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THE SALEMITE
April 4,
I96i
SGA To Set New Pace
A new Student Government was installed Wednesday in As
sembly. With the advent of this change in power will come new
outlooks, new sentiments, new concepts, and inevitably, innova
tions and modifications.
Although tradition is deeply a part of the Salem heritage, we
must all be receptive to the changes which may take place. We
must consider such changes critically, with our best interests and
the interests of the future of Salem College in mind. Our heritage
has given us something to build on—and that is exactly what we
must do—build on it.
Through cooperation with, praise of and constructive criticism
of all phases of the college, but especially concerning Student Gov
ernment, we may build a tradition of 1969-1970 of benefit to the
College and to the students, now and in the future. But we must
work cooperatively together.
graduation protest
Seniors Speak Out
Federal Aid
anted: Communication
Although communication has never been considered a serious
problem on the Salem Campus, recent evidence has revealed that
the problem does exist, but can be remedied.
A lack of communication exists on this campus not only between
the students and the Administration, as evidenced by the letters to
the Editor on this page, but also between other groups on campus,
and between Salem and "the outside world."
For example, seniors were not consulted in the formation of
the plans for graduation weekend. Consequently, when the Alum
nae Office did not inform the Administration of its invitation to
the Senior Class to present their Follies program to Alumnae dur
ing graduation weekend, there was no time allotted for this event
in the planning of the weekend activities.
For example, very few students know which students are on
faculty committees and, therefore, cannot relate to these students
their ideas and opinions concerning issues which these committees
may consider. This results in a communication gap between stu
dents and between the student body and the committees, because
the student representatives may not actually be portraying to these
committees the sentiments of the student body as a whole.
For example, it is difficult for students to know what is occurring
on other campuses across the country, because such occurrences
make national news only when some sort of protest or violence
takes place.
The Salemite wishes to reduce the communication gap. Printed
within this issue is a list of faculty committees and their members,
both faculty and student, in order that students may know whom
to approach to be heard on certain issues. The newspaper also
provides the opportunity for students, faculty, and administration
to express opinions publicly through editorials and letters to the
Editor. A wider coverage will be given by the paper of events
on other campuses, in Winston Salem, in the State Legislature,
and on the national and international level in order to increase
an awareness on campus of events "beyond the Square."
The Salemite will try to do its part in closing the communication
gap—but the staff challenges you—students, faculty and admini
stration—to do yours.
Dear Editor,.
Don’t you think it’s time for the
idealists of Salem College to come
to the realization that Salem, as
well as most small, private colleges
with token integration, is dying ?
When your grandchildren ask you
where you went to college, do you
want to have to tell them that. . .
“Once upon a time there was a
small girls’ school in Winston-
Salem that has vanished due to
the lack of financial resources?”
Salem College, to expand and,
remain existent, must be realistic,
about ' the decline of the small,
privately-run school whose curri
culum, faculty, and living conditions
have not advanced with the de
mands of the late twentieth cen
tury, but belong instead to the lost
generation! Why should Salem
College be too proud or too
individualistic to apply for federal,
or at least state aid ?
R.L.T. and H.E.W.
Mary Anna Redfern
Candy Stell
Roberta Thompson
Nancy Richardson
the graduation committee
C 1 1*-r- • . ’
the seniors
ation.
were invited
to
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grjd,
Unfair Procedure?
Sincerely,
Debbie Yage,
Senior Protests
Dear Editor,
As members of the Senior Class
it has come to our attention that
our rights to representative gov
ernment at Salem College have
been violated. Members of the
Class of .1969 have been presented
with a schedule of events concern
ing graduation. These activities
were planned without the participa
tion or knowledge of a single
member of our class.
Graduation is the culmination , of
our four years at Salem, College,
and, therefore, is of great impor
tance. Unfortunately, the . Senior
Class would have liked to present
several ideas for the planning and
timing of the graduation activities.
The Senior Class is protesting
that ours will be a graduation
without representation.
Carroll Lennon
Sarah Ulmer
Belinda Touchton
Dear Editor,
Recently I have learned that the
schedule for graduation was plan
ned without giving the Senior Class
an opportunity to choose to give
Senior Follies on Saturday, June 7.
We do have the choice of giving
Follies Friday, June 6, but it :s
ridiculous to- consider this date as
very few of our parents or friends
will arrive in Winston-Salem be
fore Saturday.
The Alumnae Association has
invited the seniors to pre
sent Follies again graduation week
end, and the Class of 1967, our big
sisters, has planned a special re
union with the hope of seeing Fol
lies Saturday night.
I feel that choosing to do Follies
or not and choosing a date is the
right of the Senior Class as a whole,
but this right has been denied. In
my opinion the graduation commit
tee should m,eet again with a repre
sentative of the Senior Class to
reconsider the calendar for grad
uation. Without- representation
from our class on this committee,
gr^aduation becomes an occasion for
someone other than the seniors.
There’s one thing I can say for
We Want Myths!
