VOL. XXIV.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1943.
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Number 10
Students Pledge
To Endowment
The total student pledge per
centage in the Endowment fund
campaign is now 89 per cent. Mr.
Grillanders has expressed the deep
appreciation of the leaders of the
campaign for the participation on
the campus that "will undoubtedly
prove very helpful as the campaign
goes to the general public.”
Work is now going on in th0-or
ganization of the alumnae. Mr.
Weinland and Miss Marsh were in
Ealeigh and Durham on November
29 and 30 in connection with this
work. Mr. Weinland left yesterday
for New York to attend alumnae
meetings until December 6. He will
go from there to Bethlehem, Penn
sylvania. On December 11, he will
ibe in Philadelphia for an Alumnae
luncheon. The itinerary includcfs
Baltimore, Washington, and Rich
mond. Mr. Weinland plans to re
turn to Winston-Salem on December
16.
Special Gifts work, under the di
rection of Mr. Ralph Hanes, is prog
ressing. In larger gifts, many
friends are making use of the purch
ase of War Bonds. Campaign lead
ers have suggested especially the
Series G. Bonds.
The December Alumnae Record
containing full explanation of the
Endowment Campaign and a Bond
Information sheet are being distrib
uted.
Dr. Sudrie Expounds
Theory of Education
“What Can Be Done To Democ
ratize American Education?” was
the subject Dr. A. L. Sudrie, profes
sor. at New York Univcfrsity, used
as his topic when speaking in assem
bly Ttiesday, November 23.
Dr. Sudrie defined a good college
as one where young people can go to
educate themselves and each other
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I .K. S. GIVES
CHKISTMAS DANCE
* The I. K. S. Christmas dance
* -will be held in the gym this
* Saturday night. It will begin
* at 8:30, and is formal for
* everybody. Ask him to buy
* you stamps instead of flowers!
Hygiene Class
Sells T. B. Seals
The Salem campaign for the sale
of Christmas seals on November 30
resulted in a total of $44.82.
This sale, conducted by the Tu
berculosis Association, is an annual
event in Forsyth County. This year,
however, was the first time Salem
College has undertaken a separate
drive.
The drive was sponsonored by
Miss Averill’s hygiene class. As
sisting Lou Stack, class chairman
for the campaign, were Jean
Hodges, Mary Farmer Brantley, and
Mary Frances Garrou. Other mem
bers of the class helped in the sale
on the campus, in the dormitories,
and in the dining-room. Day stud
ents were solicited by Nell Jane
Griffin.
The class member to sell the most
seals was Greta Garth, who raised
a total of $5.94. Marjorie Martin
made the largest donation to the
campaign.
The typing classes have helped in
the Forsyth County drive by typing
letters and addressing envelopes.
Seals were enclosed in these letters
and sent to people throughout Win
ston-Salem.
Author and Correspondent
Tells of Life"Past and Future
(By Elizabeth Gudger)
“Will you please take me some
where where I can smoke?” asked
Ira Wolfert as he lit his pipe.
Since Mr. Weinland had suggested
that I take him to his house, we
walked across the campus to have
our interview there on the afternoon
of November 23. ,
Mr. Wolfert, a medium-sized man
with dark brown eyes and hair, ex
claimed about the college and cam
pus, “I like Salem and only wish
I could stay here longer.”
“How long are you and Mrs.
Wolfert going to be here with us?”
I asked. ,
“We are going to catch the 9:50
train to New York tonight,” he an-'
swered. “You see, I’m going to
make several lecturcfs, and then in
a few weeks (I can’t tfell you when)
I’m going to Europe.” His eyes
sparkled as he said this last, and
I knew he would be glad to get
back into action as a war corre
spondent.
We then arrived at the Weinland’s
and walked into the living room.
“Mr. Woolfert, how did you start
as a war correspondent?”
He smiled and said, “Mrs. Wol
fert and I married while we were
both in college. After we graduated,
we worked for about a year and
saved some money. Then we decided
to take a belated honeymoon in Eu
rope. During this trip I worked in
Vienna, Berlin, and Paris as a news
correspondent. That was in 1931.”
“Mr. Woolf ert. I’m sure the col
lege girls would like to know a lit
tle about your personal life. Would
you tell me about your children, and
whether or not they are following
in your footsteps?”
“Well, that is a rather difficult
question to answer. I have two
children, Ruth, who is ten and Mich
ael, who is seven* They are both
talented in expressing themselves,
but they are really too young to be
able to tell whether or not they
will be interested in newspaper
work. I certainly won’t discourage
them,” he continued, “if they do
want to go into newspaper work.
There is nothing more interesting
and useful!”
“I know that you have written
two non-fiction books, and that dis
patches from “Battles for the Solo
mons” won the P'ulitzer prize. Have
you written any novels ?’ ’
“Yes, I wrote ‘Tucker’s People.”’
