What About The Faculty
Lounge In Babcock?
Lately there has been some student comment about meeting
places available on campus. The Student Union committee is
planning some renovations to encourage more student use of
that center. This means that some of the clubs may be re
quested to meet elsewhere.
This has led to an idea which should be stopped right now
before it grows out of bounds. Some students have argued
that the old “faculty lounge” in Babcock should be available
for special student meetings when an organization has a special
speaker. We won’t even mention the more ridiculous idea that
the girls living in Babcock be allowed to use the kitchen in
that room.
Now while this plan at first may seem to be a logical, con
venient way to put wasted space to use and solve a growing
problem at the same time, we feel that all of the facts have
not been considered. We humbly submit the following reasons
for not allowing students to use the old faculty lounge in
Babcock.
1) The faculty have worked hard and studied many long
years. Therefore they should have the special privilege of
having a lounge all their own. They have even more prestige
when they have two lounges. Actually a third lounge should
be built for them somewhere because the style today is for a
pair and a spare. And just think how good it sounds to have
one of our professors say to a colleague from another school,
“At Salem we have two faculty lounges ... of course. I’m not
quite sure where the older one is, but it’s always waiting for
us in case we want to use it.”
2) The men faculty members enjoy being in a girls’ dormi
tory. At any time they may be surprised as they walk into a
pajama clad Salemite with her hair rolled up and cream on
her face. That is always an interesting encounter.
3) Although many people do not realize it, the faculty
lounge is not really wasted. It is an extension of the Science
Building. Because this room is never disturbed, the roaches
and spiders grow especially large and complacent. These fine
specimens are perfect for laboratory work in freshmen biology
course.
4) This brings up another point to be considered. Since
the spiders in the lounge do not have to run and hide from
people in their private room, they can weave especially beauti
ful and complex webs. Just think of the benefit of these webs
to the Home Be. girls who are studying weaving, or to math
majors who are studying geometry. We might even stimulate
interest in architecture among the student body by these webs.
5) In spite of the possible controversy on the other issues
there is one thing which is indisputable. Down in the faculty
lounge there is almost no chance of an unsuspecting person
walking in on a meeting. There would be no one to come
charging halfway into the room, stop suddenly with an “Oh”,
and hastily retreat. The startled expressions on students’ faces
are half of the fun we get from attending the meetings. The
other half of our fun is from the surprised expression on the
speakers face as he tries to remember again the important
point he was about to make.
For these reasons we think that the students should definitely
not be allowed to use the Old Faculty Lounge in Babcock.
Well, after all!
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Sarah Wills
Socks Not Rudeness
Salem Changes
Would Puzzle
Hera Kleitos
Appropriate At Lectures
We have been encouraging the students to attend the Salem
lectures, and we indicated last week that socks and shoes were
appropriate in the balcony. But rudeness is not appropriate
in the balcony. o l +
The student behavior in the balcony was not only rude, out
was also disturbing to people in all parts of the auditorium.
We can understand a normal amount of curiosity about who
was sitting downstairs, who were sitting together, and what
people were wearing. We can even understand those sitting
on the front row unobstrusively looking over the rail at the
people below. But the mass scramble to lean over the balcony
and peer down on the unsuspecting heads of those below
showed a lack of good manners.
Now this part of behavior is bad enough when only the stu
dents are here; but when we have a visiting lecturer and
visitors from town, it makes an especially bad impression.
We hope that in the future the students will either control
their overly zealous curiosity, or that they will dress to sit
downstairs where they can see without causing a disturbance.
Communist Bloc Becomes
Unstable^ But Dangerous
By Dean Major
During the past few weeks rumors concerning the Communist
Bloc have flourished. First being startled by glaring head
lines declaring the possible downfall of Soviet Premier
Khrushchev, people throughout the world have more recently
been confronted with the news of rumblings in the very founda
tion of the Communist bloc: the alliance between Russia and
Red China. How true is this rumor, and what are the reasons
behind the development of this split?
Although there have been many internal differences between
the two powers, many experts define these differences as simpb
“variations in judgments of the value of one kind of action
over another at a given time.”
