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THE SALEMITE
November 4, I5
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Students On Campus Laud
Committee On Assembles
Bounce ! Bounce ! Crash ! Shatter!
Bounce! Bounce! With only a few
obstacles, life on the Square has
bounced merrily along. The two
months until the Christmas mark has
already passed and any excuse for
a party is a valid excuse — be it a
birthday, anniversary, Halloween,
the night before Halloween, or just
the arrival each week of Hump Day!
. A few minor insurmountable prob
lems have been in the way, but who
worries about mid-terms, anyway ?
Mr. Michie - or rather Mrs. Mic-
hie - has got all of his classes on
edge especially when the phone
rings. The present reply to all in
quiring glances is, “No! Not yet!’’
and he even admits it’s no easier
Some researchers have reported that one out of 500 people
take the time to write a fan letter when they appreciate someone
or something. If that is the case for Salem's students, then this
might be representative of the consensus expressed verbally for
the work the Assembly Committee has done this year.
The assembly and lecture series presentations for Salem have
been exceptional and never (in the four years in which seniors
have reported attending these occasions) has so much variety,
skill of speakers, and interest in programs been seen. The par
excellence of these programs has brought distinguished guests of
national repute to Salem. In the words of one student, "It has
given this small campus opportunities to hear speakers you might
only expect on large university campuses."
Another student expressed her opinion by saying, "It has been
great to be able to hear your own professors speak, and the first
faculty lunch day we had was a big success." It is definitely an
advantage to be able to hear our faculty members, who equal
speakers of national renown in communicating their ideas to us.
If word has not reached the committee of the students' appre
ciation for their work, they would be glad to learn that they have
500 fans right here on campus who are praising them.
this time than it was the other three
times. Here’s hoping for a boy!
Big things have been falling re
cently — for instance, there was
Roberta Thompson’s mattress falling
from third floor last Sunday. Luck
ily, it was retrieved before it could
be confiscated by unparticipating
parties and Roberta had a place to
sleep that night.
The Homecoming court at David
son was filled with Salem girls.
Liza White represented the KA’s;
Anne Willis, the SAE’s; and Nancy
Sale, the Phi Delt’s.
C. L. J.
'The Skin Of Our Teeth” Receives
Good Criticism In Last Rehearsals
By Elisa Mabley
The Skin of Our Teeth by Thorn
ton Wilder, which will be presented
by the Pierrette Players on Novem
ber 9, 10, 11, 12, is a comedy of in-
distructibility. It is the story of the
Antrobus family who have survived
“fire, flood, pestilence, the seven-
year locusts, the ice age, the black
pox and the double feature, a dozen
wars and as many depressions.” This
production uses the play-within-a-
play technique, and we not only see
the characters of the Antrobuses
and their friends, but also the na
tures of the people who are portray
ing them.
Jim Austin, who was in Guys and
Dolls last year, is very effective as
Mr. Antrobus. He is loud, alternate
ly harsh and gentle and gives a con
vincing portrayal of this rather con
fusing person.
Mr. Antrobus’s character is com
plimented by that of his wife, por
trayed by Susan Kelly. The wife is
the calm all-suffering member of
the family who rarely loses her com
posure. She is at times humorous,
at times a tower of strength and at
time almost pathetic. All these
sides of her personality are well
portrayed and Susan shows a thor
ough understanding of her role.
Cherie Rose has the difficult task
of playing three entirely different
characters. She plays Miss Somer
set, a cynical actress hired to play
Sabina; the Antrobuses’ maid; and
Lily Sabina Fairweather, a seduct
ive southern beauty. The maid’s
scenes involving the actors and act
resses who portray the Antrobuses
and their friends. Perhaps in the
time left between this writing and
opening night a few of the rough
spots will have been ironed out.
The scenery, constructed under
the supervision of Connie Sorenson,
is excellent and shows a great deal
of time and effort on the part of
her crew.
character is punctuated by a flighty
brittleness, and it is this character
which seems the most difficult for
Cherie to maintain.
In general, the play moves well
though it tends to slow up during
Tues. 8 MUSIC t
Singers Guild: Pinkham "Festival
Magnificat"; Bach "Come, Jesus,
Come" (Motet V) and "Christmas Ora
torio" Part II; Giannini "Canticle of
the Martyrs"; featuring Jay Wil
loughby, Baritone; adult $2.50, stu.
$1.75 (Salem Fine Arts Center, 8:15
p.m.)
Tues. 8 LECTURE
Wake Forest College Union: ART
BUCHWALD, Columnist (Wait Chapel,
8:15 p.m.)
Every Tuesday
STORY HOUR
Public Library: STORY HOUR for ages
4-5 (660 W. 5th St., 41/2 St. entr.
