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Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, May 10, 1968
Number 5
Six Faculty Members To Leave; Scorpions Name Two
Other Schools, Towns Fill Plans
By Laurie Lake, Karen Park,
and Beth Hunter
Next year, Salem is losing six
aluable faculty members.
Dr. Charles Rice has been siibsti-
uting for Clark Thompson who
! returning next year after taking
raduate courses at Brown Univer
ity. Last fall, Dr. Rice was of-
ered the chance to teach in Alice,
huth Africa at Adams United Col-
;ge for the school’s winter term—
uly through December. The col-
;ge is an interdenominationally
ponsored school for Africans. At
he same time, Duke Divinity
ichool offered him a place on the
acuity. Since Dr. Rice does not
ave to teach at Duke until second
emester, he is able to accept both
ffers.
Dr. Rice plans to travel before
:oing to Adams College. In June
e will tour through Holland,
Iwitzerland, Austria, France, and
taly. He will then go to Africa,
nd on the way to Alice, plans to
top in Nairobi, Kilimanjaro, and
ohannesburg.
After completing the winter term
t Adams College, he will travel to
California to visit his family, via
Australia, New Zealand, and the
South Seas.
Dr. Rice says that the most im
PARENTS' DAY SCHEDULE
0 a.m.-12—Registration, be
tween Babcock and Clewell
2 noon—Lunch
1-3:30 — Classes meet for
parents
1 p.m.—Open House at Cle
well, Babcock, and Gram-
ley
) p.m.—Banquet in the Refec-
tory
5:30 p.m. — Freshman Skit,
Hanes
portant rewards of his year at
Salem have been the acquaintances
and life-long friends he has made.
He has enjoyed the hospitality of
Salem’s Moravians and the general
congeniality of the college. His
first college teaching'experience has
been so rewarding that he plans to
continue in the teaching field.
Mrs. Tietta Marrotte, sociology
teacher, will be able to devote more
of her time next year to her hus
band, two children, and two dogs.
As a substitute instructor for Mr.
Wendt, who is returning next year
to Salem’s faculty, she has found
the pace of teaching and settling
into a new home a little hectic.
She says, however, that she has
been captivated by Old Salem’s ro
mantic atmosphere, and has
thoroughly enjoyed her teaching
experience—especially her introduc
tory sociology classes. She enjoys
instilling an interest in the subject
in her students.
This summer, she plans to finish
some household projects and take
a trip to New England and see her
husband’s family in Cape Cod.
Mr. Parker, currently in Salem’s
math department, is going to Guil
ford College next year, where he
has a busy schedule planned. First
of all, he hopes to w'rite a disser
tation, which will complete his doc
torate in math. Though he has yet
to prove a theorem for his degree,
he has severa ideas in progress.
Besides working on his dissertation,
Mr. Parker will also be teaching-
math, of course—and coaching Guil
ford’s golf team.
In the year he has been here,
Mr. Parker has been very active in
campus activities. Besides serving
on the Admissions Committee, he
has been advisor for the Freshman
Class, and, with Olive Jenkins’ help,
won the Student-Faculty tennis
tournament this past Saturday.
Before coming to Salem, Mr.
Freshmen To Bring New
Accents, Ideas To Salem
Mary Anne Susan Elizabeth will
aduate from Salem in 1972—the
0th anniversary of the College,
t present she is known to the
sllege only by statistics and by
ief meetings with the Admissions
ffice staff. The individual she
ill become remains to be seen.
MASK lives in a small town in
e Southeast. She graduated from
public high school with a total of
1 academic units: 4 English, 4
ath, 4 language, 3 Science, and 3
istory. She ranked in the top
1% of her class and reported that
hemistry and Algebra were most
fficult for her.
She applied to Salem in Novem-
:r and was accepted in March,
be took her SAT in December,
:oring approximately 1120 (com-
ned scores) and in January took
chievement Tests in English,
rench and Math. She came for
er interview on a Saturday morn-
ig accompanied by both parents
ad two younger sisters (or brot-
ers).
