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An unusual sight on the Salem College campus is Mr. Williams
with his beret cocked to one side pedaling vigorously down the
streets of Old Salem. Perhaps his example of physical fitness
could be an inspiration for all Salemites—huh girls?
- Blow-
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Up-
grapher tells her to stop by his
studio to get the film. Once in his
studio, the mysterious women tries
to seduce him, but she only gets
a wrong roll of film for all her
troubles.
As soon as she leaves, the photo
grapher impatiently develops the
film to find, if possible, the meaning
of the strange incident. Troubled
by sections of two of the photo
graphs, he decides to enlarge them
several times, to blow them up, and
ends up with two pictures; one of
a man holding a revolver hiding
behind some bushes of the park,
and the other of a vague outline of
a man lying under a tree. Wishing
to verify his hypothesis that a mur
der had been committed, the photo
grapher returns to the park and
actually finds a corpse which re
sembles the one in the picture. He
then returns for his camera to
photograph the corpse, the evidence
and possible clue to the murder;
and he finds his studio in chaos,
the incriminating pictures stolen ex
cept for one.
The last deception comes when
he finds out that the body in the
park has disappeared, too. And
once more we have a meaningless,
or at least ambiguous, situation:
was someone murdered ? and if yes,
by whom? why? is the woman in
volved ?
Other scenes in Blow-up, such as
the “shuffle” between the photo
grapher and the two young girls
artistically repeat, as do the situa
tions mentioned above, the main
theme of the movie.
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- Alexander -
We are then faced with a series
of plausible, well structured situa
tions, which, however, lack meaning
Or whose meaning is ambiguous.
This causes a feeling of uneasiness,
and since “the slightest uncer
tainty even in the most trifling
matter is always a worry . . .”
(Kafka) we have the photographer
trying to find the answers, the
meanings, or the essence of things
in the things themselves. He photo
graphs matter; then he blows it up,
meaning that he divides matter over
and over hoping to find its essence.
However, as in the cause of the
murder, the essence, the corpse,
cannot be photographed. In other
words, we are made to feel, first of
all, the existence of the structured
material world in which we live and
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Hotel by Poulenc, and Don Quich-
otte by Ravel, were the most well
received pieces. Lawrence Smith,
Alexander’s accompanist, added the
piano solo Scherzo in B flat Minor,
Opus 31 by Chopin.
Alexander’s concert marks the
final program of this year’s Civic
Music Association series. Next year
the civic group will continue to in
clude in their programmed events
such talents as the American Ballet
Theatre.
April 21
Freshman Plan For Parents’ Day:
Banquet, Skit Highlights Activities
By Sandra Pappas
of the absurdity therein.
However, in the last scene of the
movie it becomes apparent that the
existence of the material world is
not necessarily absurd. There is an
alternate possibility: man can be
stow the world its essence. In this
final scene the photographer comes
to this realization while watching
a game of tennis in which two
players play without a tennis rdeket
or a ball. He begins by feeling
sorry for those poor fools playing
in this fashion, but soon he smiles
timidly and actually takes pleasure
in the game. And when the non
existent ball flies over the fence,
he goes to pick it up and throws
it back forcefully into the game.
He has realized that the players
give the tennis game its essence and
also that this essence or meaning
must be a collective enterprise since
the players and the photographer
represent mankind. He has real
ized that things exist before they
actually get a meaning or an es
sence ; and that man gives them
their essence.
By the nonchalant way the photo
grapher picks up his camera after
he has returned the “ball”, we know
that he will no longer need it, for
he has grasped the reality of his
twentieth century.
In our opinion then, Antonioni’s
Blow-up is an artistic representa
tion, extremely well done, of the
existential theme that preceeds es
sence, and of the resulting relief
and anxiety man must feel when
he realizes that he is free.
M. B.
“Spring is Bustin’ out All -Over”
and so is the freshman class. In
the midst of this cheerful season,
Salem “C” will be transformed into
a Carousel for Parents’ Day. For
one day, April 22, the parents of
freshmen girls have an opportunity
to see their daughters, the college
campus, and to meet the faculty
and administration. Girls also have
a chance to be with their parents
and enjoy a day of planned events.
Under the trees of Salem Square,
the day will begin with registration
in the morning from 10 to 12. Here,
parents will pick up their name tags
and programs outlining the day’s
events. Refreshments will consist
of punch and Moravian sugar cake.
Lunch will be served at noon in the
refectory, with parents dining for
$1.25 each.
Dorms will be open for parents
to visit from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
From 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. classes
will be held in the academic build
ing in order that the girls’ mothers
and fathers can get acquainted with
professors. Following classes, an
afternoon of recreation has been
planned. From 3:30 to S :30 p.m.
parents will display how young they
really are as they compete against
their daughters in volleyball games
and races in the gym.
A quick change into dressy
clothes will precede the 6 p.m. ban
quet. The theme of Carousel will
coordinate the decorations in the
foyer and dining room. Dr. and
Mrs. Dale Gramley, Dean Ivy Hix
son, Dean Jesse Wood, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Surratt will be attend
ing the banquet and presenting brief
speeches.
A skit by the entire freshman
class will be presented at 8 p.m. in
Hanes Auditorium. Once again, the
theme of the program will center
around the Broadway play. Carou
sel. With musical improvisions,
each ride on the
moving
will represent one school year
the skit ends. Parents’ Dav
draw to a close, an end to i
but perfect day.
On Sunday, starting at
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Old Salem tours will be" '*
parents. By the close of the ,
given
end’ parents of freshmen will r),7
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that “This was a
Year.”
Work In Europ
Earn Yourf;
- Installations -
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and individual responsibility. Vice-
President Linda Moore wants to
inform students more frequently
about assemblies and send out ques
tionnaires for suggestions for as
sembly programs. Sue Wooten,
Secretary of the Student Govern
ment, will try to strengthen stu
dent-faculty relations. Treasurer
Nancy Richardson plans to launch
a survey of the expenditures of the
various organizations to see that
funds are being distributed accord
ing to need.
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and “just generally messing around.”
Few wear them to class, since even
dresses an inch above the knee can
ride up embarrassingly. Teachers,
at time, find short skirts in class a
little rattling. “We may be teachers,
but we are still men,” a sociology
teaching assistant says. Professors
agree, however, that after a while
“it all becomes a part of the scen
ery.”
Like all innovations, minis have
their hazards. Wearers say chief
among them are bending over and
sitting down “in a way as not to
be ludid.” Most of them avoid dif
ficulty by slipping into light tights
or textured stockings which prevent
over-exposure while still keeping
the subject interesting.
Why haven’t more coeds joined
the mini crowd? First, the South
is one to three years behind other
parts of the world in fashion, say
clothing buyers on the Drag. Se
cond, while university males enjoy
mini-watching, they are not yet
ready to see their own girls out
fitted in one. Third, in at least one
frosh dorm, advisers tell girls not
to wear them. In sororities, group
standards prevail. Fourth, not every
coed can suitably wear one. It
takes a special figure—preferably
long, slender legs, a small waistline,
and small bustline. And fifth, many
people consider the mini downright
indecent.
In spite of all the inhibiting fac
tors, the adventurous few will find
lots of. mini-cut fashions on the
market this spring, fashion buyers
say. They will be primarily of the
playwxar variety, such as the mini
culotte, which combines the com
fort of shorts wdth the look of a
dress.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Northern Area of the 8
lege Alumnae Association will Ij
a meeting on campus April 27.1
Dale H. Gramley will speak £
luncheon given in the Club Dii*
Room.
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Wait Chapel at Wake Forest &
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