1866
1930
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1930.
Mrs. Chase Going Woodhouse
Addresses Salem Students
Gives Advice on Vocational Guidance, Advisory Clinic On
Wednesday, February 5th.
Tlic students of Salem College and
Academy heard one of the most in
teresting and unusual talks of the
year at Y. P. M. Wednesday, Feb
ruary 5. The subject of this talk
was “Vocational Guidance.” Dr.
Rondthaler introduced Mrs. Chase
Going Woodhouse, the speaker, as
the woman best fitted in experience
and in training to tal kon the sub
ject of choosing a vocation.
“I had rather live in the present
age than in any other age of his
tory,” Mrs. Woodhouse said in be
ginning. She continued by saying
that this is the age of the pioneering
of women. Everyone wants to be
explorer; everyone wants to fi
new paths of adventure. The
paths of women in business are
started, but they are not well-made
nor cemented. This is the age of
the pioneering of women into poli
tics, business, professions., and voca
tions of all kinds. For the first time
in history women are given equal ad
vantages with men in the United
States and in other countries. They
have earned this, too, for in the past
ten years the percentage of vi^omen’s
attendance in college has been much
higher than the attendance of men.
Mrs. Woodhouse continued by out
lining the development and progress
of women in business. In earlier
days there was a division of labor
between men and women. Men had
such set tasks as hunting and fish
ing, while women built houses, cook
ed, farmed, and did everything eh
Later, however, specialization of la
bor came into being. Men bega
specialize in all walks of life;
man undertook only the especial
task which he could best accomplish.
At the beginning of this specializa
tion period women did not enter into
business as men did. At the end of
the eighteenth century the Indus
trial Revolution, which is still going
on, came about. Steam, machinery,
electricity, and new methods of
transportation necessarily brought
about economic changes. M
Woodhouse stated that one ni
know the economic world in ordei
make a choice of occupation, which
is an economic thing. She described
how the Industrial Revolution had
mechanized the lives of peoph
More people live in cities, a facto
which causes poverty and slums;
more articles are manufactured it
factories than in the homes; peoplf
are buying more and more necessities
and luxuries. One of the greatest
changes that steel and machine
have brought about in economic or
ganization is that women are getting
jobs outside the home and are enter
ing the business world. Now, more
w()men are working in business po
sitions and are staying at their jobs
longer than ever before. The United
States census states that there are
two and one-half million w'omen
working at some paid job in the
United States, and sixty-two per
eent of them are over twenty-five
years of age. Women may enter in
to more occupations and more differ
ent fields of work than they could
ten years ago.
Mrs. Woodhouse gave many ex
amples of women in the political
field to show women’s progress in
politics. Not long ago there were
no women in legislatures or women
holding federal jobs, while now there
are 149 women in the state legisla
tures of the United States and three
women as heads of economic jobs in
Washington. “There has been at
least one pioneer in every field of
business; therefore, don’t be afraid
to follow your own inclinations as
to your occupation,” Mrs. Wood
house said. She brought up the fact
that social prejudice bars many
women from selecting occupations to
which they are suited. “It is not
id, “but how
and what you are
should look into
the daily routir
e doing that counts,” she
)ceupation one
'h problems as
of the work, the
opportunity for real social
in the work, personal qualifications,
and specific information needed.
Mrs. Woodhouse said that executors
are not interested in technically
trained people, but in people who
have broad, cultural educations.
They want women who can write
well, talk interestingly, and can
with ease come in contact with the
public. The knowledge of psychol
ogy was given as an important aid
in business because it helps one to
know and to mix with people. Some
professional training is necessary. A
girl with a college education, who
has a serious purpose and who be
longs to a fellowship which is al
ways open to college graduates, suf
fices in professional training. Mrs.
