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THE S A I. E M I T E The Salemite Member Southern Inter-Collegiate Press Association Published Weekly by tlie Student Body of Salem College Subscription Price $2.00 Per Year; 10c Per Copy ' ■! - I ■ I I . .1 IMML M ■ ■ ■ ■ ^ EDITORIAL STAFF Hazel Stephenson, ’24 Editor-in-Chief Flora Binder, ’25 Managing Edito- Miriam Brietz, ’26 News Editor Margaret Marshall,. ’2G Art Editor Ruth Brown, ’26 Joke Editor P’mil}’ Move, ’21 Exchange Editor Sarah Herndon, ’2t Proof Editor Elizabeth Tyler, ’2i Associate Editor Marjorie Hunt, ’21 Associate Editor Mary McKelvie, ’23 Associate Editor Lois Crowell, ’25 Associate Editor Katie Holshouser, ’25 Associate Editor Ruth Efird, ’26 Associate Editor BUSINESS STAFF Adelaide Armfield, ’21 Business Manager Ellen Wilkinson, ’25 First Assistant Business Manager Margaret Hanner, ’25 Second Assistant Business Manager Constance Allen, ’25 Circulation Manager REPORTERS Daisy Lee Glasgow, ’25 Rosa Caldwell, '26 Luey Lampkin, ’26 Mary Lee Mason, ’27 Eloise Willis, ’26 Frances Jarratt, ’27 “Follow the leader” is a game that even college students might play to advantage. t t t And again we urge careful and serious thought in the election of officers; to tliem the college entrusts much of her reputation for the year. t t The two months until Commencement will be filled with something; will it be with idle moments or with busy ones.^ Our time budget will be of practical value, if we but consult it occasionally. lit Perhaps Miss Doris Hough has discovered the way to the fountain of youth for us. Her invitation to us to train in Girl Scout leadership sounds attractive to those who like to work with people and who love the out-of-doors. + t + + + + As the first of May draws nearer, our thoughts turn towards the election of officers for the coming year. We have been told so often that ability and not popularity should be the basis of choice that the saying has become wearisome; when, however, we consider the duties which lie before the leader of any organization, the type of influence she is to have, and the qualities she must possess, her election becomes a matter of great importance. Let us be sure in electing officers that every girl has at least the interest of the organization which she is to lead, and that she carefully guards the good name of the College. t t t An editorial in a daily newspaper states tliat ‘,‘the principal problem encountered now by hosts of young people of the country is not that of difficulties and obstacles. The danger is rather that they may succumb in many cases to the perils that lurk in ease and luxury. Young people in a vast number of cases do not have to work like their fathers did for what they get.” The college girl naturally feels inclined to contradict such a state ment, particularly when she is “head over heels” in work. No college student, either past or present, will deny the fact that campus life is about as busy as it can be. Eight-hour-day laws are unheard of. Com paring the school life of former days with that of the present day, we do not see that the work lias been materially lessened. The midnight oil is seldom burned for Greek and Laein, it is true; but the electricity bill in the science laboratories runs high, and street car fares for practice teaching and for social welfare work are no more negligible factors in monthly allowances than were the scholastic bills of former days. In addition, there are athletics. The boy or girl who enters this field must labor doubly hard. The athlete must not only excel in sports but he must accomplish scholastic ends as well; otherwise, he is taken from the team. The extra work in athletics, the experience in social life, and the application of practical knowledge have served not to decrease, but to increase the hours of work in which every student must engage. He seldom chooses one set branch of knowledge, one exclusive clique of friends; he strives towards a broad education and a large, varied circle of acquaintances. Nor do we believe that the young people not in college have a par ticularly easy time. In the first place, many of the high school boys and girls not only attend school, but also work their way through it, and, at the same time, help support their small brothers and sisters. Others are making preparations to borrow money which they, not their fathers or brothers, intend to repay at a later date. Is not this an improvement over the old state of affairs when the boy who worked his way through school was pitied, and the girl who helped defray her expenses was con sidered a most unfortunate creature. Ours is the better and the freer w’ay, but is it an easier one? We do not deny the presence of many drones, or, in our present-da'- language, flappers and tea hounds, but neither do we