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ANTIGONE
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1931.
Dr. Willoughby Speaks
On Story of ‘‘Antigone’
EXPLAINS THE GREEK
DRAMATIC UNITIES
At Expanded Chapel Head of
English Department Traces
Ancient Greek Drama
At the expanded chapel hour on
Wednesday, May 13, Dr. Pearl V.
Willoug'hby, head of the English
Department, spoke generally on an
cient Greek drama and dramatists,
and particularly on A.ntigone, the
tragedy by Sophocles which is to be
presented by the pierrette Players,
at 4 o’clock this afternoon on lower
campus.
In tracing the developments and
in describing the beginning of Greek
drama, Dr. Willoughby said that
the first plays were of religious
origin. There was no dominant part
and the songs of the chorus usually
of fifty men furnished the main
entertainment. These plays were
given in great semi-circular open air
theatres. In the center of the thea
tre was an altar to Dionysius, the
god of vegetation, and all the songs
were sung in his praise. This cere
mony took place usually four times
each year. A wealthy citizen, ap
pointed by the King, usually financed
the productions. This citizen gen
erally spent great sums of money
on the elaborate jeweled costumes
for the production.
The play “Antigone” itself
first given 2371 years ago in a great
open-air theatre on the south side
of the Acropolis in Athens,
such a thrilling production that it
has been, since that time, immortal.
Thousands of people from all parts
of Greece, and from Asia Minor at
tended the play which was given in
the daytime.
It happened that in 600 B. C.,
Arion conceived the idea of having
one man sing alone, and carry
the conversation, aided only at
tervals by the chorus. In 580 B. C.,
Thesbis believed that two actors
could tell the story even bettei
to this time there had been no tl:
except those of the songs in p
of th god, Dionysius. Together with
the introduction of dialogue, came
the idea of dramatizing old Greek
stories and legends. In the begin
ning these plays were more like
odes than dramas. Very rapidly,
however, the chorus took a less
important part, and the story itself
predominated. Many plays were
written at this time. Aeschyluf
wrote about one hundred plays
Sophocles over ninety, and Euripi
des wrote over one huadred, only
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Sophomores Elect
MacAnally President
Calder is Chosen to Head
Fresh
The “bold, bad Sophomores”
elected Irene McAnally, of High
Point, N. C., as President of the
Junior Class for the year 1931-32,
at a class meeting on Wednesday,
May 13th. At the same time the
following class officers were named:
Vice-President —. Charlotte O’Brien
Secretary Mary B. Williams
Treasurer Leonora Sehwarze
Cheer-leader Mary I/ib Holcomb
On the following day, Thursday,
Susan Calder, of Charlotte, N. C.,
was chosen to lead the . Freshman
Class. The other officers chosen were:
Vice-President Eleanor Cain
Secretary M:ary Sample
Treasurer — Dorabelle Graves
Cheer-Leader Sennie Hengeveld
Miliicent Ward Gives
Graduating Recital
Miss Elizabeth Woodhouse
Soprano Assists in Program
Miss Miliicent Virginia Ward, pi
anist, was presented by the School
of Music of Salem College in the last
graduating recital of the season on
Monday evening. May 11, at eight
fifteen o’clock. Miss Ward, who is
from Concord, North Carolina, is a
pupil of Dean Charles G. Vardell,
Jr. A large and enthusiastic audi
ence attended the recital.
Miss Ward opened lier program
with “Andante and Variations in F
Minor,” by Haydn. She artistically
brouglit out the plaintive melody,
and she played tlie lighter portions
of the piece with delicacy and ease.
The other selection in her first group
was the ecstatic ‘T'antasie-Improm-
tu,” by Chopin, which she played
with great spontaneity and skill.
Miss Ward was assisted by Miss
Elizabeth Woodhouse, soprano. As
her first selection, she sang the bril
liant “Ah, Fors E’Lui,” (from La
Traviata), by Verdi, whicli demon
strated her remarkable range of
pitch and variety of tone. Miss
Woodhouse interpreted the varied
moods of the piece with vivacity and
understanding.
Miss Ward began her second
group with “Ballade in D Mil
Op. 10, No. 1,” by Bralims.
brought out the lovely melody of this
piece with pure tonal quality and a
clear sense of motion and rliythm.
Her next number was “Bird of Para
dise at a Waterfall,” by Niemann.
She closed the group with the modern
“I,a Soiree dans Grenade” by De
bussy. She made tlie repeated notes
of this sprightly and interesting, and
she created an atmosphere of action
]\Iiss Woodhouse continued the
program witli a group of four songs.
