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THE SALEMITE
Friday, April 25, 1941.
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“TO THEM WHO HATH,
IT SHALL BE ”
As we look about us there is no doubt in our minds that
spring is really here. At this time spring has diiferent mean
ings to people. We can not help but think of the meaning
of this season to people across the sea in contrast to the meaning
of Spring to us here at school. This warm sun means to us that
the time has come to take sunbaths back of the gym, but it
means to “them” that they will be warmer in spite of the
scarcity of their clothing. Tlie new green grass suggests to us
to keep off or else be called a “ditchdigger,” but to “them”
the grass means a place of hiding from the enemy. To us the
weather suggests swinging golf clubs, but to “them” it only
means the continual swinging of war clubs. To us the season
suggests open cars and the singing of gay songs, but to “them”
it means riding in closed cars and perhaps whistling to keep
their spirits high. To us Spring means that summer is not
far behind, and that in turn suggests a vacation of such sports
as swimming. For “them” summer means that hardships will
be harder because of intense heat in most of the fighting regions.
“They” can not escape from heat by diving into a pool of clear,
cool water when they desire. Many years ago in England Ten
nyson said “In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns
to thoughts of love.” Now the minds of those people are prob
ably hopefully harboring thoughts of peace in the near future.
Don’t they deserve a thought from us as we go about our days
of “spring pleasure?”
—S H.
OPEN FORUM
‘OUT OF THE NIGHT .
In these past months there has been an increasing num
ber of people who feel that they must have their say about
certain doctrines, ideas, and situations confronting the world.
True, many of their ideas are unsound, many are rather arbi
trary; often they are nothing more than the letting off of
steam, by the speaker or writer; but they do serve a purpose,
if only one, for they show us better than anything else, that
the individual is thinking, not only of himself and his future,
but unselfishly of his neighbor; the other fellow is coming into
the picture.
Being conscious of this growing unity and unselfishness
I wonder how many of us are tying this idea up with the future,
our future, and that of our children, when we have left behind
us the present horror of this war. Am I being too optimistic?
I think not, for stop and think yourself what an opportunity
is being offered us. Here we have that basic idea that will
make for that eventual Utopia, and what is more we also have
before us the failure and neglect, of those who have lived
previously, to profit by. Agreed, that with the ever present
fear of war and all its attendants one is apt to fail to look
ahead and face these opportunities; it must also be seen that
To the Open Forum:
Salemite
The question has come up in the
Open Forum and in the office this
year as to the advisability of
changing from the semester system
to the quarter system at Salem.
Since I felt inadequate to answer
this question correctly because of
my lack of experience, I wrote for
opinions on this subject to ex
perienced registrars or administra
tors of colleges comparable to Salem
which are on the semester basis:
Mary Baldwin, Hollins, Agnes
Scott, and Kandolph-Macon. One,
Agnes Scott, has recently changed
from the semester to the quarter
system. I also wrote to two larger
nearby schools on the semester
basis, Davidson and Duke. The evi
dence would seem to point conclu
sively to the fact that the quarter
system is not suited to a college
such as Salem. However, since the
letters answer the question so much
better than I can, I shall quote
directly from them and let them
speak for themselves.
Marguerite Hillhouse, registrar of
Mary Baldwin Colege says: “We
have not considered seriously at
any time changing from our pres
ent (semester) system to another.”
The Registrar at Hollins College,
Miss Fanona Knox,- writes: “Hol
lins maintains a semester system
rather than the quarter. The matter
has never been considered by our
faculty so, of course, there has
been no discussion. From my point
of view, I can see no advantage in
the quarter system for an institu
tion of this size. I feel that for un
dergraduate work very few courses
shorter than a semester can have
the depth and thoroughness which
we think are so necessary.”
Miss Annie C. Whiteside of Ran-
dolph-Macon Callege writes: “Ean-
doIph-Macon has thus far retained
the semester system, though some
members of our faculty have dis
cussed the advantages of the quar
ter system. I believe there are two
very good arguments for the quar
ter system. One is that the work is
more concentrated and that this is
advantageous both to the,teacher
and to the student. The second ad
vantage of the quarter system is
that it fits better with the regular
vacations . . . Under the semester
system, the work of each course
spreads over a longer period of
time. I believe that under this
(semester) system students probably
acquire a better understanding of
the subject matter and remember it
for a longer period of time . . .
Those who have tried the quarter
system say that it entails a great
deal more work on the part of the
administrative offices. This would
be due to having three registrations
instead of two and three sets of ex
aminations in place of two. I think
the quarter syste mis best for a
university which offers summer
work. I see no great advantage for
a college of this (Randolph-Macon)
type. ’'
Dean W. H. Wannamaker of Duke
University says: “We have never
had much discussion here as to
whether we prefer the semester
system over the quarter system.
The semester system has been, as
you know, held to here for many,
many years and I have found little
interest in changing to a quarter
system ... I have long felt that
time is a vital element in the pro-
cess of absorbing knowledge and it
has therefore seemed to me natural
to give the student a semester’s
time to a given subject rather than
the shorter time.”
From Davidson College B-egistrar
F. W. Hengeveld writes. “As you
probably know, we have operated
here under the semester system. A
proposal of this kind was submit
ted to our Faculty some years ago
and a committee was appointed to
BARD’S BOX
UP RIZE THE SUN
Spring is here, the sun has rize
I wonder where those Salemites is
On class, in lab — could they be there?
