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II lAonday, October 2, 1972 THE SALEMITE Page Three |wiss Frautein, Signorina Find ISalem Campus Life Exciting of cabbages and kings by Dee Wilson Visualize Alpine mountains, a huge noiv-fed lake and a medieval town if 7,000 climbing up the slopes and me has the image of Rita Locher’s lometown in northern Switzerland, doming from the foothills of the 5wiss Alps, Rita finds the humidity ind 90° beR of Winston-Salem lomewhat stifling. She is quite nat- irally an avid skiier (prefers the American brand Head skiis), but lidn’t bring her equipment along be- -ausc of the size and bulkiness. However, that’s not to say she won’t 3e skiing in the United States; she’s just anxious to try other sports and liopes to be spending Christmas va cation in the F'lorida keys with one of her roommates. Blonde-haired and brown-eyed, Rita is the first one in her family of seven to visit America. She laughs shj^y when questioned about her triplover. After a few days in New Yor*k City, she rode the bus down to Hlenderson, North Carolina with the intention of traveling on to Oxford to stay with an American family until the opening of Salem. Arriving late one afternoon in Hen derson, Rita was informed that the bus|for Oxford had already departed and'furthermore, another one would not be going that way until the morning. Rita admits she was -some what dismayed because trains in Switzerland depart every hour; how ever, she sat down and patiently waited, finally being rewarded with the appearance of her American family who realized what had hap pened. Rita finds Salem unique because of the close contact between faculty and student and the equally close ties established among the girls themselves in dorm life. She ex plained that attending the University of Zurich meant either commuting daily from Cham (her hometown) or finding a residency in town with some family. European universities do not have a campus life; rather, the students meet informally after classes as fellow commuters on the trains or in local establishments in town. She says they do not share rooms in a dorm and laughingly re marked about the great extent of paraphernalia including hairdryers, record players, extra furniture, and luige piles of luggage most Salem girls find necesary to bring. Rita’s English is good, indicative of a strict and well-structured edu cational background. She attended elementary school for six years, deciding then to enter the high school specifically attended by stu dents headed for the university. Rita spent six more years in high school studying on the tri-mester system, w'hich meant she went for a longer time period than American students. Most Swiss youth graduate from high school at age 19. After gradu ation, the students go on to the university, concentrating in one sub ject. Rita is an exception though, she secured a scholarship from the Uni versity of Zurich for an American school. That school as we know hap pened to be in North Carolina a state Rita was unfamiliar with and hastened to look up on the map. After her year at Salem, Rita hopes to devote her time to traveling and then in July she will return to her Swiss-German town. Soft-spoken Silvia Aldini origi nates from a different climate and a more cosmopolitan area, for she is a Daily Celebration Sparks Holiday Atmosphere Didn’t you impress all your lends last week -wfith those amaz- ,g (facts about Balboa and Francis Allard? Weren’t they overwhelmed t your savoir-faire and cosmo- jlitan knowdedge. Expecting these ;sults, April Arts has released the ickground information on this eek’s dates — enabling everyone to :ay on top of their dazzling new nage. Feast on these goodies: ct. 1 — Mountain State Forest Fes tival in West Va.—On the completion of that part of the Seneca Trail in the Monogahela National For est in W. Va. in 1930, the citizens of Elkin planned a celebration. The first di rector general w'as George H. Dornhlazer. In 1936, Mary Jane Bell was crown ed Queen Silvia VII by President Roosevelt—Miss Bell was the first young lady to hold such a title. )ct. 2 — The Veiled Prophet Festi val at St. Louis. In 1878, a group of about 20 busi ness men of St. Louis met to consider what could be done to stir the pride of the people in their city, and to attract visitors to it. After considerable discus sion, they decided on an annual festival or pageant and ball, presided over by the Veiled Prophet of Khorassan, that powerful and mysterious ruler whose story is told in Thomas Moore’s Lalla Rookh. 