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Page Two THE SALEMITE Wednesday, March 9, isi: Editors: S. Wade Purcell, Elizabeth E. Jones Associate Editor Beth Fenters News Editor Margaretta Yarborough Feature Editor .. Beth Kinney REPORTERS; Laura Benfield Janet Jones Mary Todd Mackenzie Mary Sparks Anne Beidleman Penny Jordan Jettie McCollough Sandra Spear Jill Henon Linda Joynes Kay Simpson Kathy Watkinson Connie Caldwell Eleanor E. Gibson Beth Howard Susan Miller Jean Ford Jill Hornickel Robin Maxey Artist .. .. Sally Lowndes Business Manager .... Cameron Harris Circulation Manager Debbie Schroeder Typist Sallie Gamble Photographer Karen Smith Office Hours 3;30-9;00 P.M. Monday; 4,00-6:00 P.M. Thursday Inflation Hits Parents Again? Raising money may be a tedious duty sometimes. None of my friends or I were ecstatic about selling light bulbs two years ago. However, we sold enough to support such gala events as skits, a faculty tea and a formal dance during Parents’ Weekend —1975. A few weeks ago, I was surprised and embarrassed to hear that my parents would be charged $20 to visit me this year for Parents’ Weekend. I was told that in One Package Deal, my parents could go to Friday night skits; attend a symposium and tea, play tennis and dance on Saturday; and eat two refectory brunches. How nice, I thought. Too bad they will not be able to go to the skits or the symposium, and they have never played tennis . . . I remembered two years ago, when we could buy brunch tickets for our parents. Considering how much they have bought for us, it seemed like a nice gesture. Ten dollars may not seem outrageous for two brunches and a dance; but why have we been told that the Package Deal pays for skits, tennis and tea ? My next question — will each class be paid for skits? Juniors were asked to donate $50 . . . Will part of the $20 buy tennis trophies? WRA mem bers were asked to pay for their own trophies . . . Obviously, we have not sold light bulbs this year, and money has been a problem from the beginning. Perhaps the $20 from parents will suffice. I am just curious about what my parents are supporting in this convenient Package Deal. I am not too embarrassed to ask for an account of where the money is going. Are you? —Beth Fenters FACULTY APATHY Dear Editors: We would like to express our discontent over professors’ apathy and domineering attitude toward students. As an example of professor apathy we cite the recent lack of response to the Symposium pro posal. These proposals were given to eight professors requesting comments and suggestions. One professor returned the proposal with comments. Nonetheless, many more professors than were willing to write down their com ments, verbally criticized the Symposium proposal. Obviously, they are willing to complain about the Symposium but not to offer any constructive criticism. It has also come to our atten tion that some professors wish to cancel the January Term because THEY feel that it is a waste of time and intellect. In our opinion the January Term has provided, and still provides for a rewarding, learning experience. It also enables the student to explore various fields and to acquire con nections much valued after gradu ation. Obviously, the professors have not considered the feelings of the students before rendering judgment on the January Term. It seems to us as though some of the professors are considering their desires and trying to force the students to accept these wants as their own. We think the Sym posium on humor will be a delight ful and enriching learning experi ence to many on campus — What do you know about the history of humor? January Term gives us a chance to explore fields of interest and to explore our developments through these programs. We need these times to search and to learn. Professors and students alike, seem to have forgotten that it is the student who pays for her education. Therefore, what is a learning experience for the stu dent is of primary importance and not what is pleasing to the pro fessor alone. Professor opinion and student wishes should coin cide but when they do not, a reasonable compromise should be reached. We came to college to break the strings of dependence but it seems as if a parental figure in the form of our professors is still haunting us. Sincerely,, Anne Beidleman Susan Trovillion explain to my parents that activities had been paid f™ except registration, since already had to pay for motel hotel expenses, gas, dinner befo the dance, etc. ™ PARENTS WEEK-END To the editor; My parents did not complain about paying $20 registration fee for Parents’ Weekend. However, I feel this “lump sum” could have been eliminated if a greater effort had been put forth by the committee during the past year. What is the problem with paying $2 here and $5 there? Two years ago, I felt proud to For those parents who are able to come until Saturday morn, ing, I find it outrageous thatthev should pay for activities whic they can not attend. Apparentlv the committee was desperate fo money which could have easily avoided if plans for raising had begun a yearl advance instead of this past There was also a definite lack oI communication between the stii- dents and the committee. hi( students did not receive