CONCERT
MONDAY
VOL. XI.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931."
Number 23.
Basketball Season Ends
With Pirate Banquet
Seven Are Presented With Sil
ver Basketballs and Chains
For Making Varsity
The Basketball season for 1931
came to a successful close last Sat
urday night with the most unique
banquet of the year, in the college
dining room. Much credit is due the
decoration committee for the unut
decorations carrying out in ev
possible way the Pirate motif. F:
the heavy"^ rope rigging which
stretched from post to post, hung
tiny flags of many colors, and along
the sides of the imaginary sliip could
be seen various evidences of battle—
the liorrifying print of bloody hands,
grotesque figures, and the pirate em
blem of the skull and cross bones.
At one end of the dining room the
figure of the proverbial pirate of the
seas, none other than Captain Kidd
in person. Every window in the
room was disguised as a port-hole,
and if one’s imagination was work
ing as hard as some people’s tongues
that night, a salty gale could be felt
blowing across the upper deck.
The members of the four teams
sat in the middle of the dinning room
around tables bereft of table cloths
and lighted only by candles stuck
the tops of bottles. At each place
was a package of I.ife-Savers for the
weary ones of the crew, and the Pi
rate idea was also cleverly earned
out in the toasts given during the
course of the banquet. Miss Ruth
Carter, Manager of Basket-ball,
graciously presided.
>[anv conditions and qualifications
were considered in the difficult task
of selecting Varsity. The practices
had been unusually well attended
this vear, and the number contend
ing for places on the varsity squad
was extremelv large. However, al
ter unquestionable thoroughness and
careful elimination, eiffhteen girls
were »-iven places on the squad of
honor” Seven of these making Var
sity fm- the first time, were presented
with Silver Basketballs and Cham;
The Varsitv list is as follows;
Senirtrs:—Thmnpson, Carter Ma
ney, Kirkland, I'letcher and Hack-
lun'ioKi—Biles and Langley
Sophomores :-Walker, Gooch, Mc-
Anally, O’Brien, Heidenreich,
Thorpes and Harris.
Students’ Recital Given
At Music Hour 53
Performance Shows Splendid
Work of the Music School
A student’s recital featured music
hour on Thursday, March 19. The
participants showed unusual skill in
technique and finish of performance.
Their splendid interpretation was
very impressive. The program was
as follows:
Rondo
in Dance No. 5 .... Brahir
Edith Eulp
I A Major Haydn
Nancy Miller
Scherzo in B Elat Sckubei
Nancy Tliompson
Humoresque Tschaikozvski-Kreisler
George Dickieson
Prelude Notturesque Frank
Margaret Preston Kirk
Etude Melodique
Elizabeth Pfaff
Jagged Peaks
n the Starlight
Clokey
Erances MacNeil
Rose Softly Blooming Spohr
The Little Gray Dove Saar
Doris Kimel
... Brahms
Ballade in D Minor
Millicent Ward
Department of Stringed
instruments to Give
Concert
One of the Most Distinctive
Features of Musical Calendar
To be Given Monday Night
Mill
Pollock and
Huntingt
Concert Is Given
At Clemmons Friday
Members of Violin Depart
ment Give Program At
Clemmons High School
A most enjoyable program of En
semble and Violin music was pre
sented at the Clemmons High School
Friday night, by Miss Hazel Horton
Read and members of her cUss, to a
large and appreciative audience.
The Program was as follows:
1 And.ante for Four Violins
Eichberg
Hazel Read
George Dickieson
Elizabeth McClaugherty
Maria Bowen
2 Ave Maria Schubert
Old Refrain Kreisler
The Rosary l^vms
;j. Canjoinetta from Stringed Quar
tet.
Hazel Read
Maria Bowen
Elizabeth McClaugherty
Ruth Dickieson
4.. At Sunset
To the Warriors
From A Wigwam
(Continued From Page Two)
The annual orchestra and En
semble Concert under the direction
of Miss Hazel Horton Read, head
of the Department of Stringed In
struments, will be given in Memorial
Hall, Monday night, March 23rd,
1 annual presentation of f
semble music has become one of the
outstanding programs of the musical
year at Salem, and is awaited with
interest by all music lovers. The
program consists of selections
especially written to enhance the
beauties of stringed ensemble. Of
particular interest is the Beethoven
Symphony No. V. in C Minor, two
movements of which will be pre
sented.
This Symphony is not only the
best known, but also is the
most generally enjoyed of Bee
thoven’s nine Symphonies | and
more universal favorite than a
other work of its class.
