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NUMBER XXVI
Dr. William Kenneth Boyd iStudent Program At
Speaks To History Club Science Club Meeting
Head Of The Department Of History At Duke
University Speaks On The Loyalist
Problem In The South.
On Wednesday evening, April
twenty-eighth, the History Club
enjoyed the rare opportunity of
having as speaker Dr
Boyd, head of the Department
of History at, Duke University
The subject of Dr. Boyd’s
interesting speech was the
Loyalist Problem in the South
during- and after the American
Revolution.
Dr. Boyd said that his first
interest in history came from
History Club. He had first ii
tended to be a writer, but
through the influence
History Club, he became definite
ly interested in the study of
History. The future of civiliza
tion and the destiny of the world
depends upon the kind of judg
ment of the college students of
this generation. The best judg
ment comes from those who
have a historical inind, and a
sense of proportion.
It is now the one hundred and
fiftieth year since the signing of
the Declaration of Independence,
but this event is not to be
nationally celebrated. The
reason for this apparent lack of
patriotism or interest is un
certain. It is very interesting
and instructive to consider some
important phases of the Ameri
can Revolution. In the first
place, this war was not only a
struggle for independence, but it
was a three-fold movement. It
was a civil war, a contest over
property, and a social upheaval.
The Loyalist question, which
shaped the development of the
South between 1775 and 1800,
was one of great significance.
The Loyalists were quite
numerous, but due to the victory
Delightful Recital
Last Monday Evening
Carrie Mae Baldwin and Sue
Carlton Give Piano and
Voice Kecital.
On Monday evening, April 26,
the second of the graduating re
citals took place when Miss Sue
Carlton and Miss Carrie Mae
Baldwin gave a delightful pro
gram of piano numbers and
songs. Miss Carlton is a pupil
of Mr. Charles G. Vardell, Jr.,
and Miss Baldwin has. been
studying with Miss Lucy Logan
Desha. A large audience gather
ed to enjoy the concert and gave
evidence of their appreciation by
their enthusiastic applause.
Miss Carlton’s numb
ranged from Bach to the modern
school and ofi^ered splendid op
portunity for her interpretive
powers. In the Bach Gavotte,
which opened the first group, her
playing showed good under
standing of the style of the old
masters. There was brilliance
and dash in the vigorous pas
sages of the Schumann Kreis-
lereans, contrasting nicely with
the beautiful singing tone of the
slow legato part.
The ease with which Miss
Carlton played the Schubert Im-
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of the Nationalists, those favor
ing the Revolution, their num
bers have been often overlooked.
It has been said that in 1775 two
thirds of the population of North
Carolina was composed
Loyalists, with even more
South Carolina and Georgia.
There are four outstanding
reasons for the large Loyalist
element in the South. First, the
southern population did not suf
fer from the British navigation
policy as did the New England
states. Second, local sectional-
contrbuted to the Loyalist
sentiment. Third, the merchant
class, grown rich through its ex
change of tobacco, rice, and
other products with England,
wanted peace. Fourth, there
a large immigrant popula
tion which did not identify itself
existive politics, b
wished only to make a living
peace.
Dr. Boyd next discussed the
legislation affecting the Loyalists
regard to their personal
status, their property rights, and
debts caved them. ■ Those who
never acknowledged allegiance
to the American cause '
prisoned and fined, and the
Tories, those who fought with
the British in spite of their
ackknowledged allegiance to the
Americans, were often put to
death and their property seized.
There were often very severe
laws for the confiscation of
property belonging to English
subjects. There were certain
limits, however, especially in
Virginia where debts were not
confiscated. North Carolina-was
radical than Virginia in
the seizure of Loyalist property.
South Carolina, whose policy
guided by the population of
the low country, was at first
lenient. However, in 1780, after
British invasion, politics pass
ed to up-country leaders, and
laws of confiscation were adopt-
Throughout the Southern
states the Loyalists were treat
ed disgracefully, sometimes be
ing moved to difi^erent parts of
the state, and always being sup
pressed by legislation and
courts.
When the war ended the
Loyalists question became even
complicated than before,
due to several reasons. First,
there was a spirit of vengeance
carried from the battlefields in
to legislation; second, there
e the property interests of
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Kathryn Emmart, Ruth Helmich
And Althea Backenstoe
Give Interesting Talks.
The Scientific Society held its
regular meeting last Tuesday
evening, April the twenty-
seventh when Kathryn Emmart,
Ruth Helmich and Althea
Backenstoe gave interesting and
instructive talks.
Kathryn Emmart spoke about
matches, first telling the origin
of the name and then the evolu
tion of the match used today.
She told of the chemical con
tents of the various sort of
match ends, the safest sort to
and the bad effects of
kind of matches. She also gave
interesting account of the
match industry in the United
States, which is highly com
petitive. The process of manu
facturing was discussed in de
tail, both in regard to the sort
of machinery used, and t
method of operating it.
Interesting new inventions
matches were mentioned, such
moisture proof matches, and
matches which strike under
water, the ingenious idea of a
Paris inventor.
The approximate amount of
money spent yearly by every
body in the world for matches,
two million dollars, which
purchases about four trillion, six
hundred and seventy-five billion,
hundred and fifty million
matches.
‘About one-third
matches consumed in the world
produced in the United
States, which only exports
limited quality, Japan a i
Sweden being the chief e
porters. The 1920 report of the
United States census of manu
factures puts the capitilization
of the match factories at nearly
thirty million dollars, suggest
ing that the capital invested
the match industries of the
world amounts to about one
hundred million dollars.”
