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1 J Page Two SALEMITE November 19 (ArounI ffhe Gi^«a« By Ann Ward Published every Thursday of the College year by the Student Body of Salem College OFFICES: Basement of Lehman Hall 414 Bank St., S. W. Printed by the Sun Printing Company Subscription Price $4.50 a year Editor-in-Chief Business Manager Associate Editor — Managing Editor _ News Editor Jan Norman Ann Dozier _Cara Lynhe Johnson Baird Brown Jane Hall Copy Editors Quincy Stewart Bev Paisley Assistant Business Manager Tripp Tate Advertising Manager Nancy Hundley Photographey Editor Eleanor Lauck Headline Staff Catherine Davis Elizabeth Garro's^, Sallie King, Sue Overbey, Karen Shelley Managing Staff Ginger Kinnaird Layout Boodie Crow Vicky Hanks, Connie Sorenson, Sally V/illiams, Becky Porterfield Circulation Manager Harriet Funk Re-writers Terrie Allen Feature Editor Nancy Thomas Adviser... Paige Bishop ..Miss Jess Byrd According to the Freshman Class, Thanksgiving vacation is the upper most thought in everyone’s mind. Their enthusiasm was exhibited by their impromptu serenade outside Sunday night and at supper Mon day. They sang “Hark the Salem freshmen shout, in nine more days school will be out!” Somehow they captured the spirit of every class on campus. The word is going around that there’s a very elite society on first floor Clewell. It’s called the “Fatty Club.” Myrt Trageser, Chris Con nor, Carol Hawks, and Peggy Me- Refusal Of Faculty Shows Need For Closer Relations DeanCompares Sister Colleges Ignoring the disappointment on campus this week after the faculty’s decision on Follies would he a little difficult. Naturally, all of us regret losing the chance to see a professor- outside of th6 classroom other than in his role as the almighty source of wisdom. When you think about it, our vocal protests are act-( ually back-handed compliments. The money-making aspect of the project has very little to do with student reaction. Cer tainly, we can raise funds some other way. ^ But if the faculty’s decision seems unjust, perhaps it’s because we don’t understand all their reasons. If the excuse of lack of available time is based on the faculty’s real intention to partici pate whole heartedly in the symposium, 20th Decade Celebration, and other activities, then perhaps our reactions are too harsh. Certainly all of us hope that such will be the case. Yet while we are disappointed, our disappointment should not destroy our appreciation of the time and effort spent by the faculty on campus wdth us. Certainly, The Salemite appreciates the articles that different faculty members have written for us. All the organizations owe a great deal to their advisers. Cer tainly, such presentations as the music recitals and The Three Sisters could not be half the success they are without the* faculty’s participation and support. Actually, the case boils down to the fact that because Salem is a small college we want to develop unusually close, yet respect ful, friendships between faculty and students. It’s not so much that we want the faculty to do things for us but rather with us. J. N. On Tuesday and Wednesday, No vember 9 and 10, Dean Wood and Miss Roberts visited the campuses of Queens College in Charlotte and Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The trip, accord ing to Mrs. Wood, grew out of a need to see how other schools were operating so that we might better evaluate our own policies and pro cedures. It was hoped that the col leges could exchange helpful ideas for carrying out the duties of the office of the Dean of Students. At each school they had lunch with the Dean and her staff, then toured the campus. They found the hostesses most gracious and the campuses attractive. Both camp uses have student union buildings which house a post office, snack bar, book store, lounges, and the offices of student organizations. Neither has a fine arts building comparable to Salem’s, though Con verse is planning one. After the tour, the Deans examined likenesses and differences of their colleges through a comparison of their hand books. The three are much alike (Continued on Page 8) Phersona are charter members. However, girls, there are two in your midst who feel slighted. I think Bev Ward and Ann Haas ought to be inducted. -A-fter all, they do have the same qualifications that you do. . . . Bitsy Fulcher felt anything but slighted Thursday night. She came back from her date to find her toothbrush covered with peanut but ter, all bottles and jars glued shut, and her suitcase and rollers miss ing. Tell us, Bitsy, did you have any trouble trying to pack to go home Friday? Speaking of home, I hear Jean King got a most unusual congram- latory letter from her father, which was typed on a roll of adding ma chine paper. He didn’t know ex actly what being a Scorpion in volved (does anyone?) and looked it up in the dictionary. He hopes for Jean that Salem’s interpretation is a lot different than Webster’s. Kristin Jorgenson had a most un usual experience this week at Chapel Hill. It seems that a bee stung her on her leg and she had to go to the hospital to be treated for swelling. Her consolation. Letters to Editor Students Protest Faculty’s Decision Dear Editor: It is with disappointment that I must write this letter to attempt to explain to Salem’s students the reason the faculty rejected the pro posal made by the Y. W. C, A. that they give the Faculty Play — an event that has occurred for a num ber of years every four years. The production of the play began as a faculty project and became a money-raising project. Now the foremost purpose of the play would be to raise m.o n e y for Salem’s World University Service scholar ship program and a secondary rea son to give the faculty a chance to “let down their hair” and have fun with each other and with the stu dents. The primary reason given for re fusing to present the play was the question of time. It would take time to write the play, time to get people together, time to rehearse, and time to present it. And the majority of the faculty did not feel they had the time to put into this project, particularly