Don’t Forget
To Vote
Don’t Forget
To Vote
VOL. XVI.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1936.
Number 19.
Ethel Highsmith Becomes President of Student Body
“OUR PEACE PROBLEM;”
SUBJECT VESPER TALK
McMurry Richey, Duke
University, Is
Speaker
On Sunday evening, McMurry
Riehey of Duke University was the
speaker in Vespers. He is a ineinber
of the Y. M. C. A. Cabinet at Duke.
His subject was “Our Kace Prob
lem.”
They call it the race problem. The
“the” denotes its importance; race
indicates the Negro, as a rule; prob
lem indicates that it is something to
be solved. We must approach it
realistically, leaving out sentiment
and moat of the pathos. It is a prob
lem that has been with us for a long
time. Seventy years have passed
since slavery existed, we still have
these problems; first, the Negro’s
racial and social inferiority; second,
■ the clash between the working-classes
of the two races; third, the conde
scending outlook of the whites-
especiallv on the part of Southern
gentlefoik; fourth, the often mis
guided missionary spirit of Northern
philanthropy; and fifth, the “one-
man-up, one-man-down” economic
system in the South. This fifth is
the worst problem. Cotton depends
on one class of underpaid workers;
the plantation system has disappear
ed to a largo extent, but there is
even yet a form of slavery. The
poor-whites fit into the same bond
of slavery that the Negro held. To-
dav lynchings, mob violence .and
starvation are the lot of the Negro.
If one man falls down he pulls down
the average of the whole group; we
are interde|)endent. Tf the Negro
was suddenly taken out of the
Southern system the whole thing
would collapse.
How often are we enjoying privil
eges that make someone else suffer?
The president of a Southern College
put this question to a group of girls:
How many of you are enabled to
como to college because your duties
at home are performed by a colored
maid? That is something for us to
think about — are wo all using
someone else? Tf wo are not com
pensating for it hy giving something
to others, we must look to our Chris-1
tianity. |
This is a big problem; we need aj
changed system, and to get it, we |
must put our shoulders to the wheel. I
As we progress, we must minister to |
the fellows along the way to our!
social goal. .'Vs individuals we have !
a small part, but we can change life '
around us. It is very easy to take
hold of catch-words that go around
and that appeal to our imaginations,
(CONTINUED ON PAGE KOUR)
GERMAN CLUB MEETS
IN THE RATSKELLER
NINO MARTINI PRESENTS
BRILLIANT PROGRAM
Metropolitan Tenor Well
Received in Greensboro
Last Friday night in the Aycock
Auditorium at Woman’s College,
Greensboro, Nino Martini, young
Metropolitan tenor captivated his
audience with a brilliant program of
songs. Mr. Martini was generous
with his encores, but even after sev
eral his audience was reluctant to
let him go.
Miguel Sandoval, the singer’s ac
companist, was received with equally
as much enthusiasm. The program,
in two groups, follows:
‘ ‘ Voghissma sembianza ’ ’
“Spirate pur spirate”
Danaudy
‘ ‘ Largo ’ ’ Handel
“Papillons” Clauson
“Vous dansez Marquise”
Lemaire
“Vainement ma bien Aimee”
Lalo
‘ ‘ O Paradise ’ ’ Myerbeer
“When I Have Sung My Songs”
Charles
“Persian, Dawn” Cowles
“What’s in the Air Today
Eden
“La Alegria del batallon”
“La roca dria del Calvario”
Serrano
“Eres Tu” Sandoval
Mr. Sandoval presented four piano
numbers:
“The Butterfly”
“Viva Navarra” Larregla
“Eomanze” Jensen
‘ ‘ Fiedermaus ’ ’
Strauss-Gruenfield
THOR JOHNSON AND
ORCHESTRA PRE
SENT CONCERT
Works of Seven Composers
Delight Music Lovers
At Salem
On Tuesday, the German Club held
i(^ meeting in the Ratskeller (Beer
Hall) of the Louisa Wilson Bitting
Building. There were lanterns, tables,
a bar, mugs, pretzels and everything
characteristic of a German Beer
Hall.
Various German songs were pan-
tomined and the members of the club
guessed what they were. Josephine
Ritter won the song contest and was
awarded five tootsie rolls tied with
red ribbon.
There were two skits: “Der Hund
da” by Mary Matthews and Nancy
Schallert, and “Doktor Eisenhart”
hy Ruth Kuykendall.