Ruth Helmich was the second
speaker, and read an interesting
and well-prepared paper
subject of explosives. She be
gan by saying “Rapid combus
tion, decomposition or other
similar process resulting in a
great and sudden development
of gases, and consequent violent
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Salemite Moves To The
New Publication Office
The Salemite has moved to a
5w publication office in Main
Building, situated under the
class rooms, near the old trophy
1. The new office is large
and convenient, having plenty of
space for all the furniture
necessary. Sights and Insights
dll remain in the old office, and
hereafter the two publications
will have separate rooms.
Dr. Fred Hanes Tells Of
His Experience In Africa
Has Recently Returned From Hunting Expedition
And Entertains Audience With Accounts
Of Lion Hunting.
Memorial Service For
Miss Elsie Harris
A memorial service for Elsie
Harris Vas held at six o’clock
Memorial Hall, Sunday, April
the twenty-fifth. Dean Shirley
played Schubert’s “Ave Maria’
prelude. “How Firm A
Foundation”, was sung as thf
opening hymn, and then Mr
Charles D. Vardell played
“Adagio from Sonata Patheti-
, by Beethoven. Dr. Rand-
thaler gave the scripture read
ing, and made a short talk. Dean
5 h i r 1 e y played Schumann’s
Traumerai” on the organ, and
‘Saviour Again To Thy Dear
Name We Raise” was used as a
recessional. The Postlude was
the “Evening Song” by Schu
mann.
Dr. Fred Hanes who has had
unusual opportunities of travel
and reseai'ch and who
scientist and a physician has
availed himself of his oppor.
tunities, delighted his audience
with a talk concerning his
tended journey into Africa,
at the Expanded Chapel
Service held Wednesday, April
28.
Dr. Hanes said that he wished
he could speak of Afrit
Latin poet “I sing of Africa and
her golden joy”, but since this
was impossible, he would talk ii
a casual way of his experiences
as a tender-foot.
He first gave very briefly his
itinerary, stating that he travell
ed about eighteen hundred miles.
Then he discussed, in greater
detail East Africa. The climate
is simply a matter of attitude.
There are two beautiful snow
capped mountains with the
equator running through them.
The climate is delightful in the
morning and evening, almost like
spring, but from eleven o’clock
until three it is exceedingly hot.
East Africa is made up of
high pleateau lands, and the
sweep of view is grand. The
grass is green and abundant
with sparsely grown trees, giv
ing the appearance of a park.
It seems most peculiar that this
land should be uninhabited, but
due to the presence of a fiy
which kills all domestic animals.
Thus this land is a primitive
wilderness.
There are thousands of species
of animals in Africa, as is shown
by the fact that in two months
hunting Dr. Hanes killed speci-
of twenty-seven different
animals. They vary in size from
enormous animals to animals as
small as twelve inches high. The
latter are beautiful little ante
lopes almost as small as rabbits.
It has often been said that
birds in Africa have no song.
The truth is that few things act
Africa as they do in any other
country. Birds in Africa do not
sing, but give queer calls. A
Bell-bird sounds his note one
hundred and twenty times to a
minute.
Dr. Hanes said that one of the
most interesting things he saw
in Africa was a bluish green
bird with a white breast, called
the honey-guide. When the boys
started to follo\v this bird he
would give a chirp of delight and
jump to another tree. The bird
would continue doing this until
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he brought the boys to a
hive.
There are many tribes ii
Africa varying as much as the
French, German, and English.
These tribes vary a great deal
customs. Some of the
nomads live upon a diet of milk
and blood. Dr. Hanes said while
.’ould not advise people to
try this diet, that as a physician
he would say it was very good,
if only some vegetables were
It was the practice of
the tribe to live by attacking
others until the English made
them behave.
The animals of Africa give one
thrill, but hunting in Africa
dangerous. It is an old say
ing which is true that “You
never know you luck in Africa”.
The danger in hunting big game
that the animals are so very
quick.
The hunting of lions is one of
the greatest sports. No human
being can see a lion without get
ting a curious electric shock.
They are quick beyond anything
imagine, covering one
hundred yards in six seconds.
Thus in three seconds a lion can
the spot where one was
when he started.
Dr. Hanes said that he was
particularly fortunate with lions.
One evening about four o’clock
was told there had been seen
great number of lions. Dr.
Hanes, together with the head
an and gun boys, made camp
mile from where the lions had
been seen. The lions were heard
grunting so they went up the
valley in the direction of the
sound of the grunt. The
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The First Graduating
Recital Of The Year
Elsie Barnes, Soprano, and Mary
Alta Robbins, Piano, Give
Recital Together.
On Friday evening, April 23,
at 8:15 o’clock, the first graduat-
g recital of the year was given
: Memorial Hall by Miss Elsie
Barnes, Soprano, and Miss Mary
Alta Robbins, pianist.
The stage was beautifully
decorated for the occasion with
ferns and flowers, forming a
lovely background for the event.
The large and appreciative audi-
which attended was en
thusiastic in its hearty response
to each number.
The program opened with a
group of songs by Miss Barnes
chosen from the classic com
posers. In this group, and
throughout her entire program,
rrv, T^T iuTi ^ ^ . Miss Banies sang with skilfull
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ress ssocia ion me phrasing was excellent, and her
day, Friday and Saturday of this
eek at Guilford College. The
Salemite
Dorothy Siewers, Editor-In-
Chief elect, and Minnie Price,
reporter. They returned this
afternoon, and will give a full
account of the meeting in next
[week’s issue.
enunciation in French, English,
^ • and Italian showed careful study
represented byj^^^ ^
tistic interpretation of each suc-
j ceeding number. Her voice is
unusually sweet and expressive,
and she used it with a true ap
preciation of her art. Miss
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