“Is it difficult for you to write or
does your writing come spontaneous
ly?” I asked.
“No, it is very difficult for me to
write, and I really have to Tork
on it. Lecturing is even harder for
me, but there is one consolation in
lecturing that I do not have in
writing. Since I always make my
lectures extemporaneously, I never
have to worry about revising them.”
As I knew Mr. Wolfert was lec
turing on world affairs that night,
I asked him only the following ques
tion about the war.
“Do you have any idea about
when the war will be over?”
“The only ideas I have are the
ones I have received from Ameri
cans. I don’t believe that anyone
can make a fair estimate. If you
should put Churchill, Roosevelt and
Stalin in the same room with Hiro-
hito and Hitler, and each of these
told everything he knew, you stiU
wouldn’t know when the war will
be over.”
WEEK’S NEWS
IN REVIEW
A third of Berlin was reported in
ruins following the heavy attack
by the RAF on the night of No
vember 26. More than 1,000 tons
of bombs were sent crashing into
the German capital in twenty min
utes. The fifth consecutive night
assault, it brought the total weight
dropped in eight days to more tl;an
6,0000 tons. At least 500,000 resi
dents were believed to be homeless.
ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT—
Russian guerillas joined forces
with the Red Army to harass and
imperil an estimated 3000,000 Ger
mans retreating from the Gomel
area. The enemy suffered heavy loss
es in men and equipment, and more
than eighty places were recaptured.
Moscow reported gains on other
fronts and the repulse of persistent
counterattacks below Kiev.
ON THE ITALIAN FRONT—
The Eighth Army extended its
bridgehead across the Sangro River.
The Fifth Army stopped German
blows west of Venafro and brought
new enemy gun positions between
Mignano and Calabritto under ar
tillery fire- Allied planes struck
railways and roads in wide raids.
ON THE PACIFIC FRONT—
A weird and fanatical suicide at
tack during the night of November
23 wound up Japanese resistance on
Mjikin atoll in the Gilberts. The
“Fighting Sixty-Ninth,” under the
command of Lieut. Col. Joseph T.
Hart annihilated the enemy in a
series of hand-to-hand encounters.
IN THE AMERICAS—
The South American Republic of
Colombia declared a state of bellig
erency with Germany following the
loss of a second ship to U-boats.
President Roosevelt, Prime Min
ister Churchill and Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek have concluded a
lengthy conference in Cairo—one of
the meetings being held in a tent
in the shadow of the Pyramids.
This meeting was announced Tues-
day by American short wave radio
stations in French broadcasts to
France.
Recital to be Held
Monday Evening
The Music Department, which pre
sented the weekly Music Hour
Thursday, December 2, will hold an
other students’ recital Monday eve
ning, December 6, at 8:30.
The program is as follows;
Fantasia in 0 Minor (Mozart)—
Catherine Swinson.
Aria: “Connais tu le Pays” (Thom
as)—Billie Wall.
Novellette in F Major (Schumann)
—June Reid.
Finale from Sonata in D Minor
(Guilmant)—Catherine Walker.
Andante and Variations in P
Minor (Haydn) — Margaret Win
stead.
A Heart that’s Free (Robyn)—
Peggy Taylor.
Valse in E Minor (Chopin)—Nan
cy Ridenhour.
Saltarella (Vieuxtemps) — Eliza
beth Swinson.
Prelude in G flat Major (Rach
maninoff)—Martha Moore Hayes.
Cornin’ Thro’ the Rye (Arr. Kings-
ford)—Catherine Bunn.
Three Fantastic Dances (Shosta-
kovitch)—^Mary Coons.
Finale from Grand Piece Sympho-
nique (Franck)—Margery Craig.
Regular Music Hour Program
At the regular Music Hour on
Thursday, Mary Gordon Walters
played the “Rustic Dance,” by Bel
lini. Her rhythm in this lively piece
was excellent. Catherine Bunn gave
a splendid performance of “Comin”
Thro’ the Rye,” an old Scottish folk
tune Arr. by Dingsford. Elizabeth
Swinson, violinist, showed us what
she could do with triple-stops in
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Queen’s Attendants
Chosen for May Day
Attendants of the 1944 May Queen, Leila Sullivan, and her
Maid of Honor, Jean Fulton, are the following twelve girls:
Virginia MacMurray, Sebia Midyette, Normie Tomlin, Mary
Alderson, Mary Gordon. AValters, Julia Garrett, Jeanne Hodges,
Helen McMillan, Ticka Senter, Henrietta Walton, Marguerite
"Worth, and Lib Young.
# Other nominees for the court elec-
II II P I which was held in the Old Chap-
l)r. Harrell Speaks
On Central America
Dr. George Harrell, faculty mem
ber of the Bowman Gray School of
Medicine, spoke to the Salem stud
ent body in Assembly Tuesday, De
cember 2, about his experiences on
a recent trip in Central America.
