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VOL. XXV.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. O., Friday March 9, 1945.
Number 1 8
Lindsey To Head Annual Staff
JOSEPH SZIGETI
Szigeti Gives
Helpful Hints
To Musicians
“Tlie possibilities for the future
young American musicians are
>inlimite(],” said Jo.seph Szigeti, the
''^orld famous violinist, as he hur
riedly signed programs for the
youthful autograph seekers who
crowded the door at his dressing
''oom after his brilliant concert in
^^eyiiolds Auditorium last night.
“Yes,” continued Mr. Szigeti,
‘America has the greatest crop of
young talent in her musical history,
^^'ithin the last few years there
have been many more young Ameri
can composers and performers than
ever before. This is due in part, I
ttink, to the U. S. O. camp shows,
through , which hundreds of thou
sands of young American boys have
had Carnegie Hall brought to
them.”
Mr. Szigeti believes that young
American artists should continue
aspiring to study in Europe, because
'nothing can replace a change of
atmosphere to inspire musicianship,”
Se said, however, that in the past
®ight or nine years, Europ6 has
Come to America. Now, there is an
abundance of European tuition for
everyone.
At this point, Mr. Szigeti’s pen
ran out of ink, and without blink
ing an eyelash, he calmly took ours
®nd proceeded to autograph more
programs. This set us»off in'giggles,
^ut when Mr. Szigeti realized what
had done, he apologized fervently,
®nd returned the pen. Concealing
(Cont. on page three)
Leaders Discuss Lack
Of Week-End Activity
ChoralQroup
Casts Opera
As part of the yearly program of
the Children’s Theater of Winston-
Salem, the Salem College Choral
Ensemble will present an operetta
for the group during the month of
April. The production will be “The
Adventures of Pinocchio,” based on
C. Collodi’s Italian story “Pinoc
chio” and dramatized and adapted
by Theodosia Paynter.
Auditions were held last week and
the following cast has been selected:
Gepetto, Frances Elam; Master Cher
ry and Schoolmaster,. Irene Dixon;
Pinocchio, Mary Wells Bunting;
Police-woman and Fruit-vender,
Peggy Sue Taylor;, talking cricket
,and Punchinella, Lib Price; Harle
quin and Lampwick, Nancy Kiden-
hour; Blue Fairy, Gwen Menden
hall; old clothes man, Fireater and
dog, Hallie McLean; Mr. Crow and
fox, Barbara Ward; Mr. Owl and
cat, Evelyn Whitlock; sunbeams
and black rabbits, Betty Lou Ball,
Jean McNew, Jean Youngblood, and
.Tanie Mulhollem. Other members
of the Ensemble will take part in
chorus work as soldiers, marionettes,
villagei-s and spirits of the night.
Mr. Bair is the director, and Helen
Slye is student director. Miss Tubbs
will serve as musical adviser and
director, and the accompanists are
Sarah Haltiwanger and Frances Sow
ers.
Mr. Moore Talks
To New Teachers
Mr. J. W. Moore, Superinten
dent of Schools in Winston-Salem,
talked this afternoon to the Salem
students who plan to enter the teach
ing profession next year.
An encouraging point of Mr.
Moore’s talk was that teachers can
feel fairly secure about getting po
sitions for next year because there
is a general teacher shortage.
Advice which the superintendent
gave concerning applications for
positions included the following:
1. Be frank, sincere, and natural
in correspondence and interviews.
2. Be careful to write plainly
(or type) all letters, as legible
handwriting is considered import
ant for all teachers.
3. Assure the superintendent to
whom you are applying that you
(Cont. on page three)
Two Programs Are Musical
STUDENTS PLAY
Thursday Assembly was a stud
ent music recital. Frances Winslow
S'Sd Barbara Ward opened the pro
gram with a collection of old and
songs. The first group eonsist-
ed of “Always,” “There’ll Never
Another You,” and “I’ll Never
®mile Again.” The ' second group
included “How You Gonna Keep
Down On The Farm?,” and
*‘Over There.”
