Senior
Dinner
I Education
I Week
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VOL. XV.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C„ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1934.
Number 9.
Most Successful Senior Dinner In
Years Given Saturday Night, Nov. 3
DR. AND MRS. ROND-
THALER ENTERTAIN
GRADUATING CLASS
Seniors Eat Their Way
Into Society
On Saturday night, November 3,
at approximately seven-thirty, the
Senior Class went over to Main Hall
and there with the aid of Mrs. Eond-
thaler, Miss Lawrence and Miss Eig-
gan, met their fates and dates for
the evening. Each girl and boy was
presented with a card bearing the
name of his or her partner for the
first course. These two seized hands
and wandered about the hall, appar
ently nonchalantly but really all a
jitter, trying to be coy and cordial
to the other jitttery ones in the Hall.
Once inside the dining room, they
wore able to compose themselves a
little. The dinner party wa« divided
into groups of four, and these groups
played fruit cocktail turn over (not
literally I hope, but in a more per
sonal way), after each course. In
this way every person changed tables
seven times, and once having sepa
rated, no foursome was ever re-i
united at another table.
Quickly, now, follow one of the
seniors on her delightful round of
tables. At table 1, she eats fruit
cocktail, talks to the man who brung
her, and to an other couple and com
ments on the gold and silver dec
orations on this table, and the state
of excitement she is in. Command
ed by Mrs. Eondthaler to take noth
ing with her but her napkin and her
yellow sl;p (with her subsequent
table numbers on it), and to move
on, she struts or slinks around the
dining room (depending on the mood
of her evening dress), and finally
lands at table 2. Here she eats soup
with three new people, and is given
a little book and pencil as a favor.
During all the rest of the evening,
each person must write something in
the books of all his table partners.
The senior muses over Iier soup
about what in the world she can say
to the perfect looking stranger with
whom she is souping.
At table 3, she eats mushroom pat
ties and accessories, and is given a
movie star’s face to hide behind.
Table four is covered with turkey
and main dinner and little cap-and-
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MISS COVINGTON
SPEAI^T VESPERS
“Living Up to Higher Stand
ards" Is Subject of Talk
On Sunday evening, Nov. 4, a
very enjoyable Vesper Service was
held in the Campus Living Boom of
our Alice Clewell Building. Laura
Pitts played as the prelude a part
of one of Mozart’s ' sonatas, which
was followed by a brief song serv
ice. After the scripture and prayer
by Beverly Little, Miss Covington
was introduced.
She followed the theme, “Higher
Standards,” on which Eev. Walser
Allen commented the preceding
Sunday night, and explained how to
live up to those ideals, which one
chooses as ‘ ‘ higher standards. ’ ’ One
definite way to do so is by refrain
ing from being critical. Instead of
commenting upon a person’s faults,
look for his good points and sing
them abroad. Miss Covington cited
as an example the beloved Miss
Sally Vogler. Miss Vogler, accord
ing to the speaker, used to go visit
new faculty members as they came
to Salem and tell her about the
other faculty members and how
much she would love them. Then
she would immediately go to the
old faculty members and comment
on the excellent qualities she saw
in the new teacher, and say how
miieh they would all like her.
ORATORIO WAS
PRESENTED SUNDAY
Salem Girl Among Soloists;
Methodists Present Oratorio
Before Large Audience
The oratorio, “The Evangel of
t!ie New World” was presented on
Sunday evening at seven-thirty in
the Eeynolds Memorial Auditorium.
It was directed by Harry E. Parker,
and the singers included members of
the choirs of Methodist Churches in
Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and
High Point. The soloists included:
Mrs. J. W. Lippels, soprano; Miss
Mary Mills of Salem College, alto;
W. Bourne Ilamner, tenor; and John
Lowrey, baritone. Orchestra music
was furnished by the Little Sym
phony Orchestra.
The oratorio was wn-itten for the
celebration of the one hundred and
fiiftieth anniversary of the organiza
tion of tlie Metliodist Church. It is
the story of brave American fron
tiersmen and the intenerant preach
ers of that time. Then came the
founding of the Methodist Church.
Tlie present activities of the Church
were then presented.
A largo crowd attended ttie pres
entation. Tlie program will be given
again next Sunday ptfte'rnoon at
three o’clock at the Junior High
School Auditorium.
THE SCHOFIELDS MOVE
TO NEW HOME
Lehman Hall Renovated
NORTH CAROLINA
SYMPHONY ORCHES
TRA CONCERT
Mr. Lamar Stringfield to Be
Flute Soloist
Not only Dr. Eondthaler’s for-
sythia has bistaken this lovely au
tumn weather for spring, but it
seems that Lehman Hall, also, has
the advanced spring spirit. And it
has a reason to, because it has been
renovated and is now the charming
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Scho
field. You have, no doubt, noticed
its freshly painted green window-
blinds and its gleaming white door
with its brightly polished brass
knocker, and have thought to your
self—Why, the Hall looks as if
someone lives in it. Let’s go and
see!