judge the whole by the few. No longer does the accomplished daughter, after the “fin ishing school,” sit down and calmly await the arrival of her fairy prince. She chooses the thing she wants to do and proceeds to work. It is no longer a question of “when do you make your debut.?” but “what do you intend to do?” ‘ ’ LUTHERAN GIRLS MEET MISS. MAHY E. MACKLEY Miss Mary E. Maekley, repre senting the Board of Education of the United Lutheran Church for women students, made a very bene ficial and inspiring talk to the I.uth- eran girls of Salem College, Tuesday afternoon, Marcli 25. Miss Blackley emphasized the im portance of service, and vividlv pointed out some of the opportuni ties for service to the college student. First, she brouglit out their duty to the local eliurch, and, second, their duty on campus througli the Chris tian Association and other organiza tions of the college. When there are enough Lutheran students in the college, she advises them to organize into a group, and to take up some specific work for the church, and urges them to send their delegates to the nearest stu dents’ conference. Miss Maekley also keeps in touch with all girls of the Lutheran Church who are preparing for social service work, with those who are studying to be medical missionaries, and also with those who desire to be teach ers and missionaries, at home or abroad. She helps the church to place them where they can be of the best advantage to the church and eommunitv. S E CO N1) IN TE R P R ET AT IO N OF “PILGRIM’S PROGRESS” The second of a series of Lenten organ recitals presenting “Pilgrim’s Progress” was rendered in Memo rial Hall at the regular Music Hour on Thursday, with Dean Shirley at the organ and Mrs. W. L. Reid as reader. Last week’s recital dealt with Christian, the pilgrim, and his hardships up until tlie time he came to the house of the interpreter, and it was at this point the story, inter preted through music, was started at the second recital. Cliristian enters the house of the Interpreter and there learns tlie vital lesson of life. The Interpreter gives liim a sealed scroll which he is to read on his way to comfort him. I'rom there Pilgrim goes out and sees a vision of tlie Cross and the Sepulchcr. At this point in the story the music is extremely fitting and appealing. Pilgrim continues on his way and enters the Valley of Humiliation, where he meets Apollyon, a terrible dragon-like creature. The dragon’s aim is to seduce him to his palace of sin. Unarmed he fights the monster, overcomes him and from that time he knows that his faith and courage will enable him to overcome any temptation in order to reach the Celestial City. Very little imagina tion is required to follow Pilgrim through the Valley of Humiliation, because the music is so realistic and depicts the story so vividly. Pilgrim leaves the Valley of Hu miliation triumphant over tempta tion. All nature seems wonderful, his heart and soul are light and hts mind is filled with noble thoughts. The closing musical passage soothes one as it portrays Pilgrim resting and reading the scroll in peace. “Y” WEEK CLOSES WITH MUSICAL SELECTIONS “Y” week, a new institution at Salem, has thoroughly proved its value. It gives fresh impetus to the work of the Y. W. C. A. and pre pares the way for the incoming cabi net. One especially enjoyable phase of the movement was the music. The Y. W. C. A. choir sang at breakfast tlie hynm, “When Morning Gilds the Skies,” and Laura Howell, at the Saturday chapel service, played a beautiful violin solo. INVITATIONS ISSUED TO THE SENIOR CLASS Members of-the Senior Class have received invitations reading as fol lows ; Dr. and Mrs Howard E. Rondthaler request the pleasiife of your company At Dinner in iionor of the class of ’ Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-Four Tuesday Evening, April the first at seven-thirty o’clock in the College Library Main Hall Entrance North Door R. S. V. P. MISS DORIS HOUGH AT EDUCATION CLASS Education four was fortunate in obtaining Miss Doris Hough, trav eling director of the Scout move ment from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to speak on the social aspect of Scouting, Thurs day morning, at the regular class meeting. Miss Hough spoke of the great need for sociability and com radeship in the adolescent age and how the Scout organization quite definitely fills this very urgent need. The Scout movement, Miss Hough said, was started in England, and, like other great movements, it began with one individual. Sir Robert Tjaden-Powell, a British General in a South African camp, found hii >oung officers sadly lacking in initia- live, self-control and alertness. He le.'jlized these qualities were best le.irned in the flexible period of ouths, so he worked out a program, including a code of ideals, a .patrol