PRESIDENT OF SGA
Roberta Frost
Accepting the position as a can
didate for Student Government
President is a challenge. Each can
didate must not only realize the
challenge of the candidacy, but she
must also recognize the challenges
the office itself brings. Any Stu
dent Government officer must be
willing to devote her full time to
promoting an effective, unified stu
dent-faculty working relationship,
be willing to make her legislative
and executive decisions in view of
the entire student body, be aware
of her responsibility to represent
each student, and be a link in the
communication of all students with
each other and the Administration.
These challenges are presented to
all Salem students, but your Presi
dent must be able to coordinate all
of these areas consistently.
From past experiences in working
in Student Government especially
as Treasurer of Student Govern
ment and as a past member of the
Assembly Committee, I have seen
many changes and improvements
occur at Salem. However, first, I
see the need for improving the re
lations and communications among
our students themselves. Secondly,
I would like to see each of us listen
to the ideas and opinions of other
people and our fellow students and
become involved in our life at
Salem. Thirdly, I would like to see,
increased participation by our stu
dents in their government. This is
by far the most effective method
available to us in learning to live
as future citizens in our democracy,
I would also like to see an exten
sion of the conferences attended
with discussions' or debates of them
presented in assemblies or seminars.
These needs are demanding chal
lenges for each of us to consider.
As your President, I would be more
than willing to accept these chal-
■ lenges in addition to the duties of
the office.
KELLEY, RICHER!
VIEWS
Jane Grimsley
Salem has made many advances
this year. We have witnessed in
creased student participation in
activities on our campus and others,
as well as increased support of our
Student Government itself. Our
responsibility now lies in continued
interest in this progress and, more
importantly, support of further pro
gress. For example, this year we
have attended more conferences,
and certainly this is not to be dis
couraged; however, I feel that we
must have more concrete results,
that is, planned prograrns or com
prehensive reports, so that each of
us might benefit rather than the
few who attend. Also, though defi
nite steps have been taken to im
prove the situation in the refectory,
I feel that there is room for further
improvement. This can be achieved
by more extensive corrimunication
between the students and the re
fectory staff. And, of course, there
is the need , for better student-faculty
relations.
Our Student Government is effec
tive only if we recognize, under
stand, and strive to meet the needs
of the students and the administra
tion. As a student, I am aw'are of
what you as students want and
need; as Secretary of the Student
Government, I understand the
structure of our organization and
its functions; and as President of
the Student Government, I would
strive to integrate the needs of the
students and the administration and
this strengthen our body as a whole
Dabney Kelley
There are two goals I would w'ork
toward if I were Student Govern
ment President; the building up and
strengthening of the good things,
and the changing of the bad ones.
Indeed, this is a pretty tall order.
However, the progressive steps
taken by this year’s officers have
opened the door to a cooperative
solution of the problems, and we
can all augment the good things by
increased student participation in
the social and academic progress we
all want. Add these factors to a
more liberal administrative attitude,
a progressive group of incoming of
ficers, and you should come up with
the right combination. My desire
is to be able to serve you as Presi
dent of Student Government in
such a wmy that we may together
make the needed changes.
Having worked with several cam
pus organizations, as well as having
served on Leg. Board as Sophomore
Class President, I am aware of
some of the problem areas, and
w'ould look to you to make me
aware of the others.
Reaching these goals would re
quire a lot of work on my part and
yours, but we might find a little
time to relax and enjoy life.
Ann Richert
Of primary concern to me is the
fact that there are many capable
girls at Salem College who fail, for
some reason, to take part in the
activities of Student Government.
If elected president, I would en
courage participation in Student
Government activities by all stu
dents. Together with chairmen of
organizations and with the faculty,
I would seek to create a greater in
terest in all aspects of life at Salem.
In the three years that I have
been at Salem, I have watched stu
dents accept responsible positions
and the respected use of a privilege
depends on them. By continuing to
make students aware of their re
sponsibilities and privileges, I would
encourage them to accept greater
responsibility, and so doing, be
afforded the opportunity to have a
greater amount of privileges.
Having served on Legislative
Board, as Junior Class President, on
the Symposium Committee, and on
t w o faculty-student committees, I
feel I have had the opportunity to
plan activities and carry them out.
It is important that an officer of
Student Government, particularly
President, be familiar with all acti-
vities at Salem.
IVolume XLVII
Salem College, Winston:Salem, N. C,, Friday, February 25, 1966
Number 20
Weisman Gives Rondthaler Lecture;
An Earthly Look At The Space Age
One “must understand this age
and find a part in it. . . . There is
no accomplishment in this world
without knowledge, no inspiration
without enthusiasm, no leadership
without commitment.” This was
the keynote of Mr. Walter Weis-
mati's Rondthaler lecture entitled
“An Earthly Look at the Space
Age” in assembly Wednesday.
After his introduction by Dr.
Gramley as “one of Adolf Hitler’s
unintentional gifts to the United
States,” Mr. Weisman proceeded to
communicate a number of ideas
pertinent to' the student' generation
of today to a large audience that
included girls from Salem Academy.
