Take advantage of lecturers
coining here,
And get your tickets for the
new school year.
If a handsome prize you’d
like to win,
Draw a Pierrette emblem
and hand it in.
Volume XXXI
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, October 6, 1950
Number III
Dr. Laubach
Will Speak
Saturday
A well known, world-wide mis
sionary, Dr. Frank C. Laubach, will
spe^k in the Day Student Center
Saturday morning, at 10:15. He
will tell of his work as a missionary,
teacher and educator, and of. his
world travels.
During the last fifteen years. Dr.
Laubach has been with the Com
mittee on World Literacy and
Christian Literature of the Foreign
Missions Conference of North
America. He has done work in
over ■ seventy-five different count
ries in an effort to combat illiter
acy.
In 1947 Dr. Laubach went to the
Near East where he worked on a
system in Persian from materials
previously made in Arabic. He
made a primer of the Coptic al
phabet in Ethiopia at the invitation
of Emperor Haile Selassie. Later
he toured British West Africa, Bel
gian Congo, North and South Rho
desia and the Union of South
Africa. Last year he worked in
Siam with UNESCO. He journeyed
to India and Pakistan and revised
lessons in twelve languages; in
Australia and New Guinea printers
were developed in seventeen dif
ferent languages.
Dr. Laubach works on the theory
that simplicity is the key to real
learning among the illiterate. He
uses a combination of phonetics,
charts, pictures and primary adult
reading books, many of which he
has helped to prepare.
Dr. Laubach is being brought to
Salem College through the auspices
of the Moravian Church and the
efforts of Reverend Samuel Tesch,
who will introduce him on Saturday.
All students are cordially invited
to attend.
Founders’ Day
Is Observed
Dr. Charles Vardell delivered a
speech in Chapel yesterday in cele
bration of Founders Day. Dr.
Gramley introduced Dr. Vardell.
Dr. Vardell pointed out the im
portance of Fine Arts, not just in
his field of Music, but in Art, Lit
erature, and the Theatre as well.
The connection with Founders’
Day was made in Dr. Vardell’s dis
cussion of the past, present, and
future as actually being one in the
process of Education.
Facultyf Students
Pass Resolutions
The Salem College Faculty at its
meeting Wednesday afternoon
adopted a Resolution on the late
Mrs. Henry A. Strong, long-time
Salem benefactress. The Student
Government Association adopted a
similar Resolution at their meeting
last Monday afternoon. These two
Resolutions will be sent to Mr.
Corrin Strong, son of Mrs. Strong.
Miss Nicholson Is
Advisor, Chairman
Miss Catherine Nicholson, in
structor of English, has been named
faculty advisor for the Sights and
Insights. She succeeds Miss Kirk
land, who has resigned.
Miss Nicholson has also been ap
pointed chairman of the Salem
division of the Community Chest.
The Community Chest drive will be
held in October.
Cast Selected
For First Play
Tentative parts for Fay Kanin’s
popular play, “Goodbye, My Fancy”,
have been announced by Elizabeth
Reigner, dramatics director. Re
hearsals are scheduled to start this
week.
The cast includes Nancy Ann
Ramsey as Woody, Lola Dawson
as Ginny, Anne Lowe as Mary Nell,
Mary Sue Turner as Miss Shackle
ford, Anne Simpson as Susan and
C'dTy Borges, who is being coached
and understudied by Ruby Nell
Hauser, as Agatha Reed.
Other characters include Ellen
played by Lee Rosenbloom, Prof.
Birdshaw—Endrea Brunner, Carol
and Amelia—Jackie Bachelor,
James Mereill—Bill Griffith, Matt
Cole—Bryan Balfour and Claude
Griswald—Bob Grey.
Last Tuesday evening the Pier
rette Players held their first meet
ing of their 1950-51 season and
elected Ruby Nell Hauser Vice-
President. (Ruby Nell directed the
recent Pierrette production of
“Sunday Costs Five Pesos”). Lola
Dawson was appointed membership
chairman and Fae Deaton, publicity
chairman.
