WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., OCTOBER 24, 1925.
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Dr. Floyd Lectures At
Thursday Music Hour
Speaks of Literary and Artistic
Value of Wagner’
Operas
On Thursday afternoon, Oc
tober 15, the Music Hour pro
gram consisted of a lecture by
Dr. Juanita Floyd on Wagner
From a Literary Point of View.
Dean Shirley, in introducing
the speaker, mentioned the i'act
that Dr. Floyd had previously
spoken on this subject before
class in music history. H(
audience at that time thought
her talk so interesting that
quest was made that she repeat
it in Music Hour where everyone
might have the opportunity of
hearing her.
Dr. Floyd is particularly inti
mate with the life and work of
Wagner, not only as a result of
extended study but also from
actual experience. At one time,
during a visit in Berlin, she had
the experience of hearing dis
cussed a composition of Seigfrid
Wagner, son of Richard V\'agner.
Moreover, her professor at the
University of Berlin had married
a daughter of Wagner.
In discussing her visit at the
home of Wagner, Dr. Floyd
spoke especially of his wonder
ful. library. She also gave
detailed description of his Opera
House at Weimar. The stage of
this famous opera house is much
larger than the ' auditorium,
which has a seating capacity of
sixteen hundred people. There
are no side seats or boxes, and
a partition divides the orchestra
from the auditorium, giving the
effect of music coming from
distance.
W’hile in Berlin, Dr. Floyd
heard the statement fri
liable source, that “Wagner had
done more for the language and
literature of Germany than he
had ever done for its music.
In ordei' to discover for herself
whether or not this statement
was true. Dr. Floyd proceeded to
read all of Wagner’s literary
productions. In this Vv'ay, she
said, she became acquainted with
the romantic Wagner.
Without a doubt. Dr. Floyd
stated, Wagner is the greatest
librettist in all literature,
insisted that a libretto should be
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Mrs. Ralph Stockton Speaks jlnteres ing Talk Made
At Social Forum Meeting At Scientific Society
Subject Of Lecture Is “Appropriate Dress”; Practi
cal Demonstrations Are Given
By Students
Wednesday evening, October I back, incorrect,
21, at nine-thirty, the first Social Hauser; evening dre
Forum meeting of the year was Marjorie Tate,
Walking
Club Undaunted
y A Rainy Saturday
Club Hikes to Ball Park; Picnic
Supper in the Hut
Follows Walk.
Saturday afternoon, October
17, the hiking club left Salem
College in the rain. The hikers
soon discarded their raincoats,
and walked briskhly out to the
Richaxd J. Reynolds ball park
where a very interesting game
of fottball was being played. The
Salem girls w'ere fortunate in
arriving just in time to see
Winston-Salem score a touch
down against Charlotte. The
hikers then returned to Salem,
and made use of the fireplace in
the hut. About twenty other
girls joined the hikers and en
joyed with them “hot dogs”,
marshmallows and coffee.
held in the campus living
of Alice Clewell Building. Social
Forum meetings are given by I.
R. S., and Eva Flowers, Presi
dent of the organization began
by explaining to some degree the
purpose and meaning of I. R. S.
She gave to Miss Stipe the credit
for sponsoring the organization
and expressed appreciation for
her enthusiasm and loyalty i
creating interest in this work.
Miss Stipe introduced the
speaker of the evening by refer
ring to the fact that in the life
of everyone there are one or
more years which stand out as
the happiest years of all. In
looking backward, she said that
to her the years nineteen-seven-
teen, . nineteen-eighteen, and
nineteen nineteen, seem the last
years at Salem. The guest of
the evening was a Junior during
the first two years mentioned,
and she and five other girls, the
Super-six were the originators
.of several splendid customs.
