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Vage 1 wu THE SALEMITE October 12, 1956 £ a Beyond the Squcsre Published every Friday of the College year by the Student Body of Salem College Carol Campbell S '«iiiaiiiiniiiiiictiiiiiiiiiiiianiiiiiiiiir»iMiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiimiii[]miiniiiiiniiiiiiiMiii[]iiiiiiiiiiiiE]iiiiiiimiit]iHjiiHiiHUiiiiiiiiiiiic*> THE NATION Ttnce upon a time a man named Lincoln stood on a tree stump and made, spceclies to small gatherings o,f. citizens from whom he hoped to oftlaiiv votes. Since then the met hods of political campaigning have cliaiiged Quite a bit. .I'be election campaigns of the 1956 Presixlential nominees are a slfidied confusion pf plane sche dules, press conferences, one night stan,(ls at rallies, fairs and festivals and strategy meetings. And still lltefe are the problems confronted by the candidates which arise from just the plain old inconvenience of traveling. Cursed'with a heavy dark beard, the greatest tribulation for Mr. Slevensou to endure seems to ' be shaving. Twice a day with a 75c rjiv'or, he nevertheless faces the problem and fights. In a recent article covering the touring con- diti(>iis it stated that another head ache ■ is caused by the fact that he pre,fers broadcloth Ivy League shirts .(which he packs along with three ,suits) and which are ever so di.ffiRult to launder in a short time ill comparison to the nylon quick- dries. Often his shoes must remain un- potiiihed for two weeks until he gtte.s to the barber shop for a hair cut. Otherwise, they receive a qtiick riib with a towel or a cloth (Ivy League broadcloth, no doubt). ()c,spite a frenzied schedule of speeches and conferences with his aides; bedtime does not come until ojte' o’clock. But by 6:45 the next mornihg he is, up and ready for brea^fa.sl, which usually consists of.poached egg; fruit and coffee. Mr. Stevenson has a natural avefkfoi) to pills and vitamins and even, affcr a day of perhaps eight Q.r; .ojirie ; speeches, he refuses to gargle,',''A man for whom it is hard to’rela.v, Adlai works constantly on his .speeches and writes them all ou.l^ip Ipnghand. While he is com- IKtftiug. he insists on perfect quiet. ■.Tliis schedule permits little ex- drci.si "but- 'when tasked about his tanned complexion Stevenson ex- ptai]ted. I|h,3l he .acquired it making .speeches to the voters and not on (4ie’''goff' links. We’ll travel with Ike ndxf week. ' PEOPLE Of course the biggest news in the spcirts .world is the victory of the New Vork Yankees in the 1956 W,prld Series. The brightest star in, ^llie anqual event this year was 27ryCar-^id Don Larsen of the Yankees , who pitched the first no hit -game in world series history PIT Monday. It would certainly seem that Larsen is living up to Casey. Stengel’s prediction when he said ‘‘He can be one of baseball’s grcAte.^t- pitchers any time he puts his'rriin'd to it.” On August, 4th, Sgt. Matthew C. McKepti, was, sentenced to nine moiiths hard labor, forfeiture of $30 a month from his pay and dis- njissal from, the Marine Corps for leading J’4,recruits on an unauthor ized march, into the tidal waters of ..Ribbon Creek. On this march si?c of...the, recruits were drowned. Last:, week .Secretary Thomas an nounced that McKeon’s sentence had, been reduced to three months of dabor, no dismissal and no fine. The, heat of public opinion has cooled, yon see. \ ilecauSe of the recent decisions ttt' forbid interracial competition in all sports events in Georgia and Louisiana, Harvard University has cancelled its scheduled Southern trip for their basketball team. Harvard explained that to play in states with such eligible rules might imply that Harvard was sur rendering its right to select its owm players on its owm team. From the University of Cincin nati comes the announcement that Dr. Albert Sabin has developed a Polio vaccine which is taken by the mouth and is expected to pro duce longtime, perhaps lifetime im munity. If you liked Thomas Wolfe’s Look Homeward, Angel or Of Time and the River, you’ll be interested in knowing that he is the current center of literary interest and speculation. One of the most re cent books that deals with this rather egotistical and complex au thor is The Letters of Thomas 'Wolfe, edited by Elizabeth Nowell. In his review- of the book in the Saturday Review, Oscar Cargill tartly