SALEM college: UpRARY Winstoa-Salcm, Norti^^iin* VOL. XXV. WINSTON-SALEM, N. Q., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1944. Number 3. Dr. Rudedge Captivates Audience With Tales And Personal Views DISTINGUISHED SOUTHERN POET INTERPRETS PLANTATION LIFE Archibald Eutledgs, beloved poet of the South, spoke to a large as sembly of Salem College and Academy students at Chapel on Thursday, October 4. Dr. Rondthaler introduced Mr. Rutledge briefly as a bc'loved South erner, a renowned poet, a distin- quished American, and a friend. The tall, thin, and gray Southern gentle man then addressed the assembly with a few of bin poems, and stories of the well-known old Hampton plan tation which he has restored recent ly- The eminent lecturer and writer presented his interpretation of plan tation life and our southern heritage. Mr. Rutledge spoke fondly of his old plantation and its history, and of the' symbolic traces there of our fore fathers’ simple life. He also com pared the rich heritage of Salem likewise, in regard to the coming Pounders Day Celebration. The poet spoke of the beauties of the natural surroundings at his plantation, and the deeper apprecia tion for the mystery of wild nature which they have taught. He told also of the simple philosophy and ■wisdom of the humble folk who con tinue to live in these isolated parts and retain many of the old funda mentals of living of their fathers. He recited several of his poems in connection with his topic: “Life as a Kiver”, “Your Dear Night”, and “Eternity of Love.” Mr. Rutledge stated that the sturdy buildings still standing solid ly exemplify the strong moral nature of those earlier Americans, and closed with the statement: “Any thing must “have a strong moral foundation in order to be lasting and enduring.” Sophomore Court Abandoned For Year At a required meeting of all Sopliomore boarding students Thurs day night in the Day Student Cen ter, Miss Bonney announced that there will be no Sophomore Court this year and stated that all haz ing of freshmen must stop. The an nouncement followed an, ultimatum delivered to the sophomore class the previous week that unless the strenuous forma of hazing wer^i stopped. Sophomore Court would be abolished. Miss Bonney said that the gener al reputation of Salem had suffer ed because of hazing which she pointed out had “gone beyond the level of good, clean fun.” She de clared that the administration has (Cont. on page six) Mr, Bair Gets Music Honor Mr. Clifford E. Bair will bo in ducted into the American Academy of Teachers of Singing at the din ner meeting at the Harvard Club in New York City, October 10. Mr. Bair is the 32nd member to be inducted to this professional or ganization, whose entire member ship is limited to forty. Members are carefully selected from voice teach ers all over the country and must be passed upon by other members of the club. The purpbse ofi,the organi zation is to further teaching in the field of music and to publicize re search work done in this field for the advancement of musy; teachers as a whole. For two years Mr. Bair served as National Chairman of Opera for the Federation of Music Clubs, and this spring was elected regional gov ernor of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. This latest honor evidences the fact that his accomplishments have been recognized by some of the most outstanding voice teachers in the nation, most of whom are locat ed in and around New York. Mr. Bair and one other man from .Ten nessee are the only ones to be elected outside of metropolitan New York. In the current issue of The Na tional Music Council Bulletin, found in the Salenf library, is an article by Mr. Bair on the subject of Ameri can opera. This magazine represents all national music organizations. The article is compiled from correspon- Hughes, nationally known piano dence between Mr. Bair and Edwin teacher. Dr. Jordan to Speak On France Wednesday “Is There any Hope for France?” will be the topic of discussion at the International Relations Club meeting Wednesday night, October 11. Dr. Howard Jordan, acting head of the modern language department, will be guest speaker. The meeting will be in the living room of Bitting Dormitory at 7:00. All students or faculty members who are interested in international affairs are urged to atend the meeting and to i become members. Throughout