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Page Two. THE SALEMITE October 13, 1945. Give Dr. Fell a Chance When I was a young girl, I read this rhymed stanza—and I have read it many times since: “I do not like you, Dr. Fell; The reason why I cannot tell; But this at least 1 know quite well, I do not like you. Dr. Fell.” I am letting these lines furnish my sub ject today, “Leatniing to Like Dr. Fell.” And I am interpreting “Dr. Fell” to mean that person to whom—on account of his or her shortcomings, his eccentricities, his crankiness —we are not attracted. • I am talking about the person who. l)ecause of certain disagree able cl’aracteristics "rubs us the wrong way.” “T.EARNIXG TO LIKE DR. FELL.”— Now it occurs to me that there are five Dr. Fells—five types of this ubiquitous DOCTOR, who stands as the algebraic representatives of the people we don’t like: L There is the Dr. Fell who knows eveiy- tliing in the world—the man who would re quire Socrates’ overcoat to make him a three- button vest, and who had rather die in his tracks than to admit he lacked knowledge on any point. 2. There’s the Doqtor Fell who is loud and raw and “brash,” and who, when he en ters t!ie room extinguishes everybody else— lil e some mighty tidal wave. ' 3. There’s the Doctor Fell who talks con stantly about his ailments and pains and surgi cal opei'ations, and who makes us feel that he almost resents the good health that we enjny. Tlie person that gives us an organ recital ev- erv time we meet him. 4. There is the Doctor Fell who affects flie grand manner; who rega'es with stories of the wealth and distinction and superiority of his f.Mmily. He is the man who owns the largest home, who drives the best car, and wlio has in his veins the best blood. 5. Lastly, there is the Dr. Fell who fawns and gushes. He does not stop w'ith being glad to meet ns, but would have us believe that, ■ by gianting him the oppoi'tunity of an intro duction, we have saved his life. Now, il is quite easy for me to feel a I’e- ])ugnance to this algebraic Dr. Fell, but we must not j’ield to it. The prejudice must be challenged. We must not take finalit.y foi- granted and count the case as closed. We must give Dr. P'cll a fair chance to get some l>leasure out of knowing him. We must put f'e Doctor in a position where a favorable light will fall on him. If we give the benefit to a picture hanging on the wall, surely we "ust give every person as good treatment as we would a pictui'e. The discussion of this Dr. Fell (who gives so much worry) leads me to say that there are three possil)le reactions we may have towards our fellow-men, and for these attitudes we have thiee Plnglish words—all using as a basis the (/rr’ek word meaning to undergo an expe- ience: • (a) The first word is a-pathy (no reac tion) (b) The second word is anti-pathy (hos tile reaction). (c) The third word is sym-pathy (cordial miction). Yes, Dr. Fell is very trying. We don’t like him. We think he should have died long ago. We wonder why he hasn’t died. But the Doc tor is here and we must do something for him. We must give t’le Doctor another chance. Let’s place him where a good light falls on him and see if we do not get, a different picture. Sup pose we change ti^.e verse and make it read this way: “Though all your faults I know full well, I’ll try to like you. Dr. Fell.” (Miss Covington spoke at Y-Watch Thurs day night. Her talk was greatly appreciated by us and we felt that you ^vo^dd enjoy it, The Editor. Love Letters: In case you’re having a diffieu'.t time being a romantic gal in jour letters. I’ll supply you with a bit of material to help you along. ,’Tia a true fact that some are more ‘■‘prolif” than others. Such ex amples may be cited. Tliis anonymous poet is definitely on the tender side—something that will do for the love who is far away. I I thought that you might like to know That someone’s thoughts go where you go, That someone never can forget The hours we’ve spent since first we met; That life is greater, sweeter far For such a sweetheart as you are. And now my constant prayer may be That God will keep you safe for me. r Or perhaps you may approach this arduous subject from a differ ent angle as Ma.x Schulman (23 j'ears old and married) did in Bare foot Boy with Cheek. He takes a turn towards Shakespeare and comes out with a soliloquy like this; “Stay. Hear me cut. I know we have met only this night, but what does love know of time? My heart i? ray clock and my calendar, and it ticks inexorably that T love you ... Do not speak to me of time, for time is but a picayune in our world, yours and mine. Noblesse, say that you are mine.” This might come in handy to the freshman who has developed a love affair out of those .forged letters sophomore week brought on. This material will not be complete witliout a word from a classi cal master of romance like Shelley, who, incidentally, really has something “on the ball.” This is entitled, “The Philosophy of Love.” I ’ I The fountain.s mingle with the riv'er And the riv^ers with the ocean The winds of heaven mix forever With a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law divine In one spirit meet and mingle. Why not I with thine? \ A TAIL Crowds were gathered around the drive way, as he drove through the arch. Cries were heard. Someone in the crowd gnashed her teeth and wailed after the departing car, “Oh! Bring him back! Bring him back!’’ And you ask what departed in the car—Ruby, our dog. Let us have a moment of silence for our faithful friend. KAMPUS KAPEES In Salem, Massachusetts, George S. Parker lives, anil he is the president of Parker Brothers, Incorporated, who manufacture games to entertain people in the home. George says, and I quote, “Salem is the birthplace of American games,” and I repeat, “Amen!” If old George could only walk in ouf smoke house and see us sitting n the floor playing “Rhythmics,” he would be quite fascinated. This game is very intricate and educative. It involves two slaps of the hands and two finger snaps, one on each hand, plus a head full of number combinations anywhere from one to twenty-five. To make the game more intricate, the two numbers have to be repeated (in the two snaps of the fingers—Mind you, not the hands, but the fingers! When it comes to rhythm and numbers, we’ve got Krupjiii and Descartes, both beat! V V’iiijo " kal the pioPtE.jl 9 Reprinted from the November i£s.ag of Es';i*lre BROWSING IN THE, ROOMS Notations on things to amuse you in the Browsing Room: “The I’eeve”—one of James Thurber’s animals in the New Yorker, also lie la T'lrre’a cartoon, ibid; the storj'; of Charles F. Long, of Pasaflena, California, the man who dooms the world to end by 194G, and the German youth story, including Irma Gresr, 21 year old Women’s Wiiffen S. S. leader in Life; in The State the article on Stuart Nye’s silverware, which we have in our own Book Store; and “snuggle up” (as Richard Ilarkness would say) in those big comfy chairs to watch a novice try to turn on the lamp sitting on the table. GADFLYING After two weeks there is still no ink well in Main Hall... “Senior” means Bitting Dormitory, also . . . Ask Miss Byrd who wrote War and Peace . . . Don’t say “the war is over,” to war stamp sellers; they know it . . . The Salemite copy girl takes two trips to “the Pun” each week . . . Wednesday night is not the ijfficial time to dress for dinner this year . .. In 1939 there were 52 men of the marrying age to every 100 women in North Carolina . . . I end with: Some are wise . . . some are otherwise! Lots of the stuff that makes worms wiggle, A barefoot gal with cheeks Salemite Published Weekly By The Student Body Of Salem College Member Southern Inter-Collegiate Press Association SUBSCRIPTION PRICE - $2. A YEAR - 10c A COPY EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor-in-Chief Effie Ruth Maxwell Associate Editor Jayne Bell Assistant Editor Martha Boatwright Assistant Editor Virtie Stroup Make-up Editor Martha Lou Heitman Copy Editor Peggy Davis Music Editor Rebecca Clapp Sports Editor Maria Hicks Marianne Everett, Margaret Williams, Margaret ^'isher, Margaret Styers, Teau Council, Frances Carr, f’elen Thomas, Bernice Bunn, Henrietta Walton, Carol Gregory, Lois Wooten, Mary Bryant, Eva Martin Bul- 1 ck, Coit Redfearn, Avis Weaver, Meredith Boaze, Betsy Boney, Nancy Carlton, Catherine Mocre, Caro- ]-n T?vlor, Lomie Lou Mills, Peggy Gray, Jean Sul- H'.an, S.nrah Hege, and Mary Motsinger. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Business Manager Betsy Thomas -\.ssistant Manager Mollie Cameron Advertising Manager Bettye Bell Circulation Manager Greta Garth Margaret West, Betsy Boney, Augusta Garth, Jane Morris, Mary Farmer Brantley, Sarah Coe Hun- sucker, Ruth Hayes, Blanche Hicks, Peggy Gray, Mary Porter Evans, Elaine McNeely. CILaMPIP CIHa\TS f Congrats on the peace and quietude in chap el—ain’t it loffly? Keep up the good work!! Item roundup: The north wind doth blow and we shall liave snow, and all aspiring voice ma- jois promptly acquire the sniffles ... or as Caimen Miranda puts it, we have a “horse in Detroit”—Chopin is walking off with the cur- j'eiit 15 most popular tunes. Leading the pa rade !s “Till tlie End of Time,” and number •0, 1 )■ last, is his “Polonaise” of the same true—if they must butcher classics with words whc^e tliey don’t belong, we recommend the^ above . . . nice lyrics! ... In movie-land tlnre are plans for filming the life stoiy of C’arrie Jacobs I^ond, “I Love You Truly” . . . Jeanette MacDinald wants a peek at this . . ■ John McCormack, the Irish tenor who died at his County Dublin home last month, was the best paid concert singer in history. The thou- •sands of listeners w'ho loved his concerts, records, and even his one motion picture, paid him ■'j-I,00(),000. Back during World War I cveiyone who had a talking macliine had sev er;.] records sung by McCormack . . . (my grandpa has a room full of them yet) . . . and his fans missed him when he retired in 1938. Since that time he has sung only iwice in pub lic. He dietl at the age of 61 of bronchial pneumonia . . . Saturday night another of the Met’s bari tones v/ill visit N. C. He is Martial Singher— scheduled to open the Greensboro Civic Music series . . .. Leoiuird Warren still lingers on, ooooli, ruddier than the cherry! Perhaps you don’t 1-now it, gals, but we have a famous mu sician living on campus . . . I\Iadame Jane Lovelacepinslvy, whp received mve notices at her most recent recital, held at Ilanes high scl'ool last week . . . autographed photos are 2r)c and up . . . Hope you noticed the music in “T’'e (V)rn Is Green” . . . the name Max Steiner is all that’s needed for gobs of inspi ration ... Ah )im saved ah am—ah am S-A-V-E-D!!
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