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Volume XLVIII Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, April 7, 1967 Number 23 Student Panel Presents Four Sides Salem Students To Spend Of United States Policy In Vietnam Summer In Oslo, Norway By Bebe Moore Assembly on Friday, March 31, vas a discussion by a student panel )n United States involvement in i/ietnam. Members of the panel vere Tripp Tate, Mallory Lykes, 3arbie Hooten, and Betty Hill Pitts. Carolyn Rich was moderator. jCarolyn introduced the program IS “an exercise in education" and ;xplained that its purpose was “to nform the student body of the jreat complexity of. the (Vietnam) >roblem and to show that there is 10 complete solution.” She emp- lasized that the panel wished to ihow the validity of arguments for md against U. S. policy, and that he views the speakers discussed vere not necessarily their own. She went on to define the four lides of the question. The two pro- idministration groups are the War lawks—those who want a total nilitary victory as soon as possible -and those who favor restraint in he war, with political changes the najor objectives. The two anti- idministration groups are those who jppose all war for moral reasons ind those who feel that the Ameri- :an effort in Vietnam is futile be- :ause it is impossible to contain Communism. The panel’s presen- ation centered on the views of hose for a restrained effort and hose against the attempt to con- ain Communism. The panel discussed general top es—the war as containment of 'hina, the civil or international lature of the war, and the bombing if INorth Vietnam. Tripp and Mallory presented the irgument for the war as contain- nent of China. They pointed out 'Students To Talk About " Constantin Boldyreff Jnstantin Boldyreff, the Lec- Series speaker who will speak ^pril 12, says that Russian peo- today are ready for revolution. Boldyreff is a Russian secret :rground leader who has been ting against Communism for the eighteen years. He is now !ctor of Radio Free Russia and xiate Director of the Social tical Research Institute on the >R, Frankfurt-am-Main, Ger- y. He was formerly a lecturer )e School of Foreign Service at rgetown University. The pur- • of his lectures in the United that United States opposition to Chinese-supported aggression in South Vietnam is part of its policy, declared in 19.S0, “of giving support to the peaceful and democratic evo lution of dependent peoples toward self government and independence.” Also important is the Test Case Theory, which sees South Vietnam as “a symbolic meeting place of the tides of history.” China’s goal is to promote Communist ideology through a war of liberation; the United States must show that the free world can cope with Com munist aggression on this level. President Johnson has said, “We must say in Southeast Asia ... in the words of the Bible, ‘Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further.’ ” The containment policy. Barbie and Betty Hill pointed out, worked in post-war Europe, where the So viet threat was military; but in Asia the threat is political and cul tural. The U. S. cannot stop China’s re-emerging political and cultural predominance by military means. Even if Vietnam should become Communist in a reunification elec tion, its traditional hostility to China would probably prevent its becoming a mere puppet of China. Furthermore, the U. S. is wrong to oppose revolution; rather, it should accept it and bend it in a favorable direction. The policy of “global ism,” which calls for seeking world order rather than narrow national interest, could better be served through peaceful means—aid, trade, diplomacy. One critic has said that the war in Vietnam cannot deter mine the continuation or cessation of international aggression. Hear Lecturer Russia Today” States is to present to the Ameri can people a picture of the Russian people today. Mr. Boldyreff was graduated in 1935 from the Architectural and Civil Engineering School of Bel grade University. At one point during World War II he was asso ciated with the Anaconda Copper Company as a surveyor. He was one of the first to join the under- , ground system whose networks spread throughout Russia, and throughout the war was sought byj the Gestapo. Early in 1946 Boldyreff went to Paris to initiate negotiations re garding the resettlement of Russian citizens in refuge camps to French Morocco. Mr. Boldyreff was also invited to join the staff of the Inter governmental Committee on Refu gees. The question of the civil or in ternational nature of the war brought from the “pros” this state ment. “The nature of the conflict in Vietnam is one of international aggression on the part of North Vietnam aided by China. The war is not a spontaneous and local re bellion against the established gov ernment. North Vietnam has de liberately set out to conquer a neighboring state.” North Vietnam has attempted to conceal its aggres sion to avoid the kind of opposi tion the Communists met in Korea, but it supplies the Viet Cong with men and weapons. Ho Chi Minh claims to want to “liberate” South Vietnam; his real goal is to subju gate it. The National Liberation Front is an extension of North Vietnam’s military and political for ces. President Johnson stated in his 1964 address to Congress that the United States must oppose this aggression because of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, created in 1954 to assure collective security (Continued on page 4) Tourney Croivns Burrows, Geraty The first Salem College student- faculty pool tournament crowned its winners, John Burrows and DeeDee Geraty, on March 8. Mr. Burrows and DeeDee played Gail Nichols and Ed Shewmake in the finals, which proved to be of great in terest on