1772
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1935
VOL. XVI.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMRF.R~?n
Number I.
Salem Opens 164th Year
Y. M.’S AND Y. W.’S
MEET AT BLUE RIDGE
Three Salem Delegates
Attend Confeirence
Young people from eighteen states
gathered together for a glorious ten
days at Blue Eidge fi:om June 11 to
the 20th, for the Y. M. C. A., Y. W.
C. A. Conference of college students
in the Southern Region. Blue Eidge
is situated in the mountains of
western North Carolina, near Ashe
ville, and is a little summer colony
nestled at the side of the mountain.
Eobert E. Lee Hall, which is the main
building, is at the top of the square,
with the Mess Hall behind it, and
the gym, Abbott Hall, the Assembly
Hall and the Library arranged
around it. Cottages belonging to
delegations from different colleges
are set in among the trees, and the
whole of it faces a valley with beau
tiful blue mountain peaks rising at
the opposite end. One could feel in
the surroundings the Presence of the
God who had created all this beau
ty.
The Conference program was well
planned, and provided opportunities
for fellowship, worship, recreation
and fun, education and inspiration.
There was a well choscn staff of
Conference leaders selected from
among “Y” workers and student
leaders in the East.
The day’s work and play began
at 7:00, when the bugler sent the
“Reveillo” echoing into the dis
tance from the front steps of Lee
Hall. After breakfast, which was
served at 7:30, those lucky ones who
had mail, read it; while the others
perused their copies of the “Daily-
Yu.” a small paper published daily,
which gave the program for the day,
announcements, and interesting
sketches of the conference leaders.
The Seminar groups met at 9:00,
some holding their meetings out un
der the trees, and one keenly en-
.joyed the fellowship which grew in
the ten days of their extent.
These meetings were, as Dr. James
Workman put it “adventures of^
persons, beauty, truth and love ” in 1
which all the student representatives
were free to ask questions or give
their thoughts and ideas on the per- [
sonal, .social and economic problems |
which arose. To the industrial and!
agricultural problems of the South, I
the Racial issue. World Peace, and
Unemployment, much time and dis
cussion were devoted. The evenings
were given over to addresses by
leaders wel-informed on the prob
lems which were discussed in the
Seminars.
Mr. Frances P. Miller, at present
Secretary of the Foreign Policy As
sociation, and greatly interested in
international affairs, gave a clear
outline of World Economics, in his
evening addresses. Miss Elsie Har
per, Secretary for the Economic Edu
cation of the National Y. W. 0. A
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STUDENT LEADERS
WELCO^FRESHMEN
President of Y. W. C. A.
Greets New Girls
Standing at the portals of another
year! Millions of students all over
the world are experiencing the won
derful feeling. The added thrill for
us is that the portals before which
we stand are those of Salem College.
'I’hey are mighty portals dgnified
by age, through which armies of
girls have been marching ever since
1772. They are sacred, too, because
of beautiful traditions which have
been handed down by many genera
tions and because of the high stand
ards and spiritual leadership of god
ly men and women. It is an in
spiration to be a soldier in the army
of Salem girls and it’s a challenge,
too. We are not “bumming” our
way through a college (as hundreds
of students in large universities do)
■— we are marching slowly and oft
en difficultly but always with dig
nity and reverence through Salem’s
portals. Oh, it’s wonderful, Fi’esh-
men. We, who have been here, one,
two and three years, are proud to
welcome each one of ygu to Salem.
It won’t take long for you to love
Her as we do.
The Y. W. C. A. is especially hap
py to welcome you. We are organ
ized to serve you and to make your
life at Salem College richer and
fuller.
We hope to see you at Evening
Watch, at Vespers, at our Y, teas
and in the Y. store. Let’s start the
year by being friends and as a re
sult of our working, playing and
worshiping together we trust that
cach of us will grow in the love and
grace of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus
Christ.
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CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS
BRIGHTEN APPEARANCE
Main Hall Renovated
Dr Howard Eondthaler, President
of Salem College, who is recovering
from an automobile accident in
London, Kengland, will sail soon for
tlje United States.
HEADS OF SALEM STU
DENT ACTIVITIES
MEET AT CAMP
HMS
Trustees Are Guests at
Dinner
THEODf RE RONDTHALER
DESCRIBES ACCIDENT
OF DR. RONDTHALER
Salem President Recovering
From Injury in London
ATHLETIC ASSOCIAT’N
PRESIDENT HAILS
FRESHMEN
Hello, Freshmen! Sho’ is great
to see you stirring abound Salem
Campus (oven if you do look sorta
green and lost). The Athletic As-
socation is ’specially pleased on ac
count of a powerful lot of mighty
fine athletes graduated last year.
