SENIOR
PLAY
VOL. XI.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., SATURDAY. APRH. IQ^I
Number 26.
PRESTON HEADS STUDENT'BODY
Seniors to Present Rollicking
Comedy in Memorial Hall
One Breathless Night Promises
Laughs and Entertainment
For All
Besides proving themselves mas
ters in the art of getting in term-
papers and notebooks ahead of time,
members of the Senior class
ready to prove themselves dramatic
artists of the highest degree,
weeks boisterous orange posters have
been announcing the coming stage
debut of the Senior Class, and
the big moment is here! One Breath
less Night will be the epitome of
this year’s dramatic program. One
might even say it will be the “apex”
of all artistic performances. Tonight
in Memorial Hall at 8:30, the public
will be given a chance to judge for
itself.
Eva Hackney, as Joan Hooker, is
the fascinating young heroine with
red hair and “come hither” eyes.
Basliful Ted Stone, otherwise known
as Carl Plaster, and verbose Alosius
Bartholemev), in reality B. C. ^
son, each in his own way tries
pop the eternal question, but it takes
the loveable Jack Crandall, imper
sonated by Dave Johnson, to succeed
in capturing the young debutante’s
heart. The kid brother Steve, better
known as Bill Justice, does not con
ceal himself under the sofa in ac
cordance with the traditional kid
brother—but ably manages to add
comj)lications to the scheming Mrs.
Hooker’s attempt to save her family
from financial ruin by getting Joan
engaged on only two hours notice.
Opposite Lucy Currie, Mrs. Hooker,
is Mr. John Fries Blair, who playi
the part of the father who has “nicf
notions of honor.” The languishing
young lady who adores foot-Wll
players, and who is an artist in the
art of fainting conveniently, is play
ed by Louise Stevenson. As for Sue
Jane Mauney in the role of Rita, the
Maid, words completely fail at this
Everyone is invited to the year’s
most outstanding production. There
will be laughs enoungh for each and
all, breath taking action, and—well,
come and see for yourself!
Miss Ruth Marsden
Heard in Recital
Miss Marsden Twice a Gradu
ate of Salem Gives Brilliant
Organ Recital
The third graduating recital of
the season took place Friday, April
17, in Memorial Hall, when Miss
Ruth Marsden, organist, was pre
sented by the School of Music of
Salem College.
Miss Marsden is a pupil of Dean
Charles G. Vardell, Jr. and
graduated from Salem College
1929 with an A. B. degree. In 1930
as awarded the Bachelor of
degree with a major in piano,
now a member of the faculty
of the School of Music and Organist
Calvary Moravian Church. The
assisting artist was Miss Eleanor
Shaffner, head of the harp depart-
Misi
New Officers Of
Organizations Elected
Elections of Friday Name
Heads For Major
Organizations
Flags lining the sidewalks of Old
Salem—Girls collected on the por-
tice of Main Hall snatching sheets
of paper covered with a long list of
names — profuse suggestions — re
flective brows—what.!’ Election Day
Friday, April 24,.
The elections for major organiza
tions have been held, and on and
after May first their duties will be
taken over by new officers who will
endeavor to carry on tlie splendid
work which lias been evidenced in
the past. The results of yesterday’s
voting give shining promises for a
future of many accomplisliments and
added honors.
Sophs Down Freshmen
In Intercleiss Debate
Plays Feature Saturday
Night Performance
Excellent Acting is Done by
Members of the Pierrette
Players
Two of the most picturesque plays
of the year were given last Saturday
night in ISIemorial Hall by the dra
matic club.
Salem Students
Invade Van Dyke’s
Thursday Proves Big Day As
Girls Turn From Classroom
Activities to Play
Salesladies
Four abreast—the stately Senior,
the love-sick Junior, the bold bad
Sophomore, and the green, young
Freshman—they marched on Van
Dyke’s department store last Thurs
day and took it by storm from the
roof to the basement. For it
Salem Day and with vim and vigor
Salem’s daughters made it known to
the world.
In the four big main windows they
introduced themselves — the Seniors
were there with dignifid cap and
gown, and th Juniors in trailing
feminine affairs, Sophomores ready
for any tom-boy sport, and Fresh
men—flaunting their greenness and
childishness for the benefit of all.
The other windows were a hodge
podge and medley — giving a cross
section of college life.
Beginning at nine every college
girl who had a vacant hour sallied
up to the store and blithely punched
the time clock. From then until the
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Marsden began with the
Choral in A Minor” by Cesar
Franck, which was played with
poetic insight and a very intelligent
understanding of the composer’s
tention. This was followed by two
descriptive pieces of the modern
American School, “Les Jongleurs”
from Jepson’s Pageant Sonata, and
“Canyon Walls” by Joseph Clokey.
Miss Shaffner’s first group was
from the classic composers. “Sara-
bande” by Couperin, “Giga” by Cor
elli, and “Tambourin by Rameau
were played in a pleasing, artistic
manner. Her closing group began
with the tranquil “May Night” of
Palmgren. Two numbers by Carlos
Salzedo followed,
‘Chanson dans la
STUDENT COUNCIL 1A31-32
President Anna Preston
President Kitty Brown
i'ice-President Mildred Bil
tary Irene McAnally
Treasurer . Mary Catherine Thorpe
SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES
On Campus
Maria Bowen
Elizabeth McClaugherty
Off Campus
Virginia Langley
JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE
On Campus
Louise Brinkley
Wanna Mary Huggins
SOPHOMORE REPRESENTATIVE
uit,” in which
the composer brings out fascinating
and interesting effects in tone color.
