Salem Academy - Quill Pen Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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A fu, . B .Mk IA V' VCX 2 di Nasa 7 Se ' t if it Last Will and Testament E, the Seniors of 1929, being of sound body and in full possession of our faculties, wisl1- i11g to gain 11ew traits a11d personalities, do hereby make, declare, and publish this document as our last will and testament. 1. To Penelope Allen we will Hortense Carson's well-beaten path in front of South Hall, hoping that she will be able to take care of it as well as her predecessors. 2. To Frances VVilliams we bequeath Elizabeth Board's charming personality and beauty. 3. To Alice Lanier we bequeath Sallie Hubard's tact. 4. To Helen Alle11 we bequeath Kathareen Talley's enormous appetite. 5. To Harryet Polhemus we will Lucy Lanier's and Marguerette Pierce's fiery temper so that hereafter she will stand up for her rights and not be imposed upon as she has been because of her good disposition. 6. To Betsy Anderson we will Elizabeth Bowie's gift of gab. 7. To Charlotte Duffy we will La Rue Gibson's poise so that now, since Charlotte has become a lady, she may put away childish things and act like a lady. 8. To Grace VVilkes we bequeath Dorothy Heidi-nreich's dai11ty shoes. 9. To Penelope Allen we will Clellie Lucas' frequent visits to VVinston-Salem, so that Penelope need not worry about who's going to take her out every Saturday night. IO. To Dorothy Ryman we will Virginia Harris' green cap, which has been wor11 at Salem daily for the last seven years. II. To Anne Zeitler we will Bus Favor's curly golden locks. Please keep them up as well as Bus. 12. To Alice Victoria Jones we bestow Mary Stockton's a11d Anne Snyder's boisterousness. 13. To Jean Burroughs we leave Hazel Greene's wit. 14. To Ruth Kreiter we will Blanche Phillip's wisdom teeth so that during 1930 she may be an honor student. 15. To Lucy Dortch we bequeath Kathryn McCollum's graceful walk. 16. To Ernestine Johnson we will Doris Clayton's ability to act, hoping that some day they may meet in Hollywood. 17. To Betsy Anderso11 we bestow Peggy Betts' flirtatious 11ature. 18. To Lucy Thomas we bestow Margaret Johnson's wisdom and Frances Maloney's superfluous weight. 19. To Frances VVilliams we Seniors leave our extra week-ends so that next year she will not have to wait till Monday to leave for Greenboro. 20. T o Grace VVilkes we bequeath Lib Pfaffs musical talent. 21. Miss Zachary and Miss Jackson have heard that an ounce of preve11tio11 is worth a pound of cureg so to them we leave this ear trumpet that hereafter they may lead the girls down the straight and 11arrow path. 22. To Dr. a11d Mrs. Rondthaler we leave our love and esteem. 23. To Salem Academy we bestow our wish for continuous success. Signe last will hereunto d, sealed, declared a11d published by the Senior Class of 1929 of Salem Academy as their and testament, i11 the presence of us, who, at their request and i11 the presence of each, do subscribe our names as witnesses. VIRGINIA Hfuuus, liditor LUCY LANHER, Finazzrial Sz'z'n'1ary. BLANCHE PH11.1.1Ps, Prrsidcmt of flu- Senior Class. 17 -r f 1,-,. .---- -.., :--.5 . , 'ANC-M r 2 h H ff'f6??5if ,iff X- -- Q 3-Gab 77 i 1 1 1 --31. - 5-1,-'f - -0 59' I Fhqtjj :J 29 twig - 3 'ssbyy offs?

