Volume LVIl
Salem^llege, Winston-Salem, N. C.-Thursday, April 25, 1974
Number 2
l|Professors, Students Argue Pros and Cons of Symposium
by Patt Hall
S^POSIUM ’74: doughnut
nips questions, control, sangria,
ote ’“for” - “against”, discus-
ion peppermint and orange, in-
ividual rights, no classes re-
ponsibility, cheese and crackers,
ws ethics, life. These are a
;w of the things that made up
jg symposium. And it all added
p to new, interesting, and en-
wable experiences for me. With
lis'being the first symposium
)r us Sophs, I must admit that I
-as rather unprepared. I was
)oking forward to some free
me, getting a tan, and a chance
) do all the work that had been
iled on. Yet my skin is pale,
m still working on last week’s
ssignments, and free time never
lemed available. Much to my
jrprise, after the first session I
mnd myself drawn back for
rery other. Not all of the ques-
ons were answered, not all of
le Jissues resolved. When each
ission closed, I felt there was so
luch more to hear, ask, and say.
iveryone seemed so involved and
lally added a part to each eval-
ation. The dynamic speakers en-
auraged participation and de-
landed that each individual con-
ider in her own mind the issue
t stake. That’s what kept us all
oming back. And believe me,
'hen that many people give up
rime sun time, the “soaps”, and
xtra sleep, it must be worth
amething.
Hats off to the Hastings Center,
le lecture-assembly committee,
nd all that made the symposium
0 for a job well done!
Madhatters
Compete
The week of April 15-18 marked
Jalem’s 1974 April Arts Week. A
vide variety of activities were
jlanned for each day.
Monday night a talent show was
leld in Hanes Auditorium. The
ihow began at 7:30 and Ann Pos-
on, playing the piano and singing
ler own compositions, was award
ed top honors.
The annual Madhatter’s Tea
Party was done a little different-
y this year. Participating stu-
lents wore “mad hats” to dinner
n the Refectory and were enter
tained afterwards on the golf field
wth tea and cookies. Winners
in the hat competition were: Kem
Mims — 1st place, followed by
Ruth Reid, Stell Snowden and
Susan Kelly — 3rd place, Julie
Smith — 4th place, and Maggie
Suerard in 5th place. Five other
students won honorable mention:
fieigh Thurston, Adrian Winship,
Becky Tucker, Nancy Tower, and
Liz Malloy. All of these winners,
plus winners of various games,
such as croquet, will be honored
at a later date with a keg party.
The spring craft fair was held
on Wednesday in the Square and
moved to Main Hall at the first
sign of rain. A great selection of
handicraft items, food, etc., made
y students, were sold: The picnic
hat followed the fair was moved
m^de the Refectory.
hursday the students were en-
Jtained in the Maydell with
me cheese, and good music,
r ^ w*jfortainment was provided
y Julianna Brown and E. A.
;„^°™aughey. That night as a
Pletion to April Arts Week,
waskh General,”
«^as [shown m the student center.
by Dr. Francis Lazarus
Symposium ’74, “A Matter of
Life and] Death,” provided me
with both an opportunity and a
stimulus for serious investigation
and discussion of some of my
most deeply held convictions. It
was of primary importance to me
as an individual and as a mem
ber of a very complex and fre
quently bewildering society. The
type of questions asked, more
over, were those which all too fre
quently brought to the fore ques
tions many of us completely
neglect in our hurried lives or at
least obscure by our preoccupa
tion with questions of more im
mediate and strictly personal
concern.
The format of submitting mock
legislation for debate was a fairly
successful device for channeling
discussion onto specific topics, out
of which more general and more
basic questions could be brought
forth for consideration. The sym
posium participants, moreover,
did move, quite properly, from
the specific issues presented in
the legislative proposals to the
underlying questions concerning
the nature of human freedom, the
limits, if any, upon that freedom,
and the proper relationship be
tween individual freedom and the
legitimate concerns of society as
a whole. Everyone listening to
and participating in the debates
was invited and challenged to in
vestigate his position with regard
to the proper relationship between
the individual and society or to
formulate such a position if he
had not previously done so. The
greatest potential benefits of the
symposium seem to me to lie
in each person’s effort to respond
to this invitation and challenge.
In spite of the relative success
of the debate format in channel
ing discussion into specific areas,
I was a bit disappointed by the
specific proposals introduced for
consideration. I think the quality
of the discussions could have been
improved and the specifically ethi
cal nature of the questions could
have been made clearer if the
proposals had been composed in
the form of resolutions, whose
conclusions were couched in the
terms of more general proposi
tions. For example, the resolution
concerning genetic testing could
have listed its premises (all of
which dealt with the question of
protecting individual freedom)
just as it did and then concluded,
not with five legal statutes, but
with the single proposition that
“The right of a state to limit in
dividual freedom shall not extend
to mandatory genetic testing.”
Such a proposition admittedly
runs the risk of spaning a caus
tic debate concerning tbe legiti
mate powers of the state. How
ever, the opportunity that such a
proposition offers for a broader
debate, free from specific stat
utes, concerning the state’s versus
the individual’s rights more thail
compensates for such a risk. In
addition, if the debates had been
organized around more general
propositions, it might have been
possible for the principal speakers
to avoid the questionable practice
of supporting positions which they
do not personally hold.
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Yes, Winn, EVERYBODY loves
IRS . . . THANK YOU for a most
fantastic Weekend.
by Dr. Jim Edwards
MANDATORY CONTROLS =
FREEDOM
While I was very pleased with
the Salem Symposium in general,
I certainly fail to understand the
relationship between “Population
Control With Dignity” and the,
proposal on which we were asked
to vote. Indeed a more' appro
priate title would have been
“Population Control — Maximiz
ing for Individual Freedom,” a
self-contradicting title which is
consistent with Dr. Callahan’s re
marks. To vote for Dr. Callahan’s
proposal is to vote for a policy of
no national control and to vote
against leaves us where we are:
with no policy.
