On Monday the comp forum
will be in session
To evaluate writings and learn
by questions.
Writer Views ^Contemporary
Arts And The Relationships *
pofary
Mr. Armitage was the second speaker in the 1953-54 lecture series Tn
his lecture, Mr. Armitage stated his opinion that “condensat on elimh
nation and economy compose the common denominator between modern
literature, music and art. inwciu
In support of this opmion, he preceded to compare the works of
modern artists in these helds to that of the old masters --
He continued by pointing out, ^1
particularly in the field of art, the ‘
change in the emphasis of the phy
sical world to that of the emotional
world.
Mr. Armitage also included in his
speech his realization of the re
luctance of man to accept new
things and of the impossibility to
judge the works of the present
time.
He concluded his lecture by tell
ing some of his experiences as im
presario for such people as Will
Rogers.
Before the lecture, Mr. Armitage
and his wife were entertained with
a coffee in the Friendship Rooms
of Strong.
Here, in inforrpal conversation
among the lecturer, his wife and
some of the Salem faculty and
students, Mr. Armitage discussed
some of his opinions and experi-
Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, January 15, 1954
ences.
He prefers the liberal arts edu
cation at Salem to that of “pro
duction line” education found in
pome of the larger universities, and
believes in the necessity of a cer
tain detachment from the rest of
the world to enjoy poetry.
On the subject of food, Mr.
Armitage said he did not think the
chefs of the world got enough
praise for their accomplishments.
While on the subject of food, he
remarked that the meal he had op
the Salem campus “was the best
dinner I ever had at a college.”
He and his wife told the group
about their ranch in California—
140 miles from Los Angeles. There,
with no phone, no radio and no
television set, they find time to
relax and enjoy such things as
poetry and experimenting with re
cipes.
Mrs. Armitage came to this
country from France after World
War TI. She was a member of the
French underground during the war
and was awarded a medal for her
bravery.
Mr. Armitage was the art direc
tor for Look magazine until this
fall, and is still a consultant for
this department. He has written
articles for 86 books, designed
stage sets, founded the Los An
geles Opera Association, and writ
ten a recipe book entitled “Fit For
A King.”
Exhibit Finale
Held Tuesday
Fourteen of Salem’s Lablings
served as guides and hostesses at
the Mobile Atomic Energy Exhibit
finale held in the Wiley School
auditorium last Tuesday night.
The exhibit was part of a nation
wide tour being presented by thej
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear
Studies and the National University
Extension Association. In Wins
ton-Salem, the exhibit was spon
sored jointly by the city school
system and the Winston-Salesn
Journal and Sentinal.
More than 30. sections made up
the exhibit, which is intended to
explain some of the basic atomic
principles to the general public.
Salem girls participating in the
exhibit were Edith Howell, Bryan
Bowman, Rosanne Worthington,
Carolyn Kneeburg, Freda Siler,
Francine Pitts, Peggy Horton, Bebe
Boyd, Emily McClure, Rachal Ray,
Jody Meilicke, Lizanne Ellis,
Katherine Oglesby and Ann Miles.
Lecture Series
ToBringReston
James B. Reston, noted Wash
ington Bureau Chief of the “New
York Times,” will appear at Salem
as the third speaker of the 1953-54
Lecture Series on February 8 ‘in
Memorial Hall.
Mr. Reston will speak on the
subject of “The United States in
the World Today.”
A reporter of national and inter
national events ever since joining
the London bureau of the “Times”
in 1939, Mr. Reston has been the
recipient of many awards in his
field, including the 1944 Pulitzer
Frize for his coverage of the Dum
barton Oaks Security Conference.
Gym Classes
Exhibit Dances
On Thursday, January 14, the
chapel program was held in the
gym. The dancing classes taught
by Miss Colett, Miss Palmer, and
Mrs. Hubbard presented various
folk and modern dances they have
learned in the last six weeks.
The folk dances, representing
various countries, were the Kalve-
lis, Cshebogan, Greensleeves, Hol-
;di-ri-di-a, and General Square.