3ct. 3— Founder’s Day at Lehigh University. On a conven ient day in the autumn of every year Lehigh Uni versity at Bethlehem, Pa., honors Asa ’Packer, its founder, by appropriate ex ercises. Large numbers of alumni assemble on that day and it is custom to confer honorary degrees on distinguished citizens. Oct. 4'—Birthday of Rutherford B. Hayes. Rutherford Birch ard Hayes, 19th President of the United States was born in Delaware, Ohio, on Oct. 4, 1822. He was the son of Rutherford Hayes, a farmer, and Sophia Birch ard. His fathef died before he was boom and he w'as brought up by his uncle, Sardis Birchard. Oct. 5 — Birthday of Chester A. Arthur. Chester Alan Ar thur, 21st President of the United States, was born in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Vermont, on October 5, 1830. He was the son of Reverend William Arthur, a Baptist clergy man. g — German Day — The first German settlement in A- merica was made at Ger mantown, Pennsylvania on the arrival of 13 families on October 6, 1683. Two hundred years later, in 1883, the anniversary of the arrival of these colonists was celebrated at German Pioneer Day. This is be- ’ lieved to be the first formal notice taken of the import ance of the German migra tion to this country. native of Bologna, Italy. Silvia is not as new to the college world as Rita, rather she enters her third j^ear, having previously studied at the University of Bologna. Wearing big-framed glasses which accentuate her intelligent-looking eyes, Silvia has the air of a scholar. She comes from an academic background in that both her parents are high school teachers. And, like Rita, she too had rigorous secondary educational train ing. Silvia stated the school system under which she studied required much preparation for the 11-12 sub jects taught. She explained further that Italian high schools as well as universities suffer from many stu dent riots, because of the demanding reciuirements and the lack of good teachers. Most Italian students at tend school from 8-1 p.m. six days a week with only one ten-minute break at 11 O’clock. There are no extra-curricular activities and stu dents feel they need more democ racy, particularly the right to have assemblies. Silvia also shares Rita’s excite ment in the novelty of campus living;. Silvia finds dorm living a totally new and very human experience. She compared it to community living and considers it a very important part of her education. In Italy, she feels girls are too protected because they always live at home and consequent ly cannot mature socially. Silvia thinks there is much to dis cover in the world and therefore she enjoys traveling. She doesn’t approve of going as a tourist but advocates going to work or study, as it affords an opportunity to speak with people about mutual problems. Naturally, she plans to travel in the States, al though this isn’t her first time here. Silvia has studied in New York also. Most of her spare moments she spends reading everything from Proust to 20th century American poetry. She admires contemporary American literature and especially enjoys the poet William CarlosWil- hams because she agrees with his view on progress. However, both girls prefer spend ing their spare moments talking and meeting all of us. Silvia is in 319 Babcock, and Rita dwells in 5 Sis ters. They have much to share and much to learn not only about Salem but about us and by Sarah Dorrier Due to circumstances beyond my control (i.e., Founder's Day a Dr. Gossett paper) i was unable to get my cabbages in a Of cabbages and kings will return next week—same time, same station—with comments from Carol Perrin and Pam Langston about the upcoming national election. row. GOOD LUCK ON FOUNDER'S DAY EVERYBODY I I Intrepid Trio Travels Finds Gregarious U. S. People The summer of ’72 was enjoyable for many of us. For three particular Salemitcs it revealed exciting adven tures and new horizons they never before had encountered. On the morning of May 24, Susan Milner, Nan Wilson, and Susan Phi'hns the safety and comfort of their homes for the unknown wilds of America . . . Destination: U. S. Campsites. Susan Milnor and Nan anxiously siicd out of Raleigh in a bright red shiny van the morning of their de parture. In anticipation of all the excitement ahead of them, they got lost before leaving the city limits. While they saw their torvn the hard v.