Volume XXXII
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, October 5,
Number 3
Dawson Chosen To Play
Lead In 'The Innocents”
Lola Dawson has been chosen for little boy
the lead in “The Innocents,” dra
matized by William Archibald and
based on the story, “The Turn of
the Screw,” by Henry James. The
play, the first major production of
the year, will be given Nov. 14
and 15 at 8:30 p.m. in Old Chapel,
under the direction of Miss Eliza
beth Riegner.
Others in the cast are Connie
Murray as Mrs. Gross, the house
keeper; Laurie Mitchell as the
little girl and Sara Tullock as the
A story of unspeakable terror,
“The Innocents,” set in the 1880’s,
begins when a young governess
arrives at an English estate to as
sume charge of two precocious,
orphaned youngsters. A motherly
housekeeper completes the house
hold. But these four are not
alone. They are haunted by fears
and phantoms—by the shadows of
giants and by ghastly faces in the
moonlight.
Lola Dawson, senior from Rocky
Mount and president of the Pier
rettes, appeared in “Lima Beans”
in her sophomore year, last year
as Ginny in “Goodbye, My Fancy”,
in Lorca’s “House of Bernarda
Alba” and in “Ario Da Capo” by
Edna St. Vincent Millay. For her
project in theater class she directed
the May Day pageant, and this
summer she taught dramatics at
Camp Yonahlossee near Blowing
Rock.
In the role of Mrs. Gross, the
housekeeper, Connie Murray makes
her second appearance in a Pier
rette pioduction. She had a part
life that can hold together a whole in last year’s production of “Pyg
Sawyer Speaks
On Education
With Religion
Speaking on “The Place of Re
ligion in Education” for Founder’s
Day chapel program, the Rev.
Edwin A. Sawyer concluded, “It is
our prayer that she (Salem) will
be known for the kind of religious
world that otherwise could well fall
apart at the seams.”
In order to promote this type of
religious life on campus. Reverend
Sawyer was recently appointed
Salem chaplain and full time in
structor in Bible and Christian
Education.
He discussed the principles
underlying his appointment saying
first of all that religion belongs
on the American college campus.
One advantage offered by edu
cation complete with religion is a
combination of freedom and au
thority of which our Student Gov
ernment Association is an example.
Lastly, a college chaplain serves as
a guide to lead students over the
stumbling blocks of everyday pro
blems.
The Rev. George Higgins, direc
tor of the Board of Christian Edu
cation at the Provincial Building,
opened the program in commemor
ation of Salem’s 180th birthday by
a scripture reading and a prayer.
Dr. Gramley introduced the
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Al umnae Slate
October Meets
The Younger Alumnae Club of
Raleigh will hold the first of sev
eral alumnae meetings scheduled
for the month of October. Miss
Edith Kirkland, Mrs. Amy Heid-
breder and Miss Lelia Graham
Marsh will represent Salem at the
Raleigh meeting, Oct. 11. A tea
will be held for prospective Salem
students.
There will be an alumnae meet
ing for those of Elizabeth City and
vicinity on Oct. 13. Miss Peggy
Gray, formerly employed in the
Public Relations Office, will be the
speaker.
Miss Ivy Hixson, Mrs. Heidbre-
der and Miss Marsh will attend a
tea Oct. IS at Lexington for the
alumnae of Lexington, High Point
and Thomasville.
Dr. Dale Gramley will speak at
an alumnae meeting in Atlanta, Ga.
Oct. 22. He will remain in Atlanta
until the following day to attend
the inauguration of Dr. Wallace
Alston, the new president of Agnes
Scott College in Decatur, Ga.
The Winston-Salem Alumnae will
meet in the Day Student Center,
Oct. 25.
Seven alumnae trustees will be
special guests at a meeting of the
Executive Board of the Winston-
Salem Alumnae Association Oct.
17. A business meeting in the
Friendship Room in Strong dormi
tory will precede a luncheon in the
club dining room.
malion”. A sophomore, Connie is
from Durham where she appeared
in several high school plays and
was student director of the senior
play.
Laurie Mitchell of Charlotte, also
a sophomore, is appearing in her
first role. Before this she has
always done backstage work.
Although a native of Winston-
Salem, Sara Tulloch is living here
on campus. A sophomore transfer
from Hollins, Sara attended Salem
Academy where she was an active
member of the drama club. This
is her first big role. She is con
sidering minpring in Dramatics.
Technical Director for “The In
nocents” is Jeanne Harrison, and
the scenery designer is Bryan Bal
four.
Jacobowsky
To Present
Violin Recital
Eugene Jacobowsky, violinist,
will present the first of the faculty
recitals, Monday, Oct. 8, in Mem
orial Hall.
Mr. Jacobowsky joined Salem’s
faculty last year. Before coming
here he taught at Elon College. He
received his B. S. degree at Juil-
liard School of Music, and his M.
A. degree at Teachers College of
Columbia University. Besides
Pictured above are Jean Babilee and Nathalie Philippart, who will
dance with the Ballet Theater when it appears in Winston-Salem
Oct. 15.
Eugene Jacobowsky
teaching at Salem, Mr. Jacobow
sky is concert master for the Win
ston-Salem Symphony.
James Hart, director of music at
First Presbyterian Church, will be
the ‘ accompanist for the recital.
Annual Plans
Fashion Show
For Oct. 9
The Sights and Insights will pre
sent a fashion show Tuesday, Oct.
9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Day Students
Center.
No admission will be charged. In
addition there will be a number
drawing for a door prize. Each
person attending will receive a
number as she enters.
