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This Week’s Editor
Is Jean Calhoun.
Next Week’s Editor
Is Connie Murray
Volume XXXIII
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, February 20, 1953
Number I
Cast For Spring Production
Announced By Miss Riegner
“The Importance of Being Er
nest," the celebrated comedy by
Oscar Wilde, will be the spring
presentation of the Salem Pier-
Miss Elizabeth Riegner
rettes.
The play itself is an extremely
broad farse involving a completely
ridiculous situation of seeming
double identity.
, Miss Elizabeth Riegner, director,
has chosen the following for the
cast:
Hon, Qwendoline Fairfax
Margaret Blakeney
John Worthing Pax Davis
.Cecily Cardew Betsy Liles
Algernon Moncrieff
Dick Johnson
Lady Bracknell Peggy Hawkins
Miss Prism Fae Deaton
Rev. Canon Chasuble
Bill Woestendick
Merriman, a maid
!; Betty Lynn Wilson
..Lane, a servant not cast
The actors, who will portray
satirized characters in a farsical
situation, seem to represent a
cross-section of Winston-Salem
and college talent. Pax Davis and
Bill Woestendick are both news
paper men, while Dick Johnson is
an employee of Western Electric.
Three sophomores, one freshman
and one senior ^vill represent their
own respective classes as members
of the cast.
Miss Riegner, in announcing her
production ideas for the play, has
I stated that she plans to give the
j play arena style. The represented
stage will be the area directly in
front of the standard stage in
Old Chapel. This, of course, will
require very careful staging in
all aspects since the audience will
be seated around all four sides of
the actors, even above on the stage
proper.
Thei setting of the play involves
three places—scenes in London and
scenes inside and outside of a
country home in England. The
stage will probably have four en
trances, each coming through the
fiudience, thus establishing the ad
vantage of a production of this
type — the close relationship of
actors to their audience. This
point will be further strengthened
by the actors’ ability to speak in
natural tones, thus obtaining ample
projection in a case such as this,
and by the constant position shift
ing of the actors in order that all
members of the audience may see
a part of each scene facing the
actors.
The play will be given April 14
and 15 in Old Chapel.
Seniors Win
Opening Game
The basketball season got off
with a roaring start Wednesday
night when the seniors defeated
the sophomores in a nip and tuck
battle 52-51.
The game was close all the way
with neither team having more
than a four point advantage at any
time. The score was tied 15-15 at
the end of the first quarter, 32-32,
at the half, and 42-42 at the three
quarter point.
All the players starred and no
individual can be picked out from
the rest. The guards especially
played good games, but the for
wards were not far behind.
Allison Long, varsity forward
from last year, led the scoring for
both teams with 27 points while
Marian Lewis had 26 for the win
ners.
Jean Currin had 15 for the so
phomores and Emma Sue Larkins
I swished 16 through for the seniors.
41 Freshmen
ill Assist
At Boys’Club
Forty-one Salem College Fresh
men will participate in the direc
tion of the Red Shield Boy’s Club
and teach the boys in activities
such as cooking, arts, crafts, dra
matics, singing, contests and lib
rary supervision.
The project originated when
Nellie Barrow, president of the
Freshman Class, and Miss Mar
garet Barrier spoke to Mr. Sotis,
who is in charge of the Boy’s
Club.
He explained the need for help
in the activities and advantage the
club would receive if the Fresh
man Class would take part in such
a project.
The Freshmen first attended the
Little .Sister’s Contest and party
at the Club on Wednesday, Feb.
11. There, after judging the con
test, the girls were shown the
building, rooms and facilities of
the club. Mr. Sotis announced that
judging the Little Sister’s Contest
would be an annual activity for the
Salem girls. At the Freshman
Class meeting last Wednesday,
each girl interested in the project
signed up to help in the field she
preferred. Each girl will work on
one 2 hour period a week from
February 23 to May 18 and trans
portation is furnished for them to
and from the Club.
Last Tuesday, Mr. Sotis spoke
to the freshmen taking part in the
project and explained to them their
duties and jobs. He discussed the
purpose and history of the club
and answered questions.
“This is not an experiment; this
is an experience, Mr. Sotis told
the freshmen. He also added that
he was certain a new path was
opened in the Boy’s Clubs.
He said that out of the 375
Boy’s Clubs in America, it was
the first time such a propect had
been undertaken.
Britt’s Poll Shows That Most Salemites
Are Egotists When Reading The Salemite
By Alison Britt
It was Friday. The sun shone
and I was happy. At five o’clock
the Salemites would come. I hur
ried from lunch and nervously
smoked my usual afternoon pack
of cigarettes and waited. At last
it came.
My hot little hands grabbed the
paper eagerly and whipped the
pages until I found it: the sub
scription prices. I read them
eagerly and sighed. The price was
still only $298.42 a month.
Then with a blinding flash of in
telligence I wondered, “Why did I
read this part of the paper first ?’’
Psychoanalysis Needed
This question called for psycho
analysis. But since I have had only
one semester of Dr. Welch’s psy
chology this was impossible.
I felt that I must find out if I
Was abnormal. “Take a poll” an
evil little voice in me cried.
So I hunted for victims for my
poll—my very own poll. I had
never had a poll of my own before.
From the catacombs of Main Hall
to the Bell Tower of Home Church
I asked my question: “What do
you read first in the Salemite?”
With their eager eyes shining
the Salem students poured forth
their deep secrets, glad to have
someone in which to confide.
