EDITORIALS
• Reading Day
• Exams
• Writing on the Wall
HEADLINES
•
Bason Sings
•
Cousins Speaks
•
Salem Flies
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VOL. XXII.
WINSTON-SALEM. N. G., FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1942.
Number 25.
1941-42
RETROSPECT
THESE ARE OUR
MEMORIES
Last issue . mind turning back
wards as it always must. Standing
at the Portals: gaily confident up
perclassmen, quietly scared fresh
men ... old faces, new faces . . .
tension, excitement. Fall: Spring:
changes in ourselves and in our
friends . . . subtle changes that
can’t yet be fully realized. Ourselves:
Freshmen into Sophomores with the
sub-conscious assurance that the pro
motion • brings; Sophomores into
Juniors . . . knowing less, becoming
humble; Juniors into Seniors . . .
responsibility, nostalgia, now aware
ness; Seniors into alumnae ... re
gret, anticipation, sick wonder. Our
World: last fall we were a nation
at ^eac« ... a nation that expected
incredibly to remain at peace. Peace:
a good word that must bo forgotten,
even in wishful thinking, for the
duration. ,
The Campus: a myriad of unex
pected changes ... a new dining
room whore reaching for food on the
next table is no longer possible; a
new dormitory . . . hammering day
after day; farewell Lehman; fare
well Society; Clewell’s Living Room
at last a room to live in; light cuts
in our rooms; new smoking hours;
new: people . ; ; old, overlooked peo
ple now miraculously our friends; a
new constitution.
Highlights, memories: will the
Freshmen ever forget the first be
wildering weeks? the agonized de
termination to endure Sophomofe
Courts the mock air-raids? the suit
cases? the first term paper? Wil^the
Sophomores iiver forget the heady
taste of absolute power? the wild
inventions? “Deel Buckles?” Eng
lish Lit? Will the Juniors ever for
get the intangible sense of age and
dignity? their first experience of
sitting on the left aisle in chapel?
the fear and preparation of becom
ing campus leaders? Will the Sen
iors ever forget caps and gowns?
sitting on the stage? wondering
whether or not to cross their legs?
feeling left out at the close of
school? Faculty Show; “sui sui,”
cinnamon balls, “cursed with a viv
id imagination,'’ “I am called S^r
Paijeealot, Uacealot, Dancealot.”
Stunt Night: The Machine, “Cleo
patra, here I come,” a typical col
lege girl, “Pm an athlete,” Cipd-
erella, Stage Door: Margie’s big
scene, Veda’s “It seems so strange
to be leaving you all to get married.
Don’t forget me” . . . and we won’t.
The Faculty-Student Game: a rol-
licksome, screaming revelation ...
broken glasses, broken bones ....
cheers, groans. May Day: pretty
pastel, pretty movement . . . the
Court, the explosion. Dances: flush
ed faces, new dresses, music. Ban
quets in the dining room and the
French Table and the Diet Table.
The passing of Mu Alpha Theta . . .
the new clubs: the Spanish Club, the
International Relations Club.
Civic Music, Lecture Series: Char
les Morgan and the first realization
of Plato’s Eternal S'pirit or Emer
son’s Over-Soul . . . new conceptions
and new understanding. Paul Green
. . . his simple magnificence, his
beauty, his hands. Lily Pons . . .
blue and silver brocade, “My Coun
try Tis of Thee,” disappointment.
The Cleveland Symphony . . . Sibel
ius,' Jerome Kern, violins, Rodzin-
ski’s sensitive gestures. John Ma
son Brown . . . Lady Macbeth, war
plays, the black-out, laughter.
Elections: campaigns, posters . . .
“not quite the imagination,” “I’m
glad,” “Who else?” The SALE-
MITE: good editorials and bad edi
torials, gossip, the “baby” issue,
interviews. The Magazine:- plans
and hopes and heartbreaks . . . the
despondency of failure. Work: math
and lit., philosophy, six weeks’, ex
ams, grades.
