Moravian Easter Service
schedules announced.
See page 2.
Volumn XLX
"New Folk" to perform
April 17. See page 3.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C. Friday, April 12, 1968
Number 1
Y' Auction ‘‘Unearths”
Rare And Tasty Buys
Speakers Pace Symposium;
^^American Dream’^ Is Thought
By Martha Rasberry
“This is the tightest bunch of
students we’ve ever had!” The
comment from Mr. Michie biased
over the microphone as the 15th
annual YWCA auction began. Al
though the atmosphere was at first
rather reserved, all our tightwads
emerged as the last of the big-time
spenders. Thanks to them the au
ction was a big success. The ap
proximate $500 that was made will
be used to aid in the education of
a foreign student through the pro
gram of the Wold University Ser
vice. Jane Cross will be our WUS
representative who will correspond
with our foreign student throughout
the coming year.
It can’t be said that the items
auctioned this year were “the same
old stuff.” How many girls would
have thought that dates could be
bought? Mrs. Marrotte guaranteed
two attractive young men as din
ner dates for the highest bidders.
A law student and a medical'stu
dent were the big prizes. Ask the
lucky girls for results!
Who ever heard of de-decorating
a Christmas tree in April? Mrs.
Gombosi seemed to find it a much
more pleasant task while the wea
ther was warm. Two or three of
Santa’s little helpers emerged from
the crowd with visions of left-over
presents floating through their
heads.
Martha Eubanks was a big bid-
der this year. Smoking incessantly
and nudging Kathy Carpenter to
stop bidding against her, Martha
came out triumphant with a dinner
given by Mr. Jordan.
Bertrand Russell was a visiting
dignitary at* the auction. Mobbed
by the crowd, however, he simply
left a photograph of himself with
orders given to Mr. Sanders to sell
Choice Avails
Collegiate Poll
By Hannah Nicholson
Have you made up your mind
yet? You’ve got leSs. than three
weeks so don’t you think its a-
bout time you did something a-
bout it ? On April 24, every Salem
student, regardless of age or class
ification, will have a chance to voice
her choice in Choice ’68 — the Nat
ional Collegiate Presidential Pri
mary.
The last few weeks have been
turbulent ones. Lyndon B. John
son announced he would not ac
cept renomination as president.
Martin Luther King was shot
down in Memphis. Nelson Rocke
feller is still not running for the
presidential nomination but ^ will
accept a draft. Richard Nixon,
Kennedy are campaigning hard.
Hubert Humphrey hasn’t made any
statement yet as to his candidacy.
Favorite son candidates are crop
ping up all over the nation.
You at Salem at last have a
chance to stand up and be heard.
Your vote and your opinions count
in this election. It has been spec
ulated that Choice ’68 results may
easily influence the vice-president
ial nomination of each of the part
ies. Choice ’68 is a student effort,
controlled and organized by stu-
ednts, underwritten by Time maga
zine. Student votes are expected
to exceed two million and possibly
go as high as five million. YOU
are important. YOU are needed.
YOU must be informed in order
to vote intelligently. Get busy. By
April 24 you must have made up
your mind.
it for a good price. Some of our
thriftier vied for the prize.
A congenial group decided that
Mr. Michie’s “refreshments” and
dinner seemed a lovely way to pass
some free time at Salem. Unfor
tunately certain current restrictions
and prohibition have caused the
party to be moved to a later date.
Dr. Clauss’ tea and crumpets might
have the same danger placed on it
because of certain restrictions
effecting “tea time.” All persons
involved will be notified as to a
change in date.
A certain student leader on cam
pus was heard only minutes after
the auction yelling, “two for a
quarter.” Can in hand,. she was
seen dispensing chocolate chips to
anyone willing to pay the price.
Interested in such enthusiasm I
turned around to realize that Mary
Alice DeLuca was making a “kill
ing” off of cookies she had just
bought. Never sell a Salem girl
short!
As is evident, the auction made
quite a splash with enthusiastic
bargain-seekers on campus. The
YWCA cabinet gives a great big
THANKS to everybody, faculty and
students, who made it the success
that it was.
