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THE SALE MITE
March 1, 1%3|
Letters Continue Voice
Defense By White
Opinion
individual
students
Published every Friday of the College
year by the Student Body of
Salem College
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Dear Editor:
As a “vacillating faculty” mem
ber, I would like to reply to some
, ■ Kotirin ran be depends upon
giveV some reaning°for the good of using their right of construct,,,;
the student. The fact that a student criticism, of petition, of participa.,
does poorly enough to get on pro in both making and carrying [
bation indicates that her stu “ground rules” as well A
silir'BrreJuirint aarattend- merely electing others to do so.'
this time when so mm
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Sarah Rupprecht, Linda ^11 that was implied in last weeks t)y the teacher. We at least
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some students in an attempt to dass, I realize that some students
understand the basis for the atti- will not benefit by being made to
of the implications that were at- ance from the girl, we are taking
tached to the words “academic a step that may help restore the g„gj.gy jg being used to point o,i|.
probation” in last week’s Salemite. attention to her work that^ s le ^^jdences of student maturity, it[
The editorial and letters of out- needs. What happens then good to realize that Salem Coli
raged students indicate some mis- ^ the student lege students have a provh'
conceptions and have led to con- Gilbert Highet has pointed out that g P
fusion on the part of other stu- education involves a _ continuing ground m their own area of sh.f
dents. If the new regulation meant battle for the students attention government to demonstrat(P
their possession of this quality. |
Amy R. Heidbredel
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Fuller, Tish John- tudes expressed, I learned that the attend classes, but I
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...Irene Rose,
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students were somewhat piqued ,vill benefit. If only a
Miss Jess Byrd that no explanation for the regula- demic careers are salvaged by t is
Dear Editor,
We find it
strange that mort|
Betsy Patterson
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Time Of Questions;
Why.. Why.. Why?
tions had been given that might program, it will have been worth- upperclassmen have not taken
help students understand and ac- -while for those and will have done with The Salemite on the is-|
cept them. It is true that the the others no harm. assemblies. Perhaps willl
previous issue of The Salemite con- Contrary to the blanket impli- ^ j
tallied only the regulations, but ,gtions of the headline “Our Vacil- the passing of months and yea,,
amplifying information was given j^ting Faculty Ignores Student they have become accustomed ti|
to the reporter covering the story Maturity,” we recognize it in those (be monotonous chore of attendin;.
as to the study that was made by who show it, but at the same tirne ggggmblies twice a week; we iiil|
the Committee on Academic Stand- reserve the right to challenge if in understand, howeva
ards and the reasons why a system tliose whose marks suggest other- 'I
of academic probation was con- wise. Academic probation is this that when a change is propose!.
little
After four years of wondering and puzzlement over
things we think it’s time to ask questions. We are certam y
not the first to ask the questions, and perhaps they have even
been answered, but all we have heard are the same questions
over and over . . . Why . . . why . . . why?
Why can’t students remember enough of the Salem sprmg
to keep their heavy feet off the winter grass? It’s been proven
by a senior IRS member that it takes no more than two se
conds longer to walk on the walkways. And gee whiz, Salem s
pretty in the spring.
Why senior fever hits us with such a bang and, to para
phrase Mr. T. S. Eliot poorly, make us willing to end our last
semester with a whimper?
Why is it necessary to ask a maid to walk half the length
of the refectory to pass us a coffee cup one table away? We
realize that we need to behave as young ladies, particularly
sidered and adopted by the faculty, challenge.
To deal with an easy matter first,
probation and classification are two
separate and distinct matters, and
a student does not go on probation A Plea . . .
for failure to make her classifi
cation, as one letter stated.
Next perhaps the concept of pro
bation needs to be clarified, since
the term provoked a horrified re-
Sincerely,
William B. White
Dear Editor,
seniors, juniors, and sophomores
not readily back it.
Some assemblies are necessarj.
Perhaps in the past, two per weet
were necessary. It seems not;
however, that one would easily sul-
The League of Women Voters fice. Some colleges, in fact, halt
may be a worthwhile organization, no assemblies at all and do not a^
spouse but little mature considera- but I' think its representative to pear to be in a state of collapa
tion of its meaning. There is a
natural tendency to regard it as a
punitive measure because we asso
ciate the term with violators of
laws. However, the intent of pro
bation is to give a person an op
portunity to prove herself under
certain conditions over a given
period of time. Probation is
awarded in lieu of punishment
when there is hope for and faith
in the individual. Its aim is the
assembly (Feb. 21, 1963) was a pit- because of it. We can see thati
a school the size of Salem, wheii
... assemblies of all students are easl
If we MUST have assemb les, ^,jg practice is beneficii
can’t they be improved ?
Sue Smith
Salem Democracy
^ rehabilitation of the individual as
at mealtimes, but is this small reach o ano ^ worthwhile member of society.
unladylike behavior? We often think the rule superfluous.
Why do we complain about the difficulties of learning a
foreign language when we are exposed to such fluency in men
like Dr. Gokhale or the recent assembly speaker, the Brazilian
newspaperman. It almost gives us a guilt complex.
Why do the clothes of every other girl at Salem seem pret
However, we cannot see that te;
assemblies per week are donW;
beneficial; rather we feel that th;
destroy the merits of the idea 1;
driving it into the ground. Thottj:
some assemblies are absorbingl;
interesting, at least half are scar
cely worth an hour of 400 student
time.
