CLARK GABLE
SLOGAN CONTEST
CLARK GABLE
SLOGAN CONTEST
VOL. XVI.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C„ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1935.
Number 6.
DR. ANSCOMBE SPEAKS
AT Y. P. IB. ON THE
HISTORY OF THE BIBLE
Second In Anniversary
Series of Talks
Dr. Francis Anscombe, head of
Salem’s department of history, spoke
in expanded chapel, Wednesday
morning on “How We Got Our
Bible.” This was the second in a
series of talks celebrating the 400th
Anniversary of the English Bible.
“It is a very long story to know
how the Bible came to be in the form
we know it, “said Dr. Anscombe.”
It has had many forms.” He then
proceeded to tracc the history of the
Bible from the earliest time down
to the present.
“The earliest stories of the Bible
existed hundreds of years before
they were written down. Among the
Hebrews there were professional
story tellers w’ho traveled from place
to place. Two series of stories finally
appeared, one current with the north
ern Hebrews and one current with
the southern people, of Judah. These
two series were gradually woven to
gether. ’ ’
Dr. Anscombe told about the
palimpsets, the sheep skins upon
which the Southern Hebrews wrote.
The (Iskins were precious and often
would be used two or three times,
and the scribe would write as much
as possible on the same parchment,
crowding it in. This fact and cer
tain characteristics of Hebrew made
it difficult to transcribe the Scrip
tures. For instance, Hebrew was writ
ten from right to left; there were no
vowels, (at least until 200 A. D.), no
capitalization, no punctuation, no
paragraphs, and no chapter divisions
or headings. The similarity of cer
tain Hebrew letters made it difficult
to arrive at proper meanings; for
instance “y” and “v”, I'd” and
“r”, “b’ and “k”, “g” and
“n”, “h” and “ch.” The old Test-
jiment was written in Hebrew, ex
cept a small portion of Daniel and
the New Testament in Greek.
The scribes in Old Testament
times were meticulously careful and
the Hebrew manuscript were very
accurate. The scribes knew even
the number of letters and words in
each book, and if 'they made a mis
take they put a correction in the
margin and never tampered with the
text.
There have been many manu
scripts. The three oldest are the
Vatican, the Sinatic, and the Alex-
anderian. Dr. Anscombe then told
how each of these three came to be
found and what has been done with
eacli one. The Vatican, which is the
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CLARK GABLE SLOGAN CONTEST
Just as “I’d walk a mile for a Camel” barf made Camel
Cigai'cttes and AVinston-Salem known the world over, so
we believe an appropriate slogan for Salem College, will
be useful for increasing still further the already widespread
fame of oui‘ Alma Mater. Therefore, the “SAX/EMITE”
is sponsoring a slogan contest open to all students now
regularly enrolled in the college.
A prize of five dollars in cash has been offered by one
of oui' kind trustees too modest to let his real name ap
pear in print; he suggested that we use that of “Clark
Gable” instead since Clark is more accustomed to finding
himself on newspapei- front pages and should be quite
pleased to make the “SALEIMITE.”
Think of it, girls! Five whole dollars to spend for
anything you choose, will be yours for writing a short,
snappy Salem slogan (how’s that for alliteration. Dr. Will
oughby!), which will best embody Salem’s spirit, reputa
tion, and tradition.
The contest will last only one week and there is no
tin^e to lose. Now sit down, write out your slogan, and
leave it in the “SATjP^MITE” office. The Editor and Clark
Gable are anxious to receive them. Here are rules for the
contest:
1. All slogans must be placed in a sealed envelope and
left in the Saleniite Office or handed to Virginia Garner or
Susan Rawlings on or before one o’clock, Saturday, No-
vembei- 2. Results of the contest will be announced at the
following Wednesday Chapel.
2. The judges reserve the right to withold the award
if no slogan submitted is of sufficient merit.
.3. Tn case of a tie the prize will be divided between
the two participants.
4. The slogans must be related to Salem College and
suitable for publication in the “SATjEMITE” and other
'Salem literature.
5. Judges for the contest are:
]\Ir. Albert Oerter
iliss ilarjorie Knox
]\Iiss Elizabeth Lilly
8:30 CHAPEL
“THE VALUE OF AN
EDUCATION”
Subject of Talk By Dr.
