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THE SALEMITE
October 1, 1954
Among top stinlonts returning to Salem
there is a group ealled ‘the newspaper folk’.
’I'liat gi'oup strives to have ready for your
consumption each h’ridaj" afternoon a Salemite.
We are not unlike the rest of you Salemites;
\v‘, too, have fading suntans and new hair
cuts, and wonder just how well the new
faculty members will like Salem and us.
Ami like all other organizations, the Sal.em-
ite has several dreams she would like to see
realized. Many are possible,-though not prob
able—certainly not even possible unless you
help us.
We sincerely wish all the seniors would an
nounce their engagements and plans to study
abroad so we coidd run a six inch column and
[)icture of each. We cross our fingers waiting
to sc(‘ if the juniors will like (the picture and
feature we are running next week of their
Folies. We want the sophomores to see their
names in ludiit ev('ry time they allow. And.
we hope the freshmen will find their path to
the Salemite office each Wednesday night.
The Stee Oee should know that we work
for'the same ideals she holds so high.
The Athletic Association should know that
her motto is in our office, too.
The May Day Committee should know that
we try to get all the details correct, and that
we want every picture of every beauty to be
(dearly seen.
The Sights and Insights should know that
we endeavor to get pverybod3^ to read us so
she can run a picture in next spring’s annual.
The Pierrettes should know that though we
aren’t real drama critics, we think she is
wortlyv of a long feature and big picture at
casting time.
The IRS should know that our ink-smudged
dress works for her, too.
The YWCA should know that we Avould like
to give each of her vesper services a first lead
coverage.
The facult.v should know that we want their
news, too; for thej- make up much of Salem.
Tlie rest of .you should knoAv that we would
appreciate your suggestions and criticisms.
We shall not be angry; but rather, Avill enlist
.vour aid in improx'ing' ourself.
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^ jHetten. 7a /HI ScUemite^
Dear Salemites,
Welcome! 1 want to extend this greeting
to all Salemites, new and old. 1 speak not
only as a representative of your Student Gov
ernment, but personally. W’^e all have a big
year ahead of us—for some there are neAv
and Avonderful experiences to discover; Avhile
some of us hope to cherish forcAmi' the mem
ories of our last year at Salem. Regardless
of our class, Ave are all Salemites and, looking
forward to a happ.y and successful A-ear.
Speaking )iow as a senior, 1 feel that J can
sa.A- that Salem has much to offer all of us.
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Salemite
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Published every Friday of the College year by the
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Subscription Price—$3.50 a year
Editor-in-Chief Betty Lynn Wilson
Associate Editors — Moggi Blakeney, Anne Edwards
Managing Editor _ Bebe Boyd
Feature Editor Donald Caldwell
Assistant Feature Editor — Louise Barron
Copy Editor ! Jo Smitherman
Make-up Editor Nancy Gilchrist
Pictoral Editor _ Jean Currin
Music Editors .. .... . Ella Ann Lee, Martha Thornburg
Sports Editor ----- Lou Pike
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Editor’s note; This cartoon is a reprint of one run in the Salemite
several years ago.
Recent And Readable
(Jo Smitherman)
For an absorbing, challenging,
poignant literary experience, fCAV
recent books can top the January,
1954, Literary Guild selection, “Not
A.S A Stranger”. In this rnarathon
of an idealist in the pursuit of pure
science, the late Morton Thompson
reluctantly but convincingly draws
the conclusion that compromising
of ideals is wisest.
Lucas Marsh Avas born to be a
doctor; and he cared about one
thing — the practice of Medicine.
The strange relationship between
Luke and the nurse-Avife he mar
ried for her money, the plunge into
a small town general practice, the
terror of a smallpox epidemic,
Here And There
By Freda Siler
Once again I am reporting to all
Salemites the events of the past
week. It is my hope that you will
at least get a glimpse of the news
from me, or find some little thing
that you missed in your newspaper.
Since the French killed EDO,
Britian and the U. S. have been
trying to w'ork out an agreeable
plan to defend Western Europe
against Russia. Last week Britain’s
Anthony Eden flew to the continent
to try reviving the 1948 Brussels
treaty. This treaty, in which Bri
tain, France, and the Benelux
countries agreed to give all militarj-
assistance possible in case they
were attacked from the outside,
was originally aimed at Germany
and Italy. He also asked for Ger
man sovereignty and speedy Ger
man rearmameiiT under NATO con
trol. In order to get the French
to accept' it he included a restric
tion on the size of Germany’s army.
This required a further restriction
on all armies concerned so Eden
planned for thes^ controls and re
strictions to be handled by NATO,
but Mendes-France wants to give
the job to the Brussels powers, all
of wliom felt German aggression in
the last war.
Eden and Secretary of State
Dulles met in London toward the
end of the week to discuss this
plan'. Dulles Avas not as optimistic
as Eden about Mendes-France
changing his mind. However, they
agreed to a nine-power meeting
this week in London.
During the elections in Italy
Konrad Adenaur’s Christian Demo
crats suffered a setback in popu
larity. They still have control in
the national Bundestag, and Aden
aur’s term will run until 1957.
