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WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1928.
Pierrette Players Have
Charge of Y. P. M
Tliat the Pierrette Players are
£>'ifted not only with dramatic ability
but with the faculty of remaining
calm and unabashed in the face of
sudden obstacles has been proved.
On Wednesday, January 10, during
the expanded Chapel hour, they pre
sented the one-act comedv bv Arnold
Bennett, “A CJood Woman/' which
—in spite of the avowed unavoid
able lack of sufficient rehearsal—
met with a ffratifying success, pro
claimed by the loud applause and
appreciative mirth of the audience.
rjllyan Newell sympathetically
acted tlie i>art of Rosamund Fife, “a
good woman,” who was over-scrupu
lous in the matter of details of eti
quette and dictates of conscienc
Highly amusing was tlie situatio
created bv the arrival of a foruK
lover, Gerold O’Marra (Adelaie
Winston), three hours before the
time appointed for Rosamund’
marriage to James Brett (Margare
Hauser). Amidst the complications
which ensued the alternate conster
nation and poise of Jame.s—as well
as his delightful wit, the perplexity
and gallantry of Herald, the misun
derstanding and self-justification of
Rosamund, and tlie incidental em
barrassment of al Ithree were reg
istered with a display of a])parently
barrassment of all three were reg-
fled even the most exacting critics
present.
Miss Forman Granted
Leave of Absence
Professor MacDonald of Duke
Head Education Department
MacDowell Club Gives
‘‘Graustark” Jan. 14th
On Saturday evening, .January I K
at 7 o'clock. The Mac Dowell ‘ciub
will present “(ir.-iustark,” the novel
by Cieorge 15arr MeCutcheon, the
fihn version by Joseph Schenck.
The following interesting advance
i bet
ived:
Given a beautiful prii
rough-walled castle in a ' dreamy,
romantic kingdom in the south of
And a
who t
And
a bearded
nohleii
nan who is
bound
with vestei
■day’s
stilted eon-
ventions; who fro\
vns’ on
girlish gai-
ety ail
id scoff’s at
roman
ce and vet
wed the princess—
And
a voung
Americ
an, hand-
tind'chivaliH
)us ant
1 romantic,
who St
to the tiny
kingdo
im and secs
the p
rincess and
falls ii
1 love and—
Weil, there voi
1 have
the ingre-
dients
which go
ke up the
llg ))lot of
“(iraustark,” the
(;eorg(
■ Barr .\I
eCutch
eon novel
which
Norma Talr
nadge
lias made
e under the ban-
un- of .(oseph M. Schenck.
They have lifted most of the eos-
fumes
out of “Graustark,” and ti
formed it into a
model
■n kingdt;
im—
just r
ough
to have
new
ideas,
yet old-fi
ishioned cnougn to
have
the drf
halo 0
f romance
to the
blatant clam-
or of
jazz band
My>
jterv and
the warm spir
it of
advent
;ure' still
stalk
tlie cobble
streets
of tlie little kir
igdom, VI
it in
moder:
n guise.
Maidenly eves
are
still
shy, and
fre.sh
cheeiks
free
from (
-osmetics.
Ther(
■ are no
cab-
arets.
no subwai
,'s and
no caret
■ning
taxical
bs. Yet f
or all
that the
the m
odern spi:
rit of
emancipation
from
convention
whicl
1 follows
tlie
In
its new dress.
■■Granst
ark”
makes
a perfect
vehi
cle for
the
ability
and eharn
!i of .M
Millio
ns who have re
ad McCi
iitch-
eon's (
■ntrancing
roman
CCS of G
rans-
tarkiai
n adventui
re will
weleomi
*, the
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•\t the beginning of the second se
mester on February 1, Professor
Ralpii Waldo MacDonald will be
come head of the Department of
Edui'ation, replacing Miss Eleanor
B. Forman, wlio has been granted i
leave of absence to do graduat(
work at Duke University.
Professor McDonald received hii
Bachelor of Arts degree from Hem
brix College, Arkansas. He reeeiv
ed his Master of Arts degree fron
Duke University, and it is from that
Institution that he comes to Salem.
He now holds an assistant’s position
in the Department of Education at
Duke where he is working for his
Doctor’s degree.
.Salem feels fortunate in being-
able to secure the services of Pro
fessor McDonald. Both the faculty
and students regret the absence of
Miss Forman, but tliey congratulate
her on her opportunity for study.
However, thev are happy to welcome
Professor and Mrs. McDonald.
Announeetnent is made of the ap
pointment of Miss Eleanor Shaffner,
A. B., Salem College, 1924, as Head
of the Department of Harp instruc-
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Off-Campus Girls Have
New Recreation Rooms
Rooms AitractiveUj Furnished Dur
ing Christmas Vacation
One would have thought from go
ing into the downstairs room for the
olf campus girls on last Thursday
morning that the Christmas festivi
ties were still in progress rather
than that it was the morning of the
opening of scliool. All the off-
campus girls gathered there as soon
luiw the room had been changed, and
• exclamations as they came in
the door showed their delight at
the improvements.
