing, and her unusual
power of expression were strongly
in evidence throughout the concert.
The ease with which she rendered
even the most difficult passages was
astonishing. Her charming and gra
cious manner added not a little to
the delight and enjoyment of her
hearers.
Miss Desha, who assisted Miss
Straley, gave two most delightful
groups of songs. Her selections
were particularly attractive. The
richness and expressiveness of her
voice, together with the charm and
grace of her manner, aroused the en
thusiastic applause of her hearers
Her accompaniments, played by Mr.
Vardell, enhanced the beauty of her
selections.
The entire program of the eve
ning was as follows;
PROGRAM
Polonaise in C Minor, Op. 10,
No. 2 Chopin
Etude in A flat ]\Iajor, Op. 10,
No. 10 Chopin
Etude in E Major, Op. 10,
No. 3 Chopin
Mazurka in B Minor, Op. 33,
No. i Chdipin
Miss Straley.
Idyll Macdowell
Girometta Sibella
The Little Gray Dove,...L. V. Sear
The Star J. II. Rogers
Miss Desha.
Sous Bois Staub
Etude Japonaise Poldini
Ballade in D flat Major Liszt
Miss Straley.
Joy O’ the Morning....//arriei Ware
Song of Sunshine Turner-Maleij
Miss Desha.
Concerto No. 4 in D Minor,
Op. 70 Ihibinstein
Moderato Assai
Miss Straley Mr. Vardell.
Statistics show that the colleges
of the United States enroll twice as
many students as the colleges of
England, France and Germany com
bined.—Exchange.
“Salem girls are high-minded;
15clieve to my soul, they’re double
jointed;
They w.'dk and don’t mind it
All night long.”
These words, along with many
similar ones, rang in the air as the
members of the Walking Club re
turned from the Test Hike Saturday
night, after covering a distance of
about ten miles.
The iiikers left the college at four
o’clock with Misses Jackson, Chase,
and Blair, and Messrs. Shirley, Tay
lor, and Rondthaler as chaperones.
The day was an ideal one for hiking;
the sun was not shining; the wind
was blowing just enough to cause
brisk walking; the damp ground
prohibited any loitering by the way
side. The Granville route was
taken. Tlien the journey was for
the most part through woods wliere
the bent limbs formed archways,
through valleys, up hills, and down
hills, and across fields. The sight of
a great number of haystacks prompt
ed the return of childlike memories
and desires to slide down. Nothing
short of hurry and imagined trespass
signs prevented sport in that direc
tion. Even the dogs were attracted
by the steady walking of the hikers,
and furnished a chorus of howls and
barks. The progress was not hin
dered by any wayside attraction.
Ascending the last hill, everyone
caught sight of two figures standing
at the top. Mr. Higgins and Mr.
Campbell had arrived with the food,
and were ready to finish the hike
with the others. Each person picked
up liis load of food and supplies,
and again the hike was resumed.
Going down several small hills
and climbing over or crawling un
der barbed wire fences, the walkers
reached their destination. It was a
beautiful spot in the heart of Shir
ley’s Glen. The ascents of two hills
met where a clear creek wound its
course. A wide stretch of solid rock
on one side of the creek made a solid
floor where a hundred or more peo
ple could move about with ease.
Some built the fire and put the
coffee on to boil; some prepared tho
rolls and bacon; some cut sticks for
roasting weiners and toasting marsh
mallows. By the time the coffee was
done, everyone had a stick with a
weiner on it, standing near the fire.
With ajjpetites caused by the four-
mile walk, everyone found plenty of
rolls, coffee, weiners, bacon, cheese,
marshmallows, and apples. If any
one left hungry, it was his own fault.
As the lire died away and darkness
was covering the place, things were
packed again into the kits and the
happy bunch of hikers slowly with
drew from the glen. As the woods
became darker and thicker, joyous
songs from colonial and popular se
lections grew louder. The dogs
seem to bark louder this time and the
trees in the open spaces stretched up
their arms like giant Hydra. But
even when it was discovered that the
wrong path had been taken, the
songs did not cease. No person was
afraid of not getting home early.
By retracing a short distance, the
right patch was reached again.
About nine o’clock a tired, but hap-
))y, group returned to the college.
ELIZA GASTON MOORE
SPEAKS AT Y. W. C. A.
On Friday night, March 21, at the
weekly Y. W. C. A. meeting of Salem
College, Miss P’diza Gaston Moore,
former president of the Y. W. C. A.
and graduate of the class of twenty-
three, spoke to the college girls. In
her usual charming and enthusiastic
manner she said how glad she was
to be back at Salem and especially
wliat a thrill it was to be introduced
at Salem. Slie said she loved Salem
from the oldest brick in Main build
ing to the very newest thing in
Alice Clewell Memorial building.
Eliza Gaston was asked to give a
graduate’s viewpoint of college, but
slie said it would be far easier to
spend her time in delightful remi
niscences. College girls, especially
at test time and examination time,
think they would give anything to
have finished college, but, said Eliza
Gaston, “I would exchange places
with you riglit now just for the
chance of being back at Salem.”
Some [leople think that a college
girl has no decisions to make for
hers.elf, but this is a mistake. Eliza
Gaston said that college is the time
to make decisions, and to learn to
be independent. In college, the first
thing, one must decide the course
she is going to take; then she must
decide whether she is to do all in
her power to help her college, and
how loj’al she is going to be to her
college organizations.
Eliza Gaston then spoke of the
full life. She said that all our time
does not belong to us, but that a
part of it is God’s, and that a full
life is a life of service. A person
cannot live this kind of life without
the help of the Divine hand.
This is a busy age, the speaker
said. Our grandfathers could walk
leisurely across the street, but today
if we don’t move, something moves
us. Eliza Gaston then read a beau
tiful little poem, the main thought
of which was that there are three
roads in life, the high road, the low
road and the road between, in which
people drift aimlessly along, and it
is the responsibility of each indi
vidual to decide which road she will
take.
DINNER PARTY IN HONOR
OF MISS LOUISE YOUNG
Following the graduating piano
recital of Miss Louise Young on last
Friday night, Dr. and Mrs. J. J.
Young gave a lovely and elaborate
dinner party in her honor at the
Robert E. Lee Hotel. Covers for
nineteen were laid in one of the pri
vate dining rooms of the hotel, and
attractive place-cards marked the
cover for each guest. A delightful
five-course dinner was served. Dr.
and Mrs. Young’s guests were: Miss
Duncan, Dean Shirley, Mrs. Charles
Horne, Miss Dorothy Young, Miss
Mary Ellington, Mr. Jesse Elling
ton, Clayton, N. C.; Miss Mildred
Young, Smithfield, N. C.; Miss Ruth
Voung, Greensboro, N. C.; Mrs.
Lewis, North Dakota; Misses Mil
dred Barnes, Louise Young, Jean
Abel, Margaret Wellons, and the re
cital ushers, who were: Misses Mar
garet Russell, Polly Wolff, Lillian
Watkins, and Eloise Chesson.
Miss Rodgers (on Psychology
class)—How can you make a baby
laugh
Helen ilitchell (eagerly respond
ing)—Oh, you can tell it a good
joke.