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Page Two. THE SALEMITE Oct. 4, 1946. /I Studcift Vle4ju4> Hu6A4XI Ten days ago Premier Joseph Stalin, one of the most powerful individuals in the world at tliis moment, emerged briefly from behind the “iron curtain” of censorship which en closes Russia to make a statement on Soviet foreign policy. As yet there has been little evi dence to indicate that Stalin’s fairly moderate utterances will mean any profound change in the foreign policy of the I- S. S. E. Since this written “hiterview” granted to Alexander Werth of the “London Sunday Times,” the Russian delegates to the United Nations’ Conference in Paris have continued their demands. They have insisted that Turkey immediately grant Russia a dominant voice in the control of the Dardanelles. This, of course, means the supremacy of Russian military forces in that sector. They also proposed that tlie Security Coun cil be given information concerning the lo cation and strength of troops and air and naval bases of all members of the United Nations in all foreign countries except ex-enemies. Ob viously the object of this proposal was to gain full reports on the overseas strength of the other United Nations without revealing the size and location of the Russian forces in Hungary, Bulgaria, and Rumania. Another proposal backed by Russia which was turned down would have barred Franco Spain from the International Court of Justice. The essence of Stalin’s optimistic statement was that he believes, first, that there is no danger of a “new war.” However he considers warmongers a real danger. He thinks that Great Britain and the United States are in capable of forming a “capitalistic encircle ment” of the U. S. S. R. even if they wanted to do it, which he “can not affirm.” He does not consider the atomic bomb issue as serious a j)robleiii as “vertain politicians” think be cause he believes that it will not remain a monopoly, but nevertheless will be outlawed. He denied the accusation that the Commun ist parties in Western Europe are controlled by Russia, and he assorted that “Communism in one country” is quite posible, thus under lining their stated rejection of one of the principal tenets of the Communist party which emphasized world revolution and internation al Communism. This departure may be indica tive of the gradual evolution from tlie strict theforeig n policy of the U. S. S. E. more practical system and seemingly a more internationally cooperative government. Stalin’s statement theoretically, at least, justifies Wallace’s views if not his action ni the Wallace-Byrnes incident of recent weeks. If, however, Stalin’s words are not soon follow ed by appropriate action by the Soviet dele gates to the peace conference, it seems hardly possible that Russia can be part of one concor dant world. M. L. H. I’ublislicd every Friday of the College year by the Student body of Salem College Member Southern Inter-Collogiate Press Subticription Price—$2.00 a year—lOe a copy OFFICES \lic-e Clewell Building-Basement Downtown Office—304-:i0ti South Main Street Printed by the Sun Printing Company EDITOKIAL DEPARTMENT l.ditor-in-Chief Martha Boatwright Associate Editor Assistant Editor Rebecca Clap Assistant Klitor .-.. Peggy Davis Make-up Editor Martha Lou Ileitman Copy iMlitor I'eggy Gray Feature Editor Nancy Carlton Music Editor Margaret Fisher Sports Editor Jean Sullivan Cartoonist Margaret Raynal Pictorial Editor Louise Taylor Margaret Williams BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Business Manager Betsy Meiklejohn Assistant Business Manager Betsy Long Advertising Manager Jane Morns Assistant Advertising Manager Helen Spruill Circulation Ruth Scott By Nancy Carlton A bridge game is suggested by someon. Taking each important word of the above sentence, we have; Bridge game. You first find )ki vacancy on the smokeroom floor. You flop down and adjust yourself to the space you’ve chosen. This takes a little time as chairs and other j>eople have already over lapped into your territory, but the adjustment can be made. There follows a short, very short, breathing spell, interrupted by the borrow ing of a cigarette, the attempts to start a lighter, and the search for an ashtray. Finally all is accomplished. The first puff of smoke escapes your lips and rises until it strikes a powerful blanket of smoke and returns to the level of your nose. The cards have been thrown around by one of the other three girls, and you have supposedlj' received your share. Extracting the few cards which swung out of your reach requires new adjustment and squirming, but it is done. Placing all your cards into one hand takes a movement knoivn as a “left to jaw w'ith hand in sling” motion. A long sigh comes from the realization of your success. You take a leisurely drag from your cigarette, wind one foot around the rung of a chair or the ankle of a passer-by, and relax. After deli berating, you bid, and your partner jump-raises you. Enthusiastically untwining your foot (leaving the passer-by free to move around), you clinch the bidding by deciding on six. (Modestly you allow your opponents a thick gained by the fault of your partner’s hand.) The trumps are put down in front of you and life is complete. Tt is the Perfect