Volume XLII
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, May 1 I, 1962
Number 22
Profiles of a Saint
Class Presents, Directs Sketches
AP Takes College Poll
About Students’ Views
By Carolyn Ausbon
The class in introduction to the
theatre, under the instruction of
Mr. Raymond Carver, will present
Profiles of a Saint on Tuesday,
May 15, at 6:30 p.m. in Old Chapel.
This program will consist of seven
scenes of approximately ten min
utes each. Each scene is taken
from a different play based on Joan
of Arc. This presentation is the
term project of the class in both
the academic and the theatrical as
pects, and each student is casting
and directing her own scene with
out instruction. Although each
scene and each characterization of
Saint Joan is distinct, the scenes
do have a basic unity and are or
ganized about one central image.
The beginning scene will be one
from the epilogue of Saint Joan by
George Bernard Shaw. Directed by
Lis Jensen, it will star Susan Maier.
Shaw’s Joan is a martyr but a
realistic woman. This scene shows
some of the people involved in
Joan’s trial and execution twenty-
five years after her burning.
The second scene, directed by
Trudi Schmidt, is from King Henry
VI, Part 1, by Shakespeare. Play
ing the self-confident Joan la Pu-
celle will be Peggy Brown. Joan,
who is portrayed by Shakespeare
as a witch, will be seen calling on
spirits to save her and France.
Following this will be a scene
from Maid of Orleans by Friedrich
Schiller. Carolyn Ausbon has cast
Frances Bailey as Johanna in this ^
scene which shows the superhuman i
character of the heroine. Johanna
is seen as she frees herself from
the British who hold her captive
and then leads the French troops
to victory before her heroic death
on the battlefield.
Liz Wilson’s Saint Joan of the
Stockyards by Bertolt Brecht will
follow, starring Jo Hiergesell. Set
in the stockyards of Chicago dur
ing the late 1920’s and early 1930’s,
this play presents Joan as a penni
less crusader who desires to im
prove the poverty-stricken con
ditions of the workers. Finding
that the gap between the poor and
the rich is too wide to accomplish
her purpose, she dies renouncing
her faith in God. This scene will
be Joan’s death scene.
The fifth scene, from Joan of
Lorraine by Maxwell Anderson is
presented by Cathie Lanier. Joan
of Lorraine is a rehearsal play,
which presents an actress striving
to interpret her role of Saint Joan.
Janet Wales will portray the act
ress playing Joan.
The two final scenes are different
translations of The Lark by Jean
Anouilh. Anne Morrison has chosen
the Christopher Fry translation and
has cast Carolyn Tyson as Saint
Joan. In The Lark, Joan, although
she is rather childish, has a duty
to perform and knows just how to
do it. This characteristic is well
demonstrated when Joan talks
Squire Beaudricourt into getting
her an audience with the king.
From Lillian Hillman’s version of
The Lark, Jackie Zipperer will pre
sent a scene beginning with Joan’s
imprisonment and ending after her
execution. This appealing young
maid will be played by Nancy Sus-
tare.
The Associated Press recently
conducted a survey among college
students concerning the growing
trends of these students in relation
to the next presidential election.
The questions included; (1)
Whether the student considers him
self a Democrat, Republican, or an
Independent. (2) Does he consider
himself a conservative, a liberal, or
what? (3) If he considers himself
a Republican, whom would he pre
fer as the GOP presidential candi
date in 1964? (4) Does he approve
a federally-assisted program for
medical care for the aged and, if
so, should it be by increase in So
cial Security payments as the ad
ministration advocates ?
Ten Salem students were inter
viewed, five of whom were Demo
crats, three Independents, one Re
publican and one National Repuli-
Tina Thrower Presents
Graduating Voice Recital
Tina Thrower, president of
Salem’s Music Club, will give her
graduating voice recital on May 14
at 8:30 in Memorial Hall. The
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Thrower of Belmont, Tina has been
studying music since the eighth
grade. At Salem she has studied
voice under Joan Jacobowsky.
