/olume XLVII
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Saturday, May 1, 1965
Number 4
pr. Gramley Comments About
Salem sTeacher Education Program
During the Assembly period April
|27, Dr. Dale H. Gramley spoke in
Memorial Hall on the article in the
pril 25 Winston-Salem Journal
[concerning Salem and the teacher
[education problem. Dr. Gramley
ade a statement and gave a brief
summary of the situation and then,
ith the assistance of Dr. Elizabeth
felch, answered students’ ques-
ions.
In Dr. Gramley’s statement, he
plained that in 1962 the state
dopted a “New Improved Program
pproach to Teacher Education.”
his program was decided upon
,^*.fter a two year study period, and
5(Salem heartily accepted it because
5t promoted the ideas of diversity,
fxperimentalization, flexibility, and
t the coverage of more content ma-
|, terial. Since Salem feels that turn
ing out a good woman is the pri-
|nary goal of a liberal arts college,
this plan of mixing teacher edu-
tation with subject matter seemed
long our lines of thinking.
In the plan, each school was to
Iff'be accredited by the North Caro-
ililina State Board of Education, thus
ccrediting the student teachers
rom that particular college. Salem
prepared for the visitation commit
tee (appointed by the state board)
by conducting an intense study and
investigation of all areas of Salem
life. The board sent the committee
to Salem in spite of the fact that
they knew that Salem did not have
all day student teaching; however,
at the time, the board implied that
it did not seem to matter—that
Salem was ready to be evaluated.
Dr. Gramley went on to say that
the result of the study was errone
ous and he criticized it severely. A
second report was submitted but
this, too, “we criticized.” However,
this report was accepted, and it
listed certain critical points that
Salem had. Among them were (1)
no Placement System and (2) cur
riculum laboratories were in two
places (Main Hall and the Library).
Both of these seemed highly in
consistent and petty, as with the
first, all Salem would have been re
quired to do was to put PLACE
MENT over a door suggesting
there was such a department, when
actually we already had this de
partment but it was just not desig
nated as such. Then with the se
cond, a similar committee had com-
oreigners Visit Salem;
‘anticipate In Experiment
I Visiting on the Salem Campus
April 22 were six students from
countries halfway around the
world. The six boys, from China,
alasia, the Phillipines, Thailand,
ew Zealand, and Japan, are parti-
ipating in the Experiment in In-
'* ternational Living.
All the visitors are active in stu
dent government in their own coun-
ies, and their trip through the
nited States has emphasized the
orkings of student government in
merican colleges and universities.
From 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.
he boys toured Old Salem, com-
■ ^^menting that they enjoyed the girls
ore than the scenery. Then they
ate lunch in the refectory with
ary Dameron and other Salemites
connected with student government.
Mary said, “They didn’t know what
ravioli was, but they surely ate
enough of it 1”
A conversation after lunch in
Strong Friendship Room began
by comparing the various govern
mental systems, but the group soon
digressed into comparisons of so
cial life. At 2:15 they toured the
campus and bought souvenirs in the
Book Store until 3 when they had
to leave.
Although their next stop was
Washington, D. C., the guests all
expressed reluctance to leave. They
had stayed at Wake Forest for a
week. Their guide was Carol Wil
liams, a Vassar graduate from
Washington.
plimented another school for having
its education department in three
locations.
When other schools began seeing
the criticism Salem was getting for
not having full time student teach
ing, they immediately introduced it
into their curriculum so that they
would not receive the same criti
cism. Thus Salem was alone in
its justifiable fight.
Because Salem felt its program
was so right and because it was
producing excellent teachers, a
group went before the state board
in June, 1964, to present its case.
Tw'O points were brought out: (1)
if this evaluation was fit and pro
per, then the same visitation team
should look at all colleges; and (2)
it seemed the board’s viewpoint was
that the end-product was unimpor
tant, but at Salem we say the pro
duct—not the method—is the most
important. For the second point,
Salem had proof that its teachers
were among the best in the state
as we placed third in average
scores on the National Teachers’
Exam in 1963. Plus a follow-up
evaluation of Salem teachers show
ed all but four in the last thirteen
years to be above average.
After this hearing, the board de
cided to put Salem on a three year
trial period in which time we must
have full time student teaching.
Other suggestions were submitted,
but there was only one definite re
quirement.
Hence it is the strict regimenta
tion that Salem is protesting. How
ever, we will have to adopt a new
program for the students’ sake so
they will be accredited. As the
situation stands now, a faculty com
mittee is drawing up a plan which
will include the block method of
teacher education. This proposal
will go before the teacher educa
tion committee this week. If passed
it will go before the curriculum
committee and then the faculty.
There is no cause for fear from
any student now enrolled in Salem.
The proposed system would not go
into effect for two years, thus pre
sent registration will not be affec
ted at all. Dr. Gramley says
“every one is safe!”
Kazam' Offers Oriental Setting;
Audience Enters Fantasy Land
■ft'!
I
By Shelley Laws
Sj All week long the May Dell has
l^en alive with the scamper of
fpet. However, they are not the
^et of birds and other assorted
animals that usually scurry around
6n the leafy floor of one of Salem’s
t ost beautiful and beloved spots.
hese small creatures of nature
have been driven out by the run
ning, laughing and often slipping
and sliding Salemites, who parti
cipate in the annual May Day pro
f am today.
I May Day has been a Salem tra-
'^dition for some time and is Salem’s
'^ay of ushering in the breathlessly
^aited days of spring. Each year
. an original program is planned and
I put on, incorporating the May
ourt and numerous dancers and
stresses.
