Friday, April 9, 1943.
THE SALEMITE
Page Three.
Women of the Week
MARY ELLEN CAE.EIG
The accent is fierce—nasal and
northern as a winter wind'—but it s
no indication of what lies inside. For
in apite of the abrupt speech and
rapid conversation, Mary Ellen is as
calm as can be. Often in the midst
of some unhappy situation the sure
and abrupt Mary Ellen will give aa
goodly counsel as the wisest of
KATHERINE SCHWALBE
Once people would have said,
“Aha—that girl has a head on her!”
—And people would still say it,
if they talked that way. But the
fact is, Mary Ellen has sense—logi
cal and deep-seated sense. She’s as
practical as a pair of saddle shoes—
if you don’t believe it, just ask her
her formula for making an allow
ance last a month. She’s as depen
dable as Big Ben—and if you douot
that, just ask anyone' who ever beg
ged a favor of her. All of which
brings us to the part about Mary
Ellen that is so amazing. Whether
it be decorating, painting, doing
math, coaching some poor soul, darn
ing a sock, or sympathizing with
you—Mary Ellen does her job thor
oughly, cheerfully, and willingly.
: She’s as interested and as eager to
' do her bit in any project as any on
this campus.
Not a lot of people know Mary
Ellen—'She doesn’t toot her own
proverbial horn. She’s more likely
to be a quietly interested spectator
in a noisy group than one of the
chiefest rabble rousers. 5?lie shines
forth in all her quick and agile
glory when ever a sport is the cause
for racket—A superb basketball
player, a good gal behind a hockey
stick, and a pretty mean baseball
player.
■ But whether in a game, or in com
A . feather cut, a casual grin that
shows her beautiful white teeth,
blueish-green eyes that have a way
of cutting to the right when sho’s
amused ... a Salemite more reserved
than most is Katherine.
As a ‘good ole gal,’ she’s among
the best. All year she’s been the
calm, efficient, tend-to-my-business
sort of Stee Gee secretary . . . but
she’s not all business! Everyone,
at some time or other, has enjoyed
hearing her opinions about Casa^
blanca, elections, people, and lit.
And if anyone drops in to leave a
book by her room on second, she’ll
probaljly find Schwalbe and Mary
Ellen piled up in bed during a Sun
day relaxation session listening to
the Philharmonic.
And as a student, one finds Kath
erine among the more stimulating.
One moment she’s attempting con
tortions timed to stacatto four-four;
and the next she’s in comp, reading
a deliglitful fantasy which makes
others seem horribly tacky. Then
close on fantasy heels, she’ll launch
a violent argument on the reality
of Ernest Hemingway’s characters.
go if you don’t know a campus
asset, cart your box to second and
find Katherine. Although upper
classmen might remember the Gold
berg analytic technique of her fresh
man year, you’ll see her now in her
true colors ... a mature student
. . . one of the people who enhance
the beauty of Salem life.
IMARTHA’S
MUSIN6S;
mon every day affairs as living next
door to you and bearing the brunt
of a pie bed, Mary Ellen is a grand
sport. '
IF YOU AIN’T HAD
THE PLEASURE
(Adele Chase)
If you’ve never been down in the
infirmary on a Monday n\orning,
^hia article will bo meaningless to
yon. But if you’re one of the over
indulging prom trotters who in
evitably land down there on a
Monday morning for Xurse Stew
art’s wash-out, you’ll get a whiff
■ of nostalgia as we review for you a
typical blue Monday in the little
red-brick retreat.
The alarm clock’s shrill whistle
seems to sound worse on ilonday
than on any other day . . . but on
this particular Jfonday, you know
you’ll nev.er find the oomph to
tumble out of, bed and stagger into
that miserable 8:.T0 class. Well it
Wasn’t your fault that the bus was
two hours late last-night . . . and
that you had to wake Miss Turling
ton at ll:.'35 p. m. to let you and
your three suitcases in! But oh!
The weekened was so wonderful . . .
Johnny’s such a^ darling . . . Chapel
Hill is God’s Gift to a Salem Girl
. . . and there goes your mind.
Oops—now that you’re standing
on both feet, you wonder why the
room doesn’t stop swimming around
you. You feel wretched . . . you hurt
all over . . . you seem to have no
more "power than a warped tennis
racket . . . and a minute later,
you’re beseaching your room-mate
to escort you to the “youknow-
what.” Before you have time to
“reflect your emotions -in tran
quility” (with humble apologies to
Bill Wordsworth’s “Preface toi
Lyrical Ballads”), you find your
nimble feet leading you to the little
red-brick retreat.
