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VOL. XV.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C„ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1935.
Number 23.
GARNER AND TORRENCE
TO HEAD PUBLICATIONS
NEW EDITORS
OF SALEMITE AND
ANNUAL ELECTED
Virginia Garner Is Editor-
In-Chief of “Salemite”
Lois Torrence To Put Out
Year Book
PUBLICATIONS ’35-’36
VIRGINIA GARNEE
Miss Virginia Garner of Winston-
Salem and extremely capal)16 mem
ber of the iiifoming Senior Class has
been elected to the editorship of the
"Salemite” for the year 1935-36.
Miss Garner, throughout her three
and a half years at Salem has been
very outstanding in all the projects
of the off-campus students.
In spite of her many outside re
sponsibilities she has held, very
capably, various offices on the cam
pus, including treasurer of the Stu
dent Self-Government Association,
member of the Athletic Council, the
Student Council and the Salemite
staff. She is a member of the Order
of the Scorpion. She has taken part
in various athletics, serving on class
teams; she is now working on the
May Day Committee; and she does a
great deal of coaching on the side.
Miss Garner is outstanding on the
campus for her willingness to help
at all times and for her dependa
bility. Miss Garner succeeds Miss
Cortlandt Preston of Washington,
D. C.
VIRGINIA GAHNER
Editor-In-Chief Salemite
LOIS TORBENCE — EDITOR-IN-
CHIEF — “SIGHTS AND
INSIGHTS”
Miss Lois Torrence, versatile and
outstanding Junior from Gastonia,
N. C., has been elected as editor-in-
chief of Sights and Insights’’ for
the year 1935-36. Miss Torrence has
served, in previous years, on the
“Salemite” staff, the annual staff,
the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet, and as
class treasurer during her sophomore
year. At present she is assistant
editor of “Sights and Insights,” a
member of the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet,
of the Athletic Council, of the May
Day Committee, Junior Class Treas
urer, and a member of the Order of
the Scorpion. She is outstanding in
athletics and is well known for her
artistic and literary talent, as well
as for her dependability, loyalty to
Salem and love of the stars! Miss
Torrence succeeds Miss Frances
Adams of Monroe.
STRINGED ORCHESTRA
PRESENTS CONCERT
Program Under Miss Read’s
Direction
The Salem College Stringed Or
chestra, under the direction of Miss
Hazel Horton Read, presented their
annual concert Monday night in
Memorial Hall. The Program was
as follows:
Ave Verum Corpus Mozart
Adagio Palthitique Godart
Fantasio Appassionate, ..Vieuxtemps
Violin Soloist Albert Blumenthal
Jupiter Symphony Mozart
Miss Ann Nisbet, harpist, played
the harp obligati to the first two
numbers. Miss Dorothy Thompson
played the organ accompaniment
and Miss Wilda Mae Tingling the
piano. Despite the bad weather, a
large audience enjoyed this interest
ing and colorful concert.
LOIS TORRENCE
Editor-In-Chief, Sights and Insights
SALEM ALUMNAE
LUNCHEON HONORS
MISS MICKEY
Field Secretary Shows
Slides of Campus
Miss Mary Louise Mickey, field
representative of Salem College, was
honor guest at a luncheon given
Tuesday by the Western Carolina
branch of the Salem College Alum
nae association at the Woman’s club.
Miss Mickey, who was introduced by
Mrs. T. F. Malloy, president of the
local branch, gave a talk illustrated
with slides of scenes and activities
at Salem college.
Jonquils and forsythia were ar
ranged effectively about the club
house, and the luncheon table depict
ed a yellow and white color motif.
Reservations were made for 17, as
follow’s; Miss Mickey, Mrs. Malloy,
Mrs. James H. Bowles, Mrs. John
Shaw McGirt, Mrs. Floyd Byram,
Mrs. A. L. Banister, Mrs. Mark
Brown, Mrs. Alice Sumner White,
Mrs. D. Hiden Ramsey, Mrs. Wallace
Maxwell, Mrs. Bynum Sumner, Mrs.
George Robinson, Miss Sadie Rollins,
Mrs. Sarah Reynolds Allen, Mrs.
Harry Logan, Mrs. John L. Carroll,
and Miss Velma Cline.
SALEM TALENT TO
BE DISCOVERED
MONDAY NIGHT
REECE HEADS MAY DAY
BEST ATHLETIC PRESIDENT
May Day Sponsors
Talent Show”
Memorial Hall
“Home
In
MAY DAY — ATHLETIC
^Monday night, April 1 (not .^pril
fool either), all the would be Salem
Artists (singers, daui-i'rw, etc., and
what have you), will have a chiince
to prove their abilities to the world
in general. In some cases it will be
quite evident that the stage, screen
aiul radio have overlooked great
box office attraction. As a result of
aforesaid oversight Salem College is
the fortunate one. Any of you who
venture forth on this eventful night
will sec and hear such outstanding
features as Cramer Percival imita
ting, among other famous personages,
Bushy making an announcement.
Ilnrk! was that a “ Skeedee Weedee
Whoa Wha da Whada Whoooooa”
flying aroimd??!? Yes, and it was
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COMMANDER DONALD B.
MACMILLAN VISITS
WINSTON-SALEM
JOSEPHINE REECE
Chairman ALny Day Committee
Noted Elxplorer Lectures At
Home Church
Commander Donald B. Mac^Iillan,
world renowned during the past
quarter century for his polar e.\-
lielitions, has continued and always
will continue to nuike his explora
tions ill the North Pole regions. To
him the North I’olo is much more
alluring than the South Polo because
iu the North he can meet people —
lOskinios 200 years behind times.
