Salem College - Sights and Insights Yearbook (Winston-Salem, NC)

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SEPTEMBKR Standing at the Portal of the opening year The lines forming in front of Main Hall meant that it was time to discard the summer ' s frivolity and accept the responsil)ilities of our academic career. At eleven o ' clock the academic pro- cessional marched up the steps of Memorial Hall with the Senior class followins;. In the auditorium the un- derclassmen, alumnae, and friends were standing, and all joined in sing- in? Standing At The Portal. Salem had opened formally its 177th session! Silence and dignity overcame the audience as the program began with Reverend R. Gordon Spaugh read- ing the Scripture, and Reverend Edwin A. Sawyer offering the prayer. This was followed by Bishop J. Kenneth Pfohl ' s greeting. The keynote sounded as Dr. Dale H. Gramley presented his talk, With- in the Portals of a New Year. These words inspired the assembly: That if I catch even the slightest indication of what Salem has been, what she is now, and what all of her faculty and friends want her to be, I would say that Salem will continue to be a fixed spot on the map where bricks and mortar, trees and flowers. and most important of all, men and women are joined together in dedica- tion to the ideal of enriching human mind and spirit. . . . I would sav. if 1 catch just a touch of what Salem has stood for in 177 long and troubled years of American life, that she will continue her devotion to the challenge of helping lift young people to their full human stature. . . . I would say that Salem will continue to spread through the young people she sends forth, a regard for the dignity of all men, a .sense of the responsibility of citizenship for freedom of the mind and spirit. . fter oiu- new president ' s address, Miss Ivy M. Hixson, the academic dean, listed the class honors and the Dean ' s List. . s in previous years, the President of Student Government. Lou- ise Stacy, read the traditional tele- grams from the graduates of past years. From the former president of Student Government, Nell Penn Watt, we received the amusing note. . . . Baby, it ' s cold outside! We espe- cially appreciated the remembrance from Dr. Rond and his first lady who wished us Best of luck! Dr. ' ardell began The Priest ' s March, and the recessional filed out of Opening Ghapel. . . . Now, the true beginning of Salem life. 13