The three square dances were
Hot Time, Down South, and Cir
cle.
The modern dance class pre
sented the basic elements of mo
dern dance.
Concert Slated
i
Next Monday
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
under the direction of Paul Paray
will be presented by the Winston-
Salem Civic Music Association at
Reynolds Auditorium on Monday
night, January 18, at 8:30 p.m.
The program is as follows :
Overture to Fingal’s Cave
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Johann Brahmns
Intermission
Suite from Incidental Music
Pellias and Mesilande
Faure
Prelude and Love Death from
Tristan and Isolde
Richard Wagner
Prelude to Die Meistessinger....
Richard Wagner
Sullivan Views
Foreign Work
Margaret Sullivan, assistant dean
of students, spoke in chapel Tues
day on her two years’ residence in
Berlin with the United States For
eign Service.
The function of the Foreign Ser
vice in relation to the United
States Embassy in Berlin was ex
plained by Miss Sullivan.
Living conditions in the American
zone of Berlin were very satisfac
tory according to Miss Sullivan.^
She also discussed the tension
which resulted from the cold war
and the air-lift.
Dot Morris, Mary Scott Livingston and Barbara Allen, three advanced
comp, students, look over their composition booklets before the forum.
Little Chapel To Be Opened
Soon After First Semester
The Little Chapel is nearing its
completion, and morning devotion-
als will be held there instead of
in Home Church beginning second
semester.
The pews have been placed in the
chapel, although they have not been
nailed down. An organ has been
placed in the balcony of the chapel.
This organ, which is made of ma-
hagony, is being used until the
permanent walnut one arrives.
There will be some delay in get
ting the proper lighting fixtures.
Until these fixtures come, drop cord
lights will be used. The carpeting
for the chapel, which will cover
the raised platform down to the
first pew and extend down the
aisle, is expected to be completed
by the beginning of second semes
ter.
The wording or religious symbol
which will be put into the window
above the altar has not been de
cided upon.
The Little Chapel is not being
given as a memorial, although sev
eral people have made gifts toward
its construction. The primary func
tion of the chapel is for religious
devotionals, and it will be open at
all times for anyone who would
like to go inside.
All religious denominations on
campus may use the chapel for
their devotionals, but it will not be
used as a place for campus meet
ings.
Beginning second semester, the
Y. W. C. A. will conduct, vespers
in the chapel. Sometime during the
Spring, the chapel will be dedicated.
Holidays Bring Smiles To The
Faces of Twelve Lucky Girls
By Donald Caldwell
Any visitor eating lunch in Cor-
rin Refectory on January sixth
would surely have thought that at
least half of the Salem student
body had gotten pins or rings dur
ing Christmas vacation. There were
so many girls to sing best wishes
to that the meal seemed like a
song festival.
But when you begin to think over
the list you realize that there were
only about a dozen lucky ones.
The freshman class has one girl
in the list of celebraties. Leslie
Taylor from Pinehurst received a
beautiful diamond from “her Dave.”
They are planning a summer wed
ding. Leslie’s ring wasn’t a sur
prise.
The sophomore class had four
girls who came back with smiling
faces. Claire Chesnut and Bebe
Brown, the Jacksonville duo, both
got diamonds. “Easy” Henley was
visiting Claire after Christmas and
gave her the ring while she was
clearing the dinner table. “Easy”
and Claire are planning a June
wedding.
Bebe and Stewart had decided
not to get engaged this Christmas,
but several days after Christmas
Stewart broke down. That night
while they were at a night club he
surprised Bebe with her ring. They
are planning a wedding some time
this year, depending on the plans
of Uncle Sam.
Margie Hartshorn received a
lovely diamond with sapphires on
each side. The high-light of Mar
gie’s vacation was a trip to Texas
to see Bryant’s family. Margie
and Bryant are planning an April
wedding.
Joy Harrison had the destinction
of being the only Salem girl to
receive a pin over the Christmas
holidays. New Year’s Eve was
Joy’s thrilling night as she received
her Citadel pin at the “Top Hat”
in Washington, N. C.