Anscombe
SOPHOMORE COURT HELD FRIDAY
Sophomores Take Freshmen For a
Ride at Dinner Friday Evening
“What’s the value of a college
education today, anyway?” College
graduates are tempted to ask when
they find that they can find no bet
ter positions than the people who
are not college graduates. “The
value of an education is that it de
velops one’s mental powers,” said
Dr. Anscombe in a chapel talk, Sat
urday, October 19. “It is not what
you learn but what you become that
matters in education. It is not the
subject matter that is important; it’s
your own personality,” he continued,
in the discussion.
Our minds are capable of growth,
and the chief purppse of education
is to develop one’s mind. Every
different subject has something dif
ferent to offer. Mathematics is a
subject which trains the mind to
discriminate, to think through cer
tain situations; science helps one to
understand the world in which one
lives, to observe accurately and caje-
fully, to note precisely what happens
under certain conditions and changes.
Literature gives one more contacts
—through it one becomes a better
social being
“Every new subject you take
opens a new window into your soul.
I would encourage everyone of you
to take as many subjects as you can
and so become accjuainted with as
many fields as possible,” Dr. An-
scombe continued. lie regards the
college as a place where one grows
mentall}' and even though the college
man may not earn any more than the
man who does not go to college, he
has a better understanding of the
world and a more sensible and more
social outlook on life.
SALEM REPRESENTED AT
PEACE CONFERENCE AT
DUKE UNIVERSITY
Y. W. C. A. Officers And
Leaders Attend
REV. JOHNSON CHAPEL
SPEAKER TUESDAY
DISTRICT EDUCATION
MEET IN GREENSBORO
Dr. Karl Balander To Be
Speaker
The thirteenth annual convention
of the Northwestern District of
North Carolina Education Associa
tion, meeting at Woman’s College,
'Greensboro, Fridaj-, ivill be attended
by Miss Marx anilj Mr. McEwen.
Art will be especially emphasized
in the program, and the address of
the first session will be given by
Dr. ‘Karl 8. Balander, of Columbus,
Ohio, president of tlie Art Hobby
■ Guild of America.
Di’. Balander is a na'iionally rec
ognized lecturer on art. He has
traveled extensively both in Europe
and America.
George Dickieson, former violin
student of Salem College, and his or
chestra will furni.'jh the music for
the meeting on Friday.
FEEUNGS OF A
FRESHMAN ABOARD
S. SHIP SOPHOMORE
It was with trembling hands and
questioning eyes that the ‘ ‘ Freshies
accompanied the elegantly gowned
sophomores to the cleverly decorated
dining room for their Freshman
Party last Friday. The “Greenies”
looked very young and undignified in
their comic apparel compared to the
sophisticated Sophomores in their
flowing evening , gowns. For the
freshmen pale shining faces were in
fashion and their curls were hidden
under stocking tops. Most of them
had peculiar limps because they
wore one high aAd one low heel, ac
cording to instructions.
The sophomores appeared to be en
joying the delicious dinner, but the
freshmen were vainly trying to
choke down the food while waiting
in .igonizing suspense for their names
•to be read. For as soon as the name
was called one must participate in
the floor-show and usually extreme
embarassment was in order. For
instance, all her pals suffered with
Janice Rainey as she sang “T Love
Vou Truly’ to Mr. Downs. Virginia
Bruje Davis was not alone when
she blushed while vainly trying to
look happy for the harsh judges.
EveVy moment of suspense was an
hour. The pleasant expressions on
the faces of the hostesses didn’t
lu'lp at all!
When finally the last victim had
been disposed of and the guests had
taken their leave there was a sig^i
of relief. And now the fre.shmeu are
waiting for next year when they can
watch their inferiors squirm at ridi
cule.
SOPHOMORE - FRESH-
MAN VOYAGE-AS TOLD
BY A SOPHOMORE
“Hair under, ears out!” resound
ed througli the dormitory as the
hard-hearted Sophs tucked freshman
hair under stocking caps for the
Sophomore Party. And so the Sopho
mores put on the latest shriek in
evening dresses and drug the fresh
men past the lighthouse, up- the
grangplank and into tlie S. S.
(Salem Steamship), Sophomore. On
board. Captain Sample was in charge
of the initiation of the freshmen
into Salem. Each little gal had her
turn and in the hush when Tweak
read out the names of the unfortu
nate freshmen who were to perform
next, each freshmen heart quaked
while the naughty sophomores
laughed with glee. The merciless
sailors came out and made each
freshman perform her task perfectly.
What freshman could eat her little
boat salad when she was just recov
ering from the anguish of turning
three somersaults with a whole egg
in her mouth?
