Volume XLI
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, February 10, 1961
Number 1 3
Salem Initiates Independent Study Program Next Year
Thomas Leads Spiritual Discussions
John Newton Thomas, professor
of Systematic Theology at Union
Theological Seminary in Richmond,
Virginia, will be guest speaker dur
ing Spiritual Guidance Week, Feb
ruary 13-20. The theme of Dr.
Thomas’ lectures is “The Christian
Faith in Today’s World”. On Mon
day night at 6 ;45 in the Day Stu
dent Center he will speak on the
problem “How to Deal With
Doubt,” and Tuesday in chapel he
will discuss “Man in the Space
Age”. For his final session on
Tuesday evening at 6:45 in the
bay Student Center Dr. Thomas’
topic will be “How to Get Right
With God”.
A native Virginian, Dr. Thomas
spent his early life in Bedfbrd,
Virginia. He graduated from
Washington and Lee in 1924 and
then traveled to Scotland to com
plete work for his master’s degree
at the University of Edinburgh in
1927. He returned to Union Theo
logical Seminary where he received
his B. D. in 1930. He did not re
main in Virginia long, however, for
in 1932 he studied at the University
of Berlin in Germany. From Ger
many he went back to the Univer
sity of Edinburgh where he re
ceived his Ph. D. To add to this
impressive list of degrees is the
honorary doctor of divinity given
him by Hampden-Sydney College
in 1943.
Dr. Thomas’ first pastorate was
in Rapidan, Virginia from 1932-
1933. He then became professor of
Religion at Hollins College until
1935 when he went to the Second
Presbyterian Church in Charleston,
S. C. From 1938 until 1940 he was
pastor of Grace Covenant Presby
terian Church in Richmond, and
then he returned to Union Semi
nary as professor of Systematic
Home Ec. Club
Plans Projects
“Does anyone want doughnuts
and juice this morning?” was a
familiar sound on Sunday morn
ings last semester for late sleepers.
And though they enjoyed “break
fast in bed”, most of the girls did
not realize that this was another
project of the Home Economics
Club. They also took up the
droopy hems of fashion-conscious
Salem girls as a project.
Sometime during the second se
mester of their senior year. Home
Ec. majors have the opportunity to
liye in the Home Management
House. Now Sara Lou Richardson,
Marie Harris, Sally Philpott, Lou
Liles, and Martha Parrott are in
the Home Management House and
Miss Barbara Battle is living with
them.
The Home Ec. Club meets once
a month at 6:30 p.m. in the Science
Building. For February 15, the
program is to be on jewelry se
lections; March IS, fabrics; April
19, flower arrangements by Salem
students; and May 17, decoration
of cakes by Miss Covington. All
Salem students are encouraged to
attend these programs, for they are
planned to be of interest to every
one, whether they are in the Home
Ec. Club or not.
Sara Lou Richardson is president
of the club; Edith Storey, Vite-
President; Molly Scarborough,
secretary; Barbara Harrington,
treasurer; and Mrs. Faye Honey-
cott acts as advisor to the club.
Theology. He was also dean of
the graduate school at Union from
1950 until 1957.
Dr. Thomas is an excellent
speaker and the Y certainly hopes
that everyone will take an active
interest in and will benefit by
spiritual guidance week this year.
Dr. Thomas is here, partly as a
guest speaker, but more import
antly as a person interested in our
campus life and individual religious
Nancy Peter Fills Treasurer’s
Office In Student Government
NANCY PETER
Artists Display
Work At Salem
Students who are accustomed to
seeing art exhibits winding around
the steps in Main Hall will be in
terested to know that we now have
a better place for the exhibitions.
It is in the basement of Main Hall
in a brightly lighted corridor which
makes looking at the displays much
more pleasant.
On exhibit now in Main Hall are
paintings by Elliott R. Twery. He
is Associate Professor of Art at
Randolph-Macon Woman’s Col
lege. In 1946 he was awarded the
Edgar Kaufman Fellowship to the
Skowhegan School of Painting and
Sculpture. He was selected to
represent the Virginia artists in
the 1957 Springfield, Massachusetts
Show with his painting “5 o’clock
Crowd”, an oil.
Among the various awards Mr.
