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Page Two, THE SALEMITE Thursday, March 15, 1934. ®t)e ^alemite Member Southern Inter-Collegiate Press Association Published Weekly by the Student Body of Salem College SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 a Year :: lOe a Copy EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Susan Calder A>»ociate Editors— Mary Penn Gertrude Schwalbe Mary Absher Cortlandt Preston Mary Ollie Biles Kathleen Adkins Martha Binder Elizabeth Jerome Elizabeth Gray Mary E. Reeves Special Reporters— Virginia Garner Cora Emmaline Henderson Sunshine Kirby Eugenia McNew Elizabeth Torrence Jean Patterson Martha Moore Sara Ingram BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Isabel Pollock Advertising Manager....i&ne. Williams Exchange Manager .. Ruth McConnell Susan Rawlings Margaret Ward Dorothy Courtney Ruth Dickieson Agnes Brown Ann Taylor Circulation Manager.Schlege Attt .Gir. Mgr Florence Ledbetter What does our Library mean to us? Is it just a place where we have to to take notes for History parallel, to beat somebody to a reserve book in order to get up an assignment be fore the next bell rings? Or is it a place where we love to go inleisure hours to glance through the current magazines until we find something that cries out to be read, or to wander among the book shelves, pulling out books, glancing through them, putting most of them back for future con sumption, but taking one or two out to read later, when we are piled up in bed, having finally persuaded impor tunate room-mate to depart without us to window-shop or hear Bing sweetly croon? Is the Library a part of us? Is it helping us in the myster ious process of growing up intellec tually, of finding “fresh fields and pastures new”? Will there be hours there which we can remember, in the years to come, as stimulating, enlarg ing, ever thrilling, when we caught a glimpse of great unexplored realms of knowledge, and feeling, and high adventure? Whether or not we can have the experience of Keats who felt “like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken,” at least if there is richness of experience and reality of intellectual attainment to be had at college, they will come in part through our famil- irity with great books. That familiar ity comes inevitably with a loving in terest in a library. Wouldn’t it be a fine thing if, while we are students at Salem, we should not only come to know and love our library, but should bind our selves even more closely to it by help ing to enlarge it, by adding books which we could enjoy now and which those who come after us will make a part of themselves? Let’s think about it and decide whether or not as groups or individuals there are contributions, either of money or books we should like to share, that would enlarge and improve our Library. Perhaps, by so stimulating an interest in our library, more of us may attain to that blessed state where we may look at a book and say: “This is mine own, and I am i rich in having such a jewel As twenty seas if all their sands were pearl. Their water, nectar: and their rocks, pure gold.” MISS ELLIOT OF W. C. U. N. C. TO SPEAK TUESDAY NIGHT Miss Harriet Elliot, teacher of pol itical science atthe Women’s Ck)llege of University of North Carolina in Greensboro, will speak to the A. A. U. W. on next Tuesday night in the Recreation Room of Bitting. Stu dents and faculty who heard Mias Elliot’s talk last year in Y. P. M. remember her with delight and wel come her again to our campus. COMMUNITY CHEST NEWS The Community Chest made its an nual drive on Wednesday, March 14, with the aim of securing $130,000 foi the work of its various agencies dur ing the next twelve months. Formerly, each agency of the city collected its own funds. If this were still true the people of the city would be called on twelve times rather than once. Also, the cooperation " the overlapping of work, son may give to the Chest , or he may specify to whi( ■ tion he wishes his contribu' . > , The agencies making I’p th:. C : ty Chest are: Associated Charities Goodwill Industries Memorial Industrial ! 0 Red Cross Salvation Army Organized Recreation Travelers’ Aid Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Y. M. C. A. Y. W. C. A. Winston-Salem has won ■■ -s ': wide reputation as Amenai f i outstanding Comniunitv ( .