Y. W. C. A.
JUNIOR-FRESHMAN
CANDLELIGHT
iIr iiTTTl^
INDIAN
SERVICE
SUPPER
VOL. XVI.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1935.
Number 3.
SENIORS CELEBRATE EXECUTIVE COIHMIHEE
HAT BURNING EVENT OF STATE Y. CABINET
BatUing Burt Crowned Vic-1 MEETS AT GUILFORD
tor In Prize Fight
An enormous crowd witnessed the
prize fight on Lower Campus, Thurs
day at seven-thirty. The contest
ants, Battling Burt, Tick the Terror,
Punchdrunk Percival, and Dan David
were striving for the title of “State
ly Senior.” The crowd went wild
as Battling Burt used her powerful
left to floor her worst opponent,
Tick the Terror. After Battling
Burt, the president of the senior
class, had been proclaimed winner,
she was given a cap and gown as
well as the greatly desired title of
“Stately Senior.” Then each page
gave her senior the cap and gown
and the seniors led the procession
singing the Alma Mater.
Members of the senior class are:
Mary Nelson Anderson
McArn Best
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Misses Schlegel and Topp
Represent Salem
SALEM OBSERVES 400th ANNIVERSARY
OF PRINTING OF ENGLISH BIBLE
BISHOP PFOHL SPEAKS ON SEVEN WONDERS
OF THE BIBLE
DR. RAY JORDAN
SPEAKS AT VESPERS
ACADEMY HONORS NEW
FACULH MEMBERS
Miss Frances Strathearn and
Miss Ethel Demuth Added
To Academy Faculty
On Tuesday night, a lovely recep
tion was given at Salem Academy,
honoring the new faculty members.
Miss Frances Strathearn and Miss
Ethel Demuth.
Miss pjlizabeth Zachary and Miss
Laura Summer received in the upper
hall, and Miss Charlotta Jackson in
vitcd the guests into the lower re
ception hall, where they were pre
sented to the receiving line. The
receiving line was headed by Miss
Mary Weaver, who introduced Miss
Strathearn, Miss Demuth, and Miss
Virginia Wilson. Miss Hazel Wheel
er presided at the punch bowl, and
Miss Jess Byrd, Miss Dorothy Knox,
Miss Helen Vogler, and Miss Car
rington Shields greeted the guests in
the reception hall. Delicious punch,
cake, nuts, and sandwiches were
served.
The social rooms were attractively
decorated with dahlias. In the upper
hall, there were gorgeous saffron
dahlias, and downstairs there were
ferns, yellow dahlias, and lavender
asters. There was a centerpiece of
rose dahlias on the serving-table.
There were fires in the fireplaces.
It was an informal reception, and
a number of guests attended, includ
ing Hev. and Mrs. Douglas Bights.
Mr. Rights is the new instructor in
Bible at Salem Academy.
The Executive Committee of the
Y. M. 0. A.’s and Y. W. C. A.’s of
the Gollegeg of North Carolina met
together at Guilford College on Sat
urday and Sunday, September 28
and 29, at the home of Naomi Bin-
ford, the Committee president. The
Salem representatives were Arnice
Topp, Chairman of the World Fel
lowship Committee of the Y. and
Martha Schlegel, Vice-President of
the Y.
The purpose of the meeting was to
draw up a schedule by means of
which the Y. M.’s and Y. W.’s of
the different colleges of the state of
North Carolina could carry on the
drive for Peace, which was instiga
ted at Blue Eidge in June.
The schedule of speakers and con
ferences that the cabinet drew up
is as follows: On October 20th, a
Conference will be held at Duke Uni
versity, with Elbert Eussell, Pro
fessor at Duke, and Miss Harriet
Elliot, Dean at W. C. U. N. C. as
the main speakers. From November
20th to the 27th, Dr. J. B. Artman of
Chicago, who was a Seminar leader
at Blue Ridge, and who put fire to
the drive for Peace, will bo in North
Carolina, and will speak at the var
ious colleges during those seven
days. Ralph Harlow, a professor
at Smith College, will be in North
Carolina for ten days, beginning
January 13, and will visit the var
ious colleges. To climax the pro-
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FACULH AND STUDENTS
GET LETTERS FROM
RONDTHALERS
ANNUAL TEA OF THE
ANNUAL STAFF
The annual tea of the staffs of
the ‘Sights and Insights” for all
the new students at Salem was given
Friday, September 27, from 4:30 to
5:30 p. m., in the Recreation Room
of the Louisa Wilson Bitting Build
ing. During the afternoon approx
imately one hundred and fifty girls
were greeted by Lois Torrence, Ed-
itor-in-Chief of the College Annual,
Josephine Whitehead and Jane Crow.
The guests were served by the fol
lowing members of the staffs: Fran-
, ces Salley, Eloise Sample, Libby Tor
rence, Adelaide Trotter, Ethel High-
amith, Mary Woodruff, Mary Cole
man Henderson and Virginia Crump-
ler.
The new girls were also welcomed
by Miss Vaughn, who pointed out
to them all the formei- Salem an
nuals.
