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7 Campus Mirror Published by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia During the College Year VOL. V. OCTOBER 15, 1928 Number 1 OPENING DAY FLORENCE M. READ To all Spelman students, old and new, a hearty greeting! I picked up a hook this morning, and read: . not so swiftly are we wrought; By many single days we learn to live.” And I make that my message to you in this first Campus Mirror of the year. We have before us the necessity of learning to live together happily as members of the Spel man family and we have the task each one of learning to live in and of herself. We do not have to live all our lives in one day— but day by day—if we “do ye next thynge” thoroughly and well, we build our habits and in turn our character. May we this year by single days learn to live joyfully and rich ly, with loyalty and high purpose, true to our occasional vision from the mountain top. FLORENCE M. READ. FRESHMAN WEEK, 1928 liy ELISE OLIVER, ’32 Spelman has just completed her third an nual observance of Freshman Week. Such preliminaries as psychological tests, readings in the library, lectures and entrance exami nations, helped the Freshmen to realize that they must put away childish thoughts and get down to real conscientious study. During this week individual preferences are put aside, and one learns to think more in the terms of group life. Also she is given (Continued on Last Page) On Wednesday, September 26, 1928, a large audience consisting of members of the fac ulty, new and old students, and many friends witnessed the opening at Spelman College. It was the second annual opening of the col lege held in Sisters Chapel and the beginning of Miss Read's second year of service at Spelman. Dr. John Hope, president of Morehouse College, read the scripture and offered prayer. Miss Read, our president, in her usual easy manner, spoke of the changes one year had brought—in that she no longer felt “new" on the campus and was facing friends—not strangers. She said that this meeting should give us an additional urge and expressed happiness to have enrolled that day 135 col lege and 172 high school students. Miss Read suggested that we send tele grams to Miss Lucy Hale Tapley, president emeritus, to Mr. Arnett, president of the General Education Board and of the Board of Trustees of Spelman College, to Miss Miriam F. Carpenter, dean of Spelman College, 1927- 1928, and to the class of 1928 in reply to telegrams and messages received from them. She added that we should develop wisdom, courage to withstand temptations, truth, and beauty. “Let the beauty of our Lord God be upon us,” she said, “as these are exempli fied in the life and works of lesus Christ." She reported from her brief summer vaca tion an aim for every Spelman student for this year: Aim to be thorough. After the audience had sung the Negro na tional anthem, some friends were presented by Miss Read. Each gave a talk, brief but pertinent. Dr. Carter, who has for 40 years been pas tor of Friendship Baptist Church in the base ment of which Spelman College was founded in 1881, extended a very hearty welcome to the Freshmen and all other new students. Mrs. Spalding, a member of the Board of Trustees of Spelman College, urged that we grasp all the opportunities we have. She said further, “Youth is the only thing in the world that matters.” Dr. Faulkner, pastor of the First Congrega- 1 tional Church, said, “We look to our Spelman girls for the Christian hope of our race. Spel man is an institution that emphasizes virtue in our women. God bless you and keep you in the beauty of your youth.” Dr. I). D. Crawford, editor of the Georgia Baptist, and Secretary of the General Mission ary Baptist Convention, urged that everybody know the history of Spelman, because it is very inspiring. In other words, people who have (Continued on Last Page) ETHEL McGHEE The Spelman community welcomes to the campus Miss Ethel McGhee, the new student adviser. There were numerous other or ganizations and institutions that sought to obtain her services, and Spelman College is to be congratulated that she decided to cast her lot with us. In a sense, this was a home coming for M iss McGhee, as she was a student at Spel man for seven years. She was graduated from Spelman High School in 1919 and from Oberlin College in 1923. On her graduation from college she was awarded a fellowship by the National Urban League for study at the New York School of Social Work. The following year, on the basis of her high qualifications, she was granted a fellowship by the New York School of Social Work. She received her diploma from the school in 1925. Her experience includes a survey of the Negro population of Morristown, N. J., made under the auspices of the Urban League; work with the Harlem Tuberculosis Asso ciation and with the Harlem Charity Organi zation. She also has served as assistant house mother and as parole officer at Sleigh- ton Farm, a State Home for Girls in Darling, Pa. Since 1925 she has been director of so cial work among Negroes in Englewood, N. J. Ik-r work in Englewood commanded atten tion, and within recent months several at tractive positions have been open to her, in cluding one in New York City with the New Vork l rban League, and positions with the Young Women’s Christian Ass n., both at na tional headquarters and two local branches. Miss McGhee has already established her self in the regard and affection of the college community. It is our good fortune to have her with us. FLORENCE M. READ