Volume XXXIV
•54-55Plans,
Promotions
Are Revealed
At a recent meeting of the Board
I of Trustees, various faculty pro-
J motions were announced and other
I plans were made for the coming
I year.
Among those who received pro
motions was Kate S. Pyron, who
has been made librarian to succeed
Grace L. Siewers, the latter of
‘whom is retiring at the end of this
;year,
Margaret F. Vardell, head of the
organ department of the School of
jiMusic, and Eugene M. Jacobowsky,
head of the string department of
this same school, both. have, re
ceived assistant professorships.
Evelyn J. Roberts, secretary to the
|Dean of Students and. house counse
lor of Clewell, has been made as-
: ,isistant to the Dean of Students.
Harry L. Martin, instructor in
/sociology, was granted . additional
■ leave of absence to complete studies
|.for his doctorate degree at the
^University of North Carolina.
I At this same meeting, the Board
of Trustees rnade a decision to join
[with other colleges in the Faculty
Children’s Tuition Exchange plan,
Iwher.eby sons and daughters of
.faculty members are. granted free
^tuition among approximately 75
other • private colleges in the coun-
try.
Announcement was made of the
Eleanor Fries Willingham Memor
ial Fund granted by Mrs. Willing-
hai!.'’s soil, Frank F. Willingham;
former trustee of Salem. . This
fund is to be used for any purpose
the college wishes. Mrs. Willing
ham, a graduate of the academy
and the college,: was also a former
trustee.
The budget for the coming ybar
fwas adopted by the board, and
plans for summer improvement and
for the Capital Funds campaign
were discussed. Architects are now
planning a new dormitory. Plans
are also under way to erect a new
power plant, a student union, a new
music and arts building, and an
indoor pool.
Salem College^inston-Salem, N. C., Friday, May 7, 1954
elected marshals for the Class of ’55. All rising juniors^^Hire^t to
right, Juha Parker, Agues Rennie, Susan Glaser, Jean Miller, Jane Langston and Eleanor Smith
'Quietest Dorm On Campus’ Reveals Seniors
Studying Senoritas, Chaucer And Atom Bombs
New Y-Cabinet
Holds Retreat
A Y-retreat was held at 6:00 p.m.
last Monday night in the Club Din
ing room. Members of both the
old and the new cabinets were pre
sent.
'‘After supper a business meeting
Was held. Committee chairmen re
ported on the past year’s work and
new committees were announced
ty Sara Outland, president.
The new committees and mem
bers include: Vespers—Anne Ed
wards, chairman, Martha Thorn
burg and Judy Graham; Y-Watch—
Mary Lou MaunCy, Edith Howell
.and Ann Knight; Community Ser-
Wee Mary Mac Rogers, chairman
Emily Hall and Barbara White.
Agnes Rennie will head the W.
• S. F. and Betty Lynn Wilson
Will serve on the committee; Kay
illiams will have charge of the
oke machines; Mary Bambalis and
Jane Langston will head the Social
committee; Jo Smitherman and
nn Knight will handle publicity
an Anne T e s c h will keep the
Scrapbook.
Changes were proposed in the
constitution concerning the Inter-
ai council and the freshman
om*^t council decided to
tk ' f amendment concerning
enn . Y-cabinet from the
c^stitution until it has been on
if>al for at least a year.
Int ^^Pcisal was made to drop the
council from the con-
cil *ioless the coun-
mor ^^at it should take a
c active part in the Y activities.
By Donald Caldwell
I’m sure everyone has noticed the
strange silence that has been hang
ing over Bitting lately. The sen
iors aren’t mourning for anyone—
they are just studying for compre-
hensives. They proudly call Bit
ting the “quietest dorm on campus”.
I invaded into this quietness to
see what was really happening be
hind the scenes. To my surprise
there were no bridge games, no
bull sessions, no nothing — except
books, notes and worried looks.