Mary Anne Susan Elizabeth is
6” tall and weights 119 pounds.
1 high school she was, an active
lember of the Student (Council, on
le newspaper and yearbook staffs,
nd was a cheerleader. In her spare
me she W'as a Girl Scout and did
olunteer work at the hospital or
nth Head Start. She prefers that
Parker completed his undergraduate
w'ork at Guilford and went to grad
uate school at the University of
Georgia for a year. The deep south
and Mr. Parker just didn’t get
along too well, so he came back to
complete his master’s degree at the
University of North Carolina, where
he is also doing his doctorial W’ork.
Sports are his ruling passion (be
sides his wife and daughter). He
is an avid participant in tennis,
swimming, golf, and basketball, and
plans to work at the Jefferson
Standard Life Insurance Club this
summer, teaching tennis, swimming,
and perhaps golf.
Mrs. Nancy Weiland, instructor in
biology for the past year at Salem,
will be going north next year. She
and her husband will be in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, where Dr. Wei
land will be an intern in the Uni
versity Hospital. Though she has
taught some botony here, Mrs. Wel
land’s real field is in zoology, ana
tomy in particular. Since graduat
ing from Colby College in Maine,
she has done various research and
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Two new members have been in
ducted into Salem’s Order of the
Scorpion. The addition of Anne
Wyche and Joan Hobbs brings the
membership to the maximum num
ber of fourteen. Anne, a junior from
Hallsboro, is an art major. Besides
creating prize-winning art work,
Anne also finds time to serve as
photographer for The Salemlte.
Joan, who hails from Spartanburg,
South Carolina, is a junior majoring
in history. Joan is Chairman of
Language Club Features
Varied International Topics
her college roommate be a friendly,
out-going, versatile girl with a good
sense of humor.
Both of MASE’s parents are col
lege graduates, but as far as she
knows, none of her relatives at
tended Salem. Her initial interest
in the college came from present or
former students.
MASE, of course, is ficticious.
She is a composit, an “average”,
and not a single one of the fresh
men entering Salem in September,
1969, fits her description.
The 109 girls who attended 76
different public high schools and
the 45 who attended 38 different
independent schools represent IS
states, the District of Columbia, and
1 foreign country. 41% are from
North Carolina. .
They profess 12 different religi
ous beliefs and their socio-economic
backgrounds are too numerous to
The smallest girl weighs only 90
pounds, but she is not the shortest
(4’ 11J4”). The heaviest is 1/^
pounds, but is not the tallest
(5’ 11”). , .
39 claim alumnae relations, in
cluding little sisters Becky Cronis-
ter and Mary Pat Lennon.
Salem’s growing golf team will be
swelled by Judy Undetavood and
Sara Mace, both of whom ar^ local
champions.
By Marilu Pittman
Dr. Michael Lewis, Dr. Lucy
Austin, Mrs. Lucile Scott, and Mr.
Adam Stiener met with the Foreign
Language Club on Wednesday, May
1, to answer any questions concern
ing France, Spain, Italy, Germany,
and Greece. Sharing ideas w'as the
object of the meeting; however, this
aim was quickly altered by Dr. Aus
tin to sharing opinions.
Students asked questions dealing
with a variety of subjects from con
temporary religion to the number
of people receiving their doctorates
in Greek or Latin.
After Dr. Lewis explained that
the avant garde thinkers in French
religion were leaders in ecumenical
revision of Catholicism in that coun
try, the group jumped into the
cheating situation in Germany,
Greece, Italy, and Spain. Mr. Stei
ner brought out that the compe
tition in German schools was so
great that cheating was almost the
only way a student of average in
telligence could pass. In Greece
and Italy, as well as Germany, the
universities are for the elite. Mrs.
Scott added that Spanish students
cheated openly, and actually that
nation had a deplorable educational
system. Mr. Stiener was quick to
compare the Europeans’ cheating in
schools to the shady deals in Ameri
can big business.
While attending gymnasium, the
German college preparatory school,
students were not on an honor sys
tem, consequently, a police system
was enforced. Taking fourteen to
fifteen courses compared to our five,
these young Germans are expelled
if they flunk two tests.
