If your walls are yellow and
your bedspreads blue,
The winner of the decoration
contest may be you.
Close the windows, shut the
doors.
Leave on the lights, and vacate
the floors.
When Donald gives orders, you
just be meek,
’Cause honey, this is Fire Pre
vention Week!
Volume XXXV
Salem Coll/sge, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, October 8, 1954
Number 2
Drama Group
To Present
French Play
Casting of the Pierrette Produc
tion’s fall play has begun, and
Diane Huntley was chosen to play
the leading role of Monseiur Jour-
dain. The five act play by Moliere,
“Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme”, will
be presented in early December by
the drama group. Miss Elizabeth
Riegner will direct and has cast
the play.
Miss Ann Mixon, president of
the Pierettes, disclosed the follow
ing as the tentative cast as selected
by Miss Reigner. Madam Jour-
dain, Jane Brown; Lucille Jour-
dain, Ann Mixon; Cleonte, Toni
Gill; Nicole, Lucille’s maid, Julia
Parker; Cleonte’s valet, Covielle,
Louise Pike; Dorante, a nobleman,
Judy Graham; and Ginger Dysard
as Dorimene, a lady.
The Music Master will be played
by Freda Siler; the Music Master’s
pupil, Kay Williams; the Dancing
Master, Sally Reiland; the Fencing
Master, Emily Baker; a philosop
her, Sandra Whitlock; the Master
Tailor, Donald Caldwell; and Lack-
ies, Sarah Eason and Martha Dun
lap.
According to Miss Mixon, the
plot is a complicated one. M.
Jourdain, a middle class aspirant
to the status of a gentleman en
gages instructors in the fine arts
and attempts to break up the court
ship between his daughter, Lucille,
and Cleonte, a middle-class gentle
man. Madam Jourdain, a very
sensible woman, regards her hus
band’s actions as absurd and con
centrates on promoting the mar
riage of her daughter. To balance
the courtship of their mistress and
master, Nicole and Covielle are very
much in love.
Production Manager will be Miss
Mixon. The Modern Dance Club
will present ballet interpretations
of music written for the play by
Strauss. Miss Nancy Florance will
be in charge of the music.
“For the first time,” Miss Mixon
said, “the cast will be allowed
three free days for six-weeks test;
and we shall have eight weeks of
rehearsal, rather than the usual
Hixson Reveals
Summer Work
A report from the Academic Of
fice proved that Salem students
showed their versatility and indus
triousness by the varied ways in
which they used their summer va
cations. A poll conducted for all
new and returning Salemites re
vealed that summer school headed
the list of ways that Salemites
utilized their time. Sixty-four re
turning students were enrolled
either in summer school or business
school. Five new students either
attended college or high school
summer sessions. Office work oc
cupied thirty-eight old girls and
seventeen new girls. Camp coun
seling was the third largest cate
gory under which summer jobs
were classified. Fifteen were coun
selors and six were swimming in
structors.
A total of four Salemites were
working in summer stock. Eight
were engaged in selling and three
served on the college boards of
department stores. Four were wait
resses in a resort hotel in Canada.
Two girls were choir directors and
two taught dancing. Other jobs in
which Salem girls were engaged
included laboratory work, farming,
nursing, factory work, hospital vol
unteer work, and church organist.
Shown wearing clothes they will model in the May Day Committee
lyn Miller, Sue Gregory, and Mrs. Louise Lowe
fashion show next week are: Caro-
Students And Faculty To Model Latest Styles;
Fashion Show To Benefit May Day Pageant
By Mary Ann Raines
The new Dior styles set Paris
talking, and now Salem students
have a chance to add their com
ments to those of fashion experts.
These styles and others will be
featured at a fashion show spon
sored by the May Day Committee
at 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October
13, in Old Chapel.