The show, sponsored by a local
store, will include all types of col
lege apparel. Especially featured
will be separates—blouses, skirts,
and sweaters—^wool dresses and
suits.
The models will be Jane Watson,
Florence Cole, Lou Davis, Faye
Lee, Margie Ferrell, Frances Wil
liams, Jean and Joan Shope, Kay
Cunningham, Phoebe Barnhardt,
Rooney Barnes and Florence
Spaugh.
Girl, Parent
Students Here
Drane Vaughn and her mother,
new stujlents at Salem, are the first
mother - daughter combination to
attend school here.
Drane, who is majoring in his
tory and primary education, is a
transfer student from Hollins.
While at Hollins, Drane was feat
ure editor of the college paper,
vice-president of the freshman
class and a member of the honor
court. She is now day student re
porter for the Salemite.
Mrs. Vaughn attended the Uni
versity of Georgia for two years
and received her teaching certi
ficate. She then taught for two
years before her marriage. At
present she is renewing her teach
er’s certificate with a probable
major in history.
The Vaughns have two classes
together—child literature and gov
ernment. They said they enjoy
being in class and studying to
gether. When asked how they
like Salem, they both replied, “We
like it fine!”
41 To Visit
W ake Forest
Approximately 41 Salemites will
board a bus on Saturday morning,
October 6, bound for Wake Forest
to participate in the first Wake
Forest-Salem Day. They will be
official guests of the college for the
Wake Forest vs. Richmond foot
ball game.
The group will ^eet at the front
of Clewell tomorrow morning at
11:15 to board the chartered bus.
The dining room staff wilt provide
each girl with a bag lunch which
they will eat on the way in order
to eliminate the delay which would
be caused by stopping for lunch.
They will arrive 'at Wake Forest
in time for the game. The chart
ered bus will bring them back to
Salem after the game and probably
will be back in Winston-Salem by
9:00 p.m.
Wake Forest-Salem Day came
about when Dr. Harold W. Trib
ble, president of Wake Forest, was
on the Salem campus September
27 to attend the dinner celebrating
the tenth anniversary of the Bow
man Gray School of Medicine. Dr-
Tribble talked to several groups of
girls who were having their after-
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Girl Of Month
To Be Selected
A new feature will appear in the
Salemite beginning Oct. 12. The
Salemite and I. R. S. will sponsor
jointly a Girl-of-the-Month who
represents her class and Salem.
The qualities for which she will
be chosen are grooming, poise,
friendliness, versatility, originality,
conduct, cooperation, activities and
interests. Girls from each of the
classes are eligible.
Judges will be four members of
the Salemite staff and four from
the I. R. S. council. The judges
will change monthly.
Each month in the Salemite there
will be a picture and interview of and Applachian
the winner. College.
Ballet Group
Will Dance
At Reynolds
On its thirteenth annual nation
wide tour, following its fall season
at New York’s Metropolitan Opera
House, Ballet Theatre will appear
in Winston-Salem Friday, Oct. 12,
at 8:15 p. m. in Reynolds Audi
torium.
With Lucia Chase and Oliver
Smith as administrative directors.
Ballet Theatre is presented by
Blevins Davis, president of Ballet
Theatre Foundation. Ballet by and
for Americans is the dance com
pany’s byword, and this troupe has
advanced far towards its goal of
establishing a company American
in character but international in
scope. Ballet Theatre has just re
turned from a tour of South
America.
A repertory selected from 20
great ballets will be presented.
Igor Youskevitch, who has few, if
any peers in the art of classical
dancing, Alicia Alonso, John Kriza
and Mary Ellen Moylan and the
French stars, Jean Babilee and
Nathalie Philippart will perform.
With its corps de ballet sym
phony orchestra and technical staff
Ballet Theatre’s company numbers
100. Alexander Smallens is musical
director, Joseph Levine is conduc
tor, Dimitri Romanoff is regisseur
and Edward Caton is ballet master.
The Winston-Salem appearance
will be sponsored by the dance
forum and Junior Chamber of Com
merce.
Life magazine has hailed Ballet
Theatre as “the best ballet com
pany in the United States.”
This season Ballet Theatre again
has for its first classical dancer,
Igor Youskevitch. Alicia Alonso,
John Krizd and Mary Ellen Moy
lan complete the stellar list.
Music Hours
To Begin Nov. I
Weekly music hours will begin
Nov. 1, according to a report from
the music faculty meeting last
Monday night. The musical pro
grams will be presented on Thurs
days at 5:00 p.m. in Memorial Hall.
The first of the series, organized
by Miss Margaret Vardell, will
feature college talent. Miss Laurie
Jones is in charge of the program
the following week which will also
be composed of college students.
Winston-Salem children studying
music at Salem will appear on the
program Nov. 15 under the direc
tion of Miss Frances Sowers. Mrs.
Margaret Merriman, in charge of
the Nov. 29 music hour, will plan
a program consisting of college
students.
High school-age students will
appear in the following week’s pro
gram which is being arranged by
Miss Harriet Greider. Mrs. Nell
Starr will again feature college
talent on her program Dec. 13.
The public is invited to all of
these programs.
Parks To Preside
Betty Parks, president of the
northwest district of the Future
Teachers of America, will preside
at a luncheon meeting Tuesday,
Oct. 9, at 1:00 p.m. in High Point.
The purpose of this meetipg is
to construct F. T. A. policies for
the coming year and to elect new
officers.
The northwest district is com
posed of five college with teacher
training programs. Together with
Salem are Greensboro College, W.
C. U. N. C., High Point College
State Teachers