(Continued on page three)
Little Theatre
Announces Schedule
On Tuesday night, October 10, at
8:15 in Reynolds High School Audi
torium, the Winston-Salem Little
Theatre Group will present “See
My Lawyer”, a farce comedy. Star
ring in the leads will be Jim Dead-
rick and Carol Lavietes with bit
parts being played by the stars of
last year’s productions.
“See My Lawyer” is about three
young lawyers who have opened up
a new law office and are quite
ready to begin their law careers
but lack one important thing—a
client. Very closely tied up with
the whole situation is their attrac
tive secretary who is in love with
one of the lawyers and because of
this persuaded her father, a deli
catessen owner, to put up the
money for the newly established
law firm in the first place. Then
through a mishap of the secretary’s
younger brother the lawyers finally
obtain their first client and “the
chase is on” !
Other plays scheduled for this
year’s series are :
Nov. 17—“Comedy of Errors”
(Barter Play)
Jan. 9—“Sun Up” (Barter Play)
Fed. 13—“Harvey” (if released)
Mar. 9—“The Heiress” (Barter
Play)
Apr. 17—“The Silver Whistle”
Y. W. Entertains
Foreign Students
Last Wednesday night the Y. W.
C. A. sponsored a surprise party
for the foreign students in the Day
Students Center. Bennie Jo Mich-
eal led the group singing, after
which gifts were presented to each
of the foreign students. Each for
eign student received a lamp and
lamp shade, a dresser scarf, ker
chief and a sweater. After refresh
ments were served, each of the
foreign students made a short
speech of appreciation.
Gordon Gray will be inaugurated as President of the Greater Univer
sity of North Carolina Tuesday, October 10, 1950. Dr. Gramley will
attend as Salem College’s representative.
Lecture
Committee
Makes Plans
, Miss Peggj" Johnson of Raleigh,
North Carolina, a member of the
Freshman class, has been selected
to serve on the Lecture Committee
for 1950-51 by Miss Jess Byrd.
The Lecture Committee is busy
making plans to sell as many lec
ture tickets as possible this year.
The campaign begins Sunday, Octv
ober 8 through Wednesday, October
18. The cost of each student’s lec
ture ticket was included in her Stu
dent Budget Fee. All students
may obtain their Lecture Series
tickets by going to the Reception
Room' of the Alice Clewell Build
ing Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this coming week be
tween the hours of 5:00 and 6:00
p.m. where there will be a student
of the Lecture Committee to pre
sent. the tickets.
The Lecture Series is a co-opera
tive group of Salem College Stu
dents and citizens of Winston-
Salem who desire to give the stu
dents a broader knowledge of
national and international figures.
The program for this year will
not be announced until Sunday,
October 8, but the Committee states
that the series will be one of un
usual interest to the students.
The Salem College Lecture Com
mittee for 1950-51 is composed^ of
the following people: faculty—Jess
Byrd, Chairman; Lelia Graham
Marsh, Edith Kirkland, Mrs. Kate
S. Pyron, Mrs. Charles B. Merri-
man. Dr. William B. Todd, Lee
Garrett (Academy) ; city—Mrs.
(Continued on page three)
Stee Gee Will
Experiment
Students have requested a place
to go with their dates on campus
other than the date rooms. The
Stee-Gee has secured permission
from the administration and day
students, and have made the neces
sary arrangements to use the Day
Students’ Center on week-ends.
Saturday night, October 7, it will
be open for you and your dates
from 7:30 until 11:55. There will
be music for dancing and cokes for
sale. This is a Stee-Gee experi
ment; if you like it and show your
interest by going, it can be con
tinued with improvements.
Salem Will Join
Peace Movement
The Student Government has an
nounced that Salem will join the
nation-wide Crusade for Freedom
which is sponsored by the National
Committee for a Free Europe. Gen
eral Lucius D. Clay is the chairman.
The purpose of the crusade is to
give moral and financial backing to
Radio Free Europe, a transmitter
which broadcasts in Europe behind
the Iron Curtain; the purpose of
the broadcasts is to fight back
against vicious Communist propa
ganda.