During the Christmas vacation
Mrs. Rondthaler made the off-cam-
pus recreation room very attractive
bv having the walls painted and by
ges and and chairs. C'hintz eur-
i separate this cheerful “loung-
room” from the dressing room
which has been made from the room
next door, the old Salemite office.
The lockcrs have been moved into
this room and it has been made
[■onvenicnt with mirrors, hangers for
clothes, and hot and cold, water.
These two rooms have given the off-
campus girls a comfortable dressing
room and an attractive place in
which to spend their spare time.
Song Contest is Held
On Friday Morning
Alma Mater Sung Bi/ Oppos
ing Groups.
On Tuesday morning, January 10,
n the morning chapel service, Mary
rlrdrey Stough, president of , the
■ienior Class, invited the Sophomore
:^lass to join the Seniors in challeng-
ng tlie combined Junior and Fresh-
iian classes to a song contest to de-
:erniine which group could sing
nost successfully the entire three
icrses and chorus of the new Alma
Mater written by -Miss Marian Blair
and set to music by Mr. Vardell.
The challenge was taken up by the
three remaining class presidents and
it was determined that the contest
should take place on Friday morn
ing, January K3. At that time, the
two grouus appeared, 'irejiared for
the contest, and a great deal of en
thusiasm and college spirit was
shown in the singing.
Lorado Taft Lectures
At Reynolds Auditorium
E.vplains Sculpture From the Vit
point of the Artist.
Mr.
Lorado Taft, well-known
sculptor and lecturer, delivered
very entertaining and interesting lec
ture on Monday morning, January 9,
in the Reynolds Memorial auditori
um, to an audience of high school
students and citizens of Win.‘
Mr. Taft exhibited on the stage
a number of different types of seulp-
>, all of which he described in
course of his lecture. He ex
plained, first, how the liuman skull
the basis upon which the artist
begins his studies of the human head
and particularly the face,
pointed out the position of
muscles which come into play in the
various facial ■ expressions,
showed liow the sculptor must
constantly mindful of these muscles
in his efforts to portray expre.ssion.
In order to demonstrate his points,
the speaker displayed a head, done
11 clay, of a French lady, the oi
lal of which was an intimate friend
if Marie Antoinette. He showed the
head at first, wearing a placid
)ression. By altering different
ines in the face he changed the
)ression to a faintly smiling 
0 a completely smiling one and to
>ne of great suffering. Then, b_
'ew' deft touches to the mouth and
■heeks and by the addition of a cap,
he transformed the face into that of
very old woman.
One of the first demonstrations of
the artist was to show how the inod-
illing was actually done. Using his
issistant as a model, he created in
1 short time a very good likeness.
He then turned it over to his assist-
who transformed the masculine
head into that of a girl.
Mr. Taft then displayed a com
plete figure, showing how different
•haractcristie effects were obtained,
ind ex])lained liow the relief work
n a frieze is obtained. He also ex-
))lained how' permanent figures are
adc from clay models, and spoke
ricfly about the execution of mar
ble statues.
ipanying his demonstration
with a continuous flow of comment
irning the relation of art to life,
and enlivening his lecture with a
great deal of delightful humor, Mr.
Taft charmed his audience and also
gave a large amount of valuable in-
■iciil])ture which few people under-
■itand tlioroughly.
A. A. A. S. Meets
At Nashville, Tenn.
i7ig Discussions on Scientific
nd Investigations
Prt
•nted.
The Amer
.■an Association for the
idvaneemcnt of Science, which in-
■hides the science of mathematics,
physics, meteorology, zoology, geog-
iphy, botany, and entomology, met
: Nashville, Tennessee, December
5-31. Miss Day, who attended the
meeting, reported tliat it was a most
teresting and inspirational gath-
■ing. Tliere were more than three
Lousand delegates from all over the
United States, including represen-
itives from the leading colleges and
niversities. The talks given at this
leeting of the Association repre-
;nted different phases of research
work and investigations which have
been made in marious sciences and
athematics.
Professor Goodwin Barbour Wat-
m, of Columbia University, m.ade
1 interesting test of Columbia stud-
its in an attempt to answer the
query as to whether a group or in
dividual can think iwith greater
iwiftness and accuracy. To each
itudent individually and then as a
group he gave a nine-letter word to
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Mrs. Lindsay Patterson Gives
Absorbing Lecture on Serbia
History Club Learns of Post- and Pre-War Conditions In
The Balkans
On Tuesday evening, January 10,
the History Club held its regular
lonthly meeting. The speaker of
le evening was Mrs. iJndsay Pat
terson, a Salem alumna, who holds a
n place in the hearts of both
students and faculty of Salem Col
lege. Mrs. Patterson, is a nationally
know’n figure, and she holds at pres
ent the position of representative
from Noi-th Carolina on the Repub-
ean National Committee. She has
•aveled much abroad and her talk
of Tuesd.ay evening was eoncer
her experiences in Serbia just after
the World War.
rs. Patterson was sent to Serbia
by the United States at the close
of the World War in order to study
conditions, representing Serbian
Swim. Pool Campaign
Begins Early in 1928
The campaign for vn amount suf
■lent to cover tlr; swimming pool
which was begun last year through
the efforts of the Athletic Assoeia-
is being very actively continued
this year. Dorothy F'razier, Pres
ident of the Athletic Association, an-
eed the beginning of the drive
before the Christmas vacation and
new system was put into effect
during the first days of the New
Year. According to this system, each
and contribute the sum of five
dollars, and if entirely carried out
the plan will insure a completion
of the required amount by the end
of the year.
