Barretts Is^A
Success
Freshmen Elect
Class President
Volume XXVIII.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, November 14, 1947.
Number 9
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Pictured above are four of the Pierrette Players who will act tonight in
a repeat performance of “The Barretts of Wimpole Street*'. This was
snapped during a rehersal. From left to right they are Betty Sheppe
as Henrietta, Elizabeth’s sister; B. C. Johnson as Elizabeth’s father,
M. Barrett; Betsy McAuley as Elizabeth Barrett; and Brooks Snyder
as Robert Browning.
Washington
Celebrates
Hell Week
by Jane Morris
Washington last week v/as labled
by-some officials as “Hell week”.
The last feverish plans were
drawn up for the European Eecov-
ery Program. This is the name that
has been given the Marshall Plan,
so to appear really intelligent to
your roommate, hereafter don t re
fer to it as anything else than EBP.
Secretary Marshall on Monday
told a joint meeting of the House
and Senate committees the details
of providing a billion dollar stop”
gap aid for Prance and Italy, but
this is only a small part of the
plan.
Committees by the hundreds, or
so it would seem, have been meeting
for a month; one to tell the Ameri
can people that the huge program
of aid would not unduly strain our
resources; another to say that it
Won’t mess up our economy if tl*®
proper steps are taken to stop iii"
flation. (That “if” is cause for
pause, if you will forgive allitera
tion.) '
Finally one committee headed by
Secretary of Commerce Averill Har-
riman got all the reports together
and decided on a course of action.
The Harriman report is 350 type
Written pages, arid I will
blessing to the Congressman w o
Will have to plow through it, an
they’d better.
The total cost of the program as
they outline it to the last tbroug
1951 will be between $12 and $1^
billion. A tidy sum and one w ic
■v^arious and sundry Republicans an
Some Democrats (all with their 6yes
On the coming political campaign)
have said they are going to try o
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Board Tries
New Rules
At the first meeting of the Legis
lative Board on Thursday, Novem
ber -6, two student petitions were
accepted on approval. These peti
tions were not passed.
Senior Privilege
The first petition was -reworded
by the Executive Board before the
Legislative Board accepted it on
tfpproval. It stated that, instead of
having to get special permission, the
deans have granted a general per
mission for groups of senior girls to
go to the following places after 7:30:
Toddle House, Steak House, Uptown
drug stores, Hamricks, and the Car
olina and Forsyth Theaters. This
necessitates careful signing out in
the dorm.
Later Hours Week Nights
The second petition, which was
accepted on approval, stated that
an extension of fifteen minutes
would be allowed to each cless for
week-night engagements. This will
make the time to return to campus
for seniors, 11:15; juniors, 11; sopho
mores and freshmen, 10:45. If any
member of any class violates this
privilege once, while on the trial
period, the entire class must forfeit
the privilege for a month.
Three Petitions Rejected
Three student petitions were not
submitted to the Legislative Board
because they had already been re
jected by the Executive Board.
These petitions concerned open
library on Sunday nights, picnic
suppers on Saturday and Sunday
nights, and seniors’ dating without
permission from the Dean’s Office.
The first petition was rejected be
cause rooms in Main Hall are avail
able for quiet study at night. The
second petition was not accepted
Lerch and Vardell Play
In Two Joint Concerts
I. R. S. Gives
Coffee Hour
The Faculty Coffee Hour will be
held in the living room of Louisa
Bitting dormitory Monday evening
between 6:45 and 7:30.
The I. R. S. is giving the coffee
hour and the council members will
act as hostesses. The entire student
bo^y and faculty are cordially in-
v’ted to attend after dinner on Mon
day night. It wiU be an opportunity
for the students and faculty to get
together on an informal basis.
Barter Theatre
The Barter Theatre of Virginia
will present Shakespeare’s Twelfth
Night on Tuesday at 8 p. m. in
Reynold’s Auditorium.
