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EDITORIALS
Our staff has every confidence that we can complete our collec
tive job to everyone's satisfaction. But if there is to be communi
cation, then we of The Salemite cannot work alone, for any form
of communication is a two-way operation. If there is to be a
successful closing of the unbelievable breech which has blighted
Salem this year, then members of the Salem community must lend
a hand. We need articles—don't be shy . . . you'll like it if you
try it| We need information. Rally to our cause! When we call
for participation in handling various aspects of the paper, do not
complain about the million things everyone has to do—we all at
tend this school and we all have a million things to do.
Just how hard is it to be productive, to volunteer exciting infor
mation, or share in our mutual efforts? This includes constructive
criticism on your part. Our aim for next year is COMMUNICATION.
We have stated our reasons and have listed our means for achiev
ing it. Our ultimate goal is to enlist everyone's participation in
school activities and in The Salemite. Dare we hope that eventu
ally everyone will do something for the community rather than
gripe? Dare we hope that our immediate future holds the answer
to the apathy of our present and of our immediate past? —STAFF
Open Letter To U. S. Students
—from the STUDENT MOBILIZATION COMMITTEE TO END THE
WAR IN VIETNAM
The student movement has been
a major force responsible for creat
ing major antiwar sentiment in this
country. In 1965 when they told us
this was the “first consensus war
in American history,” it was stu
dents who organized the first mass
marches which have involved other
sections of society in active opposi
tion to the war. Today, 65% of
the American people believe that
war is immoral—in large measure
because of the student antiwar
movement.
The only thing that stands be
tween majority antiwar sentiment
and antiwar action is a lie—the lie
that the war is winding down. The
facts are that the bombing is
heavier than ever before and Nixon
plans to leave residual force of
American GTs in Vietnam indefi
nitely. In the first three months
of 1972 Nixon has sent more bomb
ing raids against North Vietnam
than in ALL OF 1971.
The student movement must take
the lead in exposing government
lies. Nixon, the man responsible
for the invasion of Cambodia and
Laos, would like nothing better in
this election year than to point to
the campuses of America and say,
I have silenced antiwar dissent.
America is united behind my 'plans
for peace.’ ”
Nixon has incredible resources
at his disposal—free TV
crack public relations teamS;
time,
and
millions of dollars. All we have are
the
the meetings we can organize,
leaflets we can pass out, and the
mass demonstrations we can build.
There are massive, peaceful
demonstrations for the immediate,
total, unconditional withdrawal of
ALL U.S. forces from Southeast
Asia and an end to the bombing
NOW! scheduled for Saturday,
April 22 in New York and Los
Angeles. The decisive majority now
oppose the war. By united massive
actions by the antiwar majority we
will end the war.
THE SALEMITE
Podium: Students
Friday, April 21,
While most of Salem College continues the patterns of the pre
sent school year. The Salemite must reorganize and present a new
face to an ever-fickle readership. As a new staff we must attempt
to define our aims for the coming year; we must earn the loyalty
of students and faculty; and we must breathe nevv life into the
campus newspaper, an institution which almost died a natural
death of student neglect and indifference. We of the new Salemite
staff accept this tremendous challenge—we feel capable of sur
mounting past problems and of overcoming any forthcoming ob
stacles. We do not doubt that we can present our fellow Salemites
with a first-rate newspaper. But. Is this worth our effort?
Do students and faculty really care about the quality of a cam
pus newspaper? Is an organized form of communication neces
sary for the smooth continuation of campus life? We believe that
The Salemite is a very pertinent part of the Salem setting; without
the newspaper there is no good medium for announcing forth
coming events; there is no medium for analyzing school problems;
there is no medium for initiating student action concerning life at
Salem and in society; and there would be no means for sparking
meetings of the minds between different groups on campus (stu
dents, faculty and administration). Campus life must not de
generate to this!
There has been no newspaper since March 20. During this
month several students have loudly complained about this lack.
Among faculty members Dean Sandresky has bemoaned the lack
of a means for announcing important music department news.
Candidate-for-governor Pat Taylor has been unable to publish a
$40 ad announcing his presence in Winston-Salem, and activities
such as the construction wall painting and January registration
have been perpetrated by word of mouth. Is this any way for a
campus to operate?
OK. We are promising to present the Salem community with
a fantastic newspaper. Our chief aim in the upcoming year is
to weld together all facets of life at Salem. This means we will
provide communication between administration, faculty and stu
dents. Already we have initiated weekly coverage of Dr. Chand
ler's office, the Alumnae Association, and the faculty departments.
We are working closely with our faculty advisors and with inter
ested members of the faculty. Sarah Dorrier is writing a weekly
column about community-campus affairs. We have begun several
campus projects with which we aim to better our environment and
improve Salemite-student relations. And we can promise much
much more . . .
Speak
Magazines Future Effects Students
Our school literary magazine. In
cunabula, Is up in the air concern
ing its future. An opinion poll was
taken to discover what students
think about its future. The ques
tions asked were: Do you think
Incunabula has a place on our cam
pus? Do you think it should con
tinue? Here are some of the an-
swers and opinions given.
