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THE SALEMITE
Friday, October iQ,
Utilize Your Freedoms — Swnny Asolo
Speak Out On Vietnam Culturc Einci Cr6a.tivity
/ietnam is the issue. And in snite nf rerent rnmniic rnn-fiicJenc By Dino Micello following Salem Students. Patty ian custom
Vietnam is the issue. And in spite of recent campus confusions
which have mired it somewhat, it always rears its ugly, confusing
head each time the air clears.
What are YOU going to do about it OCTOBER 15?
Shall you do your homework and sit sweely in class maintain
ing a Salem image which should have died long ago but whose
corpse keeps haunting these ivyed halls.
Shall you ignore the gathering in the Square, the newspaper
in your box, the literature available in Main Hall—about Vietnam?
Shall you forget that you have a brother, a boyfriend, a cousin,
a friend in Vietnam—whose life is in constant danger—and who
probably doesn't really understand the basic reasons for his pre
sence there?
The 15th is your day—and you cannot ignore it. Your life is
too close to the issue.
You have the freedom to speak and the freedom to dissent—
utilize them.
S K
Patty
Vicki
“Buon giorno signorina,” . . .
“non capisco!” , . . “Tagliatelli, bra-
cila, polio, vitello?” These were the
sounds of Salem in Italy this past
summer. The group of nineteen
students who participated in this
program and spent six weeks in the
small town of Asolo, Italy, study
ing art included three boys from
the School of the Arts, one from
North Carolina State, one girl from
Cocoran School of Art in Washing
ton, D. C., one girl from Chapel
Hill, a former Salem student, four
recent Salem graduates, and the
following Salem students:
Hay, Martha McMurdo
Mele, Diane Mitchell, Karen Park,
Marilu Pittman, Ross Strudwick,
and Lyn Williamson. In addition
to these students. Dean Johnson
went along as Dean of Students for
the group. They were met upon
their arrival in Venice on June 19,
by Mr. James Moon, who served
as Academic Dean in Asolo and In
structor of Painting, and Mr. Wil
liam Mangum, who had been on a
sabbatical leave in Florence and
who taught sculpting during the
students’ six-week stay in Italy.
ian customs, such
afternoon siestas, annittl’'
‘‘capucino’’ (a special Ran;'";
fee). Several times durin, ,
summer session, students wer!
prised’ and excited to see - ■'
familiar faces.
travcii
. °ean Hixon
her sister, who were
through Europe, paid a visi,
Asolo, as well as Dr. Baskin
is presently serving as Ass’is
Academic Dean at the Schooi
the Arts, and a certain
traveling Salemites.
group
Aside from
Nixon Unmoved
Moratorium Spurs Congressional
Action On Current War Issue
During the last week the anti
war movement generally, and the
Moratorium specifically, gained an
incredible amount of momentum.
On Wednesday, September 24, Con
gressman Allard K. Lowenstein
(D-N. Y.) announced his support
for an immediate withdrawal from
Vietnam. On Thursday, Senator
Charles Goodell (R-N. Y.), a former
moderate on Vietnam, announced
the introduction of a bill (S-3000)
that would give the Administration
12 months to withdraw all troops.
This bill provides that all military
appropriations to maintain our
forces in Vietnam would be termi
nated by December 1, 1970. This
is the hardest “peace position” yet
to be introduced into Congress.
On Friday, at the President’s
first news conference in three (3)
months, he was asked, “What is
your view, sir, concerning the stu
dent moratorium and other campus
demonstrations being planned for
this fall against the Vietnam war?”
He replied, “Now, I understand
Coming Events
October 14—
Winston-Salem Symphony Or
chestra
Guest Artists: Margaret and Cle
mens Sandresky,
Reyonlds Auditorium 8:15 p.m.
October 15—
Rondthaler Lecture
Dr. Hobart Mowrer, Psychology
Dept.
Hanes Auditorium 11 a.m.
October 17—
Clarion Wind Quintet
8:15 Main Auditorium
School of the Arts
No charge
October 23—
Drama: “No Exit” by Jean Paul
Satre
Hanes Auditorium, 8 p.m.
that there has been and continues
to be opposition to the war in Viet
nam on the campuses, and also in
the nation. As far as this kind of
activity is concerned, we expect it.
However, under no circumstances
will I be affected whatever by it.”
On Friday afternoon Senator
Fred Harris (D-Oklahoma), Demo
cratic Party Chairman, convened a
meeting of Democratic Senators
and Congressmen. The Saturday
New York Times reported:
Out of the meeting came a de
cision by these Democrats to
join cause with the nation-wide
student anti-war protest on
October 15 and to press in Con
gress for resolutions calling for
an end to the war and a with
drawal of American troops . . .
While the Congressional protest
group is small in numbers, its mem
bers are influential in the party’s
policy-making circles. Among those
present were Senator Edmund S.
Muskie of Maine, the Vice-Presi
dential candidate last year; Senator
Edward M. Kennedy of Massachu
setts and Senator George S. Mc
Govern of Sonth Dakota . . .
The resolutions being drafted by
the Democratic critics are expected
to be along the lines of Senator
Charles E. Goodell’s resolutions
calling for the withdrawal of all
American troops from Vietnam by
the end of 1970. Although they
may not choose the same terminal
date as the Goodell resolution, the
Democrats’ resolution is similarly
expected to call for a systematic
withdrawal of American troops by
a certain time.
It was apparent that the Goodell
resolution introduced yesterday by
the New York Republican had
taken the lid off the Vietnam dis
sent that had been building up on
both sides of the aisle in Congress.
