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THE SALEMITE
Saturday, May 9, 1931.
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EDIT OP I \r
Mary I-oulse Mickey
Frances Dougli
Pits McMullen
Dell Lanilretli
'lorotliy Ilcidenrei'
___ Martha II. Da^
.. Maruaret Jolmsc
Mary Abslier
- Susan Caldei
Nancy Millei
Feature Editor ..
Poetry Editor ....
Literary Editor .
Music Editor
Society Editor ...
Sports Editor ....
REPORTERS
Beatrice Hyde
Mildred Wolfe
Zina VoloKodsky
Mary Miller
Betty Stough
Miriam Stevens^
SHIP AHOY!
Yea, Seamen, ship ahoy! and other
c expre.ssio
1. Last week Y^(
BUSINESS STAFF
isiness Manager .. Mary Alice Beaman
Ivertising Mgr Edith Claire Leake
;st. Adv. Mgr Emily Mickey
,st. Ad. Mgr. Mary Catiicrine SIcwers
St. Adv. Mgr. Tda Baker Williamson
ist. Adv. Mgr Grace Pollock
;st. Adv. Mgr Margaret Davis
;st. Adv. Mgr Sennie Ilengeveld
rcuiation Manager Ethel McMinn
ist. Cir. Mgr Mary Sample
ist. Cir. Mgr Sara Horton
THOUGHTS FOR THE
DAY
It is great, and there is no
otiier greatness- -to make one
nook of God s Creation more
fruitful, better, more worthy of
God; to make same 3mman
heart a little wiser, manlier,
happier—more blessed, less ac
cursed.
—Carlyle.
When I forget to smile my
face is a liability.
—William L. Brownell.
Beauty does not lie in the
face. It lies in the harmony
between man and his industry.
Beauty is expression. When I
paint a mother I try to render
her beautiful by the mere look
she gives her child.
—Jean Frances Millet.
PARAGRAPHICS
Excellrr.t Pilot Kirkland, Midship-
an Carson, and their lusty
attacked by the pirate ci
u; rum-runner “Graduation.” Good
'ilot Kirkland was so over
the thoughts of the near approach
of the schooner “Graduation” that,
without much ado about anything,
she lost her wooden leg (which is
identical to John Silver’s); there
fore, the goodly crew surrendered^
because of tlie force of adverse cir
cumstances, on Saturday, May sec
ond, in the year of 19.31 at twelve
bells. After a long, noMy siiccess-
ful eruise, Pilot Kirkland honorably
surrendered the good .ship, Salemite,
to her captors.
We, tile inexperienced Pilot and
Crew, take the helm of the good
ship Salemite with a feeling of
inadequacy, but with a will to ac
complish, and a desire to find the
real gold hid in the treasure cliest
in far-away Arcadia.
On the masthead you will find the
names of tlie crew of The Salemite
for the year 1931-32. These hearty
seamen have been selected according
:o their ability; no otlier standard
las been used in the selection.
Before we shove off, it is fitting
that we disclose our plans for the
cruise. Here are the details
map. The members of this
ire your representatives, and
this .ship is your paper. The pri-
duty of this paper is constant
consideration for YOU, the student
rt’lio make publication pos
sible. The front page is for your
successes and failures in campus
Hfc, and for your enlightment in
spect to things that are going
around you. The editorial page is
for informal talks that will show the
more human and more real side of
life on campus, and will try to solve
its problems. The “Open Forum/
is for suggestions; the Society Col
umn, Sports Column, World and In
tercollegiate News, Announcements,
“Features,” and “Week-end Travels”
-all are for realistic, true-to-life
contact with the complexities of sti
dent life.
If we depart from the aboi
ideals, we are lowering our good
yellow and white flag and
“h'isting” the black pirate flag
our well-built ship. Please criticize
us if we show signs of “h’isting” the
pirate flag. As some other editor
puts it, “Without your criticism we
eannot progress. Criticism is solicit
ed and suggestions for the better
ment of the paper are always wel-
And so, as we push off, we set sail
1 an unknown sea, bearing the ycl-
w and white banner of Salem,
quest of the port of Arcadia and the
treasure-eliest filled with gold, which
;s the success that we are eagerly
iceking. We need your good-will
3ur compass, for we .shall have
5tecr adroitly the sliip in its cou
!ind dig hard for the treasure chest.
We are asking for your co-operati
in the coming annual cruise. Once
more, heave ho! Ship ahoy! The
MOTHER’S DAY
For twenty-two , years people
everywhere have celebrated Mother’s
Day as one of the most significant
holidays in all our festival ealendai
Mother’s Day is not a tool for
wholesale use as many holiday
It is entirely a personal matter—a
personal celebi-ation — a personal
thanksgiving. Your own observai
of Mother’s Day cannot be deter
mined by the world at large, but
to be an humbly thankful expression
of gratitude for tlie very institution
of Mother—for the present
past existence of a personality which
embodies the fibres of life’s sweet
ness, its dearness and its fineness. If
you love your mother, tell her
She will always like to hear it. We
should be very humble on Mothei
Day in personal and individual rt
ognition of a day by day sacrifice,
day by day selflessness, and
icady love wliicli reaches a strong
■nder liand out of the pr
ut of the infinite to comfort and
sustain. Someone somewhere ha
“A mother’s love!
