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WINSTO.N SALEM, X. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1930.
Edith Kirkland Will
Again Edit Salemite
Freshman Staff Is Selected For
Next Week’s Issue
On Saturday, March 29, the edi
tor-in-chief, and the business mana
ger of the Salemite for 1930-31 were
elected. By a unanimous vote of
the staff members present Edith
Kirkland was elected editor-in-chief.
She has worked in this capacity for
several months this year, and the
Salemite staff is confident that hei
able leadership will aid greatly ir
the production of a splendid paper
next year. Elizabeth Ward was
elected Business Manager, but be
cause of her resignation, a new
manager was elected. Sue Jane
Mauney, Mary Norris, Mary Myer.'-
Faulkener, and I.ella Burroughs
were nominated for the position.
Mary Norris, who has been Circu
lation Manager for this year, was
elected as business manager for
1930-31.
On Saturday, March '29, also, the
following painful announcement was
framed for publication by the Edi
torial Staff:
We, the Editorial Staff of The
Salemite with many groans, moans,
sighs, and sobs, and with tears roll
ing down our cheeks, hand over next
week’s issue of The Salemite to the
Freshman staff. Of course, we are
heart-broken to give up the perform
ing of our literary activities even for
one week, but; really, we don’t know
anybody we’d rather break our
hearts than you. But here’s to you.
Freshman staff, we are expecting
the Frosh issue to be the best Sa
lemite of the year.
The staff consists of the follow
ing:
Recent Conference is
Subject At Vespers
Important Gleanings From'
the Student Volunteer
Meeting Discussed
The vesper service on Sunday
evening was very impressive. It
was begun with devotionals and
Christine Perkins sang a song, after
wliich several girls told about the
Student Volunteer Conference which
they recently attended in (Jreens-
Katherine Schlegel gave an out
line review of what the speakers
said during the first three sessions
of the meeting. She showed how'
the talks brought out, or centered
around Christ’s W'ay to a new world.
In diseu-ising the talks of Dr. K. M.
Poteat, she told of the tour ways in
which the world is .-iwakiiig now.
According to Dr. Poteat. the world
1. New political ideas.
2. New knowledge.
3. New idealism in conduct.
■i. New approach to religion.
Christanity has made many con
tributions to the warld which we
can readily recognize; namely, it
has given the world a spirit of de
mocracy, and of freedom; it has set
up new moral standards, and has
created a rational basis for religion.'
understanding.
Martin discussed the talk
liiade by Mr. Iluckabee, assist;
secretary of the Student Volunteer
work in N'ew ork. He brouglit
the powerful spirit of the moveni
iphasized the fact that
generation will ha’
Editor-in-Chief
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Poetry Editor .M
Feature Editor ...
I.ocal Editor
Local Editor
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Music Editor
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Allie .’«ae Gerken
liirv l-ouise Mickey
Charotte Stall
Elizabeth Holcomt
l.iicy Woolwini
Sara Humphrey
.. Juia Pendergraph
. Margaret Johns
Peggy Betts
Tommye Frye
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Douglas, Lenorii hthwai
Garrett, Ethel McMinn.
Franc
Mrs. Sherk Is Guest
At Salem College
Mrs. Sherk Makes Informal
Talks to Selected Groups
Mrs. Elgin Sherk, who has been
a missionary in Persia for some
years, was a visitor at Salem College
on Tuesday and Wednesday,
guest of the Y. W. C. A. She held
several very interesting discussion
groups at which times she told
something of the girls’ school with
which .she is connected at Teheran.
Only in the last few years have any
Persian girls been persuaded to
come to the school. Traditions and
conventions have kept the women
of Persia almost entirely isolated
from the rest of the world, so that
they have been very slow in grasping
the opportunity to attend the Ameri
can school.
In the English class which Mrs.
Sherk met, she discussed Persian
literature of which Americans know
very little. The greatest Persian
poets are entirely unknown to most
foreigners, and yet, the liteature of
this country is very beautiful.
Mrs. Sherk told the Economies
class about the alarming child labor
problem in Persia, children are
forced into the weaving sheds to
weave the ricli Persian rugs. The
working hours are ektremely long
and hard and the conditions for work
are very bad.
Seniors Entertained
^ At Dinner Tuesday
The Seniors and Their Friends
Enjoy Delightful Occasion
In the Library
3 the s
5 of £
work and that'Ihey must n.
•ily solve its problems. Mr. Huck-
abee’ gave seven qualifications f-
Tolerance ani^ sympathetic u:
derstanding.
An appreciation of other faitl
witli their cultures and conventio:
alities.
3. A keen sense of humor.
1. Adaptability.
5. Friendliness with genuine i
terest back of it.
6. A genuine love of life with
respect for personality and a real
ization that everyone is a son of
God.
