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VOL. XVIII.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.. FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1938.
Number 21.
MR. AND MRS. LOUIS
ONTERMEYER VISIT
SALEM COLLEGE
Poems Read At Infonnal
Gathering, Sunday
Afternoon
Mr. Liouis Untermeyer, who, with
his wife, was a guest of Salem Col
lege last week-end, read from his
poetry at an informal gathering on
Sunday afternoon, March 20, in the
assembly room of the library.
Mr. Untermeyer said he would not
deliver a lecture, nor did he. How
ever, he prefaced the reading of each
poem with a brief account of the
stiuations and events which preceded
the writing of the poem. These pre"
interpretations made the poems even
more weighty with meaning. As
usual Mr. Untermeyer’s subtle side
remarks delighted the audience im
mensely.
The poems Mr. Untermeyer read
were from his ‘ ‘ Selected Poems and
Parodies. ’ ’ Among them were ‘ ‘ Pray
er,” “On The Birth of a Child,”
‘ ‘ Long Feud, ” “ Dog at Night, ’ ’ and
“Song and Flame.”
Mr. Untermeyer presented to Miss
giewers, the librarian, a book-plate
drawn by Rockwell Kent, who was
inspired by the poem “Burning
Bush,” which is included in f!he
‘ ‘ Selected Poems and Parodies. This
remarkable book plate will be placed
in the books and will serve as one
more souvenir of the happy visit of
Mr. and Mrs. Untermeyer.
ALPHA IOTA PI
HAS DINNER
Laura Bland Presided At
Latin Club Dinner
Friday night, March 14, Alpha
Iota Pi met for dinner on Mt. Helicon
in Greece with Apollo and the nine
muses present. The “rex bilendi”
was Laura Bland, president of the
Latin Club, who presided as Apollo
at the head of the table, beautifully
decorated in yellow and white. Just
before eating, she commanded the
group to drink from the sacred wa
ters of Hippocrine in order to give
them divine wisdom and power.
During the meal, the members of
the club worked on an interesting
contest, a mythological baseball
game. Between courses, the presi
dent called upon nine people to rep
resent the nine muses. Margaret Hol
brook began the program with a toast
to Thalia, muse of comedy and advice
to the diners to throw away cares and
join in the fun, and frolic. Gerry
Baynes implored Olio, the historian,
to take her dates and wars back to
Mt. Parnassus and keep them there.
The true character of Urana was re
vealed by Dorothy Mullen. Mel
pomene, the tragic muse, with her
kitty and its “tragic mews” was
there as Sarah Burrell. Polyhymnia,
Christine Dunn, was called upon for
sacred music (question mark). To
the muse of Epic Poetry, Calliope,
Lea Rice gave a flttting tribute in
verse; where as Euterpe, the lyrist,
and Terpischore, the dancer, were
characteristically addressed by Lena
Morris and Millicent McKendry. In
ending the program, Nancy O’Neal,
in behalf of Erato, wished to each
and everyone success and happiness
in the field of love. Then the mem
bers drank once more from the wa
ters of Hippocrene, and with renewed
inspiration left the sacred mountain.
MARY TURNER WTLLIS
MARY TURNER WILLIS
TO LEAD MAY DAY AT
SALEM NEXT YEAR
In the sixth of the eight major
elections this month, Mary Turner
Willis of New Bern, was chosen as
chairman of May Day for next year.
She will succeed Margaret Briggs
of High Point who has made prepara
tions for the May Day festival which
will be presented at Salem on May
7.
Under the guidance of the chair
man, the various committees raise
money, plan costumes, create pub
licity and produce a pageant for the
occasion.
Mary Turner’s training for the
work has been with this year’s fi
nance committee. She has been in
charge of the tea room from which
most of the May Day money is de
rived.
Among her other collegiate activ
ities, Mary Turner has been on the
Salemite staff, Y. W. C. A. Council,
and a cheer leader. She is also a
member of the Pierrette Players.
SALEM COLLEGE’S
HOMEMMICS
Three Distinct Sections In
Department
MUSIC NEWS
PREMIERE OF DEAN VARDELL’S
SYMPHONY
When the Eastman School of Music
of the University of Rochester holds
its eighth festival of American Mus
ic, April 25 to 29, Salem College (we
proudly acknowledge), and North
Carolina will be represented by Dean
Charles Vardell.
