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^ Volume XXXIX Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, May 1, 1959 Number 23 2.44jee4t (luiU Qwe^4iA. Ooe^ MoAf Noel Vossler Honor Maid Graces Court ^Stately Ruth i Graces Fete Un May Dell By Carol Doxey This afternoon, when the stately , and always poised figure of Ruth Bennett descends those stone steps, * I w&nder how many of you wdl •r realize what a versatile personality ■ and how many honors and achieve- t ments lie behind the outward ’ beauty that placed her on the throne as our May Queen. From her role as a “tree” four , years ago, to May Queen this year is quite a progression and is per haps symbolic of Ruth’s full and in- .■ teresting career here at Salem. We all know of her honors—President i, of IRS, Oslo scholarship, Phi Alpha Theta, Honor Society, Student Council, Chairman of Christmas Banquet, Feature Girl, Orientation Committee, and, one that brought her nationwide fame, second alter nate in the Maid of Cotton contest. Ruth’s summers have been as ex citing as her winters here at school. Last summer she was a waitress at , Lake Tahoe, California, as she says, she “had a blast!” And of course, there was Oslo, where, from the first night, everything v/as an ex- ' perience. Ruth arrived in Oslo on Saturday morning. That night there was a dance, but she and her date and two other couples left at 10-.00 to “see the town.” They went to a I nightclub where they danced until : about 1:00. then they went to the I station to take the “trikk (train*) ! back to Blindern, only to find that the last one had just left. They ' got on another, just hoping it would I be going somewhere near the vici- nity of Blindern. They got off at a place they thought was near, only to find they were farther away than ever, on a tremendous highway. They flagged down a car, being so tired that they didn’t care how they got there, and were soon chugging ^^^^^^R^thB^m^UaTMherMaMTfHonorNoePV^ler. movie English. He took them to Vindern, which rather frustrated them since he couldn’t seem to understand that they wanted Blin dern. But they saw a couple W'alk- ing down the road who informed them that they were only 3 blocks down the road in an old Ford with 1 from Blindern. The couple climbed a Norwegian boy who spoke only 1 in the car, making it somewhat crowded, and they all finally ar rived, safe and sound in Blindern. Ruth has decided to spend a quite summer at home in Hartsville, N. C. before going to “yonder-land to teach the third grade at Landowne, Pa. She will room with Anne Sum- merell and be “footloose and fancy- free.” By Frace Walker Blue eyes, blonde hair, and a big smile greeted me as I walked in Room 7 of Lehman Dormitory. Noel Vossler of Fayetteville, this year’s Maid of Honor, was sitting cross-legged on the bed with a variety of books surrounding her. I immediately noticed a sparkling diamond on the appropriate finger and asked if any plans for the big day had been decided. Noel replied with a big grin that Phil Harris, a Kappa Sig at Wake Forest, will be serving Uncle Sam after graduation in June, so they plan to marry some time during the summer. She plans to teach either French or Spanish in high school, as they are her major and minor respectively. When asked about her extracur ricular activities while at Salem, she looked at me blankly and replied modestly, “Oh, not much 1” I learned from a friend across the hall, however, that she is secretary of the senior class, was a member of the Orientation Committee last fall and was treasurer of the S.NEA her junior year. Heading her likes (besides Phil) are frilly lingerie, the beach, and hemming skirts—a skill which she has recently developed! Among her dislikes are the mountains, dirty fingernails, and 8-year old campers. Her dislike for the latter apparently springs from being a counselor at Camp Keystone in Brevard last summer. Noel has shown interest in the May Day festivity ever since her freshman year; the first year she was a princess; the second year she was a troll and last year she was a by-stander in the circus. What a variety of performances, I thought, as I closed my notebook and stuck my pencil over my ear. My question about her likes and dislikes was still bothering Noel, as she had never thought about them before. As I left the room, Noel was scratching her head, looking confusedly out the window—and I thought to myself, “Quand une jeune fille est belle, et ne la salt I pas, elle est la plus belle au monde.” *1aikUui By Susan Hughes The wind and the black clouds threatened to call a halt to the “sneak preview” of the May Day pageant that I was about to see, but I went on to the May Dell with a great deal of curiosity. Rumor had it that this was going to be the best May Day ever pre sented at Salem. From the very beginning I noticed that it was going to be very different. Instead of entering as a separate part of [dhe pageant, the court had become a vital part of the story. ■ One of the first things that I noticed was the talking fountain. Sadly it berhoaned the fact that Melas was without a queen. The flowers would not bloom, and there was a pervading air of gloom over the Royal Garden. Bat then it was announced that King Arturo had found a bride for Prince Markim. All kinds of preparations gave the garden an air of expectancy, and hopeful waiting. The garden must be beautiful or the princess might not want to marry Prince Markim. The King and the Royal Gardener carefully inspected each plant, and decided that the only thing to make them bloom would be to administer the Magic Formula. The garden ers’ assistants spent hours working on these hybrid plants. All of a sudden the flowers began to bloom. Slowly they unfolded their pink blossoms, and, as can only happen in a royal garden, they began to dance. But what about the poor little sneeze-weed? It had received none of the Magic Formula. No matter how hard it tried, it couldn’t bloom. The Prince, while looking about to see that everything was ready for the new queen, discovered this ugly plant, and became very upset. Even the villagers came to see what they could do to help the Prince. The milkman, the "chimney-sweep, the chamber-maid, and the butcher all tried to make the plant bloom. Even the happy children seemed to have no effect on it. The fountain admitted that, besides talking, it could come alive. Maybe it could use this mystic power to help the little sneeze-weed. But even that failed. As a last resort the people de cided that they would have to call the.' Witch. If her sorcery could not make the little plant bloom, then nothing could. They had com pletely given up hope after the Witch’s repeated attempts failed. But, then they heard the Heralds announcing the approach of the new queen and her court. They forgot the little sneeze-weed in the excitement of welcoming her. As the lovely, kind queen passed by it, her skirt brushed its leaves, and, to the surprise of everyone, the humble sneeze-weed began to un fold its blossom, and danced for joy. The queen had brought love to the garden, and this love had brought life to the ugly little sneeze-weed. The scene that had been gloomy and sad had now be come one of happiness and joy. I was enchanted with ."this story which had been written by some of the seniors. The unique way in which the story, music, and danc ing were combined showed the originality, and hard work that had gone into producing it. The speak ing chorus and the music were blended in such a way ■ that they created just the right background for the dancing talent displayed by some of our Salemites. The cos tumes suggested Spring, flowers, and happiness all the way through. In fact, I thought the cast, and the whole production took us away on uch a grand tour of the land of dancing flowers, walking and talk ing fountains, witches and Magic Formulas that it was hard tQ come back.
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