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THE SAL EMITE
April 24, 19^1
Wkat
We Jlaekintj^ ^an?
By Nanci Neese
Searchin’
1 been searchin’
Searchin’ ev’ry which a way
Yeah, Yeah.
The Coasters are searchin’ for that mysteri
ous “She” again. The Coasters will find her;
they vow to he “Sam Spade” and “Bulldog
Drummond,” and they’ll “bring her in some
day.”
What brash self-confidence: (Can you im
agine?) It’s embarrassing in an age such as
ours. Oh, you know—we’re anxiety-ridden
hollow men and all that jazz. I believe it;
that’s what T. S. Eliot says, and 1 believe it.
Doesn’t everybody: Well, everybody except
the Coasters, and how can they be sure “she”
is worth the search? AVhat stupid faith: Its
ridiculous to think any being can be worth the
trouble of a determined search.
Oh, we might search through a party to
find our date’s fabulous fraternity brother.
That’s always my biggest search. lie’s usually
not worth it. But it’s fun, and after all why
are we in college?
Searchin’
1 been searchin’
You know, that’s still my favorite song. I
can’t decide why.
* t 1—yrc*
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Beanies, Organization
Make New Rat Week
The freshman plans for Bat Week impressed
us as a well-thought-out combitiation of the
new proposal for a Field Day presented in
Assembly recently and the traditional type of
introduction of the freshmen to the sopho-
Salamanders, Rain And Cars
Send Salemites To Beach
mores.
Nina Ann Stokes and her committee have
come up with a plan which will give Salem
Rat Week an entirely new ■ atmosphere. The
change is so completely different that some
people haVe suggested that the name of Rat
Week be changed too. This would be a very
real recognition of the constructive efforts of
the freshman class. However, as we all know,
tradition is hard to break at Salem.
Actually the necessary internal changes
have already been drawn up by the freshman
class. By doing away with the sour sisters,
they have changed the total approach of Rat
Week from one of individual contact to a
plan which stresses cfioperation and fun. The
individual contact of past Rat Weeks has often
resulted in unpleasant situations. It has also
been difficult for the freshmen and sophomores
to get to know each other.
AVe are still reminded of Rat AYeek 1956 by
one green-spotted pillowcase. It was beside
us as we spent all afternoon on the second
floor back hall of Sisters’ dorm painting our
sour sister’s old wooden chest. AVhile we may
have created a beautiful piece of furniture for
her room, we did not meet any sophomores.
In fact, we saw none all afternoon. She, of
course, thought we were much more fortunate
than the rats air-raiding outside. AVe got
nothing from Rat AA^eek but green paint on a
pillowcase. From the new plan, next year’s
freshmen will at least have to congregate and
cooperate among themselves.
The “organized ratting” will have them
working together: polishing library windows,
scrubbing the Gramley’s porch, or serenading
By Susan Hughes'
Mr. Campbell and Beverly Woltcr may be the mo.st famous (notor
ious?) couple on campus, but there are some other people who are
mighty happy. Emily Jennings is now the proud possessor of Maui ice
Horne’s Lambda Chi Alpha (Wake Forest) pin, and Lynn Robertson
also accpiired a pin over.the week-end. Among the campus beauties are
Alary Ann Townsend, who was a member of the Sigma Chi Sweetheart’s
Court, and Lou Scales, who will be representing the KA’s of this dis
trict at the selection of the National K.A Rose in September. A
former Salemite, “Sister” Maddox announced her engagement last Sun
day. She plans to be married on May twenty-ninth . . . Have you ever
tried to dry a newly-washed car in the pouring rain? Just ask the
sophomores about the weather last Saturday. Old man Sol just wouldn t
oblige, so the class car-wash had to be cut short . . . Another car
catastrophe” occurred when the Tuesday afternoon advanced golf class
(Nan Higdon, May Terry, Nancy Gwaltney, Carolyn Ray, and Sally
Townsend) and the old faithful statioivwagon ran out of gas. There
just didn’t seem to be any fuel,around, so it was Mr. Grubbs to the
rescue . . . About twelve o’clock Saturday night we ha.d a fair rendering
of guitar melodies. Somebody really livened up the reception room of
Clewell . . . Speaking of Clcwell, it’s full of salamanders, frogs, and
tadpoles. Sue Randak brought back quite a collection from her week
end camping trip. (Hey! What’s that in my bed!) . . . Does anybody
know for sure what happened to the cat’s kittens ? . . . Lots of gals
will be heading for Spring Frolics today and tomorrow, and excitement
over Joe, College and May Day and fraternity beach parties is already
at a high peak. Seems like a lot of Salemites have decided that the
beach is THE place. In fact, so many have migrated for the past few
week-ends that we just don’t have space for the names. We’ll close
with a sports note—Aleribeth Bunch and Dot Smith will be traveling
to Chapel Hill Saturday to represent Salem in a (tennis match. Good
luck, girls !
PO
Herter Faces Huge Task As
John Foster Dulles’ Successor
By Sandi Shaver
Dr. AYelch—in a group. The freshmen have
pledged that there will he no solitary ratting,
for they feel anything reeking of hazing would
defeat Rat AVeek at Salem forever.
