Volume XLIII
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, October 26, 1962
Number 5
Y Holds Religious Emphasis Week
By Jerry Johnson
With each news report we heard
this week, in very serious conver
sation with other students, during
every hour we lived, there was the
pressing realization that world
events were indeed a matter of life
and death. The urgency of the
situation caused each of us to look
inward, to come face-to-face, per
haps for the first time, with the
idea that we might not be living
the next day; and what then?
What if our lives should end be
fore we really had time to under
stand ourselves ? What would the
future hold for us in this life and
in the world to come ?
“A matter of Life and Death”
will be Dr. James John Hiller’s
theme as he discusses these and
other questions during Religious
Emphasis Week, November 6th and
7th. During Tuesday’s assembly,
Dr. Heller will speak to the student
body on “If I Should Die Before
T Live”. He will continue on Tues
day and Wednesday nights speak
ing on “The Christian in the Future
... in This Life” and “The Christ
ian in the Future ... in the Life
to Come” at tw'O informal meetings
Salem Trustees
Hear Reports
Seven members of the Board of
Trustees of Salem College retired
this meeting, since their terms ex
pire with the meeting of the Mo
ravian Synod in November. As a
matter of course. Dr. Gramley re
ported on new faculty enrollment
figures, geographical distribution of
students, new foreign students, the
library (2,158 new books added in
the past year, bringing the total to
56,234 books), and the infirmary
(2,991 cases treated last year).
The Board approved the estab
lishment of the Dr. Minnie J.
Smith Memorial Fund. Dr. Smith,
who died this summer, was Pro
fessor Emeritus and head of the
Classics Department—a member of
the faculty for 37 years. The
Board also authorized the Chair
man to appoint a committee to
“explore the possible, desirable,
and probable cost” of having a
history of Salem Academy and Col
lege published for the 200th anni
versary in 1972.
The Financial Report disclosed
that Salem College has received
$16,129 in the past year for operat
ing purposes. This grant came from
business and industry of the state,
through the North Carolina Foun
dation of Church-Related Colleges.
Salem has received $73,142 since the
Foundation was organized in 1953.
The College received a total of
$133,970 in gifts last year for ad
dition to the endowment funds.
$30,000 of that amount was em
ployed for scholarships. The total
endowment now stands at $2,286,-
422. It was also reported that the
total value of the plant was asses
sed at $3,771,661, and it is presently
insured at nearly $6,000,000.
The Improvement Report dis
cussed the construction of a re
taining wall for the May Dell, be
gun on Monday, October 22. The
wall, made of reinforced concrete
with a stone veneer, will go across
the valley and insure the beauty
of the May Dell. Dr. Gramley an
nounced that $1,210,000 had already
been pledged or contributed toward
; the Twentieth Decade Fund. The
purpose of this fund, with a goal
of $2,250,000, is to create by 1964
both a new auditorium and a new
dorm. According to Dr. Gramley,
“We hope by the first of the year
I to have enough money pledged to
I begin actual work on the Auditor
ium and Fine Arts Building.”
Dr. Heller
in Bitting Living Room, There
vill be a coffee for Dr. Heller on
Tuesday afternoon, and he will be
available for individual conferences
luring the two days he is on cam
pus. Interested faculty members
will have an opportunity to hear
him at a faculty meeting on Wed
nesday. He will also teach several
religion classes. The Salemite will
publish a complete schedule of
these events of Religious Emphasis
Week in the next edition.
Vice-president and Dean of the
College at Moravian College in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Dr. Hel
ler is a native of Utica, N. Y. He
received his B.A. degree from
Texas Christian University and the
Bachelor of Divinity and Doctor of
Theology degrees from Princeton
Theological Seminary. In 1947 Dr.
Heller was ordained to the Christ
ian ministry in the United Presby
terian Church, and, in 1952, in the
Moravian Church. He served as
pastor of Baptist congregations in
New Jersey from 1945 to 1950. Dur
ing this time he was awarded a
fellowship in New Testament
Theology at Princeton Theological
Seminary and also served as grad
uate assistant there. Dr. Heller is
the author of a book on Christian
doctrine entitled A Faith for Life,
which was published in 1961 and is
used widely in Moravian churches
for study and discussion groups.
Religious Emphasis Week, spon
sored annually by the YWC.'\, is
not intended as a single yearly
emphasis on religion and its re
lation to the problems that face us
as students. It is a time when we
can look at our own campus con
flicts from the viewpoint of an out
sider and perhaps help to solve
them in the light of another’s in
terpretation. Speaking of the Y,
Martha Still expressed the hope
that Religious Emphasis Week
“will intensify the problems and in
terests of students at Salem and
provoke thought, which will neither
begin nor end with the actual
events of the week.”
Salem Soph. Receives
Indian Birthday Request
By Betsy Hatton
Most girls consider it a rare and
wonderful occasion when they re
ceive an invitation to a week-end
out of North Carolina. Imagine,
though, getting a very sincere and
polite invitation to a birthday
celebration in India! Earlier in
October, Vicky Auman received
just such an invitation in a letter
written by the older brother of
Purusottama Jena, one of the so
phomore class’s refugee students.