Mind you. Freshmen, they left some
plenty big shoes to be filled. How
ever, with a sigh of relief, wo note
that all of you look capable of filling
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The Student Self-Government As
sociation heads of Campus Organiza
tions and senior advisors met at
Camp Hanes, Monday and Tuesday
to plan the year’s activities. Group
meetings were held Monday after
noon and Tuesday morning. Tues
day evening the trustees of the col
lege were guests for dinner, after
which a conference was held. Brief
talks were made by Miss Gertrude
Schwalbe, president of Student Gov
ernment Mi.ss Erika Marx, president
of the Y. W. C. A.; Miss Virginia
Garner, editor-in-Chief of the Sale-
mite; Miss Nancy McNeely, Presi
dent of I. R. S.; Miss Josephine
Reece, Chairman of May Day. The
Trustees offered suggestion and com
ments on the plans for the coraine
year.
Guests for th& evening included
Bishop J. Kenneth Pfohl, R. D.
Shore, Agnew Bahnson, Mrs. James
Gray, Mrs. Clarence Lineback, Mr.
and Mrs. T. Holt Haywood, Rev. F.
W. Grabs, H. A. Pfohl, Arthur
Spaugh and John Fries Blair. Facul
ty advisors j*resent were Dean
Cliarles G. Vardell and Mrs. Vardell,
Miss Grace Lawrence, Miss Evabelle'
Covington, Dr. Minnie J. Smith, Miss
Katherine Riggan. Miss Mary Lou
ise Mickey, Field Secretary; and
Albert Oerter, Business Manager,
I must confess my own knowledge
of the details of my father’s aeci
dent is still rather incomplete, but
you and your readers are assuredly
welcome to what I have. Mother,
I jnlge, does not yet realize how
partial was the account contained in
her first liurried letter to us, and con
seiuently has added only incidental
details from time to time.
Ho and she were in the first week
of a happy holiday in London, fol
lowing a stay of throe weeks in
Edinburgh and Glasgow. Living in
the Howard Hotel on the Strand,
they had been to an outdoor evening
performance of “Comus,” part of
London’s celebration of the Milton
tercentenary. Returning to the hotel
afoot about 11 p. m., on the eve
ning of .Tuly 18, both started across
the street at Regent Square, failing
to note the approach of a car from
tho right. She, just too late, saw
the danger, jumped back, calling to
him in time to prevent his being
run down squarely l)ut not in time
to prevent his being struck a glanc
ing blow on the right side of the
head and knocked down instantly
unconscious. Her first communica
tion to us praised the London police,
who had and ambulance on the spot
in “no time,” and who had a
“cruising first-aid car” on tho spot
even before the ambulance, whose
driver promptly staunched the flow
of blood and applied temporary
bandages. Although his head and
face were badly cut and bruised, he
yfas but .slightly hurt in any other
region; and a curious fact is that
his glas.ses were picked up unbroken.
He was taken quickly to Middlesex
hospital, where the young doctor re
ceiving the ambulance cheerfully
underestimated the severity of the
injury, indicating as his opinion at
that time that all would be well with-
in a few days. It has been only as
these “few days” have drawn them
selves out into eight weeks, that we
on this side have reconciled our
selves to the idea of a truly serious,
though now rapidly healing hurt!
Recent letters have indicated grad
ual but sure improvement, and the
latest news is that he is sitting up
and walking about. Ho is to remain
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What delightful surprises await
the returning students. One is
Main Hall. The foyer has been re
decorated with murals by Miss Ada
Allen and Mr. Gene Noxon of N. Y.,
showing the buildings connected with
Salem Academy and College up un
til the New Academy was built.
There are walnut benches with cush
ions covered with white leather. New
draperies and a new rug complete
tho addition to the entrance to Main
Hall. The corridor has been re
painted and refinished witli new rub
ber matting. The benches have been
painted to match the walls and cov
ered with new henna cusliions. (Will
we ever get to chapel now?) No
longer will the freshmen have that
longing to pnll the cord that rings
the bell. The card is hidden! The
raidators are covered. The electric
light fixtures were taken from the
Flome Church, Of course, you have
noticed the two fascinating corner
cupboards and tho grandfather’s
clock.
Miss Blair will now be found en-
sconed in the room across from the
once registrar’s office.
Tn Memorial Hall there are new
radiators. The office of Miss Perry
man, the treasurer, has been en
larged, rearranged, and repainted.
Tho swimming pool, the bookstore,
and the 180:.’ courtyard have been re
painted.
