Fphruarv 26, 1954
John Henry (David Parrish) plays with Cousin Frankie’s doll during a
rehearsal of Member of the Wedding.”
Pierrettes Draft David Parrish,
Fifth-Grader, For Spring Play
By Laura Mitchell
For years it has been the custom
of the Pierrettes to draft needed
jmale acting talent—married or un
married—from out in town for the
'campus productions. This time
they have done it again, and the
Idraftee is a bachelor of Winston-
Salem’s youngest set.
David Parrish, 10-year-old son of
Mrs. Frances K. Parrish, is prob-
lably the youngest actor to have a
i lead part in a Salem College play.
As John Henry West in “The
Member of the Wedding,” young
avid always seems to know what
to do and when to do it. He
knew his lines before anyone else.
and is, in short, a regular trouper
when it comes to acting.
In his part, David does every
thing from “squelching on grapes”
to kissing his elbow, and is easily
identified by his horn-rimmed spec
tacles. When asked what he liked
best about the play, David re
marked, “Oh, I like everything
about it, but I like to have Frankie
chase me around the kitchen with
a fly swatter best of all!”
The little actor’s mother says
that he looks forward to each re
hearsal with great anticipation, al
to review his lines. Upon arrival
at rehearsals, David is “ready to
go, and remains so throughout the
evening, even to the point of insist
ing that he’s “not a bit sleepy”
when it’s time to leave.
David is a fifth-grade student at
Central School. He is president of
his class and treasurer of the school
student government. The part in
Member of the Wedding” is not
his first experience in acting, for
he has been in several school plays,
the Christmas pageant at the Home
Church, and sings in the church
choir.
When told that he was to be
interviewed for this article, Salem’s
youngest leading actor beamed and
exclaimed, “Oh, yes, I know what
that is!”
Biswas Views
(Continued From Pag^e One)
divided, not only territorially, but
culturally, including language, lit
erature and religion. The English
language is used as a medium of
expression between the 200 dialects,
and is taught in the schools.
In religious differences, there are
Moslems, Hindus, and Christians.
The climate, terrains and products
of the two sections are also very
different. On a discussion of cus
toms of Pakistan, Miss Biswas ex
plained that marriages are arranged
by the parents.
Most of the women stay at home
and usually do not acquire a formal
education. The village is considered
as the social and economic unit
since most of the inhabitants are
farmers in Pakistan. Also the vil-
liages contain the largest number
of Christians. The clothes differ
in Pakistan, but the sori is the ac
cepted dress.
The college education system re
quires four subjects a year, English
being one of these. State examina
tions are given at the end of each
year, and after four years the stu
dent gets a diploma from the State
University. A very few number of
high school students go to college.
Miss Biswas asked for questions
after her address. Dr. Gramley
asked about the sports. Miss Bis
was cited that, much to her relief,
there is no football. Cricket is
considered the chief sport.
Campus Shots
Alice being locked in Bitting with
Bill . . . Connie’s name being
changed to Rene . . . Bebe did get
to Atlanta . . . All the freshmen
doing term papers . . . Alice Car
ter’s trip to Vanderbilt . . . Emily’s
make-believe pin . . . Carol talking
about “her square bathtub” . . .
Lizanne’s trip to France this sum
mer . . . Pat Marsh’s capers in the
Sigma Chi house in Raleigh . . .
The Bitting “ladies” receiving roses
from their most recently-adopted
man . . . Sarah’s autographed cast
. . . 'Sun-bathing weather on the
way . . . Frankie excited about her
recital-wedding dress. . . . Shirley
Johanneson’a “food closet”
Laura’s nightly trips to Old Chapel
. . . Early morning calls to Chapel
Hill . . . Bobbi. and the wasp in
philosophy class ... Jo’s voice and
Patsy’s black eye . . . Kate and
Harryette’s midnight ride from
Charleston . . . Ginny’s, call from
Monty . . . Nanny’s surprise on
Monday morning—an unknown re
port was due . . . Try-outs for the
May Day pageant . . . Carolyn Mil
ler’s fan mail . . . Alison finding
out she had an abundance of cuts
. . . Kay off to Florida for the
week-end .' . . Leaves appearing on
the willow tree . . . Benita Biswas,
our guest from Pakistan, chatting
in the dorms . . . Senior’s week
ends getting longer and longer.
Mr. Campbell playing chaffeur to
Edith and Bryan . . . Betsy re
arranging the date room furniture
. . . deluge of call-downs for Strong'
delinquents . . . Pat Marsh’s aver
sion to popcorn . . .
Campus Poll Reveals Salem
Girls Prefer Male Teachers
In a recent campus poll on the
preference of men Or women pro
fessors, Salem girls voted 35 to 1
in favor of male professors. Most
of the girls who were polled believe
that men professors are more
understanding and sympathetic and
liven their lectures with the mascu
line point of view. The following
are typical comments.
Joy Harrison: I prefer men pro
fessors because they are more pre
cise and give notes in a more
orderly manner.
Sandy Whitlock: Males are naive
to female tricks.
Harriet Boardman: Men profes
sors are more interesting; they
don’t stick ^o close to the book.
Pattie Ward: My preference de
pends upon the subject and the way
the professor teaches.
Betty Bynum: Males hold your
attention better.
Sarah Eason: I like male pro
fessors because they’re more in
formal.
Sarah Johnson: Men teachers are
more fun and are much easier to
talk with.
Pessy Hawkins: I have more
confidence in male professors.
Twinkle Demott: Any woman
tries to please a man more than
another woman.
Francine Pitts: A man teacher in
spires us to dress for class.
Lizanne Ellis: I prefer professors
like Mr. Campbell.
Libby Norris: Men teachers are
more considerate of our emotions.
Jean Eskridge: Subjects are al
ways presented with unusual view
points by male professors.
Emma McCotter: And don’t they
add variety to a day at Salem!
Faye Roberts: I believe they try
harder to please us and are' more
polite.
How
the stars got
started
B. J. B«molds Tob. C«.
WinstoQ.SaletD, N. O.
Vaughn Monroe
» says:
“In high school,
I spent all my spare
time playing with
local bands.
I had a lot to learn before
I could lead my own band.
I studied singing; eventually did
the vocals — and found that
the colleges kind of liked
my recordings.
Been performing for ’em
St MiUhes^
R^VOt
m lA/nU MORE PEOPIE
than any other. CrG-ARETTE 1