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THE SALEMITE
Qoo^Hufe-...
May 14, 1948
. . . and good luck to the class of ’48.
We’ve enjoyed the spirit you’ve added to
campus life: your decorating Davy Jones, your
providing fashion-shows and Junior Jamborees,
your original and entertaining Stunt Nights.
We’ve enjoyed participating in sports with
your cai)able teams on the basketball court, the
hockey field and the baseball diamond.
\V(^’ve enjoyed the innovations your class
mates have made in the major and minor or
ganizations, the A. xV.’s sports revival, the Y’.s
Religious Emphasis Week, the IRS Marriage
Clinic, a bigger and better Salemite and the
hard work you’ve put into the Sights and In-
...
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Editorial Staff: lone Bradsher, Tootsie Gillespie,
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Helen Creamer, Mary Lib Weaver, Frances Eeznick,
Carolyn Lovelace, Clinky Clinkscales, Robert Gray,
Suzi Knight, Wilma Pooser, Beverly Johnson, Joy
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© VARSITY MogozW
For Yotjng Men
We’ve enjoyed \'ou! As a class and as in
dividuals, you’ve added to the life of Salem and
Salemites. x\gain, good-bye and good luck to
a cla.ss with spunk, sportsmanship and spirit.
... is in sight, but let’s not let down and
. . . begrudge a pre-occupied Salemite who
sees only term papers, reports and parallel
piling in front of her, and forgets to wave to
you.
. . . forget to take our breakfast dishes
back to the window. It’s easier and more plea
sant for everyone if you remember.
. . . forget to take bur books back to the
library until the last minute. Incidentally, the
librarians are looking for a book! The Ring
and The Book, wi-itten and signed out by Rob
ert Urowning. Would the absentminde'd poet
or term-paper writer please return the book?
. . . forget that vacation will soon be here.
. . . forget our exam etiquette. Consult
bulletin boards to find out where and when our
exams are scheduled, to avoid last minute con-
and frivolous; other people might be studying
and frivolous, other people migh be studying
or sleeping. Remember that to do our best
on an exam, we need plenty of sleep.
. - . forget to smile.
Publication of the Salemite will be su.spend-
ed until next vear.
*%o wfiot If didn't show up !a*t nightl You don't think I mt«, do
A’Sylem Catty^Log Adds
New Courses Of Interest
by Frances Gulesian
Physical Culture
Loafing Seminar 391 Eloise Baynes
Prerequisite; Ability to rela.v
Required Miiterials: One Heautyrest Mattress
Applied Siesta 391 :... .' Lucille Vest
Essentially tlie same as Loafing'Seminar, but all dreaming is done
in Spa)iisli. Requirements and prerequisites the same.
Tent-Folding 121— ..Mary Ina Shamburger
This course is taught in Arabic onlj-.
Prerequisite: Ten years in the Girl Scouts
Machine-Busting 34 .Robert Leaeli
This course gives the student eminent skill and technique in utterly
confusing politices.
Prerequisite: Dark-Iiorse riding 1-2.
Mental Culture
^\ orry 2.5 — ....^ Sarah Smith
Included in this course is skill in tearing one’s hair and losing
glasses, bags, shoes in movies, etc., etc.
Worry 250 Sarah Smith
Open only to those who have torn out most of their hair and lost
an impressive number of articles. This course also teaches ad
vanced frustration
Music De])reciation 110 Judy Samson
Requirements: One squeaky clarinet, studied preferably by the
whole method.
Irritated neighbors and classmates may be counted for extra credit.
Art Depreciation 110 Manuel Bromberg
Lectures will be given on art history. Assistant Trager will lec
ture on her interpretation of Renaissance Art (no footnotes).
Uuclassified
Intimidation 500 Jess Byrd
Recommended especially to practice teachers. The art of brandish
ing glasses and giving double-whammies is stressed.
Prerequisite; An iron constitution.
Martin Tells Of Suffering
And Sunbathing In Letters
Dear Mother,
Exams are practically here. I’ve
read all the outline books, put my
numerous notes in order, and am all
set to really make Dean’s List this
time. Everybody else is getting a
beautiful suntan, but I know, as you
have often told me, that, “I’m go
ing to college to get an education! ”
Have been studying every free min
ute and haven’t been anywhere for,
literally, weeks. Must cut this short,
because I want to do some extra
work for my Sociology class.
Be home soon, and don’t forget
that car you promised me when I
make Dean’s List—a Cadillac con
vertible will be flnel
Your Loving Daughter,
Joy
Dear Jim,
Want to thank you for last week
end . . . Had a simply wonderful
time. As usual, the dances were
fine and being with you was best
of all.
I’ve just read in the Salemite that
Exams are coming—now isn’t that
silly? I never imagined in my wild
est dreams that they were so close
It’ll really be awful to give up my
daily sun bath and have to sit inside
all morning. Whatta life! Honestly„I
never did think exams were a good
idea. We learned in Psychology
that grades are not good psycholo
gically. Wonder why they don’t
realize that heret My family dis
owns me anew whenever they get
the word, and it’s uncomfortable in
my home with no one speaking to
me. They just don’t seem to realize
that it’s what you absorb in a
course, not what you can cram in,
that really counts!