Among the others participating
in the meeting were Senators Wal
ter F. Mondale of Minnesota, Birch
Bayh of Indiana, Claiborne Pell of
Rhode Island, and Mike Gravel of
Alaska, and Representatives Allard
K. Lowenstein of Nassau, Brock
Adams of Washington, Edward P.
Boland of Massachusetts, John
Convers, Jr., of Michigan, and Ro
bert W. Kastenmeier of Wisconsin.
On Saturday, Sam Brown and
David Hawk held a press confer
ence to reply to Nixon’s assertions
and to report on the progress of
the Moratorium.
The group lived in a four-story
house in Asolo—a house which had
previously been the home of a fam
ous English writer, Freya Stark.
Behind the house was a beautiful
two and one-half acre garden. Most
of the classes were held in a de
serted monastery near the house;
however, some of the class periods
were used to take hikes to nearby
scenic spots where students could
paint or sketch. Italian classes,
which were conducted over break
fast in the mornings, were a neces
sary part of the curriculum since
very few of the townspeople spoke
any English. These classes were
led by Mr. Tony Fragola, a profes
sor from the School of the Arts.
The members of the group
quickly picked up many of the Ital-
Ex-Radical Encourages
New Dissenting Trends
lessons in ita|j
painting and sculpting, the grc
took several side trips to nea,
towns and cities. Two visits ,,
made to Venice, which is about;
hours from Asolo via the tow
only bus. One of these trips „
made during an Italian festi,
complete with fireworks and mu
celebration. The group also to
trips to Ravenna, Arezzo. Pompoi
Siena, Padua, and Florence, whe
they saw many great paintings ai
pieces of sculpture which hold:
important place in the history
art. One highlight of the sum
was a trip to Verona (the home(
Romeo and Juliet) to see “Aida
The famous opera was presented!
an old outdoor Roman amphith
ater, and the production lasted al
most five hours—but I believe a
who saw it would agree that it wa
wmrth it!
MEMBER
Dear Salem Community,
Speaking as a former'Salem radi
cal and as a present Florida At
lantic University liberal, I would
like to comment on the current
campus situation as it has been pre
sented to me through letters and
this paper. I am very much en
couraged and pleased by the cur
rent I detect.
I suspect that Salem is developing
a new tradition, one that I hope
will continue to grow, eventually to
become one of the mainstreams of
life around the-Square. This newly-
formed tradition (if there is such a
thing) is one of dissent.
Any term must be defined within
the contex of one particular insti
tution. At Salem, dissent will al
ways be backed by sound reasoning
and polite arguments. It will al
ways be in the minority, and very
rarely will many people represent
It in the elective channels of Stu
dent Government. Dissent will not
be confined to questioning social
regulations but will (and here I
speak optimistically) spread to
questioning the goals toward which,
and the direction in which Salem
is moving.
Dissent is not rebelling against
that which is, merely for rebellion’s
sake. Dissent is doubting even the
presuppositions of that which is.
or total negation, but into a more
responsible student body, and hence
a more responsive faculty and ad
ministration. This can lead to only
one thing—an even stronger Salem,
steeped in heritages that both sta
bilize her and force her to move
forward.
Although I am no longer an of-
ficially-enrolled student, I neverthe
less am presumptuous enough to
consider myself a part of the Salem
community. As such, I welcome
this change. And I wdll do all I
can, even from 700 miles’ distance
to nurture this new element’s
growth. May it become as much a
part of Salem as her students are.
Sincerely,
Lyn Davis
When the summer session '
over on July 31, students
faculty took off in all differ
directions for two weeks of in
pendent traveling. During t
time, Salem students were for
in such places as Rome, the G
cian Isles, Switzerland, Muni
Stockholm, and Amsterdam.
August 11, the group met oi
again in Paris and the follow:
day flew non-stop to New Y(
City. All were glad to be hoi
but they brought with them ma
memories of an exciting summer,
believe that everyone who went
the program will say now that th
would not trade for anything t
many experiences of the sumni
the people they encountered, a
the culture to which they were e
posed and of which they now f
a part.
^^yond The Squaro
Girls’ School Passe?
By Joy Bishop
One by one, the last remaining all-male and all-female colle
are going coeducational. One factor behind the trend is the gn
mg role of women in U. S. society.
an increasingly important role in the
prln political life of the nation and are demanding broa
opportunities. That women are intellectually os
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sensible relationship that is not in
proper balance, then active dissent
is in order, and steps must be taken
to publicize the matter and to cor
rect it.
This newly-organized element on
Salem’s campus is but part of a
larger movement. It represents
young adults’ concern with a world
which they are ready to inherit, but
control of which has, for various
reasons, been denied to them I
believe that this dissent is healthy
I believe that on Salem’s campus
it will blossom: not into violence
rlifftt c. r , '^^perience OT institutions liKe nt
prove the cose beyond argument,
tion " Victorian ideas about the "female
a\\ r«i? ' generation should end them once and
snLrlin u universities, sensitive to student needs and
Sfnn® u patterns and mores, hove been
■ '"°"°stic traditions. In a world where ^
Z 'ncreosingly work together os equals, the old ratior
Torinv' ^ ^ ucotion is beginning to seem inadequate,
orodunt. of high school seniors and college unc
twenty two ".h uT »^e yeors from eighteen
the ° °f nnorotorium. Evidence shows t
the older *=°eJocation arises not from a frivolity suspected
Xr lnd ° respect of the sexes far e
and from growing up means, in port, learning °