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VOL. XV.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1934.
Number 6.
NOTEWORTHY HAPPEN
INGS FROM THE NEWS
PAPERS OF THE WORLD
Dr. Anscombe Discusses
Near East in 8:30
Chapel
In a vory comprehensive way Dr
Anscomlio exidained tlic critical situ
ation which exists in Jiigo-81avia
and showed us how the history of
the Near Kast plays a very import
ant part in the exiatiiig conditions.
Jugo-Slavia includes about fifteen
territories of which the most import
ant are Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia,
Dalmatia, Croatia and Slavonia.
Until the close of the World War
the Southern Serbs were living under
six different gvernments, their dcpu
ties sat in fourteen different parlia
ments, national or provincial. To
attain unity two great empires, the
Austro-IIungarion and the Turkish,
had to be disrupted.
There are three distinct religions
in Jugo-Slavia: Greek Catholic, Ro
man Catholic and Moslem. There are
several languages, two official alpha
bets, ^nd three official Hags: Serbs,
Croats, and Slovene. Practically ev
ery mile of the frontier of Jugo
Slavia, excepting a portion border
ing Greece, faces an nufriendly
state.
With such conditions existing in
the country it has been impossible to
keep down civil war. After the
murder of Alexander I and Queen
Draga in 1903, Peter proclaimed
liimself king and set up a highly
centralized form of government.
There were two main divisions in
the TIouse of Kepresentatives: the
Serbians under Pashitch and the
Croatians under Kaditch. The Croats
feel that jilthougli they are a min
ority they are more cultured and de
serve a more representative place
in the government, while the Serbs
who outnumber them greatly, get
many important governmental posts.
In 1925 Raditch was killed in a
fight between the two factions. The
Croatians regarded him as a martyr
and withdrew in a body from the
parliament. In 1928 King Alexan
der, who succeeded his father Peter,
went to Paris to consult with Prem
ier Poincare and upon his return
abolished the Constitution, tho po
litical parties, parliament and the
local assemblies, and sot up a mili
tary dictatorshiii which infuriated
the Croats.
Since the Croats were not at all
sure wliat this second consultation
would result in, and since it was a
Croation who shot King Alexan
der who was a Serbian, Dr. Ans^
combe feels that the assassination
of the king was a result of the fric
tional feeling which exists in the
country.
DIGEST OF EVENTS
IN EUROPEAN CRISIS
(Jugoslavian)
All Europe is in a turmoil as a
result of the assassination of King
Alexander of Jugoslavia, and French
I'Vireign Minister Louis Harthou. It
liiippcnod last Tuesday, Octobor 9th,
in Marseilles, France, shortly after
their arriv.^l, and while they were
being driven through the streets.
The assassin, Petus Kelouan, was
liacked and trampled to death by
the infuriated mobs, riglit on tho
sci')ie of his crime.
So far five conspirators have been
accounted for. First was Petus
Keleman. the assassin who was him
self killed, P,pnes, one of his co
plotters, was captured by the jnilice,
and broke down under cross-exami
nation, revealing that there is an
organization know as the ‘‘Pavuch”
which is composed of exiled Croa-
tians now gathered in communities
in Italy and Hungary, and which is
trying to gain independence for
Crotia. The next conspirer, Stik-
omir, who has several aliases, was
also captured, but he is close
mouthed, and will reveal nothing.
Marie Vjoudroch, a Czechoslovakian,
is being sought by the police, also an
SENIORS SEE THIER
FUTURE SHADOWS
Practice Teachers Begin
Work
At eight-thirty every morning, a
majority of the Seniors set forth to
face their various class rooms in
tho city. Just where do they go
and what do they do?
Frances Adams, South High
Home Ec. 8.
Martha Binder, Reynolds High
English 5 (9B).
Grace Carpenter, Reynolds High
English.
Rachcl ('arroll, Reynolds High
History 5.
Helen Davis, Reynolds High.
History C.
Edna Higgins, North High
French 1.
