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TWO SALEMITE The Salemite Member Southern Inter-Collegiate Press Association. Published Weekly by the Student Body of Salem College. EDITORIAL STAFF Miriam Brietz, ’26 Editor-in-Chief Dorothy Siewers, ’27—Man’g. Editor Ruth Efird, ’26 Eeportei Minnie Price, ’27 Reporter Frances Jarratt, ’27 Music Editor Lucile Hart, ’27__- Reporter BUSINESS STAFF May Hairston, ’26, Business Manager Elizabeth Hastings, ’27,Asst.Bus.Mg] Isabel Miller, ’28, Circulation Manager The balmy air of spring has already come to distract minds and prevent concentration, with the resultant and sometimes far too pleasant effect of spring fever. Spring fever is all very well in its place and serves i an excellent subject on which poet may vent his ecctasies, but very few people are poets and most of the common run oi mortals must plod along, regard less of whether it is bleak Nov ember or temperamental April. February is still winter and doubtless many cold days still in store. It would be wise not to let a few days of warmth and sunshine distract one much from the task at hand, and to remember that spring will take care of itself—^it will c in due time, and no amount of anticipation will speed its arrival. School life is such a compli cated thing, with its various re lations and phases, that almost any unexpected thing may hap pen. It sounds like a contradic tion in terms to advise people to “expect the unexpected,” but something of this sort is what we mean. Some sort of emergency is almost always hap pening, and when it does, some body has to step forward, take the responsibihty, and act. If there is no one to do this, the emergency may end ir catastrophe. The kind of girl who has cultivated a cool head, who is not afraid to act when action is necessary, and who, through experience, knows what to do, is the girl who will ; the situation. There is usually someone of this sort present, but suppose the responsibility fell on you next time. What would you do? There is an unnecessary amount of congestion about the post office at ten and eleven o’ clock in the morning, when everybody is frantically scramb ling to get her mail first and get to class on time. This should be avoided because it is unpleasant, inconvenient, and often rude and selfish. We sug gest that those who do not have classes come for the mail as early as possible, and that all those who rush over between one class and the next, be patient and wait until they have more leisure. Initiative—energy! Are you the possessor of both? Energy is needed for initiative, to be sure, but is energy used after initiative has done its work? In other words, initiative is mak ing the start, and energy keeps the thing going. There are plenty of people in this world who have marvelous ideas, who can solve many problems, can offer any number of suggestions, but that is as far as they get. They have the initiative, but they lack the energy to carry out the plan. Of what benefit the idea or solution or sugges tion if it is not worked out? Initiative may be idealistic, but energy makes it realistic, and gives it its true value in life. Walls may be made ] beautiful with pictures and photographs, but such markings, scribblings and drawings as ap pear on the walls of Memorial Hall are nothing more nor less than ugly. Memorial Hall is the property of the school; while practicing there, you are using borrowed instruments, occupying the school’s ro Clean walls are an asset to any building, but walls that were once clean, but have been de faced by the thoughtless, dis grace any ouner. Only the very thoughtless and idle students have time to spend in marking up the walls—if their drawings were in the least artistic, their workmanship would be predated. However that is the case. No artist wastes time in such a manner—this work the work of amateurs. M morial Hall is the gift of many devoted alumnae, and probably there were many sacrifices made lable some to give. It is right to deface and mar this memorial gift. Pupils’ Recital Forms Music Hour Program On Thursday afternoon, Feb ruary 11, the Music Hour pro gram consisted of a pupils’ cital which was interesting and delightful in every respect. There were selections -in piano, pipe organ, violin, and voice. The program was as follows Carpenter.-American Polonaise Margaret Sample Schubert Scherzo in B Flat Anne Cooke Tolhurst Fragment Barbara Heath Godard Novelloza Caroline Price Mailing Fantasy Pictures Fannie Person Rudge Carew Love’s A Merchant Evelyn Davis P. E. Bach_ .Allegro in F Minor Schuett Reverie Virginia Blakeney Chaminade Autumn Elsie Harris Lefebure-wely__Hymns of Nuns Mary Alta Robbins Henselt If I Were A Bird Margaret Hartsell Brahe Japanese Love Song Old English_When Love Is Kind Elizabeth Fields MacDowell—Etude de Concert Elizabeth Sifferd Beach Gavotte Fantastique Frances Jarratt ANNOUNCEMENT • Both sections of Miss Wallace’s Course in Music Ap preciation now meet at West End School from seven to nine o’clock on Wednesday evening. Catherine: The days of mira- Kathryn: I don’t know about that. I read an article the other day that set me thinking. | The Y. W. service last Sun day evening was a most inter esting and enjoyable one. Miss Lillian Watkins, as the presi dent of the Y. W. C. A. in senior year, was loved by every girl in college. Her constant smile, her friendship, and her sincerity were always ready for anyone; and it was a great pleasure to have Lillian back, at least for one service. ' Her subject, “From College to Home”, was well presented an informal way. She mentioned the various fields of activity open to a college graduate her home, in her church, and her community. She emphasized too, the fact that a gin carries not only knowledge away from college, but she takes memories, both serious and ridiculous. And just here is a thought: it is best not to do anything now that will creep up again in conscience, : surely that one little word or ; will continue to show itself the reminiscences and memories of college in after years. IVIiss Watkins presented the idea, too, that how a girl lives and what she is in college