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libra PATRONIZE SALEMITE ADVERTISERS PATRONIZE SALEMITE ADVERTISERS VOL. XVII. WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1936. Number 10. MISS ANNA BUTNER HONORED AT TEA Celebrates Seventieth Birthday From 3-00 to 5:30 yesterday after noon, friends of Miss Anna Butner, housekeeper emeritus of Salem Col lege, wero reeeiv’ed in the front rooms of the Sister’s House to celebrate Miss Anna’s seventieth birthday and the fiftieth year since she came to Salem. The 150 year old building whore the honoree has lived for the past half century, was decorated with white chrysanthemums and candles, and made a quaint and appropriate setting for Miss Anna’s celebration. Arranged in Miss Butner’s rom to the right of the ancient front door were her many gifts. On the tall cabinet which once belonged to her mother was a silver vase, pre sented to the beloved guardian of Salem’s flower garden by the col lege faculty members, with the in scription ‘ * Misg Anna, 1866-1936.” Among tho other handsome presents received by Miss Butner were a pearl and jewel pin from the college, a flower book from Mrs. Eondthaler, an enlarged photograpli of Miss Anna in her own sitting room, from Miss Sallie B. Marks, and many pieces of china, glass and beautiful linen, a.s well as several potted flowers. Guests were met at the Sister’s house door, interesting because of its original boot scraper and huge lock and key, by Misses Sallie B. Marks and Marjorie Knox. Dr. and Mrs. Howard f:. Rondthaler, and Miss Anna Butner stood at the head of the receiving line, accompanied by Mrs. Robert Butner, Miss Lola But- ncr, Mrs. Kussell Spease, Mrs. K. Rich, Miss Essie Shouse, Mrs. E. L. Laehmit, and Mrs. Emory Hanes. Miss Anna wore a black satin dress and a corsage of white and yellow rosea. Miss Grace Lawrence, Mrs. Ernest Stockton, and Mrs. Henry Hanes in- (Continued On Page Four) DR. RONDTHALER IS GUEST SPEAKER IN RICHMOND Lectures On Home Life in The South Dr. Howard E. Rondthaler was guest .speaker at the meeting of the Ginter Park Woman’s Club of Rich mond, Virginia. The meeting took place Wednesday afternon in the Lewis Gint«r Community Building. Dr. Rondthaler lectured on “Char acteristics of Home Life in the South. ’ ’ Salem Alumnae of Richmond were special guests of tho club. FRESHMAN DRAMATIC CLUB PRESENTS PLAY The Freshman Dramatic Club pre sented a play “Elizabeth Refuses,” in Y. P. M., Wednesday morning. The ono-act play was an adaption of part of “Pride and Prejudice.” The cast included: Josephine Lea, who gave an excellent interpretation of Mr. Collins, the clergyman who proposes to Elizabeth. The part of Elizabeth was played by Nancy Court, and that of her sister Jane by Virginia McNeny. Dorothy Thomp son, took the role of the ambitious mother. The part of Lady Cather ine was played by Mary Hannah. The play was directed by Mrs. John Dow^na. It was the first in a series of freshman productions to be giv^en during the year. FIRST EVENING RECITAL OF YEAR GIVEN Ten Students Presented On Monday evening, N'ovember 1C, students of the Salem College School of Music presented the first evening recital of the year in Me morial Hall. The performers, ad vanced pupils from the classes of Miss Laurie Jones, Miss Hazel Read, Mrs. Eleanor S. Guthrie, Mr. Cliford Bair, and Dean Vardell, wore coin- cidently, residents of the city. Laura Elizabeth Bland, pianist, opened the recital with “The Maid en’s Wish” by Chopin-Liszt. Kath ryn Swaim sang with deep feeling a group of two songs, ‘ ‘ O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me,” by Handel, and “Little Shepherd,” by Winter Watts. Catherine Brandon, pianist, played Frederic Hart’s “Sea Gulls” with charm and ease. Albert Blumenthal, violinist, played Bloch’s “Baal Shem” excellently. Dorothy Blair played the E Major Nocturne by Chopin with exactness, and with fine feeling for rubato. Ann Nisbet, harpist, delighted the audience with “Introspection” by Salzedo, the sulitlo and impressionistic effects of which number were capably and charmingly interpreted. B. C. Dunford, Jr., played Bach’s difficult C Minor Fantasia with e.'factness, spirit, and excellent feel ing for the rhythm. The Finale from Vierne’s first organ symphony was brilliantly played by Anna With- (Continii^H On Page Four) STEWART SPEAKER AT PSYCHOLOGY CLUB MEET Duke Professor Discusses Ebcperiments In Clairvoyance Charles Stewart, of the p.sychology department of Duke Univer.sity, pre sented an interesting address on tho strictly scientific experiments in clairvoyance and mental telepathy now being conducted at tho Universi ty by Dr. Joseph E. Rhine, last