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Page Two. THE SALEMITE March 29, 1946. CILaVPIP CHaVTS Bunny’s srrand, glorious recital is over . . . and we’re suddenly reminder! that the end of the year isn’t as far off as it once was! . . . no sooner do we recover from one recital, and there’s another . . . Frances Gartner will be putting on the DORG next Monday night ’bout tihis time . . . She’s the quiet little gal who plays the organ with the ease other people use to listen . . . (does that make sense???) Oh, well . . . she’s plenty good. Hope I’ll see you there ... It seems that a certain person who is head of our music school has hidden talents! . . . He is chief maraca player in the newly form ed Winston-Salem South American orchestra . . . their repertoire at present is a little limited, but VERY much on the beam. For further de tails . . . don’t ask me! What to talk about ’ ’ ”ou know that the total value of the sixty-six string instru ments of the Philharmonic Symphony of N. y. C. is a measly .$250,000 . . . someone made a survey of the age, quality and value of them — all the old masters — Stradivarius, Guarneruis, Amati, etc. — were represented . . . and some of them were once owned by Joachim, Wieniawski, and other famous virtuosos ... Ain’t it a shame voices aren’t valuable (and detachable—I’d like ’to borrow Galli-Curci’s for about twenty years!) . . . ? Here’s plug for the newly formed civic orcl;estra in Winston. They already have about forty members—some of you ex-band players should join up and help . . . ought to be loads of fun! Have you heard this one?? Everybody knows how Beethoven’s FIFTY starts off; da-da-da- dum . . . you know. Now sing it about thi’ee times that fast and what do you get?? Answer next week. No. guess I’ll tell you now. Cain’t be hold in the .spring-time. Smooth grass, wait a whole week . . . Chickery Chick!! Trash Mars Beauty The campus of Salem is a lovely thing to behold in the spring-time. Smooth grass, early flowers, blossoming trees, shnibs nestl ing close to the ))uildings—all fit in a sort of natural-looking way to make this site a place where it’s nice to be. But, unluckily, students are apt to be with out the time to contemplate nature in hurried trips across the campus. And in their forget fulness, paper is dropped to mar the effect until such time as the hard-working caretakers can collect it. Straws, paper cups, candy wrappers, and wrapping paper make the grounds appear messy and unkept. Lately this has been par- ticulai-ly noticeable on the square and in the shrubbery beside the steps to the academy. A little thought on the part of each Salemite would eradicate this problem. Open Forum There are four brand new books on my bookshelf. How? When? Where did I get these books? First, how did I get the books, and the answer is the Salem College Book Contest. When did I get them?—why of course last year. Where?—that’s simple enough, Mr. Snavely’s Book Store. So you’ve decided you would like to have some new books? Just take paper and pencil in hand and write down about twenty-five books you would like to have. Now that you have the names of the books, be sure to find out the authqr, publisher, date of publication, and ])rice. Got that all down? Now give a sentence or two why you want that particular book. Yes, that’s all there is to it! Just type your list and hand it to the LibraVian. Frances Winslow Contributions To W.S.S.F. Is Acknowledged The following letter was recently received by. Betsy Meiklejohn, W. S. S. F. chairman, who hopes that our final goal of $600 w'ill be reached. Dear Miss Meiklejohn; We wish to express our deep appreciation and gratitude for your contribution to aid in relief and re habilitation work among our fellow stu dents around the globe. In these days when university communities in Europe and in Asia are trying to pick up the pieces of educational life and reassem- jDle them into a coherent pattern for the future, such gifts, in addition to giv ing material aid, help them to feel the reality of the bonds existing among all students wherever they may be. Your gift has become an active messenger of good will. It will provide books and teaching supplies for the de vastated universities of Europe, rest and health for tubercular and run-down studfents, food and shelter for those re turning to their studies in reorganized schools. In the evacuated colleges and universities of China it will enable students to continue their studies in spite of inflation, disease and poverty through relief grants and student centers. .. Out of the sense of unity and community in the international student world must come student solidarity and planning for positive moral and intel lectual purposes in the years ahead. We know that we can count on your continu ing support in the difficult but hopeful period of reconstruction now confronting us. cs/m Sincerely yours, Clara Shapiro Administrative Secretary Poef’s Corner WE HAVE A RENDEZOUS WITH LIFE (With apoligies to Alan Seeger) We have a .rendezous with life In some unknown tomorrow. When we no more are filled witii grief And God has healed our sorrow. We have a rendezvous with life When we shall laugh and love and