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Volume XXVIIl.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, November 7, 1947.
Number 8
Noose-Weakly
Columnisi;
Interrogates
So You Think You’re Well Informed
by Jane Morris
With the help of the New York
Times we have compiled eight news
questions, the answers of which we
think you ought to know.
Sorry there is no rating chart,
but you draw your own conclusions
after you compare your answers with
those on page'4. And while we’re
on the subject of questions and an
swers, if any of you have any ques
tions about anything that’s happen
ing in the world that you want to
know about, or any criticism or ar-
guement of what has been said,
just put ’em on Table 18 before
meals—’cause we’ll always be there.
Now that’s over with, let’s get
to the point.
1. Which of these Republicans
have actually tossed their hats on
the 1948 Presidential ring: Harold
Stassen, Bobert A. Taft, Thomas
Dewey, Earl Warren f
2. The first post-war shipment of
Bentleys arrived in the TJ, S. just
recently. Some Peugenots and Lan-
cias are already here. What are
these items Ah, ha this is really
a good one.
3. The Saar (if you don’t know
what this is, don’t read any fur
ther.) has voted to join with France
economically. This region produces
large amounts of: (a) coal; (b)
copper; (c) wood; (d) iron and
steel?
4. This week UNESCO will meet
in Mexico City. What does UNESCO
stand for? Who is its Director Gen
eral?
5. England’s poet laureate has
written a poem on the marriage of
Princess Elizabeth. Who is he?
6. Thirty years ago last Sunday
the Balfour Declaration for Pales
tine was issued which: (a) Prom
ised a Jewish national homeland:
(b) said British troops would get
out in thirty-five years; (c) estab
lished a Palestine Mandate under
British control.
7. Navy fliers participated in
project “Cirrus” last week. What
was that all about?
8. What are the “four points”
that President Truman asked the
nation to memorize in his last food
conservation broadcast?
\+* r *
THEY’RE SATISFIED—These are the illustrious twelve Salemites
who put Salem on the athletic map last week-end by winning the
state championship in hockey at the N. C. State Play Day in Greerfs-
boro. Included in the group are Frances Gulesian, Helen Kessler,
Peggy Watkins, Pat Edmondson, Joan Roeser, Ann Rixey, Clinky
Clinkscales, Janis Ballentine, Betty Biles, Bitsy Green, Mary Per
sons and Gloria Paul.
Salem Grabs Victory
Over FourN.C. Teams
Salem’s hoekey team came back victorious from the North
Carolina State Fall Play Day Saturday at Greensboro, taking
first place among the numerous college teams of the state.
“Clinky” Clinkscales and Gloria Paul were the top scorers.
# Representing Salem in hockey
were Prances Gulesian, Helen Kes-
Cerf Mentions Salem,
Camels, Byrd and Davis
Alumnae Jete
Salemites
Cards have been sent to all new
students and new faculty by. a group
of alumnae liostesses inviting the
newcomers to a tea at the Porsyth
Country Club on November 11, from
4 to :30.
Mrs. Agnew H. Bahnson, Jr. (Kat
harine King, ’42), wlio is the vice-
president of the Alumnae Associa
tion, is chairman of this event, and
she and her group of twenty-five
local alumnae are hostesses at the
tea.
Dr. Hardin Craig Is A Man
Of Cosmopolitan Interests
Hesitantly I made my way to Mr.,
Weinland’s office, where I had been
told Dr. Hardin Craig might be—
Hardin Craig, Shakespearean scho
lar of international prominence,
author and editor, and teacher at
Princeton, Iowa, Stanford and N.
C. U.
In assembly Thursday Dr. Craig
• gave an address called “Responsi
bility in Crisis” which had won ac
claim at Chapel Hill on North Caro
lina Day. To begin with, as Dr.
Craig said, we should recognize these
facts: that freedom is a discovery,
that our democracy is under trial
now by the thinking world, and
that most of us do not know how
to defend it intelligently. The re
medy for this crisis, he sees m
the
words of Aristotle, “Will must be
controlled not by passion but by
reason.” After deploring the gen
eral lack of interest in politica
philosophy. Dr. Craig concluded by
strongly urging all citizens to know
more about their governmental
ciples, to urge their application a^
to develop a profound respect or
the law.
This was the Hardin Craig of cos-
mopolitian interests—the man w o
believes not in specialization but in
everyone’s knowing as much as pos
sible.
After assembly I heard him give
Dr. Hardin Craig
a lecture in Shakespeare class on
Richard II, ije analysed the char
acter of Richard and interpreted the
play in such a manner that by the
end of the hour the class was so
interested that we had forgotten to
take notes.
This was the lover of literature
and the scholar at work in his favo
rite field.
Little wonder then that 1 hesita-
• by Sue Brickay
Salem is in the news!
Bennett Cerf in the November 1
issue of Saturday Review of Litera
ture speaks of Winston-Salem and
most particularly of Salem College
for one and a half columns on the
front page. He writes of Dr. Rond-
thaler. Miss Jess Byrd, E. D. Snave-
'y> Peggy Davis and the Salemite.
He pays all the Salem girls a
pretty compliment and calls us a
cross section of the entire South.
Our fifty coeds impressed him as
being ‘ ‘ sheepish ’ ’.
He talks aJl around Camel cigar
ettes without once mentioning the
word “Camels”. He tells about the
Easter services at the Moravian
Church, and he recalls the visits of
two other SRL’ers—John Mason
Brown and Harrison Smith.
