•Gleae Club, opera, recital and List This week Curie’s Who could ask for our delight more than this? Who could be more almitf erudite? Volume XXIX Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, April 1, 1949 Number XV 126 Sal em Has New President Views Differ Glee Club Welch Wins Gramley Named President Visits Campus Today On Graham’s Will Sing Drama Prize Dale H. Gramley, educator and ! editor of Bethlehem, Pa., was named The Wake Forest College a capella to-day to succeed President Howard New Position choir will give two performances in For Her Play E. Rondthaler as President of Salem Winston-Salem this weekend. The Academy and College. Francis Wil­ Salem College was honored with lingham, a member of the Board of ty Kntli Lenkoski choir of 31 mixed voices is under three awards of the Carolina Dra­ Trustees, made the announcement North Carolina the direction of Tham McDonald. matic Festival, March 26, 1949. of Mr. Gramley’s appointment The group will eat dinner at the yesterday morning at a combined A week ago Dr. Frank P. Graham college at 6:00 and at 7:00 will pre­ assembly of the faculties and stu­ y, hecame a United States Senator Dr. Welch’s original play, “Christ­ dent bodies of the Academy and from North Carolina, succeeding the sent a short program of choral music mas Came Early” took a fifty dollar College. t| late Senator J. Melville Broughton. for the students and faculty in second place in the Betty Smith Mr. Gramley will assume his new Dr. Graham’s action came as a sur- Memorial Hall. The program will awards. Under the direction of Miss duties on July 1, 1949. He will fj prise to most North Carolinians who be over in time for the, students to Reigner, it won a first place in pro­ succeed President' Howard E. Rond­ are asking themselves why Graham attend the Civic Music Concert. duction. thaler, who has headed this institu­ , has given up the position as Presi- tion for the past 40 years and who I dent of his beloved University of On Sunday at 10:50 a. m. at the Outstanding in presentation was last fall announced his retirement ' I North Carolina. Although Dr. Gra- First Baptist Church, the choir will Joan Hassler who captivated the from this position at the end of the i ham is highly esteemed by many, present 10 minutes of singing before present college year. judges with her clever imitations there are some people who regard the regular 11 a. m. service. During The 43-year old president-elect him not as merely a liberal but as and her stage naturalness. Lynn the morning service the Wake For­ has held important positions, both a Communist. Of course this view Marshall and Betty MaeBrayer were est group will replace the regular in the educational and editorial has circulated widely in Washington excellent as the two trouble-makers. fields. Since 1944 he has been edi­ choir and will present four choral and elsewhere because of the Red tor-in-chief of the “Bethlehem DALE H. GRAMLEY implications. numbers. In conclusion, the choir Four of the judges for original Globe Times”. Prom 1942 to 1944 fraternity. Most people on the Salem campus will sing the Fred Waring arrange­ plays were: Lillian Prince, who is he served as Assistant to the Presi­ He has been a leader in civic dent of Moravian College and Theo­ however highly approve of Dr. Gra­ ment of “Onward Christian Sold- connected with the Lost Colony cast affairs in Bethlehem, where he has ham and do not consider him to be logical Seminary, Bethlehem, Pa. served as a Director of the Com­ and who plays the part of Queen a Communist. The following are For 12 years prior to that time he munity Chest, the Red Cross, and some local comments on Dr. Gra­ Elizabeth; Harry Davis, a member was a member of the faculty of the Council of Social Agencies. He ham’s surprising action. of the Playmaker’s staff; Jose­ Lehigh University, as Professor in is also a past president of the Beth­ Miss Byrd: "I am sorry because Seniors Honored phine Niggli, playwright, author and the Department of English and Dir­ lehem- Rotary Club. ector of that University’s summer I think it is important for the uni­ teacher of creative writing at Chapel During the past several years he session. has been a lecturer at Columbia Uni­ versity to keep a liberal president In Alumnae House Hill; and Walter Spearman, instruc­ to train young men for government , Mr. Gramley holds degrees from versity, Pennsylvania State College, tor of journalism at U. N. C. Albright College and Columbia Uni­ service. But I think he will make If you were a dignified member Moravian College for Women, Le­ versity, having received his A. B. a groat Senator also. ’ ’ high University and the American of the class of ’49 at Salem College, The comedy, “ Apartment To from the former institution in 1926 Frances Reznick: “He is the Press Institute, held recently at the Let ’ ’, won an honorable mention in and his M. S. Degree from Columbia worthiest man in the state for this you would have received a little University of North Carolina. University in 1929. position. I am very glad that he the college-high school competition Mrs. Gramley, prior to her mar­ cdyd from Miss Marsh of the Alum­ He has served as a member of will have this great opportunity in for production. riage, was Caroline L. Illitck, of the boards of trustees of a number the political field, since he has al­ nae Office inviting you to one of a Bethlehem, Pa. The Gramleys have Dr. Prank Graham presented the of Eastern Colleges and brings to ready reached the top in the educa­ series of five informal Coffee Hours four sons, Hugh, 15; William, 13; awards. his new position a well rounded Dale, 12; and Stephen, 6. tional field in North Carolina.” held in the newly completed Alum­ knowledge of the academic field. Mr. Gramley is a native Pennsyl­ Miss Karnes: “I thing it’s fine to nae House. Meeting in small groups The east of “Apartment To Lef‘ The president-elect of Salem has vanian, the son of the Reverend have an educator go into such a over coffee and cigarettes, the sen­ was Prances Horne, Polly Hartle an outstanding record as a news­ and Mrs. A. D. Gramley of Mt. Holly position. ’ ’ iors are getting an insight into the paper editor, being a member of, the Springs, Pa. He is an active mem­ Louise Stacy: “I think it’s the Alvin Thomas and Dee McCarter. Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers’ ber and trustee of the Emmanuel Legislature’s gain and the univer­ workings of the Alumnae office with A large crowd of Salem girls and Association Advisory Committee for Evangelical Congregational Church sity’s loss. I think he is a liberal Mrs. Harold Vogler, Mrs. Agnew their friends attended the plays in the Department of Journalism at of Bethlehem. and not a Communist.” Bahnson, Jr., Dean Hixon, and Miss Pennsylvania State College; a mem­ In closing his remarks regarding Mrs. Jordan: “I’m in favor of it”. order to cheer on all those who Marsh on hand to discuss “Alum­ ber of the American Society of Mr. Gramley, Mr. Willingham an­ He is more of a statesman than a worked so hard on these productions nae Orientation” from 6:30 to 7:15 Newspaper Editors; chairman of the nounced that although the new presi­ politician and I think that’s good.” Editorial Affairs Committee of the for each of the five nights. dent will not take office until July (Continued on page three) 1 Pennsylvania Publishers’ Associa­ 1, he will visit the Salem campus tion and National President of the today to meet the faculties, staff Eugene List Appears As Soloist Chapel Presents Pi Delta Epsilon college publication and student bodies. With Civic Symphony Tonight Clapp and Reed Curie Closes Lecture Series Miss “Becky” Clapp, graduate of Eugene List, brilliant American the class of ’47 with a major in Talks On “Magic of Radium” pianist, will be guest soloist with voice, presented a short musical pro the Winston-Salem Civic Symphony, continue her research. When Eve gram in assembly on Tuesday. Her directed by Mr. James Lereh, to­ Curie made her second trip to this night at 8:30 p. m. in Reynolds selections consisted of “Hymn to country, she was no longer only re­ Auditorium. the Sun” by Rimsky-Korsakoff; cognized as the daughter of the fam­ “Mad Scene” from Lucia by Doni­ ous Curies. Her book, Madame Mr. List was born in Philadel­ zetti; and “Adele’s Laughing Song” Curie, had made her well-known to phia, but was taken by bis parents Americans. This biography was to California when he was a year by Richard Strauss. written in 1934, shortly after the old. In that fabulous climate so “Becky” was visiting her Alma death of the authoress’ mother. conducive to prodigies of all kinds, Mater to attend the graduating re­ Madame Curie made publishing his­ he began his musical career. At tory and was acclaimed by critics thirteen he won a scholarship to cital of Margaret McCall. After the as a great human document. study with Olga Smaroff at the recital she left for Chapel Hill to The success of her book won for Philadelphia Conservatory, and at liave an audition with Norman Cor­ Mile. Curie a career as one of sixteen years of age he won another don. Prom there she will return to America’s most popular speakers. competition conducted by the Phila­ New York where she will resume Her charm and intellect have capti­ delphia Orchestra. The prize was an vated audiences everywhere. invitation to play the American pre­ her vocal study. Unlike her sister, Irene, she has miere of a piano concerto by a So- developed her character in a field ''det composer, Shotakovich. Mr. Miss Reed Talks in Chapel far different from the scientific List had only six weeks to learn the EUGENE LIST Miss Marian Reed, acting dean of atmosphere in which she was edu­ ium after playing with the Philhar­ concerto, but when he played it in women, spoke to the student body EVE CURIE cated. She studied piano for some 1934 both he and the music were monic. Later he became Staff Ser­ in chapel last Tuesday. She stated Mile. Eve Curie will climax the years and gave several concerts. [praised. That brought him an invi- geant in the Special Service Branch 1948-49 lecture series when she ap­ Writing under a pen-name, she won that now that we are between elec­ |tation to play it in New York with of the army, and his overseas as­ pears in Memorial Hall on April 5 acclaim as a music critic. In ad­ Ihe Philharmonic-Symphony under signment eventually took him to tion and installation of student gov­ at 8:30. She will speak on “The dition, she did theatre and motion I Klemperer. His brilliant career Potsdam. At a dinner of the Big ernment officers that we should look Magic of Radium ’ ’. picture work for Parisien ' news­ Kimclied by the Carnegie Hall debut Three in July, 1945, Sergeant List at the history of the student gov­ The speaker first visited America papers. In 1932 she translated the 1935 was interrupted by Pearl broke the diplomatic ice with a pro­ American play ‘ ‘ Spread Eagle ’ ’ Harbor. ernment. with her mother, Marie Curie, at gram ranging from the Tchaikovshy into French. It was presented in Concerto to the Missouri Waltz. He the age of sixteen. At that time, Ill March, 1942, Eugene List volun­ Miss Reed traced the history of the women of America presented Paris and won recognition. teered for duty as a private. His won Stalin’s toast, Churchill’s con­ student government through Sparta, Madame Curie with a gram of preci­ When Prance fell. Mile. Curie promotion as Corporal was awarded gratulations, and Truman’s lasting j r a i + friendship. He played four more | Rome and the feudal system. ous radium in order that she might went to England’as a liason officer O'! the stage of the Lewisohn Stad-