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Friday, December 18, 1936. THE SALE MITE Page Three. YWCA V.w.c A. Y NOTES Monday afternoon the Community Service Committee of tlie Y. gave the second of a series of birthday par- ites for tlie ladies at the Salem Home on Church Street. The party was a combination of a Christmas and birthday affair, with the Christmas motif used in both decorations and entertainment. The attention cen tered chiefly around a small tree un der which had been placed gifts for the honor guests. A program of Christmas carols, arranged by a freshman committee, was presented by Christine Dunn, violinist, and Jaae Eondthaler, Harriet Taylor, and Frances Watlington. Following the formal program, the old ladies join ed the college girls in singing carols. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR IN JAPAN LAST Y. P. M. OF YEAR WEDNESDAY Dr. Rondthaler Speaks; German Club Sings Carols Among the many activities which are fast becoming a part of the be loved Christmas traditions at Salem, is the last Young People’s meeting, preceding the holidays. Wednesday afte rthe processional, “Softly The Night is Sleeping, ’ ’ the German Club contributed a group of Christmas Carols in German. Dr. Eondthaler enhanced the beau ty of the Christmas story by read ing and interpreting the second chapter of Luke. Dr. Rondthaler emphasized the ingenuity with which Luke, as the great physician, wrote —the valuable data, the exact word ing and the startling phraseology, which Luke presented in reverent but intense inspection of the scrip tures. Dr. Eondthaler closed his ex planation with a poem, “The First Christmas Eve,” by Edgar A. Guest; “Not to the men of pomp and power. Nor unto them of worldy fame. Upon that holy midnight hour The heavenly herald angels came. • But to the shepherds far away, Who watched their little flocks afield As dawned the first glad Christmas Day The Star of Bethlehem was revealed. “Was it by chance or by design That men of simple faith should be Selected by the. Will Divine, The first to hear, the first to seet Within that inn when Christ was born Wise leaders slept the whole night through Nor did they know upon the morn What Mary and the shepherds knew. ' ‘ Night and the stars and silent hills. And the broad spaces where they plod And the long hours reflection fills. Draw shepherds very near to God. So unto them the angel came Upon that wondrous Christmas Eve Because, unspoiled by wealth or fame, In miracles they could believe. ’ ’ PROF. CAMPBELL DELIVERS LECTURE AT GREENSBORO (Continued From Pagt One) been acquired since 1880, that rapid strides have been made in the last few years. The following organisms were dis cussed in relation to ther discovery, morphological and cultural charac teristics, diagnosis and cure: tuber culosis, diphtheria, pneumonia, ty phoid, anthrax, tetanus, cholera vi brio, staphylococci, streptococci, bot- ulinuc, scarlet fever. The virsues of smallpox, chickenpox and measles were explained. At the close of the lecture slides showing the bacteria mentioned were shown and the distinctive charac teristics of each noted. Following the lecture Professor was entertained at dinner by the members of the faculty. By Eiko Nakajima As the celebration of Christmas has come to Japan from America and from Holland and Portugal, it is not very different from that in America. Because I live in Toyko, Christmas in Tokyo seems to me to be more brilliant and beautiful than in Lon don or in New York. The stores are open until ten o’clock at night and the city is decorated with green ced ars, especially on Ginza Street, and the big department stores illuminate their buildings and make the street like day time. Ginza Street, a well known street such as Fifth Avenue in New York and Oxford Street in London, has several department stores which are said to be the best stores in the world. These department stores be gin to decorate their show-windows for Christmas shopping from about the middle of December to the end of the month. After Christmas day, the decor ation is for New Year shopping, be cause in New Year in .Tapan all the stores are closed from the first day to the seventh day. The show-windows of the stores are decorated with dolls which are as large as people. Some of the show-windows are like a stage on which dolls are playing by means of electricity. After about two or three minutes, the floor of the show-win dow rotates and .shows other scenes. Santa Claus is always used in one of the scenes in which he is riding on his sled in the snowy sky or climbing up the chimney of a home. Children always like to see Santa Claus’ smiling face, his long white mustache and his red clothes. In the home, on Christmas eve, children, like American children, ex pect nice presents, and it is hard for them to go to