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PAGE TWO THE SALEMITE Saturday, October 20, 1928. The Salemite Member Southern Inter-Collegiate Press Association. Published Weekly by the Student Body of Salem College. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 a Year :: 10c a Copy EDITORIAL STAFF Bditor-in-Chief Dorothy Ragan, ’29 Managing Editor Rubio Scott, ’29 Associate Editor Laila Wright, ’30 Associate Editor Lucile Hassel, ’30 Music Editor Elizabeth Andrews, ’29 Literary Editor Lassie Phillips, ’30 Sport Editor Sara Eflrd, ’31 Local Editor Edith Kirkland, ’31 Local Editor Kathleen Moore, ’31 BUSINESS STAFF Busin >ess Mgr Asst. Bus. Mg, ...Eleanor Willingham Adv. Manager Jessie Davis Asst. Adv. Mgr Eva Hackney Asst. Adv . Mgr. .. Elva Lee Kenerly Circulation 1 Mgr. .. Carolyn Brinkley Asst. Cire. Mgr Mary Norris Asst. Circ. Mgr Elizabeth Ward REPORTERS Marjorie Siewers Millicent Ward Mary Myers Faulkner, LITTLE THOUGHTS FOR TODAY “Friendship’s the wine of life; but friendship new . . . is neither strong nor ^ —Young “No friend’s a friend till he shall prove a friend.” —Fletcher. “To God, tliy country, and thy friend be true.” —Vaughn. “An open foe may prove a But a pretended friend is worse.” —Gay. THE PURPOSE Now that Salem has voiced its approval of Alfred E. Smith for the next president of the United States, doubtless most of the political excite ment, stump speeches, and other noises which accompany elections, will fade away. The Salemite, how ever, feels that the real purpose of the straw-vote has been accomplish- (^.(1—which was to awaken interest in Salem students for national politics. After all, it does not especially mat ter which candidate is elected on tliis campuSj—but it does matter whether or not we are better in formed regarding; the party plat forms, and issues which are causing much controversy in the national election. The Salemite is gratified that such issues as immigration, farm relief, religion, prohibition and political machines have been stressed and dis cussed with force and emphasis even though the discussions were frequently rather heated. The fact that we are college women, who will soon be eligibe to enter into national politics, should be an incentive to make us daily inform ourselves concerning national and internation al questions. Do not wait for a spe cial occasion to act as a stimulus and then take a sudden interest in the question—but keep yourself well informed so that at any time you will be able to enter into a politi cal discussion and present your views and opinions with force and intel ligence. The Salemite takes this oppor tunity to thank the student body and faculty for their co-operation and interest in the straw vote poll. We liope that each girl has in some way been benefited by it. NATIONALISTS IN CHINA What is happening in China? The Chinese too are concerned with po litical, social and immigration ques tions. They are progressing. For 2,000 years China has been struggling for civilization. At last the nation is passing through a great reform which combines our Reform ation, Renaissance, the French and American Revolutionary wars and the scientific era. The Nationalist government is doing much to bring about this change. It has asked that all foreign troops withdraw from China; it has given foreign subjects and enterprises special privileges. It is interesting to note the revolu tions that are taking place in China since the Nationalists have assumed power. These are: 1. The political—passing from a monarchial to a democratic form of government. 2. The industrial—change from handicraft and agriculture to indus trial stage of development. 3. The intellectual—attack of il literacy and a transition from an at titude of authority to one of inquiry and criticism. 4. The social—breaking up of the clan system and a new type of family is developing. 5. The religious—the surrender of polytheists to monotheism, sub stitution of science for religion, and agnosticism. Tennis Tournament And Basketball “Ain’t” it hot.^ Just the weather for some good old tennis. The Freshmen found the weather very agreeable in their tournament, espe cially Martha Delaney, the winner Lillian Tucker was not exactly over come by the temperature either, for she surely gave the winner a fight for the place. The full tournament of both doubles and singles has started, for all classes. Now listen, here's just the chance all glory-seekers have been seeking. Wouldn’t if be fine to have one’s name in big print in the Salemite with “Winner of Tour nament” besidg it? Now this is ab solutely guaranteed. Every girl who enters this tournament has one xcellent chance out of five hun dred of winning. Think of it— sn’t this a wonderful opportunity? Vnd absolutely free! Basketball practices are in full swing now. The practices are being held on the outdoor court in antici pation of the Big Games. This year, however, there is not going to be only one day of games. Miss Atkinson has already said that there will be five or six preliminary games. And she doesn’t mean “perhaps.” This series of games will give every girl who is out for basketball a chance to have the experience of playing in a real college game. Won’t that be something to tell the grandchildren about? Druggists With “Side Lines” Nothing Nexv The druggist who sells lunches, books, radio sets and fishing tackle isn’t a modern phenomenon at all, as most of us believe. Around 1600 to 1625 we find the pharmacist selling sweets, preserved fruits, brown paper plasters, hair powders and perfumes. In 1617, in England, a new charter separated the apothecary from the grocer and he began to concentrate more upon drugs and to dispense. At a later date apothecaries vir tually became physicians. They pre scribed as well as dispensed and vis ited patients. The pharmacist was then practically a fully qualified practitioner. But gradually he had fewer and fewer drugs to dispense as pre scribed. Today a city will often support only a few exclusive phar macies and the druggist has fallen back upon side line, quite as in the early days. This is no new and riotous indulgence on his part; he has ample respectable precedent.