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THE SALEMITE
December 3, 1943.
This “Thank You” Calls For
Increased Effort
111 the following letter from an army nurse
at B. T. C. No. 10, you realize how great an
effect the “little things” have on the morale
of the men in an army hospital ward:
“Dear Miss Schaum,
I am speaking for all the boys on this ward,
Ward 6, when I thank you for the box of
books and games you sent us. As you per
haps knew, most of our patients are here for
a long time—two months or more some of
them; and although they get about on crutches
and in wheelchairs, time goes slowly some
times; and your gifts will be used and appre
ciated over and over.
Being in the army is so different from be
ing at home with turkey-dinner preparations
in progress, that I found I’d even forgotten
myself that it was Thanksgiving, until our
young paratrooper, who’s on his 54th day, re
minded me of it. I teased him a little bit
about being here for Christmas, too, though
he’ll be back in his boots, and who knows where
by then!
We’ve printed the place cards and will use
them on the really well-laden trays this noon.
Many of the boys have already commented in
dividually on your kindness, and will be sure
to again.
Sincerely yours,
Ilariet S. Judd,
2nd Lt. ANC
There isn’t much time left before you all
go home for your Christmas vacation—only a
little over a week. Within that time the W.
A. C. wants to get together a large box of
amusements to send to Ward No. 14 at B. T. C.
No. 10 in Greensboro. Every one of you should
have some few minutes in which you can work
on placecards or scrapbooks to send. If you’d
rather give some of the books, magazines, and
prizes suggested elsewhere in the Salemite, or
give the money to purchase them, they would
be greatly appreciated, also.
Make some serviceman’s Christmas a
happier one! Send him something to brighten
his hours spent in an army hospital ward!
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OPEN FORUM
True, students of Salem, you are accused,
on the basis of our most recent statistics, of
doing too little reading. But it is also true that
you are not so severely accused as the figure
published in the last issue of the Salemite
would indicate. Prom what source the average
of 1.25 books per student per year was derived
we have been unable to determine. Truth is,
the average for the first semester of last year
was 1.5 per student per month, or an average'
of 12 books a year. While this, as I shall try
to show, is not a record of which we can be
proud, it does help somewhat in restoring our
ego after the shock of the recently published
1.25 a year.
After all, everything is relative, and we
can know how good or bad our record is only
when we compare it with that of other similar
institutions. But before we make such a com
parison, we must concede the impossibility of
making a complete appraisal of the effect
iveness of any library, and that any such
study must contain a certain percentage of
error. But the most reliable means of deter
mining the amount of reading done by students
is the circulation statistics kept by all libraries.
On the basis of such statistics, Mr. Brans-
comb. Director of Libraries at Duke Univer
sity, has made the most complete and com-
prehensvie study to date of the undergraduate
use of the library in the small liberal arts
college. ]\Ir. Branscomb made as complete a
cross section as was possible, and included
all the principal types of institutions. He in
cluded 81 colleges with a total enrollment
of 20,000 students, plus 35 colleges for which
enrollment was not given. He excluded all use
of books in stacks, as well as reserve and re
ference collections, and all summer reading.
From this study, Mr. Branscomb concluded
that the average undergraduate makes very
little use of the college book collection,, that
he draws from the general collection about
12 books a year, six semester, or slightly more
than one per course. The fact that a large
number make no use whatsoever of the general
collection is obscured by the small number of
students who borrow a large number of books.
Since our average at Salem is exactly that
found by Mr. Branscomb, his conclusions apply
directly to us.
Happily of course there are many colleges
in which this average is greatly exceeded.
Statistics published by the American Library
Association for 1942-48 do not give the amount
of reading done by the individual student, but
the total number of volumes lent for home
use. A study of 50 liberal arts colleges, ranging
in size from 337 to 1,058 students, reveals
that the high circulation was 45,908, median
15,299, low 4,573. Salem’s circulation for the
same period was 7,863. This same report gives
the number of reserves lent for overnight use
as high 116,174, median 15,299, low 4,573. Salem
during the same period lent 954 for overnight
use.
No, ours is not a record of which we can be
proud. We hope it is not a true measure of
our iiitellectual interests, or our academic
achie’4ements, ;but it is the mps't tangible
measure the library has.
THIS BOARDER-DAY STUDENT PROBLEM
The perennial day student-boarder contro
versy is once more a major topic floating
around the smoke house and day student cen
ter. It would be a great accomplishment if we
could settle the problem once for all, but it’s
easier to talk about than to solve. There is no
excuse for tribal habits and animosities de
veloping between us, but it is impossible to
eliminate a certain amount of distinction.
Almost everything we boarders do is in some
way connected with our life here at school.
