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Food for Freshmen: Editorial
Food for music: New Becords
Food for fun: Activitus
Food for thought:
An Argument
Volume XXIX
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, February 25, 1949
Number XV
Rubenstein To Play
In Winston-Salem
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by Helen Creamer
The Civic Music Association will
present the renowned concert pianist
Artur Rubenstein at Reynolds Audi
torium on Friday, March 4, at 8:30
p. m.
Mr. Rubenstein was born in War
saw, Poland. At the age of 11 he
made his debut in Berlin, and by
the time he wms 15 his reputation
had spread throughout Europe. In
1906 he paid his first visit to Ameri
ca, where he gave 75 concerts in
three months. After that he re
turned to Europe and did more ex
tensive concert touring.
After the first war, Mr. Ruben-
stein toured Europe and South Am
erica, returning to Carnegie Hall in
1919. He made frequent appear
ances in this country until World
War II when he decided to make
the U. S. his home. Since then, he
has appeared with the major sym
phony orchestras of our country,
and recently has added film work
and background music for movies to
his many musical activities.
Mr. ■ Rubenstein’s program will
consist of “Carnival”; ‘Villa-Lobos’
“Prole Do Bebe” (The Baby’s
Family); Debussy’s “La Plus Que
Lente’’ (Valse) and ‘‘L’isle Joy
Euse” (Isle of Joy); Chopin’s “Bal
lade in A Plat Major”, “Valse in
C Sharp Minor”, and “Polonaise
in A Flat Major”.
Week’s News Reviewed;
Assembly Begun In Israel
by Ruth Lenkoski
China
For about thirty days now the
Communist troops have been idle
at the Yangtze River north of
Nanking. It is believed that the
reason for this lies in the quiet
efforts to negotiate peace measures.
The .“peace faction” consists many
members of the legislative Yuan
and those business men who have
investments in Shanghia, led by
acting President Li Tsung-jen. This
group appears to be tired of war
and willing to make peace on
Communist terms.
The “war faction” consists of
Premier Sun Wo and several army'
generals, led by former President
Chiang Kai-Shek. Some members
of this group have been tagged war
criminals by the Communists. This
faction believes that their power
can be preserved onlj^ through the
continuation'"of the war against the
Communists.
moderate Social Party.
The Knesset’s first act was to
approve an interim constitution
which will probably be the basis of
a permanent one later. Next the
Assembly elected as President of
Israel Dr, Chaim Weizmann, form=.
er provisional President and one
of the founders of the Jewish state.
A week ago yesterday Dr. Weiz
mann was inaugurated in a simple
and solemn ceremony.
This week the Assembly moved;
from Jerusalem to the present cap
ital of the State of Israeli, Tel
Aviv.
The first big problem facing the
Kenesset is a negotiation for peace
with the Arabs. The six weeks
session of Israeli-Egyptian talks
seems to be making headway, ac
cording to U. N. mediator Ralph
Bunche.
Israel
Several days ago saw the return
of the first Jewish Parliament —-
or in Hebrew Kneiset Hagdola
meaning General Assembly since
400 ,B. C. This new legislative body'
consists of 120 members, who form
^ cross section of all social levels
rom manual and farm laborers lO
professors and bank officials. The
political divisions are several with
f c largest group being Mapai or
United States
For the past two weeks a debate
of great world significance has
occurred in ^Vashi^gton. The big
question and problem is: “What
is to be America’s role in the
world ?” Specifically, What com
mitment will America make as the
key nation in a North Atlantic
defense pact, to aid in any'West
ern European country that is
attacked ?”
The debate has hinged on two
of the most important provisions
on foreign relations, in the Consti
tution of the United States of
(Continued on page five)
Art Calendar
Lists Coming;
City Events
^‘On Being Funny” Is
Topic of Evans’ Talk
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25
and 26: “Naughty Marietta,” a
production of the Winston-Salem
Operetta Association, Reynolds Au
ditorium, 8:15 p. m. Tickets are
available from the three high
schools. Junior Chamber of Com
merce, Brodt-Separk Music Com
pany, Robert E. Lee Newsstand,
or members of the operetta assoc
iation.
■Tuesday, March 1: Bergen Evans
“On Being Funny”, lecture, 8:30
p, m. Salem College, sponsored by
the Lecture Series. Season tickets
only.
Tuesday, March 1: “Hamlet,” a
production by the Barter Theatre
of Abingdon, Va., sponsored here
by the Little Theatre, Reynolds
Auditorium, 8:15 p. m. Little Thea
tre season tickets or tickets for
the one performance may be
bought from Little Theatre mem
bers, or at the box office. Wed
nesday, March 2: Spike Jones’
Musical Depreciation Revue, Rey
nolds Auditorium, two performan
ces, 7 and 9:30 p. m. Tickets
available at Bocock-Stroud Com
pany or at the box office.
Friday, March 4: Artur Ruben
stein, piano concert, Reynolds Au
ditorium, 8:30. Civic music season
tickets only.
