We don’t want the info to leako But look for the opening of “El Chico” Spring Holidays . . . April 2-10 Happy. Easter! Volume XXVll. Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, March 28, 1947. Number 21, Legislative Passes Two Amendments Two petitions were passed at special called meetings of the legislative department on March 25, and 26. 1. A petition allowing Freshmen three nights out a month second se mester was passed. 2. A peititon, which originated in the Executive meeting, allowing a student who has failed or condi tioned her work to have the choice of either two week-ends consisting of one overnight each or one week end consisting of two over-nights. All petitions that were passed go into effect immediately. 3. A petition to the effect that the nominating committee be al lowed to reject a student petition for a candidate only on the basis of a consistently low scholastic av erage, a confirmed report of breach of honor, or complete lack of fa miliarity with the office and or ganization for which she is peti tioned to be nominated . . . This petition was rejected by the Ex ecutive Board on the following grounds: (1) The nominating com mittee is representative of all groups and organizations on the •iampus as well as the faculty; (2) dominations are made only after oareful discussion and study; (3) If a petition is rejected it does not mean that a girl lacks character or ability, but that her ability may lie in other fields; (4) the neces sity of realizing the case with 'Which one may obtain the twenty- five signers necessary to make a pe tition valid. Berglund Casts Easter Play , Mrs. Elizabeth Berglund, faculty director of the' campus dramatic '•rganizations, has announced that the Pierrettes and Salem Players ^ill present an Easter pageant, J'The Seamless Robe,” in the Home ^loravian Church Sunday, April 13, the vesper services. The following people have been Selected for the cast: Wesley Sny der, Hope Marshall, Boots Lam- '^eth, Heleu Spruill, Betsy McAnley, ®nd Mary Bryant. Choral Group f^lans Contest The' Choral Ensemble, which is l^fesenting its Spring Concert April Sophomores Will Take Comprehensive Exams WSBST'Z'.^ V Choral Ensemble To Sing At Davidson Sunday Davidson Boys Will Visit Salem Salem-Davidson Day has been scheduled for Saturday, April 26. Beside “Y” members, a committee has been chosen to help with the details, as well as bring in new suggestions from the student body. This committee is made up of rep resentatives from each dorm. They are: Peggy Watkins—South; Mary Patience McFall—Sisters, Lib Lee— Lehman, Ijouise Bodson—Sociletyj, Jean Sloan—Strong, Betty Hatley and Ann Dungan—Clewell, and Mar garet West—Bitting. Any girls who have suggestions for the entertain ment are asked to contact these girls. All girls who want to take part in Salem-Davidson Day are asked to sign a tentative roster, mark ing w^hether they will have a date or want a blind date. These sheets have been placed in each dorm and will be taken down before Easter. The entire day will cost each girl only $1.^5. This will help de fray the cost of the meal, a dance, a movie in the Old Chapel, and re freshments, as well as a favor for each boy. The girls who know boj's at Davidson are asked to invite them, as it is up to the girls to ask the boy and not for the boy to ask for a date. There will be plenty of blind dates for all the girls that sign up. If g, Salem girl has a date from some other place it is perfectly all right for that couple to come. Other plans will be disclosed later. In the meanwhile, the Y” is open for student suggestions. * The Salem College Choral En semble will go to Davidson College on Sunday, !March 30 to give a concert for the Vesper Service Tea Opens Modern Art Exhibition The Art Department entertained at a tea from 3 until 5 . Wednesday afternoon. The occasion of the tea was the opening of the art exhibit on the third floor of the library. This exhibit represents the main trends of American painting and in cludes three points of view—pure abstract, expressionism, and realism. Among those artists represented are Kallston Crawford who was sent by Fortune to cover the Bikini atom bomb test; Anton Refrigier who covered the San Francisco Conference as a representative of Hour. The sacred program that will Fortune; and Paul Burlin who won be used is similar to the one used in thte Moravian Church on March 9. The only additions will be the three soloists: Mary Wells Bunting, soprano; Jane Mulhollem, contralto; Jean Sloan, harpist;., and the trio, Gwen Yount, Jean McNew, and Jane Mulhollem. The members of the Choral En semble will leave on a chartered bus at 2 o’clock for Davidson, where they will bo the guests of the college for the afternoon and even ing. About fifteen members of the YWCA Cabinet will also be going. The next Choral Ensemble con cert will be held fti Boyden High School in Salisbury on April 11. This program of both sacred and secular music will feature four girls from Salisbury: Genevra Beaver, Barbara Ward, Margaret McCall, and Carolyn Furr. Faculty and students are invited to attend. Wardens Use Extinguishers *A new and commendable type of fire drill was instigated Monday afternoon by Fire-chief Katherine Ballew to acquaint the fire wardens, captains and lieutenants with the use of extinguishers. A planned fire was started around the base' of the flag pole, and the girls demonstrated their ability to put it out. In the event of a real emergency, when expediency and familiarity with the work are needed to prevent si’ll ‘AlJadojd puB S3A1I ut sassoj practice drill should prove its value. ITepresenting the 'faculty and ad ministration were Dr. and Mrs. Rondthaler, Mr. Weinland, ]VIr. Goodale, and Mr. Mann. The National College Sophomore Testing Program will be given at Salem April 15 and 17, Miss Hix son, academic dean, announced to day. The tests will bo given to all classified sophomores beginning at 2 o’clock on the two days. The program, which has been given at Salem for the past four or five years is especially designed for sophomores, because at the end of the sophomore year the student is supposedly concluding his period of general education and choosing his field of specialization. The tost provides colleges with a method of measuring the achievements and interest of their sophomores. The two teats to be given are the Cooperative General Culture Test, a three-hour comprehensive examination which provides a pro file of the student’s knowledge of current social problems, history and social studies, literature, sciencje, fine arts, and