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THE SALEMITE
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Apathy Of Students Grows;
Campus Activities Suffer
At the risk of being “peachy,” I would like to explore the
problem of apathy at Salem. I know, we are traditionally
charged with being apathetic. We’re tired of hearing of stu
dent apathy. It doesn’t apply to us anyway; there’re plenty
of other people to get jobs done.
But are there ? Let us look at a few examples. In choosing
committees in Legislative Board, too few girls are given posi
tions of responsibility. Why is this true? Is it because we
rarely show interest in campus activities and in community or
cultural affairs?
Organization heads are having a hard time finding enough
girls to fill positions. And even when girls volunteer or agree
to accept responsibility, they are often haphazard about fulfill
ing their duties. At the last minute too many girls back out
for one reason or another—a quiz, a date, a TV program . . .
Salem is not unique, however, in having disinterested mem
bers. A young girl in New York was murdered because her
ajpathetic neigihbors refused to heed her. calls for help. V ell,
you say, that’s an extreme case. But is it? What if everybody
at Salem just sat there, doing nothing? Soon there would be
no student government, no WRA, no Salemite. Salem, like a
machine, cannot run if its parts are not working effectively.
If we want a May Day, a YWCA, or a dramatics club, we must
be willing to do our part, to contribute a little time and thought
to the organization which interests us most.
You are a member of Salem College; make it mean something
to you and your classmates. Don’t “Sit Down for Apat^!
R. C.
Mississippi Inidates Action
To Allow The 'Vemocratic
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Principle Of Majority Rule
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SUPPORT
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SYMPOSIUM
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The Mississippi Legislature has finally decided to initiate a
series of bills which, if passed, would once again bring about
harmonious relations in that state. The peaceful relations
which existed between the white and black races hpe been
destroyed by the radical actions of the violent Civil Rights
Evidently the legislature thought that it was time for these
groups to stop forcing the Negro to ask for something which
he doesn’t really want and which he would be enable to handle.
For the position in life which God has willed him, the ^egro
neither needs nor wants an advanced education. Probably to
remedy this situation, the Mississippi legislature has suggested
a bill to repeal the Charter of Tougaloo University, a colored
institution. It has been stated that “a little knowledge is a
dangerous thing.” Undoubtedly the legislature feels that no
knowledge is better than too little knowledge. ^
Another section of the bill stated that municipalities ^should
have the right to restrict the movement of their citizens where
there is imminent danger to the public safety because of free
dom of movement.” This, no doubt, was to prevent further
mob violence for which civil rights’ demonstrators have in
evitably been responsible. tUo
Since businessmen whose establishments are open to the
/public should be permitted to serve that part of the public
they choose, the legislature included a bill making it a felony,
punishable by a $5,000 fine or up to five years m prison, to
threaten or coerce another person from lawfully carrying on
business. In addition, they suggested a bill making it a felony
punishable by $1,000 and five years in prison to print
culate any matter encouraging economic boycotts.
The legislature probably introduced the next section of the
bill to insure the e 1 e c t i o n of qualified reactionary leader^
This section makes it difficult for Republican candidates to
^^ObTiously!^ th^e^purpose of these proposals is to prevent any
minority groups, in this instance the Negroes, from influencing
state or national affairs. The Mississippi legislature is indeed
to be commended for adhering to the democratic principle
majority rule.
April 17, 1%4
Behind the Scenes
Opera Club Functions At
Salem For Music Lovers
Opera has come to Salem at last!
Every Saturday afternoon in the
Student Center Salemites are in
vited to listen to the WAIR broad
cast of the Metropolitan Opera.
Under the direction of Mrs. Betty
Crossley, discussions on the cur
rent opera have taken place.
Crossley has indicated that the lib
rary is adding new scores of operas
to its collection. The Reading
Room of the library keeps a cur
rent copy of the Opera News in
which may be found a program for
the coming week. This week the
Opera Club invites you to join them
in listening to Puccini’s La Tosca
at 2 P.M. Saturday, April 18.
Another organization of interest
is the Student Chapter of the Na
tional Music Educator’s Conference
which is quite young on campus,
This is an organization chiefly fo,
music education majors or minors
The activities of this group have
been limited to one meeting which
featured John luele as speaker
The next meeting is planned for
May, at which time a lecture will
be given on music by a contem
porary North Carolina composer.
If anyone would like to take part
in this organization they should
contact Mrs. Crossley.