. Miss Stockton arranged the love
ly flowers and prepared the delicious
Russian tea, sandwiches and al
monds for the occasion.
Mrs. Rondthaler Acknowl
edges Cablegrams
In a letter to Lois Torrence dated
September 20, Mrs. Howard Rond
thaler expressed her happiness in
hearing from the girls, the faculty,
and the alumnae on the opening day
of school. Her own words are: “We
were so happy yesterday morning
over the cablegram from the girls,
one from the faculties and one from
the alumnae. You cannot know how
those messages seemed to bring you
all nearer to us — for being 5000
miles away from old Salem, some
times makes us pinch ourselves to
make sure all this untoward happen
ing is not a dream.”
Dr. Anscombe received a message
from Mrs. Rondthaler which in i>art
reads:
“The delightful cablegram from
the faculties in halting poetry caused
us much joy and merriment. At last
Dr. Rondthaler can laugh at things
and joke some — so life is taking on
a rosy hue for me.
“He left the hospital two days
ago and now I am looking after him
here at the hotel.
“Our hotel is next door to William
Penn’s house w’hich has a door peep
hole. One man came to call and
waited endlessly on the step. Fi
nally he called the servant and said
‘When will your master see me.’ ‘He
hath seen thee, but he doth not like
thee,’ quoth the servant. The man
waited no longer.”
All of us treasure the messages
which wo receive from Dr. and Mrs.
Rondthaler, and the charming style
in which Mrs. Rondthaler writes re
assuring us that the art of letter
writing has not passed out of exis
tence.
Plans For Series of Y. P. M.
Programs Announced
Bishop J. Kenneth Pfohl, Bishop
of the Southern Province of the Mo
ravian Church, gave an unusual talk
in expanded Chapel on Wednesday,
October 2, on the “Seven Wonders
of the Word.” Before he introduced
the main subject. Bishop Pfohl gave
a brief summary of the plans for
chapel programs in the next few
weeks, which plans were formulated
by the faculty under the leadership
of Dean Vardell. October 4, 1535,
was the date on which Miles Cover-
dale presented the first English Bible
to the English people; and it is the
purpose of a great organization in
the United States and England, com
posed largely of laymen, to com
memorate the 400 years existence of
the printed English Bible. Commun
ities and cities all over the United
States will celebrate this anniver
sary, and Salem also wishes to do
her part. There will bo presented
from time to time by speakers in
Chapel, certain phases showing the
influence of the English Bible on
American life, on Art, on British
and American Literature, in Music,
and in the lives of great national
leaders.
Following this introduction, Bish
op Pfohl talked on the “Seven Won
ders of the Word.” He first com
pared them with the traditional sev
en wonder.s of the world, and showed
how they have decreased in wonder
and how most all of them have dis
appeared in glory —■ while the won
ders of the Book increase and is
glories still abide.
The first wonder of the Book is
that of its formation. No one man
or group of men ever decided to
write the entire book, but it came
into being portion by portion, bit
by bit, through the turning of six
teen centuries. Differents parts of
it were written in different countries,
and the portions of it wre gradually
brought together through the years.
The apostles, when they wrote the
Gospels, didn’t get together and say
that one should write of Christ as
king, or another write of Him as
teacher, or still another as the Son
of God — hut they wrote as they
were inspired — and it is to be re
membered that the apostles were not
outstanding liteiary men.
The second wonder is its unity.
The thirty or forty men who wrote
the books o^the Bible lived in per
iods far separated from one another.
The writers never considered that it
was to be put tognther into one —
yet it is unified. It is one book, with
a distinct connecting purpose running
through it.
The third wonder is that of its
age. Today antiques are valued high
ly, and people will pay a high price
for an old piece of furniture, or a
rare bit of pottery — yet almost
everyone can possess this ancient
treasure — for a moderate price. Tn
spite of its groat age, the Book is as
modern, and as applicable in our
lives now as if it had been written
in the present time. Today we want
modern books for reading — not
those that arc five hundred or one
thousand years old — yet this Bible
is read everywhere, and although it
is an old Book, it is a living one. The
first copios of the Scriptures w’ere
all hand written, and to illustrate
the untiring patience of its writers,
it is estimated that it takes the work
of one man for fifteen years to com
plete a copy.
The fourth wonder of the Word is
its surviving quality. Never has
there been such a book which so
many people have tried to destroy.
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Y. W. C. A. Holds Inter
esting Service
The Vesper Service of September
29, was an unusually interesting one.
The speaker was Dr. G. Ray Jordan,
of Centenary Methodist Church. The
program was:
Prelude—Moment Musical by
Schuber.
Played by Laura E. Pitts.
Hymn—When I Survey the Won
drous Cross.
Scripture Reading by Margaret
Briggs.
Solo by Richard Hine.
Talk by Dr. G. Ray Jordan.
Dr. Jordan spoke of Jesus’ coming
to earth; He came not because the
world wanted Him, but because it
needed Him. Today the w^orld needs
Him, but the world does not want
Him.
