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.