^ay, Susan Phillips waited in Hen derson, N. C., nervously hoping they had not left her. The first stop of the girls’ trip, after getting Susan P, in Henderson, was for a fried chicken picnic in they were to have for a while ! They arrived at their first campsite in the Salem Square. It was the last meal Smokey Mountains National Park at 5 p.m. It took them 45 minutes to put up their sleeping tent, which was such a disaster of an experience that they could never believe they would be able to erect it in four min utes using only two girls by the end of the trip. The night’s activities included a trip into Gatlinburg, Ten nessee, which boasts as.many tourist activities amid rural splendor that any camper could desire. The next morning the three girls arose at their usual 6:30, ready to check out the University of Tennes see. The itinerary also included such institutions as Vanderbilt, the Univ ersity of Colorado and Berkeley. They met many students across the nation in addition to encountering a few long-lost friends. “The people made the trip,” comments Nan. One couple traveled with them for almost a week. In addition, there were two other groups of campers maintaining a similar route to theirs, so the three groups had a reunion almost every 1000 miles. Their favorite places included Colorado, San Francisco, the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. Ihey are convinced that they had the most fantastic trip imaginable for a trio of hardy females, and want to offer helpful hints for future travelers. Anyone interested in the comical as pects of their trip can make a res ervation for one of the slide shows in their rooms. of People.. Church Dorm Boasts Genuine Home Living Campus Ministers The following campus ministers will be available for appointment each week on the following desig nated days: Bill KerchevM—Monday (Presby terian) Jake Viverette—Tuesday (Epis copal) Mark Rose—Wednesday (Metho dist) All appointments should he made through Mrs. Hale in the Lifespan Counseling Center. Oct. At 9095 Church Street, in the Church Street Dorm, live 10 Salem- ites. There are 3 Seniors, Mary Alice Nelson, Andrea Fregosi and Charlyn Sewell; 4 Juniors, Janie Redfearn, Mary Dashiell, Meredith Hardy and Karen Hobbs; and three Sopho mores, Sharon Allison, Tricia Anders and Pat Anglin. The house in many ways is like a dormitory. We share the same cam pus regulations observed by other Salemites. The difference is that in stead of having an authoritative figure to enforce these rules, we enforce them upon ourselves and each other. We’re fortunate to have our own kitchen which we greatly enjoy. And at the moment, it is not unusual for us to hear the noise of workmen who are installing added bath facilities and a washing ma chine. "Contrary to popular belief, we do not have a maid who comes in and makes our beds in the morn ing. We are responsible for keeping the house, kitchen included, as neat as possible. Geneva comes down and performs the same duties she would in any other dorm. Rather than checking out keys on SDH, we each have our own key. This is because the house is kept locked at all times, even during the day. At times this can be a problem during mad scrambes for keys amid an armload of books. After walking to classes, the refectory and the bookstore, it is nice to have our own garage so that we do not have to hike to the FAC everytime we want our cars. To us, the best thing about living in the house is the relationships we can develop with each other. The 10 of us have different interests and varying personalities; yet we enjoy living and working together. We are finding that we are not only learn ing a great deal about other people, but we are also learning about our selves. We w'ant everyone to visit us. Our Salem friends are always welcome. Incunabula Incunabula art contributions may be turned in to Room 62, located in the Fine Arts Center basement. Written contributions may be turned into Room # 8 Sisters or the yellow box locat ed by Main Hall Bulletin Board. Student Center The Student Center Committee for this year has been elected and will be meeting at lunch on Thursdays. We are anxious to begin working on new ideas to make the Student Cen ter a place that more students can use and enjoy. The TV and the radio have been replaced and we hope that new pool balls will be next. The coffee shop is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings so come on down and enjoy a mid-morning snack. While you’re there, please take a look around and see how we could make the Student Center more liveable. Please feel free to join us for lunch with your suggestions, or let a committee member know of them. Members of this year’s committee are Jane Vincent, 125 Babcock; Jeanie Hendrich, 214 Clewell; Nancy Adams, 228 Clewell; and Allison Towne, 302 South.
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