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The period of transition between old officers
and new ones is always a time of review and
evaluation. This is what the Legislative Board
did at its meeting on Monday.
The out going officers compiled a list of
projects either begun this year or finished
successfully. The stars in their crown include;
1. Implimenting the new divisions of Stu
dent Government
2. Sponsoring academic night for the fresh
man class during orientation
3. Having displays of the different organi
zations in the fall
4. Aiding in the Salem self study program
5. Approving a new literary magazine
6. Investigating the Book Store and abolish
ing exam tickets
7. Obtaining a new bulletin board for the
refectory and starting a student ex
change bulletin board in the Student
Union
8. Placing ballot boxes in Main Hall as
well as the refectory for elections
9. Revising the point system
10. Introducing identification cards for
Salem students
11. Evaluating the budget organizations and
their value for the student body in set
ting up the student budget for 1960-61.
12. Studying a revision of the election
system
13. Passing a petition for later hours on
Friday and Saturday nights
14. Helping to initiate FITS DAY to re
place Rat Week
A glance at this list hows that the Legis
lative Board has not been idle this year; it
has dealt with student problems as well as
with the rules. We think they did a good 30b.
MLN
Tradition is something that we hear a lot
about here at Salem. From the first day of
our freshman year we hear about the little
girls who came here in 1772 to start Salem,
and about George Washington’s visit to this
community in .1791. Tradition seems to be a
sacred Cement which holds the bricks of Salem
together. “If you sneeze twice, it becomes a
tradition,” we are told.
Too often this seems to be the case. A
thing is done every year because we don’t
want to break a tradition. We find that we
are planning what time to have IRS week,
or the YWCA orphanage party or the faculty-
student volleyball game without thinking seri
ously about what we are doing. We do it by
habit because it has always been done.
Now a tradition is neither sacrosanct nor
evil just because it existed for ten years. A
tradition can be either something to build on
or a rope tying us to a dead end. We should
evaluate our traditions' and not just accept
them.
Now as the new officers are taking over is
a good time to evaluate our traditions. Since
the organizations and their activities are for
the students, any activities which do not fit
the needs or desires of the students should
be seriously questioned before they are con
tinued.
Does the poor attendance at morning chapel
mean that the students do not want or need
this service % Does the lack of support for the
WRA afternoon games mean that this organi
zation is wasting its time sponsoring an event
which the students are not interested in? Each
of the organizations on campus should question
their activities in this way.
If it seems that the students do not need
these activities, then the time spent in the busy
work of making minute plans could be used
for creative work on new projects to sponsor.
If the need seems to exist and the response to
what has been tried has been poor, perhaps
the fault lies in' original planning and not
wholly in student apathy.
We hope that 1960-1961 will be a year of
self study, evaluation, and initiation for all of
the organizations, and not just a year of
earrving out the old traditions.
MLN'
THE S A L E M I T E^
Spring Means Hard Work For All Seniors
Involved In Comps, Recitals, Practice Teaching
r -- ichown oneratins: a new DVmn/^
I By Mary Ann Brame
I Notice how everybody’s had to
put her camel coat back on over
her cotton dress ? It must be parti
cularly disgusting to all the la'^^y
girls who went to the beach and
I to Azalea Festival last weekend.
However, one wonders if
golden bronze skin isn’t being aided
a bit by Man-Tan.
How many of you have felt
“evaluated” this week ? How come
all the music students have been
I observed crouching in dark corners;
“Why does he want me to play
I tHAT? I haven’t practiced it smce
last semester . . “Maybe if I
can get a sore throat, I won’t have
I to sing.”
What was all the horn-blowing
about on Monday morning at 6:10?
Spring Vacation is going to find
many Salemites at Fort Lauderdale
and New York. Sounds like a big
time!
After Spring Vacation, don’t for-
I get to go see the new—oops! the
restored Tobacco Shop. It’so open
ing on April 22.
When we come back, be careful
to Lead softly around the seniors^
They are having History comps on
the 28th of April and the 10th of
May.
Practice teachers will begin teach
ing full time on Tuesday. Tak
easy ladies. We all have faith m
you.
The seniors are giving the ice box
in Bitting to
a wedding present . . ■ And spea
‘njol weddings. Betty Hall former
Salemite, is marrying Harold Gaud
on June 5.
How many people have gotten a
red star at the Dairy Barn.
Keep informed about the sen
and sophomore recitals, attend
several if you can. The girls have
worked hard, and they’ll appreciate
it. You won’t be sorry either.
Millie Fary, former Salemite, ry
cently made front page news m The
Carolinian, Student newspaper from
Woman’s College, where she was
shown operating a new phonograpj,
system which provides piped-ij
music to the library recording fc.
tening rooms.
It seems that we’re getting ready
to have a big census on campus-
our part in a national effort to de
termine how many students are eti-
rolled in colleges. Most of the in
formation will come from the Dean
of Students’ Office, but every fourth
girl will have some extra forms to
fill out.
Don’t forget to take advantage oi
the vocational guidance room.
All the rain we had seems to
have worked magic everywhere!
Have you ever seen such pretty
trees ! And the lawn mowers pur
posely left a few flowers here and
there. Buy some film the very next
time you go to the Book Store.
This is the time of year to “capture
Salem forever,” etc.
And girls, the next time you take
a sunbath around the swimming
pool, PLEASE use THE door!
restored Tobacco snop. rr; so - I ill
LanguBQ© Car66rs Rsquir© Muc Ski
A major in languages usually
j leads to a career in teaching, trans-
- lating’ or interpreting. For most
jobs advanced study is necessary.
11 For those interested in teaching
11 there are many jobs available for
Language teachers at the high
school level. Knowledge of two or
more languages may be required for
such a position, or knowledge m
some other field such as English
or social studies. A language teacher
must also have knowledge of the
country where the language is
spoken.
Language majors at the graduate
level also have the opportunity to
do research, literary criticism, writ
ing and editing in their language.
Translators are needed by govern
ment agencies, publishers, commer
cial firms buying, selling or financ
ing abroad, libraries and researcli
organizations. These jobs usually
require knowledge of more than one
language. Special knowledge of the
subject matter translated is also
needed in some cases, as in trans
lating technical or scientific ma
terial.
Large cities have jobs available
for language majors as special
secretaries. New York city also has
translation bureaus with jobs avail
able.
Interpreters must be even more
skilled linquists with an instan
taneous grasp of the language. I"
terpreters can work in many go’
fernment jobs, and also for soda
agencies in large cities. Some j
are available also as guides, as wt
the United Nations or with Eun
pean tours originating in the U
States.
Letter
To The Edito'
Dear Editor;
May I make one correction 1
, ,1.. c-lpinite
April 1 issue of the Salem't ■
the article on the Oslo Scholars,
. .cad,
me arucic uii
statement should have rea
individual and national sense
. ctiouM
XeS, TDDRy (a/EMT so lieu.!
inaiviQuai cuiu
justice and brotherhood shouM
more powerful in this con
than even the Law of the L*
It is amazing what a differ
little letters in the middle of
can make!
Sincerely
Libbie Hatley