A prominent store in town is
giving the fashion show to help
raise money for the May Day
pageant. The latest styles in win
ter clothes will be shown. The way
Lecture Group
Presents Plans
A series of varied lecture pro
grams presenting experts in their
respective fields will soon be an
nounced by the Salem College Lec
ture Committee for the 19S4-5S
season.
The speakers for this year’s Lec
ture Series are in great demand
and will present diverse ideas and
experiences intended to educate as
well as entertain the audience.
One such speaker is John Mason
Brown who will appear this Spring.
Mr. Brown is a noted author and
critic, specializing in the field of
drama. "Rare wit” is a noted
quality in Mr. Brown’s lectures;
and due to his diligent preparation
for the theatre, he has often been
called “one of America’s most
stage-struck individuals.”
The controlling committee in
charge of selection and presenta
tion of these artists is headed by
Miss Jess Byrd. Aiding her are
interested students, faculty, and
townspeople who are as follows:
Miss Edith Kirkland, Mrs. Kate
Pyron, Miss Margaret Barrier,
Miss Margaret Ann Collett, Mr.
Warren Spencer, Mr. Edwin Shew-
make, Mrs. Henry Blackwell of
the Academy, Mrs. Richard Shore
and Mrs. Burton Craige.
Salem students on the committee
are: Betty Lynn Wilson, Salemite
Editor; Rosanne Worthington, sen
ior representative; Agnes Rennie,
representative at large; Nancy Gil
christ, sophomore representative;
Audrey Lindley, Day Student re
presentative ; Gayle Cooper, Aca
demy representative; Mary Ben
ton Royster, junior representative;
and Miriam Quarles, freshman re
presentative.
the weather has been recently, I
know everyone is wondering if
there is going to be a winter.
However, if all prayers are ans
wered, cold weather will soon be
here, and Salem students and fac
ulty will want to have the very
latest styles.
In the above picture you can see
a sample of the clothes which will
be in the show. Mrs. Lowe, the
assistant librarian, is wearing a
cocktail dress based on the new
Dior lines. It features the “H”
shape which consists of the long
torso and the raised, unemphesized
bust.
Carolyn Miller is modeling one
of the latest fads around college
campuses. She is wearing red plaid
kilts emphasized by white knee
socks. Sue Gregory is wearing the
kind of a dress which is basic to
any wardrobe. It is made of ox
ford gray wool, finished off in a
checked wool. It is the type of
dress a student can wear to church,
to a football game, to travel in,
or for almost any other occasion
which arises.
This is just a minute part of the
many clothes which will be shown
at the fashion show. There are
going to be clothes for everyone
to pick from, even the faculty.
Yes, for the first time a fashion
show is being given in which the
faculty fashions will be modeled
by members of the faculty and
administration.
Those people who are modeling
Salem Fire Officials
Conduct First Drill
The week October 3-10 is Fire
Prevention Week throughout the
United States. In accordance with
this proclamation by President
Eisenhower Salem is observing this
annual week.
Donald Caldwell, Salem’s fire
chief, has appointed fire captains in
each dormitory and fire lieutenants
on each floor. The duties of these
appointees is to give instructions
to the girls and to see' that these
rules are enforced.
The first scheduled fire drill was
Wednesday night. Officials of the
city fire department were here to
assist the students.
from the faculty and administration
are Mrs. Heidbreder, Mrs. Lowe,
and Miss Vardell. Those who are
modeling from the student body
are: Jean Currin, Kay Cunning
ham, Sue Jones, Ann Campbell,
Susie Glaser, Peggy Horton, Carol
Campbell, Barbara Durham, Toni
Gill, Pat Greene, Carolyn Miller,
Sue Gregory, Nollner Morrisett,
Nancy Walker, and Marybelle
Horton.
Not only will there be beautiful
clothes but, there will also be door
prizes which will be gift certifi
cates to a store down town. This
store has been kind enough to
come out to Salem and do this
fashion show for the May Day
Committee. We hope there will be
a large crowd in Old Chapel on
Wednesday night. Admission is
fifty cents, and that money goes
into producing a bigger and better
May Day pageant than Salem has
ever had. Everyone try to be there
Wednesday night.
