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Congratulations
Freshmen
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1930.
Dept, of Chemistry
At Salem Remodeled
Work in Progmss Through
out Summer Under Direc
tion of Prof. Higgins
The college professor in overalls,
tradition to the contrary notwith
standing, was a familiar sight on
SrJem Campus all the summer.
Working as a laboring man and
not at his accustomed task as chem
istry lecturer, Prof. Higgins, head
of the Department of Science, and
professor of chemistry and physics,
donned his overalls on the afternoon
of commencement day last June, and
put in far more than union lahoi
hours every day except Sunday for
three months, in rebuilding the de
partment of chemistry, physics, and
biology.
Prof. tliggins has shown that he
is not only an experienced teacher,
but, also that he knows the carpen
ter’s tools, the painter’s brush, and
the laborer’s shovel and how tc
liandle them when the occasion de
mands.
The entire remodeling of the sci
ence building was completed by the
opening of school, with the results
that there are now nineteen rooms
including offices, laboratories and
storerooms. The first room on the left
upon entrance has now become a
general lecture room equipped for
seventy-five hearers and, in addi
tion, furnished both for the projec
tion of moving pictures and also with
opaque screen for day light pro
jection as well.
Adjoining this room is the office
of Professor Higgins and Professor
Roy Campbell, which is the only un
changed part of the science build
ing.
Entrance doorv/ays admit to the
general laboratory, entirely remodel
ed and equipped for the simultan
eous instruction, when necessary, of
eighty-eight students; each with
separate laboratory desk equipment,
lockers, shelves, etc. Adjoining this
is the organic chemistry and house
hold chemistry laboratory with the
necessary equipment for forty stu
dents in simultaneous work, and re
moved from any interruption from
any other portion of the student
body.
Double service windows give en
trance to the extended stockroom or
the north side of the building, ad
joining which is a private workshoi
;;nd personal laboratory for instruc
tion and research purposes; which
in turn gives access to the fumeproof
storeroom for delicate eqiiipment.
Near this is the advanced chemistry
laboratory with personal requisities
for twelve persons. This room be
ing available only to those who have
done two years’ preliminary work.
The ninth room on the first floor is
the glass-enclosed botanical labora
tory and aquarium which is a unique
addition to be devoted to the
tion of botanic and biologic forms
of life.
The second floor contains r
rnrnns commencing w'ith a glass-
1 for limited
Fresnmen Given Party
By The Sophomores
Guests Delightfully Enter
tained with an Excellent
Interpretation of Dance
On Tuesday night, the Sopho
mores at last descended from their
thrones of dignity and superiority,
and entertained their erst-while
menials. The basement of Alice
Clewell after much effort, time, and
plenty of elbow grease was gaily
decorated in the Sophomore and
Freshmen colors, and was the s>
of a gay and festive occasion. Fresh
men and sophomores mingled with
a cheerful disregard of former
enemities, and all was serene. The
first part of the evening was devoted
to general dancing. Babe ati
drums, and various talented young
ladies at the piano (at different
times, of course) furnished the mus
ic ; gay, syncopated tunes, dreamy
waltzes, tuneful fox-trots and knock
down and drag-out shag tunes—or
what have you.^ filled the entire
According to annual custom,
minutes were set aside during which
newly “arrived” first-classmen
(ahem!) had the infinite pleasure oi
humbling the sophomores. Venge-
was theirs, for absurd and de
grading were the stunts which they
forced the sophomores to do. Marian
Hadley, the grim custodian of fresh-
rights and privileges called out
lin members of the sophomore
court in vengeful and stentorian
s. From the rare sight of. seeing
a dignified judge try to climb a
water pipe to watching another dig-'
nified soph prostrate herself to the
freshman, the entire and whole
minutes was a complete success.
Some of the high spots of the soph
party was the dance by Zina Volo-
godsky. Dressed in Russian
tume, she gave on of the traditional
dances of Russia. Since she i;
i-ordinarily graceful and skillful
dancer, her part of the entertain
ment was immensely enjoyed. I.us
cious and tempting Eskimo Pie;
(especially desirable in such a warn
place) were served by members of
tlie Sophomore Class. The party
was ended with a finished renditior
of “Home, Sweet Home” by I.s
Babino Silversteno.
closed private clas
groups and for personal conferences.
This interesting sunroom opens up
on the college campus and gives a
partial illusion of a tree-top location
with the nearby campus forest ad
joining.
The next room is a display lobby
containing prominent display cab
inets of material incident to various
demonstration courses. To the right
is the biology stockroom adjoining
the botany stockroom; then comes
the general biology laboratory equip-
)ied for simultaneous individual work
on the ])art of thirty students and
with file capacity for' fifty-four.
