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Volume XLXI
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, April 11, 1969
Number 2
Seniors Get Results
Receive Voice On Committee
[Following several days of uproar
in the Senior Class concerning the
lack of student representation on
the Commencement Committee, the
Office of the President announces
the definite schedule for Com-
.niencement Exercises. Alumnae
Bay will be June 7 with the seniors
being inducted into the Association
on Sunday, June 8. Rev. Ernest
Fitzgerald will preach the Bacca
laureate ‘sermon, and The Honor-
t able Barnaby C. Keeney will be the
lommencement speaker.
* Nancy Taylor, President of the
Senior Class, explained that the
controversy with t he Commence
ment Committee had arisen over a
mix-up in communication. The class
had been asked by the Alumnae
Association to present Follies, but
i
Rice To Speak
1[“!t will be an interpretation of
ftraerica at the present time in the
light of my recent experience in
two other cultures,” explained Dr.
Charles L. Rice as he discussed
iSouth Africa, New Zealand and
the Present Situation,” the topic for
his assembly program to be held
Wednesday, April 16.
; j Dr. Rice, who during the academic
^ fear 1967-1968, was Visiting Assist-
^ ant Professor of Religion at Salem,
has spent the past several months
traveling in Europe, Africa and
New Zealand. At present be is
Visiting Assistant Professor of Re
ligion in the Divinity' School of
■puke University.
the Commencement Committee had
not been informed of this invitation.
Consequently, the Committee set up
the exercises without including a
time for Follies.
,;.si While in Africa, from July until
Jiecember, Dr. Rice taught at
Adams United College in Alice,
Jouth Africa, a native interdenomi
national theological seminary. He
termed his experience as “very
satisfactory” in his school for non-
'^■hites training to be ministers to
non-whites in their owm churches.
Here he saw the sensitivity of stu
dents to their own social problems
and their theological aw'areness in
relation to these problems.
■i Following his professorship as the
^•niy Causasian in the educational
jHjommunity of this village in South
“Africa, Dr. Rice spent several
freeks in New Zealand. He traveled
with an anthropologist, specifically
studying the Maori tribe and its
culture, a field which has long in
terested Dr. Rice.
Dr. Gramley said that never be
fore had the Senior Class ever
taken an interest in setting up the
schedule. Although the class has
decided not to present Follies this
year, the misunderstanding has
been cleared up. Dr. Gramley gave
the Senior Class the choice by of
fering to call another meeting of
the Committee.
Rev. Fitzgerald
senior minister
thodist Church
He is a native
and received his
in this state, at
University and
School. He has
various parts of
is presently the
at Centenary Me
in Winston-Salem,
of North Carolina
education entirely
Western Carolina
Duke Divinity
served churches in
North Carolina.
The Commencement Committee
has always been composed of the
President, the Dean of Students,
The Academic Dean, the Dean of
Music, the Business Manager, the
Dietician, the Alumnae Secretary,
and the College Chaplain. Next
year, as a result of this year’s mis
understanding, the Senior Class
The Honorable Barnaby C. Kee
ney is currently chairman of the
National Endowment for Humani
ties. Born in Oregon, Mr. Keeney
received his AB degree from the
University of North Carolina, his
MA and PhD from Harvard. He
served as tutor and an instructor
in history at Harvard, and as Pro
fessor of History at Brown, and be
came president of that institution
in 1955. He remained at this post
until 1966 when he became the
chairman of the National Endow
ment for Humanities.
President will also sit on this com
mittee.
Not only does this committee set
up the schedule, but also they are
in charge of choosing the speakers
for the exercises. Dr. Gramley ex
plained that this choice has alw'ays
been an administrative responsi
bility w'ith the approval of the
trustees. There are several guide
lines for choosing these speakers.
Meias fl Anticipates Travel
To Entertain Troops In Europe
The Committee begins early in
the year asking for suggestions
from colleagues. Dr. Gramley said
that they have never asked a cleri
cal father or a senior to speak at
Baccalaureate sermon because there
would be no fair way to make a
choice. Nancy Taylor agreed wdth
this, and also said that the class
would have no w'ay of knowing
what people would be available or
acceptable as Commencement
speakers. Therefore, the choice of
speakers is left to the Committee.
By Ginser Zemp
Melas II is making news again.
With a solid record of successes.
Dee Dee Geraty and Linda Camp
have propelled their popular sing
ing duet to an exciting new level.
The two Salem girls have won the
honor of performing for U. S.
troops on a Defense Department
Tour of Europe this summer, put-
ing on their ow'n “tw'o-man show.”
have already been warned that
slacks will be a must for traveling.
Explaining, Dee Dee s ai d that
Army transportation includes bus,
jeep, and helicopter. She theorizes
that parachutes and aquatic gear
possibly prove awkward over
dresses.
This year’s speakers. Rev. Ernest
Fitzgerald and The Honorable Bar
naby C. Keeney, were chosen by
the Committee early in the year.
Leaving in July, Melas II will
travel to the Azores and through
out Europe for eight weeks. They
will be constantly entertaining,
working six days a week. Their
transportation will be provided by
the U. S. Army, and they will be
assisted by an Army liason officer.
