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Senior Vespers The Messiah” WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1933. Number 1 2. Improvements Made in Science Library New Books And Magazines Are Listed Mr. Higgins has made many provements in the library of the ^ Science Building. The library was ac- ' tually started two years ago, but this year it was reorganized with many new additions. Instead of using num bers to classify the books (as is done in the Salem College Library, a small piece of colored paper designates each group. For instance, all books per taining to geography have a silver star at the place where the library number usually is; those dealing with physics have a red star, and all the other groups are similarly indicated by different colored dots, stars or stripes. By this system the books are so easily found and replaced on the shelves that a librarian is unnecessary. The magazine files and subscrip tions have also been increased and re arranged and among the publications one may find; American Journal of Public Health, American Journal of Bacteriology, National Geographic Magazine, Nat ional Geographic News B till e tin, Journal of Gfiographyt, JWrnal of Industrial and B.vperlmental Chemi stry,. Journal of the American Chei ’ Medals For Poets Awarded in England Judges Appointed by the King The King is to award a gold and silver medal each year to poets in th British Empire. The announcement is contained in an official statement issued fi Buckingham Palace, which reads The King has graciously signified his intention of offering each year a gold and silver medal for poetry in the English language published in volume form within the Empire by British citizens. The following committee has been appointed by the King to act as jud ges:— Mr. John Masefield (Poet Laureate), chairman. Mr. Laurenfe Binyon. Mr. Walter de la Mare. Professor Gilbert Murray. Mr. I. A. Richards. A small sub-committee will be ap pointed abroad to recommend books from India, the Dominions, and col- The medals will be awarded to- ards the end of each year for works published during the preceding year. The first awards will be made in Dec ember, 1934, for works published dur- cal Society, Chemical Abstracts, and 19^. - number of trade magazines such as 1 xhe medals will be given either for f„ii. fV.« n.w Qtvle yolume of verse or to a poet still under 35 years Dyestuffs (which tells the new style colors) the Bakelite Review, etc. A few of the interesting and structive new books in the library 1 The Pioneer Fringe by Bowman, the year book of the National Society for the Study of Education, eight volumes of the New Nature lAbrary, Manual of Volumetric Analysis by Schwipp, Qualitative Chemical Analysis, Rec ent Advances in Organic Chemistry, by Stuart, and Principles of General Chemistry by Brinkley. Glancing tbroufjh a few of the books you find the following on the first page of the Story of Mankind by Von Poon. “High up In the North there stands a rock. It is a hundred miles high and a hundred miles wide. Once ev ery thousand years a little bird comes to this rock to sharpen its beak. When the rock has thus been worn away, then a single day of eternity will have gone by.” So y posed of only scientific words, but contains things of literary value The committee is empowered to withold any recommendation for the medals in any year in which they con sider the work submitted is not of sufficiently high standard. Only works that have been publish ed in volume form will be considered, and all communications relating to these medals should be addressed the Poet Laureate. From The Manchester Guardian Weekly Interesting Recital Given By Salem Music Students Works of Outstanding Artists Are Interpreted The School of Music of Salem Col lege presented" a very interesting stu dents’ recital Monday evening in Mem orial Hall. From their rendering of the works, the students showed that they were well trained and that they had a feeling for the music. The program was as follows: Fantasia in G Minor Bach Mr. F. Broadus Staley Fantasia in C Minor Mo Mr. Frank Carter Campbell Three Spanish-Californian Folk Songs 1. Under Gothic Arches 2. Carmela 3. Old Maid’s Song Miss Lucy James Troika Tschaikowsky Miss Margaret Johnson Rondo in G Major Beethoven Miss Hazel MacMahan Nina Pergolesi (1710-1736) An Old English Love Song .... Allitsen My Lovely Celia Old English Mr. Kenneth Bryant The Flight of the Bumble-Bee Rimsky-Korsakoff (Arranged by Rachmaninoff) Miss Phyllis Clapp Nocturne Ijili Boulanger Gho.st Dance Cecil Burleigh Mr. George Dickieson Etude in D flat major Lizst Miss Jean Robinson O Tod, wie bitter bist du .... Brahms Die Nacht Strauss Cacilie Strauss Miss Mary Mills Sonota, Op. 7 ■■ Grieg Y.W.andY.M.Con ference at Greensboro Salem Is Represented A state-wide conference of Y. W C. A. and Y. M. C. A. Cabinets wa, held at Greensboro at N. C. C. W. Sunday, November 26 Dr. Bruce Currie was the chief speaker of the day and leader of sev eral discussions on vital problems of the “Y” on the college campus. One of the outstanding topics dis cussed was the spiritual side of the Christian organizations on the cam pus and the problem of the emphasis to be placed on this. Dr. Currie gave several helpful suggestions on this subject including a very interesting talk on “High and Low Religion.” “Various group ^discussions followed Dr. Currie’s talk after which supper was served at the “Hut” around the large open fireplaces. Those attending the conference from Salem were Zina Vologodsky, Frances Adams, and Jean Patterson. Among the colleges represented were Duke, Carolina, N. C., Davidson, Ca tawba, Guilford, Asheville, and Sal- SERVICE AT HOME CHURCH Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock the Wachovia Musical Society will duct a ’Vesper Service. Salem girls are especially invited to attend. The chorus includes 100 voices, and the orchestra 35 pieces. Solo parts will be sung by Mrs. Erret Straley anc Mrs. Rufus Dalton, soprano; Mrs W. J. Hege, contralto; Howard G Conrad, tenor; and Thompson Shouse James Pfohl will conduct. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Friday and Saturday of this week the eighth and ninth, Salem Academy has its Christmas Bazaar. Many lead ing stores in town send down thei array of Christmas gifts and it isn’ long before they are all gone, due to the brilliant salesmanship on the part ' the girls. Suggestions in order, that all of the college girls go over and see these lovely gifts anyway. Mr. Harold Loring is Guest Speaker Here Talk on Indian Music Great ly Enjoyed Yesterday morning’s chapel ser vice was delightful. Mr. Harold Lor- ing, research worker in Indian folk lore and music, former faculty mem ber of the University of Kansas, spoke on the subject of American Indians. Mr. Loring was appointed by Theo dore Roosevelt to do this research work. He travels from tribe to tribe making personal friends with the In dians, and taking down their music so it will be preserved for the future generations of both Indians and white men_ The Indians called him “The Pencil Man”. In his talk, Mr. Loring dealt en tirely with the Indians of yesterday. The Indians are a delightful, jolly race and are not decreasing as most people think. Mr. Loring stated that he did not want to idealize the In dians, but to present them as they really were. The Indians are a mis understood race. Many difficulties arise between Indians and white men simply because the Indian viewpoints are misunderstood. In spite of this the Indians do not ask for sympathy. Instruments of percussion are the only ones used by these people and rhythm, as always, is the most impor tant element. They have songs for all day long, from the early morning songs of gratitude to the sun to the twilight love songs_ In the early morning, the mothers stand with their children and wait for the sun to shine as a blessing. The Indians are a particularly grateful people. The rain stick, found in the South west, is a very interesting thing. The Indians dig a hole in the ground, in vert over it a buffalo hide, place a knotched stick from their shoulder to the hide, and rub a bow over the knotches. This makes a very weird sound. The medicine rattle is also of interest. Many of the Indian songs are in the minor and change to the major in the end. The climax often comes near the beginning of the songs. Thei lullabies are quite different from One which is most often used is in the (continued on page three) Moscow University Is Now Open To American Students New Arrangements Are Made New York—American and English students may study under “Red Pro fessors” at the First Moscow Univer sity’s 1934 Summer School. Six weeks tourses ranging in subject matter from “Political Economics of the Re construction Period” to^'Ci^me Punishment in the Soviet Union,’ in all, will be given in English by the foremost teachers of the USSR. Spon sor in the U. S. is the Institute of International Education. The courses are under the auspices of the Anglo- American Institute of the First Mos cow University. I. V. Sollins, former ly of New York University is director. Courses organized by Mr. Sollins last year on “Experimental Educa tional Programs in the Soviet Union” and “Institutional Changes in the Ut S. S. R.”, enrolled twenty-five Ameri can students and educators and were as so successful that the more ambi tious program for 1934 was undertak en by the University. Exchange of academic credit with American schools is now being investigated by the Institute of International Edu cation of which Dr. Stephen A. Dug gan is director. Prof. Albert Pinkevitch, President of the Second Moscow University, Prof. I. Svadkovski, director of the Moscow Central Pedagogical Labora tory, Prof. J. Meksin, director of the Children’s Museum of the People’s Commissariat of Education and a score of other well-known teachers have been drafted to serve on the faculty of the Anglo-American sum mer school. A maximum of six and a minimum of two university credits will be granted to eligible students by the University of Moscow. The Institute of International Education CHRISTMAS CAKES Alpha Chi Alpha is taking or ders for the famous Moravian Christmas cakes. Old girls know what a ti^eat they are, and new girls can’t afford to miss trying some of these paper-thin molasses cookies. They make delightful Christmas presents and surprises to take home to one’s family and friends. They are packed to pre vent breaking for only seventy cents a pound and thirty-five cents a half-pond. All orders must be turned in by December 11th to one of the fol lowing girls: Mary Absher, Martha Binder, Lib Gray, Miriam Steven son, Margaret Johnson, Libby Jer ome, Mary Louise Mickey, Sarah Lindsay, Zina Vologodsky, Susan Calder, Lib Leake. Alpha Chi Alpha is trying to make enough money to pay for Its page In the annual. ‘The Messiah” To Be At Centenary Church Cantata