10:30)
Wed. 9
*LECTURE
* Salem College Rondthaler Lecturer:
Dr. R. J. Havighurst (Salem Fine Arts
Center, 11 a.m.)
Wed. 9-Sat. 12
*THEATRE
t Salem College Pierrette Players: SKIN
OF OUR TEETH; adult $1, stu. 50^;
theatre box office Mon.-Fri. 8:30-5:30,
8:30-12 Sat. (Salem Fine Arts Center,
8:00 p.m.)
Thurs. 10
LECTURE
Winston-Salem State College: Dr. Ro
bert J. Havighurst (Fries Aud., 7:30
p.m.)
beginning to look as if those gir s
who are not pinned are now the
elite minority! . , r ,
Sophomore Pat Squires has beat
en everyone in the race for a dia
mond. Pat, who received her dia
mond last weekend from Mike Jett,
is planning a summer
From what I hear, many of ouri
iors have begun to subscribe toi
dern Bride and such magajj
Could it be that many left \
fourth fingers in the senior t
will soon be sporting diamonds!
British Churches Discuss
Report Presented On Sex
Pins have been on everyone’s
mind recently and showing up on a
lot of girls’ sweaters this week.
Martha Corner started it off two
weeks ago by receiving Bill Tuck
er’s Wake Forest Lambda Chi pin.
Another Wake Forest boy. Theta
Chi Freddy Flagler, pinned sopho
more Kathy Stallings. Friday night
the KA’s at Wake Forest announced
their KA Rose for this year — yours
truly, Hannah Nicholson.
Further away, Tom Gillespie, a
Phi Gam at the University of Rich
mond, gave Mary Crawford his pin,
and a lot further away, Ed Hall
from VPI finally relinquished his
Sigma Nu pin to Polly Smith. It’s
By Beth Harris
What is the Christian attitude tov/ard sex in light of the (
morality? This question was a source of debate at a recent m
ing of the British Council of Churches, an organization of f
testant British Churches, resulting from a report which had U
presented to the Council. The report came from a working p
of the Council who had been instructed to define the Chriif
attitude toward sexual intercourse outside marriage in answei)
critics of the position of the Church. \
Many British and American church officials, including
Carolina's Dr. Billy Graham, objected to the report because it
not condemn sexual intercourse outside of marriage. One nu
ber of the working party defended the report saying that atli
it had provided a basis for the discussion of morals in genero
Britain.
This debate in Britain is but a part of the discussion of the'j
morality" or "situation ethics" of which we hear so much toi
Much of the discussion of this subject is concerned with defii
the new morality rather than judging its worth. By some, a
ethic based on Christian love is seen as superior to the traditii
legalism of the church.
R. A. McCormick describes this view in terms of sex as ont|
which "meaningful and responsible premarital sex, where theil
emotional commitment and no one is hurt, is 'in.'" This new
seems to others to be dangerously unreliable because of itsf
pendence upon personal judgment of circumstances. Before
can decide which view is more reasonable, he must find out
each one involves.
"Modern Morals in a Muddle," R. A. McCormick,
America 115 (July 30, 1966) p. 116
Salernos Hockey Team Ties
Wake Forest In Game, 0-0
All in all. The Skin Of Our Teeth
lacks but one thing of being a great
hit for the Pierrettes - - - an aud
ience. If the play is given the sup
port it is due by the students, it
will probably be long remembered
as one of the high spots in Pier
rette productions.
Salem’s hockey team played its
first hockey game on Thursday,
October 27, against Wake Forest
College, with the final score being
0 - 0 .
The Salem team, coached by Miss
Jenny Johnson, played an excellent
defensive game, but the offense was
unable to score. In the first half of
play it was a give-and-take game,
with both teams being in scoring
position, but neither being able to
take advantage of this factor.
During the second half of play,
the Salem team was in scoring po
sition for almost the entire half, but
good defensive work by Wake For
est kept Salem from scoring, and
the game ended as it had begun, 0-0.
Salem s defense, which did a good
job of backing up the offense and
of keeping Wake Forest out of s ,i
ing position, was led by fresk ^
Ginny Herbst and Robin Ackri i
Kelley; sophomores Martha Ga ^
and Helen Jones; and juniors Ri i
Gawthrop and Sally Craig Tii
Salem’s offense was led by fresk
Meg Wheaton, Bevie Carter, Cliii :
Wheeldon, and Debbie Lotz;sBf
mores Sue Slocum and Chi
Blair; juniors Olive Jenkins
Chris Connor; and senior
Henderson. Particular praise sk
be given to Salem’s goalie, Rok
Thompson, who did an excellent
of defending our goal.
Although Salem neither won
lost the game, the team played
for its first game, and with evi
one’s support the team can and
have a winning season.