Page Four.
THE SALEMITE
W. C. of the XT. of N. O,
Miriam McFayden directs a jazz
orchestra which will furnish music
for informal dances at the Univer
sity. Practice is held on Wednesday
evenings and nine girls have shown
interest in the undertaking.
The Botany dub is planting a fern
plot which contains many species of
ferns. New memebrs are admitted
into the club on the basis of their
work on this project.
S. T. C. FAKMSVILLE, VA.
The Eotunda reports sights seen
during 3 days on the campus. It
seems that it was Eat Week. Be
ware, Salem Freshmen the hard-boil
ed Sophs might turn on you again
Clouds floated thus: Tresses worn
in pigtails tied with red and white
ribbons; no make up; fancies for
walking alone, and strange bundles
carried carefully concealed in laun
dry bags. These meek and lowly
creatures caused widening grins to
all except the serious Sophs super
vising on all corners, crooks and
turns.
MABY BALDWIN
A large group went on a ten mile
hike and stopped at Gypsy Hill Park
for supper, but believe you me the
article written on this hike lets us in
on all the aches and pains of long
hiking.
Editors, managing editors and busi
ness managers attended the National
Press Convention in Chicago. Armour
and Company’s plan for training
college graduates in meat packing
business was explained at the press
dinner by Harvey Ellerd, personnel
director.
Mary Baldwin students displayed
between 50,000 and 100,0000 stamps
at a Stamp Exhibition at the Y. M.
C. A. a few days ago.
I chanced upon a weeping young
man, sitting forlorn upon the steps
of the school building.
“What is the matter,” I asked.
“I am a failure,” he answered.
“I have flunked Professor Blank’s
course for four years.”
“Four years! It isn’t reasonable
Don’t you study t”
“I study hard,” he complained,
“but I just can’t laugh at his
jokes.” !
I was silent.
“Perhaps you can tell me how to
laugh t” he queried hopefully.
“I cannot,” I replied regretfully,
“but, with apologies to 0’Henry, I
will match you for a Coca-Cola.”
Wedneaday, November 14, 1934.
'ROUND AND ABOUT
WITH THE FROSH
Louise Preas stepped “out” with
two handsome shieks from Wash
ington and Lee Sunday.
Adeline Jones and Nellie Alex
ander of G. C. were week-end guests
of Eebecca Brame and Lillian
Smith.
Peggy Brawley and Margaret
Briggs were among the many Salem
girls who attended the Davidson
Carolina game Saturday.
Eleanor Matheson just had to go
home this week-end. Well—Char^
lotte, N. C., needs a treat occasion'
ally.
“Sis” Parker spent Sunday in
North Wilkesboro and she has never
yet told us why.
Idaliza and Leila just couldn’t
spend the week-end away from Sa
lem, regardless of their plans to
stay over for the dance at David
son.
Blevins Vogler and Marian Mitch
ell were the week-end guests of
Coco” Henderson and “Lib”
Moore.
Jane McLean and Margaret
Hodges went to Greensboro Sunday
afternoon. Theif mysterious de-
partude left everyone sorta curious.
Maxine Myers, from Tyrone, Pa.,
stopped by to see Mildred Troxler
while on her way to the Home-Com
ing at Davidson,
Mildred Carter’s mother, two sis
ters, and a five-year-old neice pleas
antly surprised her Sunday. They
dropped by to give her the Danville
and Martinsville news, but most of
us gathered in Mildred’s room to
hear it, too. Believe me, we liked
her family.
SEVEN THOUSAND
CANDLES UNDER THE
WIDOW’S HOUSE
M. M. Johnson had a date with
Sam Clark Saturday. Does that
sound like the same song, 32nd verse,
to yout
SOCIAL COMPETITION
OF SOPHOMORES
AND JUNIORS
SALEM ACADEMY
NEWS
Betty MacNair, Helen Dickson,
and Mary Louise McLendon left Fri
day afternoon for Greensboro, where
they will spend the week-end.
Betty Bahnson, Elizabeth Trotman,
Marguerite Willingham, Kate Pratt,
Ruth Green, and Jean Gray Scott,
the old members, welcomed Kath
erine Bead, Patsy Hill, Dorothy
Everett, Lady Kate Allen, Georgina
Jones, Edith Stokley, and Helen
Dickson into the Scribblers’ Club
Thursday afternoon with an initia
tion party.
For initiation, each new member
was required to write, with her left
hand an essay on “What I Think
of the Club Members.”
Ice Cream and chocolate ^auce
were served at the end of the party.
The following girls went, Friday
night, to Greensboro to see Walter
Hampden play in the “Cardinal
Bichelieu”: Edith Stakley, Bose
Willingham, Ethel Litz, Jane Sher
man, Clara Dull Somers, Jane Norvell,
and Jean Gray Scott.
The coming week will be devoted
to the Soccer practice of the Gold
and Purple teams, who will meet
in hearty combat on the afternoon
of Friday 16th.
