Friday, May 11, 1934.
THE
S A L E M I T E
Page Three.
FEATURE
May Day—as seen by a visitor and
one on the inside (of the pine dressing
Visitor: I came to the campus about
three-thirty. Crowds of people
were arriving steadily and I had to
choose my seat in a hurry. Every-
tliing loolfed cool and green and
peaceful back of the stage.
One on the inside: About three-thirty
I loolced out of my wondow and I
said to my roommate: “Ye gods and
little jelly-fishes ! Look at the peo
ple! And where in the world did
I put that little do-jigger to my
costume? I can’t find it anywhere.
I never saw such a stew.” In Rec.
room of Bitting, Titania and Mark
Antony and all the bees were mill
ing around looking for safety pins
and make-up and fairy wands. It
was a hub-bub!
Visitor: We saw some of the charac
ters in the play come down—they
seemed to be exceedingly calm, cool,
and collected. Then the music
started and the court began to form.
I’ve never seen any more beautiful
girls than the May queen and her
maids. They were so gracious and
smiling, and appeared so fresh and
pretty that we remarked they m
have had afternoon naps and
cares for weeks.
O. 0. t. i.: At last we all got together
back of the stage. Caesor! I was
pinned together top ’n’ bottom, and
was trying to remember my lines.
The court did look lovely. You’d
never guess Miriam Stevenson had
the wh«le business on her shoulders
and Cokey Preston was probably
saying lines along with the pageant.
Visitor: The Pageant was extremely
clever. I loved the way the little
Bees dragged out the Rose, and
the rabbit was too cute! And the
Magician knew all his lines so
fectly!
O. o. t. i.: Lib Gray was simply in
a stew about that rabbit. It refused
to work. And she didn’t know
whether she’d be able to get the
taxicab back alive or not. And the
bees were forever and eternally
catching their wings in the bushes—
and the safety pins seem to be their
chief decoration. Libby Jerome
was holding her breath for fear
Ghandi was going to get too active
for the pins In his win'ding sheet,
too! And we all held our breaths
when Bushie waggled her beard
vigorously.
Visitor: The whole effect was lovely.
And the ushers did such an excel
lent job. They seem to handle ev
erything b eautifully without any
trouble. As far as was apparent,
nothing upset anybody.
O. o. t. i.: Well—it all went off O. K.
For a minute I was scared when
they couldn’t locate the white pil
low for the crown—but they grab
bed one in a hurry from somewhere,
and Mr. Vardell wa.s in a stew about
those people who just refused to
sit down, but all of the ushers
somehow managed to keep peace
and the people intact. It turned
out swell—only I got two briars and
a splinter in my left foot.
MUCH ADO
ABOUT NOTHING
IN PARTICULAR
“Summer is acumen in. Loudly
sing, ‘lOuekoo’,” says the poet.
“May day is almost here and so are
exams,” adds the conscientious (or
otherwise) Salemite. In order to
make amends for what is to eotae
during the last two weeks in May,
nature presents us herself in all her
glory. The birds have begun to
chirp another tune; the violets have
become a sickly blue, so hard have
they been slapped by the fervent
sun; the grass is greener and more
stubborn—it refuses to be pressed
down—man can leave no footprints
in the grass of spring. The foun
tains about the campus have com
menced to flow and they spatter
dabs of cool water upon the thirsty
flowers. Trees have burst forth in
bloom—their Alleluias are mani
fested in the forms of buds and
flowers, which in May in many cases
suggest future fruit.
Everything has started moving—
even Salem girls. Every Sunday
afternoon there is a congregation of
students gathered in the library.
Concentration is in full swing for an
hour and a half. Then there begins
the constant scraping of chairs, the
elick-elick of table lamps, the swing
ing of doors— and the good deed for
Sunday is accomplished.
It seems that if it isn’t one thing
that is worrying us, it is another
Before the Easter vacation, the moan
and groan was centered about term
papers. Now the topic has shifted
to a more “felt” topic—exams. But
before we drain the cup, we are per
mitted one sweet sip of May day
with all of its festivities. Although
the juniors and seniors feel that the
freshmen should be made to take
FREE LANCE WRITING
“Properly, there is no other
knowledge but that which is got
by working; the rest is yet all
hypothesis of knowledge . . ”
Carlyle
in 1929, was to turn all efforts to
wards getting a “newspaper job”.
This, I felt, would not be very diffi
cult, for like all ambitious college
graduates, I believed my knowedge
to be practically unlimited, and the
experience on my college paper quite
sufficient to meet any and all require
ments. I felt capable of stepping into
a newspaper office and saying, “If
you want someone with experience,
here I am!” As a matter of fact I
tried just those words, with the re
sults that each person interviewed
stated briefly, but courteously, “Sor
ry, but we don’t need anyone just now,
—etc.”