With a light of definition of edu
cation as . his starting point, the
lecturer restated that “people
haven’t changed;” however . he
added, “people are the answer to
tomorrow.” He encouraged people
to abandon the old cliche that the
space age is justification for all that
Strong Again Gives Grants
For Travel, Study Abroad
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The Honorable L, Corrin Strong,
forther ambassador to Norway, and
iorrier Trustee of Salem Academy
ttw College, will offer to Salem
College two grants of $800 each, to
provide travel and expenses for the
iummer session of the University
of Oslo, June 27 through August 6,
1966. The recipients of the two
scholarships, to be selected by a
If; Committee, will include a
J present sophomore and a present
nunior.
The summer session with instruc-
ron in English requires, in addition
lo the required noncredit General
purvey of Norwegian Life and Cul-
■pre, a program of courses totaling
w or seven semester hours. The
hoice of these courses includes
lementary Norwegian Language,
[Intensive Norwegian Language,
orwegian Literature, History of
orway, Norwegian Art, Applied
fts and Crafts, and Norwegian
usic. Also offered are Inter
national Relations from Norwegian
pd Scandinavian Viewports,
nman Geography of Norway, Poli
tics and Political Institutions of
Norway, Norwegian Society, and
Norwegian Economic Life and
Problems,
Candidates for this scholarship
will be chosen on the basis of sev
eral factors including their reply to
the question, “If you are questioned
this summer about America s policy
in Viet Nam, what answer would
you give?”
Mary Dameron, Ann Richert and
Dottie Girling, past Oslo Scholars,
have been appointed as consultants
for the Oslo Scholarships. They,
along with Dean Hixson, are avail
able for additional questions con
cerning this program.
Applications should be obtained
from Dean Hixson’s office and must
be submitted to her by 5:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, March 23. The
committee for the selection of the
Oslo Scholars, including Dr. Gram-
ley, Dr. Hixson, Mr. Sandresky,
Mrs. Wood, Dr. Austin, Mr. Bur
rows, Dr. Hill, Mr. Jordan and Mr.
Michie, will choose two of the appli
cants.
ignorance prevents them from
understanding. Understanding was
given importance by Mr. Weisman
as the influence that will, enable
this student generation to properly
guide the next. Not only will an
understanding of the everchanging
advancements and innovations of
science in thisiage be necessarv, but
also a working knowledge of the
economic svstem and government of
the United States.
Inserting one final thought, the
speaker stressed to the student
audience, as potential parents, the
importance of properly influencing
a child in the home, for a young
ster’s education should be left com
pletely to the school system.
Mr. Weisman’s appearance was
made possible through' sponsorship
by the Alumnae Association. He
is presently the Internal Communi
cation Coordinator for the NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center in
Huntsville, Alabama. In 1945 he
came to the United States with Dr.
Werner von Braun and for the past
ten years has been working in the
fields of manpower development
and human communications. As a
native of Dortmund, West Ger
many, he was naturalized as an
American citizen in 1954.
For some fourteen years, since
1952, Mr. Weisman has averaged
thirty-five lectures per year.
Some of his lectures have been
published and one of his speeches
on citizenship was added to the
Congressional Record. Since Mr.
Weisman is a recognized authority
on employee-management communi
cations, he gives assistance as a
consultant in work for government
agencies and contractors in the
United States and abroad. He also
has the distinction of being a for
mer national president of the ^ In
dustrial Communications Council.
Judy Campbell and Cara Lynne Johnson hang the SSL plaque.
Legislative Session Meets;
Salem Presents Best Bill
Politics on the college and uni
versity level can be quite challeng
ing, . socially pleasurable, full of be-
hind-the-scene activities, and ulti
mately rewarding as evidenced by
the State Student Legislative Ses
sion held in Raleigh, February 17-19,
in which 15 Salemites participated.
The challenge for Salem—to pass
a bill setting up an agency for the
control of air pollution in North
Carolina—was met quite effectively
by the result of its passage in both
the Senate and House by a large
majority. Senator Judy Campbell
introduced the bill in her house and
with extra pushes by Cara Lynne
Johnson and alternate Beth Rose,
affirmative debates were set up
which triumphed over the opposi
tion. House Representatives Peggy
. Booker (who introduced the bill in
that body), Ann McMaster, and
alternate Margie Winstead provided
for the House victory. Yet, had it
not been for the research of the
other SSL members at Salem, such
success would not have occurred.
All delegates at the session were
staying at the Sir Walter Raleigh
Hotel which was also the setting
for many delegation parties. Those
social events, as well as a combo
party for the delegates at the Em
bers Club provided, a pleasurable
atmosphere for the discussion of
politics. As one Salemite put it,
“instead of a boy whispering ‘sweet
nothings’ in your ear, you were
likely to be asked what you thought
of North Carolina’s having a uni
cameral legislative body.”
Behind the scenes, endless caucus
sessions were held.. One. of the
most beneficial was with Carolina
which resulted in the staging of a
House debate by Carolina delegates
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