The girls will present tw'o shows a
day with an hour break between
performances. They will have three
costumes in which to sing, but they
Both Dee Dee and Linda have
been to Europe before and are
looking forward to returning there
this summer on tour. They hope to
meet Eva Drexler, a 1967-1968
Salem foreign exchange student
from Wilhemsburg, Austria. Lin
da’s parents will meet the girls in
Europe at the end of their eight
week tour.
the cover picture of Melas II on
the Salem Alumnae Bulletin. A few
years ago Mr. Davis went to
•Alaska on a similar tour. Realizing
the opportunity that awaited Melas
II, he urged Dee Dee and Linda to
apply to the Defense Department.
He handled their paperwork, and
when the girls learned that they
had been accepted for the tour, he
agreed to act as their manager.
The duo enthusiastically praise
Mr. John Davis, their manager, for
his part in making their summer
tour possible. An English teacher
from Lexington, Mr. Davis noticed
Dee Dee and Linda have been
singing together for three years,
since their dorm’s Christmas party
in 1966. An original third member,
Peggy Holroyd Dimling, has since
transferred and married. In 1967 the
trio represented Salem in the Cam
pus Talent competition—their first
performance off campus. Last year
Melas II w'On the Campus Talent
‘68 contest.
Sabbaticals, Grants Announced
The girls have performed before
varied audiences since forming
Melas II. They sang at the Salem
Tavern and at a Wake Forest as-
Professors Aim, Varied Studies
. Currently, as a professor at Duke,
Dr. Rice has been a close observer
of the racial disturbances there. In
an attempt to analyze the Negro
students’ demandsr especially for a
Black Studies program, he is seek
ing to define the term ‘‘Black Cul
ture” in the light of the word
jcommunity,” which he believes is
fundamental to the entire concept
of a black culture. In this analysis
he is utilizing the experience and
opinions he gained through his
teaching in Alice, South Africa.
[Dr. Rice received his undergrad
uate degree at Baylor University,
Rheological degrees from the South-
»tn Baptist Theological Seminary
f and Union Theological Seminary,
.®nd his Ph.D. from Duke Univer-
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Among Salem College professors
who are leaving next year for
study are Mrs. Mary Mevlin, Mr.
Michel Bourquin, and Mr. Donald
McLeod.
Mrs. Melvin
Mrs. Melvin will leave in March
to spend two or three months in
Paris on her sabbatical leave.
While in Paris, Mrs. Melvin will
study, attend plays, operas, and
public lectures, and in general, will
become reaccustomed to the
French media. While in Paris she
will stay at the home of friends.
Mrs. Melvin also plans to visit
Italy.
Mr. Bourquin
Mr. Bourquin is taking a leave of
abscence to study for a year at the
University of Connecticut in Storrs.
He intends to complete his course
work for a Ph.D. in French with
a minor in English Literature.
Mr. McLeod
Mr. McLeod is doing research
this summer in the Appalachian
Mountains of North Carolina and
Tennessee. He will study botany
in Chapel Hill at the University
while working on his dissertation.
Mr. McLeod w'ill also spend the
following surmner doing field
research.
Three of Salem’s faculty members
have received Piedmont grants for
individual study. The usual award
is a given sum w'hich is matched by
the college and designated to the
applicant for research in his de
sired field with the possibility of
publication on the finished work.
Those receiving grants for use from
July, 1969 through July 1970 are Dr.
Kelly, Dr. Buchanan and Mr. Shew-
make. All htree have revealed ex
citing and ambitious proposals for
research.
focal point of creativity. Also plan
ning to incorporate other theories
concerning the passage, he l;opes
to Submit his research for publica
tion and for the use of other Bibli
cal scholars.
sernbly earlier this year. Recently
they performed at the Salem
alumnae meeting in Greensboro.
Local television performances in
•the future include three shows this
month.
The girls have limited their
performance , engagements this year
due to preparation for l.inda’s sen
ior voice recital to be held April 25.
Dr. Kelly
Dr. Kelly plans to use his grant
for living expenses, travel and ma
terials, probably in late summer.
He will spend about one week at
Duke University, and explore in
depth one of the topics covered in
his dissertation. He explained that
Psalms 7 :46 has an intriguing diver-
siy of three theories developed
around it. Dr. Kelly plans to focus
on one theme which views Zion as
the center of the universe and the
Dr. Buchanan
Dr. Buchanan patiently explained
his project as an attempt to phota-
lize (photo chemistry) some simple
organic gases, such as amonium and
phosphine. This requires the con
struction of specialized equipment,
for which Dr. Buchanan will use
his grant. Hoping to begin work
on his research this fall, he will
try to publish his experiment in a
journal providing his results are
meaningful. This area is a con
tinuation of his dissertation which
deals with the causation of chemical
reactions by shining light, produc
ing various results with the breakup
of molecules.
When asked about the future of
Melas II, Dee Dee and Linda said
that they have made no definite
plans to continue the group after
they leave college. Their dedication
to music and enthusiasm for per
formance have been, both outstand
ing personal qualities and valuable
attributes to Salem College for the
past three years.
Etcete
ra
There are still openings in the
Asolo, Italy summer school pro
gram. Information can be obtained
in the Registrar’s Office.
Mr. Shewmake
Mr. Shewmake is using his grant
for the continuation of a project
made possible by an earlier Pied
mont grant, concerned with the ex
ploration of the rapidly growing
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Preliminary registration forms
for summer school are available in
the Registrar’s Office.
Dean Johnson will be in Atlanta
April 10-13 for the National Wom
en’s Deans and Counselors meeting.