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Volume XXXIX
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, December 5, 1958
Number 10
Twelve Beauties Elected For The
The members of the 1959 May Court are standing, left t» right; Noel Hollingsworth, Lou Scales, Dena Fasul, Joyce Tyndall, Susan McIntyre, Ann Brinson, and Marian Neamand.
Seated, left to right: Gertie Barnes, Dotty Grayson, Jette Seear, Carolyn McCloud, and Ann Jewell. Story on Page 6. (Photo by Grigg)
Attlee Calls Berlin A Bid For Recognition
By Sandi Shaver
Earl Clement Atlee, former Prime
Minister of Great Britain, leader
of the Labor Party, and in his own
words, at present, an “irresponsible
peer”, was one of the most interest
ing persons I have had the pleasure
of meeting. A veteran politician
and wit who has mastered the art
of “making acceptable murmurs and
not saying anything”, Earl Atlee
quipped his way through a press
conference, through after-dinner
■ coffee, and between serious mo
ments in his lecture in Memorial
Hall.
The most positive statements
which he made were in reference
to the future of Red China and
Formosa, the future of the United
Nations, and the future of the
Labor Party in Great Britain.
On Formosa, in line with present
British policy, he advocates with
drawal of American support and
neutralization of Formosa and the
offshore islands of Matsu and Que-
moy. This could be carried out
under a U. N. advisory group for
a period of about five years, after
which time the people should be
allowed the right of self-deter
mination. In the meantime, he says
that the U. S. should recognize
Red China since we cannot work
‘ out any acceptable relationship if
we do not. The state certainly is
i an existing fact, and though it may
I not be democratic, neither was
Chaing Kai-Shek’s government. We
should cultivate our own contacts
with them, because “China is not
Russia.”
Earl Atlee’s hope for the future
of Europe and the whole world
“assuming that there is a future
for the world”, lies in the reor
ganization of the United Nations.
With the purpose of maintaining
peace, this body would be given
authoritative powers, national arma
ments would be abolished, and in
ternational law with courts to en
force the law would be set up.
Obviously this would mean that
nations must “put up with each
other and give up part of their
dearly beloved individual sovere
ignty” in .ojder to save themselves
and to “save the world”.
On the future of Great Britain’s
internal affairs, the “old politician”,
as he called himself, said that
“there will be a new government
shortly” which will be headed by
Hugh Gaetskill as Prime Minister
for the Labor Party.
In response to specific questions,
Earl Atlee said:
1) That atomic energy was too
dangerous for private enter
prise to undertake, suggesj-
ing that its power might be
misused.
2) That he “wouldn’t know why
Khruschev has brought Ber
lin into focus again” except
to gain recognition for East
Germany or possibly to draw
attention away from other
parts of the world.
3) That he didn’t “mind a bit”
having women in the House
of Lords.
4) In reference to Secretary of
State Dulles, that “he speaks
so often”, and then, that it’s
possible to “stand up for
things without talking.” He
didn’t feel that anyone else
could be asked “to take over
a motor when its going down
hill.”
5) That fighting in as local an
area as Quemoy could throw
us into war but that he would
make no predictions, because
he wasn’t “an expert on
Brinkmanship”.
6) That NATO had been an
“essential temporary device”
for dealing with an immediate
situation and that he would
now like to see it enlarged.
7) And that English tobacco was
not “dry dust”.
As a concluding thought,. I must
say that I was slightly puzzled by
the contrast of one of his state
ments and his own position in
Great Britain. He spoke of the
need for a “classless society”, yet
accepted for himself knighthood
and membership in the House of
Lords. ? ?2
—Sandi Shaver
Faculty Passes Proposal
For Curriculum Changes
At the faculty meeting on De
cember 3 the following changes
were made pertaining to degree re
quirement and curriculum in regard
to basic requirements on recom
mendation of the Academic Coun
cil :
The requirement in physical edu
cation is changed from six semester
hours to four semester hours, with
the privilege extended to juniors or
seniors of electing for credit a
maximum of two additional hours
in physical education provided the
total hours of credit in physical
education do not exceed six semes
ter hours. This change will go into
effect the second semester of the
current year.
dents; the committee will have re
sponsibility for making out the ex
amination, and the membership of
the committee will be selected from
health officers of the College, the
Department of Physical Education,
the Department of Biology, the De
partment of Economics-Sociology,
the Department of Education-Psy
chology, and the Department of
Home Economics. As this proposal
is now official, some student may
omit Hygiene 10 from the program
of this second semester. However,
Hygiene 10 will be offered second
semester of the current year.
The second change proposed by
the Council is that Hygiene 10 is
now discontinued as a basic re
quirement of candidates for the
B. A. degree and that in its place
an examination in Hygiene will be
taken and passed before the com
pletion of the junior year. The ex
amination will be based upon a
reading list prepared by a faculty
committee and submitted to stu-
Dr. Gramley has left for
Mount Holly Springs, Pennsyl
vania to attend the funeral of
his father. The Reverend A. D.
Gramley, 85, died Tuesday morn
ing. The funeral will be Satur
day, with Dr. Gramley’s four
sons as pallbearers.
The Reverend Mr. Gramley is
survived by his wife, a son Heile
Gramley, and Dr. Dale Gramley.
Dr. Gramley will return to
campus Sunday night.