They co-operated in every detail
of school life, and did a great
deal to uphold the high stan-,
dards of Salem College. They
helped materially in bringing
about the organization of the
Student Self-Government As
sociation. She began a new
epoch in the History of Salem;
while she was in school
lege girl, the speaker upheld the
highest standards; later,
teacher, she took an active part
college life; still later, she re
turned to the city and became
important part of the civic and
social organization. Miss Stipe
introduced Mrs. Ralph Stockton,
the speaker of the evening.
Mrs. Stockton began by
mentioning the growing ap
preciation, which comes through
the years, of the friends and
standards acquired in college.
She said she had always loved
Salem and had always taken
intei-est in any new thing began.
She introduced her subject, dif
ferent phases of dress, by say
ing that money is not an all-im
portant matter, but that time
and fore-thought are. One must
take trouble to get the
propriate dress for every
casion, and one must take care
not to be conspicuous. Simplicity
should be the keynote of a girls
wardrobe. One must also ex
press one’s own individuahty,
and not buy something merely
because everyone else is buying
She said that the Salem girl
had always been difi'erent—that
she starts as a freshman, usual
ly, with high ideals, and that
she goes through college her
ideals grow in value. If a girl
obeys the rule of moderation she
will always show good taste and
the Salem girl should have this
r one of her ideals.
Althea Backenstoe conducted
demonstration of correct and
incorrect dress, in which the
following girls took part: Street
wear: correct, Virginia Stain-
Margaret
5, correct,
incorrect.
Margaret Wooten; school
correct, Beth Sloop, incorrect,
Ellen Peery; church wear, Sara
Kincaid, incorrect, Mai'y John-
Miss Flowers asked Mrs.
Rondthaler, as a friend of I. R.
S. to say a few words. Mrs.
Rondthaler said that she wanted
to thank Mrs. Stockton par
ticularly for her idea that Salem
different. She mention
ed the historical traditions of
Salem and the honor and respect
due to those who have gone be
fore and who have done so much
to build the standards of the Col
lege.
After the speeches
demonstrations, the class repre
sentatives of I. R. S.
I and cakes.
President Of Hampden
University At Chapel
Dr. Gregg Speaks of New Ideals
for the Education of the
Friday morning, October 16,
Dr. Gregg, Pres, of Hampden
University, was the guest of
Salem College. He spoke of the
developing idea of negro educa
tion—of how, directly after the
emancipation proclamati
schools were established for the
negro by kindly but mistaken
persons who believed that the
salvation of the recently freed
slave lay in teaching him Latin
and Greek. He explained that
this conclusion showed good in
tentions but faulty reasoning,
and that gradually the ideal of
negro education
change and develop, until today
there is an evolving system
which offers the classics and
higher education to those
need them, and which also makes
possible training in practical
things for those who cannot
learn or do not wish to study
complicated subjects,
the negro race, as in the white
there are some who, like
Booker T. Washington, a gradu
ate of Hapden, are destined to be-
great and famous, while
others must become manual
laborers and home makers.
Hampden University gives prac
tical training to such as these,
id in doing so, is conferring
great benefit upon the negro
of today.
Miss Willis Discusses the Ford;
Mr. Higgins Tells of
Recent Discoveiies
The Technician had an original
limerick on a subject of student
interest last week. It was as
follow's:
‘Well, what was the score? Did
you hear it?
We didn’t quite win, nor near it.
But losing or winning.
We always go grinning
For, you know, that’s the State
College Spirit.”
The regular meeting of the
Science Society w'as held
Science Lecture room, Tuesday
evening, October 13, 7:15
clock.
The first topic of the evening
“History and Development of
the Ford Organization”, was pre
sented by Miss Eloise \\’illis.
Though the Ford may seem an
every day topic of discussion to
many. Miss WilUs pointed out
noteworthy facts in regard
to the car itself as well
Company making it. In the
course of her talk the following
points of intej-est were touched
upon:
Though Henry Ford spent his
early youth as a farmer, his
native affinity for mechanics led
to the production of the world’s
most popular automobile. Work
ing on the basis of making a
good car within the reach of the
■dinary laboring man’s pocket-
book, Ford produced his first
1892. With a capital of only
twenty-eight thousand dollars,
the Ford Motor Company began
business. The first five million
e produced in thirty
years; the next five million
years, the capital of the
corporation being raised to one
hundred milHon dollars in 1919.
