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THE CAMPUS MIRROR
■8? *8? SOCIAL NOTES *8? ^
SOUL ANGUISH
By Irene Dobbs
To feel the shudders
Of a waving moonbeam,
Sifted, lifted,
Over a wooden sill—
To see a traveling moonbeam
Split by moving shadows.
Over a roughened hill,
To jerk a flower
Quickly, ruthlessly
From its stem—
To eye the juice
Run down and drip
And smear the leaves,
To know the pain
Deeply, really,
Of wounded stalk
Left lonely, dying—
To sense the cries
That stir the flying
Breath of morning breeze,
Is to pain and still to suffer
Surely, truly,
With the wounded God of nature
Sorrowing
In His upper Garden.
VISITORS TO ATLANTA
UNIVERSITY
By Margaret Bennett
At the suggestion of Miss Watts, principal
of the Training School, the student teachers
of Spelman Elementary Training Department
visited the same department in Atlanta Uni
versity on January 9 and 16. They report that
Atlanta L T . has an excellent school plant. The
observations made on work in kindergarten
through grade eight have added much to the
student teachers’ knowledge.
THE MID-YEAR PARTY
The annual mid-year Morehouse-Spelman
social was given in Laura Spelman Hall on
Friday evening, January 28, 1928. The entire
social and arrangements were in the hands of
a committee headed by Miss Viola Branham.
Spelman Campus had some new experiences in
this annual event. The decorations of green
vines and plants and St. Valentine hints and
colors were done with cleverness and good
taste. Cloak rooms with a checking system
were provided. The three large rooms on third
floor were comfortably arranged to accommo
date so large a company. The young men
called at Morehouse Hall and accompanied the
young ladies to the party.
The third floor landing of the stairway,
with ferns and rugs, made a graceful nook
where the guests of the evening were formally
received. President Florence Read, assisted
by Miss Dorothy Roberts, president of the
Senior Class, welcomed the guests. All re
gretted the absence of Dean Carpenter, due to
illness.
Among the guests from Morehouse faculty
were President and Mrs. Hope, Dean and Mrs.
Archer, Professor and Mrs. Harreld, Profes
sor and Mrs. Howard, and Professor Lewis.
The program directed by Miss Julia Pate
was full of interesting surprises. Following
a welcome song by the Spelman quartet, Miss
Pate, with two assistants, conducted a ques
tionnaire in which questions of great moment
were asked and answered.
Miss Margaret Johnson read a humorous se
lection and there were musical numbers by
Mr. R. 1. McKinney, Mr. Marion Moreland and
Miss Irene James.
A silent spectator would have noted that the
costumes of the young ladies were attractive,
simple and very pretty.
President Read, herself in a gown of black
velvet and carrying a corsage bouquet, set the
pace in style and good taste.
Refreshments of brick ice cream, fancy cakes
and candy cherries, in a color scheme of
white and red were served. The serving com
mittee deserves praise for serving so large
a company with such ease and in so short a
time.
The lights blinked. The guests paid their
compliments to the hostess, President Read.
Another annual was over.
DIFFICULTY
If you come upon a canyon
Cross your path to yonder ridge,
Do not stand dismayed, defeated;
Simply build a little bridge.
It may only be a foot-log
That may tremble as you tread ;
May have all its limbs and bark off;
Take your time and keep your head.
Far below the guggling water
May cry out: “Forbear! forbear!”
Just behind a love-sick warbler
May sing forth, “Take care! take care!"
If your balance is not steady
In the swift, uncertain breeze,
Lower your body, go on crawling
Slowly on your hands and knees.
Steady, keep your eyes before you,
Caring nought what may betide;
And you can be sure of landing
Safely on the other side.
—McKinley Christopher, Morehouse Col
lege.
STUDENT TEACHERS
ENTERTAINED
By A. Elizabeth Jones
The student teachers in Elementary Ed
ucation were entertained January 19 in Giles
Hall. Miss Timson, critic teacher, and Miss
States, professor of education, were the host
esses and the guests of honor were: Presi
dent Read, Miss Watts, principal of Teach
ers Training Department, and Miss Taylor,
professor of Bible.
Ibis party was a surprise In the teachers,
planned by their hostesses at the end of their
semester of practice teaching. Refreshments
of ice cream and cakes were served.
There was much pleasant chat and fun
? about tbe work just ended and the prospects
! of being real teachers. One of President’s
playful warnings was that they avoid an ex
pression she had seen : “The Bored of Hdu-
i cation.”
RABBI WISE AT SPELMAN
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; works of the authors and also gave the mcs-
I sages of their books.
“Tolstoy’s answer to the statement,” he
I continued, “‘The Thing By Which Men Live,'
is Love; Cabot’s answer to the statement,
what men live by, is Work, Play, Love and
Worship. My answer is faith, love and cour
age. I firmly believe that reverence lies
at the heart of all three and is a unity for
all." Then in a brief explanation of the
terms Faith, Love, Courage, he said: “Faith
is that reverence one has for that which
lies beyond. It is something which moves a
man to go on when he knows his confidence
will be denied and his prayers are unan
swered. Love is that reverence which binds
one evocatively to those around him. Love
without reverence is not love; the love of
which I speak must color, touch, teach and
uplift the lives of others. The magic of love
grows out of the passion of the lover. Love
liberates through reverence. And courage
is reverence for what is within; it is a grow
ing ambition and a strong determination to
achieve that which is bigger, better and ever
lasting.”
Next the speaker gave some very interest
ing excerpts from Jewish history, putting spe
cial emphasis upon the struggles of the Jew
ish race and their resemblance to those of the
Negro race. He expressed his deep appre
ciation of the words of the Negro National
Anthem and said that the thoughts which
it contained should move any race to a great
er freedom. With reference to his own race
and other races once or now greatly op
pressed, he closed with the following state
ment, “Although the law of the ark was very
heavy, it strengthened and lifted those who
bore it.”
ORGAN PRELUDES FOR
MORNING CHAPEL
SERVICES
Monday, February 6—On the Bayou, Clar
ence Cameron White.
Tuesday, February 7—Scenes from an Imag
inary Ballet, S. Coleridge-Taylor.
Wednesday, February 8—Melody from Mag
nolia Suite, R. Nathaniel Dett.
Thursday, February 9—Music from Hia
watha, Coleridge-Taylor.
Friday, February 10—Largo from New
World Symphony, Dvorak.