Jolume XLVIII
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, April 1 4, 1967
Number 24
t ames Edwards To Participate Salem Students Announce
n Cornell Teacher Study Group Dorms
JC ^^ ~ - '1 Barbie Barton. Marv Dav M
jDr. James W. Edwards, Head of
[le Biology Department and Salem’s
ne and only “mad scientist,” will
;ave Salem for the coming school
ear to participate in special study
or college teachers at Cornell Uni-
ersity in New York,
for. Edwards received his Bache-
jr of Arts degree from Evansville
College in Indiana. He continued
is studies at Utah State University
/here he received the Master of
feence and Doctor of Philosophy
legrees. His dissertation research
or his doctorate involved a study
if(the genetics of the eyelessness in
^osophila (fruit fly). It was con-
erned with how genes influence
bnormal development and differen-
iation, and, also, how hormones
nay possibly be related to the pro-
esses associated with the regula-
ion of gene activity.
:KVhile in graduate school, Dr. Ed
wards met his wife, Kay Daun. She
,lso holds a Master of Science de-
;ree, but her field is Household
economics and Management. They
lave one son, Lance, who is four
'ears old. At present Mrs. Edwards
s^working on making sure there is
ilways “a doctor in their house 1”
>he is studying at Cornell Univer
ity for her Ph. D. in Household
iconomics and Management.
Dr. Eldwards came to Salem in
96S after having taught previously
it Utah State and at St. Francis
Zollege in Pennsylvania. He feels
hat Salem’s size, location, com-
)etent student body, stimulating
0. C. Presents
^lumnaeAward
Greensboro College presented
imer 1926 graduate and Salem
-Culty member, Dr. Elizabeth
felch, with “A Distinguished
lumnae Award” at a March 18
eeting of its alumnae association,
his unique honor recognized Dr.
^elch as “educator, author and lec-
irer whose distinguished career
IS contributed significantly to the
)iritual well-being of her fellow
an and to the general welfare of
)ciety.” A framed congratulatory
legram from her well-known ac-
iiaintance Andy Griffith now hangs
I’her office alongside an engraved
laque and framed letter as a me-
lento of the occasion.
faculty, and potential are definite
advantages of teaching here. He
looks forward to a reduced teaching
load and/or some team-teaching in
order to have adequate time to pre
pare up-to-date lectures which are
real performances rather than mere
presentations.
Next year Dr. Edwards will parti
cipate in a National Science Found
ation Academic Year Institute for
College Teachers in Radiation Bio
logy at Cornell University. He will
take courses in isotope methology
and radiation biology and seminars
in the application of radiation ex
periments to the college teaching
program, as well as electives in
genetics and invertebrate zoology.
Salem had better be careful about
letting Dr. Edwards get started in
study again because he says, “I am
certain that I would certainly enjoy
being a student for the next ten
years or so, since there is so much
to learn in this vast field called bio
logy.” Actually this quotation was
College Offers
Added Courses
The hours of credit for English
201, 202 have been changed to (3, 3).
The statement on the minor in
Drama on page 94 of the Catalogue
is changed to: “The minor in
Drama requires eighteen hours, six
in the basic sequence English 201,
and twelve among . .
Spanish 281, 282 are deleted.
New courses added for next year:
English 298. Twentieth Century
Poets (3). A study of selected Bri
tish and American poets.
Spanish 241. Nineteenth and
Twentieth Century Drama (3). A
study of Spanish drama from neo-
classicism to the present.
Spanish 242. Contemporary Span
ish Literature (3). A study of twen
tieth century Spanish literature ex
clusive of drama.
Spanish 261. A survey of Latin
American Literature (3).
Spanish 271. Nineteenth Century
Prose (3).
Math 203, 204, and 302 are deleted.
The following are added:
Mathematics 320. Advanced Cal
culus (3).
Mathematics 303. Real Variables
(3).
Mathematics 304. Real Variables
(3).
