I Friday, February 28, 1969 THE SALEMiTE TkrM Lewis Analyzes Use Of "Intellect”; Advocates Esthetic Atmosphere” Mrs. Qarrett Enjoys Teaching Salemites Pear Editor: l\Ve hear so much these days ground Salem College about “intel lectual atmosphere.” If such be de sirable, we should want to under stand the term thoroughly. When so understand it, will we still T^ant so much emphasis on the “in tellectual” ? A short definition of “intellect” as “the conceptual intelligence” is handy but needs explication. Both “intelligence” and “conceptual” need further clarification. Without doing violence to generally accepted defi nitions (public rather than private) -twhich, of course, vary in details— we may call intelligence the ability to solve problems by apperception of relationships among the factors of a problematic situation. We need to illustrate for easy under standing. IA chimpanzee in a cage solves his problem of hunger by joining two sticks each three feet long, one with a^socket on the end, the other with a'small rake on one end, and reach ing a banana eight feet away. The ■gimp’s arm is two and one-half feet long. After much trial and Jror manipulation, the chimp ap- perceives the relations among the factors—sticks, arm, banana, raking in action — and finally solves his problem. This activity meets the definition, the chimp is “intelligent.” Now, to clarify “conceptual.” . Suppose that you, the reader, are ked the question; “If the situa- ion is as described above, can the chimp really get the banana? When assured that no trick is involved, |ou answer: “Well, of course ! Two sticks each three feet long that fit ^gether, plus arm two and one- half feet long . . . that makes eight and one-half feet . . . plenty long (though to rake in the banana eight feet away.” Of course, you are cor- fsct: you too have apperceived the pattern of relationships among the factors of the problematic situation; you, too, dear reader, are intelli gent. I^UT—and this is the point—there is a RADICAL difference in the types of intelligence shown by the chimp and you. The chimp solved the problem by manipulating the actual physical factors and rela tions, present in SENSUOUS im mediacy. But, you manipulated substitute tokens or CONCEPTS (words, or terms, that are CLASS designators) in total abstraction from the actual physical factors. The chimp (and, apparently, all ani mals below man) can solve similar problems only by manipulation of sensuously immediate factors: the chimp has only ‘practical’ intelli gence. But, humans solve such problems by manipulating, not the physical or practical objects or fac tors, but conceptualized systems in abstraction from the sensed (or ESTHETIC) factors: humans have not only ‘practical’ intelligence but also ‘conceptual’ intelligence or IN TELLECT. Now become clear the defining properties of “intellect” as usually given by dictionaries and scholarly sources of careful use of terms: that “function of the mind as dis tinguished from feeling, sensation, volition, conation.” Notice earefully then, that in an “intellectual atmosphere” emphasis on feeling and sensation—the very basis of ESTHETIC knowledge and learning—must be carefully avoided in so far as we mean business by seeking an “intellectual” emphasis. Literature emphasizes the ES THETIC use of language, not its intellectual use, which belongs to the language of science, philosophy, and practical knowledge. (A chem istry book uses language intellec tually; a piece of literature uses language esthetically.) To the ex tent that they remain arts—and are not confused with critical knowl edge about art — music, painting, dancing, sculpture, etc., must em- ah Instructor Stresses Experimental Psychology By Joy Bishop Salem College’s psychology lab structor this year is Miss Pat- icia Sinicrope. I Miss Sinicrope’s “home” is now Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, but she has lived in various other states in the past, including Kentucky, Oklahoma, Alabama, and West Vir- #nia. Miss Sinicrope graduated with a degree in psychology from Wake Forest University and then worked for two years at the Child Guidance Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsyl- fnnia. The Center is a residential freatment center for disturbed (ihildren. Miss Sinicrope is now a second- year graduate student in psychology at Wake Forest. She plans to graduate in June with a Masters in experimental psychology. After graduation, she would like to go on to earn her Ph. D. in clinical psy chology, specializing in child psy chology. Miss Sinicrope’s main interests lie in clinical psychology, and she would someday like to work with therapy for disturbed children—per haps researching various therapy methods' appropriate for different types of children. As lab instructor at Salem, she holds two labs weekly and is re sponsible for demonstrating all the new lab equipment Salem has pur chased. She enjoys working at Salem and feels that the College’s