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Make Merry. Christmas
Comes But Once A Year
THE S A L E MIT E
Friday, December 12, 19^
This
Most of us are familiar with the parodies of Stan Freeburg,
year he has made one on the Christmas holiday entitled “Green Christ
mas”. This is an appropriate title in view of the fact that green is the
color of the folding money which is spent in such quantities during the
Christmas holiday.
You won’t be hearing “Green Christmas” too often, at least not over
the radio. For “Green Christmas” is a parody on the commercialization
of Christmas; an attack, if I may use so strong a word, on the exploita
tion of Christmas by the advertising agencies who would have us believe
that Christmas will not bring us any happiness or joy unless Santa brings
us a carton of this kind of cigarettes, unless we serve this certain
beverage to our friends who drop in, unless Dad doesn t receive this
make watch, or Mom this brand kitchen appliance.
The spokesman for the advertisers on the “Green Christmas” record
is a very practical and opportunistic man called Mr. Scrooge. A typical
comment has the general connotation of; “Christmas comes but once a
year. So make the most of it, or out of it!” There are other fittle
beauties on the record which will entice your ear—namely an enthusiastic
chorus that renders Christmas carols with rousing lyrics synthesized
from advertising vernacular. One particularly effective technique is the
use of the cash register jingle to replace the chiming of bells.
There are many such devices which would recommend the Freeburg
parody to your listening. As far as I can judge, there is only one draw
back to Mr. Freeburg’s recording. Due to the fact that it has been
released right at the moment when the market is flooded with a torrent
of Christmas records, Mr. Freeburg is, or will be, making money on it.
Purely unintentional. I’m sure.
Freeburg fiddles, we laugh, and advertisers burn. So what are you
asking Santa for ?
-J. s.
Better Atmosphere, Longer
Hohrs Needed For Library
There has been a general expression on campus that the library hours
are inadequate. As far as music studnts are concerned, it is imperative
that Music History, Appreciation and Vocal Literature students do a
great amount of listening for their eourses that are primarily based on
oral study and analyzing. The main reading room is also essential to
all students who are in the midst of term papers and other student pro
jects. ; ;
Is College Changing Our Values
(Editor’s Note: The following
theme was written by a Freshman
during an English class period to
fulfill an assignment stated thus:
“Dr. ’Waldo" Beach of Duke Uni
versity has said that for college
girls social values have replaced re
ligious values. The Crowd is the
only acceptable god. Hell is to
be a square. Virtue to live and let
live. The Creed is ‘I believe in
the Crowd Almighty’.”)
Dr. Waldo Beach of Duke Uni
versity made a statement that the
modern college girl’s religious values
have been replaced by social values.
Perhaps this is true, but it is not
as grave a situation as the state
ment might lead one to believe.
The desire for the college girl to
“do what everyone else is doing’
is characteristic of a trend in Am
erica today. Our society has tur
ned into a highly organized and
conformed one, so it is only natural
that this trend should influence
America’s college girl.
Dr. Beach said, “Hell is to be a
‘Square’.” He is right. It is easy
to see that one who is not ac
quainted ’with the latest collegiate
fashions and slang is often ostra
cized by the rest of the student
body. The desire to be a member
of the “best” group and to be pop
ular is the motivating force which
causes students to conform. In
wardly we realize that this is wrong,
but we are caught in the net of
what we want to do and what we
should do.
Around The Square
Many students have compalined that the library should be open on
Sunday night so that they may prepare for Monday morning classes.
Many have said that they felt the library closed too early at night during
Bie week. With so many required meetings on campus during the early
part of the evening it is quite impossible for a large number of girls to
get to the library before 8:00 or 9:00, leaving just an hour or a little
more for study.
As far as having to pay the librarian for the extra hours is concerned,
students who ordinarily work in the library are well enough acquainted
with the available material and are certainly capable of being in charge.
I think some of the books which are quite frequently “missing” or
“misplaced” will cease to be a problem as the hours will be sufficient
enough to warrant adequate study, time in the library.
Down the hall and up another
hall past 203 and 208 and 211 and
. . . Christmas stockings and pep
permint candy sticks and Santa
Clauses on the doors. Salemites
have hung up their dingy wool
socks on the doors “in hopes that
their peanut soon would be there.”
Peanuts tip-toe up and down halls,
too—dropping ten assorted pieces
of candy into stockings.
Sophomores are huddled in little
corners taking notes on seniors.
The sophomores are giving the
Christmas Banquet next Thursday
night and will play Santa Claus to
their “Big Sisters” in the form of
presents and poems. Mark as well
—sophomore ones — because we’re
a complex and complicated group
with our knitting needles, two cokes
a day, 20% cuts, one letter a day,
$100 and some dollar phone bills,
and pins and rings and six months
to go—
Noel Hollingsworth is a glitter-
bug with her new pin over heart.
Steve McIntyre has a monopoly on
May Court beauties with Susan Mc
Intyre as his sister and Noel as his'
true love.
Mr. Peay, director of Memorial
Industrial Schools informed us that
his children are anticipating the
Christmas Party Salemites have for
the school. So, wrap your presents
well, attach your orphan’s name se
curely to each package and Santa
Mayhew and her little reindeer on
the “Y” Cabinet will dash down
the road in the Salem salmon-
colored sleigh to deliver the pack
ages.
Aggie, Katherine, and Rachael
perked our chapel program up with
an informal and impromptu discus
sion of questions pertaining to their
impressions of America—American
education, American boys, etc.