Presented Sunday At 5:00 P. M. “The Messiah,” Handel’s Cantata, is to be rendered in Centenary Metho dist Church at 5 P. M. next Sunday The program is being 'sponsored by the Mozart Club to provide funds for the Salvation Army’s Christmas re lief work. Harry E. Parker, minister of music at Centenary Church, will direct th( c;mtata in which 160 people will par ticipate. The members of the Mozar Club, the Bethania Choral Club and Centenary choir, along with other sing ers of the city are taking part in the chorus. Among the soloists participating in the cantata are Mrs. J. M. Sloan, so prano; Miss Mary Mills, contralto John Curry, tenor; William Neal, bass. Dean Charles G. Vardell, Jr will be organist. Senior Class to Have Charge of Vespers Traditional Candle Service Announces Christmas On Sunday evening at seven o’clock in Memorial Hall the Senior class will hold Christmas vespers. The ser vice is made impressive and appro priate by Christmas hymns and cand les.. No electric lights are used, and each member of the audience is given a lighted candle, hand made by an old Moravian process. The program is as follows: Processional .... Hark the Herald An gels Sing Invocation Dr. Rondthale Hymn It Came Upon the Mid night Clear Song—Senior Class O Little Town of Bethlehem Remarks and poem .... Dr. Rondthale Violin Solo ■■ George Dickieson Distribution of Candles Hymn Morning Start Seniors singing antiphonally witl Sophomores and the congregation ” ' ’ Silent Nigh PUTZ AT SALEM TAVERN Salem’s most beautiful Christmas Putz will be on display this year the Salem Tavern _ The putz is spon sored by the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Home Church. It will be ready for the public on Tuesday, December 12, at 2 o’clock, and will be open ev ery day from 2 until 9 o’clock through the holidays. Salem girls who have never visited Christmas putz—also those who ive—have a great pleasure in store A. A. U. W. PARTY Tuesday night in the recreation )om of Louisa Bitting Building the Winston-Salem branch of the Ameri Association of University Women met. The Mummers Play and Eng lish carol singers featured the social hour. Miss Margaret Slewers, of the Salem faculty, was in charge of the Oldest Living Alumna Celebrates 101st Birthday Mrs. Council Still Intensely Interested in Salem Students Mrs. W. B. Council, of Hickoiy, oldest living alumna of Salem Col lege, began the second year of her second century in good health with many congratulations and best wishes. Mrs. Council, formerly Alice Mar garet Bostwick, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Bostwick, of Sum ter, S. C.; can tell many interesting stories of the past century. She was born in 1832 at which time Andrew Jackson was president. Her father, a merchant owned two plan tations on the Wateree River. Alice Margaret began school in a country schoolhouse. Soon afterwarcl her father died, followed by the death of her mother several years later. At the age of fourteen, her step-father, Isaac Lenoir, sent her to Salem Col lege, then known as the Salem Girl.«’ School. Here she studied music and developed a beautiful voice. One of her school mates was Anna Morrison, “r became Mrs. Stonewall Jackson. On June 7, 1852 Alice Margaret Bostwick was married to Dr. William Bowers Council, of Boone, N. C., who was a graduate of the medical college of Charleston. They lived in Boone a few years and then moved to their plantation near Camden, S. C. where they were living when the Civil War broke out. At the close of the war the two moved back to their home in North Carolina. Mrs. Council was a remarkable help to her husband in k as a doctor. Besides her children, three boys and three girls, Mrs. Council took in many home less children. Among them were two boys who later became Drs. Dauphin and Daughetry, noted educators in this state. Mrs. Council’s husband and two of her daughters died many years ago. One son, Dr J. B. Council, of Salis bury, died more recently. She now has living, two sons, I. j'. Council, of Waynesville, and Judge W. B. Coun cil of Hickory, and one daughter, Mrs. Emma Taylor, with whom she makes her home. On her birthday, Mrs. Council re ceived many (letters, fllowers, tele grams, and gifts. Among them were regards from Dr. Rondthaler, and a tdlegram from the students of Salem College. “The Secret Garden” To Be Presented Junior League To Give Play Saturday The following is an excerpt from the Winston-Salem Journal about the play “The Secret Garden,” a dramati zation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s Enchanting book, has been chosen by the Winston-Salem Junior League for presentation. It is the story of a lit tle girl who succeeds in making her in, Colin, a sick, spoiled, imagin ary hunchback Into a vigorous, normal attractive boy. This play ran in Chicago last year ■r six weeks and was perhaps their most successful production. Miss Gloria Chandler, the national field se- ■ cretary of the theatre bureau, spoke of “The Secret Garden” as “the per fect play.” The Junior League in this city has been producing plays for the last four five years. A list of their plays include, “’When Toys Talk,” “Little Black Sambo,” “Alice In Wonder land,” “The Sleeping Beauty,” “The Land of Oz,” “Aladdin,” and “Peter ’ “The Secret Garden will be presented December 9th, in the Reyn olds Auditorium. Junior League girls do their own coaching, acting, make their own scenery and costumes, and arrange the lighting.