The most difficult number on Miss
Marsden’s program was the great
“Fantasia and Fuga in G Minor” by
Bach, in which she proved herself
fully equal to the rigid technical de
mands of the composition. The fan
tasia was played with breadth and
freedom, working up to a brilliant
climax in the fugue, the whole being
characterized by a remarkable clear-
and steadiness.
iree compositions by the modern'
French composer Joseph Bonnet
brought the recital to a close. “Dedi-
a quiet thoughtful number was
followed by “ Elves,” bringing out
very effective contrasts in registra
tion. The final number of this
group “Chanson de Printemps”
joyous manner vividly portrays the
burst of spring. This composition
was charmingly interpreted, the in
tricate pedal passages being executed"
with utmost ease and skill.
Ushers were Misses Wilhelmina
Wohlford, Mary A,bn Matthewson,
Mabel Lucille James, and Margaret
Schwarze.
President
Ann Meister
Secretary
Margaret Jolmson
Treasurer
(.race Pollock
HEADS
OF SPORTS
Hockey
Mddred Biles
Basketball
Amelia Gooch
Soccer
Florence Aitchison
Swimming
Jo Walker
Tennis
Irene McAnally
Riding
Bebe Hyde
Hiking
Marion Hadley
Baseball
...Georgia Huntington
Tr Id. M
ary Katherine Thorpe
Volleyball
Anne Finley
Cheerleader .... Mai
■y Elizabeth Holcombe
Ass’t Cheerleader
Patsy McMullan
OFFICERS OF Y. W. C. A.
In the first play. The Pierrot of
The Minute, by Ernest Dow.son, the
effect of etheral beauty was emph
sized in costume, scenery and acting,
and carried the audience i
to play with stars and moonbeams.
The play in itself, besides being a
comment on the briefness of love and
a satire on the court life of Louis
XV, contained lines of penetrating
beauty and lovely imagery. The love
ly Pierrot goes to the Temple of
Venus seeking love, and falling a-
sleep, is visited by a lovely maiden
of the moon who awakens him with
a kiss. Pierrot immediately falls in
love with her, but is warned that
“Whom once the moon has kissed,
loves long and late,
Yet never finds the maid to be his
Heedless of all warning, Pierrot
claims her for his one night' of love.
When the birds awake, the moon
aiden leaves the boy sleeping upon
the step in front of the temple—r
to return again.
The parts of Pierrot and the Moon
beam were exceptionally well inter
preted by Edith Kirkland and Mary
Virginia Pendergraph, respectively.
The second play. The Maker of
reams, was different in tone, but
less dainty and colorful. In this,
Pierrot, who lives and works with
Pierrette, searches daily for love.
He does not realize that all of his
dreams are fulfilled in Pierrette un
til Cupid, disguised as The Maker of
Dreams, opens his eyes for him.
The cast for this play included:
Pierrot Mary Elizabeth Holcomb
Pierrette Mary V. Pendergraph
The Maker of Dreams
Mary B. Williams
Sigma Omicron Alpha Spon
sors Chapel Debate on Free
Trade Policy
On Wednesday, April 22, in Me
morial Hall the first of the Inter
class Debates took place at the regu
lar chapel period. The series of de
bates are sponsored by Sigma Orai-
cron Alpha, Salem College Debating
Society. The president of the club.
Miss Alice Caldwell, announced the
occasion, which was a debate be
tween the Freshmen and'the Sopho
more Classes, and the query: ‘Re
solved That the nation should ac
cept a Policy of Free Trade.” She
introduced Miss Lenora Schwarze,
sophomore, the first speaker on the
affirmative.
Miss Schwarze proved that a
change in the international poHcy of
the United States is imperative, and
therefore, that free trade is impera-
e. Today the international policy
“To the devil with your neighbors
as long as we are O. K.” Interna
tional trade robbery is absurd. Tar
iffs are unjust at present, and they
have become an international bur
den as, well as a danger. “National
selfishness invites international re
taliation,” according to Miss
Schwarze. Tariffs are a barrier to a
nation’s progress politically, socially,
and economicallv.
Aliss Patsy McMullen, freshman,
the first speaker for the negative,
quoted the negative as desiring tar
iffs, but only such tariffs as are nec
essary for protection. She proved
that a free trade policy would be
undesirable , injurious, and detri
mental to t'he nation because of the
depression of wages and degenera
tion necessarily incurred by such a
policy. The nation’s tariff policy
has founded home industries, im
proved methods, and production, and
has made these industries able to
meet foreign competition. If the tar
iff policy is continued as it is today,
the welfare of the whole American
people will be solidly assured. If the
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■esident Martha Harrison Davis
Secretary Grace Pollock
surer Mary Price
Much praise is due the cast of this
play for the polished and delicate
presentation which was giren. No
small degree of credit goes to the
director of both of these plays, Ade
laide Winston. Under her capable su
pervision the Saturday night’s per
formance places itself at the top of
of the Pierrette Play-
LIFE
“One Breathless Night”
Presented by
SENIOR CLASS
MEMORIAL HALL 8:30
LAUGHTER
LOVE
N. C. Social Service
Workers Hold Meet
Student Division of This As
sociation Take Initial Part
In Conference
The 1931 Conference for the
North Carolina Social Service work
ers was held at Goldsboro, April
6-9th. For the second year in the or
ganization’s history the student di
vision, comprised of college students
of the state, took an active part. The
most important issue stressed in the
program of the entire conference
was the agricultural problem of
North Carolina, while the main topic
of the student division was Dr. Bran
son’s talk on “Four Essentials of
Citizenship.”
The first ef these essentials is a
genuine generous interest in the com
munity in which one lives. Citizen
ship begins in intelligence and inter-
it involves comradeship as
well as compromise. The second
essential of citizenship deals with
those who are concerned with affairs
of state and country life. A true
citizen is interested in school, both
town and rural, and takes an active
part in public affairs. Dr. Branson
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