SALEM COLLEGE LIBRARY
'Tinston-fiaJ.in, Nortb Cacolia'i
VOL. XXVI.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, December 7, 1945
Number 1 0
A. A. Starts Program
For Sports Interest
Traveling Cup Will Go'
To Class With Most Points;
Council Will Name Honor
Group
The Athletic Council announces to
day a new program to stimulate an
interest in Athletics. The two plans,
which will go into effect immediate
ly, are the awarding ofg an Athletic
Cup each year and the selection of
an Athletic Honor Group.
The ways in which classes may
receive points are as follows: each
girl selected for the varsity gives
her class two points; each girl se
lected fore the sub-varsity gives her
class one point; each girl active on
her class team gives her class four
points; each girl who substitutes
gives her class one or two points, de
pending on services rendered.
For individual sports such as ten
nis, badminton, and riding, points
will be given according to the rules
on the A.A. Constitution stated in
the Handbook.
Girls who do not participate in
any sport may win points for their!
class. The class which has the
greatest number of spectators at
tending a group game (hockey, bas
ketball, or softball) will receive
one point.
Selection for theAthletic Honor
Group will be the highest athletic
award any Salem student can re
ceive. The maximum number of girls
in this group is to be six; however
there may be a smaller number chos
en. The girls on the Honor Group
are to be chosen by the A.A. coun
cil according to sportsmanship, in
terest, participation, and skill in
athletics. If a girl is chosen one
year, this does not necessarily mean
that she will be chosen the next
year. Names of the girls to be hon
ored will be kept secret and disclosed
at an annual A.A. Banquet.
Heretofore the Athletic Associa
tion has given a Hockey Banquet in
the fall, at which time recoghition
Was given those girls due it. The
other awards were presented in the
spring. After this year the Atletic
Council plans to have only one bog
Athletic Banquet in the spring, at
Which time, the awards for, the year
Will be given.
Davidson Y Team
Will Speak Here
The Davidson College TMCA dep
Utation team will have charge of
■Vespers, Sunday night at 6:45, De
cember 9, in the Old Chapel.
George Gunn, Jim Nesbitt, and
Ed Golden, preministerial students,
^ill speak on “The Living Faith.”
Elizabeth Willis w'ill introduce
Gnnrge Gunn who is in charge of
the program.
President Announces
Changes In Classes
Dr. Eondthaler has announced a
change in class meetings on the
Tuesdays immediately preceding and
following the Christmas recess. On
hoth Tuesdays assembly will bo
Emitted from the schedule.
On December 18, the 11:15 class
■'vill meet at 10:20, the regular as
sembly hour. The 12:10 class will
"leet at 11:15. Lunch will be served
12:10. Labs and 2:00 -o’clock
classes will be held at 1:00 o’clock.
This change in schedule will enable
students to leave for the Christmas
holidays earlier.
Classes resume January 8 at 9:25.
This means that the 8:30 class meets
*^t 9:25, and the 9:25 class meets at
10:20, the assembly hour. The other
•classes will be held at the usual
hours.
Starbuck Attends Meeting
In Greensboro; Salem to
Serve on Plan Committee
Polly Starbuck, president of the
Athletic Association at Salem, at
tended the all-day meeting of the
Athletic Conference of North Caro
lina Colleges for Women held at
Woman’s College, December 1.
There was a panel discussion on
the topic — ‘ ‘ Current Problems in
Athletics for College Women in
North Carolina.” Other schools be
sides Salem which were represented
in this discusion were Duke, Caro
lina, and Woman’s College.
In the afternoon three meetings
were held—one on ^ * Play Days and
Tournaments”; another on “Organ
ization of Athletic Association”, and
the last*one on “What the College
Athletic Association Can Do to Help
High School Girls’ Athletics.”
It was decided at this conference
that an Athletic Conference of North
Carolina college women would be
held each year. A committee of
five colleges was clrosen to plan for
next year’s conference and this year’s
Sports Day. Salem College was one
of the five colleges to be selected to
serve on this committee. The other
colleges on the committee are Caro
lina, Duke, Woman’s College, and
Meredith.
Folger Announces
Fire Drill Plans
Arne Folger, recently appointed
Fire Chief by the administration,
has named captains and lieutenants
for each dormitory and has planned
a program of drills for the year,
Appointments are Clewell — cap
tains, Katherine Ballew, Grizzelle
Etheridge, Estelle Kemp; lieuten
ants Margaret Carter, Jane Green-
wald, Jean Sullivan, Ticka Sentor,
Betty Ann Epps, Augusta Garth.
