SMITH
WINS
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1928.
SMITH WINS STRAW VOTE
Epochs of Music Is Subject
For First Music Hour
Dean Vardell Gives Interesting Lecture in First Music Hour
of Year
Last Tluirsday at the first Music
Hour of the year Dean Vardell gave
a very interesting lecture on “Ep
ochs of Music.” In discussing this
subject he first mentioned Paltstine,
the greatest of the early church writ
ers, who prepared the way for the
works gf Bach. The first and great
est of tTie classicists. The compo
sitions of Bach are so good that they
have lived and will continue to live
for many centuries. In illustration
of these works Mr. Vardell played
the “Prelude and Fugue in E Minor”
from the “Well Tempered Clavi
chord.” This collection, which con
sists of pieces in every possible ma
jor and minor key, was composed by
Bach to prove that on one key board
it was possible to modulate from
one key to another without retuning
the instrument.
During tlie latter ]iart of the
eighteenth century manners were
greatly stressed. The men were
very gallant and courtly in their
knee breeclies stnd bright colored
coats and the ladies were charming
in their hoop skirts and powdered
wigs. It was the day of the stately
minuet' and we can imagine these
men and women dancing to the
beautiful melodies of such classic
writers as Haydn and Mozart.
These composers looked for beauty,
form and polish, and as a result
they produced the sonata form.
Their works, Mr. Vardell illustrated
by the “Adagio” from Mozart’s
“Sonata in F.”
At the end of llie eighteenth cen
tury came the-French Revolution and
in the midst of it one of the greatest
of the composers, Beethoven. He
revolted against the rules set down
by the old masters, desiring freedom
of expression and, therefore, in his
music we find depth and an utter
ance of his own spirit. He was the
last of the classic school and the
fir.st of the romantic school. His
“Sonata Pathetique,” illustrated all
that was said of him.
After Beetlioven the flood gates of
by the works of such' nien "as Schu
bert, Schumann, and Chopin. Dean
Vardell illustrated their type of
composition bv Cliopin’s “Ballade in
A Flat.”
Debussy and Strauss have been
recognized as the leaders of tlie new
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Debating Society
Chooses Subject
Smith and Hoover to Be Discussed
The Sigma Omicron Alpha was or
ganized October 5, 1928, by a group
of students interested in the cultural
aspects by debating. In pursuance
of the aim of this organization to
promote interest in and familiarity
with current problems of today, the
club selected Sinith and Hoover as
the topic of its first debate.
The following officers were elected:
Pres., Margaret Hauser; Vice-Pres.,
Grace Martin; Sec. and Treas., Elva
Lee Kenerly; Faculty Advisor, Mr.
R. W. McDonald.
The students who have evidenced
their enthusiasm in becoming mem
bers of the Sigma Omicron Alpha
are: Elizabeth Marx, Betsy Ross,
Mary Ayers Payne, Mildred Enochs,
Essie Hendricks, Dorothy Ragan,
Laila Wright, Margaret Brewer, Ed
na Lindsey, Isabelle Cox, Daisy
Litz, Isabelle Dunn, Katherine Mc
Cabe, Lucy Currie, Katherine Schle-
gel, Margaret Breneche, Laura Con
rad, Jane Harris, Beulah Zachary,
Doris Kimel, Mary Johnson, Athena
Campourakis, and Fritz Firey.
DEAN VARDELL
GIVES RECITAL
The Y. W. C. A. vesper service on
Sunday evening, October 14, was a
twilight organ recital given by Dean
Charles G. Vardell, Jr. Dean Var
dell played in his usual artistic and
skillful manner. The interesting and
varied program was thoroughly en
joyed by everyone present. It was
as follows:
Prelude from “Parsifal” Wagner
Minuet Jean Baptiste Lilly
In Paradisuni Du Bois
Largo from “String Quartette”
Tschaikowsky
(Arranged for organ by Parkhurst)
Hungarian Hymn Remengi
Dr. Rondthaler Speaks
On Coming Election
Dr. Rondthaler, who was the
speaker in the expanded chapel serv
ice on Wednesday, October 17, re
lated some very interesting facts in
regard to the approaching election.
He first discussed the importance
and value of voting. The exercise of
the ballot, he said, was next to
ligion the most sacred and important
event in wliich we engage, yet o\
forty per cent of men and women in
the United States who are entitled
to vote neglect this privilege. The
act of voting is one of dignity, seri
ousness and gravity, and contributes
to our personal responsibility of pa
triotism and loyalty.
He next discussed the system by
which the president is elected. It is
a shock to many of the new voters
to learn that they do not elect the
president but electors, who in turn
elect him. These electors are given
the power and privilege of making
their own choice. Several times in
the history of the United States it
has happened that the majority of
the people vote one way and the
majority of electors vote another.
This may happen again in the ap
proaching election!
Dr. Rondthaler next spoke, of the
three great issues which come with
every election—namely, the party,
the platform and the candidate. Ours
is a party government, yet few of us
know what each party stands for,
and what it has meant to the prog
ress of the nation. The candidate
is not the only feature of an election
as some people seem to tliink. Every
election embraces these three issues
and all voters should endeavor to in
form themselves concerning these
important facts. Those citizens
who vote are not honoring their
claims to citizenship until they have
acquainted themselves with first, the
candidate, second, the platform and
third, the party.
A1 Smith, Democratic Nominee for President, who was
given a majority of 30 votes in the straw vote at Salem Col
lege Friday.
Sigma Omicron Alpha
New Debating Club
Definite Plans Being Made for
Early Debate
Salem’s newest organization is
neither athletic nor social in nature.
The entire campus, for the past two
or three weeks has been fairly over
whelmed by golf and horesback clubs
in the making. These, of course,
the very best of their kind and
Salem is extremely fortunate, in add
ing them to her list of sports. But
to have a well-rounded group of
organizations the social must be min
gled with the spiritual, the athletic
with the intellectual. Therefore
there was general rejoicing, when
one day last week Margaret Hauser
announced in chapel that a debating
club was to be organized. The ab
sence of a debating society of any
sort at Salem had often been
source of wonder and discussion
among the students.
Debating is the type of work i]
which pleasure is mingled with
study. It is, of course, hard work
and a task requiring a great deal of
research work and study. But,
the other hand, who does not enjoy
to deliver or listen to a keen, ii
esting, forceful debate.?
A great interest in the coming
straw vote has been shown. If the
arguments for and against the can
didate supported by each side were
recorded and delivered with anima
tion and enthusiasm a noteworthy de
bate would be the result.
Since the day that it was first
ganized the club has progressed rap
idly. At a meeting Wednesday the
17th, a committee was appointed
with Edna Lindsay as chairmar
the purpose of suggesting various
subjects for discussion. The first
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Dean Vardell
Composes Cantata
Words Are Taken From Alfred
Noyes’ Poem
Many rounds of applause greeted
the announcement in Expanded
Chapel, Salem College, on Wednes
day, October llth, when announce-
; was made by President Rond
thaler that the publication firm of
Carl Fisher of New York have ac
cepted and announced for early pub
lication a Cantata entitled “The In
imitable Lover,” by Dean Charles
Vardell, Head of the Music Depart
ment of Salem College.
The words for this extensive pro
duction are taken from Alfred
Noyes’ poem, and Mr. Vardell has
done the musical work through
agreement with Alfred Noyes in
furnishing the setting to the lines
of this distinguished writer.
The musical composition, which
requires one half hour to render,
has occupied Mr. Vardell at inter
vals for more than a year, but it has
been ascertained and will interest
students of Salem College that the
actual composition took place dur
ing the summertime in Memorial
Hall, at the Grand Piano, where
Dean Vardell enjoyed the quiet of
late summer days, and the stimulat
ing musical spirit of the College over
whose School of Music he presides.
The Cantata provides for soprano
and baritone solo, and chorus.
Further interest attaches to the
fact that within just two weeks
prior to the death of Dean Shirley,
this manuscript was taken by Dean
Shirley to the Carl Fisher Company,
with whom Dean Shirley has been
long acquainted, and an interview
upon the subject was had between
Mr. Shirley, and the Head of the
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Democratic Nommee
Is Salem’s Choice
For President
Voting Runs Close; Smith Wins By
Small Hajority
Alfred E. Smith is Salem’s choice
for President of the United States.
If he carries as enthusiastic a ma
jority in the national election, his
success and continuous popularity
are assured. Even the excitement of
the May Queen election died away in
the heat of the political battle.
Never before has Salem been so
much alive to national questions.
The straw vote has caused more se^
rious thought about any outside in
terest than anything that has touched
the college in a long while. Several
talented orators and practical poli
ticians have been discovered. Many
an obscure little girl has won over
night prominence because of her po
litical fervor.
The drive itself was finished on
Friday morning with several stump
speeches in front of Main Hall.
Not even the pep meetings before
Thanksgiving games have ever been
quite so peppy as this political gath
ering. Whether it is the accepted
thing at such meetings to give fif
teen “rahs” for the candidates or
i. Governor Smith certainly re
ceived his share. Miss Mary Brew-
', the first speaker, was introduced
by Miss Dorothy Ragan, the effi-
Democratie chairman. Miss
Brewer reviewed, very graphically,
the address of Mr. Ingle which was
delivered on Thursday evening at
a Republican mass meeting. Miss
Brewer did not attempt to refute
Mr. Ingle’s arguments, but asked
Faulkner to do so. And did
she ? Quite extravagantly, in
ipite of a few little Republican hisses
incited by Miss Lindsay. Miss
Faulkner defended Governor Smith’s
s on prohibition, farm relief,
child labor and immigration and
discussed his fitness to deal with
international problems. Just as the
bell rang Miss Lindsay attempted to
take the stand in favor of Hoover.
Since the Hooverites were in the
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Science Club Has
Social Hour
Members Entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. Higgins
On Friday, October 12, at the
apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Higgins, on Cedar Street, a social
meeting of thei Soeiatas Scientar-
ium Salemensis was held. Each
member had an invited guest and the
interested number who were present
were most graciously entertained.
The interesting and instructive pic
tures and illustrations of the life
history of the fly and mosquito
proved to be quite helpful and en
tertaining. After this feature, the
guests were entertained by several
contests. At the end of the social
hour, delicious refreshments were
served by the charming hostess.
The society is glad to announce
tliat five new members have been
proposed. A membership to this
society is based on previous scholas
tic standing, faculty approval and a
majority vote of the society mem
bers. Therefore, such a member
ship is an honor, both scholastically
and socially. The society has many
proposed activities and trusts that
the new members will feel it their
duty and privilege to help keep this
organization in the high esteem that
it has always had at Salem.