iday, April 21, 1972
THE SALEMITE
Page Five
RECYCLING STUDENTS
The list of Relevant Issues, as
sy are called, seems overwhelm-
5, crime, drugs, nuclear weapons,
llution, the Vietnam War, feed-
r the poor, the population bomb,
5 job market, 1972 elections,
nority rights, the student vote,
ucational' reform, consumer in-
rmation, the legal system, voter
jistration, foreign relations . . .
rhat’s a lot of problems for only
million U. S. college students to
Ive. And since education almost
vays meant fighting for causes—
instead of—grades, it’s no
mder that indepth disillusionment
s draped itself over unsuspecting
liege students.
rhe above problems all are mala-
;s that students themselves didn’t
er create. The philosophy in re
nt years has been that the world
s been bent, folded, mutilated,
d stapled. For about the last
1 years, students thought it was
sir responsibility to un-fold, un-
itilate, and re-staple the parts
ck together again.
Now it’s the drawing of a new
1. Evolution. Sit-ins, teach-ins,
its, confrontations, bombings,
oratoriums, rallies and strikes
w are mere memories of the Six-
s.
fVfter seven years of disoriented
:dent disruptions, the Seventies
eezed in. And with them, the
ar continued and we demon-
■ated.
. . and we continued to demon-
■ate vehemently for and against
lat we did and didn’t believe in.
id the nation listened. Not to the
issage of the student protest, but
ly to the message of the media
the screaming headline, the loud
wscast, the acrimonious editorial'
out the student protests.
And then along came Now. A
:ling of futility has set in, bred
t of frustration and confusion.
Last academic year was a proph-
,c indication of this: campuses
;re calmer. An occasional rally.
1 occasional march. But quieter.
Why the change ?
Ihe problems still are there, but
r tactics have changed, if not
nished, according to Dew Olim,
National Student Association sen-
• staff member. Olim said he
is definite symptoms of “with-
awl, defeatism, lack of direction
d dropping out. ’ He said he
:s two possible reasons for all
is.
by Rick Mitz
“Money is getting tighter, prices
are going up and parents are com
plaining. Students now are under
standing the plight of the working-
class man, and so they are dropping
out and trying to find Jobs,” he
said.
The Attica incident, and the con
tinuing War are a few of the on
going frustrations that, Olim said,
“have produced feelings of major
disillusionment among students.”
Olim said he sees these as feelings
brought on by a national student
feeling of innefectual'ity.
Students have retreated within
themselves in a quiet-dissent, self-
exploratory way. And the result is
a new individuality, a new problem-
orientation that might yet solve the
problems that violent protest
couldn’t
Individualism skips rampant
through the student life-style. Give
-Peace A Chance chants have
evolved into a new soft music, a
new gentle sound of manifesting
itself in quiet love stories in song.
Small shops and co-ops have
opened, selling hand-made, back-
to-earth clothing and organic goods,
a reaction against depersonalized
mass-produced culture.
Do-it-yourself attitudes accom
pany the do-your-own-thing phi
losophy. We grow our own organic
food, make our own cl-othes, build
our own furniture, plan our own
curricula, ride our own bikes in
stead of driving a car . . . and the
list is as long as the list of prob
lems.
But our newly-discovered Student
Age of Individualism isn’t benefi
cial if it isn’t channeled in positive
directions. Hopefully, it isn t self-
indulgent, isolated individualism.
Hopefully, in developing ourselves
as individuals, we’ll create the
impetus to get back together and
then get it all together.
There seems to be a change of
consciousness, but, hopefully, not a
lack of it. Students are looking
for new kinds of solutions. Hope
fully, they are no less concerned
about the problems.
But if—through the vote and
within the system rather than with
out it—students can’t be effective
in changing our environment an
other stage of disillusionment—one
punctuated with apathy, discourage
ment and 19S0s nostalgia—may set
in.
The list of Relevant Issues is
growing longer and longer.
