Volume LVI
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C. - Thursday, March 14, 1974
Number 13
AlanlGray grins like a Cheshire cat as he futilely awaits the library
streakers.
Streaking Phenomena Hits Salem
Look out in the square! Faster
than a speeding bullet, more ex
hilarating than a skinny dip, able
to leap tall fences in a single
bound . . . it’s a boy, it’s a girl,
it’s super streaker!
Streaking is the latest fad to
hit college campuses throughout
the country. It’s a naked dash
around the campus quad, in the
library or through the dorms.
And, ; according to most partici
pants—“it feels great!”
Streaks are not a phenomena
peculiar to coed universities. They
have occurred on campuses of
male and female colleges, includ
ing such noble institutions as
Wofford, Davidson, Converse and
Salem.
It all began on Monday night,
March 4, when rumors circulated
that a mass streak would be
held at 11:00 p.m, in Salem
Square. Salem girls turned out en
masse to witness this eye-opening
spectacle beneath the virgin trees
of the hallowed grounds. Chants
mounted as students anxiously
awaited the outcome. At five min
utes past the hour, six girls
disrobed. Four girls ran to the
end of the square and back, while
two others disappeared into the
crowd from which they had
emerged earlier sporting only
their birthday suits,
The same scene was reenacted
at 11:35 as six newcomers bared
their bodies and became truly
liberated. The names of the par
ticipants are being withheld to
protect the guilty.
Not to be outdone by a Mora
vian'jschool, the strait-laced Bap
tists of Wake Forest presented
an impressive streak the follow
ing Wednesday night. Although
their streak was comprised en
tirely of males, invitations were
extended to all girls present.
The streak began with the
playing of the Olympic Games’
anthem by a big chested fellow
on the trombone. Seventy-five to
^ne hundred Wake Forest men
jogged around the quad to the
inspiring notes of the anthem,
he group was led by a particu-
nrly muscular male who carried
a naming torch in his outstretched
hand.
The streak at Wake Forest
created a carnival atmosphere on
History Course to Discuss Woman’s
Role In Society
campus. People were milling
around, joking and laughing,
doughnuts were being auctioned
off and record players were blar
ing out of dorm windows.
“It’s a catharsis,” one student
said. “And,” he continued, “it’s
a better way of letting off steam
than burning down an adminis
tration building.”
Many Salem girls attended the
Wake Forest streak but all man
aged to keep their clothes on.
However, Thursday night some
streakers reappeared on Salem
campus.
At 11:15 p.m., five girls streaked
around the flagpole, retreating
quickly into the dorm from
whence they issued. One brave
soul ventured out alone in a
dazzling red cape. Dropping her
cloak, she sped around South
dorm before disappearing into the
shadows. This streaker was uni
dentifiable because of her painted
face. All that was recognizable
was her blonde hair, streaming
wildly in the cool night air.
Although no student has been
prosecuted so far for his/her nu
dity, several states are proposing
anti-streaking bills. The indecent
exposure statute is the most
likely law to apply to streakers.
Under this statute, streaking
would be classified as a misde
meanor and the fine and imprison
ment would be up to the jude.
However, as one student quipped,
“if you don’t like it, don’t do it,
and don’t watch, just go to bed
and pull the covers up over your
head!”
By Vickie Moir
Does your knowledge of Ameri
can Women begin and end with
Betsy Ross? Is your knowledge of
British women summed up in
knowing the name of Florence
Nightingale? A new offering from
the history department next fall
will provide a chance to learn of
the contributions women have
made to the American and British
societies.
Dr. Inzer Byers will introduce
a course entitled “American and
British Women Since 1700.” The
title. Dr. Byers explains, stems
in part from the fact that the
British and United States women’s
rights movements of the nine
teenth century ran parallel to one
another.
She states that the militant
approach which some U. S.
women utilized in the Wilsonian
years to demand the vote was
in fact patterned on the British
women’s example.
On sabbatical leave this past
semester. Dr. Byers looked into
other studies of women and
worked on how to best develop
this course. During her leave, she
utilized the resources of Rad-
cliffe’s Women’s History Library
in Cambridge, Mass, and also
those of libraries in the Winston-
Salem and surrounding area.
Realizing that there is more
relevant information than could
be adequately covered In one
course, she has decided to con
centrate on women related prob
lems and the outlook women have
taken on their own experiences.
By looking at women’s literature,
letters, and what Dr. Byers gen
erally terms “direct evidence,”
the class should gain insight into
how women themselves view
their positions.
Interest in the part women have
played in history is just coming
into prominence. Dr. Byers ex
plains that though there were
isolated cases of schools offering
courses on women in history ear
lier, the real interest has just
developed since 1970. She attri
butes this surge of interest largely
to the growth of the women’s
movement that began only a few
years earlier.
