Some may be happy,
Most will be blue,
But look what you’ll find,
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Volume XXX
Sakmitr
Freshmen defeated Seniors
Eri' Softball Game Wednesday.
Salem College. Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, April 28, 1950
April 28, 1950
Communists
Will March
On Berlin
U. S .Prepared to Hold Berlin
A high government official has
stated that the U. S. and Western
Allies vill use machine guns and
cannons to stay in Berlin if neces
sary. Additional troops and wea
pons have already been moved into
Allied sectors of the German cap
ital for emergency use. These pre
parations are being made to meet
a threatened march- of 500,000 Ger
man Communists on May 28 to the
Western area of the city for a
rally. Permission for this march
has been denied by the Western
Allies, and if the Communists 'do
try to enter the Allied area, an
attempt will be made to stop them
with fire hoses and tear gas. But
if this is not effective, machine
guns and other weapons will be
used.
Railroad Strike Postponed
The rail strike on several key
lines scheduled for Wednesday,
April 26, has been postponed for
another two weeks. Francis
O’Neill, chairman of the National
Mediation Board, says that every
effort will be made in the mean
time to settle the dispute.
The strike is a demand of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men for an extra'fireman on big
Diesel engines.
Dr. Welch’s Play
Wins Contest
“Trail of Tears,” a play by Dr.
Klizabefli Welch, has been invited
lo be presented at the Maryland
Drama Festival at Johns Hopkins
University iater this spring.
it is the story of Tsali, leader of
the Cherokees, who, a century ago,
sacrificed his life for the freedom
>f the remnants of the Cherokees
wlio were allowed to remain in the
mountains of Western North Caro-
jina.
1'liis play won in the state play-
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New Officers
Installed In
Chapel
Pictured above talking to Dr. Gramley before his inauguration as Salem’s thirteenth President, are Gordon
Gray, President of the Greater University of North Carolina, and Hollis Edens, President of Duke
University.
Educators
To Be Honored
The .Future Teachers of America
Club will he hostess at a dinner
honoring the teachers, supervisors,
principals and’others of the Wins
ton-Salem and Forsyth County
Schools who have been helpful in
various ways to the future teachers
of Salem this year. The banquet
will take place at 6:00 P. M. Thurs
day, May 4 in the club dining
room.
The teathers at Central. School
who assisted th» Psychology 102
child observers are also invited to
attend. The twenty-two seniors
who are planning to enter the
teaching profession next ■ year will
he present. Salem will also be
represented by the Teacher Edu
cation Committee and Dr. Gram-
ley.
Borthwick and Keith
Give Graduating Recital
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DORIS KEITH
Miss Sally Anil Borthwick, so
prano, and Miss Doris Keith,
pianist, were presented in a joint
graduating recital by the Salem
College School of Music on Mon
day, April 24, 1950 at 8:30 p.m. in
Memorial Hall.
The program was as follows:
My Heart Ever Faithful (from the
Pentecost Cantata) Bach
Alma Mia Handel
0 Del Mio Amato Ben — Donaudy
Aria: “Quando Me’n Vo Soletta”
(from “La Boheme”) Puccini
Miss florthwick
SALLY ANN BORTHWICK
Fantasia in C Minor Mozart
Preludes Op. 28, Nos. 12 and 10
Chopin
Impromptu in F Sharp, Op. 36
Chopin
Caprice Celebre Paganini-
Schumaftn
Miss Keith
Im Wunderschoenen Monat Mai
(’Twas in the lovely month of
May) . Schumann
O Liebliche Wagen (Sweet cheeks
to me turning) Brahms
Apres Un Reve (After a dream)
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Dr. Gramley
Inauguraired
As President
Dr. Dale Hartzler Gramley be
came President of Salem Academy
and College Saturday, April 22. Dr.
Gramley is the thirteenth president
of these two educational institutions.
In his inaugural address, “The
Private College : Public Respon
sibility,” Dr. Gramley said, “The
most critical needs of mid-20th
century are for more people of large
Iiearts and rich minds, of deeper
understanding and le.ss prejudice—
and of citizenship responsibility
that is broader than the forced
payment of taxes.”
The unity which the Moravians
used in founding Salem, Dr. Gram-
ley hopefully expressed, could be
used to bring about a unity of
nations.
.Approximately 200 delegates, re
presenting an equal number of col
leges and universities and learned
societies, marched in the academic
procession to the Home Moravian
Giurch, where the services took
place at 11 :00 a.m.