And Reece: can any of us ever
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McGEACHY WINS
COHEN CUP
The annual Cohen Cup for public-
speaking was awarded to Miss Cath
erjne McGeachy an May 12. The
prize winning topic was: “New
Frontiers for Youth;” and Cather
ine’s delivery was exceptionally
good. Her voice carried well, and
her stage presence was nice.
Katie W,olff gave a very convinc
ing speech ou the Civil War general,
Bull Dog Longstreet. She presented
her subject well, she had poise
and clear pronunciation, she knew
her material thoroughly but she had
a rather ill chosen subject.
Had Dodie Bailey learned her
speech, the headlines might have
been different. She presented her
subject with ease and charm. Her
topic “Conditions in France” was
most interesting. Although at times
her pronunciation was not as clear
as jt might, have been, she certainly
held the attention of the entire
audience.
Becky Cozart seemed to suffer a
mild case of stage-fright; her poise,
consequently, was not what the oth
ers were. Her subject was inter
esting; but it was presented a little
too forcefully. Her voice carried
very well, and both her pronuncia
tion and enuciation were good.
It was a shame that Wyatt, with
all her ability, couldn’t have made
more of her opportunity. Her speech
seemed to lack interest and prepara
tion. Even though her poise, preS'
entation, pronunciation, enunciation,
and voice were all excellent; the
subject matter lacked organization.
Barbara Lasley’s poise was su
perb. Slie presented her subject
very well, and she could be clearly
understood. But'^for a short talk,
her subject was too .broad. Of all
the speeches, her’s seemed the best
in organization; but it would have
been enhanced by more memory
work.
• Marian Burvenick presented her
subject beautifully. Her poise was
grand, and .she could be clearly
understood. Her subject, “Aus
tralia,” was timely and interesting,
and she was quite convincing. At
times, however, her voice dropped
too low, and her pauses seemed leath
er long. Other than this, she - was
one of the best.
The judges, Mrs. Ned Pardington,
Mrs. W. K. Hoyt, and Mrs. Harold
Vogler hust have had a hard time
selecting the winner, for each one
had distinct points in her favor.
MORE OFFICERS
Last week we printed what we
assumed to be the last round-up of
next year’s officers — but here are
a few more:
Marshals:
Virginia Garth
Margaret Kempton
Mary Jane Kelly
Mary Louise Rhodes
Normie Tomlin
Peggy Jane White
I. B. S.:
V’ice-president—
Mary Louise Rousseau
Secretary and Treasurer—
Mary Anderson
Pierrettes:
President—[Frances Yelverton
Vice-president—Normie Tomlin
Secretary and Treasurer—
Mary Yaw
Publicity Manager—
Lucille Newman
COMPOSITION
PRIMIER
SALEM TO OFFER
AVIATOR COURSES
Do you' want wings? To those of
us who have read with interest of
our heroes in the Pacific, and watch
ed with envy the boys in their
bright new uniforms; these words
are mighty exciting. Mr. Snnvely
has announced that, if sufficient in
terest is aroused, a course in civilian
flying will be offered to Salem stu
dents next year. S'alem, in col'abo-
ration with Mr. Tom Davis of the
Piedmont Aviation School, will offer
extra-curricular courses in both
ground work and actual flying.
The only requisites, as the now
rather embryonic plans show, will be
approval of the parents and active
interest from the students. Of course,
there wil be no credit giyen for the
courses; but it will at least be a
step forward for those of us who
feel that we are not quite doing our
duty by just sitting.
The actual flying course will be
the regular civilian flying instruc
tion which was in vogue before
Pearl Harbor. The ground course will
include drill, care of the planes,
training in spotting planes, and a
strict first aid course.
If there is fire in your blood, we
expect your hearty vote of approval
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uoiBuqof wj®*!
