mmm Volume XXXVI Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, April 20, 1956 Number 21 Gordon Heads New Club A new type of club which has never existed at Salem before this spring has now been officially added to the roster of extra-curricular activities on campus. Approved by the music faculty, Suzanne Gordon Headi Music Club iaiemto Add Jew Courses Curriculum Salem is adding several interest ing .courses to the curriculum for the coming year—consumer econo mics, vocal literature, Italian, and psychology 320, which is personnel service and counseling. The faculty is especially excited about the new economics course. II is added in order to strengthen die economic and sociology depart ment, and because they felt there was a definite need for such a course. Consumer economics is primarily for students whose interest is in a factual and institutional rather (han a theoretical approach and for those who wish to become ac quainted with the economic world even though their major interests lie elsewhere. Interest will be placed on the role of the consumer in our eco nomic system, social factors de termining choices, advertising, marketing, installment buying, and standard of living. Subjects will be approached factually and techni cally rather than theoretically. The new first semester music course, vocal literature, is to be a survey and analysis of great vocal and choral music from 1750 to the present. There is also a new se cond semester music course, -cham ber music literature. Language students will be in terested to find an Italian course included in their department. This course is elementary Italian in which the student learns to under stand easy written and spoken Italian and to use the language orally within the limits of a few simple conversational situations. Dr. Welch is teaching a three hour phychology class which will be one of the most interesting courses offered at Salem. Personnel ser vice, educational and occupational counseling may be taken if a stu dent has had three semester hours of psychology. This course deals with the theory and the practical techniques in both educational and vocational counseling. Emphasis will be given to methods used in diagnosing per sonality and educational and vo cational aptitudes. American government and politics is being offered in the first se mester instead of in second semes ter as usual. This change has been made because the faculty feels that this eourse will be more interesting and profitable to the students if it is taken during the time that the national elections are being held. who call it a “wonderful idea,” the Music Student Organization of Sa lem College has been organized by several students who feel there is a definite need for such a group in the school. As the newly-elected president, Suzanne Gordon says: “We need this organization to bring together the students of the various instruments, so that our I music will mean more than just in dividual lessons and practicing.” The constitution of the club, which was passed by the Presi dents’ Forum, states the purpose to be the fostering of individual and community music interests of the music students. The group has also been started to create unity and understanding among the stu dents and faculty of the Music School and the College. In addition it is hoped that the new organization can sponsor Civic Music artists and notable faculty from neighboring schools in talks with Salem’s own musicians, majors and non-majors. Mr. Hans Heidemann has been elected faculty advisor, while the other officers for 1956-57 are: Nancy Walker, vice-president; Mary Frances Cuningham, secre tary ; and Mary Margaret Dzeval- tauskas, treasurer. These officers and a representative from each class will make up the Council, which will plan the monthly meet ings and also the activities of the group. Committee Is Organized For Lecture Series I Bob Grubbs, of Winston-Salem, muses on problem® for stage setting in his production of Mooney’s Kid Don’t Cry. A member of Miss Reig- ner’s Play Directing Class, he directed, produced, and played the lead in the Tennessee Williamsi play. See page four for critic Judy Golden's comments on the performance. Coed Likes Contemporary Drama And Classical Music The first meeting of the 1956-57 Salem College Lecture Committee met yesterday afternoon in the Trustees Room. Miss Jess Byrd, committee chairman, began the business of selecting lecturers for the coming school year. A second meeting has been sche duled for Thursday, April 26, at 4:00 p.m. The Lecture Committee is com posed of Carol Campbell, repre- sentative-at-large, Jo Smitherman, Salemite editor, Celia Smith, senior representative, Martha Ann Ken nedy, junior representative, and Ann Brinson, sophomore repre sentative. Representatives for next year’s freshman class and from the academy are to be chosen later. Faculty members serving on the new committee are Dr. Michael Lewis, Mr. Edwin Shewmake, Dr. Warren Spencer, and Miss Louise White. Miss Edith Kirkland, pub lic relations, and Mrs. Kate Pyron, librarian, are also members of the committee. Julanne Lynn will represent the Academy faculty; Pat Powell is student representative. News Briefs Music studenl^ are asked to note the change in the numbering of music courses. All the music courses are being re-numbered be ginning with the 1956-57 term. * * * By April 25 all medical requests for special rooms