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Page Two THE SALEMITE Friday, Nov. 12 Editorial At the Student Government meeting of October 12th, Janet Jones, senior representative of the Lecture/Assembly Committee related her disgust of the apathy and lack of stu dent participation in the Lecture/Assembly Series. Janet received giggles throughout her lecture as she told of the small attendance, through lack of advertising, at a lecture given by Thor Heyerdahl a few years ago. The giggles turned into gasps when the throng of apathetics heard that John Scab, scheduled to speak here on November 16th cost them (at a discount) $1500. It seems that few students realize the cost of well-known intelligence. Obviously most of us do not seem to care. Out of our $50.00 S.G.A. fee, only $5.00 goes into the Lecture Series. An inflationary .75 is contributed to Sym posium! Of course $14.95 is delegated to “I Represent Salem,” but then everyone likes to have a good time. One can rationalize exorbitant spending on a dance, a band, and all the trappings that accompany it. It seems that “a good time” cannot be associated with a good lecture or Symposium. April Arts sponsored a D.J. and tapes on the Friday night of Interclub Weekend. April Arts receives only $1.05 from our S.G.A. fee. Unless someone acquired this D.J. and his music for free, then we were cheated out of money that should be used for some finer art than “Disco Duck” and “Surfer Girl.” My life is not spent in my books; nobody should exist that way. But lectures and Symposium are two good op portunities to learn outside of Main Hall. These influences will probably endure longer than the strains of The Drifters. As^ a letter to the editor stated in the last issue of The Salemite: “The time has come for Salem to stop playing the liberated women’s college and to become one.” Salem will never become a “liberated women’s college” unless “I Represent Salem” accurately describes the Lecture Series or Symposium instead of a social organization. Beth Jones Student views faculty advising I feel the recent SGA meeting on faculty advising points to a lack of responsibility on the part of many students. I do feel that it is important for students to ex press their dissatisfactions with a particular policy here and stu dents did this. However, the expressed dissatisfactions led me to believe that students are expecting their faculty advisors to supply all answers, even those which could easily be found on their own. For example, questions concerning courses needed for a major can be answered simply by looking in the college catalogue. The same is true for basic distribution re quirements. I do feel faculty advisors should be aware of these requirements, yet it is unfair (not only to the advisors but to ourselves as well) for us to expect our advisors to know the require ments when we do not even know them ourselves. Conferences with advisors would surely be more beneficial if both the advisor and the student knew what were the requirements needed. A helpful conference, however, cannot be had when we de-emphasize the role of student responsibility in that conference. If the student should still feel dissatisfied with her conferences, she should make the effort to find someone else who is better pre pared to give her helpful sug gestions. This action requires initiative on the part of the stu dent; if she does not have enough interest in her own education to take some initiative then she should hardly expect the same (interest or initiative) from a faculty advisor or anyone else. In the long run, the responsibility for getting the education we want lies with ourselves, and we can not expect others to take the bur den of this responsibility. It is only by realizing and accepting this that we can become mature, responsible individuals. chorus has always hadapolb. Ipqq tViQn ^ V ^1 less than three absencer'pj semester. If anyone thinks I m going to fight for an A in quarter credit class, I have ne, for them. * Come on school, we have excellent choral ensemble out all these added attraction, Let’s restore tradition to chorus. Isn’t tradition a way life for this school? I dare L one to challenge me on that ! a return to tradition you make more people happy just me. Patty Sallie Gamble And to all of us.., Dear Students, Thank you all for the respond to the survey that was distri buted by your food committee, I could tell from the number il survey sheets that I receive! and from the responsible com' ments on them that you real) are interested in your (ooi service. Lecture/Assembly Restructured By Janet Jones In hope of revitalizing the once dormant Lecture Assembly Com mittee, committee members have made radical changes in pro cedure and structure, and have made definite plans for this year's Lecture Series-Symposium The committee has taken the following steps to activate and improve its program; 1) increased the number and frequency of meetings, 2) arranged for two renowned personalities to speak on campus, 3) expanded the structure of the committee to offer more op portunities for student in put. In the past, the inadequacy of the Lecture-Assembly program has been due largely to the lack of student interest and participa tion. Therefore, the Lecture- Assembly Committee, which con sists of seven faculty members and five students, has created two sub-committees to help carry out its responsibilities and to include more students. These sub-committees are Lec ture-Assembly and Symposium. They consist of students at large plus one faculty member and one student member of the original committee. It is the responsibility of the original committee to co ordinate and advise the two divisions. The Lecture-Assembly sub-com mittee is responsible for publiciz ing events sponsored by the Lecture-Assembly Committee and for making arrangement for speakers that come to campus. This committee will also work with the steering committee on matters concerning Assembly policies and programs. The responsibilities of the Sym posium committee during the pre- Symposium year are to decide on a topic, to engage speakers, and to make all plans for the event. This committee also co ordinates the Symposium itself in the spring of the following year. Dr. Jerry Pubantz, faculty chairman of Lecture-Assembly, is hopeful that this new plan will result in a resourceful program that has been planned