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■; • There are definitely times when Salemites
ivould like to have truly clean socks. A
’’white sock that doesn’t have dingy, thin rub-
• bed places at the heels and toes is a joy to
•> 'every college girl. However, this ideal white
. sock is rarely a reality on our campus. The
•knuckle scrubbing, sink washing tradition is
. hardly successful in producing clean socks or
in giving satisfactory results with any other
garment.
Several years ago, the automatic washing
machine became a common sight in American
homes. One of the results”was clean clothes
because of hotter water and more cleansing
action. About that time, most colleges and
oniversities installed washing machines in
■their dormitories. In many cases it is iieces-
j, 'sary to deposit a quarter in these washing
machine's in order to operate them. In this
‘ way the machines pay for themselves and
their maintenance. If Salem would acquire
automatic washing machines students could
have cle.aner clothes, would be aided in last
minute laundry jobs before trips; and would
have practice operating appliances that will
be a part of their future homes.
' The period prior to the Christmas vacation
was filled with a warm, festive air making
‘ this year’s Christmas at Salem enjoyable and
;,>«ccessful Many people and organizations
-contributed in bringing the holiday spirit to
''’Salem. However, special recognition and
.’'’H)anks should go to the IRS for its well plan-
■‘■ned Christmas weekend and to the Sophomore
'Class for the Christmas banquet.
No4ja, and Auoui
SmliCi/iAaMment Jlaten>
Loafers, socks and crew neck sweaters are
a part of college life; but, there is also an
other part vzhich will remain with us long
after we have discarded collegiate loafers and
4'i/eaters. This part is the poise and grace
that a .young woman takes from her campus
info life. These traits are not only beneficial
in her career and her social life; they will
also affect 'lier husband’s position.
r.eing a good hostess, having proper table
wanners, and.dressing neatly are not learned
when, at most meals, shirt tails unay be hang
ing out; when girls grab the best piece of
wieat, when you sit with the same people
esrerytime, when no one bothers to pass things
ta the other end of the table. Repeatedly,
the IRS has tried to aid students’ develop
ment of the desirable social graces; repeatedly,
their efforts have been rejected. Last year,
tlie IRS sponsored a program to improve din
ing room manners which was somewhat suc
cessful. However, there is still much to be
desired because of the lack of student co
operation.
' The practice of dressing and using family
Ke.rvice once a week at dinner would help
eliminate our lackness in the dinuig room and
would give certain pleasure to the student
bod.y
, The IRS could work with the dining room
.staff in order to have something nice at that
• dinner. The students would also have an op-
■portunity to break the dull routine and dress
up a little bit. This would provide a refresh
ing change and would be conducive to lei-
' surely eating and to enjoyable dinner table
,dalk.
Dr. Welch Reports On
Christmat Vacation In
Mexico With Silvia
These words will always summon a host of memories; the gracious
hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Osuna, their wonderful family and friends
who made me a part of their Mexican Christmas with such a genuine
v/elconie that I never felt anything but at home. I had used up all my
English adjectives within twenty-four hours, and began to recall those
of the Spanish to describe my feeling about this charming and beautiful
country where the old and the new have met with such harmonious
adjustment.
“Muy grandiose”—the stark beauty of Saddle Mountain dominating
with its harsh rigidity the low-lying plain in which rests the city of
Monterrey, rightly named “-king of the Mountains”; sheer rock cliffs of
Huasteca Canyon knifing the sky into chunks of clouds, and, far below,
casting dark shadows upon us, minute figures against their smooth sides;
ihe awe-inspiring grandeur of Chipinque, rising 5400 feet up—straight
up a very winding road to a “colony” of summer homes perched pre
cariously above valleys far below. “Muy grandioso”—the “Three M s
towering yet another 1500 feet straight over our heads, where, standing
in the hot sun, we held fast to an escarpment railing to look across
ever-rolling ridges to the mass of Las Mitras whose side already was
being held in long purple fingers of shadows; “muy grandioso”—the
beauty of Horsetail Falls, its beautiful lodge and orange trees with
blossoms here and there mingling with the scarlet of the noche buenas
(poinsettias, to us) and the green of tall cocoanut palms; the patient
burros, uncomplainingly but sometimes in stubborn silence, stopping on
the narrow rock trail until they decide to continue the journey to the
falls or are “encouraged” by their somewhat bewildered riders to move
on. Suddenly through the twilight of heavy foilage one sees the great
sweep of water which cascades about seventy-five feet over a cliff into
a concrete basin of sea-green clarity before rambling along to form a
small stream in which the burros stop to drink or to cool off.
“Muy hermoso”'—the lodge with its great .glass walls and the breath
taking view of mountains, valleys and one small church miles away ; the
pbacock, dragging its long hundred-eyed tail, strutting between the
noches buenas and the hibiscus; the homes, beautiful in the use of the
colored tiles and the great glass walls through which constant pictures
of indescribable beauty can be seen at any time.
“Muy bonita”—the food! Especially, the fruits which only a few
hours before were hanging on trees in the citrus groves 'fifty miles from
Monterrey; Christmas Eve dinner with all the family there, gifts opened
and enjoyed together; dinner on Sunday at the Hotel Ancira whose
beautiful lobby with its while woven tiles and its black ceilings inla.id
with small star lights.
