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Page Two THE SALEMITE November 8, 1 Published every Friday of the College year by the Student Body of Salem College OFFICES: Basement of Lehman Hall 414 Bank St., S.W. Printed by the Sun Printing Company Subscription Price $3.50 a year Editor-in-chief — ...Anne Romig Business Manager .Alice Reid Associate Editor — —Bonnie Hauch Managing Editor Connie Rucker News Editor — Brenda Bethel Feature Editor . - ...Marty Richmond Copy Editor Trudi Schmidt Assistant Copy Editor Robbin Causey Photography Editor ....Mary Alice Teague Writers — Lucy McCallum, Betsy Fowler, Jean King, Tavy Seawell, Jane Hall, Jay Jones, Anne Wilson, Barbara Spet- nagel, Bebe Moore, Sue Ann Brooks, Carrie Newman, Diane Youngs, Pat Schram, Judy Campbell, Susie Robin son, Louisa Wilson, Anne Kendrick, Beth Provost, Alice Reid, Wendy Mc- Glinn, Feme Hauser, Bitsie Richheimer, Elizabeth Sykes, Landis Miller, Frances Mock, Ross Clark, Dotty Girling, Susan Leigh, Barbara Gottschalk, Carol Ann Derflinger, Dale Eyerly and Marty Plummer. Advertising Manager Bitsie Richheimer Layout Editors....Jerry Johnson, Al Bruton Asst. Business Mgr. Mary Jane Harrell Circulation Manager Ann Dozier Art Editor.. -- Managing Staff — Boodie Crow, Betsy Fowler, Brenda Bethel. Faculty Advisor Miss Jess Byrd World Anxiously Watches NeUJ Vietnamese Regime By Louisa Wilson The “coup d’etat” of the South Vietnamese government which ended early Saturday morning, November 2, is one ot the biggest news events of this week. What effect will it have on the United States as leader of the free world and in her policy toward South Viet Nam? A great deal of this effect depends on the reaction of the rest ot the world which is impatiently waiting to see what steps the new leaders of South Viet Nam will take in establishing the new government. z First reactions from Asia were, in general, favorable to a new government. The regime of former president Ngo Dmh Diem has not been a popular one with the Asians since last sprmg when Diem began having trouble with the Buddhists. The re action of the Communists was to be expected. They claim that the new leaders of South Viet Nam are “puppets of the United States.” The chain of events which led up to the fall of president Diem’s government began last May, two days before the be ginning of the three-day celebration of the Buddha’s birthday, which falls on May 4 this year. At that time the South Viet- namese government lead by Diem, a Catholic, reminded the Buddhists of an ordinance passed by the government two years before, stating that “all denominations should reserve the first place for the national flag when flags are flown during reli gious ceremonies.” During the celebration Buddhists refused to follow the ordi nance and flew that sect’s emblem. Riots broke out and seven people were killed in the ensuing violence. Buddhists blamed the government for these deaths. Immediately after this, Buddhist priests presented five re quests to the government. Foremost among these requests were that the government cease arresting and persecuting the Buddhists and that the Buddhists be given the advantages of the special treatment that Catholic missions received. Negotiations between the central government and the General Buddhist Association of South Viet Nam began immediately,' but reached an impasse. Meantime, the Buddhists had adopted a policy of peaceful resistance — demonstrations on public streets, fasting, and human sacrifices. August 21, the tension was intensified when Special Forces raided Buddhist pagodas and dragged many Buddhist priests and students off to prison. Diem, however, waited until too late to crush the protest and the situation got steadily worse after that. Cooper Answers Critical Student ^ r , , ,, The typewriter is essen- would close on Saturday after, Dear Editor; Thank you for pointing out some of the areas of the library that need improvement. We are con stantly searching for these and will be glad to take your suggestions under advisement. However, may I comment on them and offer some explanations. Noise is a problem in every build ing where people are coming, going, and doing business. We regret this inconvenience to others but modern phones seem to be the order of the day. However, this noise should be limited to the area near the Main Desk. Students who find this part of the library too noisy for con centrated study should use other areas. ■ Typewriters and telephones are limited to the Main Floor of the library, except in the Typewriter Room on the third floor. The door to this room is kept closed at all times. The other typewriter, men tioned in your article, is the pro perty of the Alumnae Association and is used by them only one hour a week. If it is being used at other times, students are doing so with out permission. We will try to keep the doors to the office area closed and be as quiet as possible in the conduct of library business. Last year we added 2,717 new books to the lib rary and this involved ordering, cataloging, and preparation for the shelves. The typewriter is essen tial to these procedures. Students should not talk or study together in the library. If the lat ter is necessary, they should use one of the small study rooms on the third floor and keep the door closed. We cannot, even if we wished, patrol the