May Day practices begin next
week,
So train vocal chords and get
light on your feet.
The exam schedule is on page
two,
May the 18th of May be the
day you’re through.
Volume XXXI
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. G., Friday, April 20, 1951
Number +9-.?o
Room Drawing
Will Highlight
Next Week
Floor plans, with reserved rooms
in each dormitory marked, will be
placed in the reception room of
;Clewell by April 18, in preparation
for room drawing which begins
April 23. A registration fee of ten
dollars must be paid to Miss Perry
man prior to room drawing. This
year the sum of numbers drawn
by suite-mates or room-mates will
determine the order in which the
rooms will be assigned. Numbers
will be drawn in the Dean of Stu-
, dents office. Rising seniors will
draw on Monday, April 23. from
nine to one and from two to four.
Rising juniors and sophomores will
draw on Tuesday, April 24 at the
same times.
Faculty Tell
Philosophies
Dr. Gramley, in a faculty meet
ing last October, posed this ques
tion : What is Salem’s philosophy
of education ? It was decided that
a series of reports expressing in
dividual’s opinions, would be ad
dressed to the faculty by the head
of each department.
Among philosophies already pre
sented are those of Miss Ivy Hixon,
Academic Dean; Dr. William Todd,
representing the English depart
ment; Mr. Roy Campbell and Mr.
Carson French from the science
department; Dr. Gregg Singer,
head of the history department;
Dr. Charles Vardell for the music
department and Mr. Arlee Curlee,
head of the math department.
As the reports have not been
completed, they will continue into
next year, ending with discussion
and evaluation by a committee witb
Miss F-va Belle Covington as chair
man.
The final integration of all philo
sophies will be the basis of Salem’s
aims and objectives for the subse
quent years.
Seniors Win
Stunt Night
The Senior class, for the third
straight year, won the five-dollar
straight year, won the five dollar
prize awarded at Stunt Night last
Wednesday night.
T-heir skit presented the trials
tribulations of Activitus, a char-
after first created for the Salemite
column by W i n k i e Harris and
Sybil Haskins.
Lee Rosenbloom was the nar
rator, and .^nn Mosely took the
part of Acti. Fay Stickney por
trayed Gertrude, Acti’s roommate,
and Ralph Lawrence, Theodore,
her boyfriend. Others in the cast
were Ann Pleasants, Polly Hartle,
Dan Hodges, Jane Hart, Squeaky
Carson, Clara Belle LeGrand,
Martha Scott, Ann Jenkins, Mary
Lib Weaver, Sis Hines, Lucy
Harper, Betty Gwen Beck, Betty
Kincaid and -Ann Spencer.,
The faculty presented a series of
tableaus imitating famous paintings.
The Junior class presented a
musical comedy with a chorus line
introducing the several soloists.
A duck wedding was the theme
for the Sophomore class skit. A
highlight w^as “Because” sung in
quack language.
The Freshmen enacted “Frankie
and Johnny”, adding a chorus of
“I Didn’t Know the Gun Was
Loaded”.
Proceeds totaled $52.28. which
w-as added to the W. S. S. F. fund
Dr. H. E. Rondthaler
Dr. Mark Depp
Rondthaler, Depp Will Speak
At Graduation Exercises
Dr. Vardell
Speak
. A musical program will be spon
sored by the Winston-Salem Exe
cutive Club tonight at 8:00 p.m. in
Memorial Hall after the club’s din
ner meeting in the main dining
room of Corrin Refectory.
Dr. Charles Vardell wall speak to
the club on “Good Music Is Not
As Bad As It Sounds,” and Mr.
Eugene Jacobowsky will play two
violin selections by Fritz Kreisler,
Liebesleid” and “Tambourine
Chinois”.
The Forsyth Singers and the
Maids of Melody will also take
part in the program to which both
faculty and students are invited.
Young And Old
To Be Models
“Generations at Salem on Pa
rade” will be the theme of the
fashion show to be presented by
the Salem College Alumnae Club
of Winston-Salem Tuesday, April
24, 1951 at 4:00 p.m. beside the
swdmming pool in the Strong
Dormitory courtyard.
Grandmothers, mothers and child
ren will model spring and summer
fashions for all occasions from a
local store,- Admission will be
either a white elephant article or
50 cents.
A White Elephant auction will
follow the show to dispose of the
admission packages. The proceeds
will be used by the Alumnae Club
to provide a gift for Salem.
Student and faculty members are
invited to attend.
Salem Ranks Twelfth
In Recent Report
According to a recent report of
the Southern Association of Col
leges and Secondary Schools,
Salem ranks 12th among 164 insti
tutions in 11 southeastern states in
per capita expenditures for library
facilities.
In the number ratio of students
to faculty Salem ranks 43rd, and
in per capita expenditures for in
structional purposes, 50th.
To Appear Next Friday
Two Recitals
Are Scheduled
Betty Jean Mabe, soprano, and
Jeanne Tegtmeier, pianist, will pre
sent the first of the two recitals
on Monday, April 23, 1951 at 8:30
p.m. in Memorial Hall. Their ac
companists will be Nell Fogler
Glenn and Charles G. Vardell.
