Exams are near, but guess
that’s clear,
No wonder Salemites resemble
old King Lear.
Tonight will finish that last
eomprehensive,
No longer must seniors be hag
gard and pensive.
Volume XXXI
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, May 11, 1951
Number 22
Skinner Wins Salem Poll
On Lecture Preferences
By Eleanor McGregor
Cornelia Otis Skinner was the
most popular participator in the
19S0-’S1 Lecture Series according
to a poll made of 42 students in
all classes. Thirty students voted
for Miss Skinner because she was
the most entertaining of the speak
ers.
William Laurence received five
votes and John Caldwell, four.
Three of the 42 girls interviewed
had not attended any of the lec
tures. Twenty juniors, 14 sopho
mores, six freshmen and two sen
iors were interviewed. Almost all
of the students felt that there was
good variety in the series and sug
gested the same type program for
next year.'
The following are comments
which various students made con
cerning the lecture series :
Lee Nichols—William Laurence
was too technical to be understood
by students who have had no
science.
Barbara Allen—I think the pro
gram needed more variety.
Eleanor Johnson—We need more
political and literary lectures.
Lil Sprinkle—I liked Laurence
because we all need to know some
thing about the atomic bomb.
Clinky Clinkscales—Cornelia Otis
Skinner presented more variety and
entertainment.
Emily Warden—Laurence showed
optimism which is very unusual
now.
Betty Parks — Cornnelia Otis
Skinner was entertaining because
of her little chunks of life.
Awards Made
At Banquet
Clinky Clinkscales received the
blanket given each year to the
senior with the greatest number of
points from athletic participation.
This and other awards were pre
sented at the A. A. banquet to
night in the dining hall.
Wooty Beasley was announced
as winner of the badminton tour
nament, and Jane Schoolfield, of
n.he swimming meet.
The seniors w'on the softball
championship, and those making
softball varsity are: Effie Chonis,
Cammy Lovelace, Squeaky Carson,
Emily Warden, Eleanor McGregor,
Adrienne McCutcheon, Jeanne Har
rison, Lu Long Ogburn, Jean Cal
houn and Marilyn Samuel.
Cacky Moser, ’ Squeaky Carson,
Cammy Lovelace and Emily War
den have earned their blazers, and
Adrienne McCutcheon, Ann Mose-
ly, Eleanor McGregor and Daisy
Chonis received stars.
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Faye Lee—I would suggest a
good literary critic for next year.
Erika Huber—The Lecture Ser
ies is a good opportunity for the
campus to get to know the opin
ions of experts. I didn’t agree
with all Laurence said, but he
made you think about world prob
lems. Miss Skinner was good
entertainment—nothing more.
Adrienne McCutcheon—I thought
that Laurence talked too much
above our heads. Caldwell was the
best of the three.
E n d r e a Brunner — Lawrence
brought on profitible discussions
among students, but he was too
optimistic. Caldwell seemed to
know what he was- talking about.
Inge Sigmund — Caldwell was
good because he talked about his
own experience. There should be
a lecture next year of (he geo
graphic type.
Pierrettes
Depp And Rorvdthaler Will Speak And
Seniors Will Receive Diplomas^ Bibles
At 179th Commencement Exercises
Induct Ten
New members were inducted into
the Pierrettes in Chapel last Thurs
day. Before a black velvet back
drop, offset by Greek columns and
two masks of drama, Doris Faley,
Eleanor Frye, Fay Fuller, Jean
Harrison, Elissa Hutson, Eleanor
Johnson, Eleanor McGregor, Con
nie Murray, Julia Shields and Judy
Thompson received their member
ship cards.
Polly Hartle, out-going president
of the Pierrettes, enumerated the
club’s accomplishments for this
year. Lola Dawson, new president,
recognized the new vice-president,
Marilyn Samuel, and the secretary-
treasurer, Anne Lowe.
Anne Lowe was in charge of
plans for this service. Committee
members were Mary Susan Leon
ard, Catherine Birckel, Nancy Ann
Ramsey, Edith Tesch, Patsy Craw
ford and Peggy Bonner.
New members of the Pierrettes
were honor-guests at a coffee
Thursday evening in'" the Day Stu
dents’ Center.
General Electric Jobs
ToBe Discussed Here
A General Electric representative.
Miss Ruth Freese, will be at Salem
Monday, May 14, 1951. That morn
ing Miss Freese will talk to the
Seniors about prospective openings
with the General Electric Company.