since this is the year of Salem’s Symposium and the two-hundredth a n n i v e.r s a.r y of Salem. Except for one or two faculty members, it w'as generally agreed that the W. U. S. scholarship pro gram is worthwhile and the faculty are proud of the generosity of Salem students that permits foreign students to study in their own country’s schools. Although it is difficult for us stu dents to understand the faculty’s refusal to give the Faculty Play, let us attempt to understand their posi tion and hope that they will begin work now on a play to be given in 1970 so future Salemites will not be disappointed. Margaret Bourdeaux Dear Editor: We, as members of the senior class, would like to record our feel ings about the faculty’s refusal to put on the Faculty Play. Although we realize and understand “the problem of time” in regard to family, school, and community, which the faculty has to consider, we do not feel this is valid reason to reject the faculty play for the following reasons: 1. We, as seniors, can certainly understand the problem of time, for Salem students are involved not only in daily academic work, but in seminars, honors programs, theses, G. R. E.s and other national tests, practice teaching and term papers. 2. Seniors are heavily involved in student government work: publish ing the Salemite, the Archway, and Sights and Insights; May Day; Founders’ Day; Senior Follies; Symposium; Y. W. C. A.; Pierret tes; W. R. A.; non-budget organi zations. All of these require several hours of work per meeting, pro ject, or publication. 3. Not only do seniors partici pate in school functions and organi zations, but also in community acti vities such as Advancement School, church choirs, symphony, com munity service projects, choir directing, and Sunday School teach ing. 4. Aside from these activities, we need to make time for personal affairs, for being with each other, for dating. School should not be all work. We feel that in view of the fact that we put on Senior Follies an nually, for our pleasure and the en joyment of the students and faculty, in spite of all our other duties and activities, that the faculty could spare a little time for the Faculty Sincerely, The Senior Class though, for her discomfort was mat she had all the young imej hovering around her. Carol Hawks gets an “A" fjj effort this past week. Being tlij epitome of domesticity, she put jj her clothes in a machine in Clewell poured in the soap, and dropped her quarter only to discover she wms running the dryer instead oi the washer. Good going, Carol. Apparently _ Suzanne Worthing, ton’s hearing is defective or worh men need louder voices. The other day she ducked scantily dad inij the bathroom on third floor Gram, ley only to find a repairman busily working away. He looked at her blankly. And Suzanne, being modest and prim, blushed and hurriedly locked herself in a stall. No on will report, however, how long sit was confined in this embarrassiny situation. Seems like Susie Materne had i very exciting week-end, especially since this “week-end” lasted froii Wednesday to Sunday. She ilei up to Williams to see John Ashtoi. Really Susie, I’ve heard of girls being too anxious, but this is ridiculous! Dynamic Personality Wins New York Mayoralty Race Play. Thus far, we have spent much time rehearsing, not to speak of the time that went into writing the Follies. The faculty has had three years to prepare for their play. It is true that this play may not make for great student-faculty re lations, but we feel that refusal to put it on has caused animosity. We should hope that such a small school as Salem would have a parti cipating, interested faculty. We do not, except with a few exceptions, notice an abundance of faculty in terest in student affairs and pro ductions, such as Founders’ Day, Y programs. Humanities, and I. R. C. The faculty has been heard to criticize the F'aculty Play as being silly and corny. It is frightening for us to think that after fifteen years or so, we may also find our selves incapable of mirth, unable to have fun and enjoy “the young folks.” You claim yourselves to be sophisticated and above all this— where is that sophistication ? By Laurie Williams Mayoring the amorphous amalgamation (Our image’—Buckley, turning red) Lindsay heartens an entire nation (Beame was ahead). The Golden Boy rules—J. V. L. (Like J. F. K. some, wistful said) A motley heaven, a sparkling hell (I’d be afraid). No eyes of ambition survey the metrop (a stepping-stone, the knowing hope) But a friendly wink and a busy mop (He must be a dope). This is a soihewhat garbled reaction to the drama that wa enacted in New York City when John Lindsay won the pc " ' Mayor primarily on the basis of his engaging dynamic pc ality. Running against him were Abe Beame who had tl powerful Democratic machine behind him, and William Bueklt! a caustic Conservative who had no hopes of winning, but oill wanted to hurt Lindsay’s chances, besides adding thought-pit voking controversy. John Lindsay is superficially a Republican, but he refim party help to run under his own steam. His supporters from both major parties as well as liberals and others. In a at! which is 7 to 2 Democratic in registration, the election is pi® menal, but it is probably due to his campaign attraction whi was a spirit of hope for changes in the city’s problems, a it’ excitement” for the government. He will be dealing withal# tile City Council President and Comptroller, so it will b®* teresting to see how well the powers of persuasion really w Dear Editor, Speaking for the junior class, I would like to express our concern and disappointment over the ap parent lack of interest in Salem and its students shown by the faculty in their refusal to present Faculty Follies. In the past several years there has been a concentrated effort by both faculty and students to wards bettering student-faculty re lationships, and I feel that this pre sent attitude of the faculty would serve only to damage what benefits have come from this effort. Ann Richert President of the Junior Class >.00 f^Tt\
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