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SALEMIT E
October 2. 1Q;J
Religious Groups
Must Be Supported
The Y. W. C. A. is again sponsoring Spirit
ual Guidance Week at Salem. Not only will
speakers appear in both assemblies, but they
will be available for conferences during the
week. This seems to be an excellent oppor
tunity for groups of girls to discuss with
qualified people many of the problems which
generally disturb College students.
However, the title “Spiritual Guidance
Week” seems to imply that for one week only
is organized religion promoted on campus. In
the past years there has been a marked lack
of enthusiasm among many students to parti
cipate in the church fellowships on campus.
Is it necessary that this disinterest in or
ganized religious meetings and speakers con
tinue ?
There is always the argument that the col
lege years of an individual is her time to live,
to break away from her heredity and environ
ment and to discover what she is.
Should this phase require renunciation of
all ties with religious groups? On the con
trary, it should be a time for deep and
thorough examination of one’s beliefs.
This, of course, places a great responsibility
on the various religious groups on campus.
Fewer picnics and more discussions, fewer
speakers and more counselors—less indoctrin
ation and more questioning—should be plan
ned.
The indifference to religion on this campus
must be replaced by, if not devout hearts,
then at least inquiring minds.
S. L. F.
Dear Editor,
No longer are there complaints
from the Day Students about their
snagged sweaters, pulled hose, and
torn skirts caused by last year s
wicker furniture. The right rear
room is now a very cozy place for
socializing and the left rear room
is more conductive to studying with
new study tables and lamps.
Salem
Stuch 9^1 ^ Rut?
By Nina Stokes, NSA Coordinator
The United States National Student Asso
ciation consists of students of approximately
four hundred American colleges, one of which
is Salem.
The main purpose of the National Student
Association are to create a greater awareness
on college campuses of educational problems
and issues, to provide a voice for American
students in national and international affairs
concerning students, to assist in the develop
ment and growth of student governments, and
to encourage an exchange of ideas between
colleges.
We, as members of NSA, have a unique re
sponsibility to make student opinion known
and understood by various groups and leaders
of this country. NSA leaders may express
student opinions before the United States Con
gress and USNSA is the only student organi
zation to be a constituent member of the
American Council on Education.
All this sounds very good, but how does it
relate to Salem’s campus? It seems that most
of us here at Salem are in a rut. We get so
bogged down in, classes, college weekends, and
committee meetings that we leave no time for
considering things outside our little circle.
Unfortunately, most of us are more con
cerned about whether there is mail for us at
the post office than with whether, for example,
Khrushchev’s visit to this country accomp
lished any concrete purpose. We forget that
there are students in many parts of the world
who need our help and support, even if only
vocal.
On our campiis, NSA works with Stee Gee
and IRC to stimulate interest and participa
tion in student affairs ranging from Salem’s
adoption of the faculty evaluation program to
the Association’s promotion of academic free
dom.
Because NSA realizes that most of the prob
lems of the world today stem from misunder
standing, it has established valuable programs
by which we can work, study or travel in
European countries at low student rates. In
this way students can learn more about the
cultures and interests of the foreign students,
and thus grow to a mutual understanding.
But what can we do here at Salem? We can
attend IRC meetings and participate in its
programs. By reading the newspaper, or at
least the clippings on the refectory bulletin
board, we can keep in touch with what is
happening in our world, and we can get to
know Lena and Marie, our foreign students.
And finally, we can remember that at Salem
we are preparing ourselves to become future]
active citizens of our community and that its'
future depends ultimately on us I i
Letter To The Editor
Through the Salemite, we would
like to express our appreciation to
the Administration for the remodel-
ng done in the Day Students
Center.
