JUNIOR
WHOOPEE
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1929.
Dr Holmes Speaks In
Expanded Chapel Hour
Gives Illustrated Lecture on
"Old Paris”
Dr. Holmes, head of the Romance
Language department at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, gave ar
illustrated lecture on “Old Paris’
at Y. P. M. Wednesday. He cami
to Salem under the auspices of the
French Club.
Dr. Holmes made the statement at
the beginning of the hour that the
past is the only time of which one
is certain and has a real knowledge.
He then proceeded on the subject
of “Old Paris” and explained the
three movements in the development
toward the modern city. The first
of these was at the time of Phillip
Augustus, 1180, when the city walls
were er»cted. Approximately 200,-
000 inliabitants lived on the 632
acres enclosed by the walls. The
movement for the beautification of
Paris began around 1290; and in
1780 hygienic devices were intro
duced; modern Paris has existed
only since 1850.
The illustrations were chiefly of
the original Capital when it merely
covered the Island and the banks ol
the Seine. Notre Dame and Palais
de Justice were prominent structures
and chief centers of activity in the
twelfth century. Among the most
interesting of the slides were those
of the Conciergerie with the huge
wa.ting room for the guillotine vic-
t.ms, the cell of Marie Antoinette
whose door was guarded by two
men, and the scenes of Marie before
the court, of the crowd gathering to
witness her death, and of the place
where she died, Concord Square.
After showing a slide of Saint
Louis going to mass upon horseback,
the speaker explained something of
the unsanitary conditions of the old
City. The gutters ran in the cen
ter of the cobble-stone paved, in
case they were paved, streets.
There were no sidewalks. Dr.
Holmes suggested that the custom
of men’s walking on the outside when
escorting his ladies originated in
Paris. Since the gutters were recep-
tacies for garbage pitched from the
houses, it necessitated men protect
ing ladies from such dangers.
Then, the sixteenth century ceme
tery of the city proved that the Pa
risian had no idea of sanitation.
When the small burying ground was
filled with bodies, the old ones
would be dug up to give place to the
new and were stored away in a
(Continued on Page Three)
Science Club To Give
Exhibition Scon
Display of Laboratory Equipment
to be Repeated This Year
One night yast year the Science
Department held open house in or
der that the entire student body
might observe the apparatus of the
Laboratories. This was so keenly
enjoyed that some time in the i
future the students and visitors
to have the pleasure and privilege
of going again to the Science labs
and of observing the equipment.
Last year emphasis was placed on
the courses studied. This year,
however, the working of the appa
ratus will be emphasized. All parts
of the equipment in both the Biology
and Chemistry Labs will be in op
eration.
Salem College has an unusually
well equipped science department,
and it is a great privilege for per
sons who do not take science and
who would otherwise never enter
the lab, to see all the equipment
and to sec it working.
The date of this exhibition has
not as yet been definitely settled,
but it wiU be aometlme in the near
fatsre.
Science Club Has
Interesting Meeting
Elisabeth Crouse and Mary Ayres
Payne Are Speakers
The program for the Science Club
meeting held Friday night, consisted
of two talks, “Soft Drinks,” and
"The Story of a Yard of Silk,” by
Misses Elizabeth Crouse and Mary
Ayers Payne respectively.
In the course of her remarks Miss
Crouse gave the definition of soft
drinks, and the content of them. She
stated that the making of soft drinks
is wholly an American custom. This
custom expresses a tendency ij
to drink something rather than milk
or water. And as long as he can be
supplied with a delectable beverage
.tiiat is not alcoholic or harmful in
any way he should be. Temperance
may in this way be aided. Soft
drinks are characterized by the su
gar, carbon dioxide, spices, flavors-
and aromatics that they contain. As
soon as a drink has any sort of drug
added to its list of ingredients it I
loses its r.ght to be called a soft
drink.
