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

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Freshmen First rozv: Madeline Allen, Troy Mary Ann Anderson, Greenville, S. C. Mary Avera, Rocky Mount Barbara Bailey, Winston-Salem Bettv Baird, Oxford Second rozv: Thrace Baker, Greenville, S. C. Ann Belk, Hickory Cecelia Black, ' ilmington Nancy Blum, ' inston-Salem Harriett Boardman, Aslieville Third rozv: Bren Bunch, Statesville Mrginia Bridges, Lynchburg, a.. Beverly Brown, Hendersonville Mary Brown, ' inston-Salem Bettv B -rum, Sunbury Fourth rozv: Carol Campbell, Baltimore, Md. Mary Katharine Campbell, Castleton, ermont Emily Cathcart, Anderson, S. C. Kate Cobb, Smithfield, ' a. Nancv Cockfield, Florence, S. C. Fifth rozv: Carol Cooke, Durham A ' ee Copses, Charlotte Jo Costner, Greenville, S. C. Jane Craver, Lexington Ann Crenshaw, Belmont Sixth rozv: Mary Elizabeth Cummings, ' inston- Salem Carol Curlee, Morristown, Tenn. Peggy Daniel, Charlotte Suejette Davidson, Lyncyburg, a.. Lidie Louise DeMott, Westbury, L. L, New York 24

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We wanted to be casual . . . . . . but we felt dazed and uncertain. It was hot and rainy, and we ' d ne er been here before. Clewell was in confusion; harried mothers were busily hanging curtains and giving last minute instructions while fathers patienth ' waited. Then we were left on our own. ' c felt strange at first, but after Dr. Rond- thaler ' s talk on the eye-brow arches, we began to eye everyone ' s New Salemite tag and play who do -ou know. During Orientation Week we were constant!}- on the mo -e, learning all about Salem, her rules and her ideals. But by the end of the week we were beginning to learn our way around. We practiced the Alma Mater until we knew it perfectly — and passed the handbook test with remarkably good grades, much to the surprise of our senior advisors! We learned that second hand books were a wise investment, and that blind dates were a necessary evil. We also learned that we should wear our so.x up, and that Bermuda shorts must be included in our wardrobe. We settled down to classes, and it soon became a familiar sight to see IVIama Louise coaching the freshmen in math each e -ening in Cozy. We began to know each other better and discovered that everyone had a talent Anne Miles, Pat Greene, Louise Pharr and Nancy Cockfield led the Freshman Class. . , . Turned-up nose, turned-down hose Flapper? yessir, one of those! . . . Explains Bren, It ' s like this, Marie. First you put a nickle in. . . . to offer. We found that Joyce could dance, that Pat could play anything on the piano, and that (liiinx- could pack suitcases to perfection. We entered Rat Week with great enthusiasm, but quieted down some- what wlien we saw Temple and Sandy with their black sweaters and green phosphorescent faces. For two hilarious days we dressed as flappers, Charles- toned, and handed out free cigarettes; this was climaxed by Rat Court when Carol got the worst while her date watched from the audience. Meredith, Faye, and Nancy were elected to the May Court as our out- standing beauties, and as a class we distinguished ourselves by becoming hockey champs under the constant prodding of Shaw, whose continuous refrain was, Everybody out for the hockey game! Together we looked forward to the big week ends — stretching overnights to co er Davidson Homecoming and Fall Germans. We sang congratulations to Emily and Marie, who returned from W. and L. and Duke sporting fraternity pins. Now our feeling for Salem is no longer one of uncertainty and newness. As we walk across campus at night, stop for a cigarette between classes, or pause for a hand of bridge down in Davy, we know that this is our school and these are our friends. Salem has become a part of us, and we are eager to return next year. Next year . . . we can be casual. 23

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