The large majority of our social activities are
right here on campus, and all of them are un
der college regulations. Not counting the time
we take for occasional week-ends and a movie
liow and then, our time is completely filled
with campus activities.
We enjoy having you day students around
us—not just for the big dances but for all the
informal affairs. We like to have you relax
with us in the smoke house and visit us in our
rooms. Some few of you drop around often:
we’re pleased. But why don’t more of you stay
down on campus a while after classes? We
realize that you have diities at home and want
to be with your families, but surely you can
find a few minutes now and then to stop and
find out for yourself what we’re really like.
There are some of you who don’t do a thing on
campus but attend classes; after they are over,
you go home. There are some of us who know
the names of only three or four of you. There
are a lot of little things all of us can do to re
duce the barrier and get better acquainted.
The fault is with both groups. So let’s stop
quibbling and do something about our relations.
Coin
IL PUEURE DANS MON COEXm
II pleure dans mon coeur
Comme il pleut sur la ville,
Quelle est cette langeur
Qui penStre mon coeur f
O bruit deux do la pluie
Par terre et sur les toits!
Pour un coeur qui s’ennuie
O le chant de la pluie!
II pleure sans raison
Dans ce coeur qui s’eeoeure.
Quoi! nulle trahisonf
Ce deuil est sans raison.
C’est bien la pire peine
De ne savoir pourquoi,
Sans amour et sans haine,
Mon coeur a tant de peine!
Don^t S^ote Us....But
Ho hum ... a gay evening issued out the Hockey season in true
sportsman fashion . . . you would never guess would you, that the
frilly damsels at the main table were, the day before, the blue jeaned
gals that wacked a wicked hocky ball . . . good old Juniors ! ! We
are really hurt, tho’, because we didn’t rate a cute little hocky stick
. .. revenge—next year . . •
One of the most" delightful pastimes yet is to wait out side of Dr.
Willoughby’s door on test days and catch the comments there on, golly . . .
Congrats . . . Queen . . . Maid . . . and Court . . . (again we were
completely left out . . . perhaps someday our great talents Will be appre
ciated . . . )
In case you’re still wondering, Mr. Campbell, F. C. simply means
“Failer or Conditioner” Campbell . . . now you know . . . here after
come straight to D. Q. M. B. right away ...
While we are dwelling in the Science Dept, we may mention the
tale of the “Spider and the Flies” ... in this case the Flies weren’t
caught, but the Spider heard them buzzzzzzzing ... did Her ears burn
. . . whew . . ■.
Then there is the one about the lass on the square who, after carefully
putting the ivy on the church, stepped back to admire her work. A little
fellow with a stub nose and a dirty face yelled victoriously, * * Hey,
fellow, she’s camouflaged the Church!!! From the mouths of children
and fools they always say . . . heh, heh . . .
By the way, have you ever noticed the ball and little arrow at the
very top of the Church? How big do you think they are? No fair
asking Dr. R Speaking of Dr. R for a really pleasent
afternoon catch him in one of his less busy moments and get him started
talking ... we promise you one of the most delightful and enchanting
afternoons of your life . . .
Honestly now, didn’t you miss something last week ? Around six o’clock
on Friday didn’t you feel as though something was missing? All right.
AU right ... so you can’t take a hint . . . well, WE were missing . . !
the very least you could do would be to boost our ego . . . oh, well
(Do you notice any resembelence between the Reverend and’ Mrs
Koosevelt? We don’t get it either . . .)
Dr. Mac” ]>erhaps got a bit mixed up Thursday or did he really
mean, I am sure you will all want to have children if you haven’t
3-lready^'—hummm ?
To Miss Covington, our sincerest sympathies ...
Please mind your doctors. Dr. Anscombe, so that you can'hurry back,
'^e miss you. And we’re sorry to hear about Dr. Adelaide Fries’ illness
and Mrs. Brietz’ accident ^here’s to a quick recovery . .
good NIGHT ...
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■ El miercoles pasado habia a Salem una selecion de damas para la
corte de la reina de mayo.
A la hora iudicada la cortina se separ6 y una por una entraron las
senoritas. Unas estaban muy calmas pero otras estaban muy nerviosas
—todas eran bellas.
Las muchachas distinguidas anduvieron antes de las otras—las vo-
tantes. Entonces las votantes indicaron en el papel con un circulo de
Idpiz a la que quisieron ser una dama de mayo. '
Despugs de la seleci6n todo el mundo sali6—las muchachas nominadas
esperaron nerviosas para saber si fueron eligidas o no, y las otras es-
peraron para saber lo tambifin. Pero todas tuvieron que esperar hasta
que apareciera el peri6dioo—J aque esta.
IFelicitaciones, damas de mayo, y tambien estudiantes porque Yds.
han eseogido una bella corte.