A number of faculty members
and students have already contrib-
'd and the entire list of contribu
tors is as follows:
Dean Shirley $ 5.00
Mi.ss Read 5.00
Adelaide' McAnallv 5.00
.Mary .Johnson 5.00
Margaret Johnson (Academy) 5.00
■ ;ia Currie 5.00
' Currie 5.00
1 Burroughs 5.00
Catherine Edgerton 20.00
Sue Luekenbach 5.00
Katherine Long (Alumna)-.. 2.50
Dr. I'loyd 5.00
.Miss Atkinson 5.00
Anne Hairston 5.00
Emma Barton 25.00
The above amounts total ,$107.50
which represents the entire amount
collected during the present cam
paign.
Student Council
Entertains Freshies
■Itiractive Ajfair Celeh:
Of Probatio
The long-waited for release from
probation rules was formally cele
brated on Friday evening, January
13, when the members of the Stud-
Council entertained the Fresli-
at a party in the recreation
1, at 9 : t5 o’clock. The enter-
nent committee prepared a pro-
1 of very original and amusing
features in which guests and hostess-
I participated witli equal enjoy-
ent. Delightful refreshments of
It choeol.ate and sandwiches were
■rved, and each I'reshman guest
as presented with an attractive fa
ir in the form of a tiny red cocked
hat with a small green plume. At
this time, the Freshmen were in
formed by the reading of a clever
jingle, that probation was lifted, and
their enthusiasm was sincere and
unanimous.
Aid from America. In her very
charming and entertaining manner
Mrs. Patterson told of the many
things which befell her in the Balkan
states and the varied experiences
which were hers. The trip from
Paris to Serbia was a long and dis
agreeable one in which she never
knew in just what manner nor how
far, she would next travel. As an
introduction to her talk Mrs. Patter
son went back to the history of
Serbia when the country earned the
name of “Guardian of the Gate” of
Europe against the Turk. She told
vividly of the battle of Kossova
when Serbia was finally overrun by
Turkey, of the life of the Serbs un
der Turkish regime .and of their re
volt under the peasant leader, Black
George.
Mrs. Patterson ne.xt showed Ser
bia’s part in the World War, bring
ing out the fact that Serbia was not
to blame for the war. Germany
used the killing of Austria’s Crown
Prince by a Serbi.an as an excuse to
sieze Serbia, as it was in Germany’s
way to Asia through the Valley of
the Varda. Serbia is now part of
Jugo-Slavia and has before her a
wonderful future. The king of Jugo
slavia, Alexander, is a strong, kind
man wliom the people love, but he
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Mr. Gordon Spaugh
Speaks at Y. W. C. A.
Gives Interesting Account of Trav
els in IIoh; Land
The speaker at the Y. W. C. A.
sper service on Sunday evening
IS Mr. Gordon Spaugh, assistant
to the pastor of the Home Moravian
church. Mr. Spaugh, who has re
cently returned from a trip to the
Holy Lands, made a very interest
ing talk on Recent Impressions of
Palestine.
The speaker said that he was not
favorably impres.sed at his first
glimpse of Palestine. All he could
was rocks and sand—a typical
desert. However, after lie had
reached .Jerusalem and had visited
many historical places his feeling
changed. One of the first things
that attracted his attention was the
wall surrounding the city which was
built in 1592 and which is two and
half miles in length. The streets
of Jerusalem are lettle more than
i paved with cobblestones. Small
shops of various descriptions are
built along the streets. These are
all open and their wares exposed to
the dust and dirt. Existing condi
tions within the city wall are most
deplorable, but Europeans live out
side the city where conditions are
much more sanitary.
One of the most interesting places
to be visited in Jerusalem is the
Mosque of Omar, supposed to have
been visited by Omar the second of
the Mohammedan Caliphs. This
mosque is built over the rock which
the Jews regarded as the place where
Isaac was to have been sacrificed.
It has other historic significance in
that temples of Solomon and Her
od are supposed to have stood at
this spot.
Among the other places Mr.
Spaugh visited were the Church of
the Holy Sepulchre, the place as
many believe, where Clirist was bur
ied, and the Leper Home which is
lupported by the Moravian Churcli.
Mr. Spaugh said that Palestine is
lot w'hat people imagine it is, and
that those who go there expecting to
find much will be disappointed.
However, if one goes expecting the
worst he will not be disappointed
with conditions as they are.