November 9, 1956.
Go-ntenteA We Stand
At least we’re not facetious about how we feel about this country of
ours. We admit it had given us a good living, all-time-high type of
thing.
But we can’t accredit it with much more. Startling proof that we
aren’t so important after all: our two bedfellows, France and England,
don’t bother to consult us or even tell us when they decide, just the
two of them, to make a major aggressive act on the world scene. They
slipped out during the night. We w'ere sound asleep, wrapped up in
our peace and prosperity.
This country of ours has it’s good points. Americans on the whole
are pretty good Joes. But just don’t start singing the “Star Spangled
Banner’’ or anything. If any of those countries over in Europe hear
us they might ask us to prove that we really believe that government
by the people is desirable.
Those Hungarians might start hoping we’d come help them throw
out the Communists.
And our friend Israel w'ould begin to get the idea that since she had
become a democracy we would help her protect herself ‘from her neigh
bors.
They just haven’t realized, like we Americans have, that the United
States has no reason to go running over the world helping other
countries fight their w^rs.
They ought to be able to see that we have all we., need right here.
And that we don’t have to depend on any country and therefore don’t
have, literally, an obligation in the world.
And if those Russians think they can take over the rest of the w-orld,
let them. When they get to us, we’ll have a whole country full of
H-bombs waiting for them.
Until then, let’s just keep it quiet. We’ve seen our best days as a
country. America the Beautiful is on her last leg. And the Star-Spang
led Banner is waving farewell to continents on both sides of us.
We’ll probably see these folks around again sometime,
let’s sing a happy song.
Beyond file Square-By Carol Campbell
Till then.
-J.s.
On November 6, Dwight David
Eisenhower was re-elected to the
Presidency of the United States.
Facing a cheering crowd of well-
wishers, he acknowleged the graci
ous congratulations of Mr. Steven
son and vowed he would work with
his strength for 168 million Ameri
cans here at home and for peace
in the w'orld.
And yet the tremendous land
slide victory of President Eisen
hower was not reflected in the con
tests for both the House and Sen
ate. In a sensational split-ticket
vote, the American people rejected
Mr. Stevenson for the second time
but elected to place Congress in
the hands of his Democratic party.
As Mr. Truman so tactfully put
it, “Since w'e have a 'Democratic
Congress, I’m sure the country will
continue to go forward with Demo
cratic voice and help.” Ike’s vic
tory came about by the third great
est electoral vote in U. S. history
but it is only the second time that
a winning presidential candidate
did not carry at least one of the
houses of Congress with him.
A paradox, indeed, but in this
situation, however complicated it
may be, is seen a shining example
of the relation of the two-party
system in a democratic government.
As long as one party is constantly
challenged by the other, as long
as men such as Eisenhow^er and
Stevenson shall continue to devote
their services and as long as it is
possible for one faction to elect a
president and another the Con
gress, the democratic system will
remain.
THE WORLD
The international situation is
now, more than ever before, in a
.state of chaotic flux and change.
Around tiie Square
From The President
By Judy Graham
Student Government President
The Student Council discussed on
Monday the advantages as well as
disadvantages of belonging to the
National Student Association. The
issue provoking this discussion was
a $2,S bill from the national head
quarters for our yearly dues.
Perhaps you will remember that
last year the Student Council be
came affiliated with this group for
the first time in Salem’s history.
Yet our membership was strictly
on a trial basis—to test the ad
vantages that Salem would derive
from national affiliation.
The Council pointed out the fact
that the NS A gives us contacts
with other student government as
sociations enabling us to share sug
gestions for self improvement. It
was also discussed that the NSA
t
could help to broaden the campus
and keep us informed about na
tional as well as internal issues
and their relationships to students
Also, through our memberships
Salemites are able to take advant
age of extensive information on
foreign travel.
Therefore, the Council voted tc
join the National Student Assn, for
another year with the emphasis
upon making the NSA an “active
and growing force” on campus.
Our first step in this direction
was to elect the NSA co-ordinator
an appointed position held this year
by Audrey Kennedy, to member
ship on the council. We felt that
this would give the council a
chance to become better acquainted
with the working of NSA as well
as giving the co-ordinator a con
nection with a group capable of
sponsoring and fostering various
projects which might arise.
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Another matter of concern to the
student council was whether events
on the Wake Forest campus such
as the plays and the music facultj^
concerts should be added to the
list of events which do not count
as evening engagements.
