THE SALEMITE
November 4, I960
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Foreign Students Agree
U. S. Is Losing Prestige
Prestige is not what is true about someone or something, but
what is generally thought to be true about it by others. In our
national relations, it refers to the extent to which the objectives
and proposals of the United States are or are not taken into
account by other major powers prior to taking action. This
matter of action on the part of other powers is what makes
our prestige abroad a matter of importance to all of us and a
major issue in the present election campaign. According to
foreign students at the University of North Carolina and at
Salem College, the United States has lost prestige in nations
abroad.
These students represent over 41 nationalities and a wide
variety of religions and fields of study. Maggi Schlutz con
cludes that the recent spy plane incidents and Eisenhower’s
handling of it were major factors in reducing U. S. prestige
abroad, and Rikki Eikendal adds that our failure to make a
good showing in the space race with Russia and our multitude
of strikes in recent years have also lowered our position. It
was also mentioned, however, that our present world and na
tional situation has never existed before, and that therefore
more interest than otherwise has been placed on the actions
and reaction of the United States to this situaion. Foreign
students may be influenced in their decisions, as opposed to
foreigners as a whole, by the facts that they have spent some
time in the United States and that the recent campaigns have
made an issue of U. S. prestige abroad.
This matter of prestige, too, is evident in foreign opinion
about our presidential candidates. Foreign students stated that
their nations were more acquainted with Richard Nixon than
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Students Object To Speaker
Dear Editor,
We realize that in the editorial
of the Salemite of two weeks ago
the quality of our chapel speakers
was discussed; but we feel that
today, November 1, saw the speech
which reached the lowest ebb. Do
we really appear that ignorant to
the residents of Winston-Salem and
of Forsyth County?
Is it really necessary for our
speakers to tell jokes which are not
even remotely humorous, especially
when they are in poor taste and
have no direct bearing on his topic ?
We, as students of Salem College,
and feeling partially responsible for
our speakers, wish to apologize to
anyone who might have been of
fended by this person's discrimina
tory remarks. We hope that now
the quality of our speakers is on
the rise, as it cannot fall much
lower.
Respectfully submitted,
Cynthia Randolph
Gail Ogburn
, Peggy Brown
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Elections Rise In Level
“I’ll be so glad when the election is over”—
that is all you hear about. “All they do is dis
cuss the same old issues over and over again.
I think it’s horrid that they do nothing but
call each other liars all the time.”
Many comments like this have been heard
around Salem as the final days before the
election drag by. . Certainly we have had a
mper- abundance of political discussions. And
there have been many things during the cam
paign which very justly deserve criticism as
ve try to improve our political set up. But
f we consider history, we will see that on the
vhole this campaign has been conducted on a
igh level and has dealt in issues rather than
personalities.
For the overly fastidious student, we sug-
'.'est that you read again about the elections
of the past. Although there have been some
inuendoes by subordinate people on both sides
that seem to imply that their party is the
party of peace and the opposition is the party
of war, this-is not the main level of the cam
paign. The candidates are not waving a bloody
shirt to appeal to the emotions of the people
as they did in 1868.
When we bitterly complain about the other
candidate challenging our candidate, we seem
to feel that this is personal abuse and slander.
“Why he almost called my favorite a liar,” we
exclaim in horror. But remember the election
of 1884 when Republican James G. Blaine ran
against Democrat Grover Cleveland? The
What Do Students
Want In "Around”
What kind of an article do we want “Around
the Square” to be? Do we want a gossip
column? a slander sheet? a varying number
of inches of triviality ? or what ?
It seems that we have seen just about all
these extremes in one form or another in' the
last few months. This past week’s issue is no
exception. In fact, it is a shining, if I may
use that word in this instance, example. I
do not doubt that Joe Luter, not to mention
Nancy Grimsley, is not too pleased with the
mention of his name, although I’m sure it was
meant to be complimentary rather than de
rogatory.
Many times have we read along for para
graphs and paragraphs and have not learned
one thing about the life and trends on campu
or about who has gotten pinned, engaged, and
what-not. On the other hand, there have been
issues in which “Around the Square” has been
informative, entertaining, and consequently
worthwhile. What has been wrong with the
other issues? Why cannot this sort of article
be consistently published?
