Founders’ Day was lots of fun.
We got half holiday for
what Moravians done.
This is the Salemite this is
page one.
Read two through six for
much more fun.
Salemites
Observe Day
Of Founding
Salem College celebrated its an
nual Founders’ Day with an as
sembly yesterday morninig and by
suspending classes at one o’clock
for the remainder of the day.
Dr. Howard E. Rondthaler, Sajem
College President from 1909 until
1949 opened the assembly with
Scripture from Basic English Read
ing.
Dr. Mark Depp, pastor of the
Centenary Methodist Church here
in Winston-Salem, was introduced
by Dr. Hixon, Academic Dean of
Salem.
Dr. Depp called upon his aud
ience to “pause, look back and
acknowledge the past.” He refer
red to the past as not being dead,
but as being an enormous store
house.
It is the privilege of people of
the present time, he stated, to
learn, improve and prosper from
the lives of those who lived in the
past.
Knowledge Must Be Sought
“However,” Dr. Depp warned,
“that which our fathers decreed,
we must win for ourselves if we
would have it.” He explained that
churches can be inherited, but a
love of God must be obtained, that
democratic ideas can be handed
down, but a love of freedom must
be developed, and that colleges can
be established, but knowledge must
be sought.
He said that educational facilities
were afforded Salem community
only six years after its founding,
four years before the signing of
the Declaration of Independence
and 17 years before George Wash
ington was President of the United
States. This was not the present
college and academy that was
founded, he stated, but the founda
tions on which they would grow.
Dr. Depp ended his Founders’
Day speech by quoting references
of what education is. He quoted
Thomas Huxley as saying that
“man is educated when he will do
what he ought to do.” He sum-
merized education as “bringing
doing in harmony with knowledge.
YWCA Holds
Vesper Service
For Freshmen
The Y. W. C. A. Vesper Service
for the recognition of new mem
bers was held in Old Chapel Sun
day night. It began with a Handel
prelude played by Sallie Kerner.
After the installation hymn,
“Father of Lgihts,” and Scripture
reading by Alice McNeely, Marian
Lewis sang “Peace I Leave With
You.”
Responsive reading was followed
by Marilyn Summey’s charge to
new members. Then to symbolize
their membership in the organiza
tion, the new members signed a
pledge and had their candles lit.
The ceremony was concluded with
a friendship circle of the Y Cab
inet and new members around the
fountain behind Main Hall.
Salem Y-ites are beginning the
year with community service in
mind. This week several girls are
helping with the United Fund
Campaign. The Red Shield Boys
Club has issued a request for stu
dent volunteer aid. They need
help in their library and cooking
school.
A Y Cabinet retreat will be held
next Monday. Cars will leave
Clewell at 5:00 p.m.
McNeeley, Cunningham, Glaser,
Britt Elected To Stee Gee
New President Of South Hall
Travels As A Roman Refugee
By Jo Bell
Kay Cunningham—five foot two
and eyes of brown (not blue)—was
recently elected house president of
South. When she was told of her
new position, her first comment
was, “There go my social activi
ties!” I
This summer has been quite an
eventful one for Kay. After school! j
closed, Kay, her sister and her j
sister’s fiance flew to California.
They discovered before boarding
the plane that the rates were
cheaper for families; so they
traveled as husband, wife and
adopted Roman refugee. Of course
Kay was “it”—she wore a kerchief
and spoke no more English than
an occasional “Mama, Papa” dur
ing the whole flight.
For six weeks Kay taught swim
ming, dancing, dramatics and
sports at Camp Stone Mill in Vir
ginia. The most memorable ex
perience she had there was dis
covering she had been giving her
campers tummy ache medicine to
use for sunburn. She added, “It’s
a good thing I didn’t give anyone
sun tan lotion for a stomach ache!”
Morehead was the next stop on
Kay’s tour. After a. week there,
she and Sue Harrison went on a
two weeks tour of New England
and Canada. Then Kay went to
Fontana where she \vas fined for
fishing without a license ■— “$26
'worth — And I only caught one
fish!” Kay also visited Washing
ton for a week and ended u.p at
KAY CUNNINGHAM
the Deb Ball. “And then I was
through.” ,
Kay rooms in 212 South with
Barbara Smith, a transkr from
Mary Baldwin. “And I just
pen to have a brother at Carolina,
she added. Her greatest complaint
about living in South is that they
alw^ays tune the pianos on Satur
day morning at 8:30.
A sociology and economics major,
Kay says that she has no hobbies.
When asked what she did with
her spare time, her reply was,
“I walk dogs and ride horses.”
Since she has been at Salem, she
has been an active member of the
I.. R. C. and the Canterbury Club. I
The new house president of
South is Kay Cunningham, who is
sophomore from Redwood, Cali
fornia. She is active in the Can-
turbury Club and the International
Relations Club this year, as she
was her freshman year.
Carol Glaser and Alison Britt are
the Junior Class Student Council
representatives. Carol, who is
from Charlotte, has been on the
Sights and Insights staff since her
freshman year. For the past two
years she has been on the Y
cabinet.
Active in the Art Club, Alison
serves as its president this year.
She is from Murfreesboro and last
^■ear was treasurer of the Sopho
more Class and also the Art Club.
This year she is a marshal and a
member of the Y cabinet and the
Salemite staff.
Todd Studies
In England
Dr. William B. Todd, head of
the English Dept., is on a leave of
absence from Salem this year-while
fulfilling the Fulbright' Award he
won last spring. He is doing ex
tensive research on 18th century
bibliographies in-London, England.
