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Volume XXVll.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, May 2, 1947.
Number 24
May Day Festivities Begin
Miss Hixson Announces
New Courses For 1947-48
McEwen, Evett Resign
From Salem Positions
Teachers Take
New Posts
The resignation of Dr. Noble K-
McEwen, head of the department
of education and psychology, and
Kenneth W. Hvett, associate pro
fessor of art, is announced by the
Salem College Administration. Dr.
McEwen will become clinical psy-
chologi.st at the Children’s Service
Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvani/i.
lie will be clinical psychologist to
treat children of school age of the
entire Wyoming Valley area of
Pennsylvania. Mr. Evett has re
signed to become director of the
foundation for young artists now
being established at Hot Springs,
Virginia.
Dr. McEwen came to Salem Col
lege from Duke University in 1932
and soon became professor and head
of the department of education and
psychology. While occupying this
position, Dr. McEwen has also serv-
ed as instructor in paycho-biology
at the-Bowman Gray School of Med
icine, psychologist in the Child
Guidance Clinid of Winston-Salem,
consulting psychologist with the
North Carolina Department of Pub
lic Welfare, and psychologist for
the Family and Child Service
Agency.
Dr. McEwen announced his res*
ignation to his students Thursday
before the announcement appeared
in the afternoon city papers. The
girls were yery distressed to hear
that he was not returning next year,
and the Junior Education and psy
chology majors have reported a
definite “lost” feeling. President
Eondthaler, in acknowledging ^Dr.
McEwen’s resignation, stated, “Dr.
McEwen has rendered unusual and
most valuable service to Salem Col
lege and to the Community of Win
ston-Salem over these past fourteen
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Room Drawing
Begins Monday
The resident deans have announc
ed the room-drawing schedule for
the week of May 5-12. Classified
juniors will draw at 7 p.m., Monday,
May 5. Classified sophomores will
draw Thursday, May 1, at 6:30 p.m.
Freshmen will draw at fi:45 p.m.
on Monday, May 12.
Derring Speaks
OnQrowingUp
Mr. Paul Derring, the blind Y. Af.-
C. A. secrelary at V. P. I. in Blacks
burg, Va, will be the guest speaker
for Vespers this Sunday evening at
6:45 in the Day Student Center.
His subject will be “On Growing
Up”.
A native Virginian, Mr. Derring
accidently lost his sight in 1907,
after which he attended the Vir
ginia School for the Deaf and Blind.
He was later graduated from Wil
liam and Mary College with Phi
Beta Kappa honors and took his
]\L A. degree at Vanderbilt Uni
versity in 1923. During World
War I, Mr. Derring took a job
as Y. M. C. A. secretary at Blacks
burg, and later returned to the stud
ent Y. M. C. A. at V. P. I. to
accept the position of General Sec
retary where he has remained until
now.
Mr. Derring was selected as one
of Virginia’s outstanding citizens
in 1944, and holds several import
ant positions on Virginia boards as
well as in Blacksburg. He is a
member of 0. D. K. leadership fra
ternity and Phi Kappa Phi schol
arship fraternity.
Ten Members
Of Scorpions
Are Revealed
The senior members of the Order
of the Scorpions, a secret honor so
ciety, were announced by Dean Ivy
Hixon in assembly Thursday. •
Those senior members announced
were Sally Boswell, Bernice Bunn,
Kebecca Clapp, Anne Folger, Hallie
McLean, Connie Scoggin, Buth Scott
I Jean Sullivan, Joanne Swasey. and
Margaret West.
The Order of the Scorpions was
founded in 1927. During the year it
functions quietly, and at the end of
the Spring semester, senior members
of the order are announced. Mem
bers are selected for parts they have
taken in projects for improving the
campus and various college activ
ities. Citizenship, service, and po
tentialities for making worthwkile
contributions to the life of the col
lege arc other membership requis
ites, scholarship playing a minor
part. ■
Facts On Members
Some of the organizations in
which the announced Scorpions have
participated are: Sally Boswell
was chairman of War Activities
Council, in French Club, Marshall
and Queen of Victory Loan Drive.