Sara .lohnston, Reynolds High
Spanish 3.
Mildred Krites, Reynolds Higli
Math. lOB.
Margaret Mcljean, South Higli
English 2, (8A).
Elois Padrick, South High
French 1.
Ann Vann, Wouth Higli
Math. 7A.
Anne Vaughn, South High
Homo Be. 7.
Margaret Ward, Reynolds High
French 1.
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MRS. HAYWOOD
SPEAKSW VESPERS
“Opportunities For
Service”
For Vespers Sunday night we had
as guest speaker, Mrs. Holt Hay
wood. Mr. Schofield played a ’cello
solo and Mrs. O ’Neal led us in
prayer.
Mrs. Haywood, i)resented by Mrs.
O’Neal, had as her topic, “Oppor
tunities for Service.’’ Though we
do not realize the importance of
our presence in the lives of others
we have much influence over our
surroundings. Mrs. Haywood spoke
of how Zina’s presence is missed by
Salem and all whom she know. So
even at hcftne wo have Opportunity
for Service. There is nothing , in
this age needed more than those who
are fixed in their lives who can
commune with God in spite of hurry
and work.
Philip, who had already been com
muning w'ith God, knew his voice
and didn’t stop for questioning when
he received a call.
AVe can learn to have faith in
God and realize that he can speak
to us no matter where w'e are. To
av'oid running around in circles as
many do in trying moments, wo
should build up now for faith,
which is the process of growth.
Some people serve God in entirely
different ways from those which tliey
planned. There was tho story of
the angel who went to an old man
and asked him if he would go
across the snow and mountains to
servo the Lord. The man an
swered “How'?” But the angel
passed on to the man of a largo city
church and asked the saine ques
tion; but the answer to it was
‘Why?” Again the angel passed
on. He stopped a humble busy man
with the same question. Immediate
ly tho man sprang up and cried
When?”
Learn to be strong, unafraid, and
you will know’ his voice and be
readv for it.
DATE SET FOR SECOND
OPERA ON SALEM
CAMPUS
“Robinson’s Trousseau”
Called Twilight High
light of Musical
History
“Robinson’s Trousseau,” tlie great
est opera over conceived of, is actual
ly going to be produced on Salem
College campus in the very near
future. By far the finest array of
vocal inability ever heard by man,
college girl, or beast, has been as
sembled to make the ox>era a musical
event notorious from pillar to post.
Tlie most popular talent south of tho
Mason-Dixon; voices ranging from
olT-coloratura so]iranoa to rheumatic
baritones are getting into excellent
condition to make the evening of
Wednesday, October 24th, a niemora
ble one for the culture-seekcrs of Sa
lem College and vicinity.
“Robinson’s Trousseau” far out
strips all other present-day operas,
even that mighty drama, “The Ring
of the Need-a-Lungs,” in both musi
cal and poetic asi>ects. The scone of
tho opera is laid beneath a weird ai'd
dangerous tropic moon. Savage can
nibals prance wildly amid tho palms,
threatening tho lives of a daring
and romantic couplo of newly-weds.
America’s sweetheart, the Sea Hag,
and that charming little su!i deb
Alice the Goon, are at their very
best in this barbaric atinospUtre.
Tho main characters of the master
piece, about whom th3 pulse-i]uick-
eiiing action revolves, will bo never-
to-bo-forgottonly portrayed by Miss
es Margare.t McLean, Pat Padrick,
Ookey Preston, Margaret Ward,
Martha Neal, and Mary I’enn.
Plan to purchase your ticket for
this approaching twilight highlight
of musical history in the near fu
ture, as the Senior box office can
only hold up under the tremendous
onrush for good seats in Memorial
Hall a certain leugtli of time.
SOSNIK’S ENTERTAINS
SALEM STUDENTS
Seniors Act As Hostesses
At Tea
All class presidents received th
following invitations which they
passed on to the members of the va
rious classes.
SOSNIK’S
ThroAvs open its doors.
