fourscore plus many years ago
There lived a famous man you know
■V^That are you thinkin’?
Of course! It was laincoln.
Hearts and flOwers and candy, too
A Happy Valenttoe to yon!
To penetrate the heart he shields
G-ive him a carton of Chesterfields.
Volume XXIX
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, February 11, 1949
Number XIII
Academic
Changes
Revealed
Several additional curriculum
changes have been announced this
week by Miss Ivy Hixson, Acade
mic Dean.
For the first time, a minor in re
ligion, designed to prepare the stu
dent for various positions in the
field of religious education is to be
offered. The freshman year will
include two courses of basic work,
A Survey of the Old Testament
(103), and A Survey of the New
Testament, (104). In the sopho
more year the student will take such
courses as are now offered at Salem
—Paul, The Synoptic Gospels, His
tory of Religion, and The Teach
ings of Jesus. The junior year will
include a course entitled Christian
Education, designed especially to
prepare the student for various posi
tions in the church or other fields
of religious education. This course,
however, will not be offered before
1950-’51.
A new six hour course, Introduc-
also. This will be a lecture labora-
tion to the Theatre, is to be added,
tory and will include a survey of
all the fields of the theatre—his
tory, dramatic structure, techniques
of production, acting, and directing.
Practical training will come through
Pierrette productions. This course,
taught by Miss Elizabeth Eeigner,
will satisfy group requirements in
fine arts, but will not count toward
a major or a minor in English.
A third change in the curriculum
is a plan designed to make geogra
phy a social study, with emphasis
not so much on science, but rather
on the characteristics of the weather,
climate, soil, major land features
and resources in relation to man’s
activities. Two three-hour courses
will be offered: Introduction to
Geography and Geography of North
America. These courses will be re
quired for an elementary teaching
certificate and may be an elective
for upperclassmen.
Several changes are also being
made in the history department.
United States History will become
an upper level course, no longer re-
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MufAtif. .. .
All fall for Dr. Hall. Here Molly
Darr, senior voice major, and Betty
Holbrook, “Y” President, enjoy a
chat with our Religious Emphasis
leader. Dr. Hall did everything
from working a crossword puzzle in
the Sights and Insights office to
giving us man to woman talk on
topics from Moses to marriage. The
latter was particularly popular with
hopeful students.
Dr. Hall Is Successful Religious Leader;
Plays Mean Game of Ping Pong and Chess
by Joan Carter Read
He may not smoke Chesterfields
as many leading Salemites do, he
may not have the Scottish brogue
as our former Religious Emphasis
leader had, he may be younger, more
attractive, and more humorous than
many of our speakers and if he is,
then he is sure to be Dr. Warner
Hall.
Dr. Hall has done more than
prove to Salemites that he is a suc
cessful religious leader. He has
showed them his skill in a rapid
game of ping pong and a mean game
of no trump. If there were a few
male chess players bn campus, he
probably would have shown his
prowess in that field too.
As for his opinion of Salem (the
inevitable interviewer’s question).
Dr. Hall said that he loved its per
manence without senility, its vita
lity and life, and its long tradition
without being overly traditional. He
feels that our religious atmosphere
is good and wholesome without be
ing painfully pious.
In spite of his Tennesseean twang.
Dr. Hall has a cosmopolitan back
ground. “After the French and
Indian Wars’’, he attended the Uni
versity of Edinburgh and the Uni
versity of Berlin. At Berlin the
professors were the almighties. They
wmre long robes, lectured for fifty-
five minutes, left for five while the
students ate Swiss cheese sand
wiches, then came back for another
hour lecture.
Dr. Hall believes that both Reli
gious Emphasis week and examina
tions are a vital part of any stu
dents life at college. Focal points
are the things that students most
often remember long after gradu
ation. Examinations, he believes,
are a good way of corollating all
your material and proving to your
self that you know your subject.
Dr. Hall is pastor of the Presby
terian Church in Charlotte. He
came to North Carolina from Ten
nessee, because, as he said in Chapel,
“there is a lot of work to be done
here in North Carolina!’’
I. R. S. Has
Drummond
To Charm
The I. R. 8. has announced plans
for Charm Week. Mrs. Barbara
Drummond, beauty counselor and
authority on cosmetics, will be with
us on campus next week, Pebrua^
14-19, giving free facials and pro
fessional advice to women students
and faculty.
SALLYE HARMEB
REPRESENTATIVE
Mrs. Drummond is a representa
tive of Sallye Harmer Cosmetics, in
dividualized cosmetics made up es
pecially for you.
She will give a demonstration fat-
ial in the Day Student’s Center
Monday afternoon at 5:00. After
wards, any student can sign up on
the poster in Main Hall for indivi
dual appointments.
SPRING STYLES PREVIEW
Tuesday, February 15th, in Chapel
the students will also get a preview
of new spring styles to go with onr
brand new complexions. Mrs. Green
from Montaldo’s has recently re
turned from New York, and is an
authority on the new fashions. We
will see these new spring styles
modeled by Salem girls, as Mrs.
Green gives us the latest hints on
lengths, shapes and necklines.
