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mUiak BludL Wa Jiaoe.?.. Letters To The Editor
Which shall we have-^a Student Govern
ment Association or our Student Self-Govern
ment Association? There is a difference; the
first term is little more than “lip service,
while the second term embodies goals, prin
ciples, and co-operation. Also the pronoun
“our” denotes a certain amount of pride.
In order for us to have pride in our Student
Self-Government, there are standards we must
uphold and privileges and responsibilities we
must, accept. Also, it must reflect our ideas,
our desires, and be operated for our benefit.
Our organization can be no stronger than we,
the students, and our elected officers, make it.
All the complaining and griping in the
smoke houses or in gab sessions never. gets
results unless taken to people who can help
undo tjie, wrong. Talk to the members of youi
student council and write to the editor of
your Salemite. We depend bn your ideas to
improve our-school! We cant help jou if we
don't know what you want.
There ' sefems to be a common belief that
jienalties, restrictions, etc. are the only fune-
, tio.ps .of the. Student Council. This is not true !
Foremost, we try to encourage high standard.s
and to. promote the general good of all stu
dents. Alany times we must take blame which
does not belong to us individually and we
usually accept this as part of our 30b. No
one is perfect, and there will never be a group
of faultless people on the Student Council
and if there was, then we wouldn’t be able to
understand the different problems which come
to us from time to time.
We want you to have an idea about the
work b£ thb Student Council, and if there are
any questions, we want to try to answer them.
We want to hear your suggestions and opin-
ic>ns, for only in this way will it be “our” Stu
dent Government.
We, on the Student Council, try to be open-
minded and willing to say we are wrong when
the occasion occurs. We sincerely try to see
your side of the situation, but we always work
with the ideas of “what is best for the group
and for the individual.”
Alice McNeely
President of Student Government
1/fau Goap^aied...
No kerchiefs, no blue jeans, no pedel push-
(‘I’s, no pajamas under raincoats in the dining
room: the I. R. S. has urged us to follow this
standard of dress. You have heard this urg-
ing and have cooperated.' Even at breakfast,
when if is so easy to throw a raincoat on over
j)ajamas, you have maintained this I. R. S.
standard of dress. The I. R. S. and Salem
appreciate your cooperation.
Salemite
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Published every Friday of the College year by the.
Student Body of Salem College
Edstor-in-Chlef -- Alison Britt
Associate Editor Connie Murray
Managing Editor Sally Reiland
Feature Editor Betsy Liles
Copy Editor Bebe Boyd
Make-up Editor Donald Caldwell
Headline Editor Boots Hudson
Pictorial Editor Lu Long Ogburn
Music Editor Edith Flagler
SpoTls Editor Lou Fike
Editorial Staff: Laurie Mitchell, Jean Edwards, Barbara
Allen Sue Harrison, Louise Barron, Jackie Nielsen, Eleanor
Smith. Martha Thornburg, Francine Pitts, Betty Tyler, Jane
Brown, Betty Lynn Wilson, Mary Anne Raines, Freda Siler,
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Fapulty Advisor Miss Jess Byrd
Dear Editor;
. I was pleased to note the change
in the tone of the column “Of All
Things.” Last week’s column was-
written by Sally Reiland and while
it was humorous, it was not trite.
Phoebe Hall’s comparison of “She-
redith” and Salem was also com
mendable.
Personally, I am tired of reading
about the trials and tribulations of
Fanny Freshman ! The subject* and
idea have been worn out. I do not
advocate a complete break with the
tone of the “Sally Senior” serials,
but do feel that some creative writ
ings with distinct flavor would be
an improvement.
I am aware that the column is
primarily for enjoyment. But I do
not believe that the average Salem
student has to be entertained be
fore she can enjoy something.
I understand, also, the problem
of composing such a lengthy art
icle. It is difficult to find someone
with the necessary time. Realizing
that^I am automatically placing a
price on my head, might I suggest
that you investigate the possibility
of. enlisting the aid of the “comp”
class ?
"Before I sound too derogatory.
let me compliment you on your
editorial concerning the noise at
the opening of chapel. Last Thurs
day’s improvement is proof that
the straight editorials do not go
unread. ,
Lynn Wilson
Dear Editor:
I have heard many Salemites
complain because they have Satur
day classes. But has anyone ever
heard the faculty make an issue ot
it? They would enjoy a day off as
much as some of us would (and
they probably need it worse), but
they endure those “8:30’s” and
“11:15’s” the same as everyone else
—and with no complaint.
And another thing, does anyone
ever think of the conferences the
faculty has with the students, the
lessons they have to plan, the the
mes they have to. read, and the
constant interruptions. In spite of
all this, a faculty member is always
on hand to help a student with a
problem, whether academic or so
cial.
And we complain, but our faculty
does not.
Laura Mitchell
Poems
By Margaret Schwinn
Hills
Some love the lowlands where
the sea
Hour after hour is breaking
white,
But I love verdant hills that
hold
The peace of noon, the calm
of night.
Charmed sentinels they always
seem
To lift me from the leaf-green
sod
Up to the ever-beckoning sky.
Their might and silence speak
of God‘
Lovely Things of Life
What arekhe lovely things of
life ?
White sails against a cobalt
sky,
Waves breaking on a yellow
dune,
The deeds of love that you
and I
Perform each day; the crescent
moon.
And faith’s fair banner lifted
high.
What are the lovely things of
life ?
The syllables of healing grace
That helps the downcast, the
oppressed;
The wind-blown fields of
Queen-Anne’s lace.
Solace of sheep, the charm of
rest.
The smile upon a mother’s
face—
These are the lovely things of
life.
