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TWO SALEMITE The Salemite Member Southern Inter-Collegiate Press Association. Published Weekly by the Student Body of Salem College. SUBSCRIPTION PEICE $2.00 A Year 10c A Copy EDITORIAL STAFF Miriam Brietz, ’26 Editor-in-Chief Dorothy Siewers, ’27 Man’g. Editc Ruth Efird, ’26 Reports Minnie Price, ’27 Reporter Frances Jarratt, ’27 Music Edit( Lucile Hart, ’27 Reporti BUSINESS STAFF May Hairston, ’26, Business Manager Elizabeth Hastings, ’27, Asst. Bus. Mgr. Isabel Miller, ’28, Circulation Manager The past week has been par ticularly interesting because it has seen the election of officers in two important and influential organizations. The student body feels that it has chosen wisely in almost every case the officers elected had an ovei-whelming majority and were enthusiasti cally supported by a large num ber of voters. The Salemite con gratulates the officers on their election and the student body on the wisdom and forethought which assured such capable leaders as these are. We feel certain that the year 1926-1927 will be unusually prosperous and that a spirit of vitality, vigorous administration and sincere co operation will be the prevaihng tone. We wish to the school and to the new officers of the Student Self-Government Associ a t i o n and the Y. W. C. A. a high de gree of success and a full realiza tion of ideals. It is quite impossible to see how some people can be so com pletely and fundamentally lack ing in class spirit as they oc casionally seem to be. They will attend with delight all the social events to which the class is in vited ; they will take for granted all the advantages of being part of a class. But let the president call a meeting which seems to threaten the least bit of trouble, worry or work, and half or more of the class members are absent. Usually there are a faithful few who attend all the meetings, but these few are always the same, and, consequently, it is always the same shirkers who are ab sent. Why is this true? Is it from selfishness, from careless ness, from utter indifference? IJ' so, who is to blame, and what is the remedy? There is probably no one at Salem now who has not at least seen a copy of the 1926 “Sights and Insights,” and it is doubtful that there is anyone who does not thoroughly approve of it. A great deal of hard work, of ai- tistic ability, of patient atten tion to detail, jmd of unwaning enthusiasm have gone into the making of this beautiful and representative volume. We con sider it one of the most succuss- ful annuals ever published at Salem, and wish to express our appreciation of the untiring ef fort and the real Salem spirit which have been put into it by the entire staff. The Glee Club is a distinctive phase of life at Salem, and de serves the support of everyone who is really interested in the welfare of her college. The mem bers of the club, under the direc tion of Miss Desha have worked faithfully toward the production of the operetta which will take place Monday evening. Those who saw the operetta given last year, and who attended the Christmas carols will be assured of the excellence of any enter tainment given by the Glee Club, and could hardly be prevented from attending; those who have never been to one of the concerts have something to anticipate with a great deal of pleasur( Japanese Operetta To Be Presented By Glee Club Attractive Costumesand Scenery Will Add to the Charm of the Operetta. The Feast of The Little Lanterns is the attractive name of the Charming operetta to be given by the Glee Club on Mon day evening, April 19, in Me morial Hall. As the title sug gests, the scene is laid in Japan, 'here the beautiful cherry blos- oms and the dogwood enhance the beauty of the large Oriental garden. Under the capable di rection of Miss Desha, the stage )mmittee has arranged a unique and very unusual setting, combining all of the vivid color, and the light, airy, fantastic moods of the dainty little Japanese maidens, who in order 0 cheer their disconsolate ’rincess, sing their lyrical and •hythmical dances and choruses. The plot lends itself admirably to the daintiness of the music. It deals in part with a princess, who, in order to inherit the large estate left her by her uncle, must find her lost sister before the Feast of The Little Lanterns. A band of jugglers comes to the gate, and Mai Ko, a dainty little juggler asks to play before the Princess. She charms the group of maidens by her clever juggl ing, and her tricks. In the second act, there is a real Japanese dance, and the 'Prin- iss finds her sister, after a life- ng search. The Glee Club has been work ing on the operetta since before Christmas, and if practice makes perfect,'then this production will be fine, and there is no doubt that it will make as great a suc- iss as the one given last year. Some of the costumes have been ordered direct from Japan for this particular