mathematics. The test is chiefly a measure of the cultural background of the indi vidual regardless of past studies. The Cooperative Contemporary Affairs Test covers the fields of political events, social and econo mic events, science and medicine, literature, fine arts, and amuse ments. It requires 100 minutes of working time. Rabbi Rosenthal spoke to the I trading is done by the sponaors student body in Memorial Hall on] «*? P>-ogram and the results are first prize in the National Pepsi Cola contest for the year 1945. Of special interest to Salem stu dents are two paintings by Mr. Evett—one of which is the prize- winning The Carpenter. Included also in the exhibit are two abstract paintings by Sue Moore. Rabbi Rosenthal SpeaksOnD.P/s Tuesday morning, March 25. He spoke about his work last summer with a relocation center for dis placed persons which is in New York. The purpose of the relocation centers is to aid these misplaced sent in the form of an individual profile chart usually in the fall of the year following the date that» the tests are administered. Each year the library compiles a list of books that are directly or indirectly alluded to in the persons in finding homes in America sophomore coinprehensives,^and this and to help them adjust to new ~ ways of life. Two things which list is available for student use. Further information will be given make adjustment difficult are: to the sophomores at a meeting next (1) the nucleus of pleasure has been week, taken from the children and (2) these people cannot comprehend what freedom is and they are afraid of it. R'abbi Rosenthal’s speech gave of the displaced persons. Sociology Class Plans Lecture Dr. Ruth Henly will visit the Sociology 205 class on April 11 for a series of talks on marriage relations. Dr. Henley will discuss with the class such subjects as: pre-marital relationships, birth control, p\:e- marital examinations, and the human anatomy of the male and female. According to Miss Eva Covington the class will be ready for sexual adjustment at that time. iFamous Violinist Comments On Snow In South 25. is sponsoring a poster contest. By Peggy Sue Taylor ran into blizzards ,but it had not Tenderly placing his lovely Guar-1 expected snow in North Carolina nerius violin in its red-velvet lined for the First for the Second Prize.i ^iich is open to all students at ^alem College. Prizes for this con- ^®st, which is designed to advertise concert, will be ^'2e and Evett, head of the art de- will act as judge pf the ^“ntest. Details to be included are: ^^loral Ensemble Spring Concert; ^iday, April 25; Memorial Hall; p. mj and admission, 60c. osters must be submitted to the Lab. by Monday, April 14. student may submit as many ^®sters as she desires. case, Isaac, the compelling young musician who appeared in a con cert in Reynolds Auditorium last night under the sponsorship of the Winston-Salem Civic Music Asso ciation, replied to the questions ask ed him by the reporter. “Yes,” he explained, “the young musicians are getting more chances now, and the Civic Music Associa tion has done a lot to make this possible. Of course, the thing they must always be up against in the professional world is the fact that old, established artists have more box office appeal, therefore, the New York offices cater to them.” Mr. Stern was perturbed about the weather. In commenting on it he said that it was certainly in line with what he had been used to in Canada and Buffalo, where he in March. Grinning good-humoredly, Mr. Stern explained that the long ebony cigarette holder with which he was smoking was not for looks but for health. Isaac Stern’s concert was artis tically exe«u,ted throughout. The “Sonata in G Minor” by Tartini showed his ability to express the dignity and nobleness of the com position. Playing difficult passages with ease and agility, Stfern cap tured the mood of the lovely “Symphonic Espagnole” by Lalo. Following intermission. Stern played “Sonata in D Minor” by Prokofieff with a definite flair for the abstract. The “Slavonic Dance” by Dvorak, was played with a great sensitivity by Mr. Stern. Next was the strange fascinating “Tijuca” by Milhaud, followed by “Hun garian Dance” No. 17, which Stern played wi^h gypsy-lj^e abandon. “ Jota,” by Manuel de Falla ex hibited the variety of techniques which Stern has in command. Aaron Copland’s “Hoedown”, from Rodeo is of especial mention because of the way in which Mr. Stern cap tured th'?' typical American spirit of the barn dance. “Carmen Fan tasy” by Bizet was done with the same dramatic, fiery touch that fascinalted the audiences of “Hu moresque”, for which Isaac Stern recorded the musical score. His encores were well chosen and brilliantly executed. They were “Waltz” by Tshaikowsky, “Hora Staccato” by Dinicu, and “Schon Rosomarin” by Kreisler. Formerly in the Wanamaker Collection, Mr. Stern’s violin has been valued at $100,000. Compara tively new to Stern, the graceful instrument has a brilliance of tone that could rarely be surpassed. Civil Service Exams Offered A Civil Service Examination for the positions of Field Assistant and Claims Assistant with the Social Security Administration has just been announced by a Field Board of the United States Civil Service Examiners. All applications for this examination must bo re ceived by the Board of Examiners on or before April 17, 1947. Application forms may be secured from any first or second-class post office or by writing to the Execu tive Secretary, Board of United States Civil Service Examiners. Socia'l ' Security Administration, Region LV, 1523 L Street, N. W., Washington 25, D. C. This examination is being held for appointments under the Civil Service regulations to positions in field offices of the Bureau of Old- Age and Survivors Insurance in the states of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. These will be key entrance jobs in the social insurance program, involv ing direct contact with wage earn ers, employers, and the general public. Successful performance in these jobs is excellent preparation for advancement in the service. The beginning salary for most of these positions will be $2394 per year, with some beginning at $2644 per year. In addition to passing a written test, applicants for both positions must have had at least two years’ , experience in govfernment, business, education, industry, or the armed forces, a substantial portion of which was public contact work. Certain provision has been mado for the substitution of education for the above eTnerieTinp

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