comments, ‘‘No other collec tion of 700 letters sticks with such pertinacity to that dearest of sub jects, oneself ... It is the most unified collection of letters in the world.” The people who had read the play were heard to have been dis appointed with the endings of the movie versions of The Bad Seed and Tea and Sympathy. In both movies the endings were more like incidental additions which reeked of tlie moralistic viewpoint and seemed entirely out of keeping wdth the preceding action. The blame must be given to a Hollywood Association known as the Production Code. According to this code the sinner must be punished and the murderer must he caught before the movie can end. A tliree-man committee is now taking steps to examine the Code and eliminate some of these un realistic prohibitions and pieties in the future. But the fact that such artistic dramas are at least being filmed is a step in the right direc tion. Two years ago Marilyn Monroe announced that her greatest ambi tion was to play the part of Grushenka in Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov. And every body laughed. Last w-eek M. G. M. announced that the part is hers “if she doesn’t w'ant half the studio to do it.” Who’s laughing now? THE WORLD France—^The French political party system is composed of many parts. If this is an area which is as confusing to you as it is to me, take note. Right now the party that is in power is the party which is a combination of the Socialists and the Radicals and is headed by Premier Guy Mollet. The Com munists make up the left wing and the Poujadists are the right. The right center are the In dependents and the Popular Re publicans. Since World Ward II the average life span of one party has been about five months, but as Mollet’s regime begins its ninth month in power the predictions are that it will continue to stay on top. As one Frenchman said last week, “It all goes to show, a divided op position is as good as a solid majority.” The problem ofthe Suez Canal was being handled in three dif- erent areas of the world last week. In the Canal region Egyptian pilots were struggling to keep up their services for the passing vessels, in London the Suez Canal Users As sociation was set up to propose a solution agreeable to the fifteen member nations and at the United Nations in New York, the Security Council was debating a resolution for Egyptian c.ooperation with little hope of its success. OFFICES—Lower Floor Main Hall Downtown Office—304-306 South Main St. Printed by the Sun Printing Company Hi Gould Gonta^ioul The .Athletic Association is, understandably perplexed about the apathetic attitude of the student body toward the first of its athletic Subscription Price—$3.50 a year Editor-in-Chief Jo Smitherman Assistant Editor Martha Ann Kennedy Managing Editor Caro! Campbell News Editor Miriam Quarles Feature Editor — Marcia Stanley Pictorial Editors Dottie Ervin, Nancy Warren Make-Up Editor Jeane Smitherman Assistant News Editor, Mary Ann Hagwood Faculty Advisor Miss Jess Byrd endeavors, the hockey season. There seems to be no explanation for the fact that not more than six candidates for class teams have been down to practice at one time. But the fact is obvious. And it is disturbing because it seems to re flect an unconcern which could become contagious and which could eventually affect other areas of campus cooperation. Perhaps it is already doing so. But at the present, the .Athletic Association program, well-planned and proved by time to- be both pleasant and beneficial, is hardest hit of all by whatever is wrong with us. Even the freshmen, who traditionally come through in the finest form and quantity, have failed to appear. It is true that the new class schedule often runs into the Athletic Association’s five-to-six hour. But not every day for everybody. And only three practices, of about forty-five minutes each, are neces sary to qualify for a class team. So far, in the Salem experience of the oldest of us, no tournament, in any sport, has been called off due to flat lack of participation. This is one precedent we should try not to set this year. Business Manager Ann Knight Advertising Manager Martha Jarvis Circulation Manager P®99y Ingram Assistant Business Manager, Suejette Davidson Business Staff: Nancy Townsend, Sue Davis. Lomax, Sally Headlines: Mary Jo Wynne, Ruth Ben nett, Jerome Moore