If there be one thing pure
Where all beside is sullied.
That can endure
When all else passes away—^
If there be aught
Surpassing human deed or word o
thought,
It is a mother’s love.”
Just tliink for a little while on
Motlier’s Day about your own moth
er. The day does not; call for stupid
sentimentality, for inane gushing, or
for shallow extravagance. It calls
for an humble and sincere apprecia
tion of the purest personalities God
ever made— our mothers. Mothers
don’t push their way into the centre
of things, and demand attention.
Their light does not shine in start
ling spurts. Theirs is the steady
serene glow in tlie darkness. Their
presence gives us the joy, and their
love gives us the peace that
est the God-like. To us falls the
loving recognition of the patient,
understanding, devoted soul we call
—Mother.
2ved e
Have you noticed the reli
pressions on the faces of the Seniors
now that the bids for Junior-Senior
have at last appeared oi
It’s
. great life, if you don’t
“Week-end.”
Well, spring is here, and young
man’s fancy turns to thoughts (of
the things girls have been thinking
about all winter), according to the
State Technician.
Ye Paragrapher could almost
write an inspired article on “Sun
shine — the Answer to Maidens’
Prayers” after last week-end.
These people you see walking
around the campus with the swelled
heads and high-hats are merely the
Juniors in the midst of their newly
acquired Senior privileges.
The new officers have begun their
work for the year 1931-32. Luck
them!
“SEA - FEVER”
I must go down to the seas agai:
the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star
to steer lier b}’,
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s
song and the white sail’.s’ shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea’s face
d a gray dawn breaking.
I must go down to the seas again, for
the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that
XV not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day
the white clouds flying.
And tlie flung spray and the brown
spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the seas again, to
the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the wdiale’s
way where the wind’s like a whet
ted knife.
And all I ask is a merry yarn from
a laughing fellow rover.
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream
when the long trick’s over.
—John Masefield.
A FREE-FOR-ALL
What do you like on the campus?
What do you dislike? What is your
own personal “gripe” and what
can you suggest for it. In general,
what could be done to make your
college better in any way?
There’s a little heading for a col
umn ih this paper cValled “Open
Forum” — it is dusty with age and
If you have only criticism for any
phase of college life — send it to
“Open Forum.” It is much better to
Iiave the criticism and give others
a chance to solve your problem, than
to allow discontent to remain on the
campus.
If you want to stand up for some
thing that other people are knocking,
go right ahead. “Open Forum” is the
very place. The only requirement is
your name at the bottom of your
article. You’re invited. R. S. V. P.
in next week’s Salemite.
REGISTRATION
Spring registration week is May
11-10. This includes everybody ex
cept seniors and business students.
If you are returning to Salem Col
lege next }’ear, secure a registration
blank from tlie office before Wednes
day, May 13, make out your course
of study, secure the signature of
your advisor and return the card to
the office not later than noon
urday. May 16. As your Advisors
are just as busy as you are, do
wait until the last minute to make
an appointment—do it at once. If
you expect to attend summer school,
it is necessary to fill out a summer
scliool registration blank also,
you are not expecting to return
Salem next year, then fill out a with
drawal blank which may be secured
from the Registrar’s office. Students
failing to comply with these regula
tions will be charged a late regi
tion fee.
MISS ZINA VOLOGODSKY
ADDRESSES STUDENTS
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ne coin merely because it did not
glitter. This same coin happened
to be a platinum piece wliich dated
back to Catherine II and supported
the Vologodsky family when later
refugees in China.
Vologod.sky was sent to prison
out a motive. Soon afterwards the
Bolshevists left, taking with them
their booty, leaving behind them a
city filled with helpless people. Im
mediately following this, not being
entirely subdued, the eo
Siberians began reconstruction by in
stituting a government know
Siberian Government, at the head
of which was a Council of Ministers.
Mr. Vologodsky was invited to be
come the Prime Minister, and dis
regarding the physician’s orders (he
had been in very poor health), he
accepted, anxious to offer himself for
the good of his country. This gov
ernment was later replaced by the
Directorate, at the head of which
were three men chosen from the
former Council of Ministers.
The feeling against war w
versal. There was neither the food
supply, the ammunition, nc
nancial means to support an army,
but protection of some sort was
essary, since the Russian army
needed at the European frontiers of
Russia. The Japanese government
willing to offer the support of
rmy on condition that the new
government was proved stable. But
was not sufficient to keep
down the Bolshevist uprisings which
becoming more frequent and
dangerous,
this time Mr. Vologodsky’s
health had given way. He had re-
:d from office three times, but
esignation had not been accept
ed. He had been working at an aver
age of twenty hours a day, and if
he had continued at that rate, }
woidd have become a permanent ii
valid. The fourth time he resigned,
his resignation as Prime Minister
was accepted. As a reward for his
distinguished service he \
the title “The Honorary Citizen of
Siberia,” a very high honor.