the week end schedule until quite recently which still did not specifically state what purpose the $20 “lump sum” served. I am strongly encouraging ever chooses to lead the committee to start fund activities immediately, not until the last minute, so that ridiculous “lump sum” can fe eliminated. Having parents , for their own special weeken! which is supposedly given by tb students is the epitome of ness. Betty Students Build Kiln White, Wendt Granted Sabbaticals By Hannah Haines Have you ever wondered why some professors suddenly dis appear off the face of the cam pus? Well, it’s not the Rapture and it’s not the Winston-Salem branch of the Mafia. It’s Sabbati cal! Each year two professors are allowed a leave of either one or two semesters at full or half pay, accordingly, to continue study in their fields. Next year the two lucky professors you will not see on campus are Mr. Wendt and Dr. W. B. White. This will be the second sabbati cal for both professors. Theoreti cally, a professor is allowed a sabbatical, or the “seven-year itch,” as Dr. White calls it, every seven years. However, whether St. Joan Scheduled By Jill and John Hornickel On March 17-19 at 8 p.m., Beth Jones will add another striking portrayal to her full-pocketed repertoire. Appearing as Charles the Dauphin, Beth is joined by the entire cast of Pierrette Players in the play, St. Joan, that fine drama by Bernard Shaw. Mary Kathryn Johnston is a saint in the lead role. Being burned at the stake, only to reappear for an other night’s thespianics is a true performance! (Appearing in major roles are Marie Weber, Holly Jereme, Judy Rye, and Lynn Hill, among others.) Admission for Salem students, faculty, staff, and their families is free. All others are $1.00 for adults and 500 for children. All audiences are encouraged to bring marshmallows. he or she receives one depends on the length of the waiting list, as Salem can only afford to release two professors. Mr. Wendt re members when only one professor a year was allowed a sabbatical. Dr. White says that he and Mr. Wendt are the first professors to be allowed a second one. The purpose of sabbaticals is to allow the professor to broaden his knowledge and experience in his particular field, or, as Dr. White candidly put it, “To goof off.” The sabbatical benefits both Dr. White, who must “recover from freshman themes,” and the freshman, who must recover from Dr. White. Dr. White’s fall semes ter sounds idyllic: he will be draped upon an armchair, ab sorbed in volumes of the Victorian Era on full pay. And even though this means you won’t have Dr. White’s lectures you will have his courses since, as Sally Jordan said, “Dean Helmick and Daddy will be teaching Dr. White’s classes.” Fortunately our new dean has her doctorate in English. Unfortunately, Dean Helmick does not have a sociology degree, so Mr. Wendt’s absence is not so conveniently filled. Mr. Wendt has decided to take off a full year rather than one semester. He has not yet decided what he will be doing, although he has several options. He is considering working with various community organiza tions, but whatever he decides on, he will stay in contact with the Winston-Salem Journal, since he reviews books and writes a col umn for it. He would like to com pare the sociological programs offered in various police acade mies. Since a decision doesn’t have to be reached until April, “Old Man Wendt’s in limbo.” So when you don’t see either of thes professors on campus next fall, you’ll know there’s been no Stalinist purge at Salem. And so, dear friends, we shall all wail at their absence, but they will be immured in Academia, oblivious to our cry. Meanwhile, don’t rush to put your name down for a sabbatical. They’re not available to students yet. by Penny Jordan The art department at Salem College has recently instituted some changes which may not be immediately apparent to the non art majors on campus. First, the sculpture and cera mics labs are no longer held in the art studios at the Fine Arts Center, but have been relocated in the maintenance department garage by the tennis courts. A more important change, how ever, is that the art department is also building a new gas kiln in the maintenance garage, eli minating the department’s depen dence on its own small electric kilns or on the kilns owned by the N. C. School of the Arts or other potters. According to Rick Flanery, ceramics instructor, the new kiln will have a capacity eight times larger than that of the school’s largest electric kiln. “Our electric kilns were not cap able of managing the productioj of the students,” said Flanery, “We still have some pieces from previous classes which need to be fired.” Beginning last fall, ceramics students Sally Lowndes, Jan ton, Betty Shull, and two from Wake Forest cleaned bricks salvaged from a kiln at a brick company and helped con struct the new kiln. “We have not completed the kiln yet,” Flanery said. “First we must lay some insulation, attach the door, and hook up the gas.” Flanery added that, even completion has been delayed by a mixup in orders on some parts, he and his students could antici pate better results from their new gas kiln. ■ 1-.,, XT' s ... XT , ■5AB-T^Ti L
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