Ye-olde-music-eritic-after-a-fashion
gleefully left the ageless dust of
forgotten books on Thursday after
noon to spend a brief hour watching
the composers go by and enjoying
the fruits of their labors. The ac
count of the aforesaid blissful hour
will reflect your correspondent’s pri
vate reaction and makes no pretense
to sanity; in fact, any resemblance
to an intelligent musical criticism
will most probably be purely co
incidental.
The first offering on the program
was given by the class in Counter
point. To the uninitiated, who are
probably recalling grandmother and
her needlepoint, an explanation of
counterpoint may be welcome. Coun
terpoint is a form of music which
flourished in the 16th century, and
an early theorist on the subject
says that “the aim of counterpoint
is to perform several melodies sim
ultaneously and bind them together
by good and well-regulated conson-'
ances.” The style employed by the
class involves more than this, how
ever. Now the first time that one
hears certain, types of this musical
form, he may experience a sensa
tion somewhat like that felt the first
time he started a car and then won
dered h.iw to stop it. But, one
mustn’t worry, for all of the parts
of counterpoint finally pull into a
stop at the same station, and the
effect is most gratifying. The above
display of ignorance is intended as
no dispargement of the examples of
counterpoint offered by Jane Gar-
rou, Margaret Leihbach, and Eliza
beth Johnston, for they were quite
good. The entire class sang them
under the direction of Marie Fitz
gerald, and the three musical set
tings of texts from the Mass were
very much enjoyed. One of the
most satisfying things was the
presence of a real bass — Mr. Lacy
Lewis! Lacy contributed a great
deal to music hour, for in addition
to singing a part all by himself,
he tastefully lowered and raised the
piano lid when necessary, ably as
sisted by Mr. Erwin Cook.
The rest of the program was made
up of compositions by the senior
music students,, those who are the
members of Dr. Vardell’s class in
composition. Whenever possible,
each girl performed ker own work.
The pieces showed varies of mood
and employed four instraments:
organ, piano, violin, and voice
Two of Jennie Linn’s numbers
were performed. Her minuet for
the piano, played by Alice Purcell,
was a good example of the rocoeco
ityle of the eighteenth century. Her
song, “Pierrot,” sung by Jennie
herself, was enjoyed muchly. The
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LIBRARY AND
ATHLETIC AWARDS
After an enthuiastic contest, the
library awards were given yester
day. The Junior-Senior contest was
won by Leila Johnston whose li
brary includes: “The Birds of
America,” “The Complete Greek
Drama,” “An Illustrated Hand
book of Art History,” “The Great
English Writers,” “The Growth of
the American Republic,” “Building
the British Empire,” “The Medi
eval World,” “Henry Adams,”
“Modern Short f?tories,” “Modern
Drama,” “Grapes of Wrath,” “Of
Human Bondage,” “The Hand of
God,” “Keats’ Poetical Works,”
“March of Man,” “A Chronolog
ical Record,” “Music in Western
Civilization,” “ Romance of Leon
ardo Da Vinci,” “Lust for Life,”
“Complete Works of William
Shakespeare,” “Art Through the
Ages,” “Websters Collegiate Dic
tionary,” “The Poems and Plays of
Robert Browning,” “The Holy Bi
ble,” “Man the Unknown,” “The
Story of Philosophy,” “Classic
Myths,” “Milton’s Complete Po
etical Works.”
Doris Shore, who won the second
prize, had the following books in
her collection: “Pilgrim’s Prog
ress,” “The Works o'f Shakespeare,”
“Rubaiyat,” “A Surgsshire Lad,’’
“Random House,” “The Arts,’’
“Elbert Hubbard’s Scrap Book,”
“The Flowering of New England,’’
“Mrs. Browning's Complete Poetical
Works,” “Minute Sketches of
Great Composers,” “Great Works of
Music,” “Education of a Princess,
Queen Elizabeth,” “Pickwick Pa
pers,” “Jane Eyre,” ‘Lorna Doone,’
Flush,” “Wurthering Heights,”
David Copperfield,” “Standard
Book of British and American
Verse,” “I^inay’s Biography of
Great Poets,” “Oscar Wilde’s Best
Known Works,” “Holy Bible,”
Paradise Lost,” “Green Man
sions,” “Works of Emerson,”
Poetry of Keats and Shelley,”
“Life of John Keats,”
Margaret Leinback received hon
orable mention for a specialized li
brary on music, and Frances Yelver
ton for a specialized collection of
North Carolina literature.
