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WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1927.
Dean Shirley Gives Third
Lecture on ‘‘Musical Shrines”
Describes Notable Places Which He, Visited in Germany
And Austria
At Music Hour on Thursday, Oc
tober 27, Dean Shirley lectured on
“Musical Shrines in Germany.” He
ner the various places of interest
which he visited.
The first place in which he was
especially interested was Eisenach,
where Bach was born in 1685.
Dean Shirley stated that the town
is much more interested in Martin
Luther than in Bach. This is very
natural since Bach left the town
when a small boy nev^er to return
and Martin Luther returned, dur
ing the Reformation. The Dean
visited Wurttemberg castle where
Martin Luther lived. The room
which was his is simplicity itself,
and it forms a great contrast with
the remainder of the castle. Here,
he saw the hall where a minnesinger
contest was held in the nineteenth
century. The walls are ^adorned
with scenes from the contest and
from Wagner’s opera, “Tannehaus-
er.” On panels are recorded the
names of the participants in the
contest.
Dean Shirley visited with great
interest the house where Bach was
born. It is very well cared for
and looks about the same as it did
when, Bach lived. The house has
been made into a museum but does
not contain very 'many persona!l
belongings of the master. The
kitchen, living room, and bedroom
have been furnished according to
the style of the period; one room
of the house contains portraits of
Bach and his near relatives and an
other the portraits of his contem
poraries. There is a large room
containing musical instruments, one
containing many of his manuscripts
and another, books about the
poser. Dean Shirley saw a statue
of Bach in front of one of the fa
mous churches in Eisenach.
He visited, next, the city of Leip-
sig where Bach spent the last twen
ty three years of his life. Here,
the composer was cantor at the St.
Thomas School for boys. He played
the organ at the St. Thom,as church
and directed Uie choirs in many
other churches. The dean enjoyed
visiting Leipsig which is one of the
greatest cities in Germany, the
ter of the printing trade, and
of the greatest for markets of the
world. He visited the St. Thomas
church which, since it has been
built, is very large and has an
usually steep roof. Here, he heard
a concert by the boys of the St.
Thomas school. He heard selections
by the organist, whom, he said.
the best of any organist that he
heard with the exception of one in
Paris. The. speaker visited, also,
St. John’s church. Here he saw,
under the organ, a erypt which sup
posedly contains the body of Bach.
Visitors from all parts of the world
come here to honor the remains of
the composer.
The dean visited Saulsburg, Aus
tria, the birthplace of Mozart, who,
from his boyhood when he travelled
with his little sister giving concerts,
until his early death, spent one of
the most romantic lives in history.
In Salsbourg Mozart is duly honor
ed. The house where he was born
is in an old part of the city. It is
composed of two large rooms and an
entrance chamber. In the two rooms
are many pictures, a few manu
scripts, a small clavier and some
pearl buttons which once adorned
the composer’s coat. The museum,
the dean stated, can in no way com
pare with those of Beethoven and
Bach. He visited, also, the Moz-
artarium, a very elaborate building-
constructed in honor of Mozart. This
is in a new part of the city. I
used for musical purposes and
a large hall, a small hall for
chamber music, a library, and a
good organ. Here, the dean saw
Lily Lehmann, a famous opera sing
er. He heard the organ played and
heard, also, a Mozart quartet.
In Vienna he saw the place where
Mozart died and, in the great ceme-
a monument to him. In this
city the people celebrate Mozart in
every possible way. Services are
held in the cemetery on the anni-
•ersary of his death. The dean no
ticed, however, that of all the
composers, the people loved Schu-
bere best. His songs are loved by
everyone. He saw, in the house
here Schubert w,as born, a clavier,
few of his belongings, and a few
manuscripts. The speaker attended
N. C. C. P. A. Holds
Meeting at Raleigh
Entertained By Meredith ^ And
State Colleges.
Inspiring Love-Feasts
For Bishop Rondthaler
Jubilee Celebration Held In Home
Moravian Church.
On Sunday afternoon, October
23, two Love-feasts were held in
the Home Moravian church, in hon
or of the service jubilee of Bishop
Rondthaler. A large number of
Salem girls attended the second
service, which was held at i o’clock.
On the platform with Bishop
Rondthaler were seated ministers
representing almost all of the Mo
ravian Congregations in the State,
and also Dr. Brown, pastor emeritus
of the Baptist churches of Winston-
Salem, who has likewise the distinc
tion of being identified with the
church in this city for fifty years.
In the course of both services, a
hymn was sung which liad been used
on the occasion of Bishop Rond-
thaler’s fiftieth anniversary celebra
tion, on July 24, 1892. Other ap
propriate hymns were sung by the
congregation and special musical
selections were given by the choir.