The invitation, written in red ink,
was summed up in a short para
graph :
First request to you that please
come to India to attend the
birthday ceremony of Sri Puru-
sottam held on 5th of Novem
ber 1962. These few lines may
kindly be treated as invitation
for the same occasion.
Amazing as it seems the invita
tion was made in good faith that
Vicky would be able to come.
Specific and detailed instructions
were inclosed regarding the way to
reach Dompara, in which Purusot-
tam lives. A plane to Bhubarres-
war, bus to Jatamundia, and a car
riage to Dompora—it was all neatly
arranged.
A call to Eastern Airlines re
vealed that a round trip flight to
India from Greensboro would be
slightly over $1300. Surely no one
could think that Vicky’s parents,
who teach school, could afford to
pay that—but the letter read on:
You are being a member of a
rich family and also a rich
country you can enjoy every-
Season tickets for this year’s two
Pierrette Productions will go on
sale October 29 and 30 in the Stu
dent Center after lunch. Admis
sion price for single performances
is 50c per ticket. Season tickets
will be 90c.
Dr. Amadeo Will Discuss
Latin American Relations
The Lecture Series will present
its next speaker, the Rt. Hon.
Marco Amadeo, on November i.
Dr. Amadeo wall speak on the Alli
ance for Progress, which is Presi
dent Kennedy’s recent plan to
strengthen United States relations
with the South American nations.
Ihe plan’s aims and its success so
far will be discussed.
Dr. Amadeo is Argentina’s for
mer Permanent Delegate to the
United Nations and former Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, Pie re
cently resigned from both posts in
protest against the military’s illegal
seizure and imprisonment of Presi
dent Frondizi. Throughout his
career in the foreign service of
Argentina, he has consistently op
posed both the Peronists and the
Communists. He w'as once arrested
during the Peron regime for his
"dangerous thought” but was later
released. His primary aim through
out his career has been to streng
then constitutional government in
Argentina.
Dr. Amadeo’s service in the
United Nations has been outstand
ing. Pie w^as a member of the Con
ciliation Committee for the Congo,
1961, Vice-Chairman of the Com
mittee on Outer Space, and Chair
man of the U. N. Commission on
Human Rights. He also presented
Argentina’s protest to the U. N.
concerning the illegal abduction of
Dr, Amadeo
Adolf Eichmann from Argentina
for the purpose of trial in another
country.
After having studied law at the
University of Buenos Aires, he
entered the Argentine foreign ser
vice in 1938. He has since repre
sented his country to the Vatican,
to Chile and to Brazil, as well as
at various international confer
ences. He has also written many
articles and books w'hich have wide
circulation in the Spanish-speaking
world.
Tests, Examinations Preceed
Employment For Seniors
thing what ever you like.
“Really, they have no idea,” said
Vicky. “They must think we’re all
millionaries.” Vicky quickly wrote
an answer, declining the invitation
and explaining why.
Even though the Jena family has
a slightly misconstrued idea of
Americans’ income, they do not
misunderstand the friendship that
Vicky and all the rest of Salem
has extended to them.
“Not only myself all the mem
bers of my family are very, very
glad for the same, and we think | ment work must take in their sen-
we’ll be ever friend to you and I ior year the Federal Entrance
also to your country.” Qualification Tests. This year they
By Betsy Fowler
What will you do when you grad
uate ? What will your years of
college training prepare you for ?
For every Salem graduate there
are many opportunities for reward
ing jobs and careers. The abund
ance of these job opportunities per
haps is not realized by all students.
Dean Hixson, in a recent letter to
the seniors, gave much information
on graduate study and sources of
future positions for Salem gradu
ates. She stressed the fact that
general college training can be
adapted to work in a great many
fields.
Students interested in govern-
Vicki Auman ponders distance to birthday party in India as she reads
letter from brother of refugee student.
will be given on November 17, Jan-
ruary 9, March 16, April 20, and
May 11. These tests are necessary
in order to qualify for almost every
kind of government position. A.
more specialized Professional Test
for the National Security Agency
will be given December 8, and
registration for this must be made
by November 23. Another special
test, the Management Intern Exam
for work with the U. S. Intelli
gence Agency will be administered:
November 17, January 12, and Feb-
urary 9.
The Graduate Record Exam, for
those planning to do graduate
study, will be given on November
17, January 19, and April 27. Regis
tration for this exam must be made
three weeks in advance of the test
ing date. It is also possible, for
seniors to take the Miller Analogy
Test (to determine their aptitude
for graduate study), through ap
pointment at Wake Forest College.
Moreover, seniors planning to do
graduate study have the oppor
tunity of nomination by the faculty
for the Woodrow Wilson Fellow
ship and the Fulbright Award for
foreign study. A fifteen-month
course of study is offered by thirty
colleges through the Master of
■A,rts and Teaching programs. Also,
seniors may apply to any graduate
schools before February 1 for grad
uate awards.
Many other varied occupations
I are open to Salem graduates. Last
Monday, October 22, a representa
tive of the Women’s Air Force
vis!ted the campus and explained
the program for college graduates
in the WAF.
On November 6, Miss Breland
of the American Red Cross
will meet at 1:30 in Bitting
to explain to interested persons the
many opportunities for work in the
Red Cross. The same afternoon,
students will be given a chance to
visit the Veterans’ Hospital in
Salisbury to get information about
careers concerning occupational
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