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^olume XLVIII Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, October 28, 1966 Number 1 2 Dr. Raper Presents Talk On Fungi Traits, Oddities By Florence Pollock The assembly program for Friday, Ictober 21, featured noted biolo- ist Dr. John Raper who presented , talk entitled “Thirty-three Thou- and Sexes and Other Fungal Od- ities.’’ Born in Davidson County, )r. Raper received his A.B. and LA. at the University of North larolina at Chapel Hill. During his tudy there B. O. Cosby of the Sal- m faculty was his chemistry pro- essor. It was partially through their :ontinued friendship that Dr. Raper appeared at Salem as a Rondthaler .ecturer. Dr. Raper obtained his i’h.D. at Harvard where he is pre- ently teaching. Realizing that all Salemites might lOt be familiar with specific pro- )!ems in biology. Dr. Raper selected I general topic that centered around he amusing oddities of reproduct- on and other traits of fungi. He ex- dained that these small plants are ;verywhere, emphasizing that the :ost of decay in life that they cause :an'only be compared to their great ind innumerable contributions. To exemplify the oddities of these small systems he cited an incident af several mysterious cases of ar senic poisoning in the United States and Europe. Scientists discovered that these were caused by arsenic, impregnated in certain wallpapers to stop fungal attack, being liberat ed as poisonous arsenes (gas) by fungi growing on it. Then with the aid of slides and a film he showed growth and differentiation in slime mold by means of telescoping stalks. Later he illustrated asexual and amal reproduction, both of which fungi are capable. Even for non-science majors. Dr. Raper’s lecture was most interest ing. His wit and ability to make such a topic exciting and some times funny illustrates this. Dr. Raper’s afternoon talk was another story. Speaking mainly to members of the science faculty and biology majors, his topic was much more specific: “The Morphogene sis of Mushrooms.” Taking Schizop- hillum commune as an example, he discussed two growth factors, reg ulating and regulated ones. By talk ing about formation factors, mutat ions, and modifiers, he discussed morphogenesis. He explained the details of how these changes can be controlled by differences in pro tein make-up. His lecture also dwel led at length on the genotypic and phenotypic outcomes of his system controlling morphogenetic sequen ces. A tea followed the 2 p.m. speech in Strong Friendship Rooms where everyone was able to speak infor mally with Dr. Raper. This contact with Dr. Raper seems to have help ed dispell the idea that biologists, especially botanists, are pedantic. Likewise, one can easily understand his viewpoint: “Mother Nature has a delicate whimsey running through her handiworks.” ATTENTION Dr. G. S. Gupte, Visiting Profes sor of Asian Studies, will speak on Wednesday, November 2, at 11 a.m. in Hanes Auditorium. “Indian Art” will be the topic of his lecture. Freshmen ClassCompIetes Election Of All Officers For Coming Year Recently elected Freshman Class officers (I. to r.) Beth Carothers, Paige French, Barbie Barton, and “Poo" Mullan discuss last week's Salemite. By Laurie Lake The freshman class completed its election of officers on October 24. The major offices are held by Bar bie Barton — President, “Poo” Mullan — Vice-President, Paige French — secretary, and Beth Car- others — treasurer. Barbie Barton, who has lived in many places in the United States including Hawaii, now resides in Sanford. She plans to major in home economics and go into some form of social work dealing with children. She loves all sports, especially ten nis and swimming. Barbie says that she “feels very strongly about mak Mamie Braddy Runs Bureau While Esther Goes On Vacation ing every girl feel a part of the class.” She also emphasizes; “I know this will be our hardest year and therefore, I don’t want anyone to feel I am demanding too much of them, but I also want them to realize that they will benefit from class projects. Even in these first few weeks everyone has shown so much enthusiasm and cooperation that if we continue to do so — this WILL be a grand year." “Poo” Mullan, who headed the freshman skit committee for Foun der’s Day, is from Lynchburg, Vir ginia, where she graduated from E. C. Glass High School. She wants to major in either English or history and teach on the high school level. Her hobbies are tennis, sketching, and pop music. She says that she and Barbie “have come up with many original ideas to make the Freshman Class the best ever, and I plan to be as much help to Bar- nock, Virginia, where she graduat ed from St. Margret’s School. She is a piano major and plans to teach after graduation. Besides music, Paige loves water and snow skiing as well as dramatics. She says she “will help Barbie by keeping notes and encouraging class spirit." Beth Carothers graduated from Harpeth Hall in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. She plans to major in math. Beth lists her in^ terests as swimming, sewing, and Tom. She says, “I plan to give the freshman class my best possible.” Other officers elected were: leg islative board