h ebruary
Around the Scfucu'e—with Allen
Editor’s note:
Sissie Allen (aided by contri
butions from interested freshmen)
is columnist this week.
This week I want to take you a
little beyond the square to a place
known as Virginia. The weekend
between semesters four brave
Salem seniors piled into a car and
toured Williamsburg. I say brave
because anybody not a Virginian
who goes to Virginia is brave.
Williamsburg w^as the seat of colo
nial government in North America,
and thanks to John D. Rockefeller,
has been completely restored.
After noticing our blazers, one
guide was so kind as to remark:
Salem—oh. yes, I understand
they’re remodi^ling a few buildings
there.”
Another remark brought on by
our blazers was: “1772—well, your
college is not so young. You’ve
seen William and Mary, of course.
Now Harvard received the first
charter, but it was actually William
and Mary that first opened—the
oldest college in America!” One
sight of particular interest was the
public jail “where the famous pirate
Blackbeard was hanged.”
After having our pictures taken
in the stocks, we were shown in
side and introduced to the “first
indoor plumbing in America”—an
indoor outhouse.
The taverns were of particular
interest, featuring mugs of beer
and sandwiches made with home
made bread. We recommend King’s
Arms Tavern where we spent two
hours dining “in the traditional
eighteenth-century manner,” com
plete with yard-square napkins.
This led us to wonder why Old
Salem doesn’t open the Washing
ton Tavern.
The waiters at the King’s Arms'
were William and Mary students.
We were bemoaning our plight (of
being poor, inferior North Carolin
ians) when one said, “You should
hear what the tourists say when
they find out I’m from Pennsyl
vania.” After that we didn’t feel
so bad.
At a table next to us we over
heard snatches of a conversation
that consisted of “second-floor
Strong” and “dropped a cigarette
butt on Mrs. Heidbreder”. Can’t
get away from it. Salemites all
over.
Of course, no trip would be com
plete without some sort of trans
portation trouble. We were no
exception, and in South Hill, Va.,
we became the proud owners of a
brand new generator and a set of
points, all gift-wrapped and ready
to go. And father had to pay
tuition the next day.
♦ ♦ ♦
And now let’s get back to Salem.
We’ve had enough of Virginia.
Ogden Nash brought a full house
to Memorial Hall and left an audi
ence fully chuckling and satisfied.
His only object was to entertain,
and this he did well. But good as
he was. I’ve heard as many chuck
les caused by the introductions and
panel moderating of Dr. Phil
Africa. Sometimes you have to be
on your toes to catch what he
said, so listen well next time. It’s
worth it.
clean-cut compared to rock and
roll”—“rock and roll is nothing
like this.”—“Did you hear that
clarinet ?” I wonder—is this the
begiMing of a change in taste ?
Speaking of music — have you
ever been up to fourth floor of
Memorial Hall to the place in
habited by music students ? And
particularly on an average night.
At some time between eight-thirty
and nine o’clock, voices, pianos,
and violins cease. The blend of
Chopin, Prokofief, Mozart,' and
Beethoven stops. And for the next
fifteen minutes or half-hour comes
some of the best jazz you ever
heard. Go hear it sometime.
* ♦ *
Ever heard of a group of girls
planning for over two hours and
then working three more just, to
cook breakfast? This occurs on
Monday nights and Tuesday after
noons for a course known as senior
cooking. And after all this pre
paration somebody put salt in the
sugar can,
* * * .
Tuesday, February 12, brought
Abe Lincoln’s birthday, and two
concerts —— one by the Winston-
Salem Symphony and another by
Louis Armstrong. Again Salem
girls had to choose. But the sur
prise was that more appeared for
the symphony than for “Satchmo.”
The reason for this could be a
few devoted music majors and Miss
Samson’s music appreciation class.
But I heard no sighs of disappoint
ment.
“Satchmo” had a small crowd,
"not half full,” and the top of the
piano fell, but he was as enthusi
astic as ever. Comments were “he
was great”—“I enjoyed the concert
more than my date”—“this is so
♦ ♦ *
Still on the subject of music—I
think the program in Memorial
Hall on Monday night sounds un
usual. Listen to these combina
tions : chorale preludes for organ
and trumpet, a cantata for soprano,
violin, cello, and harpsichord, an
aria for harp and organ, and so
natas for organ and strings. What’s
more, there’s free coffee after
wards.
* ♦ ♦
Those interested in basketball
should be sure and take in the
tournament next week. The teams
this year show more quality than
ever before. Watch the freshmen,
they’re fast and scrappy. But the
real battle will be the senior- so
phomore game. I’m prejudiced,
but 1 still say the senior combina
tion will come out on top. Of
course, when the sophomores see
this in print, they’ll be more de
termined to win than they already
are. This game I wouldn’t miss.
When the weather ceases to
bring surprises, I think I’ll move
to Alaska.
No rings or pins this week.
Never mind, spring is just around
the corner, and in spring a young
man’s fancy turns.