Thursday, March 10: Concert by
the Winston-Salem Civic Sympho
ny Orchestra, Gray High Auditor
ium, 8:30 p. m. Memberships are
available by mail for the March
and April concerts, address Civic
Symphony Association, Box 11.
Monday, March 14: Men of Song,
a quartet, part of the Forsyth
County Concert Series, Mineral
Springs High School Auditorium,
8 p. m. Tickets will be on sale at
the box office, at the Forsyth
Board of Education office, or from
Henry Hall, principal of City View
School, head of the series.
Tuesday, March IS: “Village
Green,” a production by the Wins
ton-Salem Little Theatre, Reynolds
Auditorium, 8:15 p. m. Season
tickets or single performance tick
ets at box office.
Thursday, March 17: “La Travia-
ta,” a production of Verdi’s opera
by Boston Grand Opera Company,
Reynolds Auditorium, 8:30 p. m.
Tickets available from Mrs. Rainey,
609 Holly Avenue, and at Jesse G.
Bowen Music Company about ten
On March 1, Bergen Baldwin
Evans, the third speaker in the
, Salem College 1948-49 Lecture Ser
ies, will speak in Memorial Hall, on
the subject, “On Being Funny.”
Mr. Evans is an Ohioan by birth,
but received his early education in
England. He did his undergraduate
work at Miami University in Ox
ford, Ohio, and did graduate work
at Harvard University, Oxford Uni
versity, and then went back to
Harvard to receive his Ph. D. He
had the distinction of being a
Rhodes Scholar while at Oxford
from 1928-31.
Wray Has
Fine Unit
He is interested in and has done
research work in such fields as
English Literature, folklore, seman
tics, problem of rhetoric, psychia
try, education and societjc
Nancy "Wray, member of the sen
ior class and student teacher under
the direction of Mrs. T. C.,Karnes,
presented a unit for her second
grade class at North Elementary
School in Winston-Salem. This unit,
“Life on the Farm”, is reprinted
in this month’s North Carolina Edu
cation magazine as an example of
excellent teaching methods.
When the unit was concluded,
Nancy and the pupils decided to
give an assembly program built
around the songs and poems they
had learned and the information
they had gained about farm life.
Instead of having the children
appear on the stage as animals,
Nancy decided to have a puppet
show using hand puppets of paper
bags.
All twenty-seven children took
part in the program. In addition, to
those manipulating puppets, one
child operated the switch; another
operated the rising sun; one pulled
the curtain and one made animal
sounds; one was the stage manager
and another was the announcer.
Today Dr. Evans is well known
as a debunker of popular fallacies.
His publication of “The Natural
History of Nonsense”, is an omni
bus of legend busting.
Dr. Evans’ “talks are a happy
combina.tion of learning and wit,
and are serious in content, but
light in tone. He is an advocate for
what he believes to be the truth,
but his advocacy is presented with
good humor, tolerance and common
sense”, according to a statement
issued by , the Lecture Series
Committee.
Mr. Evans is replacing Merrill
Mueller in the Lecture Series. All
of Mr. Mueller’s spring lectures
have been cancelled.
Says Mr. Evans of himself “On
Being Funny” is meant to be fun
ny—as well as informative—and if
it is not a number of audiences
have conspired to delude me.
Hersh Outdoes Activitus;
Collects Memoirs And Men
days before the performance.
Salemites
Observe Lent
Lent Communion is to be conduc
ted by Dr. Rondthaler and Rever
end Hughes on Wednesday morning,
March 2, at 8:00 a. m. All faculty
and students are cordially invited
to attend.
This is an annual event in the
Home Moravian Church for the con
venience of the college. The ser
vice will be over in time for all
eight-thirty classes.
by Ruth Lenkoski
“Hi,” I said as I entered my
room and greeted Hersh, my room
mate. ‘ ‘ Hey. Just look at the pile
of letters that I have to answer,”
she said, holding up a bundle of
about fifteen letters. “I guess I’ll
just answer one now and the rest
after I study,” she decided.
Thinking of my assignment for
a sneak interview of Martha Hersh
berger, I realized that. to me this
was the girl whom I live with. For
at Salem, Hersh is usually doing one
of two things: writing letters or
stud3u.ng her assignments.
She loves to correspond with a
lot of people. Although she is at
Salem, her heart roams through the
media of letters anywhere from Au
burn, Ala., to Roanoke, Va., to
Worchester, Mass. Besides keeping
in touch with her friends, she sur
rounds herself with many pictures
to remember them by. Since the
Washington High School football
team hangs over my head, I should
know.
Everyday she sits on the bed,
her usual perch, in the midst of
letters, analyt papers, and a Rogues
gallery. This scene is continually
disturbed by people barging into
the room reminding her of a Salem-
ite assignment, a Sights & Insights
meeting,'a play practice or a hockey
game. Her usual exclamation is,
“Gadsl We’ll have to take another
light cut tonight or I’ll never get
to Carolina this week end.”