Volume XXXVI
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, April 27 ,1956.
Number 22
May Dell To Become Silver Forest On May 5|Budget For
Next Year
Is Approved
By Pat Flynt
Soon after last spring’s elections
Emily Baker began dreaming about
May 5, 1956. During the summer
dieams became ideas on script,
characters, costuming and music.
For the last two weeks those ideas
have been becoming realities in the
May Dell.
To visualize the Dell as a Silver
Forest requires an artist’s imagin
ation, but to make the actual trans
formation requires an inestimable
number of hours of hard work.
The practice schedule which
sounds so confusing in assembly
and looks so confusing on the “busy
board" means several sessions a
day for Emily, her cast, and as
sistants until the big day. Its ef
ficiency is evidenced by Emily’s
statement that rehearsal attendance
has been the best this year of her
four years of May Day participa
tion. The casts’ cooperation is also
proof of her leadership ability.
All the hard work is concentrated
in bringing to life Twelve Dancing
Princesses. These characters from
a well known fairy tale have mys
terious holes in their stockings and
a prince charming Sherlock on
their trail.
Their secret place of revelry is
a silver forest inhabited by Disney-
type animals and dancing, trees and
flowers. Of course the tale ends
happily with the crowning of Queen
Martha, but all that happens in
between sounds very exciting be
cause it will be different.
Only the traditional May Pole
Dance and coronation remain un
touched by Emily’s magic wand.
When we step into the Dell on
May Day we will literally be in
another world. Some bits of origin
ality which she revealed are the
use of much color and sparkle,
modern music, only two narrators,
and madrigal singing. More scen
ery is being used than in previous
years.
The twelve-foot, flower-covered
archway designed by Jim Bottom
and the elaborate moving scenery
by Rose Dickinson will be particu
larly outstanding features.
Information about the Queen and
her court is top secret, but Emily
did hint that their appearance will
be accompanied by some striking
innovations.
Though Emily declares that she
wishes May Day came earlier her
enthusiasm is undeniable. Like a
skillful story teller building to his
climax she added with a twinkle
in her eye, “Reserved seats will be
held only until 4:50!”
See you there early.
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Many heads are being put together for the planning of the May Day
Pageant. Seen here looking over a layout of the May Dell are: (left to
right) Emily Barek, general chairman; Julia Parker, stage manager;
Rose Dickinson, set designer; Jody Meilicke, sound director; and Betty
Saunders, costume designer.
On April 24 the Finance Board
met with Mescal Coe, treasurer of
student government, presiding. The
report of the Student Budget In
vestigating Committee was given
by Mary Brown.
It was announced that the pre
sent Junior class had voted to
transfer their class projects to the
incoFiing Junior class.
The main business of the evening
concerned the Student Budget for
1956-57. The board voted to ac
cept the budget as it stands, mak
ing no change in this year’s budget
as it is given on page 76 of the
college handbook;
Student Government Asso. . $ .75
Y. W. C. A . .75
A. A 90
I. R. S 60
Class Dues 1.00
May Day 90
Lecture Series 2.70
Salemite 3.60
Sights and Insights:
Seniors 12.55
Sights and Insights;
Underclassmen 9;55
Pierrettes .75
Total by Classes:
Senior $24.50
Junior 21.50
Sophomore 21.50
Freshman 21.50
The next meeting of the Finance
Board will be in October; at that
time the budget will be distributed.
Jean Miller
To Present
Voice Recital
Monday night in Memorial Hall
at 8:30 p.m., Jean Miller will be
presented in her graduation voice
recital. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul F. Miller, of 418
Acadia Avenue, Winston-Salem.
The senior day student has been
very active on campus during her
four years at Salem. This year
.she served as off-campus vice-pre
sident of Student Government, a
member of IRS and the Choral
Ensemble. She was a marshal,
secretary of the Day Students’ or
ganization, and vice-president of
her freshman class. For the past
m
Jean Miller
To Perform Monday
three years, she has been minister
of music at Covenant Presbyterian
Church.
She has studied organ with Miss
Margaret Vardell and Mr. John
Mueller. Formerly a voice student
under Mr. Paul Peterson, she is
now being taught by Mrs. Nell B.
