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Page Two THE S ALEMITE Friday, October 31, 1958 9h QgAj^ Salem College was evacuated Thursday. There was a mock bomb attack. We assume the bombers were Russian, though we discreetly call them “the enemy”. At any rate, we are not going to be unprepared. We are going to be practical—very practical This was an act of pure self-preservation. But what are we preserving? A life, but not a way of life. In a rather superficial way, evacuation day was fun. Most of us were saved. There were only a few casualties. We did our feeble part to preserve the manpower of the nation. Bnt it was all a joke, wasn’t it ? An all-out war among mature and rational peoples is absurd—especially after Hiroshima. But we are going to be practical, just in case. We are a humane people. We give economic aid to under-developed countries; but we establish air force and army bases on their borders, just in case. We develop an atomic program for peacetime uses; but we de velop atomic warheads for our submarine fleets, just in case. We recommend a college education and professional study for our young men; but we require military duty from them upon graduation, just in case. We urge cancer research; but at the same time we unveil a new missile, just in case. We try to foster good will with our neutral friendly nations; but we unveil a new anti-missile, just in case. We walk hesitantly; but we carry a nuclear stick, just in case. Just in case we cannot face the consequences of fear, ignorance, pre judice and lack of understanding; just in case persons in responsible positions of leadership cannot recognize our unbounded concern with all that affects the nation and accomplish what should be done, an undefinable sofnething; just in case somebody, not us specifically, goes off his rocker and starts a war—then we practice running. Just in case. -J. s. Shaver Series Students’ Kno^jledge Of Elections 1) How many senate elections ? By Sand! Shaver seats are to be filled in the November 2) 3) 4) 5) Who has seized Republican leadership in the campaign ? Why do the Democrats stand to score so heavily? What is the Democratic Party’s “rawest nerve” ? What has been especially unusual about Eisenhower’s campaign- 6) 7) 8) 9) ing recently? What are the “right to work” laws ? Why is the “right to work” a campaign issue? What has been the big split in the Republican Party in California? Who are the two well known figures running for Governor of New York ? 10) 11) What do they have in common ? What has been the Democratic criticism of foreign policy in the Republican Administration ? 12) 13) 14) What was the reply made by Mr. Nixon {o this criticism? What was the reaction of Dulles and Eisenhower to Nixon’s foreign policy statements, and what were the final results of their reaction? What was Stevenson' s reaction' to the stepped up partisan cam paign of the Republicans ? IS) What is the best the Republicans can expect according to most preliminary polls ? How much did you know about the issues and people involved in the present political campaign? Have you, as a mature college student of voting age, or almost voting age, prepared yourself to vote intelligently and to elect your representatives in a thoughtful manner? If you do not feel a responsibility to these matters now, when your mind is the most alert and open to new and varied ideas, how can you expect to meet these responsibilities in the future? ®i,e ^alemite .Cao PRESS Published every Friday of the College year by the Student Body of Salem College OFFICES—Lower Floor Main Hall Downtown Office—414 Bank St., S.W. Printed by the Son Printing Company Subscription Price—$3.50 a year Editor-in-chief Jean Smitherman Associate Editor Mary Jo Wynne News Editor.... Nancy Jane Carroll Feature Editor Erwin Robbins Managing Editor Susan Foard Copy Editor Sallie Hiekok Headline Editor Business Manager Sarah Ann Price —Corky Scruggs Advertising Manager Rosemary Laney Circulation Manager Becky Smith Asst. Business Manager —Betsy Gilmour Columnists: Sandy Shaver, Mary Jane Mayhew. Faculty Advisor f K S s A y «• T I? t s K f f c t ik e fj s IT r A r t fi 6 0 V F 0 o T S r r c f? r t. A S 4 r 0 f/ t A f? T 0 % e 0 K r Dear Student Body: The IRS Council would like to call your attention to two items, namely, the wearing of “shirt tails out” to class, in the dining room, and on front campus, and the neg lect of your use of the sidewalks at the expense of Mr. Yarbrough’s grass. In regard to the first point, the Council has received complaints concerning the undesirable, untidy appearance which flapping shirt tails