The Ford Corporation owns
and controls practically all raw
materials used' in the manu
facture of its products. By
means of these I'aw material
plants the cost of the furnished
product is greatly reduced and
the public is largely given the
benefit of these savings.
The cradle of the Ford
dustry is known as Highland
Park. Here fifty thousand m
are employed besides eight hi
dred men and women in t
offices. This is a small city
itself which has been equipped
by the company with fire depart
ment, hospital, drug stores,
auditorium, butcher shops, and
grocery stores.
In connection with the manu
facturing a great amount of
money is spent on experimental
work. At present a new product
being turned out known
charcoal briques. These are i
ful for starting fires in furnaces,
under boilers, on picnics, and
the tinsmith’s trade.
A Ford car is made in foity-
le hours, twelve of which are
spent in transportation; but this
very little considering the life
time of such a car.
Following the talk by Miss
Willis, Mr. Higgins gave a very
interesting report on some of the
outstanding, practical, distinctly
American achievements which
he noted at the recent Exposition
of Chemical Industries, Grand
Central Palace, New York. The
following are a fe^\' which were
touched upon;
The discovery of proteins in
blood albumen which can be
;ed for food material, and is
)w on the market in the form
a powder w'hich can be used
i a substitute for eggs.
The chemical ethylene is now
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NUMBER VII.
French Club Offers
Entertaining Program
Dr. Hoyd Gives Illustrated Lec
ture on Subject of Spain.
On Wednesday night, October
the seventeenth, the French Club
presented a very interesting and
mstructive program entitled
“An Evening in Spain”.
The first part of the program
consisted of several musical se
lections. A Spanish Dance by
Moskowski was played with
much skill and effect by Eliza
beth Sifferd and Susan Lucken-
back. A graceful solo dance was
given by Irma Heaton. She and
all others taking pai-t in the
performance, including the
ushers, wore striking Spanish
costumes, charming and pic
turesque effect. Miss McAlpine
next rendered a vocal solo,
‘Hateneia” from Carmen, with
much expression and skill. The
Tango, the most popular and
well-known of Spanish dances,
beautifully interpreted by
Dorothy Rosemond and Emily
Pollock. The accompaniments
for the dances and vocal solo
were played by Elizabeth Sif
ferd.
Dr. Floyd began her interest
ing talk by explaining that Spain
is important not only from a
picturesque and romantic point
of view, but also because of the
distinct services which it has
rendered to the civilized world.
Spain barred the way to Aroles,
turned back the Turks at Le-
panto, proserved Christianity,
discovered America, and finally
gave to the world the peerless
Don Quixote.
The town life of Spain is very
different from that of other
modern European countries.
Even now one can hear the town
watchman calling out the hours
of the day and night. Travel in
this country has few of the
comforts and conveniences to
■hich the average American is
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Enjoyable Picnic Is Held
At Cascade Fails
Many Salem Girls Attend and
Explore Region About
the Falls.
Last Monday afternoon, a very
enthusiastic group of Salem
girls, clad in knickers, sweaters
and sport hats, embarked upon
expedition to see the Cas
cade, which expedition was ar
ranged and conducted by Miss
Alice Keeney’s Sunday school
class. The party filled six cars,
which left the campus soon after
o’clock. An hour’s drive
brought them to their destina
tion. The sight-seers found the
water-fall to be very beautiful
surrounded by scenery
which was both lovely and
picturesque. The remainder of
the afternoon was spent in ex
ploring the place. About five o’
clock a substantial picnic supper
was prepared over an open fire
which was built by Mr. Camp
bell, the chief chaperon. About
seven o’clock the party turned
homew'ard. On the way back,
they stopped and were entertain
ed by Miss Taylor at her home
in Danbury.