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THE SALEMITE
Friday, February 26, 1943.
Published Weekly By The Student Body
of Salem College
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CNICA60 • BOITOH • LOS AH6ELE8 * SAB FRAHCISOO
Editor-In-Chief
Associate Editor Bobbie
Associate Editor
Make-up Editor Mary^
EDITORIAL AND FEATURE STAPF
Music Editor Margaret ^ei"^
Sports Editor /-Yir
French Editor Lib Bernhardt
Mildred Avera ?eggy Nimocks
Margaret Bullock Mary Louise Khortes
Rosalind Clark Doris C. Schaum
Ethel,Ilalpern Julia Smith
Barbara Humbert Xaney Stone
Frances Jones Helen Thomas
Senora Lindsey * Katherine Traynham
Sarah Merritt 'fargaret Winstead ,
Lucille Newman Kathryn Wolff
Lois Wooten
BUSTNESS DEPARTMENT
Business Manager Mary Margaret Struven
Ass’t Business Manager Mary Elizabeth Bray
Advertising Manager Betty Moqre
Circulation Sara Bowen, Ellen Stucky
advertising STAFF
lilargy Moore, Elizabeth Beckwith, Katie Wolff,
Jane Willis, Nancy Vaughn, Corrinne Faw, Martha
Sherdod, Becky Candler, Adele Chase, Nancy McClung
Sarah Lindley, Allene S'eville, Elizabeth Griffin, Har
riet Sutton, Ruth O’Neal, Yvonne Phelps, Elizabeth
Bernhardt, Edith Shapiro.
YOU MAY BE SORRY SOON
This year most of our vesper programs have
been one or two man affairs. There has not
been a prevalence of group discussions and
l)ull sessions. Sunday night at 6:45 in the
recreation room of Ix)uisa Bitting, iliss Turl
ington will give us present-day plans for
peace after the war; and afterwards, she will
invite our ideas and opinions on the subject.
We hope everyone will come and show her
interest in a much-talked-about and niuch-
thought-about topic.
As many of our college men are being in
ducted into the armed services, it is left to
the college women to do constructive think
ing and planning for the future. One of the
best ways to do this is to talk together and ex
change ideas with one another. Sunday night
will provide an opportunity to think intelli
gently about plans which will concern the en
tire world.
—F. N'.
ARE YOU ILLITERATE? . . . NOT AS A
SMOKER EXCLUSIVELY
Jiich semester a survey is made through
out small liberal arts colleges to determine the
numbei' of books each student reads of his
own volition.
In order to discover the number read by
the average Salemite, we examined the library
circulation records dating from October
through January . . . And the results were
startling! During that period, only 3387
books, excluding reserve reference texts, cir
culated among the students and the faculty
Those statistics mean that the average number
of books read per student totaled a meager li/^
for the first semester. Moreover, the nation
survey indicated that the average number reac
is 6 a semester.
Now Salemites, our library has over 28,000
volumes in it . . . volumes which we have sadly
neglected. But we have an opportunity to
boost, not only our standing, but our minds
So let’s all resolve to exhaust the abundance
of wealth found within the library treasures
between now and June . . . Aud we promise
none of us will ever regret the effort.
—K. M.
A sa Maitresse
Mignonne, allons voir si la rose z
Qui ce matin avait deelose
Sa oobe de pourpre au soleil,
A point perdu, cettc vepree
Los plis de sa robe pourpee,
Et son teint au votre pareil.
Las! voyez comme en peu d’espace,
Mignonne, elee a dessua la place.
Las! las! aes beaut^a laisse choir!.
O vraiment maratre Nature,
Puisqu’une telle fleure ne dure
Que du matin jusques au soir!
Done, si vous me croyez, mignonne,
Tandis que votre age fleuronne
En aa plus verte nouveaute,
Cueillez, cueillez votre jeunesse:
Comme 6 cette fleur, la vieillesse
Fera ternir la beautd.
—Konsard.
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Despite the warmth of the sun, the gentleness of the breeze, and
the buddiiig of the willow; we feel distinctly more disposed to writing
elegies than spring songs. Our sunshine! Our sunshine! Whether hath
it flown? If you wore at the station seeing Mr. Kenyon off to the
wars, we need say no more. Did you manage to recognize through your
tears though Thalia’s touch? (Heh! heh! Dr. Smith didn’t believe we
learned this much mythology!) His reading equipment included: “True
Confessions,” “Superman,” and “Ladies Home Journal.” So he prob
ably had a very first-rate sort of journey . . . bjit oh how we miss him!
Another thorn in the flesh of what would otherwise develop into
an ace case of spring fever is them Russian plays Dr. Willoughby has
been thrusting upon her drama seekers. Honest-to-Zeus (pardon ua
while we just dive head long into this mythological rut . . . can we
help it if the roommate has taken to shrieking Homer to herself every
night about this time?), we have, after weeping over Chekhov, finally
heard our true calling ... we hereby appoint ourself to rush over to
the Allies and spread at least one or two cheers among them. It really
is superb to at last have an aim in life.!
