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Few Students Participate
In Lecture Series - Why?
It really is a shame. And a disgrace, too. When a foreigner
comes to your house as a guest, the leaist a host can do is to
be pleasant and attentive to his needs.
Thursday night Salem had such a guest. Alec Gorshel from
the Republic of South Africa was our guest invited by the Lec
ture Series. But no one would have ever known that we even
had company from the way we treated him.
Sure, we had a special table set up for him in the dining
room, with certain “supposedly interested” students and faculty
invited to eat with him. And a gathering in Strong Friendship
Rooms for him as well. Great.
Not
Even so, the seniors can’t put a feather in their caps,
even fifty per cent of the class was present.
In proportion, the faculty and administration were better rep
resented. Yet their participation was pathetic. As teachers and
administrators, they are expected to set examples; they are sup
posed to be ever-expanding their knowledge and experience.
They are supposedly the cultured ones of our society. But they
didn’t come.
This time, we can’t use the old excuse that we didn’t know
about the lecture. It was fairly widely published and publi
cized. I wonder what the excuse is this time.
Oh, well. That’s all in the past. Nothing can be done about
it now. What worries me is this: When Betty Priedan comes,
if she receives as little support as Mr. Gorshel, no telling what
she might put in her next book. She might write a whole chap
ter using our school as a model—of apathy, or pseudo-culture,
of phoniness. That’s what worries me.
Lily Pond Gets Fountain,
Bricks In Face Uplifting
During the summer, the familiar
face of the lily pond took on a new
look.
In the place of the well-worn path
around this area, a new walk of Old
Virginia Brick has been added,
along with two other walks of the
same brick leading down to the
pond. In the center of the pond, a
new fountain has been added
which was formerly a part of the
fountain between Lehman and the
infirmary.
Under the supervision of Jack
White, the grading, laying of brick
and other jobs took around two
weeks. The cost of these new addi
tions was approximately $500, $200
of which was spent for the bricks.
These new changes were designed
by Mr. Lashmit, the college archit
ect, and were paid for by the con
cessions committee.
THE SALEMITE
October 16, 1964
Salem Students Do Funny Things;
Take Exciting Trip In "Dead” Week
Marianne Wilson
Baird Brown
Assistant Business Manager —Ann Dozier
Executive Editor Ann Wilson
Advertising Manager —-Tripp Tate
By Jodi McDorman
Betsy King
.. Betsy Patterson
Jennings, Linda
Jerry Crews
Kinnaird, Jan
“Dead” is the theme for this
week’s inner sanctum. According to
the concensus nothing worth noting
has occurred in the past week at
Salem C. Dr. French, however, is
making an attempt to wake up his
advanced Organic Chemistry class
by promoting experiments in coffee
making. Mr. Paine, on the other
hand, is attempting to quiet down
his rowdy Sophomore Lit. class.
Five Day Week
Poses Problem
Dear Editor:
But Mr, Gorshel came to the United States, to Salem, for a
puiypose. He came to make his country, which has recently been
so much in the news, better known to Americans. He came to
compare the problems of his country with those of ours. He
came as a self-supported ambassador—of good will, of infor
mation, of publicity.
Do you know how many people attended his lecture—the
means by which he hoped to tell us about his country? Unable
to get an accurate count of the audience, I did count 45 students
and about 25 faculty and administration. I doubt if my figures
are more than 20 short. And that included the non-Salemites,
the press, the public.
At least 20 of the students were seniors. This says something
about our society. At least some of us reach the point of caring
—'We try to take advantage of the many opportunities of en
richment that are afforded us.
Sincerely,
Wendy McGlinn
Poll Expresses
Students* Views
About Voting
Last week a poll was taken to
determine whether girls considered
voting for the man or for the party
more important. Out of 29 girls, re
presenting many different states,
only three felt party allegiance to
be of primary concern. One of
these, Pat Hankins, reasoned that
the party controls what’s done and
the president cannot act on his own
without it.
The majority of girls interviewed
feel that the man, his beliefs, and
what he stands for are more im
portant than the party itself. Penny
Ward feels that in voting for the
party, one might be endorsing an
individual he disagrees with. Rober
ta Frost sees no reason for vot
ing for a certain party if you dis
agree with its candidate. As Cherry
Causey said, “It’s silly to be bend
ed by party ties.”
(Continued on page 3)
There was a spark of activity, when
Mrs. Melvin gave a “pop” quiz in
French, and when the Sociology
Seminar took a jaunt to the Dixie
Classic Fair to participate in the
Sociological and Economic im
plications of the same! What fun,
and how broke we are!
Oh yes, and Beatle fans once
again had sparks of inspiration last
Thursday night as they gazed with
idolatry at the fabulous four. For
those who thrill at the enchanting
sound of “Bird Dog,” the Everly
Brothers will appear on “Shindig”
this Thursday night. Some, how
ever, have put away such childish
things, (seniors excluded) and are
anticipating much merriment with
their old ladies Thursday night at
the Moravian Home. Ann McMaster
is in charge of the “introduction
party”, at which time the girls will
meet their elderly friends and have
an “old time” song festival, with
refreshments following.
