Volume XLIII
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, March 1, 1963
Number 15
Accreditation Program
Emphasizes Competency
A new program for North Caro
lina State Teachers Accreditation
was adopted last September.
Each college and university in
the state will conduct a self-study
and then make a report to a visita
tion committee selected by the
State Board of Education. It is
the committee’s duty to decide
whether a school may be approved
Tish Johnston
Participates In
Radio Program
Tish Johnston, Salem College
junior, participated in a WSJS
sponsored radio program entitled
“Radio in the Sixties”, Monday
night, February 26. Tish was one
i‘^-?''of five panelists who discussed the
trends in radio programs, news
coverages, and music. Other mem
bers of the panel included a high
school student, a housewife, a busi
nessman and a college professor.
The greatest dissension in the
panel occurred over the type of
music preferred. Both students de
fended “rock and roll” music. Tish
pointed to the difference in taste
^■according to one’s level of maturity,
stressing that all types of music
have their place on radio. The
businessman agreed that radio has
an obligation to all ages. The
housewife preferred “companion
ship music,” and condemned the
“sadistic lyrics” of today’s rock and
roll. Dr. Lowell Tillet, Wake
Forest college professor, stated
that every radio station has an
obligation to its “minority audi
ence” and made a plea for a higher
caliber of music to be played on
all stations. Dr. Tillet also criti
cized the number of commercials,
claiming that too many commer
cials in a row is an abuse of radio
frequency.
All the panelists agreed that
fuller news coverage is needed.
Tish asked for more “in-depths”
news reporting and rebroadcasting
of important press conferences. Dr.
Tillet stated that “Both NBC and
CBS are doing an excellent job of
news coveragehe expressed re
gret that the local stations do not
really stick with their respective
networks.
Smith Enjoys
Paris Activities
While Studying
Miss Sally Smith, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur S. Smith,
1630 Kathwood Dr., Columbia, S. C.,
has completed the first half of a
year of study at the University of
Paris.
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Sally is participating in the pro
gram of Academic Year Abroad,
which provides a year of study in
Paris for those of college age or
beyond who wish to add a new
dimension to their American edu
cation.
.^fter a six weeks program in
the south of France which featured
intensive French preparation, Sally
moved in with a French family and
is now following courses at the
University of Paris under the
guidance of Dr. Claude Bourcier,
well-known Dean of Middlebury
College, who is now Academic
Director for AYA.
for certification of graduates to
teach in North Carolina’s public
schools by the quality of the edu
cation offered at the institution.
Emphasis is placed upon com
petency rather than credit hours.
The institutions will be approved
to prepare teachers in one or more
fields and will guarantee its grad
uates in those fields. Guidelines
issued by the State Department of
Education emphasize a broad base
against which institutions may test
the adequacy of their overall pre
paration of teachers rather than
standards of credit hours and me
thods. Forty per cent of the edu
cation is devoted to general educa
tion in English, history, math, etc.
Another forty per cent is devoted
to specific study in one field which
coincides with Salem’s requirement
of a major in addition to the edu
cation courses.
Grosset, Dunlap
Sponsors Book
Review Contest
The winner of a book review
competition will receive a summer
editorial job with a major New
York publishing firm. Salary, board,
and winner’s round-trip traveling
expenses will be paid by the , spon
sor, Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., pub
lisher of the Universal Library line
of quality paperback books.
The competition is open to all
current undergraduates of accre
dited colleges and universities in
the United States. It will run from
March 15 through May 1.
The review of no more than 500
words must be based on one of
twenty-four Universal Library
paperbacks specified by the pub
lisher. These are titles used by
many instructors are required for
supplementary reading in literature,
history, sociology, the arts and
other subjects. Books by James
Baldwin, Joyce Cary and others
promise the student that his time
will be spent fruitfully even if he
has no current course in which one
of the twenty-four titles is used.
There will be twenty-five second
prizes of twenty-five Universal Lib
rary titles each and twenty-five
third prizes of ten Universal Lib
rary titles each.
The winner of the grand prize
will be a regular member of the
Grosset & Dunlap editorial staff
for nine weeks, from July 1 to
August 31, 1963. He will partici
pate in conferences with others of
the editorial department, sit in on
sessions with authors, agents,
artists, book production specialists
—in short, he will be in a working
laboratory of the book publishing
field and be paid a salary of $100
per week, too.
Columbia University is co-operat
ing in the project by agreeing to
house the student in one of its
dormitories. The Columbia authori
ties have given their support in the
belief that the competition has a
worthwhile educational objective.
Rules and information about the
competition are available at the
college store and local book stores
or the student and professor can
secure them by writing to: “Book
Review,” Grosset & Dunlap, 1107
Broadway, New York 10, N. Y.
Marguerite
Harris
Tish Johnston
Wookie Workman
Harris, Johnston, Workman Voice
Opinions On Presidential Platform
Marguerite Harris
In an effort to discuss the ideas
and programs which I would like
to see earned out, I will deal with
two mam areas. The first area is
the Refugee Student project, and
the second is the assembly problem.
