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Volume XXX
Salem College, WinstomSalem, N. C., Friday, May 5, 1950
Number 4^
Massey Will Be Crowned Queen
Salem To Have
New Changes
In Curriculum
Several changes in the curricu
lum for the year 1950-51 were an
nounced this week by Dean Hixson.
There will be a new course, Mod
ern Art, in the Art Department
for the first time; this course will
be offered second semester. In
dustrial art will next year be given
first semester rather than second.
For those who plan to practice
teach next year, it will be of in
terest to note that all practice
leaching will be done first semester.
Four periods will be set aside each
morning for the practice teachers
to do their teaching, observing, and
for any conferences that are nec
essary. For those girls in the ele
mentary school program this time
will be from 8:30 till 12:10; for
those in high school it will be from
0:25 till 1:00.
History of World Drama will be
offered for the first time next year.
This is an English course covering
from 1800 to 1945 and will be taught
hy Miss Nicholson. Shakespeare’s
comedies will be offered first sem
ester and his tragedies the second
.wmester.
The new foreign language in-
.structor, Mrs. Mary Melvin, will
te:ich both Spanish and French
conversation and composition dur-
big both semesters.
A ne'.v history course covering
K;moj)e from 1787 till 1870 will also
be given. American Government
will be offered second semester
r::fher than first semester.
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PteaAje J^oie!
Everybody come to the gym Fri
day and Saturday to help deco
rate for the May Day Dance.
Remember to
Come down and help your I. R. S.
Make the dance a big success!
Resignations
Announced
The Board of Trustees today an
nounced the resignations and new
appointments of the college faculty
and staff for next year.
Five members of the faculty and
three members of the staff have
resigned. Those resigning, from the
faculty are: Warren Brandt, head
of the Art Department; Walter
Barker, assistant professor of art;
Doris Spangenburg, instructor in
sociology; Robert J. Leach, assist
ant professor of history; and Do
rothy Gueth, physical education
instructor.
Three members of the college
staff who have resigned include
Marian L. Reed, acting Dean of
Students; Margaret Raynal, head
of the News Bureau; and Betty
Graver, secretary to President
Gramley.
The Board also announced the
new appointments. Warren Spen
cer will replace Mr. Leach as in
structor in the history department.
Mr. Spencer received his B. A. de
gree from Georgetown University
and his M. A. from the University
of Pennsylvania. He has done
graduate work at the University of
Florida and George Washington
University.
Mrs. Mary L. Melvin will replace
Miss Eloise Baynes, who has asked
for a year's leave of absence, as
instructor in' modern language.
Mrs. Melvin holds an A. B. degree
from Brown University and has
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Art Exhibit
Begins Monday
The Piedmont Festival, which
starts next week, will sponsor an
art exhibit Which will begin Mon
day, May 8, and continue through
May 19. The collection will feature
exhibits from all over the state and
will include oils, water colors, and
prints.
Snyder and Sawyer Give
Graduating Recital
On their way to practice for May Day are Queen Dot Massey and
May Day Chairman Polly Harrop,
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ROBERT SAWYER
Wesley Snyder, baritone, and
Robert Sawyer Jr., pianist, were
presented in a graduating recital
Thursday, May 4 at 8:30 p.m. in
Memorial Hall. Nell Folger Glenn
and Charles G. Vardell, Jr., were
accompanists. Ushers were Daniel
Hodge, Boyd Morris, and Ralph
Lawrence.
Mr. Snyder opened the program
with:
Pupille nere Buononcini
In Questa Tomba Oscura .Beethoven
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4,
WESLEY SNYDER
Aria: “Non Pire Andrai’’ (from “Le
Nozzi di Figaro”) - Mozart
Der Wanderer an Den Mond..^-
Shubert
Ded Tod and Das Madchen
Shubert
Fussreise ; V ■
Aria: “H Lacerate Spmto (from
Simon Boccanegua)
Les Trois Prieres ,
Kitty of Coleraine (an Irish Folk
c A -- Worth
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West Sector
Seeks Rule;
Navy Grows
By Kitty Burrus
Germans Ask More Sovereignty
West German leaders are waging
a determined campaign to win
greater self-rule for the German
Federal Republic. At an annual
congress of the Free Democratic
party they, asserted that the Ger
mans coud not live mudi longer
“half-free” under a “prejudical” oc
cupational system. They further
claimed that only through more
sovereignty for Germany would the
Western Allies obtain wholehearted
German cooperation for, the inte
gration of Western Europe and
defense against the Soviet Union.
It was pointed out that Western
Germany would still need aid and
moral support from the Western
powers, but that she wanted a
greater measure of control of her
own affairs.
These petitions were made in
anticipation of the foreign mini
ster’s conference in London, where
every vital aspect of world pro
blems will be covered.
U. S. Fleet To Be Modernized
Admiral Sherman’s plan for a
Navy modernization program has
won whole-hearted approval from
a House Committee. One of the
main points of the program calls
for the conversion of a heavy crui
ser into a guided-missiles craft to
be used against aircraft. The plan
also includes the development of
an atomic-powered submarine cap
able of cruising almost indefinitely
without re-fueling. The submarine
is reported already near the blue
print stage.