Gertrude Schwalbe led the group
i? a German rendition of “Old Mc
Donald Had a Farm” which is called
in German “Schnitzelbank.”
, Beer (ginger ale), and pretzels
were .served by the innkeeper’s wife.
The University of Michigan Little
Symphony Orchestra selected the
works of seven composers for a de
lightful concert given Thursday eve
ning, Feb. 27, at 8:15 o’clock, in
Memorial Hall. The conductor is
Thor Johnson, who is from this city
and who with his orchfestra has at
tracted the attention and praise of
outstanding musicians including Dr.
Koussevinksy, conductor of the Bos
ton Symphony. The orchestra has a
schedule of more than sixty concerts
this season and will appear in twenty
states.
Thursday night’s, program in
cluded:
Overture to “The Marriage of
Figaro” (Mozart), allegro, adagio,
quasi andante and allegro animato.
“For My Little Friends” (Pieme),
“Vision of the Guardian Angel”
and “March of the Little Lead Sol
diers. ”
Entrance of the Comediang from
“The Bartered Bride.” (Smetana):
Intermission
■ Havanaise,” for violin an'd or
chestra, (Saint-Saens), Mr. Hamil
ton.
Four Russian folk songs (Liadov),
“Chant Religeui,” “Bonde,” “Ber
ceuse,” “I Danced with a Mos
quito.”
“Berceuse,” from the ballet
“L’Oisseaw” (The Firebird) (Stra
vinsky).
“Tales From Vienna Woods”
(Strauss).
Orchestral personnel — First vio
lin, Romine Hamilton; concertmaster,
John Mosajgo; secoud violin, Charles]
(CONTINUED ON PACE THREE) ^
ETHEL JOHN'SON HIGHSMITH
Miss Highsmith was elected Presi
dent of the Student Body for the
coming yea;*.
ETHEL HIGHSMITH TO
SUCCEED GERTRUDE
SCHWALBE
Students EJect New Leader
Of Student Government
Salem College students yesterday
elected Ethel Johnson Highsmith,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Cleavy
Highsmith of Fayetteville, N. C., as
president of student government for
the coming school year.
One of the highest honors a stu
dent may receive is the presidency
of the entire student body. Ethel
is now serving as president of
the Junior class, and she is Junior
representative of the 'Sights a^id
Insights staff. Her Sophomore year
she was a member of the student
council. Ethel is a candidate for
an A. B. degree.
The retiring president, Gertrude
Schwalbe, will administer the oath
of office to the new president May 1,
193G, when the newly elected officers
take up their duties of office. Other
.student council officers and class
presidents will be elected before
May 1.
SALEM TO ENTER CIH
PLAY CONTEST
‘Death of the Swan”
Spearman To Be
Presented
By
On March 25th, 26th and 27th will
be held the city tournament of plays
which was won last year by the
Pierrette Players of Salam College.
This year the Dramatic Club at
Salem is entering an original play
which has* never been published. The
author is Walter Spearman who is in
structor in journalism at the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
The play which is to be entered is
“Death of the Swan,” one of three
plays written last year for produc
tion by the Charlotte Little Theater
Group. It is a dramatization of the
death of Paulova. Nancy Schallert
is to have the lead, though other
members of the cast have not been
decided upon. Try-outs for the cast
have been made but no rehearsal has
yet been held.
The cast contains Paulova, her
maid, her husband, two doctors, and
a young girl who dances for Paulova.
This play won the original play con
test in Chaj>el Hill last year. Miss
Wenhold, instructor to the clas,'s in
Play Production, believes it is bet
ter than the average play which
has been published. If the tourna
ment is won twice more by our Dra
matic Club, the cup which is now in
Main Hall may be kept. We are
expecting great things of the Pier
rettes after their work of last year.
MISS SALLIE B. MARKS
MAKES REPORT ON
NEA CONFERENCE
WORLD FELLOWSHIP
GROUP DISCUSSES
BILLS BEFORE
CONGRESS
Erika Marx led the discussion on
the Military Disaffection Bill at the
World Fellowship Group meeting,
Thursday afternoon. This bill in
volves the idea of stopping all
criticism of the army and navy. It
has pa.ssed the Senate, and is to be
discussed again as soon as Congress
is in .session.
