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THE SALEMITE
December 6, I957
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Tho propos(!(i wtudcnt evaluation of the
iaovity not something that can be immedi
ately ac/'.epted as a “cure all” for all our com-
pliants. Ah ivas stated in student body meet
ing. it is a project which will take careful con
sideration and planning, and which will re
quire an unbiased, mature approach from the
students.
The suggested program shows advauceraent
in the field of student-faculty relations. It
will give the students an opportunity to ex-
prc.ss their views on how a course might be
made more lutei’csting' and beneficial to them.
(This will of course cover the areas of content
Hiul i»rescntation.)
It may logically be assumed tliat the pro-
f(es.eor.s arc als(> seekiiig to improve theii
classes. The evaluation would give them some
definite basis for change or would assure them
that they are doing a satisfactory job.
However, there are dangers in this privilege,
if it were abused. Such a questionaire would
not be a means of seeking reveng:e for a fail
ing grade or f(u- presenting personal dislikes
ba.ced on personalities or on taste in ties.
This danger may be eliminated though, if a
screening committee of students were estab
lished to def'.ide on the validity of the survey
befoi’c it is passed on to the faculty, the pos
sibility of creating faculty-student animo.sity
would be eliminated
. If the Student Government and the faculty
decide to compil(> this questionaire, the stu-
d.cnts ipvist also be willing to spend the time
that will be necessary to give specific answers
rather than making general statements like,
‘d feel tiiaf tlie reading could have been pre
sented in a bicttcr way.” This is the sttidents’
idianc.c to express those ideas that arise in
dorm and drUg store discussions.
Unless the student body is willing to dis-
n-i-ard these individual cases and is' willing
to v\’Oi‘k for the improvement of the learning
■sitiiation (not for making the c.ourse easier)
ami un!e.s.s the faculty accsqits these opinions
in the same siurit, the- (‘valuation will be in-
. ('ffcctive and a failnne
However, the idea which has been smo'essful
on other campuses should not be condemned
without a fair trial.
BUokeAMeafie Oi.
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Kven though Salem Academy girls and
townspeople enjoyed the Pierrette production
of “Twelfth Night,” some Salemites felt that
they would not be able to understand this
(lciq> Shakespearean comedy; so they did not
attend.
A Collegiate’s Fantasy . . • Reality
I Saw ...
And 1 Heard
This week 1 saw . . .
Jerome Moore’s nevv Sigma Chi
pin, and I heard her say, “In broad
daylight, too!”
I saw a sparkling diamond on
Nancy Willis’ finger and lieard her
planning a wedding.
I saw Barbara Paine blush and
smile happily when she was con
gratulated on receiving a irln over
Thanksgiving holiday.s.
I saw the winning combination
of Roberts and Sampson putting
down Wrike and Heidbreder in
ping pong.
I saw Suzie Playotsian relurniug
from Greensboro where .she spent
Thanksgiving with Lillian Holland.
Suzie was the Ijelle of the town—
four dates for Saturday night.
I saw Mrs. Lovett ushering, :>.H
her friends in to see and to try
out her new Staffer home reducing
unit. Mrs. Patterson and Mrs.
HeidbredeG were her first guests
The latter wa.s a bit self-conscious
and requested that the blinds be
pulled.
I saw Miss Byrd’s apartment
being raided by famished upper
classmen after her annual party for
her freshmen who have blood ties
at Salem.
I saw Slrong’s basement over
flowing with firemen and policemen
after Lucinda Oliver’s phone call
reporting gas oderrs. (The call was
picked up and sent out over the
radio.) 1 saw half of Babcock and
Clewell piled on one of the three
fire engines and speeding around
the Sciuare, and I heard shouts of
“Alma mater” led by Kay Whitley
and “Doxey”.
I saw Boyce Rich asking Patty
Kimbrough where the coke machine
was in the library, and I thought,
“That’ll he the day.”
I saw Katie Teague returning
from her Thanksgiving trip to New
York where she crashed a “high
noon” weddin/ I heard her say
that she wore a red velvet raincoat
over her sweater and skirt and that
the worst moment came when site
almost caught the bride’s bouquet.
I saw Johnny Clark’s favorite
volleyball team, the Seniors, going
down in defeat—70 to 9—to the
Juniors.
1 saw the candy canes becoming
redder and redder.
1 saw final preparations being
made for the Christmas dance and
I still wondered rvlioni I’d ask.
Lets Stop
Pampering
Students
In the November 11 issue of
Time Magazine under the ed.ucation
section we find: “No inattcr what
kind of campus they came from,
the experts seemed agreed; all is
definitely not well witli tlie U. S.
high school.”
Howard F. Fake of Columbia
Teachers College cited; “The pre
sent high school curriculum in
mathematics is outmoded, oriented
to the nineteenth century mathe
matics and physics. Any 17th cen
tury mathematician, reappearing
ui)On earth today, could enter most
class rooms in high schools and,
without any preparation, teach the
j resent traditional curriculum.”
Chancellor Lawrence A. Kimpton
(.'I the University of Chicago attri-
Inites the problem to the distortion
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When Is Chief
Executive Disabled?
Oa November 25, President Ei.senhower went
to bed with liis third illness in a little over
two years,. The doctors say that his condition
is not serious, and h(( will only need several
we(dcs of rest from the pressures of the presi
dency. There is no guarantee that the Presi
dent will be any better able to resume these
pressures at the end of the weeks of rest.
There is a growing (.‘oncern among people both
at tiome and abroad that Ike will not be able
to take on tlie full responsibilities of his office.
In thi.s situation at'cording' to U. S. News
and World Report there are two alternatives
^acing the President and the people of the
United States.' These are: 1) The White House
staff can run‘the country, going to the Presi
dent wit’i only tlie most difficult problems.
2) The ['’resident may resign Ids office and ht'
isqilaeed by Vi(‘e-President Nixoii.
Ill the first alternative most of tiie power
would go to Vice-President Nixon and Sher
man Adams, staff chief to the President. The
cabinet members could carry on their d.uties
and tl'ings might work very well. However,
there are times wiien this system of distribut
ing the i’resuleiit’s power v.’ill not work,
'fhere are cei-tain situations where oidy the
Presid(uit can act. If onr nation should be
attacked when the President is incapacitated,
no one ha.s the aiitliority to act in his place.
The Secretary of State represents the Presi
dent, but only the I’resident can speak as head
of the Government in relations with foreign
nations. Tn matters of the budget no other
official can take the place of the President.
Decisions about money for the armed forces
ami different government agencies can come
only froiu the President.
The lack of leader.ship is felt in onr nation
and throughout tlie world when there is no
strong, well leader at the head of onr Govern
ment. T think the feeling of insecurity re
sulting from this will he present as long as
the Wiiite House staff runs the office of the
President.
The otlier alternative in the event of the
1 re.sident ;s continued illness is his re.signation
and replacement by Vice-President Nixon. Mr.
Nixon reportedly does not confide in members
of the Wliite House staff and his views are
often not known. There is a feeling at the
Capitc)! that perhaps he doesn’t share the Pre
sident s patience and might take more direct
action. Mr. Nixon will be lucky if many
Americans adopt the British attitude. Many
influential Britons were once very much op
posed to Mr. Nixon. Now they feel it would
not be so disasterous if it becomes necessary
for him to replace President Eisenhower.
—Sue Cooper