,
This year, as always, the first
few days of practice looked like
utter chaos. It seemed as if no one
would ever learn her part or her
place. Everybody was bumping
into everybody else and little if
anything went right. Slowly but
surely, however, with lots of pat
ience on everybody’s part and even
more work, the program took
shape.
Allison Pollock’s script and Donna
Van Pelt’s excellent directing
ability have made this May Day
one to remember. Those in the
program have become accustomed
to Donna, script in hand, shouting,
“What’s the matter, are you dead:”
She got response every time and
plenty of it. Bunches of girls
out, danced around, and
Mallet raised, bidders ready, 'Y' auction begins.
White Saves 'Y From Red
The annual Y auction last Tues
day produced many surprises and
delights when around one hundred
and fifty excited Salemites began
bidding at 6:30 in the gymnasium.
Led by Jack White, the auc
tioneer, the bidding began on three
tables of dessert bridge at Dr.
Gramley’s which finally went for a
total of $28. Following this were
many other items including dinners
and cookouts given by the faculty,
all kinds of sweet goodies, and vari
ous works of art.
Of the dinners, Mr. and Mrs.
Jacobowsky’s dinner for ten proved
to be the most popular—going for
an all-night high of $31 to Jean
King. This was, however, closely
followed in popularity by Mr. Sand-
resky’s cookout dinner for four
bought by Anna White for $17.50,
Mr. Campbell's steak dinner for
four purchased by Ann McMaster
for $15, Mr. Jordan’s dinner for
four bought by Paige Day for $13,
and Mr. Thaler and Mr. Thomp
son’s buffet dinner which went for
$12.50.
The second most popular over-all
item according to the amount spent
was Mr. William’s German Beer
Fest purchased after much heavy
competition by Ann McNeil for
$19.50.
The cakes, pies and other sweets
as a whole went for greater
amounts than in recent years. On
the top of this list, was a chocolate
pound cake, donated by Miss John
son, and bought by Julie Smith, for
$10.75. Closely following this were
Mrs Sno.w’s two pecan pies bought
by Holly Wooten for $8, and Mr.
Wendt’s three dozen rum cup cakes
which went to Martha Willey after
many questions, oh’s and ah’s.
Leading the non-edible goods was
Mr. Curley’s wooden bowl which
went for $16.25 to Becky Russell,
after much competition from sev
eral others. Also, among the most
popular items along this line were
Mrs. Mock’s two 8x10 glamour pic
tures bought by Janie McCaslin and
an original drawing by Mr. Shew-
make purchased by Linda Tunstall.
Although the freshman class had
by far the greatest representation
at this two-hour event, a junior,
Carol Colbert, proved to be the top
bidder of the night.
On the whole, Margaret Bor
deaux, president of the YWCA,
considered it a good auction with
a fairly good crowd considering
the fact that many girls were en
gaged in various other activities
and were unable to attend. In all,
the auction netted the Y around
$375 to $400 which will be used
for our foreign students abroad in
the World University Service.
Library Acquires Facsimile
Of Noted Gutenberg Bible
really looked alive. Charlotte Car
ter began to smile away the worry
that had beset her since the begin
spread
ning.
Magically “Ka-Zam” appears to
day where there was once only
girls in jeans and mud. Music
from “Flower Drum Song” and
“The Mikado” and some excellent
singing, done by Winston-Salem’s
more talented voices, drifts lazily
over the May Dell. The people of
“Ka-Zam” enter and the hand of the
beautiful princess is won. It is a
scene straight out of a fairy tale.
No one will mention the muddy
knees and feet, the aching muscles,
or the headaches today. In the
thank you’s, compliments, and
smiles that follow, all of that pain
fades into a forgotten dream of
yesterday.
The library now has 28 leaves
from a facsimile edition of the
Gutenberg Bible and a reprint of
a scholarly work to add to its other
volumes. These new volumes are
now on display in the lobby of the
library.
The former, which is called the
Cooper Square 42-line Gutenberg
Bible, is the first facsimile edition
since the one printed in Germany
in 1913 from an original in the Ber
lin Staatsbibliothek.
The Gutenberg Bible is often
called the “great,” the “Mazarin,”
or the “42-line Bible,” the latter
term referring to the number of
lines to a column. Johann Guten
berg was the moving force behind
the printing of this great work in
1456. Not only is this a “first” in
the history of printing from mov
able type and one of the most
beautiful books ever produced by
mechanical means, but it also rep
resents a landmark in the history
of civilization. With the perfection
of the printing process, books be
came more available to the average
person and ideas less easily con
trolled or suppressed by the autho
rities.
These leaves are beautifully illu
minated in vivid colors of red, blue,
and gold and were selected from
the finest portions of the whole
Bible. It is hoped that the Pied
mont University Center will pur
chase the complete edition and lend
it to the individual colleges to dis
play with the separate leaves. The
library will exhibit these leaves as
soon as proper space can be lo
cated.
The Palace of Minos at Knossos,
by Sir Arthur Evans is another
reprint of a scholarly work, long
out-of-print, which the library has
recently purchased. This monu
mental seven volume work repre
sents the archaeological findings at
Knossos on the Island of Crete
which have proved so important in
the history of Western civilization.
Rich remains at this site revealed
a Bronze civilization with a high
degree of culture and political de
velopment. Rare discoveries of
paintings, artifacts, and writings
pushed back the dawn of history a
thousand years and, most important
of all, revealed the missing link
between Western and Eastern cul
ture.