Page Two
Looking Up From The
Underground Offices
Wow, this has been some year. Without trying to sound like a
Virginia Slims commercial, we've come a long way just
When we came to school last fall things really did look different
from the way they do now. We all wore dresses and shoes, for
one thing. , , ,
This was the first year that 4-1-4 was a reality that we could
plan for and not just a dream. Class cuts are unlimited now and
Main Hall doesn't look too empty.
On the social side, this was the first big year for SDH, for those
lucky enough to have it. Now we don't have to wait fifteen
minutes in the refectory for a cigarette, but we do have
for forty-five minutes for the night watchman. Now we can drink
at Salem functions and even occasionally on campus.
Honor Tradition was re-evaluated this year. Student Govern
ment underwent a big change too, one which we hope will make
the system more efficient and fair.
Are we blue-jeaned, class-cutting late-hour-keepers going to stop
here? You can bet your parental permission slip we're not.
Definite moves forward already planned for next year are no
more required assemblies, no handbook tests for upperclassmen,
proficiency tests for freshmen placement and a great year for Sym
posium and Bi-centennial plans. Other things that we're trying to
work out include the possibility of Interdisciplinary majors, a key
system for SDH, and the hope of more liberal drinking rules on
campus. ,
Some things that we could plan to work on next year would be
the possibility of making changes in the present plan of the refec-
otry-maybe a system of lunch tickets or cafeteria style, working
towards a pass-fail system for grading and the possibility of get
ting faculty and student representation on the Board of Trustees.
No matter how you look at it, next year is going to be a good
one.
The 1971 Sights and Insights will be a summer edition this year.
The books will be delivered on July 30 and Seniors books will
be mailed to them. Everyone else can pick up their books when
they return to school in September. If you are not returning to
Salem, please give your name to Libby Seibert and she will see
that your book is mailed. There will be a slight charge for ship
ping and handling.
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THE SALEMITE
Friday, May 14, 197]
Moon Gots Serenade ^Vhen
N. Y. Museum AccepU Print
Jim Moon was not .quite sure
.what the racket on 'his front porch
was all about. But after three
nights of disturbance he decided to
investigate. The last thing he had
expected was -an “improrrvptu cele
bration” staged by none ®ther -than
Miss Pence disguised as .the Lorelei,
strumming her lyre and Dean John
son swathed in streams of pink
toilet tissue, dancing as she merrily
tossed daisies about Mr. Moon.
But what was the occasion for
such merriment? Was it Mr.
Moon’s birthday ? Had his cat just
had a new litter of kittens? Was
it an early bon voyage fling before
his leave for Italy? No, it was
nothing as important as kittens or
birthdays. Mr. Moon had merely
received notice of the acceptance of
one' of his serigraphs by the New
York Museum of Modern Art into
its permanent collection . . . that s
all.
Miss Pence and Dean Johnson
tried not to make too much fuss
since copies of the pript, au excel
lent example of silkscreen tech
nique, are already on display in the
North Carolina Museum, the Gug.
genheim Museum, and the Appa-
lachian Corridor Exhibit. But now
that Mr. Moon is immortal and
occupies a position among the other
heroes of the art .realm, he should
receive a “little” tribute for a well,
deserved honor.
We all want to join Miss Pence
and Dean Johnson ,in their enthus
iasm in congratulating Mr. Moon
However, Dean Johnson warns all
Salemites that Mr. Moon threatens
to call the cops if anyone disturbs
his sleep again with porch parties.
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Themselves, Us Off Easy
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Ever since “environment” ex
ploded into the American conscious
ness, the most frequently asked
question has been, “What can I
do?"
To answer those questions many
organizations have published pamph
lets, handbooks and guides that deal
with what could be called “life
styles.” They urge the citizens to
use white toilet paper, compost his
garbage, launder with non-phos
phate soaps, tune up his car, and
in general see that his purchases
are not the result of environmen
tally destructive practices.
