RICE SPEAKS
INFORMALLY
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SPRING COMES
TO SALEM
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Volume XLXI
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C. Friday, April 18, 1969
Number 3
Commemorates King’s Death
Enters City
Poor people marchers arrived in Winston-Salem Sunday on route
to Raleigh. The eighty marchers were escorted by police to their
Allying point at the courthouse.
lalem Delegates
'anticipate In
A poor people’s march from
Asheville to Raleigh, which started
Easter Sunday, reached Winston-
Salem this past Sunday. The group
consisted of about eighty young
people accompanied by a heavy
police escort. The young people
sang songs and chanted slogans
such as “I’m Black and I’m proud.”
They were cheered by Negro
spectators and jeered by some
white onlookers.
The marche s held a rally at the
courthouse downtown, where their
spokesman was Golden Frinks,
^he 42nd Annual National Model
United Nations was held in New
York City April 9-13. Over 1600
college students and faculty advisers
from all over the United States at
tended the conference representing
the 126 U. N. members.
jThe NMUN program was de
signed to stimulate both intellectual
and practical experience with the
workings of the General Assembly,
the Security Council, and the Eco
nomic and Social Council.
[Senator Charles Goodell from
N. Y. presented the keynote ad
dress to the conference. He spoke
on ABM and Biafra. His stand on
the .A.BM was one of opposition, for
he felt it was against the interest
of world peace. On the issue of
Biafra, he appealed to the con
science of the NMUN members.
After Senator Goodell visited Bia
fra he viewed the situation as “un
thinkable in 1969 when there is food
supply and technology to ship food
to prevent these deaths.”
Another major address was given
by Charles A. Yost, U. S. ambas
sador to the U. N. He briefed the
conference members on the purpose
of the U. N. and U. S. foreign
policy in the major “hot spots” of
the world. Afterwards, he enter
tained questions from the dele
gates. William Campbel, senior re
search fellow at the Council of For
eign Relations, gave the final major
address which concerned the Middle
East crisis.
ffhe delegation from Salem repre
sented Norway in the General As-
■Stnbly. Six of the delegates parti
cipated in the six committees com
prising the G. A. Topics of dis-
^ssion in the Political Committee
included disarmament, nuclear non
proliferation, and peaceful uses of
^omic weapons. The Special Poli-
hcal Committee concentrated on
issues affecting the Middle East,
Biafra, Viet Nam, and Czechoslo
vakia, Resolutions in the Social
3ud Humanitarian Committees con
cerned population problems, refu
gees, and birth control.
|The Trusteeship Council discussed
colonial disputes, as the indepen
dence of Angola and Mozambique,
^sues discussed in the Economic
ymmittee included trade promo
tion and elimination of tariff bar-
NOTICE
JRoger Sample, a health educator
^ni the North Carolina State De-
®rtment of Mental Health, will
^cak on Drugs ih Assembly, Fri-
April 25.
riers, and riparian development.
The Legal Committee of the G. A.
considered the setting of territorial
boundaries and the meaning of
aggression. The resolutions passed
within these committees were sent
to the G. A. where four delegates
from each country in the U. N.
either passed, postponed, or de
feated the issues.
One of the most exciting pro
posals concerned the admission of
the People’s Republic of China to
the U. N. Co-sponsored by Albania
and Bulgaria, this proposal passed
the political committee by one vote
after lengthy debate. Once in the
G. A, a vigorous fight was waged
by the U. S. for its defeat. After
a spirited floor fight which involved
a “confined demonstration” in favor,
the proposal was defeated by a nar
row margin. The Norwegian dele
gation was one of the countries who
actively supported the resolution on
Red China by wearing red arm
bands. This final session of the
G, A. was by far the most exciting
and chaotic and touched on one of
the most crucial questions facing
the U. N. today.
Special features of the NMUN
included Mission briefings, where
each school delegation met with
dignitaries representing their re
spective countries. These men gave
pertinent background information
on the topic at hand. Norway held
a most informative briefing with
Sven Refshal, the first secretary of
the Norwegian Mission in finance
and administration. Seminars, pro
viding an opportunity to deal with
international relationships, and
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state field secretary of the South
ern Christian Leadership Confer
ence. Frinks said that the march
was “the biggest civil' rights non
violent movement in the world
today.”
The marchers are due to arrive
in Raleigh on Friday, where they
will deliver a list of demands to
Governor Bob Scott, including the
abolition of capital punishment,
and the clearing up of the Hyde
County school dispute.
A bill to do away with the death
penalty was proposed last week in
Raleigh but was killed. Milton
Fitch, who is state co-ordinator for
the SCLC said it must be recon
sidered or the capital city “will
have some new residents.”
The marchers also intend to
protest the case of seventeen-year-
old Marie Hill, whom they think
was condemned and sentenced
after too hasty a trial.
After the courthouse rally, the
marchers went to St. James AME
Church on Patterson Avenue,
Salemites Remember
Russell With Fund
By Libby Cain
How do you memorialize a man
who has been a beloved friend to
three generations of Salemites?
This question came to many minds
when Russell Crews, Salem’s chef
for fifty years, died last month.
Everyone realized, of course, that
there was really no way to express
fully our love and respect for Rus
sell, but the student body was
united in wanting to do something
to show how much Russell meant
to Salem as a whole as well as to
individuals.
