THE SALEMITE
Page Four
Allen Fulfills Varied Duties At Salem
October 6, 1961
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The Rev. Walser H. Allen
GIRLS:
MR. SNAVELY SAYS:
“COMBAT THE SOPHOMORE
SLUMP! Buy a good book from our
Basement Book Sale. Those week-ends
needn’t be spent completely in vain.”
Alice Reid
TWO LOCATIONS
Parkway Plaza:
Lunch 11:00 a.m.
until 12:15 p.m.
Dinner 4:45 p.m. until
8:00 p.m.
Cherry Street:
Open for breakfast except
Sunday lunch and dinner.
The Reverend Walser H. Allen,
assistant professor in the depart
ment of religion and philosophy
and college chaplain, is a well-
traveled man.
From spending his childhood in
Kernersville where his father was
pastor to the Moravian Church,
Mr. Allen went to Bethlehem, Pa.,
Germany, and the Virgin Islands.
He entered Moravian College in i
Bethlehem where he did his under- I
graduate work. After college and
before his seminary work, he spent
one-and-a-half years in the army,
six months of which he was sta- .
tioned with the Army of Occupa-
ion in Germany.
Before deciding definitely on a
career in the Moravian ministry,
he attended graduate school at the
University of North Carolina. The
next two years were spent in Mo
ravian Seminary at Bethlehem.
Northern England was the locale
for his third year of study at the
University of Manchester and the
Moravian College at Fairfield. The
students there lived in a small
dormitory and attended some
classes in Fairfield. Most of the
classes were held at the University
of Manchester. Additional work
at UNC completed the require
ments for a M. A. degree in his
tory.
In 1951, he was. accepted into the
ministry of the Moravian Church
and spent the next few years at
various churches in North Carolina.
The past year Mr. Allen and his"
wife, former Salemite Joanne Bell,
were assigned to the Moravian
Church on St. Croix Island of the
Virgin Islands. According to Mr.
Allen, the church now existing on
the island is the result of Moravian
missionary work there since 1732.
Settling at Salem brought new
experiences to the Allens—suddenly
they were house-mother and father
to four Salemites: one senior, one
junior, and two sophomores. “It’s
a lot of fun having them in the
house,” Mr. Allen laughs, telling of
the time the three girls upstairs
froze for two nights before com
plaining about the stuck window.
They reported to him of sleeping
in pajamas, bathrobes, and all the
blankets folded double.
In addition to his teaching duties,
Mr. Allen is the college chaplain.
This office is always filled by a
Moravian minister appointed by the
Provincial Elders Conference. The
church recognizes it as a position
in the Moravian ministry. The
duties of the chaplain include being
advisor to the YWCA and assist
ing them whenever needed for
evening chapels or other programs.
He acts as the liason between the,
college and the various denomina
tional groups. He is also available
to any student for counseling.
Winston-Salem Native
Writes Stirring Novel
Kaleidoscope
THE SCENE CHANGES ^
. . . and so does the scenery when you're on the go in
"Kaleidoscope". California Cobblers uses eight little cut
outs ... all in contrasting colors ... to make this shoe
the cutest little flat op the new fashion scene.
As seen in SEVENTEEN
BLACK KID
10.99
TEUFFLE KID
creations
The Fleet Rabble, A Novel of
The Nez Perce War, is a recent
work by Frank Borden Hanes, a
native of Winston-Salem and the
author of two unusual novels in
verse. This is his first major work
in prose.
The story narrates a stirring in
cident on our Western frontier
which has received little attention.
The Nez Perce Indians were one
of the most powerful and civilized
tribes of the Pacific Northwest. In
their early contacts with the white
settlers, they were friendly and
gave valuable assistance to the
Lewis and Clark Expedition. How
ever, in 1877, when the U. S. Gov
ernment attempted to deprive them
of their land and move them to a
reservation. Chief Joseph led his
300 warriors against the govern
ment forces, defeating them twice.
The Indians later decided to flee
to Canada and freedom. After a
forced march of 2,000 miles with
their women, children, and live-
sto6k, they were overtaken by gov
ernment troops within a few miles
of the border.
