Volume XLVIII
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, May 13, 1966
Number 5
iSalem Elects New Dorm Presidents;
ive Hopes, Plans For Next Year
Dorm presidents were elected
londay, May 9, by their fellow
^students. The new presidents are
■'hunter Gourdon, president of
South; Mary Harris, president of
Strong; Carolyn Rich, Bitting;
lanie McCaslin, Lehman; Marty
|.ee. Sisters; Sara Hunt, Gramley;
Joan Hobbs, Babcock; Sue Wooten,
Clewell.
Hunter, a rising senior, is from
Harrisonburg, Virginia and an Eng
lish major and an elementary edu
cation minor. She feels that being
dorm president will be a big re
sponsibility, but that working with
her classmates in this capacity will
be very interesting. Hunter plans
to see that dorm life runs smoothly
and everybody stays happy. “I’m
looking forward to it and have
much pride and big expectations for
the new dorm.”
Mary Harris, from Wilson, will
be a senior next year and is
a history major and an English
minor. She feels that it is a great
honor to have been elected. Since
Strong is being renovated, it should
be a good dorm to -live in next
year.
Carolyn Rich, a rising junior
from Greensboro, is an English
major and a history minor. She
says, “I’m very happy to be elected,
but I think it’s a big responsibility.
I am going to try to keep the new
sign-out system working.”
Joan Hobbs, a history major and
a tentative French minor from
Spartanburg, S. C., will be a sopho
more. She says that she is very
honored and surprised and will not
let her classmates down. “I’ve
talked to Mrs. Chatham about hav
ing get-togethers between the three
sophomore and freshman dorms
and between the two classes in each
dorm.”
Sue Wooten, from Kinston, a
rising sophomore, plans to major
in math and minor in French. She
is excited about being elected. She
knows that the remodeling will im
prove the dorm and hopes that the
girls will have a better attitude to-
^hatawdeker Visits Salem;
l^eets Scholarship Donors
. Salem was privileged to have Dr.
Madhukar Bhatawdeker visiting the
.ijjampus last week. May 5-7. As the
Indian representative of the World
University Service, the purpose be
hind his visit was to meet the peo
ple who give scholarships to stu
dents at Rajasthan University in
India.
An informal coffee for students
to meet and talk with Dr. Bhataw
deker was held last Friday after
noon in Strong Friendship Rooms.
Those who attended were able to
discuss with the guest how the
school, family, and social life in
India compare with that in the
U. S.
Tn appreciation for the scholar
ships the students of Salem have
given to Indian students. Dr. Bha
tawdeker presented the college a
hand-painted tray. This example
of native Indian talent is decorated
with intricate designs in red and
gold. It has not been decided
where it will be placed on display.
Salem’s WUS raises- money each
year to finance eight scholarships
for needy students in India and
Korea. Through work projects and
other methods, each class of Salem-
ites raises $125 to contribute to the
scholarship fund. Each scholarship
is valued at $100, contracted on a
self-help basis. Recipients work to
build student centers on their own
campuses. In places where there is
a lack of textbooks some of the
students make typed copies of
notes.
Many Superstitions Abound
On Day Of Bad Luck
by Sara Hunt
f you plan to get married Fri-
■, don’t! “Bad luck will attend
redding solemnized on a Friday,”
ecially today, as it is Friday,
thirteenth of May. As one
son described the day—“it’s a
! day when bad things happen,
1 you better crawl under your
and stay!” Of course if you’re
lid of what is under your bed,
I’re in bad shape.
'he fact is, if you’re superstitious
i really do lose out. According
the big word from Britannica, a
erstitious person has more or
; definite mental or moral de-
ency. Well, now let’s hope it’s
t of less!
'he number thirteen is associated
h many common superstitions,
general belief is that if thirteen
iple meet in a room, one of them
I die before the year is out! At
5t you may be comforted to
)w that there are Thirteen Clubs
ich meet to the number of thir-
n on Friday, the thirteenth of
month, without tragedy.
'Upposedly the ill-luck of thir-
n is heightened if by chance the
rteenth of the month falls on
day. For many centuries super
ions have circulated about Bad
Friday. “Unlucky will be the child
born on a Friday, for it is a day
of ill omen ... a bed must never
be turned on a Friday, or sleepless
ness will be your fate ... if you
dream on Friday night and tell your
dream on the following day, it will
come true ... it is unlucky to go
courting on a Friday.” Either a lot
of people are not mentally and
morally deficient, or they just don’t
know about the last belief! For
all of you criminals, schedule your
trial any other time, for it’s bad
luck to go before a judge on Friday.
All who are utterly appalled and
disillusioned by the double shot of
bad luck which arrives with Friday
the thirteenth, cheer up! Now all
it has to do is rain on Friday, and
it’ll be fine on Sunday.
ward taking better care of the Rec
reation room and the study room.
Janie McCaslin, a rising junior
from Richmond, Va., is very excited
about being house president of Leh
man. She has a double major in
French and history. There will be
a foreign-student living in Lehman
next year, and Janie feels that it
will be good for her to live with
such a small group of girls. Al
though they have petitioned not to
have a housemother, they must
wait to find out about it. She likes
the idea of a small dorm and says,
“1 guess right now I feel like a
Cheri Lewis and Judy Campbell reflect on their recent elections as
National N. S. A. officers.
mother hen!”
Sara Hunt, a rising sophomore
from Chatham, Va., plans to major
in art and minor in French. She
says about being elected, “I was
thrilled, terrified, and excited. I’m
really looking forward to working
with Mrs. Herndon. There will be
a great group of girls there next
year, and I’m looking forward to
being with them in Gramley.”
