December 13, 1946.
THE SALEMITE
Page Three.
Writin’ On Readin^
There is reading of varied amount
and degree among college students
of 1946. Those who read, and every
student does read, may be classi
fied in three groups:
I The intellectually curious—
the literati
II The intellectually indiffer
ent—the cosmopolites
III The ianti-iiitellectual—the
mundane
During the freshman year of col
lege there is much rf.ading matter
that is common to all three groups.
All have either read The Rubaiyat
or know just enough about ^it to
say, “That’s the life for me” or to
allude casually, “That’s the way
Omar and I feel.” Acceptance or
rejection of the carpe diem philoso
phy almost invariably takes place
in the freshman year of most stu
dents, consciously or unconsciously.
Members of all three groups are al
so acquainted with at least one book
on sex, a book of cartoons. The Man
in the Shower, or Max Shulman,
and some 19th century novel that
is required for a freshman English
course. Students in Group I may
have browsed through Freud, Ger
trude Stein, Edna St. Vincent Millay,
Eugene O’Neill, or Theodore Dreiser
by the end of the year. The cos
mopolites of Group II—cosmopolite
because they are without prejudice
or attachment—have read at least
parts of some of the great books,
such as, Forever Amber, or Gone
With the Wind. And Group III has
further developed its avid en-
■thusiasm for Sunday literature, “Li’l
A(bnei*,” “Blondie,” and “Terry
and the Pirates.”
The sophomore year usually finds
each group broadening its interests.
The literati have supplemented re
quired readings with collateral books
—biographies of poets or historical
figures. Some have read non-fiction
books on the best-seller lists, com
parable to One World, The Time for
Decision, or some Russian novel in
translation. Group II feels com
placently well-educated. Moat of the
group reads the front page of some
newspaper two or three times a
week and frequently the magazine
section of some Sunday paper. They
have gained from class a conver
sational knowledge of Swift’s satire,
Byron’s women, and Johnson’s Bos
well. The mundane by this time have
enlarged their reading to cover a
variety of movie magazines and have
an irrefutable knowledge of the
personal life of many of the stars.
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The members of this group can de
lineate in detail the myriad of
characters that have appeared in
Dick Jracy. Most of them read some
serial regularly—in a newspaper
or a good magazine. Cosmopolitan
or Eedbook.
The junior year generally pro
duces a narrowing field of reading.
The intellectually curious have found
some writer in whom they are par
ticularly' interested; consequen|tl'y
many of the group read O’Neill’s
complete plays, all of Thomas,
Wolfe’s novels, Henry James’ short
stories, or T. S. Elliot’s poems,
poems. They have found one maga-
They have found one magazine
that satisfies them such as Time,
The New Republic, The Atlantic
or The New Yorker. The cosmo
polites have by their junior year
joined the Book-of-the-Month Club
or the Literary Guild and have
perused books like The King’s
General, The Foxes of Harrow, or
B. F.’s Daughter. They are “fasci
nated” by Forever or “crazy about”
This Is My Beloved, read by candle
light. Group III has narrowed its
reading down to the gossip page of
the Salemite and an occasional
Pocket Book sex murder like The
Pistol of Passion.
By the senior year not only has
the reading been narrowed down,
but also the readers Ijave nearly been
annihilated. The literati are de
luged by a list of “suggested”
readings in the field of their major.
They buy copies of Pascal’s Pen-
sees, Dante’s Divine Comedy, or
Schopenhauer’s Essays and shelve
them for future perusal. The cos
mopolites confine their reading to
fashion magazines if any are sent
from home. And Group III has de
generated to looking at “Back
Home for Keeps” pictures.
Throughout the four years of the
undergraduates’ exposure to know
ledge, a variety of text books is
eagerly devoured, disinterestedly
underlined, or bought and sold
without being opened. At one time
or another a majority of students
reads the bridge hand by Culbert
son in the newspaper, Homer, the
drama section of the Times, a pam
phlet on figure control, Archy and
Mehitabel, football''scores or pre
dictions on the sports page, and a
so-called religious novel in which
the main character faces the pro
blem of “to be or not to be an
atheist.”
