Robert S. Savage Is
Present At Hat Burning
Mr. Robert S. Savage, who
has won a nation wide reputa
tion as a writer of verse and
clever articles, and who has
recently been connected with
Hearst’s International, was
present at Senior Hat Burning
last Friday night. Mr. Savage
was so impressed with the dig
nity and beauty of this tra
ditional Salem custom that he
wrote the following poem, which
the Salemite takes pleasure
publishing:
Hat Burning at Salem
The torches were flaring as they
solemn came
Two by two, a multi-colored file
of maidens marching—the
lighted flame
Fell on autumn hues along the
aisle.
Like Pilgrim sisters of their
nation’s dawn
Parading to service through the
northern wood
They sauntered—some spright
ly as the fawn,
Others stately, sedate in orange
hood.
Then grouped in circled clearing
rose their song
A paean sweet on the crisp Oct
ober air—
Like sprites in eeri
seemed the throng
Some woodland court in
—mystic—rare.
Senior Hat Burning Ceremony ACADEMY SOCC'KR (JAMES
Takes Place Friday Evening i TO BE PLAYED MONDAY
(Continued from Page One) On Monday, November 23,
Simple Simon, who, it seemed,' the Academy soccer games and
was makmg great progress in athletic banquet will take place.
the study of the science of'.
Sherlock Holmes. Fond Recol- Music Hour Conducted
What omened here—this idyl
scene within the grove?
What sacrifice be cast into the
fire?
Those knicker-maids, sweet
herders of the drove.
Saw they that for which they
did aspire?
But things ceased to touch upon
a conjured theme;
Those fairy-castle walls came
tumbling down—
Gone were impressions of a
Midsummer Night’s Dream.
A Senior Class took up its cap
and gown.
Once more the Salem Seniors
walked the aisle.
But caps of black replaced their
orange hoods.
Then Juniors dreamed and con
jured with a smile—
More Pilgrim maids parading
autumn woods.
Robert S. Savage.
Jokes
Tragedy in a nutshell: Lion and
two lion hunters; lion and one
hon hunter; hon.
lections then bade the herald
call Simple Simon with all haste,
and the young detective arrived
in a great hurry. His first
By Mr. C. G. Vardell
(Continued from Page One)
r of Jean Paul and vi'as i
M HS to examine the ground fluenced to a remarkable degree
Closely, for tracks and finger-j by his works. In 1834, a group
l-rmts; and there the tell-tale Lf young men in Leipsig, with
story lay revealed. Clearly de- Schumann at their head.
Hall Boy—“De man in room-
seben has done hang hisself!
Hotel Clerk—“Hanged him
self! Did you cut him down
Hall Boy—“No, sah! He a:
dead yet.”
“I’m sorry, my boy, but I only
punish you because I love you.”
“I’m s-sorry, dad, that I’m
n-not b-big enough to return
your love!”
She had a vast amount of
money, but it had come to her
quite recently. One day an
quaintance asked her if she
fond of art.
“Fond of art!” she exclaimed
“well, I should say I was! If I
am ever in a city where there’s
an artery I never fail to vi 't it.”
lintd on the ground
tracks of the Knave of Hearts.
When that rascal appeared upon
the scene, he met the angry
proaches which greeted him
with easy assurance. He admit
ted that he had stolen many
maidens’ hearts, but found the
missing symbols, nevertheless,
for with unerring finger
pointed out each maiden’s heart,
hanging upon her sleeve.
The seniors were highly
dignant at the trick which the
mischievous knave had played
upon them and demanded that
he be slain and an end put to his
foolishness. Simple Simon tried
to plead for the knave, but it
■ith his
head,” cried Fond Recollections,
?nd the herald summoned Robin
ilood for the execution. He ap
peared, bow in hand, dressed
hunter’s green. Swiftly
f'hot the deceitful knave, who
through “his
heart. Then
maidens sang a song to the
memory of the merry Knave of
Hearts.
Having found their precious
symbols, the seniors
ready to sacrifice the emblems
of their childhood, and take the
’isdom
knowledge. A great fire blazed
up from behind them and catch
ing each other’s hands, they
formed a large circle around the
fire, for the last dance of child
hood, singing as they danced and
casting the emblems into the
flames.
As the slow measures of the
st verse ended, the seniors
formed in line to receive their
caps and gowns. As each senior
stepped forward from one side,
her page came out to meet her,
dressed in -white knee-breeches
and yellow caps, with a high
white ruff at the neck, and
carrying the black cap and
gown. They met before the
platform, placed in the center
of the green, where Dr. Rond-
thaler stood waiting to present
mior with her black tassled
As each senior was robed,
she passed before the platform
and the page walked in the op
posite direction so that again a
line was formed on either side
of the platform. W’hen every
senior had received her cap and
gown, Dr. Rondthaler spoke a
few words. He voiced the feel
ings of the entire audience as
he congratulated the seniors on
the dignity and beauty of the
pageant. He said that he
thought he had never seen a
Senior Hat-Burning carried out
in a more fitting manner. He
reminded the seniors that, with
the caps and gowns, they took
on added responsibilities and
must try to make themselves
worthy of their new dignity.
The exercises ended with the
singing of the Alma Mater.
Dramatis Personae
First Senior Helen Griffin
Fond Recollections
Elizabeth Dowhng
Herald Martha Dortch
Boy Blue Dorothy Frazier
Bo Peep Margaret Brooks
disgusted with the pre
vailing artificiality and began to
publish a papei' known
“New Musical Times” which at
tempted to set forth
principles of Romanticism
vocated by Rousseau and Jean
Paul. Moreover, a society
formed, known as
“Davidites”, and this, together
with the paper, had a great
fluence in spreading abroad the
doctrine of Romanticism.
In order to illustrate
romantic character of Schu-
man’s works, Mr. Vardell played
two short pieces from the
“Carnival”. The first, “Euse
bius”, reveals the poetic side of
the great composer’s life. The
other selection, “Floristan”
apposed to represent the droll,
impish nature of the composer,
The two together express the
dual personality of Robert Schu-
They are written from
point of view that is utterly op
posed to classicism.
■dell carefully explain
ed that the Romantic spirit is
present in all true art even
though it is classic in its out-
•d form. The great classic
composers—Haydn, Mozart, and
Beethoven—were Romanticists
heart. Feeling and emotion
exist in all real music. Some
times the emotional quahty of
musical passage is too, deep to
be expressed. All music is
autobiographical in that it re
veals the various moods of the
composer. Schumann’s music
has this characteristic to a
striking degree. He composed
his “Novelettes” when he was
love with Clara ^^’iecks, and
they express the longing and
torture of that period of his life.
Jlr. Vardell played the first
‘Novelette in F” and also
another short selection
“Why?” as his
closing number. Mr. Vardell
played Schumann’s “Fantasy”,
Op. 17. This remarkable com
position is in three distinct
movements and is written in
honor of Bethoven. The first
movement is called “Ruins”, and
the third “The Crowd of Stars”.
of the most pow, ! i';!’
and beautiful of Schumann’.s
Mr. Vardell played this
number with great brilliance and
artistic finish. At the close of
the hour, his audience burst in
to enthusiastic applause.
Jack Horner^ -Rachel Phillips
Miss Mufi’et- - Jean Carson
Mistress Mary__Patty Brawley
Old King Cole
Lardner McCarty
Simple Simon'
Dorothy Schallert
Knave of Hearts
Althea Backenstoe
Robin Hood Sara Dowling
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