The service was closed with tho
Hymn: Holy Ghost, wtih Light Di
vine and the Y Watchword.
MISS MARKS WRITES
BOOKLET
‘Cotton” Elementary Book
let Just OflF the I^ess
May Day Committee Announced
May Day itself may be many
chilly months away, but Josephine
Reeco, Chairman of the May Day
Committees, has announced the
membership of her various com
mittees so that these committees
may begin their duties immedi
ately. Persons composing the
193G May Day Committees and
the committees on which they will
serve are:
Josephine Reece, chairman and
Libby Torrence, vice-chairman,
of all May Day Committees.
Nominating Committee:
Meta Hutchinson, Chairman;
Gertrude Schwalbe, Marianna
Redding, Margaret Briggs, Eve
lyn McCarty, Frances Cole, Mary
L. Sicwers, Ruth Norman.
Finance Committee:
Mary C. Henderson, Chairman;
Mary Ilan, Betty Bahnson, Agnes
Brown, Lou Freeman, Janie Mc
Lean, Ellen Moore, Helen McAr
thur.
Pageant Committee:
.Tane Rondthaler, Chairman;
Cramer Percival, Sarah Ingram,
Nancy Schallert, Elizabeth Trot-
man, Anna Wray Fogle, Laura
Bland.
Publicity Committee:
Josephine Whitehead, Chair
man; Mary Matthews, Stephanie
Newman, Virginia Garner, Majy
Louise Shore.
Tea Room Committee:
Frances Meadows, Chairnjan;
Josephine Ritter, Dorothy Hutaff,
Bessie Lou Bray, Virginia Mc
Connell, Sarah Stevens, Cornelia
Wolfe, Charlotte King.
Music Committee:
Mary Frances Hayworth, Chair
man; Rose Siewers, Anne Nisbet,
Katherine Sissell, Mary Mills.
Anna Withers.
Property Committee:
Eleanor Watkins, Chairman;
Bernice Mclver, Caroline Pfohl,
Virginia Lee, Caroline Diehl, Lois
Berkey.
Costumes Committee:
Jane Crow, Chairman; Layla
Tucker, Jane Nading, Bill Fulton,
Frances Sally.
Dress Committee:
Cordelia Lowry, Chairman;
Dorothea Rights, Louise Preas,
Marianna Hooks, :Nfary Thomas,
Mary L. Haywood, Garnelle
Raney.
Flower Committee:
Marion Mitchell, Chairman;
Willena Couch, Katherine Smith,
iToanette Sawyer, Mary Laura
Perryman, Virginia Taylor, Ade
laide Trotter, Dorothy Wyatt.
Dance Committee:
Eloise Sample and Afargaret
Sear.s, Chairmen; ifadeline Smith,
Ann Austin, Leila Williams.
Ushers and Program Committee:
Martha Schlegel, Chairman;
Mary Elizabeth Reeves, Eliza
beth Iledgecock, Margaret War
ren, Florence Joyner, Bessie Shipp.
During the summer. Miss Sallie
B. Marks, professor of education and
psychology was invited by the Bu
reau of Tublications, Teachers Col
lege, New York, to write a booklet
for a series offered by this bureau
dealing with subjects studied by ele
mentary students. Her book, “Cot
ton— How Cotton Influences tho
Development of the United States,”
is just off the press.
The booklet has two division.s. Tho
first tolls about the necessity of
man's adaptation to meet tho require
ments of subsistence and the prog
ress of democracy. The second tells
about tho influence of cotton upon
the developments of the country.
Tho second division is headed
‘ ‘ Learning Elements ’ ’ and deals
with the following subject: tho first
colonists; tho American cotton bolt;
planting, cultivating, and picking,
hazard of production; machinery; in
ventions; increased demand for cot
ton; manufacture in America and in
tho south; how cotton is sold; from
cotton bale to cloth; chief uses of
cotton; tho present situation.
This comprehensive booklet is
without a doubt tho result of con
siderable re.search. It is easy to
understand and is designed to
appeal especially to students of the
fifth, sixth and seventh grades.
Tho carefully chosen illustrations
were done by Bayard Wootten. Each
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I. R. S. ENTERTAINS
AT KID PARTY
“Heighhol The dairy-ho. ” Yes,
the farmer was in the dell, but all
the kids at Salem were in tho Louisa
Bitting Recreation Room Saturd.iy
night at the I. R. S. “Bawl” from
7:30 until bedtime. (8:30).
If you had your favorite evening
dress hiked up above your knees,
and your .sophisticated braid in a
pigtail, you could got an animal-
cracker ticket of admittance. In
side there were many beauteous bal
loons, crepe paper, and stuffed animal
decorations. (These were later prac
tically demolished during the moro
strenuous games.)
Jack Watkins, the snagglo-tooth,
coun ’ry boy, and hor bumpkin
sweetie, Elizabeth Trotman, carried
off the honors in their ragged straw
hat.-!. Dot (Thithy) Hutaff w.ns re
splendent in bow-tie with bo-
freckled Mavy Turner Willis. Quito
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