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Page Two THE SALEMITE Friday, October 30, 19; Those Big Bad Comps Comprehensive exams for seniors are a traditional topic for gripe sessions at Salem, and, traditionally, student opinion has opposed having comps. This year comps seem to be getting an especially critical look from students. Comps at Salem definitely pose a problem. Different depart ments take different attitudes and approaches to the exams, while seniors are taking an increasingly indifferent attitude. If comps do serve a valuable purpose, it looks as though the purpose is get ting lost in the shuffle. The resulting confusion leads most stu dents to the conclusion that comps serve no purpose and should therefore be abolished. Contemparary Gallery Of Art Awaits Salemites^ P atronagi However, students who have taken time to talk with various faculty members about comps and their purpose in the academic program have realized that the best solution to the comps problem may not be such a simple one. In fact, simply abolishing comps may be a means of avoiding the problem rather than solving it. More students should make an effort to investigate alf sides of the question. Likewise, faculty and administration should clear up the objectives of comps and evaluate whether they are accomp lishing these objectives. By Pelham Lyles The Contemporary Arts Gallery down the street has an exhibit up now that has a lot more variety than most shows I’ve seen there. The judge was a former G. C. A. exhibitor herself, Grace Hartigan. The painting that won first prize is a gigantic Ladies’ Home Journal- illustration-looking c o m p o s i t ion. The hard-edged pastel family group ing on the front steps is titled Family Group and was done by Bernard Martin. Technically the artist has done a good job and Miss Hartigan has judged exactly as any G. C. A. judge would have done. Kathy Bailey, in her Hot Land scape and her October has some nice expressionistic color shapes _ Upstairs m the hall we , which are more esthetically evoked amazed to see that Andrew Wyi than much of the w'ork on display. brightly NCSA Features World Premiere Of A Rose For Miss Emily By Libby C^un Saturday night’s performance . .of An Evening of Dance was one in which the North. Carolina. School of the Arts rnight justly take pride. The program, consisting of four works, featured the world premiere of A Rose for Miss Emily, choreo graphed by Agfie's de Mille. The opening- work w’as a brisk, storyless ballet entitled 'Workout, which, as the title suggests, pre sents a complete dance workout— adagio, jumps, turns, pas de deux. The music, aptly, was Dimitri Sho- stakovitch’s Ballet Suites 1 and IL Next came the featured work, A Rose for Miss Emily. Suggested by F’aulkner’s short story of the same name, and choreographed by Agnes de Mille with an original score by Alan Hovhauess, this is a strong, tense work. There is very little Next Tuesday, Salem students will be participating in tbe Win ston-Salem county elections—^not by tbelr own votes but by tbe votes of tbe community residents wbom tbey_ transport to tbe polls. Anyone wbo is interested in driving a car, riding in a car with a driver, or answering tbe pbone (outside Student Government of fices) and contacting those who have volunteered to drive, please leave a note in Sydney Timmons’ box or come by to see her in 208 Bitting. about it that is softj and sweet, particularly not the lovers, whose pas de deux awakens visions of some pagan blood sacrifice. The entire work is electric with strong, primitive emotions of love, jealously, hatred, and anger, and a constant, crackling undercurrent of violence. Miss Emily and her lover were portrayed masterfully by Gemze de Lappe and David Evans, both of whom have long been associated with Miss de Mille. They were ^vell supported by the other mem bers of the cast, among whom the Mirrors are worthy of special men tion. (Miss de Mille was so im pressed by the number and quality of the students who turned out to audition that she doubled -the com plement of supporting roles.) Chris tina Giannini designed the parti cularly effective costumes and scenery. One person in the audi ence was heard to remark, “What, Faulkner with no white columns?” After an intermission, the pro gram continued with Flick-Flack, a satirical ballet first performed last year. It has no story, but evokes the different moods associated with standard dance forms—with some surprises. The Waltz, for instance, is an ensemble of five men and the March is a solo for a woman. The pointedly satirical Bolero seemed to be the audience’s favorite. Michael Sanders gave a particularly strong performance in the Waltz. The final work was The Cherry Tree Carol, based 6n the English carol version of an old legend. It combined offstage singing, by the Camerata Singers, onstage singing by the Narrator, dance and mime. Robert Lindgren, Dean of the dance department, gave an outstanding performance in the mime role of Joseph, and John Williams was memorable as the singing Narrator. This work, although short, was ex tremely moving and was very well received. The Landscape 2 is colored expression of something deep inside Miss Bailey s artistic brain and done in the same way as the dark October colors were. In the hall there is a gigantic Untitled II by Patricia Thomas. Patricia has expressed some or ganic feeling in the large round spotted cows which, to my memory, seemed to graze around the edges heading toward the center of the picture. Her composition and sub ject matter were not so “in” and it looks as if Miss