Woodhouse said that every girl ought
to think five years ahead when she
accepts a position. It is bette:
start at the bottom on a worth-while
occupation than to start at the top
in one that is not worth while. Wom
en are doing everything, in every oc
cupation. 'JThe United States census
bureau traced the number of women
in types of employment since 1870.
Tile following is in the. census: ) 300
architects, 1400 teacliers, 1800 den
tists, 6,000 editors, 3,000 lawyers
and judges, 23,000 research workers,
72,000 music teachers, 7,000 photog
raphers, 16,000 physicians and
geons, 70,000 women teachers in
leges and high schools.
Mrs. Woodhouse emphasized
fact that it is important that C’
girl finds the type of work she
do best. She urged the student
take advantage of their opportun
and not ot be afraid to be a “pio
neer.” She suggested banking,
truck-farming, dentistry and jour
nalism as open fields for women-
workers. She ended by saying, “To
make a long story short, we women
can do anything we want to do, pro
vided we are intelligent enough, whn
that tiling is, and how well we ar
fitted for it.”
After Mrs. Woodhouse’s speed
Dr. Rondthaler announced that a:
advisory clinic would be held the re
mainder of the day by Mrs. Wood
house and next week by Dr. Gordo
a well-known personality diagno
tieian. The following is the progra
for vocational guidance, all of whi(
w'as open for students of any cla
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MATHEMATICS CLUB
PRESENTS PLAY1.ET
The Mathematics Club will hold
its regular meeting on Friday night
at seyen o’clock in the living room.
A very interesting program has been
planned under the direction of Miss
Mary Virginia Pendergraph. Miss
Mary Stockton has prepared a re
port on “Mathematical Objectives”
and Miss Lucile Vest will discuss
the topic; “A Comparison of the
Mathematical Course in Germ
England and America.” Following
these reports. Miss Pendergraph will
present a two-act play; “If,” show
ing the importance of Mathematics
by Ruth L. Snyder. The play pre
sents a world deprived of all mathe
matical contrivances. Not only is
the world stripped of plain “figgers”
and copy books, but of all calcula
tions and mathematical derivatives
leading to the invention of modern
conveniences. While the entertain-
Sigma Amicran Alpha
Holds Debate Tuesday
Highly Interesting Subject Is
Debated Tuesday After
noon, February 4th
At the Sigma Omicron Alpha meet
ing on Tuesday afternoon, Febru
ary ith, in the Campus Living Room,
the topic for debate w'as: “Resolved,
that this audience is agreed that Sa
lem College should have a cut sys
tem, allowing seniors unlimited cuts,
and underclassmen cuts classified ac
cording to scholarship.” Upholding
the affirmative side were Misses
Elizabeth Marx and Alice Caldwell.
Miss I/Ouise Stevenson and Miss
Mary Brewer presented the argu
ment for the negative side. The
points discussed and proved by the
affirmative were (1) that the pro
posed cut system is based upon the
proper principles, (2) the proposed
cut system would tend to make
students better citizens later on, and
(3) that it promotes intrinsic and
esthetic qualities which accustom the
students to the cultural side of life.
The chief theme of the entire af
firmative argument was that any
compulsion warps personality, and
individuality can only be expressed
properly through freedom. “F’duca-
tion should compel nothing; restraint
produces nothing.” The proposed
cut system was favorably compared
w'ith the systems used in continental
colleges, and in the leading Ameri
can colleges. The fact that the
well-known Dalton plan of educati
is now being introduced in the Wi
ston-Salem junior high school w
used as an argument for the new c
system. Under the Dalton pi;
there is no compulsory class atte
dance, though a certain amount of
W’ork must be covered by the pupils
in a month’s time. It was argued
that if seventh grade pupils could be
given the responsibility of such a
task, college girls should certainly
be given such a chance.
'I'he points argued by the negative
side were (1) Seniors w'ould abuse
their privilege of unlimited cuts, (2)
Seniors would lose classroom con
tacts which would be very beneficial,
(3) a better cut system could-be in
troduced, and (-1) Self-mastery is a
necessity, and under this proposed
cut system, it could not be guaran
teed.
