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Page Four. THE SALEMITE ^ m riEATILIPIEjr - riE AT IL K IEjT THE ART OF SLEEPING IN CLASS The professors have boen com plaining about the bad technique of sleepers-in-classes. They have sug gested reference to the great amount of rearch work done in this field. The best authorities denote two main types of sleepers-in-classes. The first and less polished one sleeps deliberately, on purpose, and makes no attempt to conceal the fact. Thia he does by simply slid ing down in the chair, so that he is almost parallel with the floor. His feet are propped up in the seat of the chair in front. His head is thrown back, and when his mouth falls open emitting loud noises it is a sure sign that he has been able to attain the object of every student s desire, sleep-on-class. The other type of sleepers-m- classes attains Ms art only through much practice and experience, only the cleverest and most subtle people being capable of it. This is the tjT>e which the professors think la the type worthy of Salem students cultivation. Such a student sleep* without being noticed by his fellow atudenU (he seldom can take in the professor, however), quite a feat. He props on one arm, placing his hand on his forehead ao that his head u slighUy bent and his eyes are hidden. It is very good if he can manage to hold his pencil as i he were taking notes. This means added difficulty, however, because he must not only keep his propping arm. from slipping as he goes to sleep but also his pencil. The students have a return request to make of the profes^ ors. Will they please conduct their classes in the quietest tone possible, never exciting the studcnU by liata of parallel reading or assignments of term papers, so as to allow them as much time for practice in the art of sleeping ag possible. Af>RII- FOOL. CUPID’S ARROW SRIKES HOME It has recently been revealed tkat one of our seniors eloped with Qu» Somebody whose surname we have boen unable to discover. Tho secret wa.s uncovered only after hours of, hurling gruelling questions at the adament Lu Satterfield, who finally confessed that he horried to Loaiaa Bitting .building about o*e o’clock on the night of March 24th when he heard a loud rip, resembUBg the sound of material spHtting. This noise turned out to be the tearing of sheets, worn thin from too fre quent laundering. Prom these a rope had been made, suspended from the third story to about a yard from the ground; down this was plunging a girl with a handsome black suit case in hand. The young man be low caught the latter^ waited for the' fermer to jump, and the two dashed off. Mr. SatterfleM’s excuse for not waylaying them was that he vras stiuek dumb by the agility of the girl and durabiHty af the sheets. The rest is only runaor, but we ve heard that a preacher by pre-ar rangement awaited them in the square at Dillon, S. C- After the ceremony the groom found to his dismay that he had left his money in his other suit; so the couple were delayed an hour. For the preacher demanded as his fee that Gas teach him to imitate Bwah Minnevitch. A further rumor is. abroad that the happy couple are on their way to Pike’s Peak for an iceolated honey moon. APRIL Foot He: “Whe. was that lady I seen you with last nightt” She: “That waa n» lady, tl»*t was my wife.” —Pitt Panther. APRIL FOOL He: “Who was tkat I seen you with last nigWt*’ She: “That was •» MIy, that waa my wife.” —Mifhigan Q*rg^le. THEY SAY THAT — —Hannah Teichman has been get ting a lot of mail from Hartford, Connecticut, lately. These north erners certainly have a great attrac tion for Hannah! —Harriette Taylor has become so sleepy lately that she can’t even have a date—we wonder why! —Miss Cash mistook one of Cath erine Brandon’s letters from Beth lehem the other day for a Harmony paper. Maybe it’s harmony for you. Cat, but not for Miss Cash. —Betsy Reece has planned for a gala affair for Easter. Here’s hop ing it won’t take her away from school. —Helen Lineback was observed reading a short story last week en titled “The Minister Who Kicked the Gat.” Some of us believe that this short story is merely the in troduction to a long story for Helen. —Mary Baldwin is very fond of those good Scotch popsicles—in fact, we have a record of her having eat en four at one time. But Mary s little rival from Charlotte can eat a dozen at a time! —WUlena has broken the rules of the club that she and Butch have just formed. What are' you gonna do with her. Butch t Sarah Masten was caught for speeding Sunday night. We would n’t have thought it of you, Sarah! APRIL FOOL FASHION FLASHES Every year fashion designers, for both men and women, are greatly influenced by some important 1^ torical event, which sooner or later show* itself in their creations. Lart year WaJly and Edward did their part to make crownless hats, gold cro.s8©s and the Wallis blue color leave their imprint on the world’s garb. Cleopatra, the World’s Pair, Virginia Dare, and Salem’s May Days have all had their share in making the public clothes-conscious, but this year, the dynamic produc tion of “Helen and the Trojans” far surpasses anything yet in deciding what the well-dressed men and wom en of thia modern world will wear. Here are a few brief observation# jotted down by your fashion com mentator at a recent style show, in which the Greek influence was dom- inant. The most popular materials will be curtain goods and bed spreads; those with ruffles and candle-wicking holding the lead as favorites over the plain drapes and yo-yo quilts of last season. Royal purple, sky-blue, pink, and burnt-orange yellow, with touches of silver and gold, are the predomina ting colors. Hockey