A committee was appointed tc
study the problem and report on
the frequence of such events. The
council plans to discuss this at a
joint meeting with the Faculty Ad
visory Board the first of next week
and announcement of the outcome
will be made at Thursday’s student
body meeting.
You are reminded that if you
have been required by a professor
to attend an event which would
ordinarily count as an evening en
gagement, please have the profes
sor send a list of the names and
the date to the Dean’s office. In
such cases the event will not be
counted.
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By Martha Ann Kennedy
Yes, I know, I KNOW who won
the election. 1 never said I didn’t
like Ike, did I ? Anyway, the excit
ing contest is over and here we are
back in the humdrum world of
term papers, six-weeks’ tests, and
mild, agreeable conversation. No
more campaign buttons or spirited
rallies, and all the little TV sets
will eventually be reclaimed by
Smilin’ Ed Kelly’s men. The
Democratic stronghold, South
Dorm, i^ rather silent now and lit
tered with stale election-night pop
corn and torn posters. There are
a few dried olives on the window
sills, left over from Monday night’s
“Cocktail” party for Adlai—an un
forgettable event with Kate Cobb
sipping ginger ale in her False
Prosperity costume which consisted
of fur coat over ragged pajamas
and velvet picture hat atop pin
curls. My rival, Carol (Beyond the
Square) Campbell, has already col
lected some Republican spoils, as
Dr. Africa paid off a pre-election
bet with one cup of Tom’s coffee.
Hope he and Miss Byrd will have
more and even stauncher fellow
By Mary Brooks Yarborough
Do you remember what you wTote
w'hen you w'ere in high school?
Wc took some excerpts from Judy
Graham’s (practice teaching) Eng
lish. class. Do you remember any
thing like this?
From “Description of a Walk”
“The grass w-as wearing a neck
lace of diamond drops . .
“1 walked by some pampas grass
It seemed to wave at me . . .”
“Dew^ on the blades of grass was
sparkling as if it were telling those
who mourned, there is ahvays a
brighter day . „ .”
“I heard the rasping of tangled
leaves . . .”
From “Dating”:
“I think sometimes a girl should
ask a boy for a date or sometimes
give a boy a hint so he will know
when some girl wants a date
If they are going steady a girl
should pay some of the way. That’s
what I think about dating . . .”
“When a girl and a boy have
been going steady for a long time,
I think he should do all the call
ing. Because if a girl calls a boy,
it makes his parents feel like she’s
chasing him or something. If the
girl owns her own car, she should
be able to take it sometimes rather
than the boy taking his all the
time . . .”
“He just can’t go up to his dad
everytime and say, “Dad, I’d like
to have five dollars for my date
tonight. I would also like to use
the car.” After the first request,
his father almost flipped. Five
dollars is a lot for one boy to
spend on one girl. It’s very nice
Pat Shiflet.
pocketbook.”
Democrats in faraway 1960. Just
one last .word about that great and
good American, A. E. Stevenson—
he made one of the best speeches
of his career w'hen he conceded to
President Eisenhower late Tuesday
night. He seemed sincere and con
siderably less disappointed than his
three sons and Anne Fordham.
♦ * *
If you have, been wondering who
contributed the new gold-plated
ashtrays to the Student Center,
Judy Graham reports that they
were left by an illustrous ghost
on Halloween night. A signed
document was left with them and
stated:
“Being of sound mind, I hereby
dedicate these four ashtrays to the
beautiful girls of dear ol’ Salem
College.
Signed this 31st day of October,
in the year of our Lord, 1956.
P.S. For use in the Student Cen
ter.”
His real identity is rumored to
be that of a non-srhoking, gener
ous Wake Forester wdth., delusions
of grandeur. Know him?
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Recent Acquisitions: Martha Jarvis
received the Pi Kappa Phi pin of
Tommy Callcutt this weekend
at Duke, in the romantic and spaci
ous setting of a green Volksw'agon
. . . Harriet Lang has been winged
by an Air Force Lieutenant who is
stationed at Kinston . . , Mary
Walton has a new car—a complete
surprise from her parents who
drove it up Sunday . . . Judy Gra
ham is curiously estatic over a box
of cookies from Georgia . . . Santa
Claus and Henry got overwhelming
responses to their ad in last week’s
Salemite for Duke Weekend dates,
but have not disclosed the names
of their choices at present.