present. These are evident not only to fellow Salemites, most of whom have a high regard for neat grooming, and to passers-by, who tend to be very critical in.,their opinions of us, but also to the faculty, who already has enough to distract them in the way of sleepy eyes, nodding heads, and half-at tentive dreamers. We feel that the majority of students will agree that this mode of dress is unnecessary. Moreover, it is sloppy, and not in keeping with the usual character of Salem students. Therefore, the Council deems as taboo, the wear ing of shirt tails out, except in places and for occasions where bermudas may be worn. The sidewalks of Salem, ruinous as they may be to high heels and pointed toes, are here for an ob vious purpose—to keep us off the grass. However, in the minute- before-the-tardy-bell-rush, to class, and the hunger-spurred, mad dash to the dining hall, the sidewalks often lie untouched by fleeting feet. This fact is evidenced by the little paths which are beginning to form on the bank leading down to the Refectory. It is the wish of the Council that the student body will have a stricter regard for the ap pearance of the campus, as well as a keener appreciation for Mr. Yar borough, whose job it is to keep the lawns in good condition. Sincerely, The IRS Council Editor Receives More Questions, Replies From Florida Southern, Chapel Committee Intellectualism Tendrils -.Miss Jess Byrd lypbts Irene Noel, Joanne Doremus Asst. Advertising Manager —Lynn Ligon Tendrils c/o The Salemite Salem College Re: Assembly programs Dear Tendrils: You imply that chapel is boring. Why ? . . . “Announcemtns please, cough, sneeze” When many students ignore cam pus bulletin boards, what other ef fective method of communication is left? “Some speakers rant, others can’t” A well rounded chapel curriculum should include some speakers. One sign of a student’s intellectual growth is the ability to listen open- mindedly to a speaker, whether the bench is hard or not. “Installation, Honor’s Day, required again ? Hooray” It is a well-known fact that Salem is a school of tradition, chapel pro grams not excepted. During the first semester there are a number of automatic chapel programs over which the chapel committee has no control: 1. Installation and Honors Day 2. Opening convocation 3. Religious Emphasis Week 4. Founders’ Day 5. Tree planting “The conductor’s getting fat. Three corners has my hat” Don’t tell me that college stu dents are so mature (?) that they no longer enjoy group singing. (And take notice. Tendrils, that that specific number has not ap peared in the chapel repertoire this year). Instruction in the singing of graces and hymns appropriate to a church-related college is not unreasonable. “Esprit de corps, that’s my meat” Salem prides herself in boosting student participation. Chapel is one of the few places the whole stu dent body gets together (esprit de corps) for such occasions as the Oslo report or student body meet ings. “Where, oh where, is the chdpel committee ?” This is your complaint—-why not make it in person to a member of the committee? We do not know whether Tendrils represents the opinions of 450 Salem students or not, but in case it does, we would like to state that the following programs have been planned for the remainder of the semester. Music Club (Performance, not slapstick) SNEA (National Education Week) Pierrettes and Dansalems Rondthaler lecturer (Nemerov— poet) Dr. Austin (Lecture logy) Choral Ensemble (performance) Very sincerely yours, Tw9 members of the chapel committee Jane Leighton Bailey Mary Frances Cuningham on mytho- Dear Editor, One month ago, you, as the editor of the Salemite, read a question naire in chapel. The questions asked to the student body were on a high academic and intellectual level. , Now I woulcr like to pose a few ■questions to the Student Body: Have you made an effort to answer these questions ? Have you taken advantage of the faculty music recitals ? Have you taken advantage of the lectures on existentialism by Dr. Lewis ? Are you going to take advantage of Sir Cedric Hardwicke’s dra matic readings on Friday night, October 31 ? Do we, as Salemites, realize the values of these opportunities ? Are we preparing ourselves to be ladies in the adult society of our communities? Do we know why we are in college ? —Louise Adams Integration Dear Editor, You’ve doqe a terrific job on inte gration in the October 17 Salemite. I hope to use your intelligent views in our paper . “The Southern” . . . Yours truly, Basil Mika Florida Southern College Lakeland, Florida
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