Monday night’s lecturer will
be Paul Engle
Girls, do you suppose that he
could be single?
Volume XXXII
The Who’s Who girls have
again been named,
These will be the campus
famed.
52 Who^s Who Is Revealed
Paul Engle, American Poet,
To Lecture Monday Night
of creative writing at the State University
of Iowa, will be a guest on Salem campus Monday, Nov. 12 Mr En^le
.will be the second speaker of the lecture series Monday'at 8:30 pm
in Memorial Hall. ^
A pioneer in the directorship of creative writing at colleges Mr
Engle has m many instances been the only living public patron of
writing. Mr. Engle, whose first fame was as a young poet, chose the
career of teaching other serious young writers at Iowa. He develoned
~ ^^the department of creative writing
Curlee And
Todd Receive
College Chairs
Dr. Wm. B. Todd was recipient
of the Emma A. Lehman Chair of
Literature and Professor A. T.
Curlee was awarded the Louise C.
Shaffner Chair of Mathamatics, it
was announced at a faculty meet
ing last Wednesday.
These two chairs were estab
lished as a memorial to keep alive
the names of these teachers who
were here for over 50 years. The
funds for the chair were begun
by Salem students in 1909 and
have been added to through the
years.
The decision to establish the
chairs was made at the October
meeting of the Board of Trustees.
Dr. Todd joined the faculty in
1949 as head of the English depart
ment. He attended Lehigh Univer
sity where he earned his B. A. and
M. A. degrees. He was awarded
his Ph. D. at the University of
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Day Students
Choose Sowers
Miss Frances Miller Sowers,
music faculty member, was elected
day student advisor at a day stu
dent meeting last week. Miss
Sowers, who was chosen from a
group of several nominees, is a
former day student at Salem.
A piano major under Dr. Charles
Vardell, she graduated in 1948.
While a student here she was a
niember of the Choral Ensemble
and^ on the Salemite business staff.
Low in her third year as a mem-
of the music faculty, she is
also chairman of the Musical Notes
radio program sponsored by the
Children’s Radio Programming
Council.
Miss Sowers, who will attend all
day student meetings, says that
Salem “gets into your blood” and
that ' she is looking forward to
being with the day students again.
there. It is the most extensive
program in any American univer
sity. Students have been attracted
from all over the United States
and from foreign countries to at
tend his classes.
In 1934 his first book of poetry,
“American Song”, wms published.
It won instant acclaim and attained
the largest sale of any book of
verse published at that time in
America. H^ is author of some
half dozen books of poetry. Among
them are “West of Midnight”,
“Cove”, “Worn Earth” and a novel,
“Always the Land”. His “American
Child” went through several edi
tions, a rare thing for a book of
poems. This book has been feat
ured in Life Magazine.
Professor Engle is universally
recognized as one of America’s
most brilliant poets. He is said to
be a popular speaker among all
types of audiences. He takes un
reality and mystery out of poetry
and makes it the natural expres
sion of daily lives. His work at
the State University of Iowa gives
him the opportunity to develop
similar talents in other young
writers. - '
Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in
1900, he graduated from Coe Col
lege in that city. After graduate
studies at Columbia, he went to
Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He
did not confine his interests to
literature. Mr. Engle rowed for
his college for three years and
played on the water polo team that
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Kitty Burrus
wwm.
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Lola Dawson Betty Parks
Above are the four girls chosen from the senior class for Who’s Whta.
Barnhardt and
Little Win
Room Contest
Paul Engle
Rociring 20^s Is Davyds Theme
Roaring Twenties” — flappers,
the Charleston, and coonskin coats
~This will be the new theme of
Davy Jones. This theme will be
brought out in murals depicting
typical characteristics of the Roar-
Twenties. Plaid curtains will
add more gaiety to the room. A
coat of dark green paint will liven
jc tables, chairs and benches,
ns will present the new theme
o the Roaring Twenties now re-
P acing the familiar theme of Davy
Jones Locker Room.
The social room in the basement
0 Clewell was decorated with the
erne of “Davy Jones Locker
oom” several years ago, and it
>as remained the famous Davy
Jones ever since then. Two years
SRo, the walls were painted and
1C theme of Davy Jones disap
peared.
Last year, plans were made to
redecorate Davy and a card pro
ject was undertaken to help raise
money. However, the plans were
postponed until this year, because
of 'insufficient time. This week
end, actual work will begin. The
whole dorm will contribute their
time and talents for this redeco
ration. The chairmen are Betty
Tyler and Joan Shope. Heading
the committees under them are
Anne Robertson, Patsy Gattis, and
Euber Roberts, sewing; Betsy Tur
ner, Phyl Forrest, Caroline Ross,
painting; Elaine Williams, Betty
Tyler, Bobbie Kuss, Florence Swin
dell, murals. Joan Elrick as treas
urer will budget the project.
Clewell invites everyone to see
the finished product.
First place winners in the I. R.
S.-sponsored freshman room con
test are Phoebe Barnhardt and
Jane Little of 320 Clewell. First
honorable mention has b een
awarded to Bobbie Kuss and
Rooney Barnes, 124 Clewell, and
second honorable mention has been
presented to Ann Lang and Betsy
Liles, 318 Clewell.
