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Page Two. THE SALEMITE November 15, 1946. J)ear Miss Boatwright ;-i- Tiie enclosed lettei- is a reply to a letter printed in the Salemite, November first, in the “Letters to the Editor” column. "We will appreciate it if you will i>ass the letter on to the “Flustered Freshman.” A very interested reader. Dear ‘ ‘ Flustered Freshman ’ ’; The use of the woi'd •‘cram” in your letter to the Salemite editoi- of November first issue brin"s\up a point which we think is juite de- ])ptable. Why is it necessaiy to cram to the point of becoming: tli^ dizzy, flabl>ergasted, shaky-knced, droor>y-eyed, dumb, and tired in dividual whom you have described ? Webster says that cram means to (u'lalify speedily for an examination, fill beyond satiety, etc. Unless one h»s not completed dail> assi"n- ments with thoroughness and intelligence, or, unless said student has no capacity foi' re- memberins' what she hits learned in tlie shoi’t space of six weeks time, it should not i)e jiecessary for her to craru for several hours in preparation for the coming test, so that she may ho[>e to hit upon the correct answei’s, and in fear and trembling, |)ray for a passing grade. If the word “cram” were stricken from the students vocabulary, and a general review of a subject she is already sufficiently familiar with were to take its place, the result would be a clear eyed, keen thinking individual, walking into a classroom with confidence and zest, and theie would be no (juestion of a failure in the final analysis. We don’t see what .you mean, but we may l)e wrong. Perturbed Parents Eds. note: The Salemite appreciated the in terest shown by this letter. We welcome any letters from anyone interested in the paper or the students of Salem . College. To the Editor: Six weeks tests are over, but they ai-e not forgotten. If we are going to have four full exam periods per year instead of the repoi'ted two, why aren’t we informed of such in the catalogue? At least during the mid-semester and final exams, we do not have outside work; and we are told they will last three hours or more. The teachers say you may stay a few minutes after the bell has rung, or if you don’t have a class next period, you may stay for a little while. The bell rings; you have a class. Now comes the problem. Shall you be late for your next class and maybe receive a half cut or shall you pass in your paper uncompleted? Of course it does not matter if someone else hasn’t a class and can complete their papei'. Does the instructor take that into considera tion, when she is correcting the papers? One teacher did allow all lier students to stay an extra hour on her test, since it came during the last period and lunch could be skipped. Since many of the six weeks tests count a major part of our grades, theii- importance can not be questioned. Therefore, why are a ma jority of them so long that they require more than the prescribed hour to complete satisfac torily ? An Upset Upper-Classman ^444140^6. Cdii Salemite This issue of the Salemite is the second to be edited by junioj-s this year. This week’s paper was edited by Nancy Carlton and .Marj- Bryant. By Peggy Davis There’s a large printed sign that hangs in the city room of the News and Observer office in Kaleigh. It says; "You don’t have to be crazy ns h - ■ 1 to work here, but it helps.” .And that seems to be characteristic of most newspaper offices or, for that matter, of any place M'here people with the journalism bug flourish. For examj)le —the Run Printing Company. If a struggling scribe was not mentally unbalanced before working on the Salemite, one—just one (1)— Thursday afternoon in the Jimbo of the Sun office would assure her of entrance requirements to any mental institution. Let me demonstrate with a judicious mixture of generalization and concrete detail; You know, when you first learn to typt', how you spell words on the typewriter, with your fingers, in your mind? Or how when .vou’ve had about two years of Spanish or French, you catch your self mpntally translating some random phrase you hear? Well, the same sort of thing has happened to me after working with head lines at the Sun. I find myself associating the different kinds of type with People—I mentally translate people into the style of “heads.” Perhaps .vou’ve never noticed that there arc many different kinds of type. The Salemite of about three years ago used varieties, but this year the policy is conservative conformity. -Xevertlioless, with Cheltenham Bold type, I liave definite associations. Someone like •Miss Siewers is very chclt bold—very projter, rigid, and decorous. Miss Siewers Do you see what I mean? Then there’s lite italic—an energetic kind of type—with a sense of humor—clever t^o the point of being witty. It’s the type of typo that heads an article full of ideas—the Mary Porter Kvans kind of type. Mary Porter Evans Broadway is complex. It has a deceiving exterior. It could be used for an article that had latent significance—a story written in feature style that contained a submerged idea. It might )>e used for an article written in an ironical tone—outwardly conventional, sctually revolutionary. I can see Cat Gregory in Broadway. The ^first Civic IMusic concert of the 46-47 season, next Thursday night, will feature the National Male Quartet—for further details, go to the concert! There seems to be a lack of in formation about this group, but far be it for this columnist to judge before she hears . . . Imagine their program will be on the order of the American Ballad Singers who appeared here last year . . . Speaking of celebrities, add