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The Campus Mirror
Published by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Qeorgia
during the College Year
VOL III.
OPENING DAY AT SPELMAN
On Tuesday morning, September
21, at a few minutes past eight,
the students and faculty were
seated in Howe Memorial Chapel
for the opening exercises. A num
ber of friends were present.
It was time to begin work again,
to resume old duties and to take up
new tasks. School was opening.
There had been initiated here what
is known as “Freshman Week.”
Now all had assembled for the for
mal opening.
The exercises were opened by
singing Hymn 311, “Holy, Holy,
Holy.” The next was the very ap
propriate spiritual, “Seek and Ye
Shall Find.” For the scripture les
son, the 103rd Psalm was read and
Dr. E. P. Johnson offered prayer.
president Tapley extended a
mosU-Learty welcome. She con
trasted this opening with that thir
ty-six years ago when Spelman
was in its infancy. She next intro
duced Mrs. Kemper Harreld, Presi
dent of the Alumnae Association.
This message from the Alumnae
has been a regular feature on open
ing day for several' years. But each
year brings us a different message.
Mrs. Iiarreld’s talk was based on
reminiscences of her years here as
a student and on the talks Miss
Upton used to give. She gave, for
the benefit of new students, a brief
summary of what college life would
be like, and told how they could get
the most out of it.
Recounting some of Spelman’s
ideals and traditions, she told what
Speimnn Seminary had symbolized
and what the - name Spelman Col
lege may now symbolize. For illus
tration, of the initials S. C., “S”
stands for strength of body, mind
and soul for students, and for the
teachers it takes even a broader
meaning—sympathy for the work
and for the students. “C” stands
for courage, in the student, to
stand up and use her strength, and
for the teacher it means confidence
in herself, in the work she will be
able to accomplish, and confidence
in the students.
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OCTOBER 1926
SPELMAN’S BLUE
Oh, Spelman, Alma Mater,
Thy Daughters are lovely and true.
We sing thy praises forever,
We cheer for the White and the
Blue.
Chorus.
’Tis here where hearts are dear
er;
’Tis here where hearts are true;
’Tis here where skies are clearer;
We sing to Spelman’s Blue.
Where -green vales blend to
gether,
How stately thy poplars rise.
Thy buildings, aye forever
To touch the glowing skies.
When college days are over,
And school’s fleeting years have
flown,
We’ll praise thee, Alma Mater,
For seeds of service sown.
—Essie J. Heath, ’27.
ATHLETICS
“All work and no play, makes
Jill a dull girl.”
During recent years Spelman has
turned aside to engage in more va
ried forms of athletics. Realizing
the value of play as a necessary
factor in cultivating some of the
desired virtues of life, “Our Col
lege” has tried to stimulate an en
vironment that encourages pure
play.
Our athletics take various forms
so that no one is too small and no
one too large to engage in one form
or another. Therefore, every girl
on the campus from the smallest
to the largest has an opportunity
to develop her body and her per
sonality.
One psychologist has said, “Re
ward good habits with satisfac
tion.” To show the spirit of the
college, our Dean rewarded a num
ber of girls with the honorary let
ters of their halls. Last year was
the first year in which this was
done, and the students to receive
& No. 1.
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GROVER-WERDEN MEMORIAL
A beautiful white-stqne' drinking
fountain stands bn.. Spaman cam
pus. It is called the Grover-Wer-
den Memorial fountain and is sit
uated in the triangle between
Morehouse and Rockefeller in easy
access to all dormitories. It is
graceful in form, and, although it
still lacks a dome, we are able to
use it. There are four jets with
basins. It looks complete now when
surrounded by crowds of girls
awaiting their turn and stepping
into one of the four lines to ap
proach one of the founts.
Thinking of our present satisfac
tion in it and of the* girls-to come
who will enjoy this usefuL gift, we
can not think of a more, fitting me
morial to the two consecrated wom-
ir memories
.e Association
iLsome of the
en for whom it is nafhedT Miss
Grover and Miss Werden gave un
selfishly of their lives in service for
our sisters who have been here and
the fragranceL.of t
remains for us,
. • • v '."«*
Surely the Alum:
of Spelman has
spirit of these wom<
serve us with su’
and beauty.' Vh
JSfc/ ii4&M
COULD WE?
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Couldn’t we love old Spelman blue,
And . ver cherish her. ,^hite and
blue,
Could we, we certainly -GfiukW
4 We ce^tajfnly could.
Couldn’t we do our best always
And ever love our colqelge days ?
• Could we, we certainly could.
What training! here we get, /
Here we get. '
No complaining or need to fret ,
Need to fret,
Couldn’t we raise her flag to the
lofty skies,
And tell the world she^satisfies ?
Could we, we certaintly could.
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