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THE SALEMITE
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Jordan, Traveler And Scholar,
Likes South And Salem
by Sarah Hege
"One of the chief obligations of
a teacher of language and literature
is to bring students into sympathetic
contact with foreign cultures”, states
Dr. Howard S. Jordan, acting head .
of the modern language department
who came to Salem this ycfar from
Brown University, Providence, K.
Island.
Evidently Dr. Jordan believes that
the teacher has to understand foreign
cultures himself before' he can ac
complish his purpose. To this end
he has spent three summers in Mexi
co and three summers in France.
In Mexico he learned at the be
ginning of his stay there to carry
on a conversation by “talking
French with a Spanish accent.” His
first trip to Mexico was in 1932
when there was no automobile road
and the way was “fairly primitive
but picturesque?.” In 1938, on his last
trip, he lived with a Mt'xican family
in which there was a girl thirteen
and a boy fourteen.
Although Dr. Jordan holds a Ph.
D. degree from the University of
Minnesota, the Mexican children
found out that he was still fyin to
take along on bicycle trips. In fact,
his room was constantly filled with
children.
“I was something of a curiosity
in the neighborhood,” he laughingly
admits. “Once I took them to see
‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’
and had to sit through it twice.”
Dr. Jordan enjoyed Mexico but
he loved France. He thinks the
French are “kind friendly, and a
people who require understanding.”
He has traveled in Brittany and Ivor-
mandy where the American Sol
diers have been fighting. In regard
to the fall of France, Dr. Jordan
says that “when any country breaks
up, one sees all its defects and
weaknesses emphasized” and that
“the split in France is probably
oVer stressed.” To him it was above
all a military defeat.
Although he has traveled widely,
Dr. Jordan is a scholar. He earned his
B. A. and M. A. degrees and served
as an instructor at the University of
Minnesota. For his Ph. D. degree in
1936 he chose as the subject of his
thesis “ Saint-Evremond as a Liter
ary Critic.” He has written several
other papers, and at the present is
doing research on Madame Mazarin.
When asked the usual interview
er’s cliche’s about his hobbies or
favorite sports. Dr. Jordan was re
ticent about his prowess at basket
ball. Your interviewer, however, as
sured him that he will be very elig
ible for the faeulty-student game.
He si>eaks highly of the friendliness
of the so-called “sunny south.” He
doesn’t think we have too much
accent, but he does think we have too
much rain.
AT THE THEATRES
CAEOUNA
Thurs. - Fri. - Sat.
“Follow the Boys”
All star cast
Mon. - Tues. - Wed.
“Sweet and Low Down*’
Carole Landis_ & Kay JVancis
Thurs. - Fri. - Sat.
“Gypsy Wildcat”
Jon Hall & Maria Montez
FOKSYTH
Fri. - Sat.
“Up In Arms”
Danny Kaj^ & Dinah Shore
Mon. - Tues.
“A Guy Named Joe”
Irene Dunne & Spencer Tracy
Wed. - Thurs.
“And the Angels Sing”
Dorothy Lamour
Betty Hutton
Fred McMurray
Fri. - Sat.
“Pack Up Your Troubles”
Oliver Hardy & Stan Laurel
STATE
Fri. - Sat.
“Two Man Submarine”
Ann Savage & Tom Neil
Mon. - Tues. - Wed.
“Chip Off the Old Block”
Peggy Kyan
Donald O’ConHor
DE. HOWARD S. JORDAN
PROVERBS
We act as though comfort and
luxury were the chief requirements
of life, when all we neeil to make
us really happy is something to
bo’ enthusiastic about.
—Charle.s Kingsley
It is perhaps a more fortunate
destiny to have a taste for collect
ing shells, than to be born a million
aire. 1S|
—K. L. Stevenson
A great fear when it is ill managed
is the parent of superstition; but
a discreet and well guided fear pro
duces religion.
