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Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, November 2, 1945.
Number 7
Stee Gee Announces
Final Dance Plans
Plans for the Stee-Gee Dance to^
be held Saturday, November it),
feom 9 to 12 in the gym, are well
under way, according to Peggy
Witherington, the Stee-Gee Presi
dent.
John Peddicord and his ten-piece
Orchestra will play for the affair.
Members of the executive board of
Student Government and their dates
will take part in the figure.
The committees are as follows:
Decorations, Mary Bryant and
Peggy Broaddus, chairmen; Nell
Penn Watt, Louise Dodson, Dusty
Mull, Betty Ann Epps, Joyce Burke,
Joyce Privette, Anne Dungan, Hel
en Spruill and Margaret Fisher.
Invitations, Carol Beckwith; mu
sic, Mary Ann Liiin; figure, Doris
Little; and refreshments. Wink
Wall and Weezie Parrish.
The dance will be formal for boys
as well as girls. All faculty mem
bers are cordially invited.
Classes Elect
Cheerleaders
The Junior, Sophomore, and Fresh
man classes met Thursday at 1:30
and elected class cheerleaders for
the year.
The Juniors elected Connie Scog-
gin, Maria Hicks, Betsy Meiklejohn,
and Boaty Boatwright.
Peggy Davis, chief, Poggy Gray,
Barbara Polger, Marion Gaither,
and Martha Harrison were elected
by the sophomore class.
The freshmen elected Patsy Mos
er, Betty ter Horst, Martha Bran-
nosk, and Eaton Seville.
These girls will lead cheers for
their classes Monday night at the
hockcy pep rally and at all games
throughout the year.
The senior cheerleaders. Anno
Douthit, Meredith Boaze, aud Greta
Garth, had been previously elected.
Sophs Add
New Rules
A committee of sophomores, head
ed by Mary Jane McGee, has made
two rules concerning the use of
Davy Jones’ Locker as a date room
and as a recreation room. The rules,
to go into effect this week-end, are
as follows:
1. Davy Jones’ Locker shall bo
Used only by girls and their dates
all day Saturday and Sunday. Girls
Diay use the room after dating hours,
12 o’clock, on both nights.
2. The room will be open to stud
ents on every week night, but if a
girl and her date wish to go into
Davy Jones’ Locker, the students
May be asked to leave.
Mary Bryant, sophomore class
president, requests the cooperation
pf every student in carrying out
■> these ruls.
Halls Choose
Representatives
Hall representatives to the legis
lative board of Student Government
were elected Thursday night.
They are as follows: Frances
Winslow, South Hall; Catherine Mc-
Cleod, Sisters’ House; Ann McGill,
Lehman; Nell Penn Watt, Jean
Griffin, Margaret Kaynal, Clewell
Dormitory; Betty Barnwell, Soci
ety; Mary Porter Evans, Margaret
Audrey, Strong Dormitory; and
Nancy Snyder, Catherine Bunn,
Bitting Dormitory.
Students Discuss!^
New Petitions
Senora Lindsey, Doris Little, Jean
Griffin, Coit Eedfearn, and Carolyn
Taylor were elected at a student
body meeting Wednesday night in
the Old Chapel as a student commit-
too to discuss suggested changes in
the cut system with the faculty.
Doris Little, Student Government
vice-president, presided at the meet
ing and explained how to submit pe
titions for the legislative board to
consider when it meets on Novem
ber 5.
WillisTo Preside
At Conference
The Westminster Fellowship, a
statewide organization for college-
age Presbyterians, will hold its an
nual conference at Davidson College,
November 2-4. Elizabeth Willis,
Salem senior and president of the
fellowship, will preside, and Rev.
James Appleby, of Anderson, S. C.,
will be the principal speaker. Kep-
resentatives of Salem will be Pran
ces Carr and Hallie McLean.
“A Living Faith For the Way
Ahead” is the theme of the conter-
euce, which will begin Friday night,
November 2, with a baiKjuet. The
students of Davidson will bo the
hosts at- an informal get-together
Friday night and a picnic Saturday
afternoon. Bill McLean, brother of
Hallie McLean, is “ Y” president at
Davidson.
Day Students
Give Tea
The day students entertained at
a tea for parents and faculty this
afternoon from four to five-thirty
in the Day Students’ Center.
In the receiv'ing line were Sara
Hege, President of the Day Stud
ents: Miss Burrell; Miss Hixson;
and Miss Bonney. Lucy Scott and
Sara Ilaltiwanger wore in charge of
the invitations and music.