7. Christain conviction.
Elizabeth Marx told the three
strongest impressions which she
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Interesting Experiment
By Laboratory Students
Science and Home Economics
Teachers of the County
Hold Meeting
On Wednesday evening the science
and home economics teachers of the
various schools in the county were
the guests of the Science Depart
ment of Salem College, at a dinner
held in the Academy dining room,
after which there was a very inter
esting meeting. At this meeting Mr.
Martin gave a report on the State
Educational Conference which he at
tended at Raleigh. Mr. Campbell
gave a talk on the Mediterranean
fruit fly which he studied in Florida
during the Christmas holidays. He
also gave a short talk on poisonous
. ” Turn
The library
especially festive dinner party, giv
en for the Seniors and their chosen
swains, on Tuesday, April 1. The
occasion had nothing to do with the
date. There were no April Fool
jokes pulled. The decorations
unusually lovely for 1930 is lucky
in liaving the choice group of class
colors at Salem. Lavender
white were in evidence from the
tables to the massive class cake.
The guests assembled in Main
Hall and found their partners. In
tlic absence of Dr. and Mrs. Rond-
lii.’iler. Miss Riggan was hostess
(••lidcd and abetted by Mr. and Mrs.
.MacDonald. We have an idea that
slu' w;is also counting on Messrs.
Curlee and Cmpbell but the gala
attire of the young ladies rather
attracted their attentions).
Upon entering the library,
guests found their places' at small
tables decorated with strings of
violets and lovely yellow jonquils.
Favors immediately began arriving
and continued to do so until some of
the girls were ready to order cad
dies. Everyone progressed from
l:.-ihle to table according to directions
contained in a miniature diplom
( .-irnival hats and caps and all sorts
of ])laythings, delightfully oi
keeping with Senior dignity
bestowed. Fans, tiny shoes, horns,
marbles, whistles and other trinkets,
including a portable napkin, made
veritable jugglers out of the diners.
The climax occurred when the
huge class cake was lighted
thoroughly admired—and then cut.
It was lovely oil the outside
its lavender flowers and incorporated
lake scene; but the inside
riguing with its hidden
ciiarlotte (Jrimes blushed with dis-
ni.iy and chagrin when
compelled to exhibit the thimble
she carelessly found. Mr. Curlee
wore an “I know better” grin, (and
somebody looked momentarily
ed) when they found the bachelor
button on him. Archie Gray Allen
gave everybody a break when he
offered to accept the gal that his
ring would fit. Nobody broke; but,
then, it’s glass slippers that Prince
Charming is supposed to offer. Mr.
Campbell, lucky gent, looks on to
days of magnificent opulence and
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snakes, with slides to illustrate,
reels of educational pictures
shown: These v
Trees” and
Frolics of Jack Frost.”
One of the most interesting fea
tures of this meeting was the equip
ment for a laboratory made hy two
students of Salem College. These
girls were allowed $25.00 to be used
Tn equipping ten students for orie
year’s work, and from this experi
ment it was found that this amount
of equipment could be collected for
even less than the sum stated.
The Salemite takes this op
portunity to express its deepest
sympathy to Bishop Rond-
thaler and family at the death
0 f Mrs. Alice Rondthaler
Cliase of Ware, Massachusetts.
Mrs. Chase was the daugh
ter of Bishop Rondthaler, and
the mother of Miss Eleanor
Chase, Principal of Salem
Academy, and Miss Elizabeth
Chase formally of the Acad
emy. She was also the sister
of Dr. Howard Rondthaler.
Mrs. Chase was a student
of Salem College, and after her
graduation became a teacher
of French in this institution.
She was universally beloved on
account of her joyous disposi
tion and fine attainments. She
was very active in Church
work, and was happily married
to Reverend Arthur Chase of
Ware, Massachusetts.
It is with deep regret that
members of this community
learned of her death, and her
loss will be felt by her many
friends.
Mrs. Sherk Speaks on
Persian Women at College
Disadvantage of Womanhood
in a Land Bound by Sup
erstition Is Subject
Program Announced
For Commencement
In the Chapel Service of Wed
nesday, April 2, Mrs. Elgin Sherk
delivered an interesting and enjoy
able address on “The Life of The
Persian Women.” As an introduc-
to her speech, Mrs. Sherk
quoted one of Sara "reasdale’s most
beautiful poems.
“Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things.
Blue waves whitened on a cliff.
Soaring fire, that sways and sings,
And children’s faces looking up.
Holding wonder like a cup.
“Life has loveliness to sell.
Music like a curve of gold.
Scent of pine trees in the rain.
Eves that love you. Arms that
hold,
And for your spirit’s still delight,
Holy thoughts that star the
night.”
