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Page Two THE S A L E MITE . . . tIfjE ^alcmttc SCENE; Freshman dorm. The telephone is ringing. Mary Hall answers. . MARY: Hello. OPEllATOll: Long distance calling Miss Mary Hall. MARY: This is she. OPERATOR: Go ahead sir. (A boy’s voice is heard at the other end of the line.) JIM; Mary this is Jim Jones from the Uni versity. MARY: Well, this is a pleasant surprise. JIM; Li.sten, I’ve got to make this fast. The fraternity is having its formal this weekend and I want you to come down for it, if you don’t already have plans. • MARY: (Excited.) Oh, Jim, I’d love to go, but 1 don’t have any overnights left. JIM: Overnights, don’t give me that line. Come on anyhow. MARX: But we are on the honor system. JIM; Look, wake up! It’s silly for you to sit there. Just come on; no one will know. MARY: But— JIM: You’d like to come wouldn’t you? MARY : Oh yes! JIM; My three minutes are up. What are you going to do? MARY: I— —M. J. A Kick And A Lie The small flat in which we lived was filled with the odor of bubbling tomato soup and sad voices from the radio program, “Ma Perk ins”. Silently, I stood in front of the window with 'my nose flattened against the glass. Large ' pieces of hail were drumming on the garbage . cans which lined the narrow alley in Chicago. Through windows of other huge, framed apart ment houses I could see colorful Christmas lights blurred by the steam of my breath again.st the glass. As I turned toward the hall door I looked at Mother, scpiatting on her knees and sewing a flowered coverlet on a chair. As I noted disappointment on her face, I remembered that we were in Chicago for a purpose Daddy was working his way through Opto- inetric school. Restlessly, I stepped into the narrow, dark hall which was chilled by wind blowing into the cracks of the front door. Through one of the other apartment doors 1 could hear the deep laugh of our Italian landlord, Mr. Pep pas, and the shouts of his son, Freddie. While listening 1 became angry—these were the first foreigners I had ever known. Their appear ance repulsed me — their bodies, dark and stocky, reminded me of three plump pigs. Mrs. Pappas, who had long black hair, brittle at the ends, kept me while Mother worked. Often she would shout at me, sometimes shak ing me, and I would stare at the black mat of "hairs in her nostrils. I hated her and her son, Freddie, who would spit at me. As 1 stood in the hall, the Pappas’ door opened and, on discovering me, four year old Freddie strutted triumphantly. He tossed his head to one side and rolled his thick lip in a .sneer. He stood still, his short chubby legs apart and his fists mounted on his hips. I stared at him in disgust as he rolled his tongue around the inside of his cheek. I braced my hand against the wall and, on im pulse, hurled my foot hard into his straddle. As he bent over gasping for breath, I clutched his thick curly hair and swung him across the room, leaving him sprawling on the floor. I .shut our door behind me; hopscotched to the stove; and laughed at the red, lazy bubbles rising in the sauce pan. Mother looked up as she heard hysterical screams in the hall, a door opened, and a woman speaking in broken English. “What’s wrong with Freddie?” she asked. “1 don’t know!” I replied. “He must have fallen.” —Shan Helms Published every Friday of the College year by the Student Body of Salem College OFFICES—tower Floor Main Hall Downtown Office-304-306 S. Main St. Printed by the Sun Printing Company Subscription Price—$3.50 a year Editor-in-chief Associate Editor Mary Ann Hagwood News Editor - Lucinda Oliver Feature Editor Smithermae Faculty Advisor Miss Joss Byrd Business Manager Mitchell Advertising Manager Ann Brinson Circulation Manager Mary Hook Pictorial Editor Ann Fordham Asst. Business Manager .... Peggy Ingram Cartoonist _ Headline Editor Mary Jo Wynne Columnists Margaret Mac Queen - Sue Cooper Proofreaders .Rachel Rose, Eleanor Evans Typists M. G. Rogers, Lillian Hollans Re-write Editor Knochifti^ Salem College students, as well as the majority of American citi zens, hre free to determine their own fate. Even though there exist many conditions, many policies, and many ituations which limit this to a certain degree, I am sure each ot you are fully aware of the fact that the degree of benefits you re ceive from your educational ex periences and from the living ex periences in a college community rests almost entirely in your hands. The older members of the student body are more apt to be aware of this fact than those who are be ginning their college educatiom They are also more apt to feel that if they were given another opportunity, they might go about the process o'f learning m a dif ferent manner. Tn hopes that you may heed these ■vords of advice and not find your self among those who would like to relive their college experiences in order that they might reap more benefits, I urge each Salem College student to use to the fullest degree the many opportunities provided here for your personal _ powth. Manv of these opportunities are quite evident and for that reason I will not mention them. There are several, however, which may go un-noticed. The first of these is the oppor tunity for personal contact with the professors of our college.