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Page Two. THE SALEMITE Saturday, March 18, 1933. The Salemite Member Southern Inter-Collegiate Press Association Published Weekly by the Student Body of Salem College SUBSCRIPTIOi\ PRICE te.OO a Year :: 10c a Copy liditor-iu-Chief . Managing lidito, Associate Editoi Associate Editor Literary Editor Local Editor Sports Editor .... Feature Editor Peatnre Editor . Music Editor Local Editor EDITORIAL STAFF Fosephine Courtney orothy ileidenreich Klinor Phillips .... Patsy McMullan Susan Calder Courtland Pr Martha Binder Elizabeth Gray Margaret Long Sarah Lindsay . Kathleen Adkins Mary Absher Miriam Stevenson WHAT DOES YOUTH THINK OF THE DEPRESSION? Las fall a of the chapel ercises Dr. Rondthaler made a mark, which he never expected t( answered, that he would like to know wliat youth thinks of the dc pre.ssion, “Do they take it seriously, do they realize what a confused world tliey must enter at the elusion of their school days, and do they resent the limited opportunity which the world presents to them? he asked, in elfcct. What Dr. Rond thaler asked, many people would like to know, icwspapers, period! EEPOETEB Cora Emmaline Henderson Lucy James Lois Torrence Celeste MoClammy Gertrude Schwalbe Virginia Nall Garnelle llainey Sunshine Kirby BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Sarah Horton Advertising Manager Mary Sample Ass’t Adv. Manager Ruth McLeod Ass't Adv. Manager .... Isabelle Pollock 4ss’t Adv. Manager Grace Pollock Ass’t Ailv Manager Claudia Foy Ass’t Adv. Manager Annie Zue Mae Ass't Adv. Manager ... Margaret Waid Circulation Manager Jane Willi Ass’t Cir. Manager Saiah Jetton Ass’t Cir. Manager Mary Frances Linney i LITTLE THOUGHTS ! FOR TODAY Flower in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the cran- I hold you here, root and all, in my hand. Little flower—but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and all in all, I should know what man and God is. —Tennyson. PARAGRAPHICS Mr. Satterfield has caught the spirit of the honor system, for he trusts the chemistry lab-goers to turn off their lights at ten o’clock. Congratulations to fevery newly elected officer—Georgia, Zina, Lib, Frances, Susan, and Hadley. This new election system has certainly put the best girls in office. Ye editor was thinking too far ahead when she announced a vacation to the staff this week. If they will check their assignment today, they can take time off next week while the freshmen put out their edition. If this golf craze persists, the lawn in front of Society will look like a newly plowed cornfield. Any how, the fad ought to produce some original substitutes for “darn!” eals, and speakers continually reitei ate tlie thought that youth, and par ticularly college youth is the one hope of tlie muddled world. At tlie time the question was asked^ there was no answer, for youth, like the rest of the world, had no thoughts that were shaped into definite pression. A collegian stood behind a |irotective window, .ibjerving the that raj;v(i outside, .■■i.a per- '■ ap})alled at the thoiig.ir thal lu might liimself be thru.s* into the furor. Ilis heart was stirred with pity for suffering humanity, and his hopes m.ade him assure himself that times would surely be better. Gradually youth began to think a straight line. Perhaps the Christ mas holidays, spent at home in tact with reality, added to theii pressions of the mixture of brai good nature, and trepidation of home folks who earn bread. After the liolidays seniors turned their thought', toward jobs, to find that the outlook was discouraging. Then there came on unprecedented interest in govern mental Igislation, particularly in women’s colleges, which showed that youth was curious to learn what thei: elders in power would do. Like the rest of the nation, they staked thei: hopes on President Roosevelt and ari eagerly watching his energetic pro Youth wants to do something about it. These impressions of almost hopeless confusion, suffering, brav optimism, unemployment, and legis lation have so blended with youth ful impatience and energy that col lege men and women long to help i the situation quickly and practieall’ They are too young to act, of coursi but they watch the tangle into which older people have knotted the and they think it is their turn to straighten the difficulties. That one general attitude in colleges ; present: “Give us a chance to help Happily, many of them are learnir that they can help and are fitting themselves into the changing worlc organization. Another slant on the youthful at titude is shown in this remark, fre quently heard: “I am sorry there has to be a depression, but ;■ had to come, I am glad that I living in