POLDEROL’S C03WMENTS
Saggy Salemites can surprise stup
efied studs with a supreme selection
of stupendous stuff. Why be a Grav
el Gertie when you can be converted
into a Gorgeous Gertrude, free of
charge? If you’re worried about
sags, droops, bulges, skeletal prom
iscuity or crossed eyes, Mrs. Drum
mond and Mrs. Green can mold,
suggest, analyze and camouflage un
til your own great - grandmother
would never recognize you.
Stalin’s Move Reviewed;
Acheson Analyzes Points
by Ruth Lenkoski
On January 30, 1949 Stalin made
move which has been the main topic
of international discussions for the
two weeks following. Stalin indi
rectly invited President Truman to
negotiate in a Big Two conference.
There has been much speculation as
to whether Stalin was being tactical
or genuine in making such a move.
The following are the four points
which Stalin proposed to Truman
through an American press inter
view (as summarized in last Sun
day’s New York Times): (1) Rus
sia “would be prepared to consider”
a non-aggression pact with the Uni
ted States; (2) Russia “could co
operate ’ ’ with the United States in
the gradual disarmament measures;
(3) Russia “sees no obstacles” to
lifting the Berlin blockade provid
ing that the Western powers agree
to postpone establishment of a west
ern German State and also lift their
counter-blockade; (4) Stalin has
“no objection to a meeting with
President Truman at a mutually
suitable place.
Three days later Acheson answer
ed Stalin’s “peace proposal”, ana
lyzing the four points. In regard
to the non-aggression pact Mr. Ache
son pointed out that Russia, the Uni
ted States, and all other United Na
tions countries were under treaty
not to engage in war against one
another. As for disarmament, our
Secretary of State reviewed Rus
sia’s refusal to participate in any
effective international control of
atomic energy. Analyzing the third
point concerning the Berlin block
ade, Acheson said that evidently
Russia did consider the postpone
ment of the Western German Gov
ernment a condition in lifting the
blockade last summer, yet the plan
has still not been formed and the
blockade has continued. In regard
to the meeting with the President,
Acheson clarified this country’s
stand. Truman has said several
times that he would welcome a visit
with Stalin in Washington. Fur
thermore, Truman has said that he
would not consider any negotations
outside the channels of the United
Nations.
If Stalin’s motive was tactical, he
perhaps wanted to slow up the union
of the West and give Russia favor
able propaganda' which would foster
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Dean Names
Honor Pupils
For Semester
On Thursday, February 3, Miss
Ivy Hixson, Academic Dean, announ
ced in chapel the names of those
students who had received outstand
ing academic honors during the past
semester.
The highest honor before gradua
tion is membership in the Honor
Society and the following were re
ceived as new members: Polly Mc
Connell Harrop, Charleston, W. Va.;
Norman Eugene Jarrard, Winston-
Salem; Beverly Frances Johnson,
Mayodan; Love A. Ryder, Decatur,
Georgia; Wesley Hedgecock Snyder,
Winston-Salem. For the first time
in the history of the honor society
men were admitted to the honor so
ciety and the audience received
quite a surprise when the three male
students (sporting their beards)
joined the predominately feminine
group. The old members are as fol
lows: Mary Peirano Aiken, Pickens,
S. C.; Martha Virginia Cobum,
Whiteville; Laurel Green, Durham;
Margaret McCall, Salisbury; Mary
Patience McFall, Danville, Va.;
Mary Eaton Seville, Statesville;
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Reigner Urges Students
To Enter Play Contest
Dramatics students of Valparaiso
University are inviting young au
thors on campuses throughout the
United States to enter a playwrit
ing contest sponsored by the Val
paraiso University Players, it was
announced by Miss Elizabeth Reig
ner, this week.
According to the printed announce
ment just received, a nationwide
search for undiscovered talent in
the field of playwriting is being
conducted by the Valparaiso drama
tics students in a playwriting con
test open for entries until June 30,
1949.
Purpose of the contest, according
to the announcement to be posted
on this campus, is “to stimulate
original thinking in playwriting and
to encourage experimentation in
dramatic forms.” No restrictions
have been made by the sponsors as
to theme or form.
One-act plays are especially ac
ceptable in this first of an annual
series of playwriting contests to be
sponsored by the Valparaiso Uni
versity Players. Prizes include
awards of $200, $100, and $50 for
the three best one-act plays and a
special sum of $300 as first place
award for a full length play, if one
of sufficient merit is entered.
The Valparaiso University Players
will ask the authors of the priae
winning plays for the right to pro
duce them for the first time, aft»
which all production and publication
rights will be returned to the re
spective authors.
Dr. Vera T. Hahn, Director of
Dramatics at Valparaiso University,
has announced that three promi
nent leaders in the university thea
ter movement have accepted invita
tions to act as judges in the contest.
They are Lee Norvelle, Chairman of
the Department of Speech and Dir
ector of the University Theater at
Indiana University; Robert Masters,
Chairman of the Department of
Speech and Director of Dramatics at
Indiana State Teachers’ College; and
Earl Harlan, Director of the Uni
versity Theater at Purdue Univer
sity.
Judging will take place after the
close of the contest at midnight,
June 30, 1949, Dr. Hahn said, and
winners will be announced on Sep
tember 30. Further details are in
the possession of the speech or dra
matics departments of colleges Of
universities throughout the nation.