New Forum
Is Organized
By Officers
The Presidents’ Forum, a new
organization on campus, met for
the first time on Monday, October ,
4, to approve its constitution. The
purposes of the forum are: to co
ordinate the activity and to obtain
the cooperation of all student or
ganizations ; to act as a clearing
house for all campus extra-curri
cular activities;- to avoid duplica
tion and conflicts in meetings; to
act as advisory council to organi
zations, Dean’s office, and the
handbook committee.
The suggestion for organizing
this council was made last year by
past campus leaders who felt that
the activities of the clubs could be
better organized if a member of
each met in a group aimed for
mutual benefit for the clubs and
their members.
Sandra Whitlock, Ann Mixon,
and Betty Lynn Wilson were ap
pointed to draw up a tentative con
stitution. This committee decided
that the meetings should be held
monthly with the power to call
emergency meetings if necessary.
The Presidents’ Forum will in
clude the heads of all organizations
and the vice-presidents of the Stu
dent Government Association. Each
of the latter members will serve as
presiding officer for a four months
period. Faculty advice will be given
by the Dean of Students, an elected
adviser. Dr. Gramley will be an
honorary adviser.
It was decided by the group on
Monday night that meetings be
held on the first Monday of each
month. The Secretary of the Pre
sidents’ Forum, whose duty it is to
coordinate the discussions and
minutes, is to be elected by the
group from any class except the
freshman class. Rachel Ray was
chosen to fill this office this year;
and, Jane Little and Dottie Allen
will preside as chairman. j
Through such a medium as this,
the organization, including — Stu
dent Government, International
Relations Club, Young Women’s
Christian Association, Athletic As
sociation, Pierrettes Productions,
Future Teachers of America, the
Day Students’ Organization, Lab-
lings, Home Economics Club,—hope
to be able to solve their problems
and to create more student interest
through constructive criticism and
suggestions.
Pianists ReturnTo Alma Mater
To Present First Quest Recital
The Salem College School of
Music will present Benjamin and
Nancy Dunford in a duo-piano re
cital Oct. 11 at 8:30 p.m. in Mem
orial Hall. They will be the first
guest recitalists this’ semester.
Dr. and Mrs. Dunford are mem
bers of the faculty of the School
for the Blind, Spartanburg, S. C.
He is director of music, and she
is an instructor in voice and
chorus. Both are graduates of
Salem College; he, in 1937 and she,
in 1946. They studied under Dr.
Charles Vardell here.
Dr. Dunford served for four years
in the Army and has done gradu
ate work at University of Texas,
where he earned his masters de
gree in composition, the University
of Michigan and Eastman School
of Music, where he received his
PhD. degree in 1953.
He has had compositions per
formed by the Eastman-Rochester
Symphony under Howard Hanson,
Southwestern Symposium Sym
phony Orchestra under both Alex
ander von Kriesler and Victor Ales
sandro, and the Omaha Symphony
Orchestra under Richard Duncan.
Nancy Ridenhour Dunford did
graduate study in New York City
with Edwin Hughes. She returned
to Salem in 1947 to join the School
of Music faculty. She received her
masters degree in composition from
the University of Texas in 1950.
She was chief cataloger of music,
Sibley Music Library of the East
man School of Music.
The following program will be
presented Monday night:
Concerto Grosso in D Minor,
Op. 3, No. IL.Vivaldi-Dunford
Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14
Mendelssohn-Bach
Introduction and Allegro appas-
sionate. Op. 92 Schumann
Children’s Suite
Nancy R. Dunford
Parade Abram Chasins
Excerpts from Cherchez la
femme (orchestral suite)
Benjamin Dunford
Dance Divertimento
Kent Kenan
After their arrival the Winston-
Salem branch of the Salem College
Alumnae Association will entertain
at a reception in the Day Students
Center.