Little Jo Whitehead had a very
happy birthday with her mother and
sister who came up from [Rocky
Mount to spend the week-end here,
and then Sunday afternoon Jo and
her sister came out to take Ethel
Highsmith, Marianna Redding, and
Lou Freeman out for a ride.
Margaret Calder went home, Char
lotte, Friday and was to go over to
Davidson for the game Saturday.
The roommates are trying to out
do each other. Lib Rankin went home
so Genny Gaddy couldn’t let Lib get
ahead of her. She had Margaret
Upchurch to spend Saturday and
Sunday with her.
Jane Crow took her usual trip
home for the week-end. Jane, you
should stay with us some Sunday,
1 do have fun.
Mary Brown was here this past
week-end looking as lovely as ever!
Davidson was Tick Fraley’s goal
Saturday and I hear it was also
Martha Nolen’s goal.
Ethel Jo and Lou Freeman had
unexpected callers from aFyetteville
Sunday! Quite a nice surprise for
you two girls, ehf
Florida Graves went to Davidson,
it must have been the fad, and then
home while roommate Lucy James
also went down to Davidson, but
she was back in time to see a num
ber of callers of callers on Sunday.
Fascinating Lucy!
If Harold does not come it means
that Wilda goes home, therefore
Wilda went home last Saturday.
Davidson called Jean Robinson and
she answered by going down last Sat
urday. Jean what we wouldn’t give
for such a call!
Etta Bert’s mother was here Sat
urday and McArn’s, father was here
Siinday.
(CONTINUED FROM PACE ONE)
“Oh, they’ll not think it’s very
much of a punishment,” said Miss
Vest, “but we used to be so ashamed
we just couldn’t hold our heads up.
When a little girl whispered to her
neighbor, the teacher put on her
head one of the boy’s hats; or if
a boy threw a spit-ball, he was pun
ished by being made to wear a bon
net. You know, one of the old-
fashioned poke-bonnets that came
around over your ears and tied un
der your chin. Wasn’t that just too
awful?”
“How many times did you have
to wear a hat?” asked Miss Ella
with a mischievous twinkle in her
black eyes.
“Just once,” said Miss Vest,
hanging her head in shame over that
once. “I talked.”
“So did I,” said Miss Ella, “just
once. I was whispering to the Bish
op’s sister—and the teacher caught
us. I had to wear an ugly old hat
for an hour, but the other girl
wasn’t punished at all for some
reason. Mercy, I was so embarrass'
ed.”
At that point, Miss Ella was be
ginning to take some already cooled
candles out of their moulds.
“You know. Miss Sally, I’d lots
rather do what I do than to teach
school! When I think how we used
to worry that poor old teacher, I
don’t see how she stood us. She used
to say that she charged sixty cents
a month for “aggravation.” (That
sixty cents per month per child
was the teacher’s pay cheek). “I
must say,” confessed the entertain
ing little lady, “that I’m sure I
did more than my sixty cents worth
of aggravating.”
Her conversation continued to
flow in a steady stream. She seemed
glad to have company watch her at
her work, which is a sure sign that
she knows it all by heart and is
not at all nervous lest she make
mistakes.
“Miss Vest, have you taken the
girls into the old bakery and showed
them the huge oven and enormous
fire place and the wee, little win
dows way up near the ceiling?”
“Yes, said our efficient guide,
we went there first, and saw the old
kitchen rooms, too, that have been
turned intc wood bins now.”
“And h&ve you been down into
the cellars, with the perfect arches
and the walls a foot thjek, and the
floors made of stones as big as table
tops?”
We’ve been there, too,” proud
ly answered Miss Vest. “It was a
bit chilly under there, didn’t you
think 80, girls? After this, I’m. gO'
ing to wear my jacket when I take
people into the cellar.”
As we left the cheerful atmos
phere which reminded us so much
of Senior Vespers and Moravian
many-pointed stars, and Salem
Christmases, we thought over our
chat with the little lady who has
made the bees-wax candles for the
Christmas Moravian services for the
last fourteen years.
Christmas holidays seem a long
way off to us because we have noth
ing to do except muse and get ex
cited over them (and study a little
on the side, to pass the time away).
Suppose each one of us had four
thousand more candles to make be
tween now and December 25th! Or
if you want to stretch your imagi'
nation—suppose we had already
made three thousand candles each,
since the beginning of October, or
most impossible of all, that we had
strained the bees-wax, melted the
tallow, tied the wicks, and complete
ly made by hand seven thousand
candles every year for fourteen
Christmas seasons! That’s what
Miss Ella has done, and her job
has kept her “busier than bees in
bees-wax.”
After you’ve been to visit her
once in the Widow’s home, Miaa
Ella will probably invite you to
come down to see her anytime.”
And she may even add a cordial “If
you don’t want to bother with the
Hat of Beaver Fur Felt
For the girl who likes tailored
clothes, fashion suggests a hat of
fine beaver fur felt, with a dress
maker touch of smocking on the
crown.—From Knos.