What are the fundamental is
sues? Quiz (50 points) Check the
correct answer:
(1) Does the Government have
the right to tell you how
many children you may
have? Yes □ No □
(2) Does the Government have
the right to tell you how
many husbands/wives you
may have? Yes □ No □
And now that you and I under
stand rights and that freedom
Prospective Students Invited to
Discover Life on Salem Campus
by Mary Denson Abbitt
The minds of most high school
students are brimming with un
answered questions concerning
one of their most anticipated ven
tures in life — college. Many are
fearful of blindly choosing an in
stitution based on their own
suppositions, word-of-mouth infor
mation, and slanted college cata
logues. After gleaning their
choices to a select few, the ulti
mate decision still remains with
questions and indecision becom
ing prominent. At this time the
students are concerned with
learning what the actual atmo
sphere of the campus is like.
What are the opportunities for a
taste of college life beforehand?
Our freshman class decided to
create one this year and invited
prospective students to take a
look at Salem from the inside: to
discover the academic, social,
and spiritual life at Salem
College.
What was this experience like
and what kind of questions and
answers did it produce? On the
first Sunday afternoon in April
twenty-six high school juniors ar
rived at Main Hall eager to brief
ly venture into the life of a Salern-
ite. After being greeted by their
freshman hostesses, they soon
found themselves settled in dorm
rooms and flitting around cam
pus. Once oriented to their sur
roundings, they were treated to
a picnic featuring Ted’s barbecue
chicken and potato salad plus
entertainment by the Archways.
This was followed by a session
with Dean Johnson and Dean
Somerveille. This meeting empha
sized choosing the right college
for each individual, whether it
be Salem or elsewhere. Later that
evening the prospective students
were treated to a movie in the
Drama Workshop. Finally, this
evening was concluded by one
of the typical Gramley ice cream
parties.
Sunday night dorm life was a
new experience for these students.
They found that it was not a big
pajama party. Instead of sitting
around and talking with stereo
music in the background or fore
ground, they were quieted by
study-tired, play-tired upperclass
men. They saw that consideration
was the key to a friendly dorm.
After a routine morning where
the prospective students attended
classes and had interviews, they
met with the professors for lunch.
This gave the students a chance
to find out what each department
was like and what would be ex
pected of them academically.
Was this twenty-four hour ex
perience successful in giving the
students an idea of what Salem
is like? There were various ob
servations by the students. On the
social level, they were amazed
at the friendliness among the
students, surprised at the number
of guys on campus, and pleased
that it was not as strict and for
mal as they had assumed it to
be. Academically, some found
it to be harder than they had
previously thought. Though some
of the students left totally con
fused on the matter of choosing
a college, it is hoped that they
can now approach the problem
with more insight and maturity
from this experience.
really is the recognition of neces
sity, what are the consequences
of having no mandatory controls
on reproduction? The conse
quences are clear and predic
table: Malthus was right and
so is Garrett Hardin: “It is a
mistake to think that we can
control the breeding of mankind
in the long run by appeal to con
science.” While time and space
do not permit me to substantiate
this conclusion here, I should be
pleased to provide documentation
to anyone.
But are there other critical re
lated issues for today’s world?
Let us consider only one: natural
resources. What raw materials
keep our industrialized society
operating? It is interesting to
note that in “Reckoning With
Recklessness” by Donella Mea
dows that among 36 basic sub
stances (aluminum, cobalt, cop
per, iron, lead, mercury, nickel,
platinum, zinc, petroleum, uran
ium, etc.) considered necessary
for modern industry, the United
States is self-sufficient in nine of
them and must import 27, where
as the U.S.S.R. is self-sufficient in
29 and must import 7. And, in
deed, the impact one American
makes on this spaceship Earth,
as shown; in the accompanying
figure, is more than I can easily
comprehend.
Well, of course, there is much
more that needs to be said. I
trust that it is clear in these few
comments that I am not really
trying to frighten anyone: I simp
ly indicate that under present
“population policy” I am at least
a little scared.
The
Birthing
of a
User
One American baby
born in 1972
will require —
26 million gallons of water
52 tons of iron and steel
1,200 barrels of petroleum
13.000 pounds of paper
50 tons of food
$10,000 in public expenses
10.000 pounds of fertilizer
In his lifetime
he will discard —
10.000 no-return bottles
17,500 cans
27.000 bottle caps
2.3 automobiles
35 rubber tires
126 tons of garbage
9.8 tons of particulate air
pollution
Senior Class Announces Gift to Salem
by Kathy Bacon
In connection with the April 4
dedication of Salem’s Dale H.
Gramley Library, the Class of
1974 announced their gift to Salem
College. This year’s Seniors are
giving $1,000 as an endowment
fund for a browsing collection for
the library.
The emptiness of the bookcases
in the browsing room of our li
brary will be remedied, but the
process will be gradual. The gift
is in the form of an endowment.
Its interest will purchase contem
porary books this year and for
years to come. Rather than fill
the bookshelves immediately
with current books (best-sellers.
etc.), the gift will help keep some
up-to-date books on the shelves.
It is hoped that around eight to
ten books can be bought each
year with the gift’s interest.
Contemporary books purchased
through this fund will be placed
on the second floor browsing
room shelves. They will eventual
ly be moved as the shelves fill
and as they can no longer be con
sidered contemporary. Even when
they are placed on other shelves,
they will bear the name of the
Class of 1974 on the bookplates.
The Class of 1974 can also contri
bute more to the Class of 1974
Browsing Collection Endowment
at any later time.