“Muy amable”—the warmth of friendships quickly offered and ce
mented ill the accustomed embrace at greeting and parting; the pleasure
of being a guest at a tea and at a dinner where unique delicacies could
not possibly be resisted even if waistbands were getting tighter; the
strength of family ties, the genuine joy which families have in doing
things together at this season of the year, a sense of security gained
early in life because of this “togetherness” which certainly characterized
all the festive occasions I saw. A small but delightful memory will re
main with me—four small children, dressed in costume, coming in to
kneel around a manger and to hold their positions, often tired. After
I this sacred ceremony came the pinata, a huge Santa Claus head filled
with candy, nuts and other things, and this was broken by the blind
folded person lucky enough to hit the pinata and iet its contents loose
upon the crowd.
“Muy interesante”—the Spanish school where children are crowded
into just as small spaces as they are in any American town; here, forty
in a room, they are studying to make their land more progressive, safer
and healthier. They are doing this with an energy and a drive which
makes of learning something to cherish, to desire with all one’s heart,
and out of this comes the hope that each generation will make it more
difficult to unclean, ill and poverty-stricken. I saw a fourth-grade girl
dividing eight figures by two—and not ever putting the result shown
on the board, but mentally subtracting figures.
The Youth Center where eighty young men and women had a won
derful time playing games and folk dancing—the dancing having a defi
nite Spanish flavor and making it possible for everyone to know every
one else. “Muy interesante”—the market place—its colorful skirts, se-
quined or rhinestoned, its hats, jewelr3', shoes, blankets, pottery, -vege
tables, blouses, sweaters, pocketbooks—and everywhere people, people,
people I A marimba band playing in one corner while one person bought
meat from a counter by the marimba player and another purchased
basket by the violinist. “The tourist” pays one price, the native an
other, and one soon learns to bargain for this is expected.
“Muy Curioso”: the btill fight which reminded me of that scene in
“Around the World in Eighty Day.s” when the Mexican theatre idol
Cantinflas, teases the bull and caricatures a real bull fight. This fight
advertized for “fathers and their children” was a caricature although
i do not believe that the bulls had been so informed. At any rate the\’
were not killed (to my delight); the first American school in M’exico
founded by Silvia’s grandfather who is, to Mexico, much as Horace Mann
IS to American education; and, finally, the fascinating old-world custom
common ^ all towns in Mexico, of the promenade around the town
square. The girls walk slowly, in couples or threes, in one direction
around the square while the boys move slowly in the other direction
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Christmas Brought
Diamonds And Pins
The list of “those who wish to be sung to
in the dining room” grows.
After the Christmas holidays the Seniors
sung to four members. Betsy Smith received
a diamond from Sam Menefee, who is a senior
at Duke. Also receiving a diamond was Anis
Ira. Her fiancee is Barney Daily, a Kappa
Alpha graduate from Emory who is now do
ing work in advertising in Jacksonville. On
the Senior “pinning” list is Marybelle Horton,
who received a Wake Forest Kappa Sigma
pin from Johnny Clark. Mary Gladys Rogers
became pinned to Karl Bitter over the holi
days. Karl is a Sigma Chi at Davidson.
The Junior Class chorus was prompted in
dining room singing sessions by one engage
ment, and two pinnings. Mary Calhoun re
ceived a diamond from Robert Gallant, a Caro
lina graduate now living in their hometown,
Anderson. Lucinda Oliver received a Theta
Tau Engineer pin from Harold Denton, a State
College Senior. And, two days before Christ
mas vacation, Mary Thaeler and Willie Horse-
tein, a Sigma Nu at Duke, become pinned.
(Willie is the Assistant Editor of the Duke
Chronicle.)
Over all, the holidays appear to have been
more profitable for the Sophomore Class,
which has added five diamonds and one pin.
Sarah Wray and Bob Simpson, a Duke gradu
ate now living in Greensboro, became engaged.
Eleanor Martin received a diamond from Lyle
Lewellen, a student at the University of South
Carolina. Barbara Williams and Bob Lee
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Educational Block
Exists In Africa
Are all heroes of history white-skinned?
Jacques Martinais, vice-president for overseas
affairs. Union des Grandes Ecoles, Prance asks
where the difference is between Vercingetorix
and Bademba’s bravery at Sikasso? Can you
fairly evaluate standards of teaching history
in French West Africa where the average
class numbers 70 to 80 pupils? Teachers come
from the mother country and text books and
materials are also imported from Prance.
African culture is stifled and smothers be
neath French concepts of right and justice.
Why is there a shortage of African teachers
and what other problems are inherent because
of the educational system?
Less than ten per cent of the Nigritic popu
lation are able to take advantage of educa
tional opportunities. Students are unevenly
distributed in the various grades. Small num
bers continue in secondary schools and obtain
college degrees. There is a great need for
grammar school teachers which might tempo
rarily be met by the group who have com
pleted secondary training.
Techniques which the French consider fun
damental and indispensable to modern eco
nomic development are not understood nor
easily brought into practice. For example,
the ca,ttle business in Fouta-Djalon is hindered
and jeopardized because of the belief that
cows are sacred and should not be slaughtered.
Educated Africans are forced to blend West
ern rationalism and pragmaticism with their
African heritage. The resulting clash is evi
denced by conflict in many fields. The elite,
m an attempt to regain the confidence of the
people, often undermine and adopt an uncom
promising anti-government attitude.
There can be no long term progress until
schools are built, teachers trained, and th®
people educated. The development of pri
mary and secondai-y schools hinges on finan
cial difficulties which could be resolved with
economic expansion. Why is the distribution
of foreign credits a problem? A people that
are allowed -to acquire a culture will very
soon demand political freedom!
The source for this article is the interna
tional magazine. The Student, which is pul>'
lished in Arabic, English, French and Spanish
by the coordinating secretariat of National
Unions of Students.
—J^udith Anderson