March 6, 1953
THE SALEMITE
Page Three
Bryan Balfour Designs Sets,
Works For Local Shoe Store
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By Connie Murray
“Me ? But I really haven’t done
anything.” Bryan held a coffee
cup in one hand, relaxing after
spending an afternoon working on
the set of “The Medium.”
The theater being his first love,
Bryan plans to be a set designer.
He spends his summers in New
London, N. H., working with a
summer stock company. After
graduation from Salem, he plans to
get his master’s degree in scene
designing at Yale.
Is Winston-Salem Native
Bryan, the son of Mrs. Mabel B.
Balfour and a native of Winston-
Salem, attended high school in
Michigan, Virginia, and Massa
chusetts. He spent three years
with Army Special Service, ending
up as a news broadcaster for Radio
Tokyo in Japan. I asked him if
he was ever in the “thick of
battle,” and Bryan replied, “I think
I shot a Japanese soldier once, but
none of us were ever sure.”
Bryan has held many jobs, rang
ing from a chorus boy in a Chinese
production of “Frankie and John-
ni?’ to a disc jockey in Myrtle
Beach, S. C. At present he draws
the ads for a local shoe store.
Bryan is majoring in English
and art. At Salem he is a member
of the Pierrettes and the Art Club.
In 1950 he won the Katherine B.
Rondthaler Award for his original
set for “Ario de Capo,” a fantasy
byi Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Appears In Many Plays
He is also a member of the
Winston-Salem Little Theater,
having appeared in several plays.
Here on campus he had the leads
in , “Liliom,” “Pygmalion,” and
“Good-bye, My Fancy.”
Bryan set his coffee cup down
and said something about going
back to Old Chapel. I asked him
if he had another home. “Oh, yes,”
he replied, “I moved in September
to an apartment two blocks from
here on Main Street. “I’m in the
process of doing it over now.”
Bryan decided the only practical
thing to do was live near school.
Otherwise he spent all his time
riding the bus.
Bryan Balfoui
Campus Shots
Ruthie turning peculiar knobs
. . . Hopalong Kneeburg with her
cast off . . . Weather persuading
boys to take up residence in Bit
ting . . . Mac caught in the traffic
rush through her room . . . Miss
Vardell’s improvisation while the
votes are counted . . . Salem music
majors unable to identify sym
phony encores . . . Hot dogs giv
ing this week’s Salemite an oniony
smell . . . Susie recounting her
exploits at Yale, including the
writing of a term paper en route
. . . Everyone turning medic to aid
Mr. Peterson’s larangitas
. . . Practicing homemakers melt
down Miss Hodge’s coffee pot . . .
Emma Sue dodging flying glass . . .
Jody showing off particles of cats
. . . Tom pointing an accusing
finger at the Juniors . . . Connie
Murray’s new purple complexion
. . . Betty Morrison trying to com
municate with the outside world
from the infirmary . . . Bobby Kuss
entertaining the fleet . . . Joan
Shope hiding in her Elon sweater
New teachers burring to
observe their pupils.
Dr. Rondthaler
Tell Mystery
And A Solution
“I can’t let this mystery go. It
has me,” said Dr. Howard E.
Rondthaler in Ch?ipel yesterday.
He was speaking of the mystery
of Theodosia Burr.
For 40 years Dr. Rondthaler has
searched for the solution to this
mystery, which began in the early
19th century.
What happened to Thoedosia
Burr after she sailed from George
town, S. C. with New York as her
destination ?
Dr. Rondthaler began to spin his
mystery with the life of Aaron
Burr, Theodosia’s infamous father.
Burr tied with Thomas Jeffer
son in 1801 in electorial college
votes for the Presidency. After
30 votes from the House of Repre
sentatives, Jefferson became Presi
dent of the U. S. and Burr became
an unhappy man.
Burr later fled to Europe after
his plot to form an empire in-,
America was disclosed. He had
planned for Theodosia to be em
press of his empire.
Theodosia had grown to be such
an attractive woman that her
beauty and charm bribed the jud
ges in Richmond to discontinue
Burr’s trial for treason there. It
was from here that Burr fled to
Europe.
In about 1812, Theodosia got
word that her father had returned
to New York and was ill there.
On Dec. 31, she sailed on “The
Patriot”, a ship loaded with rice.
She never reached New York.
Dr. Rondthaler offered his solu
tion based on much research.
“The Patriot” was captured by a
pirate ship and all aboard were
forced to “walk the plank”, in
cluding beautiful Theodosia Burr.
Burr never conceded the fact
that Theodosia could have been
lost arid searched the sea for her
ship until his death. He thought,
“No prison bars and no chains
could ever hold fast my Theodosia.”
Girls Consume
Tons Of Food
By Betsy Turner
A Salem girl’s stomach is like a
garbage can—full of trash.
A Salem girl’s stomach is like a
truck— hauls everything and
seldom runs down.
A Salem girl’s stomach is like a
vaccum cleaner — picks up all
left overs.
A Salem girl’s stomach is like an
unpluged bathtub — never fills
up.
Recently, this scene took place
at Pom Terry’s. Time; 12:00 noon.
“Cup of coffee; hamburger with
lettuce, tomato, pickles; chocolate
sundae, and two packs of nabs,”
said Anna Tonage. This is a fami
liar phrase to Mr. Terry, who feeds
the Salem girls from 8:30 until
lO :30 seven days a week.
Girls Eat Anywhere
If Mr. Terry flatters himself
into thinking that this is the only
place Salem girls indulge in such
large quantities of food, he is mis
taken.
A Salem girl can consume un
believable quantities in one day.
On a recent survey, it was dis
covered that one student, Anna
Tonage, ate one cup of soup, one-
half box of chocolates, one pencil
lead, three brownies, one-half box
of zweiback, one sundae, four
cokes, and one box of popcorn—
outside of her meals for that day.
Is there a special place required
for this process to take place? you
may ask. On this day of survey,
Anna ate in her room, in the class
room, in Chapel, the show, on her
bed, at the book store and in the
bathtub. Soap ? No. finger nails.
Girls Eat Anytime
And as for the time of day nec
essary for eating—well, Anna ate
before meals, after meals, during
meals, between meals, before bed
time, in her sleep (starch from the
pillow case) and just before getting
up.
Thus, the surveyors found the
formula for which they had been
looking. FOOD plus teeth (fase
or otherwise) equals happy Salem
girl ? ulcers ?
Faculty Seek
Revenge In *
Basketball Tilt
The faculty will meet the stu
dents in a basketball game next
Thursday night, and try to show'
them that as well as having
scholarly knowledge, they also have
athletic ability.
The returning stars of last year’s
game will be Mr. Shewmake and
Miss Hodges. Also taking their
places on the court will be Miss
Vardell, Miss Horne, Miss Chap
man, Miss Palmer, Mr. Spencer,
Mr. Peterson, and Mr. Campbell.
The students will be represented
by the varsity team for one-half
of the game. The other half will
be played by some of the less ex
perienced students.
Last year’s game was won by the
students, but it was a close battle
to the very end. The main features
of the game were the acrobatics
performed by Mr. Shewmake, the
knockings (literally) taken by Mr.
Campbell, and the wonderful cheers
led by Dr. Welch and Miss Byrd.
Higgins Will Speak
Vespers Sunday night will be at
6:30 in the Friendship Room of
Strong. Rev. George G. Higgins
wall be guest speaker.
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