Caudles were used in the windows
and on the tea table. Those serv
ing were Nell Griffin, Betty With
ers, Ann Barber, Patty Watson, and
Ann Sothern.
Nominations
Are Closed
Ann Dysart, Ann Douthit,
Meredith Boaze, Tieka Senter,
Sally Boswell, and Mrs. How
ard E. Rondthaler had been
nominated for the Salem Col
lege Victory Queeij when the
Salemite went to press Friday
afternoon. Nominations closed
today. •
Total sales of stamps and
bonds have reached $800.15.
“We urge you to ask your pa
rents to buy stamps and bonds
through us,” says Ann Polger,
Victory Loan Drive chairman.
The contest for the qiieen
will last through Friday, No
vember 16.
PepRallyOpens
Hockey Season
The intramural hockey tourna
ment will be officially started Mon
day night at 11:00 o’clock with a
pep rally to be held on the lawn
beside the dining hall. There will
be a bonfire and the class cheer
leaders will lead all the classes in
spirited yells and songs. Greta
Garth and “Luke” Douthit are in
charge of all arrangements, and
will conduct the pep rally.
The hockey games start the fol
lowing day, Tuesday, at 4:30, and
will be played in this order: Senior-
Freshman game, Tuesday; Junior-
Sophomore game, Wednesday; and
Senior-Sophomore game Friday.
The tournament will be concluded
the next week with the Junior-
Freshnian game on Monday, the
Sophomore-Freshman game, Wed
nesday, and vi^ill be climaxed Friday
with the Junior-Senior game.
Students To Select
N
Victory Bond Queen
Seniors Plan
Med. Dance
Saturday night the Senior Class
will entertain the Bowman Gray
Medical Students at a Post-Hallow
een party at 8:30 in tlie recreation
room of Louisa Wilson Bitting
Dormitory. Meredith Boaze, dance
chairman, has made the plans in
cooperation with Cooley Neighbors,
from the Med School.
Lou Stack is in charge of invita
tions. Each senior lias invited an
underclassman. The chaperones
will be Deans Bonney, Burrell, aud
Adams. Virginia Mclver is music
chairman.
The recreation room will be deco
rated with a hay stack, a scare crow,
and lighted pumpkins. There will
be a fire in the fireplace. The deco
ration committee is composed of
Jane Bell, Effie Kuth Maxwell, and
Julia Garrett.
Chicken-salad and cheese sand
wiches and hot chocolate will be
served by Julia Maxwell and Betsy
Thomas.
German Club
Meets Nov. 7
The Germ?in Club will meet on
Wednesday night, November 7, at
7:30 in the basement of Louisa Bit
ting Building. Bingo will be played
in German, and the German Christ
mas carols will be practiced for the
chib’s annual chapel program. Re-
freshments will be served at the
end of the meeting.
MajorDuPontAdvocatesStrong
CultuTcil BondB£tiv££nN(xtion;
Major Henri DuPont,- cultural
attache of the French government,
discussed the present cultural, ec
onomic, and political conditions in
J’rance when ho spoke in assembly
Thursday.
“We of France,” said Major Du-
Pont, “are deeply thankful for ,the
miracle of her survival.” Tlirough-
out her darkest period five years
ago, the French never lost faith in
their country. Thejr faith and hope
in Franco has always brought her
through to the light of victory.
But this time, even after December,
1942, when everyone knew that
Germany must fall, they were pes
simistic about France’s future.
These people feared a'revolution, but
more sensible Frenchmen said there
would be no revolution, only severe
punishment for those who lost faith.
And these patriots were right. Since
V-Day almost all the Nazi collab
orationists *have been shot or hang
ed.
Tliose American soldiers, accord
ing to Major DuPont, who came to
France between Juno and Decem
ber, 1944, did not receive a true
impression of France.
France’s economis situation, tlif
speaker said, is better but still bad.
Last winter the French people were
in dire need of food, fuel, and
clothing. This year will be met by
a better prepared France, however.
As present there is a daily pro
duction of seven thousand tons of
coal. Bridges are being prepared to
better transportation, and food is
not the problem it once was. The
rural population is now able to
provide its own food a>ui enough
to give most people in the cities two
thousnnd calories daily.
The i>olitical situation in Franco
has also improved this year. -Con
trary to many predictions that the
communists would take over Franco
through thoir activity in under
ground movements, the last elections
proved that the two Socialist part
ies would control the country. Theso
parties—the Christian party’and the
executive group—are for social re
form and the nationalization of in
dustry.
