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iierrg OIlinfitmaB att& Bajtpu Nftu ffar Salemites ! News Editor ^ Feature Editoi Asst. Feature Editor — .Mary Lu Nuckoli Harriet Herring Susan Hughes Headline Editors „.Alta Lu Townes Joanne Doremus Copy Editor Barbara Altman Faculty Advisor Miss Jess Byrd Around The Sciuare THE SALEMITE ' «^l PUBU8HED EVERY FRIDAY OR THE CO^EM Y^« BY THE STUDENT BODY OF SALEM COU-EGE OFFICES-Low.r Floor Main Hall - Downtown Office—14 Bonk St., S,W. Printed by the Sun Printing Company Subscription Price—$3.50 a year Susan Foard BUSINESS MANAGER Betsey Guerrant 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 Letters To The Editor Two Seniors Give Views On Report By Sue Froneberger You can feel it in the air! Yes, Christmas is just around the corner, and you have only to walk across the square, peep through any dormitory window, or eat dinner at Salem to know it. Everyone has an added bounce to their step and a special smile on their face. Many Salemites are seen trying to pay a cab driver while balancing a stack of packages on their knee. There are mischievous grins on the shoppers’ faces—they have just bought presents for their “roomie” and their “peanut”. Brightly colored wrapping paper, red rib bon, red and white stripped candy canes, jolly Santa Claus faces, Chmistmas holly, glittering stockings, cotton snowmen — all these and many more Christmas decorations adorn the room doors. Up and down every hall, Johnny Mathis’ Christmas album can be heard. Red ones, green ones, plain ones, glittering ones—cocktail dresses of all descriptions are hanging on doors to let the wrinkles fall out. Salem’s Christmas Dance is almost here. The sophomores are especially busy with plans for the sophomore-senior Christmas Ban quet to be held next Wednesday night. There is extensive planning for the dorm parties which are always big successes. Also coming up is the orphanage party which is the highlight of Salem’s Christmas season. This t is our chance to make some child wear an especially wide grin. Our eyes will have an added sparkle, when we see their happy, ex cited little faces. This is our chance to ex press our love to some child who will appre ciate it with all his heart. Clarissa Joyce’s Christmas present came early in the form of a fraternity pin. After Christmas, it usually takes a week to sing all the “Congratulations” and “Best Wishes” to those to whom Santa brought a very special present. Yes, tinsel, ribbon, crinkly Christmas paper, festive cocktail dresses, parties on top of par ties, presents for that special one, and a warm, happy, excited feeling—a feeling that comes from giving to others, as we commemorate the birth of the greatest gift of all — these are Christmas at Salem. Dear Editor, As practice teachers in the ele mentary school, we feel that our case was not correctly stated in the article “Salem Practice Teachers Give Conflicting Opinions on Full Day Schedule” which appeared in the December 4, 1959, issue of the Salemite. We also feel that the reporter did not reach her goal in getting “a cross-section of student opinion”. Some students were contacted be fore Thanksgiving vacation by notes telling them to get their thoughts together. Most of those who received notes did this, but were not contacted later by the re porter to give their views. Then we read in the fore-said article comments by some students were not given for fear their grade would be affected. This statement would put any practice teacher, not men tioned in the article, in the position that they do not trust the integrity of the teachers in the Education Department. The article further stated "other girls expressed their disappoint ment in Salem because they said that Salem is not really a liberal arts school, but a teachers’ college Salem is primarily a liberal arts school. What teachers’ college, and for that matter what other col lege in North Carolina which offers elementary education, requires an elementary teacher to major in an academic subject outside the field of education. We will continue classes of the college during our practice teaching, which enables us to keep in contact with Salem and with our liberal arts courses. We do feel that we are under a great pressure, but this pressure was also there under the previous program. We read in the Salemite that we are expected to make up completely all work that has been missed. From our own experience, several teachers in our academic courses have worked with us to al leviate any undue pressure. We would like to express that Jennette, Guerrant Clear Up Fallacies We are not writing to defend the system of teacher education at Salem, but rather to clear up cer tain fallacies which appeared in the December 4 issue of the Salemite. The Education Department did not initiate the present program for student teaching. The activities of the Education Department are established jointly by a faculty committee, with Dr. Lucy Austin as chairman and representatives from each department, and the three faculty members of the Edu cation Department. Thus, Salem remains as a liberal arts college, for the very large majority of this committee represents the liberal arts at Salem. Also to be noted is the fact that both Dr. Welch and Mr. Bray are graduates with liberal arts degrees. It is appalling that not only stu dent integrity, but also the integrity of the faculty has been questioned. We as students may speak for our selves, but when stating facts about others we should