Page Two THE SALEMITE
A Sl,t SaifmitJ ,"
Roberts’ Rebuttal
, ^ II Proof-readers — Anne Gore, Joan Lukens, Dear Editor,
Published every Fri ay o t e g Phifer, Jenny Fields, Dottie Davis, I would like to reply to a short
year by the Student Body of Marty Richmond, Frances Bailey, G. G. letter which appeared in last week s
Salem College Sapp, Robbin Causey issue concerning a specific assembly
Asst. Business Mgr. Mary Jane Harrell program. I can certainly agree
OFFICES: Basement of Lehman Hall Circulation Manager Sue Humphreys that some assembly programs are
414 Bank St., S.W. Cartoonists Jo Phifer, Betty Black hardly worth the time they con-
,, ,, ..smue. but this is bound to happen
Rewriters Jerry Johnson, Betsy Hatton assembly
Editor-in-chief - Becky Boswell Managing Staff Anne Benson, cannot possibly have
Business Manager -- Alice Reid Writers-Anne Gore, Elizabeth Sykes, Beth g^gj.y speaker before he or
Associate Editor --Anne Romig P^evost Marty Richmond, Susan Steere, g^jg^^ Occasionally
Associate caiior _ 1^^^^ 1^^^^ y/eidner, Jerry John- „ • , , , ■ , , u t T FppI
Executive Editor - Ginger Ward ghull, Sarah Rupprecht, Linda leads to rnistakes, but I feel
News Editor P°'*y hlash .yon, Betty Bullard, Dottie Girling, Caro- that the number of worthwhl e
. u . lyn Schmulling, Betsy Fowler, Pat Han- speakers here have far outweighed
Feature Editor - onnie Brenda Bethel, Jane Hall, Ann the number of poor ones. Last
Copy Editor Betty Lou Creech Kitty Smith, Nancy Smith, Betsy week we had two very good speak-
Assistant Copy Editor Connie Rucker Hatton, Anne Heath, Louisa Wilson, g^.^^ j g^j.g anyone
Photography Editor -Mary Alice Teague Marty Richmond, Diane Fuller, Tish John- ^j^g^
Advertising Manager Lucy . McCallum Advisor Miss Jess Byrd I?''®"!
Headline Writers — Irene Rose, ! dents can remember some of the
Betsv Patterson , , , - „ . good (such as: Dr. Goodson, Dr.
tL p.unnr """""" Pfoff, Mr. Lineberry, Mr. Smith,
Trudi Schmidt, Pat Hankins. Subscription Price $3.50 a year Mr. Xavaher Mr. Blair, etc.) m-
. — Stead of dwelling on the tew poor
speakers, they might find assemb-
_ A A I I lies far more interesting!
Opint /Wust I ©rm©9t© Carron Roberts
All Ql- rl 1- We Are, We Are!
\ I I ■ I t y Ed. Note; This letter was received
in answer to the letter written
The elections are over, and the new officers are being famil- about upperclassmen’s lack of in-
iarized with the duties and responsibilities of their offices. The jg^gg^ ;j.| )-[jg assembly situation,
process will not be completed in three weeks; each week of £)g Brenda Sue Dottie and
holding office and each new situation will re-inforce the seri- ’
ousness of responsibility. ,^g ’ ^g , ^ ,
But it seems to us that the spirit of responsibility must per- '
meate the student body as solidly as it does the major officers. Jackie Barker
We have already elected the students; now we have to support. Betty Gail Morisey
them. And most importantly, we must understand their role. _
The anonymous “they” cannot run the school; they cannot jUppOrt CZ7IV©n
make Salem successful. “They” can only lead the students in
proportion to the amount of support they receive from the Editor,
students chairman of the assembly
If we sit back and watch, we may witness tragedy. And committee, I would like to voice
certainly it will be, in part, a process caused by our inactivity, my support of the proposed change
Not the Legislative Board, the Judicial Board, or the Exe- in the assembly schedule. The eli-
cutive Board can act as Salem’s student body. It can only be mination of one assembly period a
the backbone around which an entire organism can grow. We, week in order to provide a “stu-
the students, must participate. dent activity period” would de-
We will not attend every meeting or serve on every com- grease the unnecessary meetings
mittee, but we can make an effort to be aware of the activities ;„crease the freedom to meet
of the campus. Unless we do so, none of us can complain of : , i r .
apathy or disinterestedness. We cannot condemn or rebuke. *^*^ "*,^ usmess rnus e
We can only look in the mirror and wonder at ourselves. transacted. This would also pro
vide the assembly committee with
I I more time in which to obtain good,
«Opririy r”GT6l in« educational speakers and programs.
