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THE SALEMITE
Septemb
4fte4i
So you’re a freshman!
So 3'ou’ve carried hatboxes, suitcases and
stacd^s of dresses to a bare room in Clewell.
While you stood there already planning furni-
tur(* re-arrangements, your roommate walked
in. Both of you just looked a minute, then
you began to talk in a rush—and wondered
does she like me.
So you’’S'e gone through the swish of orien
tation week. You’ve (diattered in smoke house
groups, made new friends, forgotten names
and learned dozens of new ones. You’ve met
with senior advisors and heard about the
honor system and overnights.
So the y(>ar has begun. On Saturday after
noons raciios will be turned to football games
or maybe you will be washing your hair for
a blind date that night. Classes will begin
and you will wonder how you will ever learn
to write an English theme or memorize the
Pythagorean theorem or learn the kings of
England.
Soon it will be Thanksgiving. And then
Christmas. You will smell the warm musti-
uess of th(> .Moravian Christmas candles and
hear tlu' rustle of evening dresses at the
Christmas fonnal. You will see dorms trans
formed with bright decorations. Then you
will go home.
In danuary and F(d)ruary the air will make
\'our eyes water as you walk to the postoffice.
There will be basketball games and exams.
Spring will bring jonquils to back campus
and (diei-ry blossoms to Salem Square. Miss
Anna will tend to her pansies and groups of
girls, talking oi- singing, will linger on the
lawn long after twilight. Shorts and bare
I'eet will i)e the style as practices for May Day
begin.
So sinnmer will come and you will be a
sophomore. Now you are just beginning—a
freshman. But most important of all—you
are Salem.
/i J^euA 1/fean..,.
\Ve are standing at the portals of a new
year at Salem. The freshmen are settled and
busy learning names and faces. The sopho
mores and, juniors are filling the smoke houses
with tales of their summer. The seniors are
becoming accustomed to living in Bitting and
are already making plans for the future. But
for each of us there is a scliool year ahead
full of work and fun.
This is a year for continuing Salem’s tradi
tion—Standing at the Portals, Christmas ves-
|)ei-s, birthday dinnei's, tree planting, hat
burning.
This is a year for opportunities—showing
that we are worthy of an honor system and
(mjnible of governing ourselves, making our
trial light system work so that it may become
permanent, accepting responsibility and a
jiersonal sense of honor in every undertaking.
This is also a year for fun—1. R. S. dances,
stunt night, softball, basketball and hockey,
Salem-Davidson Day, May Day.
This is a year whose success will depend
ui)on each of us. Let’s make the most of it,
Margaret Thomas,
Student Government President
Zt)t ^alemite
What Is She?
By Dr. Dale H. Gramley
Between the gawkiness of early
adolescence and the dignity of full
womanhood, we find a delightful
creature called the College Girl.
She comes in assorted sizes,
weights and ages, but all College
Girls seem to have the same creed:
To enjoy and profit from every
second of ever minute of every
hour of every day, to delay doing
classroom assignments and term
papers, anticipate mail and forth
coming week-ends, to engage in
bull sessions, and when the last
minute of any day arrives to sur
render reluctantly as House Presi
dents and Student Government re
gulations pack them off to bed.
College girls are found anywhere
around campus and sometimes off
—on the floor, on tables, under
tables, up and down the steps,
throwing candy wrappers on the
sidewalk, piling books here and
there, dropping cigarette ashes,
discarding coke bottles in the line
of traffic, w'alking on the grass and
parked in automobiles.
Mothers love them, of course,
younger brothers tolerate them,
other girls cnvj^ them, college boys
glorify them, Heaven protects
them, the Faculty is divided on
the matter.
A College girl is Truth with
polish on its fingernails. Beauty
adulterated only by blue jeans.
Wisdom with a scarf around its
head, and Hope for the future
once a fraternity pin appears.
A College girl is a composite—
she has the energy of a pocket-
size atomic bomb, the irresponsi
bility of an overnight guest, the
curiosity of a cat, the lungs of a
dictator, the imagination of a Paul
Bunyon, the gullibility of a yokel,
the poise of an actress, the en
thusiasm of an evangelist,, the
fault-finding ability of a taxpayer,
the friendliness of a salesman, and
the ingenuity of an inventor.
She likes late evening snacks,
the movies, trips to town, easy as
signments, men professors, take
offs on campus characters, Christ
mas, stuffed animals, the latest
fads, informal bull sessions with
the faculty, bridge and canasta at
all hours, unlimited cuts and enter
tainment in chapel. She is not
much for 8 ;30 classes, quiet m the
dorms, mending a tear, busy signs,
lights out, the dentist, term papers,
rainy weather, or discomfort of any
kind.