Plus all of its floors.
And invites you to partake of tea
(How informal our affair will be.
By this you plainlj^ can see!)
Como just as you are.
By foot or by car,
At any time after three!
'I'hird Floor — 3 to o’clock
The tea this afternoon was vory
much enjoyed by a large group of
students who were allowed to wan
der over the store, look at all the
dresses, do anything they pleased,
excei)t (in the words of Miss Edith
Kirkland), throw spit balls. Seniors
acting as joint hostesses with Sos-
nik’s from 3:00 till 4:00' were Frances
■Adams, presiding over the tea pot,
Cokey I’reston, Pat Padrick, Mary
Penn, (Senior Class President),
Margaret McLean, Frances Hill Nor
ris, ]\lartha Binder — and from' 4:00
till 5:00 Rebecca. Hines, Irene Mor
ris, Graco Carpenter, Edna Higgins,
and Anne I’aylor.
DR. RONDTHALER
CONCLUDES GUIDE
TALK OVER CAMPUS
Interesting Incidents From
Civil War
COMMITTEES FOR MAY
DAY APPOINTED
8:30 ITEMS
DAY BY DAY
unnamed man who is supposed to
have given the last word in the
killing.
Pictures made by newspaper and
movie cameramen show that there
was insufficient police guard through
out the city, and that the King and
the Minister did not have a good
escort.
There have been riotings in sever
al Italian and Jugoslavian cities,
with attacks made on certain Italian
citizens. Premier Donmerguc’s po
sition in France is said to be pre-
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Tuesday: Since this is Fire Pre
vention Week, announcement was
made of tho first fire drill hero at
Salem. Dr. Rondthaler welcomed
back to Salem an alumna, Mrs. John
McMullan, whom ho had tho privi
lege of marrying. Ur. Rondthaler
took for the day’s les.son a part of
the 17th chapter of the Gospel of
St. Luke, in which tho great mir
acle of healing is reported by tho
physician Luke. The man suffering
from lejirosy was healed as “he
went.” Luke gives no further in
formation for miracles wore not to
be explained. In real life we liave
destinations toward which we want
to go but wo cannot see the way
before and then it happens—as “we
go we are healed.” The chief thing
in life is to make sure that we go.
Wednesday—Lucy James an
nounced the new members of the
Pierrette Players. Mary Penn urged
the Seniors to attend a class meet
ing at which Dr. Rondthaler would
be guest -r.peaker. Dr. Rondthaler
continued his pilgrimage about the
grounds of Salem College, and told
the historic significance of each
building and amusing incidents.
South Hall was built to accommo
date Salem Academy students; the
Sisters’ House, 1785, rejiresents the
combined industries of young women
of this community; Alice Clewell was
named after tho wife of a pTCsidcnt
of Salem College. The Bahnson Me-
mori.'il Infirmary was erected in
honor of Dr. Henry T. Bahnson a
,private in the Confederate Army;
Main Hall arose from the growing
needs of Salem Academy; about it
is connected an amusing incident in
which an Academy student and the
Union troops play important roles.
Dr. Rondthaler ended his talk by ex
claiming, “Life is not what is be-
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Jerome Begins Work Early
May Day is considered the biggest
day of the year at Salem as Dr. Rond-
thaler has said so often, the audi
ence is entranced for an afternoon
by a lovely spectacle, but an outsider
can never know what goes on behind
the scenes, or rather tho bushes at
the bottom of tho illustrous hill.
Imaginations begin working early in
the fall, planning out things for
hands to do in the spring. So far
Libby Jerome, head of tho May Day
Committee has divided her workers
into committees. They are:
Property Committee—
Anna Ray Foglo, Chairman.
Stejihanie Newman
Ruth ISlcCounell
Margaret Calder.