Staff Writers: Pat Flynt, Mary Walton, Anne Catlette, Betsy Smith, Sally Bo- vard, Pat Greene, Sissie Allen, Mar garet MacQueen, Mary Brooks Yar brough, Martha Goddard Circulation: Ronnie Alvfs, Barbara Bell, Eve Jo Butler, Helen Babington, Ruth Bennett, Laura Bible, Mary Calhoun, Nancy Jane Carroll, Susan Childs, Mary Carolyn Crook, Lina Farr, Betsy Guerrant, Ellie Mitchell, Ann Powell, Pat Shiflet. >alFm 1800 I doubt that the Salem girhs of 1800 would ever complain if they saw our campus today. And the maidens of 156 years ago certainly wouldn’t know what to think of some of the privileges we take for granted now. Sisters’, South and Main Hall were here at the turn of the I9th century, but their ap pearances and uses were slightly different. The appearance of Sisters’ House hasn’t changed much, but the single Moravian women lived there and had to serve as “domestics” for the Female Academy. South’s musty, dark basement was the dining room. The girls to be served in two shifts. had There weren’t enough pewter plates and ot,her utensils for everyone to eat together. The meals wouldn’t pass even the most elementary of Miss Pet rie’s nutrition requirements. For breakfast, the young scholars had milk, butter, and bread. Lunch proved little better with meat, vegetables, bread, and water. A supper consisted of leftovers and corn meal mush. After meals the girls , couldn’t rush back , to the dorms for a game of bridge. Cards were not allowed. And smoking was unthinkable. Of course, R. J. R.’s factories didn’t even exist then. Young men sel dom called, but when they did chaperones were certain to be pre sent, with an all-seeing eye. There was recreation, however. Often the girls bowled. (There was an alley under Main Hall.) Imagine bowling in long, full grey skirts! The girls took Phys. Ed. in a gym where the new. Student Center is now. What they would think of our current bopping ses sions ? Another phase of 19th century Salem was the “wash house.” The Alumnae House was a lean-to affair where everyone bathed. On a large hearth the water was heated. And metal tubs covered the brick floor. There was no singing in the tub either. Absolute silence prevailed. The girls had a set time to bathe Not going to the “Wash House’’ on time meant waiting until next Saturday. Quite different from Clewell’s Friday night shower and bathtub stampedes, isn’t it? Anne Fordham g3IIIIIIINIIinilllillll|||L;il||||||||||[3||||||||||||H||inuiiuiamilllliiiiMiiiiiin.i S.T iiiiuiiiiiiiimi:]iimiiniiic3iiiiminiit]miiiiHHiaiiiu: rom the President Judy Graham »>IIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIf3l|ll|||i|||iC3||i||||||]|||;]||||||||||||n||, liimimiuHiiiiiiiiiiiitjimiiiiiiiitjimiiiiimniiiniiimiHimiinitiiniiiimiMiic*:* This week your Student Council was faced with the idea of how a general rule covers a specific situ ation. Let me emphasize that by no means do we consider our little black and white rule book com plete. It would be an insult to your intelligence if it were. For instance, nowhere handbook is there in the ^ saying Girls cannot entertain their rooms. dates in But, of course, it is thoroughly understood that this is not to be done. You yourself have a sense of right and wrong. We on the coun cil only ask that you use it. If you feel that you have, done some thing wrong, nine times out of ten it will be true. Also, the council feels that a great deal of emphasis should be put on the girl’s individual respon sibility to secure all of the neces sary sign-out information from her date. This should be 'done when the date is made, for it is very im portant that you know if you’re going to a party and if the chap erones are listed. Saying that you did not know where you were going IS no excuse. To be a little more specific, there has been confusion about the chap erone rule. 1. Chaperones must be listed for all parties both on the local campuses or in hotels. Chap erones are not considered neces-, sary for parties in public places, such as the College Inn. 2. This is an excerpt from the handbook; ‘Students may attend officially chaperoned cabin parties in pr near Winston-Salem with special per- mission from the Dean of Stu dents.” Your observance ol these rules is expected and apprecia.ted. If you have questions about any party, please have it cleared in the office.
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