Volume XXVII.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, April 18, 1947.
Number 22
Dr. Wendt Will Speak
On Postwar Science
Dr. Gerald Wendt will speak at
Memorial Hall Tuesday, April 22,
at 8 p. m. The subject of his lec
ture, which will be the last in the
1940-47 series, is “Science and the
Postwar World”. Dr. Wendt be-
lives , that American Life will
change more in the next ten years
than it has iu the last fifty. A
great supporter of the thirty Jiour
working week, he argues that people
need the extra free time to advance
culturally. He says we are living
in the second Industrial Revo
lution which will provide workers
with time to live and enjoy them
selves.
Editorial director of Science Il
lustrated and former science editor
of Time magazine, Dr. Wendt has
played an important role in many
phases of the scientific field. Be
sides being an editor and autlior,
he has served as a Eesearch Pro
fessor at the University of Chicago,
Dean of the School of Chemistry
and Physics at Pennsylvania State
College, and scientist in the Gov
ernment Service.
DR. GERALD WENDT
Officers For ’47'’48 Take Oath
In Formal Assembly Service
student Government Installj^tion*
for incoming officers of 1947-48
took place in chapol on Tuesday
morning, April 15. Connie Scoggin,
out-going president, spoke briefly.
Then she administered the oath to
the new president, Mary Bryant.
Mary Bryant then administered
the oaths to the following new of
ficers as the old officers retired;
Mary Jane McGee, on-eampus vice-
president; Peggy Blum; off-campus
vice-jiresident; T^aton Seville, secre
tary; Frances Rezuick, treasurer;
class presidents, .\nne Dungnn, sen
ior; Nell Penn Watt, junior; Bev
erly Johnson, sophomore.
Class reprmentativea installed in
cluded the following: Frances Sow
ers, fjliza^Smith, Ann Mills, Christ
ine Gray, senior class; Molly Darr,
Carolyn Taylor, Marjorie Crickmer,
Jean Padgett, junior class; Ruth
Morgan, Carolyn Dunn, Ruth Van
Hoy, Louise Stacy, sophomore class.
Other officers installed were:
Helen Spruill, I. R. S. President;
Ann Carothers, A. A. President;
Betsy Boney, May Day Chairman;
Peggy Broaddus, Y. W. C. A. Pres
ident; Peggy Davis Salemite Edi
tor; Margaret Kaynal,. Sights and
Insights Editor; Mary Patience Mc-
Fall, Chief Marshal. \
The service was concluded with
a speech by'the new president and
the singing of the Alma Mater.
Spanish Club
Gives Program
The Spanish Club was in charge
of Assembly Thursday. Announce
ments were made by members of
the club, in regard to the fiesta,
El Chico, which they are sponsor
ing tonight. Miss Elois'e Baynes
then spoke on the Latin American
Youth Movements. She related the
conditions in the Universities of
these countries, the influence of
these movements on the countries,
and the government policies, and
compared and contrasted the stud
ents and their activities with those
of America.
Stee Gee Sends
Representatives
Mary Bryant and Nell Penn Watt
flew to New Orleans Wednesday, for
the Southern Intercollegiate Associ
ation of Student Governments’ con
vention which begins with regis
tration Thursday afternoon, April
17, and which will end Saturday
night. Tlie conference is being
held at Sophia Newcomb College.
The general topic to be discussed
throughout the convention is “Stud
ent Governments on Post War Cam
puses.” Felice Maurer, the presi
dent of S. I. A. S. G., will preside.
The program includes a tour of
the French Quarter. The conven
tion will be climaxed by a banquet
on Saturday night at Armands’ at
which Hermctt Kane, the foremost
writer in Louisiana, will speak.
Salem Players
Announce Cast
Mrs. Elizabeth Berglund, faculty
advisor to the Salem Players, an
nounces that production plans are
being completed for rehearsals to
be given in the Old Chapel on
May 7 and 8.
The following people have >>ccn
selected for the cast: Jean Sloan,
Jean McNew, Sarah Hamrick, Nan
cy Shields, Jimmy Littlejohn, Wil
liam Spencer, Justice Randolph and
Paul Pegram.
Gillespie Opens
Spanish Fiesta
With a Bang .
■ Caramba!! Que funcion! The Lat
ins, straight from Manhattan, are
at Salem tonight. If you hurry,
you might make the seven o’clock
floor show at El Chico.
The grand opening of El Chico
took place this afternoon at 4:30.
The Day Student Center had a
Latin American atmosphere. Soft
Spanish music played continuously,
while soft cocktails were served.
The first floor show was a huge suc
cess. Tootsie Gillespie, senor de
ceremonia, rolled her r’s in verse.