psychology department has excel lent facilities. Miss Sinicrope feels that a background in experimental psychology is useful for any further work in psychology a student plans to do and stresses the mastering of experimental techniques and statis tics for psychology majors. FUN WORKING IN EUROPE guaranteed jobs ABROAD! Get paid, Summer and year ’round jobs for young annlications illustrated magazine with complete details and send $1.00 to The International Student Information Service 133, rue Hotel des Monnaies, Brussels 6, Belgium. phasize the ESTHETIC, not the intellectual. When we use the term with scholarly regard for important meaning, do we want to emphasize an “intellectual atmosphere” at Salem? Why not a more “esthetic atmosphere” ? which, in my opinion, is much more needed. How long shall we continue our vulgar use of important words like “intellectual” ? Language is our most important medium of exchange for communication, and, perhaps, communion: can we afford, then, to debase the coinage ? Do we not have confusion and triviality enough for our time ? It seems to me that Salem College should stand for quality and importance in the use of our most precious instruments of thought, and not permit shoddi ness and triviality. H. Michael Lewis (Please, dear reader, in your think ing, do not accuse me of “over simplification and such awful crimes as cutting up the “whole child” into separate compartments! When one is trying to hold copy to the bare minimum allowed by newspaper style, one has to simplify and use directional and limiting concepts. I appeal to a sympathetic imagination to catch my thought on the wing. After over forty years of wrestling with the problem, I know the mat ter is very complex; but I do not believe I have distorted the essen tial meaning of the problem treated.) BasketballTeam Does It Again! By Debbie Lots Salem scored its second and third victories of the season on February 18 and 24 respectively. The Feb ruary 18 game was scrimmage with Salem, the score being 56 - 36. The Parkland team was very aggressive and played a good game despite the Parkland High School in Winston- fact that they were nervous about playing a college team. Salem traveled to Queens on February 24 and beat Queens on their home court by a score of 54-40. Mary Anna Redfern led the first half, with Dianne Daily leading the way in the second half and ending up as high scorer for the game with 18 points. By Melissa Turner Does being a “private teacher for eight education students” sound like an interesting job to you ? Appar ently it did to Mrs. Harriett Gar rett, a native of Warrenton, who last semester taught elementary methods of education to only eight Salemites. An asset to the depart ment, she is also the supervisor of the student teachers. After completing her under graduate work at both Hollins Col lege and the University of North Carolina, Mrs. Garrett taught in Florida, Texas, and Salisbury where she lived for six years. Be fore coming to Winston-Salem with her husband John W. Garrett, who is presently working with the personnel management at the Wa chovia Bank, she taught for a short time in Asheville. NOTICE When asked how she likes Salem, Mrs. Garrett commented with a smile, “Very much.” She says that although she has only worked with a cross-section of students, she finds these eight girls extremely conscientious about their chosen field. She also added that the one aspect of life at Salem which im pressed her most upon her arrival is the excellent communication medium which exists between the faculty and students. At her home on Field Dale Ave. here in Winston-Salem , Mrs. Garrett enjoys reading and garden ing - whenever she is not busy helping her two children, that is. Take time to drop in her ofifice on one of your excursions to the Fine Arts Center and meet her. We Salemites want her to know more than eight of our “merry old band” don’t we? After all, she had no complaints about Salem. Dean Ivy Hixson will meet with the Sophomore class in Shirley Re cital Hall on Monday, March 3, to discuss teacher education and other academic matters. - Kline - (Continued from page 1 ) man’s desire for clarity in the midst of chaos). Music also was treated in light of its tonal and harmonious quali ties relating it to the field of mathe matics. In conclusion, it became quite evident to the audience that mathematics has played a tremen dous role throughout history in an integral and necessary sense. For Nice Things To Wear VISIT THRUWAY SHOPPING CENTER Home of LANZ and McMUL- LEN Dresses and Sportswear. Open ’til 9 every nile-^Monday thru Friday. KAY JEWELERS AT 13 W. 4TH ST. (OPPOSITE THE COURTHOUSE) ARE MOVING OUT FROM THEIR OLD PREMISES AND CONSOLIDAT ING WITH THEIR NEW STORE (OP POSITE YELLOW BALLOON). FANTASTIC REDUCTIONS ON ALL ITEMS, SO HURRY —SATURDAY IS OUR LAST DAY. Unfair Housing Isn’t Unfair. It’s Illegal. Fair housing is a fact. 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