One suggestion put forward was
that the student body should begin
a fund to be used for the con
struction of an outdoor barbecue
pit, since Russell had dreamed of
having one. However, many stu
dents felt that this would be selfish.
since such a barbecue would be in
very limited use. Several made the
point that it would be more appro
priate to give to something else in
memory of a man who gave so
much to us.
Therefore, an alternate suggestion
was made that the money be added
to a fund by members of Russell’s
church, earmarked for the Memorial
Industrial School where Russell
“Santa Claused” every Christmas.
This proposal was accepted by a
large majority, with the added sug
gestion that a plaque in memory
of Russell be placed on campus. A
check has been sent to the Me
morial Industrial School; the plaque
is still under discussion. But Rus
sell’s best memorial will be the
memories fifty years of Salemites
have shared with a truly good man.
Place For Young People
Butle
By Shelley Habeck
In early April the sociology department invited Mr.
Cecil Butler of the Rap Room to talk to a sociology
class. Mr. Butler first introduced us to the nature
of the Rap Room, its objectives, its problems, and
the progress it has made thus far.
The Rap Room was organized to provide a place
for young people to spend time. More than this, it
helps find jobs, organize classes of particular interest,
expose the young people to a new side of life, and
give opportunities to do a multitude of things which
before were not possible. The young people are pre
dominantly black young men in high school. Mr.
Butler refrains from citing numerical statistics of
those regularly coming or of specific results since the
influence is often profound yet very subtle.
Now located on Cherry Street across from the
Courthouse, the Rap Room is being tactfully coerced
into moving elsewhere. The established merchant
faction seems somewhat distressed at the nearness
of this group, which is developing ethics and iden
tities which oppose those of the downtown merchant.
Although the Rap Room is being forced away from
this center of things, it intends to relocate in a more
strategic location near Liberty Street and McCrory’s.
It is Mr. Butler’s hope that a greater number of
young men can then become an integral part ex
periencing this new environment.
This effort, Mr. Butler explained, is suffering both
from a lack of funds and from lack of white co
operation and N.A.S.P. (the Negro version of
W.A.S.P.) involvement. He realizes that there are
many stumbling blocks, but, judging from its pro
gress, it seems extremely successful.
Along with finding jobs, providing constructive dia
logue and initiating self-image improvement, the Rap
Room sponsors dances, modern dance classes, Swa
hili classes, and a variety of speakers and field trips.
One objective is the formation of a radio program
in the near future.
Mr. Butler is a realistic progressive who seems to
get more across with a few words than most humani
tarians do with many speeches. Perhaps this is one
reason for the effective results already achieved
through the work of the Rap Room.
where they were to eat dinner.
They spent the night in private
homes and left Winston-Salem
Monday about 10 a.m.
Seniors To Take
Graduate Exam
Salem’s seniors will participate in
the Graduate Record Examination
program on Saturday, April 19. The
GRE evaluates both general intel
lectual growth and achievement oi
some degree of specialization in a
selected field of study. Through
the program, any college or univer
sity may administer the examina
tions to groups of their own stu
dents. Salem students participated
in the examinations for a few years
during the' 1940’s, and since January,
1967, the college has administered
the tests to graduating seniors.
The morning Aptitude Test be
gins at 8:45 in the gym, and will
be taken by all seniors. The after
noon Advanced Subject Test will
begin at 1:15 in the gym, and ■will
be given to all seniors who are
majoring in subjects for which
exams are offered. Art, Home Eco
nomics, Latin, and Religion majors
do not participate in the afternoon
program. '
Graduating music students will
take both parts of the GRE on
Saturday, as well as the Aural Test
on April 24 at 4 p.m. in Room 181
in the Fine Arts Center.
BILLBOARD
The Piedmont University Center
Student Personnel Seminar will be
held on Monday, April 21, in the
Reynolda House, Winston-Salem.
Representing Salem are Martha
McMurdo, Louise Sherrill, Paige
French, Sandra Holder, Nancy
Richardson, Joan Hobbs, Dean Vir
ginia Johnson, and Mrs. Margaret
Chatham.
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The final Academic Open House
for freshmen will be held on April
21, at 11 a.m. Freshmen should re
port to heads of the department in
which their major interest lies.
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On Tuesday, April 22, Miss Eve
lyn Roberts, Mrs. Margaret Hern
don, Mrs. Josephine Seth, Mrs.
Margaret Chatham, Mrs. Edith
Sprinkle, Mrs. Eleanor Martin, and
Dean Virginia Johnson will attend
the North Carolina Association of
Women Deans and Counselors at
Wake Forest University.
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The Committee on Selection of
Student Teachers will meet Thurs
day, April 24, to select students to
enter the teacher training program.
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An Alumnae Board Meeting will
be conducted in the Strong Friend
ship Room on Thursday, April 24.
Coffee will be served at 10:30 a.m.,
and the meeting will begin at 11
a.m.
« $ 4:
Dr. Elizabeth Welch will meet
with freshmen interested m Salem’s
teacher training program on April
28 at 11 a.m
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A ne'wsreel of the Columbia Uni
versity revolt ■will be shown in the
Drama Workshop on April 28 at
7:30 p.m