The third hindrance to life enjoyment is them long harrowed faces
that) crop up this season every year . . . spring or no spring, only worse
if there is. No one had to tell us what the trouble is ... we just
guessed. And well do we remember the days long ago when we trod
about the library extracting items about peanut cultivation and uses.
So we feel that we have reached the age of wisdom at whence it
becomes our duty to speak to you babes from experience. We didn’t
have any interest in any special field either . . . that is, not one you
write about to hand in . . .'but we developed one. Indeed we did! . • •
only the eve of term-paper dead-line ain’t what we recommend at all.
See what we mean?
From within the closed circle of the staff came a faint ray of hope
that man may laugh again. Diuring the SALEMITE’S Tuesday g«t-
together, reporters were pouring long and hard over best bets for bond
queen. After much whispered deliberation, two or three propagandists
set forth the name of Feature Wj-iter'Nimocks. “Oh nb!” she wailed
aa she fell off the newspaper rack, “That would look like an inside
job! ’* And speaking of bond queens, reminds us that the SALEMITE
is just before waging a war on the Y . . . we fully intend to sabotage
their carnival Saturday night, unless ...
With this, we part to contemplate nate-ure and the«evils of drudgery
in the spring, tra la. Have you ever watched those little birds that
fly into that sort of door hole right opposite the campus living room?
It’i marvelous . . . they ain’t missed yeti
THREE BUND MEN
(aiNOTO AMERICA'S WILL TO WIN)
Open their eyes by inve5TIN6
VOUR CHANGE IN WAR STAMPS
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THE TIME HAS COME . . .
. . . for members of the nominating commit
tee to bestir themselves concerning nominees
for heads of the major organizations on the
campus. With its “politicking,” petitioning,
polling, and subsequent election of Salem’s
leaders, March is always a tense month at
Salem.
As stated in the student government con
stitution, the major organizations, (Student
Government, YWCA, Athletic Association,
May Day Committee* Editor-in-Chief of the
Salemite, Editor-in-Chief of Sights and In
sights, IRS President, and Chief Marshall),
may submit recommendations for nominations
to the “Nom Com” before March 1. The com
mittee posts the nominees, petitions may be
made, and polling is held during the rest ,of
the month. The entire student body elects
by a majority tote all of the 1 major officers
except the .Editor-in-Chief of the annual who
is elected by the rising senior class and the
Editoi'-in-Chief of the Salemite who is elected
by the staff.
We feel that the election of the editor of
the Salemite by the members of the staff who
know from experience the abilities of each girl,
is a far superior methff>4 than that accorded
oui' -sister publication, Sights and Insights.
The belief that Sights and Insights is pub
lished. by the senior class seems to be preva
lent on the campus. If this werfe so, then
it would be only right that the rising senior
class should elect the editor. The truth of
the \inatter is that our annual^is published by
Sights and Insights, Incorporated. Although
the senior class is featured more than any
other class in the annual, there is no other
reason/that it should elect the editor. Is it
true that the classmates of the editor know
her well, but the staff members know her even
betteT'. If the election of editor of Sights and
Insights is given to,the rising senior class be
cause these girls know their own classmates
better, why are not the elections of the very
important offices of Student Government Presi
dent and YWCA President also taken over by
the rising senior class on the same grounds?
We realize that a change in the constitu
tion so that the staff of Sights and Insights
could elect its own editor is legislation which
should have been proposed to the Legislative
Committee earlier this month. Since it was
ovei'looked, we are wondering whether or not
there is anything that can be done about it
before elections start this year. We offer the
idea for your consideration. If something can
not be done now, it is up to those who are here
next yeai' to see that it goes through the Leg
islative Committee at the proper time.-B. W.
MAD AS FIRE, AND WISHFUL, TOO
“I’m sick and tired of the whole thing,”
says Carlotta Carter, badmintou manager; and
I must say that quite a few people can see
her point. Most of you so-called athletes of
Salem college certainly haven’t lived up to
your names. There is absolutely no excuse for
signing up for a badminton tournament and
wasting several people’s energy and time to
make out a schedule, if the attitude you have
taken is going to prevail. At least four an
nouncements have been made in chapel urging
all entrants to please hurry and-play off their
games. To date, only four of the ten couples
signed up for the first rounds have shown any
signs of interest—much less played off their
matches! The schedule has even been taken
down from the bulletin board by some thought
ful person.
The inter-class basketball games have been
scheduled to start next week and therefore
if anything is to be done about this disgusting
situation it should be done quickly. If the
first rounds have not been played by Monday,
a default by one of the contestants will be
compulsory. Not being* able to agree on a
time to pl^y ^ poor excuse; because the gym
is open all day, at night, and on Sunday. Come
on, you Salemites, let’s exert a little energy
and prove that we aren’t a bunch of lazy,
spineless women. —p