THE SALEMITE
Saturday, May 4, 1955
Bookstore, Dorms To See
Summer Improvements
By Claire Haines
Sorry, girls, no new dorms next
year. Contrary to common belief
or hope that Salemites will return
from summer vacation to color tele
vision sets, telephones in every
room and a carpeted Babcock, Mr.
Jack White, Assistant to the Pre
sident, indicated that the work this
summer will be the usual repair
and maintenance of the buildings
because of the repainting and the
extensive renovations of Clewell
and South last year.
Don’t be surprised to find, in ad
dition to the expected paint and
plaster for repairs, Clewell Date
Room and possibly Clewell Recep
tion Room redecorated. Mr. White
has also recognized the need for
more good paperback books in the
Book Store, which will have to be
renovated and expanded into the
Comptroller’s Office; the Comp
troller’s Office would then be
moved into Old Chapel.
Some of the work, probably that
done on the Book Store and the
Comptrller’s Office, would begin
in June; the work that would in
terfere with the Governor’s School
—redecorating Clewell Date Room
and Reception Room—would begin
in August.
Since, as Mr. White said, “You
work with what you have” and ex
pand on that, there is as yet no
definite plan and all these reno
vations are tentative. But students
can look forward to some new
paint and plaster and a few chan
ges next year.
SalemitesCompeteinTournaments
Involving Tennis And 0olf Talents
Movie Expresses Theme
Of Interracial Marriage
By Sue Rhinehardt
“Guess Who’s Coining To Dinner”
What would be your parents’ re
actions if you introduced a Negro
aS your fiance. This is the situa
tion met by a young woman in the
movie “Guess Who’s Coming To
Jjjinner.” The theme of the comedy
isi one that is concerning us more
and more—that of interracial marr
iage.
The couple played by Katherine
Houghton and Sidney Poitier de-
ciBe to be married after having met
tqn days earlier in Hawaii where
she was on vacation and he, a
wbrld-renowned physician, was on
a lecture tour. Flying to San Fran
cisco to get parental consent, she
meets unexpected opposition from
her father and from her family’s
Negro housekeeper who wields a
few blows at “black power” and
Negro insubordination. He finds
the expected shock and opposition
from his parents as well as hers.
Her father, a prominent, liberal
newspaper editor played by Spen
cer Tracy, finds his beliefs about
the equality of the races being
challenged when they actually ap-
pl^ to his persemal life; but her
mother, played by Katherine Hep
burn, shocked at first, is finally
caught up in the fantasy of the
love affair. After short consider
ation both sets of parents give
their consent when they recognize
the inevitability of the marriage.
Although the movie is set in the
20th Century about a 20th Cen
tury problem, it is a bit idealistic.
Katherine Houghton plays a
wealthy young woman brought up
in a liberal atmosphere, and Poitier
portrays a well-educated and fam
ous Negro. Therefore their relat
ionship is not one which would
meet many of the problems a less
ideal relationship would entail.
Nevertheless, the movie does evoke
thought on the issue of interracial
marriage as well as providing an
entertaining two hours.
Tennis action in the past week
has included a match and two
tournaments. On Thursday, April
27, Salem played Catawba in a re
turn match and Catawba won 5-4.
Anne Cargill and Debbie Lotz won
their singles matches. Debbie and
Lou Henderson, and Betsy McAlis
ter and Susan Yager won their
doubles matches. The results of
the match were as follows:
Singles:
Jane Christie (C), Ethel Tobias
(S) 10-2
Anne Cargill (S), Carol Hough
ton (C) 10-2
Debbie Lotz (S), Debbie Book
(C) 10-5
Jo Lisa (C), Lou Henderson
(S) 10-7
Barbara Benson (C), Betsy Mc
Alister (S) 10-7
Cathy Enos (C), Susan Yager
(S) 10-4
Doubles:
Jane Christie and Jo Lisa (C),
Ethel Tobias and Anne Car
gill (S) 10-4
Debbie Lotz and Lou Hender
son (S), Debbie Book and
Carol Houghton (C) 10-1
Betsy McAlister and Susan
Yager (S), Susan Carter and
Cathy Enos (C) 8-6
The Eleventh Annual Invitational
Tennis Day at Chapel Hill was held
April 27. There were fifteen col
leges and universities represented,
with Jean Evans from Queens win
ning the singles over Laura Dupont
of UNC-G. The 'Wake Forest team
of SuSu Evans and Anne Bingham
won the doubles competition.
The girls who went to the tourna
ment at Converse did well, with the
doubles team of Anne Cargill and
Ethel Tobias placing third out of
eleven.
The annual May Day Student-
MOMTALBO’S'
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(Contiaued fro* page t)
rapport between the office of the
Dean of Students, tlje students, and
the Student Government. She will
be missed, and we wish her well.”
On the appointment of Salem’s
new dean Dr. Gramley comments,
“Miss Johnson was first thoughi
of as a promising candidate. Con
sultation with colleagues developed
the same impression. The college
.'Kdministration is happy that she
has been able to accept the position
and hopes that students will feci
free to consult her. She has been
a great help on the Faculty Advis
ory Board, and we feel that she has
the confidence of the students.”
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Always A Friendly
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North Cherry Street Ext.
Faculty Tennis Tournament began
at 9 a.m. this morning. This year
there were thirteen teams compet
ing, with twelve faculty members
and one father as students’ part
ners. Play consisted of one set to
determine the winner of a match.
There was a winner’s and a loser’s
bracket which meant that the losers
of their first matches went into the
losers bracket. After the tourney,
a picnic was served to the players
and prizes were awarded to the
winners of both brackets.
Pairing for the tournament was;
Don McLeod-Betsy McAlister
vs.
Bye
Robert Wendt-Lillian Hewitt
Bye
Steve Nohlgren-Susan Harvard
Anne Woodward-Alice Wightman
vs.
Paula Kozicki-Lou Henderson
Bye
vs.
Sidney Kelly-Mary Drye
Phil Lotz-Debbie Lotz
Elwood Parker-Olive Jenkins
Dianne Dailey returned victorioo
from the Annual Invitational Gol
Tournament for College Women a
UNC-G April 27. She won th,
tournament with a one over par
gross score and a net score of S
on the par 3, 60 stroke 18 holi
course.
Bevie Carter and Lee Wood lef
Wednesday, May 1, to travel t(
Mary Baldwin College for the an
nual Mid-Atlantic Lawn Tennis As
sociation Tournament. Twenty
seven schools were represented a'
the two day competition. May 2-4
This is one of the biggest tourna'
ments on the east coast, with man;
nationally ranked players participat
ing. Salem sent representatives t(
the tournament for the first timi
this year, although the invitation t(
compete has previously been ex
tended to the college.
NOTICE
Hewson Michie - Nancy Richard
son
John Spitz-Anne Cargill
Nan Rufty-Harriett Hemphill
Libby Carter-Ethel Tobias
vs.
Virginia Johnson-Candy Stell
An interview with Hanna!
Nicholson, CHOICE ’68 Campu!
Coordinator, Cyndee Grant, Publii
Relations Director for CHOICE ’68
and Diane Crews of WTOB will b(
heard Sunday, May 5, on WTOE
at 9:30 a.m. on “The Open Forum.’
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