At 2:00 p.m. Miss Freese will be
in Clewell date room to discuss
jobs with any students who might
be interested in future work with
the company.
Patsy Law To Leave Salem
And Work At Wachovia Bank
By Jean Patton
s;
I Patsy stopped typing as I walked
in the door. She told me later
f that she thought 1 was bringing
. .- a term paper to be typed. After
■Iseven years at Salem, she is leav
ing to become assistant to the per-
|sonnel director at Wachovia Bank
i'|and Trust Co., where she will in-
rterview applicants for jobs. Her
■duties will also include going to
• to the students about positions at
Wachovia.
Patsy said that she hated to
leave Salem, but judging from the
jstaff members of long standing,
she felt it best to leave now.
^“You know Miss Essie and Miss
(.Anna, well, pretty soon it would
, be Miss Patsy”.
I A ’48 graduate, Patsy majored in
.^sociology-economics. The summer
,1 after graduation she went to camp
.in Maryland but returned in the
,fall for the “Standing at the Por
tals” ceremony. “Miss Hixson
.came up to me and asked if Td
- like to help them out for two or
|three weeks, and, well, I’ve been
here since then.” The only dif
ficulty she encountered was becom
ing accustomed to the idea that
Patsy Law
she was 'now a member of the
staff rather than of the- student
body.
1 asked her how she managed
Seniors Take
Oath As
New Citizens
Salem’s first Citizenship Day was
last Tuesday at which time Judge
Johnson J. Hayes of the Federal
District Court “inducted” the Sen
ior class as citizens of the United
States with the following pledge:
As an American college sen
ior, I have had better than
average opportunity to appre
ciate the heritage that is mine,
to perceive the problems of our
day, and to understand the im
portance of the individual
under our form of government
and our way of life. Therefore,
1 pledge allegiance to my coun
try and acknowledge my re
sponsibilities as a participat
ing citizen.
As such, I wish to contribute
something of my time and
ability to the welfare of others,
to the Improvement of human
relationships, and to the rich
ness and quality of life in
whatever community I make
my home.
I promise to keep informed
about local, national and world
affairs; to register and vote in
elections; to obey the laws of
my country; and to so conduct
myself as a citizen that my
community and nation will be
better for my having passed
this way.
Dr. Gramley introduced the sub
ject of citizenship by recalling an
earlier assembly which showed
Salem as a community whose total
strength depended upon the char
acter of the individual.
Mr. W. P. Sandridge, member of
the Board of Trustees, introduced
the spea'xer.
Judge Hayes began his talk by
defining the term citizenship as a
rule of conduct established by sup
eriors in power and obeyed by the
inhabitants of that country. He
went on to say that each person
must demonstrate by his life the
responsibilities of citizenship. A
community is just what its inhabi
tants make it. Crime results from
the degraded state of a community
—a result of environment.
Judge Hayes illustrated the state
ment that only in America can a
man rise above his background and
be recognized for his own merits
with the story of how he became
a lawyer. He stressed that each
citizen has the obligation of con
ducting himself so that he is a
good example for others.
Then the Seniors rose and re
peated the citizenship pledge after
Judge Hayes, and assembly closed
with a prayer by Dr. Gramley and
the Star Spangled Banner led by
Paul Peterson.
JuniorsTo Burn Hats
The Juniors will doff their hats
of frivolity and don their caps and
gowns at the traditional hat-burn
ing Tuesday, May 15, 1951 at 9:00
p.m. on the terrace opposite the
Gym.
Cammy Lovelace, retiring presi
dent of the Senior class, will speak
followed by Edna Wilkerson, pre
sident of the rising Senior class,
after which the Juniors will burn
their hats and put on their caps
and gowns. The Seniors will then
sing “Moonlight on the Campus”.
The faculty and students are in
vited.
Each senior will receive a Bible
at Salem’s 179th commencement
exercises in Memorial Hall, Mon
day, May 28, 1951. This is the
first time such a gift has been
presented to the graduating class.
Sixty-seven seniors will receive
their diplomas.
Dr. Howard Rondthaler, presi
dent of Salem College and Aca
demy from 1909-1949, will give the
commencement address Monday
morning. The academic procession
will form at 10:45 a.m., and gradu
ation exercises will begin at 11:00
a.m. Dr. Gramley will present the
diplomas to the seniors.
