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j THE CAMPUS MIRROR VISITORS ON THE CAMPUS Mr. W. A. Robinson, State Supervisor of the Colored High Schools of South Caro lina, spoke at chapel services Monday, May 14. "The Xegro must inquire if he would ac quire; he must accumulate if he would give,” said Mr. Emory B. Smith, field agent for Howard University, when he spoke to the students Wednesday, May 16. On Thursday, May 17, Mr. and Mrs. Mc Cauley, of Sierra Leone, W est Africa, spoke at chapel. Mr. McCauley is Assistant Di rector of Education in Sierra Leone. Speaking at Chapel Monday, April 30, I)r. J. C. Austin, Pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church of Chicago, Ill., congratulated the students and teachers on being at Spelman and expressed his pleasure in having a chance to visit the campus. Encouraging the stu dents to make the best of their opportunities, he said; “AVe are expecting that each one of you will make a non-stop flight to high er and greater achievements.” In order to do this there are certain prerequisites: First, the flier must have a strong plane, that is, she must have a strong body. Second, the plane must be fitted with the wings of faith. Third, she must have fuel or intel lectual training. Fourth, she must have a definite goal and press on towards it with no idling by the way. In conclusion Dr. Austin asked, ‘‘What is your aim here? Are you planning to return home and be the belle of tne lown and have every one looking up to you, or are you going to be of as much service to all as possible? Fhe biggest thing in life is not having others serve you, but how are you going to serve others? What are you going to do with life?” Have a good background as you go through life. Do worthwhile things,” thus advised Mrs. Palmer, of New Haven, Conn., a member of the Woman’s American Bap tist Home Mission Society, when on Wed nesday, May 2, at chapel, she addressed the students. HIGH SCHOOL DEBATING As a part of their class work the eleventh grade English pupils have had a series of debates. On March 23 they debated after school, in Howe Chapel the question : Re solved, That capital punishment should be abolished. FRESHMAN DEBATE By ERMATINE HILL Students from every college and high school class filled Laura Spelman Assembly Hall Wednesday evening, April 16, to hear the Freshmen debate the question: Resolv ed, That student cooperation in campus gov ernment develops a basis for high standards of action. Helen Thomas presided. The affirmative was upheld by Florence Morrison, Eddye Money, and Margaret John son, the negative by Elnora lames, Minnie Cureton and Mabel Dockett. The audience’s decision went to the nega tive. SPRING AT SPELMAN By RUBY L. BROWN Just at this time of the year one finds a bit of all the beauty of the spring hidden within the gates of our campus. Although we are not all artists, we do have a deep appreciation of the beautiful. That is what makes us enjoy strolling down our smooth walks and it is what makes drivers enjoy riding slowly along our drives—sens ing the beaut}' of the place. We are very proud of our grass and of those who worked so faithfully to make it a success. In the first place the “Give the grass a chance" signs have done their part. Then there are the tender fresh green patches as a result of our faithful gardener’s earnest labor in tilling the soil and planting seeds in the vacant spots, especially along the walks, so that now we have a green carpet that leaves only the playgrounds bare. The trees and vines with their bright green leaves and brown trunks and branches are a part of the beauty of the spring. There is a beautiful oak near Laura Spelman Hall that we thought had been harmed by Mr. Jack Frost. Its leaves which ordinarily would have been stiff, seemed to be so soft and tender that those who passed wished it were possible to carry all of them indoors until they were fully grown. Well, well, it must have been that Jack Frost had held them back so that when they came out to bathe in the warm sunshine they grew 7 so fast that they w'ere too weak to spread out like leaves and were only able to droop like plumes. There is evidence all around that the weath er, bitter though it was, affected nothing un favorably on our campus. The holly and magnolia w'hose old leaves have been a dull green all winter now have new leaves, the color of which contrasts with that of the others. Nature has prepared a wonderful color scheme for this campus and has been able to keep it. The benches situated at different places are also green in keeping with the natural spring color scheme. It is quite effective to get a peep at one of the buildings through the bright green leaves of the trees. The vista from the south corner of Laura Spelman to Bessie Strong is perfectly lovely. At first one place and then another, the white trimming of Bessie Strong through the different shap ed leaves makes a picture to remember. The leaves arc a wonderful network of nature’s own weaving. To add to the beauty of the campus are the flowers: The rose, wisteria, lilac, tulip and others brighten various spots and fill the air with sweetness. Each one is in just the right place: The tulip bed near the South eastern side of Rockefeller Hall, the wisteria vine finding its way up a trellis just east of Reynolds Cottage, the lovely roses near Up ton Home and near the Southeastern side of Rockefeller Hall, and the lilacs n ar Mor gan Hall just between the teachers’ and stu dents’ dining rooms. Why do so many people visit our campus just to look around, especially in the spring? Drink in beauty while you may, Listen not to what men say, ‘‘Beauty you may see tomorrow,” Then you may be deep in sorrow. DR. WALLACE, PROFES SOR OF ZOOLOGY Doctor Louise Baird Wallace, now Pro fessor of Zoology at Mount Holyoke Col lege, has accepted a position as Professor of Biology at Spelman College. Miss Wal lace holds Bachelor’s degrees from Lake Erie College and from Mount Holyoke College and holds the degree of Doctor of Philoso phy from the University of Pennsylvania. A few years ago she was given the honorary degree of Doctor of Science from her Alma Mater, Mount Holyoke College. Miss Wallace has the distinction of being one of the few women listed in “American Men of Science,” an encyclopedia contain ing names of only those persons who have made contributions to scientific knowledge. She has had the honor of being awarded a fellowship for study at Naples Zoological Station in Italy. She also was a student in the French Institute, Tours, France. For a number of years Miss Wallace was Professor of Biology and Dean of Constan tinople College, Constantinople, Turkey. Her term of service in Constantinople included all the years of the World War. First as Dean, then as Vice-President, and later as Acting President of an institution contain ing girls of many nationalities, at a time when the attitude of the armies in Turkey was of questionable friendliness to foreign institutions, she won distinction for her man agement of affairs that received favorable comment from the American ambassador and others. Previous to her service in Constinople Col lege and again afterward, Miss Wallace taught zoology at Mount Holyoke College and contributed much toward making that subject of vital interest to generations of Mount Holyoke students. Among her scien tific publications are the following: The Axillary Gland of Batrachus. The Germ-Ring in the Egg of Batrachus. The Spermatogenesis of the Spider. Miss \\ allace is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a scholarship honor society; of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the Society of Zoologists; the American Association of University Wom en; the League of Nations Non-Partisan As sociation, and the Foreign Policy Associa tion. She has had many opportunities for travel in the United States and Europe. Both teachers and students at Spelman Col lege are fortunate in having a woman of Miss Wallace’s training and experience asso ciated with them in the work of the Col lege.