SENIOR
LIBRARY
DINNER
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 29, lOJ
Bishop Rondthaler
Makes Lenten Address
Staff For 1931
Magdalene Are subject
Of Intimate Easter Talk
Annual Elected
Able Officers Sialected to Suc
ceed Retiring Staff
In the recent election held by the
staff of Sights and Insights, those
girls who are to direct the work of
publishing the Annual for 1930-31
were chosen. Ernestine Thies is
Editor-in-Chief of next year’s staff,
succeeding Eloise Vaughn in this po
sition. Mary Virginia Pendergraph
and Beulah May Zachary were
named as Assistant Editors,
Mary Ayres Payne is the new
Business Manager and has as her
assistants Martha Pierce and Hor-
tense Herring., The retiring staff
feels that the selection of these
leaders has been wisely made. It
confident that the ability and for-
2r experience of these six girls
have fitted them admirably to fill
their offices.
Work on the 1929-1930 Annual is
nearing the end. It has progressed
steadily and smoothly, and all Sa
lem is restlessly awaiting the magic
words which tell of the arrival of
the treasured books.
On Wednesday morning, March
26, Bishop Rondthaler delivered the
first of his Lenten Addresses. The
subject of the address, the life of
Mary Magdalene, a devoted follow
er of Christ, was beautifully and
interestingly portrayed. Bishop
Rondthaler began his talk with the
statement that the thought often
comes to people, especially older
people, of how much it would mean
if we eoijld see Jesus for a little
while; and, of how much better and
how much stronger we would be
come, if we could hear Him say
those consoling words “Let little
children come unto me,” and “Come
unto me, all ye that are heavy-laden
and I will give you rest.
The story of Mary Magdalene is
the story of a woman who knew
Christ well. It is the remarkable
■story of a woman who had one great
distinction in her life, that
was the first to see the Lord Jesus
Christ arisen from the dead. Mary
Magdalene lived in the small villagie
of Magdala, which was situated
the .shores of the sea of Galilee.
There was nothing conspicuous about
this village, except the big, tall palm
trees heavy with dates, which lent
beauty to the entire country side.
Mary Magdalene, the “won
from Magdala,” was a woman of
means, of a splendid intellect, and
of a wonderfully sympatheti
She was well fitted to be the leader
of the society of this small village.
Indeed, she was “Rich, fair and
beautiful as the village palm trees,”
but something happened in her life.
Seven spirits, “Evil tempers,” arose
in her soul and utterly possessed her.
These “Evil Spirits” caused her to
wander wildly around the villagf
streets, frightening children, start
ling grown people, and uttering hor
rible curses. Thus, she was a fine
specimen of young womanhood, ut
terly ruined and thrown on the rub
bish pile of life because of this mis
fortune.
Bishop Rondthaler paused here ii
his account to tell of some experi
ences he had had in life with peoph
whose lives were shadowed by the
hateful gloom of “Evil Tempers,”
and of how a knowledge of the Sav
ior had completely changed the lives
of these people, making them de
lightful, kind, and content.
Jesus can change many things and
can change them quickly. This he
did to Mary Magdalene. Mary
Magdalene lived only three miles
from the Savior. It is possible that
body met her one day in her wild
wanderings. Ho saw her miserable
condition, spoke unto her soul, and
ever after she was sane and a devot
ed follower of the Savior.
It was about this time that the
first Christian Society of Women
was formed. Several of the women
mentioned in the Bible were mem
bers of this society. Their mission
was to minister to the needs of
Christ. Mary Magdalene was evi
dently president of this society, as
she is always mentioned first in ref
erence to it. She was living her life
entirely for the Savior.
This society of Christian Women
traveled about from place to place
with Jesus. This is why they went
with Him to Jerusalem to celebrate
the feast of the Passover. It was at
this time that they expected to see
him crowned King of the Jews; but,
alas, at the end of the Lenten sea
son, they saw Him on a cross,
cursed, blasphemed and pursued by
a wicked mob.
Mary Magdalene was among the tiful thoughts. Jesus i:
first at the burial. She was sitting
and watching tile-torn, crucified, and I (Continued on Page
Mrs. Elgin Sherk
mangled form of her Savior. She
saw it bathed with spices and frag
rant oils. She saw it wrapped in
costly clothing and laid in the tomb.
So loyal was she to this friend of
her soul that she determined that
after the Sabbath, she would return
and prepare the body bette^r for the
final rest.
In the meanwhile, the Scribes be
come frightened. They go to Pilate
begging him to allow them to guard
the tomb for three days, as there is
aor that the Lord will arise
after three days. Pilate’s con
sent obtained, the tomb was duly
guarded.