Rachael amused us with her spon
taneous erruptions (specifically per
taining to when she was questioned
about her feelings concerning Am
erican boys and she screamed and
motioned with her hands and said,
“They are boring, boring, BOR
ING!”). Katherine interested us
as she shared her frank and direct
answers, and Aggie kept us waiting
as she honestly and thoughtfully
considered each question. We were
delighted, ladies.
Interesting discussions have been
buzzing on the topic of education'—
its processes, its standards in Am
erican schools, and its direct pur
poses. Education minors are equip
ped with answers to the questioii
of “What is education?” I am be
ginning to regret that I have no
thumb nail sentence into which I
can verbally pour what I believe
education is—and here I am, a sen
ior in college. Is education a num
ber of required courses I must take
to receive a specific degree or a
specified major?' To be educated,
must I always be bogged down with
the necessary instead of “imprac
tical electives” like U. S. and World
Affairs, Shakespeare, Milton, Philo
sophy, etc ? And educated to teach
a subject or to perform a certain
technological function or to live a
life or to what ? Have I educated
myself on books written about
books written about books . . .
Another of Dr. Beach’s stat
ments was “virtue is to live a
let live’.” We college -girls have
tendency to forget, others and .evt
ourseves. We forget that sod
activities are not-the only activity
in college. This “Who cares.?” j!
titude causes us to break rul
moral as well as social.
Today’s college girl believes
“the crowd almighty”- -stated B
Beach. We often make the mi;
take of replacing God with a po|
ular student or clique. We folio
another girl because she is a lead^
and we often do this regardless !
where she leads us. The price-(
popularity is often very high for t
The religious emphasis at Sale
is unusually good in comparis:
with that of many colleges. In oi
large university if a co-ed is
known “bookworm,” “square,”
even a church-goer, she is almc
never asked to join a sorority j
Salem we do not have the feelii
that if a girl participates in religio
activities, she is an outsider, Salt
had a well-received “Religious Ei
phasis WeelE” and has good orgai
zation within the different denon
nations. “Y-Watch,” a religio
service sponsored by the Y. W.
A., and morning chapel services a
two religious activities which ta
place during the week. On alm(
every Sunday morning the two lar
buses which -take students to chur
are filled. One of the strong)
factors in Salem’s religious progr:
is the requirement of every stude
to take, a course in religion. Thf
organizations are here for 1
the problem seems to be In getti
all of the students to particip;
in them.
Dr. Beach may be right. “H
is to be a ‘square’; virtue is to ‘1
and let live’; and the creed is
believe in the crowd almight
This situation is not a new one
society, but it does appear to
worse at the present time. We h;
at Salem are fortunate because (
college is small enough to consii
the needs of the individual. I
maybe the condition is only be:
delayed for us. We will proba
encounter these same circumstan
of conformity after graduation. I
next question is “How will each
us solve this problem?”
Bomb Scares Waste Our Time, Money
Some faculty members and the librarians have complained that not
many students use the library facilities. Girls have, replied to this state
ment that the lighting is poor, particularly in the seminar rooms and
the heat is intolerable. These factors are not conducive to study—but
conducive to sleep!
-E. R.
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By Margaret Fletcher
The current fad across the nation seems to
be the bomb scare. This brings to mind similar
incidents of a few years ago when the mad
bomber kept the New Yorkers panicked for
so long. Usually national news seems rather
remote to us because we think it is so far
beyond the square, but the bomb scare of the
past week has practically been in our back
yard. Eeynolds High School and Wake Forest
College were the victims last week and several
county schools have been evacuated this week.
Now we wonder if Salem will be next.
The “mad bomber” usually make an anony
mous phone call saying a bomb has been
planted and is scheduled to go off in a few
hours. Although all the reports in Winston-
Salem have proved to be mendarious, schools
still have to be evacuated. Lives can not be
placed in jeopardy because they think maybe
this time it is a false warning. Some schools
in the South have been blown up.
The epidemic of the bomb bug is not only
passing through the Southern states. North
ern schools have also been experiencing our
trouble, and a religious cult in California was
bombed this week injuring several people and
starting a brush fire. It seems that religious
institutions and schools are the usual scenes
picked for the crime.
The telephone is a wonderful invention, but
when it is used for messages such as this, it
IS a menace to society. One knows it is prac-
Ueally impossible to trace calls of this kind.
He does not take into consideration the time
and money spent in evacuating a school. 1^
only teachers, students, and other school p
sonnel are involved, but policemen, men on 1
rescue squads and other city officials have
waste time and money.
There are several reasons ' why a pers
might commit such a dishonorable act. It 1
been suggested that school children use tl
as an excuse to get out of class. If this is t
case, principals think by making the studei
make up the lost time they will stop th
little game. It is also possible that some ch
is having a wonderful time in his world
fantasy playing the vicarious part of a crii
nal such as the ones he sees on television.
Someone with a very distorted sense
humor may be playing a prank, but it is likf
that the source is much deeper than th
Since schools which have been integrated
religious institutions are the ones being iQ'
aced, it is likely that some fanatic is behi
the scare. His prejudiced views of his fell
man make him think he is doing mankind
favor by trying to destroy people with beli'
dissimilar to his. Little does he realize tl
he is harming his whole society when he mal
a simple little telephone call or plants a bor
Science is an absolute necessity to us, 1
too^ many people are trying to use it to sh
their own power. The easiest way to get :
of our social problems is to blow them all '
One^ who thinks this is surely insane.
City officials are offering a reward for s
information on the person or persons imitati
the mad bomber” in hope that they can s!
the present nuisance or prevent a real disast