* * *
Jane (Potts) Bridges had an in
teresting experience last week end.
She calls it her faux pas of the
year. At St. A. Hall at U. Va.
(Virginia again) her date brought
her up to a young rushee. “Jane,
I want you to meet Bowman Gray.”
Potts, hastening not to miss an
opportunity, asked “Oh—built any
stadiums or schools lately? You
are the Bowman Gray.” He was.
Potts made the news another
way, too. She painted a picture of
“Satchmo” and Jean Humphrey
took it to the maestro for his auto
graph. He signed it “To Potts,
it’s a gassit.”
* * ♦ X
The KA’s from State haven’t had
a chance to come over and seran-
ade Mary Gratz since she was pin
ned to Bach Doar but a few syra-
pathetique freshman have filled the
bill.
Mary was called to the window
Wednesday night, given a lighted
candle while a group including Lou
Adams, Skippy Stone, Gynne Dick
erson, Betty .^nn Wilkins, Mary
Louise Lineberger and May Terry
poured forth with some lovely
melodies.
The traditional bouquet of roses
was only a branch of evergreens,
but Mary was very impressed and
- ■— -
she said, “Wasn’t that sweet!”,
* *
The midwinters weekend at
Wake Forest was a big event for
Salemites. From the Kappa Sigma
dinner party to the last dance of
Saturday night, Salem was well
represented. Having Woody Her
man upon the bandstand made the
celebration that much better.
At the concert Saturday after
noon the crowd e.xcitedly approved
his cool touch on the clarinet. The
solo trumpeter, the vibraphone
Limey, the solo trombonist and the
drummer took turns jazzing up old
and new tunes. .Ann Liittrell en
joyed the music so much Saturday
night that she was still Charleston-
ing as she left the Coliseum.
.All this activity across town at
tracted many weekend guests to
our campus. Woman’s College,
especially, sent down quite a few.
Judging from the excited chattering
stirred up by the weekend, every
one had a grand time. Vive les
parties !!
* * *
To the studious Salemites in
Clewell’s “Cozy” Tuesday night,
the appearance of a MALE in the
doorway caused quite a stir. It
seems that Warren Lansler, set
designer for the Pierrettes’ “The
Male Animal”, w'as moving flats
into the basement for storage. Per
haps Mr. Lansler will call again
when the girls are dressed as pro
per Salem misses!
Barbara Durham, president of the
Pierrettes, is also concerned about
the male situation but in a dif
ferent way. According to “Bull”,
there are not enough men available
to complete casting on the play.
Usually Salem works in co-opera
tion with Wake Forest in casting
male leads,- but this month the
Wake Forest theater group is
w'orking on a production of its
own. In the future, will the Pier
rettes be forced to rely on plays
with all girl casts ? Let’s hope not!
Barbara Durham, just recently
pinned to Claude Plumlee, a Sigma
Chi, at Carolina, had quite a thrill
Monday afternoon. She received
one dozen long-stemmed white
roses from Claude’s fraternity
brothers!
* * ♦
“War and Peace” has arrived at
last, and most Salemites found
some way to squeeze four hours
out of their busy week in order to
see Tolstoy’s masterpiece on the
screen. Of course, the appearance
of Aubrey Hepburn and Mel Fer
rer may have had something to do
with its universal appeal to Salem
ites.
* ♦ ♦
After the Producer's Showcase
production of “Mayerling”, it seems
that we just can’t see enough of
these two. Just looking at them
was enough for Shirley Redlack,
May Belle Horton, Puddin’ Van
Every, Anne Thompson, and Mary
Hadley Fike, who sat entranced
even though the tempermental tele
vision set in the Student Union
decided to remain silent for about
half the show.
And if these tw'o favorites weren’t
Indian Visitor Enlighten
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Dip and Ann talk about
A small school has many ad
vantages, but there was one I never
expected—the opportunity to be
come acquainted with a foreign
person as charming as Miss Gurdip
Singh.
Though knowing her for only
several hours, I feel that she
shared not only with me, but with
all other students who heard her,
the problems which so profoundly
exist on the other side of the
world.
We are capable of coming in
contact with ideas and customs of
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satisfied Salemites, there were also
some spectacular scenes, shown by
some of the best photography we’ve
seen; and please let’s not forget
Henry Fonda and Vittorio Gass-
man. Now there are two whose
eyes could snow anyone. Why, we
even felt sorry for Napoleon!
Funny how classes can’t hold our
complete interest for an hour, but
we can sit in a movie for four
hours without moving . . . Maybe
we should import some new teach
ers, not that some of our faculty
males aren t the most charming
we’ve ever met, but there’s just
something about Ferrer, Fonda and
Gassman—oh, well, w'e can dream,
can’t we ?
India and about Salem,
foreign peoples through our hoc
and verbally through lectures.
But in this way, by being hos'
to a person such as Miss Sin
I felt that Salem learned verb
and visually, and, in our very b
■way, helped to better our int
national relationships with anoti
country.
—Ann Crensbi
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