Leaird Receives
Position In
South America
Gives Senior
Robinson
Violin Recital May 21
Pat Robinson will give her grad
uating violin recital on May 21 at
8:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall. She
is the daughter of Mrs. W. Locke
Robinson and is from Mars Hill,
North Carolina. She has played
the violin since she was four years
old. She attended Mars Hill Junior
College for two years, where she
received the Crisp Music Medal for
musical performance. While at
Salem, she has played in the Win
ston-Salem Symphony. She has
studied piano under Hans Heide-
mann and violin under Eugene
Jacobowsky. After graduation she
plans to teach and to continue her
studies. _ ^
Pat’s program will include: Con
certo in G Minor, Opus 26 by
Bach, “Sonata in E Minor, K. 304’’
by Mozart, and “Sonata in C
(1939)’’ by Hindemith. Accompany
ing her will be Mrs. Nell Glenn.
Hills Studies
SophomoreYear
At the request of the Academic
Council, a study was made during
second semester of the “sophomore
slump.’’ This study was conducted
with the hope that more might be
learned about the sophomore year.
Seventy students were selected to
participate, forty of whom were
sophomores and thirty juniors.
These students were selected at
random and all but two partici
pated. The interviews with each
student lasted from twenty to fifty-
five minutes. The results of the
study were compiled by Dr. Hills,
who then presented a brief sum
mary of the results to the faculty
on May L
The report shows that, as seen
by the students, the problems are
of the college and not of the stu
dent alone. No further report can
be made to the student body as
yet, because the faculty has not
discussed the study or taken any
action.
The fund raising campaign has
passed the $700,000 mark, with
one of the local divisions to re
port today. Alumnae solicita
tions in North Carolina are get
ting underway in 80 communities
by means of personal solicita
tion.
Linda Leaird, history and Spanish
major whose name may be found
in Who’s Who in American Uni
versities and Colleges, will begin
work this summer in the Frontier
Internship begun by the Presby
terian Church last year.
The two year job begins June 11
when the twelve young people
chosen will attend summer school
for Spanish and Latin American
studies. Most of the people will be
working with students. Linda will
be in a team of 4, two part-time
workers and one full-time worker,
all Argentines. She will work in
Argentina with the Argentine Stu
dent Christian Movement.
There are three phases of the
two year program. The first en
tails living with the people, on the
same salary and standards. The
second centers around study of the
Mission of Christ and of the gospel
through an advisor. Linda s ad
visor will be Dr. Couch, a teacher
at the Union Theological Seminary
in Buenos Aires. The third phase
is involvement in the mission of
the church through the group, and
involves experiments with new
forms and ideas.
When she was interviewed for
the job, Linda was told not to
apply if she had fixed in her mind
what she would like to do, for
until she began work she could
not be sure. However, the possi
bilities of her job are an executive
position with the Student Christian
Movement or traveling and being
involved with various Student
Christian Movements in various
universities.
Linda said that she had always
thought of a job like this but had
never heard of this particular
group. She received information
on it at a conference call “New
Wine in New Wineskins.’’
While practice teaching at High
Point High School, Tina directed
the chorus and orchestra. She also
conducted High Point’s Easter Sun
rise Service. After she has received
her BM degree in public school
music, Tina will teach on the secon
dary school level.
The program for Tina’s recital is
as follows: “How Marvelous is the
Power of God,” from “The Cre
ation” by Haydn, “Stizzaso, mio
Stizzaso” by Pergolesi, “Jeune Fil-
lete” and “Maman dite moi.” A
second group, consisting of German
songs, includes “Fruhlingsglaube,”
“Die Foselle,” and “Der Neugierige”
by Schuber, and “Der Nussbaum”
by Schumann. From the opera
“Don Giovanni” by Mozart, Tina
will sing “Vedrai Carino” and from
“Gianni Schicchi” by Puccini,
“Omio babbino caso.” English
songs will include “Have you seen
but a Whyte Lillie Grow,” com
poser anonymous, “When thro’ life
unblest we rove,” an old air, “Sere
nade” by Nardoff, and “Floods of
Spring” by Rachmaninoff.