He said that the Central Ameri
can countries have jumped from the
use of ox carts to airplanes as the
chief mode of travel. Although
these planes are old models and are
often held together with safety pins
and baling wire, there are more
planes than automobiles.
Dr. Harrell explained that the
people of Central America are a
mixed race. He said that in one
family there will often be one child
that has dark skin and straight
black hair like an Indian, while an
other will have light hair and blue
eyes, and still another will look like
a Spaniard.
The majority of the people are
tenants on huge estates. These es
tates usually have large mines where
many of the people work. The liv
ing conditions of these people are
deplorable. Bad sanitary conditions
along with lack of medical knowl-
el on Thursday evening were: Vawter
Steele, Mary Frances McNeely, Pat
ty Zimmerman, Elizabeth McLen
don, Norma Rhoades, RTachel Mer
ritt, Mary Anne Linn, Betty Dun
ning, Pat Watson, Elizabeth Gud
ger, Mary Jane Kelly, Peggy Jane
White, Nancy Stone, Sarah Lindley,
Ann Caldwell, Wink Wall, Mary Mc-
Intire, and Anne Sauls.
W.A.C. Brightens
Soldiers Hoh'day
The War Activities Council in
behalf of Salem College, sent a box of
books and games and place-cards to
Ward No. 6 at the Station Hospital
at fi. T. C. No. 10 in Greensboro
for Thanksgiving. Placards were
also sent to Ward No .1 by the
Home Ec. Club.
At the time the boxes were sent,
Ward No. 1 was an orthopedic ward;
and Ward No. 6, a minor surgery
ward. Since that time, different
wards have been assigned. Ward
No. 6 is an orthopedic ward and
will be supplied with recreational
needs by the Homo Ec. Club. Ward
No. 14, which is a medical ward.
will be furnished things of this
‘yp® tlie school as a whole.
material
much more severe there than
eases
here.
Dr. Harrell stated that education
was universal and free, but the-gov
ernment requires that all students
wear uniforms made only by govern
ment-approved tailors. This usu
ally costs so much that the average
person can not afford an education,
and illiteracy still prevails.
Ira Wolfert Says Fleet
Must Be Defeated
Ira Wolfert, farmed war corre
spondent of the North American
Newspaper Alliance, emphasized in
his lecture on November 23, the fact
that the Americans could quickly end
the war when they had defeated the
Japanese fleet.
The speaker, in discussing ques
tions about the war in the Pacific
zone, stated that the battleships are
more important in this zone since
there is not enough land in the Pa
cific area on which to set up an
army. The ships can carry more sol
diers and supplies than airplanes.
Mr. Wolfert pointed out the dif
ference between the Japanese sol
diers and the American soldiers.
The Japanese are afraid; they will
not surrender. They do not fear the
Americans but they fear their own
people. The Japanese will kill them
selves rather than be captured.
The Americans have fear but only
fear of what they will think of
themselves if they do not succeed
in doing their duty. The American
officials feel that fear is a sickness,
and they take soldiers afflicted by
fear out of battle and try to cure
them.
In discussing the Pacific war
area the speaker recalled experiences
which he had in fox holes and in
jungle combats.
Mr. Weinland presided at the lec
ture and Miss Nettie Allen Thomas,
who was a classmate of the lecturer
at Columbia University, introduced
Mr. Wolfert.
Money to purchase the
sent by the school was given by the
I. R. S. and the Student Government
Association. Additional funds will
be needed to make purchases in the
future. The W. A. C. is seeking con
tributions of money or games and
books from any of the other organi
zations or from individuals. The
men in the wards are interested in
books and magazines on aviation,
electronics, radio, navigation, etc.;
game books; and prizes for games
like Bingo, such as small address
books, memo pads, colored pencils,
cards, etc. They are also interested
in maps of states and other locali
ties, and scrapbooks of cartoons and
good, colorful pictures.
Since boxes for Christmas and
New Y^ear’s must be sent to the
wards before the Christmas recess
begins, the W. A. C. is asking that
students contribute w thin the next
week.
Byrd and Newman Write
Prize-Winning WAC SIcil
Mary Ellen Byrd and Lucile New
man, co-authors of the skit “A Let
ter from Susan,” which won first
prize in the WAC radio skit contest
were presented their award on Wed-
nesda.y afternoon at the WAC re
cruiting office.
Mrs. Gladys Benbow was winner
of the second prize in the contest
which was sponsored among the
students of the English Composition
department by Mrs. Ada Redd
Browning, chairman of the WAC
radio committee for the WAG drive.
Miss Jess Byrd supervised the writ
ing of the skits. Judges were Miss
Charlotte Demorest, Mrs. Doris Pard-
ington and Miss Doris Brown.
“A Letter from Susan” will be
produced by the Pierrettes and pre
sented on the radio in the near fu
ture. Helen Robbins, Mary Miller
and Jean Hodges will take the prin
cipal roles.