SinO'Soviet Split Shakes
Unity Of Communist Goal
The first meeting of the Legis
lative Board of 1964-65 was held
April 14 New NSA committees
and a new assembly committee
were suggested and approved. Mar
garet Bourdeaux was elected per
manent Conference Chairman;
Charlotte Carter was elected chair
man of the committee in charge of
Bricks, Books, and AH That Wendy
McGlinn announced that the Exe
cutive Board had appointed an
Honors Assembly Committee and a
Calendar Committee and asked
Legislative Board’s approval of
these two, which was granted.
Jane Grimsley, the newly elected
NSA Co-ordinator, asked for stu
dent government’s support in send
ing two delegates to the April 18-19
NSA Regional Convention. It was
suggested that the delegates peti
tion the Concessions Committee for
this support.
The possibility of an increase of
assembly cuts from four to five
was discussed. Dottie Davis volun
teered to investigate the matter.
MangumSpeaks
On Art Exhibit
For Symposium
by
Jane Allen
A. R.
The Sino-Soviet split has shaken the unity of the communist
movement from London to Tokyo. However this split has not
arisen in the past few months or even in the past feV years.
The elements which comprise it have been present in relations
between China and Russia for many years.
The dissonance, though carried out in ideological terms, is
a conflict involving primarily an ancient power struggle, the
struggle for influence over the international communist move
ment, and the question of tactics toward the \V est.
The Chinese and Russians have competed for hundreds of
years for control of Manchuria, Mongolia, and othp areas in
Northern Asia, and this discord is still an element in their re
lations.
The ideological split is evidenced m the struggle to gam
control of the world communist movement and subsequently
to be able to impose the victorious brand of communism on its
actions in regard to the West.
In order to understand the views of each camp, one must
consider the origin, development, and interrelationship of each.
The USSR is a relatively elderly state. After the death of
Lenin the party split into two groups, one faction headed by
Trotsky and one by Stalin.
Stalin’s theory was that the party should concentrate on
socialism in one country and make Russia a model showcase of
socialism. World revolution should be subordinated to this aim.
Trotsky, on the other hand, believed that a world-wide move
ment of revolution should have preceded all other aims.
Stalin emerged victorious and launched Russia on the first
of the five year plans. Today Russia’s industrial progress has
given her more in common with the West than with Asia and
Africa. She has reached a sufficiently high stage in her de
velopment of nuclear weapons to be destroyed by a world war
and therefore favors a policy of peaceful coexistence. Since
the Cuban missle incident, she has seemed less willing than ever
to make aggressive moves. • v j ■
The Chinese Communist Party was formally established a
1921, but did not seize power until 1949. Up to that
was an underground, guerilla movement, flourishing m
North, when Mao-Tse-tung emerged its leader without
of Soviet aid. China today, compared with Russia, has i
to preserve. She is an agrarian, have-not nation that is in ’
industrial infancy. It is therefore the natural leader oi
masses of Asia, Africa, and Latin America at similar
development. She is opposed to “peaceful co-existence _ m ^ ■
form and adheres to Trotsky’s doctrine that Communism _
be achieved only through inevitable revolutions in all eapi
countries. . rj
At first the differences between Moscow and Pekmg
not seem to be irreconcilable. A “Treaty of Friendship
Mr. Mangum lectured Wednes
day a. m., April 15, in the Day
Student Center in an effort to bet
ter acquaint the Salem students
with the Symposium Art Exhibit.
The contributing artists are from
a region of five states, most of
whom now reside in North Carolina.
There is nothing, however, con
tained in the works which identi
fies them with this region. The
lack of regionalistic attitudes is in
step with our times since that which
is happening in a certain area to
day affects the whole United States
and even the world.
There is a concern with space
as a subject matter as shown in
“A Game of Catch,” by L. V.
Huggins. The space around the
figure is just as important as the
figure itself. More of a struc
tural concern with order and a
textural variety are present.
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tbe United States was signed in 1950 and the Chinese ,
this by fighting in the Korean War. But, as the rift w ^
they received fewer and fewer subsidies from Moscow
and less technical help. They are particularly bitter ove
decision not to give them nuclear weapons. j
In 1950, a statement of principles adopted _ by ^ Pekmg
Moscow jointly at a “Communist Summit Meeting” broke
over differences in interpretation. Direct talks kreke
last July, and only because of superhuman efforts
of both eastern and western European parties did K ’’
avoid an open brawl. ^ p
The Chinese attacks have grown more vehement an
weeks ago Russia retaliated. Another Summit inee i ^
been suggested by Pravada and Ideologist Mikhail Sus y,
has received support from Khruschev. However,
plans to use this as a show-down or a reconciliation (Jqji-
and at this time an open break that would split the
munism wide open seems eminent.
Sources:
New York Times News Summary, April 12, 1964
April 5, 1964
Newsweek, March 16, 1964
Nov. 4, 1963
Barnett A. Doak (Jommunist China in Perspective