Mrs. Sherk continued her speech
by reminding us that we, as Ameri
can women can ever feel the spell of
loveliness which life has given u
However, Mrs. Sherk comes from
land where the situation is quite
different, and where the life of the
women is similar to the life of a bird
in a cage.. The life of the Persian
woman is constantly tied down by
custom and superstition.
The Persians do not live in homes,
the word for home is not even in
the language. However, their homes
consists of their garden. This gar
den is surrounded by a high wall
about fifteen feet in height,
which there are no breaks, except
one, the place of entry. On the top
of the wall are bricks and tile which
slied the rain. On one side of the
wall, there are four or fivi
all of which open directly into the
garden. These rooms have absolutely
no furniture but the walls and floors
are charmingly decorated with Per
sian Rugs and tapestries. On the
opposite side of the court are seven
or eight rooms similarly constructed.
These are the Men’s quarters. Tlie
men and women of Persia live in
different houses. The Persian wo
men know nothing of the companion
ship of American hemes. The chil
dren are allowed to play around the
garden, and are dressed exactly like
the grown people. They walk with
dignity and reserve, for they are
taught from infancy that they must
be quiet in the presence of the grown
people . They are provided no pro-
ection against the open pools of
water which are located in the cen
tral part of the garden, and as a
result, the number of deaths among
children from drowning is great.
Mrs. Sherk gave a delightful de
scription of the etiquette guests
should use in calling on a Persian
Lady. After the guests have been
admitted to the garden, they go to
the house or rooms of the women
and remov-e their shoes at the en
trance. They enter the house and
sit in a circle around a rug. Soon
from the French doors, which open
on the court, servants can be seen
coming with a Tea Service. The
Persians serve tea before an
versations begins. After the first
cup of tea until the second cup, only
the pleasant things of life arc dis
cussed; after the second cup any
thing may be discussed, but by all
means no departure must be made
until after the third cup of tea.
The nature of their conversation
is not vastly different from ours,
lliey would probably talk of the
recent Coronation of the Shah, and
of the mysterious appearance of the
beautiful peacock shaped throne of
Persia, which had been hidden for
several) years. More thaJn likely
they will talk about their children.
Tentative Outline for Exer
cises Has Been Worked
Out
A tentative outline for the Com
mencement Program for Salem Col
lege, beginning Saturday, May 31,
with Alumnae exercises, and termin
ating Monday, June 2, with the
Commencement exercises, has been
announced. The program is one of
variety, and will hold interest for
all persons connected with Salem
Saturday, May 31st, Alumnae Day,
Class Day and Concert
College.
2 noon Alumnae exercises, Me-
ial Hall, details to be announced,
followed by Alumnae Annual Lunch-
3:30 p. m. Dedication of New
Buildings.
5:00 p. m. Class Day Exercises
I the Campus, Class of 1930.
8:30 p. m. Grand Concert, Me
morial Hall, “The Lady of Shal-
/’ sung by the Salem College
Glee Club, under the direction of
Ernest L. Schofield, Head of the
Voice Department, and also Men
delssohn’s Sacred Cantata “Lauda
Sion,” for mixed chorus, soloists,
and orchestra. Dean Vardell con
ducting.
10:00 p. m. President’s Annual
Reception, Main Hall.
Sunday, June 1st, Commencement
Sunday
11:00 a. m. Horae Moravian
Church, Baccalaureate Sermon, Dr.
Elbert Russell, Head of the Depart
ment of Religious Education, Duke
Sen
r Class Supper
5:30 p. 1
on the Campus.
7:00 p. m. Senior Vespers on the
Campus, address by Dr. J. Ken
neth Pfohl.
Monday, June 2nd, Commencement
Day
10:15 a. m. Daisy Chain and
Academic Procession.
11:00 a. m. Commencement Ex
ercises, Graduation, Honors, Ad
dress by President Emeritus Wil
liam Louis Poteat, of Wake Forest
College.
for the interests of women always
center around their children. If
the guest are American, however,
they will talk probably about the
American School for girls. Tw-enty-
five years ago, there was no edu
cation for the Persian girl unless she
had a private tutor. The first year
of the American School in Persia
foumV no Persian students. The
second year, two Persian students
attended this school one in disguise.
Now there are four hundred stu
dents. In the graduating class this
year, is the daughter of the Prime
Minister of Persia.
The dress of the Persian women
is extremely interesting. The outer
garment, which is in the shape of a
robe, is called a chuddtuar. In the
house colored garments may be worn.
In the streets, however, only black
may be worn. The Persian men call
the women “crows,” because of their
black garbs. The styles never change
and one garment may last for sever
al years.
Mrs. Sherk told of a wedding
which she attended, in which she
gave a delightful insight into the
Persian matrimonial customs. Tlu'
wedding feast lasted three days. Ihe
bride desired to fashion her wedding
after the American wedding, which
she did well up to a certain point.
Her wedding dress was white and
she wore the veil, all of w'hich w'cre
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