It’s always a thjrill to be publi
cized when you know that the pub
licity was unsolicited—especially in
a nationally famous magazine!
Mr. Cerf made as lasting an im
pression on Salem as it seems to
have made on him. He made a
“good story” by attaching Salem
ite names to his own amusing anec
dotes.
Here’s to more buyers of Random
House books and more readers of
“Trade Winds”, Mr. Cerf’s Satur-
da,y Review of Literature column.
Bromberg Speaks
To Local Alumnae
Manuel Bromberg, art professor,
spoke to the local Salem alumnae
on art and artists, October 28.
He discussed the artist, of whom
people have a misconception. Mr.
Bromberg stated that artists do not
withdraw from the world into a
lonely garret but find inspiration
for their paintings from contact
with and observation of people
around them.
Ho talked about the ways that
an artist uses to portray his mes
sage and briefly discussed his assig
nment by the war department to
“depict the horror of war.”
ted to interview this very intel
lectual man. But he must have
heard me coming, for he turned and
grinned when I stood in the door
way. He was alone in the office.
“These college administrators are
the most undependable people in the
(Continued on Page SU)
Chief Gives
Fire Rules
Fire captains and lieutenants for
each dormitory have been appointed
in prepration for the first announ
ced fire drill which will occur next
Thursday night sometime after 10
0 ’clock.
The duties of the fire captains
are to check the rooms and see
that the following regulations are
obeyed:
1. Absolute quiet must be main
tained after the ringing of the al
arm until the Chief dismisses ranks.
2. Students must come down the
inside of the stairway two by two.
3. All windows must be closed and
shades left up.
4. Doors must be left open and
transoms closed.
5. All lights must be turned on.
6. A fine of twenty-five cents
may be imposed upon girls who fail
to attend fire drills.
7. First floor leaves the building
first, then second, then third, each
floor waiting until the other has
gone.
8. Students should follow their
leader to the assigned places.
9. Tlie location of fire extingui
shers should be noted and the use
of them should be understood.
Fire captains and their dorms
are: Frances Horne, first floor, Cle-
well; Jean Dungan, second floor,
Clewell; Helen Creamer, third floor,
Clewell; Anna McLaughlin, Sister’s;
Polly Harrop, South; Mary Helen
James, first and second floors. Bit
ting; Lou Langhorn, third floor. Bit
ting; Mary Elmore Finley, second
floor, Strong; Genevra Beaver, third
floor. Strong; Frances Gulesian, Soc
iety; Joan Roeser, Lehman; and
Mary Porter Evans, Infirmary.
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sler, Peggy Watkins, Pat Edmond
son, Joan Roeser, Ann Rixey, Clinky
Clinkscales, Janis Ballentine, Betty
Biles, Bitsy Green, Mary Persons
and Gloria Paul.
After registration at Woman’s
College at 10 o’clock and a welcome,
Salem met Guilford on the hockey
field for the first game of the day.
All games were to be played in
rou^id-robin style. The game was
scoreless until Gloria Paul got con
trol of the ball, dribbled it down
the field to the Salem goal, and
drove it into the cage. The game
ended with the score remaining 1-0
in Salem’s favor.
DUKE WINS
The game with Duke was the
next on schedule for Salem and
Salem was aware of the fact that
Duke had a well organized and
strong team. And so Duke over
came Salem by 1-0. During this
game many fouls were committed
against Salem players.
At lunch when the standings were
announced, Duke and Woman’s Col
lege were tied for first place,—each
having two wins and no defeats,
while Salem and Guilford held a
tie for second place, each having
one win and one defeat. Catwaba
and Greensboro came in third hav
ing no wins.
CLINKSCALES STARS
After losing a game to one of
the teams tieing for first place,
Salem was then destined to njeet
undefeated Woman’s College. Dur
ing this game the outstanding play
ers in the backfield, Mary Persons
and Pat Edmondson, kept the ball
away from the opposing team’s
goal and up to the forward lino.
In the last few minutes of playing
time, Clinky Clinkscales followed
up on a ball and drove it into
Salem’s goal for the one and win-
ning goal of the game. Team work
won this game for Salem and gave
(Continued on page six)
Georgia Cracker Predicts
Duke Victory Over Carolina
Woodrow Powell
by Joy Martin
Hailing from Statesville, Georgia
. . . loves the country life for vaca
tions . . . graduated from high school
the only boy in a class of thirteen
... no, he’s not a new co-ed, but
Mr. Woodrow W. Powell, the new
est addition to Salem’s faculty.
Dislikes other people to choose his
ties (he though of that RED one
nil by himself!) . . . enjoys a good
game of tennis . . . from a family
of six children . . . Mr. Powell has
a varied background. Graduated
from Georgia State Teachers’ Col
lege . . . well-traveled in the United
States, Guam (where he spent thirt
een months) and Pearl Harbor,
while attached to the Land Base
Communications Department of the
Navy^ Mr. Powell is still impressed
with the old traditions maintained
at Salem.
Making records on a recording
machine . . . following football with
enthusiam . . . attended Duke Uni
versity (Yes, he predicts with great
confidence that Duke 'will beat Car
olina this year!) all were a part
of Mr. Powell’s “salad days”. Read
ing Thomas Wolfe . . . appraising
the “almost as pretty as Duke”
girls at Salem . . . and working on
his thesis for his doctorate from
Duke take up most of his spare
time. Teaching English is a cul
mination of an ideal which took
many years thought and study. We
are glad to welcome Mr. Woodrow
W. Powell!