Volume XLV
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, May 1, 1964
Number 1 1
FACULTY ANNOUNCES FIVE-DAY WEEK FOR '64-‘65
,U a special meeting Tuesday the
V„itv voted on and passed a five-
av week for the year 1964-63. The
l, ange in the class days was passed
v' a slim majority in a secret bal-
jting- This means that next year,
„ a trial basis, Salem College will
ave no Saturday classes.
The idea behind the change is
hat having Saturday free will give
o‘th students and faculty an op-
ortunity for much needed uninter-
upted study or research in the
brary, for independent study.
This’ schedule has been tried by
everal other schools such as Ran-
olph-Macon and Sweet Briar. The
Jackson Gives
Senior Recital
Mary Moffitt Jackson will pre-
;ent a senior voice recital Friday,
day 8, at 8:30 p. m. in Memorial
fall.
Included on her program will be
Star vicino, (Rosa) ; Che fiero coa-
ume. (Legrenzi) ; On Mighty
’ens, (Haydn) ; Lachen und Wein-
m, Wander* Nachtlied, and Gret-
;hem am Spinnrada, (Schubert; and
‘Dove »ono,” from “Le Nozii de
rigaro,” (Mezart).
Salem Presents
Benefit Concert
Monday night, May 4, the Salem
College Choral Ensemble under the
iirection of Mr. Peterson, will pre
sent a benefit concert to raise
money for their Europeon singing
tour. The program will begin at
3:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall.
Addmission for the benefit is
52.50 since, a large sum must yet be
raised for the tour. Assisting the
Ensemble in the project are 15
dvic clubs from the Winston-Salem
area and a number of patrons. The
patrons will be seated in a reserved
section. Following the concert they
have been invited to Dr. Dale
Gramley’s house for a coffee hour.
The SO members of the Choral
Ensemble will be jiaccompanied by
Sarah Kirk, Harriet Haywood, and
Billie Busby, pianists. In addition
to the entire Choral Ensemble, the
Chapel Singers and Archway
Singers will be featured for special
numbers.
Sacred music will constitute the
first part of the program. Following
this will be six special numbers
featuring a harp ensemble. There
arc only six harpists in North
Carolina and five of those six will
be featured for this unusual con
cert. The final part of the program
will consists of nine selections of
music.
idea has been considered by the
faculty for some time, and, as the
vote shows, they decided to try it.
The change in the class day week
makes several other changes nec
essary. For one thing. Miss Simp
son has the liard task of rearrang
ing the entire schedule of classes
to fit the new program. At present,
it is not known exactly how the
classes will be arranged, but more
afternoon classes are a certainty.
Periods of seventy-five minutes on
Tuesday and Thursday have been
one suggestion.
.According to Dean Ivy Hixson,
the change may interfere with
students who had planned to take
courses at Wake E'orest, but “we’ll
never know how it works until we
try it.” Miss Hixson emphasized the
reasoning behind the change and
warned that co-curricular activities
may need to be rearranged. She
pointed out that schedules would
be much tighter than they are at
that many more girls
; Frklav afternoon
present and
would hav
classes.
Several members of the faculty
were asked to give their opinions
on the passage of the five-day
week. Dr. Lucy Austin, who favors
the change, stiys; “My reasons are
twofold: (1) I’ve been disturbed
about absences on weekends; they
are rather demoralizing. I hope
students won’t cut on Fridays and
Mondays. (2) Having classes six
(lays a week becomes a bit of a
grind. I like to he refreshed for the
next week. 'Fhe change will be good
for faculty and students; we need
some time to relax from strenuous
mental duties.”
Miss Jess Byrd is “looking for
ward to the change” and thinks
it will be “good for the faculty who
need uninterrupted study” but may
place a “hardship on some stu
dents.” The result will be a very
strenuous program because some
classes are better suited to a three-
day week.
Mr. Roy Campbell is “not in
favor of it from what he knows,
but “not adverse to trying it.” He
says, “I think it’ll jam up the sche
dule. The majority of colleges don’t
have it or if they have tried it,
don’t like it.”
Mr. Thomas Austin says “I’m
willing to try it. We can’t say whe
ther it’s good or bad until we try
it. I’m not sure how the seventy-
five minute periods will work out.”
Dean Clemens Sandresky says
“We have our doubts. We’re con
cerned about the idea of adding
more to the days of the week. .
practicing needs to be worked out.
But it’s worth a try.”
Students who were asked what
they thought gave varied opinions.
Happy Price says “I’m glad to see
it. So many schools that have it
seem to like it.”
A senior says “It’s a wonderful
idea. I didn’t like having a Saturday
morning lab.”
Two juniors polled were definitely
opposed to the idea. Said one: “I'm
not in favor of it from what I know
right now. Afternoon classes are
the worst! You can’t pay attention.”
The other junior was even more
concerned: “I’m furious! I cant
believe it passed. What about
music? How are they going to teach
beginning languages on Tuesdays
and Thursdays? What about prac
tice teaching? They already have
a heavy enough load.”
Tish Johnston says “It seems that
the disadvantages will be greater
than the advantages, though it has
both. If you haven’t got something
planned for the weekend, it’ll be
a long stretch. But we can’t see
until we try it.”