Moravians Plan
Easter Service
By Carol Carson
On Easter Sunday morning, April
14, Salemites, townspeople, and visi
tors will be given an opportunity to
■ attend the 196th Moravian Sunrise
Service which will be held in God’s
Acre. The sunrise service of the
Moravians is a unique service. It
begins quite early in the morning
when, as early as 2:30 a.m., the Mo
ravian band, now divided into as
many as twenty groups, plays
throughout the city to awaken and
call the people to the service.
“Sleepers Awake” is the traditional
call to the community.
Slowly, as early as 3 a.m., crowds
will begin to assemble in the Square
waiting quietly until about a half
hour before sunrise. Then all will
assemble into groups of four and
file into the Blome Moravian Church
cemetery for the service.
The people attending the cere
mony will be asked to join the
band in the music of this season
which welcomes the new day and
thanks God for His blessings. Then
the minister will speak.
Salemites are invited to atteiid
the service. The Refectory will
serve breakfast at 5 a.m. for those
girls attending the service.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dr. Mary Hill, Head of the De
partment of Religion, attended a
theological meeting at Duke Univer
sity in Durham, April 4-6. The
theme of the consultation was a
consideration of Tasks of Theology
Today by Jurgen Moltmann, Visit
ing Professor of theology at Duke.
Theologians from across the coun
try participated. Salem s Dr. Char
les L. Rice also attended this con
ference.
* ♦ ♦
Dean Ivy M. Hixson represented
Salem College on Saturday, April
6, at the inauguration of Dr. Nor
man A. Wiggins as President of
Campbell College. Dr. Wiggms
was formerly a member of the fa
culty of Wake Forest Law School.
Miller Notes
Computer Role
By Donetta George
“Computers and Privacy” was
Arthur Miller’s topic in his opening
address at the Symposium, April 4,
on “The Dehumanization of Man.”
As a legal authority on computers,
Mr. Miller centered his address on
the necessity of citizens to prevent
the misuse of the computer media.
According to Mr. Miller, “a com
puter is not evil. It is morally
neutral.” He suggested that many
people fear computers because they
think computers'will turn this into
a “transparent world.” Mr. Miller
agrees that computers are a danger
to individual privacy, but feels that
they are a necessary part of the
future which can be effectively con
trolled.
One example he used to describe
the benefits that have come with
the computer age are the medical
advances that have been made. In
the future, with a computer, a
patient’s entire medical history will
be available to any doctor anywhere
in the world. Computers can now
register physiological changes in the
body. Miller predicts that eventu
ally they will be able to measure
emotions, as well as be able to
track down any individual through
the information it holds.
One of the ideas concerning com
puters discussed by Mr. Miller is a
National Data Center being investi
gated now by the federal govern
ment. This center would collect all
the data needed by all federal
agencies, analyze this body of in
formation, and distribute it to the
computer field concerns the indi
vidual’s right to privacy versus the
freedom of the press. Mr. Miller
expressed his concern over the way
in which American citizens are be
coming increasingly used to intru-
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Geneticist Cites
Importance Of
Birth Contiol
By Judy Pifer
Dr. Maurice Whittinghill discuss
ed population growth and its impli
cation on the future of man. The
demand for more food and water
cannot be met if air pollution, irri
gation, and the filling up of dams
will still continue. Rather than at
tacking the problems of conserva
tion piecemeal, considering man as
an independent species, we should
study him as a dependent species.
Dr. Whit tinghill feels that
through genetic improvements we
may be’ critical in the choice of
people who will inhabit the envi
ronment in the future. We also
need to limit the size of our families
to help alleviate the problem of
population explosion. If we learn
how to choose the sex of our off
spring, we must be careful so that
the sex ratio is not upset. Parents
choosing the sex of their children
may decide that they would like
NOTICE
Salem’s President, Dr. Dale H.
Gramley, will represent the college
at the Board of Directors of the
Moravian Music Foundation meet
ing in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
April 17-20.
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Carolyn Garrett, Connie Sorenson, and Duane Ackerson portray
Edward Albee's "dehumanized" characters in The American Dream.
two girls or two boys, rather than
one boy and one girl.