I I I r" rr , ^ would suggest that many of
OuLIOGntS r"0©| tZllGCtS programs be
eliminated and such things as Stu-
by Bonnie Hauch Michie have scheduled their history Government and class meet-
Thc snowman on the hockey field quizzes on separate days. ings, May Court Elections, Fashion
has finally melted, and girls can Scenic crews for Electra can’t Shows, etc., be held during the
now walk coatless and sweaterless seem to find enough staples—Miss activity period,
across the square. March an- Battle and the cast are in their last
noiinced herself with a strong wind pre-production panic. ^ think assemblies are good for
that blows teased hairdos astray. j^g students have elected next ^ campus the size of Salem; but I
In the front of Bitting, one lone year’s leaders — juniors just can’t do not see the necessity of having
redbird sits m the top branch of believe that their classmates are two per week, and I definitely think
up and rl^in"; th^^teps'UilTkad "T, ^
to the refectory, giving students the^exS'ement Tf ^"11 and -d sometimes use-
room’''ri^'n'’e '"f‘"f r'T ‘^e great responsibility P^S^^s.
room via the side door. Girls lUc. ^ ji i «- » ,»
headed for the g,n. ™st sUc *”'* Carroll Robert,
dowo ,l,e hill i„ rlrc he, way they pre^atarely set- To the frethmerr: I ,eel .here
T-Iro rr I • , ‘n among faculty and students ^ definite upperclassman support
.oSeAel;;; frirhe").,;: for ‘"r“"
the most part, returned and are , square- shown in the original editorial in
attending one committee meeting looking forward to The Salemite, class discussions, and
'after another. Midterm exams have Germans at U.N.C.—anticipation is action in the form of a petition
struck-for the first time in who the general feeling Around the which has been written and nre
knows how long Dr. Byers and Mr. Square. . . r • . ■
sented for consideration.
Leg. Board Gives Weekly Report
The Legislative Board was called student body project). For the re- officers It was decided tn r
.0 otfcr March 5, 1«, by Presi- fo^ce co„miUee there will be "ever" ' pcMtie, „ '"f
.e„, fody S„™cre,l,wh„«r„o„,- lea,. „„e h.teres.et, repre,Itfo. S “ IX'"”'”'
lined a plan of orientation for the elected by each class. This year
new officers. The next matter to Salem will raise money to support business con-
be discussed was the refugee stu- only eight students and each class Orientation
dent project and its relation to • heretofore, has been Senior
-NSA. It was voted that the pro- ** for $200. class President. It was decided
ject be removed from class juris- J“dy then brought up the matter that the rising senior class elect a
diction and placed under a central of the new probation stipulations chairman who has previously ser-
committee under NSA (hence a which will affect the newly elected ved on the Orientation Committee.
March 8, 1%3
Dunbar, Dukate Attend
Regional Y Conference
by Jo Dunbar
Last weekend Daphne Dukate
and I attended the Southern Re
gional YWCA Conference m Gat-
linbiirg, Tennessee. Delegates at
tended this conference from col
leges and universities located in
ten southern states.
During the two day conference
we briefly explored two areas,
human relations and international
affairs, led by Dr. Howard Zinn,
who is the Director of the Non-
Western Program of the Atlanta
University Center and a teacher at
Spclman College. Through small
discussion groups we arrived at
some basic conclusions in these
areas and learned how we might
deal with these conclusions on our
individual campuses.
Another important phase of H,
conference was the election of tf,
regional council which is compost)
of ten members. Daphne had H-
honor of being elected to serve 5
vice-chairman of this council. S),
will go as an official delegate i
the meeting of the National St),
dent Council of the YMCA anj
YWCA to be held in August j
Williams Bay, Wisconsin. In j)
dition she will be sent to varion
other conferences.