South Hall—captain, Ann Mills;
lieutenant, Lib Peden. Societj'
captain, Eliza Smith; lieutenant,
Jane Morris. Lehman—captain, Jo
anne Swasey; lieutenant, Elizabeth
Lee. Strong — captains, Marion
Waters, Carolyn Taylor; lieutenants,
Mary Francos Garrou, Mary Porter
Evans. Bitting—captains, Mary Far
mer Brantley, Avis Weaver; lieuten
ants, Julia Garrett, Helen Robbins,
There will bo an announced fire
drill on December 14, Anne announc
ed. The procedure, necessary for
safeguarding property and life in
ease of fire, is as follows: windows
must be down, transoms and doors
open, the shades up, and the lights
on, in every room. Automatic call
downs will be given to anyone who is
not out of the building and for un
necessary noise.
When the fire alarm is sounded
each hall will use the foUo-sying exist
and line up in their respective plac
es: Third Floor Bitting, back stair
way—between Strong and Bitting;
second floor Bitting, front stairway
second floor Strong, front stairway
—between Bitting and Strong; So
ciety, front door—by swimming pool;
Lehman, back door—driveway; Sis
ter’s, middle door—under arch;
South, back door—in courtyard;
West wing Clewell, (1st, 2nd and 3rd
floors) side door—path in front of
Sister’s; North Wing Clewell (1st,
2nd, 3rd floors) west side door path
—in front of smokehouse. No one
is supposed to go through the smoke
house. If students are not on their
halls when the alarm rings, they are
to go immediately outside and report
to their lieutenant.
Jeanne Welty
I. R. S. Dance
To Feature
Boy-Breaks
The I. B. S. Christmas dance to
morrow night will feature a male
and a female stag line. This un
precedented affair will take place
in the gym from 8:30 until 11:45
P. M.
John Peddicord and his orches
tra will furnish music for the dance.
Members of the I. E. S. council will
be presented at 10:45 in a unique
figure. Prior to intermission mem
bers of the council will act as
hostesses in introducing stags to the
receiving line and to stags of the
opposite sex.
Peggy Witherington, Student
Government president, has coined a
motto that will insure the success of
this dance, “Do unto others as you
would be done unto.” Girls may ask
a boy to dance or may cut in.
The receiving line will be com
posed of Dr. and Mrs. Eondthaler,
Miss Burrell, Mr. and Mrs. Delaney,
Miss Simpson, Dr. Jordan, and Lou
Stack, I. R. S. president, and her
date.
The Day Students will sponsor a
tea dance in the day student cen
ter from four until five-thirty P. M.
Saturday. Sara Hege, president of
Day Students, is m charge.
Pierrettes To Qive
Reception Monday
The Pierrettes will give a recep
tion honoring Miss Welty, mono-
dramist, appearing on the Lccture
Series Monday night, December 10.
The reception will be held- in the
living room of Louisa Wilson Bitting
Building immediately following the
lecture. Faculty members, all Pier
rettes and members of the Fresh
man Dramatic club have received
invitations.
AAiss Jeanne V/elty
To Appear Monday
Registration
Begins Monday
Preliminary registration for the
second semester will take place on
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
December 10, 11, and 12.
Miss Simpson, the registrar, has
announced that each student is to
make an appointment with her fac
ulty adviser so that she may plan
her course for next semester. The
registration card, after it is filled
out and signed by the faculty ad
viser, must bo turned in to the Of
fice of the Recorder to complete the
registration.
Anyone planning to make a
change in a major or minor must
see Miss Hixson. A list of courses
to be offered next semester is on
the bulletin board in Main Hall.
Students are asked to consult this
list. Students are also asked to
know in which section they are en
rolled this semester for those cours
es which ’have more than one sec
tion, according to Miss Simpson.
Star'Hanging
Begins Season
Tlie hanging of the Christmas star
in Memorial Ilall is the first of a
series of traditional Christmas cel-
ebhations observed at Salem. This
ceremony marks tlie beginning of
tlie Christmas season which includes
the annual Christmas dance. Candle
Tea, Christmas Vespers, and other
traditional occasions. The calendar
for December is filled with Christ
mas festivities.
On December 4, Tuesday, when
the Christmas star was hung Dr.
Eondthaler related the origin of the
custom.
The German, French, and Latin
clubs sang Christmas carols in the
various languages at assembly De
cember 6. Thursday also marked
the fall recital of the Choral Ensem
ble and the Candle Tea at Brothers’
House. At the Candle Tea it is
customary to demonstrate the meth
ods used in old Salem homes for
making Christmas candles.
Academy Bazaar
Xhe Academy Senior Christmas
Bazaar, held today, has become a
tradition. The Candle Tea was also
continued today.
The Christmas Dance, from 9 un
til 11:45 p.m., follows the Day Stu
dents’ Tea Dance to be given Satur
day afternoon. The Christmas Dance
is sponsored by the I.R.S.
Sunday, December 9, the YWCA
is giving a Christmas Tea from 4
until 5 p. m. in the Day Students’
Center. Coffee and Moravian cookies
will be served. Genevra Beaver’s
‘Y” group is in charge of plans.