Molly was all curled up in a
chair studying her sophomore eco
nomics notes. She was studying in
the living room while waiting for
a chair in the “little room.” It
seems that it is much quieter in
the “little room”, so they have re
servations for a chair there as soon
as someone else finishes.
Alice walked through the living
room on her way to the “little
room” and when I asked her how
she felt about comprehensives, she
gave me a blank stare and said,
“Who—what ?”
As poor Alice walked on, Betsy,
a home ec major, walked in. Since
home ec majors have no compre
hensives, _ Betsy was as carefree as
a bird. When I mentioned that
she was certainly lucky, Betsy re
Joint Concert
To Be Held
The Salem College Choral En
semble and the Davidson College
Men’s Glee Club will present a
joint recital at 7:30 p.m. tonight in
Memorial Hall.
The program is as follows:
Mass in G Schubert
Kyrie EleisOn
Gloria in Excelsis
Credo
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
Choral Ensemble and
Men’s Glee Club
Mr. Peterson, Director
Intermission
Come Holy Spirit-Bach-Luvaas
Vere Languores Lotti
Praise Ye the Name of the
Lord
Tcherepnin
I Wish I Wuz Murray
Swing-a-Low (Spiritual) --
arr. Cain
Salem College Choral Ensemble
Cantate Domino Hassler
La Pastorella Schubert
Poor Wayfaring Stranger
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molded me of, the practice house.
“Seven and a half weeks with three
meals a day,—planning and cook
ing— house 'Work plus a baby more
than makes up for comprehensives,”
Betsy said with a sigh. “The prac
tice house was fun though.”
Music majors don’t, have compre
hensives either, but they haye had
that terrifying ordeal of a senior
recital. Frankie said that she
“didn’t feel she was getting out of
a thing,” as. she walked out with
a music book pnder her arm,
Laurie told me that she, Connie,
and Alison didn’t like for one of
them to study when the others
weren’t, so they went to the base
ment together, “studied together,
took their breaks together, and quit
studying together.” • 'They have
chosen Thursday and Friday nights
for their tests, as they think it will
be cooler and quieter then.
P. J., Barbara, and the other
history majors seem to have the
sympathy of everyone. They are
piled under mountains of notes that
cover everything from cro-magnon
man to the atomic bomb.
Tyler and Nannie are the luckiest
of all: art majors have no cofnpre-
hensives, no recitals, and no stay
in the practice house. There must
be a catch to that some where, but
as neither of them was there to
tell me what it could be—I’m learn-
Annual Banquet
To Be Held
The Junior class will entertain
the seniors with the annual Junior-
Senior banquet at 6:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, May 11, at the Forsyth
Country Club in Winston-Salem.
The welcoming speech will be
given by Pat Marsh, president of
the Junior class, and the senior
president, Lu Long Ogburn, will
offer the reply. There will be a
short talk by Dr. Dale H. Gramley.
In planning for the banquet, Pat
Marsh was in charge of invitations
and Barbara White headed the
music committee; seating arrange
ments and place cards were super
vised by Diantha Carter, and Ann
Lang made plans for favors.
Special guests, in addition to Dr,
and Mrs. Gramley, will include
Catherine Nicholson, adviser to the
Senior class; Mrs. Mary Melvin,
Junior class advisor; Mrs. Nell
Starr, housemother of Bitting; Mrs.
Amy R. Heidbreder, housemother
of Strong dormitory; and Miss Jess
Byrd, friend of the classes.
to draw this summer.
Sue Harrison, who changed from
art to sociology-economics her jun
ior year, is beginning to wonder
what happened to her. She told
me in a wavering voice, “I’ll get
more out of sociology-economics
I’m, sure ?”
Boots and Carol are “senoring”
and “senoritaing” as they prepare
for their comprehensives in Spanish.
They have lots of literature to
learn, “just like in English—only
not as much.”
