r
See Winning Poetry
and Prose on pages
2, 3.
Volume XLIX
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, May 19, 1967
Stee Gee Announces
Exam Cram Schedule
See page 4.
Number 5
»eniors To Be Honored Awards Assembly Presents Honors
,t June 4 Commencement Students And Faculty Members
Wallace Carroll
' As Salemites count the days until
exams are over, the seniors are also
counting the days until commence
ment activities for 1967 begin. Sun
day, June 4, is the important day
with Baccalaureate set for 11 a.m.
iind the Commencement Exercises
for 3 p.m. Mr. David Burr, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church
in Winston-Salem will deliver the
Baccalaureate sermon. Mr. Wal
lace Carroll, Editor and Publisher
of the Winston-Salem Journal and
pentinel, will be the Commencement
speaker.
! Mr. Burr received his B.A. from
the University of Wisconsin and
served for four years in the United
States Navy. He graduated from
the Princeton Theological Seminary
in 1950. He then became minister
to the Presbyterian students at the
University of Virginia. Mr. Burr
as also been pastor of the First
David Burr
Presbyterian Church of Charlottes
ville and the Royster Memorial
Presbyterian Church in Norfolk. As
pastor of the Winston-Salem
church since 1963, he has been
active in civic affairs.
Mr. Carroll received his B. Litt.
degree from Marquette University.
He worked with the United Press
from 1928 until 1941, in London,
Paris, and Geneva. He was a cor
respondent in the . Spanish Civil
War and covered the first two
years of World War II in England.
From 1942 to 1945 Mr. Carroll was
with the U. S. Office of War In
formation. He served as Executive
News Editor of the Winston-Salem
Journal and Sentinel and Washing
ton News Editor of the New York
Times before assuming his present
position. He is the author of We’re
in this with Russia (1942) and Per
suade or Perish (1948).
Salem’s Closing Awards Assembly
May 19, came as a finale to the aca
demic year as students and faculty
members were presented honors for
their outstanding achievement. Pre
sident Dale H. Gramley opened the
program, followed by presentations
given by Dean Ivy Hixson, Mrs.
Rom Weatherman of the Alumnae
Association, Senior Class President
Ann McMaster and other organi
zational representatives.
The President’s Prizes were the
largest group of honors announced.
These awards were established in
honor of Dr. Gramley in 1958 by
the General Alumnae Association
for the purpose of encouraging high!
academic achievement. Overall aca
demic standards must be met, as
well as requirements for the special
area of the award. The recipient
of an award is determined by the
department concerned and is made
only if there is a well-qualified
candidate.
Twelve students were recognized
from the various departments. They
were as follows;
Art—
Mrs. Cynthia S. Moore
Winston-Salem
Biology—
Dabney Kelley
Charlotte
Chemistry—
Cara Lynne Johnson
Benson
Classical Languages—
Anne Ambler
Richmond, Va.
Jane And Dabney Welcome
New Salemites To Salem
By Lyn Davis
“Hi! My name’s Dabney Kelley,
e are sure glad to see you here
at Salem. Where are you staying?’’
[ Panic. Quickly, desperately the
already scared freshman runs
through the list of names and who-
is-what that she’d so carefully
inemorized. She soon gives up, be-
tause college is impossible anyhow,
po she tells this girl where she is
staying (“I wonder if it will be like
the dorm Miss Allen showed me ?”
Two out of three chances it won’t
be, but such is life.), sighs, leans
over to pick up a suitcase, and
faints on the sidewalk because she
Sees “Dabney Kelley, President of
Student Government,” behind the
Shiny piece of clear plastic,
h On another part of campus the
lame scene is repeated with one
|light variation. This time the
freshman almost dies because, sure
enough, “Jane Grimsiey, Chairman
of Judicial Board,” is out to greet
everyone almost before the car
stops.
Both freshmen think as rapidly
as their benumbed minds can. The
lay is hot, to begin with; why all
the added heat of meeting such im
portant people the minute they step
out of the car ? They hurriedly
|uumble out the introduction, “Mom
and Dad, this is—uh . . . (with a
quick glance to the name tag) . . .
he—these are my parents.” Both
freshmen heave a sigh of relief,
thinking that they will now be left
'u peace to unpack, get mother out
of the way, and wonder why in the
World they wanted to come to this
frightening place to begin with.
^ But wait—what’s happening ? The
-hairman of Judical Board is loaded
buost as high with books, papers,
Jane Grimsiey and Dabney Kelley,
President of Student Government
year of service.
hat boxes, and heaven-only-knows-
what-else as the parents! She leads
the way to the place that will be
home for the next nine months,
. talking all the way about how happy
they are to see everybody who
came today.
“What is this?” thinks the fresh-
man, already beginning to get wise
to college life (or so she thinks).
“When do the hazing, and the lip
stick, and the tears start? I know—
they’re all waiting until my parents
are out of earshot and beyond reach
by telephone before they get rough.
I know all about this first week of
college; a sophomore (who should
know) told me.” But the freshman
keeps on waiting for all these bad
Chairman of Judicial Board and
for 1966-67 reflect upon their
things to happen to her, because
they never do.