In the Freshman-Sophomore con
test for the best book list, Lucille
Newman won the first prize and
Kathryn Wolff won the second prize.
Athletic awards were also made:
the riding cup was given to Nell
Keewall and the tennis cup to Ann
Long.
JOHNSIE’S DEBUT
ENDS SEASON
Graduating recitals came with an
air of excitement in the knowledge
that commencement is not far dis
tant. Thus is was appropriate for
the season to be brought to a bril
liant close last Monday night with
the recital by Johnsie Bason, so
prano. Miss Bason was assisted by
Elizabeth Johnston, pianist; and
Laura Emily Pitts, accomiMinist.
•\mid flowers and much applause,
Johnsie gave a varied program of
interest and appeal.
Her first group was composed of
three numbers: “With thee, th’ un
sheltered Moor I’d tread” by Han
del; “Donzelle, fuggite” by Ca-
valli; and “A Pastoral” by Carey.
At this point is might be mentioned
that that gorgeous bouquet Johnsie
carried for her first group contain
ed sixteen gardenias and exquisite
Talisman roses.
The Schumann song cycle “Frau-
enliebe und Leben” was the second
group. The cycle traces the ro-mance
of a young girl from her first se
cret lovo through her marriage, and
then to the tragic news of her hus
band’s death, which stuns her loving
heart, yet she faces a now life with
ho|»e. These six songs were sung
with sincere feeling and appropriate
mood. In the aria, “Depuis le
jour” from “Louise” by Charpen-
tler, Johnsie displayed an unsually
lovely middle voice.
Her final group included four
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Cousins-A Nice Surprise
THE MAN
When an S. O. S. was sent out for
college girls to help entertain Nor
man Cousins, we were roped in. We
didn’t know Norman Cousins from
Oswald, the cockroach; but we wore
trapped — caught without an alibi.
Tusday afternoon at four o’clock:
th slam of a car door, men laugh
ing, a knock upon the portal, me be
hind the curtain peeping* out won
dering what manner of man we were
fo entertain. Down on the sidewalk
with their heads together, stool
three men: Dr. Downs, Mr. Snavely,
and someone else. “That’s no lec
turer,” I said to me, “The poor old
duck must have got tired. Guess he
sent out his secretary or his son,
or even his baby brother, to do us
the honor of viewing our campus.
Looks right cute. Hmmmm . . . .
Might be interesting, after all.” So
I' dashed downstairs.
Norman Cousins doesn’t look his
thirty-three years or his role as
editor of “Saturday Review.” We
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THE LECTURE
On Tuesday night Norman Cou
sins, Executive Editor of the SAT-
irRDAY REVlEWi OF LITERA
TURE, spoke in Memorial Hall on
propaganda. He began by saying
that propaganda is a nasty word and
that no other word has done more
damage; then he defined propagan
da as anything which influences
opinion . . . whether it be true or
false. He suggested that we ex
amine newspaper headlines and try
to realize the circumstances under
which correspondents work. Censor
ship, of course, plays a tremendous
part in the news today; and to get
news through requires ingenuity
One correspondent, for instance,
cabled news that the lowland coun
tries were being invaded: “Hol
land and Belgium calm today like
Misaissi]>pi River in June, 1938.” It
remains with readers to see behind
the headlines and to grasp the real
content of the situation. It is [>08-
sible for the reader to be confronted
with two identical headlines and yet
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