December 9, 1960
Respect Dining Room Procedure
When the students returned this fall, a new
position had been added to the Salem staff,
that of dining room hostess. At the beginning
of the year the duties and function of this
hostess were explained, but in the excitement
of seeing old friends, we did not listen care
fully or remember long what had been said.
There was no detailed explaination of the
demarcation of the line of authority in this
area. Probably the distinction between stu
dent jurisdiction over etiquette, through the
IRS, and school jurisdiction over the service
and appearance of the dining hall were not
made clearly either to the hostess or the stu
dents.
This new position was created because of
the many complaints last year about the
appearance of the dining hall and the oc
casional inefficiency of the service. An addi
tional person was needed also because Mrs.
Cummings, the dietitian and dining room
superintendant, was often busy at meal time.
It was not always convenient for her to stop
to collect the money for guests at meals.
For these reasons, the new position was
created. The hostess’ job is to help the stu
dents—to see that they get the best and fastest
service possible. She is also to collect the
money for our guests at meals.
Because of a misunderstanding of the func
tion of the hostess some students felt that she
was to be a disiplinarian—a person who would
correct our manners as if we were still in
grammar school. This is a mistaken impres
sion. Any reprimands for poor manners are
still to come from the IRS Council. This, as
it is stated in the handbook, is in their juris
diction. Although the manners of some stu
dents leave much to be desired, we do not
need a police system at Salem yet.
But sometimes we do need to be reminded
of things that we know about. Paying for our
guests is one of these things. We are on the
honor system—we don’t mean to he dishonest
in not paying for extra people. The mistaken
reasoning is usually “Oh well, I pay for all of
my meals, and I don’t go to every meal. So I
don’t see why I can’t bring a guest once in
a while for free.”
This sounds logical, hut it is false. We do
not pay for all of our meals. When figuring
the cost for board, the dining hall staff as
sumes that each girl will miss a certain num
ber of meals. They charge what is necessary,
but not enough to cover the cost of having
extra guests. The dining hall has to be run
as a business and they cannot afford to lose
money for our convenience.
If students want this policy changed so that
we pay for every meal and are allowed a cer
tain number of free guest meals, we are certain
that the administration will consider a peti
tion. But this would raise the cost for every
student and not just for those having visitors.
So, imperfect as the system may be, we are
supposed to pay for our guests. The dining
room hostess sits just inside the dining room
in order to collect the money.
Several times this year students, however,
have brought guests in without paying for
their meal. Sometimes, although they have
paid for their guests, the hostess could not re
member whether they had paid or not. This
caused an embarrassing situation for both the
students and the hostess, Mrs. Calhoun. Mrs.
Calhoun, as part of her job, had to collect the
Published every Friday or the Colleqb year
BY THE Student Body of Salem College
money for the meal by reminding the student
during the meal. Because this had caused
some unfortunate situations, a new policy has
been arranged which goes into effect today.
Any student expecting to bring a guest to
dinner should pay at the proceeding meal and
pick up a paid slip (yellow) which will be
placed on the table when the guest is there.
If an unexpected guest arrives and a student
does not have the money at that time, she can
leave her name and the number of guests at
Mrs. Calhoun’s desk and pick up a charge slip
(green). This is also to be placed on the table
so that there will be no question of whether
the meal has been paid for.
With the new regulations and a clear de
marcation of authority in the dining hall, we
hope that future confusion will be avoided.
Blessed Christmas
Since this is the last issue of the Salemite
before the holidays, the staff would like to
rush the season a hit and wish everyone a
very Merry Christmas.
AVe hope you will get caught up on your
sleep—and “store up” enough sleep to get you
through exams later. We hope that you have
a nice time catching up on all the news at
home and seeing your friends again. We hope
that the parties are delightful and that the
home cooked meals are your favorite dishes.
We hope that you get the gifts you need and
wish for on Christmas—we wish all of these
things sincerely, but we wish even more for
you.
We wish that sometime in the rush of buy
ing and wrapping gifts, decorating the house
and going to parties that you will stop to
think that this is more than just a two week
rest from 8:30 classes and hour quizzes. We
are celebrating a birthday—perhaps the only
birthday where the guest of honor is not the
one who receives the gifts.
The story is a simple one.
And Joseph went also up from Galilee, out
of the city of David, which is called Bethle
hem, (because he was of the house and lineage
of David).
