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November 29, 195 6 THE SALEMITE Page TTiree Elvis Not Loved So Tender By Many Elvis Presley came to Winston- Salem recently in his first movie, ‘Love Me Tender”. With such great ■ controversy surrounding this Rock ’n Roll star, reactions to this movie proved interesting. Here are some on-campus opinions about Mr. Presley and his acting career. Erwin Robbins: “If Elvis calls himself a Southerner, I’m ashamed to say I’m from the South. The only good thing abdVit the movie was that he died at the end.” Sarah Wray: “Presley’s vulgar— the movie’s a loser”. Sis Bridgers, however, takes up for Elvis. “He’s the sexiest human that ever walked this earth. His acting is awful, but those songs were stupendous.” Jo Smitherman: About Elvis—■ Loved him! Didn’t stay for the end of the movie because I knew that he’d finished singing.” Suejette Davidson: I don’t like the way he dances. As for the movie, I didn’t think his music and dancing went in with the Civil War setting.” Beverly Wollny: “Think he should keep out of the movies but ] do love to hear him sing.” Finally, from a person who does not wish her name used, comes this last remark. “Elvis, ye’ ain’t nothin’ but a noun’ dog!” —Anne Catlette * * * Minneapolis —(ACP)— Perhaps the most controversial entertainer in our country today is Elvis Pres ley. Much comment concerning him has been about his way of shaking, jiggling, etc. while he sings, and less about his actual singing voice. ■ Comment has come from all types of people. He has been both hotly criticized and praised by the clergy, by politicians, by other entertainers, and by about everyone else who has heard him. And probably by some who haven’t seen or heard him. , In order to get the collegiate slant on Elvis, Associated Col legiate Press asked the following question of a representative na tional cross-section of college stu dents : Do You Enjoy Listening To Elvis Presley? The results : Men Women Total Yes - 35% 44% 38% No - --.54% 46%' 51% Undecided -- .11% 10% 11% It is interesting to note that Music Dean Attends Meet REZNICK'S FOR RECORDS ; MANTOVANI I ‘‘CANDLELIGHT” * { $3.98 t j 440 N. Liberty St. Dial 2-1443 | Wherever You Want To Go When You Want To Go coeds are a bit more favorably in clined toward Elvis than college men. Just what this means, how ever, is open to speculation, es pecially since many of the coeds say they enjoy listening to Elvis but “can’t, stand watching Jiim.” This ability to enjoy Presley’s singing but not his looks is, how ever, not restricted to the coeds by any means. It is the dominant qualification of all students answer ing that they enjoy his singing. In fact, few students give Elvis an unqualified “OK.” Typical is the response of a South Georgia Col lege (Douglas) sophomore who says: “I like his voice but he is too vulgar to watch.” Here are a few comments by other students who like his voice, but 111 A freshman attending the University of Denver says: “Some of his slower tempo songs are not bad, and he dogs have a fairly good voice minus the gyrations,” and a Wake Forest College (Winston- Salem, N. C.) senior coed thinks “his voice sounds all right when he’s out of your sight.” “I enjoy some of his songs; ate student at Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, N. Y.). Some students do give Elvis 100% approval, however. “I think he is a talented singer” is the way a Tyler Junior College (Tyler, Texas) freshman puts it. And a Maryland University (College Park) junior has this interesting comment: “Some of his hits are very enjoyable. But many people who do not enjoy him will not admit it for fear of degrading themselves.” Students answering NO to the question have a wide variety of comments as to why they dislike his voice. The most frequent re mark is that Elvis lacks talent, or as a University of Wyoming (Laramie) sophomore puts it: “He is not a musician in any sense.” Also frequent are comments that both his voice and actions are “repulsive.” “In very small doses he can easily be digested, but in large doses he upsets my stomach” is the feeling of a junior coed at Ohio Univer sity (Athens), while a Wake Forest College junior says: “Love Me Tender” is the only Elvis Presley song I like because it doesn’t sound like him.” And a University of Denver coed echoes another ele ment of student feeling with this statement: “His appeal is too im mature and emotional.” And asked to comment on this question a Syracuse University (Syracuse, N. Y.) freshman coed says: “Wha't I have to say would be censored.” A Rochester Insti tute of Technology sophomore be lieves “Presley is a fad; he won’t last long,” and a Mississippi Col lege (Clinton) junior remarks: Clemens Sandresky, dean of the School of Music, attended the thirty-second annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Music at the S t a 11 e r Hotel in Cleveland on Friday and Saturday, November 23 and 24. In addition to being the official representative of the College, Mr. Focus On Freshmen She belongs to the phylum chor data, sub-phylum vertebrata, class mammalia, but not to the order rodentia, even though Nyra Boyd has been called a rat — Salem’s “best rat” for the current season. Nyra comes from Spartanburg, from a high school of 303 seniors. She is probably the only fresh man who can answer a Latin II test with French I and make a C. It happened her junior year. It was in high school, too, that she was president of the Tri-Hi-Y, senior superlative, and very inter ested in dramatics. She served as student director and more o(ten played “mother roles’ because she was always the “biggest” girl in the cast. I noticed she was a little taller than I, so I asked her height. She’s 5 feet, 10 inches, and claims it all. Her mother is 5’6” and her father is S’8%”. He owns a dress shop, called Boyd’s, and_Nyra assures me that it is mighty handy. As for dates with tall boys, she says she has little trouble there. She’s \vorn heels on all the dates Sandresky is also Secretary of the Southeastern Region of the N. A. S. M. The National Association of Schools of Music was founded in 1924 by a small group of schools for the purpose of establishing edu cational objectives in music and has grown until it now includes, 225 of the leading universities, colleges and conservatories in the land. The Association has been designated as the body responsible for educational music standards in this country by the National Commission on Ac crediting. The two-day session opened on Friday with the business reports, followed by-j a presentation led by Howard Hanson, Director of the Eastman School of Music, on ways and means of improving efficiency in teaching through audio-visual aids, use of radio-TV, and tech niques for reaching the talented student. Regional group meetings and a discussion of the Doctorate in Music will be scheduled for the evening of the first day. The delegates were guests of the Cleveland Orchestra on Thursday and Saturday evenings. mainly from the beat and rhythm angle” is the comment of a gradu- I “I’m glad he left Mississippi. she has had at Salem. Nyra is majoring in English with elementary teaching or Christian education work in mind. And you’ll know her . . . she’s a Presbyterian . . . vivacious . . . wearer of a new hair style . . . full of wit . . . plagued by one of those Friday afternoon sessions in lab . . . longs for France . . . likes to eat . . . and will place Clemson high on her list of favorites. —Mary Archer Blount SEPARK MUSIC GO. 620 West Fourth St. Phone 3-2241 Music of All Publishers You are always welcome to browse through SMART AND DIFFERENT JUNIOR, REGULAR, AND TALL FEMININE FASHIONS CALL Christmas From $1 & up McPHAIL’S TOWN STEAK HOUSE S. 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