for next year must be on file in the office of the Dean of Students. This must be completed before rooms can be drawn. ♦ ♦ * Vespers will be conducted on Sunday night at 9:00 by the Pres byterian students. Please note the change in the hour for vespers; the service will be in Little Chapel. ♦ ♦ * The faculty will meet April 25 in the Friendship Rooms of Strong concerning the facuty self-study program. By Jeane Smitherman Horn in the West, Paul Green’s newest outdoor drama, will star a Salemite in the male juvenile lead, come summer. He’s Bob Grubbs, whose face 'and personality, if not his name and talent are well known on the Salem campus. Young Grubbs, (he’s 19) lives here in Winston-Salem. His first college year after grad uating from Griffith High School, was spent at Pfeiffer College; then, this semester. Bob transferred to Salem as a sophomore; registered for drama, English, and speech courses; and began the work that landed him the part of Jack Stew art in Horn in the West. Facing me across the Salemite “roundtable”. Bob lit a Winston with a nervous gesture. Then he answered my interview questions. Bob wants to become an actor, of course, on the legitimate stage, doing contemporary realistic drama. No movies, radio, or T. V. but legitimate stage work, which, he says, “is much more polished be cause the actors have no director to yell Cut! when a scene doesn’t go quite right.” He’s going about his career sen sibly by planning to get a major in speech and drama from Carolina, teach speech (his first “love after acting is teaching); and in the meantime working with summer stock and other productions in his spare time. But Bob does not possess the “ambitious actor’s temperament”. His interests are as varied as he is versatile. Boxing and wrestling keep his six-foot frame in form; he sings (only in the shower) and plays a trumpet, which started when he played in the Moravian Easter Band as a boy. “The ‘cool school’ of the West Coast and progressive jazz,” he smilingly answered to my question: “Music?” “Classical music is like trying to eat celery,” he clipped in clear tones. “I used to hate celery. But now I really like it.” From music we glided to poetry and Noel Coward’s treatment of Nash’s rhymes on “Toast of the Town.” Then; “What is your favorite period in drama ?” “Contemporary,” Bob spoke un hesitatingly, as though he antici pated the question. Playwrights came to be the next topic discussed. “Tennessee Williams is tops.” He spoke with animation. “I’m doing his Mooney’s Kid Don’t Cry for the Drama Review. It’s the story of a northern lumberjack who ” Then the actors. “Michael Redgrave.” “An English actor,” he quickly added to my uninformed, “Who’s he?” “Marlon Brando is an actor,” he continued. “Look at him as Napo leon. Then look at him in some thing like The Wild One or On the Waterfront. Brando is study ing now in Elia Kazan’s school for professionals. If I make it, that’s where I’d like to study someday.” McLawhorn To Perform On Monday Monday night, April 23, at 8,:30 p.m., Deriyse McLawhorn will pre sent her senior voice recital in Memorial Hall. Denyse, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. McLawhorn of Winter- ville,. is a religious music major, studying voice under Paul Peter son. She has also studied organ with Margaret Vardell and John , Mueller.' Denyse is president of the Senior Class and a member of the Stu-' deiif Council. Last year, she was treasurer of the I. R. S. and vicef:: president of the Choral Ensemble; Her program is as follows: . Te Deum Hendd’’' G bellissimi capelli .. .Falconierf'' ■ Lasciatemi moire ....Monteverde*;' Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile' Durante' Aria: When I Am Laid ifi Earth (Didp and Aeneas);, Purcell,, , Two :S,ongs ...; Brahms , ., • Gestillte Sehnsucht Geistliches Wiegenlied ; . : Romance Debussy .1 Lied Franck Je ne veux pas autre chose. Wider Fantoches Debussy The Lonesome Dove (Down in the Valley) . Weill Down to de Rivah ..MacGimsey My Lord, What A Mornin’ arr. Burleigh Lonesome Man (Blue Mountain Ballads) Bowles Sea Moods Tyson Following the recital, a reception will be held in the Friendship Rooms of Strong. Ella Ann Lee, Martha Thornburg, Carolyn Spaugh, Mary Mac Rogers and Mrs. Nell Glenn will serve as hos tesses. Denyse McLawhorn Sings Monday Night Organ Recital To Be Given By James Reich Tonight Tonight, April 20, the Salem College School of Music will present James Reich in his sophomore organ recital at 8:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall. James, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy J. Reich of Winston-Salem, is a student of John Mueller, associate professor of organ here. Before entering college he studied piano with Miss Nancy Harris for eight years. Last year he was a freshman at Furman University, and there he studied organ under Dr. Lindsay Smith and Edwin Clark. While he was at Furman, James was a member of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, an honorary music fraternity. He is now organist at the Forest Hills Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. James’ program for tonight is as follows: Trumpet Voluntary Purcell Nun bitte wir den heiligen Geist Buxtehude Praeludium, Fuge and Ciacona Buxtehude Christ Lag in Todesbenden Bach Ich ruf’ zu^dir, Herr Jesu, Christ .....Bach Es ist das HeiJ uns kommen her Bach Sonata II - Hindemith Chorale in A minor Franck