In considering the Retugee Stu
dent project, 1 believe that the
major question to be asked is,
“Where do we stand in relationship
to the origin, purpose and setup of
the project?” As Chairman of the
Finance Board of Student Govern
ment, I have discovered that the
four classes which are supposed to
raise 300 dollars for support of
the refugee students have been
finding it hard to do so. Last year,
the YWCA gave the money from
the Pierrette play to the Refugee
project, but without the help of the
YWCA, the financial end of the
project would have failed. On the
basis of what I have observed, I
believe that a study of the Refugee
Student project is necessary.
The saying, “everybody talks
about it, but nobody does anything
about it” can certainly be applied
to the assembly situation, which is
the second area of concern. Many
students have expressed concern
and discontent with having to go
to assembly twice a week to hear
programs which are not interesting
in some cases. Legislative Board
is now beginning an investigation
of the possibility of having one as
sembly a week and of using the_
other assembly period for Student
Government meetings and class
meetings whenever they are neces
sary. It is my belief that only
speakers and programs that are
stimulating and worthwhile should
be presented to the student body
during assembly. Having one as
sembly a week should make the
possibility of interesting programs
much greater.
In discussing the major areas of
concern to students, it is important
to remember that students—indi
vidual students—must be aware of
the problems and most certainly
want to carry out these ideas or
any other ideas before they can
work effectively.
I have served on Legislative
Board of Student Government as
president of my sophomore class,
and this year I am a member of
Legislative and Executive Boards
as Treasurer of Student Govern
ment. When the Honor Evalua
tion Committee began its work last
year, I was a member of the com
mittee.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Betsy Smith was one of several
Salem students who were winners
of door prizes at a fashion show
held February 13 at the Express
way Bowling Lanes. Betsy, a
freshman, received a sewing mach
ine, one of the many gifts donated
by Winston-Salem merchants who
sponsored the show. Janet Wales
was the lucky recipient of a record,
and Becky Russell won a book.
“It was a profitable day for
Salem girls,” said Betsy Smith.
Tish Johnston
In the past two years. Student
Government at Salem has done
much to give Salem students added
individual responsibility; I would
like to see this policy continued,
for I believe that Salem students
are mature enough to make for
themselves a majority of social and
academic decisions. Recently, the
work of the Honor Evaluation
Committee, the change in the
drinking policy, and the abolition
of the evening engagement system
have done much to place responsi
bility on the individual. I would
like to see this continued next year,
through new projects and through
the completion of the plans to
change the assembly policy and to
abolish the “F” system for fresh
men. I would like to see the pre
sent evaluation of campus tradi
tions and organizations completed,
and any actions taken which these
evaluations find to be advisable.
Ideally, it is the goal of every
student government to make each
student feel that she is a vital and
necessary part of the student com
munity; ideally, every student
should have a spirit of co-operation
and interest which makes her a
contributor, not merely a receiver.
Perhaps a hundred percent achieve
ment of this goal is impossible, but
an efficient and vitally concerned
Student Government can do much
toward achieving this goal.
Through the broadening of NSA
activities and the closer co-opera
tion and co-ordination of the or
ganizations, Student Government
can stimulate a spirit of interest
and unity among students; I would
also like to see Salem’s foreign
students sit as ex-officio members
of Legislative Board, for the bene
fit of both, and for what their
ideas might contribute to the
Board. : ^
I have served on Legislative
Board this year as Secretary of
Student Government. Previously,
I served on Judicial Board as Vice-
President of the sophomore class.
Wookie Workman
There seems to be a decided lack
of communication among the bran
ches of Student Government and
the student body as a whole. This
may be caused by the fact that the
students place the officers in an
“exclusive class.” This is especially
true with regard to the President
of Student Government. If our
system is to succeed, this isolation
must end.
I think the President must strive
to represent the very best in every
aspect of Salem life. She must
represent at all times not just her
own personal opinions but those of
the students as a whole. To ac
complish this, she must be in close
contact with the students and find
out how they feel about any issues
that arise. However, she must also
give information to the students.
Entirely too often the students are
kept in the dark about certain
things when they should be in
formed. This communication must
also exist between the branches of
Student Government. If the possi
bilities of the Executive Board were
exercised to the fullest, there would
be a very good meeting ground for
problems in each branch. Judicial
Board should have a knowledge of
happenings in Legislative Board.
The third area of communication
which needs strengthening is be
tween students and faculty. The
President should make sure student
opinion which relates to academic
areas is felt by the faculty and
vice-versa. I feel that this is es
sential if the students are to be
represented in all areas and at all
times.
I have served on Legislative
Board my freshman year and on
Executive Board this year. I have
been on Judicial Board for two
years as a dorm president and as
secretary.
Heidemann Will Perform
At Charlotte Museum
Mr. Hans Heidemann, professor
of music in piano at Salem will
present a concert Sunday after
noon March 3, at 3:30 p.m. at The
Mint Museum in Charlotte. This
will be Mr. Heidemann’s second
appearance at the invitation of the
Museum Committee. He also gave
a recital there last year. He gave
this recital here last week.
Heidemann’s program will in
clude : “Sonata Pathetique” by
Beethoven, “Fantasy” by Schu
mann, and “Waltz in E Flat,”
“Nocturne in F Sharp,” and
“Scherzo in B Flat Minor” by
Chopin.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. T. F. Braaten of J. B. Ivey’s
in Charlotte, N. C., will be on cam
pus Monday, March 4, to talk with
students interested in retailing and
merchandising. He will be in the
living room of Bitting immediately
after lunch until approximately
3:00.