JOBS ABROAD places two
Solem students. See page 4.
Volumn XLIX
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, December 8, 1967
Owen Lewis speaks to art
students. See page 3.
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/here are we going, we ain’t
ceicain; All we know is we are on
our way.” So sang the seniors as
the curtain opened on their Follies
production of “Chances Are.” The
dice invited them to jump on the
Monopoly board, roll the dice and
see where they landed. Fate, per
ched on one ledge made disparag
ing remarks and sent the seniors
to each square while Opportunity,
perched on the other, made more
optimistic comments on how the
girls were making the best of their
opportunities.
Off went the seniors to Congo
Square where three Salem scient
ists used “their Salem ingenuity to
jSalem scientists lament their fate on Congo Square during the
Senior Follies presentation.
Christmas Story Shines
h Traditional Salem Star
I By Jane Horton
ach year Christmas in Old
Salem is announced by the appear-
mce of the symbolic Moravian Star,
indeed, the tradition of the star has
ipread not only throughout the
iiu nunity of Winston-Salem, but
:o I wherever Salem alumnae live.
iVhat is the origin of the Moravian
5tar? The answer lies in the his
tory of the Moravian Church. But
today’s story of the Moravian Star
f(6m maker to Salem Book Store
shelves to the front doors of homes,
stores, and libraries is an interest
ing one.
created the Moravian Star ?
This fact is not known, but the date
of (origin was probably 1850. It is
thought that first replicas of the
star were products of evening hand
icraft sessions at the Paedagogium
iniNiesty, Germany. Then the tra-
diiion began in the 1850’s when
Peter Verbeck, a student at the
Paedagogium, started to make the
stars for sale with the ai^ of two
or (three young girls. He taught
his son the art, and the son, Harry
Verbeck, was the founder of an
industry, the Hernhut Star Factory.
Methods changed from father to
son, the first star being composed
of (.points fastened to a rigid metal
core and the second secured with
paper fasteners. The Hernhuts also
ran a book store and shipped out
stars with directions for assembly
in (four different languages. War
closed the Hernhut factory, but a
Sroup of Winston-Salem Moravians
continued the production and dis
tribution of the stars.
There is a triple meaning to the
Moravian Star. First, it praises
God who created the stars on the
f®rth day. This was also the
special star that guided the wise-
"ten to the Christchild. Further
more, Biblical prophesies name the
sytnbol of the Divine Star in the
criptures. It was said, “A Star
*hnll come out of Jacob,” in Num-
crs 24:17; fulfillment came in these
words spoken by Christ himself,
“I am the root and offspring of
David and the bright and morning
star,” (Revelations 22:16). Cer
tainly the meaning of the Moravian
Star is expressed beautifully in
these lines from “O Morning Star:”
Light of the world, into our
hearts
Let Thy full glory shine.
That we may follow now Thy
star
Until we reach Thy shrine.
Today the Center of Moravian'
Stars is Old Salem and especially
the Salem Book Store. . An intri
cate, many-pointed design, the star
requires craftsmanship in creation.
The stars on the shelves of the
Bookstore are made by Mrs. R. R.
Russell of Winston-Salem. Since
1950, she has pursued her business
as a hobby; her first efforts for sale
were of the large front porch
variety, and she began making the
smaller size in 1958. Demands have
increased over the years, but for
Mrs. Russell this is still a home
and family-centered business. Most
of Mrs. Russell’s orders have come
through the Salem Book Store, but
she has handled a few personal or
ders for her close friends. Although
Mrs. Russell grew up in a Mo
ravian home, she learned the art of
star-making from a nonrMoraviari
relative ’
the most expected loca
tion of the Moravian Star is the
center of Old Salem, Home Mo
ravian Church. Stars used in the
Christmas setting of the Church are
not made locally. They are im
ported from Germany. Thus the
Moravian Star shines with its im
portant message of the season from
the land of its origin. Over one
hundred years have passed; thou
sands of miles of progress have
been bridged; yet Christmas and
the Moravian Star are still focal
points in Old Salem and the world
of today. This is the impact of the
Moravian Star.
escape the gastric juices” of a bunch
of blood-thirsty cannibals. Then
they were off to Pennsylvania Ave
nue where they witnessed Home Ec
majors who had been snooping on
the First Family give an interview
to the local press. “Where is Lady
Bird?” they queried.
"She’s walking down the high
ways, picking up the litter.”
“Does she plant a tree and
shrub ?”
“Yes, to camouflage the litter.”
Next the seniors went to Lau
reate Lane where one girls was con
sulting a swami about the evils of
graduate school. Those who had
already experienced the thrill of
graduate school proved to her that
it wasn’t all dull and that they
learned how to swing and learn at
the same time.
Fate sent the seniors next to Cot
tontail Court where the math
majors were getting lessons from
Mama Bunny on how to be a good
bunny. This skit and the picture of
it which appeared in the Winston-
Salem Journal two days later were
especially enjoyed by local public
school students who were able to
recognize their student teachers
among the group.
“Go directly to jail.” The audi
ence visited one poor girl who was
in jail finding out what the Salem
catalogue meant when it talked
about Salem preparing girls for
their “own inevitable solitude.”
Sanction Street was the next stop
on the road of life. Salem educa
tion graduates were seen picketing
against overcrowded classrooms,
(Continued on page 3)
Alexander Gabriel, the Dean of
United Nations Correspondents,
spoke at the 11 a.m. assembly on
December 6. Dr. William Baskin
introduced the speaker by inform
ing the audience of his position
since 1945 as Chief of the U. N.