Chris Moran: “If we can keep it
going, great!”
Shirley Brobst: “If it gets more
support, it would be great to have
it. I don’t think it should have
such a limited amount of people
writing it.”
Betty Blaine Perry: “It’s a good
thing to have, yet students don’t
seem to have much interest in it.”
Kemper Waters: “It doesn’t have
a future. Students aren’t support
ing it, and the editorial staff can’t
do it by itself.”
Le Newell: “It should be a crea
tive outlet. It should come out
every week—it should come natur
ally and not be forced. I think
poetry, photography, music, song
lyrics, characterizations should also
be included.”
Ann Thomas: “I’d hate to see it
done away with. It’s a good outlet
for those who are interested in
having their work published.”
Janice Hammersley: “I loved
reading it. I thought it was fan
tastic. The reason more people
don’t submit is that there is too
much pressure to do other things
and not enough time to write.”
.. .of People
Career Casing Luncheon
Tuesday, April 25 in the
Salem College Refectory Mrs.
Jean Harrison will speak on
Woman's Role in the Business
World. Mrs. Harrison is a vice
president at Wachovia Bank in
Winston-Salem and has just
completed another speaking en
gagement on the role of women
in business.
How to Drink Wisely
“Am I my brother’s keeper?”
The answer is YES according to
Virginia Johnson, Dean of Students.
Visiting each dormitory in specially
called meetings Tuesday night. Dean
Johnson emphasized the responsi
bility of each student to her neigh
bor in regard to the new drinking
policy. Excessive drinking, as de
fined by Dean Johnson as “too
much or “too Often” or both, must
be controlled in order to comply
with the commitment made to the
Board of Trustees by student rep
resentatives.
Excessive drinking can be con
trolled only by the individual—by
the girl at her own discretion, or
upon the advice of concerned
friends. Dean Johnson freely com
mended the maturity of Salem girls,
concerning this policy of drinking!
and expressed great pleasure with
the general results of the new
policy. She emphasized, moreover,
that the purpose of her special
appearance in each dorm was to
clarify the terms under which the
new policy must operate, not to
correct undesirable behavior, as was
feared by students before the meet
ings.
Anne Manly: “I think there is a
place for a literary magazine on
a college campus like Salem’s. I
plan to contribute to it in the
future since I expect to have more
time.
Pat Terry: “I think it’s got a
great future and should continue.
I don’t think it should be part of
the newspaper.”
Karen Wheeling: “I’d rather read
Incunabula than the newspaper. I
think it’s more interesting.”
Debbie Warner: “I think it does
have a future. I think it should
come out as a book. I hope that
sometime something like that can
start groups talking maybe once a
week or month—like Dr. Wofford
said in the Education Conference.
This could get people together 4
campus.” 1
Mae Logan: “I think it ought ' '
be continued, but I don’t see ho'
you can get people to contribute’
Chris Lucht: “It should be
magazine. It should have sonj
comedy and more different themes^'
Lissa Hoyler: “I think it shonL
have different forms of literaturel
Beecher Mathes: “Not just af
elite few should be writing it |i
should have more varied forms t
literature. It should be publishe.
like a yearbook.”
Ann Hesmer: “It should be fo
everyone. It doesn’t matter whethr
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dined—just so they're trying t'
participate. I don’t think theij
works should be judged.”
of cabbages
and kings
by Sarah Dorrier
I’ve always wanted to write a column. I suppose anyone even reinotel
interested in words and communication harbors a similar secret desire!
Imagine the satisfaction of knowing that you have X number of columi
inches just waiting to be filled. What an ego trip! «
Picking a title is always the most fun. In all honesty, I must confes|
that “of cabbages and kings” is not original. I grew up on a small (verj
small) Virginia town that had a weekly, four-page, family-owned news,
paper called the Scottsville Sun. Each week the father wrote a column
entitled “Of Cabbages and Kings.”
At the ripe age of ten, I thought that was a mighty dumb name—but|
it stuck in my head. Later I stumbled over Lewis Carroll’s entire quote;
“The time has come,” the Walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing wax-
Of cabbages—and kings—
And why the sea is boiling hot—
And whether pigs have wings.”
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I probably won’t write about any of the pressing issues suggested b)
the Walrus, but we will, undoubtedly, talk of many things during the
next year!
Felix Frankfurter defined politics as the free exchange of opinions re
garding the best policy for the life of a society. In this sense of the word,
my topics will be political.
We’ll explore beyond the square—but not necessarily very far beyond
Perhaps around the corner to Winston-Salem State and across town tc
Wake Forest, Perhaps uptown to the Wachovia Building or City Hall
Perhaps only so far as the offices of Salem professors. Interviews, an
occasional poll, perhaps a book review or two . . . and something else
that strikes our fancies.
NEXT WEEK’S ATTRACTION —
POLLUTION, or “Don’t Kill My Cabbage” (including an interview will ;
Salem’s own Dr. James Edwards) '
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