standing at the Portal
For another year
Seniors dressed in caps and
gowns
May their song ring clear.
New faculty members
Join with the rest
Going to parties
And taking tests.
Volume XXXIII
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, September 26, 1952
Number 1
Five Noted
Lecturers
Will Appear
The Salem College Lecture Ser
ies will present five noted lecturers
in its program this year. Included
will be Charles Laughton, Senator
Paul Douglas, W. H. Auden, Dr.
Hubert N. Alyea and Arthur Schle-
singer, Jr.
“An Evening With Charles
Laughton,” which Salem will spon
sor with the Little Theater on
Feb. 3, will be a highlight of the
program. Mr. Laughton will ap
pear in his one man show at the
Reynolds Auditorium.
The actor recently directed and
starred in the first Dramatic Quar
tette with Charles Boyer, Agnes
Moorehead and Sir Cedric Hard-
wicke in Shaw’s “Don Juan In
Hell.”
Douglas Will Speak
Senator Douglas, one of the lead
ing members of Congress, will ap
pear on Feb. 23. A Democrat from
Illinois, Douglas will speak on “The
Current Military and Economic
Position of the United States To
day.”
The opening lecture on Oct. 28
will be given by Dr. Hubert N.
Alyea, associate professor of chem
istry at Princeton University.
Dr. Alyea spoke in Winston-
Salem last spring before the Caro
lina-Piedmont section of the Ameri
can Chemical Society. His illu
strated talk on “Atomic Energy:
Weapon for Peace,” was well re
ceived, and Dr. Alyea’s inclusion in
this year’s program is by popular
demand.
W. H. Auden, young Anglo-
American poet and one of the out
standing figures in the literary
world, will speak here on Dec. S.
Time Magazine rates Mr. Auden
“—the most influential poet of his
generation.”
Climaxing the series on March
26 will be Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.,
newspaper columnist, historian and
a Harvard University professor of
history. In 1946, at the age of 26,
he w'as the youngest historian ever
to win the Pulitzer Prize which he
received for “The Age of Jackson.'
Mr. Schlesinger is a constant
contributor to such magazines as
the Atlantic Monthly, Fortune,
Life, and The Nation. His lecture
topic will be “The Future of Human
Freedom.”
All the lectures except Mr.
Laughton’s will be at Memorial
Hall.
Dean Sandresky To Give First
Faculty Recital Next Monday
praeludium
, , corrente
sarabande
menuet 11
menuet 2
gigue
L. van Beethoven.. .Sonata in C
major op. S3
allegro con brio
adagio molto
allegretto moderate
J. Brahms Intermezzo in E
major op. 116 no. 4
Capriccio in F sharp
minor op. 76 no. 1
Intermezzo in A major
op. 118 no. 2
Ballade in G minor op.
118 no. 3
D. Shostakovitch Three
Preludes
P. Hindemith Row of Little
Pieces op. 37
introduction and song
E. von Dohnanyi,...Rhapsody in
C major op. 11
Mr. Sandresky is a graduate of
Dartmouth college and has studied
at the Longy School of Music, Jul-
liard School of Music and Harvard
University. He returned to Har
vard last summer for further grad
uate work.
Between tests and parties, new students relax and get acquainted in Davy Jones Locker in Clewell.
New College Year Begins On Salem Campus
With Freshman Orientation Activities
New Salemites will complete their
first week of Orientation at Salem
College on Sunday.
The orientation program began
with the arrival of the new stu
dents Sunday, Sept. 21. The new
Salemites and their parents were
greeted by the student hostesses
and senior advisors.
Day Students Entertain
The day students were hostesses
at a tea for the new arrivals and
their parents Sunday afternoon.
During the afternoon, the day stu
dents conducted tours around cam
pus and supplied information about
the city of Winston-Salem.
Following supper, Sunday night
Vespers were held in the living
room of Bitting with Dr. Howard
E. Rondthaler as guest speaker.
The first day’s activities ended with
a community sing in Bitting base
ment.
Monday the new students began
the day with an assembly. Dr.
Gramley officially welcomed the
Clemmens Sandresky
Clemens Sandresky, new Dean of
the School of Music will appear
Monday, Sept. 29 at 8:30 p.m. in
Membrial Hall in the first of a
series of public recitals by members
of the Salem faculty.
Mr. Sandresky, a pianist will pre
sent the following program:
J. S. Bach Partita in B flat
major
students and introduced various
college officials.
The orientation testing began
Monday afternoon with the psycho
logical examination and the English
test. Other tests included in the
orientation program were language
and mathematics tests, a reading
test, the music theory test and the
library test. A speech audition and
an infirmary check were also in
cluded in the program.
Freshmen Feted
Throughout the week the various
organizations gave parties. The
first of these get-togethers was
sponsored by the Student Govern
ment Association. Each of the
organization heads gave a brief
talk about her organization and an
informal party followed. Tuesday
the Athletic Association held an
out-door supper at the campus fire
place and the I. R. S. later spon
sored a fashion show in which some
of the freshmen modeled their new
wardrobes.
During the remainder of the
week, the Pierrettes and May Day
Committee entertained with a
Hollywood and Cinema party to
which the new students came dres
sed as movie titles. The Y. W. C.
