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Page Two THE SALEMITE March 10 dot Week? . . . Jane Sehoolfield conducted a poll, asking various freshmen and sophomores whether or not Rat Week should be discontinued. These are the results. Martha Bowman—“Rat Week does good in the right way if used in the right way.” Joyce Whitehurst—“It’s loads of fun and you get to know the sophomores better.” Jane. Smith—“It is a custom that upsets the already insecure freshmen.” Lisa Monk—“Personally, I am in favor of it. It either makes or breaks a person as far as being able to stand up xmcler the strain.” Anne Lowe—“If some sort of initiation must be had, it should be shortened to one da^^” Betty Parks—“Rat Week is excellent if not taken too sei'iously.” Sue Lindsay—“The purpose is for freshmen to become acquainted with upper classmen, and there should be an easier way.” Mimi Wiel—“It makes no difference to me either way.” Marilyn Moote—“I don’t like Rat Week be cause I don’t think it accomplishes what it should.” .Jeanne Moye—“I think it’s fun.’ Rosie Bowen—“It is good if not carried to ex tremes. One day would be ample.” Sally Kerner—“When freshmen are trying to become adjusted to college life. Rat Week at the beginning makes it harder. Otherwise it is fun.” ISIorman Jarrard Reviews Reed’s “Fallen Idol” 2>ea/t> edited During the past week the nominating com mittee made a decision which caused much dissention among students. Many burned the midnight oil trying to think of a way to undo the injustice which was believed to haA^e been done. Many of us Avho were at fault now realize that Ave were thinking in the Avrong channels. AYhat AA^e should do, if Ave are dissatisfied Avith the mechanics of our nominating system, is to strengthen it by action more positive- than Avrangling. It has been suggested, that first of all aa^c should recommend to the Salem la\A' makers that in the future, Avhen nominators lack suf ficient information about a potential candi date, they shall call in better informed people to act in a advisory capacitA' onl\'. R. M. L. Keep. QnxUA. Spring, Innauguration and May Day are coming. Those of you Avho hav^e been here before knoAA- that one of Salem’s prides and joys throughout .spring and particularly on special occasions is her grass. Unless the grass is given a chance to groAA^ now there Avon’t be any left. We realize that the brick AA-alks around campus d.o not ahvays run the most direct route betAAmen tAvo points but Ave urge you to stay on the Avalks and off the grass. Give the grass-a cliance please. The Order of the Scorpion Zi)t ^alemite JA Published every Friday of the College year by the Student body of Salem College OFFICES Lower floor Main Hall Subscription Price—$2.75 a year EDITORAL DEPARTMENT Editor-in-Chief Dale Smith Associate Editor Joan Carter Read Associate Editor Ruth Lenkoski Assistant Editor Clara Belle Le Grand Make-up Editor Mary Turner Rule Copy Editors Mary Lib Weaver, lane Fearing Editorial Staff: Betty Leppert, Polly Hartle, Sybel Haskins, Winkie Harris, Lee Rosenbloom, Gene Watt Stokes, Norman Jarrard. Pictorial Editors: Joanne Mills, Lorrie Dirom. Faculty Advisor Miss Jess Byrd Editorial Assistants; Lila Fretwell, Lola Dawson, Polly Harrop, Sis Pooser, Clinky Clinkscales, Fay Stickney, Betsy Farmer, Liz Leland. Music Editors Cammy Lovelace, Kathryn Pitts Typists: Ann Sprinkle, Janet Zimmer. Downtown Office—304-306 South Main Street Printed by the Sun Printing Company by Norman Jarrard “The Fallen Idol’’ is another fine picture filmed by A 1 e .x a n d e r Korda’s studios. Specifically, it AA'as issued by London Film Pro ductions, and released over here by Selznick. Originally, it was plan ned to be shown under the title. The Eyewitness. . The screenplay was written by Graham Greene. It is an adaption from one of his own short stories. The Basement Room. For anyone Avho is interested, the short story is in a volume entitled simply. Nineteen Stories, and is still in print. The cast Avas competent for the most part. Sir Ralph Richardson had top billing as the butler, Baines, Michele Morgan shared, although she had a relativ’cly small part as Julie, an ernbassy typist. An An glo-French boy, Bobby Henrey as Felipe, the Ambassador’s son, Avas billed as one of the supporting cast Avhen the moA’ie first came out, but had to be given more credit :is soon as the first audience re actions Avere heard. Sonia Dresdel played the role of Mrs. Baines. A few of the more important support ing roles Avere acted by Denis O’Dea, MGltVr Fitzgerald, Karel Stepenak and Dora Bryan. Many people are prejudiced against detective stories but this is an