VOTE
VOTE
Volume XXVII.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, March 7, 1947.
Number 18.
Ceimpus Leaders Are Elected
tfjJiiitlfta.
PEGGY JANE BLUM
MARY JANE McGEE
MAKY BEYANT
EATON SEVILLE
FRANCES EEZNICK
PEGGY DAVIS
HELEN SPKUILL
PEGGY BROADDUS
Speakers Present Ideas
On Women’s Education
Symposium Week brought to
Salem four speakers of national
importance to speak on women’s
education. Mrs. Grace Elliott rep
resented the field of religion, Mrs.
J. ,T. Clark, the field of women in
business, Dr. L’Esperanee, the field
of medicine, and Harrison Smith,
the field of women in literature.
Mr. Harrison Smith drew Sym
posium Week to -a close last night
■with his speech on “Women in
Literature.”
“You don’t have to be a genius,”
Writers open.” Women in literature
tremendous field for the women
said Mr. Smith, “There is a
is not a new phase. Mr. Smith be
gan with Sappho in his history of
■Women in literature. He continued
through the I8th Century of journal
ism of diary and letterwriting, past
to the l9th Century. “Three of the
greatest women of the ]9th Century
are Jane Austen, author of the
novel on manners and satire;
Charlotte Bronte, romantic and melo
dramatic author; and George Eliot,
a realistic author interested in
morality.”
Mr. Smith continued his history of
Women in literature by pointing out
the “incredible swarms” of Ameri
can women writers after World
War I.
Women are becoming more skillful
in their art and the days of being
ashamed to be known as a woman
author, or of hiding from the neigh
bors, and of using a man’s name is
gone forever. Women are needed
badly in literature now.
During the “open season on
Smith,” Mr. Smith answered ques
tions. For women who think they
have little power in creative art
bnt who want to write must “tackle
all little magazines. Things that
are written need printing.”
Mrs. Grace Loucks Elliot, general
secretary of the National Y. W. C.
A., opened the Symposium lectures
Monday night with a discussion of
“Women in Keligion.”
She traced the development of
the place and importance of women
in the growth of religion from the
time of Christ up to the present day.
Mrs. Elliot emphasized the fact
that a woman’s most important re
ligious duty is always in her ,own
home. In speaking of women in
religion outside of the home, she
stated that women are not generally
accepted in the pulpits of churches
as ministers. Often when women
have not been able to take their
place in the church, they have or
ganized other Movements on a
Christian basis, such as the Y. W.
C. A., the Red Cross,’and the W.
C. T. U.
Most women in religious training
should prepare to teach and direct
the educational programs of churches.
Mrs. Elliot said that the basic areas
for undergraduate training for re
ligious -work should be in the fields
of religion, economics, sociology,
psychology, and history. There should
be more equality of men and women
in this field than in any others, if
men are willing to give in to wo
men a little, and if women are ade
quately prepared for the job.
Mrs. Shannon Jansen Clark, pro
minent member of the American As
sociation of Bank Women, spoke on
Women in Business” in Memorial
Hall Tuesday night. Mr. Charles M.
Norfleet, president of the First
National Bank of this city, in
troduced the speaker for the even
ing.
Make your own opportunity,”
advised Mrs. Clark. Making one's
own opportunity consists of work
ing hard, long hours, and feeling
that no task is too small. The suc
cessful business woma- should choose
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Civic Music
Will Feature
Symphony
The Winston-Salem Ci'^ie Music
Association will present the Cin
cinnati Symphony in Reynolds
Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday,
March 11 at 8:30 P. M. The Cin
cinnati Symphony is under the dir
ection of Eugene Goossens, who has
been its principal conductor since
1931.
Mr. Qoossens, an Englishman, is
not only a well known conductor,
but is very noted as a composer in
the modern idiom. He has written
numerous and varied works, such
as, ballets, trios, operas, and in
1923 a string sextet for the Berk
shire Music Festival. This will be
Mr. Goossens’ last season with the
Cincinnati Symphony. He is to be
succeeded by Mr. Thor Johnson,
formerly of Winston-Salem, who once
studied music under members of
the Salem College Music Faculty.
Pierrettes Cast
Spring Play
The cast of characters for the
play, “A Minuet,” which the Pier
rettes will present at the Carolina
Dramatics Festival, to be held in
Chapel Hill April 10, 11, and 12,
has been announced by Mrs. Eliza
beth Berglund, of the Salem College
Department.
They are as follows: the Marquis,
Jimmy Smith; the Marchioness,
I*eggy Sue Taylor; and the Gaoler,
Mary Bryant. Mrs. Berglund also
announced that the Student Director
for the play will be Ann Carothers.