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Y iw...- 'I . ...... . ........ ...C sAf 1 Class History O BE sure, the proverb, Idleness is the devil's workshop, applied to the Class of '29 as we began our years at Salem in September, 1925, with Miss Zachary as class sponsor. VVe were poor students and not much better athletes. The only championships we ' J could claim for the year were Hit Pin, Baseball, and Tennis Singles. As for scholar- ship, only a few made the honor roll, and a number of faint hearts left us because of homesickness or too much devotion to the opposite sex. Truly the life of a timid, ignorant little freshman is a hard one. In the spring we lost one of our best friends in Mr. Heath, our principal, who went to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he became president of the Moravian College for VVomen. Miss Eleanor Chase, our new principal, renowned Phi Beta Kappa from Radcliffe, inaugurated a new regime at Salem Academy in 1926. Instead of having time to get our mail and something to eat at morning recess, we learned to spell from II 215 until II 230. As Sophomores we were not quite so green, but still very fresh. Miss Efird became class sponsor. VVe had profited by the knowledge of the year before. No longer did teachers, tests, and examination appall us. But the mastery of athletics still eluded our grasp, for we won only soccer. In the spring we entertained our sister class at the Blue VVillow Tea Room. The junior year of our class inaugurated the golden age. Under the leadership of Miss Byrd we became distinguished scholars and famous athletes. Out of the class a number made the honor roll. VVe won soccer, speedball, basketball, track, and tennis, not to enumerate further. VVe won every championship in sports and at the same time kept up our work and came back to graduate in 1929. Let us not fail to mention the famous picnic given us by the Freshman Class. on which picnic Miss Byrd acquired a number of gray hairs. And of course we worked day and night from Christmas on to give a bigger and better Junior-Senior banquet than had ever been given before. In 1928 we came back, dignified and respected Seniors. We had not only all our Juniors back and our class teacher, Miss Byrd, but we welcomed into our class Lucy Lanier, La Rue Gibson, Doris Clayton, Elizabeth Coxe, Clellie Lucas, and Blanche Phillips. By winning the song contest with our Senior Class Song we began the year right. Now we were honored by being allowed to change commencement dates, to effect improvements in the Academy dormitory life, and to receive from Miss Jackson, the new principal in residence, privileges befitting our honorable state. VVe felt quite at ease patronizing the Freshmen and chatting with Dr. Rondthaler, our president, whom we had formerly held in awe. Many of the class have been at Salem four years, most of them three years, but Jinks Harris, who came here a little girl under Mother Elizabeth, holds the record: she has been a daughter of Salem seven years. An unusual record in school work has been made, this year about seven-one-third of the class,-have been on the honor roll for the year. Again we excelled in athletics, though we relin- quished the tennis championship to the juniors and track to the Freshmen. Some of our Seniors distinguished themselves in horseback riding, a new sport introduced this year. It has been our privilege to be entertained by the Sophomores at a silhouette luncheon, by the juniors at a very original pirate banquet, and by Mrs. Rondthaler at a delicious breakfast. As proof that this class is unusual, we offer this statement: out of twenty-three, the largest class in several years, every single person is graduating, in spite of the fact that a higher standard prevails, as our work in the last few years has been organized to meet Standard College Entrance Requirements. As a class we have endeavored to stand for progress in Salem Academy. 16 QQITDLI. v is' - 6, .Z it5Qf!4.ljl' .iii . 4 ff! ,,:-m..1:-4 .7 gesfgyf

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T L . C 1 The Prophecy of the Senior ass frlxsistfd by a Crystal Ballj SEE a quaint white cottage with flowers here, there, and everywhere. In one corner stands a lovely lady. She turns. Ah, it is Kathareen Talley. How appropriate a setting for our Kathareen of charming manners and ' gentle ways! Ah, the crystal grows dim! Here is another picture. l see a fashionable home in Washiiigtoii. Why, there's Elizabeth Bowie standing in the reception line. VVho is this coming? Clellie Lucas with her husband. Isn't he dis- tinguished looking? And Clellie Lucas looks wonderful. Bowie is dressed in one of the loveliest Patou dresses I have ever seen. Oh, again I can see nothing. VVhy, this looks like a college campus. I believe it is the University of Kentucky. Look at the absurd new styles for the collegiately correct. Ah, I see a breathless boy running this way. He looks eagerly for someone, and then turns, disappointed. Suddenly he makes a lunge through the crowd. VVhy, mother, Iym so sorry I'm late. Ah, his pretty mother is Elizabeth Board. I'm so excited over your graduation, she said. I can remember when I grad- uated from here, too. Ah, it grows dimmer now, it is changing, growing clear again. I see a hot, steaming kitchen. VVhy, there is Frances lVIaloney, bending over a kneading board. There are several children, at least six or seven, pulling at her skirts-and here comes a woman in spectacles, her hair tied in pathetic wisps. It looks like-why, it is Hazel Greene, harassed teacher of Nlidway, Tennessee. She is complaining that Clyde, the awful boy, has drawn a picture on the blackboard and labeled it Teacher Greenef' She loudly declaims, Spare the rod and spoil the childf' Again the crystal changesg another picture. It is a spacious stage at the Theatre Royale in London. Empty now, a petite dancer pierettes across the stage. It can't be anyone but our own Kathryn lVIcCollum from America. She has received very Hatter- ing notices from the critics and is very popular with the Londoners. The stage is fading. In a network of traffic I see a beautiful car crawling slowly along. Suddenly it extricates itself from the mass and sto-ps before Roxy's Theatre. Two sophisticated women step from the car and rush into the side entrance. VVho can they be? Oh, I see glaring headlights proclaim that Miss Doris Clayton, accompanied by her director, Nliss Mary Stockton, will appear in person with the picture, For Love of a Red Head, her latest triumph. Uh, is that who it is? How much they have changed! I would never have known them. The scene has changed again. I see a doctor's office. The immaculate Dr. Harris sits behind a huge desk. She is speaking in trembling tones to a trembling man. Have you kept your feet dry?', Yes, ma'am.l' Have you taken your daily dozen ? Yes, malamf' Have you slept eight hours every night? Yes, ma'am.', You are cured. Fifty dollars, please. rt it ti at I 8 -r4q fcg5,ff XTv-1 if A' -. -X PSU . 6853? if ..., J Cyfyef 4-Q., P r . 1 .0 flaaalfl J 6? 'B