September 23, 1965
THE SALEMITE
Page TKree
Freshmen Class Breaks Records;
Excellent Potential Shows Through
By Ann Wilson
iHistory is in the making with the
class of 1969. This freshman class
lias already broken longstanding
rtcords, and from the spunk they
exhibited during Orientation, many
more will soon fall.
]From one to one-hundred eighty-
five, each is bubbling over with
bfains, beauty, and much potential.
Yes, the freshman class has arrived!
As the largest class ever to walk
through the archway, it represents
19 states from Hawaii to Massachu
setts to Florida, plus the District of
Columbia — and is spread over
Salem’s three largest dorms.
jNot only does the class of 1969
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make history by being the largest
class, but it also makes history by
being the first class to have a
greater percentage of out-of-state
girls. In fact 52% are “foreigners”
and only 48% are native daughters.
To illustrate the history making
brains, one must only glance at
the statistics. Of the 84 different
public schools represented, 92% of
the girls enrolled ranked in the
upper fourth or higher in their
class. And 68% of the girls com
ing from the 22 private schools
ranked in the upper fourth or
higher in their class. The Admis
sions Office reports that this class
seems to be the best prepared from
^ramley Dorm Impresses
By Plush Furnishings
By Mary Ellen Lane
“The Gramley Hilton,” “The Pal
ace,” and “The Hotel” are all af-
f(|ctionate names for the newest
dormitory at Salem. Gramley was
completed in August and opened its
doors to freshmen, sophomores, and
juniors this fall. It is named for
Dr. Dale H. Gramley, our Presi
dent.
|The housemother of Gramley is
Mrs. Herndon. She is originally
f^^m Elberton, Ga., but now her
permanent home is in Davidson.
Mrs. Herndon worked previously at
the University of Miami, but came
here because she likes a small girls’
school. “I like the atmosphere
here,” she said, “and am especially
impressed with the student body
and the strong student government
and honor system.” When asked
i^out Gramley, she replied that it
isja dream and a very lovely place
to be. “It has everything in the
way of convenience—two lounges, a
^oi\ intercom, handsome furniture,
and a balcony and terrace. The
f peting helps make it less noisy.”
)ne of the most attractive rooms
belongs to Dianne Dove of Char
lotte and Brownie Ballard from
Florida. It was decorated by
Blownie’s mother, a prominent in-
t^ior decorator. A blue room, it
has a green rug, and green, yellow
and blue spreads in a pastel flower
p^nt. It contains the same early
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pophomores
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ary Alice DeLuca
etsy Dubose
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arol Quick
'arolyn Rich
ean Sawyer
aurie Williams
fter greetings from Mr. Frank
F. Willingham, Chairman of the
Board of Trustees, and Mrs. R.
Bruce White, Jr., President of
Alumnae Association, Mary Dame-
ron extended special greetings from
Student Government. Mary chal
lenged this year’s student body with
the possibility for great improve-
fflents in communication among stu
dents, faculty, and administration
and with the task of instilling that
old Salem spirit in our new build
ings and our new students.
WE’VE MOVED!
(Look for our sign on the way
[to the Post Office—at
7 West Street
We're Always Glad To
Help You
TKe VILLAGE
YARN SHOP
American furniture as do all the
Gramley rooms.
’Reen Harris, a freshman from
Chapel Hill, has a room on the bal
cony with a view of the athletic
field. But there is a small draw
back—“It’s a ’fur piece from all my
classes,” says ’Reen.
An anonymous sophomore from
Florida candidly discussed the prob
lems of rooming in Gramley.
“There’s no full length mirror for
one thing. Also, if you go any
where like the language lab after
dark you have to have a dress on
since the only way out is through
the reception room. The room is
perfect, though. We have the bal
cony on both sides. The study
rooms are wonderful — there are
four with smoking in only three.
Of the third floor rooms, Judy
Campbell and Shelley Laws have
the most unusual. It has 2 win
dows, 2 closets and lots of space.
We’re very glad not to have post
age stamp closets like we had in
Strong,” says Judy “and it’s nice to
be over here with our class. I do
wish we had ice machines, though.”
