Editorials;
• Part in Defense
• Afraid to Think?
• Mounts and Molehills
Headlines;
• Election Returns
• Vote on Short Week
• Press Man to Speak
VOL. XXII.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C„ FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1942.
Number 18.
COCO mZIE NEW LEADER
OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
1 walked down on the first floor
of Alice Clewell to get an interview
with our new athletic president,
“Ooco” McKenzie. She was buay
writing that usual letter to “Dr.
Pots” but she stayed long enough
to tell me a bit about herself.
In describing our new “athletic
boss” I could start with her con
tagious laugh, then her brown hair,
green eyes and most of all her spon
taneous energy. This last character
istic is probably the reason “Coco”
will lead our athletic program next
year. STie has ap]tHed that energy
in many ways since she came to
Baleni in her Sophomore year. She
has been interested in all sports but
most of all in golf. She has been a
marshall this year, on the I. B. S.
Council, on the chapel committee
and golf manager. As to likes
“Coco” likes to drive a car, knit in
psychology class, read the “Salis
bury Evening Post,” sing, pop pop
corn and eat everything. Next to
eating she might place Chapel Hill
as second on her “ likei” list. In Ihe
interview it was hard to find any
“dislikes,” but it certainly could
n’t bo that Sigma Nu pin shtf wears.
With a combination of singer,
knitter and a good sport in all
sports as president how can the
Athletic council go wrongf
STUNT NIGHT
PLANS CHANGED
NEW CONSTITUTION
RATIFIED
Have you noticed the vacant
stares, pained expressions, harassed,
and muttered consultations among
the “dramatic” members of each
class — it seems Stunt Njght is
approaching again.
We don’t want to let out any state
secrets, but the air of mystery sur
rounding the Seniors’ stunt is def
initely interesting. What part do
you suppose “the ** *” are play
ing in theirs f It seems a rhyming
dictionary would be a welcome gift
to the Juniors about this time too.
As for the Sophomores, they must be
really putting on something stu
pendous to judge by the buzzing
around. Until now the Fresh
men haven’t let out a peep, though
we hear they’re still in the com
mittee forming stage. All in all
these hints just go to make us very
curious and very anxious to see just
what these embryonic playwrights
will bring forth and what latent
dramatic talent will result.
As you know Tuesday night,
March 24, was to be the day, but
now, due to the influx of term
papers of all sorts and varieties,
book reviews and what have you, to
get in before the deadline the date
has been postponed until April 15,
which is the Wednesday after we
get back from our Easter holidays.
With this added time for practice,
for further creation, and to put a
really good show together, we’re
expecting really great things of
each class — who knows they may
each be a winner of $1.25.
FIVE DAY WEEK?
Last week’s issue of the “Sale-
niite” published an Open Forum ar
ticle — “We Do Hate Saturday
Classes!” — which suggested that
cuts be taken away and that Sat
urday classes be moved up to week
day afternoons. It is very easy for
us to sit around complaining about
existing conditions, but very often
we condemn that which is more
pleasing and profitable to the ma
jority and suggest that of which
most do not a[)prove. Therefore,
the “Salemite” is conducting this
week a poll to find out just wliat
everyone has to say on the subject
Unless you take enough interest
to vote, we have no way of know
ing what you want. Clip out this
ballot from the “Salemite” and
cast your vote in the ballot box
which will be placed in Main Hall
tomorrow, Saturday, March 21. If
you are going away for the week
end give your vote to your room
mate or to someone who will be
here. Faculty, boarders, and off
campus students are asked to vote,
but be sure to check on the ballot
to which group you belong.
□ Boarder
□ Off-Campus
□ Faculty
Check One:
□ I prefer five-day school week
without cuts.
□ I prefer the present system:
six-day school week with
cuts.
UNC PRESS DIRECTOR
TO SPEAK AT SALEM
RODZINSKI TO CONDUCT
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Tuesday morning, March 17 at
the chapel hour ,the student body,
headed by Beece Thomas, ratified
the new student government con
stitution and resigned honor pledges.
