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Volume XLVII
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Thursday, October 28, 1965
Number 1 2
'^ISA Sponsors U N Day Program; B
Students Discuss Viet Nam Policy
l“Ban the Bomb” advocates and
supporters of the war in Viet Nam
clashed in the Day Student Center
Sunday evening, October 24. The
discussion of our Foreign Policy in
South-East Asia was sponsored by
the NS A.
[Dr. Gokhale began the discussion
\fith an introduction of the back
ground of the present situation in
Viet Nam. He said that the United
States made her big mistake by not
aitively participating in the Geneva
Conference, which set up the parti
tion between North and South Viet
Nam on the Seventeenth Parallel.
The essentially totalitarian govern
ment which took over South Viet
Nam was very unpopular, and Viet
Cong pressure began mounting. The
United States had already been giv
ing financial aid to advise South
Viet Nam, and began pouring in
imlitary aid. This action was
d^ectly opposed to the conditions
set up by the Geneva Conference,
under which no aid was to be given
by anyone. The U. S. became more
and more involved, and North Viet
f^am poured in help for the Viet
Cong.
fDr. Gokhale gave two possible
alternatives, excluding the moral
issue, for the United States:
Id the U. S. should withdraw all
aid and pull out of Viet Nam. (Why
should Red China not have her
sphere of influence if Russia and
the United States do?)
|2) The U. S. should remain in
Viet Nam and contain the expan
sion of Red China’s frontier.
|ilr. Williams then presented the
protesting students’ point of view.
The student groups are protesting
against the war in general, but not
all for the same reasons. There are
the pacifists made up of Quakers,
“Ban the Bombers,” those advocat
ing “Better Red than Dead,” and
many other groups. Those against
atrocities; those who agree with the
reform ideas of the Communists;
those who in general distrust many
U. S. policies; and those advocating
our withdrawal because the war in
Viet Nam is a civil war and we
have no right to enter into it.
Others are simply defending the
right to question U. S. foreign
policy or asserting the right of civil
disobedience. Mr. Williams then
presented different methods used by
the protestors—burning draft cards,
sit-ins, legal teach-ins, marches, etc.
A general discussion followed
with many enlightening comments
from faculty and students giving a
very good start on a reappraisal of
the situation in South Viet Nam.
Judy Campbell, the moderator of
the discussion, raised the proposals
adopted by “Americans for Reap
praisal of U. S. Foreign Policy”: a
cease fire in Viet Nam, a seat for
Red China in United Nations, and
U. S. acceptance of Red China as
a nation. The discussion following
centered on the question of exactly
who “makes” foreign policy: the
White House, the Department of
State, the Pentagon or Congress.
Dr. Lewis mentioned that Wall
Street had great influence on for
eign policy; since “if peace breaks
out,” a financial calamity would
probably follow. Politics and criti
cism forming the minority policy
discourage action by the admini
stration for fear of appearing to be
“going soft on Communism.” No
solution was reached, but all agree
that it was a stimulating end to
United Nations Day.
Assemblies Arouse Interest
During Salem Honor Week
Salemites enjoy entertaining "old" ladies
The assemblies concerning the
Honor Tradition at Salem this year
were broadcast well in advance, and
on October 20 and 22 the student
body had their thoughts channeled
by two entirely different types of
programs: one a talk by the Rev.
Jack Wilson, associate director of
Student Life at Duke, and the other
a series of sketches on case his
tories of honor violations.
Mr. Wilson’s talk, discussing
Honor as a principle in action, was
commented upon like this: “With
Salem Holds Dedications;
lass Delivers Recital
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■dedication of the Recital Hall
and the organ in the Hall was held
at|8 p.m., Tuesday, October 26, at
the Salem Fine Arts Center. Fen
ner Douglass of Oberlin College
gave the dedication recital,
ffhe Recital Hall was named in
honor of H. A. Shirley, vvho was
Dean of the Salem College School
contact with the instrument. The
organ contains 26 stops, 34 ranks,
and 1616 pipes.
For the dedication recital Mr.
Douglass played “Rlcercar arioso”
by Andrea Gabrieli, “Pastorale” by
Domenico Zipoli, “Ciaconc
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Ferner Gouglass
of Music from 1896 to 1928. He
served during the building of Alum
nae Memorial Hall and gave the
dedication recital.
minor” by Johann Pachelbel, “Faux
bourdons en dialogue” (Anon.),
three verses on “Range lin'p.ia” by
Nicholas DeGrigny, “Trio Sonata I,
in E flat major,” “Toccata in F
major” by Johann Sebastian Bach,
“Choral in B minor” by Cesar
Franck, and “Messe de la Pente-
cote” by Olivier Messiaen.
Fenner Douglass, professor of
organ and a member of the Oberlin
College Conservatory of Music fac
ulty since 1946, received the A.B.,
Mus. B. and Mus. M. degrees from
Oberlin College. He has studied
privately with Marcel Dupre in
France, Helmut Walcha in Ger
many, and Arthur Poister.
In 1950-1951 and 1945-1955 Mr.
Douglass traveled and studied in
Europe, chiefly in Holland, Den
mark, and Germany, where he
played a number of concerts on
organs of historical interest. He
studied old organs in Holland under
Fulbright Grant. An article by
the nebulous and meaningless sub
ject given to him, Mr. Wilson did
very well,” “His thoughts were hard
to follow,” “He raised some in
teresting points.”
Most students agreed that Fri
day’s assembly w'as more meaning
ful because “the skit caught and
held interest,” and “something was
going on.” The audience partici
pated in the judgment of judicial
board by answering the questions
about their verdicts in two cases.