This is the second of three plays
to be given by the Virginia company
in Winston-Salem. Patrons may use
season tickets to the local Little
Theatre or purchase individual tick
ets at $2.40 for faculty members
and $1.20 for students.
because the dormitory maids have
too much to do to clean up in the
dorms when supper is taken out of
the dining room. Both of these
petitions deal with matters asso
ciated with the administration. The
third petition was not approved by
the Executive Board and was there
fore not submitted to the Legisla
tive Board.
, Dr. Charles G. Vardell, dean of
the school of music, and Mr. James
Lerch, string professor, will give a
joint recital in North Wilkesboro
at the Presbyterian Church, Tues
day, November 18. They will give
a program similar to the one they
gave on October 24 at the Thomas-
ville Woman’s Club.
.Mozart’s “Sonata in C major”
will open the program. Mr. Lerch
will play “La Campanella” by
Pagannini-Kreisler. Chopin’s ‘ ‘ Bal
lade in A flat” will be played by
Dr. Vardell. Their last duo select
ion will be the Franck sonata which
thej' did on the chamber music
program here.
A date has not yet been set but
Dr. Vardell and Mr. Lerch will pro
bably give a recit.al in Danville in
the near future. Several other
towns are also trying to secure them.
Agnes Bowers
Heads F.T. A.
Agnes Bowers has been elected
chairman of the Salem chapter of
the Future Teachers of America, a
national organization mad^ up of
practice teachers.
Here at Salem, this organization
is to meet twice a month to discuss
teacher problems. Miss Elizabeth
Welch and Miss Sara Smith are the
advisors of the group.
"Barretts”
Will Repeat
Tonight
by Peirano Aiken
Last night the Pierrettes present
ed their first play of the season.
The Barretts of Wimpole Street,
by Rudolf Besier. For all those who
had to miss this two hours and
forty-five minutes of local entertain
ment, a repeat performance will be
given tonight at 8:30.
The east of The Barretts con
sists of three major characters: Eliz
abeth, her father and Robert Brown
ing; and a host of minor ones, in
cluding brothers, sisters, a maid, a
cousin, etc. Among the major act
ors Bernard Johnson deserves spec
ial recognition for convincingly play
ing the difficult role of the stern
father.
The love scenes were to our mind,
the weakest part of the Salem pro
duction. Their lack of effectiveness
lay not in the individual acting of
either Elizabeth (Betsy McAuley), or
Browning (Brooks Snyder), but in
the combination. The supposed im
pression that Elizabeth drew stren
gth and courage from Browning’s
enthusiasm for life yas not given,
because Betsy has the stronger stage
personality of the two. Otherwise,
however, the acting was very smooth.
Among the supporting cast it is
hard to be discriminate. Helen
Creamer as Wilson and Betty Shep
pe as Henrietta did excellent work;
although Fran Winslow as Arabella
and the many brothers did their part
—not to mention Flush, who per
formed with Lassie-like profession
alism.
One innovation that added to the
performance was the violin music
at the close of the scenes. It was
nice to hear something appropriate
instead of the usual intermission
numbers.
There has been some criticism of
the Pierrett’s choice of play, the
argument being that The Barretts
has already been given enough,
throughout the nation. That may
very well be true, but we’re willing
to wager that there are 90% of the
Salem students wlio have not seen
the Katharine Cornell show and so
can still find some small pleasure
in Salem’s efforts.
ANOTHER OPINION
by Peggy Gray
In my opinion “The Barretts of
Wimpole Street” is one of the most
enjoyable student' productions I’ve
ever seen at Salem. Betsy McAuley
gave a most pleasing performance
of Elizabeth. And on the comic
side, Helen Spruill as “Bella”, the
Barrett’s lisping cousin, deserves
special mention.
The Barrett brothers and Captain
Cook were convincingly played, and
as has already been mentioned Helen
Creamer as “Wilson” and Betty
Sheppe as “Henrietta” were de
lightful to behold.
I think everyone will agree that
the men students filled a very 'de
finite need and that they cannot be
praised enough for their participa
tion!
Frosh Elect
Jane Hart
Jane Hart of Kinston was elected
president of the freshman class at
their meeting today at 1:30.
Clinky Clinkscales of Anderson,
S. C. was the other candidate in
the election held after nominations
last night.
Other officers will be elected next
week.