Bonitas senoritas Chiquita, Mar-
quita, Pepita, Rosita, Lolita, and
Masie rhumbaed and rumbled. Page
Daniel “was all they claim” as she
sang “Tangerine.” Senorita Ca
brera, from the land of olives and
Latin lovers did a rhumba specialty.
Senorita Marta Harrisono, star of
Madrcd Opera Company, sang an
aria from Opera Comico. Another
celebrity, Carmen Mirando Pat Wat
son danced. The climax of the
show came when Deanorita Adele
Pangle did the Mexican hot dance.
It’s out of this continent! So
drop this paper and run down to
the Day Student Center. The next
floor show begins at 7 o’clock. El
Chico will stay open until 8 and
all kinds of South American foods
will be served.
Organizations
Appoint Staffs
Margaret Raynal, editor of Sights
and Insights, today announces licr
staff for the coming year. Cather
ine Gregory is associate editor;
Jane Morris, business manager;
Tootsie Gillespie, assistant editor;
Dot Arrington, photographic editor;
Jean Griffn, proof editor; Dot Mas
sey, proof editor; Margie Crickmer,
copy editor; Marion Gaither, sen
ior editor, Carolyn Taylor, junior
editor; Susan Johnson, sophomore
editor; and Mapy Jane. Hurt and
Ruth Lenkoski, typists.
The I. R. S. Council, headed by
Helen Spruill will be composed of
the following: Lib Price, Jean Grif
fin, and Pat Watson, senior class
representatives; Mary Hill, Jean
Sloan, and Betty Maynard, sopho
more class representatives, and the
class presidents, Ann Dungan, Nell
Penn Watt, and Beverly Johnson.
Officers will be elccted at a meeting
Alonday.
IRS Has Varied Plans
For Campus Charm Week
/ The I. R. S. Council announces today a series of activities that
will highlight “Charm Week” to be sponsored on campus next week.
The purpose of this program is toi make students conscious of the
way they walk, talk, dress, and consider others.
*
The
dorothie berry
News Commentary
Truman Plan
Is Called
Imperialism
“Itnthlesa imperialism!” Such
was the charee of former Vice-
president Henry A. Wall«ce in an
address made at Stoke-on-Trent,
April 11, in reference to Truman’s
proposed policy of aiding free peo
ples to resist outside pressure.
This policy has its immediate
application in the $4(K1,000,000 loan
to Greece and Turkey, recomniejule^l
bv the President to Congress.
Of this $400,00n,00n, $250,000,000
will go to Greece, $100,000,000 for
rehabilitation and relief. This
money would buy food, clothing,
and shelter for the Greeks who
frankly declare that since Britain
has withdrawn financial aid. th(;ir
appalling poverty does not even
permit the feeding of their own
people. The remaining $150,000,000
will so to support the Greek army
until June 30, 1948. The army has
been engaged since 1944 in civil
warfare with Leftist guerrilla bands
attempting to seize the government
These Leftist groups are largely
communists and are supposedly
supported by the Russians. There
fore our giving aid to the Grefk
army would definitely seem an
anti-Russian step.
Congressional reaction centers
around a spirit of caution. Con
gressmen do not desire to take
their chances with communism;
neither do they wish to repudiate
the broad principle of giving aid to
all free peoples as implied in the
(Continued- on Back Pajfe)
Broadway Qoes Wilde; Salem, Ditto
Rising Seniors Elect
New Class Officers
Anne Dungan, recently elected
president of the rising senior class,
presided at a meeting Wednesday,
when other officers were elected.
Miirgaret Carter will be next year’s
secretary; and Jane McElroy, treas
urer. Tlie IRS representatives
Were also elected: Jean Griffin and
Elizabeth Price as the boarding rep
resentatives, and Pat Watson as the
day student. Virginia Connor and
Lomie Mills are the representatives
to the Y. W. C. A.
by Peirano Aike n
To present two plays concur
rently by thp same author is a
tribute which Broadway seldom pays
a playwright. This season, howev
er, Oscar Wilde has been accorded
such an honor. Lady Windermere’s
ran, with Pamela Ward in the ti
tle role and Cornelia Otis Skinner
as Mrs. Erlynne, opened October
14 at the Cort Theatre; and now'
The Importance of Being Earnest,
given by the John Gielgud Company
of London undor the aegis of the
Theatre -Guild and John C. Wilson,
is in its seventh week at the Roy-
ale.
Unlike the average dramatist,
whose success depends "tipon his
ability to create a convincing fac
simile of, life' Wilde’s talent lay
in his use of artificiality enriched
by a highly developed style. He
seemingly wrote most successfully
when he could put his pungent
witticisms in the mouths of fash
ionable dandies who glide across
the surface of life disguising
their self-interest with an affected
delicacy of manner. Perhaps
Wilde would have said, as Lord
Darlington did in La-dy Winder
mere; ‘‘I think Life is too impor
tant even to talk seriously about
it.”