Jean Youngblood sang “My Hero”
from the “Chocolate Soldier” by
Strauss. Kathryn Wagoner played
Tommy Dorsey’s “Boogie Woogie.”
^®8gy Sue Taylor sang “The Brit-
Children’s Prayer” by Jacques
^olffe. Jane Calkins sang ‘ ‘ Where
^y Caravan Has Kested” by Her-
*nan Lohr.
Elizabeth Price concluded the pro
gram with a medley of popular
songs, including “Star Dust,” “This
Love of Mine,” “Embraceable
You” and “Smoke Gets In Your
Eyes.” June Eeid accompanied all
the solos. The program was most
enjoyable to everyone.
COMMUNITY SING
A community sing was the feat
ure of Chapel on Tuesday, March 6.
Various songs of all the services and
popular songs of both wars were
sung. Mr. Bair directed the sing
ing, and Dean Vardell assisted at
the piano.
As a special surprise Dean -Var
dell played his famous “Cookie
Jar,” and as an encore he played
“Joe Clark Steps Out,” another of
his well-known compositions.
^ The functioning of the student
organizations and the possibilities
of improving and stimulating their
activities, especially toward week
end entertainment were discussed at
a meeting of organization heads
Tuesday night.
Mr. Weinlancl, who presided over
the meeting in the absence of Dr.
Eondthaler, said that various stud
ents had expressed to him the need
for improving oiir general school
spirit or morale. He said, .“It is
natural that schools feel the need
for more school spirit. It happns
everywhere, and the administration
is very much in favor of anything
that will promote a better spirit at
Salem.”
Miss Bonney, asked to express
her views, began by praising an
“intangible something” which she
found when she came here; She
pointed out some weaknesses, how
ever, especially in the lack of rec
reational activity on w>ek-enls.
She said that we have facilities,
interest and people with which to
carry out most any i)rogram we
wish and that the lack of social
activity must lie in organizations.
She suggested that organized
groups remind themselves of their
purpose, and ask themselves if they
were fulfilling it. It was also sug
gested that faculty advisors for
groups be utili?ed more fully. “A
faculty advisor should be a vital
part of your group, and not just
someone to turn to in time of trou
ble,” Miss Bonney said.
The presidents of all organizations
were asked to sign up meetings in
the dean’s oifice to avoid conflicts
as much as possible.
The suggestion that heavy aca
demic work is affecting and cur
tailing extra-curricular planning
brought forth interested discussion.
Mr. Weinland promised to put the
problem before the faculty to see
if the piling up of extra assignments
and tests could be regulated.
Music Students
Give Program
At Music Hour Thursday after
noon a group of young town stud
ents gave a program of piano and
vocal compositions. The following
boys and girls participated in the
junior recital: Mary Frances Cun
ningham, Lynn Thomas, Sheila Sat
terfield, Gene Sapp, Ann Melvin^
Bobbee Liriville, Sara Jo Hennis,
Martha Emily Myers, Mary Anne
McQuown, Mary Lee Thornton,
Meridell Sosnik, Marilyn Strum,
Mary Jo Hippie, Anna Frances Mor
gan, Janet Hemrick, Irma Gatewood,
Sarah Fordham, Mary Elizabeth
Cummings, Esther Childress, Eliza
beth Hightower, Peggy Jean Tesh,
Thomas David Moore, Pat Tesh,
Ramelle Moore, Ann Lynn Thomp
son, Dianne Harris, Arlen Harris,
and Jean Green.
NOTICE
The Library has a new closing
routine. The lights are blinked at
9:45 p. m. weekdays and 4:45 on
Sundays. The circulations desk is
closed at that time.
According to the results of today’s election, tiie junior
class elected Senora Ijindsay of Tarboro, North Carolina,
editor of the Sights and Insights for 1945-46. Marion Wat
ers of Bhiefield, West Virginia, was the other candidate for
editor.