These two important people keep
on being nice to the freshman. They
track down lost trunks, answer the
same question over and over, help
to unpack, make helpful suggestions,
and introduce her to all the people
who are already there to make the
first transition into college as easy
as possible. But this sincere friend
liness doesn’t stop after the first
day, or the first week, or the first
month. It keeps on and on. Even
during FITS, when the freshman
thinks that everybody in the whole
world but her doesn’t have a bib
on, these two have a ready smile
(Continued on page 3)
English—
Mrs. Lita H, Brown
Winston-Salem
French—
Susan Hines
Greensboro
Home Economics—
Nancy Corbett
Wilson’s Mills
Mathematics—
Rebecca Scott
Winston-Salem
Psychology—
Mrs. Jane H. Cottrell
Winston-Salem
Religion—
Helen Jones
Charleston, S. C.
Spanish—
Silvia Villalon
Winston-Salem
Prizes in Freshman English and
Sophomore Research were awarded
to Sally Ann Rhodes of Roanoke,
Virginia, and Helen Jones of Char
leston, South Carolina, respectively.
At the close of the academic year
a President’s Prize of $100 will be
awarded to the freshman with the
highest academic average, provided
she returns to Salem the following
year. There will also be a $100
prize for the returning junior with
the highest academic average. This
announcement will be made at the
Commencement exercises June 4,
along with recognition of the re
cipient of the President’s Prize in
music.
(Continued on page 2)
Foreign Student Entertains
With Program On Mexico
Martha de la Garza, Salem’s for
eign student from Mexico, spoke
about her native country in as
sembly Friday, May 12.
She opened by showing a film
provided by the Mexican Embassy
concerned with the Association of
Charros, a sporting organization of
horsemen. The Charros’ annual
journey on horseback to Mexico
City, depicting the historical trip of
their ancestors was featured. Upon
their arrival in Mexico City, a par
ade and festival are held. The ela
borate floats in the parade illu
strate the procession of events in
Mexico’s history. Both Martha and
her father are members of this as
sociation, whose main aim is the
preservation of Mexico’s heritage.
Martha then showed slides and
explained the significance of certain
Mexican sights. Several of the slides
were from her home town of Mon
terey.
To Salem she next expressed
thanks for making this “an unfor
gettable year.” “Rather than tak
ing personally,” she added, “I ac
cept it as an unmistakable sign of
your esteem and affection of the
country of Mexico.”
Martha revealed her admiration
for Salem for helping to bring
closer two very different, but closely
bound, neighboring countries. She
continued by comparing briefly the
past histories of the two nations,
pointing out that their two origins
are extremely different. Certain
outstanding men, however, in both
countries—such as George Wash
ington and Abraham Lincoln in the
United States and Mexico’s Don
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and Don
Benito Juaraz—have been united in
the constant struggle for peace.
“We are countries similar in some
respects and very different in
others, but conscious of the crisis
Al umnae Visit;
Plan Busy Day
Alumnae Day this year will be
held Saturday, June 3, the day be
fore graduation. The special day
will begin with registration and a
coffee from 10-11 a.m. in the Fine
Arts Center. The General Alumnae
Meeting is scheduled next, followed
by a luncheon in the refectory at
12 :30 p.m.
Class meetings will begin at 2:30
p.m. representing the classes of
graduates from years ending in the
numerals 2 and 7.
in which the world lives, both na
tions are joined by their proposal
to make it their fundamental duty
to live and fight for the salvation
of humanity,” she summarized.
Martha then extended further
thanks to Dr. Gramley, the deans,
teachers, and all the students who
contributed to her year in the
United States.
She closed with a typical Mexican
farewell; “My best wishes for good
health and good fortune to each of
you and your families. I hope that
from the experiences with which
destiny has provided you and those
that the future holds, Salem and all
of you will emerge morally even
stronger, more vigorous and pre
pared for the future.”
Rondthaler Give
Awards To Four
Rondthaler Awards were pre
sented in assembly today to Elaine
Tucker in the field of Art, Peggy
Booker, in the field of music, Sarah
Lynne Cobb in the field of Creative
Writing, and Kathie Carpenter in
the field of Poetry. These awards
were presented by Mrs. Romulus
Weatherman, chairman of the
awards committee and a Salem
alumna.
Receiving the award for Art was
Elaine Tucker for her polymer
painting “Mother and Child”. This
field was judged by Rebecca Pat
man, an instructor for the Arts and
Crafts Association and an artist her
self.
The Music award went to Peggy
Booker for her two compositions
Three Inventions on Tone Rows
and Chanson Innocente. Works sub
mitted for this award were judged
by members of the music faculty.
Sarah Lynne Cobb was awarded
the Creative Writing Award for her
short story “The Clown”. The
judges were Miss Elizabeth Trot-
man, a Salem alumna, who has
worked in the field of journalism and
is presently associated with the
North Carolina School of the Arts
in Public Information service; Miss
Frances Griffin, who has also
worked in journalistic capacities and
is now associated with Old Salem,
Inc.; and Mrs. Jo Smitherman Dal-
son, also a Salem alumna and a
copy editor for the Twin City Sen
tinel.
The poetry award was won by
Kathie Carpenter for her poem “To
This”. Frank Borden Hanes, a
published poet from Winston-Salem
judged this field of entries.