Oh well, enough of such scholastic
talk. Do come up and see me some
time ... it’s so dull around here
with everybody studying . . .
Yours for bigger and better week
ends,
Joy
Dean Nan,
Gollee, I had^such a wonderful
time last weekend. ’Member that
darling boy I told you I met on a
blind date? Well, he invited me
down last weekend for their Spring
Dances. Everybody was there: Car
olyn Dunn, Sis Hines, Dolly Lough-
ran, Bev Johnson, Martha'Braimock,
and oh! millions of stags! It was
supreme! A wild weekend with par
ties everywhere made getting back
to school worse than usual.
Guess what? I finally took the
step and got my hair cut—short. I
feel like a tall dandilion with lots
of fuzz on top (except on rainy days
—and then I droop!).
Not much more news except exams
are coming and then I’ll be home.
If I can endure living through them.
I’ll see you on the 29th. I really
don’t mind them so much though
’cause all six of my exams are on
the last three days. Consequently,
I’ll have all those daj's before exams
when I won’t have a thing to do,
except get a good suntan, and swim
in the pool. All that free time—
and no classes! I really think my
schedule is the best I’ve ever had.
Can hardly wait to see you and
hear all the news about Larry or is
it Bill? Call me the minute you
get home . . .
Love,
Joy
by lone Bradshej:
On^ce there was a group of girls, many
girls, in fact. The month was September, and
the year was 1944. These girls were packing
their clothes’and looking forward to going
away to school. (Some had been away before,
but we’ll not concern ourselves with them.) The
others were going away for the first time!
They were going away to a place which had
been called (by some noted visitor there) as
“a gem of the past set gracefully in a thriving
industrial community”.
Some of the girls sailed through their fresh
man year some ))addled. Always there was
something new. In the fall was tree planting.
At Christmas was the vesper program. In the
Spring was Ildt Burning, May Day, and the
Athletic Banquet, plus room drawing. The
latter caused these girls much consternation.
Twice yearly .there came a great blight upon
them. In Pebniary and May there was posted
a sheet of paper on the bulletin board which
store had great demands for aspirin, blue books,
store had great demands for asprin, blue books,
morphine and straight jackets.)
But tiiese little on^ were growing up, and
they were soon Sophomores. Tn this year they
were told to select a Major. The most popular
ones were: “Leaf raking at a fifty-five degree
angle , “How to persuade pa to give a ear’*,
“Sliding down Library bannisters with finesse”,
and “Smokehouse Jargon,601 A”.
The next year, they were called Juniors
and had “little sisters”. They struggled thro
ugh a couple of “blights” and got to be SEN"-
lORS!
After comprehensives came the “blight”
and after that, the brightest moment of their
frustrated existences; a thing—of all things—
graduation! They were gloated over by their
parents, given presents by their friends, and
suddenly left alone somewhere by the lilv pond.
Now after four years at school these girls came
to be known by their names . . . having just
recently learned each others’.
Out of the stillness one spoke. She was
“Booty” to her friends.
“I ain’t gon’ do nothing!”
But a cheery voice interrupted, “I am! I’ll
take hiy major and do newspaper work.” She ■
was called “Pinky”.
One girl, Janie, took her wrinkled little
hand from the lily pool and announced with
pride that she M’ould do graduate work.
“I am too.” and that was Peggy D. who
was going to Carolina and get her Masters in
English.
“Life’s^ a trap”. Everyone turned to see
who had said that. It was Isabelle.
“What are you going to do?” asked Eliza
who wanted to teach in Martinsville.
“Go to business school in Charlotte”, said
Izzy.
Suddenly someone was dancing around the
chairs chanting, “I got Culture, who could ask
for anything more?” It was Bryant.
“But what’ll you do with it”, asked Waldo
and Boney who didn’t know what they’d do.
Ah , said Bryant,. “From nine to twelve
I shall lie in bed and speak English; from one
until five I shall lie in bed and speak Spanish.”
“Why go so far?” asked Peggy G. who al
ready had a job editing “Trek”, the monthly
magazine for the McLean Trucking Company.
“We are going to New York and get ‘a
JOB,” said Gaither and Margaret.
“Look”, someone called, and there came
seven girls across campus holding their left
hands in front of them. They could be heard
singing “We got them”. The'first spoke. Her
name was Ruby.
“Charlie and I are being married in June.”
Fran did a cartwheel and said, “Jack and I are
too.” Anne M. said Harold and I are too.”
“I haven’t had my ring long from Bill,”
said Sara.
“I’ve only cleaned mine from Sid forty-
three times,” said Mary Helen.
Mary Wells, who majored in voice, was
screaming. “Tom is graduating too.” (They’re
engaged, as are Ann and Pete Ebersole).
Loudly che^ving iris petals Avas “Cat” who
had just been graduated. She was feeling faint
with despair over not knowing what she would
do. Someone heard her say and glance toward
the May Dell.
“Aw, guess I’ll go join Mumbly!”