The conditions around Omsk had
by this time become frightful. The
food supply was cut. The electric
plant was burned. Everj^ day hun
dreds of wounded soldiers were
brought from the battle field a short
distance away. People were starving
everywhere. Mr. Vologod.sky bought
six pounds of meat at sixty dollars
a pound, and other foods were just
as expensive. The great e
on January 1, 1920 when everyone
who could find any means of escape
fled. Tliat very evening the city
was overrun by the Bolshevik
Vologodsky sent his family
ahead to apparent safety, but he hi
gained in a neighboring city I
there was any way in which
he could help Siberia. Later, how-1
realizing that if they would
liave to die, it would be best for them
to die together, he sent for liis wife
and daughter. The dangers encoun
tered on tliis trip were innumerable.
;xpensive automobile of the
Minister was literally snatch
ed from them along with all tlieir
baggage. Zinaida and lier mother
arrived to find Mr. Vologodsky ar
rested. He had not tried to escape
by changing his name and living in
cognito, and when the arrest came he
surrendered himself without struggle.
Two soldiers were so amazed by his
conduct that they set him free. Soon
he was rearrcsted by a man who
formerly had been one of his good
friends. Immediately upon being
freed he sought the various con
sulates. After being refused at the
I'rench and Czechoslovakian Consu
lates, he was received at the Japa
nese Embassy. As soon as the Japa
nese promised also to take him out
of tlie country under the protection
of the Japanese flag, he
to his wife and daughter a.sking them
to meet him at the statioi
tain day. When Mrs. Vologodsky re
ceived the note, the day had already
passed. But with characteristic hope
fulness .she took Zinaida to the train
immediately and found that it had
ELIZABETH ALLEN
CROWNED QUEEN
OF THE MAY
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moment of time to Merrie England
and Sherwood Forest. Across the
stream Little John, impersonated by
Lucie Martin Currie, was seen jaun
tily surging along. Just as he
reached the foot-log and was on the
point of crossing, he was stopped by
a shout from none other than Robin
Hood himself, played by Edith
Kirkland. Each demanded to cross
first, and forthwith a miglity fight
ensued on the log with Robin Hood
landing on his back in the creek to
the surpri.sc of all. However, that
brave lad was soon on his feet and,
recognizing true worth, initiated
I.ittle John into his band of merrie
men without delay.
They were interrupted in their
frolic by the arrival of the Sheriff
of Nottingham, played by Adelaide
Silverstein, and as tliey crept off
into hiding they heard him proclaim
a great May Day festival for the
people of Nottingham. In disguise
then, the outlaw band went into the
city and mingling with the crowd,
joined in the festivities. There was
a dance of the villagers and of the
■illage children. Maid Marion
(Thelma Stortz) made a, joyous en-
crowned Queen by the
Sheriff, after which she very graci
ously danced for her subjects. In
return, they staged a mighty bout be
tween two of their youths and a pair
of Robin’s men who were unknown
to them. But the poor Queen was
lable to see because of the excited
owds, and sent her faithful elf,
Shadow-of-a-Leaf, (Mary Virginia
Pendergraph) to whirl around in
the breeze to report the events to
Then came the dance of the
Foresters, followed by the dance of
the Cows and the Milkmaids. Last
of all came a great shooting match
which Robin, Hood carried off all
the honors. In reward, Queen Mar
ion presented him with a golden
arrow and, being curious to know on
whom she was bestowing honor, de
manded to know his identity. Sur
rounded by his merrie men, he edged
toward the forest, then turned,
snatched off his disguise, and shout
ed “Robin Hood!” fleeing through
the woods with the shouting villagers
in hot pursuit. Satisfied with the
entertainment, the May Queen and
her court gracefully withdrew, mark
ing the end of the ceremony.
not yet departed. The Bolshevists,
suspecting that the Japanese govern
ment was offering protection to Rus
sian! refugees had seized the loco
motive. After numerous delays the
Japanese train reached Harbin,
Since it was not yet safe for Rus
sian refugees near the Siberian bor
der, and needing the money, the
Vologodsky family went to Shanghai
where Mr. Vologodsky practiced law
quite successfully. When the court
losed here the entire family went to
Tientsin, to Peking, and finally to
Harbin again where Mr. Vologodsky
obtained a position on the Chinese-
Eastern Railroad. In 1925 when the
administration of the railroad was
taken over by the Bolshevists, all of
the Russian emigrants lost their jobs,
including Mr. Vologodsky. In Oc
tober 1925 he died, having given
over his entire life to the welfare of
Russia.
Zinaida, or better, Zina, has since
then been living with her guardian,
her father’s best friend, and her
mother in Harbin. Friends had at
first planned to send her to Germany
to school, where she has an adopted
brother. Since last year she has been
here at Salem and has won for her
self tlie love and esteem of every-
FLOWERS
MOTHER’S DAY
Sunday, May 1 0th
WINSTON-SALEM
FLORAL CO.