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THE S A LEMITE
Dr. Robert Helm Relates His Varied
Philosophy By Saying "Live, Live, Live .
Gray hair, sparkling blue eyes,
funny crooked smile, wholesome
laugh, the personification of dig
nity; this is Dr. Robert Helm—
Salem College philosophy profes
sor. Thursday, May 7th Salem’s
entire student body will be intro
duced to “our professor from Wake
Forest,” when he will speak to us
in chapel.
Dr. Helm (or Bob as he is gen-
Dr. Heim
erally called) is a native of Win
ston-Salem. He attended Central
School (down the street from
Salem) and graduated from Rey
nolds High School. During these
years his interests were journalism,
public speaking, sports and other
activities.
Upon entering Wake Forest Col
lege, he intended to study law but
became interested in philosophy in
his senior year after majoring in
English. His collegiate activities
found their expression in publica
tions, oratory and debate (in which
he won school, state and regional
gold medals). For his football ad
ventures he received a broken foot.
These varied interests certainly
produced an intelligent and well-
rounded individual. They also as
sisted him in his philosophic career.
With an amazing command of the
English language he demonstartes
an over whelming argumentive
method (especially in class).
He was awarded a scholarship
for graduate work in philosophy at
Duke University. He completed re
quirements for his masters degree
in one year and, in the process
burned much midnight oil and
drank vast quantities of black cof
fee in Order to finish his thesis.
Following this accomplishment, he
returned to Wake Forest during
World War II but was “selected”
for the army that same year. The
following summer he was packed
off to Fort Bragg.
During the next three years he
was stationed in eleven states and
rose to the rank of captain. In
January of 1945 he was transferred
to the European theater of op
erations with the 89th Infantry.
He saw action with Patton’s 3rd
army in the Rhineland and Central
Germany campaigns. At the end
of the war he has the delighted
memory of three days of unre
strained, general rejoicing in Eng
land.
On his return to the United
States he re-entered Duke Univer
sity where he acquired his Ph. D.
in philosophy. This was completed
in 1950 while he was already teach
ing in the philosophy department
at Wake Forest.
Dr. Helm’s favorite summer acti-
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vity is soaking up sun at his home
on the Outer Banks of North Caro
lina, when he’s not traveling or
working.
He has traveled extensively in this
cpuntry and abroad accompanied
by his mother. He has expressed
his opinion of the European women
in this fashion: “The Swedish wo
men ' have beautiful complexions,
features and possess a general air
of health. The French women dress
exquisitly and have an admirable
charm and zest which appeals. The
Italian women are beautiful. As a
matter of fact I met a lovely Italian
girl on the Swiss border whom I
later discovered to be Gina Lolo-
brigida.” Though he says he finds
American women attractive and in
telligent they seem to expect more
service from men. He feels that
this expectation is one of the causes
for the general breakdown of the
American family. Such deterio
ration the doctor deplores to such
an extent he has been called a
modern (would-be) patriarch.
With all of his many and varied
activities, hobbies (which include
horseback riding, amature naval
architecture, singing, painting, fenc
ing and photography), and duties
Dr. Helm has just completed a
book. The Gloomy Dean. Among
his favorite things are: • bright
lights, music, dancing, good food
and traveling.
Dr. Helm sums up his extremely
varied philosophy in a statement
a la Auntie Marne “Live, Live,
Live.”
By Harriet Herring
Erwin Robbins was taking a
break. After practicing for an
hour anda half, anyone needs a
break. Erwin is in the last frantic
week before a recital—lessons every
day (each one bad), night rehear
sals, memory slips and finger flubs,
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hours more of practicing and a life-
itme of maturing to do in one week.
Monday night, May 4 at 8 ;30,
the recital will begin. The years
of training (with Mrs. C. R. Shuler
from age six through high school,
then with Hans Heidemann) will
all be poured into this one short
period.
Erwin is playing three little and
two big works. The little ones are
Scarlatti sonatas in A minor. D
minor, and C major. Dondnica
Scarlatti lived during the same
period as Bach, but his music is in
the light, rollicking Italian vein,
not the heavy Baroque style of
Bach. Not fully developed sonatas,
the Scarlatti works were termed
“Etudes” by their composer, the
sonata name being added later by
an editor.
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nata, Op. 58, Friskin says; “This
Sonata requires brilliant finger
technique and firm rhythm to cope
successfully with the demands of
the finale.”
The final work will be the Ravel
Concerto for the Left Hand for
piano and orchestra. (Mr. Keide-
mann is the orchestra in this case.)
It was commissioned by and dedi
cated to Paul Wittgenstein, an Aus
trian pianist who lost his right arm
during the first World War, Fris-
kin’s review of this wopk says;
“A short and powerful composition,
this concerto has three main sec
tions without breaks—Lento, Alle
gro, Lento. The cadenza near the
end is very difficult. The one hand
at times supplies melody and ac
companiment, making the problem
of tonal balance a very delicate
one.”
After her final bows, Erwin will
spend the rest of the semester :ieel-
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haps the most exciting, event is
over. She will be far behind in
every other subject. But that hour-
plus triumph is worth it.
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