October 11, 1974 January Term Information THt SAL€MIT€ Page Three Ph.D.s Drive Cabs The programs listed below were filled as a result of pre-registra- (ion last spring. Some^ hnwever, have occurred and stu nt should check with theRegis- rar as to spaces now available: The American Wilderness in e-Bellum Art and Architecture Class Harp for Beginners Ljg Piano for Beginners Newspaper Publications Small Groups The January Term begins on January 6 and ends on January 31 On January 6 students will nick up a class card in the Regis trar’s office before reporting to class. The hour and place of the first meeting for each class will be posted on the Main Hall bulle tin'board. Students are expected to return to campus on Sunday, January 5. Attached is a list of new pro grams to be offered. Also attached is a list of changes that may have occurred since pre-registra tion in those programs already announced. If you have any con cerns about costs other than those indicated by the program fee, please see the Registrar. Independent Study Students wishing to register for Independent Study should pick up the application forms in the Reg istrar's Office BEFORE October 30. For registration procedures you will need: (1) to present the completed Inde pendent Study application blank signed by the Salem faculty spon sor and the department chairman. (2) lto fill out a registration card Only the Salem Faculty who will be teaching this January may sponsor independent studies. Thes(' faculty members are as follows: Art — Mr. Mangum, Ms. Griffin Biology — Dr, Edwards Cheniistry/Physics — Dr. Bu chanan, Dr. Gratz Classical Languages — Dr. Laza rus, Dr. Rackley English — Ms. Edwards, Mr. Jor dan, Dr. Meehan, Dr. Homrig- hous History — Mr. vonNicholai, Mr. Michie, Dr. Clauss Home Economics — Ms. Snow Mathematics — Dr. Burrows, Dr. Luni Modern Foreign Languages — Ms. Melvin, Mr. Bourquin, Dr. 'Vil- larino, Ms. Garcia, Mr. Steiner Music —Mr. Peterson, Ms. Pence, Mr. Heidemann, Mr. Jacobow- sky. Dr. Mueller, Ms. Samson, Dr. Wurtele, Dean Sandresky Phys. Educ. - Ms. Rufty, Ms. Mauger Psych Educ. — Dr. Bernhardt, Dr. Nelson, Dr. Dudley, Mr. Bray Beligion/Philosophy — Dr. Hill, Dr. Kelly Sociology/Economics — Dr. Gilli land, Mr. Wendt, Dr. Thomas Independent Study Materials — papers, reports, portfolios, etc. — which are to be turned in at the snd of the January Term must be given to the faculty sponsor no later than February 5, 1975. Programs at Other Colleges Students who plan to enroll in a January Term at another 4-1-4 college must complete Salem’s omcampus registration forms P “lay be obtained from the agistrar. Students should also 0 tain applications from the host ivemb (October 30 January Term Procedures All Salem students must regis ter for a January program. This includes those enrolling for inde pendent study or a program at another 4-1-4 college as well as a Salem program. Registration Registration for the 1975 Janu ary Term will be held in the Registrar’s Office and has been scheduled as follows: Seniors & Juniors — Wednesday, October 30 9:30-5:00 p.m. Sophomores — Thursday, Oct. 31 1:00-5:00 p.m. Freshman — Friday, November 1 1:00-5:00 p.m. Please be aware that this is the final registration period; Drop/ Add will not be in effect after November 1, 1974. Fees For all programs involving a fee of $50 or less, the total amount must be paid at the time of regis tration. For those programs with a fee greater than $50 (with the excep tion of overseas program), a $50 deposit will be expected. A final billing for the remainder of that fee will be made by November 20th, Those students planning to par ticipate in Salem’s off-campus programs with overseas travel will need to see the faculty spon sor before the above dates. A non- refundable deposit will be neces sary at that time to facilitate the completion of travel arrange ments. FOR FASHIONS OF QUALITY COUPLED WITH METICULOUS SERVICE. IVIONTAldo's Montaldo’s, 311 W. Fourth St., Winston-Salem ILTON INN The Cabana Club AAarshall and High Street Winston-Salem HAPPY HOUR; 5:00-7:00 Nightly Entertainment Be Honest Abe, Not Scheming Scarlet stitution if necessary for their iniissi ■ission procedures. All signa- of approval must be secured lor to -aer 1), You are reminded ^^Istn’s deadlines for final js ration may differ from those ■ cr 4-1-4 colleges; therefore, ure to make the necessary Pgernents in advance of these |line.s. By Rhett Huber 0 no! Plea.se! Not him again! The tenth call in two days! If he keeps this up, you’ll die of a heart attack from running up and down the stairs or fall dead of exhaus tion from leaping out of bed at two A.M. to answer the phone. As you creep blindly back into bed, you wearily realize that you must stop him from ruining your health as well as your social life. So you decide to put an end to your obedient listening at two in the morning before he decides to actually ask you out. Having re solved that he must go, you have only to choose how to inform him that his ardent attentions will find no welcome with you. The alter natives in solving this situation eventually divide themselves into two extremes. I call them the Scarlet O’Hara avoidance tech nique and the Honest Abe simple reply, and in this war I choose to side with Mr. Lincoln. However, I cannot resist elaborating on Miss O’Hara’s method of refusing an ardent pursuer if it only serves as a contrast to Honest Abe s ap proach. First we see Miss Scarlet s heri tage rising to the occasion as she resolves to successfully outrun her devout follower. Her modus oper and! is simple: when being hunted, you must disappear, leav ing a trail of excuses behind you. (A lingering scent of what was “almost” is sure to at least