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

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, -, ,f .f , , , -. 1 1- 'V - ., .I ' V, f 1 f 11111111 X X yg-5 XAQQ X X 'X ,ggg ' c - f Q- Ny ,X ., X . , 4 v , 'A ' I A gf .f it gi im rfwafleszfzweffwevwefuvvw , , --..--- ..xx f1aefiaf1aDwee2J1LewQ41QeQv0a , f fffffff, fffffff 1 1 1 1 1 111--11 X KX XXXNXX XXXNX XXXXX X XNXX XX X X X X X ' our class! This year llliss Virginia VVilson, whose advice we had already sought many times before, was unanimously elected as class teacher. Dorothy Ryman was chosen president, Gertrude Stockton, vice-president and Lucy Thomas, secretary and treasurer. After the same unrewarded efforts in athletics we turned from sports to high society life. rl he event of events was a visit to Treasure Island with the seniors as our guests. This banquet, given at the Forsyth Country Club, with the efiicient aid and advice of lwiss VVilson, was a decided success. Then we in turn were guests at a most delightful picnic given at the Rondthaler farm by the freshmen. This made us realize that our junior year was fast drawing to a close and that the next time we entered the doors of Salem the responsibility of assuming senior dignity would be upon us. September, 1929, and just nine more months before the goal of graduation would be reached! As is a Salem tradition mo-st of the members of our class returned to school a day early to give the new girls a hearty welcome. Only two who had been members of the class the previous year had fallen by the wayside and five new ones had joined our ranks. As our leaders for this year we chose lvliss Virginia VVilson Lasater, president, and Gertrude Stockton and Dorothy Ryman It was this year that we had lived for so long and immediately as sponsor, Katherine as the other officers. the efforts of the former years began to reap results. Soccer was the only sport in which we were defeated. This is another proof of the fact that every dog has his dayf, As our last year at Salem was drawing to a close we were pressed on all sides by social invitations. The first was a meeting of the l. R. S., a college club, in our honor. Then we were guests at a very delightful luncheon given by the sophomores, our sister class. The juniors proved to us their ability to entertain by being most charming hostesses at the junior-senior banquet at the Forsyth Country Club. The Dutch idea was carried out very cleverly in the favors, decorations and toasts. This exciting life was brought to a close by a lovely breakfast given by lllrs. Rondthaler. After class day exercises we expect to plant a tree on the new Academy grounds. It will be the first time that this has been done by the Senior Class of Salem Academy. ln this way ends the history of the Class of 1930. Relay Salem live happily ever after! 15 1 yo qt' ,P 5 f-45' LD 1 ZC395irx932,'Y3ss T The will Cpen ineteen Tl1irt7 l

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s D N ,J The .Qtill CPen ineteen Thirty f . i Q s fii easswiefaeeiaevvvvvveve , --..--. xxxx X X X XX X X X . 1 x -7 . .. Mllllhie History of the Senior Class T was in the ninth month of the twenty-sixth year of the twentieth century that a stray group of girls crossed the portals of Salem Academy for the first time. VVe were so absolutely green looking that we were immediately given full possession of the title, Freshmen. After drifting around awhile we began to catch on to the ways and means of the place. VVe had hardly arrived, in fact, when we found that the first thing any class did was to have an all-important class meeting to elect officers. VVe were fortunate in choosing for our class sponsor a faculty l'lre5l'nnan, Bliss Lucille Reid, who sympathetically covered our blundering steps. VVe selected the three members of the class who were less green than the others for our officers-lllary Taft as president, Gertrude Stockton as vice-p1'esident and Sue lXIcCluskey as secretary and treasurer. VVith these leaders We worked very hard. especially in athletics, but we failed to capture any of the trophies. However, with the help of the juniors, or l should say, the juniors with our aid won the speedball championship. After the spo1't season we made our debut socially when we tried to show our sister class, the juniors, just how nice we green things were by taking them on a back-to-nature picnic at Peter Pan. Thus ended our green efforts. This class of 1930 really began in the sophomore year since Gertrude Stockton was th: only member of the Freshman Class who had strolled shyly into Salem the year before to experience the thrill of returning as a worthy and wise sophomore. The larger part of the class went to New York to spend the fall when Penelope Allen decided to try her fate in the said metropolis. The fascination of the city evi- dently wore off rather soon for Penny since she returned to Salem after Christmas to help Gertrude train the eighteen new girls to become very bold sophomores. Before she arrived, however, we had, under the very able leadership of Bliss Dorothy Knox as class sponsor, got on our feet and accomplished a few things. Elvira Hudson, our president, and hlaude Johns and Dorothy Ryman, our other officers, had done much in assisting this leadership. They organized our athletics, but all our attempts were again thwarted by the illustrious Class of l2Q. Immediately we began building our hopes on what we would do when this class was removed from our midst. Our efforts finally were rewarded when our class mimerals were engraved on the athletic percentage cup, for we had gone out one hundred per cent for sports. Again the time came for us to enter the social world and show our sister class that there was only a faint sign of greenness left. This time our party was a luncheon at the Blue VVillow Tea Room. After this and our inevitable examinations we said good-bye to Salem for three months. VVhen we returned to the realm of Salem Academy in September, '28, we found many changes that had taken place. How anxious we were to see the eight old girls who had returned! And how eagerly we sought the six new girls who were to join 14 -r-.Q v -1