NEW MANNEQUIN
NEWS
BOUFFANT OB STBEAMLINED
The fashion writer’s notebook is
loaded with information this Fall.
Here are some of the items and
observations jotted down during the
daily rounds. On every side one re
peatedly hears two words, bouffant
and streamlined. These extremes of
the style are going along side by
side. Unquestionably both will be
worn and both will be liked. This
shows the flexibility of the femi
nine mind. Paris approves the
bouffant; America, with its swift
tempo, calls fort he streamline.
TWEED SUITS
A tweed suit is almost a necessity.
Tweeds are colorful and sturdy, and
come in fine rough weaves. The good
classic standbys, belted jackets with
four pockets and reefers are seen.
Very new is the checked jacket
with a plain oxford gray skirt (an-
nnounced with apologies to dashing
collegians); the order can be re
versed, a plain jacket topping a
checked skirt. For general utility
there is nothing like the three-piece
ensemble — jacket, skirt and top
coat, the town and country sort of
thing.
BLOUSES
Separate blouses are with us once
more; they are riding in on the
popular wave of the dressy suit.
They do much to change one’s ap
pearance.
SHOES AND GLOVES
Watch the extremities: hands and
feet. Fabric gloves are coming in
in dark colors. A new gadget is
the wrist strap, on which is a slide
bearing the wearer’s initial. French
gloves have beautifully stitched and
tucked cuffs. Shoes are steppi}ng
out on a high fashion level. Different
kinds of leather are combined and
trimmings of a contrasting subdued
tone are used. There is an obvious
effort to make shoes becoming to the
feet; lines tend to slenderize chubby
feet and to shorten long ones. Shoes
are getting higher.
POCKETBOOKS
Bags are bewildering. There are
so many grand ones to choose from.
Top handles are the last variation.
The English type, fairly good sized
and plain-edged with hand stitching,
and worn with hand stitched gloves,
are smart with tweeds. The French
bags, made of antelope, with fine
metal or crystal trimmings, are just
right for the dressy afternoon en
semble. The subject of bags cannot
be dismissed without mention of a
new evening variety in metal bro
cade; it is fitted out with lipstick,
compact, perfume bottle, mirror,
comb and even a pocket for ciga
rettes.
Lois and “Libby” Torrence went
out to Eleanor Watkin’s for dinner
Sunday.
I hope all of those in the com
petition race for the week are listed
above, but if not you will soon hear
about it.
steps, just come around through the
yard and use the back door. ’ ’
Use the back door if you want to
has been in Mr. Schofield’s family
but you must not miss being piloted
by Miss Vest down the stairs and
through all the interesting old
rooms below them, and hearing her
as she explains and exclaims over
the sights to ee seen there.
LIFE BEGINS AT 6:30
In the Practice House
A perfectly appointed table, a
perfectly prepared and served din
ner, and a perfect hostess—^with
such was the patience of Mr. Tim
mons, the photographer, rewarded
last Thursday evening. He was the
first and the honored guest of the
practice-house aspirants to the role
of model housekeepers,
was something of which the guest
wasn’t aware. Little did he know
that Anne Vaughn was watching
with anxiety his reaction to tast
ing her cheese souffle and that
Florence McCanless was attempting
to cover her disturbance over the
queer, burnt odors coming from the
kitchen by gi-ving in detail the doc
tor’s latest diet list. Mary Nelson
Anderson, acting as maid, never once
let on that she was so sleepy from
rising at 6:30 that she was having
trouble remembering who was to be
served first. But apparently the
guest was too interested in the
charming hostess’s conversation to
notice etiquette trifles. All the
time that Frances Adams was out
wardly engrossed in the international
photographic situation she was se
cretly worrying over the A. & P.
store situation. How could she ever
manage to buy food for five on
$16.50 a week if the Salem A. & P.
store closed?
GOOD TASTE
DEMANDS
ENGRAVING
H. T. Hearn Engraving Co.
217 Farmers Bank Bldg.
SHOE STYUCST OF
THE SOUTH
Phone 7763
POLLOCK’S
207 West 4th Street
Dr. Robert N. Walker
Optometric Eye-Sp«clalist
300-1-2 Reynolds Bldg.
Smart Women’s Wear
“Serving You Is a Pleasure**
COHEN’S
Paschal Shoe Repair Co.
219 W. 4th St. — Dial 4901
“Best In Our Iiine”
We Dye Shoes Any Color
NEW GLAMOUR
IN
DANCE & DINNER
GOWNS
Sensibly Priced
MRObini;
219 W. Fourth St.
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J.M. WILLIS BOBBER &
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Arcade Reynolds Building
Women and Children Exclusively
Dial 6073
Junior League
Beauty Shop
Shampoos and Finger Waves
$1.00
Balcony of, Robert E. Lee Hotel
New dinner and evening dresses
With or without jacket
$16.50 And $18.50
D. G. Craven Co.
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