Especially charming was her inter
pretation of “Clianson Espagiiale,”
by Delibes, with its joyous, carefree
Miss Ward brought the program
to a brilliant close with the “Con
certo in A| Minoir, Op. 51,” by
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Juniors Honor Seniors
At Military Banquet
Davidson Fraternity
Hears Rondthaler
President of Salem College
Speaks Before Society
“The things which endure in one
education, cannot always be got from
the books studied, but are generally
secured by something which I have
called the ‘spirit of imagination
kindled,’ ” said Dr. Howard E,
Rondthaler, President of Salem Col
lege, in speaking at the open initia
tion exercises of Omicron Delta
Kappa, national honorary leadership
society, at Davidson College, on May
eleventh.
‘The one thing which I would
add to my educational curriculum
this vital imagination, this force that
will bring out the living things,
pelling one into the subject, enlarg
ing and stimulating his mental pro
cess,” said the noted educator.
Dr. Rondthaler reminisced with
his audience over his early schooling,
his first lesson learned in a small
basement room, with charted exer-
:, old-fashioned punishment, un-
an old-maid school teacher. Then
he spoke of his higher work in a
1 a century old when he studied
, a room which George Washing
ton had visited.
—Winston-Salem Journal.
Jimmie Stephenson’s Colle
gians Furnish Music
As the old Salem Clock ^
struck 7:30, on Friday
ning, the Juniors and Seniors’
marched j ointly int
Reynolds Grill
Hall to the tune of
Parade of The
Wooden Sol-^
diers,” thereby
fulfilling one of
Salem’s oldest
traditions, the Junior Senior
tainment, the apex of the Senior’
social year.
The Grill was unique in the midst
of its unusual militaristic decorations.
Lifesize toy soldiers, with their
blue coats and red dotted cheeks,
were lined up aiound the
attention. J i m m i e Steplienson’s
eleven piece orchestra, the celebrated
“State Collegians,” was ready for
action in the midst of barrels of
gun powder, and rifles stacked up in
a quadrangle. An American flag
waved bravely overhead while yellow
flags in bowls waved the Senior
colors over the table.
Each Senior found at her place a
favor wrapped in toy-soldier fig
ured paper of red and white, a flash
of Junior Colors. The disposal of
the “grub” was only interrupted by
toasts of the two presidents and
dancing between courses. Shoulder
corsages carrying out the classes’
colors were worn by the two class
presidents, Frances Fletcher and
Sarali Graves. The class advisers.
Miss Minnie J. Smith and Mr. Roy
C. Campbell, were also honored with
flowers.
Dr. and Mrs. Rondthaler, Miss
Grace I.awrence, and Miss Katherine
Riggan, along with tlie Seniors and
the two class advisers, were honoi
guests.
N. C. Guild of Organists
Meets at Salem College
Advisory Board Gives
Vesper Hour Program
Mrs. Rondthaler Talks on
Mother - Daughter
Relationship
The Y. W. Vesper Service, Sun
day, May 10, was conducted by the
Faculty Advisory Committee, with
Miss Lawrence in charge.
Elizabeth Willis opened the serv
ice by playing Chopin’s Prelude.
Following a hymn and a prayer by
Mr. McDonald, Dr. Anscombe spoke
briefly concerning the relationship
between the Advisory Committee and
the Student Association. The facul
ty want to be students along with
the students. They would like to
5ush forward together along progres
sive lines. The advisory board de
sires to have closer contacts with the
individual students, wanting to be
not an advisory board, but separate
advisers.
Miss Minnie Smith read the Scrip
ture, ISIatthew 7:7-M. Elizabeth Mc-
Claugherty, violinist, played the
Adajio from Beethoven’s “Moon
light Sonata.”
Mrs. Rondthaler gave an intimate
talk on “Mothers and Daughters”—
ippropriate subject for Mother’s
Day. She stressed the idea that
daughters often take their mothers
too much for granted. It seems
sometimes as if everything imagi-
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Antigone to Be Given
on Lower Campus
Miss Margaret Hauser and
Miss Eleanor Chase Are
Co-Stars
Every afternoon of this week,
weird, unusual sounds have issued
from the vicinity of lower campus,
a fact that has aroused much curi
osity. Rumors have it that these
sounds are caused by the Pierrette
Players, who under the direction of
Dr. P. V. Willoughgy, are to pres
ent at t o’clock this afternoon, in the
lower campus amphitheatre the an
cient Greek tragedy, Antigone, by
Sophocles.