and direct ed by students, rather than by faculty. Faculty and staff members of the Lecture-Assembly Committee are Dr. Pubantz, Mrs. Auman, Mrs. Snow, Mrs. Pence-Sokoloff, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Stephens and Mrs. Eller. Student represen tatives on the committee are Janet Jones, senior, Anne Pied mont, junior, Ellen Johnson, sophomore, Marcia McNeill, fresh man, and Carol Coggin, chief marshall. Admissions Needs Student Input by Jane Dittman You may have been here three months — or three years, but the Admission Office still needs your input. The freshman admis sions process need not be your only interaction with the Admis sions Office if you realize the opportunities for continuous stu dent involvement in Admissions. Much has been said, of late, about where Salem students “come from." Obviously 160 students do not materialize in the Fall without considerable effort and concern on the part of those who direct our admissions pro cess. The Admissions Office is offer ing you, as a student, a unique opportunity to participate in the Admissions process. If you en joy Salem, find it a good en vironment for learning, then why not transmit these feelings to others, particularly those who are in the midst of the proverbial "college search?" In the weeks before Thanksgiv ing drop by the Admissions office, and do them (and yourself) a favor — ask to see the names of High School Juniors and Seniors from your hometown who have expressed an interest in Salem. When you go home make an effort to contact these girls and tell them about Salem, Plans Underway for Symposium AtL^ate'Editor' Jones News Editor '. Fenters Feature Editor Margaretta Yarborough REPORTERS: Kinney Laura Benfield Janet Jones Marv Todrt M i, ■ Anne Biedleman Linda Joynes ^ r Mackenzie Jill Henon McCollough Susheela Jacobowitz Artist Kathy Watkinson Business Manager Circulation Manager Typist V Photographer I^ffice Hours ik Sally Lowndes Cameron Harris Debbie Schroeder Sallie Gamble rj . Karen Smith J:J0-9:00 P.M. Monday; 4;00-6=00 P.M. Thursday To the ancient Greeks, a sym posium was “a convivial meeting for drinking, conversation and intellectual entertainment.” In light of this, the Symposium Com mittee is conducting Pre-sym posium Symposiums to discuss subjects which could be used for the 1978 Symposium program. These sessions are being held weekly at the home of a faculty member. Small groups are more conducive to discussion than large groups, so we are restricting the sessions to 35 people. The Symposium Committee has decided upon four subjects which aie the basis for these discus sions. pese are: The South, humor, film and the environment Just a name or a topic mean very little; however, through these evening discussions we will be able to focus on a specific area of one of these topics for the 1978 Symposium. The next Pre-symposium Sym posium will be held November 18 at the home of Dr. Clark Thomp- Choral ensemble swan song? Dear Editor, Tradition is one element in which Salem has always taken pride. Tradition, however seems to have been spirited away from one of the classes on campus this year. This fall the Choral Ensemble lost its tradition. A formerly open class “opened” with auditions this time. In years past the Choral Ensemble welcomed anyone who enjoyed singing — and these were always plenty — this year the in vitation is only for those who sing well. What of those who just love to sing for the enjoyment of it but can't sight sing? This campus already has two groups for select singers (Madri gals and Archways), so why should anyone try to alter the chorus? There is no need to omit all open organizations on this campus, is there? Beside the fact that auditions make me mad, it has also stopped many people from even trying out. Is it fair to scare people off like that? Chorus has always been a pass- fail course, not that its quarter credit status deserves anything more; but this fall may see letters on the report cards where the line says Music 150. We don’t need grades for motivation. The I have read all of the sfc and am trying to respond as n as possible. A definite interest was shown in the salad bar at li and I think we have upgraded il substantially. I have also t steps to assure that the person- nel in the dining hall are frie and receptive to your needs, ft are at this time tailoring menus to include as many suggestions as possible. There are, however, some of them are not feasible for one reason or another. If any of you have questions about any of these or any other specifics, please come by and ask me about them. The quality of the food program at Salem is a joint responsibility, shared by tbe students and self. I will constantly try to main tain as high a standard as posi with funds available, however, you must shoulder the responsi bility also. This can be done by NOT taking food, china, silver out of the Refectory, II may seem like a small eni thing to take a handful of sweel & low packets back to your room, but when this is done there is less money to spend on the served in the refectory. Our goal is to make meal times as pleasant as possible and v your help we will continue inject things into the food pro gram toward this end. Jim Robinson Thank you On Request from Founder's Day Hail, 0 Founding Fathers Who really mothers are Who in the Carolina wilderness Brightly lit their Moravian star These sisters and mothers with wit and intellectual sight Kept the wilderness at bay And the Indians at flight \^ith feminine genius and begrudging help From some of the brothers They established this Salem And became our Founding Mothers They taught botany, math And the proper voicing And jollied the Brothers With Love Feast rejoicing Hail to virginal, autocratic, And winsome Sister Lehman And plump, efficient Sister Shaffner Who kept us all from mayhem Remember these liberated ladies Like famous Ms, Hattie Strong And all these other assertative women Who have recently come along Through there were some brothers Around here dwelling Their contributions and wisdom Were hardly compelling So let us now recall warmly How these womenshaped this square With such learning, industry and vision And a great deal of loving care For now you know and can sing Aloud and afar How these women shaped this Really Mothers are. Clark A. Thompson' Founders Day 19^^
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