It had been decided that the old
constitution contained contradictions
due to amendments and that as a
whole it was not up to date, not hav-
iig been revised in thirteen years.
Under the new constitution the
student council will be divided into
three bodies: the Executive Depart^
ment, which will be responsible for
all things the president of student
government has been responsible
for; the Legislative Department,
which will form and revise laws
and the Judicial Department which
will handle matters of discipline.
Beece Thomas read the honor sys
tem aloud and stressed specific in
cidents in which the student body
has fallen down this year. She also
stated that the honor system is a
matter of individual honor and
responsibility.
Making its second consecutive ap
pearance in Winston-Salem on Thurs
day, March 26, the Cleveland Sym
phony Orchestra directed by Arturo
Bodzinski will close the 1941-1942
series of concerts under the aus
pices of the Civic Music Associa
tion of this city.
This outstanding orchestra was
enthusiastically received here last
year. Salem students will remember
the beautiful and understanding in
terpretation of the ‘ ‘ Fifth Sym
phony” by Tschaikowsky and the
amusing treatment of “The Incred
ible Flutist” which Bodzinski and
his orchestra gave.
The main opus of Thursday
night’s concert is Sibelius’ “Sym
phony No. 5.” Also included on the
program are Weber’s “Overture to
Euryanthe,” Debussy’s “La Mer,”
Three Symphonic Sketches, and
Kern’s “Scenario for Orchestra” on
Themes from ‘ ‘ Show Boat.”
Now in his ninth year as con
ductor of the Cleveland Orchestra,
Arturo Bodzinski has earned for him
self the respect and affection of the
people of every city in which he
has conducted. He is famous both
for his dynamic interpretations of
the masterpieces of the symphonic
literature and for his capacity to
sense the importance of new scores
and to project them with such con
viction that they will make an im
mediate impression on his audi
ences. The judicious balance of
standard and contemporary master
pieces in his Cleveland Orchestra
programs has succeeded in pleasing
critics and public alike.
Tonite, D. W. T. Couch, director
of the University of North Carolina
Press in Chapel Hill, will speak at
the Salem College library, on “The
Hole of Books in the Modern
World. ”
Sponsored by the Friends of Sal
em College Library, the meeting is
open to the public, and many friends
and alumnae of the University are
expected to attend. Dr. Couch will
bo introduced by Mrs. John 8. Fos
ter, new chairman Of the Directing
Committee.
Dr. Couch moved to this state
from Virginia when he was 16. Not
liking farming, ho entered the Uni
versity at the age of 17, but had to
leave a few months later because of
ill health. He joined the 19tti
Field Artillery with hppe of even
tually getting into West Point, but
he failed to pass the rigid physical
examination. After a year in the
Army he obtained his discharge
and returned to the University.
Although paying his way by typ
ing theses and working as assistant
in the library. Dr. Couch still found
time to edit the “Carolina Maga
zine.” In 1925, he was asked to
run the University Press daring the
temporary absence of Dr. Louis B.
Wilson, the university librarian. A
'Continued on Pag* Four)
!This week’s issue of the paper
was edited by Frances Yelverton
a.ssisted by Marion Qoldberg.
ELIZABETH READ
CHAIRMAN OF
ELECTED
’43 MAY DAY
60 STUDENTS
MAKE HONOR ROLL
‘A” HONOR KOIil.
Seniors
Barbara Lusley
Doris Shore
Heece Thomas
Juniors
Betty Vanderbilt
Sophomores
Betty Moore
Freshmen
Mary Lucy Baynes
Mary Ellen Byrd
Nancy Jane Johnston
Mary Kathryn Wolff
Business
Helen Swain
MAY DAY CHAIRMAN
‘B” HONOR ROLI.
