• Salem Selects Beauties
• President Enlists Support
• I. R. S. Gives Dance
• Librarian Encourages Readers
• Student Begs Cuts Revision
• Everyone Thanks Legislators
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VOL. XXIII.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1942.
Number 9
NUW CHOSEN ’43 MAY QUEEN
lOSEPH AUSUINDER BEK
THE SALEM LECTURE SERIES
Those of you who have swirled
briefly through the ether with Em
ily Dickenson’s ‘■‘telegraphic mes
sages” must have also thrilled to
hear Mr. Joseph Auslander’s lec
ture Monday night on the women
poets. M r. Auslander, himself a
poet, is according to Dr. Willoughby,
also a jack of almost all literary
trades. He writes, he teaches, and
■ he lectures . . . we can vouch for
the lecture, but it would lead us
to follow him to other fields. As
the inaugnrator of the 1942-43 Lec
ture Series, Mr. Auslander left a
rather steep hill for the other lec
turers to climb if they hope to win
our favor.
Looking quite like a little French
barber with his pink ears, his great
luminous eyes, his reddish-black
mustache, and his seemingly unend
ing forehead; Mr. Auslander began
with a discussion of Sappho. Be
fore he had progressed very far, we
forgot our first impressions to lend
ourselves to the poetry of his de
scriptions and to the flowing praise
of Sappho; the first professional wo
man poet. With a tenderness that
enthralled us he told of the few
fragments that remain—Sappho’s
contribution to posterity- His voice
Was so soft that he seemed to ca-
See—ArSLANDEE—P. 3
WHAT, WHEN,
WHERE
What: L B. S. Dance,
men: Sat., 8:00 P. M.
Whei'e: Gym.
What: Senior Vespers
When: Sunday, 7:15
Where: Memorial Hall
What: Hockey Banquet
When: Monday, 6:15
Where: Oorrin Hall
What: Music Recital
When: Monday, 8:30
Wliere: Memorial Hall
What: Rev. Spaugh
When: Tuesday, 10:15
Where: Chapel
What: Home Ec. Tea
When: Tuesday
Wihere: Lizora Hanes
What: Latin Club
When: Tuesday
Where: Bitting Basement
What: French Club
Wlien: WIednesday
Where: Bitting Basement
AVhat: German Club
When: Thursday, 10:15
Where: Chapel
DEHYDRATED
AFRICAN FRONT—
The Allies are increasing' pressure
on German and Italian defenders of
Tunisia and Bizert. Here Allied
aerial attacts are taking heavy toll.
Axis supply ships, loaded with re
inforcements, have been struggling
to reach Tunis but are meeting
heavy opposition from British ves
sels.
PACIFIC FRONT—
Superiority over the Japs was
gained in the battle around Guad
alcanal by the XT. S. Marine forces.
Nine Jap vessels and one unidenti
fied IT. S. cruiser were reported sunk.
But the TJ. S. retains control of the
waters around Guadalcanal.
The Japs are trying to bring re
inforcements into the Buna-Gona
area by sea, but are meeting heavy
TJ. S. bombing raids.
RUSSIAN FRONT—
Moscow communiques state that
66,000 German prisoners were siezed
in the attack against German lines
near Stalingrad. With the prison
ers come rifles, machine guns and
tanks. ■
The Red army is moving into po
sition back of the German lines in
order to cut olf retreating area and
reinforcements. This move on the
part of Russia was sudden, thereby
crippling German troops badly.
EUROPEAN FRONT-
Nov. 27 Marshal Petain received
word thali Germany was to take the
last Free French stronghold, Toulon.
In this harbor were 62 FVench ves^
sels which were scuttled as soon as
German troops appeared. Ammuni
tion stores and arsenals were all de
stroyed by the French, who left a
desolate and depicted little harbor.
AMERICAN FRONT—
President Roosevelt announced
that Saturday, Dec. 7, was to be
remembered as a day of infamy. Of
ficials warned the people that the
war was not yet won, that in
creased effort must go on.
BARBARA HAWKINS
MAID OF HONOR
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!
Among “ oh’s” and “aah’s” of an
excited crowd, the May Queen can
didates paraded across the Old Chap
el stage on December 1. The 1943
May Queen was to be selected from
these Salem beauties: Becky Cand
ler, of Birmingham, Alabama; Car-
lotta Carter, of Washington, North
Carolina; Barbara Hawkins, of
Blackstone, Virginia; Ceil Nuchols,
of Charlotte, and Mary Louise
Rousseau, of Winston-Salem. For an
eternity, fidgety politicians held
their breaths—nervous friends tap
ped their fingers—eager orators de
bated all the pros and cons. Then
an atmosphere of expectation quiet
ed the room when Elizabeth Read,
May Day Chairman, announced:
“Ceil Nu Touchdown cheers
drowned out the rest of the an
nouncement.
The crown of Maid of Honor rests
on blonde Barbara Hawkins, the
close competitor for May Queen.