Twery has received from his paint
ings is the Certificate of Distinc
tion for Painting which was
awarded to him in 1959 for his
“Twilight in the Garden of Eden”
at the Virginia Biennial in Rich
mond. In 1952, Mr. Twery’s “Elec
tric Jungle” received first prize as
the best work in the New Orleans
Art Association’s Fall Show.
Also on exhibit are paintings by
the art classes at Salem. Several
students’ work from first semester
is on display in the Day Student
Center. Barbara Edwards, Eliza
beth Irwin, Catherine Eller, May
Wheat Brawley, Virginia Padgett,
Sally Tyson, Brandy Hughes,
Katherine Parrish, and Clarissa
Joyce from the Studio Art Class
have many oil casin paintings and
a few charcoal drawings in the
center. From a more advanced art
class are paintings by Edith Low
ery, Betty Black, Agnes Smith, and
Ann Jewel. Students are asked to
go by and look at both of these
art exhibits on campus.
Nancy Peter was elected treas
urer of Stee Gee Thursday to re
place Alice Huss who transfered
to Carolina at the beginning of
this semester. This junior is a
math major and is minoring in
chemistry and history. Nancy is
presently a member of the Salemite
staff, on which she is assistant
business manager and a feature
writer. She is also the junior class
representative to the Legislative
Board. Last week she was elected
to the Honor Society.
On being informed of the elec
tion results, Nancy expressed sur
prise and pleasure at her selection.
Laughingly, she commented that
the student body should be in
formed that she “really can add”
and that she promises not to em
bezzle the school funds to pay her
charge accounts! Seriously she
continued to say that she realizes
the importance of the post during
the next three months and “I hope
I’ll be able to do the job well, even
though I will be taking over the
position in the middle of the term.”
After graduation Nancy plans on
either going to graduate school or
working in industry with program
ming computers. She hopes to
work in this field this summer with
J. P. Stevens Co. in Greensboro.
RickiAndMeggi
SpeakToSNEA
Comparison of the educational
system of the United States and
those of Germany and the Nether
lands will be the program for the
S. N. E. A. meeting Tuesday. Ricki
Eikendal and Meggi Schuetz will
conduct the program and answer
questions at its conclusion. The
meeting will be held at 6:30 on
February 14, in the Science Lecture
Room.
Next year Salem will initiate an
Independent Study program for a
select group of seniors. Dr. Hixson
announced today.
This program will -allow seniors
3.0 quality point average in their
particuar field and an overall 2.8
average to pursue independent
study on a particular topic under
the guidance of their department.
For their work during both semes-
Faculty Issues
Calendar For
Next Year
The Calendar Committee, under
the chairmanship of Mr. Curlee,
has released the calendar for the
school year 1961-62. The major
changes in this calendar from ,the
preceding ones are the scheduling
of the formal opening of the col
lege in the afternoon of the same
day as registration of all upper
classmen, and the establishment of
a Spring Recess March 16-26,
which will not coincide with Easter
as in previous years.
Sept. 8—Fri. Registration of
special students
9—Sat. Registration of local
non-college students of
music
11—Mon. Freshmen begin
Orientation at 9:00 a.m.
14— TJiurs. 9:00-l :00—Regis
tration of Srs., Jrs., and
Sophs.
3:30 p.m.—Formal Open
ing
15— Fri. 8:30 a.m. — Classes
begin
Oct. 5—Thurs. Founder’s Day
Nov. 22—Wed. 1:00 p.m. Thanks
giving recess begins
27—Mon. 8:30 p.m. Classes
resume
Dec. 16—Sat. 12:05 Christmas vaca
tion begins
Jan. 3—Wed. 8:30 Classes resume
18—Thurs. Reading Day
19-26 Exams
30— Tues. 2:00-5:30 Registra
tion
31— Wed. Classes begin
March 16—Fri. 5 :30 p.m. Spring
Recess begins
26—Mon. 8:30 a.m. Classes
resume
May 23—Wed. Reading Day
24-31—Exams
June 2—Sat. Alumnae Day
3—Sun. Baccalaureate Ser
mon and Commencement
Hixson Announces Honor
Students In Assembly
Five juniors and one senior were
admitted to the Honor Society in
Assembly, Thursday, February 2.
The juniors were Libbie Hatley,
Sue Parham, Sallie Paxton, Nancy
Peter, and Elizabeth Smith. Sally
Wood was the senior.