One editor, however, did take the
time to question me regarding my
college training, degree, activities, and
work on the college paper. To each of
his questions, I answered him truth
fully, believing that at last I had
found my chance. I even tried my
best smile, and assumed that “very
intelligent” attitude. This, I thought,
would add weight to the very favor
able recommendation I was giving
myself! Imagine my surprise, to say
nothing of chagrin, if you please, when
he calmly said, “Well, young lady,
come back to see me in about four
years. I think you’ll have most of
the ‘college’ out of you by then.”
Had he struck my face, I do not be
lieve I would have been any more in
furiated or insulted! I assumed my
“haughtiest” air, and told the gentle
man that within four year’s time I
would have a position I would not
exchange for anything he could offer
me,—and stalked out!
Over four years have passed
the “hard boiled” editor told
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
DISCUSSED
The much discussed question, of
subsidized football has been brought
to a head by the Carnegie Founda
tion for the advancement of Teach
ing. In its annual report there was
a scathing indictment of Notre Dame
and Southern California on f-'
grounds of extreme commercialism.
In the Twin City Sentinel of last
Saturday there is a timely editorial
regarding the practice of these
schools.
“Despite hard times and the fact
that the two schools are more than
2,000 miles apart, a three-year con
tract has been signed which doubt
lessly will prove profitable for both
teams.
“It is obvious that money figures
in such plans to a tremendous de
gree. Students who have prospects
of a great football career simply
don’t go to schools where they are
not assured of satisfactory financial
income.
“Yet, the schools go on with the
age-old farce of pretending that
money is paid to the players, that
nothing is done to induce them to
play the old game with a vim, other
than the love of the dear oldAlma
Mater. With their tongues in their
cheeks, the pious presidents and
boards of trustees go on condoning
the lie that is lied by the coaches
and the students themselves.
“The big schools might take
ample from Salem College. When
smoking was still a little bold for
women, many college girls smoked,
both at Salem College and all other
co-educational and W’omen’s colleges
throughout the country. The trus
tees of Salem College took notice of
this; they knew that all the rules
they might make would not deter
Only a few weeks ago I saw him (we
have become friends now) and ri
minded hini of his “insult” to me. H
laughed, and good naturedly explaii
ed, “Well, someone had to make you
realize you may have known college
theories, etc., but that you didn’t know
practical thing about business”,
is right, not only in this particular
instance, but in the case of ninety nine
out of every hundred college gradu-
After continuing my search for sev
eral weeks, I finally gave it up as
hopeless, for every paper and maga-
"ine editor wanted to know of my
‘previous” experience. As a last re
sort, I decided to offer my services
free, just to be able to “hang my hat’
in an advertising agency. In this way
I would get a bit of that valuable ex
perience I seemed to lack, and need
badly. This step proved to be the most
intelligent thing I had done, for it
was through contacts made in that
agency that I was to learn something
about free lance writing, and later
get my present position with a pub
lishing company—publishers of five
trade journals.
Free lance writing, for trade maga-
nes is a subject which is not taught
• emphasized in most colleges, yet it
the most fertile market today for
ose who aspire to become writers.
It offers a training that can be gotten
1 no other way.
Due to the large number of trade
journals, covering every conceivable
industry, and to the fact that these ed
itors must have material to fill their
pages, it woul d seem logical for the
ambitious writer to train himself '
this line. Trade magazines are always
ready to accept well-written and ‘
ly article,—and the pay usually
one-half to two or three cents
word.
Naturally, there are certain {actors
which must be regarded In an article
of this type. First of all. It must be
remembered that a trade magazine
covers a definite field, or industry,
and in writing an article the writer Is
approaching a specific class of people
who know something of the subject
about which you write. They do not
want to be told that which they al
ready know,—they want new sugges
tions and ideas. Next, the article
must be concise, clear, and to the
point for the persons who read it are
business people, and will not have time
to wade through “padded” manu^
scripts. The free lance writer must
know how to interview, and present
:r.f».view in an interesting man-
must know his subject thor
oughly, the industry to which he is
writing, and the technical language of
the trade to some degree.
Not only is free lance writing in-
that.' Sirls if they wished to smoke.
' So, they provided for smoking under
arrangements which appealed
girls as fair and just. Since then
there has been no problem in con
nection with smoking at Salem Col
lege.
“There should be no problem re
garding subsidizing athletics at col
leges and universities. It would be
a relatively small matter for the
schools to set up “advertising'
funds to which friends of the school
could make contributions. The col
lege could then classify its football
team as an advertising feature of
the school and use the money from
the fund to pay the expenses of
dents in school and even to pay them
salaries, provided the schools cared
to go that far.