night. The speaker, who has the Prince Memorial Research Fellowship, was the guest sjteaker for the Psychol ogy club and was introduced by Mary Ruth Elliott, of Durham, president of the club. Jfr. Stewart defined the science of clairvoyance as the perception of ob- ject.s without known sensory con tact, and described the experiments made, using a deck of 2.5 cards. On each card there was a sy)nbol such as a rectangle, a cross, or a circle. Ho pointed out that: It was learned in the course of nu merous experiments that tho subject is ablo to determine the cor rect card, as he i.s a)»ked, a great many more times than would be pos- •siblo if chance wero tho only factor. Tho experimenters agree that there is perception of an event in the ma terial or physical world without sen sory contact. Distance has no effect on the clarity of the perception, and the. chance element is very carefully ruled out by the mathematical tab ulation. lie cited as an outstanding experiment in this field the one made by Dr. J. G. Pratt, of Columbia University, formerly of Winaton-Sa- lem. He pointed out further that: iTnder tho influence of a disinte grating drug the perception score de creased, while the stimulating drug raised tho scoring level. Tho physicological changes brought about by illness brought down the scoring average. In the field of mental telepathy in which the subject must know some thing of another per.son’s thoughts, (Continued On Page Four) SALEM COUEGE OFF- CAMPUS STUDENTS AND MOTHERS HONORED Tea Given Tuesday Afternoon A tea was given Tuesday after noon, November 17, by the off- campus council group of Salem Col lege, in honor of tho new non-resi dent students and their mothers. Miss Mary Loui.se Haywood, day student vice-president of the Stu dent Government Association, re ceived tho sixty guests who called during the afternoon, in the lobby of South Hall. She was assisted by Miss Katherine Riggan, dean of off-campus students and Misses Eloise Baynes, Carolyn Pfolil, Lalya Tuck er Ruth Norman, Margaret Stafford, Laura Bland, Helen McArthur, Ethel Mae Angelo, Louise Frazier, and Wilena Couch who compose tho off- campus .student council. Miss Ethel Highsmith, president of tho Student Government Association and Miss Mary Louise McClung, treasurer, also assisted in serving and receiv ing. Tho entire lower floor of the build ing was decorated with autumn flow ers, and guests wero shown from one room to another as well as into the upstairs of the house. To allow off-campus students’ mothers a chance to seo tho day stu dent building and to meet members of tho faculty was the main rea.sion for tho tea. Those from the college administration invitod to meet tho mothers were Mrs. Howard Rond- thalqr; Miss Grace Lawrence, dean of residence; Miss Marian Blair, registrar; Dr. Minnie Smith, acade mic adviser for the freshmen, and several other faculty members. Russian tea, assorted hors d’oerves, chicken salad, nuts, and small cakes were served. SALEM STUDENTS TO APPEAR IN BENEFIT RECITAL A recital will bo presented at tho Loo Memorial Presbyterian Church, Monday evening at 8’clock, sponsor ed by the Church choir and music committee. ’Proceeds from tho re- cital, in tho form of a freo will offer ing, will bo placed in the music li brary fund of the church. Tho program is as follows: Intermezzo Brahms Miss Roso Siewers (a) Aria:—“In Native Worth” (From “The Creation”) Haydn n») “Beside Still Waters Bernard Hamblen Mr Kenneth Bryant (a) ‘Hear Ye, Israel” (From “The Elijah”) ^Mendelssohn (b) “Thanks Be To God” Sanderson Mias Margaret Bagby (a) Aria;—“The Lord Is Mindful of His Own” (From “The Elijah”) Mendelssohn (b) “The Lord Is My Light” Allitscn Miss Jane Rondthaler “Baal Shem” (Improvization) Bloch Mr. Albert Blumenthal (a) “God Is My Shepherd” Dvorak b) “I Will Sing New- Songs of Gladness” (From “Biblische Liedor”) Dvorak Mr. Arthur Steere “Un bel di” (One Fine Day) Puccini Mias Dicio Howell “Every Flower”—Mme. Butterfly Puccini Miss Dicie Howell and Mrs. J. Harold Swaim “Laci darem” Mozart Miss Dicie Howell and Mr. Arthur Steere MRS. SWEDENBERG TALKS ON “POETRY” Feature of Academy Book Week Faculty and students of Salem Academy enjoyed another Book Week treat yesterday morning when Mrs. Thomas Swodenberg gave an in formative talk on “Poetry.” She spoke at the chapel period. In order to break down the mental opiwsition that is hold by most persons in re gard to poetry she explained the out standing differences between poetry and prose. Prose is informative, factual, low pitched and unemotional, she de clared. On the other hand, poetry is suggestive, imaginative, tense and emotional. Proae is