Too often these booklets become
the easy way out both for the or
ganizations that publish them and
the citizens who use them. They
enable the organizations to cope in
a simple and efficient manner with
the growing numbers of people who
contact them for advice. And they
enable the individual to check off
his list of lifestyle practices and
feel he is doing all he can to save
the environment.
In so doing, the booklets can
divert the citizen from looking more
deeply into the issues of pollution
and responsibility. They also make
it easier for organizations to avoid
coming to grips with complicated
problems and reorienting their pro
grams to cope with them.
That is not to say the lifestyle
booklets are bad. Far from it. They
are often essential in helping people
realize that everything they do has
environmental implications—whether
it is in misuse of natural resources
or poisoning of air and water. They
also help people see the intercon
nections of all things which is the
essence of ecology. However, they
can mislead people into thinking
that if they follow those guides,
environmental problems will be
solved. And they imply that the
consumer can always make signifi
cant environmentally sound choices.
Unfortunately, that just isn’t so.
For even if everyone carried out
the lifestyle recommendations there
would be no noticeable improve
ment in the poisonous condition of
air and water. Solid waste problems
would still be overwhelming and
natural resources would continue to
be misused. The probable result
would be disillusionment on a mas
sive scale.
The real problem is that there are
few environmentally sound alter
natives.
Consider the automobile. It is re
sponsible for the majority of air
pollution. Except for the very few
American cities which have sub
ways, mass transit in America is
still a dream. Most people have no
choice but to drive to work, and
they cannot choose but to own an
auto with an InternaL combustion
engine. The alternatives — walking
and bicycling—are both unpleasant
and unhealthy as long as the ma
jority continues to drive cars.
Or take recycling. Most lifestyle
booklets focus attention on turning
in old newspapers but ignore the
problem of creating a demand for
the recycled paper those newspapers
will become. Many mills already
claim to be handling all the waste
paper they can and industry says
it will -.take 20 years to build the
facilities necessary to recycle the
paper now available. If all govern-
meni, businesses and organizations
insisted on buying recycled paper,
it’s probable those mills would be
built a lot sooner.
These solutions, however, ate
complicated and more difficult
Since it’s hard enough to get people
to give up their phosphates and to
buy returnable bottles, it isn’t sur
prising that organizations often
emphasize the easier things, post
poning for a while a serious dis
cussion of what saving the environ
ment really requires.
It requires reading dull, compH-
cated laws and financing lawsuits
against polluters and recalcitrant
government agencies. It takes find
ing out how city or country govern
ment works, what interest groups
get their way, and how the citiz®
can make his voice heard over that
of the lobbyist.
It is hard work. And it will take
a long long time.
Symposium 72 — To
Explore Future World
by Meredith Hardy
Everyone has been dreaming and
speculating about all the new
changes that will take place next
year. Perhaps your January Pro
gram is taking shape or being given
SDH for the first time excites you,
but many of us will experience our
first symposium. Next year’s Sym
posium will be held in April, prob
ably during the second week. The
Theme is “The Future Society” and
it will cover these three main areas:
Religion of the Future, Future of
the Family, and Future Economics
These will be discussed by out
standing speakers and then broken
down into discussion groups.
The
Symposium Committee is writmS
such speakers as Bess
Grant (editor of Consumer Affsb®
in New York), Sylvia Poder (>
well known economist) and Je**
Bernard (a distinguished vvnter)-
The Committee is working with
$4,000 budget supported by the SW'
dent Government and Alumn'
ganizations. The Symposiuffl
On behalf of the Campus Community
THE SALEMITE
expresses sincere sympathy
to the family and friends of
Nancy Hayes
iOt
is stil
in its formative stages and is
soliciting suggestions for .
They have asked faculty
for suggestions and would bbe
student help. Do you know o
interesting, exciting new
cult leader ? or religious myst*
an economist who can predir
future economical conditio”
America? 'What about a
Liberationist . who can sp”*
the future family ? tb*
suggestions or comments a
symposium please contact
chairman, Libba MePherso”-