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Published by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
During the College Year
Vol. IV
April 15, 1928
Number 7
Spelman Celebrates Her 47th Anniversary
Miss Packard
Basement of Friendship Baptist Church
Miss Giles
SPELMAN’S GROWTH
(Compiled by BEULAH CLOUD)
In January, 1883, the American Baptist
Home Mission Society had secured an op
tion on the property in Atlanta known as
the "Barracks," which had been occupied by
the U nion soldiers during the Civil War.
Upon this tract were five empty buildings
which could be made available for school
purposes. In February the Atlanta Baptist
Female Seminary, which had outgrown its
accommodations in Friendship Baptist Church
were moved to this desirable location, and
a boarding department was opened.
Ur. Morehouse, of the American Baptist
Home Mission Society, said in substance,
you may have the property known as the I
“Barracks" if you can pay for it. In order f
to raise the $15,000 needed, Misses Packard
and tides appealed to friends in the North.
Mr. John I). Rockefeller, Sr., gave the first
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TWO NOBLE WOMEN
By Mary DuBose
Ignorance will keep low the standards of
any race, and illiteracy is a detriment to so
ciety. These two weaknesses were the lot
of the Negro people after their liberation.
The appalling condition of Negro women !
and their need of education attracted the j
attention of Miss Sophia B. Packard and I
Miss Harriet E. (liles, in the year of 1880,
while they were traveling in the South; and
from this spark of sympathy there was kin- i
died a fire of ambition in the hearts of
these two women to lift the colored race by
lifting the women of the race.
These women returned North and solicited
aid from the Women’s American Baptist j
Home Mission Society, but, being at first
refused, they appealed to the church of Rev.
J. P. Abbot, which contributed the first gift 4.
toward Spelman. After receiving other gifts.
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SPELMAN CELEBRATES
HER 47TH ANNI
VERSARY
Spelman celebrated its forty-seventh
birthday Wednesday, April 11. Because
of the inclement weather the athletic
meet was held in Morehouse College
Gymnasium, beginning at 9:30.
At 2:15 the campus bell signalled
all campus residents—students, faculty,
office force, and every helper on the
campus—to assemble in their appoint
ed places. Campus marshals in aca
demic robes and hearing blue batons,
arranged the columns. All proceeded
as directed. The college groups in ord
er of march were juniors, sophomores,
and freshmen followed by the seniors who
made their first appearance in caps and
gowns. Next in order were the senior high
school, the junior high, the faculty, office
force and other helpers. The last division
included the persons on the program and oth
ers invited to seats on the platform, with
President Read and Mrs. Bethune, the speak
er, bringing up the rear. In the recessional
the order of march was reversed.
The marshals were: Folia Butler and Wil
lie Reese for the college groups, Alpha Tal
ley and Agatha Anderson for the high
schools, Misses Rand and Nabrit for the
faculty and other workers, and Misses Ken
nedy and Brookings for the officers and
guests on the platform. Miss Margaret Grif
fin was chief marshal.
1 he following program was given in Sis
ters’ Chapel:
1. March—Aida Verdi
2. Organ—Andantino Leniare
3. Scripture Reading Rev. Myron P.
Adams, Pli.I).,I).I>., President of Atlan
ta University.
Presentation of Scripture Reading and
Scripture Recitation Prizes Lucy
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