—Jeremy Taylor
To know how just a cause we
have for grieving is alrdjildy a
consolation, for it is already a
shift from feeling to understanding.
—George Santayana
We make our fortunes, and we
call them fate.
—Lord B^aconsfield
Congratulations to Mrs. Edward
M. Holder ui>on the birth of a
daughter, Elizabeth Jerome, on
Sunday , October 1, 1944.
MAY DAY HEADS
(Cont. from page one)
charge of May Day dances, was last
year house-president of Sisters, a
member of the riding club, on the
legislative, judicial, and executive
boards of the Student Government,
and Advertising Manager of the
Salemite. She is a senior advisor this
year. Business Manager of theSalem-
ite, and a member of the Legislative
Board of Student Government.
Janie Mulhollem, Publicity Chair
man of May Day, is a sophomore
from St. Petersburg, Florida. Last
year she was a member of the
Freshmen Dramatic Club. She work
ed on the feature staff of the Salem
ite. This year she is a member of
the Pierettes and the Salemite Staff.
Coit Kedfern, Chairman of the
Nominating Committee is from
Wadesboro. Last year Coit was presi
dent of the Freshmen Dramatic Club,
and secretary of her class. She also
made the Dean’s list and was award
ed class honors. This year Coit is a
member of the PioTettes, the Salem
ite staff, and editorial staff of the
annual. Coit was in the May Day
pageant last year.
Virtie Stroup is program chair
man this year. Virtie, who is from
Wilmington, was on the Salemite
staff last year and a participant in
May Day. This year she is hiking
club manager and Make-Up Editor
of the Salemite.
Snookie Willis of Monroe is in
charge of the costumes this year.
Last Year Snookie was a member of
the “Y” Cabinet, the Home Ecoso-
mics Club, the Salemite business staff,
and the executive board of the Stu
dent Government. This year she is
secretary of the junior class, chair
man of the W.S.S.F., a Red Cross
supervisor, president of the Inter
national Relations Club, and on the
executive board of the Home Econ
omies Club.
The “Wee Blue Inn,” which is re
sponsible for a large part of the
funds raised for May Day, is un
der the supervision of Peggy With-
erington. Last year Peggy was bas
ketball manager, a member of the
Riding Club and the Sp«nish Club,
and a member of the judicial board
of Student Government. Peggy was
also on the business staff of the
annual. This year she is secretary
of Student Government and is a
senior marshal.
Sophomore Court
(Cont. from page one)
reccfived numerous protests from
residents of Winston-Salem and out-
of-town parents, and indicated that
this action was backed up by the
studenjl government, members of
other classes, and the faculty. Miss
Bonney added that any individual
who persisted in hazing would be
required to appear before a faculty
board and before the student govern
ment on what would be a serious
charge.
The dean of residence voiced her
regret that hazing this year had
become, in some incidences, danger
ous and had interfered with the
studying and adjustment to college
life of freshmen. She added that it
was her hope that freshmen and
sophomores could forget the unplea
santness and “start again with a
clean slate.”
Eva Martin Bullock, sophomore
president, pledged the cooperation
of the class in complying with the
termination of hazing.
Mr, Bair
(Cont. from page one)
confessed her love for a “Very
Particular Friend”, Simultaneously
casting fond glances at indifferent
Casonova Bair. Then Jane Frazier,
in typical prima donna style, burst
forth into song that was too beauti
ful to be funny. Catherine Bunn
rendered a witty-^ little ditty, ges-
ticulating in “I studied elocution”
style. And climaxing the ensemble
performance Mr. Bair, complete with
high silk hat and twitching mustache
and goatee, proved the saneness of
the man who said, “A quartte is
composed of three singers and a
tenor.”
Mrs. John R. Cunningham was
guest speaker at the meeting which
included a talk by Dean Hixson and
Mr. Weinland.
A special feature of the program
was a performance by Margaret
Vardell, class of ’42, of her piano om-
position written especially for the
occasion, “A Summer Sketch.”
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