Another senior, Elaine Tayloc,
has other ideas: “I think it’s a real
good idea if it’ll be used wisely, if
everybody won t take off every
weekend but use some Saturdays
to catch up.”
Many students have expressed
horror at the thought of what their
schedules will he like next year.
Others are looking forward to hav
ing no Saturday classes. Next
year’s five-day week is only on a
trial basis. If doesn’t work out, it
can always be changed back to the
present system.
Susie Naterne and Becky Russell, respective junior house
presidents of South and Strong, contemplate next year’s duties.
Sophomores Elect Russell,
Materne For Dormitories
Dr. Winston, Dr. Redhead
Speak At Commencement
Next year the juniors will live in
South and Strong. In South the
house president will be Susie Ma
terne. During her two years at
Salem Susie has worked with Stu
dent Government in several capa
cities. As a freshman she was on
Legislative Board, and she has also
served on that board this year.
She was sophomore representative
to the FITS Committee. This
spring she was active as a discus
sion group leader for the Sym
posium. Susie is double majoring
in history and French. This sum
mer she plans to teach swimrning
to young children at a pool in Rich
mond, Virginia. Susie also water
skis and is a member of the Salem
tennis team.
Becky Russell is the newly elec
ted president of Strong Dormitory.
She is a math major and a psycho
logy minor. At Salem she has
worked with the YWCA at the
G r a y 1 y n Home and has been a
member of the sophomore class
basketball team for WRA intra
murals. Becky also enjoys golf and
tennis. This summer she has excit
ing plans to go to summer school
at the University of Hawaii.
Congratulations to these newly
elected leaders.
The largest class in the history
of Salem College will be graduated
on Sunday, May 31. More than 90
students will receive degrees in Arts,
Science, and Music at the close of
the 192nd session of the institution.
It is in keeping with a custom at
Salem to invite a person of nation
wide success as the commencement
speaker. Speaking for the ceremony
at 3:30 p.m. will be Dr. Ellen
Winston, United States Commis
sioner of Welfare in the United
States Department of Health, Ed
ucation and Welfare. Dr. Winston
served as the North Carolina Com-
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mrs. Mock has announced that
anyone who wants to buy color
shots of the symposium may come
see them at her office. The pictures
are 254 x 2J4 inches and cost fifty
cents apiece.
Mar music. to young ctiuaren ai a pw. ... _
3hief Marshal Happy Price,Others
Reveal Their School, Summer Plans
By Bebe Moore
Vhen you walk into assembly
ne warm, sunny day look beneath
: cool poise of the new marshals
d you may be able to see a
irk of longing to exchange Me
nial Hall for the great out-of-
3rs. Asked about their hobbies,
the girls named at least one
t-door sport as a favorite.
Happy Price from Spartanburg,
He Holderness from Tarboro, and
Ross Clark from Greenville along
with Sarah Oliver from Greensboro
share another common interest.
They are all sociology-economics
majors. Happy and Zelle are minor-
ing in psychology; Sarah, in Span
ish; while Jeannie Barnes from
Charlottesville, Virginia, plans to
major in French and minor in Span
ish, “if it can be crowded^ into two
years and summer school.”
Jean Ann Werner from Durham
and Linda Tunstall from High
Ann
ing
Point are minoring in art. Jean
, a history major, is also minor-
in sociology. Linda is a math
major while Ross plans to be an
interior decorator and is looking
forward to a summer in Europe.
The marshals’ summer include
summer school, jobs, and travel.
Sarah is going to summer school
Greensboro College while Jean
...... plans to attend Carolina as
well as work as a ward secretary at
Duke Hospital. She is also “hoping
at
Ann
to see the World’s Fair.” Jeannie,
after working in a bank, plans to
go to California. Happy is going
to Europe while Zelle and Linda
are not sure of their plans as of yet.
Chief marshal Happy Price,
when asked about the marshals’
plans for next year, said, “We want
to do the job, and we want good
behavior.” She asks for co-operation
from Salemites in their endeavors.
missioner of Public Welfare for 18
years until her appointment m 1962
to her present position.
The Rev. John A. Redhead, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church
of Greensboro, will be the Baccal
aureate preacher at 11 a.m., Sun
day, May 31, in Home Moravian
Church. Dr. Redhead is well-known
for his visits to college campuses
during religious emphasis week and
for commencement programs. He^ is
the author of three books: Getting
to Know God, Learning to Have
Faith, and Letting God Help You.
Graduation exercises will be held
outside in front of the Science
Building on Salem Campus, weather
permitting; otherwise they will be
in Memorial Hall.
IRS Gives Tea
For May Court,
Alumnae,Guest
In celebration of May Day this
Saturday, there will be a special
tea and buffet dinner.
The tea, to be held in Babcock
Terrace Room, is from 2:30 until
3:30 Saturday afternoon. This pre-
pageant festivity is free for all
students and their guests attending
the May Day Program. Special
decorations will brighten the vicin
ity of the “Terrace” for the event.
Following the program at 4:00.
guests and students are urged to
leave the May Dell for a buffet sup
per at 5:30 in Corrin Refectory.
The May Queen and her court will
be present to receive all comers.
Members of the May Court and the
faculty will be given tickets. For
students guests, $1.00 will be charg
ed for the supper.