The Junior Class came through
with absolutely nothing. To para
phrase a baseball announcer, “No
rings, no pins, no broken hearts.” •
, The seniors topped the lis\ with
one wedding and seven rings.
Mary Lu Williams married Dave
Butler during the holidays.
Lu Long was the first senior to
receive her ring. She got it the
first Sunday of Christmas vacation.
Lu Long and Tommy Medlin are
planning a' fall wedding.
Puddin Bass from Henderson
was another lucky senior. Bobby
and Puddin are also planning a
fall wedding after which they will
live in Kinston. •
“Boop” McGlaughon really got
her ring during the holidays, but
we all remember the surprise she
gave us before we left for vacation.
Bill and “Boop” have no definite
plans as Uncle Sam won’t give
them any information.
Frankie Strader got her ring
Christmas Eve — 12:30 A.M. or
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Next week bluebooks and pen
cils will appear,
For first semester exams will
be here.
Number I 1
Comp Forum
To Be Held
On Monday
Dr. Dale Gramley, Catherine
Nicholson, Dr. William B. Todd
and Bill Woestendick will be cri
tics for the advanced English com
position class next Monday in an
informal forum. The forum will be
held in Miss Jess Byrd’s apartment,
where the members of her class
will be present to hear their writ
ings evaluated by the critics.
The members of the class have
been writing and re-writing the
compositions all semester. Their
efforts have been partially re
warded by seeing their works “pub
lished” in booklet form, but the
culmination of three months’ work
will be the forum.
Miss Byrd and a student com-
,mittee, composed of Betsy Liles,
Mary Anne Raines, Betty Lynn
Wilson and Sally Reiland, have
selected essays from the writing of
each girl. These have been com
piled into a booklet.
Although the majority of the
compositions may be classified as
person and place essays, the titles
indicate a variety of themes. Some|
of those which capture the eye are:
“Bethlehem,” “A Whistle and a
Song,” “Dischords,” ‘Sir William,”
‘My Home,” “The Reservation,’ and
“Rain.”
To lighten the nervous tension
expected at the discussion, refresh
ments will be served. Jean Ed
wards, chairman, Maggie Blakeney
and Mary Scott Livingston are
-planning the food.
Those in the class and repre
sented in the booklet are : Barbara
Allen, Margaret Blakeney, Phyllis
Carswell, Jean Edwards, Phoebe
Hall, Sue Harrison, Diane Knott,
Marianne Lederer, Betsy Liles,
Mary Scott Livingston, Dot Mor
ris, Mary Anne Raines, Sally Rei
land and Betty Lynn Wilson.
Students of last year’s composi
tion class entered a contest for
college undergraduate writers spon
sored by “The Atlantic Monthly”
magazine. The winners were an
nounced last May. Alison Britt
won high honors with her short
story, “Sub-Deb,” which placed in
the top 20 entries. Selma Jean
Calhoun’s short story, “Debut,” and
H a d w i g Stolwitzer’s “Another
Spring,” placed in the second 20
entries.
The second semester composition
students of this year are also plan
ning to enter this contest. i
News Briefs
Mrs. Amy R. Heidbreder invites
all students and faculty members
to a coffee from 10 to 11 a.m. on
Reading Day in the Club Dining
Room.
Sign-out for between semesters
may be made at any time during
office hours after exams begin.
Office hours are from 9 a.m. until
1 p.m. and 2 until 4:30 p.m.
J*: * :s}c *
Students may have unlimited dat
ing privileges after finishing their
last exam if they notify the Dean
of Students’ office when they finish.
Otherwise, nights out will count as
the usual number alloted.
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The Canterbury Club will spon
sor a communion service on Read
ing Day at 9:00 p.m. This year
the service will be held in the
Little Chapel. Rev. Tom Frazier
and Rev. W. E. Thomsen will of
ficiate. The entire student body is
invited.
^
Miss Lelia Graham Marsh will
attend district three meeting of the
American Alumni Council, in Green
ville, S. C., January 17-20. This
district meets annually and is made
1 up of nine southern states.