the midst of it.” The thrill of living right now is the greatest ex citement one could have. Youth doei not grumble nor blame the world for presenting to them a bad situation and limited opportunities. With good grace they accept the depression as a part of their lives—and their lives a part of the struggle to get away from it. It gives challenge to their abilities and talents and a vital in terest now and years afterward. These observations are made of youth in general, of this and other colleges. Editorials in other pub lications from colleges and talks with other students all prove that the attitude at Salem is the general at titude of all American college people. WANTED: WHITE ELEPHANTS Could there be a more useless, ore pestiferous white elephant in lur home than the stuffed hawk on the buffet, which glares at you with glassy eyes and spoils your taste for ;am banana pie.^ Father refuses let anyone send it to an exile in the attic, because Uncle Josiah bravely killed the bird and saved every fowl the chicken yard about twenty years ago. Still, if he thought some- could really use it, he would probably relent, so that Hawky IP € It T 1C y SYMPHONY CITIES lUj Cale Y The leader lifts his thin baton; The house is quiet as the dawn; Then with a flow of perfect sound The ’cellos with their tones pro- Softly, quietly, as a dream • With clarity pronounce the theme. Violins wail the plaintive tune; The brass and woodwinds gently Trumpets blare with raging zest; Basses growl their deep protest. Together blended, clear and bright The sounds float through the lonely night. —Sunny Kirby. THE BLUE RIDGE Still and calm. In purple robes of kings, The low-lying mountains sleep at the edge of the world The forests cover them like mantles; Day and night Rise and fall over them like the wash of waves. Asleep, they reign .Silent, they say all Hush me, O slumbering mountains— Send me dreams. —Harriet Monroe. ADVICE TO A GIRL No one worth possessing Can be quite possessed. Lay that on your heart. My young angry dear. This truth, this hard and ])recions Lay it on your hot cheek, Let it hide your tear. Hold it like a crystal When you are alone And gaze in the depths of the icy stone; Long, look long and you will be blessed. No one worth possessing can be quite possessed. —Sara Tea.idale. LONDON With a shawl o ffog thrown ovei shoulders London waits in the rain For the next bus, the next train from Waterloo, The next ship from Thames-mouth, the next word Of an empire falling from her: Waits like an old woman, poverty- Rem, inhering her vouth, in the rain From being destroyed.? They have torn her clothes awa broken her limbs. Starved her body; her breasts i longer give. Down Sieges AJlee or Unter der Linden she roves, I.eading her children in search of food—her eyes torches Of shame, misery, revolution. The mad dogs of war Have bitten her and she runs With rabies through the East,— Her peaceful moat forgotten. Her willows hung with poems. Her honor among nations. And Buddha forsaken And left with emjity bowl To beg from door to door. NEW YORK A young Amazon Towering over all cities With beautiful strength, Showing herself to ships coming i from the sea. Half born of America Half of other lands That fate her to be the harlot of civilization Or ])roud mother of new and nnghty would become a part of the Sale Colege science collection. Of course, Hawky could not be collection all by himself. He must have the collection of butterflies that Benny made when he was a Scout, the skin of the snake tiiat bit the cook, and the old globe that r heard of the World War. If yoi in the mountains, have no intere astronomy, and still keep the old telescope which Great-Uncle Bill; handed down, it would be best to ge rid of it before someone accuses voi )f hai ing c t the College needs them a irough all of Salem’s ])rogre ■quipment of the science labor B has been modern, and the i tors have gradually built up pricless assembly of scientific mate Is. In this effort, Mr. Higgiri th his characteristic thoroughne d energy, solicits the help of evei friend of the college. Certainly ihould bring results, and it is hoped that they will come quickly. THE PERSONALITY OF SALEM (A I.etter From a I.oyal Alumna) What shall I say about Salem' There are so many things that could be said at a time like thi.s—endow ments, scholarships, enlargements, prospects, progress. But I was told to reminisce, and that means to think of the Salem of the old days. J i have been away from her long enough to be in the real reminisc class. Salem is still to us the Salem of alcoves, room companies, day keepers, bath periods, fudge and cream puffs from Winkler’s bakery. They were certainly good cream puffs. None have ever