Dr. Lewis tried to explain how
foreigners earned the title Doctor
in France. The students are com
pletely on their own. They attend
those classes and read those books
which would be beneficial to them.
For the non-Frenchman the re
quirements are the same; however,
the title is Doctoral d’Etat.
The group then turned to Dr.
Austin who believes a considerable
number of young people are getting
their Ph.D’s in Greek and Latin.
She firmly suggested that American
students take more languages, other
than Latin and Greek (ie. Russian,
Chinese, Swaheli). A common be
lief was that oriental languages
should be stressed.
After a friendly disagreement
about what exactly is the most im
portant language, a brief discussion
followed concerning German and
Spanish literature and their stages.
The discussion then shifted to
20th century relations between
France and Germany bringing in
Italy, Russia, and the United States.
All in all, the program was very
enlightening and beneficial to every
one concerned.
Til man Lectures
On S. E. Asia
Dr. Robert Tilman addressed
Salem in assembly Wednesday,
May 8, on the topic of “Southeast
Asia and American Foreign Policy.”
Dr. Tilman is Assistant Professor
of Political Science at Yale, and he
has a special interest in the study
of Southeast Asia.
Dr. Tilman asserted that because
of its natural diversity. Southeast
Asia should never be expected to
be a stable area. There are ani
mosities between the people of Cam
bodia and those of Thailand, and
have been since time began. There
are also animosities between the
Montagnards of Vietnam and the
Lowlanders, and the Chinese and
non-Chinese elements. These ani
mosities, as well aS; the conflicts
over national borders which split re
lated tribes, and a revolution of
rising expectations, cause a turbu
lent and constantly changing situ
ation.
He also made the point that no
outside state can do for a South
east Asian state what that state
does not want to do for itself. Dr.
Tilman stated that greatest U. S.
policy success in Southeast Asia has
been with Indonesia, where the peo-
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Judicial Board for the coming year,
and has been selected as an.Oslo
Scholar. She will attend the Inter
national Summer School at the Uni
versity of Oslo this summer.
These girls will join three of their
classmates, Sara Hunt, Candy Stell,
and Sue Wooten, in forming the
nucleus of the order for next year.
New members are added to the
secret honorary organization in the
fall and spring. The announcement
was made in assembly on Friday,
May 3, by Dean Ivy M. Hixson,
adviser to the group.
Channel 8 Has
Talent Tries
For the third straight year,
WGHP-Television, Channel 8 is
conducting “CAMPUS TALENT”
contests among fourteen colleges
and universities in Piedmont North
Carolina. Auditions are being held
now at the individual colleges to
select representatives. These talen
ted collegiates will be individually
“pre-taped” and the show will be
put together and aired Saturday
night. May 25th, 1968 (9:30-10:30).
A $500.00 scholarship will be
awarded to the winning school, also
a portable television set to the win
ner and portable radios to the se
cond and third place winners.
The display of talent, in fields
of music, and drama, individual
representatives and groups, is out
standing. The production is, un
doubtedly, a tribute to the young
people of the nation and our state.
Surprise Fetes
Boppin’ Bobbitt
By Sybil Cheek
“Boppin’ ” Bobbitt, more formally
known in regular campus circles as
Mrs. Annie Bobbitt, House Coun
sellor in Bitting, was surprised with
a going-away party by the combined
forces—and voices—of juniors and
seniors from senior dorms and Bit
ting.
When she returned from an early
evening movie with several Salem-
ites, Boppin’ Bobbitt never suspec
ted what kind of mischief had been
going on dn “her” living room back
at Salem. At the very onset, roll-
ered, jeaned, and bath-robed girls
ser enaded her to the tune of
“Stewball,” appropriately revised,
complete with the twin-guitar ac
companiment of Carilee Martin and
Liza Pond. Her surprise was com
pounded on seeing the bottled
Cokes—cases of them—sitting right
in the middle of it all. Chocolate
cake squares and other various nib
bles helped soothe her shocked sys
tem, however, so she could see
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