Agues Brown led the discussion on
(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)
SOPHOMORES DEFEAT FRESH
MEN IN BASKETBALL FINALS
SENIORS WIN OVER JUN
IORS MONDAY NIGHT
The basketball season was brought
to a close Wednesday night when
the sophomores defeated the fresh
men 42-31 in the final game for the’
champioiiship. The Sophomore pass
es and well-executed plays kept the
freshmen busy the whole game, but
at the end of the third quarter the
freshies had gained the lead. It was-
in the foul .shots that the sophomores
were .aljle to run up the score, put
ting them eleven points ahead. The
freshmen held their grounds admir
ably and made a desperate effort in
the third quarter to gain the lead,
which they did by making 17 points
in that one period. Both teams were
spurred on by lusty cheers from the
crowd that packed the hut.
Line-up:
Sophs. Fresh.
Pos.
Frazier (18) (9) Martin
R. F.
Couch (22) (18) McNeely
L. F.
Knox (2) (4) Hutchigon
C. F.
Sample (jrantham
C.G.
Wolfe Johnson
R. G.
^IcLean McCarty
L. G.
Substitutes: Fulp, Caudle, Spence.
The seniors defeated the juniors
Monday night, 32-14, eliminating
both teams from the championship of
the basketball tourney. The fresh
men were beaten by the sophomores
31-25 in an exciting game placing
both of them at the top.
Line-up:
Seniots . Juniors
Pos.
Best ((i) Sherwood
R. F.
McNew (6) (8) Fralev
L. F.
McNeely (20) (0) Meadows
C.F.
Torrence Smith
C. G.
Wurreschke
-R.G.
Brown Council
l.g:
Substitutes: Seniors—Schwalbe
Seiilegel. •
Function of School In De
mocracy Is Theme of
Meeting
In expanded chapel, Wednesday,
March 4th, Miss. Sallie B. Marks
made an interesting report on the
NBA meeting she attended in St.
Louis from Friday evening, February
21, through Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary 26. She was both a delegate
and a speaker at this conference.
The theme of the convention, she
said, was the function of the school
in a democracy.
Professor Harold F. Clark of Co
lumbia University spoke fi'riday night
on “Vocational trends in a Chang
ing World.” He stressed the fact
that guiders of youth must have
a clear picture of the world’s wants
if they guide vocation.
The Curriculum Society met Sat
urday morning. At this meeting Dr.
Laura Zirbes of Ohio State Univer
sity spoke on “Relating the Elemen
tary School to the Community.” She
brought out the interesting point
that “.subjects are not to be covered
but used.”
Dr. McLcon spoke on ‘ ‘ Making
speech more effective in the West.”
He said that Steven’s College in
Missouri girls made a list of tilings
they brought to college and how
much each cost. Hence, they were
taught the value of things and won
dered how their fathers over paid
for their school possessions.
Saturday morning the National
Conference on Research and Hand
books had a luncheon. At this time
questions such as “How shall 1 in
troduce a child to an adult?—To an
other child!—How to talk over tele-
])hone etc.” were discussed. K
handbook concerning this will soon
1)0 published.
Saturday afternoon there was ' a
meeting of the .lohn Dewey Socioty,
a radical society organized last year.
Professor Counts of ('!olunibia was
the sjK'aker of the occasion and list
ed 5 enemies of education:
William Randolph Hear.st.
Alfred E. Smith.
Father Coughlin.
American Liberty League, and
others.
Sunday afternoon was the lirst
meeting of the NEA proper.
Dr. Glenn Frank, president of the
University of Wisconsin, spoke on
“Education and Social Welfare.”
He said that ‘‘Social welfare is the
enrichment of life for the masses,”'
and that the role of the school in
this social order has flatly contra-
(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)
LATIN CLUB INITIATES
NEW MEMBERS
An unusual meeting of the Latin
Club took place Friday evening at
7:lu in the Faculty Parlor. The
initiation, of the new members w'as
the most important feature of the
program. The new members are:
Ethel Mae Angelo, Peggy Bowen,
Virginia Bratton, Christel Cates,
Christine Dunn, Eleanor Anne Ivey,
Helen MacArthur, Eloise MacCor'kle,
Kate Pratt, Peggy W’arren, Dorothy
W'vatt.
The meeting place represented
Ilades where reigned Pluto, Proser
pina, and their workers. The -down
stairs hall of the Day Students’
Building was tin; River Stv-x,, and
over this, (’haron took each new
member to the Hades of her individ
ual initiation. Follo>vin^' the initia
tion the members read intresting Lat--,
in poems. Delightful refreshments'
of coffee and doughnuts were served."