Globe Trotters
By Bobbi Kuss
It you’ve even heard of the Har
lem' Globe-trotters, you know all
about long shots and dribbles and
goals. Well, I’m a Salem Globe
trotter and I hope you’ll be in
terested in my “long shot ’ . . .
hoping you'll read my little “drib
ble” of news . . . and will go on to
read Time or Life or U. S. World
News & Reports or even those
strange things commonly called
newspapers . . . my “goal”.
I’m not the only “globe-trotter”.
Seems like everyone’s been having
travel fever . . . President Eisen
hower’s good will tour to Mexico,
New Orleans, Kansas City, Abe-
line, and many other places with
many speeches and even a birthday
party in Hershey, Penn.
Veep Nixon’s first lap 'of a 38,000
mile world tour taking him to New
Zealand, Australia . . . and on.
Queen Frederika Louise Thyra Vic
toria Margarita Sophia Olga Cecila
Isabella Christa, Princess of Han
over, Great Britain and Ireland,
Duchess of Brunswick and Lime-
berg and present Queen of Greece!
... on a good will tour ... to
land in Washington this week.
T\vo new emissaries sent to the
turbulent Middle East: Herbert
Hoover, Jr. to Iran to check on
prospects for a settlement of Brit-
ish-Iranian oil quarrels; Eric A.
Johnston (Pres, of Motion Picture
.\ssoc. of A.) as ambassador to
Israel and neighboring states .
the task of lessening the usual
Arab-Israeli tension by specific
things as projects of irrigation
or settlement of the refugee prob-
!em~q-ather than a generalized over
all blueprint for peace.
And in that locale . . . the sad
trip of a band of Israelites who
made peace harder than ever to
attain by crossing the Arab fron
tier to massacre the whole village
of Kibya . . . deemed the bloodiest
night of border warfare since the
1949 armistice.
Returning from travels '. . .
Crown Prince Akihito, home in
Japan after a 35,000 mile, 197 day,
14 country tour. F. Case (S. Dak.
Rep.), J. Duff (Pa. Rep.), and J. C.
Stennis (Miss. Dem.), a Senate
Armed Forces sub-committee home
from a 12,000 mile trip of survey
ing U. S. development and air pro
grams in twelve European and
African lands ... a return with
good reports on U. S. defense
measures and a hopeful attitude
especially on West Germany, Tur
key, Spain and Greece who “wiil
fighl Soviet aggression to the
death.”
A meeting of Eden of Britain,
Secretary of State Dulles, and
France’s Bidault in London to dis
cuss their problems: Korea, Indo-
Ch-ina, EDC, and negotitations with
M o s c o w. Accomplishments : In
vited Yugoslavia and Italy to sit
down and talk over Trieste with
them (Tito of Yugoslavia had
threatened to march on Trieste if
Italian troops moved in; Italian
Premier Pella threatened to resign
if Tito got his way). Invoked an
emergency meeting of U. N. Se
curity Council for consideration of
suddenly worsened relations be
tween Israel and the Arab world.
Brushed aside Russia’s evasive re
quest for conference (Big 4 and
Red China) and suggested that
Molotov sit with Big 3 foreign
ministers to discuss peace settle
ment for Germany and Austria.
Many red Red faces due to
(Continued on page four)
By Donald Caldwell
Geraldine Ghost could hardly believe it
Today was October 31. Her very first Ha
loween. Geraldine lived in the .bell tower ]
Main Hall and she was a real hep eat if ym|
ever saw one. Her invisible sox were so Ion,
and thick that when she rolled them down
they stood out from her ankles a cool fiitw
and nine tenths inches. Geraldine wore real
georg'e bebop shoes in ghostly white. She alsa
liad the usual spookoxided streak in her hair.
She was just a solid sister.
For months now she had been reading gj,
bert’s Rules of Order for Ghosts. It must havtJ
been written by a real gone ghost because sk I
had learned many a cool fact on how to scan |
any self-respecting cat out of his pegged pant
Since the first of October, Geraldine hi
completely goofed off with thoughts of ho
much she would scare all the sad sallies 1
the Salem campus.
It was dark now and Geraldine flew dor
from the bell tower. Her first stop was C
well Dormitory because those green freshmei]
would be easy game for a hep cat like
In she flew and came to rest. (Those
nails will really cut your breath.) Geraldkl
was very upset. Tliere wasn’t a single cat ii|
Davy. She flew from floor to floor
couldn’t find a single cat in the whole eras |
building.
Frantically Geraldine trucked it on over til
South and again she found an empty buildind
Sisters’, Strong, Society, Home Managemetl
House and Bitting all gave the same res*
Empty!! As empty as a hep cats poeketboikl
is at the end of the month. Where, ohffhw, I
had those Salem cats gone ? They were real |
gone.
Then Geraldine thought of those
dances over at Carolina and State. Thais I
whei'e all the Salem cats had gone. Andskl
had no one to scare on her very first Hall
ween.
Geraldine hit the air for the top of Ma
Hall. Sitting there thinking of all the f»|
other ghosts must be having, she considerdj
giving the prexy’s house a try, but gavetPj
that idea as a lost cause. Geraldine just sat j
there and felt like the crazy little mixed if|
kid she had hoped to make some one else!
Then Geraldine heard someone whisH®t|
some real gone music and she looked up. T
ing there as big as life she saw a bebop I
if she ever saw one. Never had she seensufj
a sharp duck-tail. And dig those
pants! All those flaps on his pants and w*
bucks too. Could she stand it?
This hard cat leisurely sat down bfc
Geraldine and introduced himself- He
Phil Phantom from Haple Chill and be
having a real dead Halloween. All the
at the Chill were having too big a Hme
scared and he had checked around looking *■
some real gone excitement.
As they sat there chewing the fat they ^
eided to go find a place to cut a rug
real gone music.
Thus all the Salem Witches (and the
Ghost too) had a crazy time on Hallo"’®*®