The overall program includes the
construction of 112 ships and the
modernization of 30 others.
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Vaughn Monroe
Will Play Here
Vaughn Monroe will be in Wins
ton-Salem to give a concert at Rey
nolds Auditorium on Saturday,
May 16, at 7:00 p.m. He will be
accompanied by the Moonmaids and
the Moonmen. The program will
be broadcast over a national radio
hook-up at 7:00 p.m. and will be
followed by a longer concert at
8:00.
PicnicandGame
Honor Faculty
Thursday, May 11, at 5:00 p.m.
is the big day for the Student-
Faculty softball game, sponsored
hy the lAlucation Club. For the
faculty, Slugger Singer will be on
the mound with Hey-Roy Camp
bell behind the catcher’s . mitt.
Muscles Gramley will be pounding
the green at first. Other positions
will be taken by Samson, Kirkland,
Welch, French, Spangenburg and
Moran with Leach and Karnes as
subs.
The students will be cheering
Smiley MacBrayer as pitcher and
such big-timers among American
All-Stars as Cain, Pierce, Lovelace
and Vaught. The Edttcation Club
has suggested that everybody come
down to the field and cheer his
favorite team!
At 6:15 the Club is having a pic
nic on the hill for both new and
old members. After the picnic
there will be an installation of new
officers in the May Dell, an instal
lation of new members into the
club, a welcome to the new sopho
mores, and a farewell to the sen
iors. Betty Gwen Beck is president
of the Education Club for 1950-51.
Registration
Will Begin
All students, including present
freshmen, must make preliminary
registration during the week of May
8-13 with the heads of the depart
ments in which they plan to major.
Stud ents will get major-minor
blanks from Miss Simpson’s office
prior to registration.
Faculty members will post times
available for registration, and stu
dents should sign up for the earli
est possible date. A list of all
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New Members
Appointed
The Salem College Lecture Com
mittee for 1950-51 has been an
nounced by Miss Jess Byrd, chair
man. The following Salem stu
dents will be members of the com
mittee : Clara Belle L e G r a n d,
Salemite Editor; Lee Rosenbloom,
Representative at Large; Betty
Leppert, Senior Representative;
Ann Sprinkle, Junior Representa-
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Robin Hood
Invades Dell
For May Day
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 6,
Dot Massey will reign as Queen of
May at the Salem May Day cele
bration. The pageant will be pre
sented at 5:0# p.m. in the May Dell,
and the Queen and her court will
be presented at this time.
Polly Harrop, May Day chair
man, has announced that the page
ant will be placed in an Old English
town. “Robin Hood” is the center
of the plot. He appears at the
celebration of the coming of May
and crowns his love as the Queen
of May. The villagers then enter
tain the Queen with songs and
dances.
Betsy Evans is Maid of Honor
in the court. The attendants are
Mary Barrett, Sally Borthwick,
Anne Carrington, Anne Coleman,
Lou Davis, Betty Griffin, Lucy
Harper. Laura Harvey, Fran Isbell,
Betty Kincaid, Connie Neamand
and Louise Stacy.
The May Day celebration will
begin with the waking of the May
Queen by the Chora! Ensemble,
singing, “May Day Carol”. Dr.
Gramley will then lead in an out
door chapel program honoring the
Queen at 8:30 a.m. behind Main
Hall. The pageant will take place
at 5:0() p.m. and will be followed
at 6:15 p.m. by a dinner in Corrin
Refectory for the May Day cast,
the court and special guests.
The activities of the day will be
terminated by a formal dance in
the gym from 9:00 till 12 midnight
sponsored by the 1. R. S. The May
court and their escorts will be in
the figure. Lucy Harper and Polly
Hartle are serving as general chair-
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Salem Academy
Gives’Patience’
“Patience”, a Gilbert and Sulli
van Operetta, was presented by
Salem Academy on Friday, May 5
at 8 p.m. in the Social Hall of the
Academy.
The setting for the opening act
of the operetta is the exterior of
Castle Bunthorne. Act II takes
place in some glades. The stage
was not used in this production,
but the floor of the social room
was. There were approximately
70 people in the cast.
Miss May McMillian was the
dramatic director; Miss Sampson,
the music director and Miss Jean
Mish was in charge of the costumes.
Leland Places
Among Top Twelve
Liz Leland was notified Wednes
day, May 3, that she has placed
among the top twelve in the Vogue
magazine Prix de Paris contest.
She will leave Thursday, May 11
for New York to spend three days
at the Waldorf at the invitation of
Vogue.
Last September she entered the
Vogue Prix de Paris contest open
to all college seniors throughout
the country. By passing four tests
of two discussion questions each
(one feature and one fashion) on
various issues of Vogue, Liz be
came eligible for the next step,
writing a thesis. At this point the
judges wrote her - a complimentary
and encouraging letter.
As her thesis topic Liz chose
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