Now the fun begins! But it’s some
comfort to see that you have plenty
of company down there, and your
fellow sufferers all seem to be moan
ing and groaning and sighing sweet
nothings about Bill, K. A., Davidson,
State, Dick, V. P. I., etc, etc.
To Miss Stewart your case is just
routine. You try your best to con
vince her that you’re suffering any
thing from, a split appendix to can
cer of the pancreas. But in between
your moans and explanations, she
stuffs you with pills as though you
Were a slot machine! Big pills and
little pills, brown pills and white
pills, green pills and pink pills, and
on and on comes the March of Pills.
By afternoon, after having had
a delicious and most appetizing
unch consisting of one glass of ice
Water which refused to stay down.
PIANO AND ORGAN,
VIOLIN AND CELLO
Pour o’clock, and another Music
Hour was about to begin. Edna
Stafford began the program with
Beethoven’s “Theme and Variations
in G Major.” Spzanne Willig per
formed the rhythmic “A Canebrako
Tune” by Wright. A touch of va
riety on the program was offered by
Eugenia Shore who played the Jove-
Iv “Oontilena” by Golterman on
lier ’cello. Frances Gartner played
“Grilleu” by Schumann; while
Louise Taylor, at the organ, ren
dered “Cantabile” by Loret. Tech
nique and interpretation were both
displayed by .Martha Moore Hayes
in ifozart’s “Theme and V:^ria-
tions” (From Sonata in A ^lajor).
Ihe lovely “Lcgende” by Wieu-
iawski was played by Elizabeth
Swinson, violinist. Polly Starbuck
created a quiet, serene atmosphere
with “Nocturne,” op. 15, No, .3, by
Cho.pin. .Josephine MacLauchliii,
organist, skillfully played “Proces
sion lu St. Sacrenient,'” by Chau-
vet.
Ella Lou Taylor hay us wonder
ing whether she should be a pianist
or a vocalist—her rendition of Xoc-
turne, op. 54, No. 4, by Grieg, was
excellent. Catherine Swinsin play
ed the impressionistic “Bird Song”
by Palmgreen. A brilliant close was
nchieved by Catherine Walker in
“Sonata in D Minor” for the Or
gan by Guilmant.
"THEY GIVE THEIR
lives—YOU LEND
YOUR MONEY"
And what will Davidson - Salem -
Queens day bring into the light? To
quote Sarah Henry, “perhaps you’ll
meet your future” — and then 'did
the girls sign up! But what Mar
tha really thinks was responsible
for the rush was Normie’s appeal
to the patriotism of each and every
one — “After all,” said Normie,
‘ ‘ You can date an air corps boy.”
Maybe you saw the bulletin board
in Clewell Wednesday night, but
if you didn’t here are a few of the
messages:
ANNE CALDWELL, call Dick
Port.
BETTY MOORE, call Walter
Brown
PEGGY W’JTHERINGTON, JUL
IA GARRETT, NANCY KENNEY,
nancy RIDENHOUR, call operator
twelve, Davidson.
ADAIR EVANS — telegram from
Shaw Smith
But enough of Dnvidson-S'alem
etc., stuff. BETTY JEAN JONES
can hardly contain herself — after
all, she’s going to Philadelphia
Thursday week to see her little
mod. student.
Martha has been more amused
than she has been musing this_ week
when DODIE BAYLEY pulled a
false faint in order to keep her
lights on and OFFICIAL PROCTQR
]\IcCLELLAND came rushing to the
rescue to administer first aid. Yes,
one glass of water for the swoon
ing maiden.
Imagine MOT’S embarrassment
when Mrs. Parrish saw the lK)r-
trayal of Mot and Wilbo in Bitty’s
Bottom.
Can you imagine GUDGER’S sur
prise when, after many fond adieus.
Bill was transferred to Davidson for
his training?
BETSY COLLET' is looking for
ward to Wake Forest this week
end, and SUT and MARY FRANCES
are making big plans for that trip
to Annapolis during Spring Holi
days. And speaking of these spring
dances SEBIA is going to Yale.
And then there’s the story of
FRANCES HENSDALE who almost
missed her call from Von by try-
iiig to play hard-to-get with Bob.
There’s a moral in that story.
MOLLY and NANCY JOHNSfTON
have been deluged with invitations
to Davidson this week-end. Ain’t
it grand! F. S. Neither one is
going.