know all the cor rect facts. We as a campus have become very careless with our criticisms. Valuable criticism is good, but cri ticism based on incorrect facts can do nothing except cause bad im pressions and hard feelings. Frances Jennette Betsey Guerrant December 1|. iptf. Beyond The Square Fiughes Explains Reporter’s Job Dear Editor, I would like to clarify my posi tion regarding the article on prac tice teaching in the December fourth issue of the Salemite. I have been 'told that many people say that I made many mis-statements concerning the feelings of student teachers. I feel that I should say that none of the opinions stated were my own, for I know too little about the education department and how it is organized to make any judgments about it. I was asked to write an article about it, and I only relayed the improvements have been made over I views that I gained from talking the previous system. Although we have not taught under both sys tems, the opinion of one who has participated in both is most helpful. Mrs. Mary Brown Puellen, a 1956 graduate of Salem, and a primary education practice teacher, is the critic teacher of Barbara Payne at Ardmore School. She has expressed an opinion that the new program is superior to the previous one, in that the student is given more prac tical application in her teaching. We agree with her statement, from what we know about the two me thods. With any plan there are good points and bad points. No system is ideal. Some things must be given up in order to gain others. Which is more important? May Terry Lina Farr to the students. The fact that I did not give the opinions of the whole class of practice teachers is due to the time factor, the news paper space factor and the fact that it would be almost impossible to talk to everybody. Also, there could be no point whatsoever in my fabricating such statements and ideas, and from some of the comments I have heard, there are people who believe that I did just that. I am sorry that so many people were offended by the article, but I feel that the controversy caused by it can stimu late the thinking of the students, and give students who are in favor of the plan, and those who did not have an opportunity to comment the incentive to make their views known. By Nancy Butler The President of the United States, at pt(, sent, is making the most extensive expeditioj abroad ever made at one time by one of on presidents. He is visiting eleven different countries, conferring with their leaders an} other dignitaries, such as the Pope. His trip will be climaxed by the western summit meet ing in Paris, lasting from December 19-21, Why should a man assume such a task? The answer lies mainly in the fact that Eisenhowet has a point to put across to these people. Aj he explained Thursday evening to the nation, he is going abroad as a representative of tie American jecple and their ideas. It is hopel that as a result of this trip, other people vain a better understanding of the American people, and at the same time, it gives ns opportunity to learn more about other people, It is necessary to clarify to the people of tie world the goal which the United States li to attain. Since we have taken freedom for granted for so long, we seldom stop to think of the other countries who have never known such a way of life. Therefore, it is up to ns, one of the strongest free nations in' the world, to help the less fortunate countries achieve this status. By freedom, Eisenhower is refer ring not only to a democratic government kt also to a free world. Contention between na^ tions would be eliminated and each could pro gress unmolested and without fear of other more powerful nations. In order for such a state to exist in thia world, it would be primarily imperative to al leviate the tension among the various nations, Thus, Eisenhower proposes military disari- ament as a means for reducing this tension However, he believes that it is up to tl( United States to maintain a strong protectivt force, but only until disputes could be settled arbitrarily. He is discussing these plans with all of the leaders he meets, explaining his views and purpose. At the same time he wel comes any suggestions or ideas offered by them. During the Western summit meeting u Paris, he will present these ideas, plus his own, with hope for arriving at an agreeable decision. The achievement of this goal cannot be accomplished by the President alone. Every one must contribute. One of the first thiap Eisenhower did in Rome was to encourage the employees of the United States’ Embassy to try to give a more exact picture of the Uuit®^ States when dealing with other people- though it may seem like all of the work is other countries, that done at home is equally important to that done abroad. After all) we cannot settle our own problems at homo such as the steel strike, how do we hope W aid others ? Besides this, our harmony at ho® will unify us into a strong nation, thus is creasing our chances for the promotion o good. By examining other countries we realu our own shortcomings. In such a way we renew our faith and rededicate ourselves 1 freedom, as were our forefathers. Eisenhower expects to make more trips Hb this one to foreign countries before his runs out. Using the prestige of his offie®> ^ promote peace in the presence of just® Under his guidance and with our suppusb j is hoped that many other countries may Susan Hughts enjoy freedom in the near future.
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