Marty Lee, who is a math major
and economics minor, is a rising
junior from Dayton, Ohio. She is
very happy, realizes that there is
much responsibility, and knows that
she will enjoy working with the
girls. “I have no plans yet; it’s
too early to say anything definite.”
Delegates Elect Salemites
To Regional NSA Offices
Virginia State College in Peters
burg, Virginia, played host to the
annual National Student Associa
tion Spring Regional, May 6-7.
Leaving Salem’s campus Friday
afternoon to represent Salem at the
conference were Margie Dotts,
Judy Campbell, Cheri Lewis, and
Mallory Lykes. From the last
minute arrival of Salem delegates
to the successful finale, at which
Judy Campbell was elected vice-
chairman and Cheri Lewis was
elected secretary of the Regional,
the spring event was deemed valu
able. Judy’s election was pro
ceeded by three years of work with
NSA at Salem and a year of work
ing with NSA on the regional level
during which time she served as
vice-chairman of International Af
fairs. Cheri, active in NSA at
Salem, will transfer to Carolina
w'here she will continue working
with the organization during her
junior year.
Colleges and universities from all
over Virginia and the Carolinas are
members of this regional. These
conferences give schools in this
area the opportunity to get to
gether and discuss anything from
academic affairs to international
affairs. It is also a way for each
Faculty And Students Show
Skill In Golf Tournament
The Salem faculty—which boasts
so many golfers that Arnold Palmer
would be worried about playing—
met Salem students for a golf tour
nament on 'Wednesday, May 10, on
Salem’s hockey'field. Present were
James Bray, Miss Jess Byrd, Miss
Edith Kirkland, James Edwards,
Ralph Hill, William Mangum, Jerry
Surratt, Ed S h e w m a k e, and
Robert Wendt. The students who
entered the contest included Candy
Stell, Ann McMaster, Connie New
ell, Courtney Gibb, Ann K'ing, and
Milly Daughtridge. The tourna
ment was played on an individual
basis with awards being given for
the best player in each event—
approaching, chipping, putting, and
driving. The players were to make
the lowest score possible on short
putts to nine holes, and on the ap
proach, chip and drive, the best of
three tries were scored.
From the very beginning of the
tournament there was hot competi
tion between Mr. Surratt and Mr.
Jordan. These two professors
turned golfers made a good show
ing—Mr. Surratt winning the putt
ing and placing second in men’s
driving; Mr. Jordan winning the
men’s driving and placing second
in the putting. Dr. Edwards showed
this pair the scientific method of
approaching, but they still man
aged honors in that event—Mr.
Jordan, second place; and Mr. Sur
ratt, third. The Art Department
was also well represented, and both
of Salem’s art professors reaped
honors; Mr. Shewmake placed a
very nice third in the men’s driv
ing and Mr. Mangum won the chip
ping event.
Men will be men, but the female
side of the picture was not en
tirely blank. Miss Byrd placed
third in the putting event, and
Candy Stell ranked only behind Mr.
Mangum and Dr. Edwards in the
chipping contest. The winner of
the Women’s Driving was Candy
Stell, and second and third run
ners-up were Ann McMaster and
Milly Daughtridge respectively.
ThompsonTalks
AboutTheology
“God is dead.” This is a phrase
that would have shocked many peo
ple up until the past few months.
Today it has become a main topic
of debate not only among theolo
gians but among lay people as well.
However, it is a topic that few
clearly understand.
In assembly on Wednesday, May
11, the Reverend Mr. Clark Thomp
son discussed this by explaining the
view points of the three main
spokesmen for the radical theology
—Altizer, Van Buren, and Hamil
ton. Mr. Thompson gave descrip
tions and raised questions rather
than presenting solutions.
Also at this assembly a new pro
gram was initiated for Salem with
the purpose of arousing stimulating
discussion as well as providing so
cial contact between students and
faculty. The faculty was invited
to attend assembly and have lunch
with the students afterwards. Many
members of the faculty accepted
the invitation and seemed to enjoy
both the assembly and lunch.
school to let its plans be known
and to find out what other member
schools are doing and planning to
do that would he of interest to
most students.
The Salem representatives ar
rived just in time for the opening
banquet. During the banquet, Steve
Sunderland from the National Of
fice of USNSA spoke briefly on
academic freedom. The principle
guest speaker, Fred Berger, the
LISNSA Latin American Assistant
gave the history of the Interna
tional Union of Students, Interna
tional Student Conference, and
USNSA in his address. The most
interesting issues that he covered
were the Dominican Republic re
volt and the rise of various student
groups in Spain. Mr. Berger said
the civil war in the Dominican Re
public was led by the Christian
Democrats, and he felt that if the
revolution had been allowed to run
its course it would have turned out
for the good of democracy.
In addition to this, he informed
them about the communist and
democratic student groups which
are now growing in Spain. Agita
tion from these groups has already
caused the closing of the Univer-
sitv of Barcelona.
To end the evening program,
Paul Dickson spoke concerning the
Speaker Ban Law. He presented a
resume of the efforts the students
of North Carolina have made since
1963 to have the law repealed.
Following committee meetings on
Saturday morning, delegates were
given a chance to see how other
schools operate, and how they
handle their problems. Further
more, they were able to see what
NSA does on other campuses.
In a closing session, Steve
Sunderland spoke about the St.
John’s College crisis. He said that
some of the faculty at St. John’s
are striking in an effort to get rea
sons for the dismissal of thirty
faculty members.