In addition to the soft drinks sold
at soda fountains there are many
various kinds of bottled dnnks sucH
as ginger-aie, root beer and the vast
arrays of “pops.” The manufac
ture of all these drinks was then
discussed in detail. There are some
drinks which contain callein—the
only alkaloid that is employed at
tiie present time in the preparation
of spft beverages. Chief among the
calfem containing drinks is coca-
(Jola. Every one is aware of the
rather exhilarating, up-Lfting feel
ing that a glass of Coca-Cola gives
one. he relaxes from fatigue, fre
quently his bodily pams lessen, in
general he feels all right with the
world. This effect cannot last and
when it passes he is in a condition
ratuer worse than better.
Soft drinks are beneficial in that
they aid temperance. A man finds
that he may be almost as satisfied
with a soft drink as he is with
alcoholic beverage. The harm of
chem comes from over-indulgence.
MiSS Jr'ayne traced the histjry of
:>iik irom the time that the Empress
J-i Ling Cli, of China, first discov
ered a tiny green worm feeding or
mulberry leaves. She successfully
wove the Silk worm’s web into cloth
and thereby won the title “Goddess,
of the Silk Worm.” For years the
Orientals kept the production of silk
a secret, so that all of it must be
imported from China. About the
year 910, however, the Moors
brought the silk worm to Cordova,
Spain, and from there it extended
all over Europe. Miss Payne then
described in detail the process by
which silk is manufactured and by
which it finally emerges, a lustrous,
glossy fabric to be used for cloth
ing and decorations.
Mr. Ormsby Speaks to
Home Economics Club
Interesting Talk Is Given
Mr. Robert Ormsby of the B. F.
Huntley Furniture Company was
the speaker at the regular meeting
of the Home Economics Club Thurs
day evening, March sixth. He
spoke on wood, illustrating with sam
ples and two reels of motion pic
tures. He explained veneered furni
ture stating that veneer was as es
sential to furniture as four wheels
are to an automobile. From, one
tree enough veneer may be obtained
to cover a whole city block. There
seems to be an opinion that solid
furniture is much better than ve
neered, but this is not true for solid
furniture will warp in damp weath
er and veneered furniture will not.
There are different kinds of ve
neer, mahogany and walnut being
(Continued oa Page Three.) j
Two Debates at Sigma
CmicroL Alpha Meeting
World Peace and Navy Bill Argued
At the regular meeting of Sigmi
Omicron Alpha the subjects of the
two debates were: First, Resolved
that continued peace among tlie six
great powers of the world is impos-
oible with conditions as they are to
day.
riecond: Resolved that the so-call
ed "Big Navy Bill” constitutes an
aid in the obtainment of world
peace.
In the first debate Margaret
riauser and Mary Johnson on
atlirmative side opposed Elva Lee
jj-enntriey and Dorothy Ragan on
Che negative. Miss Hauser as the
iirst speaker presented very forcibly
ihe point of the unsuccessfulness of
the world war, of the numer-ius peace
conferences and the unsatisfactory
conditions arising from the treaty of
Versailles namely, the separation of
East i'russia from Germany by the
±'olish Corridor, the economical i
ation of Germany, the severe limit
ing of her navy, and the supporting
01 an army of occupation, all points
which would incur the hate ot Ger
many. Germany and Austria were
forced to adopt itepubi.can form of
government, countries estaolished
under monarchies for hundreds of
years. Xlie Balkans affected indi
rectly by the Versailles treaty were
split up and combined as the allies,
jinowing nothing of their particular,
uitticulcies ana a.ff'erences saw fit,
and their governments were, like
wise, prescribed by the allied forces,
iiere are the seeds of trouble:
r ranee is still keeping an army in
the Ithine provence and is maintain
ing the greatest standing army ever
Known. iJoes this promote a spirit
of peace The teeimg between
r ranee and Italy is also becoming
strained. Jitaly feels that i ranee is
seeking in ail direetioas to restrict
Italian influences, holding Tunis,
Algeria, and Morocco, thus biocking
it. i ranee on the other hand regards
ital.an purposes as full of menace.
