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Editor-in-chief Dee Wilson
Associate Editor Lockhart Ledbetter
Business Manager Vickie Moir
Assistant Business Manager Elaine Foster
Office Hours: 5:00-10:00 p.m, Monday
4:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Telephone: 723-7961, Ext. 250 — Salemite Office
Or call 727-1421 or 727-9002
Thursday, March 7, 1974
Students Need Social Responsibility
There is a paradox about life at Salem which is hard to
understand and more difficult to explain. The intellectual
independence of each Salem student is encouraged in class
and reinforced outside of the classroom by guest lecturers
and at college conferences. In fact, one drawing card empha
sized by all women’s colleges is the atmosphere in which
a woman may discover herself as a fully individualized fe
male. Administrations of women’s colleges stress that young
women can discover themselves at a female school where
their development is unhampered by stereotypes often per
petrated in a coed envii’onment.
And, we do receive the impetus to seek answers to the
questions of identity within the classroom, the laboratory
and in the library. But, often it stops there. Our self-
awareness is an intellectual process of liberation, not a
social awareness. We are given leadership responsibilities
and we are stimulated in class but we lack certain freedoms
to develop a heightened social awareness. Both are necessary
to confi’ont the complex world outside of the campus.
We are trusted not to cheat, plagarize or copy another’s
homework, a major responsibility intellectually and morally
to ourselves. But until this semester, we were not entrusted
with the social responsibility of drinking in our rooms.
We are trusted with the running of student government
and campus organizations, but we aren’t entrusted with
the social responsibility of admitting a date into our dorm
rooms unless he has been properly registered. And then,
he may enter only during certain hours which usually
coincide with the hours of the planned social event. Further
more, visitation is allowed only on those weekends which
have planned activities.
At several girls’ schools, boys may visit freely on week
nights as well as on weekends. There is a hostess on duty
but she does not require registration to admit the male
guest.
We have the freedom to come and go in our classes but
not on campus. Any student planning to be away from
campus for the night is required to sign out, whether she
will be out for the evening or away for the weekend.
Again, at most women’s colleges this procedure is optional
rather than required.
Although, we have come a long way there exists need
for further relaxation of social restrictions. The enrichment
of the individual for a productive life should entail social as
well as intellectual and leadership responsibilities.
The Student Grill May Re-open Soon
TH£ SAL€M1T€
Apathy
Questioned,
Students
Responsible
Dear Editor:
In response to your editorial of
February 28, 1974, I would like
to make two points. First, I dis
agree with your label “apathetic
students.” Certainly, there were a
few offices for which only a few
students petitioned. However, gen
erally speaking, I feel that in
terest and participation in SGA
elections are much greater than
at this time last year.
Secondly, each student must
take ultimate responsibility for
her decision to become a candi
date for office. Therefore, she
can never be pressured into run
ning for an office because she has
the final authority to choose to
run. To say that a person was
pressured into running for office
is to say that the person is too
weak to accept the responsibility
for her decision to run.
The new election system is an
improvement, for it places the
responsibility where it belongs;
on the individual. I am encour
aged by the student response to
elections this year; and I can
hope only that this interest will
continue to grow.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Campbell
March
Students will have a chance to
show their interest in and opin
ions on a possible Student Grill
when they receive questionnaires
on the matter sometime in the
near future, according to Ted
Young. Ted met with members of
the Food Committee last week to
discuss the status of the student
grill. The questionnaire will seek
out the general consensus on
what types of snacks should be
served, what the hours of opera
tion should be, and the prices to
be charged. Any ideas for the
grill will be heartily appreciated,
so interested Salemites should
have something constructive to
say.
Serpico Proves Honesty
A Rare Quality
By Beth Perry
A true hero has been non
existent in contemporary movies.
Butch Cassidy, James Bond, The
Godfather — all very popular fig
ures in recent movies — repre
sent a trend in today’s society
which glorifies non-virtuous ac
tion.
Newspapers report corruption
not only in the common man
who siphons gas but also in our
highest government officials who
cheat their constituents. The nihi
lism that is present in our society
has even invaded the arts: the
hero who has the courage to act
virtuously in past literature has
been annihilated by the society
which the arts reflect today.