Readers* Theater To Qive
musing Spring Production
Salem students rehearse for the
Readers’ Theatre Spring production
of ,A Thurher Carnival to bo given
April 19 and 20.
Have you ever wondered what
would have happened "If Grant
Had Been Drinking At Appomat
tox”? You need not dwell upon
the subject any longer. All is re
vealed as the Readers’ Theater pre
sents its Spring production, A
given in response to a question as
to what he would like to do if he
ever stopped teaching. He says
that he really enjoys teaching and
can’t suggest any alternative as far
as the future is concerned.
Many of Dr. Edwards’ students
have noticed that his office light is
often on in the Science Building
when they come in from dates. It
has even been suggested that per
haps Salem has its own “mad
scientist” who concocts strange
potions in the dead of the night.
Actually Dr. Edwards says that late
hours are conducive to study. “I
find that I work very efficiently
late at night, and this undisturbed
activity affords considerable time
for meditation, especially with
reference to laboratory experimen
tation.”
For relaxation (when he does re
lax), Dr. Edwards enjoys reading,
particularly Experimental Biology,
An Experimental Approach to Bio
logy, and the Harrod Experiment.
He also plays tennis, golf, and
pocket billiards.
At the close of the interview Dr.
Edwards was quick to answer to
the query, “What made you decide
to grow a beard and does your wife
like it?” with “The answer is simple
—why not? My wife’s answer to
the question was an unqualified
‘yes,’ but it was difficult to ascer
tain over the telephone the amount
of enthusiasm appertaining there
to.”
The three freshmen elected to
serve as' dorm presidents are left to
right Sandra Holder, Clewell; Lind
say McLaughlin, Babcock; and Kit
Foster, Gramley.'
Dorm presidents in Babcock, Cle
well, and Gramley for the next year
have been elected by the Freshman
Class. Lindsay McLaughlin, Sandra
Holder, and Kit Foster will head
these dorms, respectively.
For the first time this year the
hall presidents for the freshman
dorms were selected before the
room drawings were held. The hall
presidents for first, second, and
third floor Clewell are, in order,
Boldyreff Tells Of Life
Under Soviet Rule Today
Thurher Carnival. The Carnival
consists of a series of short scenes
that provide a variety of side-split
ting and subtle humor.
Under the direction of Dr. Mary
Homrighous, Salem’s own “Walter
Mitty’s” will guide the audience
the whimsFal wit of James
Thurber on April 19 and April 20
at 8 p.m. The cast includes Carol
Carson, Anna Kitchen, Lee Tor
rence, Joanie Lukens, S h a r 1 e e
Shouse, Catherine Boyer, Ruthie
Everette, and Donetta George, the
majority of whom are members of
the oral interpretation class.
This production should certainly
prove to be an amusing evening for
“Spring Fever” ridden students.
Amy Murray will present her So
phomore Piano Recital at 7:15 p.m.
on Friday, April 14, in Shirley Re
cital Hall. Amy is a student of
Dean Clemens Sandresky.
By Sandy Gills
Constantin Boldyreff, the Director
of Radio Free Russia, spoke in as
sembly on April 12, about the Rus
sian scene today. He said that there
are two major threats to the sta
bility of communism. The first of
these threats is the Sino-Soviet
split. This strife between Russia
and China caused a split in the
communist parties of every country
in Europe and Asia. The Maoist
Party in China seems to be respon
sible in part for the separation.
Since the Sino-Soviet strife is a
threat to communism, there must
be a reconciliation between the op
posing groups before the commu
nists can unite to combat the Free
World.
Whereas the first threat can pos
sibly be solved, there exists a se
cond threat which may prove more
dangerous to communism. The ad
vent of the new generation, said
Boldyfeff, was the beginning of the
decline of communist power in Rus
sia. The young generation does not
believe in the communist slogans
which were so great an influence
on the previous generation; there
fore, the young people are less com
mitted to the preservation of the
Communist Party. This lack of
commitment points out the failure
of Communism: although Stalin
changed the environment of Russia,
he could not change the hearts of
men.