the year the club hopes to have Dr. Anscombe, Dr. Confer, and other guest speakers. They also plan to get movies from the Office of Flying Safety here in Winston- Salem'; I Mrs. Wilson To Direct Thomas To Sing For Civic Music Thomas L. Thomas, baritone,, will open the Winston-Salem Civic Music Series on next Thursday night, Oc tober 12. Mr. Thomas is the young est baritone principal of the Metro- ]K)litan^pera and has made appear ances, as soloist with the New York Philharmonie-Symphony' and with otjier major orchestras. Ilis'engage ments in recitals and concerts have taken him to all parts of the United States and to Canada. That he was re-engaged in one city tliree times in a singl^season is evidence of his Lucile Newman Announces New May Day Chairmen Mrs. Russell Wilson, who recent ly moved to Winston-Salem from Beliot, Wise., is to be the new'" director of the forthcoming produc tions of tlie Pierette Players and the Frsvshmen Dramatic Club. Mrs. Wilson’s first venture into the field of fine arts centered around music rather than dramatics. She earned her Bachelor of Music de gree from Florida Southern College, but later turned to dramatics and received training along this line at Emory University. After mov ing to Atlanta, Georgia, Mrs. Wilson studied professional dramatics under George Chancellor, one' of -the old Stewart Hall Players on Broadway. In recent years Mrs. Wilson has been active in the organization of Little Theatre groups, and has served as president and director of the group formed in Beloit. Despite her dramatic interests, how'ever, Mrs. Wilson has also maintained her mus ical interests and has participated in piano ensemble composed of some times seven or eight pianos. Dr, N, McEwen Announces Annual Lecture Series The 1944-4,') lecture series has been released ,by Dr. Noble R. McEwen, Chairman of the Lecture Series'Com mittee. The program contains this year a number of w'ell known per sonalities representing a variety of interests: Emily kimbrough, author; Mar garet Mead, ethnologist; Merril Mueller, war correspondent; Harold J. Brennan, artist; Edgar Lee Mas ters, poet; and Humar Goschal, native Indian. Plans for a sev’enth lecturer are incomplete. Speakers under consideration are J. Donald Adams, editor of New York Times Book Review; Dr. Gerald Wendt, scientist; and William Lydgate, editor of The Gallop Poll. Emily Kimbrough, co-author of Our Hearts Were Totmg and Gay, will begin the series on November 9 with her lecture “Confessions of A scapegoat.” Miss Kimbrough, who also wrote We Took Our Hearts To Hollywood, has been described by Cornelia Otis Skinner as being amusing for a number of reasons, for her wit which is as sparkling as it is kind, for her point of view, which is blessed with a quality of freshness and buoyancy, and for the amazing things which are always happening to her.” Margaret Mead, noted ethnologist, will be he're early in December to lecture on “Women, Primitive and Modern.” Dr. Mead is a specialist in education and culture, relationship between character structure and social forms, and personality. America’s most “blitzed” cor respondent, Merril Mueller, W'ho is reporter for NBC and Newsweek and is now assigned to Eisenhower’s staff, will lecture March 1. The only reporter to circle the globe since Pearl Harbor, Mr. Mueller is quali fied to talk about his subject, “Re port from the Fighting Fronts.” Visiting on the campus two days and lecturing on March 13 will be Harold J. Brennan. Mr. Brennan, head of the Fine Arts Department at Westminster College and a design er of jew'elry, will demonstrate the (Cont. on page four) pyffUlarity. Radio listerers already know Mr. Thomas through his appearance on the Manhattan Merry-go-round and other outstanding programs. He may he heard next Sunday afternoon on the program, ‘ ‘ Music Am(*rica Loves Best.” Mr. Thomas seems to possess the dualities found in a great singer. From the Winnipeg Free Press: “Thomas L. Thomas makes a splendid impression with his beauti ful, resonant baritone and his all round singing ability. He has ver satility, a fund of humor and sym pathy. His taste is fine, and he ex cels in dramatic sense.” Salemites may expect to be rich ly entertained at the first concert of the season. Other concerts scheduled for this season are as follows: Patrice Mun- sel, coloratura soprano, Friday, No vember 3; Simon