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Volume LXII
Number 12
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Photo by Katherine Craver
Janet’s Story
I had mixed feelings
jhen I set off from
Mrica to the United
pStes; or to be precise
^om Ghana to Winston-
North Carolina -
j become a Salemite. I
partly sad because
leaving my mother,
^'sters, brothers and
’Oaie friends at home,
J**! at the same time
:^Ppy; because this
opportunity was to bring
nearer to my life
objective and academic
“''al - to be a college
I After a brief stop over
P London, I was
^aicomed into the
a 1 e m Family
^''erything was new to
Different people,
different food, different
f father and a different
ffni of education, but
i''fryone seemed to
Oave a common goal - to
Ohain the highest level
0* education possible at
Pe of the most highly
Placed colleges in the
!-S. “Hush!”, I just
to myself, “I better
p back to Ghana and
.^'Consider my decision
1? enter college.”
‘'Owever, other
members of the Salem
Family were always
around to make me
happy. Their saying was
that “Just give yourself
some time, for it takes
time to adjust to new
conditions.”
Based on the student
enrollment, the College
campus was bigger than
I expected. Neat and
well mowed grass with
brightly painted
buildings indicating
what goes on within
these walls. The square
impressed me most.
Briskly, students were
found moving about,
sometimes jogging
around the square and
there was little idling
among students on
campus.
Confused, though I
was, I had a reception
unequalled throughout
my school years.
Everybody was helpful,
but I was dreadfully
confused by all the
decisions I had to make,
and that increased my
homesickness.
It takes time to be
yourself even among
people of the same
colleqe communitq since 1920
Salem’s Fulbright Scholar
traditions and
background. I got
settled and started
picking up the Salem
way of life and some
slangs in an un
believable time. College
success depend."!
basically on planning,
they say.
Life is you and you are
life. Books and ex
perience make a
graduate, but un
derstanding is the key to
success. Despite dif
ferences in accent and
hearing people when
they talk I got un
derway. What I see now
and what people do for
me are things I never
expt *ed to happen in
my liiv;. This is really
America. We are a
family now. At the
moment I feel at home
being a Salemite.
I know there is more
ahead than what had
elapsed. Being able to
stay up to this time
makes me happy and
increases my courage,
and also increases my
hope that each and
every student will be
able to make Salem a
happy home.
Janet Uwusu
“It is an invaluable
educational opportu
nity. Aside from this, all
expenses are paid--
tuition, travel and a
maintenance allowance.
I urge more Salem
students to apply for
this award,” says Arie
TuDb, recipient of the
1980-81 Fulbright-Hays
Scholarship for study in
Germany.
Miss Tubb is a senior
at Salem and will
receive the B.M. degree
in organ performance
in May. She is the
daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack W. Tubb of
Waynesville.
The Fulbright-Hays
Scholarship will allow
Miss Tubb to travel and
to study intensely
German interpretation
of Baroque literature,
historic organs, and the
Lutheran Church. Miss
Tubb will have a chance
to become more fluent
in the German
language.
The Fulbright
Program began in 1946
when educational funds
which had become
backed up after World
War II became
available because of a
bill which was in
troduced by Senator J.
William Fulbright.
The winner of the
scholarship is chosen on
a basis of professional
and academic ex
cellence as well as
personal qualifications.
Miss Tubb, a student
of John Mueller, is
organist at St. John
Lutheran Church in
Winston-Salem and has
also received the
Theodore Presser
Scholarship and the
Winnie Warlick Simp
son Theory Award
during her four years of
study at Salem.
Miss
Tubb is a Dean’s list
student and is chairman
of April Arts.
Alison Buice
Democratic Conventions
On May 13th and 14th
the Salem Democrats
attended the North
Carolina Federation of
College Democrats
Convention and the
Young Democrats of
North Carolina Con
vention in Greensboro.
These conventions are
held once every year in
order to pass resolutions
for lobbying purposes in
North Carolina and to
elect the statewide
officers.
The college con
vention was held on
Friday evening and
Amy Monroe of Salem
was elected president of
the College Federation,
which is comprised of
all the College
Democrat Clubs
throughout the state.
She sits on the Young
Democrats Executive
Committee and also sits
on the North Carolina
Democratic Executive
Council as the college
representative for the
state.
The Young
Democrats convention
was held on Saturday. A
banquet was held on
Saturday night where
Senator David Pryor of
Arkansas was the
featured speaker.
Attending the banquet
were Governor Jim
Hunt, Senator Robert
Morgan, Congressman
Richardson Preyer,
Attorney General Rufus
Edmisten, Superinte
ndent of Public
Education Craig
Phillips, Insurance
Commissioner John
Ingram, and various
other state officials.
The Salem Democrats
urge you to vote in the
primary on May 6. If
you wish to register to
vote in your home
county, you will need to
return to your home
county.
For those in
terested in working on
campaigns contact,
Mary Morrow, 309
South, 748-0981. The
college coordinators for
the various campaigns
are as follows: Mary
Morrow, Carter-Mo-
ndale campaign; Lynn
Kerly, Jim Hunt
campaign; and Susan
Robinson, Carl Stewart
campaign.
The Salem Democrats
will also be working in
local campaigns. If you
would like to become
involved please contact
the previous people.
The Triumph of Tunisia
Twelve Salem
“delegates” have just
returned from New
York where they par
ticipated in the National
Model United Nations
(NMUN). This was
Salem’s fourth year at
NMUN! For the past
three years Salem has
represented the
socialist countries of
East Germany,
Hungary, and the USSR.
As a change of pace this
year, Salem decided to
represent the African
nation of Tunisia, a
small but not unim
portant nation in the
U.N. Kathy Marakas,
Elizabeth Toney, Ellen ,
Culler, Donna Savoco,
Jane Williamson, and
Beverley Williams all
sat on various General
Assembly committees.
The Economic and
Social Committees were
occupied by Marion
Pope, Margaret Adams,
Maggie Whitesides, and
Babbi Guiles. Tunisia’s
permanent represen
tative on security
council was Katherine
Knapp. In addition,
Kathy Marakas was
Foreign Minister - the
• head delegate and rover
was Mary Foster.
The NMUN is a
unique educational
experience. It is
organized and operated
by students. Com
petition is stiff due to the
variety of schools
represented from all
over the country. At the
end of each NMUN
special recognition is
awarded to outstanding
delegations. This year,
Salem was honored to
receive a certificate of
merit (or 2nd. place),
this place being shared
by four other schools.
This award reoresents a
personal achievement
for those who par
ticipated as well as
national recognition for
Salem College. It is the
hope of the 1980 NMUN
delegation that Salem
continues its role as a
leading school in the
simulation.