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VOL. XVIII.
WINSTON-SALEM. N. C., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1937.
Number 6.
MAIN HALL WAS
BUILT IN 1864
Slight Changes Have Been
Made During The Years
If you were at Salem for last
year’s commencement you surely re
member Bishop de Schweinitz who
preached the baccalaureate sermon.
His father, Rev. Robert de Schwein-
itz, was Principal of our college from
1853 to 1865 and it was during his
administration (in 1864), that the
old Gemein Haus was torn down
and Main Hall built on the same site.
The plans for the building were
drawn by Mr. Frances Fries who
also supervised the work. Pressed
brick was used for probably the first
time in this state. The whole build-
ing was strictly in accordance with
the classical Doric order sf archi
tecture. The first and second floors
were used for living and class rooms
and the third for a dormitory and
storage. Part of the North wing was
an infirmary and the South wing be
came a new dining room. In the
l)asement there was a ‘ ‘ calisthenic ’ ’
and a dressing room. And so Main
Hall became the outstanding build
ing on the campus.
As the years passed slight changes
wero made in the building and in
the purpose of the rooms. The chapel
over the dining room became the li
brary. The South Wing was con
verted into faculty apartments and
in 1935 the whole building was re
modeled. The class rooms wore made
more modern, the alumnae and reg
istrar’s offices were redecorated
and the beautiful murals in the en
trance hall were added. In spite of
its seventy-four years Main Hall
would be an outstanding building
on any campus.
janeherSn
TO VISIT SALEM
Ex-Congresswoman To
Speak To History
Club
Miss Janette Kankin, the first
woman to be elected to tlie United
States Congress, WiU visit Salem
College next week. Miss Rankin
was in Congress at the time that
the United States went to war
against Germany in April, 1917. She
was one of the few in Congress who
voted against our country going to
■war. Since that time she has been
an ardent exponent of peace, and
has traveled extensively in this
country as a representative of lead
ing peace organizations. She has
been a member of the faculty of the
Duke Institute of International Re-
PROFESSOR MILNER TO
SHOW PICTURES
AT SALEM
Biology Classes Will See
Pictures On Garden Plants
Professor Charles F. Milner, As
sistant Director of the Extension
Division of the University of North
Carolina will show a picture on gar
den plants to the combined biology
classes on Friday morning, October
22nd at 10 o’clock.
Professor Milner has charge of the
visual education section of the Ev-
tension Division. He will also show
his picture to the State Garden
School which is meeting at the Rob
ert E. Lee Hotel on October 20, 21
and 22nd.
The arrangement for the showing
of the picture at Salem was made
possible through the co-operation of
Mrs. Frederick F. Bahnson, presi
dent of the local garden club.
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HISTORIC MAIN HALL OF SALEM COLLEGE
Sentinel Staff Photo
BAPTIST YOUNG
PEOPLE ENTERTAIN
SALEM STUDENTS
Hallowe’en Party Held In
Lower Auditorium of the
First Baptist Church
Thursday night, October 21, the
Young People’s Department of the
First Baptist Church entertained the
Baptist members of the Salem Stu
dent body at a Hallowe’en party.
The party was held in the lower audi
torium of the church.
Salem girls attending were: Doro
thy Baughm, Lois Berkey, Edith Bin
der, Gladys Blackwood, Frances
Britt, Josephine Carmichal, Virginia
Bruce Davis, Clemintine Dobbins,
Betsy Fearing, Josephine Gibson,
Germaine Gold, Glenn Griffin, Nell
Holt, Ann Johnson, Alice Kinlow,
Katherine Ledbetter, Ora Holt
Ijong, Margaret McGehee, Virginia
McNeny, Louise Manor, Marie Mar
tin, Anne Mills, Louise Paris, Jose
phine Rand, Jaekey Ray, Helen
Smith, Frankie Tyson, Alta Lee Ut
ley, Katharine Holmes, Mabel Hen
drix, and Sarah Burrell.
The recreation room was decorated
with Hallowe’en colors, orange and
black. The girls enjoyed many
games.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC TO
PRESENT RECITAL
Music Students Will Be
Heard Monday Evening,
October 25th
The Salem College School of Music
will present an Evening Recital, in
Memorial Hall, Monday evening,
October 25, 1937, at 8:30 o’clock.