Hand. “Good you don’t have a lab this afternoon,” casually remarks your opponent. “Lab!” you scream. “I’ve been robbed! Well, I enjoyed the game. See you sometime after 5:00.” ’ You get up quicklj' and before gathering up your books, wonder, “How did I get out in ten seconds what it took me ten minutes to get in?” Suggested. Hearing for pleasure: The choral ensemble singing “Land of Hope and Glory.” Jo Patterson getting more rhythm from the Clewell piano than a tenacious termite could get wood. Seeing: Mr. Peterson and Mr. Evett iu a really good game of tennis. Talking: T« the new gals. You’d be surprised at the number of them w'ho know the same people you do. Tasting and Touching: The individual chocolate pies with white goo on ’em that wc get every week in the dining room are among the deserved who go unrewarded. True, we eat them, but who wants to go to his glory in a gullet without at least a line of praise. I love them. Do you? . ^ Someone. Who doesn’t want a Someone. Wonder what the typical Someone looks like? But who’s interested in a t3'pical one! Everybody loves to hear about their own de-luxe in a tux special. You hear wonder-inspiring tales of how people met their Big Moments. One man was sitting by a phonebooth in a restaurant. He heard a beautiful, low^, clear voice of a girl speaking on the phone, and he immediately fell in love with her. When she came out of the booth and he saw her, no doubt remained in his mitid. Hurrying around the restaurant, the man finally found a friend of his who knew the girl. He got the friend to arrange a blind date for him for the next night. The moment of the meeting arrived. After a few necessary remarks to the girl, such as “Hello,” he asked her to marry him. She refused. The next day she saw the original friend and told him in no beautiful, low voice that she would thank him not to send any more lunatics to see her. He didn’t. He w'cnt himself and a month later they were married. Moral: Don’t mumble your words. Upperclassmen, listen; freshmen, take warning! Do you sit in class meetings and never make a motion or a nomination because someone might disagree with you? Did you fail to sign up for the Salemite because you “could not write”? Do you avoid Y Watch, Wee Blew Inn, or the home ec. parties because you’d rather play bridge or you “have to study”? When appointed proctor, do you shirk your duty because you’re afraid to give a call-down? Then you’re one of the main reasons why Salem’s twenty-o*ne student activities are kept alive by the same group of overworked girls. But perhaps you’re one of the few who toil and have to rush around doing everything yourself. Then you might be the other reason. Do you leaders—student and faculty—ask the same girls again and again to do things be cause those girls have had experience? Or do you just do the work yourself because that’s easier than asking someone new? Then try hsking the timid people who probably have ability and a secret desire to help. Help them to bring themselves out of obscurity. College life is wonderful at Salem—it has many latent possibilities. Let’s make a place in every phase of it for every Salemite! P. A. Qlo/o/p. QUati With autumn all thoughts seem to turn “back to work” . . . yoimgsters from kinder garten to college dust off their notebooks and pencils; singers dust off rusty vocal chords; and orchestras start tuning up for the big winter concert season. For evidence: lend an ear to your radio. The problem used to be , . . “golly, when are they ever gonna’ have a de cent program?” . . . now it’s, “what’ll I do? How can I listen to Patrice JIunsel and the NBC Symphony at the same time?^?” . . . just can’t do both ! Last Sunday marked the end of daylight saving time for those that were on it . . . and this is the first week of the fall l)roadcasting season. All of your favorite programs should be back, and a l)unch of new ones as well. ’Tis impossible to list them all, but here’s a sample of what you can hear these days; Sunday: 2:00-2:30 p. m.—The RCA-Victor program. Robert Merrill, baritone from the i\Iet, and Frank Black’s orchestra. 2:30-3:00 p. m.—James Melton takes over next Sunday in Raymond Massey’s place on “The Harvest of Stars” . . . His singing should make good listening! 3:00-4:30—NYC Philharmonic Symphony. 4:30-5:00—The Electric Hour. Phil Spitalny and his all-gal orchestra. 5.00-6:00—The NBC Symphony . . . (Tos canini is scheduled to conduct 1(i perfor mances this season!) Sunday night has its old standbys—Thomas L. Thomas in “Manhatten Mery-go-round,” and “American Album of Familiar Music.” And look what 1 left out! 8:30-9:00 p. m.—The TOMMY DORSEY Show!! Monday night features two more favorite pro- gi’ams: 8:30-9:00 p. m.—The Voice of Firestone, featuring a protege of the late John Mc Cormack—Irish tenor Christopher Lynch. 9:00-9:30—The Telephone Hour, which needs no build-up in anyone’s estimation. As for the rest of the week—the “Sparkle Time” show on Friday night at 7:30 is due to be pure entertainment—ileredith Wilson and orchestra. Saturday is the Philadelphia Orchestra from 5 to 6 p. m. They’re doing an all-Tschaikovsky program this week. 0« bex.om\n^ 5>aW.TiMVt First oOkY.. aecoNO.. TwrnB.. FOOR.TH.
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