MAMIE HERRING is counting
the minutes^ ’till she sees Tommy
’way out' in Missouri. She can’t
convince us that all those pretty new
clothes aren’t for a trousseau!
And now, may I make one appeal
to you Salemites. Either do some
thing or don’t keep what you do
such a dad-blamed secret.
—MARTHA.
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Bond Now
you decided that your time on this
cruel earth is at an end; but cheer
up, old gal . . . you’ll live! You
always do, for many sufferers before
you have managed to still limp
around campus.
Hail and farewell, fellow sufferers.
■\nd on weekends remember: eat,
drink, and be merry, for Monday
We die ... in the little red-brick
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ISEXCEUENT
From the sublime to the inevita
ble was the course of events for
Salem’s graduating co-ed. For the
day after Lacy Lewis had given his
graduating recital last Monday eve
ning, Lacy went home in prepara
tion for joining Uncle Sam’s army.
The first of the season’s gradu
ating recitals was a most enjoyable
one and fully promises a spring of
l)rilliant concerts. Lacy played with
authority and graciousness before a
large and appreciative audience.
The program opened with two
movements of Mozart’s Concerto in
C minor for piano and orchestra.
Lacy displayed agile finger-work
and his playing of the second move
ment revealed the more romantic
qualities of the work.
The Bach Fantasia in C minor
opened the second group, lliis pro
vided opportunity for excellent sta=
ccato work as well as skillful man
ipulation of the voices. In the
Nocturne in E minor by Chopin,
Lacy played with an appropriate
singing tone and treated the num
ber with a clear sense of its ro
mantic significance. One of the
most effective numbers on the pro
gram was the Schumann Novellette
in E major. The contrasting lyric
interludes and the brilliant octave
work were very well done.
The third group featured a Suite
in Canon Form for two pianos, by
Arensky. Dr. Vardell played the
second piano for this as well as
previously for the Mozart concerto.
The suite is an intriguing treat
ment of melodious themes, each sec
tion of the suite having its own
characteristic melody and develop
ment. The ensemble playing of
Lacy and Dr. Vardell was particu
larly notable ,and the contrasting
moods were nov'el and interesting.
As his last group, Lacy played
the unusual and apj>ealing “Pas
torale” by Liszt and closed with
Allegro” Scherzando” by IPierne.
The program evidenced concentrated
study and notewortliy achievement.
And with three cars full of friends
and relatives from Asheboro (Lacy’s
home) to boost the recital, Lacy
thoroughly enjoyed the occasion
that most music students consider
askance'. And at the informal re
ception given Lacy after the recital,
ho solemnly promised us that when
he becomes a rookey in the U. S.
Army, he will certainly sneak us
the words to that favorite song 'of
the boys, “Dirty Gerty from
Bizerte.”
■SULLIVAN—
Meanwhile she continues to flash
those brown eyes with “eye lashes
that lean out and wave at you”
(according to Seville), play all the
bridge, and see all the movies she
possibly can before tackling her new
job. Oh yes, she majors in sociology
and economics, and minors in his
tory, too.
When we went by to interview
Leila, the Juniors who thruuged the
room offered all sorts of suggestions
as to her character—which added
up to the fact that this outstand
ing member of the Junior class is a
grand girl.
She says she hasn’t any ideas for
next year’s annual yet but she is
looking forward to the trip to
Nashville this summer when she
and the publishers can “dream some
thing up.” Leila has been thinking
about the new staff and would un
doubtedly like to know if you are
interested in working on it next
year.
—BROADCAST—
Choral Ensemble and will be en
tirely different in its contents from
the first.
As their first selection, the En
semble, under the direction of
Clifford Bair, will sing “Fugue,
Canzone, and Epilogue” by Karg-
Ebert—a special feature of the pro
gram, written for women’s chorus,
violin and organ. Margery Craig
will be organist and Hazel Horton
Read, violinist.
Completing the program will be a
modern composition, “The Rose
mary Suite,” by Randall Thomp
son, an American composer. Three
numbers from this suite will be
heard: “Chemical Analysis,” “A
Sad Song,” and “A Nonsense Song.”
The lyrics are from “Tiger Joy,”
by Etophen Vincent Benet. Harp
interludes will be played by Hazel
Newman.
This promises to be a program
well worth your half-hour; so don’t
forget, Sunday night at 9 o’clock in
Memorial Hall over WSJS. Every
one is cordially invited to attend
in person.
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