“We realize,” said Major Du
pont, “that America is the great
est leader in world affairs today,
and we are ready to follow her.
All French political parties are
aware of tliis fact and agree to be
closely related to England and the
United States.”
Major DuPont spoke again Thurs
day night at a joint meeting of
the International Eolations Club
and Le Cercle Francais.
He outlined a plan to strengthen
world cultural relations: (1) pool
views and plans of educating youths
of formerly axis-dominated coun
tries, (2) combine philosophical,
intellectual, and moral ideas of all
countries, (3) exchange libraries
and archives of all countries, (4)
increase popularity of foreign sum
mer courses among students and en
courage faculty and presidents meet
ing of all the world’s universities,
(5) establish an international bu
reau of translation to present to
the world, as soon as it is ’published,
all useful material.
A “Victory Queen” will bo elect
ed in a victory bond and stamp con
test, which began October 30 and
ends November 16, to help reach
the goal of $6,000 set for Salem.
Sally Boswell, chairman of tlie
Post-War Activities Council, made
this statement at assembly on Tues-
dayl Sally also stated that nomi
nations for the “Victory Queen”
began on Tuesday, one dollar’s
worth of stamps nominating any
person on the campus. Both stamps
and bonds will count in the election
of the queen who will bo crowned
at a treasure hunt to be sponsored
by the counsel on Saturday, Novem
ber 17. Voting begins Monday.
Folger Presents Plans
Principal speaker of the program
was Anne Folger who presented the
Victory Loan Drive, which will con
tinue until the Christmas holidays.
Special emphasis week at Salem will
be November 12-17. Anno stated
that the loan would not only pay
for the cost of the war and peace,
but that it would also chock infhi-
tion.
Tlio $6,000 goal for Salem College
is enough to purchase two hospital
units for wounded men being re
turned from the war theatres.
Opening the program by state
ments concerning the conversion of
the activities from war activities to
peace building efforts, Sally intro
duced the members of her council
who explained each brancli of their
work. The following students pro-
sented the various phases of serv
ice: Nancy Snyder, the service
flag; Doris Little, the Hed Cross
room; Mary Farmer Brantley, knit
ting; Ann Douthit, volunteer hos
pital work; and Agnes Bowers, sol
diers’ tours.
Special Kecognition
Mrs. Howard E. 'Rondthaler and
Miss Brona Nifong received special
recognition for completing thoir
1831^ hours and IISV-: hours, re
spectively. Service ribbons wero
then awarded liy Sally Boswell to
the following for .'iO-lOO hours of
service: Mrs. David Weinland, Ann
Douthit, Sally Boswell, Snookio Wil
lis, and Virtie Stroup.
For 25 to 50 hours: Meredith
Boaze, Miss Jess Byrd, Mollio Cnm-
eron. Anno Carter, Mrs. Vincent
Confer, Marianne Everett, Maria
Hicks, Doris Little, Jane LoveUii'o,
Virginia Mclver, Betsy Meiklejohn,
Miss Elsie Nunn (Salem Academy),
,Miss Hazel Bead, Miss Uebocca
Schriver (Salem Academy), Ticka
Senter, Nancy Snyder, Miss Mario
Van Hoy, Marian Waters, and Pejj-
gy Witherington.
For 10 to 25 hours: Miss Ktiboc-
ca Averill, Mary Farmer Brantley,
Eva Martin Bullock, Catheritio
Bunn, Betsy Castecn, Eebecca Clapp,
Nancy Hills Davis, Grizelle Ether
idge, Anno Folger, Mary Francos
Oarrou, Greta Garth, Helen irobbins,
Senora Lindsey, Jean McNew, Ef-
fie TJuth Maxwell, Kmnia Mitchell,
Jano Morris, Polly Starbuck, Mrs.
Henry A. Strong, '^lary Jane Vieira,
Margaret Williams, .\gnes Quinrfly,
Peggy Page Smith, Misses Laura
Sumner (Salem Acailomy), Mary A.
Weaver (Salem Academy), and T-'u-
cilo Vest.
GinghamTavern
Nets Big Profit
Proceeds from Gingham Tavern
amount to $44.47. This money will
furnish the dues of the Home Eco
nomics Club in tho American Home
Economics Association. War bonds
and a gift for the Home Economics
Department will bo bought with
the remaining money. Elizabeth Wil
lis is in charge of the proceeds.