occasion, and the scenery has been made for this production only. As the in-coming officers of the Y. \\. C. A. have been elect ed, let each member of the As sociation consider herself elect ed too, to serve and help in any way she can. To respond when she is called upon? Yes. And more than that—to offer advice that is contructive, criticism that is helpful, and service and suggestions always. Tomorrow, Sunday afternoon, the College and Academy As sociations are going to meet to gether. This is the first time that the two groups have had joint service, and the Academy has consented to have charge. This will certainly be interest ing to every loyal member of the Association, and the program will be of help to all present. Everyone come to see what kind of Y. W. the Academy has, and to show them what kind of an Association the College has. On the following Sunday the !W cabinet for 1926-1927 will be installed. This is probably of the prettiest and most im pressive of all the services of the Y. W. C. A. Everyone is •dially invited to enjoy this beautiful and encouraging ser- with the members of both the old and new Cabinets. On Tuesday evening, April the thirteenth, elections were held for the officers of the Y. W. C. A. for the coming year. A motion was made to vote by standing rather than by ballot. The following officers were elect ed: President, Margaret Hart- sell; Vice President, Mildred Moomaw; Secretary, Elizabeth Roper; Treasurer, Margaret Hauser; under-graduate repre sentative, Fannie Person Rudge. Registration Will Take Place Next Week The week beginning April 19, the time set aside for registra tion for the second semester and also for summer school courses. Summer school blanks may be secured at the office of the regis- rar, Monday from 9:00 to 2:30. All sophomores should register with the head of the depai-tment in which they expect to major. French Club Program On Subject Of Moliere The French Club meeting will be held in the Living Room of Alice Clewell building Wednes day, April 21, at 5:00 o’clock. The subject for the afternoon is Moliere. Each member is ex pected to respond to the roll call with a quotation from this author. Moliere is always an interesting subject, and each member is urged to be present New Book Dedicated To Dr. J. H. Floyd Princess Radziwill Translates Interesting New Book of Letters. Among the interesting new books of this spring is one en titled “They Knew The Washing tons”, translated by the Princess Radziwill. The book bears the following dedication: “To Juanita H. Floyd, this book is affectionately inscribed as a token of gratitude for the long years of unfailing friendship.” This Princess Radziwill wrote very complimentary introduc tion to Dr. Floyd’s book “Women In The Life of Balzac”. She is ; of Balzac’s wife, and has been an intimate friend of Dr. Floyd for a number of years. These letters, which she has just brought out, were written by a Frenchman who served with Lafayette, and they give a ■y charming picture of various phases of life during the Colonial Porter: “You had bettah she’ keep your haid inside dot win- iW.” Nigger Passenger: “Look heah, blacker dan midnight, I dodn’t take orders from no black Porter: “Well den, if you damages any of our railroad bridges you’ll sho’ have to pay The Ox Woman Death Of Mr. H.W. Davis During Easter Vacation The whole student body of Salem was grieved to hear of the death of Mr. Herbert W. Davis, of Seven Springs, North Caro lina, which occured during the Easter vacation. Mr. Davis was the father of Rachel Davis,' president of the college Y. W. C. A., who has not yet returned to school, but who is expected to return and complete her senior year. The students and faculty extend to her their sin- sympathy in her bereave ment. Mr. John Quincy Adams Visits Salem Collie Mr. John Quincy Adams, of Clifton Springs, New York, was the guest of Salem College, and attended the chapel exercises Friday morning, April the ninth. ik for booklet GEK-18. On an East Indian farm, where the crop is tea, a wooden plow turns up the rich black soil. A woman drives, another woman pulls—and a black ox pulls beside her. Six hours under a tropical sun, a bowl of cold rice —and six hours more. Then the woman goes to her bed of rushes, and the beast to his mud staU. Tomorrow will be the same. The American home has many conveniences. But many American women often work as hard as their Oriental sisters. They toil at the washtub, they carry water, they churn by hand—all tasks which electricity can do for them at small cost, in half the time. The labor-saving possibilities of electricity are constantly becoming more widely recognized. And the social significance of the release of the American woman from physical drudgery, through the increas ing use of electricity in and about the home, will appeal instantly to every college man and woman.
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