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February 22, 1957 THE SALEMITE Page Five NS A Delegates Enjoy Carolina; 2 Sophs Report on NY Jaunt Chapel Hill By Jo Smitherman Bob' Young, president of the Carolina student body, told us at the opening meeting that they had ■ arranged the full moon and clear sky especially for the regional iineeting of the National Student Association. Then he backed down ‘and said that perhaps they had Germans week-end in mind, too. Moon Sits On Back Row The convention (to which Judy Graham, Mary Curtis Wrike, Aud- ■ rey Kennedy and I represented Salem) did open with an evening ; session and the moon slipped in the window and sat on the back (row with the rest of us. The ?Opening Plenary Session was short, Consisting of Young's welcome, an- rlother welcome or two, and an in vitation to coffee dow'nstairs. Combo Breaks Up Meeting A four-piece combo barged in on .what was threatening to be a real , s t u d e n t-government-like affair ’^.(though there were several groups of boys already notorious for their ■fickle affections). The combo was fronted by a tiny blonde in a pink sweater and black broadcloth pants. '.Peewee right away united the * group and broke the ice. People began to notice people they’d seen last year in Lynchburg; or hadn’t seen in “simply ages.” Then came conveniently that convention period' of time noted as “free.” (Each delegate is responsible for evoking his or her own connotation.) \ Smitherman Advocates Yankees The Frida)' morning session cen tered around a keynote speech by Joel Fleishman, Carolina-, graduate and long time N. S. A. fan. Joel was convinced, and convincing, that student government has an ab stract as well as a practical value. After a coke break (during which W'e ran with Curt to the drugstore to buy a comb) each of us attended, a different discussion group. I found myself (in the one entitled “Athletic Programs”) arguing that if Carolina could become the num ber one basketball team in the na tion by recruiting Yankees, she ought to continue to do it. Some small coeducational school representatives, jealous of the financial resources of big schools, resented the fact that their ath letes had to be recruited from the “common” student body. And there w'ere some valid objections to the' methods athletes use to maintain their necessary academic averages and to the school’s paying not onl>f the athlete’s expenses but those of his girlfriend and family as well. I told them Salem was remarkably free from any such practices. Sun Reigns AVhile Moon Absent We napped during most of the the lawn and in the sunshine the)? graciously provided to reign while the moon was away). There were other discussions in the afternoon. Ctirt was excused from one of these in order to continue a pri vate discussion with some Duke and Hollins girls on their respec tive honor systems. Discussion Held On Campus Newspaper I bowed to the floor five times when Fred Powledge, editor of the Daily Tar Heel, came in to lead our discussion on campus news papers. After the discussion (I have just told you all of any im portance that was said), we were invited to investigate the Tar Heel offices (plural) and I investigated around too long to ride back to the Inn in Judy’s most useful automobile. ^ There was a general upheaval in the suite in the late afternoon. Two of us who were staying for Ger mans had to relinquish our beds (get the clothes off them). Confines of’ Graham Memorial Broken For the first time we broke the confines of Graham Memorial , and attended a banquet in the Episcopal Church. Facing us across the table were four boys from Bridgewater College in Virginia. Not bad as a lunch hour (after sandwiches on'^temporary switch from Anne Miles and Patti Ward in Corrin Refec tory. , From Banquet To Blast The banquet featured two speak ers—an entertaining one and an informative one, both concise and excellent in their respective call ings. A member of the chic Uni versity of South Carolina delega tion had planned an after-dinner blast at an obscure hideaway known as Jack’s. Two-thirds of the Salem delega tion attended the final words on Saturday morning. Audrey was already having such a good time at Germans that she forgot to stop back at the suite for her clothes. All of us are indebted to the Stu dent Government for their contri^ bution to our expenses. I have deliberately left the “meat” of the convention (there was a great deal) for Judy Graham to tell you about in the next student body meeting. New York By Mary Jane Mayhew and Mary Jo Wooten We were\ well fortified for a week-end trip to Union Theological Seminary in New York City. The Y. W. 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After borrowing money from taxi cab drivers, praying on the sym pathies of “Yankee Gentlemen” to carry our bags, and spending one sleepless night on a day coach, thinking of all the comforts we’d left behind in Strong dormitory, we arrived in the big city, wide eyed as “Country Come to Town.” Our first thought was food. We made a B-line for the nearest “automat” which was in the base ment of Macy’s. After bolting our food in true Salemite fashion we ventured from our shelter—out into the crowded streets of N. Y. C. Girls See Tourist Spots We had until 6:00 Friday night to see the town and therefore we had to make the best of our stay. Friday afternoon we spent in see ing Times Square, the Empire State Building, various famous depart ment stores, and of special interest, the United Nations building. Six o’clock rolled around all too soon. At dinner time we found ourselves seated with the President and Dean of Women at Union Seminary and some seventy five delegates to the Y. W. C. A. Con ference. Religious Meetings Attended Following dinner, we attended the scheduled meetings where Ro bert McAfee Brown and George Weber spoke on “The World that Challenges the Gospel” in relation to the “Gospel that Challenges the World.” From this meeting we were led to a social hour at Presi dent Van Dusen’s apartment. Saturday morning found us sit ting in class discussion groups con cerning the topics of “The Director of Christian Education”, “The Mis sion Fields”, and “The College Teacher of Religion.” Tour of Churches Given Saturday afternoon was possibly one of the most rewarding parts of the entire stay at Union. The seventy five delegates were herded into buses and given tours of three very different churches of N. Y. C. From St. Bartholomew’s Church, a tremendous church of almost 3,000 members, with a gymnasium, sw’imniing 'pool, basketball team and young people’s club, we went to a tiny Protestant parish in the heart of Harlem. We ended with a tour through The Church of the Master, a predominantly Negro Church in East Harlem. The Reverend James H. Robin son, pastor, informed us he will soon appear on “The Big Surprise , a popular TV' show, to attempt to win $100,000 for his congregation’s building drive. The pastor s cate gory will be Julius Caesar. (We were surprised too.) Greenwich Village Visited Saturday night, after discussion groups, we, along with two semi nary students, took in Greenwich Village. We caught the atmos phere of the village in a little night club called “Champagne Gallery.’ World’s Greatest Theologian Heard Our week-end was high-lighted Sunday morning with a talk given by Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr, said by many to be the world’s greatest living theologian. Dr. Niebuhr spoke on woman’s place in the world. He said a woman should have two vocations to be complete. One, her biological vocation as a wife and mother, and the other in her service to mankind. Seminary Atmosphere Not Lost After a message by Dr. Mary Ely Lyman, a profound woman minister, and a tour of the world famous Riverside Church, we packed our bags, and prepared to bid farewell to Union Seminary, at least for a while. As we left the seminary and its old King Arthur architecture, we couldn’t help but feel that in a few hours we would be back at Salem again, somehow part of the seminary’s atmosphere was going with us.
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