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rw X B xx The Quill CPen ineteen Thirty I h - 4 .f .I .1 , .. . -.-- u , - -1 , ' , ' ff ' 4' ' f' ' zzz!!-l , L ' f 4 ' I9 E, n in f f I fri - f if y K , f w - f 'T-ii , S llllm I Fee' 'Q' UL9e9eiUlffAf?fU'9iUltfnrmwzmrfl , , , - xxxx ilflzflflrflflflzflrflflfflffl-JFJH X XXXXX X X X .. Prophecy 'I' was on a bright, sunny day and I was taking my exercise on the lower campus of Salem when suddenly a lady came and beckoned to me. She was dressed in spangles and had a beautiful pair of wings which tluttered continually-even when she was standing on the ground. In spite of the brilliant star on her forehead I seem to recognize a familiar face-a face which I had seen in dreamland many times-that of the fairy queen. Finally we rose into the air and soared through endless space until we came to a sign post which read: VVelcome to Fairylandf' There, standing by the entrance, we saw the flaming red head of Janie Taylor and it bobbed up and down as she shrieked, Come this way to buy your hot dogs. Needless to say, we stopped and got one. As we passed on down the crooked st1'eet lined with elves and gnomes, we sud- denly came upon a filling station and there stood Laura Collord pouring oil into a Pierce-Arrow. Hey, you over there, bring me another quart of Quaker State. Yes, ma'am, answered a high-pitched voice and slowly a small figure appeared in view holding a tank of oil. f'Here you are, ma'am, said Eleanor johnson as she came around the corner. Laura closed the hood and said, Is that all, 7' And who should poke her head out of the car but our own dear Lucy Thomas. She gave the order to her chauffeur, Home, james, and she swept away in a cloud of dust. But tell me,l' I said, 'fwho lives in that large stone house on the hill-the one with the many towers and winding passages?,' VVhy, donlt you know? the queen answered. 'fThat is the h ome of INIrs. Hobby, who used to be Anne Sue Askew. Her husband is the fairies' millionaire. He made his money by inventing wing silencers, and she has two adorable children. VVe'll drop by to see them later, but first I want to take you to the shop where I buy all of my gowns. This shop is run by Katherine Lasater, one of your old schoolmates. She has made a great deal of money and has brought back into vogue short dresses for all fairies. After we visited Katherine and when we were entering the street suddenly we heard a familiar sound overhead-an aeroplane. That must be Dorothy Ryman, I said. l've heard that she makes many trips to fairyland in her plane, and that old chum, Anne Zeitler, has made her a most successful mechanicf Yes, that is quite true. Dot and Ann visit fairyland quite often and show the fairies the latest thing in aviation. As we were going out to the field where the aeroplane was to land we passed a I6 -n-.Q