— T. Swan Harding in the American Druggist Magazine. SIGMA OMICRON ALPHA NEW DEBATING CLUB (Continued from Page One) and third Tuesdays of every month were set apart as the time for meet ing. The name upon which the club de cided was Sigma Omicron Alpha. Much suspense and interest is be ing shown over the subject of the first discussion. Will it be the “Su premacy of Woman over Man,” or “The Abolition of Capital Punish ment”? Whatever it is, every one is looking forward to it with a great deal of pleasure and interest. It is hoped that the newly-born Debating Club will continue to grow, and en large, and prosper. The campus is backing it and its members and wishing them luek. Welcome to our family of organizations. Sigma Omi- A ncient City of Birds Below Sidon, but above or north of Tyre, lay a city called in ancient time Ornithopolis, meaning the city of birds. Much of the glass now called by us Sidonian is decorated with birds in various poses, sitting, flying, nesting, says the London Times. Many of the birds resemble storks and swans,, a circumstance which suggests tliat this city was a center for the manufacture of glass in the time of Augustus and Tiberius. Bible in Philip'pines The Bible holds a unique place in the life of the Filipino people. Mil lions of Filipinos seldom read any other book and many of them believe the Bible is the only real book in the universe. The annual distribution of the Bible in the islands is greater than the combined circulation of all newspapers, exceeding 125,000 cop ies annually. No other book has at tained a circulation in excess of 1,000 a year. More than one-third of these Bibles are in English, the others being in various native dia lects. Most of them have been printed in Manila since the earth quake in Japan destroyed the plates, and the work constitutes the first publishing done in the islands. Thinking of Cost “There ought to be only one head to every family,” declared the earn est speaker in the club. “That’s true,” agreed a worried- looking man, standing by the mantel shelf making figures on a piece of “You agree, do you?” asked the first man, with a smile. “Indeed I do,” was the answer. “I’ve just paid for hats for nine daugliters.” Surprise! A well-known magician, who wore a goatee and mustache, happened one day to see a man who was his perfect double. The magician expected to use the double in a substitution trick. “When I jump into the trunk,” he said, “you jump out of your chair in the audience and come up on the stage, and the people will think it’s Tliat evening the magician jumped into the trunk and closed the lid, and at the same instant the double arose n his seat and yelled, “Here I am”—■ but the trick “flopped” miserably. The new hired man had shaved off his whiskers. Outdid Lows Philippe Concerning the unhappy King Louis Philippe of France, Mr. Ralph Neville in “Echoes Old and New,” tells a good tale. Revisiting Twickenham, where hii- old home was, he was accosted by a man, who, pulling off his hat, re spectfully hoped that his royal highness was well. “What’s your name?” inquired the ex-king. He was told. “I do not recollect it,” said the royal exile. “What were you when I lived here?” “Please, your royal highness,” re plied the man, “I kept the Crown— an inn close to the entrance of Or- 1 leans house.” “Did you?” said Louis Philippe, smiling grimly. “Well, iny good fel low, you did what I was unable to do.” ■ Little Change Noted In Making of Bricks Making brick was preancient his tory when Egypt was young. Plutarch tells the history of the phrase, “he’s a brick,” by relating the anecdote of a Spartan king who argued against building a wall around the capital city by pointing to his army and saying, “There is my wall and every man a brick.” Basically, the manufacture of brick has not changed since those early days, if we except the vitrifi cation. The process has simply been refined and modernized. Herodotus writes of an inscrip tion on a brick tomb built 16 cen turies B. C. which reads: am as much superior to them as Ammon is to common deities. I am constructed of brick made from mud which adliered to the end of poles and was drawn up from the bottom of the lake.” So Silly It was while the Hoot Gibson com pany was on location in the moun tains that Harry Neuman and Bill Bradford borrowed an ancient fliv to carry the cameras to a set. It was hard going all the way and once or twice the iron horse threatened to quit entirely. Finally a regular mountain loomed up ahead. “Think you can make that hill?” asked Harry anxiously. “I dunno,” said Billy in disgust, “but I’d like to know who’n’ll did.” —Los Angeles Times. He: “May I hold your hand?” She: “It’s not heavy; I can man age it.” “Disparage me not by comparing e with pyramids built of stone. I You will find at GOOCH’S Prompt and efficie Service Always EAT MORE Blue Ribbon Ice Cream IT’S SO DELICIOUS — CALL FOR IT BY NAME A Product of PEERLESS ICE CREAM CO. SALEM GIRLS The Salem Pharmacy invites you to be present on October 2tth from 2:30 to 4:30 p. m. at a demonstration of all flavors of the Velvet Kind of Ice Cream. SALEM PHARMACY Corner Shallowford and Main Streets Second Anniversary Sale Now in Full Swing ; Salem girls will find many unusual attractions at the L. F. M. Second Anniversary Sale! It will pay you to pay us a visit. $14.50 Charming Silk Frocks $7.00 $25.00 Fur-Trimmed Coats $15.00 $2.50 Picot Top Chiffon Hosiery $1.48 $3.95 Real Leather Hand Bags $2.95 $5.95 Fine Silk Umbrellas for $3.95 $1.50 Choker Beads, all colors 98 c Smart Pumps, Ties, Oxfords - - - $2,95 {Many other Specials not mentioned here) D. G. CRAVEN C O CLOTHES For the College Girl
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