example Avhich shoAvs such snob bishness to be unfair. It sIioavs hoAV a clever Avriter and a hard- Avorking director can turn a detec- tiA’e story situation into something very fine. Graham Greene AA-rote the screenplay from the child’s (eight years old) vieAvpoint. He tries and succeeds to shoAv the re- 1 actions of a child ,to an adult situ ation Avhich he does not under stand. Felipe’s actions are many times funny, although we can see the tragedy which they are leading to. His transparent lies, instead of turning the finger of guilt aAvay from Baines, makes that digit even more fixed tOAvard him. As under tone, although our attention is not centered on it as such, there is the old problem of the validity of cir cumstantial evidence. Let me say here, in order to save everA^one from the boredom of hearing time and time again that the movie is not like the story, that the movie is not like the story. Of course, the end was changed. That can be justified someAvhat because Dir ector Reed built up such a terrific amount of suspense. That is some thing he is noted for, by the Avay, another example of which Avas Odd Man Out, starring James Mason. Such suspense needs release, and ' tertainment. it is released by author Greene in a very satisfactory Avay. Ironically, after Felipe had been lying con tinually, the story was concluded b>' a piece of evidence Avhich only Felipe knew' w'as worthless but Avhich was accepted by Scotland Yard as true. More important than his good job with the suspense element, Carol Reed has to be given a great deal of credit for the performance turned in by Bobby Henery. Reed said, “a child of eight can’t act,” The problem, then, Avas hoAv to obtain a creditable performance. Reed did just about everything. In the opening scene of the . picture Felipe is looking “affectionately” at Baines. But Bobb\- as an actor didn’t knoAv hoAv a person looked Avhen he Avas supposed to shoAv af fection, so Reed had a magician performing just outside the range of the camera, and that caused the affection that Avas shown on Felipe’s face. Using such tricks called for inanA- cuts, in fact, Avhen ready to be issued, the picture had been cut 1040 times. Sometimes, when Felipe is Avalking beside Baines and Ave see Baines’ pants and coat, it isn’t Baines but Reed. As for Bobby’s verv amusing and realistic gestures, Reed copied Bobby’s OAvn natural gestures and had him rehearse them until they Avere perfect, Bob by’s lines Avere sometimes rehearsed as man\- as fifty times. Actuall>', Bobby’s longest line Avithout a cut was just fourteen Avords; “Funnv, Julie Avorking at the embassy and all the time she Avas your niece,” There are many other things AA'hich should be mentioned but sp:'ce is limited. Visual qualities were stimulating. Vluch of the time the film was taken from about the shoulder level of the child, helping someAvhat to give the illu sion of seeing the affair from a child’s eyes. In the last part of the film Avhen there is very little varietA' of sceneiy the camera does its best to break the monotony There are shots looking up the stairs and doAvn, across the stairs to a AvindoAV and even out the AA’indoAv to the buildings outside. Sometimes the camera is tilted slightly Avhen the Chief Inspector is talking to Felipe. During a game of hide and seek the lights Avere turned on and off in the embassA'. All in all, "The Fallen Idol” gives a child study, has suspense, death, adultry, good comedy, interesting photography, and outstanding act ing. It Avould be hard to find a better ninety-four mimites’ of en- Study For Miners Asked; Saar Again Causes Trouble by Mary Lib Weaver COAL SITUATION The coal strike has ended, thus ending a threat to America’s eco nomy. HoAvever, the coal strike has made Congress realize that some legislation is needed concern ing the mining industry. President Truman Avants a Study Commission, AA'hich Avill attempt to find a Avay to lasting peace in the mining industry, set up. Some law makers feel that a stand-by mea sure should be passed. This mea sure AA'ould give the government authority to take, over the mines in case of another crisis. This pos sibility is being studied by several. Congressional committees. Truman’s Commission Bill seems to be receiving much praise on Capitol Hill. Democrats and Re publicans alike have predicted that it AA'ill dear Congress without much trouble. Truman hopes that the Commission, if set up, will make a thorough study of the coal industry “In terms of economic, social and national security objectives”. SAAR VALLEY The Saar Valley, a. point of con tention for tAA'o centuries, is noAv the object of bitter