A. gave a party, including a skit
and refreshments, followed by a Y
(Continued On Page Six)
Ike Speaks
In Winston
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
spoke from a platform at Union
Station this morning at 11:15. He
also spoke earlier this morning to
a large gathering at Memorial Sta
dium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
These are two of the many south
ern whistle stop speeches he is
making in preparation for the Nov
ember election.
Opening chapel at Salem was
held an hour early in order to
enable approximately 100 Salemites
to hear Eisenhower’s campaign
speech. Bus transportation was
furnished by the college.
Long before 11 o’clock crowds
began to fill Union Station here in
Winston and tried to get a glimpse
of the former head of United Na
tions’ forces in Europe. He left at
12:15 after his campaign speech for
Virginia.
Repairs Made
During Summer
During the summer months while
the Salemites were vacationing,
Salem’s working force was kept
busy with repairs and improve
ments — approximately $12,000
worth.
Painting was done in the inside
of Bitting, the dormitory section
of South, two rooms in Strong, the
kitchen, the club dining room, four
studios in Memorial Hall and the
offices of Miss Byrd and Miss
Nicholson. The outsides of Bitting,
Strong, the ' library, the infirmary
and the office building were
painted.
Practically every part of the
campus benefitted from these im
provements. An isolation room,
given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Car-
michel, was set up in the infirmary
as a memorial for Mrs. Rondthaler.
A black top was put on the drive
to the flag pole and Science Build
ing. New drapes were acquired
for the dining hall.
The knocks were taken out of
the heating system in Memorial
Hall, and thermostatic controls
were installed on the heating sys
tem of the upper floors of Memor
ial Hail.
The walk behind Sisters and the
one leading to the home economics
practice house were repaired. The
living rooms in Sisters and South
were redecorated. One of the
Steinway grand pianos in Memorial
Hall was'rebuilt, and a new grand
piano was purchased for the new
Dean of Music, Mr. Sandresky;
Founder’s Day
To Be Held
Salem will observe the annual
Founders’ Day next Thursday, Oct.
2. Dr. Mark Depp, pastor of Cen
tenary Methodist Church in Wins
ton, will be the principal speaker
in chapel, and Dr. Ivy Hixson will
preside.
Classes will be suspended at 1:00
p.m. in celebration of this special
day.
Salem Begins
I8lst Year
With Chapel
Salem began its 181st year this
morning when the opening exer
cises were held in Memorial Hall.
Dr. G r a m 1 e y, the principal
speaker, gave an address entitled
“Platform for 1952-1953.” He spoke
of Salem’s long history, of what
she stands for and of what she has
meant to her students and to this
community.
The program began with the aca
demic procession of the faculty.
The seniors marched in while the
student body sang the traditional
opening song, “Standing at the
Portals.” Dr. Howard E. Rond
thaler read the Scripture and of
fered the prayer of the morning.
Greetings were spoken by Bishop
J. Kenneth Pfohl, chairman of the
Board of Trustees, in behalf of the
board.
Honors and Politics
Dean Ivy Hixson announced the
academic honors for last semester.
Marian Lewis, President of Stu
dent Government, expressed a wel
come to the student body and read
telegrams of best wishes from for
mer students. The academic reces
sional took place after the entire
assembly sang the Alma Mater.
In his speech. Dr. Gramley ex
plained the planks in Salem’s Plat
form for 1952-1953. In her do
mestic policy, Salem offers bound
less opportunity. Dr. Gramley said.
She offers a large measure of in
dividual responsibility in student
affairs, of intellectual stimulus
through an able faculty, of cultural
advantage within the college and
the Winston-Salem communities, of
extracurricular activity and of hope.
In her policy of defense, Salem
will fight ignorance, evil, emotion
alism, eomplacency and lethargy.
The president said that to further
strengthen democracy Salem will
honor and respect her Honor Code,
her constitution and the Student
Government Association — the de
mocratic forces on campus.
Dr. Gramley advocated as Salem’s
foreign policy working for the ob
literation of world boundaries in
literature, science, music, art,
drama and religion.
He urged the faculty to give
ipqual grades for equal work re
gardless of the student’s class affi
liation, previous record, personality,
alumnae relationship, home town
address or sex. Salem is committed
to the policy of supporting and
advancing the individual rights and
responsible liberties of all students.
Dr. Gramley said.
New Teachers
Join Faculty
Eleven new members have joined
the faculty of Salem College for
1952-’53. These new faculty re
place two teachers who have re
signed and four who have a year’s
leave of absence.
James A. Hughes, associate pas
tor of the Home Moravian Church
will serve as college chaplain. He
replaces Rev. Edwin A. Sawyer
who is on leave of absence at
Columbia University. Four in
structors and one lecturer will
serve in the Department of Re
ligion.
I. Howard Chadwick will instruct
in comparative religion. He was
formerly pastor of Fairview Mo
ravian Church and Greensboro Mo
ravian Church.' Widely known as
a soloist in North Carolina, he has
sung oratorios in Greensboro,
Charlotte, and Winston-Salem.
Rev. Chadwick has been director
of music for preaching missions in
Winston-Salem and Charlotte.
Former President of Salem Col
lege, Bishop Howard E. Rondthaler
will lecture in Bible. He will teach
the letters of Paul first semester,
(Continued On Pafe Six)
410.