I’ll bet five cents they are elsewhere.
They’re not babbling iYench; they ain’t working math
No. they’re down on the gymn steps taking a bath,
What! Taking a bath right on the step ?
Gosh! Will that ruin ole Salem’s rep?
Don’t blush so child; don’t hide your pan,
They’re just sun bathing and getting a tan.
—M. Avera, Salem College, ’44.
(By this cold weather this is history—Ed’s Note.)
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THANKS
Since this is the last issue
edited by the '40-'41 staff the
editor wishes to praise the ex
cellent work done by the edi
torial and feature writers this
year.
Thanks also are due the out
side people who have contri
buted their time and energies in
order that the Salemite be suc
cessful. To Miss Byrd, faculty
advisor; to the Day Students
who have given the use of their
cars; to the business staff mem
bers for their good work; to the
faculty members and others who
have given their advice—to those
our appreciation is given.
study the feasibility of such a
change. We were practically un
animous in our action that it would
be unwise for us to go over into
the quarter system ... In the first
place, we fund that we would be
out of line with most of the in
stitutions of our type in adopting
the quarter system. So far as we
know, only such institutions as give
the university type of education are
now using the quarter system. In
the second place, we felt that a
change from the semester system
an increase of Faculty, a complete
would involve additional expense,
change in the aducational program,
and the adoption of a full quarter
of summer school work. This is as
far as we went in our study and,
the difficulties seeming insurmount
able, there has been little discussion
of such a movement at Davidspn in
the last four or five years.”
Dr. J. R. McCain, President of
Agnes Scott College, which lias re
cently changed from the semester
to the quarter system, writes the
following: “So far as our own
campus program is concerned, I
think both faculty and students
would prefer the semester basis.
We are co-operating with Emory
University and the University of
Georgia, both of which run on the
quarter basis, and so our change
was madebecause of the University
Center development and the need
of a uniform calendar . , . The
quarter basis does have an advant
age of getting examinations off
hands before Christmas and before
spring holidays, so that students do
not come back with any feeling of
dread or anxiety about examina
tions . . . From an educational
stahdopint, nfost of our faculty be
lieve that the very best arrange
ment is to have five courses run
ning three hours a week rather than
the very mixed programs which the
quarter system usually provides.”
“I had so many covers on the
bed I feel like the bottom hot-
cake.”
—Bob Burns.
certainly the aim is worth fighting for, despite the obstacles.
We realize now, looking about us, that we cannot fail, that our
future must be a successful future, for the challenge offered
us is one we cannot, as individuals or collectively, refuse to
accept; in it lies not only our destiny, but that of the rest of
the world as well. The opportunity is ours, and though our
gain will probably be small, if we have started out in the right
direction, we will know that we have visioned of and profited
by the failure of those who have gone before us.
—M. B.
LECOM
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1.ELLAC
Ainsi, toujoura poussfis vers de nou-
veaux rivages,
Dans la nuit fiternelle emportes
sans retour,
Ne pourrons-nous jamais sur I’oc^an
(les ages
Jeter I’ancrc un seul jourt
O lac! I’annee k peine a fini sa
carriSre,
Et pres des flots cheris qu’elle
devait revoir.
Regarde! je viens seul m’asseoir sur
cette pierre
Ou tu I’as vis s’asseoir!
Tu mugissais ainsi sous ces roches
profondes,
Ainsi tu te brisais sur leurs fiancs
declares,
Ainsi le vent jetait I’ecume de test
ondes
Sur ses pieds adores.
Un soir, t’en souvient-ilf nous vo-
guions en silence;
On n’entendait au loin, sur I’onde
et sous les cieux,
Que le bruit des rameurs qui frap-
paient en cadence
Tes flots harmonieux.
(Continued Next Week)
RADIO PROGRAMS
Friday
8 p.m., WEAF.
Those who particularly enjoy a.
program of the semi-classical var
iety wil lenjoy a concert presented
by Lucille Mannens, soprano, and
Ross Grahab, baritone, under the
direction of Frank Black.
The program is:
Sleeping Beauty
Tchaikovsky
Ava Maria — Schubert
Three Blind Mice Traditional
Dance of the
Rogues Tchaikovsky
For You, Just You Day
Piratis of Penzance
(Medley) Gilbert-Sullivan
8 p.m., WOR
Saturday
3 p.m., WABC
The Budapest String Quartet is
heard in a Library of Congress Con-
cert. They will play:
Adagio and Fugue in C
minor Mozart
Quartet in A minor Beethoven
11:00-1155 p.m., WABC
Sunday
2 p.m., WEAF
Every Sunday at this time Dr.
Frank Black, director of music for
the National Broadcasting Com-
pa^ny, presents a concert by hia
String Symphony. Always an inter
esting program is given.
3 p.m., WABC
The regular Philharmonic Sym
phony Orcsestra, under the direc
tion of John Barirolli, will present:
Overture Zottan Kurthy
Conducted by the composer.
Symphony No. 8,
S’ Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2, in
B flat Brahms
Rudolf Serkin, pianist, will be
the soloist.
4:30 p.m., WABC
Andre Kostelanetz, director, and
Albert Spalding, violinist, with a
guest artist always present a pro
gram of familiar and beloved music
at this time every week.
9 p.m., WABC