This year Sally is a member of
Who’s Who, on the May Court, and
student body vice-president.
Bunny Bunn is Editor of Sights
and Insights and a member of Who’s
Who this year. Becky Clapp is Pres
ident of Choral Ensemble, Salemite
reporter, member of Who’s Who, and
Moravian Choir soloist. Anne Folger
is on Deyi’s List and Honor Society.
Hallie McLean was House Pres
ident of Lehman, Westminster Fel
lowship delegate, and Salemite re
porter. . Connie Scoggin, President
of Student Body, was President of
French Club, Junior Class Secretary,
and Asst. Editor of Sights and In
sights.
Kuth Scott, is Business manager
of Salemite, member of Dean’s List
and Corresponding Secretary of
Westminster Fellowship. Jean Snl-
livan was on May Court, Pierrette,
and on Salemite Staff.
Joanpe Swasey is member of Sal
emite, Who’s Who, and President of
Westminster Fellowship. Margaret
West is on May Court, Sights and
Insights, and Dean’s List.
Miss Hixon announced today the
list of new courses to be offered
at Salem College for the school
term 1947-48.
The courses are as follows: Com
parative Anatomy, Marriage, and
Labor I’roblems. In the field of
Education, next year is transient
year at Salem. Education 211 will
be offered as usual, but Education
220 (General Principles and Phil
osophy of Teaching) will be offereil
eliminating Education 203, 206, 211,
(this course is still open to advanc
ed majors), 215 and 222. In English
Advanced Composition and Shake
speare will be comma courses. Other
English courses offered are Novel,
American Literature, and Western
World Literature. Geography. Third
year German, and’ Solid Geometry
are also being offered. English His
tory, United States'and World Af
fairs’, are the Renaisance and Re
formation are being scheduled in
History.
More new courses are: Latin 200
first semester (Greek and Latin
Literature and Translation), Social
Psychology, and Community Soc
iology.
Subjects offered second semester
are: American Literature, North
Carolina History, Expansion of Eu
rope, Mythology, Mental Hygiene,
and current Economic Problems.
Other changes and new courses
will be announced later.
Dr. Vardell
Improvises
Dr. Charles G. Vardell, Jr., Dean
of Music, improvised in Thursday
morning chapel.
He explained beforehand that
variations on themes came about
because “people’s minds were so
bad they couldn’t remember the
same thing twice.” lie began his
program by playing a theme, “The
Lass with the Delicate Air,” and
then improvised nine variations, one
of which was played in a minor key
and another of which the tune was
played in ono key and the accom
paniment played in another.
Dr. Vardell then proceeded to im
provise 0” notes called out at
random by non-musical members of
the senior class, after which he
played his own composition, “The
Cookie Jar”, a long-standing fav
orite with Salemites.
Fairy Queen Will Rule In Dell
Once opon a time, long ago, in a
far away country there was a large
and beautiful forest. The peasant
folk who lived on the edge of this
forest thought it to be enchanted.
All through the year they w-ere cer
tain that they saw fairy-folk play
ing in and about the shadows. But
on a certain day in May the fairy-
folk would appear to participate
in the crowning of their new queen
who would rule the fairy kingdom
for the coming year.
Late in the afternoon of this
exciting day, the peasant folk, led
by the Lord Mayor and the Prince
of Castlewood, gather in the en
chanted woods to await with eager
anticipation the coming of the reign
ing Queen of the forest.
The Lord Mayor calls upon the
people to have a tug-of-war to pass
the time until the Queen’s appear
ance. A very fastidious person,
Castlewood scorns the people’s vul
gar type of play. Seeking something
more to his liking, the Lord Mayor
suggests a dance, which the peasants
perform with skill and abandon.
QUEEN APPEARS
At the sounding of a gong the
retiring Queen appears. The people
are ^ awe-stricken, but she calms
their fears and calls upon her fairy
people to appear and dance for the
peasant foJk.
During the dance a stranger
wanders onto the scene. He is hailed
by the Lprd Mayor, who explains
the legend of the forest to him.