sleep, but Japa nese children know that their moth ers bring them presents; so they never write letters to Santa Claus. As they know that Santa Claus is a person in a fairy tale, they say to their mothers, “Will you be Santa Claus tonight for me?” For this reason Children usually do not hang up stockings although some of them do, because they imitate the pictures in children’s books. In Japan the Christmas celebration is chiefly for children; so they dec orate the Christmas tree themselves and father and mother help them. They use pretty, small, colored lights, gold and silver paper for stars and masks of Santa Claus, and they hang up small presents for their parents, brothers, sisters nad friends. Mothers give Christmas parties for tlieir chil dren. Eadio-broadcasting stations broadcast a Christmas program in which there are hymns, a church ser mon and the Bible story. Sometimes they relay the quiet sound of bells from all the world. I heard that last year the sound of the bells of Westminster Abbey was broadcasted from London. Parties for grown people are most ly held during the New Year vaca tion. Accordingly the big dinner is the New Year dinner. Christmas din ner is the same as in America, but the New Year dinner is the real Jap anese dinner which is cooked in the Japanese waj' which has been used for a thousand years. It is very de licious. People have special dishes and plates for this dinner, and a formal way of serving is used. Each person has a tray on the big table. On the tray food is divided into small china dishes. Rich soup dishes are placed in the front of the tray. The middle dish is for pickles. At the back of the tray two plates are for vegetables and for meat or fish. Two of the vegetables that we use are the sprouts of bamboo and Japanese mushrooms. The Japanese formal dinner has no desert. Tea is served last. Sweet cakes are served only at tea time about three o ’clock in the afternoon. Coffee, coco or black tea is used at tea time. On the first day of the New Year, children gather at their schools and hold a celebration. The Emperor gives the royal cakes which are in the shape of the royal crest to all the children of Japan. The Emperor gives a party on the same day for all the ministers and higher officers, and SPORTS NEWS The now gj’i»u is open at last — basket ball practice is held from 4-5 every afternoon. Come on down in your uniform and watcli Miss At, in her little white suit. Learn how to play on u real size court. If you get “winded” pretty quick just get your breath and get going again. Bo sure and scrape your sneakers before you go in the gym. because Miss At scrubs the floor with lux when prac tice is over — just to keep it clean. SANTA CLAUS SNOWED UNDER BY LETTERS FROM SALEM CANDLES These candles are such lovely things. All amber-tipped and bright; They gave the mellow radiance I like on Christmas night. So I have lighted small red ones Upon the waiting tree; Tall green ones on the mantel shelf To show the rom to nie. But this so slender, silver one Much beauty cheaply priced — I bought to make my window sill With lialo of the Christ. And shepherd-like, all through the night Watching across the liill. It will remind some traveler Of peace and of good will! Clara Hood Rugel. The first perfect relief map of West Virginia, produced after 35 years of research by the state geo logical survey, is now on display at Oglebay hall of West Virginia Uni versity. foreign ambassadors and envoys. The Japanese invite their friends for the New Year dinner and after dinner they gather around and play games. Girls play “Ilanetsuki,” which is something like badminton. Boys fly kites in the cold outside. Young and old people play with Jap anese cards on which famous poems are written. Our card game is very interesting, because we have to know all the poems by heart. The reason that we use the poem cards especially at New Year is that there is a poetical competition at the Imperial court in New Year. Poems which are contributed from all over the nation during the year are sorted out by scholar.*!.' The best ten are read at the New Year Poem party, and the best one is publically chosen. As the form of those poems is that of old and historical literature it is very hard to compose even for us Japanese. But I know an American, Mrs. Barnet, who wrote a poem every New Year and sent her poem to the competition. I think that her poem was received by the Emperor and that she could attend the party of the competition. She is now in America, but she is still contributing her poem. The subject of the poem is an nounced about November in the pa per. The setting of the poem is used for one of the outstanding scenes in the show-windows of the stores at Christmas. Tuesday night, December 8, at the buffet super given for the ICO mem bers and associate