It would seem that the fault lies in the at
titude and enthusiasm of the person writing
the article. But how can you impart excite
ment and information to a reading audience
if you do not feel this excitement yourself?
And how can you feel something of the spirit
and trends on campus if no one takes the
trouble to impart their own information and
reactions to you?
So herein lies the trouble. It is NOT with
the newspaper. It is NOT entirely with the
writers, either. It IS with the students on
campus. It is OUR duty to see that things
which are important to ns and to other stu-
dens are put in the Salemite. Is it so much
trouble to drop a note on the desk of the edi
tor in the office in the basement of Lehman?
Or is it so difficult to slip a note under the
Roor when it is locked? Is it, in fact, too dif
ficult for apathetic Salemites to mention inci
dents, news, and trends. to people who are
known to be connected with the Salemite and
who are in our classes?
How can we have the audacity to criticize
“Around the Square” when it, above all else
in the paper, is OUR column and when we as
individuals and as a group take no interest in
it but to object and criticize?
P. B.
'mudslinging of this election was on the lowest
level personal attack. The Republicans dis
covered that Cleveland had been involved with
a Buffalo widoAV to whom an illegitimate son
had been born. Cleveland had assumed full
responsibility for the child and was support
ing it financially. A Republican slogan for
that year was, “Ma, Ma, where’s my pa?” To
which the Democrats replied “Gone to the
White House ha, ha, ha!” This was perhaps
the lowest level to which onr political cam
paigns have sunk.
Although the discussion of the issues has
not always been as enlightening as is possible,
we have heard mainly a discussion of the is
sues and not the personal lives of the candi
dates. Perhaps we have heard more than
enough about Quemoy and Matsu, hut they are
an issue. Perhaps we didn’t like the way that
the TV debates were set up, but we did have
the opportunity to hear the candidates discuss
the same questions and to compare their an
swers. In this election the old politicians of
the blustering “Give ’em Hell” variety in both
parties seem like a caricature of a politician.
We smile at them but do not believe one party
is goodness and light while the other is all evil.
Well, in a few more days it will all be over.
But before we elect the next president and
forget about campaigns for a little while, let
us be thankful that the level of the discussion
in the campaign has been high in comparison
to the rest.
Let’s Make Our Day
Students Feel Welcome
On campus we have boarding students, and
we have Day Students. There is a difference
in the regulations which the student has to
follow. But should the distinction between
our two kinds of students extend beyond this?
No, we feel that the Day Students should
feel as much a part of Salem as any student
in Clewell or Babcock. This is not always the
ease however. All too often the Day Students
do not have a chance to get to know the other
students outside of the classroom. This is
partly because the boarding students do not
realize that they are always welcome to drop
by the Day Student Center for a visit in that
hour between classes.
But a more serious problem is that the Day
Students do not feel free—and welcome—to
stay in the room set aside for them in Strong.
This is not because of the students living in
the dorm, but because of facilities provided.
Now the Day Student room is basically like
any other room on campus. It has two beds,
a dresser, a desk and a sink. The only dif
ference is that this is all that the Day Student
room has. Because one person does not live
there it lacks the little touches of curtains,
bedspreads, and a picture on the wall. As the
room is now, it looks like a dreary prison cell,
when you open the door.
What’s more, since the end of last year any
Day Students staying on campus because of
studying for test or bad weather must provide
their own sheets and towels. Although this
is not too much of an inconvenience when the
student can plan ahead to stay on campus,
when they are forced to stay unexpectedly
because of snow, they have to go and borrow
sheets, towels, and even a desk lamp to use
for the night. This makes the Day Students
feel like outsiders who are imposing upon the
other students. They don’t feel welcome.
Now it would not cost much money to buy
some inexpensive spreads, curtains, sheets and
towels. Perhaps some art students could do
nate a picture to brighten the blank walls.
This would be a small but important thing to
nnake our Day Students feel more welcome on
the Salem campus.