PADEREWSKI
SATURDAY
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C„ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1933.
MARIONETTES
TUESDAY
No. 18.
1933 Spring Elections Try
Out Improved Method
Nominating Committee
Has Charge of Eiections
Salem Students to Welcome
Better Plan for Fairer
Elections
Following the elections last spring
there developed a strong feeling on
the part of many, and especially
those most closely' concerned with
the carrying out oi’ the nominations
and elections, that our system of stu
dent elections had two defects which
should be remedied. The new pL
now- ready to go into effect, will be a
trial one for the spring elections of
1933. It eliminates the two defects
of the old plan and at the same time
accomplishes the desired end, name
ly, a nominating committee composed
of a representative group, in which
the good of every organization will
be carefully considered and yet the
good of Salem College as a whole
will be uppermost in the minds of a
well-balanced committee.
The plan is as follow's;
1. There shall be a Nominating
Committee composed of the presi
dents of the following organizations:
Student Self-Government, Y. W.-
C. A., I. R. S., and Athletic Associa
tion, the editor’s of Sights and In
sights and the Salemite, the second
vice-president of Student Self-Gov
ernment, the class presidents, the
president of the College, and one
faculty member chosen by this stu
dent committee and the president of
the College.
This committee gives adequate
representation to every organization
and group. Each organization and
class is represented by its president,
each publication by its editor, the
day students by the second vice-
president of Student Self-Govern
ment, and the college at large by
Dr. Rondthaler and a faculty mem
ber.
2. This Nominating Committee
shall meet a month before nomina
tions begin to discuss qualifications
desired for the various offices from
both student and administration point
of view. The ideal girl for office is
one who (I) is open minded, un
prejudiced, able to get other’s view
point, willing to listen to changes.
(2) is eminently just and. fair. (3)
has moral courage. (4) has''ability to
practice and secure co-operation, to
analyze a situation and see it in its
various aspects, to profit by experi
ence, to convey to others not only
facts, but a true situation. (5) is
willing to conform to the regulations
she seeks to enforce.
3. They shall nominate for each
of the following offices:
1. Student Self-Government.
2. Y. W. C. A.
3. I. R. S.
4. Sights and Insights and
Salemite.
5. Athletic Association.
4. By the first of March, the
Nominating Committee shall have
begun nominations for the presidents
of the organizations, nominating in
the above order for 1933-34. Tlie
Young Democrats Hear
Martin and Latham
Education Problem Probably
Greatsst Question of
Moment
Editor Santford ^Martin of the
Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel
and Mr. R. H. I.atham spoke at the
Young Democratic dinner on Thurs
day night.
Mr. Martin said that Roosevelt
is not only a man of destiny, but he
I is a man who has assisted destiny by
] picking for his cabinet the men whom
he has picked. His point of vi
represents a new philosophy after
tw'elve years of Republican presi
dents. An English newspaper says
that the newdy chosen cabinet is the
best that the United States has had
in a long time.
It is in education that Mr. Martin
is most interested at present. The
legislature does not have the pow'er
to remove the culture of Boston or
the beauty and tradition of old Salem
but it can undo in thirty days what
the state has taken thirty' years to
accomplish. The Democratic party
stands for public education; it is on
this same issue that the Democratic
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Dr. and Mrs. Rondthaler
Return From Their Trips
The President and His Wife
Again Assume Their Duties
Dr. Rondthaler returned to the
campus of the organization of which
he is the president on Monday eve
ning. While away, he visited his
own alma mater and the city of his
birth.
On leaving Salem, Dr. Rondthaler
went to Rocky Mount, North Caro
lina, where he made a talk to
alumnae of Salem who reside at that
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Lawrence Tibhett Thrills
Large Crowd at Gate City
Many Salem Students Go To
Great Singer’s Concert
Wednesday evening, in the Aycock
Auditorium of N. C. C. W. in Greens
boro, I.awrenee Tibbctt, Metropoli
tan Opera star and moving picture
favorite, presented a program. Mr.
Tibbett was accompanied by Mr.
Stewart Wille, eminent accompanist.
Mr. Schofield, head of the voice de
partment of Salem, worked with Mr.
Wille several years ago in New York.
The auditorium was completely
filled, and the large crowd greeted
Mr. Tibbctt with appreciative ap
plause. Mr. Tibbett, who is now star
ring in the new Metropolitan Opera,
“The Emperor Jones,” in New York,
rendered a most delightful and ar
tistic program. Mr. Tibbett was
most gracious in rendering encores,
and followed each group of numbers
with several numbers, and many cur-
The accompanist, Mr. Wille, was
gracious in giving three encores.