“Bo careful mates, don’t make a
slip
We'd hate to throw you off our
ship.
Tf anyone is lowly ranked
We’ll have to make her walk the
plank
We hope to end this night in joy,
Ready mates — ship ahoy! ”
And indeed the night did end in
joy with no plank-walking and turn
ed out to be for the sophomores at
least the most fun ever.
Rev. TI. B. .lohn.son, of the Me
morial Church spoke in Chapel, Tues
day morning on “What is God
Liket”
'I’aking his text from the 14th
Chapter of John, Rev. .Tohnson pre
sented many worthwhile ideas on
this interesting subject.
“When I. was a child,” said Rev.
Johnson, ‘ ‘ I thought God was just
like my uncle, bigger than almost
anybody else, and very kind. When
anyone' mentioned God, I ‘visualized
him as that Uncle. ”«
Later, he said, his concejttion of
God grew — God was so big tliat
his picture of the Lord was no longer
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COLLEGIATE DIGEST
PHOTOGRAPH
CONTEST
Nows and aniateur photograph
ers of Salem College are being of
fered the professional ncAvs photo
grapher’s rates of ..$3 for every
photo which they submit and are
accepted for puhUcation in Col
legiate Digest, it was announced
by the editors of that publication
today.
Photos of nows interest to col
lege students througliout the na
tion are eligible for this new Col
legiate Digest photograph contest,
and action photos of activities on
our campus are particularly de
sired by the rotogravure sec
tion ’s editors.
Send your photographs now to
the Photo Contest Editor, Colle
giate Digest, P. O. Box 472, Mad
ison, Wisconsin. Any size of photo
is eligible in the contest, but all
pictures must be gloss prints.
We, as college students, as the
youth of America, will be defnitely
affected by any movement that our
country makes toward entertaining
a world confllict. In some ways we
may feel little and insignificant in
such a far-reaching problem, but in
reality, it is our individual action in
peace preservation that will make an
astounding difference in world af
fairs.
A hundred earnest young people
representing Y. W. C. A. ’s and Y. M.
C. A.’s from colleges all over the
State of North Carolina met last
Sunday, October 20, at Duke Uni
versity for a conference on Peace.
This meeting was the first of a num
ber of conferences that will be.held
throughout the school year as a
part of the Peace Movement which
originated at Blue Ridge last Spring
and is being carried on by colleges
in many of thff southern states.
Naomi Binford, chairman of the
State “Y” Cabinet, presided over
the different sessions of the con
ference. After the oi>ening worship
service, Dr. W. P. Few, president of
Duke University welcomed the dele- '■
gates and told of his confidence in
the youth of today and in what they
were striving to do.
Dr. Anscombe of Salem College .
was the first speaker on the pro
gram. He stated that there was a
question today of the nature of
(’hristianity in its relation to war.
It was part of the philosophy of
.lesus that physical force would never
bo used in connection with human
boings; He came to bring the spirit
of goodwill. All of our troubles
could be settled if the parties con
cerned niet together in the spirit of
.Tesus. It is our duty and task to
face the war question. As someone
has said, “We must end war or w;ir
will end us.”
Tn the open forum conducted by
Dr. Anscombe, there were many
questions brought up for discussion.
The students were made to see that
1 war could have been averted in Ethi
opia if Italy had not been so self-
centered.
The delegates attended Church
service in the Univer.sity Chapel and
received a cordial welcome there.
They ate together in I’nion Dining
Hall, .and 1:15, met together to hear
an address by Dean Brown of State
College.
Dean Bro\ra said that there have
been apparent and real changes
since the World W’ar. The devel
opment of nationalism is a real but
not apparent change. The general
conception is the nationalism is
breaking down, whereas, in reality
it is growing. Tn respect to racial
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DR. MINNIE SMITH
SPEAKS AT VESPERS
“Chrisl In Me —
Is Topic
Mind”
Dr. Minnie Smith was speaker at
the Vesper Service of October 20th.
Her talk was taken from Phil. 2:5.
“Let this mind be in yon, which was
also in Christ Jesus.’'’ In her talk
Dr. Smith spoke of the tools of our
minds and our thoughts. The tools
of our minds are our thouglits, and
the tools of our thoughts are our
actions. Therefore we should watch
that the (|ualities of our thoughts be
clear, vigorous, kind, beautiful, and
lofty.
'I'he special music was a solo by
Mis.s Mary Mills “God’s Love” by
Jackson,