representatives — Lee Harvey and Lindsay McLaughlin; I.R.S. representatives -- Lee Wood, Susan Knee, Merrilou Howser, San dra Pappas; N.S.A. representatives— Ena Guy, Sandra Holder, Lindsay Wheatley, Nency Wetzel; W.R.A. representatives — Robin Ackroyd- Kelley, Cam Voss; and Y.W.C.A. By Jane Roughton While Mrs. Mock takes a month’s acation to travel in Europe with er husband, Salem is fortunate to ave Mrs. Mamie Braddy to “pinch- it,” as she puts it. Mrs. Braddy, rho retired in glory from the Twin- iity Sentinel last spring, accepted he job in our news office because f her warm feeling for Salem. Anyone who has met Mrs. Braddy rould certainly agree that her hum- r and spontaneous personality are ndearing. This can be confirmed ly those who have known her best; rhen she retired, the Twin City ieritinel sported the headlines ‘Mamie Quits; Paper May Fold.” Uso the “Braddysburg Address” vas written and delivered by her riend and co-worker Annie Lee iingletary at a North Carolina Press Vomen’s Meeting in honor of Mrs. Braddy. Her success with people carried jver into her work for she has won :he respect and friendship of Win ston-Salem police and officials, a feat quite admirable for a woman. Perhaps this personal warmth along with her remarkable ambition is what enabled her to be the first woman to handle the “police beat,’ normally a man’s job. Mrs. Braddy has covered some very exciting cases, often being the first to get infor mation about important news items. She was present when the first Van guard missile was fired and has seen launchings from both Atlas and Titan programs. Among her favorite stories about her police-beat concerns an assign- bie as possible.” representatives - Wendy Yeatts, Paige French is from Tappahan- Kit Foster, Martha Rasberry. Merrill, Students Consider LSD, Psychedelic Religion Mrs. Mamie Braddy works in her new office at Salem C. ment to report the efforts of the Winston ABC officials to uncover a moon-ship operation in Myrtle Beach. She will also proudly claim her presence at the Alger Hiss trial in New York City. Mrs. Braddy went alone with the police to cover a notorious lottery raid and wound up being used to search the “lot tery queen.” Obviously she has been an indespensable part of the Win ston-Salem police squad. Mrs. Braddy has several loves outside the newsroom. Since she was a small girl, she has played the violin and played in the Reynolds High School Band. Her love for music, especially opera, has carried her to New York, where on oc- cassions she has met Louise Homer, Patrice Munsel and John Charles Thomas. She also raises orchids. Winston-Salem is lucky to have Mrs. Braddy around, for she now spends much of her time working with the Red Cross. She has served her home city well as a member of its news-staff and as a good citizen. While she is at Salem with us, I urge as many girls as can to drop in and visit her. You will be charm ed by her genuine interest and en thusiasm. By Lisa Mabley The Reverend William Merrill, Episcopal Chaplain to the College Students of Winston-Salem, led a discussion last Thursday night, Oct ober 20, on the uses of LSD and other drugs, and the implications of the proposed psychedelic religion. Mr. Merrill pointed out that many people who are vociferously opposed to drugs are actually ignorant of the facts about drugs. This prejudice is extended into their attitudes about psychedelic art and religion. Mr. Merrill stated that not every one who takes pep pills or once takes a “smoke” eventually ends up an addict or goes, like the saying, from “pep to pot to push.” Marijuna in controlled doses is even less harm ful than alcohol. The problem with LSD, a drug of present concern to college of ficials and the Food and Drug Ad ministration, is that it cannot be completely controlled. A person who has used it once may go back under its influence briefly, as long as six months afterward, without ever hav ing taken a second dose. Controlled experiments with LSD in psychotherapy, however, have proved quite successful. The per centage of parolees who break pa role and have to return to complete their terms is sixty percent. In one prison where LSD was used on pa- rollees, only thirty percent ever en ded up back in jail. No doctor, however, is willing to prescribe LSD for patients since its results are so uncertain. A good “trip” can bring relaxation and peace of mind to a patient, but a bad trip may cause severe trauma. The group spent a great deal of time discussing the psychedelic re ligion proposed by former Harvard University professor. Mr. Merrill ex plained that a psychedelic experience makes new concepts seem to become apparent. It makes a person see the entire universe in a new way, as “LSD chemically breaks down the factors operative in man’s thinking.” If psychedelic experience is viewed this way, says Mr. Merrill, people must then realize that there is some- ' thing psychedelic in every religious experience. In fact the fungi froth mushrooms were once used to af fect a religious experience in much the same manner that it is proposed that LSD, psychedelic art, and psy chedelic devices could be used to af fect religious experiences.
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