Nobody else is quite so attractive,
or so late for meals. Nobody else
gets so much fun out of mail or
little bits of news. Nobody else
can cram into one handbag a supply
of tissues, a lipstick, a comb, a
boy friend’s picture, three letters,
ja wallet, a wad of lecture notes, a
I church bulletin, a nail file, glasses,
a shopping list, assorted sales slips,
keys, bobby pins, and $1.67.
A College girl is a magical crea-
' ture. You can lock her out of
I the dormitory, but not out of your
i heart. Might as well give up—she
j is your captor, your jailor and
I your master—a bright-faced, grace
ful, friendly, attractively dressed
bundle of emotion and good sense.
When you pass her on campus or
meet her in class, although weighted
dow'ii by the shattered pieces of
your hopes and dreams, she can
mend them like new with a smile
and a friendly “Hello.”
World News
New Defense Against A-Bomb
According to Army sources, new
weapons — mystery weapons de
scribed as “fantastic”—before long
will ease the threat that atomic
bombs may fall on American cities.
A whole arsenal of these weapons
is in the making. These are mis
siles that seek out and chase
enemy bombers in the sky. Some
can be aimed and fired from the
ground long before the target air
craft comes in sight. Others are
fired automatically from fighter
planes flying faster than sound.
“Homing devices” take some to
their targets regardless of how the
enemy bomber may maneuver to
escape. Other missiles and artil
lery shells are radar-guided, ac
curate at ranges far beyond those
of the past. Most are now into,
or getting into, the production
stage.
Draft Helps College
Colleges, it now appears, are not
to be scuttled by the draft after
all. Last spring some college pre
sidents forecast a SO to 75 per cent
drop in enrollment of men stu
dents this autumn.
Actually, total enrollment this
year is going to be within 10 per
cent of last year’s figure.
First returns on registrations
show that enrollment is higher
than expected nearly everywhere.
This indicates that the controver
sial student-deferment plan is
working A few draft boards have
overridden the rules that provide
for deferment of qualified students.
In some cases they probably drafted
men who would have been deferred
somewhere else. But most boards
are co-operating in the student-
deferment plan.
Dewey or Taft?
Battle lines for the struggle over
the next G. O. P. presidential no
mination now are becoming clear.
Unless Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
agrees to make the fight, it will
be Senator Robert A. Taft of
Ohio against a scattered opposition.
And Governor Thomas E. Dewey
of New York, masterminding the
anti-Taft movement, will be minus
the single powerful figure that can
hold his forces together.
An impartial survey of the situ
ation by politicians, however, in
dicates that Senator Taft is far out
in front of the field as the situa
tion stands 10 months before the
party’s National Convention.
Many say that he has the best
chance of winning a nomination
than he has had since his first
race in 1940, when he was swept
aside by the surge for the late
Wendell Wilkie.
Where To Go
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Assistant Editor Eleanor MacGregor
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Copy Editor Ann Lowe
Copy Editor Ruthie Derrick
Sports Editors Jane Fearing, Helen Ridgeway
Editorial Staff: Jean Patton, Betty Parks, Lorrie Dirom,
Margaret Thomas, Elsie Macon, Kitty Burrus and Marion
Watson, Lola Dawson,
Editorial Assistants: Florence Spaugh, Edith Tesch, Lou
Bridgers, Eleanor Fry, Peggy Johnson, Lu Long Ogburn,
Jean Calhoun, Cynthia May, Emma Sue Larkins, Jean
Davenport, Fay Lee, Jane Schoolfield, Florence Cole, Edith
Flagler, Joan Elrick, Phyllis Forrest, Joann Belle, Peggy
Bonner and Beth Coursey.
Typists Betty McCrary, Lou Bridgers
Business Manager Emily Warden
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Exchange Editors Fae Deaton, Lil Sprinkle
Pictorial Editor Marion Watson
Faculty Advisor Miss Jess Byrd
By Peggy Chears
Winston-Salem gives Salem stu
dents a variety of civic opportuni
ties, both cultural and commercial.
The Winston-Salem Arts Forum
is responsible for musical programs
such as the Civic Music concerts,
the Winston-Salem Symphony with
guest conductors, operettas and
special guest artists. Included in
the Civic Music program for this
year will be Patrice Munsel, La
Traviata and a well-known sym
phony orchestra. All new student;-
will have a chance to purchase
Civic Music and Symphony tickets.