The revolt of the new generation
can best be seen in the recent stu
dent demonstrations for the free
dom of speech and of press and for
the upholding of the Russian Con
stitution. Of the students, fifteen
to twenty per cent are active in the
regime, with an opposition of the
same number. The number of stu
dents actively participating in the
revolts is increasing, while the op
position is decreasing. Therefore,
the communist rulers will have to
deal with a less submissive new
generation.
Barbie Barton, Mary Day Mordecai,
and Claudia Young. On first, se
cond, and third floors of Babcock
are Lee Wood, Robin Ackroyd-
Kelly, and Kay Wingerd. Gram-
ley’s freshman hall presidents will
be Sandra Culpepper on the first
floor, and Martha McMurdo on se
cond floor. Third floor will have
a junior hall president.
Next year’s Junior Class will
room in Bitting, Lehman, and Sis
ters with the overflow of juniors
on the third floor of Gramley.
The Seniors decided to room in
South and Strong next year.
Steere Lectures
AboutPlantLife
"A Present Day Look at Mosses”
was the topic for a lecture delivered
by Dr. William C. Steere to stu
dents, faculty, and guests at 2:30
p.m., April 5. Dr. Steere, Director
of the New York Botanical Gar
dens, showed a film by a Tokyo
Institute, followed by a slide show
which illustrated interesting and
unusual phenomena found in pre
sent-day mosses and lichens.
Many of his illustrations were de
voted to mosses and lichens in the
Arctic and Antarctic regions, since
those forms of plant life are the
main vegetation found in those re
gions.
“One of the most unusual pheno
mena discovered,” Dr. Steere ex
plained, “is that lichens pick up
radiation more readily than other
plants.” No one has discovered why
this happens. He illustrated cave
mosses which have adapted them
selves to living in an environment
with little light by developing an
apparatus which focuses light to a
cell within the organism.
Hair cap mosses, genus polytri-
cum, and the geographical distri
bution of mosses were also dis
cussed with a style which animated
the plant life.
Dr. Steere, a native of Muskegon,
Michigan, received his Ph.D. from
the University of Michigan. He is
a past president of the Botanical
Society of America and numerous
other societies. In addition to direct
ing the New York Botanical Gar
dens, he is a Professor of Botany
at Columbia University and has
published more than ISO research
papers.
ATTENTION
Mr. Snavely ha» been bed-ridden
for the pa»t five or lix weeks with
a severe case of flu. SGA is send
ing him a basket of fruit. The
Salemite wishes him a speedy re
covery.
Salem College Students, Faculty Attend
SNCEA Meeting In Asheville, April 7-8
Twenty-two Salem students and
three faculty members attended the
Student North Carolina Education
Association and the North Carolina
Education Association meetings, re
spectively, held in Asheville, April
7-8.
The faculty members. Dr. Eliza
beth Welch, Mrs. Marilyn Stowers,
and Mrs. Lucia Karnes, attended
discussion groups and business
meetings of the NCEA while the
students attended the functions of
the SNCEA.
A SNCEA luncheon began the
agenda on Friday where the dele
gates heard a talk about changes in
education. That evening NCEA and
SNCEA members met jointly for
the Third General Session in Me
morial Auditorium. In addition to
the business session, Jesse Stuart, a
noted author and educator, spoke to
the group, and student teacher rep
resentatives from various North
Carolina colleges were presented.
Representing Salem was Bitsy Ful
cher, a music major from Martins
ville, Virginia.
Saturday morning found NCEA
delegates at a business session and
SNCEA representatives listening to
chapter reports and electing officers
of the SNCEA for the coming year.
Chapter reports brought many new
ideas to the Salem delegation and
following the installation of officers,
the convention was adjourned.