The program is as follows:
Sommi Dei Handel
(from “Radimisto”
Rose, Softly Blooming Spohr
Donzelle Fuggite . Cavalli
Miss Mabe
Fantasia in C Minor Bach
Des Abends ... Schumann
Scherzo in B Flat Minor,
Op. 31. .. Chopin
Miss Tegtmeier
Le Marriage des Roses Franck
Schmerzen Wagner
Er Ist’s Hugo Wolf
Aria:
“Pace, Pace, mio Dio” Verdi
(from “La Forza del Destino”)
Miss Mabe
Barcarola r... Sibelius
Au bord d’une source Liszt
Ballade Debussy
Miss Tegtmeier
The Sleigh .... Kountz
Wake Up, Jacob
Negro Spiritual
The Green Dog Kingsley
I Sing Klemm
Miss Mabe
Concerto in E Flat Major,
K. 482 Mozart
Allegro
Miss Tegtmeier
The ushers for this concert will
be Sara Ellen Honeycutt, Betty
Lou Pfaff, Norma Lee Woosley,
Betty Gwen Beck, Carolyn Love
lace and Fay Stickney.'
Betty Lou Pfaff, soprano, and
Miriam Swaim, pianist, will pre-
[sent the next recital Friday, April
27, 1951 at 8:30 in Memorial Hall.
Nell Fogler Glenn and Charles G.
Vardell will be their accompanists.
The program is as follows:
Art Thou Troubled? .... Handel
(from “Roselinda”)
Rugiadose, Odorose ....Scarlatti
With Verdure Clad Haydn
(from “The Creation”)
Miss Pfaff
Arioso Handel-Wyble
Air from French Suite IV '
„. Bach
. Grann
Miss Swaim
Verborgenheit -Wolf
Meine Liebe 1st Grun ...Brahms
J’ai Pleure en Rose -Hue
Ana: Jewel Song ..... Gounod
(from “Faust”)
Miss Pfaff
Etude in A Flat Major
Op. 25, No. 1 ’ Chopin
Romance in B Flat Minor
Brou.Ilards (Mists) .... Debussy
1 he Cat and The Mouse
Copland
Miss Swaim
Awakening Calde
Twilight Dreams Sibella
The Cuckoo Lebmann
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is Bishop Howard E. Rondthaler
and Dr. Mark Depp will be the
speakers at the graduation exer
cises on May 27 and 28.
Dr. Rondthaler, past president
of Salem College, will deliver the
Commencement address on Mon
day, May 28, 1951. He came to
Salem in September, 1909. During
his forty years of s e r v i c.e. Dr
Rondthaler worked between bring
ing Salem up-to-date and retain
ing the best traditions and customs
of the past. Included in his mod
ernization for Salem were the de
velopment of subject departments
and Student Government Associa
tion.
Dr. Depp, pastor of the Centen
ary Methodist Church, will speak
at the Baccalaureate service Sun
day, May 27, 1951. Dr. Depp was
born in Punxantauney, Pa. and is
a graduate of Allegheny College
and Boston University. Coming to
Caldwell Tells
Of Mistakes
In Korea
“The Story of America, if pro-,
perh' told, is still strong enough
to defeat Communism,” said John
Caldwell, expert on Korean affairs,
in a lecture, “Lessons Learned in
Korea,” in Memorial Hall last Mon
day night.
Emphasizing the importance of
an effective propaganda program
against the Communists in the Far
East, Mr. Caldwell blasted the in
efficiency of the “Voice of Amer
ica” program and of the State De
partment. The “Voice of America,”
he said, could be important, but it
“failed dismally in Korea.”
Most of the staff of this organi
zation followed what he called the
“Gook” philosophy, that is, they
looked down on the Koreans as
being much below their level of
culture and intelligence, and they
took no pains to try to understand
the customs and situation of the
people.
English Insufficient
“It isn't necessarily true that if
you teach all the world to speak
English they will automatically be
come Anti-Communists,” the
speaker commented after explain
ing that the greater number of the
“Voice of America” staff were
occupied teaching English. The
organization set up beautiful lib
raries, but the literature was far
above the average Korean and was
all written in English. Although
the movies, radio programs and
exhibits were technically good,
they showed things that the Ko
reans cannot hope to attain for 50
or possibly 100 years.
The State Department had a
Winston Salem in 194o. He has | larger diplomatic force in Korea
served churches in Virginia, Mary-1 than anywhere outside the U. S.,
land and the District of Columbia.
.A chaplain in World War I, Dr.
Depp was stationed at Lake Chau
tauqua, N. Y. and Lakeside, Ohio.
Reports Made
By Gramley
Dr. Gramley stated in his report
to the Board of Trustees at their
meeting yesterday that approxi
mately $1500 to be used as scholar
ship aid was received from collec
tions at the city Moravian Churches
on the several Salem College Days
this year.
Also included in the administra
tion report were plans to engage
a full-time professor of religion
■wdio will also serve as college
chaplain.
Dr. Gramley reported that $7,500
had been received in gifts toward
improvements in the heating sys
tem. The total cost of repairs was
$22,000. Conditions involving simi
lar items of property, including
progress on the construction of
the science building, were also pre-
(Continued on four)
and yet it was taken completely
by surprise at the Communist in
vasion. It, too, has failed in its
job of selling America to the Ko
reans.
MacArthur Is Right
Mr. Caldwell was of the opinion
that MacArthur’s suggestions to
use Anti-Communist Chinese forces
should have been followed. The
Russians have made many enemies
in China, and we should use these
people to start a second front
there. MacArthur’s dismissal
means that many of the Chinese
have lost hope completely.
At the informal coffee held in
Strong before the lecture, Mr.
Caldwell explained some of the
methods used in getting informa
tion across the 38th Parallel. He
used packs of cigarettes which
were opened and emptied of half
their contents and then filled with
propaganda and resealed. When
this method was discovered, infor
mation was packed with very scarce
sulfa pills and sent into North
Korea. Later, several radio sets
were smuggled into the north, to
enable certain sympathetic north
(Continued on page four)
To Present Recital Monday
Jeanne Tegtmeier
Betty Jean Mabe