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Thursday, October 11, 1973 TH« SALtMITt Page Three Travel to Mexico in January Visit Historic Maya Ruins Our new Psychology Professors, Dr. and Mrs. Nelson, never go anywhere without their son, Eric. By Adah Parker and Julie Barton ( Have any of you been wonder ping who the handsome, blonde, yblue-eyed young man who has l^libeen crawling around our campus lately is? His personality can not even be surpassed by his good '.’looks. He is Erik Nelson, the nine ';and one-half month old son of ^our newest psychology professors, "Dr. and Mrs. Arnold C. Nelson. The Nelsons arrived in Winston -Salem from Fort Worth, Texas where Dr. Nelson received his oPh.D. at Texas Christian Univer- osity and Mrs. Nelson her Masters liidegree. ir Dr. Nelson is originally from 3]Brooklyn, N. Y. He received his B.A. at West Virginia Wesleyan aCollege and his M.S. at Long Island University. His M.A. dealt with clinical psychology empha sizing the experimental aspects of personality problems. Here at -Salem, Dr. Nelson is teaching Developmental Psychology and Social Psychology. In Develop mental Psychology, he empha sizes observations of children according to their behavioral and developmental change and pos sible behavior modification. Mrs. Nelson, a native of Pickens, West Virginia, received her B.A. in art and psychology at West Virginia Wesleyan in 1970. While at Wesleyan, she worked as faculty assistant for Dr. Nel son, where they did research in school evaluation. They married in 1971. - While at Texas Christian Uni versity working on her Masters, Mrs. Nelson taught art at a special school for Learning Dis orders. She also worked in the Institute of Behavioral Research in drug abuse, family planning, attitudes, and performance ap praisal. Mrs. Nelson teaches Develop mental Psychology in the Ele mentary Education Block and Introductory Psychology in the Psychology department. Go North to the U.N. and Excitement By Marcy Priester Tired of the thought of eight sequential semesters at a girls’ school, but like it too well to transfer? This sounds familiar, for such was my case as an un- '‘decided sophomore who finally ’^chose a major not offered at %alem. All factors contributing, I "sought and found an opportunity to alleviate my “overwhelming sophomore frenzy.” ri September, a year ago, I packed hmy bags and headed north to Drew University in Madison, New ^Jersey. While there I, along with Pforty-one other students from col leges and universities across the "nation, participated in the United ^(Nations Semester. I must admit ■‘that its accessibility to New York liCity made it even more enticing, ifor one is never at a loss for Iithings to do with this metropolis ijonly a short train ride away, e Being classified at Drew as UN i(students, we lived in campus dorms and attended MWF classes. jTuesdays and Thursdays were (Spent in the City at the UN build- bing where we had discussions hwith various diplomats in the jSecretariat. The usual procedure (Consisted of a speaker in the morning and a two hour lunch .break which could be used to at- 'tend General Assembly, Security Council, or Committee meetings. We ended the day with another speaker whose general topics ,covered the system itself, political 'and security issues, and economic and social affairs. Besides visits „to the U.S. and Soviet missions, jthe most impressive sessions in- ;eluded Indian and Pakistani (Speakers (on the same day!), ifTurkish and Greek Cypriots, and 'White and black South Africans. ^Aside from these seminar dis- jCussions, we conducted individual (research projects. ' Yes, the academics are most in spiring, but the social life serves as its necessary component — and it is unbelievable! \^at can beat New York City for variety? Need- •less to say, almost every weekend ■groups of us flocked in and scat- ■tered to museums, plays, nation ality restaurants, the Village, Fifth Avenue, not to omit the in famous 42nd Street. By December we were confident enough of di rections and locations that we were even directing visitors. In one case we were mistaken for natives — that is until we opened our mouths! Memories we re turned with — accents we left behind. Hopefully more Salem students will take advantage of this ex perimental learning situation which is offered to second semes ter sophomores, all juniors and all seniors. Applications are being taken NOW for next semester, so if you find yourself thinking even twice about this, please contact either Mr. von Nicolai or me. By Dr. Michael Kampen On a very hot tropical night in August of 1965 I was aboard the Merida Rapido, steaming through the wild Maya jungles of the Yucatan en route to the ancient Maya-Spanish city of Merida. At sunrise the ancient locomotive came to a long screeching halt at the Colonial station where a swarm of pack-bearers and horse drivers fought to carry our lug gage to the hotels. After some deliberation I engaged a well- seasoned horse drawn carriage driver to take me across the city to the giant arcades of the Renais sance Cathedral. The sound of the horse’s iron shoes pounding on the cobble stone streets echoed off the ancient Spanish walls as we wound our way through Merida Viejo and arrived at last at the spectacular baroque facade of the great Cathedral. Beneath those cobbles lies another and much older native Maya city des troyed by the conquistadores in the 16th century when they failed to Europeanize the Yucatan. My hotel belonged to Modern Merida: the balcony of my room overlooked a turquoise swimming pool ringed by a thick curtain of bamboo palms and broad-leafed banana trees. Here in the tamed wilderness of Hotel Merida I laid plans for excursions to the arch aeological zones. Chichen Itaz was the most powerful of all Maya cities after A.D. 1000 and one can see im mediately that artistic quality of the architecture of this great capitaline center should be re garded with the Athenian Acropo lis and ancient Roman Forum. In the 1920’s it became quite the fashion among the jet setters of that day to make a steamer trip to the Yucatan and travel around by mule-back. Benefactors of the Carnegie Institute of Washington that raised the money to excavate Chichen Itza were wined and dined at the Hacienda Chichen Itaz and given special tours of the ruins in Model-T roadsters. The ancient ruins where the Maya gods had lain quietly for centuries jumped with jazz and whiskey until the depression brought the If it ain't for knowledge that you come to college then visit WHITE HORSE PUB WEST 30th STREET Zinzendorf Laundry & Dry Cleaning DRY CLEANING - STORAGE 1000 SOUTH MAIN ST. DIAL 722-5178 /f's been Reznick^s for Records For Years TAPES - SHEET MUSIC - RECORDS DOWNTOWN 440 N. LIBERTY THRUWAY SHOPPING CENTER OPEN NITES 'TIL 9:00 OUR THRUWAY STORE HAS A COMPLETE STOCK OF POSTERS, BLACK LITES, and PATCHES gala times to a quick end. North of Chichen is an enorm ously deep well, nearly 100 feet across, filled with stinking green water where the Maya threw their sacrificial victims and waited for the water gods to deliver oracles. Apparently the gods were terrible prophets: in about A.D. 1200 the city was crushed by rough-cut Maya tribes that lowered the cur tain on this last great chapter of Maya history. In the evening, back in Merida, FRANKLY SPEAKING after trips to Chichen and other historical cities I amused myself with endless rides in horse drawn carriages in search of the un discovered corners of Mayaland, sketching ruins and penning notes to record these first impressions of the Yucatan. This January Salem students will have a chance to spend their days and nights following the endless Yucatecan trails to discover the fantasies in the living past of Mayaland. It makes me happy! ly Phil frank SftMUa / Salem Book Store "... On the Square" We invite you to visit our other locations also. 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