and off of campus. Be sides a good group of spectators, the cameras of WSJS-TV were on hand to tape the finals, which were shown later that night on W’SJS. The skill of all of the finalists was very evident as all of them seemed to be in superb form, mak ing very difficult and skillful shots. The crowd-pleaser seemed to be Mr. Burrows, who continually amazed the audience .with his ex cellent shots. His partner, Dee Dee was also in top form, even with a bandaged wrist. Although Mr. Shewmake and Gail failed to win, they showed the skill which advanced them to the finals by teaming to give Mr. Burrows and DeeDee a good fight. Since the tournament was spon sored by WRA, prizes were pre sented to the winners and runners- up by Elizabeth Johnston. Mr. Bur rows and DeeDee received silver trays, and Mr. Shewmake and Gail were presented fortune-telling eight balls. ! '■ The tournament proved to be a great success, with much player and spectator interest. Because of this fact the tournament could possibly become an annual event and grow in successive years. Phi Alpha Theta Welcomes Six New Members On Aprils Six girls were inducted into Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honorary society, Wednesday after noon in Strong Friendship room. These new members are Carroll Cooke, Joan Hobbs, and Peggy Hol- royd, who are majoring in history, along with Fay Jackson, Lita Brown, and Sharyn Dettwiller, who have history minors. To qualify for membership, one must have taken twelve hours of history and have a B-f- average in it. An overall B average in other courses is required. The inductions are held each year. Already in the society are Betty Brock, Barbie Hooten, Mallory Lykes, Carolyn Rich, and Kelly Watkins. The new and old members pro ceeded from the induction to din ner. They returned to Strong for a discussion on Vietnam with Bar bie Hooten, the president, leading. Carol Quick (left) and Kristin Jorgenson (right), 1967 Oslo Scholars, will leave June 16 to attend summer school in Oslo, Nor way. By Carol Carson The last assembly before spring vacation was a welcome one for all of us, but two Salemites will never forget it. That's the day they screamed in Hanes’ Auditorium while everyone clapped loudly. That’s the day Kristin Jorgenson and Carol Quick heard that they would spend the summer at the University of Oslo’s International Summer School. That’s the day two more Salemites, Linda Moore and Susan Gray Fowler, found they were alternates for the event. Not long before the Big Day, Carol and Kristin had filled out the application, Carol hoping she would not be an alternate a second time, and Kristin looking forward to an opportunity to visit the “old coun try”. Both girls agree that the theme they wrote, “Dissent in a Free Society”, was little to pay for such an opportunity. The girls will leave from New York June 16 on the Bergensfjord, along with about 125 students plus the regular passengers. (Donnetta George, a sophomore transfer to Salem, will travel with them and attend the Summer School too.) The girls will spend the ten days en route in orientation sessions and meeting the others on board ship. They will spend one day in Copen hagen in addition to shorter visits in smaller cities. Once there, the days should be full, with each girl taking six hours of electives and the required course. General Survey of Norwegian Life and Culture. 'Kristin is looking forward to tak ing Elementary Norwegian Lang uage, a course which counts for two and involves a supervised lab per iod, and Norway and Scandinavia in International Relations. Carol will fill the cla.ssroom hours with a History of Norway, Norwegian Literature, and Norwegian Society. When the girls have spare mo ments they can join other students in school-organized trips to Lille- hammer and Telemark or a trip to Bergen. They can also tour on their own or try hiking around the country with other student groups. (Continued on Page 3) Clodfelter Stresses Need For Youth To Make Wills “The Importance of Wills for the Young” was the topic of a talk given by Robert S. Clodfelter at assembly April 5. Mr. Clodfelter is a vice president in the Trust Department of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company. A graduate from Mars Hill College, he holds a law degree from Duke University. Mr. Clodfelter began his speech by defining a will as a written docu ment through which a person can stipulate the recipients of his pro perty upon his death. Each state has specific laws which govern the distribution of property belonging to persons dying without walls. One of the main points brought out by the speaker was that making a will is a privilege granted by the states to citizens meeting certain qualifi cations. In North Carolina one must be of sound mind and over twenty-one years of age, or at least eighteen if married. By having a will, a person may choose his beneficiaries, provide for specific or unequal distribution of his estate, or make individual be quests. A personal will also en ables a person to select an executor to settle his estate, or establish trust founds for his beneficiaries. Mr. Clodfelter cited cases to point out the importance, of consulting an attorney wdien making out a will as insurance that it properly expresses one’s wishes. Mr. Clodfelter is married and the father of four children. A mem ber of the Kiwanis Club and the Presbyterian Church, he has been with Wachovia about eleven years and frequently addresses groups about wills. ATTENTION Fay Jackson, a senior from Nor folk, Virginia, will present her Sen ior Piano Recital on Friday, April 7, at 8:15 p.m. The recital will be held in Shirley Recital Hall and everyone is urged to attend.
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