SENOKITA NUCHOLS
Omactl, the god of festivities,
will be the host of Senorita Nuchols
on Fiesta Day next May. Ceil, tall,
regal, composed—will be the center
of a colorful celebration transport
ed from Latin America to the Salem
May Dell.
The ’43 May Queen knows the
May Dell path well, having been in
See—QUEENS—P. 3
HOLP YOUR BREATH—
HERE THEY COME!
On Wednesday night, December 2,
anxious throngs bustled into the Old
Chapel to cast their votes and get
theii; last minute politicing off their
chests. Hushed campaigning hissed
through the air . . . louder soap-box-
ers hollered out their opinions for
those who weren’t otherwise too en
gaged to, listen . . . music of a sort
was furnished by a pianist who was
trying to keep in the know all the
while. It was a gala occasion. Then
Chairman Read’s quiet voice shut
the bedlam into a morgue; and
chair-edge sitters got as closely to
the stage as possible, yet still re
main within the limits of gravity.
The procession commenced amidst
much gallery commentary and furi
ous checking of names on the bal
lots. And now we announce for you
See—BEAUTIES— P. 4
SECOND ARTIST PERFORMS
ON CIVIC MUSIC PROGRAM
DR. RONDTHALER
ASKS WAR AID
TO EACH STUDENT
OF SALEM COLLEGE:
Your President haa not been able
recently to talk with you individual
ly or in groups about the Curric
ulum of Salem 'College as it relates
to your specific preparation for war
work. He and his associates in the
Faculty have, however, been giving
much time and thought to this sub
ject and they wish now to share
with you some of the information
thus secured. We are confident that
every student now at Salem College
wants to help w'in both the war and
the peace to follow, not alone
through constructive thinking but
by active work where and as need
ed. Through the United States De
partment of Education and every
other source available to us, we are
seeking to find where college-trained
women are most needed and with
what preparation. We plan to ad
just our curriculum to these needs
just as fast as they are made known
to us by our Government.
The Administration realizes its
responsibility in preparing you ade
quately for war jjroduction effort.
We want you to share this respon
sibility with us. Hence, I am sug
gesting that during the Christmas
vacation you talk with your parents
and your friends, asking them what
type of training they feel will be
particularly helpful in fitting you to
enter productive work. Upon your
return to Salem on January 5 will
you please co-operate by bringing
this information to this office so
that we may further relate this into
our curriculum for the spring se
mester, just as far as such progress
is consistent with suggestions from
Washington, D. C.
Anticipating such suggestions the
departments at Salem College have
been busy during the past fevr
months, working on new courses to
be offered, and changing the empha
See—WAR AID—Page 3.
iMiiiiSiiSiieiKW
The piano seemed limp; applause
sounded in our ears; Alexander
Boroivsky had concluded his con
cert. The program, a difficult and
strenuous one, demanded of the ar
tist the utmost technical precision
and widely varying interpretative
moods. Mj. Borovsky easily mas
tered these and played with an ap
parent ease and agility.
The massive Toccata in C major
by Bach, opened the program. Orig
inally written for organ, the Toc-
^cata is strikingly brilliant on the
piano and received an irreproachable
interpretation at the hands of a
great artist. The delicate embel
lishments and melodic lines of
See—ARTIST—Pago 4
I. R. S. DANCE SET FOR
TOMORROW NIGHT
I. E. S. CHRISTMAS DANCE
Santa Claus, Christmas trees, and
all the other decorations will be on
hand to make the 'Christmas dance
Saturday, December 5, a most en
joyable one. The second formal
dance of the year will be sponsored
by the I. R. S. Council. It will be
held in the gymnsium from 8:30 to
12:00.
STUDENTS TO PRESENT
FIRST NICHT RECITAL
On Monday night, at 8:30 o’clock,
the first formal Students’ Recital
will be held in Memorial Hall. A
most unusual program has been ar
ranged for the enjoyment of each
person in Salem College. The pro
gram will be as follows:
Finale from Quartet in d Major—
Ilaydn—played by the Salem Col
lege String Quartet: Hazel Read,
Elizabeth Swinson, Eloise Hege, Eu
genia Shore.
Impatience — Shubert — sung by
Jane Garrou.
Jesu, Joy of Men’s Desiring—Bach-
Hess—played by Sline Shamel.
Novelette in £ Major—S'chumann
—played by Lacey Lewis.
Gipsy Dance—Nacher—played by
Barbara Ann Benson, violinist.
Ave Maria — Mascagni—sung by
Olive Johnston.
Minuet—Vierne—played by Mar
gery Craig.
Aria: “Pace, Pace Mir Du”—Ver
di—sung by Annie Hyman Bunn.
Capperccio in B Minor —- Brahms
—played by Elizabeth Johnston.
Pastorale — Stravinsky ■— sung
by Marian Gary.
Concerto in D Minor —Rubinstein
—played by Margaret Leinbach
with Dr. Charles G. Vardell, Jr., at
the second piano.