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Page Four the s a le mi t e October 2. iQt Nan Learns By Exchange Of Ideas At Conference For Student Body Heads Around The Square With Sue By Nan William* Four plane-hours and four bus- hours away from the village of New York, my home for the summer, I arrived in a very different, but equally stimulating and educational atmosphere, the University of Illi nois, for the National Student Body President’s Conference. Along with about two hundred other student body presidents from every section of the U. S., I pre pared to learn the answers—in four jay5_to all the problems of leading a successful Student Council. The first answer I learned was that I would not receive all the answers I wanted: no specific guides for student government to follow in order to perfect its role on campus has yet been found. Every school represented had its own peculiar problems. I did, however, receive much valuable help in defining and eval uating our needs here at Salem. In the discussion groups and in in dividual conversations we were able to exchange ideas and compare basic policies and conceptions about student government. I was continually asking myself, “Is our way of handling this situ ation really adequate ... do our projects and policies contribute to the educational processes of the college ?” Active Stee Gee The chief concern of Student Government on campus was stress ed over and over: Student Govern ment must be more than a co oridnator of campus activities, a lab for us to learn democratic methods, or a judiciary council. In order to earn its keep on campus, it must strive actively for the best interests of the student body. It must agitate indifferent campuses and soothe the explosive ones. It must pave the road for a true edu cational atmosphere, filling holes and posting warning signs along the way. Honor System Amazes I was surprised at the number of schools who either did not have an honor system or felt that it was in active on their campuses. In most of these schools the big problem is academic honor. The students were surprised when I told them that at Salem a professor usually leaves the classroom during a test and never posts proctors to keep a con stant watch for cheating. They were also amazed that we are not required to turn a fellow student in for breaking a rule and were a little skeptical at my feeling that our policy in the matter is adequate. When I heard tales from schools with no honor system about faculty proctors in every dormitory wing and open enmity between students and administration, I really appreciated the fact that our Honor Tradition is well-established. Vienna Youth Festival Of the many effective speeches and panel discussions at the confer ence, one of the most interesting was a panel of students who had attended the Vienna Youth Festival, known to be backed by Communist front organizations. The panel, consisting of Izzy Marcus of Bar nard College, Dennis Shaul of Notre Dame, and Charlie Jones, a Negro from Charlotte, told of mass stu dent marches through the streets. Communists banners for peace amid forceful intimidation of any anti- Communists outbursts, and trips to the Iron Curtain border. They described their reaction to the night ten thousand shouting students from countries the world over gathered in a grand square in Vienna. In the center of the square was a high platform from which a screaming East German poet roused the crowd almost to mob-fever level. As he waved his arms wildly and shouted phrases of “Peace!”, multicolored spotlights cast his shadow like a huge monster on the buildings behind. Charlie Jones related the great show of interest and concern the pro-Communist students showed to ward the unfortunate situation of the Negroes in the South. He found it almost impossible to convince them that he is better off in a democratic America torn by the integration problem than he would be in a Communistic Russia where all are socially equal. Izzy told us of the British boy who was attacked and knocked out when he dared to shout, “Remem ber Tibet!” The three agreed that one of the biggest difficulties the Russians faced in making the festival a pro- Communist success was the re peated question: “Why the Iron Curtain?” To make sure all stu dents could be aware of the defi nite existence of this notorious bar- fier, the Austrian students offered free trips to the Russian border for an impressive view of barbed wire, trenches, mines and sentries. Not A Failure Though the panel felt that the festival was not the all-out success the Communists had hoped for, neither was it a flop, as we would like to believe. The students from the neutral nations of the world, who were the chief concern of both Communistic and democratic pro paganda, were many times more in terested in playing one side against the other to gain general sympathy for their country than in aligning themselves with either principal. At any rate, this festival is con sidered Communism’s boldest move its attempt to appeal to the youth of the world. Proclaims Salem By Sue Froneberger Yes, fall’s really under way, being ushered in rather forcibly by hurri cane Grade. School is also operat ing in full force with Salemites clad in madras and with house presidents being duly installed in chapel Monday. Fall brings with it not only fall ing leaves and chilly weather but also paths cut across the grass by the feet of many careless Salemites. It is hoped that the new brick walls being laid around campus will eliminate these paths. If a Salemite was seen walking, whether on the grass or the walks. in somewhat of a daze this week, she was probably selling tickets for or participating in Senior Follies given Wednesday night. If this were not the case, it may have been Lena Lundgren still thinking about the orange carnations she received from her Denmark beau for er birthday, or even still, it may have been Carolyn Ray day-dreammg about her recent engagement. In- ddentially, speaking of rings and weddings, Camille Suttle and her newly acquired husband were on the Kappa Sigma bus last Satur day attendisg the game at Wake Forest. It is doubtful that Miss By. or Mr. Campbell were free to tend the game last Saturday Miss Battle is and has been Jjj ing a war with cockroaches w insist on playing cops and roljbi in the silver drawer in her apa ment; Mr. Campbell has a simit problem with rats that play and seek in the Science Builij on Saturdays. Yes, installations, paths throi the grass, the Senior Follies, ilo, ers, diamonds, weddings, roaches, rats, and madras-i Salemites seem each one an portant part of a new fall at Salt, One final item of interest: I got a chance to proclaim to the Mid- West the existence of Salem Col lege, Nprth Carolina. I was chosen at random to take part in an in formal interview program on the University of Illinois radio. I rep resented the small women’s college in the South, while the student body president of Northwestern represented the large coed univer sity of the Mid-West. The inter viewer asked us questions such as, ‘What do you consider the pur pose, and the function of Student Government,” “On which we had spent hours at the conference, and expected a pat little two-minute answer. It was, however, an in teresting experience and perhaps, a plug for Salem College. Sir Isaac Newton is struck by another great ideal As sure as little apples, Newton knew that what goes up must come down. But when it comes down to a really pleasurable filter ciga rette, it’s what goes up—'m front of the filter, that is—that makes the difference! And there’s where Winston had an inspired idea — Filter- Blend! Winston specially selects choice, mild tobaccos, then spe cially processes them for filter smoking. The result: Filter- Blend up front of a modern fil ter. That’s what makes Winston a complete filter cigarette. 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