system, and certain definite activi ties which would train for these qualities. The result was Scouting and thus began this wonderful move ment which has spread all over the world. Lady Baden-Pow'ell became head of the girls’ organization. Scouting was first started in this country in Savannah, Ga., in 1912. Membership in the United States is now 150,000 and it is still growing. There is a definite program ta the Scout progrom; home-making activ ities form the most important part, but there is also the spectacular out door side, both of which are inter woven with a high standard of mor als ; such as honor, trustworthiness, service and fair play. Through the patrol system comradeship and team work are learned. Scouting is of real value to a community; because it is beneficial to the individual; Scouting makes beter girls and builds higher types of character, and since the individuals make up the community this accomplishment is of real value. In addition, Scouting develops usefulness, confidence, re sourcefulness, and real ability, and any community is bettered by having citizens of this type. Girl Scouts find definite services to render the community; such as, serving school lunches, acting as da)' nurses while mothers attend church or club meet ings, assisting on the play-ground and other similar duties. Scouting is a continuous training for leader ship; from the very beginning Scouts are put on their honor, given responsibility, and have definite things to do. Scouting has proved that it is not necessary that leaders be born with the required charac teristics, but that it is possible for them to be trained along these lines. ANNOUNCEMENT Deficiency grades will be issued some time this week after the regu lar meeting of the College Faculty, which will be held Wednesday, April 2nd. THEORIES OF ORIGIN OF APRIL FOOL DAY April Fool day, though almost universally known, has an obscure origin. It has been observed for many year.s, so long, in fact, that no one is certain of just how and when -it was first, set apart as a day fot ))laying jokes on unwary people' One theory is that it grew’ out of tlie miracle play given in the Easter season, which usually occurs i” April. The subject of this play was the journey of Christ from Annas to Caiaphas and from Pilate to Herod,' to which journey the present-da.V custom of sending people on fruit' less errands is attributed. Othe'''’ believe this day to be a relic from some old heathen custom. The Hin' doos, for instance, play similar pranks on the thirty-first of March) when they celebrate their Huli fes' ti\al. Practically the same tricks are popular with the English, the Frencii and the Hindoos; the one played most often is that of sending peopl® on nonsensical errands; such as to find the history of Adam’s grand' father; making appointments whid' are not kept, and telling the passer' by tliat he has a spot of mud on h** face, are in the category of univer sally favorite pranks. In France the person who “bites is called itn poisson d’avril; in Eng' land, be is an April fool, and i” Scotland he is a gozvkj or, tranS' lated into our language, he is cuckoO’ The following is a poem rchich Air. Ijune, night-watch man for the college, has hmdly snhmitted to the paper. The Salemite takes pleasure in printing this contribution. He has submitted two others also xc'hich will be printed in latef issues. Wir.\T We Read and Think By D. G. Lane We get an evening paper. Sit down to read the news; We find the space is taken up With autos, Cadillac or “Hup” Or “ads” of clothes and shoes. "e read a lot of bunk and rot About tlie tomb of King “Tut”; ^^'e turn a page and there it is—- The same old jokes and ugly phiz Of Gump and Jiggs and Mutt. We get so mad we w'ant to swear When ^Iaggie heaves a plate. And hits Jiggs where he has no hai’’ U])on his old bald plate. We wonder how Jiggs keeps so coO* When Mag is seeing red. Wily he don’t crown her with a stoo And put her on the bed. We wonder why he spends “dough” To buy the things for Mag to thro"'- We have to smile at Jiggs’ style Of clothes that’s ciiic and dapper, Or at the smile that he bestows Upon the girl with powdered nose Or on the bob-haired flapper. We heave a sigh and wonder why Poor Jeff he isn’t dead From all the licks and liard bricks That’s landed on his head. W e wonder how old Gump can eat Or by what natural law That he can chew his bread and "'ithout his lower jaw. And now the clock is striking ten And we must go to bed. We haven’t had a penny’s worth Of all we’ve seen or read. The greatest wonder of it all Is why we’re not insane From all the junk and rot and We drag across our brain. Man—You’re an honest boy, the money I lost was a ten-doU*’’ note. Boy—Yes, I know; I had changed so you could give me a wrfrd.
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