After the concert, crowds of young
people swarmed around Mr. Tibbett,
and he generously sat down and sign
ed autographs of all kinds. At eleven-
thirty', his manager rescued him from
the throng of admii’ers, and took him
to the station to catch the New York
The program was as follows:
I.
Bois Epaio Lully
Che Fiera Costume Legrcnzi
Bailiff’s Daughter Old English
II.
Chorale: Jesu, the Joy of Man’s
Desiring Bach-FIess
Organ Prelude in G. Miror
Baeh-Silatc
Mr. Wiele
III.
Nacht und Traume Schubert
Verrath Brahms
If I.ove Hath Fjntered Thy
Heart Joseph Marx
IV.
Vision Fugitive, from “Herodiade”
Massenet
Intermission
V.
The White Peacock Griffes
Malaguena Lecuora
Mr. Wille
VI.
In The Silent Night .... Rachmaninoff
PLANS FOR MAY DAY
PROGRESSING
At a meeting of the May Day
committees on Tuesday, it was
announced that the pageant had
been completed and turned in.
From the basis of this keystone
assignments have been made to
the various committees. Al
though arrangements are not
nearly completed a formative
step has been taken and plans
that have been but vaguely
formed begin to take definite
Committee members are glad
to furnish any information,
which is not supposed to be kept
secret, and wish to ask every
Salem girl to give this project
as much publicity as possible
among her friends. May Day
does not belong just to the May
Day committees but to all of
the students.
Marionette Performance
Sponsored By Seniors
Sue Hastings’ Marionettes to
Give Two Performances
There will be two performances
of Sue Hastings’ Marionettes on
Tuesday, February 28. The after
noon performance will be the play
“Peter Rabbitt” and individual song
and dances by such characters as
Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy
and the Three Bears. The evening
performance is “Puppet F'ollies” and
either the play “Hansel and Gretel”
or “Breakfast for Two.” The tickets
are being sold by the seniors who are
sponsoring the performance.
In talking about her work, Mrs.;
Hastings says: “My marionettes aim
to be artistic little actors as well as
comic. Some people may think I
spend a lot of time over details.
Marionettes are more than dolls.
They require a great deal of patience
to make, each little wooden figure
being liand-carved, weighted and
jointed and attached to dozens of
strings to make it capable of every
human movement. Then it has to
be costumed and its face has to be
painted for expression.” These are
some of the things Sue Hastings
does and each year her marionettes
have grown a little more famous and
her “family” has increased in size.
Her marionette “children” are as
different as real children in other
families and some of them much
more temperamental. One little pup
pet, her first, although crude in com
parison with the elaborately beauti
ful members of her present cast, has
won permanent affection during the
course of over 2,000 performances.
Gay little Columbines, dainty
shepherdesses and ballet girls rub
elbows with fearsome pirates, clowns,
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Review of Compositions
of Former Salem Muscians
Pierrettes Give Play
In Monthly Meeting
Barrie’s “Rosalind” Amuses
Members of Dramatic Club
Tlie Pierrette Players held their
monthly meeting Thursday night in
the recreation room of the Louisa
Wilson Bitting building. President
Betty Stough called the meeting to
order and announced that the pro
gram was to be the play Rosalind by
J. M. Barrie.
The part of Mrs. Page was taken
by Patsy McMullan, that of Dame
Quickly by Marietta Way and that
of Charles Roche by Margaret Mc
Lean. The play is typical of the
light whimsicality of which Barrie,
and therefore his readers, is so fond.
Poor Mrs. Page is in reality the
famous actress, Beatrice Page who
has never been given an opportunit}'
to see just what middle age is like,
so she seeks one out. For a while
Copy For Annual Sent
To Nashville Printers
“Sights and Insights” May Be
Distributed by Easter
All copy for “Sights and Insights,”
Salem College annual, has been for
warded to the printer at Nashville,
Tenn., and there is a possibility that
the book will be ready for distribu
tion about Easter time.
The publication this year, as usual,
has been put in the hands of the
printers in good time and prompt
delivery is expected, due to this ad
vantage given the printers. Louise
Brinkley, editor-in-chief, has headed
the work of the editorial staff while
Ghilan Hall has been business man
ager. Mr. Charles H. Higgins has
assisted in the role of faculty ad-
This year “Sights and Insights”
will be known as the “Cotton and
Pickaninny Book” and will feature
cotton and the cotton plantation
theme in every way it can be brought
into the book. In the panels and on
borders and unused space through
out the volume bits of art which
have been made up from actual photo
graphs of cotton will be employed.
