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Page Two. THE SALEMITE Sept. 20, 1946. c/nd With tliis edition of the Salemite we, the Salemite staf¥, weleoine the class of 1950. It is the purpose of the Salemite to “pro vide a medium of expression for all stiidents of Salem College, to keep them informed of student activity and student thinlTin"'. and to promote both tangible and intangible im provements on campus.” It is impossible to accomplish this purpose unless we have stu dent sup])ort and cooperation. The s''cleton staff Avhich was appointed last sprin> is not sufficient to achieve this goal. There is room on the editorial and business staffs for many more students . . . students with new ideas and new enthusiasm. Try-outs foi‘ new reporters will be held very soon. The staff not only needs I'cporters. but typists and sales talkers, also. Therefore, we iirge every new student tJ) participate in mal’ing the Salemite a better paper. With your cooperation we desire to have a moi'e r>rooressive and interesting Salemite than ever before. Poi Pour's.!. ^o- Be. ^cme. Your editor happened to be shown Salem’s biggest secret the other day. It was. of course, Ihe j)lans for the new science building. The pl'uis, which are not yet definite, were drawn after much consutation with other col leges. To put it mildly, Salem has.never had i nything quite like it ... it’s all kind of out of this world! As it stands now, however. M’e only have the j)lans. Tlie building itself will cost appi'oxi- ii'ately .$‘200,000. That’s where each Salemite comes in. The dates that have been set aside for the Salem solicitation for the new build ing are November 15 through December 15. l^efore that we must have a slogan to make this the most enthusiastic campaign ever spon sored on Salem campus. The Salemite is spon soring a campaign for a student slogan. The ]U'izes f(U' the wiiuiing slogan, which are print ed elsewhere in today’s paper, are being given b - J\Ir. Weinland. Every Salemite has had three montlis to rest and do nothing but get new idr>as. The "tew students should be bubbling over with iiggpstions. Slogans are simple to think of and e;^sy to write down. Oet a crowd together and s.f*? who can write th.e best ones, then turn them into the Salemite editor. Ijet’s get started on the right foot this year v.-ith plenty of enthusiasm, interest, and co operation in everything Salem undertakes to make Salem a better school for the future. ty Peggy Davis Stream of Unconsciousness Wliat it nil means: It means starting on a four-year career with all the illusions and aspirations of a freshman, or having attained till' cxhaltod position of sophomore—a little nebulous about the ulti mate goal, or entering that decisive junior year—much less illusioned, much more undecided, or it means seeing with clear and panic-sticken vision the stark reality of that ycar-before-graduation. It means another nine-month chance to find yourself or to convince you that It’s not worth looking for—a chance to achieve or accept—to be or liecome. It means grey mornings and chilly autumn nights—the weej)- iug willow’s gradual decline . . . leaves idling on the deserted pool . . . sw'eaters and cotton dresses . . . heavy dew to dampen your soles or souls in the morning ... an occasional blush from nature when the noonday sun makes the campus a limbo . . . sombre Sun- I'ays . . . nostalgic memories of a summer romance that faded with the suntan . . . seeing friends again . . . reassuming the "collcgiate air” (freely translated means anything from bored-with-it-all to eager with insatiable intellectual curiosity). It means songs after supper . . . bridge between classes . . . a cherished letter or a futile P. O. trip . . . anticijiatod weekends . . . Mr. Snavely’s w'elcome, no book store bills yet . . . the newness of freshmen’s pajamas ... a feeling of unanimity,’ no hint of that jire-ex'am antagonism ... a new leaf? . . . This is It! September at Salem. They Say— First veteran (peering anxiously over his shoulder): Are my seams straight? Dr. McEwen: Jfot yet. (Ed. comment: It actually happened.) ®t)e Salemite Published .Weekly By The Student Body Of Salem College Member Southern Inter-Collegiate Press Association STJBSCBIPTION PBICE - $2. A YEAR - 10c A COPY EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT i^ditor-in-Chief Martha Boatwright -\ssociate Editor Virtie Stroup Assistant Editor Rebecca Clap Assistant Editor Peggy Davis Make-up Editor Martha Lou Heitman Copy Editor P?ggy Gray Feature Editor Nancy Carlton Music Editor Margaret Fisher Sports Editor .lean Sullivan Cart' onist Margaret Raynal Pictorial Editor Louise Taylor Typist Margaret Williams ^"his week’s Salemite was compiled by the editor with the aid of Peggy Davis, Virtie Stroup, Becky Clapp. Contributors w'ere Amie Watkins, Bill Marshall, Jean Sullivan, and Frances Carr. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Business Manager Betsy Meiklejohn Assistant Business Manager Betsy Long Advertising Manager Jane* Morris Assistant Advertising Manager Helen Spruill Circulation Ruth Scott A world of atheists would be a world completely void of any feeling, love, or joy. A world of Christianity can be only over flowing with all the qualities that lead to a more abundant life. That is the life for which we strive at Salem and the way of life that makes living together a pleasure long ]-emembered. The Younj^ Women’s Christian Association, your organization, strives to help you gain such an outlook on your college career. The Christian heritage was fought for by our soldiers in recent wars—it is given to us only for the taking. Is it not worth while to take advantage of all that is given you? There is nothing ventured, nothing gained. The “Y” offers many channels for your interest and enjoyment. AVe sincerely hoi)e you will take advantage of all that is open to you, not only with the “Y”, but in all organizations. You will profit bj'- it in your later life; you will be making a path for yourself now. Be a follov/er of the Christ and “Study to shew thyself approved unto God; a workman that needeth not to be ashamed.” Frances Carr Pres of Salem Y. W. C. A. There are more students in colleges than there arc people in Knnsas. A Saturday Review' of Literature writer-to-the-editor has combined Funk’s list of English’s ten most beautiful words into the following sentence: “The mist parted; luminous was tl>e dawn,' tranquil the murmuring melody of the golden chimes. “Hush!” she whispered.” The ten ugliest words in combination resulted in: “In the movies the plump plutocrat, flatulent but not phlegmatic, would crunch his popcorn and gripe at the treachery of the villain to the cacophony of the jazz band. What a sap!” Read ’em out loud; things like that fascinate me. Then there’s the freshman, Nat Henry to be exact, who tells the wildest tales. Explaining how..she broke her thumb was what is commonly known as the crowning blow: Playing ape one day ^attention Gaither) she stepped on her finger. Enuff? No? Well, then there’s the freshman who asked the intelligent question: “Suppose you get all dressed up for a dance and then decide not to go?” Anx' advice, omniscient upperclassmen? Verse? Worse! Something about autumn (or maybe it isn’t autumn—could be perusal of F. P. A.’s Innocent Merriment) aggravate my scribular glands .and inflame me with poetritis—sounds a little brillig, but so are the results: Verses Descriptive of Mutation of Campus Facade and Other Things Many a new face Around this place Lines Overheard Throughout the Old North State and Repeated for the Benefit of Aliens They’ve all said it: “Sister, I’ve had it.” Lines Written in Early September on First Returning To Salem Here we are Fun so far. On Unpacking Suitcases and Arranging Furniture No space In this place. We’ll Put Her Name In History’s Pages Contributing their bit to the immortality of Salem’s fame are the Myrtle Beach trips of early summer, our illustrious ex associate-editor J. Bell’s debut into the journalism world as a society editor of the News and Observer, the corybantic antics of Salem sunimerschoolers at TJNC, and speaking of debuts, who was?, Marguerite Worth who was a Salemite in ’44 led the Debutante Ball in Raleigh last weekend. If you haven’t already spotted them by the circles under their eyes, Salem’s other contributions to the dis sipated debutantes were Anne Barber, Nancy Carlton, Peggy Davis, Jean Griffin, Sara Coe Hunsucker, Katherine Ives, Betsy Long, Emma Mitchell, Ann Mills, Jane Pafon, Jane Pointer, Christine Gray, Pig Burton, and Jean Pierce. You Name It If you’re a science major itching for retaliation, or just a Salemite itching for progress, here’s your chance. Think of some thing that can be used for a slogan for the campaign to raise money for the demolition of Park Hall and you’ll not only further the “cause”, but there’s also remuneration in it. See page one for the story. Maybe you’ll be inspired to surpass something like “Answer the call—Improve Park Hall,” or “Get out your roll and improve Higgins’ Hole,” or “In the cause of science, we need your finance,” or “Gentlemen and madams, help Salem split atoms,” “Scientific research for the future, a new science building for the present,” or “We need your cash, new atoms to smash,” Seriously now, to coin a phrase, this contest will mean a great deal to the success of Salem, so put your loyal brains to work. C’est fini. Hope you find what you’re looking for. P. D. Be Sfdemites, the athletic year 194G-17 can be stieeessful if you participate in the sports. The Athletic Association urges every student of Salem to enter a few, if not all, the sports this year. The athletic field is for all. You may begin playing anytime, so do! Use that energv vou have been stoi'ing all summer. J. S. Glap/p> Qlati> The time is now! Here are all the leetle gals back and some of you for the first time —“Standing at the portals—” of the 175th Aniversary . . .■ (but that story isn’t qtiite my line) . . . Music Hall new’s can be put in a thimble (Yours truly just hasn’t gotten aroitnd as yet—shame) . . . the organs are being tuned —we presume the pianos, too—and most glor ious of all, have you seen the bee-yo'o-tee-ful paint job in Mem. Hall? Just simply tew tew divine—with that atmosphere, we struggling musicians should be more (If I may iise a colloquial expression—how horrible!) “on the beam” than ever, eh what? A big hearty welcome is in order to all tlio new faculty. Among those quartered Avith us in the music building are Mr. Lerch, the Juillard professor of voilin . . . Mr. Peterson, the gentleman with the “new papa” grin a yard wide, head of the voice department . . . ^liss Margaret Vardell, (need I say more?) daughter of our Dean Vardell—composer in her own right—and our accompanist, piano teacher, what-not . . . Miss Wood, public school music teacher . . . Mrs. Merriman, piano . . . ^lore about them all later . . . The biggest music news of the summer was the festival at Tanglewood in the Berk- f^hires ... an audience of 7,500 people . . . the Berkshire Music Center was re-opened this summer by Serge Koussevitzky, who founded it in 1940 , . . hadn’t functioned since ’42 . . . all time high this year was 400 students, 25 per cent former 6Is. High spot of the festival was the American premiere of Benjamin Britten’s opera, PETER GRIMES . . . distincted by being the only English opera ever to be included in stand ard European repertoire . . . For further de tails, catch Dr. Vardell on the run (literally) . . . He went ... I didn’t! Classic remark of the season was made by Mr. Koussevitzky as a curtain speech at the GRIMES premiere: “Benjamin Britten say to me: ‘This opera belong to you.’ ‘No, my dear,’ I say, ‘this opera belong to the world, and the world is happy.’ This is history-making. The second opera who is a real music drama. I congratulate the world. After CARMEN is PETER GRIMES. “I should like to remember you: this is a student performance. Dat dunt means dat I ask you to excuse—just opposite!”
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