Volume XL
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, September 25, 1959
Number 1
Evelyn Vincent And ’'Perfect Young Ladies Head Cast
Dean Sandresky’s Recital
Features Chopin Ballade
By Louise Adams
Clemens Sandresky, Dean of the
School of Music, will open a series
of Music Faculty recitals Monday
night, September 28, when he pre
sents a piano recital at 8:30 in
Memorial Hall.
Commemorates Handel
Mr. Sandresky will begin his pro
gram with the Suite in g minor by
Handel, commemorating the 200th
anniversary of the composer’s
death. Of special interest will be
the performance of the Ballade in
F major. Opus 38, by Chopin.
Source Story
This Ballade, least known of
Chopin Ballades, is a composition of
contrasting moods. According to
legend, Chopin, inspired by the
story of Mickiewieg’s poem “The
Nancy Jane Carroll And Don Henry
Also Star In "The Boy Friend”
Mr. Sandresky
the lovely lake near his castle. He
Swietz Lake”, took his subject from
this source.
Many years ago, as the story is
told, a brave knight decided to
solve the mystery of the woods and
called his helpers, took a net and
asked his priest to accompany him
into the woods. The party of men
journeyed to the lake where the
priest blessed the undertaking. The
brave knight and his men threw
the net into the lake. A fierce
struggle took place.
The lake heaved and the waves
pounded the shore. The priest
prayed for the brave knight. The
waters grew calm and the net was
landed. A beautiful maiden with
a wreath of water lilies in her
golden hair was entangled in the
ropes. She freed herself and ad
dressed the knight.
‘Rahs knight! Thy lineage and
piety combined protect thee, else
hadst thou farmed a grave with all
thy following, in this adventure
But as thou art of godly mind and
as we are akin by blood, through
long descent, it is vouchsafed to
me this once to break the mystic
silence of the centuries and to re
veal to thee the secret of the lake,
and’ mine, its lily queen."
His Training
Mr. Sandresky has appeared with
the Winston-Salem Symphony as
guest soloist, with the Charlotte
Symphony, the Transylvania Music
Company Orchestra and has given
recitals in the southeastern states.
He received a Bachelor of Arts de
gree, with distinction, from Dart
mouth ; Master of Arts degree from
Harvard, and studied at Princeton
and Columbia Universities, the Juil-
liard and Longy Schools of Music.
He has studied ^privately with Dr.
Oswald Jonas, formerly of Schenker
Institute of Vienna, Miss Lily Du
mont and Walter. Piston.
Reception
A reception will be given in the
[Day Students’ Center immediately
following the recital.
By Carol Doxey
The ash trays are full of filters,
the hair has been pulled oijt, voices
are hoars and feet are tired, and
the old piano is panting for breath,
but “B. B.” has done it again and
Evelyn Vincent
has come up with eight “Perfect
Young Ladies” for the cast of “The
Boy Friend.”
Evelyn Vincent, a senior voice
major from Danville, Va., is Polly
Browne, the romantic female lead.
Group Plans
Changes In
Orentation
Polly is a sweet pretty girl who
falls in love, of course, with Tony,
played by Don Henry. Those of
you who saw the Little Theater
production of “Teahouse of the
August Moon” or “Streetcar Named
Desire” will certainly remember
Don.
The four young ladies of the
chorus, who provide most of the
laughs are: Colquitt Meacham as
Mazie, Johanna Johnson as Dulcie,
Dennie Broadhurst as Fay and
Gwen Dickerson as Nancy.
Colquitt, as sophomore transfer
from Randolph Macon, calls At
lanta, Ga., home, and a wonderful
addition to the Pierrettes she is,
as Mazie, the comedy lead.
Johanna, that cute little redhead
from Raleigh, is perfectly cast at
Dulcie, the “hoop hoop a doop” girl.
Dennie, a sophomore from
Greensboro, is a replica of some
thing from the “roaring twenties,’
and as most of you know, Gwen,
a senior from Va. Beach, needs nt
exploration, and if you do need one.
see the play, and you’ll know whai
I mean.
Madam Dubonnet, the head mis
tress of the young ladies finishing
school, is played by Nancy Jane
Carroll; a senior voice major from
Farmville, N. C. Helen London,
complete with the swingingist
French accent since Catherine Re-
camier, is Hortense, the maid.
Helen is from the metropolis of
Pittsboro, N. C. and came to us
from St. Mary’s last year. Peggy
Brown, our only yankee in the cast.
is from Bethlehem, Pa. Peggy
plays the part of Lady Brockhurst,
the stuffy wife of Lord Brock
hurst,* a “frisly” old gent played to
the hilt by Mr. Bray, of our edu
cation department. The other male
parts are taken by our male col
leagues from Wake Forest, and last,
but certainly not least — the world
renowned A. Hewson Michie will
get to display all his hidden dra
matic ability in a walkon part.
“The Boy Friend” has been de
scribed as “one headlong fling
amidst the uninhibited natures of
those wacky years.” “Those wacky
years” being those roaring twen
ties', the era of the Charleston, the
hip flask, the cupid bow mouths,
and bobbed heads. The production
takes place on the French Riviera
and numbers British, Americans,,
House Presidents To Take Oath;
Freshmen To Sign Honor Pledge
House presidents for the coming
year will be formally installed at
the Stee Gee Assembly Monday
morning. These girls are: Alice
Huss, president of Clewell; Winnie
Bath, Babcock; Gail Ogburn, Sis
ters; Kay Cundiff, South; Dottie
Frick, Strong; Gwen Dickerson,
Lehman; Millie Fary, Pfohl House;
and Caroline Easley, Bitting. These
: girls will serve on the Judicial
Board.
