Founders' Day
in pictures.
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Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, October 11, 1968
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Number 11
(otombian Delegation Visits,^
Entertains Campus, Residents
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Slifkin Enlightens Scileni
On Photographic Process
By Sally Rhodes
emember that snowy morning
in January, just after exams were
oJcr when about thirty-five excited
gills’ took off for South America?
Doubtless you’ve heard of the many
wonderful times they had and of
the warm welcome they received
from the people of Bucaramanga.
But the tale of this visit has not
yet been completed. Tuesday, at
Greensboro Airport, this completion
was begun with the arrival of thirty
numbers of the chorus of the San
tander University of Bucaramanga
and various dignitaries and chaper
ones from Colombia. _ . ^
^hese boys served as the girls’
escorts while they were visiting in
Bucaramanga. Several joint con
certs were given by the Choral En
semble and the University Chorus
in South America, and now they
have come here to return the visit,
frheir schedule of concerts was as
full as was that of the Choral En-
jnible while it was in South Amer
ica. Among their appearances here
were concerts at Reynolds High
feiool, at meetings of the Rotary
and Kiwanis Clubs, at the Coliseum,
at Winston-Salem State and Wake
IRCTo Feature
Political Forum
ilThe International Relations Club
is sponsoring a forum featuring
^presentatives from local cam
paign headquarters of the three
presidential candidates Thursday,
October 17. The program wdl be in
the form of a panel discussion and
will be followed by a question and
answer period.
Bill Graham will represent the
Republican party, Pat Mast will
^eak for the Democrats, and Boyd
Hanes will wave the Wallace ban
ner. Dr. Sidney Kelly, sponsor for
the club, will serve as moderator
o’f the panel.
Everyone is encouraged to
attend this meeting which prom
ises some lively discussion. The
meeting will begin at 7:30 p. m. in
jianes Auditorium, and refresh-
nents will follow the discussion.
Forest, and on the “Today at
Home’’ show on WSJS-TV.
In addition, Thursday night they
gave a joint concert with the Cho
ral Ensemble at Reynolds Auditor
ium as a benefit performance to
raise money to send polio vaccine
to the people of their city. This
morning for assembly here in Hanes
Auditorium, they gave another con
cert with the Ensemble for the stu
dent body.
However, giving concerts is not
the only activity in which they have
engaged. Somehow they have found
time to tour many places such as
the Hanes plant. Baptist and For
syth Hospitals, Old Salem, Salem
College and Wake Forest, and to
go on a guided shopping tour.
Surely one of the most novel ex
periences of all was a visit to the
Dixie Classic Fair. Tonight, there
will be a barbecue and square dance
at Tanglewood Barn in their honor.
Members of the Choral Ensemble
will be present to help teach them
the intricacies of American folk
dance, in return for the excellent
dancing lessons they received in
South America.
Saturday, the boys depart for
home, hopefully with memories of
wonderful experiences and of won
derful friendships in this country.
What better way to promote inter
national relations is there than this
direct contact between the people
of different countries?
Junior Class Takes Home
Founder’s Day Victory
By Annie McLeod
After weeks of preparation and
a couple of nights of burning the
midnight oil making signs and
practicing skits, the four classes of
Salem College celebrated their
Founders’ Day anniversary with a
great deal of enthusiasm and skill.
The field events, this year with a
new event, the football kick, were
finalized about S p. m. in the after
noon with the classes of ‘69 and ‘70
tying for first place. The Sopho
more and Freshman Classes placed
second and third respectively. All
the teams displayed tremendous
dexterity and ability, making the
events especially nerve-racking for
the cheering spectators.
Following the annual Founder s
Day picnic, the classes gathered in
the gym for the final and most
glamorous portion of the day, the
skits and songs. When the judging
was complete, Betsy McAlister
announced the Junior Class the
winner with their skit based on
the legend of Rip Van Winkle.
The Senior Class placed second
with their little green leprechauns
and their wish-come-true which
was Salem. The sophomores based
their skit on the tale of King
■ocal Students Transfer
From Various Institutions
Transfers pose in the Square of thir McGurn,
left to right are Jennifer Johnson, Pam ' „_,ig Hufham.
Barbara Phifer, Stella Duke, Sally Wilson^^ and^Rosem^^^^H^f*^^
Not present are Ann Campbell, Linda Glen, Y
Sara McDowell.
Arthur, and the freshmen reenact
ed the tale of Robin Hood and His
Merry Freshmen.
The singing of their special song
by each class was an outstanding
spot in this night of talent because
these songs showed not only in
dividual skill in their composition,
but also dsplayed the talent of the
class as a whole. All of the songs
had lovely harmony parts, but
everyone agreed that the senior.s
earned first place in this division.
The juniors placed second with the
sophomores and freshmen behind
them in third and fourth.
Finally, the winner in the spirit
division was announced as the
Junior Class. This, above all, was
probably the greatest honor of the
day because through class spirit
comes a stronger bond with class,
“sister class,” and school. The
wonderful thing about the spirit of
Founder’s Day was that it was
competitive but not rude.
After the final counting of
points, the Junior Class came out
■^s the overall winner of Founder’s
\Pay competition with the seniors
a close second. The sophomores
and freshmen followed with third
and fourth place respectively.
Betsy McAlister, master of cere
monies and person—in—charge—of
—all—production, s h o ui li d bJe
thanked and congratulated for a
well planned and executed Foun
der’s Day celebration.