Sincerely,
Eleanor Fishel
Brenda Flynt
Gerrie Mcllroy
Beat Poetry Gives Pep
To Beat Students
The Senior Follies went over with a bang,
si Jper was Pat Weeks’ reading of Beat Poetry, with a back^
ground of bongo drums. This is the poem which was really
^ from, A Coney Island of the Mind
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
^U'uuUcJiea Qiuei
The world is a beautiful place
' to be born into
if you don’t mind happiness
not always being
so very much fun
if you don’t mind a touch of hell
now and then
just when everything is fine
because even in heaven
they don’t sing
all the time
The world is a beautiful place
to be born into
if you don’t mind some people dying
all the time
or maybe only starving
some of the time
which isn’t half so bad
if it isn’t you
Oh the world is a beautiful place
to be born into
if you don’t mind
a few dead minds
in the higher places
or a bomb or two
now and then
in your upturned faces
or such other improprieties as our Name Brand society
to prey to
with its men of distinction
and its men of extinction
and its priests
and other patrolmen
and its various segregations
and congressional investigations
and other constipations
that our fool flesh
is heir to
Yes the world is the best place of all
for a lot of such things as
making the fun scene
and making the love scene
and making the sad scene
and singing low songs and having inspirations
and walking around
looking at everything
and smelling flowers
and even thinking
and kissing people and
making babies and wearing pants
and waving hats and
dancing
and going swimming in rivers
or picnics
in the middle of the summer
and just generally
“living it up”
Yes
but then right in the middle of it
comes the smiling
mortician
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By Felicity Craig
Once upon a time, to adapt Aesop just ^
little, an eagle had snatched a goodly
of cheese out of a window, and flew wiftit,
into a high tree, intent on enjoying her prizj
A fox spied the cheese, and addressed her ij
winning manner. “0 Eagle” said he, “foni
beautiful are thy wings, how bright thine eye!
how graceful thy neck! thy talons are a matt!
for all the beasts of the field. 0 1 that such 31
bird should be dumb, and want only a voice!"
The eagle, pleased with his flattery, openej]
her mouth to singdown dropped the cheese!
which the fox snapped up and walked away,
“How is it,” said Premier Khrushchev at|
Pittsburgh, with reference to Russia’s desiij
to expand trade in strategic goods with the
United States, “that you Americans have lost,
one of the features peculiar to America? Tlii|
Americans used to be very bold and trade will'
the whole world. Now . . . they are afrail
to stick their noses out for fear the devil wil
imprison their soul.”
Khrushchev’s visit has come and gone. M\
it seems as if he has put on one of the supremi
performances of history. We have read tlii
newspaper reports. We have seen him on
television. We have heard him described, 1}
first-hand witnesses, as a man of mercurial
moods, earthy, shrewd, tough, volatile, unprn
dictable, cocky, crude, ruthless and wily.
But the most noticeable aspect of the
is that Mr. Khrushchev has gotten exactljl
what he wants. He suggested a summit com
ference long ago. The suggestion was turnei
down. He put on the pressure over Meat
Berlin, created an international crisis; tta
eased the pressure, and happily took off fit
America. It took a while, but Mr. Khrushck
was patient, and determined.
EDITOR Susan Foard
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Sandra Gilbert
The role he selected most often while he was
here seemed to be that of the international
ambassador for peace, although his chumnit
ness dissolved in flashes of temper when son
points were touched upon. It was indeei
magnanimous of Mr. Khrushchev to eomplii
ment us upon the superiority of our sausageii
It was gracious of him to admit that tk|
American people and the American govemi
ment are identical in their desire for peace,
But in this easing of international tensioisl
which seems to have been brought about 1)||
Mr. Khrushchev’s good-will tour, let us mI|
forget the subjects which aroused his angei:]
references to the Hungarian revolt, Soviet ceii
sorship, and his statement to America that “w'
will bury you.” Mr. Khrushchev wants cef
tain definite things from America.
He is not particularly concerned for hat'
monious relations, per se. But he would veil
much like to expand Russia’s political and ett
nomie strength.
American negotiators are at somewhat of>
disadvantage. The American dream includes
an ideal of ethical integrity for its heroes;
Russia has no such handicap in her struggle
for power. She is motivated by one desire,
and one desire only; to expand and to gro*
great. Friendship with such a Russia is do!
worth a betrayal of West Berlin. Mr. Khrusl
chev has shown himself to be a leader of uiaBj
qualities. But, as Hungary demonstrated, k
is not an honorable man.
Chapel Committee
Needs Openers
The Chapel Committee, headed by Sa
Tesch, is looking for new assembly open
Sarah is now attempting to select a fib
Scripture passage which will be appropr
for each program, but she needs new
different ways to direct the attention of
audience to the stage. In place of the regi
devotions, it has been suggested that a psi
tic song be used. Not only would this req
new songbooks, but we would soon run ou
patriotic songs.
Another suggestion is to begin assen
with a poem of philosophical import or a
sage quoted from some well-known aut
The committee would like to have suggest
from the student body.