It is eight-thirty, Saturday morn
ing and w’e are going' to call on the
Schofields. We go through a low
iron gate and up to the door and
lift the brass knocker once. Mrs.
Schofield opens the door and we en
ter one of the most beautiful homes
in “Deep Salem.” A frisky little
dog welcomes us in the huge hall
which is papered in scenic wall pa
per which invites one to study it
to find what story is portrayed
thereon.
In the hall, as in all the rooms
of the home, are beautiful heavy
Peraian rugs which sink down, down,
under one’s stops.
AVe go into tlie living-room which
opens to the right of the hall and
we marvel at the planning which
was behind the transforming of a
house of some sixteen rooms into
this exquisite home with its eight
enormous rooms. Partitions which
divided each room into two have
been removed, leaving large, sunny
rooms w'ith many little juts in and
out in the walls. Mrs. Schofield has
used every one of these nooks to
its best advantage and Av*hat to
some of us w'ould have been an awk-
w’ard empty corner has for her be
come a charming setting for an in
dividual piece of furniture. In the
living-room, which carries a pre
dominating note of colorful blue, the
corner forms a perfect setting for a
baby-grand piano, while in the din
ing-room on the opposite side of
the hall the corner seems to be made
for an antique side-board. In the
living-room is a heavy desk which
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!Mr. I^amar Stringfield, conductor
of the North Carolina Symphony
Oi'i'hestra, will be featured as flute
soloist in the concert to be given
at Memorial Hall on November 12.
The program is annouiu'cd as fol
lows:
I. Egniont Overture.... Beethoven
II. Caucassian Sketches
Ippolitow-Ivanow
]. In the mountains.
2. In the village. .
3. In the mosque.
4. Procession of the Sardar.
Intermission
III. Melody (from “Orpheus”)
Gluck
Lamar Stringfield, Flute Soloist
I V. (a) Deep Forest Daniels
(b) Valse Triste Sibelius
V. Espana (Rhapsody).. Chabrier
“PATSr TO BE
PRESENTED SOON
Opening Night Announced
As November 16
Annual Education Week Observed
At Salem College November 6-11
PICTURE PRESENTED
TO Y.W.C.A.
STUDENT SPEAKERS TO
BE HEARD IN CHAPE
Mrs. Rondthaler Explains
Gift to Y. W. C. A.
In the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet Boom,
over the mantle there hangs an im
pressive copy of Hoffman’s picture
■ ‘ The Boy Christ. ” It is a part of
the picture “The Boy Christ
Among the Doctors,” the copy of
which is in the lobby of Main Hall.
Some years ago the student body
of Salem College presented the
painting to Bishop Eondthaler. Miss
Eiggan was one of the ones who
helped select the picture. Though all
of us did not know Bishop Eond
thaler, -we have heard much about
him and feel that we have missed
knowing a charming and unusual
personality. The Bishop so deeply
api>reciated the gift, that he placed
the painting over the mantle of his
study and would never let it be
moved.
Dr. and Mrs. Rondthaler feel now,
that the Bishop and Mrs. Eondthaler
have departed, that the picture
should again be placed in the pos
session of the Salem College Y. W.
C. A. There it is, a kind of memo
rial, dedicated to the memory of
the late Bishop and Mrs. Eond
thaler.
The curtain opens and out. steps
THE PATSY. In two weeks Salem
is to witness this event of events.
Prom his place on the jungle island
young Tarzan will step into the
role of a domineering mother. That
one who was boiled in the famed
opera of “Eobinson’s Trousseau”
will emerge the poor, mistreated
daughter who quite unconsciously
enfuriates her hateful sister (a
former bride actressette—Fr. for
little acntess) by doing nothing less
than vamp her beau. From his
hobby of cutting capers with De
bussy an elegant taxi driver will
emerge. From out of the world of
law will appear a perfect husband
and indulgent but stern father. Va
rious heroes and longed-for beaux
will come into their own on the
opening night. And who said there
was no Irish psychology?
They say a very misused young
girl will be found wandering in the
vicinity of Memorial Hall on the
night of November 10. She will be
followed by her cruel parents and
particularly despicable sister.
SALEM GIRLS TO
ATTEND WERENCE
Y. W. C. A. Participates in
Mission Institute
On Tliursday and Friday of this
week, Nov. 8 and 9, there will be
held in Greensboro, on the W. C.-U.
N. C. campus, a Mission Institute.
Salem'College will be represented
at the Conference by two-»iembers
of the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet, Gertrude
Schwalbe and Aggie Brown, and one
member of the Cabinet Commission,
Marv Frances Hayworth.
THE MYSTERY OF
VIRGINIA DARE.