comj)oser Mar garet Vardell to your list . . . she has written the music for the Junior League production of “Alice in Wonderland”—for a big treat, dash out to Reynolds next Wednesday A. M. fcr the performance. The purty picture of Jliss Varc'ell in the })aper is a perfect cigarette ad— “I smoke Camels, they satisfy . . . ”or is that a Cliesterfield ? Congrats to Peg'i^ Sue Taylor for a job beautifully done on the Search for Stars radio ])rogram last Hatui'day ... she sang like a professional! And the same to Betty Lou Ball who is New York l)ound, come Thaid^sgiving, f('r an audition at NBC . . . Here’s wishing her all the luck in the world. . . “The man who plays the sweetest trumpet in the world” (alias Charlie Spivak) and orche stra will play in Winston ]\Ionday night, No vember 25, at the Reynolds Park area . . . for those who are interested. Guess that’s all for now—don’t forget the first opera broadcast of the year this Saturday . . . the opera is Verdi’s OTIIELLO. ... If we can’t go the opening night, at least here’s a chance to listen (without standing in the ram for hours) . . . xuvv^iuiAuuai^. 1 can see v-^ai in joroaaway. i CAT ©IRIE©€ICy San Serif is our most dependable type. It’s used for efficient reporting, valuable news. It’s dependable and works easily into the head for a front page story. It’s individual yet it “goes” well with any other type that surrounds it on a page. You can count on the Margaret liaynal type. Margaret Raynal Kaufman is the type that always heads this column. I associate it with facetiousness. It’s so bold that it seems to bo used to make up for a lack of material within a story. Kaufman is used over editor ials and it looks impressive •^vhether or not the story actually has any depth or merit—you know that type of person, too. Now, have I proved my point—that working on the Salemite leads inevitably to pedantic ajid fractuositiesf More Sound and Fury I’d like to nmke a few personal nominations for Who’s Who on Salem campus to supplement the chosen few who were revealed last week. First, Boaty Boatwright whose contributions to Salem are inextimable. In both time and service few have equalled Boaty’s record. Her loyalty to the ideals of Salem in making this vear’s Salemite superlative, ranks her toj>s among those who have tried to make Salem a belter school. Henny Walton, another relatively unrecognized camjjus leader, deserves Salem’s praise and gratitude for a job well don.e Another of my nominees is Mary Anne Linn whose efficiency and initiative are evidenced in her work as Student Government secretary last year and I I?. S. president this year. Without any sounding br:iss or tinkling cymbals Mary Ann has added a great deal to life at Salem. This is getting positively lugubrious! Hut without any further eulogizing. I’d like to nominate Virtie Stroup as a Who who is. Anyone who has worked with her can say of her without reservation; tlie personificatimi of loyalty, dependability, .mj unselfishness. And who 11 r;iise that flag when she’s gone? The phrase “potentialities for future usefulness” is vague difficult to define and difficult to determine. Also, Salem has a limited quota for the Who’s Who publication. These facts explain or excuse the candidates cho.sen annually. I think it’s splendid for Salem to participate in this nationwide recognition, but I don’t approve of tlie method of selection. But that’s one gal’s opinion. Isn’t it convenient to have an increased number of phones on campus? Upperclassmen especially know now to appreciate this luxury. Times were when there was one phone for student use in Clewell Dormitory—now there are three, and extra ones in other dorms, too. But, some of us overuse our new convenience. The majority of girls can hardly feel that the l>hone situation is improved when one or two girls keep the phone in use for an hour or more at a time. Remember that there.is one phone to apj>roximateliy every thirty girls on campus. That does not warrant each girl’s using it an hour a day. By all ;fairness, we should limit our most important calls to fifteen or twenty minutes. There are twenty- ni))e other girls who are expecting calls,-who Vi'ant to place calls, or who might just acci dently get calls. .Just think, when we keep the piione an extended length of time, we might be breaking up a happy couple. So, puleeze, let s consider our frieiuls when we let the miiHites run away on our long distances we might also consider his bankroll! Let’s remember also that the phones are spaced as conveniently as possible, and it’s only fair that the phones in the small dorms be reserved for use by the girls who live in those dorms. We shoidd place our long distances in the dorm in which we live, and not monopolize telephones in small dorms. P. G. 8:30 1 ^ . and SO on +be on irfFo /,A* Salemite Member Southern Inter-Collegiate Press Published every Friday of the Colle'^'e'ar bylJTe Student body of Salem College Downtown Office—304-30(i South Main Street Printed by the Sun Printing Company ■ OFFICES Alice Clewell Building-Basenient Subiicription Price—$2.0,0 a year—10c a copy EDITORIAL DEPAETMEXT L.ditor-in-Chief Martha Boatwright Associate Editor virtie Stroup Assistant Editor Eebecca Clap Assistant Editor Pegev Davis Editor Martha Lou Heitman Py Editor Peggy Gray Kr Carlton Cartn* . ^ Jean Sullivan TVpist"' --Margaret Eaynal Margaret Williams BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Meiklejohn Assistant Business Manager Betsy Long Advertising Manager Jane Morris Assistant Advertising Manager Helen Spruill Ruth Lott
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