The programs which are arranged
for the festival by Dr. Hanson will
include orchestral and choral works,
ballet and band music.
The festival opens with a concerto
by the EastmanSymphony Band at
which will ibe given the first perform
ance of a “ Chorale for Two Brass
Choirs” by Ernest Lyon, Frank
C&mpbell — Watson’s “Symphonic
Prologue” and Tuthill’s “Overture
for Symphonic Band.”
Tuesday, April 26, Chamber music
concert — Kilboun Hall.
An American Omoposer’s concert
will be given, April 27, by Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra. Two orches
tral works will receive their pre
mieres — Dean Vardell“"s Symphony,
subtitled “Folk Symphony From the
Carolina Hills,” and David Dia
monds’ “Elegy in Memory of Ra
vel. ’ ’
The Eastman School Symphiony
Orchestra and the Eastman School
Chorus will be heard April 28, and a
series of ballet presentations will be
given on the final night.
The Opera Season of 1937-1938
came to an end last Saturday, March
19. Among the composers represent
ed during the season, Wagner led
with 41 performances of nine operas;
Verdi next with 27 performances of
five operas. There were 12 perform"
ers of 3 operas of Strauss, and eight
performances of two of Puccini’s
operas.
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Salem’s Home Economics depart
ment is divided in to three distinct
sections — clothing, food, and art.
There are twenty-one subjects that
may be listed under Home Economics
courses. But even with all of these
classes in Home Ec., a girl majoring
in that course takes a great number
of regular A.B. subjects; she really
gets nearly all of the required work
of an A.B. degree plus the Home Eco
nomics work. It is not possible here
to have a schedule of nothing but
Home Economics classes at any time
or in any of the four college years;
and there are three different kinds
of diplomas that Salem gives for
Home Economics graduates — just a
plain certificate when a girl has com
pleted her required work to know
how to run a home, a certificate to
teach Home Economics in a high
school, and a certificate for dietetics
work. One senior said the other day
that running a home with the knowl
edge acquired in Salem’s Home Eco
nomics Department is “an art,
science, a vocation, and a profes
sion. ” And truly it does include
studies in economics, sciences, art
marriage, heredity, and countless
lesser fields.
Many people seem to have the
idea that the Practice House is the
one and only part of the Home Eco
nomics Department here but really it
is a single three-hour course for sen
iors. In it the Home Economics ma
jors apply all their knowledge of
science and food and art and so forth
to the actual running of a home for
six weeks; here is what the seniors
have learned in their four years of
work, “in relation to” the home;
here in correlation and relation the
seniors put into practice their ability
and knowledge. Mrs. Meinung says
that she considers the Practice House
as one laboratory of the Home Eco
nomics Department, where the girls
may learn to use what they have
been learning in their classes.
Here is an outline that Mrs. Mein
ung made out for the girls in the
Practice House. Each senior is given
one whe nshe moves into the house,
and on it she finds each of her du
ties carefully listed. The Practice
House can accommodate four girls
at a time, but usually there are only
three there at once, and those three
alternae in he three jobs at the house
— hostess, cook, and assistant cook.
This outline eliminates the otherwise
inevitable question of “Whose job it
this; who has failed to do this un
done job?” This year was her first
year for using this system, and now
Mrs. Meinung says she’ll never be
without it again.
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FELICIA MARTIN
FELICIA MARTIiT NEW
HEAD OF ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION
PICNIC HELD FOR
PRESBHERIAN
GIRLS
Nineteen Girls From College
Attend
HISTORY CLUB MEETING
Mr. Holder will speak on Current
Events at the History Club meeting
on Tuesday, March 29th in the Rec
reation Room of Louisa Bitting
Building. Everyone is cordially in
vited. The meeting will be held at
5 o’clock.
THIS WEEK’S
EDITORS
EMMA BROWN GRANTHAM
BETTY BAHNSON
MAUD BATTLE
EDITORS
It has been the custom each
year for the Junior members of
the Staff to edit an issue of the
“Salemite.” This week’s editors
are Emma Brown Grantham, Betty
Bahnson and Maud Battle.
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Felicia Martin of Mayodan was
chosen president of the Athletic As
sociation for the year 1938-39 as a
result of the election last week.
During her three yearg here at
Salem Felicia has made a well-round
ed record of ,both athletic and aca
demic achievements.
She has been a member of the Ath
letic Council for two years and has
played on both hockey and basket
ball varsity teams. As a result she
became a member of the Monogram
Club.