Thomas really used the old “spirit from within” to display her technical skill. Something Salem girls should want to see is the painted ceramics selection of Kurt E. Fishback’s. These are little modeled landscapes of pottery which bring a smile upon first glance. But before you say, “Oh, how cute,” look at his Look Out Mountain. You walk up the little green clay hill to the clay- board platform to look out over the hillside at the clouds. But soon you realize that you are not look ing into the sky. but a handmirror with fluffy clouds pasted on to fool you. Ha ha, what a surprise to see yourself out in all those clouds! has decided to exhibit but we soj find out that Not Gone, but F gotten is by Mary Ellen Little. £ cept for the palette knife-appij sky, all the Wyeth elements j there: the old brown' weathi beaten house, the perfectly dry grass, and that’s about it. all quite realistic though. Sheila Pratt has exhibited her mortal contrasting-colored red blue chairs with oranges. It’s call Still Life. Even though it is fessional looking she has done good job with this traditional ject matter. Wanda Karatochv Apples No. 2 is similar to Still b in its own Cezannish way in tk neither wohk is too original quite well done. Now, the article is finished a maybe somebody’ll read it and di agree with all my motives for crl cism. All of the works at gallery are technically vvell-do but who am I to tell you how read them? Drop by the gallc one afternoon before 4:30 and it. The show is a little better tk most I’ve seen there and you m even like the neon light conven* tion pieces also on exhibit there Frosh Seminars Inform Instruct Class Of 7 By Dee Wilson Freshman seminar continues its program of orientation to college life with the upcoming meetings. These meetings, as did the previous ones, will prove to be informative and instructive for freshmen their adjustment to the college vironment. On November 2 at 6:30 p.m., the freshmen will meet in the club din ing room to hear an explanation of Student Government and its operations. The informal discussion will be divided into three separate in en- Beyond The Square Canadian Problems Darken United States Horizon By Mary Leight the kjdnapping of British diplomat James R. Cross and areas with Fran Hicks explain^ the workings of the Legislati Board, Emily Wood explain! Judicial Board, and Justine defining the role of IRS. Aft short presentations by these thr girls, there will be a period questions and answers. The pa pose of this meeting is to provi an opportunity for freshmen clear up questions or uncertain! they have concerning the functi of these three Student Governme agencies. On November 13 Dean Hixs w'ill meet with the Freshman cla in Shirley Auditorium to disca academic matters. Included in k talk will be facts about the gradi system, studying abroad, scliot courses needed for future caret and graduate work, and possib the 4-1-4 plan. Dean Hixson be answering any questions Fres men mav have concerning tke info ©tip [II hp THE UNCENSORED VOICE OF THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY the killing of Canadian Labor leader, Pierre Laporte, by the radical French liberationist group FLQ, Canada has faced the problem of dealing with militancy. With political assassinations having be come a common thing in the sixties in the U. S. one should note how the Canadians have treated the situation. registration for ne Editor-in-Chief EDITORIAL staff Associate Editor Linyer Ward Assistant Editor Ginger Zemp Managing Editor Cori Pasquier News Editor Jeanne Patterson Feature Editor Laurie Daltroff Fine Arts Editor Libby Cain Special Pro|ects Editor. Catherine Cooper Copy Editor Jane Dimmock Photography Editor Tricia Allen Roving Photographer Billie Everhart Sara Engram BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Phyllis Melvin Advertising Manager ......Martha Bernard Circulation Manager Libby Seibert Prime Minister Trudeau called the War Measures Act into effect on act which basically suspends the people's Bill of Rights A massive search is still under way for Cross, and members of the FLQ ore being arrested in large numbers. The using of the War Measures Act was endorsed by a majority of 190 to 6 qivino o great deal of support to the noted civil libertarian! The Iona range effectiveness of calling forward this War Act remai be seen. Jins to Published by Students of Salem College One ethnic looks Printed by the Sun Printing Company at Canada os hove failed Subscription Price $4.60 o year a pluralistic society os the vorinnc ethnic groups hove failed to integrate themselves culturaSror socially. Canada is less o melting pot than a stew pot, in which large cultural chunks coexist but never blend,' ^ ^ Member U. S. Student Press Association Advisor. -Mrs. J. W. Edwards states Newsweek, In view of the recent events in Canada the U. S. must also lor,k at Itself and examine social conditions which ' ^ those in Canada. might be similar to may courses, as well as giving mation on courses. The Orientation Committee pi* to aid the freshmen in self-sched® ing of semester exams in a on January 4th. The committ will explain the procedure, study tips, and discuss the respon bility involved in such a privik The girls will be divided up small groups with a faculty niM ber heading each group and pf viding an opportunity for individ* assistance. This meeting will conclude Ffcsl' man Seminar for the first semes*® The meetings promise to be ink mative and interesting, so fresh®® be sure and attend. They are signed for your benefit. dt
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