PROGRAM
I Two Melodies Grieg
Herzwunder
Letzter Fruhling
Stringed Orchestra
II Waltz Randolph Thomps(
Andante from Concertante
Eichbery
For Four Violins
Hazel Read
George Dickieson
Maria Bowen
Elizabeth ]\IcClaugherty
Lenten Address Given
By Dr. Rondthaler
New Light is Thrown on the
Old and Familiar Story of
Mary and Martha
The long time custom of over a
century and a half’s precedent,
namely that of telling a Bible story
at each expanded chapel during
Lenten Season, was followed
Wednesday morning, March 18. The
theme of Dr. Rondthaler’s address
was the well-known account of Jesus’
last'visit to the house of Martha and
Mary and of his reception there.
As an introduction to his talk. Dr.
Rondthaler read the Biblical account
of this visit, which is told by the
gospel writer, Luke. Then he dis
closed the fact that in the analysis
of this story in the first reading,
is rather puzzling that a great m;
ter as Luke would descend from
high standards to such a small m
ter.
Luke, in the first part of his gos
pel, tells only of those things which
he has heard from witnesses,
other Biblical writer has written
with higher regard for cultural back
ground, moral elevation and lofty
ideals. We hear his account of “The
Feeding of The Five Thousand,” of
“The Transfiguration on the Mount,”
“The Sowing of The Seed,” and the
universal story of “The Good Sa
maritan.” Suddenly, Luke leads us to
small village and to an incident
■hich, apparently, concerns only
ivo people besides Jesus. Here he
gives us an account of a scolding in
which the Guest Himself is scolded
by an irritated housekeeper, because
she h;d been left nlo'.e tJ make tlie
final preparation for the meal. In
a rush of self-pity, the over-strung
house keeper rebukes her Guest and
bids Him scold her sister. The ques
tion still remains. Is this story
worthy of the lofty Luke, of his cul
tural and highly elevated preced-
However, Dr. Rondthaler read the
story for the second time in the
original translation and immediately
a new conception of tlie story was
found. The keynote of the entire pas
sage was easily perceived: “Only one
portion is necessary and Mary has
chosen that portion which will not be
taken away from her.”
Fussy hospitality is false, only
serene hospitality is sincere. Most
of us have experienced that sort of
hospitality which makes us realize
that artificality and strain is being
the persons we are visiting.
This day and time, much fake hospi
tality is evidenced by an elaborately
decorated table as though
the house only to eat.
0 this kind of situation that Jesus
Dean Vardell Heard
In Organ Recital
Excellent Interpretation Given
Works of Master Composers
Dean Vardell, head of the music
department, gave a beautiful twilight
organ recital on Sunday evening,
March 15, in Memorial Hall. His
program consisted of compositions
of some of the world’s greatest com
posers. The first number was a
Choral Prelude “O Lamb of God,”
by John Sebastain Bach, in which
tlie theme was one of noble, stately
dignity, a characteristic of the great
composer. Then followed “By the
Sea.” by Sehubert-Eddy, which was
ighty, descriptive composition of
the e
of wild,
‘inpestuous turbulence and
ts quiet, serene calmnes
gement of the negro spiri
ual “Nobody Knows the Trouble I
See” by Giilete was filled
tense emotion and pathetic
it is the kind of music which the
3 sings t
t his sorrow and
distress. The choral Prelude “F:
Heaven High,” by Pachelbel was
full of reverent praises. The conclud
ing number was the “Largo” from
the “New World” Symphony, by
Doorak, a composition which
tremendous in concept and in t
ment.
One realizes fully that it is futile
_ry tO' describe Mr. Vardell’
playing. His brilliant technique and
■ ■ great power of interpretati
remarkable.
Ill Symphony No. V. i
American’ Seen As
Language cf Future
By Poet
Louis Untermeyer Tells Audi
ence It Is Better Language
Than English
Setting forth the conception that
the high speeds, the vigorous move
ments and in general quickened life
in America are fashioning new litera
ture and. language correspondingly
heightened,,vigorous and accelerated
and genuine native, I-ouis Un
termeyer, poet and critic, Tlmrsday
night at Aycock auditorium. North
Carolina college, discussed “Ameri
can” as the language of the future in
an address on the subject, “New
I.anguage for the New Generation.”
Tlie poet was presented by L. B,
Hurley, of the department of Eng
lish and in charge of the lecture
course at the state institution for
women.
Humorous discussion of the differ
ence between English and American
expression and the reading of some
of his poems, formed an interesting
part of the entertainment given by
Mr. Untermeyer.
The speaker observed that time
will show American to be as differ
ent from the English of our day as
English today is different from that
of Chaucer’s time. He urged his
hearers to use American without
shame, spoke of it as a better lan
guage than English.