Then came the Sabbath. It was
e most wonderful Sabbath in the
history of human kind. Dawn had
just appeared, when the women
were up and on their way to the
tomb with oils, spices and other
tokens of respect for their Master.
Here we learn from Matthew of the
•thquake shock, of how the fright
ened guards fled leaving the cham-
unguarded, and of how the stone
rolled away and the tomb found
Mary Magdalene, discovering the
ipty tomb, ran to Jerusalem to tell
Peter and John and the other dis-
iples that the body of the Master
had been stolen. Ere Mary Mag
dalene had returned, the garden
had been stolen. Ere Mary Mary
and grave both were empty. Her
heart was full of grief. Her eyes
e so full of tears that she did
recognize the two angels guard
ing the burial place, but mistook
them for the young men. Neither
did she pay any heed to their mes
sage, but went out into the garden
think over everything. Then she
heard footsteps approaching. The
newcomer looked like a working
I, probably, he was the gardener.
He stopped before Mary Magdalene.
From his lips comes just one word
"Mary.” At once she recognized
his man as the risen Lord and fell
t his feet, crying “My Master.”
Jesus sent her to tell the disci
ples of His arising. When they
came. He told them that He must
depart again, but that He would
give them something in His place—
the Holy Spirit. He promised them.
‘Where my spirit goes, I will go,”
and “Where my spirit is, there I will
be also. I will always be present in
the lives of my people until they
e me face to face in Heaven.”
Bishop Rondthaler concluded his
first Lenten address with these beau-
r to
Persian Missionary
To Visit College
Mrs. Sherk to Be Guest of the
Y. W. C. A. Next Week
Mrs. Elgin Sherk, traveling s
retary of the Student Volunteer
Movement for Foreign Missions, who
has been in Persia since 1922, will
be the guest of the Y. W. C. A. af
Salem, Tuesday and W^ednesday
April 1 and 2. Her talks will be
of an intimate, informal nature and
will reflect her recent experiences
in Persia. She has been teaching
in a school for girls at Teheran.
Mrs. Sherk will talk to several
classes of Economics, History and
Englisli, and also to informal groups
of students who are interested, in
order that everyone will have aii
opportunity of meeting her. She has
information about the opium trade
and child labor conditions for those
interested in economics. She will
interpret Persian poetry for those
interested in literature, and she has
an inspiring message about the
changes that are taking place in
Persia and tha work that is being
done there, for those interested in
Christian missions.
(Continued on Page Two.)
High School Seniors
Entertained Friday
Day Students euid Student
Government Council Are
Hostesses to Seniors
On Friday afternoon from four
to five o’clock the students of Salem
College entertained the Senior class
girls of R. J. Reyfiblds High School
at a tea. When the guests-arrived
they were taken to Main Hall and
met by Dr. and Mrs. Rondthaler,
Misses Katherine Riggan and Vir
ginia Martin. Next they were di
rected to the Alice Clewtll campus
living room where delicious refresh
ments were served. Directing the
guests to the Living Room were An
na Preston, Mary Martin, Laila
Wright, and Sara Graves. Serving
were the members of the student
council. Misses Irene McAnally,
Betty Sloan, Emily Mickey, Mary
Mitchell Norman, Mary Martin,
Eleanor Idol, Elizabeth Ward, An
nie Koonee Sutton, Julia Brown Jen
nings, Ruth Carter ant Estie Lee
Clore. Otner members of the stud-
t body assisted.
The guests were next shown the
first floor of the Alice Clewell
building. Guides chosen from the
student body took charge of them
and directed them over the campus
showing them the new buildings and
the old ones, the beauty of back
campus and the completeness of the
library and science laboratory. After
the tour of the campus they were
taken back to Main Hall. The oc
casion was delightfol and a large
number of the Seniors, escorted by
their day student friends, attended.
Shakespeare Players
Present “Macbeth”
Interesting Performance of
Famous Tragedy Given
Monday Evening
“Macbeth,” a tragedy by Shakes
peare, was presented Monday eve
ning, Marcli 23, bv the Shakespeare
Players in Memorial Hall, The
company, directed by James Hen
drickson and Miss Claire Bi
a professional troupe which
touring the South and is presenting
several of Shakespeare’s plays in
colleges and high schools. On Mon
day afternoon the troupe presented
“Julius Caesar,” at the Reynolds
Auditorium of the city high school.
“Macbeth” was sponsored by the
English Department, and the play
ers were aided in their presentation
by members of the Pierrette Play
ers and by several young men from
Winston-Salem. The performance
was well-attended and generally en
joyed and appreciated throughout
the audience.
Special honors for excellent per
formances went to the leads, Miss
Bruce and Mr. Hendrickson, who
were consistently good in their roles
and at times acted unusually well.