Barere, pianist, Tuesday, January 9; New York City (Cont. on page four) Slo4iti ^e4Aj4> by Hazel Watts The Allies are pushing the Ger mans hard on the Western front but the Germans are holding their lines fairly well. ’ The break-throughs have been small and a strong one has not been sufficiently established. The Germans have used their usual strategy of counterattack but the Allies have beaten them back. How soon the break-through comes de pends upon how soon the (Jermans can be beaten. If the break-through does not come soon the Germans cannot be defeated this winter ac cording to military strategists. Gen eral Hodges has predicted many bloody battles on the Rhine no mat ter when the break comes. The ITussians have joined General Tito’s guerilla forces in Yugoslavia and they are expected to rout the Germans from aU their jwsitions in the area. The combined forces will probably push up into Hungary and Austria after clearing Yugoslavia. The hard fighting still continues in the South Pacific in the Palau group. This group of islands is near the Philippines and the fighting there is considered as the beginning of Mac- Arthur’s fight to regain the Philip pines. (Cont. on page five) ■jje May Day Committee heads have been announced by Lucile Newman, Chairman of Salem May Day for 1945. The departments and their heads are as follows: Vice-Chairman, Helen Robbins; Finances, Luanne Davis; Dresses, Anne Sauls; Flowers, Bettye Bell; Music, Jane Frazier; Properties, Betty Harris; Dances, Emily Harris; Publicity, Janie Mul- hollem; Nominations, Coit Redfearn; Programs, Virtie Stroup; Costumes, “Snookie” Willis; rind “Wee Blue Inn,” Peggy Witherington. Chairman Lucile Newman of Win ston-Salem was Publicity Chairman of May Day last year and also took part in the pageaih-. Other offices w'hich she held were Associate Editor of the Salemite and Art Editor of the annual. Helen Robbins, Vice-Chairman, is from Rocky Mount. Last year Helen was on the “Y” Cabinet, a mem ber of the Salemite staff and a mem ber of the riding and Spanish Clubs. This year she is golf manager,'presi dent of the Pierettes a member of the riding club and the “ Y” Cabinet. She is also on the chapel program committee. Bettye Bell of Towson, Maryland, who was a feature girl in the annual last year, and a member of the Fresh men Dramatic Club, the German Club, and the riding club, is on the business staff of the Salemite this year and is a member of the Pierettes. Ann Sauls, of Charlotte, is major ing in Spanish at Salem. She was in the May Day pageant last year. This year Anne is vice-president of the Spanish Club. Luanne Davis, Finance Chairman, was on the judicial board of the Student Government last year, sec retary of the Spanish Club, and a member of the business staff of the annual. This year »she is secretary of the senior class, president of the Spanish Club, and Assistant Editor of Sights and Insights. Ja^e Frazier, head of the music committee, is from Winston-Salem. Last year, aside from being business manager of the Choral Ensemble, Jane appeared as Laetitia in the opera The Old Maid and the Thief, presented by Salem College under the Little Theatre of Winston-Salem. This past summer she appeared in the title role of Maria in the Don izetti opera The Daughter of the Rigiment, at the Piedmont Festival. This year Jane, who is president of the Choral Ensemble, has her own radio program on Monday, Wednes day, and Friday nights. Properties arc under the manage ment of Betty Harris, home econo mics major, from Hickory, N. C. Last year Betty was a member of' the riding club and won the riding cup for the year. She W'as also on the Salemite business staff. She is a member of both organizations again this year. Emily Harris of' Leaksville, in (ConUnued on Page Six) Bair and Students Entertain Alumnae Real wit was displayed by five ‘ ‘ Salemites” at the Alumnae Associa tion meeting in Memorial Hall last evening. Mr. Bair, his wife, and his three protegees, Katherine Bunn, Frances Elam, and Jane Frazier, put on a show that would have had the eyes of the student body literally out on stems. Magnificently protruding, Mr. Bair and the ensemble presented a group of nineteenth century parlor songs that had tha audience in the aisles. The coquette, Frances Elam, a new junior at Salem attired in a co quettish “yallow” period costume, . (Cont. on page six)