Commencement activities wall be
gin Sunday morning. May 27, wdth
Peggy Osborne
To Give Recital
Saturday Night
The last of the graduating re
citals will be presented by Peggy
Osborne, pianist, on Satudray, May
12, 1951 at 8:30 p.m. in Memorial
Tall. Rose Ellen Bowen, violinist,
will assist her. The accompanists
for this final recital will be Charles
Peggy Osborne
G. Vardell, Jr. and Betty Tesch.
The following program will be
presented:
Prelude in C sharp minor.-Bach
(from “The Well-Tempered Cla
vier”)
Andante and Variations in F
minor Haydn
Kriesleriana, op. 16, No. 1
Schumann
Miss Osborne
Ave Maria Bach-Gounod
Praeludium and Allegro
Kreisler
(in the style of Pugnani)
Miss Bowen
Etude in E major, op. 10, no.'3
Chopin
General Lavine, eccentric
Debussy
Bear Dance Bertok
Miss Osborne
La Plus Que Lente ... Debussy
Liebsleid Kreisler
Hejre Kati — Hubay
Miss Bowen
Concerto in A minor, op. 54
Schumann
Allegro Affetuoso
Miss Osborne
The ushers for the recital will
be Miriam Swaim, Betty Lou Pfaff,
Joanne Field, Lucy Harper, Bessie
Leppert, Cammy Lovelace and
Mary Lib Weaver.
The public is invited.
All Salem students are urged
to attend the Choral Ensemble
concert followed by the recep
tion honoring Dr. Vardell to
night.
jthe baccalaureate sermon at Home
Moravian Church. Dr. Mark Depp,
pastor of Centenary Methodist
Church, wall be the speaker. The
seniors and their families will be
the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Gram-
ley at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at a sup
per served on the lawn of the
president’s home. Senior Vespers
will be held on upper campus at
7 :00 p.m.
T\venty classes will have re
unions on Alumnae Day, Saturday,
May 26. While the class reunions
are in progress during the morn
ing, the Executive Board of the
Alumnae Association will meet.
Mrs. Katherine Graham Howard
of Boston, will speak at the annual
meeting of the Alumnae Associa
tion at noon Saturday. Mrs. Ho
ward is an alumnae of Salem, a
prominent Republican and member
of the Republican National Com
mittee from Massachusetts.
Following the alumnae luncheon
in the refectory, there will be an
open house in the new science
building. All of the classes having
reunions have planned private class
parties at various places during
the afternoon. The School of
Music will present a concert in
Memorial Flail at 8:00 p.m. Satur
day, followed by a reception in
Main Hall given by Dr. Vardell
and the faculty of the School of
Music.
News Briefs
Daisy Chonis was recently elected
president of the Home Economics
Club. Other officers are: Ellen
Bell, vice-president; Sara Hobson,
secretary; Betsy Forrest, treas
urer; Martha Newcomb, Gingham
Tavern chairman and Doris Mc-
Millin, program chairman.
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Mrs. Amy Heidbreder and Miss
Evelyn Carlson will serve sugar
bread and coffee at the traditional
Reading Day Coffee Wednesday,
May 16, 1951 from 10:00 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. in the Club Dining
Room.
Faculty and students are invited.
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The Junior class entertained the
Seniors with a picnic supper yes
terday at the barbecue pit above
the May Dell.
Both classes voted to have the
picnic instead of the annual Junior-
Senior dance.
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Anne Evans was elected presi
dent of the Choral Ensemble last
week. Other officers are Lu Long
Ogburn, secretary; Helen Ridge
way, treasurer; Kappy Green, pub
licity manager and Nell Phillips,
business manager.
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Four car-loads of Day Students
will leave for Hanging Rock to
morrow afternoon. Plans for the
day include swimming, baseball
and hiking. A weiner roast in the
evening will climax the day.
This will be the second of the
two Day Student outings. Last
fall they went to Camp Betty
Hastings with dates, but this ex
cursion will be a “hen party”,
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Mary Campbell Craig was elected
president of the Future Teachers’
Association at a meeting of the or
ganization last week. Other of
ficers include Julia Timberlake,
vice-president; Faye Lee, secre
tary; Loma Faye Cuthbertson,
treasurer and Jane Huss Benbow,
scrap-book keeper.
Emily Warden and Kitty Burrus
reported on the Future Teachers
of America convention held in
Asheville, April 12-14. Kitty Bur
rus was elected vice-president of
next year’s convention.
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A dinner for the supervising
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