SALEM COL.UCGE UBRARY
Wmston-SaJem, North Carolina
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VOL. XIX.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1938.
Number 5.
PIERRETTE CLOB PRE
SENTS HRST PLAY
Old Chapel Is Scene of
“Far, Far Away”
Last night at seven o’clock the
curtain rose on the first play of the
Pierrettes.. It was also the first play
given on the new stage of the new
chapel, and it was a pleasure to the
audience, as well as the players, to
have the play there.
The play, “Far, Far, Away,” a
one-act English comedy, was excel
lently eas-t and performed, the cast,
in the order of their appearance, be
ing; Mrs. Ladslove, the cook, Eliza-
betli Trotraan; Jueenie, the parlor
maid, Jackie Ray; Plany, the scull-
ery-maid, Lee Rice; Mrs. Considine,
Mary Turner Willis; Miss Grims-
wade, the old-maid sister, Sarah
Harrison; and Nancy Considine, the
daughter, Katharine King.
Mrs. Bruce Williams, director of
Dramatics on Salem Campus, direct
ed the play, and Mrs. Elizabeth Mc
Ghee was in charge of the make up.
The scene was the basement kitch
en of Mrs. Considine’s house in
Kennington, England, and the play
was concerned witli the approach
ing marriage of the daughter of the
household, Nancy. The climax came
when a valuable wedding present, a
bowl, disappeared, and Plany, the
scullery-maid, was believed to be
the culprit. Everytliing was straight
ened out, however, when the bowl
was found to be safe with Nancy’s
father. ^
The performance of each character
was excellent and convincing, so
convincing in fact that the audience
was brought to tears at certain dra
matic moments. We hope there will
be more.
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NEW STEPS ADDED TO SIDE AND FRONT OF MEMORIAL HALL
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—^JOUKIffAI,.SENTnS‘EI. STAFF PHOTO.
Brick steps, iron railing, and the beautiful doors that were originally
planned for ilemorial Hall have been added to the front entrance
and are near completion.
MU ALPHA THETAMffilS
Martha McNair and Sally
Emerson Speak
—JOURNAL." SE-VTIXET. STAFF PHOTO,
ENGLISH MAJORS
LUNCH WITH MRS.
BERTITA HARDiNG
Girls Meet Mrs. Harding At
Lunch Tuesday
The seniors who are majoring in
English had a chance to meet and
talk with Mrs. Bertita Harding at
lunch Tuesday, in the recreation
room of Louisa Bitting Building. The
table was decorated in the Salem Col
ors of yellow and white, with a cen
terpiece of dahlias and zinnias. Each
place was marked with a minature
bouquet, and candy in the form of
a flower basket.
The girls there were Maud Battle,
Mary Farmer Carlton, Mary Turner
Willis, Tillie Hine, Kate Pratt, Mary
Worthy Spence, Anne Whaling,
Elizabeth Trotman, Dorothy Wyatt,
Alice Horsfleld and Annette Me-
Neely. Helen McArthur and Emma
Brown Grantham were unable to be
there.
Salem’s Mathematics ('lub held its
first meeting of the year on Wednes
day night in the recreation room of
Louisa Bitting Building. .Josephine
Hutchison, president of the group,
reminded the members of the Club’s
new name — Mu Alpha Theta. A
vote was taken as to when the meet
ings should be held, and it was de
cided that they should be on the sec
ond Wednesday of eveiy month at
seven o’clock. Dues were discussed;
and the subject of the club pin was
mentioned, but that was deferred till
the next meeting.
The two speakers of the evening
were Martha McNair and Sally Em
erson. .Tosiah W. Gibbs, a recent
mathematician and physicist at Yale,
was the subject of Martha McNair’s
talk. Madame f. M. Arithmetical
’(Sally Emerson), entered (dressed
not very fashionably), and proceeded
to prove some of the theories that
even Einstein was not able to con
quer. She showed that —and
that 1=2 and 2 = 1. After several
other math, puzzles, she became a
fortune-teller and told the ages of
the members and the number of
brothers or sisters in their families.
There were sixteen members and
Mr. Curlee present at this meeting.
METHODIST GIRLS
ENTERTAINED
SALEM GIRLS ARE IN
SOSNIK’S FASHION
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Fashion Show Held At Hotel
Monday Night
The Business Woman’s Club of
Winston-Salem sponsored a fashion'
show Monday night, in the ballroom
of the Robert E. Lee Hotel. The
clothes were from Sosnik’s, and were
modeled by twelve girls including
three from Salem — Anne Whaling,
Mariam Boyd and Peggy Jones.
Dinner Held At Centenary
Church Thursday Night
The Methodist girls were delight
fully entertained at a banquet Tliurs-
day night, October 13th, by the
young people of the Centenary
Methodist Church.
At seven o’clock several of the
church’s young men escorted the
girls from Salem to the church where
a delicious dinner was served.
.\fter the desert was finished, the
master-of-ceremonies, Mr. Wilson
Weldon, presented a most entertain-
ing program.