Everyone is invited to a reception
in the Day Student Center after
the recital.
♦ * *
Seniors Exhibit
Oils, Pastels
Betsy Davis, Beverly Heward,
Anne Jewell, and Agnes Smith will
have their Senior Art Exhibit from
May 14 through May 31. The paint
ings, which the girls themselves are
responsible for hanging and arrang
ing, may be viewed at any time in
the upstairs and downstairs of the
Day Student Center. The exhibit
will be a comprehensive viewing of
what each girl has done in any art
course up to this point.
Oils, water colors, pastels, wood
cuts, etchings, serigraphs, and cera
mics will be on exhibit. The show
ing will consist mostly of Expres-
sionistic work. The paintings will
reveal the girls’ personalities; thus
the viewer will be able to pick out
each of the four students’ styles.
As for what the students plan to
do after graduation, Betsy and
Anne plan to teach. Anne hopes
to teach art in a secondary school.
Beverly plans to continue her art
education by doing graduate work
in Munich, Germany. Agnes is un
certain as to what her future plans
will be.
can and State Democrat.
1. Jane Dull, junior from Win
ston-Salem, a liberal-minded Demo
crat, favors a federally-assisted
program for medical care for the
aged. On increased Social Security,
“I think that (increased Social Se
curity) is where it should come
from. Any increase necessary
should be an increase in Social Se
curity rather than another medium
of tax.”
2. Sarah Rupprecht, freshman
from Charlotte, independent con
servative, favors a federally-assisted
program for medical care for the
aged. On increased S. S. “I don’t
know any other plans that might
be offered, but it sounds like a
•easonable one.”
3. Jane Hedgepeth, sophomore
from Chapel Hill, Democrat, con
servative. “I don’t know anything
about the problem. Don’t know
:hat much about the issue.”
4. Peggy Brown, senior from
Easton, Penna., Democrat, liberal.
Favors a federally-assisted program
for medical care for the aged.
Would not venture comment be
cause have not thought about it.”
5. Margaret Edwards, freshman
from Kinston, N. C., Democrat, lib
eral, favors program. On increased
S. S. “Don’t know enough about it
to say.”
6. Louisa Freeman, junior, from
Columbia, S. C., independent, lib
eral, favors program. “Haven’t given
much thought at all. (to financing)
Hate to see Social Security pay
ments increased but they (the
aged) have to, be taken care of.”
7. Becky Matthews, freshman
from Houston, Texas, Republican,
(not staunch) conservative (inbe-
tween) “not Goldwater. He’s too
conservative. Rockefeller, maybe.”
She favors program, does not favor
Increased S. S. payments as the
administration advocated.
8. Sue Sample, senior from
Statesville, Democrat, liberal “but
not ultra liberal” has a strong pre
ference for Rockefeller, favors
some federal assistance in medical
care for the aged. On increased
S. S. payments, “Don’t know how
it could be done otherwise with
justice, but I hate to see more
taken from meager pay checks.”
9. Susan Ray Kuykendall, senior
(Continued on page three)
Board Talks
On Orientation
In the regular Tuesday meeting.
Legislative Board discussed plans
for activities of Orientation Week
of next year. Janet Wales was put
in charge of the “sing” to be held
in Babcock Terrace Room. Irene
Rose was named chairman of the
bridge-and-TV party for the fresh
men. Judy Summerell was ap
pointed to speak informally to the
freshmen in their first class meet
ing. Annah Leigh Thornton will
edit the pamphlet “Bricks, Books
. and All That,” which will be
sent to each freshman this summer.
The student fund raising cam
paign for the Fine Arts Building
was then discussed. It was an
nounced that over $1000 was con
tributed by the students, but there
was not 100% student participation.
It was decided that the drive ‘will
be extended a week in order that
every student may be contacted and
may pledge or contribute.
A very important meeting of
Legislative Board, house presidents,
hall presidents, and FITS chairman
for next year will be held Wednes
day, May 16, in Strong Friendship
Room. All members are urged to
attend.