library. The candlepower of the lights tlie library is adequate but, a nii tedly, not equally good m ev y place. We have made improve ments in the last few years and will continue to do so. High cei- ings and dark furniture, two of ou most attractive features, are the natural enemies of light- When the library announced it Saturday after, it suggested that students would be interested in havir open during the winter mt contact the library. So far have. Saturday has always be slow day and it was thought the added evening hours woul more useful to the students. The door to the librarian’s , is open all the time to stu who wish to make suggestions cerning the improvement of : conditions or library procedure any student has a serious comp please come in and report it. Sincerely, Anna Cooper Is Salem’s One Dance To Be Another Sock Ho| Reid Feels Poll Tells Prejudice Dear Editor: I was interested to note that sev eral students, who said they would not mind having a Communist speaker on campus, said they would not mind if they KNEW he was a Communist. This seems to defeat the purpose of hearing speakers who do not profess ideas of capi talism and democracy. There are few of us who could listen objec tively to a speaker who had the label “communist” attached to him before he ever reached the rostrom. As college students, we are sup posedly thoughtful enough to dis cern that which is worthwhile in a speech from that which is not. Whether a man is a right-wing Republican or a Russian Com munist, he may have something important to say. His political views should not obscure, in our eyes, his worth as a speaker, a thinker, or a man. Sincerely, | Alice Reid The new proposal for replac- a “hot-rmme band? App ing the two anLal Salem dan- mately 30 weeks a year, ot Tel with a glorified combo two nights a week Salem ^ .ene^l^ap- things onght to be considered Zodicas or the Cataimas. by each student before voting then, would they comp for or against such a measure, forsake the opportnml As IRS has pointed out, it have one dmtmetive Im would be hnancially impossible a year lu order to spend I to continue the present pro- $7 for the same type of . gram with the increasing lack tamment they find for ( of support. Therefore a change . is needed. The student body Granted, we are advocates holding one function casual age. Granted w in place of two. This serves longer have the stiH ma; two purposes —it consolidates of our grandparents or attendance and it allows for a our parents. But we owe bigger budget with which to ourselves, if to no one el put on a dance. We have no salvage some of the trai quarrel with this proposal, nor and formality laekmg u do we disagree with holding time, the function off campus. These seem to be valid proposals. However, we wonder how much thought, on the part of the students in general has gone into the decision to have the dance informal and to have We commend the IK trying to please the st body, but we question tk dent’s foresight in rem the last of the formal a available to us at Salem B. Despite Climate StudentsTravel, Enjoy Football There are two other key factors, however, that served to finally trigger the revolt. The first is that Diem and his bro ther Ngo Dinh Nhu’s tightening of police controls for their own safety despaired the high military leaders and forced them to revolt. The second factor was that Ngo Dinh Nhu’s talks with Hanoi seemed to point to a possible tendency toward neutralism which they wanted no part of. The United States’ criticisms of Diem’s government and the cut in aid also added to the tension. Thus the well-organized revolution began to end in only seventeen hours. Fortunately for the United States and other eountries of the free world, the military revolution committee has already pledged itself to fight Communism. Also, the new premier for the provisional government, Nguyen Ngoe Tho, is a pro-Ameri can. He is a Buddhist and was the former vice-president of Diem’s government. South Viet Nam’s first ambassador to Japan, and head of the government’s committee to deal with Buddhist grievances. However, he held no real power in Diem’s government. A key member of the revolution committee. Brig adier General Tran Tu Dai, chief of the military psychological warfare detachment of Diem’s government, said that civilians in the new government will be “technicians, not politicians.” Source: Time Magazine. By Marty Plummer Last weekend the temperature dropped way down and most people took shelter. This was not the story for many courageous Salem- ites who ventured to various cam puses. Among the wind-blown spectators at the Carolina-Georgia game were Barbara Gottschalk, Irene Rose, Jenny Fields, Judy Davis, Susanne Boone, Pat Thompson, Gretchen Wampler, Margie Winstead, Mary Dameron, and Sharyn Dettwiller. Marietta Hardison and Jane Cot tle journeyed to N. C. State for IFC. ! Those who preferred to go home were Craig Hunter, Ann McNeill, Carol Gerrard, Jean Ann Werner, Susan Hines, and Suzanne Forbes. Some Salemites did not want to travel so far. Bretta Barrs, Anne McAlister, Shirley Laws, Lucy Mc Callum, and Diane Morton were among many who dated at Wake Forest. Wookie Workman got the “long est” long distance telephone call this week from Scotland! PAOShtc. FxoRkL nWc,..^ » TVhHL rrvt S.cK\ ^OOD qRig.F
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