Some Ss^lGJTiitBs TP^orked Diiring SpringBrodk
By Sandra Spear
While many Salem students
basked in the Florida sunshine, 11
Salemites spent five grueling
days of their Spring breaks
representing the German
Democratic Republic (East
Germany) in the 1978 National
Model United Nations in New
York City. Joined by faculty
advisor Dr. Jerry Pubantz, the
students had spent three months
preparing for this conference,
learning about the United
Nations, the topics they would
discuss, and the policies of the
GDR.
Sandra Spear, Patty Wall,
Sabine Brech, Debbie Hall and
Katarina Bonde represented the
GDR on five committees of the
General Assembly, discussing
such issues as Apartheid in South
Africa, the Middle East situation,
a Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty, torture, racism.
terrorism, the taking of hostages,
and disarmament. Three of
Salem’s General Assembly
delegates held offices in their
respective committees; Sandra
Spear was one of 17 vice-
presidents of the General
Assembly Plenary; Debbie Hall
was Vice-Chairman of the Legal
Committee; Katarina Bonde was
Rapporteur of the Special Session
on Disarmament.
Jo Beth Allen, Rebecca Lasley,
Kathy Echols and Mardi Can-
represented the GDR on three
negotiating groups of the United
Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD),
devoted to International
Development, Commodities and
Transfer of Technology,
respectively. Kathy Echols was
Rapporteur of Group D (socialist
states) in the sub-commission of
Commodities discussing the
Common Fund.
Susan Robinson and Margaret
Alexander represented the GDR
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in the Plenary session of the
Economic and Social Council
(ECOSOC) and the Commission
on Transnational Corporations,
respectively. Susan was both
Chairman of Group D in ECOSOC
Plenary and Rapporteur in
ECOSOC Plenary.
Beginning their days at 8 a.m.
with delegation meetings,
delegates from Salem worked on
their respective committees until
around midnight most nights,
with about an hour each for lunch
and dinner. Parties followed the
evening meetings, sometimes
lasting until 4 a.m. or later, but
few complaints were heard about
the hours, and even less were
heard about the work, as most
delegates found that working
with other delegates toward
common goals was the most fun.
Also enjoyable and
enhghtening was an hour long
briefing session held with two
first secretaries of the real
Cont’d. on three
Career Planning & Placement Office
FOCUS ~ (Future Opportunities and Careers Under
Scrutiny) will be held Thursday, March 30, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
in the (5lub Dining Room. Women representing twenty
major career fields will be on campus to talk with
students about work in the professional world.
Come have coffee and dessert and take the op
portunity to discover new facts about careers that
interest you. Sign up sheets for FOCUS will be available
in Becky Pack’s Office in Lehman Hall. Don’t miss out
on this chance!!
The Career Planning and Placement Office has planned a number of
trips for students to visit local businesses and institutions. The first
np will be Apr. 4 from 10 a.m. - noon to Goodwill Rehabilitation
enter. Students will have a tour of the facilities and then will hear
rom various personnel including a social-case worker, rehabilitation
counselor, psychometrist and administrator. Interested students
Should sign up in Becky Pack’s office, Lehman HaU.
Financial Aid Applications for the 1978-79 academic year must be
completed and received in the Financial Aid Office by Apr. 15, 1978.
hate applications will be processed only after those which were on
time have been notified and only if funds are still available.
Honor Society Taps
17 New Members
The Honor Society has selected 17 new
members on the basis of their academic
standing at the end of the Fall Term 1977.
The organization is dedicated to
encouraging scholarship; members are
required to have completed a specific
amount of work with a high quality point
ratio.
New members:
Seniors:
Debbie Austin
Idalyn S. Brown
Jane Dittman
Jenny Fury
Juniors:
Robin Brown
Connie Caldwell
Diane Callahan
Sophomores:
Rebecca Baggett
Continuing members:
Seniors:
Sandy Brown Lisa Greenberg
Rebecca Dunbar Margaretta Yarborough
Suzanne Eggleston
Junior:
Kristine Kylberg
Carla Chappell Matheson
Karen Pieper
Libby Shull
Susan Thomason
Susan Miller
LuAnne Minor
Kate Wallace
Helen Beck
Amy Poteat
Publications Board Selects
New Editors, Business Managers Named
Publications Board met March
7 to exercise its duty for the first
time of interviewing and
selecting Editors and Business
Managers for student
publications.
Amanda Vannoy, a junior
English major, was selected as
Editor-in-Chief of The Salemlte.
She has completed the
iournalism course which Salem
offers and she is taking a
course in editing at Wake l'orest.
Amanda will begin her term as
Editor next week. .
Freshman Liza Ovington has
remainder of this semester. Liza
yearbook this year, during the
past year. She was chosen to
succeed Cameron Harris as
Business Manager. During the
remainder of this semester. Liza
will be learning the procedures
and routines of handling The
Salemite budget.
Co-editor of the Clubs and
Events section of Sights and
Insights this year, junior Cathy
Wilson has been named the new
Editor-in-Chief of the yearbook
for next year. She will work with
and observe current Editor Robin
Sink this spring, and will begin
her term next fall.
Anne Carter Craddock, a
sophomore, has worked on the
Clubs and Events staff of the
yearbook this year. She will
replace Paula Calhoun as
Business Manager for next year.
Sally Jordan was Co-editor of
Incunabula this past year, and
she has been selected Editor-in-
Chief for next year. Sally is a
sophomore English and Religion
major with two years of
experience on this publication.
Her Co-editor for this year,
Rebecca Baggett, will serve as
Business Manager Rebecca
IS a rising junior who also has had
two years of experience on the
staff.