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jiecernber 15, 1967
THE SALEMITE
Page Five
National Merit Awards To Shrink,
Disappear On A Four-Year Basis
Evanston, 111. (CPS)—The Na
tional Merit Scholarship Corpora
tion (NMSC) will phase out its
four-year national scholarships next
year and replace them with a less
costly program of one-year, $1,000
wards.
'The change is a result of a cut-
} ck in the amount of funds
anted to the corporation by the
Ford Foundation, according to Har
old Harding, NMSC’s director for
information. Ford has supplied
funds for all national awards in the
past.
The industrial, or sponsored
scholarships, will not be affected by
the impending change, Harding
said. The sponsored awards make
up the bulk of the financial assist
ance given out by the corporation—
there were about 1800 sponsored
awards made last year, and only
six hundred national awards—but
the national scholarships have al-
Santa Receives Letter
Santa-Babes,
jit’s about time for you to make
the big scene in your reindeer
machine, spreading good cheer and
ajlittle bit of “sock it to me” over
the countryside. So pack your bags
and get your gear, because where
yhu're going is nowhere near.
Just for the record, fat man, these
wild chicks at Salem U have been
^od girls all year through. Like
man, they’ve been keeping their
c(5ke bottles out of sight and all
that trash. I would like to send
out a few soul-shaking recpiests for
your big night:
Alice Wightman, better known
as Madame X, would like a crystal
ball. She’s already got that palm
business knocked and she’s ready
for the big time.
(Rumor has it that Lisa Mabley
needs a little bit of help gaining
weight. Her appetite pills don’t
seem to do the trick. How about
giving her some “Weight-On” for
an extra boost ?
(Roberta Thompson, our animal
lover, wants more ponies. Please
give her a direct line to the Mon
arch Company as a vital repre
sentative of the “Society for the
Pfevention of the Extinction of
Ponies.
There just haven’t been enough
■ ANNOUNCEMENTS
®eniors will be entertained with
refreshments in the home of Dr.
and Mrs. Dale H. Gramley after
roling, Monday night.
t
'ormitories will close at 5 p.m.,
Wednesday, December 20. If any
one needs to leave later than this
h^ur, she is asked to please notify
her counselor and take her luggage
to Clewell Reception Room and
wait there.
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the Salem College School of Music
which periodically features faculty
concerts as part of its concert pro-
f ms.
Ir.. Hei4ernann presented another
concert in assembly Wednesday,
December 13. His first selection
a Beethoven Sonata, Op. 13,
’^hich is referred to as the “Pathe-
tique.” This moving, forceful piece
isjone of the best and most recog
nisable of the Beethoven Sonatas.
The first movement is especially
noteworthy because of its form and
■fs popularity in the musical field.
Mr. Heidemann presented the selec
tion in the forceful, dynamic style
fet has won this work its fame,
flis second selection was the
Sonata in A major by Mozart. This
"'ork is a light airy one that is
characteristic of the delicate work
created by Mozart. Mr. Heide-
thsnn showed great ability in this
Quick-moving piece.
it has been said that the sonata
'S^he true test of an artist’s ability.
Mr. Heidemann, in selecting the
sonata as the text of his perform-
^Uce, proved to everyone present
Ms mastery of the art. His recital
Worthy of the ovation given to
hita.
serenades for Lyn Davis this fall.
She’s hoping for an influx of pins
over Christmas, so that she can
have a serenade to tape every night
of the week.
Nancy Johnson needs a longer
skateboard, preferably flourscent
for night-riding. She has a definite
problem putting both big feet on
that board.
Of course, all the student teachers
are hoping that you’ll create “more
hours in the day” so they can teach
longer. Also, there is a group in
Bitting that is counting the days
until the fourth edition of Jeopardy
is released.
Cece Dillard wmnts a few extra
inches and Sandy Gills joins her in
that request.
Second floor Bitting requests a
separate line for Nancy Richardson.
It’s aw'fully disheartening when
every call that comes in is from Ed.
Santa baby, how about twelve
o’clock Sunday night permissions
for the juniors all wrapped up in
a big green bow and gold paper?
If you can, Patsy Mathews would
like to teach Latin somewhere. Is
there a place for her in the Vati
can ?
Bring, as you wing your way
down from Maine and other north
ern parts, a certain male exchange
student for Eva Drexler. Make
sure he’s wrapped up tight and se
cure and take special care of him.
Jant Litton is afraid she’ll break
a four-year streak, so please Santa,
arrange her a date with a certain
boy in Winston-Salem.
Janet Smith would like a movie
of her part in the Gramley Thanks
giving party. Her one-line walk-on,
“Canay is dandy, but liquor is
quicker”, deserves an Oscar.
Santa, there are a lot of girls who
want husbands, but fitting them
into stockings would be too hard
even for you and Rudolph. There
fore, diamonds will just have to do.
Well, Nick-baby, these are just a
few hints to speed you along. Now
jump on it and ride.
T. P. and ’son
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this practice teaching season comes
to an end, there are mixed emotions
in the heart of every student
teacher.
Happiness: no more papers to
grade, aching feet, and bleeding
chalk-caked fingers. Sadness: no
more “Will you come to the game
Friday night?”, no more “See ya
Monday!”
- Letter -
(Continued from page 2)
lence in the face of a deadline.