^ You have heard so often that this feel ing of closeness between faculty and students is one which is unique to very few institutions, Salem being one of them, but are our personal relationships with profes sors ever carried beyond the^ level of mere social contact ? A friendly hello and a light discussion of the weather while drinking a cup of coffee is certainly conducive to a closer tie with our faculty, Tmt being given the opportunity, for still further contact, why not use it. When a controversial issue .arises, when you would like an authority’s opinion of a newspaper article or a concert, why not visit a professor. You would certainly enjoy your class lectures, discussions, and pre paration more if you can go a bit beneath the mere statement and acceptance of fact and form opin ions of your own which can be reached after discussion with a pro fessor, or even class member. Another quite evident opportunity which we often fail to take a . vantage of are the excellent lec tures and concerts which are pro vided. Class assignments are of utmost importance and should most cases receive priority over all other activities. However, when a student is given an opportunity to hear a noted lecturer who will not in all probability, return to the campus during the remaining Years of her enrollment, shouldn t she give this lecture priority over other things? Shouldn’t her de sire to hear his lecture be strong enough, so ' that she will make special effort to complete her as signments and allow time for at tending the lecture? Here is an excellent opportunity for, intellec tual growth, outside the realm o» the formal classroom situation—are we taking full advantage of these opportunities ? There is still another opportunity for idividual growth which often is un-noticed - The Salem College Honor System. By having the op portunity of living under a system such as our, we are forced to make many decisions on our own. Our loyalty, our sense of responsibility,, and our integrity are called forth in determining what course of action we might take. Our matu rity, integrity, and ability to accept responsibility will be further ^ de veloped when we make possitive decisions. We will be more capable of meeting other situations which will in turn aid in our develop mental process. So you can easily see that this, our Honor System, is another factor aiding in the process of growth. I have hardly begun to mention the many opportunities for growth which are available here at Salem. I do hope that by calling your at tention to several, I have made you aware of the importance of your accepting the responsibility to make your four years at Salem count for the most. The opportunities are here! Are you going to take advantage of them? —Mary Curtis Wrike Around The S«suare Faint traces of lipstick marks still remain on the foreheads of a few freshmen and a closer look re veals the letters R A T—, strains of “T Am A Salem Rat” still echo through Clewell and Babcock dormitories, knees are still black and blue from scrubbing the brick walk across the square, the Salem- ite audience still blushes when re- ca!lin.g the jests of .the talent show, Cow Calhoun still won’.t come out of her room after Rat Court and Tee Doxy is still funning but Rat Week at Salem is over. Positive proof lies in the self confident manner in which seventy sophisticated freshmen will board the Davidson College bound buses tomorrow afternoon, and in the re ports that Davidson wanted twenty more freshmen to attend this year’s Salem-Davidson Day. Freshmen are still in the spot light—Jane Pendleton from Cuckoo, Virginia is representing Louise County in the National Tobacco Festival in Richmond. Jane will be competing with over twenty other princesses for the Queen of Tobaccoland ' title. This year’s queen will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship. Freshman Jette Seear, from Den mark made her bopping debut at the supper for Episcopal students held at the Forsyth Country Club. Everyone at the party predicted that she would