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Page Four TH£ SAL«MIT£ Thursday, October 16, 19; Authentic Planting By Jennifer Caldwell Salem students can’t help but notice the charms of Old Salem that brings so many visitors and tourists to the area each year. Not the least of Old Salem’s charms are found outside: and the man who is responsible for the lovely gardens and authentic planting is Peter Hatch. Peter Hatch has been the hor ticulturist for Old Salem, Inc. since June 1974. He took the job in hopes of restoring many gar dens to the form and purpose that they had over two hundred years ago, when Salem was the Mora vian settlement of Wachovia. Peter came to Winston-Salem from the Horticulture department of Sandhills Community College in Southern Pines, where he was enrolled in the Landscape Gar dening Program. Prior to his studies at Sandhills he had been a student at the University of North Carolina where he received a B.A. in English Education. Peter made the jump from Eng lish to Horticulture because he “wanted to learn a trade”. A year and a season after he began his job, Peter comments that “This is the best kind of job you can have.” Gardening is “the noblest and simplest of occupa tions”. Since Peter’s job involves detailed research, he feels the combination of study and physical work is “the best kind of job you can have.” His research basically covers the kinds of plants and herbs that were used in gardens in Salem when the first settlers lived in houses like the Miksch or Vogler homes. Peter likes to watch how plants have evolved since the time the gardens were originally here, and to imagine how various species of plants would look be fore they were hybridized. Peter’s favorite plants are those that were planted in Salem two centuries ago. The majority of the planting was for necessity: for food or for medicinal use. Hollyhocks, coxcomb, and old breeds of roses were the few “pleasure” plants. Otherwise one would see rows of fruit trees — varieties from quince to cherry; from apricot to apple; and from peach to pear. Native plants, herbs and vegetables composed the bulk of the “family gardens” that appear in the Salem restora tions. Peter’s responsibility is to create authentic gardens using these plants. He says the current Salem gardens are “just a beginning” and tells of his winter plans as evidence of this. “I do a lot of my work in the winter,” Peter said, remarking this is what he liked about the South. He has time to work in the greenhouse that he con structed a year ago to propagate Archways By Kim Nelson The Archways, Salem’s choral group, held auditions for new members on Monday, Sept. 15. The new members are Leslie Morgan. Meagan Messner, Dee Stout, Jayne Craig, and Carol Robinson. on The group entertained Founder’s Day and plans to per form also at the Christmas tree lighting, Valentine’s Day, and in the spring. Other concerts are given throughout the year for out side organizations which contact the group. Peter Hatch works in his greenhouse. Plioto by I., Din- various types of plants. With his staff, Peter is in the process of developing a wildflower garden in the back of Brother’s House. Native wildflowers will be dug from the woods and transplanted to reproduce the effect of the Wachovia wilderness. The Horticulturist and his staff will also be terracing along Salt Street and planting along the boundaries of Old Salem “to at tempt to isolate it a little bit”. Peter plans on planting approxi mately 150 trees this winter, naturally using those that grew in Salem at the time the restorations have centered upon. Peter describes a typical yard in Old Salem using a blueprint that graphs the position of various trees and flowers in an Old Salem yard. Fences ran around each house, enclosing a dirt yard in the front that was used for such romantic purposes as clothes- drying or wood-chopping. Behind the house was the “family gar den” which was mostly vege table, with a few fruit trees. The gardens were square-shaped and were strung throughout with grass walkways. Native tracks of hick ory and oak ran around Wachovia and more exotic trees such as catalpas, weeping willows and lindens would soon be introduced. Peter shows his enthusiasm for historical landscaping throughout the excellent work he has done in Old Salem, and feels that this type garden will be seen more and more as the idea is spread via Bicentennial channels or word of mouth. Perhaps most of the con verts will be won as they view the combinations of functionability and charm in the Salem gardens. High School Seniors Differ In Affifudes By Sarah Fox What is important in the lives of high school students today? I ad ministered an interest inventory to one of my senior English classes at Reynolds Senior High School last week and found some of the answers surprising. Of twenty-five seniors seventeen work after school every day, their favorite movies range from “The Exorcist” to “The Apple Dumpling Gang.” If they had three wishes they would ask for wealth, more football games, and a no-hassle future (wouldn't we all). They don t seem to be avid readers but they are extremists when it comes to school spirit! Not many students from Reynolds would be caught dead on a Friday night anywhere but in the bleachers screaming their heads off. Their friends (and cheering companions) are vital to their existence but parents seem to be a passing fad. From a quick glance at the many parking lots and surrounding streets it would be a good guess that many Reynolds students own their own cars. The number of news readers is surprisingly high and interest is intense in such cases as Patty Hearst, presi dential assassinations, hurricanes, and (Of course) sports. They list the priorities in their lives most often as follows in this order: Sports, Friends, Money, School, Church, Dating, and Family. Television is not a big part of their lives but favorite programs include “Batman”, “Happy Days”, “When Things Were Rotten" and horror films of all description. Now try to compare your high school attitudes to these and see where you fit in. It seems so long ago! a£m SHOP, INCORPORATED THRUWAY SHOPPING CENTER 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 SPOTLIGHT By Catherine Delbridge One of the roles of women since the dawning of time has been that of the archetypal earth mother. In case you’ve never met this type, you must go to third floor Bitting and meet Jane Elliott, Bitting’s house president Jane exudes earth motherliness. She wears green, brown, and orange earth color clothes. She is concerned about and interested in others. You can take all of your pro blems to Jane. Picture an earth mother as an auto mechanic. As incongruous as it may seem, Jane bought a used, abused, rusty Toyota and proceeded to take the body completely apart. She then sanded the parts, patched the holes and filled in the panels with fiberglass. After her trip to the junkyard, her little car was resplendent with chrome strips wrenched from car corpses. She spray painted the exterior. The car was already a cerulean blue which w^as impossible to match, so now' her car looks a lot like a hippy van decorated with spacy paintings of clouds floating across the sides. This summer, Jane w'orked as a maid for an exoti eccentric Cocoa Beach, Florida resident. This widow owi a large house complete with a sunken living room and large backyard bordered on three sides by a lovely cana Her other possessions include a velvet two-piece sii suit and a boyfriend imported from New York. Jane job included such chores as mowung the backyard wut an electric lawm-mower, wall-papering the bathroor antiquing the headboard of the exotic’s bed, painting tf interior of the w'hole house, refinishing cabinets, alterir the exotic’s clothes (most of which are made from chi fon) and listening to arguments between the exotic ar her gentleman friend. Jane thrived on the work as W6 as the odd^ food which the eccentric, who is a healt food freak, is fond of growing and eating. These delicacif included alfalpha sprouts, carrot juice, watercress san w'iches, and soy burgers. Jane will be able to tell fascinating tales about h( summer job to her students. She will be teaching eleven! and twelfth grade English classes at Reynolds th semester. Her first assignment is to teach MacBetl Jane s interest in teaching is also evident in her Januai plans. She wants to w'ork with the yearbook and new paper staff of a high school and to observe high schO' independent study programs. Being an earth mother is fun. One of Jane’s favor pasttimes is to tell bedtime stories to the people in 1 doirn. She is interested in the concepts involved in cl dren s literature and has written a play for children. S Hopes to take a conference course next semester in w'h: she wall be able to wmite children’s stories. Jane is often heard mumbling a mixture of nun lines from MacBeth under her breath ^uu Kand talk to her will be an experience that you will never forget.
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