Anyone who says that nothing
ever happens at Salem should have
been down on last Tuesday when the
smokestack on the Power House fell.
More noise, more fun! Therefore, to
top it all, a new smokestack.
LETTERS & TELEGRAMS
READ IN FIRST CHAPEL
Dean Vardell OfiFiciates
Bishop Pfohl SpeaJcs
FRESHMAN WEEK PRO-
GRAM ANNOUNCED BY
STUDENT GOVERNM’T
PRESIDENT
Orientation of Nfew Students
Begun
A full week of orientation activi
ties has been planned for tlie fresh
men. The program is as follows:
Sept. 18, Wedne.sday, 0:30, Ride
tlirough town.
Sept. 18, Wednesday, 7:30-9:30,
Advisors meet and help freshmen.
Sept. 18, Wednesday, 9:30, Meet
ing by bonfire on lower campus.
Sept. 19, Thursday, 1:30, Meeting
in room 11.
Sept. 19, Thursday, 7:00, Meeting
in reacreation room of Louisa Bitting
Building.
Sept 20, Friday, 1:00, Luncheon in
the little dining room.
Sept. 20, Friday, 5:00, All Fresh
men meet in room 10.
Sept. 21, Saturday, 8:00 p. m.,
Entertainment in honor of freshmen.
Sept. 22, Sunday, 11:00, Church,
all .students attending in a body,
4:00 Y. W. C. A. Tea.
0:30 Vesper Service.
Sept. 23, Monday, 9:00, Miss Cov
ington will .speak to all freshmen in
the Eecreation Room of Louisa Bit
ting Building.
Sept. 24, Tuesday, 9^00, Advisors
meet Freshmen in advisors’ rooms.
Sept. 25, Wednesday, 9:00, Miss
Lawrence will .speak to the freshmen
in Alice Clewell Campus Livine
Room.
Salem opened on Thursday at ten
o’clock when its forty-four new and
very dignified Seniors marched into
Memorial Hall singing the tradition
al opening hymn, “Standing at the
Portal.”
Dean Vardell introduced Rev.
Gordon Spaugh, pastor of the Home
Moravian Church, who read the
scripture and offered a prayer.
Dean Vardell read tho following
letter from Mrs. Rondthaler, writ
ten from London:
September 4, 1935.
Dear College Girls
Dear Academy Girls and
Dear Faculty, Administration and
Dear Alumnae:
From tho heart of historic old Lon
don, Dr. Rondthaler and T send you
our affectionate greetings upon
Salem’s opening day
We can see you all assembled, tho
Academy girls with faces alight; tho
many now froshmen beginning life
in their chosen college homo and
wondering about many things; the
“old girls” sophisticated, of course,
but the soul of big sisterly hel|>-
fulness to tho Freshmen; tho seniors
in dignified array; tho trustees lead
ing the occasion; tho faculty on
masse as a ])halanx of supi>orting
strength; the many beaming and in
terested guests and the dear alumnoi)
returned to help launch their Alma
Mater upon the academic sea of an
other splendid year. We can see
you all seated in tho familiar Hall.
Dr. Rondthaler sends all of you
his love and asks me to tell you that
his thought and prayers will follow
you each and everyone day by day
as college life in tho new term prog
resses.
I am s() hapny to be able to say
that ho is making a good recovery
and that the London doctors think
his progress quite remarkable after
so severe an accident. We expect
that it will not bo very long until ho
will be ablo to leave the hospital.
London is ever fascinating and on
my way from niy old-fashioned Eng
lish hotel down on the Strand to the
hospital, I find the intricate maze
of streets and little lanes and courts
and mevs, the old women selling
flower.q at every corner, the pathetic
street musicians, the galleries, the
musenms, the church bells, tho clip
ped and charming English tongue—
all of it—full of teeming interest.
Dr. Rondthaler has always said
that London is “the centre of the
world” and even his unfortunate
happening cannot quell his love for
this hugo pulsing city.
Again wo greet all of you on this
auspicious day, sendinj^ you across
tho Atlantic, our love and our pray
ers that Salem’s now year may be a
blessed one.
Most sincerely your.s,
Katherine B. Rondthaler.
In addition to this nows from the
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COLLEGE RECEPTION
GIVEN TUESDAY
NIGHT
Dean Charles G. Vardell, acting
president of Salem College, and Mrs.
Vardell entertained tho faculties of
the College and academy at an in
formal reception, Tuesday evening,
September 17. The reception was
held in Main Hall which has been
completely renovated during the
summer and is now one of the love
liest spots on the campus.