The i^ocarno ii'act, although
drawn up with a desire for peace,
lias provisions stating that France
has a right to enter German terri
tory, that the three powers, Jb rance,
Lrermany, and iSelgium will not make
war on each other but there are
three exceptions, (1) legitimate de
fense, (iJj act of aggression, (3)
assembly of armed forces in the de
militarized zone. What other kind
of warfare might occur i
Miss Jlennerly, the first speaker
on the negative, presented four
points. First, world peace is pos
sible on account of present day gov
ernmental conditions. After the
world war dynasties fell and with
their fall came republican forms of
government, and at present represen
tative government holds sway in the
six greatest nations. Since the war
the emperor of Japan has given the
people a voice in the country's af-
tairs and in Italy Mussolini stands
as a protection of the tights of the
common man until he can learn to
Use the bauot intelligently. Second,
the attitude of the mass of the peo
ple of today demands peace. I'he
ordinary man is content and it would
be hard to lead him into war. Third,
the worlt of the league of Nations is
an important lactor in the success
of a world peace, and fourth the
election of tierbert Hoover will pro
mote a feeling of friendliness be
tween the United States and for
eign countries for Mr. Floover has
traveled all over the globe and is
l.ked in all countries, irlaving had
such wide experience with other
nations he would be able to under
stand their conditions and in case of
controversy could decide fairly and
without prejudice.
Miss Johnson as second speaker
for the affirmative pointed out sev
eral danger spots that threatened
Interesting Program
Given in Music Hour
Dean Vardell Speaks on
Improvisation
A most interesting and unusual
program was presented at Music
Hour on Thursday, March 7, by
Dean Vardell. The subject was
“Improvisation.” The speaker
traced the art of improvising from
its beginning. There is a certain
fascination about it for both the
composer and the listener. It has
a special usage. As early as the
thirteenth century there were impro
visators who improvised poetry as a
profession. In some languages con
taining many similar inflections, such
as Italian, the poet may easily rhap
sodize and improvise poetry. The
wandering minstrel singers who, ac
cording to custom, used to go from
house to house singing often accom
panied themselves on the harp oi
the lute. This is considered tht
real beginning of musical impro
visation, though, of course, all folk
songs were improvised. The Troub
adours of the twe’fth and thir
teenth centuries practiced the art
Their verses were accompanied oi
the instrument which preceded oui
modern violin. It has been thought
that many of their verses were
provised, also, but this is rather im-
probab'e on account of the fact
that they sound too polished and
studied to be extemporaneous.
Great composers are usually great
improvisers. Bach, Mozart and
Beethoven were all gifted in this re
spect. It has been said of Beeth
oven that he played much more won
derfully extemporaneously than he
did otherwise. It was customary in
h's day for two virtuosi to have im
provisation contests. One would give
t'le other a theme around which to
build the composition. Often they
would choose one theme and “toss”
it back and forth from one to the
-)ther finally weaving around it a
work of art.
There is one great danger in im
provisation. The composer must
not merely play a series of chords
thereby making a very pointless and
aimless selection but he must have
jcme definite theme to start with and
must actually compose as he plays.
3esar Franck, the great organist,
may be called the greatest genius at
improvisation. Therf is a special
place in the art for organists.
There are certain places in every
church service where an awkward
break is apt to occur unless the
organist is able to improvise an in
terlude to fill in. The French School
of Improvisation hag always been
(Continued on Page Three)
Nineteen Students
Make 90 Average
Senior Class Makes Highest Average
Of the two hundred and fifty
students enrolled at Salem College
nineteen made an average of ninety
or above for the first semester,
3 928-1929. Tliey are Mary Alice
Beaman, Marian Bloor, Alice Mc-
Ray Caldwell, Ruth Carter, Mary
Miller Falkener, Margaret Hauser,
Mae Kreeger, Ruth Marsden, Grace
Martin, Mary Martin, Elizabeth
Marx, Mary Virginia Pendergraph,
garet Preston, Doris Shirley, Mar
garet Stevenson, Eloise Vaughn,
Margaret Vaughn, Lucile Vest and
Laila Wright.
