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March 16, 1951
THE SALEMITE
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Dear Editor
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ceremony, etc.
What is the cause of this gen
eral passiveness ? Are Salem’s
traditions outmoded? Do her rules
insult the “personal honor” and
“sense of responsibility” of the
students ? Is her faculty “com
placent, irresponsible” and disin
terested ? Are her students frivo-
lotis, immature and self-centered?
Are those in authority condescend
ing in their attitudes toward com
plaints and suggestions from the
students? Is Salem sitting back
smugly on its historical past, ignor
ing the need of some innovation ?
Or, may all these possibilities be
boiled down to this: insufficient
appreciation of Salem’s traditions
and an unsatisfactory relationship
between student body and admini
stration ?
I am certain that such specific
grievances as tedious chapel pro
grams and greasy food might be
easily remedied by a little more
vigor and effort on the part of
those who plan the former and
those who prepare the latter. (I
believe that everyone enjoyed the
chapel program of last Thursday,
in which both students and a
faculty member entertained us.) As
for this more illusive issue of stu
dent faculty relationship, I think
that it, too, might be eased. Why
don’t our professors drop in on our
dormitories more often? They
come so infrequently, that when
they do, students seem to suspect
some ulterior motive. And why
don’t faculty members invite stu
dents to visit them, casually, with
out some special occasion to
prompt the invitation ? And why
should there be faculty tables and
student tables in the dining room ?
This causes a very definite barrier,
and having one day a year set
apart when teacher, deans, etc. are
to grace the student tables, only
etnphasizes the blockade and
makes the situation awkward.
And another thing in regard to
the gap between the administration
and the students; when issues are
curtailed unsatisfactorily, why don’t
the girls express themselves? I
believe that there was some mis
understanding concerning Dr.
(iramley’s statement about the food
issue in chapel last week, and yet
Of All Things
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worried about the world situ
ation, human nature, marriage,
next week-end, the French exam.
alternately was bored by and
enjoyed dates, dances, classes,
extra-curricular activities, meetings,
conversations.
wondered what am I going to
do, why am I here, what is man ? . .
Through bewnlderment and bliss,
but mostly painful experience, Acti
finally became a SENIOR. She was
looked upon with curiosity by the
freshmen, misgivings by the faculty
and not at all by her classmates
—they w'ere sick of looking at her.
Acti smiled tolerantly through
her memories.
... It was spring. It was yellow
jonquils and a graceful green wil
low tree. It was comprehensives
and exams. It was sunbaths and
house parties. It was Shelley and
Debussy. It was getting ready for
tomorrow . . .
The door of the Salemite office
opened slowly and twm sophomores
came in hesitantly.
“Could we join the advertising
staff?” The newly-elected editor
arose from under the table.
“Write the column, hand it in
tomorrow,” she thundered, thrust
ing a slip of paper at the two so
phomores.
Acti smiled tolerantly, the cycle
was almost complete. Slowly as
she had come into the world at
Salem, Acti felt herself sinking
into oblivion.
Came a clap of thunder! The
wind blew. The rain rained, and
the wfillow' tree willowed. But Acti
smiled tolerantly as she faded. She
knew her spirit would remain—for
in the dim recesses, writing furi
ously, were two sophomores, a
freshman, a senior, two juniors. A
brick fell . . .
no one rose to dispute it.
The fault of Salem’s, present state
of degradation resides within
everyone on campus—can’t we all
try a little harder ?
By Betty Leppert
MORRISETTES
DEPT. STORE
4th & Trade
In Chicago, Illinois, a favorite
gathering spot of students at Loyola
University is the Union Lounge be
cause it is a cheerful place—full of
friendly university atmosphere.
And when the gang gathers around,
ice-cold Coca-Cola gets the call. For
here, as in university haunts every
where—Coke belongs.
Ask for it either way ... both
trade-marks mean the same thing.
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WINSTON COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.
© 1951, The Coca-Cola Company
Dear Editor
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problems must be faced in every
school. That same person will
very probably say that the food
at Salem is generally better than
that in other schools. Our food
might not always be “piping hot”
when served, but the meals them
selves are well-balanced, and you
do receive second-helpings—which
is uncommon in many other
schools. No one at Salem has
ever suffered from mal-nutrition.
The main reason that the food is
cold is that students and faculty
come in sometimes as much as 15
or 20 minutes late to meals. If you
expect to get hot rolls, you should
be on time! The complaint about
cold or luke warm coffee is not
the fault of the dining hall staff.
It is because of faulty coffee urns
which, if replaced now, will cost
approximately $800 to $1,000.
This year the doors of the din
ing hall have not been closed in
any student’s face because he was
late, which is a rule that is rigidly
enforced elsewhere.
The administration and the din
ing hall staff are very understand
ing about student s’ complaints.
Mrs. Cummings would welcome
new ideas or complaints that you
might have. The staff has a deeper
interst in its job than simply re
ceiving a pay-check; if they didn’t,
Russell would not have been here
for 31 years. But they are inter
ested in people, and they want to
satisfy the students. They have
co-operated in every way they
know of. Now it is time for the
students to help. If you have any
constructive ideas about ways to
improve the dining hall, it’s your
duty as a member of the student
body to tell them to Dr. Gramley
or Mrs. Cummings. Stop griping
and do something.
Peggy Chears
Jo Bell
"Death..."
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for his sons has stopped with an
easy, back slapping, sports-loving,
locker-room popularity. More than
ruining his sons so that one has
become a woman chaser and the
other a thief, his standards have
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