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Page Two THE SAL E Ml T E an balem Have A Literary Magazine Potential authors and readers have been aimlessly discussing for the last semester the question, “Should Salem have a literary maga zine.” They seem to have missed the point. This is no question, for any college of the caliber of Salem should have such an outlet for creative writing. The question is, “Can Salem have a literary magazine?” The first requirement for such an undertak ing is, of course, writers. The English profes sors seem to feel that not only do we have potential authors on campus, but that they need the stimulus of a magazine. One’s own thoughts printed in black ink can prove to be a great incentive for thinking deeper thoughts and writing more clearly. A maga zine would give students the opportunity to discover if they can communicate, not just with one professor, but with the whole college community. Students must want to exchange ideas; they must have something to say. Do we have such people on campus? The second requirement is an editorial board. A magazine must be proofread, pub lished according to deadlines, and well-planned as to content. Another major office would be created and an organization independent of the existing must be set up. Do we have students who are willing to take this responsi bility : The third problem is money. A possible source for the first issue is the Concessions Fund, but a magazine is expensive. $500 might cover this first issue put out as a trial. But after this, the magazine must either com pete with the many Salem, Wake Forest, and high school publications in town for ads, or apply to be included in the Student Budget. Can Salem finance a magazine? These are the three phases of the question “Can Salem have a literary magazine?” Do you have any answers? S. L. F. Do You Have Trouble Making It To 3rd Floor All the way with the WRA! But you can’t even play hallball with four people—why don’t more girls show up for the afternoon games? The equipment is ready. The referees and umpires have their whistles ready—but,where are the Salemites? Now, it’s possible that this theory about the little finger shrinking, etc. is true. Maybe the machine age has made our joints too stiff. Maybe we will soon be permanently shaped like chairs. But the best place to get rid of that “sat” shape and get in condition for three flights of stairs at 8 ;00 a.m. is the gym. Maybe we’re studying. Ever heard of the absolute refractory period: Can’t we time this to hit about 4:45 every afternoon? It’s easy to get in a state of chronic stupor—the WRA is offering an easy way to Look Alive, Upperclassmen! Are we too dignified to charge down the court? Field Day proved that it’s fun to be undignified. (Are you sore? Work it out at 4:45.) Perhaps for the more sedate ones among us the WRA can have a form-shaping class—not professional dancing but just exercises done to music and conducted by someone who knows when we’ve had enough. The WRA is for everyone on campus—and no one is expected to be an athlete, so ...'^'JT TW€- THe eBPJH' Letter To The Editor O’Connor Refutes "Square” Ya’ll Come! As I was reading through the alemite last Friday night, I dis- ■overed an amazing article entitled Around The Square Or Is It The iube?” on page two, colunm four, it was in this article that I found hat not only was the weekend of Tct. 9, 1959 considered a failure in the annals of time, but also that “there were grumbles about the last issue of the Salemite concern ing the use of so much internat ional news”. After recovering from the initial shock of these two statements, I began to analize the first. As I recall, the weekend of October 9, 1959 was quite an eventful weekend. The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series and $11,000 per player. The Socialist Party was defeated in the British Parliamentary elections. To most Englishmen, this was a happy event. Another item which received national attention was the invocation of the Taft-Hartley Act by President Eisenhower concern ing the steel strike. As a citizen of the United States of America with a sincere interest in the na tional and international events of our times, I musf express my horror and distress that anyone (including U. H.) would class last weekend a failure. I found that the reason that the said weekend had been called an extreme disappointment to the Salem College community was that no young, attractive, ap pealing Salem girl had managed to separate a fraternity pin from a October 23. lot. /Ite SUouti, 0ftl^ ^ahi*Uf A Hiii] young gentleman’s sweater and proudly attach it to her blouse to display to the rest of her collegiate acquaintances! Am I to believe that this is Salem’s criterion for an eventful weekend ? If so there are four hundred girls at Salem College who are wasting $1850 per year and countless professors