This large room opens north, west,
and east, giving as is necessary in
biology work, excellent lighting ef
fects, well adapted to the delicate
nature of the work required. Ni
by is the physics laboratory, seating
twenty, and adjoining is laboratory
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Alpha Chi Alpha
States Purposes
National Journalistic Sorority
Plans New Activities for
Those Interested in
Literary Work
I^ambda Chapter of Alpha Chi
Alpha, national honorary journalis-
ic sorority was established at Salem
!Iollege in 1929. The purpose of
lie sorority according to the consti-
"To honor those women who have
shown ability and have taken ar
active part in collegiate publica-
"To advance the study of the various
phases of journalism.”
I>ambda Chapter seeks to assisi
the publications of Salem College,
The Salemite and Sights and In-
ights in every way, and in addition
has undertaken this year to foster
interest and participation in cre-
re literary work. There will be a
literarj' supplement to the Salemite
•egular interverals which will be
the work of the members of Alpha
Chi Alpha and of others on the cam
pus who have literary ability. At
,11 times Alpha Chi Alpha seeks to
iphold the highest standards and
ideals of Salem so that the sorority
y make its contribution to the
noblest development of collegiate
activity.
Membership in Alpha Chi Ajlpha
a recognition of sincere and e
t effort and ability shown in work
1 the staffs of the publication
Salem College and should at all
j be considered an honor. Ac-
niembers arc: ^Margaret Rich
ardson, Kitty Moore, Elizabetli
s, Fidith Kirkland, and Miss
Elizabeth Lilly.
Delta Sigma Delta
Sorority Entertains
Pledges of Sorority Are Given
Dinner at the Reynolds
Grill
The pledges of Delta Sigma Del
ta were delightfully entertained
Saturday night at a dinner given in
their honor by the members of the
sorority. The private dining room
of the Reynolds Grill was tastefully
decorated in lavender and white, the
colors of the sorority. Many cut
flowers added to the festive air. At
tractive place cards w'ere used and
each pledges place was marked by a
lovely shoulder corsage of white
roses and delphinium. Pledge but
tons were also given them at this
time. A delicious four course dinner
was served.
The pledges present were Misses
Nina May Credle, Washington,
N. C.; Mary Price, Charlotte, N. C.;
Elizabeth Price, Charlotte N. C.;
Ruth Maier, Marietta, Ohio; Julia
Brown Jennings, Thomasville, N.C.,
Madeline Thompson, Chapel Hill.
N. C.; and Matilda Mann of Whit
akers. Old members were: Annie
Koonce Sutton, Richlands; Alice
Caldwell, High Point; Sue Mauney,
Lincolnton; Elizabeth Ward, Rocky
Mount; Florence Bowers, Washing
ton; Kitty Moore, Gastonia; Agues
Pollock, New Bern; Sara Sutton,
Richlands; Mary Mitchell Norm
Mooresville; Sara Hendren, W
ston-Salem; Dion Armfield, Gree:
boro; and Mrs. W. B. Simps(
I Winston-Salem.
Freshman Installation
Gives Privileges
As Frosh Burn High School
Colors They Become Real
Salemites
very impressive ceremony was
held in Memorial Hall, Thursday
vening at 6:-15 o’clock. Miss Lenora
Riggan, President of the Student
Self-Government Association o f
Salem College, presided over the
meeting. The Freshmen dressed in
white, marched in single file across
the platform and threw their high
school colors into the artificial fire
I the platform; an act which
mbolized the transfer of the girls’
loyalty from tlieir individual schools
to Salem.
After the students burned their
colors they signed cards bearing the
following statement:
“Upon signing this card I pledge
myself to become an honorable mem
ber of the Student Self-Govern-
mt Association of Salem College;
to obey its rules and to uphold its
highest principles and to the best
of my ability influence others to
do so.”
This ceremony concluded the ter
rifying (to the Freshmen), amusing
(to the Sophomores) Sophomore
Week, After Thursday evening the
new students were entrusted with
their due privileges and rights as
Salem College Students, their time
of probation having come to an end.
Taking Inventory
Subject at Vespers
Mary Virginia Pendergraph
Makes Valuable Talk
to Group
On Sunday evening September 21
the Y. W. C. A. Vesper service was
held in Alice Clewell campus living
1. As a prelude Wanna Mary
Huggins played Brahms, “Cradle
Song,” and the choir sang an open
ing sentence.
The theme for the service was
“Taking Inventory of Ourselves.”
In reading the Scripture about the
talents, Marian Caldwell brought
out the idea that everyone has tal
ents, whether they be few or many,
and that it is everyone’s duty to
make them count for as much as
possible. Mary B. Williams tjien
sand a solo, “Behold the M:
Passeth By.”
Mary Virginia Pendergraph made
a splendid talk on “What we ea
with what we have.” She suggested
that the girls take inventory of
themselves as to their liabilities and
their assets. There are duties which
face each girl at the beginning of the
school year. First, there is her re
sponsibility towards her roommate.
She should try always to be thought
ful and considerate and should
to make her roommate’s life as hap
py as possible. Then, there is the
all-important responsibility which
each girl has toward the school
that is, that she accept her duties
seriously and in all sincerity, and
strive to perform all tasks assigned
her conscientiously and to the best
of her ability.
Dean Vardell and Mr.