Addresses, expressing appreciation
of the work which the Bishop has
accomplished, were delivered, at the
first service by the Reverend James
E. Hall, and at the second by Dr.
Edmund Schwarze, of the Calvary
Moravian, church and Dr. D. Clay
Lily, president of the Minis
terial Association of Winston-Salem.
Following these addresses. Bishop
Rondthaler and Dr. Brown were
presented with purses.
The key-note of Bishop Rond
thaler’s message was a plea foi
thought of the future. He ex
pressed himself as confident that the
future has much in store, but he
stressed the need of creating the
proper conditions in order that the
[t generation may be of the best
calibre. In closing, he urged
steadfast adherence to the Word of
(Continued on Page Three)
Miss Edna Johnson, Student
Volunteer, Speaks In Y. P. M,
Gives A Most Interesting And Impressive Talk On Present-
Day Problems.
Mr. Dwire Addresses
Social Science Classes
(Continued on Page Three)
Theta Delta Pi
Honors Pledges
The fall meeting of the North
Carolina Collegiate Press Associa
tion is being held, through October
27, 28 and 29, at Raleigh the hosts
and hostesses being members of the
staffs of the publications at State
and at Meredith colleges.
Several interesting speakers have
been procured to address the as
sembled delegates, among them, the
Honorable Josephus Daniels and
Governor McLean. A very attrac
tive program of entertainment has
also been arranged, the crowning
feature of which will be the State-
Carolina football game on Satur
day afternoon.
The Salemite is being represented
at this convention by Margaret
Vaughan and Doris Walston.
The members of the Theta Delta
Pi Sorority entertained at a delight
ful dinner party on Saturday
ning, October 22, in the private
dining room of the Robert E. Lee
Hotel, honoring the new members of
the Sorority.
The table was very attractive
with its central decoration of white
dahlias. The colors of the Sorority,
green and white, were emphasized
by the use of place cards, favors,
and tall green candles in crystal
holders. A delicious seven
dinner was served.
The new members were present
ed with lovely corsages of white
ies, and with handsome rings set
onyx and bearing the Theta Del
ta Pi coat-of-arms, and stationery
with the embossed coat-of-arms
the Sorority was also presented.
The visiting members were given
boxes of the attractive stationery,
and boutonnieres of white r
valley lillies.
During the evening the president
of the Sorority read telegrams
greeting from absent members.
The new members were Elizabeth
Andrews, Greenville; Charlotte
Grimes, Washington; Lucile Hassel,
Williamston; Nona Raper, Lexing-
Visiting members were: Elizabeth
Hobgood and Ruth Piatt, Durham;
Discusses Necessity of Capacity
Form Independent Opinions.
(Continued on Page Three)
On Friday evening, October 21,
Mr. Henry Dwire of this city, ad
dressed the Economics and Sociol
ogy classes on the subject of inde
pendent thinking as an essential fae-
personality.
Dwire first discussed the
classification of people according to
their mental habits. There are those
who think seriously and clearly
fundamental idea of values,
those who think superficially, and
those who have the capacity to form
opinions but fail to do so. Some
of the sources of opinion pointed out
by Mr. Dwire are environment, one’s
observation, contact with othei
people, and reading. Books, news
papers and magazines have a greai
deal of influence in moulding public
opinion.
Mr. Dwire also brought out the
fact that the old saying, “Vox pop-
X Dei”—the voice of the peo
ple is the voice of God—is a false
philosophy. The majority does not
always have its opinion and conduct
upon the right as illustrated in the
crucifixion of Christ and in the ex
cesses of the French Revolution.
There are two extremes in thinking
which should be avoided—extreme
conventionalism and extreme indi
vidualism. Between these two lies
the golden mean.
One of the goals of education is
the development of personality.
One is not completely educated if
lacking in personality. The devel
opment of the capacity to think
clearly and consistently is
the basic factors in forming charac
ter. Clear, open minded thinking is
a very great need of the world.
One must learn to consider both
sides of a question, and form
opinion with this consideration
The speaker at the Expanded
Chapel service on Wednesday morn-
Miss Edna Johnson, Trav
eling Secretary of the Student Vol
unteer Movement. Miss Johnson is
graduate of Emporia, 1927, and
she has a sympathetic insight into
all student interests and problems.