He mentions a hint of romance in
the air, for each year the retiring
Queen chooses a prince who will
reign with her on earth. The Prince
of Castlewood steps up to claim the
hand of the lovely Queen, but the
stranger also speaks for her hand.
The haughty Prince is enraged by
the words of this vagabond and
challenges him to a duel, in which
the stranger is'victor. The newcomer
steps up to claim his prize, revealing
himself as the Prince of Kensington
who has been travelling through
many lands, seeking a queen.
A DANCE, A DANCE
The Mayor calls for a dance to
honor the happy couple. Before the
dance has ended a gong sounds to
announce the coming of the new
Queen and her court. They descend,
taking their places on the hill over
looking the festivities. The retiring
Queen calls upon her Prince to
crown her successor. He ascends
the hill and places the crown npon
her head, proclaiming her the Queen
of the Enchanted Forest. ,
There is a final dance in which
all the beings of, the woods parti
cipate. The new Queen and her
court descend the hill, scattering
rose petals that all may know of
today’s festivities and of the legend
of the Enchanted Forest-that all
shall live happily forever after.
Pageant Begins
In Dell At Five
May day activities will begin Sat
urday morning, May 3, with an early
breakfast served at 7:15 in the
Dining Hall. Immediately after
breakfast, the Choral Ensemble will
serenade Jean Moss with the tra
ditional May Queen song. At 8:15
behind Main Hall an outdoor morn
ing chapel will bo held with Dr.
Rondthaler leading the service. At
5 o’clock in the afternoon the May
Day Committee will present a May
Day Pageant, “The Enchanted For
est”. Jean Moss of Wilson, North
Carolina will be crowned Queen, and
sho will have as her Maid of Honor,
Ticka Senter of Albemarie, North
Carolina. The Court Attendants will
be Dot Arrington, Mariam Bailey,
Sally Boswell, Teau Council, Bar
bara Folger, Jean Griffin, Beverly
Hancoik, K^theritie Ives, Mary
Frances King, Mary Ann Linn, Hen
rietta Walton, and Margaret West.
The May Dell will be the scene of
an enchanted forest, and instead of'
seeing the usual Queen of the May
reign, we shall see the Queen of the
fairies crowned. The Pageant was
written and directed by Jane Mul-
hollem, chairman of the committee.
BUFFET SUPPER
After the pageant an outdoor buf
fet supper will be served on the
lawn at 6:30 for students, faculty
and guests. In case of rain, the sup
per will be served in the dining hall.
MAY DAY DANCE
As a climax to the May Day
festivities, the annual May Day
Dance will begin promptly at 8:30
in tho gymnasium. This dance is
semi-formal for the convenience of
out-of-town girls and visiting
alumnae. During intermission, Jean
Moss and her attendants will be
featured in the fignre. Tho dance
is over at 11:45, and the May Day
activities for 1947 will be concluded.
N. C. Symphony
Performs Here
The Noi^th Carolina Symphoiny
under the direction of Benjamin
Swalin appeared in two concerts in
Winston-Salem Thursday. The first
was a children’s concert at 2 p.m. in
Reynolds Auditorium, featured on
the afternoon program were Tsch-
aikowsky’s “Symphony No. 4 in F
Minor”, followed by a concerto by
Dorthy Lewis, young pianist from
High Point; “Norwegian Dance”
(Grieg); ‘■‘Flight of the Bumble
Be«” (Rimsky-Korsakoff); “Jam
aican Rumba” (Benjamin); ;*nA
“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (Du
kas). The audience participated in
two songs, “Home on the Range’'
and “Skip to My Lou”.
The evening concert opened with
Brahms’ “Symphony No. 1 in C
Minor”. After intermission Wini
fred Maebride was piano soloist in
Rachmaninoff’s “Concerto No. 2
in C Minor”. The last group on tho
program was composed of Strauss’
“Wine, Woman, and Song”; De-
bus.sy’s “Afternoon of a Faun”,
and Wagner’s “ Tannhauser”.