Volume LIV
Salem College, Winston-Salem, IM. C., Monday, October 23, 1972
Number 10
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Limericks Judged
Winners Take All
The Salemite is proud to an
nounce the winners of the 1972
Limerick Contest sponsored by
Incunabula. First prize - a case
of beer - goes to Alden Hanson
and Karen McCotter of Sisters
dorm for their winning limerick:
Limerick Contest Winner Karen McCotter takes a break from her
job at the Salem Tavern, while co-author Jeri Bounds, 2nd place
winner, relaxes in her dorm room.
There once was an artist
named da Vinci,
Who was painting Mona
Lisa Givenchi.
A true Renaissance man.
With one wandering hand.
She smiled as she eried,
“Don’t pinch me. ”
There was a young man
from Missouri
Who incurred his own
party’s fury
By getting well. (He was
afflicted)
And for this was
convicted
By a Democratic trial
without jury!
He’ll take ‘72
Leaving ‘6 for Agnew.
My hope is a ballot box
Nix.
'72 Graduate
The second-place prize of
wine and cheese was captured
by Jeri Boundss of Clewell for
this little ditty:
Enjoys Job
by Nan Wilson
For the benefit of the fresh
men and the transfer students,
the young Administrative Assis
tant of the FAC is Laura Crump-
ler, a Salem graduate of the
class of ‘72. Although she some
times has a slightly puzzled ex
pression on her face, it is not be
cause she is new here, it is be
cause her job is new not only to
her, but to Salem College.
The Administration decided
last spring that someone needed
to be permanently employed in
the Fine Arts Center as an over
seer, because the building is in
constant demand. When Laura
accepted the job, she was a little
hesitant because she did not
know what she was getting her
self into, but now that she is
settled in Winston, she is certain
she made the right decision.
Her job as Administrative As
sistant is to make certain the
rooms are reserved and properly
set-up. She is also in charge of
“the light girls” and many other
little behind-the-scene matters of
which most of us are not aware.
"Some days are not quite as hec
tic”, comments Laura and she
sometimes has an opportunity
to read a little for fun.
Every afternoon around 5:30
Laura pulls out of the FAC park
ing lot in her new yellow Dodge
Dart Swinger and heads home.
She describes home as a modest
basement apartment supplied
with her own “early attic” furni
ture. She says it only has two
windows, but “it has a fireplace
— a mobile fireplace!”
During her spare time Laura
enjoys painting, sewing, reading,
and of course, the T. 0. G. This
past summer she was a dorm mo
ther at Governor’s School. She
hopes to be able to teach the
gifted children someday, but
since there are no winter schools
for gifted children now in the
United States, we look forward
to having Laura around for a
while.
Laura says, “living by your
self is often lonesome” and she
wishes more people would come
by to see her.
There was a young lady
from Bagdad,
Whose mother suspected
had been had.
“Who did it?!” she cried-
The daughter replied,
“Why mother, your
brother, my dad!”
Brant Godfrey, one of Sa
lem’s few co-eds, was rewarded
with a six-pack and peanuts for
his third-place limerick:
As 1 was once walking
through Paris
I saw a sight which did
embarrass—
The lady was nude.
Her poddle was crude
And the gen d ‘armesjust
stared at her bare-ass!
There once was a library,
you see.
That was issued a mad
decree
To move itself over
And let men play rover
Now we wake up at seven
thirtee.
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“Co-ed” Brant Godfrey only
got “peanuts” for his 3rd place
limerick.
Republicans spelled back
wards is “nacilbupers”
Seems fitting, considering
they ’re super blupers
Mr. Agnew will hang on
Till the press is all gone.
Followed by Mitchell and
Mitchell, the party
poopers.
There was a young student
at Salem
Who’d write nasty letters
and mail ‘em
To each of his profs
Who, with sly smirks and
scoffs
Had shown the presump
tion to fail ‘im.
There one was a sheepdog
named Rufus,
Who unfortunately was
terribly toothless.
When called on to speak.
He could only squeak.
So everyone just called
him Woofless.
There once was a redneck
named Ray
Who chewed toothpicks
throughout the whole
day
He scratched off in his car
Knocked the toothpick
The following entries have
been awarded honorable men
tion by the Salemite staff:
/ foresee a political fix
A scheme that’s undoubt
edly Dick’s
ajar
And now doesn ’t have too
much to say.
(continued on page 8)
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Telephone Men Invade
Freshman drop-add for the
January Program will be from
Monday, Oct. 23 through Thurs
day, Oct. 26 from 11:30 to
2'30 in the drama workshop.
Friday the 27th drop-add hours
will be 11:30 through 1:00; Jaii-
uary program assignments wdl
be issued the first week in No
vember.
Bell Tel Comes
Oktober f est
Oct. 23 - Birthday of Francis
Hopkinson Smith - American
engineer, contractor, artist, nov
elist, and essayist, born in 1838.
sprained his back doing so.
Oct. 24-TheU.N. Charter
Oct. 25 - Feast of St. Crispin -
the patron saint of shoemakers,
saddlers, and tanners. They sold
shoes cheaply to the poor, and
legend has it that angels provi
ded their leather.
Oct. 27 - Navy-Roosevelt Day
The birthday of Theodore Roos
evelt just happened to fall on the
anniversary of a committee re
port to Congress suggesting the
foundation of a navy.
Oct. 28 - Republic of Czechos-
lavakia Day.
Oct. 26 - Laying the Corner
stone of Dartmouth Hall - The
Earl of Dartmouth laid the cor
nerstone for a new Dartmouth
Hall in 1904 (and probably
Oct. 29 - A Historic Election -
this is too complicated to ex
plain, but the election, held m
1733 was significant because the
governor of New York was h
able to restrict freedom of the
press.
For the last few weeks we
girls have heard new tones in the
calls of, “Man on the hall.”
Those of us who have been at
Salem for several years can iden
tify the tembre of each manly
call with the repairman to whom
it belongs. It was a nice change
to hear some new voices chiming
in, and with such zest.
Apparently the experience
was a true novelty for the min
ions of the Bell Telephone Com
pany. To be allowed to roam
freely through the dorms and to
get to stand giggling in the hall
while some poor girl scrambled
for clothes on a Saturday morn
ing really turned them on. One
man did that to me three times
in one day. He brought all three
of his friends to see the exact
spot of installation at three dif
ferent times. It must have been
amusing to see me come to the
door in a different combination
from the heap on the floor each
time. But this behavior did not
go unrevenged. We Seniors did
wonders for the hangover of one
telephone man who was working
behind Clewell early on the
morning of Founder’s Day.
I hope that everyone is enjoy
ing their new found freedom
from the dime rat race. And who
else has discovered that one need
only pick up the phone rather
than run all the way upstairs to
tell someone to turn down the
stereo? The advantages are really
worth that monthly bill, aren’t
they girls? Aren’t they? Oh, well
I’m sure that your male callers
think so!