Dress Oommittec—
Jo Whitehead
Florence McCanless
Blevins Vogler
Caroline Diehl
Flowers—
Grace Carpenter
Mary Louise Haywood
Lou Freeman
Tea Room Committee—
Jane Crow'
Frances Salley
,Ioe Reece, Chairman
Delle Huggins
Martha Schlegel
•Virginia McConnell
Nomination Committee—
Mary Penn
Florida Gra\*es
Ann Busbeck
Nancy Schallort
Cornelia Maslin
Ethel Highsmith
Rebecca Hines
Aggie Brown
Publicity Committee—■
Gertrude Schwalbe, Chairman
Virginia Garner
Arnica Topp
Mary Matthews
Treeasurer:
Aggie Brown
Finance Committee—
Nancy McNecly
■ Lois Torrencc
Ushers and Program—
Libby Torrence
Emma D. Wargo, Chairm.an
Music— .
Mary L. Hayworth
Costumes, Pageant, and
Dance Committees—
To Be Appointed Later.
At V. P. M., AVednesday, October
10, Dr. Rondthaler finished his se
ries of intensely interesting talks on
“Salem Campus.” At tho end of
his last talk he had brought the audi
ence to the East Side of the Square
and it i.s here that he started on
his final “.pilgrimage.”
The first building, he told us,
which housed the Salem Female
Academy, was a throe-story frame
building built in 1770. On tho first
floor were church offices, on the sec
ond was the church auditorium, and
on the toj) floor were the rooms of
the girls’ school. Tho first building
which was devoted entirely to the
academy’s purposes was our present
South Hall, which at the time of
its erection was only two and a half
stories high. In its stono arched
cellar was tho dining room which
has been used as tho model for the
l)rosent academy ’» beautiful dining
hall.
The next building in line is the
Salem gateway—tho first addition
to 1)0 made after Dr. Rondthaler was
made president. Mr. Willard North-
rup, a local architect, drew the re
markable ]ilans for this difficult
luiion of the classical South Hall and
tho lower Colonial Sisters’ House.
This Latter building, erected in 1785,
is memorable for the devotion that
it roi)reaents in the early Salem wom
en who contributed their money
($10,000), gleaned from selling their
handiworks, for its erection. The
building’s bricks and tiles were ac
tually made on present campus
grounds as a recent excavation of
tho tennis courts proves in revealing
some broken pieces of tile and kiln.
Dr. Rondthaler next mentioned tho
new dormitory, Alice Clewell, named
for the beloved wife of one of Sa
lem’s presidents; Dean Shirley’s old
home, which stood where our beau
tiful evergreen tree grows now; Leh
man building, named for Miss Emma
Lehman, long an associate of tho
school; and the Bahnson Memorial
Infirmary. In connection with the
latter he told of how Dr. Bahnson,
once devoted physician of tho col
lege, captured 30 Uniou men alono
in the Civil \V\ar.
Coming back to Main Hall again.
Dr. Rondthaler told us that the pres
ent building, built in 1854, is the
result of the plans of Mr. Francis
Fries, a native of Salem. Tho Hall^
is 100 feet long and 84 feet high
(1(5 feet lower than the tip of tho
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CAN IT BE THE BREEZE
— OR THE TREES?
Or what is it that has caused this
atnu)sphere, of doubt and i>erplexity?
In the last few days it has spread
like a plague, and seems to have hit
quito a few of the students, to say
nothing‘of most of tho facultj'. It
seems to have the most ])eculiar
symptoms. First tho victims go about
muttering under their breath some
thing to the effect that they were
idiots to ever promise—why didn’t
they wiggle out some way—who ever
heard of them dra— hopeless any
way you look at it—i'>iday the nine
teenth—Bah!
When the disease has taken quite
a hold, they murmur something about
—best across, or up and down?—and
finally they are often heard to say,
“Wonder whether giggles are pink
or green?—wonder whether sneezes
walk on four logs or just two ”
Always they dismiss the problem
with—-“by next Friday.”
Friday night? Giggles? Sneezes?
TIh! best Salemito detectives are on
the job, and are ex)iectod to make a
statement in tho ne.ar future.