contesting be tween the Western German govern ment and France. The area in dis pute lies against the French fron tier. Its strategic position and value as one of the Avorld’s richest coal areas makes it valuable. France, in a treaty after World ■War 11, made the Saar Basin a republic under French direction Under the treaty the Saar is to re main this Avay for fifty years, dur ing Avhich time her coal goes to France, and then she is to become completely independent. However, f ranee does not have the authority to make such a disposition of the Saar, since the Avestern powers have agreed to let the Saar question be settled by a peace conference AA'ith Germany. The action has caused much anger in Germany. Ihe German government has said that she wil) demand the return of the Saar. However, until further action is taken, the territory re mains under French rule. by Winkie Harris and. Sybel Haskins Aeti skipped back to the dorm for break faat. It Avas 8:30 Monday morning and she thought to herself “Life can be beautiful" She greeted a friend with vicious abandon “Morning!”. Suddenly her thoughts fleAv to her other friend avIio lay sick in the infirmarv “ilust go to see her and cheer her up Avith neAvs of the outside. Possibly I can imnart some of my good health”. She went up to her room, grabbed some back issues of “True Love Stories” and “Love The Way You Want It”, and made for the infirmary. As Aeti neared the dreary edifice she heard faint screams coming forth “No No, Not the Brown—’’The voice was abmptlv stopped. In its place came the hideous roar of a mighty machine. She hesitated, then thought of her pioneer ancestors—of Grand mother Capablitus, who singlehandedly pulled Washington’s boat across the DelaAvare—of Great-grandmother Organizitus Avho single- handedly formed the Women’s Federation"'of EyebroAv Pluckers—Aeti boldly stuck her chin out and bruised it on the fountain in front of the infirmary—“I can do it.” I Avill go into the infirmary. AV^ithout flinching, she opened the massive door. Then she flinched. A mass of people Avere running about, dusting, SAveeping, Avip- ing, Avasliing, Aviping—and someone Avas vac uum cleaning. The confusion, the roar, moun ted higher. Above them all came a thin poAverful voice “I Avill have this place clean- clean I tell you CLEAN.” Aeti meekly Avormed her Avay through the croAvd, Suddenly a hand shot out and she felt her arm clenched. “It’s about time you came down here. Another minute and your illness Avould ha at been Acute Accident of the Bifocal Tract.” Aeti paled and protested; but ... Tavo minutes later, she lay strapped to the bed looking at the “.shoeking-green-Avalls-Avhich -are-so-soothing-to-the-you - knoAv - Avhat-” Tavo stiffly starched wliite uniforms stood beside the bed “Say ah!” “Aaaaagh!” gurgled forth from Aeti’s parched throat. “Aha!” came the triumphant answer. “Just as I thought.” “MmmmHhmmmm” said the other uniform” A shot of this here, a shot of that there. And a shot of the other—let’s see. Oh, just stick it anywhere.” But there’s nothing wrong with me!” Aeti screamed. The uniforms, however, Avere busily conferring. Aeti heard snatches “Bed, tAvo weeks—convalescence, tAvo more—broAA'n pills, purple pills, green pills, striped pills—Food- bouillon and soda crackers Iavo weeks—no visitors—no radio—no True Love Stories—’ Aeti turned a despairing face to the aaMI and thought. No True Love Stories, no cuts. Life but an empty shell. Aly sad story to no one. am I able to tell.” She couldn’t resist a little flash of pride and wondered humbly if the Salemite would print her poem. ’’Maybe I can be an English major’ she thought. Aeti lay in bed pensively and remembered the other time she had come to the infii’Hiary. She had been a little too eager in a phys. ed. edass; somehow her head got caught in the basket ball basket ring when she leaped up AA ith the ball. Aeti had swung there uncon scious until she reduced a pound and slipp^t through. Pour professors had carried her to the infirmary. “A little dab of iodine—right here. There we are. Now run back to yonr classes little girl,” had said the white uniforur Acti had crawled back to the dorm, her head under one arm. She sighed, remembering bygone days.” Hi, Acti!” came a disgustingly cheerful voice. The invalid turned There stood the sick friend Acti had come to see. Now Acti saw bright red cheeks, curly hair, plump arins clutching a stack of True Love stories, t AA;as just leaving and they told me you were sick” said the Friend. Don’t come any closer” whispered Ach eebly, “I’ve got Acute Accident of the local Tract”.
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