mainly concerned with judgment, whereaa poetry usual ly concerns itself with intuition. By comparison prose is expansive and unrhythmical while poetry is con densed and rythmical. There is a great variety of sub jects and forms treated by the iloet. Among tho more imi>ortant ones, ac cording to the speaker, are romauco aTid adventure, comedy and tragedy, dramatic monologue, jwetry poetry, human problems, the attitude toward life and death, and satire. To illustrate her interesting com ments she read several poems which were enthusiastically received by her audience. MISSES NORFLEET HONOR METHODIST GIRLS MISS MARKS AHENDS NATIONAL BOOK FAIR Brings Back Many Interest ing Books Miss Sallie B. Marks of the Edu cation department, attended the Na tional Book Fair in Now \ork City. She attended the meeting on chil dren’s books lield Saturday, Novem ber 14 and she met such famous writers as Stephen Vincent, Hose- mary Benet, Kurt Wilse, Horace Lofting Paul Wing, and Lou Rogers, radio story teller, and ^fay I^amber- ton Becker. In addition there were displayed beautiful collections of now books, original copies of fam ous manuscripts and exhibitions of book :ind ])apcr making. Miss Marks attended Miss -^uii Carroll Moores annual book party held in tho children’s room of the New York Public Library. She had lunch on Saturday with Miss May Lamberton Becker, New York Herald Tribune Reviewer of Children’s books, and had tea with Miss Mae Massey, literary editor of tho Viking Press. Miss Marks was interested in talk ing with Elsie Craighill of Rocky Mount, N. C., who is the author and illustrator of “Down, Down the Ifountain,” a book about two North Carolina mountain children. Miss Marks knew Mias Craighill when she taught in Asheville. SjKiakers at the Book Fair in cluded Christopher Morley, John Erakino, Hervey Allen, Carl Sand burg, Edgar Lee Masters and Emil Ludwig. Miss Marks brought back a num ber of new children’s books and theso are on display in the library. Delightful Tea Given Wednesday Misses Nan and Dell Norfleet were charming hostesses at a tea Wednes day at their home, (Jlub Park Road, to honor Methodist girls who are stu dents at Salem Qollego and Salem A codemy; also faculties of both places. Misses Norfleet, Miss (Jrace Law rence, dean at tho college. Miss Mary Weaver, principal at the academy, and Mrs. C. A. Hanck, of Centenary Church staff, welcomed guests at tho door. Receiving in the living room wero Or. and Mrs. G. Ray Jordan, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Lambeth, Dr. and Mrs. Howard Rondthaler, and Wilson O. Weldon. Guests were invited into the dining room by Miss Katherine Riggan, Mrs. Annie Singletary, and Mrs. Malloy Davis. Pouring tea and coffee were -Mrs. W. S. Wonible, Miss Sadie Wal ker, Mrs. Bess Gray Plumley, and Mrs. Marion Follin. Serving tho de licious sandwiches, Cakes, mints, and nuts were Misses Frances Ijambeth, Ann Hanes, Virginia Orumplor, Mary Snipes, Rosemary Thomas, Margaret Courtney, Camille Trotman, Ellen and Johnsie Moore. Salem colors, yellow and while. w(!rn used in the dining roo^i where the tiiblo was H|H'ead with u lovely lace cloth and arranged with beau- {iFhI yellow aiul white chrysaiitlu'- mums and yellow candles in silver holders. During the afternoon musical se lections were presented with Mrs. Ralph Stockton and Young Norwood Norfleet at the piano, and William Wright, violinist. About 100 guests enjoyed the de lightful occasion. STUDENT COUNCH, TO ENTERTAIN FRESHMEN AND NEW STUDENTS Reception To Be Held Saturday The student government council will hold a reception, Saturday night from 8:30 to 1:30 in tho relcreation room of Alice Clewell in honor of tho Freshmen and the new students of the college.. The committees have planned a most delightful evening for everyone. SALEM REPRESENTED AT VOLUNTEER INSTITUTE The annual full institnte of the North Carolina Council of the Stu dent Voluntoor Movement will bo held today in Greensboro, at the (Jhurch of the Covenant. Tho meet ings will begin at i:30, and will con tinue through the evening. The siH'aker for both the afternon and evening sessions will be Dr. Eg bert Smith, field secretary of the executive committee of foreign mis sions in tho Presbyterian Church. Another important feature of the in stitute will be the presence of Miss Anne Faw, traveling secretary of the Student Volunteer Movement in the Mouth Atlantic reigion. Tho Salem College student volun- teei; group will send »ix delegates to Ithis moetin. They are: Miss Mary * Hart, head of the group at the col lege; Misses Helen Savage, Anne Watson, Gertrude Albreeht, Virginia McNeny, Louise Jackson and Doro thy Thompson.