lift— And share the burdens of the world And all the freedom flags unfurl. We have a rendezvous with life. vWe know that God shall take our hands To lead us through tomorrow, As the weary world sinks down to rest From war and shock and horror. We know that God will take our hands As we shall work and toil and pray That all the people everywhere Shall cease to worry and despair. We know that God will take our hands. We have a rendezvous with life. My classmates, you and I; To see that that unknown tomorrow Be worth the price of those who die. We have a rendezvous‘with life. The torch is thrown. We lift it high To light the way. We carry on Until tomorrow’s coming down— We have a rendezvous with life. Mary Bryant Russian Situation Grows Worse The present crisis precipitated by the Rus sian walk-out from the Security Council meet ing is indeed a grave one. This dangerous break in international relations occurred when the Security Council voted nine to two not to postpone consideration of the Iranian ques tion until April 10. Russia and her satellite, Poland cast the dissenting votes. There has been much discussion lately of what has been termed the “iron curtain” of secrecy drawn around the life and activities of Russia. In a New York Times Magazine arti cle from lioudon, Arthur Koestler refers to the world anxiety which Russian secrecy and suspicion is creating and the efforts of the Western powers to appease this Russian sus picion. Koestler points out the two major reasons for this Soviet policy of complete censorship. The first is external. The external reason for the iron curtain was that the Western powers had opposed the Red revolution and were de finitely anti-Communistic. The second reason is internal. The Soviet Union did not want its citizens to know 'that the “proletariat dic tators” were living under miserably low stan dards compared to the “capitalistic slaves.’! As Mr. Koestler sa.vs: “Transformation of Soviet Eurasia from a backward agrarian to a model'n industrial country was a gigantic task which required gigantic saci-ifice imposed upon the population.”,So the Russian people were kept in ignorance of foreign affairs and conditions behind' the omnipresent iron cur tain. “A whole generation of Russians grew up in an atmosphere of misinformation and sus picion of the outside world. ” This Russian attitude of suspicion tends to create a corresponding one among thfe West ern powers. If something could be done about abating this mutual distrust, grouiuls for un derstanding and accoi'd with Russia on the Iranian situation and all others could be estab- lishe(l. Koestler believes “this can be done only through the j)rocess of psychological disarma ment—thi-ough the free circulation of ideas, newspapers, books, films across Soviet Russia, free access for accredited correspondents, par liamentary committees to Russian-occupied ter- ritor.v. ’ ’ This em])hasis on the importance of ideas over material things is an interesting conclus ion. It is cei'tainly one with which we who are engaged in intellectual pursuit concur heartily. After all, war is a result of conflict ing ideologies, and if we could attain a level of thorough understanding and mutual confi dence there could be no possible cause for war. This understanding can be reached solely through the distribution of authentic infor mation by all nations. The time is now, and we must act quickly to settle the troubled waters of the Russo- Iranian situation. The similarity between the present crisis, and the events leading up to the failure of the League of Nations is striking. Everything possible must be done to avert a repetition of that catastrophe. Salemite Published Weekly By The Student Body ^ Of Salem College Member Southern Inter-Collegiate Press Association SUBSCRIPTION PRICE - $2. A YEAR - lOe A COPY EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor-in-Chief Effie Ruth Maxwell Associate Editor Jayne Bell Assistant Editor Martha Boatwright Assistant Editor Virtie Stroup Make-up Editor Martha Lou Heitman Copy Editor Peggy Davis Music Editor Rebecca Clapp Sports Editor Maria Hicks Marianne Everett, Margaret Williams, Margaret Fisher, Margaret Styera, Teau Council, Frances Carr, Helen Thomas, Bernice Bunn, Henrietta Walton, Carol Gregory, Lois Wooten, Mary Bryant, Eva Martin Bul lock, Coit Bedfearn, Avis Weaver, Meredith Boaze, Botsy Boney, Nancy Carlton, Catherine Moore, Caro- l.vn Taylor, Loraie Lou Mills, Peggy Gray, Jean Sul livan, Sarah Hege, and Mary Motainger. — jr- — BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Business Manager j. Betsy Thomas Assistant Manager Mollie Cameron Advertising Manager Bettye Bell Oirculation Manager Greta Garth Helen Spruill, Lesley Bullard, Eaton Seville, Nancy Lee Erwin, Betsy Long, Jane Morris, Martha Brannock, Martha Walton, Nell Penn Watt, Jean Moss, Blanche Hicks, Frances Sowers, Jean Padgett, Jane Mull, Sarah Montague, Betsy Schaum, B. J. Hallman, Roberta Huffman, Mary Patience McFall. Margaret West, Betsy Boney, Augusta Garth, Jane Morris, Mary Farmer Brantley, ^arah Coe Hun- iPncker, Ruth Hayes, Blanche Hicks, Peggy Gray, Mary Porter Evans, Elaine MeNeely.
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