The Arts Forum also sponsors
an arts and crafts workshop, a
danc^ group and dramatic enter
tainment through the Little The
ater and the Barter Theater. The
Barter Theater will present Shake
speare’s Merchant of Venice this
year.
The merchants offer Salem girls
a variety of shopping centers. Stu
dents can shop at any of the large
number of small, stores or in the
bigger department stores of the
city. Several of these stores are
known throughout this section for
their fashions.
Salemites can find a number of
good restaurants in Winston,
Hotel dining rooms, small restau
rants, a steak house, a popular
snack shop, a Smorgasbord and the
Twin City Club give opportunities
for any type of food desired.
The main recreation found in
Winston-Salem is the Theaters.
There are three uptown theaters
and several drive-in movies on the
outskirts of the city. The Y. W.
C. A. sponsors Y-Teen dances to
which Salem students are invited.
Another popular amusement is
skating at Reynolds Park.
Editor’s Note:
With the final issue of the Salemite last
spring, Acti, the imaginary representative-
of all activities at Salem, met-with a well,
deserved rest. She was the child of the
Class of ’51, born during their freshmaii
year, and with them she managed to be
come involved in just about every situa
tion a Salem girl should avoid. As the
days of graduation approached, Acti
gradually came to realize that her days
on this earth were numbered, that her
generation was on the threshold of the
cruel world in which there was no place
for her. Fate played a merciful trick on
Acti, for she met her death while still in
her prime and surrounded by her class
mates. A new student has come to Salem
to take the place of the departed Acti
who will be introduced in this issue ol
the Salemite. She can usually be found
in the office of the Salemite in the cata
combs of Main Hall,, and all students are
invited to come and meet her at their
earliest convenience.
By Betty Parks
Katy Kombs brought the last load of shoes,
boxes, and potted plants up to the room,
dumped them in the remaining space on th
window sill, and waved good-bye to her de
parting relatives. As she crumpled with fati
gue on her foot-locker, Katy thought of al
of the things to be done before her roommate
arrived. Thank Heavens, Aunt Lucia lial
come along to hang the curtains. Of course,
the curtains had required two of the four
nails allotted to each room, but it couldn’t lie
helped. Meditating on curtains and nails,
Katy launched into the business of unpacking,
Five days,' nine hours, and twelve cokes
later, Katy squeezed the last bottle of pills i
the med.icine chest and sat back to admin
her handiwork and wait for The Roommate
to come. None of the freshmen had arrived,
none having been excited to the point of com
ing a week early as was Katy.
But today Katy was wild with the antiet
pation of meeting her roommate at last. S
summer Katy had sent letters, pictures, and
short biographical sketches of herself to Pear-
leen—even worked out a family tree of al
living relatives to help Pearleen when slf
came visiting back home in Paradise Creel,
W. Va. But somehow Pearleen never hi
found time to answer any of the letters; sfe
was probably so popular that all of her
was already taken up. But today she «
coming, and Katy had to be prepared to mab
that initial- impression.
In an attempt to give a neat appearance ti
the room', Katy blew the dust from the
ser, wiped the tooth-paste spray off the mlj
ror, and watered the drooping- plants, turninl
each yellow leaf to achieve the proper affe*
of balance and proportion. The next probl®
was to decide how to array herself for
meeting. Rejecting the more formal itemsf
her wardrobe, Katy chose a casual costo®
of dark blue denim, worn with a blouse *\
gay print and pinched at the waist with h
good old Girl Scout belt (the one that s»l
“Be Prepared” on the buckle). After J
Pearleen would be all hot and tired from»'
trip to Salem, and there was no point *1
making her feel bad by dressing up.
Suddenly from the hall there arose ^
sound of many voices, all of them male,
door to Katy’s room was flung open, an“
marched a procession of white-coated poin
each loaded to the eye-brows with lug?*-'j
(All Matched and Brand New). Next ca®
the express men with steamer trunks hear®,
labels from every resort in Europe. Tb®
collection of photographs of what ^ookeo j
be every candidate of the Mr. America
test. And last of all came Pearleen.
Katy looked longingly at Pearleen and
deep down in her heart that surely
couldn’t cook—blond hair like that d#]
grow on cooks.
Amid a flurry of silks, laces and long
gloves, Pearleen cooded lyrically, “Helki
you my roommate?” This show of giri'®**,
terest was immediately spoiled by a tor®®" I
frown which appeared on Pearleen’s k’*
face.
Katy looked down at her dowdy
took heart as she saw the “Be Prepared ■
the buckle of her Girl .Scout belt.