Groups Pile on Groups
In spite of all I could do, their
whispered answers fell into groups
piled on groups—I searched fever
ishly. *
I found intellectuals. They don’t
go to Mr. Blair’s Milton class or
Dr. Singer’s philosophy class to
seek knowledge. They come to the
editorials of the Salemite. Doris
McMillian, K a p p y Green, Anna
Katherine Dobson and Bessie
Smith pour over this section every
Friday.
The largest group is the egotists
who read “Campus Shots” and
secretly hope their latest doings
are listed. Lane Owery, Boots
Hudson, Ann Campbell, Dora Cam
eron, Pat Marsh and Jean Currin
quietly peep at this column first.
I found out a secret that certain
Salemites tried so' hard to hide.
Some of us are illiterates and first
look at the pictures. Mary Joyce
Wilson, Sue Jones, Betty Mor
rison, Jean Shope and Claire
Chestnut smile sheepishly every
Friday when they see familiar
faces in the Salemite.
Poet Reads Ears
There is one poet here at Salem
who reads the ' ears (the little
poems in the top corners of the
front page).
Many wonder what is going on
in the world. They are better
! known as the inquisitives and they
I read the front page first. Those
j who eagerly search for current
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U. S. Senator And Economist
To Speak Here Feb. 23
Senator Pratl II. Douglas, United States Senator and expert in the
field of economics, will appear at 8:30 p.m.-, Monday,'Feb. 23, in Mem
orial Mrdl, ,'is the fourth speaker in the Salem College lecture series.
Interntitionally known in the field of economics, Senator Dou.glas is
ihe author of many books.
While serving in the Senate Douglas was assigned at variejus times
to the Committees on Banking and Currency, Labor and Public Wel-
fa.re and the Joint Committee on the Economic Report. His most
recent honor, the highest in his^ ^
profession, was his election last
year as president of the American
Economic Association.
Senator Douglas, or Dr. Douglas
as he may be called since he re
ceived his Ph. D. degree at Colum-
U. S. Senator Paul H. Douglas
bia University, is a Democrat from
Illinois and shares his political
career with his wift who was at
one time the Congresswoman-at-
lage from the state.
During World War II Senator
Douglas enlisted in the Marine
Corps as a private at the age of
fifty. He was trained at Parris
Island and went to the South Paci
fic early in 1943.
Became Lieutenant Colonel
^ He rose through the ranks to the
grade of Lieutenant Colonel and
was retired from the service in
1946. Immediately following his
period of service in the Marines
he returned to his former position
on the faculty of the University
of Chicago.
Among the measures he has ad
vocated are; old age pensions and
unemployment insurance, the re
duction of electricity and gas rates,
the protection of investors in pri
vate utitities from financial mani
pulation.
He was active under President
Roosevelt in drafting the original
Social Security Act and was a
member of the committee to the
Senate on the revision of this Act.
“The Current Military and Eco
nomic Position of the United
States” wall be the subject of
Senator Douglas’ talk. His back
ground in the field of economics
and politics, particularly his sup
port of the program of economy in
government spending and his long
training and rich experience in
gqvernmental problems, have given
him an international reputation.
Senator Douglas was prominent
during the political conventions as
a possible candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination. He wall be
entertained at dinner and a coffee
as Salem Academy.
Testing To Begin
The Sophomore Testing Program
will be given March 24-25. The
tests the sophomores will take in
clude a general culture test, which
lasts three hours, and a contem
porary affairs test, which lasts one
and a half hours.
W.S.S.F.Week
Begins Feb.22
The World Student Service Fund
is the American branch of a
■ft'orld-wide university enterprise.
The Y. W. C. A. will (.sponsor W.
S. S. F. week on Salem campus
Feb. 22-27. It’s purpose is to give
assistance in emergency material
relief, educational reconstruction
and international understanding.
Help is given to students in great
est need wdthout discrimination as
(to race, religion or politics.
Alice McNeely, chairman of the
WSSF campaign states that the
youth of today will be the leaders
of tomorrow in religious, political,
scientific and educational affairs.
We need capable and educated
leaders.
She further asserts that in deva
stated and underprivilpdged areas
students struggle against over
whelming handicaps in getting an
education to prepare themselves
for their responsibility among their
people and in our world. They
need materials.
In soliciting Salem’s corporation,
Alice says that just being here at
Salem is evidence of our privil-
edged position. Because we have
this opportunity to go to school
under such desirable conditions, W'e
should feel a responsibility to help
those who struggle under privation
and hardships for the same pur
pose as we.
Elizabeth Krauss, a foreign stu
dent from Holland, will speak in
chapel Tuesday concerning the
meaning of WSSF.
Pledge cards will be passed out
for each student to sign. The goal
has been set at $500.
Solicitors will visit each room
throughout the week to collect the
pledges. Students are urged to
contribute generously to the worthy
while campaign of the World Stu
dent Service Fund.
Nominations Begin
The Nominating Committee will
begin its series of meetings to
nominate next year’s leaders of the
major organizations at 1 :30 ,p.m.
on Feb. 25.
The members of the committee
are the president and both vice-
presidents of the Student Govern
ment, the class presidents, the
heads of the major organizations,
the chief marshal, three u p p e r
classmen chosen by the president
of the Student Government, Dr.
Dale H. Gramley and Miss Eva-
belle Covington.
The elections will begin early in
March.
The student body is reminded of
the right to petition names of
other nominees to the nominating
committee after the candidates are
announced.
Petitions require the signature of
10 percent of the student body and
must be in to the president of the
student government by 9:30 p.m.
on the night before the election.