Last year Felicia was president of
the Sophomore Class, a member of
the Student Council and the I. R. S.
Council, and was stung for the Order
of the Scorpions.
In addition to her other achieve-
mnets Felicia has been on the aca
demic honor roll for two years. She
is a candidate for the degree of
Bachelor of Science with a major in
Home Economics.
BOTANY PRINTS
EXHIBITED AT SALEH
COLLEGE LIBRARY
Mrs. Ruth Hanes Craig
Lends Elxhibit to College
Mrs. Ruth Hanes Craig, well-known
Salem alumna of Winston-Salem, has
again shown her deep interest in
Salem College by a loan of six vol
umes of botany prints to the Library.
These unusual books by Mrs. Jane
Loudon, English writer (1807-1858)
of botanical works of a popular char
acter, are now on display on the bal
cony in the new library.
It will be remembered that Mrs.
Craig was the donor of the circula
tion desk and the unit of built-in
shelves around it. She served in an
advisory capacity during the con
struction of the library, and she ren
dered invaluable assistance by her
enthusiastic support and interest.
Friday afternoon March 25, about
4:00, Jo Disher and his truck left
Alice Clewelll .building, bearing all
the good little Presbyterian girls and
most of the bad ones who have been
attending the cdld Sunday School
Class over at the First Presbyterian
Church. Teacher Gaither Jenkins
and a good many of his apt pupils,
along with some special guests, ac
companied the group, to furnish a
little entertainment. The destination
of this happy truck group was Jane
Kirk’s cabin in the woods. They
were celebrating the coming of spring
and the birthday of this two month
old class. Indeed this is a very in
teresting and promising class; its
meetings each Sunday morning are
most informal and resemble closely
an oi>en foruiii. Under the competent
eyes and tongue of Mr. Jenkins, dis
cussions of general and specific topics
are carried on, with all privileged to
participate and many doing «o most
enthusiastically.
Among those of us attending the
picnic were;
Mary Grier
Lucille Stubbs '
Virginia Lee
Louise Jackson
Elizabeth Winget
Margaret Morrison
Meredith Holderby
Barbara Norman
Frances Watlington
Barbara Carr
Emma Brown Grantham
Mary Carr Culbreth
Elizabeth Erwin
Emily McCoy
Mary Farmer Carlton
Ruth Schnedle
Betty Jane Nally'
Jane Kirk.
LENTEN TALK GIVEN
IN CHAPEL
“The Earliest Portrait of
Jesus Christ" is Subject
SENIORS TO HAVE DANCE
Will Be Held Saturday Night
At Eight-Thirty
The past few week-ends have put
the seniors in a dancing mood and
they have decided to have a
swanky and exclusive affair in Louisa
Bitting recreation room tomorrow
night at eight-thirty. Music is to
be furnislied by several swing bands
of radio fame (just put the nickel in
the slot), and needless to say the
choice males of the community will
be present. Frances Cole is head of
the dance committee and this prom
ises to be one of the better small
dances of the season.
Wednesday morning in expanded
chapel, Dr. Rondthaler gave the first
of two Lenten services, the subject
being, “The Earliest Portrait of
Jesus Christ.” Dr. Rondthaler ex
plained that we have mo contempor
ary portrait of Jesus — hi? people be
lieved in making ' ‘ no graven image ’ ’
of anything in heaven or on earth —
and the earliest portraiture we have
is found in the catacombs beneath
the city of Rome. These catacombs
have circular rooms and were used
not only as a place for burial of the
dead tut also as a place of refuge
and worship for early Christians.
In one of these rooms, as one gazes
upwards, he sees a portrait of Jesus—
neither contemparaneous nor skilful
—■ probably done between 111 and
150 A. D. This portraiture has an
oval face, straight features, arched
eyebrows, straight nose, smooth and
rather high forehead, and a serious
expression. The hair is parted on
the forehead and falls in long dark
curls on his shoulders. His beard is
not thick and is divided in the mid
dle. His age is a little over thirty.
Something indefinable gives one a
sincere conviction that here for the
first and perhaps only time^ he sees
the true rproduction pf th fatures of
Jesus Christ. .
The first portrait of Christ with an
Assyrian background was made by
James Tiso, a French artist. Most
artists paint Christ ;wfith characteris
tics of their own countries. This how-
ir, went to Palestine and studied
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