MacMillan’s first taste of .\rctic
work came when he accepted an in
vitation of Hear .\dmiral Richard
K. I’eary to Join his Arctic expedi
tion in 1908. In 1910 he acconij)an-
ied the Cabot Labrador Ex[>odition,
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GERTRUDE SCHWALBE
LEAVES FOR FLORIDA
President Student Govern
ment to Attend S.I.A.S.G.
Conference at Talahassee
Miss Gertrude Schwalbe, newly
elected president of Student Self-
Government for 1935-36, left today
at one o’clock for Tallahassee, Fla.
She will represent Salem at the
Southern Intercollegiate Association
of Student Governments, which is
meeting at the Florida State Wom
en’s College. The meeting will last
until the end of the week, after
which time, Miss Schwalbe will re
port to the student body on her trip
and the things she has learned in
Florida.
SPRING CLEANING
Any old clothes, old shoes, old
stockings todayt Delve into your
closets and resurrect that ancient
and dilapidated pair of white
shoes, those run-y hose, that old
blue skirt and all those odds and
ends of clothing you’ve been sav
ing to wear just one more time.
End that little scheme once and
for all; wear those new spring
clothes and give the old ones to
the Y. W. C. A. to send to the
mountain school at Crossnore.
“Y” Cabinet members will call
to see you either today or tomor
row to collect them.
JOSEPHINE REECE OF
WINSTON-SALEM SUC
CEEDS LIBBY JEROME
McArn Best of Goldsboro
To Take Over Athletic
Association Following
Margaret Ward
JOSEPHINE REECE
Iu the clectiou lield on last Friday,
March 22, the student body elected
Miss Josephine Keoce, of Winston-
Salem to bo Chairman of the May
Day Committee for next year. This
Chairmanship has iu the last two
years come to be one of the most im
portant and responsible positions on
the canipu% and couseijuently it is
considered a twelve jwint office.
Josephine has worked on the May
Day Committee all this year and has
shown her ability as an organizer
and leader. Her work with the
Y. \V. C. A. has also been outstand
ing for its originality and the suc
cess of her projects. She was large
ly responsible for the clever mock
art e.xhibit of the past fall, which re
quired a great deal of i)lanning and
thought.
Jo has also been connected with
the Student Government, has been
helpful to her class, and has been
outstanding in working with the off
campus group now under direction
of Rebecca Hines.
As Chairman of May Day, Miss
Reece succeeds Miss Klizabeth Jer
ome, of Winston-Salem. She was
elected over Miss Stephanie New
man, also of Winston-Salem.
McARN BEST
President Athletic Association
EXQUISITE PROGRAM
TO BE PRESENTED BY
MUSIC STUDENTS
Thursday afternoon, March 28, at
four o’clock a musical program will
be given in Memorial Hall, Music
lovers will be delighted by the fol-
Andante Con Variazioni .Beethoven
lowing:
From Sonata Op. 26
Lois Moores
Andante Chaminade
.‘\rrangcd for two pianos by
Mrs. Crosby Adams
Shirley Liveugood Helen Minges
Impromptu in F sharp maJor, Chopin
Frank Campbell
Choral Prelude “ Von Himmel Hoch”
Pachelbel
Anna Withers
The Island Spell Ireland
Ruth Wolfe
Chorale, “Jesus Bleibet Meine
Freude” Bach
From Cantata Op. 147 arranged
for two pianos by Elizabeth Gest
Dance of the Candy Fairy
Tschaikowgky
From the Nut Cracker Suite,
transcribed by Eduoard Hessel-
berg.
Mary France Hayworth
Willena Couch
Concert Waltz in D flat major
Wieniawski
Virginia Thgmpsbli
McARN BEST
President Athletic Association
Yesterday the student body elect
ed its 1935-’,'(() I'residont of the .\th-
letic Association to succeed Mar
garet Ward of Kocky !Mount, N. C.
The new president who was chosen
is McArn Best of (loldsboro, N. (’.
She defeated two other nominees,
Miss .\gnes Brown of Davidson,
N. C. and Miss Nancy AIcNeely, of
Coolccmee, N. C.
During her three years at Salem,
Miss Best has been most outstanding
in sports. She has taken an active
part in tennis and swimming tourna
ments, been tennis manager, and
held placcs on both hockey and bas
ketball class teams. This year she
made basketball varsity. She has
also served on the .athletic Council,
and shown much interest along these
lines.
FRESHMEN HEARD
IN SUNDAY VESPERS
Idaliza Dunn, Talks On
^‘How To Observe Lent”
Sunday evening, March 24, the
Freshman Class had charge of Ves
pers. Laura Elizabeth Bland gave
a beautiful rendition of Bach’s
“Arioso.” She was followed by
Cramer Percival who sang “Grant
Us Thy Peace.” The Scripture
passage, taken from Ecc. 11, was
read by Eloise Sample. Miss Ida
liza Dunn, a member of the Fresh
man Class, made an interesting talk
on “How I May Observe lent.”
At this season of the year, .said
Miss Dunn, many of us are wonder
ing how we, ourselves, may observe
Lent. There arc no set rules, but
there are principles that wo may
follow. The greatest principle is
that of giving. “Cast thy bread
upon the water; for thou shalt find
it after many days.” Ecc. 11.
We may have little money dr other
possessions to give, but after all it
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