Although the play, Antigone, is
very old, it is a good example of
Greek drama, which is the direc
cestor of modern drama. The early
Greek stage effects are to be utilized
this afternoon. The intrigue and the
plot elements have the same appeal
for all ages. Clearly, this production
will be the apex of the dramatic
achievements for the year, and
one can afford to miss this unusual
The Pierrette Players and the
other participants are to be assisted
by a chorus, which adds to the gen
eral Greek atmosphere with its songs
and dances. Tliis chorus is comp
of the following: Mary B. Williams,
Ethelyn Barger, Tommy Frye, Kath
leen Harrison, Rachel Bray, Mary
Abslier, Rosalie Smith, Edith Fulp,
Doris Kimel, Wanna Mary Huggins,
and Nancy Miller. The music, con
sisting of four choruses, were com
posed by Dean Vardell, especially
for the occasion. Mr. Schofield and
Miss Fuller are directing the sing
ing parts.
The following is the cast:
Antigone Margaret Hausei
Creon Miss Eleanor Chase
Ismene
Marv Virginia Pendergraph
Tiresias I'Ucy Currie
Haeman Edilh Kirkland
Eurydice Adelaide Winston
First Messenger.... Patsy McMullen
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Home Economic Students
Give Fashion Show
Juniors and Freshmen Prove
To Be Excellent Models
Thursday evening, at seven o’clock
the members of the Junior and
Freshmen Home Economics classes
gave a fashion show exhibiting the
clothes that they have worked on
this semester. The Freshmen, on
account of their extreme youth, were
allowed the privilege of being first
to exhibit their ability as models.
In the first “promenade” the Fresh
men wore silk dresses and, in the
second, cotton.
The Juniors, last but not least,
modeled several different kinds of
clothes. There were dainty after
noon frocks, street clothes and suits.
The Juniors too, may rightly feel
tliat their part in tlie event was most
successful.
Tlie models were as follows:
Freshmen:
Ruth McLeod, Jane Smith, Robin
Fraley, Mary Sample, Sarah Clin-
denen. Celeste Avent and Kathleen
Cowan.
Eleanor Meinung, Grace Brown,
Hortense Herring, Martha Thomas,
and Virginia Tomlinson.
iincli and vanilla wafers were
ed at the end of the program
making an enjoyable ending to an
excellent event.
FOUR REPRESENTATIVES
ENTER ORGAN CONTEST
Dr. Dickinson Noted Com-
posar Interprets Own
Compositions
The North Carolina chapter of
the American Guild of Organists
held its annual meeting in Memorial
Hall of Salem College at 2 o’clock,
Friday afternoon. May 15. A large
number of out-of-town organists were
present and were guests of the col
lege at lunch and dinner.
In addition to the business meet
ing, tlie feature of the program was
the playing of organ duets, which
were written by Dr. Clarence Dick
inson, the special guest of the oc
casion, and Charlotte Matthewson
Lockwood, an alumna of Salem of
the class of '22. These duets were
played by Miss Mary Ann Matthew-
son, and Miss Ruth Marsden, of
Salem College. Following this, a
short address was delivered by Dr.
Dickinson, organist and choirmaster,
of Brick Presbyterian Church, of
New York City, and director of the
School of Sacred Music, at Union
Theological Seminary, in New York
City.
At the close of the meeting there
was a contest for organ students at
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The
four entries were Miss Leslie Roth-
rock, of Mt. Airy, N. C., student a
North Carolina College for Women;
Miss Ruth Marsden, Miss Mary Ann
Matthewson, and Mr. Broadus
Staley, representatives of Salem. Mr.
Nelson O. Kennedy, a member of
the faculty of the University of
North Carolina, acted as judge. The
requirements of the contest were as
follows:
1. To play at sight a hymn chosen
by the judge.
2. To play No. 2 in D Minor of
the Little Eight Preludes and
Fugues by J. S. Bach.
3. Play one of the following num-
1. Prayer from the “Suite Goth-
ique” —■ Boellman.
2. Elevation in G — E. Lang.
8. Sonata No. 1, (First Move
ment), — Borowski.
4. 'I’occata in D Minor, — Nevin.
The feature of the evening was a
concert given by Dr. Dickinson at
St. Paul’s Church at 8 o’clock. The
concert was complimentary and the
public enthusiastically responded.
Dr. Dickinson is one of the foremost
organists of the world, and is also
a composer of much distinction. His
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MacDowell Club Holds
Election of Officers
Last Performance Given
Saturday Night
On Saturday night. May 9, the
MacDowell Club presented Clive
Brook in “The Return of Sherlock
Holmes.” This was the last of a
very successful series of perform
ances which has been presented by
the MacDowell Club to the student
body during this year.
The following officers for next
year were elected:
President Miss Lilly
Vice-President Miss Brown
Academy Faculty Representative
Miss Alurray
College Faculty Repre-ientative
Mr. Campbell
Secretary-Treasurer
Mathilda Mann
iss Representatives:
Virginia Tomlinson Senior Class
Mary B. Williams Junior Class
Alice Stough Sophomore Class
Betty Tuttle Freshman Class