“A Minuet”, by Louis N. Parker,
is a dramatic episode which occurs
during the French Revolution, when
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Chorus To Sing
Sunday Night
The Choral Ensemble, Men’s
Chorus and the Y. W.* C. A. will
combine their organizations in pre
senting an All-College Vesper Ser
vice Sunday afternoon at 5:00 P. M.
in the Homo Moravian Church. An
interesting feature of the service is
that the entire program is presented
by the students of Salem College.
Members of the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet
will act as ushers.
Following the organ prelude, the
mixed chorus will sing “Softly
Now the Light of Day” while Frances
Carr, president of the Y. W. C. A.,
presents the Call to Worship. Three
numbers will then be sung by the
Choral Ensemble: “Now Thank We
All Our God” by Bach, “ Ave Maria”
by Arcadelt, “O Bone Jesu” by
Palestrina. After this, Virginia Smith
will read the scripture and Conway
Pruett will offer the prayer. Betty
Lou Ball and Geraldine Allgood will
sing “Living for Jesus” by Lowen,
after which the Men’s Chorus will
sing two numbers: “Lo How a Rose
e’er Blooming” by Praetorius and
Onward Christian Soldiers” by
Sullivan. A solo, “Sheep and Lambs”
by Homer, will be sung by Jean
McNew, followed by “The Day is
Done” by Longfellow, a reading by
Peggy Sue Taylor. The Choral En
semble will sing again: “Legend”
by Tschaikowsky and “How Lovely
Is Thy Dwelling” by Brahms.
The offertory solo will be “Come
Unto Him” by Handel, sung by
Becky Clapp. The closing numbers
will include: “The Lord’s Prayer”
by Forsyth, sung by the Choral En
semble; “Now The Day Is Over”
by Barnby, sung by the Mixed
Chorus; and the postlude, which will
follow the benediction.
Bryant Named
Stee Gee Head
Election of new officers for the
major organizations of the cam-
jous has been the outstanding in
terest of students this week. Vot
ing was done for Student Govern
ment President, Secretary, and
Treasurer on Tuesday morning;
Salemite Editor and Vice-President
of Student Government, Wednesday
afternoon; and for IRS and Y-
President on Thursday morning.
Mary Bryant, President of the
Student Government Association
Our new president is from Gas
tonia and has been a leader in
campus activities since her arrival
at Salem three years ago. A mem
ber of the Pierrette Players, Salem
ite staff, Spanish Club, Riding Club,
iind IRS, she has also served as
President of her class during the
Sophomore year. Mary has been on
the Dean’s List and has received
class honors for her acadeniic work.
Mary Louise Parrish was the other
candidate.
Eaton Se'ville, Secretary of the
Student Government Association
President of the Sophomore class
this year, Eaton Seville of States
ville is also a member of the IRS,
AA Council, and Dean’s List. Out
standing in sports, Eaton was elected
to the varsity hockey and basket
ball teams. Louise Dodson was the
other candidate for Secretary of the
Student Government.
Frances Reznick, Treasurer of the
Student Government Association
Frances Reznick, a day student
from Winston-Salem, defeated Jean
Adams in the election for Treasurer
on Tuesday. Frances is a member
of the German iind Latin clubg and
is a Sophomore representative to the
Legislative Board.
Mary Jane McGee, On-Gampus
Vice-President of the Student
Government Association
Mary Jane McGee of Charlotte
was house president of Sisters
House her Freshman year, sub-
house president of Clewell last year
and is now President of her class
her Junior year. She was elected
vi'ce-president in the Wednesday
afternoon elections and was run
ning against Jean Griffin.
Peggy Jane Blum, Ofif-Campua Vice-
President of the Student (Jovem-
ment Association.
Peggy Blum of Winston-Salem was
elected vi(^e president of the Stu
dent Government and defeated
Debbie Darr. An economics and
sociology major, she has served as
a Freshman class representative to
the Legislature and this year is
Treasurer of the Student body.
Salemite ^Iditor
On the second consecutive day of
elections Peggy Davis was elected
Editor-in-Chief of the Salemite. Sho
defeated Peggy Gray of Roberson-
ville, N. C.
During her three years at Salem
Peggy has been very active in musio
and in newspaper wor- She was
elected as class president her fresh
man year, and was also Salemite
music editor. In her second year
she served as Salemite copy editor
and photoferaphie editor of Sights
and Insights. This year she was
Secretary of Student Government
and was elected into the Honor
Society.
I. E. S. President
Helen Spruill was elected the new
I. IT. S. President yesterday dur
ing Assembly. Since she has been
at Salem ‘ ‘ Spruill” has been very
active in various organizations on
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