Class presidents will address the
student body on their conceptions
of the Honor System. Betty Cox,
: sophomore; Barbara Edwards, jun
ior; and Grace Walker, senior, will
speak. In addition the temporary
chairman of the freshman class will
speak. She will be appointed by
the Executive Board and will be
named today.
REMINDER
Lunch begins at 12:35 and
dinner starts at 6:00 p.m.
Please be on time.
Nan Williams, president of the
student government, will then sum
marize the real purpose behind the
Honor Tradition and Stee Gee.
Freshmen will remain in assembly
They will ehtn come to the stage
and sign the Honor Pledge (as
stated in the handbook) in the tra
ditional book.
Dansalems Will
Hold Try-Outs
Dansalems, campus modern dance
club, will hold try outs for pro
spective members Monday night.
Sept. 28, ta 6:30 in the studio
located on the third floor of the
gym.
Old members performed in trials
Thursday night under direction of
club advisor. Miss Sandra York, in
structor in modern dance.
The group will begin working on
recital plans soon.
At the final meeting of the Orien
tation Committee in the Strong
living room. Dean Heidbreder com
mended the members for their en
thusiastic efforts to welcome the
freshmen to Salem.
Members of this committee, who
each had advisees, were: Sarah
Tesch, Sally Wood, Churchill Jen
kins, Barbara Edwards, Betty Cox,
and Eva Jo Butler..
Joan Brooks, Suzanne Taylor,
Nina Ann Stokes, Susan Foard,
Ann Moore, Lina Farr, Skippy
Stone, Sally Tyson, Ann Saunders,
Jane Givens, Nita Kendrick, Evelyn
Vincent, and Ann Booker.
Alice Huss, Winnie Bath, Caro
line Easley, Gwen Dickerson, Sandi
Prather, Mary Scott Best, Ann Joy
ner, Susan Deare, Anna Yelverton,
Kay Cundiff, and Dottie Frick.
Certain improvements were dis
cussed at the meeting. While these
are not final, they may enable the
freshmen to make suggestions also.
Mr. Peterson was suggested as a
leader for the sing, to keep a light
tone for the freshmen’s first night
at Salem. It was suggested that
Club Carnival be moved closer to
Dr. Gramley’s and that the Ber
muda Party be held in the gym
for aesier dancing.
One unusual problem was that
too many boys came to the Ber
muda party. One suggestion to
prevent over-crowding was to in
vite the special fraternities and
their rushees who serenade Salem
during the year. Also, no men will
be allowed at the Oscar Party next
year.
To select candidates for the
Fashion Show, a possible plan is
to have each handbook group elect
one of their members. The group
also decided to retain some form
of entertainment for Saturday
night.
freshmen had met at least one of
Academic Night was termed a
keep it on Friday night, after the
Music Students
Will Give Picnic
The Music Club will have a picnic
Tuesday, September 29, at 5 :00 p.m
at Miller Park. Old and new
students are invited, as well as the
families of the music faculty. Ber
mudas may be worn and transpor
tation will be provided by the
faculty and seniors.
Nancy Jane Carroll, president,
has planned the picnic as an oppor
tunity for the music school to get
acquainted with their faculty and
one another.
"The Salemite"
Meets Tuesday
The Salemite will have its first,
and probably last, general meeting
of the year Tuesday, September 22,
at 6:30 p.m. in the Salemite office
below Main Hall.
Girls interested in writing, typ
ing and selling or collecting ads
are invited. Particularly needed
are girls experienced in proof read
ing and makeup.
Refreshments will be served and
work on the newspaper will be dis
cussed.
Mr. Bray
and French among the cast, which
calls for quite a bit of work on the
part of the cast.
In keeping with this international
flavor, we’ll close in the immortal
words of the British:
“God save the Queen and Bless
the Cast!”
W. R. A. Urges
Participation In
Fall Sports
‘Nita Kendrick, president of Wo
men’s Recreational Association, has
announced that hallball, a form of
touch football (wrich is good for
the hips), will be played each week
day from 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Alice Dudley Howell, hallball inan-
ager, will spend the first meetings
teaching the game. At the end of
next week. Woman’s College will
bring a team to Salem to demon
strate hallball playing. Players
wear old bermudas or blue jeans' as
game uniforms.
The swimming pool will be open
today, weather permitting. Stu
dents will find pool regulations in
their college box, courtesy of WRA.
Swimmers must cooperate with the
lifeguards.
Lifeguards
Lifeguards this fall include: Beth
Norman, Colquitt Meacham, Peggy
Legette, ydju Ellis, ‘Trisha Weath
ers, Joy Robinson, Connie Farthing,
and Julie Johns.
Ping Pong and Tennis Balls
Room 205 Bitting is distribution
center for ping pong balls. Tennis
balls are provided for players in the
afternoon in WRA Council room.
on the middle level of the gym.
The Association expects students
to return all borrowed equipment.