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THE CAMPUS MIRROR
The Campins Mirror
‘‘Service in Unity’’
Editor-in-Chief JULIA PATE
Editor of News Ruby Brown
Editor of Special Features MARY Dunn
Editor of Jokes ELNORA JAMES
Editor of Sports KATHRYN BURRIS
Editors of High School Section
Ida Miller Cora Douthard
Social Editor JUSTINE WILKINSON
BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager ESTELLE BAILEY
Secretary of Staff FLORA McKlNNEY
Treasurer MINNIE CURETON
Circulation Manager THELMA BROWN
Exchange Editor ANNIE HUDSON
Advertisements Ann NABRIT
Willie Barnett
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WELCOME
The Campus Mirror extends a hearty wel
come to the new faculty members and new stu
dents of Spelman College. We hope that your
year with us will be full of happiness and suc
cess.
SERVICE
“Service in Unity” is the motto of The
Campus Mirror. By united service we pur
pose to add to the fullness and richness of our
campus life, which we shall mirror monthly
this year. We should be glad to see the students
and teachers in this mirror—most especially
as they become a part of and strong support to
not only the Campus Mirror, but every ac
tivity of the Spelman community. We want you
to partake freely of the best that Spelman has
to offer you, and we expect in return that
you will give your best—your loyalty and ser
vice.
TO THE CLASS OF 1932
We give a special welcome. Your presence j
here tells us that you believe in the ideals and
opportunities which Spelman offers for your
development into noble womanhood. We shall
watch your growth with a keen interest and a
prayer that you may live up to the standards of
the college of your choice.
NEEDED FOR A COLLEGE
ONE SEMESTER
Dresses.
Dresses.
Dresses.
Fur Coat.
Hair Pins.
Ukelele. I
A lot of dumb guys’ pictures.
Powder.
A good line of talk.
A good smile.
NATIVE AFRICAN TEACH
ER SPEAKS IN CHAPEL
Miss Amelia Njonwana, a resident of Spel
man campus, but a student of the Atlanta
School of Social Work, gave an interesting talk
in chapel Oct. 8, 1928, concerning the Lovedale
Institution in Cape Colony, South Africa, a
school in which she worked before coming to
America and to which she intends to return at
the end of this year. She spoke of Mr. Max
Yergan and his. family, whom she knows well.
She stated that the school was organized in
1789 and since that time “has changed darkness
into light." It has turned out judges, magis
trates, teachers, nurses, and other workers. “Af
rica is pushing and progressing.”
She said that at first missionaries in Africa
met with great difficulties, because Africans
had no chances and opportunities for educa
tion, but now they are not standing still; they
are indeed making progress.
Miss Njonwana said, “Although many of
our people say Africa for the Africans, I say
Africa for Christ.”
MAKING CHOICES
In her chapel talk Tuesday, October 2, 1928,
President Read discussed the problem of mak
ing choices. She began with the quotation:
“Choose ye first the Kingdom of God and
His righteousness and all these things shall be
added unto you.”
She discussed money, marks, and time. When
it comes to money, one should always put first
things first. A teacher should not be more in
terested in the money she’s going to get than the
service she’s going to give.
Concerning marks, she insisted that we con
tinue to put first things first. Some students
say, “I don’t want to take that course because
I’m afraid I’ll not get a good mark in it.”
Everybody wants good marks, but that should
not be bis main aim. He should care more
about what he gets out of his studies.
Y hen it comes to time, equal emphasis was
placed on putting first things first. “When you
work, work hard; when you play, play hard;
and when you rest, rest hard.”
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
October 6—Morris Brown University at At
lanta.
October 13—Fort Benning at Atlanta.
October 20—Howard University at Washing
ton, D. C.
October 27—Clark University at Atlanta.
November 3—Atlanta University at Atlanta.
November 10—Tuskegee Institute at Tuske-
gee.
November 16—Alabama State Normal at
Montgomery.
November 23—J. C. Smith College at Char
lotte, N. C.
November 2 A—Miles Memorial College at
Birmingham.
November 29—Fisk University at Atlanta.
CAMPUS GOSSIP ON
CHANGES
By Mary A. Dunn, '30
“Nelle, promise me that if I tell you a
joke you will not mention it to anyone. It
happened the first day we came.”
“Alice you may depend on me to bury it in
the ‘archives.’ ”
“Well, you remember every year when we
arrive at Spelman we always inter the treas
urer s office from the south door of Rocke
feller. In the usual way T entered and stood
there fully ten minutes before finding out
that the office had been changed to the
north side of Rockefeller.”
“Compare an embarrassment of ten min
utes with one of twenty-five minutes. I heard
some of the girls say that at 5 o’clock we
would meet Miss Wagner at the post office
to get our mail boxes. I did not once dream
of a post office on the campus; hence I
walked to West End and waited fully twenty-
five minutes at the post office for Miss Wag
ner. Nelle thought that was the funniest
incident she had ever heard.
“Stop laughing at me,” said Alice. “Don’t
forget you asked me to show you where the
infirmary w r as. I thought every girl knew
before school opened that Mac Vicar Hos
pital was now an infirmary for Morehouse
and Spelman students. Every letter I received
during the summer mentioned it.”
“You don’t seem to take life so well when
the joke is on you,” said Nelle. “Oh, I had
not given that a thought. I was wondering
if we could get Dorothy down to second
floor for a few minutes tonight. You know
she was on the campus all summer and
knows of all the changes—in fact every
thing.”
That same night Dorothy came down and
of course the first thing she mentioned was
that Morehouse men will attend some Spel
man classes and Spelman women will at
tend classes at Morehouse.
“If that report is true,” said Nelle, “we
must lower our voices, take our motto from
King Lear, ‘a voice ever soft, gentle and
low is an excellent thing in woman.’ ”
After she had finished telling about the
showers and gym in Giles Hall, they could
hardly wait for gym class to meet.
They immediately agreed with her that the
changes in the dining room were a wonder
ful improvement. A senior at the head of
each table, choice of seats and the name
“dietitian” keeps one hungry all of the time.
Nelle wanted to know what the old li
brary was used for. Dorothy promised to
tell us if we would not giggle.
“The library has been changed into rooms,
two of which are occupied by Misses Jen
sen and Neptune—but the spirits and ghosts
of the books still remain. One night when
Miss Jensen had just ceased a reverie
among the economics and mathematics books,
Miss Neptune screamed for help. When
Miss Jensen arrived, Shakespeare was lead
ing an army of about one hundred fifty Eng
lish books across the American literature
book shelf. All was soon calm, for Miss
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