im press the fellow when he talks to others about you.) To substantiate her indirect refusals the scheming Scarlet enlists the aid of her clos est friends, “Tell him I’m in the shower; tell him I’m studying for a test tomorrow; tell him I look too awful to see him now; tell him . . . etcetera, etcetera. Even if the reported shower spans two hours as the excuses become more ridiculous, Miss O’Hara sticks to her procrastinating meth ods, believing that sooner or later he will have to get the message. And sooner or later he does, only to move his incessant attentions to another girl, but a girl with a small difference. She is no Scarlet O’Hara. with the rewarding end result that the guy will not only shift his attentions to another girl, but will also learn to temper his over whelming attempts at acquain tance. Yes, even your stern patience cannot withstand a continued and prolonged assault. After all, you only met him at a mixer the other night, so where could he find a reason for the innumerable and frequent telephone calls? You re solve: this bothersome eccentric must be stopped. You decide to deal with him immediately before he becomes even more of a nui sance. So Honest Abe begins to plan when and where to deliver the stunning news to her anxious cal ler. She decides to deal with the poor misguided fellow in a sim pler way than did Miss Scarlet, creating less strain on any excuse making machinery. She meets the persistent pursuer face to ace and asks him please not to disturb her further as she is not inter ested, and he is only wasting his own time. The Honest Abe softens a bit at the actual encounter and she emphasizes the availability o other more willing and more re ceptive girls. She might as sent to become his friend with the understanding that friends may call only once a week. Or she might offer to get him another date, providing she knows of some equally desperate female. The im pjrtant thing is to be honest straightforward and unashamed To choose between Scarlet and Abe is to choose between silly de ceit and respected honesty. The complete Scarlet O’Hara person ality lends itself to severe criti cism by the majority of males in instances such as the one I have described, while the girl who takes the stand of an Honest Abe is at least remembered, if not admired, for her honest regard for another’s feelings. In following Honest Abe’s example you are free of the problem in a decisive and final meeting. The only hope a Scarlet has is that the situation might finally disappear, as Sir Galahad fades away in search of a more receptive damsel. In short, instead of avoiding the inevitable, try confronting him. New York, August 20th . . .Too late, the majority of college grad uates are discovering that it no longer pays for them to go to col lege. Most of them “aren’t likely to get into graduate schools or find jobs,” says investigative re porter Roger Rapoport, who re ports that 24% of all American freshmen want to b e doctors, lawyers or teachers because, “a- gainst all evidence,” they believe these professions are “secure.” The cold facts of life after col lege are frightening. According to the Esquire study, 41,000 appli cants are competing for 14,400 medical o p e n i ngs; 86,000 appli cants are competing for 38,500 law-school openings (one top- rated law school had 3,800 appli cations for 290 places), “and equivalent proportions of appli cants to many other graduate pro gram places.” Presently, college graduates are glutting the job market. The Am erican Bar Association reports that there were only “16,000 jobs for the 29,000 lawyers admitted to the bar last year.” Teachers are even worse off. “Last year, reports Esquire, “there were 117,- 000 positions available to the 231,- 000 certified elementary and sec ondary-school t e a c h ers looking for work.” One advertisement for an assistant English professor’s job at Missouri Southern Univer sity drew 253 applications from candidates at 101 different schools. Apparently the worst is yet to come. Government studies predict that for approximately 9.8 million col lege graduates entering the labor force during the 70’s “only 6.6 million jobs requiring more than high school educations will be available to them.” And accord ing to The National Education Association, by 1980 only one out of every five Ph.D.s graduating annually can expect to find uni versity jobs. Because of the scarcity of jobs in their chosen fields, many qual ified college graduates are forced to take any available jobs. For example, a number of Ph Ds re cently graduated from Berkeley are now “driving cabs, working in ski shops and even scrubbing floors,” says Esquire. It seems that for most college graduates, a diploma is a ticket to nowhere. Alumnae Assoc. Presents Awards Four prizes will be given next spring at the Awards Day assem bly, for music composition, art (any medium), prose and poetry. All Salem students, regardless of major, are eligible to enter each category. Qualified off- campus judges will decide the winners. Entries will be accepted throughout the year by Mr. Shew- make’s office (art). Dean San- dresky’s office (music) and the alumnae office (prose and poet ry). The awards, named for Kather ine B. Rondthaler, wife of Salem’s 12th president, were established in 1951 by the alumnae associa tion. PFANU'I'S IF YOU STANP HERE ' TALKINS10A6UIL01NS, EVERYONE 16 60IN6 TO THINK YOU'RE CRAZY V. :~i Jr LdHY?l AT LEAST IT LISTENS! I SURE CAN'T TALK TO THE PRINCIPAL OR THE PTA OR THE BCARP OF EDUCATION ! AT LEAST.IUHEN ITALKtO THE SCHOOL 8UILDIN6, It LISTENS TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY! ~y— unfortunately KIR I'VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE XT