• i according to Sunday's pap ■? have the people failed to i ; ; the call for their cooperat»""- n are helped than the casw t i . tor guesses. For exampl- ■■ f r people know about the T ^ dustrial School which t ;v ' colored waifs and orph the depression many hi i vr v ■: - have been set on theii ( s that CWA cases its \ there will be others v ■ ■; i - help in order that the ' a place where they mi> i. if' Sunday in an appeal o ■ , : . Dr. John S. Foster, Pastor First Prebsyterian Church a-.' ident of the Ministers' As.o *rion, said that there are three ways of res ponding to the movement: (1) Re fuse to have anything to do with the drive, (2) Give the smallest amount possible to get rid of the friend who is asking, (3) Give cheerfully. It seems that the people of Winston- Salem take the latter attitude. The speaker said that nothing good comes out of selfishness; years lived selfishly never become garden spots memory. For weeks the publicity committee has been at work to make the move ment yield the greatest amount of good. Trailers were run in the mov ing pictures for several weeks; win dow cards were displayed; news stor- s were used; banners were placed 1 street cars and buses. Salem College has always been terested in the movement and has c tributed to it. Last year our ( Dr. Rondthaler was at the head of the drive. To get a clear idea of the work that Was done during the last twelve months, students should see the special section of the Sunday edition of the Journal and Sentinel which given over to Community Chest. SALEM PLAY HOUSE By Annie Secret Willdoo JUNIOR “HIM” BOOK Last week's secret was aimed at tiie Seniors exclusively. How about kill- mg off a few Junior birus with this MOB PSYCHOLOGY You can talk and laugh as much £.„ you like about psychology and its practicability, but the fact remains that there is such a thing. The par ticular phase of this subject which should be of particular interest to us right now is mob psychology. This should be foremost in our thinking because we are in the midst of elec- t is an easy thing to sit up and listen to everyone’s else view point, and to accept this as your own, and vote for the person for whom every on else is voting. But have you ever stopped to think that 3t fair to yourself and that fair to the candidates. It ir to yourself, because you lose for yourself an opportunity to think through an important matter " ‘1 exercise self- judgement. It fair to the candidates because they do not want your vote if you yourself are not convinced which le is best suited for the office. On the basis of these few most important factors, let’s see if we can’t do some real thinking while elections are going on. Nominations for each office are posted always two days before the individual election. Surely during two days each of ub has ample opportunity to think over the qualifications for the office and form our own vote without asking five or six other opinions. !ut out mob thinking, what say? Elections have started off fair and square and we want to keep them that way. name should Dr. MacDonald’ Ronald, For he looks like Sir Colman himself, what’s the use—he’s a poor Wno nominates who?” (the meeting waxes versatal—Jun iors just can’t refrain very long from rhyming things—even with kings of springs.) Pat Padrick: “Lindsay Morris says he’ll beat Trotter’s time with me; Maybe that is just conceit. But I’d like to wait and see.” Off (for short): “You mean the two boys are neck and neck?” Pat (embarrassed) : “Well, maybe not both at once but, heck ” Off: “Enough said— Hang your head!” Julia Lee Little: “I’d like to mention Some sons of D. A. R.’s, Who follow up the dances Given for their Ma’s.” Off: “Babbie, I suppose you’ll want To go on a little “Tinking” jaunt. B. Way: “O, I don’t care so much— but maybe I’d best just stick by Abbie-Baby.” Lib Gray: “I wish I could find a Leake somewhere In this here swimming hole. One with a “Stuart” attachment Can play my kingly role.” Anne Taylor, Marg. Ward, M. Neal: “We want Baxter! We want Baxter!” Anne Vann: “I’ve got a good sugges tion. At least it’s good to me. Its name is Jay-bird Parker, Address: Box—two, five, three.” Jinny Nall (dreamily): “Love me—love my Pie!” Juniors (in chorus): “At home. Jinny Nall Was the belle of the ball, And she courted her Leslie-Pie. Now, on frequent week-ends, Little wires he sends, And she says, ‘What a good boy have I!’ ” Off: “I think you all will love to hear A juicy joke from the Buccanneer. (Juniors are naturally all attention) Off. “A nut at the steering wheel; A peach on his right; Sharp curve in the road. Fruit salad! Good night!” Now that’s out of my system- Let’s continue.” Florence McCanless: “In Florida, where the palm trees I have a most delicious beau ” Rachel (do-dirty) Carroll: “She never, never tells him ‘no’!’ (Rachel, herself, has never before been known to make anything rhyme with anything. Her dream of young love, who is being educated at the farmer’s college in Raleigh, must be having an elevating effect upon her mind.) Martha Binder (sticks her head out of the infirmary window and shouts): “From off my bed, I raise my head; And tho’ I die I murmur, ‘Ed’!” i, Juniors (echo back to her): “Let it never be said We denied you Ed!” Jane Williams (rises and pulls her skirt out proudly ft least three inches in front): “I have lost my pounds All for the sake UMELIT Your henpecked limelit editor jus’ before not bein’ in condition to write this week; truly tho’t last week’s article was gonna cause me to be lynched right on the spot. Now I ask you—wat would you do if one mob said, “Tell everything you know.” and tlien the people “everything” is said about objected? Not only verbally either!! My superior officers of the Salemite say “continue”, tho’—so here goes!! Tho’ what I’m goin’ on as yet remains questionable. They tell me Va. G. had on ' se proverbial, triangular mix- week-end—Just another case many “Dukes”. Did anyone famous gray Plymouth roadster Va. N. and Leslie—Pie—rolled in last Saturday? Tricky look- . niform Mr. Tall, Dark, ’n’ Hand- had on, too—quite fetching com- . with Jinny’s blonde beauty—. ■ a you imagine M. G. almost sleep- ! hru a date with L. C. B.? Em- . Wargo stayin’ in school almost iks witho ■ ' >''>t? Anne ' : Mr. Campbell’s quizzes? Susie ■ r deserting Herb for a whole I ;nd and prancing off to Char- with Mr. Campbell? “Limelit” I .. i'iut something about Susie P.? imor states that the freshies i i’ for a chance to take a whack at sophs—Okay, black children, we devils are ready ’n’ waiting for > —Anything to extend the length he basketball season—Seems that • e than usual interest has been pre- nt this year—probably due to the ‘ iual excellence of the teams—all i ■ of ’em. teard that Bess Adams was back the campus Sunday—but I didn’t te understand exactly how she nt Sunday afternoon — However 1 might ask Gar no, don’t, ther—I can’t be risking my neck like that right here before spring holidays. Seems to be a heap big discussion among the Senior sisters about which one of their dignities wil marry off first—Seems that Beth Norman, Mil dred Hanes, and Miriam Stevenson are the most susceptible right now— tho’ Zina cut the ring from Ann Mc Kinnon’s cake. Sarah Lindsay cut the cat—^which right here and now instigates my renunciation of super stition—!!—. Mr. McEwen Could probably throw more light on a sub ject like that—so, until the psychology course includes a chapter on supersti tion—I’ll be in the dark—’cause the limelight’s going out—right now. BASKET BALL BANQUET At last, after due consideration of all the “certain difficulties” whfch have come up, the date for the basket ball banquet has been definitely de cided upon. A formal dinner will be held in the dining room at 6:00 o’clock Friday evening. Rachel Wells Carroll is round as She sleeps the livelong day, " ' we do no mind, for always ^ find. The halls are quieter that way. Of a boy who sends me Layer cake.” (Aside so that all may hear’ “There is irony in them words—I’ve re ceived three cakes and my friends have gained ten pounds.” Frances Hill N. (to tune of night be fore Christmas): “I have a fine frame round My picture of Jellie That not to the queenle of England I’d sellie. Just thinking of Jellie has Made me quite silly You know that he calls me his Daffy-down-dilly— (Buttercup, to you).” iff: “Let’s put Jellie’s name down twice. Now don’t you think it would be To have him for our king of spt Then free for us he’d play sing.” Lo\id Applause. Bushie McLean holds up her hand for silence. A hush falls on the group as though a funeral has passed by. Mary Penn stands with bowed head and “clawsped hands” beside her fellow sufferer. M. P. (speaking slowly and sadly— sighingly): “Without r( Ithout remarks I will begin. To ditch a man is quite a sin. And that, alas, is what I’ve done. So go your ways and have your fun. But I shall mourn both night and day For Shorty Leonard far away.” Chorus of weeping, sympathetic Jun- “Of