and friends and trustees efforts, breathlessly await ing the procuring of all of the fraternity pins in the area. As for the statement that “there were grumbles about the last issue of this paper concerning the use of so much international news”, I find this disgraceful. The Salemite is one of the best and most fre quently published “means” of judg ing the views, events, people of Salem and type of college Salem really is. This paper needs student views on international news, letters to the editor about subjects that you would like to have an open forum on, academic accomplish ments of the students and faculty and events in Winston-Salem. It definitely does not need a half a column on who gets pinned, who hates which fraternity and “Around The Square”. This is a college newspaper, young women of Am erica and not a Dorothy Dix An nual. I wonder just how willing the Board of Trustees and faculty would be to even consider granting unlimited class cuts to a group who judged the historical success of a weekend on whether or not one of its members “got pinned”. Anne O’Connor Dear Uncle, It seems a long time since I watched Saucer 519 hurtle back to Mars after ing me secretly in Winston-Salem, Since then I have managed to make over into a pretty creditable Earthling don’t believe anyone doubts that I am §ny I am—a Salem student. , As you know, our knowledge of Eartllj progressed considerably since we perfectjj antennae capable of receiving television nals from Earth. But if our planned tion of the planet is to be successful, we know far more than this. We must penetrjt to the heart of what these Earthlings real believe—we must acquaint ourselves withwlni I think they call their system of ethics, fortunately, I have not yet had the o tunity of making a full report to Our L on this subject—meanwhile here are a fa “tourist” impressions for your personal eat, Oh—this really doesn’t have any bearing] what I am supposed to be investigating—doi you remember how interested we were some television programs we managed to pis up about a Martian year ago—“Twenty-Oi and “Tie-Tac-Dough” — and then suddei quite unaccountably, they were discontims You remember, of course, the isolation bootk the sweating faces—and the prizes which wi evidently small fortunes by Earth standaris I remember you commenting at the time tk PRESS Published every Friday of the College year BY THE Student Body of Salem College OFFICES—Lower Floor Main Hall — Downtown Office—414 Bank St., S W. Printed by the Sun Printing Company Subscription Price—$3.50 a year DITOR Susan Foard BUSINESS MANAGER Betsey Guerrant it was becoming quite lucrative to be anii telleetual. (Ha-ha! Uncle, you do say funniest things 1) Well, anyway. Earthling newspapers u now claiming that these Quiz Shows were# thing but a colossal fraud. Naturally tb seeihs to be right up my alley, so I immediab began investigating. After all, winning 000 under false pretense sounds to me lii grand larceny! And do you know. Uncle, those quiz contestants knew the answers il the time! Ah, but wait a minute. This isn’t as as it appears. The people who were the questions—the people who were awari all this money—^knew they knew the answef In fact, they were the ones who gave the c«- testants the questions and answers in the® place. Now you see my problem. Uncle. I wasi set to write a report—^but I couldn’t fortli life of me figure out who was supposed toll cheating whom. From my way of looking i' things it all seems to be completely abott board. No laws were broken. The contestants were not swindlers—tl were earning money, not (I regret this ni distress you. Uncle) for their intellectual pW ness—but for the first-rate acting perfoB anees. But what in the name of Mars wrong with being paid for acting? The sp® sors who were footing the bill knew all what was going on. What all the fuss is about, actually, is *^ the public didn’t—but they hadn’t paid to i the shows anyway—and surely they shot know by now that sponsors’ advertisem® don’t always reflect the precise quality ofl goods. These shows, you see, were glorified advertisements — and who belie' advertisements? So it all boils down to the fact that public is getting mad because it was taken a ride—and rather cleverly, I think— News Editor - Feature Editor -Mary Lu Nuckols Harriet Herring Headline Editors Copy Editor Faculty Advisor ..Alta Lu Townes Joanne Doremus ...Barbara Altmon Miss Jess Byrd Asst. Business Mgr.....Sara Lou Richardson Advertising Manager Jo Ann Wade Circulation Manager Becky Smith Managing Editor Elizabeth Lynch Managing Staff Carole King Sandra Gilbert isn t fraud, as far as I can see—and tunately the whole business doesn’t have s thing to do with my field of investig^l' after all. Perhaps you could suggest a ® profitable area of study. Your affectionate niece, No. 1811 hy Feljifcity i
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