Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Monday, September 25, 1972
Number 6
Barkman Bags Rewards;
Effort Brings Satisfaction
Ionia Barkman relaxes in her room with some of the spoils of her victory after the
Mam reception. She received a letter of congratulations from President Nixon Mon-
September 18.
Fellowship Date Nears
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Na-
tional Research Council has been
called upon again to advise the
National Science Foundation in the
gul selection of candidates for the Foun-
__dation’s program of Graduate
Fellowships. Panels of eminent sci
entists appointed by the National
Research Council will evaluate qual
ifications of applicants. Final selec
tion will be made by the Foundation,
with awards to be announced on
March 15, 1973.
Applicants to the NSF Graduate
Fellowship Program must be begin-
fiing'graduate students by the fall of
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The new Dansalems are: Mandy
Lyerly Lynda Casanova Joan
Spangler Becca Dudley, Donna
Daeke, Annette Perritt, Mary Camp
bell, Sarah Payne Maddox, Lee
Caldwell, Suzanne Troxler, Karen
McCotter. The old members include
Anne Coxhead (President), Carol
Smith (Secretary-Treasurer), An
drea Fregosi (Publicity), Le Newell,
I*'Cathy Bailey, Susan Heaton, Kathy
Wiltshire, Barbie Pflieger, Margo
Woodin. They are considering pre
paring some assembly programs or
a Christmas program. Their end-
of-the-year program is in April.
Miss Rufty is the sponsor and teach-
The first SGA meeting that is
missed automatically counts as the
ONE excused cut per semester. Af
ter this cut, only infirmary excuses
or 'i^^nergency situations will be ex
cused. Students who overcnt will
talk with the Faculty Advisor Board
and a penalty wil be given.
1973, or must have completed not
more than one calendar year of
full-time or part-time graduate study
by the fall of 1973. Subject to the
availability of funds, new fellowships
awarded in the spring of 1973 will
be for periods of three years, the
second and third years contingent on
certification to the Foundation by
the fellowship institution of the stu
dent’s satisfactory progress toward
an advanced degree in the sciences.
These fellowships will be awarded
for study or work leading to mas.
ter’s or doctoral degrees in the
mathematical, physical, medical, bio
logical, engineering, and social
sciences and in the history and
philosophy of science. Awards will
not be made in clinical, education,
or business fields, in history or social
work, or for work leading to medical,
dental, law, or joint Ph.D.-profes
sional degrees. Applicants must be
citizens of the United States and will
be judged solely on the basis of abi
lity. The annual stipend for Grad
uate Fellows will be $3,600 for a
twelve-month tenure with no depen
dency alowances.
Applicants will be required to take
the Graduate Record Examinations
designed to test scientific aptitude
and achievement. The examinatioins,
administered by the Educatioal
Testing Service, will be given on
December 9, 1972 at designated cen
ters throughout the United States
and in certain foreign countries.
The deadline date for the submis
sion of aplications for NSF Graduate
Fellowships is November 27, 1972.
Further information and application
materials may be obtained from the
Fellowship Office, National Research
Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue,
Washington, D. C. 20418.
It took her 2700 miles and an
airplane trip across the Atlantic
Ocean, a car trip which should have
taken only 10 hours but due to
complications was extended an addi
tional 12 hours including a lay-over
in a small Virginian town for car
repairs, before Janie Barkman,
Salem’s singular gold medalist, fin
ally set foot on campus. Even then,
it was 5 :30 in the morning. In fact,
the marathon Janie endured just in
getting back to Salem must have re
minded her of the tremendous pa
tience and skill it requires to make
it to the Olympics. However, despite
the many disruptions in plans,
Salem’s banners still fluttered a
greeting and the banquet food still
tasted great as all Salem’s people
welcomed back a blushing and ex
uberant Janie.
The center of excitement was of
course the refectory where red,
white, and blue decorations empha
sized the American' role in the
Olympics. Seated at the head
table were faculty members who
knew Jaoie particularly well. Dr.
Chandler, Dean Johnson, Mr. Joines,
Janie’s roommate, Christina Spence,
and a good-looking male who was
introduced as Janie’s boyfriend. In
the speeches which followed, Janie
was presented the key to Winston-
Salem by Mr. Joines, a representa
tive of the mayor, and she also re
ceived a scrap book from her fellow
Salemites.
Janie is no novice in the world of
the Olympics. She participated in
the 1968 summer games held at
Mexico City, and captured both a
gold and bronze medal. This sum
mer in Munich, she participated in
the 400 meter freestyle relay, swim
ming the American crawl on the
third leg. It was with her perform
ance that the American team pulled
out ahead to secure another gold
medal. Becoming a member of the
U. S. team is a difficult task for
competition is stiff. Between the
first and fourth position on the
American relay team of which Janie
was a member, there existed a time
difference of only .9 sec. in the
time trials which determined who
would be swimming in that particu
lar event. That’s less than one full
second, an extremely close margin.