all the words ( tongues of The saddest of these PennI” Bushy Me. (taking up the heartbreak ing vein; INDIVIDUAL SNAP- SHOTS FROM RECENT BASKETBALL GAMES The balls that Virginia Lyons rolled up so easily under the basket never failed to curve themselves unobtrus ively through the hoop. Such shots show skill and practice and good con trol Mavis Bullock has tied balls with some of our very nimblest forwards which is doing some pretty high powered tying La Rue Hill stood flatfooted while three Junior guards tried to climb up on her knee in order to reach her shoulder in order to touch the ball which she already had Georgia Huntington has yet to miss an overhead try for the basket Marx, Schwalbe, and Rondthaler, when planted in the mid dle of a court, looked like three de fiant Rocks of Gibraltar, daring any measley little forward to try to get around or over or under them Rachel Carroll did full twists in the air while shooting for a basket and the ball didn’t often go far wrong, pro vided Rachel got in her preliminary long dribble .... Mary Ollie Biles reminded us of Shorty when she played basketball—only she’s twice as tall, and doesn’t wear her hair George Washington fashion Beverly Little looked like a statue of Pallas Athena, even in a black gymn suit and tennis shoes .... Martha Neal and Frances Adams sometimes took balls from Lib Leake and La Rue even though they almost burst a blood vessell jumping up after them McArn Best had the easiest, most nonchalant stance while she was shoot ing free shots, that has ever been achieved .... Maggie Holleman could do splits, and flips, and half gainers from the very rafters above the court and still come out whole .... Beverly Moore pivoted, and dribbled and cov ered floor at the rate of fifty miles per minute, without “travelling” inch number one in the mind of the ref- . . Grace Pollock, Salem’s “shooting star” guard, stayed in the the whole season, and aimed—not the basket with the ball—but at the ball with Grace Pollock, and she never missed . . . . Fan Scales made her passes from center good almost every time Bushie McLean played basketball like she does every thing else—with everything she’s got . . . . Lib Leake used to pick up her right knee in front when ever she shot from the center of the field. It must have been a good thing to do because her center shots are famous . . . . . Eugenia McNew wore long grey knickers for practice, but when she got into her red rompers, her speed was astonishing . . . . M. J. Wall and Martha Binder weren’t particular from whence they shot at the basket— if their eyes were on it, their balls were in it ... . Margaret Council took delight in intercepting and breaking up opponents’ passes with one arm . . . . . Marguerite Charles and Edith Fulp were so wirey and quick that they were hard for all the older and stiffer guards to manage .... Lena Petree made a n awe-inspiring figure with her shirt tails flying, her eyes flashing, and hr teth gnashing as she grappled with her intimidated for wards .... In the Sophomore team we saw strength and power personi fied, they showed us what constant practice and teamwork can do ... . none of the underclassmen were ever abl to break up that Senior triangle defense; it was superb .... The Freshmen put out a team which out grew their older sisters in size and equalled them in ability .... The Jun iors, bless their hearts, /bound up their curly hair, shouted out their signals, and kept their sense of hu- “Before I mention one who’s dead, Let all the living names be read.” Off (reading): “Lindsay Morris; Trotter, Ben; Julia Lee’s D. A. R. men; Abbie Baby; Stuart Leake; Leslie Pie, (and Jinny’s weak); Baxter took three votes away; Florida men: and Parker, Jay Rachel’s Herbert; Martha’s Ed; Janie’s man what bakes her bread; Our boy Jellie we will cheer; And for Shorty shed a tear.” Juniors: “Now tell us your sorrows, Bushie, Bushie: “On the third of March in thirty four, A messenger stood before my door. And into my weeping ears he said, “The end has come; John Rhodes is dead!” So there I made his funeral pile. And hurried his remains in style.” So many tears are shed over these last two unfortunate classmates, that "" the curtain falls, the water rises, I our Junior Class, with all its originality, versatility, basketball abil ity, and popularity, is seen no more. Next Week: Sophomore Gangsters ut on the Spot.
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