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THE SALEMITE
Friday, May 17, I965
Salemites Should Realize
Significance Of Exams
Mexico City To Feature
1968 Olympic Competition
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rounJ S^lie ofcfuare By
Carol
Carson
With classes for the school year of 1967-1968 now things of the
past and exams ahead of us, the summer seems very close and
yet quite far away. First, all of us must cross the bridge of
studing for exams and then taking them. And although the
theory behind the tests is that they will help us pull together all
that we have previously learned, many Salemites must realistically
admit that many lights will burn long into the night and study
rooms will be filled to capacity by frantic "crammers." Many
of us still have neglected chapters to read and notes to get before
we can seriously begin to just learn all the material. And for
some of us, panic has set in.
But perhaps before we let panic and late hours get the better
of us, we ought to sit down and consider what really is ahead.
The faculty members here at Salem are, for the most part, sym
pathetic members of an academic community. They require grasp
of the subject material to the extent that the student should be
able to take the things that she has learned in class and "put
some of herself" into them. They do not ask that we memorize
the total text (let's hope!) but rather that we understand what
we have spent a whole semester learning. Panic and lack of
sleep will not make demonstrating understanding easy, nor will
they make relationships with other Salemites pleasant. All of
us, admittedly, are under pressure for grades and personal
achievement, but we must remember that empathy, self-control,
and patience will make these last days, more pleasant and
leave good feelings to be carried over the long summer ahead.
Let's remember the power of a smile.
Good Luck to all on examinations. We'll miss you. Seniors.
By Lyn Davis
In just five short months, the Olympic games will open in Mexico
City. Tourists and sport fans by the thousands will pour into this
ancient seat of Latin American civilization to view the athletic
contests and see the other features of the Mexican countryside.
The Mexican government has made an all-out effort to accom
modate the influx of people. Hotels are being completed at a re
cord pace; tourist attractions, both commercial and historical, sur
rounding the city are being advertised in an attempt to divert
some of the people in the city itself; the buildings for the Olympics
are in their last stages of construction. Some of the most beautiful
and original in the history of the Olympics, the structures housing
the various events are architectural monuments to the men who
created them. The government has also renovated^ existing sta
diums to create the best atmosphere possible for the games.
Tourist attractions such as Acapulco are bracing themselves for
the onslaught. New areas are being developed in an effort to
please the many tastes of the foreigners that will come. Roads,
airplane routes, bus service, and trains are subject to constant gov
ernmental urging to improve the quality of service. Although
Mexico has long been known for its policy of not rushing time,
time will have to be on schedule this summer.
Yet the excitement caused by the preparations has been some
what dimmed by charges of open, high-handed politics in choos
ing the sight of the Olympics. The choice of the country itself was
not disputed; the choice of the actual city was. Mexico City, al
though it certainly has the best hotel accommodations and trans
portation, has a high altitude. Acapulco is lower and has equal
if not better hotel facilities—but the transportation aspect is per
haps not as pleasing. Yet opparently Mexico City won the invita
tion only after much wheeling and dealing and outright pressure
had taken place.
The choice of Mexico City has already had side effects. Ameri
can athletes, for example, have had to train in Denver in an effort
to accustom themselves to the higher altitude. Those countries
who do not have mountains could very easily jeopardize the health
of their athletes by allowing them to participate in the games this
summer. The lack of oxygen will affect their health, as the repre
sentatives of their respective countries attempt to work at their
usual speed. Fewer records will be broken because the men and
women will not be able to accustom themselves to the higher alti
tude. It is even possible that a person could kill himself, if he
exerted himself strenuously enough—as many of the participants
will do.
All these are theories. Mexico will benefit from being host to
the Olympics; it is a good opportunity to make money. But the
profit, in the long run, remains to be seen.
Summer’s a’comin’ and already
Salemites have been working to
accumulate those prized tans. An
informal poll of the dorms shows
that about one out of every five
Salemites has gone to some frater
nity’s beach weekend. (And the
story goes that some lucky girl or
two has made it to more than one
of the sun-fun affairs!)
While Parents Day weekend went
on all around, Lynn Jones and
Rette Ledbetter, a Theta Chi at
Wake Forest and a native of Ashe
ville, decided that being lavaliered
might be a really nice idea.