“Such a plan would at least be
honest; the plans followed at present
require nearly all schools of conse
quence to act a lie. It is all a sad
departure from the ideals which mo
tivated the establishment of most
of the schools of the country.”
sophomore composition, their feel-
ngs have changed since there is the
rumor about the campus that the
required psychology class will have
a laboratory attached to it. This
will be a nice chance for those stu
dents who like labs, but will their
enthusiasm wane as the months of
summer roll by! Only time will tell!
But some of us, here on the campus
have done quite a good job in
prophesying.
E. D. Wargo.
teresting and profitable, but it opens
opportunities of gaining an insight
into human nature, and furnishes a
wealth of valuable material from
which a writer can later draw in the
writing of short stores and novels.
Possibly the most important thing
a graduate should realize is that he
knows little of the world outside the
college campus,—and when tWs is
realized,—well, he is ready to do free
lancing, and to begin gathering ma-
hlm** always be useful to
SALEM PEOPLE SEE
KATHERINE CORNELL
Several Salem people were fortu
nate enough to be able to see in
Greensboro on Thursday night. May
third, the play, “The Barretts of
Wimpole Street.” Katherine Cornell
interpreted most beautifully the life
of Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett
who was one of the most eminent and
best loved poets of her age. Her
home life was not happy, for although
she was an invalid her father did
not hesitate in using as harsh disci
pline on her as on his other eight
children. Elizabeth became acquaint
ed with Robert Browning whom she
grew to love. After about a year of
close friendship, the two left London
against the wishes of Mr. Barrett and
ran olf to Italy after they were mar-
Basil Rathbone took the part of
Robert Browning and Charles Wal
dron played the role of the father.
High commendation must be made of
all the other characters, and especi
ally of Flush, the dog, who was the
only one who knew all that happened
in Elizabeth’s room.
The play itself was not only delight
ful as an entertainment, but it was
also excellent for its literary value
for it showed, in a way no lecture
could give, the intimate life of a great
woman.
Katherine Cornell was born of
American parents in Berlin, Germany
on February 16, 1898. She married
on September 8, 1921 Mr, Guthrie
McClintic after her stage debut. She
appeared first with the Washington
Square Players in New York in 1917
and then played in the Jesse Bonstelle
Stock ompany from 1919-1921. Last
year Miss Cornell triumphed in the
role of Lucrece In the drama taken
directly from Shakespeare’s poem,
“Rape of Lucrece.” However, Miss
Cornell’s acting in the “Barretts of
Wimpole Street” could hardly be sur
passed by any of her former perform-
FINAL EXAMINATION
SCHEDULE—MAY 1934
(cONmjfUED FROM PAGE ONe)
Math. 2A, R. 20; Math. 2B, R. 23;
Math. 2C, R. 26; Nat. Study, R. 40;
Psych. 6, R. 17.
Thursday, May 30, 9:00 A. M.—Biol.
2,. R. 18; Biol. 6, R. 16; Chem 2,
R. 40; Eng. 14, R. 11; Geog. 2, R.
16; Latin 12, R. 16; Mus. 4, R. 10;
Mus. 14, M. B.; Span. 10, R. 10.
Thursday, May 30, 2:00 P. M.—Educ.
4, R. 17; Eng. 6A, R. 11; Eng. 6B,
R. 11; Eng. 6C, R. 16; Eng. 6D,
R. 10.
Friday, May 31, 9:00 A. M.—French
14, R. 27; German 2, R. 26; H. Ec.
4, H. E. I..; Latin 14, R. 16; Math.
4, R. 26.
NOTE: Please consult the schedule
carefully and file In the Registrar’s
office, a written statement of all con
flicts. .
MISS FULLER SPEAKS
IN CHAPEL
Hockey Cup Awarded
Tuesday morning. May 8, Miss Hel-
m Hart Fuller of the Music Depart-
nent spoke in chapel on National Mus-
c Week, which begins Sunday, May
13. Miss Fuller announced Salem’s
chapel programs for the week, which
shall consist of one musical feature of
! more important composers born
May. She then gave the birthdays
and delightful little sketches of the
of some of these composers,
was surprising to find that many
of the famous composers have birth
days this month. May 1st is the birth
day of Theodore Nachez, the violinist.
May 3, Du Plait; May 6, Erstz; May
7, Tchaikowsky; May 9, Hlesanna;
May 10, Devielle, May 15 Ball, and
May 22, Richard Wagner.
On Thursday morning the Hockey
Cup was presented by Miss Atkinson
to the Freshman class. The Junior
class also received honorable mention.
Miss Atkinson also announced the
hockey varsity, composed of Georgia
Huntington, Fan Scales, Susan Cald-
er, Margaret McLean, La Rue Hill,
Mavis Bullock, Betty Tuttle, Elizabeth
Jerome, Lois Torrence, and Myrtle
Fulk.
After this presentation, Dr. Rond-
thaler spoke of how well the entire
May Day plans were executed and
commended highly all who had helped
in any way to make May Day success-
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