(Continued on page three)
Vespers
College Vespers will be the Mis
sionary Lovefeast in the Home
Moravian Church, Sunday at 3
o’clock. Dr. Frank Laubach, noted
missionary and author, will speak
at the Lovefeast. All Salem girls
have been invited to attend.
Mademoiselle Seeks College Girls To Edit
Summer College Issue In New York
MADEMOISELLE magazine has
opened its annual contest for Col
lege Board members during the
1950-51 college year.
Membership in the College Board
is the first step in becoming one
of MADEMOISELLE’S twenty col
lege “Guest Editors,” who will be
brought to New York City next
June to help write and edit the
annual August College issue of the
magazine.
The Guest Editors are selected
from the College Board on the basis
of three assignments given by the
magazine during the year. They
are paid a regular salary for their
month’s work, plus round-trip trans
portation to New York City.
While in New York, each Guest
Editor takes part in a full calendar
of activities designed to give her a
head start in her career. She in
terviews a celebrity in her chosen
field to get advice on tlfe education
and training needed and to ask
about tips and short cuts in reach
ing the top. She also takes field
trips to newspaper offices, fashion
workrooms, radio stations, stores,
advertising agencies and printing
plants.
For further information see the
dean or publicity director of your
college or write to College Board
Editor, MADEMOISELLE, 122
East 42 Street, New York 17, New
York.
Gramley Will
Attend Gray
Inauguration
Gordon Gray, a native of Wins
ton-Salem and a trustee of Salem
College and Academy, will be in
augurated as the second president
of the Greater University of North
Carolina at State College in Raleigh
on Tuesday, October 9.
Salem will be represented at the
inauguration services by its Presi
dent, Dr. Dale H. Gramley. Dr.
Francis Anscombe, jjrofessor emeri
tus of history, will march in the
academic procession as a delegate
of Earlham College.
Prior to the inauguration, pro
grams will be held at the three in
stitutions of the Greater Univer
sity. Next Sunday the services
will be held in Greensboro at Wo
man’s College. Dr. Harold W.
Tribble, new President of Wake
Forest College, wUl deliver the in
auguration sermon in the morning.
That afternoon in Aycock Audi
torium, Dr. Arthur H. Compton,
Chancellor of Washington Univer-,
sity, and Dr. Helen Maude Can,
professor of History at Harvard
University, will speak to the dele
gates.
Monday at Chapel Hill, Dr. Lee
Alvin DuBridge, President of Cali
fornia Institute of Technology, and
Dr. James L. Morrill, President of
the University of Minnesota, will
address the morning and afternoon
sessions.
Formal inauguration ceremonies
will be held at State College in
Raleigh on Tuesday morning at
10:30. A luncheon for delegates
and guests will follow the inaugu
ration.
Mr. Gray attended Woodberry
Forest preparatory school and the
University of North Carolina. While
at Chapel Hill he was President of
Phi Beta Kappa and editor of the
college annual. He received his
law degree from there in 1933.
After practicing law in New York
and Winston-Salem, Mr. Gray
turned his interests to the news
paper business and bought control
ling stock in the Winston-Salem
Journal-Sentinel. He has served as
President of the North Carolina
Young Democratic Club and two
terms in the State Senate. During
World War II he went into the
Army and rose in rank from Pri
vate to Captain. In 1947 Mr. Gray
was appointed Assistant Secretary
of Army by President Truman. He
held this position until his invi
tation to become President of the
Greater University of North Caro
lina, which has an enrollment of
15,000.
Local Firm
Gets Contract
The contract for cabinets, sinks
and other equipment for the food
laboratory in the home economics
department of the new science
building has been awarded to
Fogle Brothers of Winston-Salem,
it was announced last week by the
Executive Committee of the Board
of Trustees.
Senior Class Will
Sponsor Contest
Do you want to be the talk of
the campus ? Does your boy friend
have umph? To find out, you must
enter him in the Salem Campus
Sweetheart contest. A photograph,
ten cent entry charge and votes
are all that is necessary. The pic
tures will be on display in Clewell’s
living room. Each vote will be a
penny, and there is no limit to the
number of times you can vote. Sen
iors will come and collect the pic
tures next week, so think it over.
Dates of the contest will be an
nounced later.