Beth Taylor celebrated comps in
a new and different way by becom
ing engaged to Tom White, a med.
student at Bowman Gray. But ap
parently Tom thought that Beth
needed to recover from those oral
comps she had just finished as his
visit was reportedly short (might
I surmise however that it was
sweet ?).
A Georgia Tech Sigma Chi and
a Floridian too, Charlie Fisher,
migrates all the way to WinstonV
Salem just to be pinned to Ferebee
Allen. And to add to. the unique
ness of the occasion, Ferebee was
soaked in the shower twice as soon
as she returned from Atlanta.
Another member of the roll of
those pinned recently is Cyndee
Grant, a sophomore here at Salem.
Cyndee is pinned to Phi Kap. Rick
Armstrong, a Washington and Lee
sophomore from Asheville.
Apparently Hannah Nicholson's
ait
23!
attempts to learn the art of home
making (especially turning on a
stove) have made an impression on
Bobby Poteat. He has taken the
final step in giving Hannah an en
gagement ring which belonged to his
grandmother. Their wedding is
planned for August 31. Wasn t
that a lucky choice for a busy
month ?
Debbie Yager has transferred her
allegiance to Davidson recently and
is proudly wearing the dangleir
(that’s the dangle of a frat. pin on
a chain) of Sigma Nu David White.
It seems that the ordered necklace
is still on the way. Maybe it wj
come some rainy day in the mids
of an exam.
Well, the sun is going down an
the sunners are moving in to h
the books in a frantic effort to
cumulate a lil lamin’ from tli
books. Here’s wishing everyon
luck on those exams and fun fo
the summer. But, most importan
of all, remember that Salemite
should develop a well-rounde
personality rather than a wei
rounded derriere from study root
seats so don’t forget to take stud
breaks. Anyone for tea and cruni
pets ?
Salem Seniors Take NTE
To Evaluate Pedantic Skills
By Anne Stuart
Approximately thirty Salem Coll
ege seniors took the National
Teacher’s Exam February 3.
The test itself is a six hour sess
ion divided into two parts, one in
the morning and one in the after
noon. The morning part tests the
student’s knowledge in the general
profession of education. The after
noon test is directed in the specific
teaching area. All questions are
multiple choice.
The NTE tests a person’s common
sense—not necessarily what he has
learned. How can a multiple choice
test evaluate effectively a teacher’s
classroom technique and ability ?
One student felt that the test did
not allow for an overall view, pose
new questions, or make one think.
However, others did feel that the
test was worthwhile but shou
not be the sole determinant
whether or not a person gets
teacher’s certificate.
Students were ^also asked whethi
the education courses here hat
been useful in accordance with whi
the test expected them to know.
The responses were the folloa
ing: “No! People who had no
taken education courses did as we
or better than those who had
“Yes!!—especially history and ph
losophy of education.’’ “Prett
much—especially educational hi
tory and philosophy . . . but a 1(
of the test depends on what you''
learned in all fields of liberal arts
“Practice teaching was most usefi
in the area question . . . music ap
predation, art survey, and goveri
ment courses were very helpful
Alumnae Recognizes Juniai
As Prize-Winning Poe
BEYOND THE BANK
that squat cathedral of currency,
bricked, flat, and full of glass
and full also of habited clerks,
and notes of promise,
and unpromise
perhaps;
the parking lot looms up and out
to catch and hold
within the virgin whiteness of its lines
the rows on rows of cars
against its black.
—But right up through
that shiny asphalt,
freshly paved and new,
the milkweed pushes up and up
and rises wave on wave
through crack on crack.
Oh, common floppy flower,
dirty in your greenery
and milky in your veins!
You strain upward with no interest
but that old mystery
that you contain.
All summer you endure
beside the passing cars and people,
unnoticed by the glaze
of their unseeing
moneyed
eyes;
and then you harvest forth
an autumn of crazy flowers,
red and white;
and the final fruit,
the pods
that crack and wither in the wind
and spill
a skillion seeds.
WATCH OUT, HERE COMES EVERYTHING!
—compounded in its interest
and multiple in its needs.
For,
no matter what the winter's loan
to pavements or banks,
the milkweeds' world over, will spring through.
They simply wait their time
and say,
YES!
—Susan Leake, '69