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Auction Raises
Money for Seniors
by Paige Parker
The annual Senior Auction was
held April 19, during lunch in the
Refectory. Sarah Grantham, Vice-
President of the Senior class, was
chairman for the event. The
auction turned out to be a huge
success according to Mary Martha
Whitner, President of the Senior
class.
The auction's purpose was to
raise money for the class gift. It
brought in over three hundred
dollars. Faculty and area
businesses donated everything
auctioned. Haircuts, dinners, gift
certificates for clothes, and a print
donated from the Alumnae House
were some of the items auctioned.
Dr. Reiner auctioned off his last
date before he was to be married on
the following Saturday; the date
included dinner and then dancing at
the Orchestra Pit. The largest
amount of money offered was for a
month of unlimited tanning.
This year the event took place
at lunch instead of dirmer and more
people were present. Whitner
stated, "We felt really good about
it because students got involved and
enjoyed it. Also, some things were
auctioned above value and it
proved to be a good, fun way to
make money. I also want to thank
the professors for being so
cooperative."
Male Housing Moved
To Gramley Basement
by Elizabeth Betts
Male housing, which was formally located in the old gym, has been
moved to Gramley Dorm. According to Mrs. Budd, the Resident Hall
Director of Gramley, the decision to relocate male housing was made in
conjunction with Public Safety, the Winston-Salem Fire Marshal, Dean
Johnson, and Millie Eubanks, former President of SGA. "[Gramley] was
the only feasible place on campus to put male housing - it is easily
accessible and easily contained," said Budd.
Male housing is available for guests of Salem students only, and it
opens on Fridays at 5:00pm with check out at T2:00pm on Saturdays and
Sundays. Only cash and checks from Salem students are accepted. The
cost is $5.00 per night, with a $10.00 key deposit.
Mrs. Budd expressed a need for Seniors to donate furnishings for male
housing. Curtains, carpets, and lamps are needed. A storage space in
Gramley will be provided for donations.
To the P.O. Box:
recently received a parking ticket
^r parking one foot past the "No
Marking- Fire Lane" sign on the
lill going down to the pit.
iHowever, I notice that on Monday
Ithrough Friday there are always
Iseveral cars parked in the
•designated fire lane. Are the
Ipeople who work at Salem
ticketed when they park in this
area?
Through a phone conversation
with the public safety office, the
P.O. Box was informed that, no,
faculty and staff at Salem can not
be ticketed. If they park in the
fire lane they are called on the
telephone and given a warning. If
they continue to park their car in
the illegal area , eventually their
car is towed. If there should be a
fire and the fire trucks need to get
in this area, a car parked there
might get knocked out of the way.
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Effectiveness of Basic Requirements Tested
by Elizabeth Betts
Last Monday, April 18, the
Sophomore Class participated in a
mandatory exam in order to test
the effectiveness of Salem’s basic
distribution requirements. The test
was administered as part of
Salem's preparation for the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools Self Study. All
Sophomores took the standardized
three hour Academic Profile,
which tests the general knowledge
contained in Salem’s core
curriculum.
According to Dr Thompson,
acting Dean of the College, Salem
will receive comparative data
from other schools which fit
Salem’s profile. The results of the
test will be used for institutional
research purposes only, and will
not be placed on the students’
transcripts or in their permanent
files. Scores for individual
students will be given out
confidentially as soon as they are
available, which will probably be
sometime this summer.
Dr. Thompson said that this
was the first year that Salem has
participated in such a testing
program. He was not certain that
it would continue in the future. The
Academic Profile is expensive to
administer. It is ten dollars per
student paid by the school. Dr.
Thompson said that Salem will
wait until the results are in before
making a decision. The Academic
Profile is jointly sponsored by The
College Board and the Educational
Testing Service, and it is part of "a
new assessment service for general
education," according to the test
booklet. Dr. Thompson believes
that the test "will be one useful
tool in examining the purpose of our
basic distribution courses."