With a larger staff, a better and
more creative Salemite would be
possible. We need writers, proof
readers, typists, layout staff, run
ners—anyone who is interested and
willing to work.
If you want to do something con
structive to improve your school
paper, come to The Salemite office.
A welcome awaits you; moreover,
you will be a more involved and
satisfied Salemite.
Sincerely,
Jane Horton
ways been regarded as the more
prestigious of the two kinds of
awards.
According to Harding, the cor
poration plans to award about four
hundred national scholarships next
year, and none the year after. It
will phase in the one-year awards
during the same period.
The NMSC official said the total
amount of financial aid given out
by the corporation over the next
two years would remain at about
the level of last year’s aid, which he
estimated as $7.8 million.
Since 1956, when the corporation
was founded, several hundred high
school students have been chosen
from among the National Merit
finalists each year to receive the
national awards. (Last year there
were 14,000 finalists.) Every state
was given a quota of national
awards, with the winners from each
state being selected by a national
board, composed mainly of college
administration officers.
The awards were given for a four-
year period, and ranged in amount
from $100 to $1,500 per year. Ac
cording to Harding the national
board selected recipients more on
the basis of factors like their high
school performances and extra
curricular accomplishments than
their scores on the NMSC’s qualify
ing test.
The sponsored awards, most of
them given by corporations or pri
vate donors, usually establish one
or more criteria for the selection of
recipients. Harding explained that
“commonly, the criterion is that
the recipient be the son or daugh
ter of an employee of the sponsor.
There are others, however—some of
the sponsors want recipients who
are going to a particular school, or
come from a particular county.”
The new program—^giving $1,000
awards for one year—will go into
effect this year, according to Hard
ing. He said that about 500 of the
one-year grants will be made to
seniors graduating this spring, and
about 1,000 of them the following
year.
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you have some relief when it rains.
We assume it makes your decision
a little easier!
After surveying the campus for
weeks and weeks, we have decided
that there is only one answer.
Mathematicians and Home Ec
majors, get out your sliderules and
tape measures! Something must be
done to help the average over
walked Salemite. Let’s find the
shortest distance to everywhere on
campus. Let’s publish maps so that
everyone can benefit from onr ex
tensive research. Now, please help
us solve one additional problem.
When walking to the bookstore,
how do you decide which two cars
to walk between?
Decisions, decisions, decisions!
What’s a poor girl to do?
For Nice Things To Wear . .
VISIT
Home of LANZ and McMUL-
LEN Dresses and Sportswear.
Open ’til 9 every nite—Monday
thru Friday,
Seniors Patsy Martin, Betsy Payne, and Bumpy Mclver learn the
art of trimming Moravian Christmas Candles. Monday night. Dr.
and Mrs. Gramley helped the Senior Class prepare the candles that
were used in today's Christmas Assembly.
French Organist Plays;
Benefits Musical Fund
French Organist Marie-Claire
Alain presented a concert for the
Agnew H. Bahnson, Jr. Memorial
Organ Fund in Hanes Auditorium
Friday, December 8.
Miss Alain demonstrated her
talent for bringing out the individu
ality of an organ in all of the pieces
she performed. Although she seems
to be most sensitive to French
works, she displayed this character
istic with Bach’s Fantasy in G
major. Her next selection. Litanies,
was written by her brother Jehan
and into this work she seemed to
put her entire self. Three choral
preludes followed the Litanies on
the program. These were “Sch-
muecke dich, O Liebe Seele,” “Herr
Jesu Christ dich zu uns wend,” and
“Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stemne.”
Following a very brief intermis-
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was filled with formal programs;
there was much time for socializing,
since the purpose of the conference
was to get to know people of both
races as individuals. One of the
leisure activities provided was a
tour of the Redstone Arsenal and
NASA.
A closing comment made by one
of the faculty present was that
people seem to learn better in a
crisis and that perhaps the inte
gration crisis can be the oppor
tunity for students to learn more.
sion Miss Alain performed Franck’s
^romantic work Fantasy in A major
with much control. Her next selec
tions were most difficult. These
were Three Dances which involved
much pedal work and which are not
usually performed because of their
difficulty.
For her final improvisation she
presented her interpretations of
Veni Emanuel.
Miss Alain has performed in con
cert throughout Europe^ and the
United States. She received her
musical background from her family
and from French schools. She re
ceived the Grand Prix du Disque
for her recordings.
ANKOUKCEMENTS
Dormitories will re-open at noon
Tuesday, January 2. Anyone re
turning before that hour may wait
in the Day Student Center.
♦ ♦ *
Christmas holiday sign-outs and
meal count must be completed by
Monday night, December 18.
♦ ♦ *
Dr. William B. White spent the
week of December 11 serving on
jury duty for Forsyth County.
ATTENTION
A dinner will be held for those
who helped with practice teaching,
January 11. This group will include
critic teachers, principals, teachers
who had students observing in their
classes and all others who co
operated with teacher education at
Salem. The practice teachers will
serve as hostesses for the occasion.
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the
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Walcomes Salem College
Students
Always A Friendly
Atmosphere
North Cherry Street Ext.
STEVE'S ITALIA
RISTORANTE
Italian Food
Spaghetti—Pizza, etc.
Also Complete American Menu
Open Dcdly 1 1 :00 A.M.-10:00 P.M.
CLOSED SUNDAYS
>12 OAKWOOD DRIVE