tunics are having a run of great popularity among the men, es pecially when worn with a shoulder drape of contrasting design. Their wide acclaim is probably due to the ease with wsich one can “Big Ap ple” and go through windows when attired in one. Women’s clothes have less shai» than usual, and are worn extraordinarily long. Shoes seem to be on the downfall. In fact, there is nothing left of them except the soles, which are held on by gaily colored ribbons, twined daintily round and round the calf of the leg Hats show’an even more bizarre tendency than shoes- The conven tional derbies are still go(^ for men, but the women are beginning to show an interest in a crownless and brim- less creation, which is worn low on the forehead just above the eye brows, and greatly resembles bands of ribbon. Hair is being styled to go with the hats,.and is really quite be coming to most of the women. Further ti^ds are expected to de velop soon. In the meantime if you war»t to be a woman of the hour, take a tip from your fashion com mentator, and “Watch the Greeks go buy.” APRIL FOOL He: “Who waa that lady I seen, you with last night t” She: “That was no lady, that was my wife.” AJ IPANID0/H BLANK VERSE —Grace Lawrence. IS IT TRUE? As usual Martha McNair had an unexciting week-end. Of all people to call her Friday night was Tom Hood. And then Saturday night Don called. To top it all off she had to go out in town to spend the day Sunday. Quite a few Salem girls went vis iting last week-end. I overheard one say that she had been asked so many times that she just couldn't refuse. Frances Watlington went to Lenoir with Edith MeLean, Carolyn Pfohl went to Mayodan with Anne John son, Nan Totten and Mary Lee Salley went to Mebane with Frances Kale and Jessie Skinner and Vir ginia Bruce Davis went to Charlotte with Peggy Rogers. All reported a terrible trip. Maud Battle was so excited Satur day night. She had a good reason, too. A long distance telephone call from New York City would make anybody happier. Louisa Sloan has put away her skates and is trying to learn to talk. John is such a good debator. Mary Turner Willis’ finger has im proved so rapidly that she will not wear the bandage next week. This will be of great interest to all of her friends. Mary Grier didn’t do anything ex citing all last week except attend classes. She didn’t have a date all week long, but she has her fingers crossed for one in the near future. Frances Turnage has had a date every night this week. I wondw how she gets by Mis* Lawreaee? One or two night ^e had ha4 more than one date;^ so she kiadly ia- vited her friends to help entertais the boys. OE IS IT APRIL FOOLt SENIOR GOSSIP From my third floor window I spied our debonair Mr. Bahnson as sisting Miss Piper (Ginger to you) into his powerful motor vehicle. Charlie called Peggy the other aftemooK, and she refused to talk to him .because she wa» in the middle of one of Shakespeare’s piay*. It took Cornelia eight months to decide that B. B. is the man for her. Guess you’ll be running around the table! Becky w6nt out with that TALL George Ashby. Martha, look out. You know Becky goes in for tall men! Looks like Colin’s turned the ta bles on ■Oornelial Is your face redt Billy came all the way from Wash ington to see Janie, but she’d gone out with Winfield. Just so he’s in the law profession! Jo Gibson says she’s off men for life—Richard included. Fanny Cole says she’s going in for ruffles and baby talk. Luck to you! Mary Woodruff has become ultra- sophisticated. She is donning Ox ford glasses and acquiring an Eng lish accent! Lou Preas who has no marriage prospects is looking mighty blue be cause she fears life as an old maid! A{uril Pocrf! APRIL FOOL He: “Who was that lady I seen you with last nightt” Ske: "That waa.no lady, that waa my wife.*' —Colgate Banter. CLOTHESLINE FALLS ON THIRD C. C. C. Cfilled To Thie Rescue CENSORED GARDEN SNAKE ENDANGERS UFE OF SALEM GIRL Miss Louise Preas, well knbwn to her classmates as “Lou,” found, upon entering her room in Louisa Bitting Building, a small, flat box addressed to herself. Momentarily elated at the prospect of an unan ticipated gift. Miss Preas rapidly cut the cords and wrappings of the package and discovered a box. As she lifted the cover from the box she heard a faint rustle — an eerie sound which made cold chills go over her spine. Still unsuspicious of the thing that was about to happen, Miss Preas completed the removal of the box top and to her amazement and blood curdling horror, a small green garden snake reared its ugly head and leer ed at her. Miss Preas was petrified and only after some minutes could she voice a sound so ungodly and terrified that the inhabitants of Sen ior building came down the stairs in torrents. Literally. After Miss Preaa was removed from the scene in an ambulance, Bob, one of the colored help, was called into grapple with the monster reptile. Rob trembled with fear when he saw the serpent quietly “snaking” its way about the room. Finally B)b, fearing for his own well-being and good health, struck a mighty blow to the reptile’s head. This blow was so terrific that it not only shattered the snake’s head, but also completely destroyed the floor of Miss Preas’ “boudoir,” even damaging the furnace for the building which is directly beneath. “Great multitudes came, so great was the fame” of Miss Preas and her garden snake. APRIL FOOL He: ‘fWho was that lady I seen you with last night T” She: “That was no lady, that waa my wife."’ —Notre Dame Juggler. APRIL FOOL He: “Who was that lady I seen you with last night?” She; “That was bo lady, tkat was my wife.” APRIL f60L
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