Since I had only three tests, two
compositions, play practice, four
unread novels, seven committee
meetings, and a chapel program
on my sparse schedule, I felt ter
ribly guilty about having so much
leisure time and decided to take in
a movie. As a matter of fact, I
went to two of them, as I knew
the rest of you would never have
a chance to keep up your cinema
assignments this week. The first
(at the Carolina) was a Techni
color version of the Tri-Partite
Agreement called “The Best Things
in Life Are Free” with Gordon
MacRae as the member who breaks
the DeSylvia - Brown - Henderson
song pact. However, in true Holly-
woodenly form, he is finally re
united with his forgiving partners.
Dan Dailey and Ernest Borgnine.
Borgnine’s comedy and Sheree
North’s sensational “Birth of the
Blues” dance scenes' were the only
above-average portions. A couple
of blocks down the street, I en
tered the celluloid world of dreams
again this time at a lower price.
Even so, when the film adaptation
of Clare Boothe’s play, “The Op
posite Sex” appeared on the screen,
I realized that I had been cheated.
(Continued on Page Four)
Last week in the continual struggle
between Western, Communist and
Nationalist interests we saw the
invasion of Egypt by French, Brit
ish and Israeli forces to regain
what they consider to be their pos
sessions in this region and the
amazing success of Hungary in
driving the Soviet rule into exile.
In one short week, however, the
situation is almost unrecognizably
changed. Looking back over the
Egyptian Problem, it is agreed, that
our country’s relationship with the
Nasser regime has been one of
favoritism in the interests of an
alliance with the West. Our court
ship of the Arab Nations continued
despite the warnings of such coun
tries as Britain and Israel because
we feared the friendship extended
by Russia to the Middle East.
Only with the siezure of the Suez
Canal did we awake to the truth.
After a week of heavy bombard
ment, the Anglo-French forces have
captured the Suez and have ac
cepted the U. N. demand for a
cease-fire. With the parallel suc
cess of Israeli forces in obtaining
the Sinai peninsula, the problem is
now one of settlement. Another
complication is feared in the future
because Russia has tinnounced that
it is prepared to use force to crush
the aggressors in Suez to ‘restore
the peace’. Their reaction to the
British acceptance of a cease-fire
is not yet known. Also, has Nasser
given up ?
Meanwhile the British have be
gun their control of Suez by re
moving the ships left by the Egyp
tians which are blocking the pass
age-way and the U. N. is meeting
to form an International Police
Force to prevent further hostilities
on the Arab-Israeli borders.
The world has also been racked
by the momentous events in the
satellite country of Hungary. Last
week when the Hungarians con
tinued the surge of nationalism
begun by the Poles and succeeded
to eliminate the Russians from
their government, all eyes turned
to Moscow for the next move.
Indirect opposition to an announce
ment that they were considering
the removal of Soviet troops from
the satellite countries, the Russians
forsook all pretence, returned to
Budapest'in armoured columns and
recaptured the government.
Protected by the army, a new
Communist dictatorship has been
set up under Janos Kadar and all
supporters of the revolutionary
Nagy government have been im
prisoned. Predictions are that
Poland is next on the list. Gomulka
heading the nationalistic govern
ment in this country, has warned
his people that ‘iron discipline’ is
necessary to avoid the fate of Hun
gary. ^
On Sunday, Secretary of State
Dulles underwent an emergency
intertinal operation in Washington.
After many years of active parti
cipation in the government, the
strapping physical stamina of Mr.
Dulles has become almost legen
dary, but now there are rumors of
his possible retirement. The names
most mentioned as his successor
are John Dewey and Henry Cabot
Lodge.
People
After a brilliant season last year
the consensus of opinion is that
Broadway is only producing idiocy
this year. So far the only success
ful professional drama are those of
English origin such as Rattigan’s
Separate Tables and ‘Shaw’s The
Apple Cart and Major Barbara.
Rather unusual, when you consider
that the London season last year
was quite unsuccessful.
Words of advice came from Lili
St. Cyr who is visiting in London.
Deploring Marilyn Monroe’s strains
at the seams, she hissed, “I do
wish that she would dress better.
I don’t think it’s nice^to show too
much. It’s embarrassing for one’s
escort.” Lili ought to know, if
anyone would.