It is interesting to note that the
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Paderewski’s Program
Announced By Manager
World Famous Polish Musician
Is to Play Here Saturday
As a virtuous pianist Paderewski
must be placed among the very great
est performers that the world has
vet seen. Such is the tribute the
cold encyclopedia pay to the Polish
musician who will present a program
at R. J. Reynolds Memorial Auditor
ium, Saturday night, February
twenty-fifth.
This interesting fact has been ac
cepted for several decades. A more
intresting thing is that the great
pianist does many other things as
well as he plays the piano. Not the
least of his accomplishments is his
mastery of language. It is said that
he was the only plenipotentiary at
tending the peace conferences fol
lowing the World War who spoke
the languages used at the conference
—who had no need for an interpre
ter.
Reference to his attendance upon
the peace conference recalls the fact
that he was the first premier of Pol
and under the present government.
So ably did he handle this job that he
is being favorably mentioned now i
the next president of his country.
The program which Ignace J
Poderewski will play on February
twenty-fifth was announced Satur
day morning, February eighteenth
by his concert manager, T. Michaux
Moody, of Richmond, Va. The fam
ous artist will arrive in this city
Friday afternoon on his private Pull
man “Magellan.” He will reside
the car while in the city, according
to his custom while making tours.
His program at the Reynolds Aud
itorium will include compositions by
Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schell-
ing, Chopin, and Litzt as well as his
own “Theme Varie, Opus 16.”
Salem’s Own Music Is
Presented At Chapel
Dean Vardiell Heads Musical
Program
Wednesday morning Dean Vardell
was in charge of one of the year’s
most interesting chapel programs.
The program consisted of musical
compositions by musV.'ians who have
been connected with Salem .\cademy
and College. The seh^ctions played
und sung were ta’ccn from the dis
play which has been in the college
library for the past several week.s
and were presented by faculty mem
bers and students of the School of
Music.
Misses Mary B. Williams, Mary
Mills, and Adelaide Silversteen sang
for the opening number two Christ
mas hymns written by Professor
E. W. Lineback, who was at Salem
from 1856 to 1877. The harmony
of these hymns, “Awake My Heart”
and “Christ The Lord” was beauti-
fully brought out by the trio.
“Cupid’s Query” a composition
by Saverio d’Anna, who was at
Salem from 1880 to 1886, w'as a real
expression of the age when, accord
ing to Dean Vardell, flirting was one
of the fine arts. It is interesting to
note that Miss Vest, still at Salem,
was a pupil of Professor d’Anna.
She has often played the enticing
composition presented by Dean Var-
dell Wednesday.
Professor George Markgraff, at
Salem from 1886 to 1891, has left
many brilliant marches. Of these
the “Mickey March” is of special in
terest to the girls at Salem today be
cause it was written in honor of the
fiftieth birthday of S. T. Mickey,
grandfather of two members of the
present Senior Class. Dean Vardell
played the “Mickey March” with
apologies because it was not written
for the piano. The audience, how
ever, felt that no apologies were nec
essary. Miss Williams, accompanied
by Miss Wanna Mary Huggins at the
piano, sang a “Farewell Song” writ
ten for the class of 1887 by Pro
fessor Markgraff. This careful mu
sician is remembered particularly for
his splendid work in connection with
the orchestra.
Misses Amy and Lisetta Van
Vleck, famous in the legends of
Salem, were next represented on the
program. Miss Amy, the dimitive
Composer of the now well-known
“Centennial March” was at one time
the music teacher of Dr. Rondthaler.
This fact, of course, was interesting
to the entire audience. Her “Irma
Waltz” written in 1897 was played
by Dean Vardell. This waltz very
noticeably reflected the music pop
ular during her day. Dean Vardell
also played the “Friendship Waltz”
by Miss Lisetta Van Vleck, later
Mrs. Meinung. This waltz was rem
iniscent of the German folk song.
“It Cannot Be True,” a love song,
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DR. WEAVER SPEAKS
AT FRESHMAN VESPERS
The freshmen conducted Vespers
Sunday evening, February 19, with
Frances Lambeth leading. Dr. C. C.
Weaver, pastor of the Centenary
Methodist Church, was the speaker.
After a prelude by Jean Robinson,
Jane Rondthaler read the scripture
lesson. Then Mary Mills sang a
solo, accompanied by Virginia
Thompson. Then Dr. Weaver rose
to deliver his address.
Dr. Weaver stressed the impor
tance of jvlapting oneself to the sur
roundings. He said that knowledge
from books is not the only thing to be
gained from college, but the ability
to make friends and live happily
with them is of prime importance.