Johnson said that in this
age through which we are speeding,
en do not pause long enough to
mind themselves that nineteen
hundred years ago Christ died for
them. In nineteen hundred years
great and marvelous things have
been wrought in the scientific and
literary worlds. Things that were
undreamed of at that time have
been realized, but these great
achievements have served only to
lead farther away from the one
•eal life—that of a Christian. All
the time these changes have been
going on in human society men have
been ignoring things that happened
right at their finger-tips. At the
time there are millions of
people who, though nineteen hun
dred years have elapsed, have never
heard of Christ.
The thought that tlie Kingdom of
God will come upon the earth, Miss
Johnson said, seems like a dream,
but nevertheless it is a dream which
will be realized. One hundred yeai
automobiles, airplanes and r;
were only dreams, but no'
they are realities and so will
be with the Kingdom of God. Amer
icas become so hypocritical that
she forgets God. She is so thirsty
for otlier things that the idea of the
Kingdom of God has been pushed
into the background.
The missionary challenge. Miss
Johnson stated, was never so great
to the missionaries to tell the love
of Christ if we ever hope to
the world for God. She said that
those who are Christians cannot get
out of the missionary movement,
for the words Christian and mis-
ionary are synonymous. To be or
ot to be a Christian is the chal
lenge which confronts men today.
The Student Volunteer Movement
made up of students who are
giving their lives to the service of
their master. It is the duty of all
Christians to find the relationship of
zation to Christian enterprise.
The Kingdom of God will come.
~ ich must do his part in helping
make it come.
Youth is idealistic, yet youth is
happy. To be a Christian is the
happiest thing, for Christianity is
happiness. He that takes up the
and follows Christ finds eter
nal life. It is up to youth today
make Christ known throughout
e entire world; to let Him have
chance in students’ lives and in
the lives of others, so that all peo
ple may have life and have it
abundantly.
An additional number on the
chapel program was a violin solo
by Miss Laura Howell, who played
with great expression and feeling,
the “Ave Maria” of Schubert.
Pierrettes Will Give
First Play November 19
Home Economics Club
Enjoys Weiner Roast
Losing Team Entertains Winners
On Lower Bach Campus.
The name of the eagerly awaited
first Pierrette production of the year
to be given on the evening of No
vember 19, has been announced. It
is “The Adventure of Lady Ursula,”
and is the dramatization of the nov
el of that name by Anthony Hope
of “Prisoner of Zenda” fame.
The setting is an eighteenth
tury one. The plot is most dashing.
There are duels, daggers, damsels
s and disguises. There
roistering young blades fresh from
the army and any number of swords
and cutlasses and perhaps even a
The heroine of the play is
quite as dashing and dauntless as
any of the young blades and is quite
capable of fighting her own duels, a
la Joan of Arc and Bebe Daniels.
“The Adventure of Lady Ursula”
a love story. Youth and adven
ture are used in the motif. All the
characters are young and valiant
with the exception of one who being
mature does not enter into the equa
tion. Even in the eightenth cntury,
according to this play, girls resisted
elderly restraint.
This play, which is already being
rehearsed, is expected to be one of
the best of the many fine produc
tions which have been presented by
the Pierrette Players. The
bers of the cast, and a mor
tailed account of the time ar
ting will be announced at a later
Following an enthusiastic mem
bership campaign in the Home Eco-
ics Club, the losing team enter
tained the winning team with a
weiner roast on Friday evening,
October twenty-first, on Lower Back
Campus by the bridge.
A large number of the club mem
bers were present, including Miss
Leftwich and Miss Osbourne. A
big fire was made and sticks for
toasting were gathered. Weiners,
rolls, pickles, apples and punch were
served.
The Home Economics Club has
an enrollment of fifty-seven. It is
one of the most active and wide
awake clubs in school. Everyone
present at the weiner roast heartily
enjoyed the fun and food furnished
by the losing team.
Dean Shirley Gives
Vesper Organ Recital
At Y. W. C. A. Vesper Service On
Sunday Evening
The Y. W. C. A. vesper service
IS held on Sunday evening at 7
o’clock in Memorial Hall. At this
time Dean Shirley gave one of his
beautiful and impressive twilight
organ recitals which are so greatly
loved by Salem students. He used
for his opening number the beauti
ful, soft, slow movement “Larghet-
to of Second Symphony,” in which
the droning notes of a busy bee-hive
at work are sustained throughout.
For a closing group Dean Shirley
chose seven pieces )from Gordon
Balch Nevin’s “Sketches of the
City,” among which were “On the
Avenue,” “In Busy Mills,” and
“Little Boy Whistling in the Street.”
“Evening” was the final number of
this series, its peaceful notes fall
ing like a benediction on the audi
ence, seated in semi-darkness—a
beautiful close to a beautifully im
pressive vesper service.