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October 8, 1948 THE SALE MITE Page Five Weeks Gets Full House On Fifth Trip To Salem by Peirano Aiken Edward Weeks scored a fifth hit with Salem yesterday. We modest ly hope that the reverse of that statement is also true. Inproof of his popularity, Mr. Weeks received an almost one hundred per cent at tendance at both the tea and the lecture. (Our eternal gratitude ■ to those seventy-odd girls who offered themselves on the stage as living' sacrifices to the cause of a full house.) Recriprocally, the genial editor spoke often of “lovely Salem” without having to be prodded with the Eternal Question by some pasty Salemite reporter. In other original During his stay Mr. Weeks drew word pictures of at least three out standing individuals. One tvas Thornton Wilder, whom he cited as the perfect example of his theory that everyone lives at least three lives, because Wilder skillfully jumps from scenarios to drama to novels about France and Rome. In cidentally, Weeks highly recom mended Ides of March as Wilder’s best book. Another delightful di gression w'as on Sir 'Cieorge Sitwell, father of Edith and Oswell, but also English gentleman and inventor—of the artificial egg, a musical tooth brush and an elaborate plan for be coming Mushroom King of England. The third, of course, was Mr. Weeks himself who progressed from a ninety-four pound (“in a wet bathing suit”) engineering student to the six inches taller Atlantic editor and man .of distinction. Mr. Weeks having just returned from England, the bulk of his talk on post-war conditions was about the British Isles, where he found the thin yet strong metal scaffold ing on the buildings symbolic of the latent strength of the people. They do not want war, nor do the Continentals or Russians, he said. 1 f the U. N. is not capable of mak ing workable compromises, then, the next step should be a defense pact. Above all, he admonished us not to begrudge ERP money as aid to a socialist government, but to think of it as aid to needy people. Despil^e all these interesting ram bles, however, the lecture was about books- From Shannon’s Way by the Scotch Dr. Cronin, a man with a talent for getting angry in prose, the speaker moved to England and the Sitwell volumes, the last of which came out Wednesday and is called Laughter in the Next Room. “Peripateting” then to New Eng-' land, he confided that he was “very fond of Esther Forbes—in a very proper way”, and was much impres sed with her latest work, The Run ning of the Tide, a novel about ning of the Tide, a novel about Salem, Massachusetts, in its hey day. For non-fi'etion he praised The West at Bay by Barbara Ward, who explains what has happened to England’s credits, and the much- rnade-of Road to Survival. Here, Mr. Weeks, with a touch of per sonal wrath, echoed Vogt’s denun ciation of the destruction of our initioual resources at the whim of in- dustralists and politicians. On the lighter side, he recommended Pre sent I iicative by Noel Coward and Family Circle by Cornelia Otis Skinner. The comp class girls at the tea were a little surprised to learn that personal memoirs are still in de mand—even though one is not the daughter of Walter Damrosch or Otis Skinner. For those interested in' writing, he repeated the time- honored advice: Write about what words—a good time was had by all. Seniors Elect Marshal and Legislator Mttry Patience McPall of Danville, Va., was elected as the senior class representative to the legislative board of the Student Government at a meeting held by the senior class on Tuesday. "While at Salem, Mary Patience has been a member of the Student Government, the May Court and this year is president of the Education Club. At this same meeting, Elizabeth Taylor of "Winston-Salem, was chosen as a senior marshal to replace Mary Ann Harvey who did not return to Salem this fall. NOTICE See Mademoiselle Lenkoski for a personal interview in room 120 Cle- well. She is a capable and under standing counselor for all your per sonal problems, ^ign on her door for appointments! Make A Try At This Quiz; You May Be a Music Whiz by Margaret McCall I would never ask you vacation- musical question as ‘ ‘ How often does the Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra play?” or ‘‘What are the duties of the drum major and band master when an Army band is marching?” I would not think of insulting your intelligence quotient by asking ‘‘Can you suggest a way of cleaning a '/SDlin?” or ‘‘When did the choir of old Trinity Church, New York first appear in vestments?” You MAY not know what solution Enrico Car uso used for a throat wash, gargle or as a spray before singing. (I ’ll tell you that one—inhalant, pinch of Swedish tobacco, snuff to clear the nostrils, gargle of salt water, a' sip of diluted whiskey, and then the stage.) You know, this is not one of those self-satisfying quizes. It is really worth trying. A Chesterfield prize is in store for the first Salemite bringing the correct answers to the Salemite office. Submit your answers on a Chester field wrapper, not later than 8:00 p. m. tonight! AKE YA’ READY? LET’S GO. 1. What is a balalaika? 2. Did the Scotch invent the bag pipe? 3. What musical composer im agined that a certain note sounded in his ears? 4. What musical instrument did Ben Franklin invent? 5. What is meant by the burden of a song? Did You Know . . . that it’s still not too late to order your Times- subscription? . . . that the easiest way to be in formed of current affairs is to read ‘‘News of the Week In Review”? . . . that Ruth Lenkoski and Porter Evans are Salem’s Times represen tatives? . . . that for a nominal fee you can get your own Times subscription instead of borrowing others? GOOCH’S GRILL AND SODA SHOP for that ‘‘IN BETWEEN SNACK” If your hair isn’t becoming to you You should be coming to us SALEM BEAUTY SHOP Sportswear . . . for your every campus need.—It’s our most beautiful and outstanding collection we have ever presented — You’ll love to see our wonder cashmere or nylon sweaters Main Floor, West Fourth St.»- It’s New, It’s Different The New Home of Jacqueline & Connie Shoes The Shop For The Girls That Want Shoes Different JACQUELINE SLIPPER SHOP 213 West Fourth St. Opposite To National Bank Victor, Columbia and Decca Records Fourth at Spruce St. THE COTTAGE Drive Out Today—Southern Fried Chicken Pit Bar-B-Cue Our Specialty South Stratford Road Drive In “REZNICKS FOR RECORDS ” Complete Stock of Records & Sheet Music REZ NICK’S 440 N. 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