will, in every possible way, influence her later life and the responsibilities that she will have to assume. Do not shirk duty or resposibility when it arises in college, for some day the experience that such tasks afford will be of great use. It does the heart of every true Salem girl a great deal of good to hear such a talk as the which was given last Sunday evening. The “Y” only wishes that more of the former girls could be back to give their views -and they understand, too, for they were college girls at time. On March 26, Mrs. Lindsay Patterson will speak at the ting. If there is one girl school, who does not know Mrs. Patterson, she must certainly miss the opportunity of hearing her and meeting her Every member of the Associa tion is urged to be present, and lost interesting evenin, promised. Science Club Has Regular Meeting The Societas Scientiai-um Salemensis held a meeting of unusual interest last Tuesday evening, February the sixteenth, when Miss Leftwich, Head of the Department of Home Economics gave a lecture on t subject of scientific reducing. Miss Leftwich began her talk by saying, “In this day of slender figures we hear as the chief topic of conversation, of lectures, of magazine articles, as propaganda for advertisements luch concerning the importance of reducing. And we have come to believe that it is the duty of everyone to take off as many pounds as possible, that a crime against society is being com mitted if we do not reduce. We become so much in earnest in our efforts to make ourselves slim that we even devour with eagerness the ads that claim absolute immunity from all evil effects from the various drugs that can be taken to produce the perfect figure, whatever that is! Did you ever stop to think that very little of this advice ever says who should reduce, or, if it does, that you do not belong to that class?” Miss Leftwich went on to ex plain the attributes of the only class of people who seriously need to lose weight, and declar ed that no normal person younger than thirty-five should diet for the purpose of losing pounds. She gave four excellent reasons for this statement: the welfare of the future genera tion, the fact that two diseases, tuberculosis and pellagra often result from strenuous dieting, danger to health in later years, and the lowered power of ac complishment today. She stated that she has found cases whete failure in scholastic work is due to undernourishment. Miss Leftwich concluded her talk with an excellent bit of ad vice, and was congratulated by the members of the Club on making such an unusually interesting and practical ad- Academy Ninth Grade Has Valentine Dance On Saturday evening, Feb ruary 13, a Valentine dance was given in the hut by the ninth grade of the academy. An ad mission fee of twenty-five cents was charged, and all college and academy girls were invited. Music for the dancing was furnished by a negro orchestra of three pieces. The hut was appropriately decorated in red and white, and during the inter mission, candy hearts were dis tributed as re-admission tickets. Refreshments in the form of sandwiches and cold drinks were sold during the evening. French Club Holds Its Regular Meeting (Continued from Page One) XIV, she played an important role in political affairs. Mile. Elizabeth Reynolds gave a very good account of “Mme. de LaFayette”, the woman who wrote the first modern and psychological novel of France. Mile. Katherine Riggan showed the influence of “Mme. de Stael” on the new movement in France, Romanticism. It was she who introduced the German literature to France. Having been reared in the salon of her mother, Mme. Necker, she play ed an important role in the po litical life of her day. , Mile. Genevieve Marks gave an interesting account of the famous artists, Mme. le Brun and Rosa Bonheur. Mile. Leonora Taylor gave an instructive account of George Sand, the periods into which her life was divided, and the various works she produced. She was a woman of charm and magnetic personality. The life of “Mme. Sarah Bernhart,” one of the greatest actresses France has ever known, was related by Mile. Elizabeth Hastings. Due to conflict in schedule, Mile. Elizabeth Dowling was unable to present her subject, Mme. Curie. Under the leadership of Mile. McAlpine, a number of French songs were sung during the program. ’ (Continued from Page One) with the free hand. The human body is very much like a ship, and as long as the nose and throat are kept above the water the body will be very comfort able. The side stroke and scissor kick is the most efficient in life saving. Swimming is a very delightful sport, being a valuable form of exercise and possessing other peculiar ad vantages. Mr. Longfellow also mention ed a girl of Jacksonville, Florida who rescued four drowning girls at one time by her ability to think quickly before acting. A very good axiom for a life saver is to think his way back to shore before attempting a rescue. Everyone who can walk can swim. There is no age limit although children can be taught more easily than old people. The most important principle in learning to swim is to have con fidence in oneself and in the teacher. Mr. Longfellow also demons trated the use of several va rieties of bandages which are of great help in emergencies. One of the most interesting of these the so-called Tommy Atkins bandage, first used during the world war, which serves to pro tect either the eyes, ears, nose jaw. Another bandage which it is very important for everyone to know how to apply is the sprained ankle hitch, since this knowledge is often of ad vantage. Mr. Longfellow’s talk instructive and of great value as well as interest, and showed the importance of every- 3 being prepared to render n ordinary, every-day emer gencies. Colonial MON. & TUES. Leatrice Joy —IN— “MADE FOR LOVE” Big Added Attraction WILLIAM ELLIOTT Former Chief Tenor Soloist with Neil O’Brien’s Ministrels WED. & THUR. Adolph Menjou and Florence Vidor —IN— “THE GRAND DUCHESS AND THE WAITER” FRI. & SAT. Jack Hoxie ' —IN— “TWO FISTED JONES” Added—“THE PACEMAKERS”
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