It is likewise interesting to note
that 4% of the Freshman Class,
6% of the Sophomore Class and
9% of the Junior Class and 21%
of the Senior Class made an average
of ninety or above, while 7% of the
student body made an average of A~
or above, and 18% of the student
body made B plus or above. I
The Harvard Lampoon
Opens Fire
Collegiate Paper Releases Wrath
oa New Plan
Cambridge, Mass. (By New Stud
ent Service j—Lampy lias done it
again. Each year cue historic Har-
vara comic puts forth one i^sue csl-
cmated to cause a stir: once it pre
cipitated the dismissal of a liberal
pioiessor during the post-war red
Hysteria; anotuer time it brought
uowu upon itself the fist of Boston
police censorship; again it caused a
Dreach in athletic relations between
Harvard and Princeton. This year
It turned loose an indiscriminate
charge of satiric buckshot on all tiie
ruarvara educational retorms of the
past ten years and particularly on
the new nouse Plan, made possible
by an $11,000,000 gift troni Mr.
£idwara a. inarjuiess, whereby Har-
vt-rd Will be subdivided into col
leges somewhat reseuibling those at
Oxiord.
Moueled on the communistic
New Masses, the March Lampoon
airs what the Harvard Lrimsou tes-
tines are all the "grumbled protests,
the soured ambitions, and the hushed
scanauls that have been rife in tiie
do.mitory bull sessions for the
past aecade.”
“Xt is a ripe time for asking
questions” procla.ms one writer.
i.et two sides of the present issues
be discussed. And let the protest-
ants be answered, if they make them
selves heard, and if they can be an
swered. Enough of edicts from the
fog-wrapped heights! Harvard is
more than a one-man plant or even
a ten-man plant, it has its thou
sands of workers and former work
ers. Their cries should count for
something.
'In a sequence rapid and unex°
pected, four measures have been
loisted on the under-dogs: the
Uivis.onal system, the language ex
aminations, the Tutorial scheme, and
.he Reading Period. Some of these
may be all right. We think none
of them are as they now function.
iJut what concerns us at the present
iin-e is the latest and worst enact
ment come to join the list, the Uark-
ness House Plan. It is an amasing
thing. It would break up tiie fac
tory into a number of branch plants,
oize is displeasing to System. An
army is hard to control unless it is
divided and subdivided from regi
ments down to squade. A nation i*
drfficult to oppress without Fascistic
district organization. And just so
a force of employees require super
vision, espionage, and the gang
master to snap them up on tlieir
piece work.
“A Henry Ford of Education has
conferred these blessings upon Har
vard. What nagers us is that he
has done so out of a clear sky, ir
retrievably, and there was no one
to cry ‘hold!’ And the reason there
was no one is because silence and
secrecy clothed his approaching ac
tion.”
The "Henry Ford” mentioned
here is Harkness, who comes in for
several shafts of ridicule. "Now
that Harkness has shelled over a
sufficient number of berries, we have
got to put on the glad rags and make
him an A. M. or Ph. D. the way
we did Baker,” Lampy complains.
“Becoming a Ph. D. is the same kind
of business as getting yourself cre
ated a movie star, if you get what
As was reported In the Decem
ber issue of The New Student. Crim
son is also inhospitable to the new
plan. Like the Lampoon it believes
I that many of the Harvard reforms
have been a mere multiplication of
machinery. The undergraduate daily
deplores “the philanthropy which,
j blind to the notorious inadequacy of
’ the tutorial staffs, professorial sal
aries, and even lecture room facili
ties, would contribute millicn* to-
(Continued on Page Tbiee.)