Music Society
Opens Season
The Wake Forest Chamber
Music Society will open the 19(^-
69 season Friday, October 18, with
a concert by the Concentus Misicus
Vienna. The twelve member string,
and harpsichord chamber orchestra
from Vienna will present music of
the baroque era on original in
struments. The program, including
works by J- S. Bach, Telemen and
Vivaldi, will begin at 8:15 p. m. in
Hanes Auditorium.
This concert is sponsored by the
Lecture Series of Salem College.
The faculty and students of the
College will be admitted free of
charge. Tickets are available in the
offices of the Fine Arts Center.
Season tickets may also be pur
chased from the Wake Forest
Chamber Music Society, Box 6106,
Reynolda Station.
By Jane Cross
Have you ever wondered what
actually happens when you take a
picture? The subject was handled
adeptly by the assembly speaker
for Wednesday, October 9, Dr.
Lawrence Slifkin, associate profes
sor of physics at UNC-CH. Dr.
Slifkin began on this rather scien
tific subject in an almost apprehen
sive tone, feeling perhaps that his
audience might become bored with
such an intricate subject.
However, he soon proved to be a
very capable speaker who by means
of establishing an informal profes
sor-student relationship, was able to
hold almost everyone’s attention.
He began by explaining that the
photographic process was an almost
impossible phenomenon which had
occurred accidentally. In continu
ing, he explained the contents of a
camera, how a latent image is form
ed, and finally how a latent image
is printed into what we know as a
photograph. Dr. Slifkin himself
seemed to be caught up by the
magic of the process, for his sense
of excitement projected itself into
his dynamic stage behavior.
Dr. Slifkin discussed the highly
scientific process which involved a
knowledge of organic chemistry and
crystallogy in relatively unscientific
terms, which made it possible for
most students to understand and
appreciate this complex process
which they so often take for
granted.
The almost unbelieveable odds
against the photographic process
happening were really amazing.
Though an air of mystery still
shrouds many of the details of the
process. Dr. Slifkin and men like
him, through their research tnay
make new developments and im
provements, as well as new dis
coveries in the future. Who knows
what they will think of next, since
the art and science of photography
was a completely accidental dis
covery?
Student reactions were generally
fairly good, with feelings ranging
from “bored” to “interesting.” What
fascinated most people was how
such a stiff scientific topic could
keep students interested, and the
fact that something so important,
which is often taken for granted
could have been discovered by sheer
accident.
Buyers Want
Salem Homes
By Sterling Winstead
Is there a “new” trend in Old
Salem? Private individuals are buy
ing houses from Old Salem. Abid
ing under certain restrictions as to
the construction of the house in
accordance with original plans, the
new owners personally finance the
reconstruction.
The first of three houses to be
bought from Old Salem is the
Schroeter House located on South
Main Street. The foundation of the
house constructed in 1805 was, the
only part left intact when it was
purchased by G. W^ilson Douglas,
Jr. Mr. Douglas rents the house to
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Rauschenberg.
Thomas and William Gray bought
the Christman House located on
Salt Street. The Gray boys are
from Winston-Salem but are stu
dents at Duke University. The
house built in 1825 is still standing.
Although the restoration of the
house will be done professionally,
the two young men plan to help
with the work on weekends and
vacations.
The Joshua Boner House has
been purchased by Mr. and Mrs.
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Room Contest Recognizes
Ingenuity In Decorating
The annual Freshmen Room
Contest was held Tuesday night,
October 8. This year the contest
was different from previous years.
One freshman room from each hall
in the freshmen-sophomore dor
mitories of Clewell and Gramley
was awarded a prize. The prizes
consisted of free meals at Sam s
Gourment Wednesday, October 9,
for the twelve lucky winning
freshmen.
Judges in this year’s contest
were Miss Angela Burton,
Mrs. Laura Nicholson, and
James Buchanan in Clewell; and
Dr. James Edwards, Miss Mary
Anne Garcia, Richard Kruse, and
Mrs. Edith Sprinkle in Gramley.
Tuesday evening in Gramley
Date Room the winning roorns
were announced by IRS presi
dent, Barbara Smethie, and the
judges aii,d freshmen enjoyed
cookies and punch served by mem
bers of I R S.
The winning rooms in Clewell
were 106, 224, and 312. Ginger
Minges and Janet Gartland live in
106. Their room is predominately
orange with orange paper daisies
on the walls and orange and yel
low crepe paper around the ceiling.
On second floor Clewell, Elea
nor Harrell and Laura Huddle
ston were the lucky winners. The
walls of their room are covered
with posters but the posters of
peaches have the most significance.
Laura ate an entire bowl of peach
ice-cream in the refectory in order
to win a bet!
Sally Gilman and Betsy Hayes
were the winners on third floor
Clewell. Betsy’s own oil paintings
adorn two of the walls in their
room. Sally admitted that she and
Betsy were forced to stuff their
closets with loose items in order to
make the room look tidy!
In Gramley, the winning rooms
were 106, 211, and 324. On first
floor, Deane Lamm and Shawn
Gallagher had a large blue fishnet
hanging on one wall on which they
displayed souvenirs. One third of
the door to their room was covered
with Winston cigarette wrappers.
Shawn said that they were part of
a contest with another girl.
Doris Cotty and Joyce McLain
were tjie winners on second floor
Gramley. They have pink daisy
bedspreads with curtains o f the
same material. In one corner of
their room are large artificial
flowers. On their door they have
made a paper clown who points at
different signs on his suit indicat
ing the whereabouts of the girls.
On third floor, Amy Amendell
and Gwynne Stephens are the lucky
girls. They have pillows on their
beds which are copies of different
types of candies. On one wall and
one closet door hang colorful tapes
tries.