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f,ii25 i»7 TH£ SAL€MIT« Senior Dorms, Do Or Die: Or, Compared With Annual Room Drawing, Vietnam Was A Picnic Page Three by Laura Day ifAhere’s anything other than iistration that provokes more ■ailing weeping, and gnashing f teeth then it’s got to be room rawing. It haPPens only once a ,ar but something that one little iece of business can transform n entire campus of Salem fe- lales into a vicious, clawing irde. Take for instance some rising .niors that we’ll call Meg, Sue, atty, and Jan. This Fearsome ours’ome has shared the same irn popper, showered on the line'hall, and answered the same lone for the past three years. Iiey’re not about to drop such 1 intimate relationship just be- mse friends Sally and Ann want move to the local Hilton (after 1, Mama and Daddy are going ’pay). The Foursome tries to invince Sally and Ann to move ithithem to the Dorm of the temal Sisters, but the latter de- are they’ll never live in “that :gsty” and walk off with their ises scraping the moon. Two hours pass. Sally and Ann icide that maybe room service [I’t everything after all. They mdescend to stay on campus if id only if they can live in North- n Hall. “Great”, says the Four- me. “We’ll move over there 0.” “Great”, says the Dean, [lo vetoed the Hilton from the first. “No dice”, says the class president. “This year our class wants sen ior dorms and only senior dorms and we’ll fight and die for senior dorms. Northern Hall is not a senior dorm.” The president pronounces this verdict with the authority of a hundred Martha Mitchells. But the Foursome doesn’t give up. “We’ll move to Gamecock,” they say. “Gamecock is not a senior dorm.” “Then we’ll move to Familey.” “I’m sorry but Familey is not a senior dorm, either.” “Well then, damn it, what’s left?” “Chewing.” “Chewing!!! We’ll live in fourth floor Main Hall before we live in Chewing,” they scream. By this time the class president is glowering. Every night for the past week her flock has been fighting over dorms. They’ve looked at every dorm on campus and changed their selections six times. “I am sorry,” she says, “but the Dorm of the Eternal Sisters and Chewing are the only choices since we all want senior dorms. And we all want senior dorms, don’t we girls?” “Senior dorms, me oh my. iiu/ mm FHRUWAY SHOPPING CENTER SHOP, INCORPOSAIED PHONE 725-8519 A locally owned, not-too-large, not-too-small Specialty Shop for discriminating girls and women who prefer a discreet amount of personal attention in connection with their clothing and accessory needs. Along with many, many other fine lines, we feature LANZ and McMULLEN dresses and sportswear. OPEN 9 'til 9 MONDAY thru FRIDAY 9 'til 5:30 on SATURDAYS JEWEL BOX DIAMOND SPECIALISTS FOR OVER 50 YEARS Thruway Shopping Center 722-3211 Five convenient ways to buy: Revolving Charge • Custom Charge • BankAmericard Master Charge • Layaway STUDY IN OXFORD THIS SUMMER Two sessions: June 30-July 25; July 25-August 21 Courses offered include Literature, Drama, Philosophy, History, Art, and Biology Six hours semester credit possible Cost of room, board, and all fees $485.00 Write UNC-A Oxford, UNC-Asheville, Asheville, N. C. 28801 We like them better than apple pie. If we don’t get them we surely will die. Hurray for senior dorms!” The Fearsome Foursome, rea lizing their defeat (and the utter idiocy of the class song), agree to join their class in senior dorms. Sally and Ann even condescend to live in the Dorm of the Eternal Sisters, but only if: (1) the college promises to send in an Orkin man every week and (2) the dorm mother provides a free can of Raid in case of an unexpected attack. “Agreed,” says the Dean. “Agreed,” says the president. “Agreed,” says the class. And a rare peace settles over the juniors. Meanwhile, back at Gamecock, the sophomores are having a meeting. The class has polarized into two factions, the Weak Dorm clique and those who want to move to Northern Hall. After a few minor skirmishes, the class finally settles for Weak and Northern Hall, with a few brave souls volunteering to remain in Familey and Cruelle, Cruelle — did I say Cruelle? People are not actually volunteer ing to stay there, are they? You can bet the freshmen aren’t, at least. Right now they’re all down at Lehman, drawing for rooms. You’d never guess that this is what’s going on, however. It looks more like an assault with the entire class pitted against the Dean. Talk about weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth — Vietnam was a picnic compared to this! Just witness a few threats: “I will not stay in Cruelle an other year — I absolutely re fuse to suffer purgatory before my time, and I’ll commit sui cide before I sign up for that dorm again.” “The Cruelle rec room is too tacky for words.” “The ceilings are too high and the sinks burp.” “I’d major in nuclear physics before I’d room there again.” “I hate to look at green pool water in November.” “My father is going to kill you!” The Dean calmly signs her life away as sixty-five miserable freshmen are committed to Cruel le for another year. The sun sets on Roomdrawing 1974 and peace reigns again — ’til next year. Foxtrot To Gym For Dancing Tips Want to try something fun, yet different? Have you always invi- sioned yourself as another Ginger Rogers? Then come to the Ball room Dancing Classes held each Thursday night from 7:00 to 8:15 in the gym. Taught by Becky, a Wake For est coed, tbe classes have been in session now for two weeks. There will be two more sessions includ ing this week’s class. Dances being taught include the foxtrot, the swing, the shag, the boxstep, and the tenstep. Interested boys from Wake Forest serve as part ners or you can BYOB bring your own boy. Partners rotate so everyone can learn to adapt to dancing with people of different heights. The dancers are talking about the good times they have at these classes and they urge those in terested to come. If’s been Reznick's for Records TAPES - DOWNTOWN 440 N. LIBERTY for Years SHEET MUSIC - RECORDS THRUWAY SHOPPING CENTER OPEN NITES 'TIL 9:00 OUR THRUWAY STORE HAS A COMPLETE STOCK OF POSTERS, BLACK LITES, and PATCHES BUD SMITH’S FLOWERS Flowers Are The Perfect Gift THRUWAY SHOPPING CENTER 725-0489 Salem Student Charge Accounts Welcome Salem Book Store "... 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Because it's the cumulative effects of smoking—adding this cigarette to all the cigarettes you ever smoked— that causes the trouble. And tell that to vour doa.too.
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