“American and British Women
Since 1700” will be a 200 level
course thus requiring only an
introductory history course as a
prerequisite. Dr. Byers states, “I
hope it’s not just a course for
history majors. Women need to
be brought in touch with our
past.” She feels it very important
that women realize what we, as
she terms it, “want to be and
not just what we want to do.”
Apply For Summer Internships -
Taekle Real World Problems
This summer the North Carolina
Department of Transportation is
offering internships in several
areas. The Internships will offer
the student an opportunity to
tackle a “real-world” problem in
his or her area of interest, learn
something of the workings of
State Government and at the
same time provide the Depart
ment with “fresh outlooks, enthu
siasm, and solutions.”
Eight to ten Internships are
available to students attending
North Carolina colleges or North
Carolina students attending out-
of-state colleges who have com
pleted their sophomore year.
Internships will begin between
May 20 and June 10, lasting ten
to twelve weeks, with a $100 a
v'eek stipend for undergraduates
and $115 for graduate students.
Programs are located in Ral
eigh with possible travel to other
localities. Projects include: “A
Performance Appraisal System
for Professional and Managerial
Personnel,” open to rising sen
iors; “Productivity Research,”
open to rising juniors or seniors;
“Manpower Utilization,” “Main
tenance Cost Analysis,” open to
business administration or related
majors; “Child Traffic Safety
Education,” open to rising juniors
or seniors with courses in ele
mentary education, journalism or
library sciences; “Informative
Services,” open to rising seniors
or graduate students in journa
lism, or related fields.
Application deadline is April 3,
1974. Information and application
forms may be obtained from:
Internship Coordinator
Personnel Section
P. 0. Box 25201
Highway Building
North Carolina Department of
Transportation
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Wake Law Sponsors Impeachment Symposium
By Clark Kitchin
The Student Bar Association
and the two legal fraternities of
the Wake Forest School of Law
will sponsor a symposium on
“Impeachment” on March 20. The
symposium will be held in the
ballroom of Reynolda Hall on
the WFU campus and will begin
at 7:30 p.m.
The purpose of the symposium
is, according to a spokesman, to
clear up “nebulous misconcep
tions” about the process of im
peachment of a president. For
this purpose, the program will be
divided into four parts. In the
first two parts of the program,
attention will be focused on the
constitutional, or legal aspects of
the impeachment process. Two
Wake Forest University profes
sors will be speaking at this
time: Dr.’s Richards and Schoon-
maker of the Political Science
Department.
During the second half of the
evening, the audience will get a
chance to review the only presi
dential impeachment case in
American history, that of Andrew
Johnson. Dr. Zuber of the History
Department, and Dr. Hayes of
the Speech Department will direct
this part of the program. (Dr.
Hayes is a noted authority on
Johnson’s impeachment.) They
will point out historical and poli
tical aspects of that impeachment
case, so that it might be valuable
in understanding the current im
peachment question.
The public is urged to attend; a
question and answer period will
follow the symposium, as well as
a coffee and doughnut reception.
Value Assessment Seminar Examines Personal Convietions
Reynolda House and the Aca
demic Urban Affairs Consortium,
through a grant from the North
Carolina Committee for Continu
ing Education in the Humanities,
are sponsoring the third Value
Assessment Seminar on Friday
and Saturday, March 29-30, and
Friday and Saturday, April 5-6.
A committee composed of Dr.
Gregory Pritchard, Chairman of
the Philosophy Department of
Wake Forest University, Ms. Eva
Sereghy, Assistant Dean at Sa
lem, David Smith, Executive
Secretary of the Academic Urban
Affairs Consortium, and Nicholas
Bragg, Executive Director of
Reynolda House will be directing
the Seminar.
The 1974 Value Assessment
Seminar affords a unique oppor
tunity for a diverse group of men
and women from Winston-Salem
to meet together for the purpose
of mutually exploring and ex
amining their personal convic
tions in relation to those of others
and to the values and concepts
embodied in societal institutions
and cultures.
The Seminar will be comprised
of representatives from business,
government, education, social
welfare, politics, the humanities
and other sectors of the local
community. A substantial portion
of the seminar will include read
ing materials correlated with
topical lectures and presenta
tions, as well as informal dis
cussions, debate and shared ex
periences designed to involve
participants in such activities as
the value assessment of artists
and their works at Reynolda
House or the planning of a com
munity. Ample time will be pro
vided for reflection and writing,
recreation and relaxation.
The seminar is open to all
Salem faculty, students and staff.
There is a $15.00 registration fee
which will cover the cost of meals
during the seminar. Each parti
cipant will be sent reading ma
terial prior to the sessions. Any
questions may be directed to Eva
Sereghy or Nicholas Bragg.