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ceedingly positive." At this time, he
has approximately 9 people working
with him at the director or assistant
director level. He characterized them
as a "a great group—energetic, bright,
and cooperative." In October at the
meeting of the Board of Trustees he
will present his "plan" for increasing
the endowment.
Mr. Harman was also pleased to see
students returning. He felt it was "like
children off to camp. You're glad to see
Mr. Harman
Ithem go—then you miss them—^and
I then you're glad to see them back."
I Mr. Harman probably knows quite a
I bit about sending children off. He and
I his wife, Carrollee, of twenty-two years,
I have five children. One daughter,
I Laura, is a journalist, while their other
I daughter is a helicopter test pilot for
I the Texas Army National Guard. Their
[three sons also have varied careers:
I Christoph works for a Danish ship-
I Pir>g line, Reggie is involved with IBM,
land Kent is an Army sergeant on his
I way to Saudi Arabia. When asked how
I he felt about that recent development
I Mr. Harman replied, with a grin: "You
I have to do what you have to do." A
I good philosophy for the work ahead of
[him here at Salem.
!P0£e 5
Karen Raftus Appointed
Dean of Admissions
Dean Karen Lowe Raftus has made
several changes as the new Dean of
Admissions. New view books are soon
to arrive, new recruiting and student
search letters have been written and a
new scholarship has been added.
The letters, read during a recent inter
view with the Dean, seemed to de
scribe Salem in a nutshell.
Dean Raftus comes to Salem after 18
years of work in college admissions at
The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio.
She, her husband Jim, and their six
pets -three cats and three dogs- have
been in Winston-Salem since July.
Dean Raftus said that a higher rate of
admissions is a "challenge for the en
tire institution." She said that it takes
everybody to give the image of Salem
we want to portray.
"I believe in this school," she said. "I
think Salem is worth it."
The role of the students at Salem is
also important. Dean Raftus said that it
is important for present students to
"greet prospectives with the same
warmth as you would fellow students."
Students may also become involved
in phon-a-thons through the Admis
sions Office. Dean Raftus said that
having a student contact a prospective
student from her hometown is impor
tant. Students can call or write to these
prospectives to help support the in
crease in admissions.
Salem can house 500 students, and
Dean Raftus would like to work to
ward such a goal during the next few
years. "Salem is a wonderful school,
and the people are terrific," she said.
Dean Raftus also plans to study the
growing attrition rate at Salem by
contacting those who have transferred
to discuss their reasons for transfer
ring.
"The grass is always greener on the
other side of the fence," she said in
explaining the transfer rate. "There are
various reasons people leave," she said.
"But some do return."
Salem has found a woman who
"doesn't mess around."
Dean Raftus
Pierrettes Auditions
Sircfizvays
Auditions
Tuesday September 4
Monday,
at 7 p.m.
September 3
Drama Workshop
Chorale Room
Fall Play: Cast of Nine
6:30 p.m.
Spring Musical
Bring a Song
Annie: a minimum cast
to Sing!
of 15
Even if it is
Bring a song to sing!
Happy Birthday !
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