Starr. Accompanied by Nell Fol-
ger Glenn, Jean, a soprano, will
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Items
The Music Students’ Organiza
tion convened on Wednesday after
noon to choose a representative
council to assist the office^ in
guiding the club through its initial
year in 1956-57.
On the new council Patsy Hop
kins will serve as senior represent
ative ; Lynne Hamrick as junior re
presentative; and Janet Garrison as
sophomore representative. A fresh
man representative will be chosen
from the incoming freshman class.
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The I. R. S. discovered at a re
cent meeting of the President’s
Forum that the tax collector had |
been holding out on them. Over a
period of years, while Salemites
have been cavorting at the I. R. S.’s
dances, the amusement tax on their
tickets have been accumulating,
supposedly for the Internal Reve
nue Commission.
But, whether the tax collector is
kindhearted or the council is de
linquent, the fact remains that our
social standards organization is
now $350 ahead.
Since Salemites paid the money,
which the I. R. S. thought the gov
ernment would collect, the Presi
dent’s Forum has decided to invest
it in the Student Union project m
the form of a record player or
television set.
Next year Salemites may enjoy
the new facilities, unless the gov
ernment suddenly decides to re
claim the money it did not need.
At any rate, make use of your tax
money next year.
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Dr. Gramley will attend a meet
ing in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on
May 7. The meeting will concern
the arrangements for the SOOth an
niversary of the Moravian Church.
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The Canterbury Club has elected
Amory Merritt as president for
next year. Assisting her will be
Cameron And Dzevaltauskas
To Give Recital Tonight, 8:30
The Salem College School of
Music will present Mary Margaret
Dzevaltauskas, pianist, and Nancy
Joan Cameron, soprano, in a joint
recital tonight at 8:30 p.m. in
Memorial Hall.
Mary Margaret, an exchange stu
dent from Panama City, Republic
of Panama, is a student of Willis
A. Stevens, instructor.
Her father started teaching Mary
Margaret piano when she was nine
years old. Before coming to Salem,
she went to the Canal Zone College
and there studied piano under Leo
Cordona.
Mary Margaret plans to come
back to Salem next year to grad
uate. She is treasurer of the newly
organized Music Students Organi
zation.
Nancy, a student of Joan Jacob-
owsky, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Dallas Cameron of Lake Wac-
Frankie Cunningham, vice-presi
dent; Carol Crutchfield, secretary;
and Marilyn Shull, treasures-. Ad
viser for the Episcopal group is
Miss Samson.
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■ The Salem College Alumnae As
sociation will give its annual party
honoring graduating seniors on
May 1. This year the party will
be a dessert bridge and canasta
party, to be held at the Forsyth
Country Club.
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The North Carolina Foundation
of Church-Related Colleges, Incor
porated, of which Dr. Gramley is
President, will hold its annual meet
ing at 12:30 on Tuesday, May 1, at
the Hotel Robert E. Lee. "rhe
foundation is comprised of twenty-
four colleges of the state and its
interest centers in soliciting funds
from corporate businesses in order
to operate the budgets of member
colleges.
camaw. She is a transfer student
of Peace College. When she came
to Salem her sophomore year, she
began to take voice and decided to
major in religious music.
This year Nancy is president of
the Choral Ensemble. She is also
assistant director of the Youth
Chorus at the First Presbyterian
Church and is a member of the
adult choir. After graduation she
will be Minister of Music at the
First Methodist Church in Troy.
A reception in the Friendship
Rooms of Strong follows the re
cital.
The program of the girls is as
follows:
Mary Margaret:
Prelude and Fugue in F sharp
minor (Book II) Bach
Sonata in F major Haydn
Allegro moderato
Adagio
Presto
Sonato in E minor. Opus 90
Nancy Cameron
To Sing
Beethoven
With vivacity, sensitivity and
expression
Not too fast and very singingly
Reflets dans I’eau Debussy
Toccata Poulenc
Nancy:
How Marvelous is the Power
of God Haydn
O bellissimi capelli ...Falconieri
Non vogl’io se non vederti
Scarlatti
Aria from “The Telephone” ....
Menotti
Vergebiiches Staendchen
Brahms
0 liebliche Wangen Brahms
Romance Debussy
Les papillons Chausson
Depuis le jour, “Louise”
Charpentier
Come you not from Newcastle
English Folk Song
arr. Britten
Lilacs Rachmanioff
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Mary Margaret Dzevaltautka*
To Play