P. Davis
MY DANCE CARD
By Nancy Carlton
1. My date
2. Jack Edwards, with Joann©
Swasey
(The Marine Lieutenant in dress
uniform.)
3. Pick Simpson, with Barbara
Ward
(Barb’s foot is broken, but not
her spirits. She’s got her pick!)
4. Jimmy Smith, with Eonnie
Aiken
(He’s the blond with The Grin.)
o. Jake Wade, with Mary Jane
Hurt
(Jake is.the good dancer.)
(). Jessie Gascoigne, with Mar
tha Lou Heitman
(The K. A. from Carolina.)
7. Kyle Stephenson, with Dottie
Smith
(They’re almost engaged, but
lon’t tell a soul!)
8. Alvin Hurt, with Jean
Shoaf
(A Davidsonian who really en
joyed Salem-Davidson day.)
0. Allen McNeil, with Susan
Johnson
(The green ’46 Mercury.)
10. My date
Intermission
11. My date
12. Dav'e Stephenson, with Maria
Hicks
(All the wary from Arkansas)
13. Bill Ledbetter, with Kat,
Ballew
(Bad Bill is Sweet William now.)
14. Gene Cochran, with Preston
Kabrich
(Preston’s pet brunette.)
15. Don Pope, with Pat Ed-
mundson
(Crew cut on a nut.)
1(). Jim Harris, with Betsy Long
(An S. A. E. at Davidson.)
17. Duke Willard, with Margaret
Spillman
(Don’t mention Duke to Duke.)
18. Bob Curriy, with Lu Ogburn
(Fun to be with.)
19. Audrey Long, with Lynn
Marshall
(He’s 6 ft. 3 and just out of
the Navy.)
20. My date
Unpastable Souvenirs
Tired feet
New jokes
A ring—Who knows?
DELICIOUS CANDIES OF GHARACTEUR
ai'e arriving daily for your “sweet tooth’
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Titlitis
The Fatal Weakness The Bookstore
Life With Father ^r. Peterson
State of the Union Messv
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The Best Years of Our Lives Vacations
MS S1..P
The Chase Junior Hockey Team
Two Years Before the Mast Sophomores
Deception November Weather
The Turning Point January 24—February 1
Romantic Voyage Chapel Hill
Three Wise Fools Senior Math Majors (f)
Diary of a Chambermaid Big Indian
A Prince in Their Midst Hambone
The Plotters
Toll of the Brave Salemite Staff
The Dim View
3:30’s
Days and Nights sj,,
People in Quandaries Toute Le Monde
The Strength We Need southern comfort
The Miracle of the Bells Self-explanatory
The Salem Frigate station Wagon
We Happy Few ; Engaged girls
The Egg and I winona
I Chose Freedom Bgttye Bell
The Happy Profession Practice Teaching
A Long Way From Boston podo. Mac Clapp
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Joy in the Morning Miss Pangle
Sinister Errand Gooch’s after 10 p. m.
Strange Fniit Persimmon Puddin’
So this Is Peace
AT THE COLLEGES
Last Saturday and Sunday
CAROLINA
Sara Coe Hunsucker, Mary
Helen James, Amie Watkins
DAVIDSON
Betsy Mieklejohn, Sara Halti-
wanger, Aggie Bowers
Coming Attractions
SALEM
Mary Ann Linn and Graham
Frances Carr and Drake
Sally Boswell and Buddy
Peggy Smith and Sam
Peggy Davis and Tom
Mary Billings and Bob
Virginia Smith and Bobby
AT THE THEATERS
CAROLINA:
Mon., Tues., Wed.
“Thrill of Brazil”
Evelyn Keyes and
Keenen Wynn
Thurs., Fri., Sat.
“Badman’s Territory”
Kandolph Scott and
Ann Richards
FORSYTH:
Mon., Tues.
“(.'loak and Dagger”
Wednesday
“So Goes My Love”
Thursday
“Anna and the King of Siam”
Frid., Sat.
“Affairs of Gorahline”
Incorporated
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/ ☆ ☆ a wide selection of gifts,'
both practical and frivolous, all with the extra gldmouMhat i
a Montaldo gift conveys.