This is our opinion; it is, «
Dear Editor,
Familiar things—whether people,
beliefs or institutions—tend to be
accepted without question and
When a student is admitted to often without thorough understand- q-[g opinion of many otheti
Salem, it is done with the belief i„g Student Government has been Being freshmen and having onk
that she can progress satisfactorily accepted part of Salem College one-half vote in student electioK:
toward graduation in four years. , . -m i we liave Iparneri that we are
TT . , for a long time. Now the selection 've nave learnea mat wc a
Under the new regulation, if she *=> . qjg influential members c
fails to live up to this expectation of students to carry it into another student body. We would®
in any semester and is placed on year makes particularly pertinent ^gg Salemite win its ''
tier and more suitable than our own? Most of us managed to academic probation, she is being j^g qugstion “What exactly is Stu- for one assembly a week, but sti
be satisfied with our own wardrobes at home—what will we
do next year when our only roommate is three sizes smaller.
And can you imagine ns in hubby’s shirts?
Why, when we all possess relatively immaculate mothers—
witness the many times we’ve been told to clean up our rooms
—do we allow our dorms to look so dirty? None of us parti
cularly wants to live in a pig pen, yet most of us think a table
top a more logical place to deposit an empty cup than a near-by
given an opportunity to show that
she can do the work expected of
her under the conditions of regular
class attendance.
The class attendance requirement
seems to be the chief bone of con
tention. Some students who ex
pressed concern about the rights of
those on probation to make their
dent Government?” dom are freshmen able to evot
Its very name. Student Govern- major change ^in any areaj
... our college life. But why uppfi'
ment, implies the organization so qjg^^ „„ the issue!
fundamental for any group, be it
composed of physiological cells or
governmental units. The formal
structure of Salem’s Student Gov-
wastebasket. And 75 empty cups and cigarette ashes are not own decisions about class attend- ernment is its constitution, its three
inexplicable to us.
Brenda Bethel
Sue Elliott
Dottie Girling
Peggy Kilgore
pictures to inspire the artist in us.
Why is it difficult to turn off lights when we’re the last ones
out of the study room? But then the dark is pretty scary—
there may be Carolina boys lurking there!
Yes, after four years we do wonder why.
ance indicated a lack of concern boards, and a democratic procedure C
about what ultimately happened to members to these boards elec- '
Salemites View Various
Scenes In Passing
the students. ' Are the rights of in- . , , ^ ,•
dividuals then more important than students. The Finance Dear Editor,
the individuals themselves ? I sup- Board assures taxation with rep- I would like to know how a c*
pose in our concern for the future resentation because the Student is expected to concentrate on
of the students who are having Budget is set by those elected by message an outside speaker is S®
difficulty, we are guilty of attempt- the taxed group. ing when five sticks of wood
ing salvation without student rep- c j ^ . nM
resentation, as implied in one letter. student Government, too, has an the guise of a platform n
However, the class attendance informal organization. This is are swaying profusely and thrtt
requirement does not, as is implied found in the ground rules for our ening “with vigor” to fall afi
in the editorial and one of the campus group, lovingly referred to any minute. This cheap iniit»®
By Karen Kelley and Ethel Perry were stolen on the way up and she letters, affect the attendance reg- “mlpc; ariH rpo-iilationc ” ■ • n ov.f in st-
Lene in passing . . . Salem hasn’t seen them since ... two ulations of all students and does regulations. Stu- is especially _ apparent m ^
dressed up in Camelot style for boys running around in Babcock at not contradict last year’s supposed ^ P game of classes as criminology, w
the Freshman Parents’ Day ... a 2 a.m. Saturday morning . . . recognition qf their maturity and Who s going where?”, “What time 200 pound representatives oi
new diamond on the hand of Jane Louise Price and Diane Morton in ability to accept responsibility, do I come in?”, and “How can I law desperately try to revert®
Hedgpeth . . . Virginia Anderson, the Nation’s Capitol last weekend Last year’s action by the faculty expected to study in this din?” to 90 pound weaklings so as
Sara di Stefano, Suzanne Harrell, . . . phenomenal sight in the re- did not give to students other than -n, . , , . nprhi'
Jan Norman, Janet Wales, and Flo- fectory Thursday night—Salemites freshmen complete freedom of re- known and respected rules go crashing to the floor P ^
ride Williams all carrying enor- dressed up for the IRS Birthday sponsibility with respect to class game of group living. to be lost forever through
mous suitcases on their way to Dinner . . . bets being placed on ■ attendance; it gave to the faculty Student Government rests on the and-a-half spaces between the
Junior Prom Weekend at Prince- the ACC Tournament . . . buckets members the freedom to establish ideal of self-government. The ef
ton . . . freshmen who have dated of snow falling on the Salem cam- their own attendance regulations, fgetiveness of the officers now be
every weekend this year staying pus . . . Page Day trying to get strict or liberal. The class attend- • i , • , i £f
the chorus together in Electra ance requirement that accompanies selected is dependent on a self- men are generous enough to
. . . many hopeful Salemites at the probation will affect only those on directive, responsible student body up their time for these inforw*®
Thalhimer’s Lingerie Show on probation and will establish a uni- who will follow the ground rules lectures BaletTi Gollege shoi''-*
Mo„d„ „i,h. . , . . ,
spaces
ginal” floorboards.
It seems to me that whon s-
here with Mom and Dad on Satur
day night . . . circles under the
eyes of Carolyn Bridgers and
Nancy Griffin, who managed to hit
UVA and Annapolis in the same
weekend . . . Babsie McRae re
turning from her weekend at Yale ing plans for spring holidays
which
juniors winning the basketball benefit by regular class attendance, ,
tournament hands down . . . excit- None of the faculty believes that ’ interpret and apply stantial podium on ^
class attendance is the complete themselves the policies agreed could lean, should they so o®®'
without her suitcase. It seems that the VPI band . . . many campaig- answer to every student’s academic upon by their representatives. Ef-
both her pocketbook and suitcase ners with unusually big smiles. problems. But it is the one way fectiveness of Student Government
Sincerely,
Elise Vitale