North Carolina Mystery Dis
cussed by Dr. Rondthaler
In chaiwl on Wednesday Dr. Eond
thaler spoke on one of the three
big historical mysteries of the state
of North Carolina; “The Mystery
of Virginia Dare. ’ ’ He related first
the historical background of the
settling of Roanoke Island. Queen
Elizabeth was much interested in the
founding of colonics in the New
World, partly because of England’s
rivalry with Spain. She helped sup
port Sir Walter Raleigh in the ex
peditions he conducted to the new
world. The first two attempts at
colonizing Roanoke Island were un
successful, but finally a third col
ony, composed of one-hundred and
twenty-nine men, seventeen women,
and four children, established what
was the first permanent settlement
on Eoanoke Island. The Indians
were not hostile to them at the time;
in fact, the two Croatan chieftans,
Manteo and Wanchese, had visited
England with the first expedition
that had come to the Island.
On August 18, 1587, the first child
was born in the Eoanoke Island set
tlement. She was named Virginia,
and was the daughter of Annanias
Dare, and granddaughter of Gov
ernor White, who had come with the
colony. Manteo, one of the Indian
chieftans, was baptized a Christian
on the Sunday the week before Vir
ginia Dare was baptized. Three days
after her baptism Governor White
sailed back to England, leaving in
structions that in case the settlers
decided to move to the mainland,
they should carve the name of their
destination on a tree; and if they
left in distress, to carve a cross
above the name of the destination.
Governor White had expected to
return quickly, but three years
elapsed before he was able; and of
the happenings in the colony during
those three years no one can cer
tainly tell. Governor White returned
after three years to Eoanoke Island
with greatly reduced fortunes, as a
passenger on .a boat bound for the
West Indies. The ship anchored
twenty miles from Eoanoke Island,
and a small band et out in the aft
ernoon in a rowboat for the island.
Rv dark they saw a light and came
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Dr. House Chooses Interest
ing Topic in Y. P. M.
Students at Salem College will
speak on topics bearing upon the
theme of “Educating for Tomor
row ’ ’ as the local institution ob
serves the fourteenth annual Amer
ican Education Week. These talks
have been scheduled for the morn
ing chapel exercises on Tuesday,
Thursday, and Friday. The four
speakers are preparing themselves
for the teaching profession.
The talks as announced are as
follows: Tuesday morning. “Plan
ning for Tomorrow,” Miss Lois
Torrence; Thursday morning, “De
veloping New Types of Schooling,”
Miss Edna Higgins; Friday morn
ing, ‘ ‘ Continuing Education through
out Life,” Miss Virginia Garner,
and “Preparing for New Kinds of
Service,” Miss Stephanie Newman.
This nation-wide celebration takes
place each year during the week that
includes Armistice Day, beginning
Monday. Today there is a movement
on the part of educators to adapt
tho work of the schools to changing
social noods. These talks have been
selected to acquaint the new stud
ent body of Salem College with the
changed viewpoints in education.
The sponsors of American Educa
tion Week are the National Edu
cation Association, tho American
Legion, and the United States Office
of Education. The purpose of the
observance of the week is to give
the public an opportunity to partici
pate in selecting educational ob
jectives and appraising the work of
the schools.
Y. P. M.
Today in Y. P. M. Dr. House,
president of the University of North
Carolina, spoke on “Having Fun
With Our Minds.” This subject
was closely allied to tho theme
which we have been following for
National Education Week. The de
tails of Dr. House’s speech will ap
pear in next week’s Salemite for
the benfit of those who were not
in chapel.
COLLEGE STUDENTS EN
TERTAIN Cin TEACHERS
Margzuret McLean is
Toastmistress
Members of the Salem College
practice teaching group entertained
at dinner in honor of their teach
ers and principals in one of the din
ing rooms at Salem College Tuesday
evening at 6 o’clock. Covers were
laid for 36 guests in addition to
those for the 20 seniors.
Antumn flowers were used as deco
rations. Ferns and palms were
placed at each end of the room.
Reproductions of a miniature slate
done in black and white were used
as place cards.
Miss Margaret McLean served as
toastmistress. Each student intro
duced the teacher under whom she
has been doing practice teaching.
Dr. How^ard Rondthaler represented
the college in expressing his appre
ciation of the co-operation given by
the city teachers in the practice
teaching program. Music was fur
nished by Miss Rebecca Hines, so
loist and Misses Lucy James, Jean
Eobinson and Virginia Thompson.
Tho hostesses included the fol
lowing high school student teachers:
Misses Frances Adams, Martha
Binder, Grace Carpenter, Rachel
Carroll, Helen Davis, Edna Higgins,
Sara Johnston, Mildred Kritee, Mar
garet McLean, Elois Padrick, Ann
Vann, Anne Vaughn, Margaret
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