This march is the story of the
book and it is told in vivid details,
describing the Indians’ many hard
ships, acts of courage, and final
humiliation. It graphically points
out the disadvantage Indians,
fighting for their home and food
supply, had against our troops, who
were badly trained, ignorant, and
often brutal. In the preface the
author states his purpose for writ
ing this story as “to present in a
logical manner the great dignity
and fortitude these Indians dis
played in an overwhelming cam
paign.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upperclassmen wishing to take
the hygiene exam to be given Mon
day, October 16, at 6:30 p.m., must
sign up in the Dean of Students
jffice by Monday, October 9.
Freshmen will take a fifty-minute
health knowledge t6st this month
in place of the hygiene exam. If
-hey do not meet the required
standards of the test, they must
attend a series of ten lectures se
cond semester. All sophomores and
juniors who have not taken the
hygiene exam by spring must take
the health knowledge test in the
fall.
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Tuesday, .October 10, the De
velopment Committee of the Board
of Trustees will meet to discuss
plans for the ten year program
leading to the 200th anniversary of
Salem in 1972.
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Dr. Gramley and Dr. Wendall
Patton of High Point College are
giving seven or eight days this fall
to the solicitation of business and
industry in the state on behalf of
the North Carolina Foundation of
Church Related Colleges. Salem is
one of the twenty-four members in
this foundation which last year
raised $403,000 for the operating
budgets of member colleges.
Salem’s share in the total was
$14,000.^
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The Canterbury Club will meet
Thursday, October 12, 1961 at 6:30
p.m. The meeting will begin with
the Celebration of Holy Com
munion in Little Chapel. After the
service the members will go to the
Day Student Center for a discus-
s'on.
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Let our experience solve
your problems.
This is a difficult story to tell
but the author has succeeded itj
making it interesting and alive,
Considerable research must have
been done by him to be able to
give us with such tenderness and
compassion the many details of In
dian life and lore. He is at his
best when he is describing the feel,
ings and emotions of these brave
but wretched people. ’
Students And
Faculty Discuss
Future Of Man
“The Future of Man” will be the
overall theme of a series of dis
cussions in the Student Faculty
Forum Series this fall. There will
be four Wednesday night meetings
during which tw^o different view
points on the topic under consider
ation will be presented in IS-minute
*^alks by faculty members from
Salem and Wake Forest. These
talks will be followed by 45 to 60
minutes of general discussion by
all participating.
Dr. McLeod Bryan of the Wake
Forest religion department and Dr.
Pat Murphy of the Wake Forest
philosophy department will present
the first topic, “Is Christianity
Dead?” on October 18. This forum
will deal with the future of Christ
ianity in the Nuclear Age.
“Does contemporary science
create a mythology adequate to
the plight of man?” is the question
■0 be dealt with in the second
meeting. Dr. Changboh-Chee and
Dr. Tom Turner of the Wake
Forest sociology and physics de-
nartments, respectively, will speak
an their viewpoints of “The Age
of Science and New Mythologies."
October 25 has been set as the date
•'or this forum.
“The Future of Unbelief” is the
t'tle of the talks to be held on
November 1. The speakers will be
Dr. David Smiley and Dr. Penland
Banks from Wake Forest’s history
and sociology departments. The
discussions will deal with post-
Christian idealogies.
Dr. Phillip Africa, professor of
history at Salem College, will be
one of the panel members to talk
on “The End of Human Life.”
The question to be considered is
whether any values have survived
from the past and lasted until the
nresent age. The other panel mem
ber has not yet been named.
All meetings will be held on the
top floor of the Maple Springs
Methodist Church, 2569 Reynolds
Road.
Supper ($.75) will be served at
6 p.m.; the following discussions
will end at 8:00 p.m. Those wish-
’ng to attend the Forum only,
should arrive by 6:45. Students
and faculty are invited. Taxi fare
for Salem students will be paid by
he Wesley Foundation, sponsor
•or the n®n-denominational series,
ou may attend any one or all of
he meetings.
The purpose of the Forum Series
s “to bring together for discussion
and d e b,a t e students and faculty
Bom Salem and Wake Forest Col
lege who are concerned about the
current crisis mankind is facing.”
hf you are interested in the
series, contact the Wesley Founda-
ion by phone (PA 3-9931) or by
mail (Box 7433, Reynolda Station.)
MORRIS SERVICE
Next To Crirolina Theater
Sandwiches — Salads
Sodas
“The Place Where
Salemites Meet”