tasted quite so good since, but the mere sight of a cream puff takes me back to the memorial steps in tlie playground where we usually gathered to ex change the contents of paper bags from Winkler’s. Salem has changed a lot since those days in details of governir and discipline and daily habits, many of those things we would lu ly recognize her. But fifteen, twenty- five, forty years make a long stre of time and we ourselves hi changed. We have tried to keep modern and we can only expect that Salem should keep modern too. So I shall not speak of the cha there, but of the qualities tliat di change. As I cast about for an to hang my many reflections on, this phrase came to me, “The personalit' of Salem.” And it stuck in my uiind 1 wonder if we have thought o Salem as being a personality.? No atmosphere or uniqueness or grace or traditional beauty! All those things we might aptly apply to But a combination of all those things —and something more—real ■sonality!^ We might use a modern, rather flippant term and say that Salem has “It.” .Maybe all college girls think that wav about their Alma Mater, but I wonder if they think it quite as deeply as wc Salem girls do? 'riiere seems to be a sort of deeproot- ed reverence about our sisterhood everywhere—the kind of unquestion ing devotion that a well disciplined, well trained child has for its par- if it did seem most awfully unneces sary and irritating sometimes. But it is a strange twist of human nature that children always respect and love more deeply those guiding hands that exact obedience. Most of us were mere children when we were at Salem and I am very thankful that we had lessons in exact obedience as well as in les sons in Latin and math and science and darning. We needed discipline and I would like for our daughters to have some of the same variety. t as important a part of a girl’s education as the development of her mind and talents, for it means the shaping of her character. O^snRETTig I >ff da lly be how little Isn’t the election system working ])erfectly! We are all looking for ward to another successful year in student organization. A.sk Marian Hadley about her latest song. It seems that Mr. Cur- lee was quite impressed when he heard it during the early part of the It begins i t be. r hail eurly- Take an hoin- off and go over to see the new library at the Academy. Also be sure to go to the Fashion .Show tonight. Let’s show the Aead- omy girls that we are really interest ed ‘in them. Anna surely must believe that pros" perity is on its way. Here’s hoping her tires are as good as they look! It would be as impossible to de scribe the personality of Salem as to describe the personality of some one we love. It is just thenr. Salem has had it since those first days when a small handful of pantaletted little girls gathered about their sewing teacher to learn the art of making samplers. Time has dignified that person ality and has mellowed it, the spirit of the old South has given it poise and assurance, but the charm of its personality is just itself — just Salem! Some people are born with charm of personality and many are not. It seems to be a thing that can not be altogether acquired. .lust this personality we lot t ictly knov 1 to fill “ gentle- the combination of bei a great need and the brav ness of those who mothered her. We do knov.' that the sweetness of simplicity hangs over her as one of her greatest charms and that she has never lost it regardless of Alice Clewell and Louisa Bitting building witli ))riyate baths and swimming |);:(.ls, with a Lizora Hanes Practice rying I and afflut pie are si If they I ite equip- ;nent ef every variety, with a Patter- ■ion-Hahnson Fries Academy over looking a golf course, bridle paths, a :1 a little theatre, with all ditions that spell pristige ee. All really great peo ple in taste and Iv.-ar'ng. e their simplicity, thin ley may not have been so great aft- r all. When you approach Salem v, iih its quiet brick exterior and c!;',ssie j);>r- 1 like meeting a person wi!h grave, simple cordiality, 'riun you go inside into the mellow atmo ;phei- ■ of the old halls and your h.;art is ith a growing acqu in'a.;c:.'. And finally you stand on the r.-ar intimate square where the fountain iplashes and the ferns !;i-ow—and here you find the real personal'ty if Salem, the sweet enfolding still- less that brings a tug at the heait trings and merges your m lunting friendliness into an endu:-.'ng love. think of Salem a : a person- ; which each of us in her day and in her way ha ; helped to create, and one which the distance an impress more vividly upon our affection. Dore Korner Donnell, ’08. Kernersville Salem Alumnae
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