He arrived in England Sept. 19
after_ stopping in France and Ire
land during the boat trip. His first
week consisted of receptions and
parties given for the Fulbright
students, attending plays and sym
phonies, registering and searching
for a flat in the city.
Dr. Todd plans to return to the
States in June, when he will again
resume his duties as a faculty mem
ber. His address is 22 North Aud-
ley St., London, West 1, England.
Salemites Are
From 17 Locales
There are 17 different states and
countries represented on the cam
pus from a total of 98 new students
this year. Three of these are from
foreign lands while the largest
majority are North Carolinians.
The following numbers from each
state are listed below.
North Carolina 68
Virginia 8
South Carolina 4
Florida 2
Alabama 2
Maryland 2
New Jersey 2
Georgia , ■- 1
Netherlands 1
Mississippi 1
Texas 1
Pennsylvania 1
France 1
Austria 1
West Virginia 1
District of Columbia 1
Minnesota :..... , 1,
Total 98
Four new members of the Stu
dent Council have been elected
since school began this fall. They
are Alice McNeely, Kay Cunning
ham, Carol Glaser and Alison Britt.
Alice is the new president of
the Junior Class. From Moores-
ville, she has been active on the
Y cabinet since her freshman year.
Last year she served as the Y
treasurer and this year is its secre
tary. In addition, her sophomore
year she was secretary of her
class, feature girl and on the
Salemite staff. This year she is
Junior editor of the annual and a
newly elected marshal.
New Scorpians
To Be Revealed
New members of the Order of
the Scorpion will be announced j
October 7. The announcement will
be a part of honor chapel. Present
members of the Scorpions are
Anne Lowe, Peggy Chears, Jeanne
Harrison, Eleanor McGregor, Mar
ian Lewis, Emma Sue Larkins,
Ja’ne Schoolfield and Jane Smith.
Honor Chapel will include the
installation of the new members
of the Student Council. These are
Alice McNeely, Junior Class presi
dent; Sue Jones, house president
of Clewell; Kay Cunningham,
house president of South; Connie
Murray, house president of Strong;
Connie Barnes, house president of
Bitting; Lorrie Dirom, house presi
dent of Sisters; Carol Glaser and
Allison Britt, Junior Class repre
sentatives.
Marian Lewis, President of Stu
dent Government, will explain the
Honor System after which all stu
dents will sign the honor pledge.
The program will be concluded
with, the singing of the Alma,
Mater.
Salem Grad Returns
Jane Watson, 1952 graduate of
Salem, will begin working in the
Public Relations office next Mon
day. Jane will replace Mrs. Bill
Woestendick.
Since graduation, Jane has been
working with Western Electric
Company. Her job there included
editing and proof-reading technical
books!
Jane and two of her classmates,
Margaret Thomas and Lola Daw
son, have recently moved to an
apartment on East Bank Street—
about a block from Salem.
While attending Salem, Jane was
editor of the Salemite, chief mar
shal, a member of the A. A. coun
cil, a member of the Order of the
Scorpion and a member of the
Honor Society,
Senior Class
Choses New
Marshals
Alison Britt, Alice McNeely, and
Mary Lou Whiteheart were chosen
by the senior class last Monday
to serve as marshals for the com
ing year. , They will serve at all
college functions along with Lu-
Long Ogburn, chief, Jean Shope,
loan Shope and Cynthia May,
who were elected last spring.
Alison, who is from Murfrees
boro, is president of the Art Club,
the junior class representative to
the Student Council, and a member
of the Y. W. C. A. cabinet. She
is also junior class reporter to the
Salemite. An English major, Ali
son was valedictorian of her class
in high school.
Alice has just assumed the duties
of junior class president, being
elected to that office this past
week. In addition she is secretary
of the Y. W. C. A., junior editor
of the Sights and Insights, a mem
ber of the Salemite staff and a
member of the Internationa! Re
lations Club. Alice is active in
athletics, and was a feature girl of
the annual in her sophomore year.
She is from Mooresville and a
sociology-economics major.
Mary Lou Is Day Student
Mary Lou, the only day student
among the marshals, is vice-presi
dent of her class, as well as being
secretary of the day students and
a representative on the I. R. S.
council her sophomore year. Major
ing in mathematics, Mary Lou ex
pects to teach primary education.
The marshals are elected by the
j rising senior class each spring, with
I the exception of the chief marshal,
w'ho is chosen by the student body.
They marshal at the formal open
ing, all chapel programs. May Day,
graduation, hat burning, Christmas
vespers, concerts and lectures. The
daytime outfit is a white suit, but
at night they don white evening
gowns. The traditional gold re
galia is also worn with both out
fits.
The marshals chosen last spring
who did not return are Caroline
Ross, Euber Roberts and June
Williams. Caroline is ^ working in
Florida, and is engaged. Euber is
a student at the University of Ala
bama, and June is married.
IRS Council
Plans Schedule
At a meeting of the IRS Council
Tuesday night plans for the coming
year were discussed. The first
Birthday Dinner will be in the
middle of October and will honor
the students with birthdays during
August, September, October and
November.
Table assignments will be given
each week for six weeks, and each
student * will find the number of
her table in her box in the dorm.
The blessing will be repeated at
lunch and sung at dinner.
Copies of the blessing and a list
of reasons for call downs will be
placed in the dorm boxes for the
benefit of the new students and
freshmen.
A contest for the most attractive
room among the freshmen will be
held during October.
Ann Bondurant was elected the
day student IRS representative for
the Junior Class.
The I. R. S. and the Salemite
will sponsor jointly a Girl of the
Month contest. Each month mem
bers of each of the two organi
zations will meet to chose a stu
dent who they feel best represents
a certain characteristic.