Mr. Untermeyer defined a poem
the shortest distance between t'
emotional points, much more rapid
than prose. The words tall build
ing and skyscraper he used to illus
trate the essential difference be
tween prosaic and poetic expres-
He declared jazz the first real
American music, and he praised the
newspaper headlines in America for
tlieir sliarp, telling language.
Among the poems read by the ar
thor were “Prayer,” “Swimmers,
“Long Feud” and “Caliban in th
Coal Mines.” His reading of several
of his parodies after the manner of
Sophomores Win Bas
ketball Championship
Freshmen Down Juniors in
Consolation Game
The “Fightin’ Red-headed Sen-
ors” went down gracefully in defeat
n the basketball championship game
played last Saturday on tlie outdoor
Athletic Court. The game between
the Seniors and the Sophomores
started at 3:15, and was attended by
the year’s largest fan-line and the
year’s lustiest yells.
The game was tied three times, an
unusual fact which certainly shows
that the teams were evenly matched.
The last quarter was naturally the
most thrilling. During that quarter
the crowd on the sidelines ran wild
ith excitement, even Mr. Campbell,
e worthy time-keeper, forgot to
look closely at his watch.
According to Sunday’s Journal-
Sentinel, “Gooch, a crack forward,
and two fighting guards, Heiden
reich and McAnally, led the attack
for the winners during the fight while
Kirkland and Fletcher played bril
liantly at the guard posts for the
Seniors. Tlie floor-work and passing
of R. Carter also featured for the
losers.”
The line-up for the ch.ampionship
game follows:
Position
Seniors—16 Sophomores—18
Efird (2) Harris (6)
Forward
Dot Thompson (4) Walker (4)
Forward
R. Carter (4) Gooch (4)
i Forward
Fletchcj- HeidrnrcJch
Hackney Thorpe
Kirkl.and - - McAnally
Guard
Substitutes:
Seniors—Mauney (6) for Efird.
Sophomores—O’Brien for Heiden
reich, Mickey for Thorpe.
Referee: Mrs. W. L. Crowell.
The Freshmen defeated the Jun
iors in a consolation game by the
score of 15 to 3. This game which
directly followed the championship
game, was also featured by close
guarding. Pollock and Huntington
were outstanding players for the
Freshmen. “Shorty” Biles, Captain
of the Junior team, led her team to
an honorable defeat.
The varsity team was selected for
the season at the Captain Kidd-Pi
rate Banquet held in honor of the
basketball players Saturday evening.
Then Dr. Rondthaler gave an in
teresting illustration of true hospi
tality. He said that several years
ago in Rockingham County, he was
invited to supper with a plain, poor
man. He accepted the invitation on
the one condition that he be allowed
to eat exactly what the man usually
had for supper. This request
granted. The supper consisted of
ash cake, butter and milk and noth
ing more, but it was delightful, be
cause there was real hospitality.
There was no fussy Martha, as the
three sat and ate the simple fare.
When one is treated this way, one is
a natural, unassuming, unaffected
part of a natural, unassuming and
unaifected group. It is not what is
eaten, but the spirit and the con
versation which is a sign of true hos
pitality.
Jesus came to this familiar home.
Mary sat at his feet and talked.
Martha became irritated and hot;
slie became cross and came out of
the house and did a discourteous
tiling by rebuking her Guest.
Is this little incident worthy of
fi place in the account ofi the life of
Jesus. It certainly is not, if it is
told only to give an approach to real Kipling, Service, Benet and Guest
I greatly amused the crowd of about
1,000 people who attended.
(Continued on Page Four)
Executives For Annual
Staff Elected
Interclass Debaters Are Being
Chosen by Classes
Yesterday afternoon at a meeting
of the Junior Class, Beulah Mae
Zachary was elected Editor-in Chief
of Salem’s Annual, Sights and In-
Ights, for the incoming year. This
one of the highest honors that can
be imposed upon a girl at Salem, be
ing one of the five major organiza
tions of the campus, and Miss Zach
ary is ertainly worthy of the honor.
She is from Brevard, N. C., and is
an outstanding member of the Jun
ior Class.
The election of the Business Man
ager of Sights and Insights will take
place at a later date. The Assis
tant Business Managers elected by
the Sophomore Class were Frances
Douglas and Ruth Crouse.
At the same class meetings on
Friday the Interclass Debaters were
elected as follows: Seniors: Grace
Martin and Elizabeth Marx;
Juniors: Mary Mitchell Norman,
Kitty Brown, and Daisy Litz;
Freshmen: Mary Schlegel, Patsy
McMullan and Miriam Stevenson.
The Sophomore Interclass de
baters have not yet been elected.