Schofield in Recital
First of Series of Concerts and
Recitals Will Be Given
Next Monday Evening
Arrangements have been c
plated for the first of a series of
concerts and recitals to be presented
this season by the Salem School of
Music. The opening recital,
wliich Ernest Leslie Schofield, bari
tone, and Charles G. Vardell Jr.,
Organist, will appear is to be held
in Memorial Hall Monday night
8:15 o’clock.
Mr. Schofield will be accompanied
at the piano by Miss Viola Tucker.
A varied and interesting program
w'ill be presented. Mr. Schofield
will sing two groups of songs, the
first of these consisting of four
songs by Richard Strauss, and the
other group including songs in Eng
lish by Dobson, Gena Branscombe,
Mana-Zucca and Deems Taylor.
Dean Vardell will play compo
sitions selected from the series of
recitals which he gave during the
past summer at Cornell University.
His chief number will be the “Grand
Piece Symphonique,” a composition
in cynical form by the noted Belgian
composer, Cesar Franck. This work
is in three movements and will
1 entirety the Soloist’>
first group. In addition organ works
Bbssi Brahms, You and Bonnet
ill be played.
A cordial invitation has been
tended to the public to attend the
recital.
SPECIAL NOTICE
The Salemite wishes to correct an
error made last week in regard to
new faculty members. Miss Susie
Brown is a member of the Romance
Language Department and not of
the Mathematics Department as
stated. The name of Miss Marjorie
Hastings should also have been in
cluded in the list of new faculty
members. Miss Hastings is teach
ing in the Mathematics Department.
SENIOR MARSHALLS
ARE CHOSEN
Nine Girls from Three Lower
Classes Are Selected as
Marshalls by Seniors
From the Junior, Sophomore,
and Freshmen classes, the following
nine girls were eliosen by tlie Senior
Class to act as marshalls: Chief
Marshall, Sara Graves; Mary Eli
beth Holcomb, Mary Catherine
Siewers, Elizabeth Coxe, Mary Lil
lian White, Beatrice Hyde, Sara
Sutton, Mildred Haynes and Marga
ret Davis.
Helpful Address
Heard at Y. P. M.
Dr. Rondthaler Gives Excell
ent Advice Concerning Par
ticipation in School
Activities
Y. P. M. on Wednesday, Septem
ber 2-i, was conducted by Dr. Rond
thaler. The first few minutes of
the hour were given to the complet
ing of the presentation of various
campus organizations. Millicent
Ward presented the “Scorpions,” an
organization which stands for leader
ship, scholarship, and campus co
operation.
The Student Orchestra was pre-
lented by Daisy Litz and Lenora
Riggan presented Student Self-Gov
ernment Association. The signifi
cance of this group. Miss Riggan
pointed out, is to promote self-con
trol, honor and self-development in
each individual student.
Dr. Rondthaler took up the same
iubject and enlarging on it, pointed
out the necessity of restricting stu-
;ivity in organization at
tempts. To organize is thrilling, but
carry on and accomplish seems
diminish the thrills, and the pilot-
g is left free or the organization
grows beyond the physical ability of
student life. The presentation of
all campus curriculum activity, given
this last week, allows a survey of
the entire horizon of Salem’s Cam
pus organizations.
The sincere regret in organization
Salem is that there must be,
rforce, a division of campus life.
This begins in division of day-pupil
nd .campus girl and is widened
by the campus girl or day pupil
who takes no j)art in campus ac-
On the campus Uiere are divers
groups of girls. Some narrow one,
others by urging self-appliance
iden the life of an individual. The
mature person is one, who has train
ed herself in the ability to choose
correctly. A warning is ever present
to the girl who “ravels out;” en-
igement to the reticent individ
ual ; glory to the discriminating
person! In the first few construc
tive weeks, one must enter college
and campus life with a determined
nse of responsibility.
To the seniors, with their new
found freedom, the word of warn-
urgent. Only the immature
judgment will sacrifice the long
ight birthright for the tiny mess
of red porridge of selfish pleasure.
Indolence in Juniors and the plea
forget the possible purchase by
summer school imprisonment of
wasted hours is respectively regret
ted and urged. This plan of pur
chase is uneconomical, the student’s
estment, because it is a material
waste indicates an absence of
itelligent use of daily program.
The freshmen co-operative spirit
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Pierrette Players
Take New Members
Six Are Successful in Tryouts
Which Were Held Mon
day and Tuesday Nights
Judged on poise, enunciation,
voice, and general dramatic ability,
six girls were selected by the try
out conimittee, to become members
of the Pierrette Players. Partici
pants in this tryout were allowed to
read a selection of their own choos
ing before the committee composed
of Dr. P. V. Willoughby, Miss
Elizabeth Lilly, Marjorie Siewers,
Adelaide Winston and Edith Kirk
land.
The new members admitted into
the club are as follows: Mary B.
Williams, Betty Stough, Nancy Mil
ler, Margaret Skidmore, Mary Eliza
beth Holcomb, and Adelaide Silver-