In the past, birth control has been
used just to limit the number of our
children, but in the future Dr.
Whittinghill suggests that we may
use it for genetic control of the
population. It is difficult to locate
genes on the chromosomes. In or
der to get around this problem,
man may use birth control as a type
of selective breeding in the future.
In his seminar Dr. Whittinghill
discussed his research on genetic
mosaics (when genes are not alike
in two parts of the body) on a rheu
matoid arthritis patient. He has
various agencies as needed. He
emphasized that with such an all-
inclusive type of computer system,
checks would be necessary to as
sure that the information would be
protected.
In a National Data Center, he
sees the danger that such a large
amount of collected information
would increase the possibility of
varying answers, which in turn
could cause more discrepancies in
the final analysis of the informa
tion.
Another trend in American life
that he closely connected with the
studies not only the occurrence oi
the disease in the patient’s family
but also the geographical locations
of all persons in North Carolina
having rheumatoid arthritis. In
studies such as these Dr. Whitting
hill is trying to determine whether
heredity or environment is the more
important factor in this disease.
Hill Speaks On
New Mind Drug
By Sandra Holder
Dr. Warren Hill of the Llniversity
of - Pittsburgh in his opening add
ress on April 4, outlined the view
point he would pursue as a psycho
logist throughout Salem’s Sympo
sium. His main topic was the pre
sent Use of psychedelic drugs - es
pecially marijuana - and its relat
ionship with man’s changing image.
With Dr. Hill’s suggested advo
cacy of such drugs as a means for
obtaining individuality, those pre
sent at the Symposium tended to
view him as an advocate of our pre
sent social changes. Instead, Dr.
Hill explained his ideas as to why
there had been a rapid increase in
the use of these drugs and in what
situations he would encourage their
use. With reference to the hippie
culture and the Theater of the Ab
surd, he suggested these groups
“dropped out” because they were
dissatisfied with some of the atti
tudes and values of contemporary
America. These included material
ism, label usage, violence, and tra
ditional social codes. Becausq. in
dividuals drop out of society in
varying degrees, they resort to
varying means of expressing
their newly found individuality.
Some use drugs in an attempt to
find their true reality and reason
for existence.
Dr. Hill was suggesting that if a
person is discontent with his pre
sent image of himself and his con
ception of the world around him,
such psychedelic drugs may be a
safe and successful way to find his
individuality within, a realistic
world. If taken under controlled
conditions and used without escape
reasons, the drugs can change a
person’s perspective to varying de
grees.
His explanation on the self
absorbing, negative aspects of alco
hol in comparison to the possible
broadening aspects of drug usage
were enlightening to the audience.
With faith in the youth of today.
Dr. Hill advocated the temporary
use of psychedelic drugs if an in
dividual thinks he can have a ma
turing process from such use. His
interesting and controversial point
of view added to the 1968 Sym
posium. J
AlbeeSees Man
Dehumanized
By Jane Cross
American Dream by Edward Al
bee, a contemporary comedy, was
presented April 4, as a special addi
tion to the 1968 Symposium by the
Pierrette Players. The play was -
presented in the Drama Workshop
to a standing-room-only audience.
The play is a satire of contempor
ary society which seems to be mov
ing towards dehumanization and
materialism. Albee has a brilliant
gift for dialogue which comes
through in the superficial relation
ships which the characters share.
The play is a comedy, yet there is
a note of pathos which tends to
point up the incompleteness of mo
dern man. Incomplete, meaning
when man no longer has the capaci
ty to feel, he -is reduced to the level
of a machine.
Daddy, played by Duane Acker-
son, is the epitome of the “henpeck
ed” and demasculinated husband
who really is never able to make
any decisions because of the domin
ation of Mommy, portrayed by
Carolyn Garrett. Both did an ex
cellent job in portraying the char
acters as Albee intended.
Gonnie Sorenson was a thorough
ly modern granny who seemed
younger than middle-aged Mommy
and Daddy. Grandma keeps the
stage littered with neatly-wrapped
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