Of course, you all will attend the
Salem Post Office Dedication on
Sunday at 3 p.m., and be entertain
ed by the Salem Band and Choral
Ensemble. Let us sing along with
those who bring us mail and church
bulletins every day I
But perhaps things will perk up
this week so let’s not be downheart
ed and apathetic. Don’t forget to
set your hair for your annual pic-
ures.
In your editorials last week you
raised the question of whether other
organizations were having problems
caused by the five day week. As
an individual and as President of
Student Government, I believe that
the new system is indeed presenting
serious difficulties for many organ
izations. The Salemite is by no
means alone!
The present schedule simply does
not seem to provide ample time or
opportunities for the various organ
izations to meet. Legislative Board,
for instance, was forced to change
its meeting time to Wednesday
evenings, the only time when all
members could be present. The re
sult has been that Pierrettes has
been unable to find an hour for
regular meetings. Committees, such
as the State Student Legislative,
have been unable to meet because
of conflicts, but also because stu
dents are simply too tired or press
ed for time to attend.
True, many students are free on
Wednesdays, but the result is that
often girls end up with as many as
nine different meetings in one day.
This makes for a tiring schedule
w'hich can quickly remove any in
terest and enthusiasm for the extra
curricular activities, which are, I
believe, an important part of
education.
I do not mean this to be a rejec
tion of the five-day week, for it
certainly has its good aspects. I do
mean this as an attempt to pin point
some of the problems we are facing,
and which, I believe, should be con
sidered as a challenge to both Stu
dent Government and to the faculty.
I would therefore urge open and
joint discussion among these two
groups in order to iron out these
difficulties and to insure that Salem
will continue to have active campus
organizations, and that students will
have sufficient time and freedom to
participate in them.
Johnson Upholds Platform
In Campaign For Election
by Ann Wilson
In seeking election in December, President Lyndon Johnson
has clearly aligned his ideas, goals, and methods with those
established in the Democratic Party platform. It is thus pos
sible to review his own position on various issues by studying
the platform which he has sworn to uphold.
The gjoal of the Democratic party and its candidates, as stated
in the platform, is to achieve “peace for all nations and freedom
for all peoples,” because of the conviction “that we will find in
freedom a unity of purpose stronger than all our differences.
Pointing to accomplishments of the past four years, the 1964
platform notes that “the world is closer to peace today than it
was in 1960.” To uphold this peace military strength must be
maintained, for as of now there is no “enforceable treaty pro
viding for inspected and verified disarmament.”
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With an eye toward international peace, the party has con
mitted itself to the following:
“freedom from Berlin to South Vietnam” A
the work of “the United Nations, with its constituen
agencies”
“partnership with our friends and associates in the con
munity which spans the Atlantic”
aid to the people of developing nations
“the attainment of peace in the Near East”
“the restoration of freedom and responsibility in Cuba”
In regard to domestic peace, the platform sees that the “tas
is to make the national purpose serve the human purpose: tha
every person shall have the ability to become all that he or sh
is capable of becoming.”
As the Democratic candidate, Johnson adheres to the belie
that freedom for all Americans involves “opportunity for educj
tion to the full extent of their ability to learn, followed by th
opportunity to employ their learning in the creation of somethin
of value to themselves and to the nation.” Specifically, an es
panded program of public scholarships, guaranteed loans, an
work study goals is proposed.
Since the health of the people is important to the strengt
and purpose of our country,” the platform favors hospital car
for the aged, medical research, and expanded health facilitie
(medical schools, hospitals, and laboratories).
Peace in the United States cannot be attained unless “the lai
of the land (is) obeyed.” Leg-islation is desired to abolish “dif
crimination based on race, age, sex, or national origins”; thi
“demands not only equal opportunity, but the opportunity t
be equal.”
The desire for peacetime prosperity has led the plank’s favoi
ing continuation of the War on Poverty. Aid is proposed espec
aUy for the people of Apipalachia and for Indian peoples. 1
m pomted out that in forty-two months almost “four millio:
jobs have been added to the economy, worker’s earnings, an
eouporate profits are at the highest level in history,” and U- S
profits have been the most stable in the world.
Urban areas also receive the concern of the platform. “A d(
cent^ home for every American family” is the goal. Because o
the importance of the cities and their suburbs and the welfar
of the nation, one plank suggests the addition of a departmen
of urban affairs to the President’s cabinet.
Finally, the Democratic Platform concludes: “We eondein
extremism, whether from the Right or Left, including the ex
eiM tactics of such organizations as the Communist Party, th
Ku Klux Elan and the John Birch Society.”
Source: One Nation, One People