Mary Donna
Continued from page 3
e d u I e ; British History and
nteenth Century literature run
igh the whole semester; Bri-
government and politics (one
:e) and the Development of the
I end in another week—they
7 weeks. After travel break,
omics and Shakespeare will
their place. So, I 11 have two
IS next week. Then after my
ay travel break, during which
going to Ireland and Scotland
my two roommates, I’ll have
three courses. That will be
for a change.
normal day of classes goes like
eakfast 8-9
cture 1 10-11
ffee or tea 11-11:30
cture 2 11:30-12:30
ree till lunch
nch 1:00-1:30
aiinar either 2-3 or 3-4
free until 6:30 dinner
Once every two weeks we have
an hour long tutorial. This con
sists of 2 or 3 students and a tutor.
The system is a VERY GOOD one.
Almost every weekend the school
oiganizes free, optional trips. They
include going to Stratford, Oxford,
Cambridge, London, Salisbury,
Stonehenge, Wales, Windsor, Bath,
etc. Of course, one can take off
on her own. Yes . . . this really is
a great place!
So ... I highly advise any of
you who are interested to look
into this program. There is a bul
letin in Miss Simpson’s office. Also,
if you will write me (HINT), I’ll
be glad to answer any questions if
I can. My address is the following:
Wroxton College
Near Banbury, Oxfordshire, Eng
land
Have a beautiful spring semester.
I miss you all!
Qo4ni4ixi
April 21 I
11:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Bloodmobile at Allied Health Building,
Cloverdale Ave.
7:30 p.m. Music Recital—Camille Murphy—Shirley
8:30 p.m. Music Recital—Susan McLean—Shirley
April 21-22 IRS Weekend
April 24-28 April Arts Week
Mon. April 24
3:00-5:00 April Arts Fondue Tasting Party
Home Management House
7:30 Winston-Salem State Band Concert—Hanes
April 24-25
3:00 p.m. "Tom Sawyer" by the National Theater Company—
Hanes Community Center
8:15 p.m. Pops Concert by the Winston-Salem Symphony
Reynolds Auditorium—Admission
April 25
2:00-6:00 April Arts SQUARE DAY — craft fair with booths,
music, etc.
12:15 Career Casing—Jean Harrison will speak. She is a
Vice President of Wachovia—Refectory
April 26
4:00-6:00 MAY DELL—Square Dancing—bring a partner
8:00 Winston-Salem State will present a Jamacian folk singer
Hanes
April 26-27
7:00 Drama Workshop—A Puppet Show will be presented by
the Education Department
April 27
3:00-5:00 Lily Pond—April Arts presents The Dawson Boys
(folk-rock), refreshments
8:30 Drama Workshop — April Arts sponsors "Trial of the
Catonsville Nine" by the Davidson Drama Group
April 28
12:30-1:30 April Arts auction of work by the Salem Art De
partment-Lily Pond
April 28-29
Two operas presented by NCSA
8:15 The Impresario—Mozart
The Jumping Frog—Lucus Foss
NCSA Main Auditorium
History class and Prof. Bernhard von Nicolai enjoy a casual classroom
during Springtime at Salem.
Fall Registration Looms
Preliminary registration is sche
duled for the afternoons of April
25, 26 and 27.
Tuesday, April 25, RISING SEN
IORS take prelim registration cards
signed by faculty advisors to the
Registrar’s office. They will sign
class cards from 1-5. All other
students secure their class cards at
the Registrar’s Office on Wednes
day and Thursday, April 26 and 27
during the hours 1-5 p.m.
Students must be prepared to list
desired courses and their alternates
by number, section and course
credit.
Necessary approval blanks must
be secured from the Registrars’ Of
fice in order to register for a WFU
course.
Students who plan summer school
must have the courses approved and
must return the secured approval
blank to the Registrar’s Office.
Juniors and seniors must register
for an elective course on the pass/
fail basis up until the end of the
second week of classes in the fall
term.
Special students will register with
Dean Hixon or Miss Simpson,
Registrar.
Paid student work applications
for 1972-73 will be available at the
time of registration.
STUDENTS SHOULD BE
AWARE THAT CHANGES MAY
HAVE TO BE MADE DURING
THE SUMMER.