members of the Home Moravian Church from Salem College and Academy, Mr. Santa Claus, an honored and unexpected guest frohi the North Pole, gave a pre-Christmas report of his activi ties and declared (in a later state ment i^ade in a special interview granted to your “Salemite” corre spondent), that, “It looks like the biggest season since 1929!” The jolly old gentleman stated to the assembled guests that ho had received many letters from Salem this year, and he then road a few from some of his favorite boys and girls. (Ho seemed quite bewildered by some of these and seemed to hope that some of Ihe guests might offer a few helpful suggestions; however, none did.) With the kind permis sion of Mr. Claus, we print the let ters from the “problem children” below: Grace Lawrence Salem College Dating Dept. Winston-Salem, N. C. .\Ir. Santa Claus, North Pole, My dear, dear Mr. Claus: Now at Meredith you always came on December 24th and I have tried to introduce this same regulation at Salem, however, without much suc cess. This is the first year when the alumnae guest room will be vacant on that date and wo will bo so glad to have you and Mrs. Claus occupy it if you will let us know several days in advance so that we can save it for you. We can also accomodate your reindeer nearby in the old gym nasium where I am sure they will feel comfortable, and at homo, being natives of the frozen north. If they are genuine rain deer they will no doubt enjoy the continuous leaking which I am told is a habit of the roof. I have ii fine antique love-seat which I am very anxious to use. 1 Please bring mo a nice gentleman to I enjoy this with me, but don’t forget jto plead with the assistant dean, for my sake, not to flick the lights when it’s time for the beautiful Christmas j)ackagc to go home. lie will be beautiful, won’t he? Your little girl friend, Oracle Lawrence. Christian Siewers Santa Claus: I am not old enougli to know your address but I hopo you’re listening. Dear Santa: I have a big brother. Ilis name is John. All the Salem girls love my big brother John. Please bring mo some power like his. Bring mo some graj>e iiuta too. They will make me big and strong. Love, Christian Siewers. Mary Tioutso Haywood Santa Claus, North Pole, N. P. Dear Santa; I recently lost my appendix and had a mighty fine time doing i.t Please bring me another appendix so I can lose it too. Incidentally at the ■same time 1 lost several weeks work in Bchool but you need not bother about rej)lacing the.se. Ignorantly yourn, Mary Louise Ifavwood Howard E. Rondthaler, Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C. Mr. Santa Claus, North Pole. My dearly beloved and esteemed friend: It is with deep and tender affec tion that I address one whose fellow, ship I held in such high regard when wo were slender lads together in the greater University of North Croa- lina. (author’s note) I must !U)k Mrs, Rondthaler if his wife was a Salem girl at one time or another. I am writing to inform you that it will be your privilege this Christmas to descend the venerable and ancient chimney of the Office Building, re cently restored to its original beauty through the vision of Miss Ada Allen, talented interior decorator and former Salem college pupil and teach er. When you emerge covered with soot from under the charming chim ney piece please take care not to blacken the dainty muslin curtains or mar the wine-red carpets which are so becoming to my style of beauty. I have on my new desk a memo randum which states that I am in groat need of a perpetually blooming spring flower. A gift of this kind will furnish me with the proof I re quire every year at this time when I begin prophesying that spring is here. Invariably when I make my favorite prediction, the sleet de scends and the snow falls and I am given the proverbial cold shoulder for my optimism. And, in connection with perpetual ly growing things, I would like to make a secret request for a bottle of the peculiar brand of hair tonic which you have used with such evi dent success. We, of Salem, anticipate with much pleasure your visit here. Affectionately yours, Howard E. Eondthaler. P. S.—Give my fondest regards to your dear wife, Mrs. Claus whom I remember so well as an outstanding Salem student in ’(>4. H. E. R. AT THE NEW GREENLAND Everythin* from a Sandwich to a Course Dinner Comfort, Soft Sound and Quiet Atmosphere GREENLAND CAFE 412 West Fourth Street FOR SMART WEARABLES M ROBIN E. WEST FOURTH ST. Be Kind To Your Eyes YOU CANT BUY ANOTHER PAIR See the New Floor and Study Semi*lndirect Lamps on Display Now at the Duke Power Company To The Students and Faculty of Salem College and Academy A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year SAI£M BOOK STORE SPECIAL TERMS DUKE POWER CO. Phone 7151
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