Undoubtedly, Tarzan would be proud
of our Jane. In case anyone missed
the significance behind that one an
explanation does exist. The best
male American swimmer in the
Olympics during the 1930s’ was al
ways offered the role of Tarzan by
Hollywood film producers, Johnny
Weismuller being a case in point.
It’s too bad the Tarzan fad passed
on, Salem might have had a mr.vie
actress as well as a gold medalist.
Freshmen Have Personality;
Brains Grace Class Too
Without a doubt one may unre
servedly say of the ’72 freshman
tlass that it is unique. The most
noticeable quality of Salem’s newest
group is its size, 193 students, of
which 188 are boarders — the larg
est class in five years. Many upper
classmen have wondered about the
disappearance of study rooms and
have feared to open a closet door
without a freshman poping out to
invite us into her room. Now, we can
understand why every space must be
utilized. In addition to this numeri
cal increase, a wide variety of eager
students represent 128 different
schools throughout the country. Of
these many institutions, 55 freshmen
atended private schools and 138
graduated from public schools. How
ever, regardless of their background,
the freshmen agreed that the best
instruction came in their English
and Math courses. It must have been
fine instruction too because SAT
scores were quite impressive, the up
per quartile of the class scoring
above the 550 mark on each section
with math scores edging English by
a slight margin. Class ranks for this
freshman group are also outstanding,
13 girls having been either 2nd, 3rd,
or 4th in their graduating class and 2
girls achieved top honors as vale
dictorians. So with their come brains
as well, and what’s more a wide geo-
Academy Enlightens Jrs
“Are you one of those shut-ins ?
Op perhaps you are one of those
budding geniuses!’’ These are typi
cal questions Salem Academy stud
ents ask the College students living
at the Academy in faculty suites.
As our friends might notice, life
across the May Dell is something
for which we really did notknow how
to prepare. Life with the “girls” is
arranged around a system of bells
which range from the inaudible to
sonic booms. College life at the Aca
demy is very quiet most of the time,
excepting the hour 9:00-10:00. This
time period encompasses Telephone
Hour. Does anybody know what it is
like to experience a stampede of
elephants charging a ringing bell?
Does everybody know that Beth has
a date with the boy who has long
blonde hair, wire-rim glasses and
smokes ?!
Perhaps Salem collegians have
wondered how parliamentary pro
cedure is carried out for the girls
at the “Outer Banks.” The college
house president is Nancy Sandridge;
the hall presidents are Bonnie Black
and Karen Merritt. Debbie Warner
is the legislative board representa
tive. The dorm secretary is Bonnie
Black, treasurer is Karen Merritt
and Debbie Warner is Fire Chief
and Foreign Correspondent. The
Outef Banks social calendar for the
year includes Halloween, Thanks
giving and Christmas parties, as well
as birthday parties for the four in
habitants.
We want everybody to visit us.
We have a spacious living room
complete with a television, a refrig
erator, a hot plate, sets of dishes for
six, four bathrooms—all singles—one
guest room and one room for which
we haven’t figured a use. To reach
our humble living quarters merely
walk to the Academy’s main en
trance and ask the lady at the desk
how to find us. Better still, give us
a call on extension 322 (before 10:00
p.m.) or at 725-5222 anytime, and we
will meet you at our gate.
Anybody interested in helping us
organize a black market should con
tact Debbie Warner: the Academy
girls have threatened us and have
demanded to smoke “ANYTHING.”
graphical distribution. Surprisingly
enough, only 47% of the incoming
freshmen are native North Caro
linians with over half (53%) having
permanent residency outside the
state. A total of 20 states are repre
sented including our northernmost
state Maine, extending southward
to Florida and to the deep South
with Mississippi, and finally reach
ing westward to include Ohio, Illi
nois, and Michigan. One foreign
country is also represented, which
is Germany.
In a class of such proportion and
distribution there exist many alum
nae conections. One girl’s ties with
Salem date back seven generations
to her great-great-great-great-great-
grandmother who was a former
Salemite. Seven of the freshmen
have sisters who attended and are
still atending Salem, and approxi
mately 40 more girls are cousins,
nieces, daughters, and grand-daught
ers of Salemites. The most interest
ing connection though lies not in
the female side of the family but
arises through the male line. One
freshman bears the distinction of
having had her father attend Salem.
Notwithstanding family connec
tions, all the freshmen come to
Salem with the usual hopes, goals
and interests. The girls plan future
careers in everything from teaching
the new fledglings success and ex-
to medicine and one girl has even
confessed that she wants merely
to be a housewife. In the attainment
of their goals here at Salem we wish
tend a warm welcome to them from
all Salem’s people. We are glad
they are able to share this 201st
year of Salem College with us.
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