The freshmen tvill know their classes and
the sophomores and other participants of Field
Day will'know them too by the end of the
week. But long before this week, the rest oF
the campus will know the freshmen by name.
This is the main purpose in equipping them
with beanies and nametags.
As for the freshman reaction to the beanies,
they will soon speak for themselves. The
beanies should be a badge of pride, setting
them off as a special group whom the whole
campus is trying to recognize. They might
even feel a kinship to the other college fresh
men, such as Davidson boys, who wear beanies
during first semester. The pleasure of being
called by name bj" students and faculty alike
means a lot to freshmen, and as they become
upperclassmen, the beanies will become cher
ished mementos of their first davs at Salem.
S. L. F.
Christian A. Herter has what is probably the least courted job in the
United States today. Within the next month Herter has two major in
ternational conferences to attend in preparation for the impending Sum
mit conference. Not only is the business of the conference a major
job to tackle, but that of filling Dulles’ shoes is a task in itself.
Herter lacks the prestige which Dulles had, which took years to build
up. In employing the IJ.' S. Foreign Policy during the past 6 years, the
fact that he was John Foster Dulles has been a determining factor in
the successful implementation of our policy.
Because Herter does not have this personal prestige, he will probably
rely heavily on the policy making board which was created by Dulles,
but was seldom used by him in making major decisions. Though the
board has not been used extensively, it is comprised of men who have
a great knowledge of the field of foreign policy and it has potential for
very effective use by'the new Secretary.
In his new role, Herter will likely not try to be a carbon copy of
Dulles, but will use the advice and counsel which is available to him.
The decisions made will have had careful consideration by some of the
most capable men in the country, and there is no reason for U. S.
prestige abroad to suffer by the loss of one individual.
Letter To The Editor
Student wants milk
Dear Editor:
It is disturbing, to say the least,
that the issue of taking milk from
the refectory has grown to such
proportions that the administration
is now involved. I single out “milk”
because it is the one item that I
can see no reason for prohibiting
from being taken from the refec
tory.
As far as milk cartons being seen
littering the campus is concerned,
the only place 1 have seen them is
outside the door of the refectory
where someone has left them for
the campus cat. This seeming
thoughtfulness is unsightly. I’ll
admit.
As for reasons why milk should
be taken from the refectory, I
thing the following are legitimate.
1. So students with early classes
can eat their breakfast in their
rooms and not have to lose sleep
by getting up at 7 ;0. *
2. So students who have no
classes in the morning will not have
to get up and rush for the refec
tory’s early closing hours,
3. So students who miss break
fast and are served ice tea for
lunch can get the required three
pints of milk a day.
4. Since students have paid for
the food, there is no reason why
they cannot use what belongs to
them.
Sincerely,
Catherine Cline
Coming in from the play last Thursdaj
night, with all good intentions of doing a terJ
paper or two, we were called into the liyJ
room to watch a T. V. program. This is a|.
ways a major temptation to us. Somehow,
we have faith that the “Great Corrupter”
America once and awhile produces somethinj]
which will expand our knowledge of the
man race. This was the night of such a W
acle.
AVe watched, with at times only the courajJ
to listen, a factionalized account of the Nurem
burg Trials on Playhouse 90. As the AmerieJ
prosecutor and the German defense lawyo
battled over the question of whether the higl
German judges had merely done their judicii!
duty or whether they had committed a cri®
against humanity in carrying out the Nazi lani|
against the Jews and other political prisoners,!
wm found it a feat of the mind to deeidJ
whether these men were really guilty of ad
crime. AVe were enjoying a Perry Mason cas
which had actually taken place in historj,
AA^'e were enjoying and analyzing until . . .
Buchenwald was shown. A furnace dooi
opens and. there is the rib cage of a humsi
being. A man such as we. Other sights whirl
must become commonplace to the soldier, bii
our minds try to reject. AVe are numb. Tt
living room is silent. AVe cannot even cry oii
meaningless adjectives.
The judge on trial pleads (for all men hav
excuses), he pleads Fear. And doubting, lik
all confident Americans, we wonder how' fea
can force a nation to reject their humanit;
How a nation can perform these “experiments
in the interest of science, using its many grea
minds ?
And then we w'onder, of what are we afraii
To admit that men can do such unforgiveab'
things? Do not we .college-age Americans wa
low in our firm conviction that there cannot
be another wmr, there must not be? Do w
not pour over ourselves the traditional Ameri
can faith in the creation of heaven on eartl
in the near future? And licking this deeply
comforting salve, are we not making it easiei
for another part of mankind to begin agaii
this horribll rejection of their humanity?
AVe believe in peace. And yet, in planninj
our courses for next year, in squabbling ovet
roommates and rooms, in bypassing the Cancel
containers, w'e ourselves reject our own hu
manity. AVe cannot prevent the repetition oi
such crimes against man’s divine nature by
trusting vaguely to the goodness of God
AVe must be prepared to fight. AVe must
contemplate the actuality of war, of volun
tarily killing. Only having experienced tb(
numbness of revulsion, can we really becouK
determined to fight actively against war
w'e do not discover how to fight withip the
next six months, we may never^ have the
chance.
Plaj'house 90 has done America’s college stu
dents a great service of awakening them fro®
the retreating refusal to believe that evil can
exist.
S. L. F-