Libbie Hatley is an English-his-
tory major. She is president of
the Humanities Club and Vice-
president of the I. R. C. Sue Par
ham, a chemistry-math major, is
treasurer of Lablings. A religion
major, Sallie Paxton is president
of the junior class. Nancy Peter,
a math major, has been Assistant
Business Manager of the Salemite
and ,a member of Legislative Board.
Assistant editor of the “Archway”
and proofreader for the Salemite,
Elizabeth Smith is a math major.
Sally Wood, a history major, is
chairman of the Judicial Board.
The Dean’s List was also an
nounced in Honors Day Assembly
February 2. Seniors were Carol
Bernasek, Felicity Craig, Barbara
Edwards, Cathy Gilchrist, Cynthia
Hyatt, Katie Kochtitzky, Elizabeth
Lynch, Irene McKain, Monica
Mengoli, Lucy Phillips Parker,
Jane Pendleton, Sara Lou Richard
son, Rebecca Shell, Emily Stone,
Abbie Suddath, Alta Lu Townes,
Sandra Tyson, Sally Wood, and
Janet Yarborough.
Juniors were Margaret K. Brown,
Elizabeth Hatley, Linda Leaird,
Stephan Lesher, Ann Moore,
Judith Moore, Sue Parham, Sallie
Paxton, Nancy Peter, Ellen Ran
kin, Lynn Robertson, Patricia
Robinson, Sue Sample, Molly Scar
borough, Judith Shannon, Elizabeth
Holt Smith, Jane Thompson.
Sophomores were Gay Austin,
Sally Glenri, Dean Major, Carroll
Roberts, Martha Still, Linda Wall.
Freshmen were Winifred David
son, Margaret Fonda, Marguerite
Harris, .Nancy Lytle, Marilyn Mc
Grath, Alice Cain Reid, and Ann
Scott Thompson,
ters of their senior year they will
receive six hours credit toward
graduation.
Decision concerning this type of
study must be made within three
weeks of the beginning of their
senior year and they must register
with Miss Simpson, giving the sub
ject of their project, at this time.
With the co-operation of the de
partment under which the student
wants to study, she will plan her
project or paper and with the
guidance of one of the faculty of
that department. Any papers and
projects must be filed in the lib
rary. The papers and projects will
also be reviewed by two faculty
members of the department.
For any seniors who will other
wise graduate cum laude will be
eligible for a degree magna cum
laude pending recommendation of
the department. This is the first
year that Salem will award degrees
magna cum laude.
Dr. Hixson said that the admini
stration hopes this Honors pro
gram will lead to the development
I of a Junior honors program. She
I further explained that in a sense
there is already an honors program
for underclassmen with an ad
vanced freshman English class, ad
vanced science courses, and the
placement of freshmen in upper
class modern language classes.
This program at Salem is part
of an emphasis throughout the
country on the development of
superior students and a desire to
give students a chance to do in
dependent study, as they will be
required to do for graduate school
work.
Students Vote
To Remain
NS A Members
In the Student Government
meeting on Tues., February 7, a
vote was taken on the question of
whether or not Salem should re
main a rnember of the National
Student Association. As a result
of Salem’s Student Government’s
re-evaluation of NSA, the Legis
lative Board recommended that
Salem continue her membership in
the National Student Association
for the following reasons:
1. NSA, as the only national stu
dent organization, is the voice of
American students both nationally
and internationally.
2. NSA can serve as our best
medium for increasing our knowl
edge of national and international
affairs.
3. NSA provides opportunities
for personal association with other
students on regional, national, and
international levels.
4. NSA provides its members
with many practical benefits, such
as materials for programs, sug
gestions for speakers, opportunity
for work and travel abroad, ideas
for worthwhile projects, and aids
for the administration of student
government.
5. Only by remaining in NSA do
we have an opportunity to voice
our opinions.
6. The Legislative Board feels
that the inadequate functioning of
NSA on Salem’s campus in the
past has been due to the lack of
proper organization on campus.
With this in mind, the Board has
suggested that an NSA committee
be set up if the students vote to
remain in NSA.
After a talk by Dean Major, in
which she emphasized the fact that
NSA provides a way to take our
ideas out from Salem as well as
bring ideas and news into Salem,
the students voted on the question.
The vote was 318 to 31 in favor of
Salem remaining in the National