Corrin Refectory at 1:00 p.m. was
the scene of the luncheon for de
legates. Dr. Frank P. Graham,
United States Senator from North
Carolina, was the principal speaker.
The cornerstone of the new sci
ence building was laid at 3:00 p.m.
The Right Reverend Howard E.
Rondthaler, former President of the
Academy and College, stated in his
dedicatory speech, “Though it will
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Trustees Will
Hold Meeting
The annual spring meeting of the
Board of Trustees of Salem Aca
demy and College will be held at
3 p.m. Friday, May 5, in the Trus
tee Room of the Administration
building. Bishop J. Kenneth Pfohl,
president of the Board will preside.
A tentative budget for the year
1950-51 will be considered, and re
ports will be given on the con
struction of the new Science build
ing and the operation of all depart
ments of the College and Academy.
Dinner will be served to the mem
bers of the Board in the club din
ing room at 6:00 p.m. There will
be a continuation of the meeting
afterwards.
Scholarships
Announced
Four girls who will enter Salem
as Freshmen next year have won
competitive scholarships covering
tuition costs for one year, Dean
Hixson announced Wednesday.
' Joan Elrick, of Baltimore, Mary
land, has won one of the scholar
ships. She is the sister of Mary
Elizabeth Elrick, now a member of
the Junior class at Salem. ,Joan
will be a music major.
.A New Hampshire girl, Eleanor
Johnson, has also won a scholar
ship. Her mother is a Salem grad
uate. She plans to major in science.
The other boarding student to
win a scholarship is Julia Shields,
from Chapel Hill. Her sister Nancy
wak a member of the class of ’47
at Salem. Julia’s major field is
medical technology.
(Continued on page three)
The new Student Government
officers, presidents of the major
organizations, presidents of the
classes and the chief marshall took
the oath of office yesterday in
Assembly.
The girls installed as officers of
Student Government were: Winkle
Harris, President of Student Gov
ernment; Jane Hart, on-campus
Vice-President; Jane Krauss, off-
campus Vice-President; Margaret
Thomas, Secretary and Alice Blake
Dobson, Treasurer.
The heads of the Major Organi
zations to take the oath of office
were; Araluen Clinkscales, Presi
dent of the A. A.; Sis Pooser, Edi
tor of Sights and Insights; Clara
Belle LeCrand, Editor of the Sal-
emite; Mary Faith Carson, Presi
dent of the Y. W. C. A. and Polly
Hartle, President of the Pierrettes.
The class officers installed were:
Cammy Lovelace, President of the
Senior Class; Ann Sprinkle, Pre
sident of the Junior Class; and
Marilyn Samuel, President of the
Sophomore Class.
After Winkie had taken her oath
as President of Student Govern
ment, she told the student body
that she realized what a responsi
bility she had accepted. She said,
“It is not the president' which
makes the organization. The of
ficers of Student Government alone
are helpless unless all of us as in
dividuals accept the responsibility
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Se
mors
Feted
At the Salem College Senior
Dinner, on April 25 in the Club
Dining Room, Dr. Gramley acted
as Master of Ceremonies. While
the diners enjoyed a four course
meal, entertainment was provided
by various members of the class
and faculty* rendering impromptu
speeches.
For favors the girls received
bracelets and the boys received tie
clips with Salem emblems. After
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Frances Horne, Betty Sheppe
To Give Senior Recital
BETTY BELLE SHEPPE
Memorial Hall will be the scene
of a joint graduation recital on the
evening of May, 1 at 8:30 p. m.
The Salem College School of Music
will present Frances Atherton
Horne, pianist, and Betty Belle
Sheppe, contralto. Accompanists
will be Nell Folger Glenn and
Charles G. Vardell, Jr.
Miss Sheppe will open the pro
gram with:
O, Thou That Tellest Good Tid
ings to Zion Handel
Non Pice d’Araore Falconieri
Die Mainacht Brahifts
FRANCES HORNE
Der Schmied Brahms
Aria: Cedieu, forits, from Jeanne
d’ Arc Tchaikowsky
Aria: Diminites du Styx, from
Alceste Gluck
Plaisii d’ amour Martini
A Little Brown Duel. Buzzi-Percia
Floods of Spring . .. Rachmaninoff
Miss Horne’s selections will be:
Introduction and Fugue from Con
certo Grosso in D Minor..arranged
by Ray Len and by Vivaldi-Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
... ..Bach-Hess
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