1949
February 18, 1949
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QoSee Y our Alumnae House
Lelia Stirs But Not a Mouse
by Catherine Moore
The latest development in real
estate on 8alem campus is the three-
storied brick building behind Smith
Hall. This building, located next to
the Day Students Center, is a dwel
ling with reddish tile roof and land
scaped with small boxwoods. The
Annie Spencer Penn Alumnae House
is a familiar sight on campus and
a valuable piece of property.
Have you been inside since its
completion?
Open the wide white door and see
if you are not amazed. The floors
for the hall and living room (only
downstairs rooms except Miss
Ahirsh's office and kitchenette) are
the original brick floors. These
were laid when the building, was
used for the Wash-House and Shed
for Salemites of the 1820’s. The
wall paper in the hall is a figured
pattern with dull red, off-whitej and
grey-green predominating. A Pen
nsylvania Dutch stencil was copied
to make the design.
The long living room is restored
in the true Salem tradition. Notice
the white walls, green chair rail,
three-cornered chairs and tables. In
case you wonaer aoout the large
copper kettle beside the fire place,
that was the coffee-maker for the
Salem Female Institution in 1820.
The chintz drapes repeat the colors
of the hall paper—dull red back
ground with green and beige. This
room opens to the tile porch over
looking the pansy bed.
The ground-floor wallpaper con
tinues np the stairway to the second
and third floors. Pay attention to
the wide boards of the pine stair
case—another use of original mat
erials.
The second floor has two bed
rooms. Each has twin beds, (nar
row Salem beds, but with inner
spring Mattresses). The back room
has spot wallpaper with a beige back
ground and a small red design.
There is a three-cornered fireplace
and more antique tables, chairs, and
chests. The front bedroom is white
with green window frames and man
tle. The furnishings are similar to
those in the other room. However,
a striped, hard-loomed rug is in front
of this fireplace. Each of these
rooms has a private bath and spac
ious closet.
The third floor is characterized
by its low, sloping ceiling. The
front room is large and long. It is
restored as a typical dormitory room
—beds placed side by side, hooks
over the beds for clothes, narrow
shelves and closet for other belong
ings. The white board walls are re
miniscent of earlier days.
The back room, the Side Saddle
Poom, has stained panels, sloping
ceilings, and contains the saddles of
the girls who rode horseback to
Salem. This room will be furnished
as a third floor living room.
In all roms, do not overlook the
pictures and samples made in early
Itaudiwork classes. Several views of
old Salem and quaint photographs
of students are used in the rooms.
A close observation of the' hard
ware on doors and furniture shows
careful restoration of' wide locks,
big keys, square hinges, and lever-
like door knobs.
Tlie restoration of the Wash-Hoqse
and Shed has aroused interest in
manuscripts telling of additions to
the structure. On May 14, 1817, a
note from the Aeltesten Confereos
says^' . . . the great need for more
sleeping space in the Boarding
School could be aided by the build
ing of a second story over the Wash-
House and Shed.
Eater in 1817 an entry was made
stating that ^^a building at the
Boarding School has been enlarged
and/ a new story has been built into
it to remedy the lack of space for
sleeping, and to gain a sick-room.^'
Again, another change has been
made in the AVash-House and Shed.
The Seediest
(Continued from page two)
The case of Polderol Everyman.
This poor specimen was found in the
hollow of an oak tree by a bunch
, of gnomes who were thrown out of
their group for advocating materia
listic ideas. At a very early age,
this case used to amuse herself with
bird calls, the chase, setting fire to
churches, hanging on the wall and
sewing buttons in the wrong places
—all of which got her absolutely
nowhere. She later took up with a
Eurasian refugee who claimed to be
the son of Oz. He had a scheme
for‘making a million: selling super
charged lard to baggy saggy females
as an emulsifying chin-lifter.