Mr. Brennan
To Exhibit
and Lecture
HAROLD J. BRENNAN
Prof. Harold J. Brennan, Profes
sor of Art, Westminister College,
New Wilmington, Pa,, will visit the
campus March 12-14, giving inform
al lectures and demonstrations for
students and faculty. Also, an il
lustrated lecture is ' scheduled for
Tuesday, March 13, 8:00 o’clock.
Mr. Brennan 'will give demonstra
tions and explain the problems of
design and construction involved in
making a simple leather wallet or
purse or a simple piece of jewelry.
An exhibit will be shown contain
ing a group of fifteen drawings for
wall display, representative ex
amples of jewelry, and examples of
work in tooled calfskin. The in
formal talks, demonstrations, and
exhibit will be in the Day Stud
ent Center.
The visitor’s schedule is as fol
lows:
Sunday, March 11—
7:30 P. M.—Conference with a
small faculty and student
committee.
Monday, March 12—
9:25 - 10:15—Informal lecture in
Day Student Center—open
to all students and all fac
ulty.
2:00 - 4:00—Demonstration for
Academy students.
7:00 - 9:00—Demonstration for
College students. Since Mr.
Brennan limits the number
for each demonstration, it
is necessary for all interest
ed students and faculty to
sign on the appropriate
blank which will be placed
on the bulletin board in
Main Hall (south end).
Tuesday, March 13—
10:20 - 12:00—Assembly, followed
by Individual Conferences.
2:00 - 4'; 00—Demonstration for
College students. Again,
sign on the bulletin board.
8:00—Lecture in Memorial Hall.
Subject: “Drawing and
Master Draughtsmen.”
(Continnfid on Page Pour.)
^ Senora is a math major and
hopes to get a government job after
her graduation next year. She is
minoring in English which has
helped her a great deal in her work
on the Salemite staff and the Sights
and Insights staff this year. She
has been an outstanding girl on the
campus since her freshman year
when she was treasurer of her class.
This year she has been house
pre.sident of Clewell and a member
of the Pierettes. In athletics, Se
nora has shown much school spirit
and has played on the junior bas
ketball team. Sonora has been a
superior student in her three years
at Salem. This year she is a Red
Cross supervisor. Senora has also
been on the legislative, judicial, and
executive boards, and has shown
great interest in student govern
ment work.
N.C. State Boys
Debate on Labor
Under the auspices of the Inter
national Relations Club, the North
Carolina State College debate team,
under the direction of Mr. Edwin
H. Paget, gave a demonstration de
bate Friday, March 2, at C:45 p. m.
in the living room of Louisa Wil
son Bitting Building.
The query of the debate was,
“Resolved that the United States
government should require voluntary
arbitration of labor disputes.” The
experimental type of debate, the
direct clash method, was used.
This is a new type of debating in
which a speaker on the affirmative
has six minutes to define the terms,
explain his proposal, and present
what the affirmative believes to be
the fundamental issues concerned. A
negative speaker has a similar six
minutes to state the negative views.
The debate was limited to those
fundamental issues upon which there
was disagreement.
To close the preliminary periods
each side spoke for another three
minutes; if in the course .of these
three minutes a speaker made a
weak point the decision went to the
opposing side.
The State debaters were Dick
Worsley and Leon Mann. The Sa
lem representatives were Vidette
Bass, Mary Lon Langhorne, Mary
Ellen Byrd, and Helen Robbins.
The judges were Mr. Paget and Miss
Covington.
Mr. Paget explained the debate as
it went along and stated that this
was the only form of debate in
which the judge made remarks at
any time and guided his team as
they debated.
The debate ended early and was
followed by a short social period in
which questions were asked con
cerning the debate.
Sympathy
To Lucile Newman on the death
of her brother who was killed in
action in Germany.