The contest, which was based on
originality and neatness, was
judged by Mrs. H. W. Martin, Mrs.
W. F. Spencer and Miss Virginia
Hodges.
Phoebe and Jane have decorated
their room in a color scheme of
yellow and green. Their yellow
bedspreads are accented with green
pillows. Yellow organdy curtains
and yellow shag scatter rugs are
contrasted with twin green plastic
quilted chests. Other color notes
are black framed prints and a bul
letin board edged with a yellow
crepe paper ruffle.
Prizes were awarded to the ,vin-
ners.
Grades To Be Issued
Mid-semester grades will be
made known on Nov. IS. Students
will receive a notice from the
Dean of Students’ Office if changes
are made in their academic stand
ing.
Freshmen, if passing work, will
receive a total of four overnights
with two evening engagements per
rnonth this semester; sophomores,
eight overnights with three even
ing engagements per month; jun
iors, ten overnights with f o u r
nights per month or six nights
with all merit grades.
‘The Innocents’
To Be Staged
Nov. 14 and 15
The cast and crew of the Pier
rettes’ first major production of
the year, “The Innocents” are in
the final week of rehearsals. The
play will be presented Wednesday
and Thursday, Nov. 14 and IS, at
8:30 p.m. in Old Chapel.
“The Innocents” goes back about
54 years to revive Henry James’
psychological story, “The Turn of
the Screw”. The play concerns
two high-strung children who live
in a gloomy old English country
house with their governess and a
housekeeper and two ghosts. The
ghosts are the condemned souls of
two former servants who, when
they were still alive, tried to cor
rupt the children and have come
back from the grave to try again.
All the while the boy and. girl
seem to be amusing themselves
with innocent childhood pastimes,
they are actually taking a secret
and unwholesome delight in their
communion with the maleviolent
dead.
The young governess senses this
with growing terror, and her strug
gle to shake the children free of
the ghosts’ influence is the theme
of William Archibald’s skillful dra
matization.
Lola Dawson has the lead in the
role of the governess, and as Mark
and Flora, the . two children, are
Sara Tulloch arid Laurie Mitchell.
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Faculty Hear Paper
Mr. Warren Spencer read a
paper entitled “Diplomatic Inter
lude during the Crimean War” at
the first meeting of the Faculty
Research Group. The meeting was
held in the living room of Bitting
at 7:30 p.m. on last Tuesday.
Four Seniors
Chosen For
Distinction
Kitty Burrus, Lola Dawson,
Betty Parks and Carol Stortz have
been named from Salem’s senior
class to Who’s Who in American
Universities and Colleges.
These four seniors were selected
by a special committee on excel
lence and sincerity in scholarship,
leadership and participation in
extra-curricular and academic acti
vities, citizenship and service to
the school and promise of future
usefulness to business and society.
Kitty is in the Honor Society.
She is a member of F. T. A. and
serves as their state vice-president.
She works on the editorial staff
of the Salemite and is associate
editor of the Annual.
In her junior year, Kitty won
the, Gordon Gray award for scholar
ship. She was awarded the Sally
Southall Cotton prize for scholar
ship last year. She is president of
the Methodist student organization,
a member of I. R. C. and Modern
Dance club. Kitty is from Shelby.
Lola, from Rocky Mount, is pre
sident of the Pierrettes. She has
the lead in “The Innocents” which
will open next week. She has
taken part in several ' other plays
during the past two years, includ
ing “Goodbye My Fancy,” “Lima
Beans,” “The House of Bernada
Alba” and “Aria Da Capo.”
She was in charge of costumes
for “Pygmalion.” Last year she
directed the May Day pageant and
worked as assistant editor of the
Salemite. Lola was president of
her sophomore class. She is now
a member of the Scorpions and
copy editor of Sights and Insights.
Chairman of the May Day Com
mittee, Betty Parks is from Dur
ham. She served last year as
treasurer of F. T. A. She is a
Scorpion and a member of Y Cab
inet. An English major, Betty
works on the editorial staffs of
the Salemite and annual. She is
past president of the Westminster
Fellowship and was a member of
the Latin club her freshman year.
Carol Stortz, president of the Y,
is from Bethlehem, Pa. She is
majoring in biology and minoring
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Men Students
Elect Baker
Furney Baker was elected presi
dent of the Men Student Associa
tion yesterday at a meeting in the
Men Students’ Center. Baker, a
senior religious music major, is
from Star Route, Kernersville.
Bill Long, a sophomore from
Germanton was elected vice-presi
dent and representative to the
Student Government. Secretary-
treasurer for the current year is
R. L. Sprinkle, a sophomore from
Winston-Salem.
According to Baker the first pro
ject of the organization will be a
chapel program next week. Later
in the year they will sponsor the
men students’ banquet.
Dance Rescheduled
The I. R. S. Christmas formal,
which was originally scheduled for
Saturday, Dec. 8, has been changed
to Saturday, Dec. 15. The dance
was postponed because of a con
flict with exams at Carolina and
State. Dancing will begin at 8:00
p.m. and last until midnight.
Music will be furnished by Reg
Marshall and his orchestra.
Aw-