The manufacturer of this product,
however, put ^‘Shin^’ instead of
Ohin^’ on the bottles of super
charged lard. Folderol was, convi
cted of breaking the Pure Good Law
and is now in ,jail. Her problem is;
How many discarded movie maga
zines will it take to fill her three
by seven cell if she reads at the rate
of three Silver Screams a day!
Looking for a short vacation to
break the monotony of the eight
weeks left until Easter vacation?
Many of your friends and maybe
even you, if you are lucky, are do
ing just that this weekend.
Raleigh: Historic capital of North
Carolina and home of N. C. State
this weekend will feature Peggy Cor-
riher as sponsor of the Engineer's
Ball. Her date is Duard Linn a
Sigma Nu of said famed institution.
I Newport News: The town well-
I known to every Navy Junior will
: be honored by a visit from Miss
! Bernice Pierce. She will see for the
I first time the new home just re
cently completed by her parents.
Rumors report that this home will
be the headquarters for many Sal
emites trips this summer. It seems
that the house has a huge game and
party room set aside for Bunny’s
own use.
Charlottesville: Home of Jeffer
son and more important the resi
dence, of the University of Virginia
will be attacked by Miss Mary Bar
rett next week-end. She will party
I with Martyn Little so all rebels
stand by to convince the Yankee
that she loves the south.
College Park, Md.: A track meet
held at the oldest agricultural school
in the country this weekend will
attract several Carolina boys who
otherwise might be seen at Salem.
Dolly Loughran had hoped to attend
and inspire Perce on to greater
things, but conflicting plans have
changed her mind.
Kinston: Earned North Carolina
tobacco town will have a visit from
Miss Dorothy Massey accompanied
by the long-absent Henry who has
been on the tobacco market in Ken
tucky.
Charleston, S. C.: The gardens may
not be in full bloom, but the Cita
del is always in full swing. Dottie
Clemmer is going there for a visit
with A1 Henderson.
Danville, Va.: Lady Astor may
have been the famous resident of
this town, but this weekend it will
be graced by a visit from the re
cently e n g a g e d Mary Patience
McFall. Ann Lanier and Nell Penn
Watt are also going home to Dan
ville, but will return in time for the
dance Saturday night.
Brevard: A wedding will attract
Miss Wylma Pooser to this moun
tain resort for the weekend.
Winston-Salem: The Moravian set
tlement which founded an institu
tion of higher learning for females
in 1772 will have a dance this week
end sponsored by the Athletic As
sociation, Among the lovely girls
attending will be Louise Stacy with
Hugh Reams, Peggy Harrill with
Charlie Stamey, Clinky Clinkscales
with Pete Caudle, lone Bradsher
with Marvin Ferrell, Ann Jenkins
with Kenneth Mountcastle, Nell-
!Penn Watt with Bob Mills, Martha
Scott with Howard Ferguson, Helen
Brown with Ed Hobson, Bett^ Mc-
Brayer with Allen Goslen, Tootsie
Gillespie with Ed Smith, Betty Gwen
Beck with Don McPherson, Ann
Spenser with Bill Hart and Dena
Karres with Bud Pickard.
Decorators Design Home;
Reveal Their Inside Story
Here's the inside dope!
Tootsie Gillespie of Kings Moun
tain ami Frances Reznick of Win
ston-Salem have built their dream-
houses—on paper! In the above pic
ture, \vc see Tootsie and Frances
discussing their interiors”, a pro
ject for their Interior Decoration
Class.
Frances used a flowered wallpaper
in her colonial dining room with
draperies and a rug that brought
out the wall paper pattern.
Tootsie used a modern motif in
her ” living-dining room One wall
was done in plaid paper, the other
three in dark green. The dark
green was accented hy shades of
chartreuse and yellow in the room
accessories. Tootsie also used very
modern blonde furniture in this
At this rate, you ’ll soon see in
teriors in House Beautiful bylined
by Gillespie and Reznick.
Hospitality That All
AmericM Understands
Ask for it either way ... both
trade-marks mean the same thing.
BOniED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
Winston Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Q 1949, Th« Coca-Cola Company