Miss Virginia Thompson will play
the piano accompaniments.
The program will be as follows:
Three Preludes, Op. 28 Chopin
No. 23 in F Major
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Sentinel Staff Plioto.
FRESHMEN HEAD
Miss Margaret Patterson, Char
lotte, lias been chosen president of
the Freshman Class of Salem College.
FRESHMEN NAME
CLASS OFFICERS
The Salem College freshman class
completed its election of ofGicers
yesterday during the first class meet
ing of the school year.
Those selected were Miss Mary
Baldwin, of Winston-Salem, vice-
president; Miss Patty McNeely, of
Mooreaville, secretary, and Miss
Katherine King, of Leaksville,
treasurer.
Miss Margaret Patterson, recently
chosen president of the first yeai
class, officiated at the meeting.
Under the leadership of those four
girls, the class of 1941 will begin its
activities for the year. They will
choose a faculty advisor who will re
main with them during their entire
stay at Salem.
Other elections which will take
place within the next two weeks will
be for student government represen
tatives, I. R. S. and Y. W. C. A.
council members.
ANNUAL SENIOR DINNER
TO BE HELD OCTOBER 30
Dr, and Mrs. Rondthaler
Will Entertain
Dr. and Mrs. Rondthaler will en
tertain members of the Senior class
at their annual dinner party, which
will be given on October 30, in the
College Dining Room. The banquet
will be in the form of a progressive
dinner party. The lists of guests
have not yet been announced. There
Is mystery in the air as to what the
decorations and favors will bo. This
occasion is one of the high-lights of
tho Senior social calendar of the
.vear and it is anticipated by them
with great pleasure.
SALEM’S FIRST MAY DAY
PAGEANT GIVEN IN 1927
Miss May Bessie Clark First
Queen of May
Salem’s May Day celebration is
not so “traditional” as you per
haps think. When I found the date
of our first pageant to be 1927, I
was quite surprised. The custom was
started then by a group of girls who
felt the need for such an event;
they shouldered all of the work
and expense for the whole thing, and
gave Salem one of its most delightful
occasions.
According to the “Salemite” the
queen May Bessie Clark (now Mrs.
Sam Ray of Leaksville, entered ma
jestically preceded by two small chil
dren — Norman Stockton and Ann
Rainey — who carried baskets of
flowers. Two heralds Mary Duncan
McAnally and Mary Audrey Stough
(now Mrs. John Rembough of Dav
idson), announced the queen’s ap
proach. The maids of the court were
dressed in shaded rose taffeta dresses
and carried large hats filled with
spring flowers. The dresses were
up to the knees in the front with
hoops on the hips and the waistlines
at the same place. They descend..J
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MEDICAL APTITUDE TO
BE GIVEN AT SALEH
Test WiU Be Hold On
December 3rd
Professor Charles H. TTiggins, Head
of the Science Department, ha.s an
nounced that the Medical Aptitude
Test will be given on December 3rd
at 3 o’clock.
These tests are issued by the As
sociation of American Medical Col
leges and are taken by all students
who expect to enter medical school
tho following year. They aro given
at the same hour on the same day at
all institutions.
Last year 10,853 students of 627
colleges took the aptitude test.
The tests are not designed to de
termine the amount of work covered
by the student but to determine the
general training and fitness of the
student.
All Salem sudents who have taken
the test have been accepted to the
medical schools where they applied.
Several have made unusually high
scores on the tests.
Salem science subjects are especial
ly designed to meet the requirements
of medical schools and allied fields.
Salem is listed by tho American
Medical Association as an Approvisd
College of Arts and Sciences.
WILSON ANGEL
GIVES CONCERT
Local Singer Sponsored By
The Altrusa Club
Mr. Wilson Angel, baritone' pre-
•sented a concert sponsored by the
Altrusa Club Monday evening, Oe-
tober 18, at 8:30 in Memorial Hall.
He was assisted by Mr. George Har
ris, pianist. His program was a»
follows:
“Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves”
Hande]
“Where’er You Walk” Handel
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