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife,
being great with child.
And so it was, that while they were there,
the days were accomplished that she should be
delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and
wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid
him in a manger, because there was no room
for them in the inn.
And there were in the same country shep
herds abiding in the fields, keeping watch over
their flock by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon
them, and the glory of the Lord shone round
about them. And they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them. Fear not! for
behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day, in the city
of David, a Savior which is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:4-11
They had no room—too often we have no
time.
The Salemite staff wishes you a merry and
a blessed Christmas.
Letter to Editor
OFFICES—Basement of Lehman Hall — Downtown Office—414 Bank St., S.W.
EDITOR Mary Lu Nuckols
BUSINESS MANAGER Sara Lou Richardson
Printed by the Sun Printing Company
Subscription Price—$3.50 a year
News Editor —
Associate Editor.
Feature Editor ...
Copy Editor
. Becky Boswell
..Susan Hughes
.. Peggy Brown
Ellen Rankin
Headline Editors—Alta lu Townes, Susan
Ray Kuykendall and Madge Kempton.
Asst. Business Manager Nancy Peter
Managing Staff—Mary Jane Crowell and
Rooney Nelson
Feature Writers — Felicity Craig, Liz Wil
son, Bugs Brandon, Cynthia Randolph,
Jerrine Fuller, Mary Ann Brame, Nikki
Althouse, Rooney Nelson, Janet Yar
borough, Susan Hughes, Becky Shell,
Dean Major, Nancy Peter.
Managing Editor Elizabeth Lynch
Cartoonists—Eloise Upchurch, Bugs Bran
don, Catherine Eller.
Advertising Manager Becky Chappell
Circulation Manager Donnis Mauney
Lay-out Editor Becky Boswell
. Miss Jess Byrd
Faculty Advisor
Photography Editor Betsy McFate
Managing Staff Wanda Cervarich
Sarah Wills
Typists Ginger Ward, Elise Vitale
News Writers—Sally Harris, Sue Sample,
Jane Peele, Dot Grayson, Betsy Hicks,
Ann Moore, Liz Smith, Betty Lou
Creech, Kit Foard, Page Bradham, Kay
Long, Ann Romig.
Proof-Readers Ann Moore, Liz Smith
Dear Editor,
We feel that two chapel pro
grams a week are unnecessary.
Oftentimes the programs are of
such inferior quality that we won
der whether it is worthwhile to
spend an hour in this way. There
are two solutions to this problem.
One is that the programs be of a
higher caliber and more meaningful
to the students. The other is that
one of the two chapel programs
per week be eliminated. It appears
to us that many times the speaker
is only a filler for the available
time.
We do not mean to imply that
the chapel committee this year has
not done a good job of planning;
however we feel that it will be less
trouble to them and to the student
body if Salem College had only
one chapel program a week.
Sincerely,
Jenny Jordan
Becky Chappell
Nancy Peter
NSA Delegates Advise
Retaining Membership
By Dean Major
At five o’clock in the afternoon of De^mber 2 Churchill
Jenkins and I arrived at Randolph-Macon Women s ^llege for
the Carolinas-Virginia Regional Conference of NSA. Not know
ing exactly what lay before us, we began our three-day role of
observers, determined to gain a clearer understanding of the
purposes and functions of NSA and the value of retainmg mem
bership in this organization. ' ,
Although having felt a little trepedation as to what sort of
speaker might greet us in the opening session, we heard an
excellent keynote address by the Rev. Alvord Beardslee, chap
lain of Hollins College. This address was followed by an un
scheduled addition to the program: an address by the national
president of NSA, Dick Rettig, a young law student from Wash
ington. Dick was no radical extremist, but appeared to be an
extremely intelligent individual who tried to answer the ques
tions and charges hurled at NSA so often. Speaking forcefully
and directly, he challenged the delegates to determine the re
lative importance of minor school problems, such as parking
space, when placed beside the world-wide crisis which students
in other areas of the world are facing and of which we seem
so ignorant.
Practically at dawn the next morning—or so it seemed—the
delegates reassembled to being the first sessions of workshops.
Trying to attend those concerning the questions often asked
here at Salem, Churchill and I parted company, Churchill going
to Human Relations, while I took part in the International Pro
gramming discussion. We found that suggeMions directly ap
plicable to our own campus were manifold, particularly those
concerning the problem of international awareness on student
campuses.