Kay. was sitting on the couch
calmly, watching everyone, so I
asked her what she thought of all
the studying—since she doesn’t face
comprehensives until next year.
She said, “It gives me the “claus,”
because I know what I have to do
next year.”
I agree with Kay as I slipped
out of the “quietest dorm on cam
pus” and had terrible thoughts of
what I have to face two years from
now. All I can say is, “seniors
Saturday is just around the cor
Scholarships
AreAnnounced
The competitive scholarship win
ners for the 1954-55 freshmen were
announced this week by Dr. Ivy
Hixson.
Four $1,000 scholarships, $400 for
the first year and $200 for the
three remaining years, have been
awarded to one day student and
two boarding students.
Martha Ann Bowles of Winston-
Salem will receive the days student
scholarship. Martha Ann is a sen
ior at Salem Academy, and recently
had the lead in the Academy’s pro
duction of “The Mikado.” The three
boarding students receiving the
$1,000 scholarship are Judith Golden
of Leaksville, Martha Ann Kennedy
of Covington, Tenn. and Marian
Harris of Winchester, Tenn.
Six girls will be the recipients
■of honor scholarships, valued at
$200 each. They are Martha Jarvis,
Coral Gables, Fla.; Sandra Thomas,
Hartsville, S. C.; Dianne Byers,
Neptune Beach, Fla.; Jane Arring
ton, Walkertown; and Patricia
Hogan, Graham.
Number 23
CalcJwell AnJ
Rennie Place
First In Test
Agnes Rennie and Donald Cald
well placed first in the Sophomore
Comprehensive examinations given
here this Spring. Agnes was high
scorer in the General Culture di
vision of the tests, while Donald
was high scorer in the Contempo
rary Affairs division.
The General Culture section in
cluded questions on such topics as
history and social studies, science,
mathematics, literature, and fine
arts. The Contemporary Affairs
section included questions on public
affairs, science and medicine, and
literature and arts;
Agnes, who is a French major
and a Spanish minor, is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Ren
nie of Richmond, Virginia. Her
first reaction at finding out her
achievement was one of disbelief.
Agnes was among the top three in
all of the General Culture divisions.
She 'was second in science, litera
ture, and fine arts, and she was
third in history and mathematics.
In Contemporary Affairs, she
placed second in literature and
arts, but did not place in public
affairs and science and medicine.
Agnes stated that she enjoyed
taking the tests and learned a lot
from them. She thought the liter
ature \yas easy, loved the science,
and enjoyed the art sections of
the tests.
Agnes is a member of various
organizations on campus. Her of
fices next year include Literature
editor of the Sights and Insights^
marshal, secretary of the “Y” cabi
net, treasurer of the A. A., mem
ber of the lecture committee, presi
dent of the Westminster Fellow
ship, and Choral Ensemble member.
She is a former member of the Stu-'
dent Council, Lecture Committee,
and the “Y” cabinet. An out
standing honor for her this year
IS a scholarship to Oslo, Norway,
for six weeks of study there this
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NewsBriefs
Yesterday was recognized as
Citizenship Day on campus. Dur
ing the chapel program, members
of the Senior class were “sworn in”
as participating citizens of the com
munities of which they will be a
part by Representative William
Womble, who addressed the group.
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The faculty held a meeting de
voted to self-study and evaluation
on Tuesday, May 4, in the Club
Dining room. They discussed the
freshjnan and sophomore curriculm.
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The North Carolina Federation
of Music Clubs met at Salem Wed
nesday, May 5. Dinner was served
in the Club Dining room. Mrs.
Eric Norder of Wilmington, an
alumnae of Salem and formerly a
member of the music faculty here,
is the state president. The Mary
Jones Memorial offering was col
lected at the concert for the benefit
of a talented Winston-Salem stu
dent under 18 years of age who is
unable to provide his own means
of studying music.
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The college and student teachers
will be dinner hosts to public
school teachers who assisted stu-
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