The Home Economics majors are
giving their annual Christmas Tea
from 4 until 5:30 Wednesday, De
cember 12.
Following another tradition. Dr.
Eondthaler will speak at the last as
sembly of the year, December 14, on
the Nativity.
The Academy usually gives a
Christmas pageant before the holi
days. This year it will be on Fri
day, December 15.
The Christmas banquet is sched
uled for Saturday, Deconiber 10.
Sunday, December 17, features an
organ recital of Christnms music by
Dr. Vardell at five o’clock, and the
traditional Christmas vespers and the
Senior candlelight service at 7 -45
P. M. After the vesper service the
Academy students gather at the
President’s home while Dr. Rond-
thaler reads Dickens’ Christmas Car
ol.
Senior Caroling
Monday night, December 17, the
College 'Seniors go caroling while the
Academy students enjoy their Christ
mas dinner.
Cliristmas holidays for Salem stu
dents begin Tuesday, December 18.
Stee Gee Meets
To Hear Plans
Lou Stack announced the Christ
^las dance plans, and Anno Folger
gave fire drill instructions in the
Student Government meeting Wed
nesday night.
Sara Ilege invited the student
body and dates to the Day Student
tea dance and explained the com
pilation of a stag list.
Doris Little reported that the pe
titions concerning cuts have not yet
been approved by tho cuts commit
tee.
A committee will bo appointed by
Peggy Witherington to investigate
acquiring now telephones for the
dormitories.
Ann Dysart was appointed to find
out if students can use class rooms
in Main Hall for study at night.
Miss Jeanne Welty, monodrama-
tist, will present a program Monday,
December 10, at 8 p. m. in Memorial
Hall. Tliis will b^ the second in
the current Salem Colego Lecture Se
ries.
pie monodramji, as presented by
Miss Welty, is an incorporation of
the features of tho dramatic man-
ologue and tho action and costuming
of tlio legitimate theater. Audienc
es thus get the effect of the regular
stage play, though it is onactad by
one person with a single voice car-
rying tho entire dramatic action.
Mi.ss Welty was starred in Max
Reinhardt’s California production of
“The Miracle” and has played lead
ing roles in many stock productions.
She has studied with such famous
teachers as Constance Collier, Pran
ces Robinson-Duff, Isaac Van Grove
Ralph Bellamy. ’
Miss Welty writes as well as pro
duces her own program.s, thtls ajv
pearing in the multiple role of de
signer, playwright, actress and pro
ducer. Each of the programs pre-
resents months of intense research
into the lives of- the noted momen
she portrays.
^Jeanne Welty was born in Lima,
Ohio, the daughter of a lawyer and
a former Congressman. She was ed-
u^ted at private schools in Lima,
Cincinnati, and Washington.
Choral Group
Gives Program
The fifty-two members of tho
Choral Ensemble, under the direc
tion of Mrs. Elizabeth Hamrick, pre
sented a varied program of choral
numbers in Memorial Hall, Decem
ber 6. Catherine Bunn and Rebocca
Clapp, sopranos, wore featured as
soloists for tho recital.
Miss Hazel Horton Read, violin
ist, was featured on the program
with a violin solo, and three pieces
of tho orchestral ensemble accom
panied tho Clioral Ensemble for one
number.
Tho pioral Ensemble opened tho
program with “Now Thank Wo All
Our God,” by Mueller, accompanied
by the pianist, Juno Reid. Schu-
hort’s “Schnsucht” No. 58 and Ge-
sang der Gcister” No. 5G followed,
without instrumental^ accompani
ment. TIio Ensemble concluded tho
first part of the program with
“N’ebbie,” by Respighi.
Miss Hazel Horton Uoad, instruc
tor of stringed instruments in tho
department of music, played the
Concerto No. V” of Viouxtemps.
Tho violin .iolo was accompanied by
Frances Sowers.
Bralim’s “Song from Ossian’s
! ingal’,” sung by tho ensemble
was accompanied by tho harp and
I'rench horns. Tho trio accompan
ying this number was composed of
Hazel Slawter, at the harp. Dr. El-
lard Yow, first horn, and William
Leinbach, sCcond horn.
“Voix Celestes,” by Alcock, was
witliout instrumental aqconipani-
ment. The program ended with De
bussy’s “Starry Night” and
“Hills,” by LaForge.
Clubs Sing
Season Carols
Tlireo language clubs presented a
program of Christmas music in As
sembly Tliursday. Nancy ITidenhour
directed the French and Latin mu
sic and led tho student body in
singing English Christma.s carols be
tween the numbers.
Lo Cerclo Francais sang “Can-
tiquo Pour Noel”. Tho members of
Alpha Iota Pi sang ‘ ‘ Adeste Fideles”
and “Tinniat”, a Latin version of
“Jingle Bolls.” Lo Deutsche Vorein'
presented tho traditional German
ilhriHtmas carols, “Tanncbaum and
“Stillo Nacht”.