Seniors
Flora Avera, Johnsie Bason, Eu
genia Baynes, Martha Bowman,
Mary Jane Copenhaver, Dorothy
Dixon, Elvira Erwin, Agnes Mae
Johnson, Lelia Johnston, Martha
Bose Lefkowitz, Margaret Moran,
Alice Purcell, Margaret Vardell,
Mary Worth Walker, Mary Wilson
Wall,,Betty Winborne.
Juniors
Sara Barnum, Mozelle Beeson,
Betty Brietz, Cecelia Castellow,
(Continued on Back Page)
MECHANICS CONCERNED
WITH HATS — NOT CARS
Tuesday night ’bout five Salem
females were strolling ’round the
campus looking like white washed
grease monkeys.” Lindy, Hen-
nite, Coco, and Mot had joined up
with the first “aiders” too . . .
After Lindy had de-motored Miss
Turlington’s machine, they piled in
to see if it still worked. Then they
journeyed on down to the Chevrolet
garage — the classroom.
All of ’em huddled in the sub-zero
building to hear lectures on: un
spark plugging a motor, flooding a
battery, replacing tires, unsticking
a horn, and blowing peanuts from
gas tanks.
Some of the “future mechanics”
eyes roamed over to’ the other-than-
college ladies’ wearing apparel. It
seems they’d be more at homo at a
Montaldo’s fashion show than in a
garage. Salem particularly admired
the unique hat display.
The machinists, after completing
the six week training, will become
members of a Bod Cross Motor Corp.
The age requirement is 20 . . . Salem
will be compensated with a Beserve
Division. Members of the Motor
Corp. volunteer their car, services,
etc., one day a month.
Alt the Salemites agree that this
course has its place. Mot vows
Hallowe’en will be the opportune
moment. Others think the tire
change might be effective when they
are out with a one arm date. As
for a spark plug change ... it ain’t
worth an iota unless the motorist
is piled up in a Chevrolet.
Our new May Day Chairman is
Elizabeth Read, a Southern gal from
Garden City, N. Y. She moved to
New York with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Brooke Bead, about five
years ago, but, as she says, loyalty
to Dixie culled her back to school
here. Tall, placid, oven slow
speech, blondish, intelligent are all
adjectives that live iu her. Her
majors (three of them!) are Kug-
lish, French, and Math “in that
order.”
When interviewed she was calmly
excited about her West Pointer who
is coming down to visit. Her hair
was plastered in ready-for-beU
curls, her face was slick with some
thing, and she was crossed-legged
on the bed filing her nails! Margie
Bay constituted herself publicity
manager amid protests and insisted
that Lib’x goal is a military wed
ding. “No,” Libe kept repeating
reasonably, “1 want to teach
math ...” “She’s very deep un-
derneoth,” Margie plunged on,” but
the most interesting thing about her
is still the West I’ointer — now,
Lib, get plenty of sleep and —”
“My true love,” said Miss Bead,
almost positively, “is Alfred the
(leewraff — honest!” (Alfred, the
felt giraffe, and the Baby Panda
and Ferdinand are intimates of the
rooui — they inhabit all the com
fortable chairs and are treated with
the greatest respect . . . ).
Her hobbies are shoes, little glass
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shoes, she gigled, because her own
feet are so big. She likes plaiu
tailored clothes, dislikes thick white
sauce on food.
Although her majors are widely
diversified, she says she isn’t well-
rounded “ ’cause 1 have to take
modified gym.” (Be-read that sen
tence. It’s a nice crack — and
original too!)
As for May Day, she has no ideas
as yet and pleads, “If anybody
has they’ll be gladly accepted.”
SONG IN HIS HEART
The fourth in the series of
Twilight Recitals will be given
by Mr. Bair Monday afternoon
Hfr five o’clock in Memorial Hall.
Mr. Bair has arranged a very
interesting program of songa
which he has entitled “Some Pre
decessors of Schubert.” Faculty
and students are invited to at
tend.