Bureau of Trans-Radio.
Mr. Gabriel’s lecture topic was
“Peace and the Power Puzzle.” In
it, he attempted to give the audi
ence his reaction to the world today
and to force us to make our own
reactions to the world, saying, “The
world is only as it is reflected in
your own mind.”
Having been present both at the
1954 Geneva Conference where Viet
Nam was separated from the
French colony of Indonesia and at
the 1945 founding of the United
Nations, Mr. Gabriel suggested that
one could gain more perspective of
the present world situation if he
looked closer at the 1945 world
situation. The U. N. was founded
on the idea of creating an organi
zation to promote international
peace. They conceived a pattern
of peace with the United States,
Soviet Union, Britain, France, and
China as the permanent countries
on a committee to punish inter
national aggressors. The U. N. said
that people, not weapons, were the
power of the world.
Since 1945, America has become
obsessed with her own power over
other nations. Mr. Gabriel warned
that America is still seeking peace
in the Viet Nam war—a peace that
can never be found if our foreign
policy remains as it is today.
America is acting the role of tlie
master race today as it has enclosed
Lecturer Reads Whitman,
Poet Of Amercan]People
“Walt Whitman’s America” was
the subject for the November 17
assembly presented by the noted
actor Alexander Scourby as a part
of the Salem College Lecture
Series.
Mr. Scourby opened the assembly
with his dramatic reading of several
selected lines from Whitman’s
works to reveal the character and
interests of the poet.
Using quotes of newspapers and
critics, Scourby revealed the Ameri
can reaction to Whitman through
out his career. He emphasized the
Ridington Faces
Classics Class
William Ridington, classicist,
spoke to the classics students and
instructors, Wednesday, November
29, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mr. Rid
ington held an informal discussion
followed by refreshments. He began
his formal talk at 4 p.m. in room
319 in the Fine Arts Center.
Mr. Ridington’s topic was “The
New and Old in Classical Lands.
He presented slides taken by his
wife and himself on a recent trip
to Rome and Greece. The slides
illustrated Mr. Ridington’s discus
sion topic depicting the influence of
ancient structures on modern build
ings. He showed present-day tem
ples built on the same cities as
their ancient predecessors, and even
incorporating the parts of the for
mer buildings. The locations pic
tured were in the Aegean Islands,
Rome, and Greece.
objection to Whitman’s poetic sub
jects by quoting that “Whitman is
the poet who brought the slop pail
into the parlor.” His Leaves of
Grass, a collection of poems, was
condemned for ten years and ac
cepted only after a written endorse
ment of the work by Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
Scourby took time to give back
ground information on Whitman
which related significantly to his
works. The major influences were
his journalistic experiences in New
York and New Orleans, his travels
within the United States, the writ
ings of others, such as Emerson,
and George Sand.
Whitman’s early optomistic atti
tude reflected in his statement “The
universe is perfect and it’s getting
better every day,” was dimmed
somewhat by the War Between the
States. This war produced his Drum
Taps.
The assembly was disrupted by
Scourby’s outburst of anger to
wards a television cameraman while
the speaker was reading one of
Whitman’s works.
V
He continued reading selected
works and commenting on the
pessimistic attitude that Whitman
held in later life concerning the
corruption of government and the
failure of democracy.
Whitman, who has been called the
“Spokesman for all America,” led a
struggling existence. He equated
himself with Columbus in the final
work which Scourby read, “Prayer
of Columbus,” in which he shows
Columbus as a man who was never
accepted during his lifetime.
ALEXANDER GABRIEL
itself in a vacuum. International
peace and organizations to promote
it have been shoved into the back
ground as America desires only to
display her power to the world
through superior weapons. As a
(Continued on page 4)
YWCATo Give
Annual Parties
The Y sponsors two parties, the
Orphan’s party and the Veteran’s
party, every year during Salem’s
Christmas season. They provide a
chance for everyone to get into the
Christmas spirit.
The Orphan’s party will be held
on Tuesday, December 12, at the
Industrial School. Buses will leave
Salem at both 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.,
and everybory is urged to attend.
The party will feature a skit, songs,
refreshments, and, as a bonus, Rus
sell, playing Santa Claus. Salemites
are asked to sign up for gifts to
be given to the 27 children on
Christmas morning, for these gifts
are their only Christmas presents.
Anne Stuart is chairman of the
Orphan’s party.
The Veteran’s party will be held
in Salisbury on Thursday, Decem
ber 14. Dinner will be served at
5:15 p.m. for those attending, for
the departure time is 6 p.m. The
Jaycees of Winston-Salem are pro
viding transportation. Activities at
the party include singing carols,
games, and a performance by the
bell choir. Joy Miles is chairman
of the Veteran’s party.
Salem Choral
Group To Sing
The Christmas Assembly for Fri
day, December 15, will feature the
Salem Choral Ensemble in a num
ber of Christmas songs, a medita
tion by Dr. Charles L. Rice, and
the traditional Moravian Christmas
Candle Service led by Dr. James C.
Hughes. Dr. Rice is the Chaplain
' of Salem College, and Dr. Hughes
is the pastor of the Home Moravian
Church.
Variety will be provided by a
’cellist, Karen Park, who will play
What Child Is This?, the Collegiate
Bell Ringers in Three Carols, and
soloist Lynn Cole, who will sing
Christmas Cantata accompanied by
John Mueller on the harpsichord.
This is the premiere performance
of the Collegiate Bell Ringers.
Also of note are the guest male
singers from various choirs who
will sing with the Choral Ensemble
in Thou Child Divine, a traditional
Moravian hymn.