The story of the first play is
about Mrs. Erlynne, who has lost
her repoJtation in good London
society and after many years of
struggling, partly regains it only
to discover that she will have to
leave England en,tirely to safe
guard her daughter’s happiness.
Unfortunatly, the tragic and comic
elements of Lady Windermere s Fan
are at cross purposes with each
other. The play is too infused with
the wit of typical Wildean sub-
characters for the story to seem
sincere, and the plot is too serious
for the humor to achieve its max
imum effect.
The greatest attractions of the
present production seem to be the
acting of Miss Skinner and the beau
tiful sets and costumes of Cecil Bea
ton. One of its defendants has accu
rately called it a “lavish revival of
a nineteenth-century piece.”
The Importance of Being Ernest,
on the other hand, is not marred by
any attempt at “being earnest.” It
is clearly and triumphantly com-
edj\ Jack Worthing, posing as his
invented brother Ernest, visits in
London and falls in love with his
friend’s cousin, Gwendolyn. Mean
while, the friend, also under the
guise of Jack’s brother, visits at
Jack’s country estate and falls in
love with the' latter’s ward, Cecily.
Both girls accept their suitors chief
ly because they are passionately
fond of the name Ernest.
Tlie ridiculous plot and clever,
hypocritical characters are report
edly treated with perfect imperturb
ability and finesse by the Gielgud
troupe. Mr. Gielgud, who is an
author and a noted producer as
w-ell as an actor, plays the lead
auppoiited by RIobert Flemyingl
Pamela Brown, and Jane Baxter.
Incidentally, Salemites will have
a rare opportunity to judge the
importance of The Importance for
themselves when the Salem Players
present it May 7 and 8.
TUESDAY CHAPEL
Council has prepared three
skits which will be presented in the
old chapel. First, there will be a
skit showing the wrong way; next,
there will be a talk clarifying the
skit; and then, there will be a skit
showing the right way. Mary Jane
McGee, Sara Hamrick, and Mary
Hill are to be the speakers. Mary
Anne Linn will open the program
and Helen Spruill will end it.
THURSDAY CHAPEL
Miss Dorothie Berry, Educational ■
Director of Helena Rubenstein, will
lecture to students on “Grooming
for the Career Girl.” Miss Berry
stresses the value of developing a
beauty pattern to distinguish the
individual—rather than “following
the crowd.” She reports that good
grooming today places greater em
phasis on cleanliness, lubrication
and treatment of the skin accord
ing to the individual’s special skin
type. Miss Berry also advisfs in
the correct application of skillfull,
yet subdued, make-up.
A vivacious and authoritative
speaker. Miss Berry is a graduate
of Dalhousie University in Canada,
received her Masters in Dramatic
Arts at Columbia and is currently
collecting credits for her doctorate.
She -vvas a music student at Welles
ley, as well, and holds diplomas in
Speech and Drama from London and
Oxford Universities and the Royal
School of Speech and Drama in Lon
don.
LIBRARY DISPLAY
Next week there will be an in
teresting display on charm in the
Library. The display will include
several books about charm.
POSTERS
Bo on the look-out for posters
about charm and “Charm Week.”
These posters will be placed in the
Dining Room, Main Hall, and the
Day Students’ Center.
Choral Ensemble
To 0ive Concert
The Salem College Choral En
semble, under the direction of Mr.
Paul Peterson, will give its Spring
Concert on Friday, April 25, at
8:30 p. m. in Memorial Hall. The-
program consists of three groups.
The first section is made up of
sacred numbers, including solos by
Gwen Yount, Mary Wells Bunting,
and Jean Sloan, harpist. There
will also be a reading by Peggy
Sue Taylor. The second group in
cludes violin solos by Wolfgang
Siebel, a piano selection by Mar
garet McCall, and a vocal solo by
Rebecca Clapp. The third group
consists of three sixteenth century
madrigals and several modern num
bers with a vocal solo by Betty Lou
Ball, and a piano number by Sara
Haltiwanger.
The Choral Ensemble has given
several concerts in cities near Win
ston-Salem throughout the year, in
cluding concerts in Thomasville,
Davidson, and Salisbury.
Admission to the concert is sixty
cents, and tickets can be obtained
from any member of the organiza
tion.
Boney Wins Choral
Poster Contest
Betsy Boney was announced to
day as winner of the Poster Contest
sponsored by the Choral Ensemble.
Tlie Choral Ensemble would like
to thank all participants in the
contest for their interest, and Mr.
Evett for his assistance.
These posters will ,be used to ad
vertise the Spring Concert, which
will be given by the Choral En
semble on April 2.'^ TJhe posters
receiving first and second prizes
will be placed in the business sec
tion of Winston-Salem.