The schedule has started as
Friday passes,
Thumbs down to those with no
Saturday classes.
The freshmen have had a week
full of parties and fun,
And we’d like to say that our
hearts they have Won.
Volume XXXII
Orientation
Begins For
93 Students
Ninety-three Salem freshmen and
transfers have been attending
orientation programs since Sept.
16. Fourteen freshmen day students
have been boarding in Clewell dur
ing the orientation week.
The final meeting of the program
will be in rooms one, four and
eight next Wednesday at 6;4S p.m.
At this time all new students will
take the handbook test.
An outdoor picnic supper will be
I held tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. Juniors
will be escorted by their little sis
ters. The Salemite and Sights and
Insights staffs will sponsor a fac
ulty-student softball game before
the picnic. At 8:30 that evening
[ the freshman class will present a
talent show.
Moravians Honor
All boarding students will line up
on the porch of Main Hall at 10:30
a.m. Sunday for church services at
[ Home Moravian Church. This first
I S u n d a y, when students attend
church in a body is observed as
Salem College Day. Offering goes
to Salem’s scholarship fund.
The deans will serve after-dinner
[coffee at 2:00 p.m. in the Friend
ship Rooms of Strong Dormitory.
New students and their big sisters
are invited. Later that day a re
ception service for freshmen will
[be conducted by the ,Y. W. C. A.
in the Old Chapel at 6:30 p.m.
There will be sophomore and
junior class meetings on Monday
at 1:30 p.m. The places will be
announced later.
Frosh Entertained
Other events of the Orientation
pn.igram began last Sunday after
noon with a tea given by the Day
Students. Vespers at 6:30 p.m.
jvere sponsored by the Y. W. C. A.
Rev. Ldwin A. Sawyer was the
■speaker. Later a community sing
in Bitting was led by Betty Parks.
The Student Government Asso
ciation provided entertainment
Monday night. Lou Bridgers was
mistress of ceremonies. Florence I
ole entertained at the piano and
ola Dawson did a take-off on
Romeo and Juliet.
An A. A. sponsored picnic was
held Tuesday afternoon on the
picnic grounds above the May Dell.
The senior class repeated their
hunt night skit.
A style show using freshmen
models was sponsored jointly by
[he T. R. S. Council and May Day
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Dr. 0ramley Speaks At Opening Chapel
As Salem College Enters 180th Year
Salem entered its 180th year at
the official opening in Memorial
Hall this morning.
Dr. Gramley, the main speaker
for the program, described Salem’s
purpose as being “to help you fit
yourself not only for a meaningful
place in the society of which you
are a part, but to help you to live
with yourself.” In defining Salem
to the audience, he suggested that
it “is at once a place, an atmos
phere and a tradition that is mean
ingful only as people make it so.”
Dr. Gramley emphasized the fact
that the students are a part of
Music School
Pla ns Future
A steering committee has been
appointed from the School of
Music to investigate past policy of
the school and determine future
procedure.
This decision was made by the
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Hans Heidemann, Renowned
Pianist, Accepts Post Here
Hans Heidemann, noted pianist
las accepted a position on the
fcalem School of Music faculty. He
''ill teach advanced piano pupils.
1, fundamental preparation
|broad, Heidemann was awarded a
lellowship in piano , at the Julliard
oundation in New York. Follow-
Pg study under Rudolph Serkin in
"itzerland, he became a pupil of
pedwig Rosenthal, internationally
[enowned piano teacher, and Moriz
t l^osenthal, the last living pupil of
iszt.
Heidemann made his debut in
and appeared wilh the Roches-
Symphony the following sea-
PP- He has toured east and west
.erica in joint recitals with Nor-
J'an Condon and John Brownlee,
Pth of the Metropolitan Opera
Association.
During four years in the U. S.
&n a 1 Corps he gave recitals
road and was invited to play the
chumann Concerto with the Royal
arines. in England. -Prior to his
sparture overseas, he played the
rieg Concerto with the Fort Mon-
Hans Heidemann
mouth Symphony Orchestra.
Since his return to civilian life,
Heidemann has appeared in recitals
in Washington, D. C., Long Island,
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today’s world and thus must learn
to adjust to it. He urged that they
take a definite stand on all issues
and that the “adjustment to to
day’s world should start with your
self : intellectually, spiritually, mor
ally, socially, and physically.”
The program opened with the
academic procession followed by
the seniors’ singing “Standing at
the Portals.” The scripture and
prayer were given by the Rev.
Edwin Sawyer, after which Bishop
Kenneth Pfohl, chairman, extended
greetings from the Board of
Trustees.
Miss Hixson read the Dean’s
List for second semester last year
and Class Honors, based on work
for the whole year.
Seniors and juniors making
Dean s List are the following:
Elizabeth Martin Burrus, Mary
Campbell Craig, Mildred Swaim
McMichael, Carolyn Hodges Pat
terson, Carol Mae Stortz, Martha
Frances Wolfe, Jean Davenport,
Night Classes
To Be Offered
Citizens who want to know about
America’s Post War World—even
up to interpretation of daily hap
penings—can learn by attending a
Salem College evening class.
These classes, an innovation to
Salem curriculum, will also offer
Business English, Portraits of
Christ in the New Testament,
Studio Art and Music.