The Soviet Union has exploded
its sixth atomic bomb somewkere
of
Luke’s realization finally that he
cannot “stand alone in the world”
—all these experiences make “Not
As A Stranger”, as evaluated by
“The Saturday Review of - Litera
ture,” “a work' of beauty and power
. . . certain .of popularity . . . and
long survival.”
“Time” said: “No novel ever
written has contained more authen
tic, hard-won facts about doctors,
patients, hospitals.” Through this
authentic, startling medical back
ground you, with mixed emotions,
will follow Lucas Marsh, a truly
dedicated man.
Thompson, Morton. 1954. Charles
Scribner’s Sons. $4.75
in Russia, probably Sibera. The
U. S. has exploded forty-four.
The First National Peoples’ Con
gress convened in Peking, China.
Among the 1,141 delegates attend
ing were the 19-year-old Dalai
Lama, temporal ruler of the pro
vince of Tibet and the Panchen
Lama, 16-year-old spiritual leader
of Tibetans. The Dalai Lama said,
“The Tibetan people enjoy full re
ligious freedom.”
It was quite noticeable that no
mention was made by the delegates
of “immediate liberation” of For
mosa. In fact only one speaker
mentioned the “liberation” that has
been talked of so much in Red
China, and he preceded it with the
word “ultimate.” It is probable
that the situation at Quemoy had
some bearing on this.
Textile workers went on strike
in Japan last Aveek. At first it
seemed that they had no reason
for striking, but it soon became
! evident that their boss, Natsukawa,
had not treated them as “kindly”
as he had said. The CIO Textile
VVorkers sent' the strikers $1,000
and from the British Textile Work- .
ers came' $2,800. The thing that
ended the strike, however, was
quite Japanese. Four girls on
strike committed suicide. Natsu-
kaAva was forced to meet reason
able demands and end the 106-day
strike.
For the sport fans I have a
couple of items. Rocky Marciano
retained the heavyweight champion
ship by knocking out Ezzard Char-
third time that Charles had been
les in the eighth round. It was the
knocked doAvn that night. The
Cleveland Indians clinched the
American League pennant when
they beat the Tigars, 3-2, in De-i
troit’s Briggs 'Stadium. The New
York Yankees beat the Philadelphia
Athletics to obtain second place.
By Louise Barron
Education or co-edueation? Some help in
the solution of this timely question Avill be at
tempted by'a student Avho attended the Uni
versity of North Carolina for six Aveeks and
Salem College for tAvo years. Naturally any
thing that is said about either campus must
be from this particular student’s point of vieAV.
Any student attending Salem for six Aveeks
after being enrolled at Carolina for Iavo ^mars
Avill undoubtedly disagree.
In fact, the above students in such a com
parison would agree only to the extent of size,
enrollment, and the number of dates available
to female students. On all three of these
numerical points Carolina far surpasses Salem.
There is perhaps one other indisputable fact
—that being that the Avails of the buildings
of Carolina are adorned by iv)^ Avhile those at
Salem are unmistakeabl,v decoi’ated with Vir-
ginia Creeper.
Within these Avails, donnitorv" life at the
tAvo schools is basicallj" the same. Conver
sations in both places are generally centered
around one of three subjects—the date for
that night, the date Avished for that night, or
a ..subdued argument concerning Avho has the
most to do because of some unreasonable pro
fessor. These conversations take place in the
same surroundings: at the bridge table, in the
stud)' rooms, and in bedrooms stocked Avith a
good suppl)’ of food and records.
On the other hand there can be found a few
differences in dormitory life at Salem and
Carolina. The three most noticeable ones are
that at Carolina the phone rings more during
the week, smoking is alloAved in the bedrooms,
and it takes girls longer to dress in the morn
ing. The last statement snrel,v needs no ex
planation—remember there are men at Caro
lina.
■ The dates acejuired b.v this extra early
moniing preparation or b,y other’ means are
not different from those, acquired at Salem
exceiit that once out of the dormitor.y there
ar« more places to go. This difference is nar-
roAvered doAvn Avhen one remembers that
Avherever v'ou go in or around Chapel Hill
A'ou do essentialU the same sort of things that
A’ou do in Y/inston-Salem’s one night spot Avith
the exception of one minor point. In Chapel
Hill it is assumed a’ou do drink and in Win
ston-Salem it is supposedly assumed that you
do not.
In an indirect Avaj' this mention of drinking
calls for a comparison of the honor systems
at Salem and Carolina. This Avriter Avould say
that Salem’s honor sA'stem Avorks better in
both academic and social areas. One can not
be certain, howeA'er, since the writer is directly
involved Avith the Student GoA’ernment at
Salem. Generally such people know less abopt
hoAv Avell an honor sv'stem Avorks than any
body else on campus.
If the reader requires the stu.dent to come
to some conclusion as a result of her com
parison betAveen Salem and Carolina, she
Avould choose Salem as her regular school, but
Avould have to admit that Carolina is a mar
velous ijlace to spend a portion of the summer
vacation. , i