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November 16, 1962 THE SALEMITE Page Three Mr. Harris Finds Salem Students Above Average % Mr. David Alan Harris, specialist “fireworks” to his classroom. “The purpose of history is to back the impermanence of man, his in stitutions, and his civilizations. Only philosophy, or man’s ideas, is perm anent. For instance, the Roman Empire in a material sense is dead; but, in a philosophical sense, it is still alive in that its ideas still affect us today. The material pow er of a civilization will change and decline; but its philosophy may con tinue to exist although even this is not inevitable. Still, man must have the theory of progress; for other wise the natural conservation of the world would keep man in a quag mire.” Mr. David Alan Harris, profes sor of history at Salem College, freely admits that his above state ment should get a rise out of his colleagues and that this theory is certainly open to dispute. Mr. Harris was born in Oneonta, MORRIS SERVICE Next To Ceroline Tlioeter Spndwiches — Salads Sodas "Tl»« Place Where Selemitea Meet” Need a New Sweater? TOREADORS? SKIRTS? BLOUSES? Your Sportswear Head quarters in Winston- Salem is MOTHER AND DAUGHTER STORE Corner Liberty and 3rd Sts. in American history, likes to bring Alabama, in 1929. He attended Auburn University where he receiv ed both his BA , and MA de grees in history. Interrupting his studies was a two year tour of duty with the Air Force as a public re lations officer. Before coming to Salem this year, Mr. Harris taught at the University of North Caro lina where he also worked toward his Ph D. degree. Mr. Harris is married to the former Anne Barber, who is originally from Miami, Flor ida. Mr. Harris finds that Salem stud ents are above average in intelli gence and believes that this fact is due to the careful screening and selection of the students before they enter the college; however, Salem is not cosmopolitan because of this fact. The girls here come from too similar backgrounds and income levels. As a result, they often express and hold the same views. Since possibly half of one’s education comes from interaction with other students, this sameness at Salem results in isolation from new and different ideas. Freshmen are particularly diffi cult to teach because they are often so apathetic. In order to get them involved in their subject matter, the teacher frequently has to take a completely unorthodox stand on some topic; “fireworks” often re sult. One reason for their apathy can be traced back to their high school education in history where, unfortunately, facts other than movements in history are often stressed. According to Mr. Harris, whose main field is American history, democracy creates the most desired form of society; for it is far su perior to an aristocracy in building a nation. Only where a concept of individual freedom exists can great achievements in art, literature, etc., take place; however, the emphasis on democracy must not lead to extreme nationalism, which is a force that could destroy the world. Mr. Harris adds that the present Cuban crisis is a clash of three nationalistic nations. Even com munism is a nationalistic manifes- '.ation of Soviet Russia. In fact, ;ommunism was quite ineffectual until it aligned itself with Russian nationalism. ANNOUNCEMENT Six Wake Forest boys are to share their views on marriage for the Soc. 310 class on Monday, Nov, 19, at 12:10. All interested stu dents are invited to attend. FOR SCHOOL NEWSPAPERS YEARBOOKS PROGRAMS COLOR-PROCESS PUTES Let our experience solvf your problems. PIEDMONT ENGRAVING CO. PA 2-9722 WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, SALEMITES EAT AT THE PETER PAN STEAKS — SEAFOOD — SALADS OPEN 7:00 A.M.-8:00 P.M. CLOSED SUNDAYS P ) 1962 R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C, Youll smoke with a fresh enthusiasm when you discover the cool "air-softened"taste of Salem menthol fresh • rich tobacco taste • modern filter, too
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