This type of pessimism per
vades most movies, and we ask
Peace Corps Seek Volunteers;
Apply For Overseas Excursion
In a recent pamphlet circulated
throughout the country by the
Peace Corps, it was stated that
Peace Corps programs are criti
cally short of liberal arts gradu
ates who have lived or worked
on a farm for at least two
seasons. The Peace Corps is
seeking volunteers who would
like to work as “county agents”
in Africa, Latin America or Asia.
The volunteers would be trained
in locally tested farming tech
niques and would work to en
courage farmers in foreign lands
to test these procedures on their
own soil with the goal of increas
ing food production.
If you are a U. S. citizen, 18
years or older, you may volunteer
by filling out an application for
the Peace Corps. In the Peace
Corps, you will be living overseas
for two years at the level of the
people you’ll be helping. Specifi
cally, you’ll guide them in the
particular need in which you are
most skilled — agriculture, engi
neering, education, business or
health.
As a Peace Corps volunteer
you’ll receive 12-14 weeks exten
sive training in the culture, lan
guage and history of your host
country. Expenses and travel will
be provided, along with free
medical care and immunizations,
a living allowance, vacation time
and a “no-fee” passport.
For further information contact
the Peace Corps, Parts of Action,
Washington, D. C. 20525 or call
toll-free: 800-424-8580.
Announcement
The dormitories will close for
spring vacation at 5:00 p.m. on
March 22, Friday. If for transpor
tation reasons any girl cannot
get away by 5:00 she is to take
her luggage to Clewell office and
wait until her ride arrives or
until plane, bus, etc. time. One
of the house counselors will be
there.
Dormitories re-open on Sunday,
March 31 at 12:00 noon. If you
must arrive before then you may
wait in the Day Student Center
until the dorms are opened.
Please remember to sign the
Meal Count Sheet which will
be out several days ahead of
vacation.
ourselves as viewers »
members of society if JJ
anyone who does have tk
courage to act virtuously'
cent movie, Serpico, is tl,
of a New York City pofe
tive who acts with almost
courage to rid the city f
offs in all levels of the^
force.
There is no doubt that'
tive Frank Serpico, exprtj
played by A1 Pacino in the:)
has courage. He not onlyt
clean out his precinct i,
continues until the Ne»
Times and Mayor John Lit
office are involved and invE
ing the entire department.
Our hopes are optimisti:
we think a true hero has en|
until we learn that Serpici;
successful in his quest foroj
Though a commission is
to investigate the system, S
is shot down on a drug rail'
members of his squad i
give him the cover he naj
courageous man is destroji
a corrupt system, and s|
leaves his own country tc
in Switzerland.
Though our potential hen)
the fact that a person daf
attempt heroic action is of
tic and is a sign that movis
begin to encourage virtui;
tion rather than continue It
a morally bankrupt society!
is some question as to t‘
Detective Serpico, in i
acted as courageously as.
tive Serpico, in fiction, ani
critics feel that the filmt
may have been falsely:
ializing. However the mow
not claim to be a doc®
which would have failed.
It achieves success as a>
tic movie which gives the
the optimistic view that tlf
sibility for a hero has »
completely. We leave the
thinking that there may I*
hope for society. We see #
some encouragement fromi
lent majority of people -
^society, a virtuous heWi
arise and corruption
annihilated.
Editorial Staff
News Editor Clark Kitchin
ssf. News Editor Nancy Duenweg
eature Editor Margy Dorrier
Asst. Feature Editor Cindy Greever
opy Editor Carol Perrin
ayout Editor Beckie Minnig
ayout Assistant Janne Morris
Head ines Editor Katherine Skinner
Headlines Assistants Laura Day
_ . Avery Kincaid
Laura Turnage
Adah Parker
Photographers Dean Cecil
c „ Liz Malloy
Lditorial Contributor Beth Perry
Mrs. J.
Business Staff
Circulation Manager
Mailing Managers
Advertising
Typing
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