The girls who attended are:
Emily Abbott, Mary Adams, Mar
guerite Bettinger, Martha Bowman,
Mariam Boyd, Ruth Briekhouse,
Elizabeth Carter, Nancy Chesson,
Elizabeth Cloninger, Katherine Cole,
Frances Huggins, Mildred Hutcher
son, Ida Lambeth Jennings, Peggy
.Tones, Lois Martin, Betsy Mofiflt,
Ruth Nall, Eunice Patten, Mary .To
Pearson, Marjorie Powell, Elizabeth
Robertson, Elizabeth Rogers, Peggy
Rogers, Sarah Ruark, Mary Lee Sal
ley, Rachel Sides, Rhea Gaynelle
Sides, Louisa Sloan, Kelly Anne
Smith, Lucille Springer, Florence
Harrison, Hilda Powell.
L R. S. ELECTS NEW
OFFICERS
-JOTJRN’AT.-SRXnjTKI. STAFF PIIO'l'l>.
The back side of Memorial Hall facing the court has also been given
ne\y wooden steps.
HISTORY CLUB HAS ITS
FIRST MEETING
Election of Officers
Completed
On Thursday night the History
Club had its first meeting of the
year. This club consists of all
girls who are majoring or minoring
in history. At this first meeting,
Emma Brown Grantham, who was
elected president last year, presided.
Grace Gillespie, also elected last
year, is the vice-president. At this
first meeting, Lucille Stubbs was
elected secretary and treasurer.
Besides com]>loting the election of
officers, the club voted to buy two
of the index volumes to the Colonial
Records, in the Library, two much
needed books. Indefinite plans were
made concerning State College’s
model legislature to be held in Ral
eigh the first week-end in November.
•After the business, the members ar
ranged themselves comfortably about
a plate of cookies and listened to
Betty Goodell’s adventures abroad
this summer.
MANY ADDITIONS TO
COLLEGE LIBRARY
New Books Includes “Fanny
Kemble” and “Beloved
Friends”
Dorothy Wyatt EUected
Vice-President
At a meeting last week of the
I. R. S. Council, Dorothy Wyatt was
elected vice-president, Ida Lambeth
Jennings, secretary, and Carolyn
Pfohl, senior representative. The
council is planning a program for the
year which will soon be announced.
Among.the most iniiwrtant books
which the library has recently ac
quired "is Margaret Armstrong’s
“Fanny Kemble”—a passionate Vic
torian. This book is a graphic por
trayal of the life of Fanny Kemble
in which the earlier years of her
long life receive detailed description.
With the vividness of a pageant the
author describes her school days in
Paris; her triumphs as Juliet, when
she was only nineteen; her years on
the stage in England and America;
the unhappy marriage to a wealthy
Philadelphian; her experiences with
.slavery on a Georgia plantation; her
return to the stage and her success
as a Shakespeare reader; and the la
ter years in England. One of the
most fascinating women fo her gen
eration Fanny Kemble deserves to
be called “A Passionate Victorian.”
From the Kenible.s she inherited dra
matic genius and intelligence, and
from her vivid French mother, a
high-strung exuberance of tempera
ment. Her life from 1809 to 1893,
covered almost a century—the whole
Victorian era, and, as she had a gen
ius for friendship, her circle included
almost every well known figure of
the day, both in England and in
America.
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COLUMBUS DAY
COMMEMORATED IN
EXPANDED CHAPE
Mr. Douglas Rights Speaks
On Indian Civilizations In
North Carolina
Since Wednesday, October 12,
marked the anniversary of the land
ing of Columbus in the new world,
the chapel program was set aside to
commemorate this day. In the spirit
of the service the hymn “My Coun
try Tis of Thee” was used as pro
cessional and “America the Beauti
ful” as recessional.
The man who is recognized as the
state authority on the subject ‘ ‘ What
Columbus would have found hal ho
set foot on America’ ’ was introduced
— Mr. Douglas Rights of Winston-
Salem. He began by saying that al
though he did not come.over with
Columbus, he was deeply intere8t(!l
in Indian life and lore. Mr. Rights
discussed the origin of the Indians
on this continent, the approximate
number of them found here, then
distribution and the divisions of the
civilizations. He spoke of the high
est civilization found — that in
Central America. Next he told of
the Eastern North Carolin/i tribes
— the Muscovian, Tuscnroras, Iro
quois and Aalagonguins.
The first white man to cro.ss the
Piedmont region into North Carolina
w.'is a German doctor. “Although
many people under-rate the accom
plishments of this old doctor,” he
added, “I hojK; to succeed in having
due credit paid to,him.” He told
of this pioneer’s travels, of the perils
he encountered, and of.the difficult
times he had in the state.
To enable j>eople interested in the
early Indian civilization to carry on
their work, the State archaelogical
Societj' has been founded, with its
headquarters at Chapel Hill. Under
its auspices expeditions are niiide,
gifts arc accepted, and new projects
are arranged.
Mr. Rights, with an assistant
from the W’achovia Museum, ex
plained an interesting display of
Indian relics found in North Carolina
— an ax, Tommy-hawk, cosmetic,
jars, decorations, pipes, baskets, and
pott(?Vy. He concluded by inviting
all of us to vLsit the museum here on.
the campus, which has. the best col
lection of its kind in North Carolina.
RONDTHALER TO
ENTERTAIN SENIORS
SATURDAY NIGHT
That for which Salem girls wait
four years has at last come — the
annual dinner given by Dr. and Mrs.
Rondthaler for the seniors in the
college dining room at 7:30 p. m.
The plans are kejrt secret until that
night, but it is always the high-sjwt
of the year.