Six Students
Go To Focus
One of the most- important as.
pects of any conference is the o[
portunity to talk with girls froi
other schools both similar to at
different from Salem and btit
back pre-tested ideas for programi
and projects. We found that ivi
were able to offer many ideas th(
have been used here at Salem. %
were struck also with the fact tbl
Salem’s Y programs, particular!)
larly the refugee student project
used as a model for other schools
throughout the South.
Frances Bailey, Carolyn Crouch,
Ellen Heflin, Debbie Linton, Marty
Richmond, and Anne Romig will
attend Focus at Randolph-Macon
Woman’s College, March 8-10.
Focus is a non-partisan, weekend
symposium, initiated and executed
by the students. The theme for
the week-end is “The Image of
America at Home and Abroad.”
We received a large amount oi
literature on summer work oppor
tunities and summer conferences
which we plan to display on tie
NSA bulletin board.
Daphne and I both feel that 011
weekend was a very valuable per
sonal experience and hope that 011
attendance will enrich Salem’s \
program.
Black Lists Resemble
Witch Hunting Tactics
by Alice Reid
“Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communis
Party?” This eternal question of the House Committee on Un-Ameri
can Activities brings mixed feelings from many people. Some short
sighted citizens see the committee as an effective means of ridding tl
U. S. of communists hiding in every nook and cranny, especially 0
government agencies. There are others, however, who are deeply con
cerned over HUAC, its functions, its methods, and its downright dangs
to American freedom.
The House Committee on Un-American Activities supposedly shotil
function as other congressional committees. But does it ? All commil
tees must hear and report out bills which come to them in the cours
of legislation. They must also investigate statutes and issues. In tl
light of these two criteria, HUAC hardly seems a congressional coir
mittee. In twenty-three years bills were considered in only seven heai
ings. Of the 36,000 bills sent to committees of the eighty-third, ei^tj
fourth, and eighty-fifth congresses, only ten were referred to HUA(
All ten met death there. As far as its investigating aspect is concerne
the House Committee on Un-American Activities has investigated onl
one statute. The Internal Security Act of 1950.
But HUAC is seldom idle. Sub-committees are frequently sei
many cities like Charlotte, Atlanta, and San Francisco to investigat
“issue” of communism. Issues, however, are often confused will
dividuals, and names become the sole purpose of the hearings. In’
gations of infilteration are usually concluded with very little inform
on infiltration itself, but long lists of reported “infiltraters.”
methods used by HUAC are questionable and are usually slantei
ward arousal of emotion on the part of the American citizen. Witn
are required to give names of suspicious individuals with whom
have been associated. In other words witnesses must be informe
remain in the good graces of the committee. Those desiring clea
as friendly witnesses usually are refused. Consequently many pleai
Fifth Amendment to avoid incrimination, not only of themselves
any of their friends or acquaintances. Invoking the Fifth Amendi
however, serves to smear the reputation of any witness. ‘
j “Tvestigating certain individuals have often
doubtful. Many agree that in the cases of Wilkinson and Bradf
yestigation was not justified. It has been suggested that Wilkinso
investigated because of his vehement criticism of HUAC, and B
tor his activity in pro-integration movements. So both of these
were fine targets for the extreme rightist Un-American Activities
mittee. Even Justice Black has stated that HUAC uses “'the con
power of the House of Representatives as a weapon against thosi
dare to criticize it.
• q ? committee are evident. Although it is
rMsnnahip E — subjects a witness to harsh and ofte
Tn .Wbd judgment. One who has testified usually suffers
thpir^lhc ^ Sixty-four witnesses called in two years, fift
■ ^ means of investigating subversion in this c(
ttvX^ En are Other agencies which can do the job
tiip I^BI, the Civil Service Comm
fill investio-ati'*'” Commission, all of which can serve as a p
ful investigative force not nearly so colored by emotion and poht
infilSte'd to. justify HUAC say that this country -is 1
who e-ear thpi tivepives. This is a familiar cry of many poh
derstands little stricken, misinformed voter wl
United States shrmla communism and its workings,
ine of lone hlaprV the communist threat, but the j
the institution nf f HUAC will never accomplish anythii
tne institution of twentieth century witch hunting.