When the ballots were counted,
the affirmative side was declared the
winner. Beulah Mae Zachary read
the minutes in the absence of Eli
abeth Ward, the secretary.
Due to the fact that the cut sy
tem problem is a far-reaching and
interesting one, many visitors, both
of the faculty and of the studen)
body, were present. Refreshments
were served by members of the Club.
Tryouts are being held this week
for inter-class debating teams,
subject which is being discussed is
Resolved that the emergence of wo
man from the home is a regrettable
feature of modern life.”
The decision of the judges will be
based on a consideration of the
ganization and selection of material,
and presentation of the paper—i
eluding voice and stage presenc
The following girls have been chost
by a committee from their class
try out: Senior, Margaret Vick, lUo-
ise Vaghn, Mary Brewer, Athena
Campourakis, Wynelle Reeves, Ade
laide Webb, Ross Walker, Eleanor
Willingham, Mildred I'leming and
Estie Lee Clore; Junior, Alice Cald
well, Grace Martin, Katherine Sehle-
gel, Mary Ayres Payne, Louise
Stevenson, Elizabeth Ward, Mary
Virginia Dunn, Adelaide Win^^ton,
Marjorie Siewers, Daisy Lee Cavso.i,
and Elizabeth 'Marx; Sophomore,
Daisy Litz, Katherine Brown, Co-
rinne Jones, Beulah May Zachary,
Mary Virginia Pendergraph, Anna
Preston, Araminta Sawyer, I.ouise
Sals,bury, Martha Pierce, and
F'reshman, Mary
Catherine Siewers, Mary Harvey
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Gala Day at Salem
Celebrates Founder’s Day
Winston-Salem Alumnae Association Plans Interesting
Meeting; Widespread Interest in Day
Today thousands of girls all oyer
the South and scattered out through
out the whole country are thinking
of Salem College. Since 1772,
when a day school for girls was es
tablished, Salem has not closed its
doors. During this period countless
girls have gone out yearly, with the
“Salem Stamp” upon them, to take
a large and useful place in
world’s work. Even through the
dangerous days of the Revolution
and of the Civil War, Salem has
tinuously' served.
On February 3, 1866, almost
hundred years after the establish
ment of the day school, Salem
ceived its Charter. This was
original Founder’s Day. Now there
are 67 organized branch alumnae as
sociations representing College and
Academy holding regular meetings.
Since 1910 Salem Academy and
College have been maintained
separate institutions, although under
the same administrative heads. The
school, therefore, has been maintain
ed through a hundred and fifty-eight
years of history with the purpose al
ways in view of giving Christian
training to young women.
The flags will fly today in honor
of the event. After all, there will
be very few changes in the appear
ance of the college grounds even tc
the oldest alumnae. In spite of the
new buildings. Practice House and
the Academy plant, Salem is un
touched. It still retains its lan-
quid, sophisticated, traditional love
liness. It remains a Southern beauty
At the 8 ;30 chapel service Mrs. T.
Holt Haywood will address the col
lege and academy group. Mrs. Hay
wood will address the college and
academy group. Mrs. Haywood
an alumna and a trustee. Her e
dress will serve to open the day and
will strike the keynote of interest.
During the day the Wachovi
Historical Museum will be open to
the public. A visit to the Museum is
particularly interesting when cele
brating an event of historical inter-
Girls will be present to conduct
visitors through the hall and like
wise will show visitors over the cam
pus and through the college build
ings.
In the evening members of the se
nior class will be hostesses to the
trustees and their wives—and hus
bands, in two cases. An informal
dinner will take place in the collegf
dining room. A real gala event has
been planned for the occasion by
Mrs. Rondthaler and the senior
group. The guests will assemble
the lobby of Main Hall at :45 a
MILESTONES IN SALEM
PROGRESS
1772—Salem Academy is founded.