The first involved a question of
cheating on a test; two papers had
similar mistakes and copying was
probable. The girl whose position
was questioned clairned that if she
had copied, she did so uncon
sciously. The penalty of judicial
board was one semester of suspen
sion. Of the answ-ers 225 agreed
with this and 97 disagreed, with the
freshmen having the highest per
centage of disagreement.
The second question was in the
case of a girl who had gone to
Chapel Hill, planning to stay one
day, but signed out for overnight
in case she had to stay. The family
friends she had counted on were
not at home, so she, without calling
Salem, w e n t to a motel. Two
months went by before she turned
herself in. Eighty members of the
audience voted for some form of
restriction, 128 for probation, 85 for
suspension and 11 for expulsion.
The final questions concerned a
possible distinction to be made be
tween honor violations and discip
linary regulations. Of the answers,
221 were for this distinction and 86
against.
Salemites Entertain Ladies
At Party Given By YWCA
The brass plate by the door read
THE SALEM HOME
Founded October 13, 1887
and the welcoming light spilled
through the front door of the mel
low old brick building on Church
Street as the Salem girls went in,
taking wdth them a welcomed light
all their own.
On Thursday, October 21, the
YWCA had a party at The Salem
Home so the girls from Salem and
their “old ladies” could meet each
other and lay the foundations for
their friendships. Each year the
“Y” sponsors a program in which
students at Salem “adopt” women
who live in The Salem Home. Dur
ing the year each girl visits her
“old lady;” warm friendships de
velop from which all gain and grow.
The girls arrived at 6 ;30 p.m. and
they were greeted by happy ladies
whose age might qualify them to be
called old, but whose young atti
tudes toward life don’t. “I’m just
thrilled, even if you don’t say any
thing or sing anything—just seeing
you all here is enough” was the
greeting given the girls by one
beaming lady, and another added,
“Such pretty girls, so nice of you
to come to see us.” Much noise
and gay confusion developed as
each girl searched for her “lady.”
Everyone was introduced to every
one else, and soon friendly groups
sat around chatting.
Accompanied by the piano, the
girls sang such old favorites as
“Clementine,” “Divie,” “I’ve Been
Working On The Railroad,” “Tell
Me Why,” and “When The Saints
Go Marching In.” Aftenvards, the
beautiful strains of the Salem Alma
Mater filled the tv/o rooms where
the party was taking place. Susie
Moser sang and accompanied her
self on the guitar. The ladies of
the home enjoy the young faces
and voices which brought gaiety
and diversity into their day-to-day
lives.
Refreshments, ice cream and
cake, added to the party spirit as
the new friends laughed and talked,
planning their future visits to
gether. “I think it’s very nice. It
would be mighty lonesome without
young people. I just can’t say
enough about it,” was Mrs. Mabel
McGee’s comment on the party.
Mrs. Byrd added, “The entertain
ment and the spirit are wonderful,
and it’s wonderful that you can co
operate so well together. I love
Salem girls!”
And how do the girls feel? “It
was one of my most rewarding ex
periences,” Candy Stell said as she
summed up the feelings of the
Salem girls participating in this
fine program as they look forward
to a year of rich, warm friendships.
Salem Dedicates New Dormitory/
Honors President, Dr, Gramley
The organ was presented in honor
of|M
him on Dutch organs has appeared
in the Organ Institute Quarterly,
ofjMrs. Clarence T. Leinbach (Mar
garet Brickenstein ’13) by her hus
band and children. The organ was
designed and built by Mr. D. A.
Plentrop in Zaandam, Holland.
There are three manual divisions
and one pedal division, each a sepa
rate organ standing in its own case,
which blends and focuses the sound.
In 1961 he did research on 17th
century French organs under a
Bureau of University Travel Grant.
In 1963-1964 he was on Rpearch
Status and worked on a project for
future publication concerning the
registration of French organ music
before 1800. Mr. Douglass teaches
both organ and harpsichord.
He is
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affords the performer a sensitive Church in Lakewood, Uhio.
Today, October 2, 1965, Gramley
Dormitory was dedicated. In a
simple dedication ceremony, based
on Babcock’s dedication program.
Dr. Dale H. Gramley, President of
the college, was honored. John S.
Mueller played an organ prelude
and College Chaplain, Rev. Clark
Thompson gave the opening scrip
ture and prayer. Chairman of the
Board of Trustees, Dr. Gordon
Spaugh gave remarks. The Liturgy
of Dedication was led by Dr. Sam
uel J. Tesch, member of the Board
of Trustees. A prayer followed the
liturgy and Paul Peterson sang
“Bless This House”. Dr. Tesch
gave the benediction and Mr. Muel
ler played the organ postlude. The
scheduled Board of Trustees meet
ing followed at 3:30 at the Aca
demy.
Construction on the new dorm
began last fall with the tearing
down of Pfohl House (as many in
Babcock remember). The three
story dorm is L-shaped and follows
the Salem tradition of architecture.
The basement contains a date room,
four study rooms and a rec room.
Off the rec room is a patio over
looking the tennis courts and the
hockey field. The balcony off the
first floor will be used for sun bath
ing in the spring. The halls and
study rooms are carpeted to reduce
noise and it really does the job.
Another pleasant difference is the
color of the rooms—soft blue and
yellow—instead of the old familiar
institutional green. The dorm ac
commodates 100 girls and one
housemother. Mrs. Herndon fills
this capacity and Ann McMaster is
House President.
Dr. Gramley, when asked about
how he felt having the dorm named
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