There are four main differences between the Moscow policie'
and those of Peking. First, the Russians have stressed the
necessity of peaceful change, of communist seizure of contro’
without bloodshed. However, the Chinese believe that “smash
ing the state machine of the capitalist class by revolutionary
means” is necessary. Secondly, although both communist group?
consider peaceful coexistence as a period of hostility and strug
gle between the communists and non-communists, Moscow de
fines this struggle in terms of economic competition and other
means short of war. China, distrusting these more peaceful
means, fears that revolutionary zeal among the communists
will be sapped by any relaxation of tensions. Thirdly, while
the Soviets emphasize the disasters of modern nuclear war and
confidently argue that the Western Powers respect the new
Soviet power far too much to resort to war, the Chinese find
the possibilities of war very likely, but scoff at the effective
ness of modern weapons. The Chinese seem much more assured
of their ability to survive any major war. The last of these
four differences rests in attitudes toward underdeveloped areas.
While China again encourages violent methods and discourages
the extension of aid, Russia is inclined to rely on the gradual
approach to power.
These differences in policy, as well as differences in inner
development, could lead to a split within the communist bloc
However, such a break would be a tremendous setback to both
nations, economically and militarily. Both Communist parties
moreover,_ are united by their dogma, their common hatreds’
their >
free West.
their ^^spicions, and ambitions against their common goal the
Should this breach widen and an open break
would the effect be upon the United States? Far from
occur, waat
occasion for hope, such a split could possibly'present a far
giving
dangerous situation than is now present. In spite of interSl
differences these two communist parties share an implacable
hatred of the capitalist world and the United States A^Wil
ham Jorden of the New York Times says: “There flittle relon
0 rejoice because your enemies are disagreeing if one of their
oJTS "S: with a stiletto
oauie axe. Source: New York Times, Sec. 4
November 13
By Ann Moore and Betsy Hicks
Puzzle this one out—-“We step
and do not step into the same
rivers; we are and are not.” Un
less you are in Dr. Stewart’s philo
sophy class, Herakleitos’ Fragment
81 will be hard to understand; how
ever, the obscurity of these words
hides Herakleitos’ belief in change
as THE basic principle. Now,
Herakleitos puzzled this out in 478
BC; but we have some changes
right here around the square that,
would take even Herakleitos a good
little while to puzzle out.
For instance. Sis Gillam changed
her appearance consideraby while
walking back from town the other
afternoon. In order to avoid a cer
tain faculty member whose class
she’d cut, she pulled her Thalhimers
paper bag over her head, punched
two eyeholes in it, and enjoyed the
traffic jam she caused at the Coffee
Pot intersection, much to the em
barrassment of Anne Hutaff . . .
Worthwhile?
Bear Editor,
Betty Black
Katherine Parrish
Beth Norman
Ann Hutaff
Sally Smith
I
Suzanne ■ Taylor and Jessica Mar
low have changed the method of
philosophy discussions by serving
coffee to their class on Wednes
days. The instructors seem to “dis
cuss” better over a cup of coffee—
maybe it’ll work on students, too
. . . Fathers seem to be changing,
also. Buggs Brandon’s father is
'sending her a gross of almond-
stuffed olives for her, birthday in
stead of the usual box of candy,
crew-neck cardigan, or dozen long
stemmed roses . . . Beverly Heward
proposes a change in. tree-planting
for next year. She’s investigating
the cost of importing pink sand in
which to plant a cocoanut palm in
the center of the square. This may
be expensive and a little unusual;
but it would certainly save money
for Salemites who would no longer
have to go to Fort Lauderdale for
spring vacation . . . Shannon Smith,
Colquitt Meacham, and Liz Wilson
had special changes in hair-dos for
their roles in No Exit. Comment
overheard in the refectory—“I’ll bet
this is the first time anyone’s had
their hair done to go to Hell!” . . .
Strong dorm is considering a
change for more efficient telephone
policies. If a telephone is installed
especially for Susan Wainwright
there will be only half as many
calls on the dorm phone; and the
problem of “Who’s going to answer
next” would be only half as bad
... A welcome change is the new
“almost-faculty” member at Salem,
The Salemites who met Mrs. (at
last!) Paine at the dinner given for
Ferlinghetti enjoyed talking with
her and were completely snowed
when she matter-of-factly said
“Have a cigarette.” . . . Music
(Continued On Page Three)
Are I. D. Cards
This is a complaint in regard to
the identification cards which have
been purchased by the student
body. Are these cards worth the
time and money spent in obtaining
them? How many establishments
will accept a type-written card ?
Some errors were made in the typ
ing of the birthdate yet the cards
were erased and retyped. Does a
simple round hole make these cards
valid? Will these paper cards be
accepted in hotels where student
rates are available to other college
students ? Any industrious student
could make her own card with an
old typewriter, a block printing set,
a brownie hawk-eye, and a jar of
paste.
We suggest that any committee
investigate the firm before commit
ting the time and money of 450
girls for a free paper movie pass
card!