1781—(Feb. 5.)—Cornwallis and
British troops invest Salem.
178.5—Sister’s House erected.
1791—George Washington’s visit.
1802—South Hall erected.
185.5—Main Hall erected.
1865—Salem surrenders to Union
1866—Salem receives a charter.
1884—Bishop Rondthaler came tc
Salem College.
190.5—F'irst annual Pinafore was
published.
1908—Annual received name Sights
and Insights.
1916—Student Government organ-
1920—Salemite started.
1922—Salem became a member of
Association of A class col
leges.
1927—May Day celebration began
again.
1930—New Practice House is being
built and the new Academy
plant nears completion.
go out to dinner at 6 o’clock. Each
senior will personally entertain one
guest. The poetic and original tal
ents of the girls will be displayed in
the introductions of the trustee mem-
Following the dinner the trustees
will hold a meeting. Later there will
be social assembly in the Alice Clew-
ell living room. The members of the
Order of Scorpion will be hostesses
id serve coffee.
The climax of the day’s celebration
will be reached in the alumnae meet
ing in the Library at eight o’clock.
There are about six hundred living
alumna in the city and a large num
ber of these are expected to attend.
In addition to these members of the
local branch, many alumnae from
nearby points will attend the cele
bration, according to letters sent into
the Alumna office.
The Winston-Salem unit, organ
ized on February 3, 1918, naturally
is the largest of the sixty-seven scat
tered alumnae chapters and much in
terest centers in their program to be
given tonight. Other meetings have
been held, or are in immediate ar
rangement, at these alumnae cen
ters: Asheville, Charlotte, High
Point, Greensboro, Atlanta, New
York, Kernersville, Rocky Mount,
Wilson, Wilmington, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Roanoke and Raleigh.
Miss Estelle McCanless will pre
side at the meeting and extend greet
ings to the attending alumnae. Bish
op Edward Rondthaler, who has
been, and is, a very vital force in the
lives of the Salem girls will open the
meeting with a prayer. The min
utes of the 1929 meeting will be read
and the discussion of business mat
ters will be conducted by Mrs. Clar
ence Leinbach.
Then the new “Alma Mater” will
be sung with the seniors leading.
Mrs. Holt Haywood will furnish the
music during the evening. Mrs.
H. E. FVies will read a memorial to
Miss Amy Van Vleek, a senior of
the class of 1848, whi died last year.
Miss Van Vleek was a granddaugh
ter of the first president of Salem
College, Bishop Champs. For years
she was associated with the college
as a faculty member and was a mu
sic composer of ability.
Miss Sallie Vogler will present a
memorial to Mrs. C. T. Pfohl, form
erly Miss Maggie Siewers. She
was an alumna of Salem and taught
there about six years. She is the
mother of Dr. Kenneth Pfohl, pas
tor of the Moravian church, and Dr.
S. F. Pfohl, college physician; B. J.
Pfohl, for several years director of
the Salem Band, and also Misses
Maggie and Elizabeth Pfohl. She
was known by everyone as “Mother”
Pfohl and was truly a “Salem” wo-
The seniors will give a surprise
“stunt,” with Mary Brewer taking
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NEW EFFICIENCY CUP
PRESENTED WEDNESDAY
At the Expanded Chapel hour on
Wednesday, the new efficiency cup
for voluntary class athletics was
presented by Daisy Litz, a member
of the sophomore class. Dr. Rond-
tlialer received the beautiful cup in
behalf of the college. The red and
white, colors of the sophomore class,
were first to adorn the cup. Miss
Webb read a summary of the effici
ency reports. Thus far the Seniors
have won three times, the Juniors
three times, the Sophomores twice
and the Freshmen twice. This ef
ficiency contest is an important
phase of the enlarged athletics pro
gram for the year.
Already the winter sports are well
under way. The enter-sorority pre
liminaries began on Tuesday night.