Immediately after the second sessions of these workshops that
afternoon, we heard a brief talk by James Kweder, former vice-
president of NSA. Attempting to answer the question, “What
is NSA?”, Jim mentioned first the many features of NSA which
make it a service organization for its member schools, but pro
ceeded to explain that NSA is far more than a service organi
zation.
“NSA,” we learned, “is a student movement also, that is, an
organization which is action oriented. After all,” he continued,
“NSA was founded out of concern for international affairs!”
Tim concluded by stressing the fact that to answer the question
“What is NSA?”, we must first answer another question: “What
am I, and what are the goals of myself and other American
students?” This is NSA, for NSA is the American student!
The Saturday night workshop, which Churchill and I both
attended, was one which we considered very important to
Salem: “The Advantages of NSA Membership.” Although un
certain before the conference of the worth of NSA to Salem, I
returned fully convinced of the many advantages which it does
^ave to offer. Through the suggestions of other students and
through discussion with those of other schools, we gained in
valuable knowledge as to the extent to which NSA can be im
portant to us at Salem.
Around The Square
By Ann Moore
“Good grief! Look how short
that girl’s skirt is!’’
“That girl” was Meu Koch, as
sistant to photographer George
Barkleigh and fashion editor Colo
nel Cannon from Mademoiselle
Magazine. Meu (pronounced Mayo)
spoke in Danish to Jette and in
Norwegian to Sally Wood as she
helped them into cotton knit out
fits to be shown in Mademoiseele’s
Spring issue. She has been in this
country only one year from her
native Copenhagen; and for the
benefit of frustrated language stu
dents, she has studied French,
Latin, German, and English since
she was nine years old. Meu was
dressed in cottons since she has
been beaching in Puerto Rico and
Florida until she flew to Winston-
Salem Wednesday morning. Both
Meu and Mrs. Cannon were im
pressed with the Dairy Barn’s
Jumbo Beefburgers filled with cole
slaw. Mrs. Cannon tried a series
of seven dresses on twenty-five
prospective models, asking between
munches of beefburger, “Honey, do
you have a good girdle?”, “Please
■take off those bobby socks!” and
“Go let George see it.”
George Barkleigh’s knees fitted
uncomfortably under Mrs. Heidbre-
der’s phone desk in Strong Friend
ship Rooms as he made notes about
prospective shooting sites and en
tertained nervous girls waiting to
be fitted. He found the campus an
interesting backdrop for pictures,
and especially liked the back porch
of Main Hall. Miss Kirkland
laughed and said she hoped future
students wouldn’t think Salem di
lapidated. Just think how import
ant we’ll feel when we see Jette
Seear, Alice Huss, Diane Fuller,
Gay Austin, Anne West, Ava Camp,
and Mary Jane Harrell scattered on
table-tops in our dentist’s office.
Mr. Barkleigh was very interested
in finding a man’s sweater, size-
large, 75% wool and 25% Mohair,
stuck back in a bookshelf in the
Friendship Rooms. A name tag in
the neck (any claimant may see
Mrs. Heidbreder) reads “Terry Ir
vin.”
Another one of those things “just
too interesting to happen around
the square: Rickie Eikendal got
her engagement ring in the mail on
December 5th, all the way from
John in Holland. It seems that in
Holland presents are exchanged on
December Sth, hich is St. Nicolaas'
Day.
Sophomores are out looking for
“goodies” about the seniors m pre™
paration for the Christmas Banquet.
Judy C o s t o n and Molly Scar
borough have been roamin’ the halls
of Strong in blue jeans and plaid
shirts. Seems they’re going to a
Wild West shindig at the Cow
College this weekend. No cut in
tended, girls; but it fitted in so
well. Alice Dudley Howell, Leafy
Pollock, and Mr. Meigs visited
Salem and old friends last weekend.
Buggs Brandon couldn’t resist ask
ing Mr. Meigs why he hadn’t ans
wered the letters he received from
some of his last year’s freshman
English class.
For the sixteenth time after
lunch on Tuesday, Felicity Craig
explained, “Well, you see, Edward
IV dethroned Henry VI who de
throned Edward IV who dethroned
Henry VI, who was succeeded by
Richard III.” She may have passed
the Shakespeare quiz, but who else
did ? About the same quiz, Cathy
(Continued On Pare Three)