soon be giving junior Susan McIntyre competition. Three upperclassmen did steal the spotlight from the freshmen when as a result of last week-end, Julia Cox is wearing a diamond. Tola Warren a class ring, and Barbara Cornwall a S. A. E. pin. Barbara says she thought at the time her Davidson friend was joking but she’s certainly glad he wasn’t.. Salem is taking on a more col legiate atmosphere every day. I. R. S. is signing a contract this week w'ith the Duke Ambassadors for the Christmas dance—the con tract calls for a concert before the dance. This places us in the same league with Duke. October 4, 19‘)7 Beyond The Square The storm of controver.s.y created hy Gover nor Orval E. Faubus is still raging. Now it centers around President Eisenhower and the legality of Federal interference. So Faubus can no longer bask in the spotlight. I refer the more inquisitive minds to lengthy discus sions in US News and World Report, Time, and the daily newspapers, while I move on to less tragic issues. The arms race in the Middle East reached a high point in tension this week. A confer ence of Arab Kings and Presidents in Damas cus brought declarations of unity. No Arab country would ever be prepared to fight an other Arab state and all pledged military aid in case of aggression irregardless of the source. The United States’ concern stems from the Pro-Soviet leanings of Egypt, Yemen, and Syria who have all accepted arms from Russia. In Damascus last month a Pro-Soviet clique of army officers manuevered itself into con trol of the armed forces. Reports of growing Communist domination of Syria has led the U. S. to send armaments to Syria’s neighbors under the Eisenhower Doctrine. September 3rd the State Department re ceived a note from the Russians claiming recognition for a Soviet role in the Middle East. The U. S.’s reply stated that we regard the independence of the Arab states as vital to world peace and therefore to our own national interest. This area of the world will bear careful watching as the tension mounts. Operation “Strike Back,” the largest test of the NATO naval forces ever held, ivas a suc cess. These maneuvers, which were held along an arc between Norway and Turkey, were staged as war-like situations to test their strength. Dag Hammerskjold of Sweden was re elected as Secretary General of the United Nations. The vote was 80-0. The International Monetary Fund meeting wa.s held in Washington this week. The major problem discussed was international inflation. It seems that there is an unfavorable balance of trade between European Countries and the U. S. A. A solution to this problem was not found. It was felt though, that the U- S. must take immediate action to alleviate this mone tary distress. Former Soviet Foreign Minister Shepilov has received his new appointment—a teaching position in the remote, mountainous Kirghizia. After several attempts for a suitable match King Feisal of Iraq has found the girl he wants. She is Princess Fazilet whose father Mohammed Ali is a cousin of Faronk’s. Prince Ranier and Princess Grace an nounced March as the date for the birth of their second child. If it’s a boy they hope to name him Gregoire Georges Pierre Richard. Prince Charles of England, 8, has become a student at Cheam, an exclusive, 310-year-old boarding school near London. The Prince will sleep with 8 other boys; eat in a common dining room; and have 42 cents a week for spending money. Louis Armstrong has reconsidered his ^ re fusal to make a good will tour of Russia since Ike sent federal troops into Little Rock. He may make the trip now. Lennie Rosenblnth, All-American star or U. N. C., has signed with the Philadelphia AA^arriors of the National Basketball Associa tion. Last week, the number of Asian Flu cases in the U. S. passed 100,000 as the disease spread to 37 states. Only in Mississippi '"’ith 24,600 cases was there evidence of an epidernic- For the next few days the eyes of the nation will he focused on the NBC television network as the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Braves battle for the 1957 World Series. Salemites will be moving around the state this week-end taking in the football ganieS’ In Chapel Hill, U. N. C. plays Navy; at DiF' ham, Duke versus Maryland; in Davidson, The Citadel versus Davidson; and here in Winston- Salem, the Deacons take on the University o' AT'irginia. Returning from an international writers conference in Tokyo, John Steinbeck com mented proudly on his brief speech on the role of the writer. “1 said the writer’s role is to write, not to talk; then I sat down.” —Sue Cooper and Rachel Ko®'’
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