Dear Editor,
Recently I spoke to
dents about the lack of a co*
in mythology at this college l!"
interested to learn that others!“
as desirous as I to see suck"
course included in the currici’
Being a Latin major, I reaKze I
importance and value of suck
field of study. A mythology couJ
would also be a J
benefit to ®
however,
English majors
Because Salem is’a fc*
arts institution, I feel that
others.
strong g;rounds
It)
suggestion has
which to stand,
I would appreciate it if
would direct this letter to ih
proper channels to handle tkis
suggestion. I have already spokei
to a student representative to tk(
curriculum committee who told «
that this suggestion has come ««
before but has been tabled. I aj
in hopes that future Salemitcs ivil
not have to put down their Virgil
and texts, as I have done, wkili
they comb the footnotes.
Sincerely,
.A,nne Amble
Beyond The Square
Peace Without Protest
Assemblies Annonneed
Spring Sends Super Stars
.The Salemite wishes to inform
.students about coming events on
campus. The following is a list of
assemblies for the remainder of this
year.
The Salemite will give a preview
of certain Assemblies and speakers
prior to their presentation.
-\pril 9—Wednesday—free
Africa to teach at a seminary for
Black Africans in South Africa.
April 18—Friday—Honor Tradition
April 23—Wednesday—Robert Ho
ward, a Piedmont University Cen
ter Lecturer, will present an as
sembly on Art and Metal Sculp
ture.
.April 11—^Friday—Dr. Furgeson, a
Classicist, will speak on “The
Tragedy of the Trojan Women.”
April 16—Wednesday—Dr. Charles
Rice will speak on his trip to
April 25—Friday -
from the State
Mental Health
Drugs.
April 30—Wednesday — Jesus Silva
from the North Carolina. School
. Roger Sample
Department of
will speak on
MEMBER
of the Arts will perform- on the'
classical guitar.
May 2—Friday —Student Govern i
ment.
May 7—Wednesday—Dr. Wilhelm
Pauck of AVanderbilt University'
will speak on Paul Tillich.
May 9—Friday—The Wake - Forest
Madrigal Singers will perforni. ' '
May 14—Wednesday—Milton Bab
bitt of Princeton University Avill.
present an Assembly on Electrical
Music.
May 16—Friday—The Oral Inter-i
pretation -Class wdll ipresent - ex
cerpts of selected plays.
May 21—Wednesday—Mrs. Sand-
resky’s Music Composition Class
will perform their own composi- ■
tions.
May 23—Friday—Closing Convoca- '
tion.
By Joy Bishop
Dr, Henry King Stanford, President of the University of Miami
and Michael Abrams, President of the University's Undergraduate
Student Government (USG) arrived at peace terms last week anJ
announced they, had reached sufficient accord on student demanili
to cause the USG to call off a planned class boycott.
Abrams, who originally helped plan the massive class boycott,
sit-in and protest movement in order to give all students a tin!
to express their "gripes," cancelled the "Day of Conscience" wl
a statement reflecting reconciliation:
It is my greatest desire that academic and social change at lb(
University of Miami will always take place in a peaceful am
rational manner. After all, if this type of atmosphere and change
cannot prevail on a university campus, the prospects of it occun
ring in the world would seem very dismal."
Dr. Stanford said:
We should all recognize that modern universities must prO'
gress.vely change to meet new needs and challenges. Yet changes.
It they are to truly strengtheh. the integrity and fabric of the
versity, should be made in an atmosphere of reason, good wi
rust an cooperation among all segments of the academic cod'*
munity.
Among the demands agreed to were a pass-foil option system,
a o IS e curfew regulations for all but incoming freshmen gir
an approved beer hall in the Student Union, and increased etu
denL port,e,potion in faculty-administration curriculum affairs
^s the University of Miami bought a peace without active pro-
m
te'st?
Salemites Can’t
See The Light
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Monday, April 8—Betsy Fleming,
sophomore organ recital .
Shirley, Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April lO-Dansalems
Concert Hanes Auditorium, 8 p.m.
Friday, .April 11-Susan Gray Fow
ler, senior piano recital
Shirley Hall, 8:15 p.m.
My eyes are dim
I cannot see
My 60 watt bulb
Is blinding me.
I now wear specs
My grades are poor
I lost' my roommate
Where is the door?'
When I was home
T saw the Tight
There is a diUcFence
Between day and night.
Other writers contributing this week are Barbara Homey and
Sallie Barham.
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS—
Friday, April H-Philip Ruder,
violin recital (member of Clare
mont String Quartet), Main
Auditorium, 8:15 p.m.' ' (no-
charge).
You may have reasons
Why wattage is small
But - my eyes:
Can’t understand at all.
S,U.
R. T.
D.Y.
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faculty and administration i®
order to provide a means of ex
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the Editor. Letters should ^
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tor’s desk unless otherwise
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pressed in editorials do o®*
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faculty, or administration. T '
Salemite welcomes editon®*
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torials must be so ^
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Both editorials and °
the Editor must be submitted
Sandy Kelley, 308 Babcock
Tuesday at 5 p.m. in order
appear in the Friday edition-