Tte Salcmite
Volume LXIII
Number 2
Oct. 10,1980
serving the salem college community since 1920
Swede’s Expectations Exceeded at Salem
®lem College and
®Wmunity is very
lunate to have seven
foreign students
>is year. Charlotta
*findemark arrived
f a one year stay in
■iierica on August 20.
stayed with
■Natives until August
'ih when she began
■'entation both to
*lem and a different
of life.
Charlotta was chosen
I' the Swedish-
^erican Foundation in
^'eden to be one of fifty
*edish students to go
college in America,
'c filled out an ap-
■cation, which was
W to The Institution of
'iernational Education
‘New York, and which
served as a guideline for
placing Charlotta in an
appropriate school. She
was given the choice of
Salem College or Saint
Catherines College in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
Charlotta chose Salem
because of the many
time honored traditions
which it offers.
Have her expectations
been met? “They have
been exceeded,” says
Charlotta. The students
and faculty at Salem
have succeeded in
making her feel
welcome. The girls on
third floor Bitting,
where she rooms with
Donna Savoca, have
received her “openly”
and helped her to fit in
well. Dr. Pubantz of
fered to let Charlotta
use the Swedish
language for answering
questions on a recent
political science test.
Charlotta, chose,
however, to put her nine
years of English lessons
to use.
Salem’s Swede said it
was hard to compare
the degree of difficulty
between an American
College and a Swedish
College, for she has just
finished secondary
school in Sweden. The
educational system in
Sweden is different
from ours; one goes to
elementary for nine
years, then to secondary
school for two, three, or
four years - depending
on ones learning in
terests.
If a student choses to
do so he can attend
universities which are -
part of the higher «-
educational system. The
universities are divided
into different divisions,
which relate to
professions.
Charlotta said
although her roots are in
Sweden, she could not
choose whether she
liked Sweden or
America better because
“it is the people and not
the settings that are
important.” For a 19
year old girl who is 4,000-
miles from home, that is
an admirable
philosophy to have.
by Amanda Mays
Dr. Pubantz
goes to Washington
TSS
Jerry Pubantz of
Salem College
‘'^ulty focused on
®viet American
•Nations, Soviet
''ategic and military
’.^'cy, and on the Polish
^sis when he attended
® State Department’s
h 01 a r - D i p 10 m a t
••hinar on Europe
'^iober 6 to 10 in
®shington, D.C.
\ubantz, who teaches
''itical science, was
selected to participate
in the seminar by the
Department of State on
the basis of both what he
could gain from and
what he could con
tribute to the week’s
program.
A highlight of the
week’s schedule was
attendance at the House
Foreign Affairs Com
mittee’s subcommittee
on Europe which met
October 8.
Don’t
Ignore
It
New Math Teacher
t^ebby Harrell is the
West addition to
•em’s Math Depart-
*nt. She is taking the
ice of Dr. Kurtz
Nng his sabbatical in
Nca.
^Is. Harrell is a native
Clinton, North
Jolina. She attended
ike Forest where she
ieived a B.S. in Math
minored in History,
ter graduation from
*ke Forest, Ms.
irrell spent three
ars at North Carolina
3te, minoring in
’ication while earning
^■S. in Applied Math.
also worked as an
‘distant teacher at
N.C. State.
Teaching at a
woman’s college is very
different from her
position as an assistant
teacher at N.C. State
where most of her
classes were comprised
of men. Ms. Harrell
likes the atmosphere of
Salem and she feels
fortunate to be teaching
at a four year in
stitution.
Ms. Harrell’s in
terests outside of class
include a number of
diverse activities. She
enjoys racquetball,
history and playing the
■ piano, guitar and
trumpet.
by Ann Biswell
Toxic shock syndrome
is an ailment charac
terized by a fever, rash,
rapid drop in blood
pressure, often
resulting in shock,
vomiting, diarrhea,
muscle aches, sore
throat or eye infection.
Over 300 cases have
been reported since
January 1, including
about 40 deaths.
“Dr. T.N. Evans,
Professor of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, Wayne
State University of
School of Medicine, the
Chairman of the
Scientific Advisory
Group which met on
September 21 stated,
‘Our conclusions from
the data available to
date are that knowledge
of TSS and the factors
which involve this
disease with men
struating women who
wear tampons is ex
tremely limited.’
“However, TSS ap
pears to be caused by
toxins from a possibly
modified bacteria in the
staphylococcus aureus
family. Much additional
research of the habits
and practices of women
who have had TSS is
needed to understand
the reasons for the
association of this
disease with tampons.
“The most recent
advice from the Center
for Disease Control is,
women can almost
entirely eliminate their
risk of TSS by not using
tampons. Women who
choose to use tampons
can reduce their risk by
using them in
termittently during
each period (that is, not
using them all day and
all night throughout the
period). Until the
reasons underlying the
increased risk of TSS in
users of Rely tampons
are more clearly un
derstood, women may
choose to use another
product. ”
from AP and Procter-Gamble
Rainy day, but Fall Feat still a success
Continued on p. 3
Funsett Raises Funds
From her first
assignment with an art
museum in Phoenix,
Ariz., to colleges across
the country, botanical
gardens in Denver and
hospitals in various
places, Ruth Funsett
has directed campaign
funds for them all.
Miss Funsett, director
of the Salem Challenge,
has developed a special
feeling for Salem since
arriving in November of
1979. “I have never
worked with a school
with such super
students -- super human
beings.”
Miss Funsett is an
employee of Ketchum
Associates of Pittsburg,
Pa., a consulting firm
which conducts
financial campaigns. In
August she became the
first woman ever
elected to the com
pany’s board of
directors. Says Miss
Funsett of the ap
pointment, “It was a
very exciting moment in
my life.”
She has been with
Ketchum Associates for
18 years and has con
ducted campaign funds
for art museums. Wells
College, King College
and Ashley Hall in
Charleston, S.C.
Her campaigns have
been very diversified
and as she explained,
“This work never gets
dull. There are never
two days alike.”
Miss Funsett also
explained the most
rewarding part of her
job is “not only getting
the money you’re
campaigning for, but to
go back and see the
building that the money
has been raised for. An
expression in our
business is ‘To see your
own blood on the
building.’”
She is a native of
Madison, Wis., where
her mother resides. She
has two sisters, one who
lives in Phoenix, and
one in Hollywood, Calif.
Miss Funsett is a
graduate of Madison
Business College,
Madison, Wis.
Her first campaign
was for an art museum
in Phoenix where she
worked with actor
Vincent Price. “The
experience was very
motivating for me and I
never wanted to do
anything else after that
first job,” said Miss
Funsett.
Her work with Salem
and the Salem
Challenge will end in
December and she
already finds it difficult
to think about leaving,
“I can’t say goodbye.”
Miss Funsett’s
challenge will make our
dream of a new student
activity center and
gymnasium a reality.
by Allison Buice
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