Aside from its general inaccess-
ability, the concensus is that Gram-
ley is a wonderful place to be. And,
by the way, it doesn’t really have
room service.
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the standpoint of preparatory
courses taken than any previous
class; and their average SAT scores
total well over 1000.
Beauty, however, cannot be
pointed out by statistics—but one
look at the class will only prove
that it is quite attractive. However,
the best proof is the reaction of an
overwhelmed Wake Forest fresh
man, “WOW!”
Potential is usually difficult to
illustrate — but not for this class,
for these girls already have one
achievement as a class which no
other group can match—they were
organized the first week of school.
In no less than two days they pre
pared a song and a gift to present
to the Orientation Committee for
its help in introducing them to
Salem.
But the history book does not
close here, because it is easy to see
that this class will contribute much
more to Salem and the community.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Try-outs for the Pierrettes’ pro
duction of Anton Chekhov’s The
Three Sisters will be held Wednes
day, September 29, at 7:00 p.m. in
the Drama Workshop. Copies of
the play have been placed on re
serve in the library. Sophomore,
juniors, and seniors are eligible to
try-out for acting roles. Freshmen
are urged to participate on various
technical committees.
There will be a production meet
ing Tuesday, September 28, at 7:00
p.m. in the Drama Workshop for
all freshmen who signed up at the
Club Carnival and for all others
interested in working with the fall
production!
* ♦ ♦
The “Y” opens its new program
year on Tuesday, September 28
when Parks Todd, minister of
Brooktown Methodist Church and
well-known Winston-Salem folk
singer, will entertain at the first
coffee house. Coffee and cookies
will be served. See you at 6:30
p.m. outside—^behind Main Hall or
in the Club Dining Room in case of
rain. Don’t miss the treat.
For Nice Things To Wear
VISIT
THRUWAY SHOPPING CENTER
Home of LANZ and McMUL'
LEN Drosses and Sportswear.
Open ’til 9 every nite—Monda>
thru Friday.
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Petronelly (Nelly) Steenbakkers and Moira de la Rosa, left to
right, look over a text book they'll be using this year at Salem.
Exchange Students Arrive
Represent Panama, Holland
By Connie Skyrms
As the pangs of homesickness are
experienced by many new Salemites
for the first time, two students who
are farther away from home than
most deny any symptoms of this
disturbance. They are Moira de la
Rosa from Panama City, Panama,
and Petronilla Steenbakkers from
Holland, who are presently attempt
ing to adjust to their single rooms
in Bitting after leaving their large
families at home.
Moira is the third of six children
of the Panamanian Attorney Gen
eral. Her mother is an English
teacher who represented Panama in
the recent Man Power Seminar in
Washington, D. C. She also visited
Winston-Salem and sent home
favorable reports about our All-
American city, and venerable school.
Moira herself is a junior at the
University of Panama and received
scholarship from the International
Education Association to Salem,
She is a chemistry major and bio
logy minor who, after she earns her
degree in science, aspires to be a
biochemist at the University of
Panama. Presently she is taking
chemistry, calculus, government,
English, and U. S. history. Al
though she will receive no credit
for the courses she completes at
Salem, she feels that the experience
she will gain this year will be valu
able to her.
Moira’s other interests include
music — she diligently practiced
piano for ten years — and political
science. She expressed an avid in
terest in current international af
fairs and various political ideo
logies
When asked about her impres
sions of Americans, she said it was
entirely different from her previous
idea based upon those she had met
at the Canal Zone College, where
she spent a semester, and those she
observed on a graduation trip to
Miami with her parents. “Every
one is so much friendlier here,”
Moira said. “I was never so glad
to see anybody as I was Lucy and
Dottie at the airport.”
Hailing from a much cooler cli
mate, Nelly said her first impres
sion of the United States was that
“it was hot ” She came over from
Rotterdam to Montreal on the
“Rhineland” with 100 other ex
change students. From there she
went from New York to Washing
ton by train. There she was met
by her “family,” Mr. and Mrs.
Waston Hares of Harrisburg, Vir
ginia, with whom she stayed for a
month. After a trip to the World’s
Fair the Hares brought her to
Salem, which she found “smaller
and more compact than it looked
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