Throughout the entire play they
stayed in the atmosphere and atti
tude of the play and entered remark
ably well into the feeling of the
characters which they portrayed, but
certain scenes stand out above the
in feeling and histrionic ability,
among which are the murder scene
and the discovery of the murder,
the soliloquy of Macbeth which pre
ceded the murder as well as the one
'hich came during the final attack
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Le Cercle Francais
Hold March Meeting
Mrs. Wenhold Makes Interest
ing Talk on French
Colonization
At the regular meeting of the
Cercle Francais on Wednesday aft-
;rnoon, March 26, Dr, Wenhold
gave an interesting talk on the Col
onial Possessions of France, With
the aid of a world map, the colonies
belonging to France were located
and discussed with reference also to
their importance in Frenchj liter
ature, as settings for novels and
with regard to the important literary
figures they have furnished,
,The African territories discussed
were Morocco and Algiers, the Sa
hara desert, the French territories or
the West African coast, the islands
of Madagascar and Reunion, the lat
ter of which was the birthplace of
the French poet Leconte de Lisle.
After briefly referring to French
Indo-China, the present holdings of
France in the western hemisphe
were taken up. The West Indian
Islands of Martinique and Guada-
loupe, the former, the birthplace and
early home of the Empress Joseph-
and French Guiana, the Penal
Colony of France, lately visited and
idly described by John Vander-
cook and Richard Halliburton were
discussed. Former possessions of
France in the western hemisphere,
Canada and Haiti, were briefly con
sidered. The fact that Frenchmen
the pioneer explorers and set
tlers of the whole Mississippi, and
although France no longer holds any
territory in North America, except
ing two small islands at the mouth
of the Saint Laurence river, which
lerely fishing possessions, we as
Americans still reap the benefits of
her early activities in our country.
Mary Norris read a paper on Le
conte de Lisle and Grace Martin
e on Alexandre Dumas, Pere.
Following the program a social
hour with refreshments and conver
sation in French was enjoyed.
County High School
Seniors Visit Salem
Large Group Is Entertained at
Informal Tea
On Friday afternoon, March 21,
Salem College was hostess at a tea
to a group of girls who are county
high school seniors. The guests
conducted over the campus im
mediately on their arrival and shown
le various places of interest oi
hich Salem boasts, A charming tea
•as held in Alice Clewell Campus
Living Room, Here the guests were
introduced by their escorts to mem
bers of the faculty and to girls of
the college who had interesting and
helpful messages for them.
Miss Mary Weaver of the Acad
emy faculty, first addressed the
group, to whom she pointed out the
joys and advantages of college life.
She especially emphasized the gain
athletic life, remarking on the
good of athletics in the college girl’s
life as a means of developing her
physically and intellectually. The
importance of membership and activ
ity in campus organizations was es
pecially noted. This kind of co-op
eration, Miss Weaver showed to be a
vital part of the successful college
girl’s undertakings.
Miss Smith of the City Public
schools spoke next on the religious
side of college life and of religion’s
ultimate importance in character
making. She was followed by Vir
ginia Martin speaking on college
friendships, their value, necessity
and joys. Miss Martin mentioned
the dire necessity of being able tn
choose friends to the advantage of
both concerned.
Miss Marian Blair next talked to
the group on the importance of se
lecting a school, on the method of
entrance, and the necessity of thor
ough preparation for such an en
trance. She pointed out difficulties
and the methods of overcoming them.
Catalogues of Salem and various
other colleges were displayed and
the girls were urged to examine them,
A delightful social hour followed,
and the guests were again invited to
all parts of “Salem.”
Mr. Douglas Rights
Speaker at Vespers
Life Measured by Four Great
Questions Is Subject of a
Splendid Talk
On Sunday evening Charlotte
Grimes presided at Vesper services
and Peggy Betts read as the Scrip
ture the one hundred and twenty-
first Psalm. Mr. Douglas Rights,
pastor of the Trinity Moravian
church, was the speaker of the eve
ning. He was formerly a member
of tlie faculty at Salem. Mr, Rights
told about some very interesting ex
periences which he has had in and
around the vicinity of Salem Col
lege. His talk was centered around
four questions which are put to each
person at some time during his life:
1. Who are you?
2. Where do you come from?
3. What do you do?
What a
He discussed each question and
gave some illustrations from the life
of Christ. Tlien he showed how
s life measures up to the four
questions, and how well the Christ’s
life measures up. Christ can answer
each question without any hesitancy
because His life was a beautiful one
3ne of which He was not asham-
In closing, Mr. Rights urged
that everyone try to measure up well
to the high standard of life set by
the four questions.