Registration may be made by
mail or in person in the office of
the Academic Dean in Main Hall.
Ruth Derrick, Myra Sue Dickson,
Fay Fuller, Carmei; Louise Johns
ton, Eleanor Earle McGregor, Anna
Frances Morgan, Martha Jane
Newcomb, Anne Williams Simp
son, Jane Randolph Smith, Flo
rence Winkler Spaugh and Sara
Ann Willard.
Sophomore Dean’s List includes:
Jane Alexander, Mary Barbara
Allen, Mary Elizabeth Ball, Phyllis
Irene Forrest, Margaret Elizabeth
Johnson, Audrey Ann Lindley, Wil
liam Phillip Long, Alice Lenora
McNeely, Lu Long O g b u r n,
Frankie Ann Strader, Edith Mae
Tesch and Mary Lou Whiteheart.
Those receiving Class Honors
were Elizabeth Martin Burrus,
Mary Campbell Craig, Mildred
Swaim McMichael, Carol Mae
Stortz, Martha Frances Wolfe,
Ruth Cochran Derrick, Myra Sue
Dickson, Fay Fuller, Eleanor Mc
Gregor, Anne Williams Simpson,
Jane Randolph Smith, Mary Bar
bara Allen, Mary Elizabeth Ball,
Phyllis Irene Forrest, Alice Lenora
McNeely, Lu Long Ogburn,
Frankie Ann Strader, Edith Mae
Tesch and Mary Lou Whiteheart.
Margaret Thomas, president of
Student Government, read tele
grams sent by last year’s seniors.
Chapel closed with the singing of
the Alma Mater and the academic
recessional.
McCrary Composes
Betty McCrary has written the
music and lyrics to a song, “Away”,
and is now working on its publi
cation.
Kay Kyser has promised to help
plug the ballad. Fred Whitener
arranged the orchestration and
Russ Olsen, a professional pianist,
made a record of it. An orchestra
ted record will come out in Novem
ber.
The song will be presented in
January by Fred Whitener.
Features Added
To Orientation
A freshman seminar and fresh
man speech auditions have been
added to the orientation program
this year. For the seminar, the
freshman class will be divided into
three sections, with each section
meeting for an hour a week during
the first semester. At these meet
ings various faculty members will
lead discussions on topics which
are problems to most freshmen.
This seminar is based on a study
of 40 colleges, comparable to Salem,
which felt a need for a similar
program. After this study was
finished, the idea was presented to
the faculty for approval and then
turned over to a small group of
students and faculty for planning.
The Office of the Dean of Stu-
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Number
Dean Smoke
Is Among Five
Joining Staff
Salem has added five new mem
bers to its faculty and administra
tion.
Assist.ant dean of students is
Miss Eil(^en Smoke who replaces
Miss Evelyn Carlson. Miss Smoke
holds a B.S. and a M.A. from Ohio
State University and a M.S. from
Indiana University. Previously she
has taught school in Ohio and
served as an instructor and coun
selor at Indiana University.
Miss Evelyn Roberts holds two
jobs, secretary to, the dean of stu
dents and house counsellor on
third floor Clewell. Miss Roberts
lias had experience as secretary at
Camp Montreat and Camp Merri-
Mac and has taught at Passifern
School. She received an A.B. from
Maryville College in Maryville,
4 enn. and has done professional
study at Cecils Business College
and W. C. U. N. C.
The assistant librarian, Miss
Gwen Morris, earned an A.B. from
Marshall College and B.S. L.S.
from Drexel Institute of Techno
logy. She did professional study
at the University of Pennslyvania
and the University of Southern
California. For the last two years
she has been librarian at Kerners-
ville School.
Mrs. James Hart will serve as
assistant in education and super
visor of practice teaching. Mrs.
Hart holds a B.S. from Queens
College and has studied at Jul
liard School of Music.
The new nurse in the infirmary
is Mrs. Ruby Muller. She was
formerly head nurse at Erskine
College at Due West, South Caro
lina.
Science Classes
To Begin Friday
In New Building
At the formal inspection of the
new science hall a committee from
the Board of Trustees and the ad
ministration accepted the building.
The contractors turned over the
keys to college officials.
A delay in obtaining materials
made it impossible to have all the
equipment moved from Dark Hall
to the new building. However, all
equipment necessary for the start
of classes Friday has already been
installed.
During the summer months Dr.
Gramley and his sons. Miss Essie, ,
Mr. Ralph Gorsucli and the college
[ staff were busy improving and re
pairing the buildings and campus.
Four rooms in South Hall were
renovated and redecorated with
new ceilings and fluorescent lights.
Two of these rooms were made
into an office for Dr. Elizabeth
Welch. Miss Betty Reigner will
have offices in the old social room
of South which was done over
this summer.
The exteriors of the dining hall
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Reelection Called
The Student Government Asso
ciation will hold a re-election for
treasurer Tuesday, Sept. 25 in as
sembly.
The nominating* committee will
meet Friday and candidates will be
announced at lunch Monday, Sept
24.
Rose Ellen Bowen, who was elec
ted treasurer last spring, has ac-'
cepted a position with the Atlantic
Symphony. She will complete her
registration duties here before leav
ing for Atlanta to begin practice
with the symphony.