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THE CAMPUS MIRROR THE TRANSFORMATION OF PETER STREET Bv M. A. DUNN New York has her Broadway and Bowery; Chicago her Madison and State streets, Memphis her Main and Beale, and Atlanta her Peachtree and Peter streets. For many years Peter street has been one of the dark, dingy streets of Atlanta, hut it is now being transformed. Visitors reaching Spelman by the Walker West View car lme pass through the section of Peter street between W alker and Ella streets. It lies parallel with Whitehall and with the railroad tracks over which go the Southern and Central trains. Go with me through the part of Peter street between W alker and Ella and I will show you many changes, two of which are very important. The two rows of old and new telegraph poles give an idea of the narrowness of the street before it was widened. This narrow and dingy street was probably a road and then a thorough fare before the Civil War. It is now being widened and the side-walk is being paved with hexagonal cement pieces. The trenches for the curbing show layers of soil of dif ferent shades of red, gray and black. Surely all of Peter street could not have been burned when Sherman made his dev astating march through Georgia, because some of the old buildings must have seen ante-bellum days. Have their sides ever known the feel of paint? As fast as the stores are put in condition to be used, the people approach them by making paths through the small mountains and valleys of dirt. One would think that the men who are digging the trenches for the gas and water mains were skilled musical directors by the way they raise and lower their picks in rhythmic motion and utter suspirations. Rhythmic movement was noted again where the men were scraping and leveling the land on which some of the frame houses had stood. They would all scrape together and empty their scrapers at the same time. It had probably been many a day since any one had seen the sub-soil that years of traffic had pressed down. Every man to his own task was exempli fied in a spot between Humphrey and Mc Daniel streets. An old brick building had been torn down. One man was separating the bricks, another cleaning them and plac ing them in uniform piles, ready to be hauled away, and at dusk an old woman with her daughters came otit to gather kindling from the debris. Among the debris stood an old fireplace—with memories of a warm hearth, and some distance away as if in mockery guarding the scene, tall, stark and strong stood a section of plumbing pipe.-, bearing the point which once matched the color of the rooms. It must have been an interesting sight to see them move those solid brick buildings. Who knew that a brick building could be (Continued on Page 5) ELECTION! In order that the students might sense their citizenship on National Election day, a straw vote election was held on the cam pus, Tuesday, November 6. The polls were open from one o’clock to five. A ballot was arranged with the following parties on it: Republican, Democrat, Socialist, Labor and Prohibition. This question was also voted on : "Do you want our electors to vote for the repeal of the 18th Amendment? The polls closed at exactly five o’clock with the following result: There were 311 good votes cast: For Smith 31. For Hoover 273. For Thomas 7. Not to repeal the 18th Amendment, 266. To repeal the 18th Amendment 37. THANK YOU The Mirror wishes to thank teachers, stu dents and friends for their hearty coopera tion during the November Subscription Cam paign. Perhaps the most enthusiastic phase of the canvass was the contest for the high est percentage of subscriptions in different student dormitories. Six resident students were appointed to solicit subscriptions in their respective halls. Each contestant strove to make her hall one hundred percent. The highest percentage was won by Hettie Mae Jackson, ’32, of Morehouse South, who has been awarded a seat on the Top of The World, as represented in the clever poster drawn by Beatrice Tucker, '29. This poster which was displayed on the campus post- office bulletin, was a big beautiful world. It had a flight of stairs running diagonally across the globe from the south pole to the extreme east where it touched the equator and connected with a higher flight of stairs leading to the throne upon The Top of the World. Six paper dolls, bearing the names of the members of the contest, were shown climbing the stairs according to the percent age reached by the contestants; the one having the lowest percentage was stationed farthest down the stairs, the one having the highest was nearest to the throne. It was thrilling to watch the race and very pleasing to note the results of the whole campaign which has enabled the Mirror to secure the following subscriptions: Faculty members 52. College department 74. High School department 56. , Mail Orders 14. Exchanges 25. Our parcel postman, Mr. Irwin, is a new subscriber. According to records, the receipts from subscriptions the past month have doubled those of the corresponding month last year. The Mirror is indeed grateful tor this in creased support; since many of the students have not yet subscribed we believe there is a possibility of more subscriptions and we hope for an even stronger support in the future. SPELMAN Y. W. C. A. REC OGNITION SERVICE From October 7th to 12th, Spelman was hostess to the Negro members of the South ern Regional Council of the Y. W. C. A. Misses Estelle Rolls of Florida, Maggie Simpson of North Carolina, Josephine Evans of Tennessee, together with the Georgia members, Misses Jennie Douglass and Gas ton Bradford, were the student representa tives. Misses Susie Bailey, the new student secretary for Die region, Marion Cuthbert, dean of women at Talladega, and Viola Chapman, local Y. W. C. A. secretary at Hampton, were also guests of Spelman. While here Miss Bailey prepared a very lovely and significant candle service for the recognition of the new members of the Spel man association. Sisters Chapel with its soft interior was a fitting background for the girls dressed in white. The members marched to the front and lighted their small white candles from burning white and blue tapers, then marched on, forming a circle of light around the center section. A sextette of voices added to the beauty of it all. Miss Chapman, in a simple yet forceful way, told the group of the challenge of the purpose of the National Association and expressed the hope that they would accept it. The service was an indication of the cre- ativeness of a reverent mind and its effect upon an average student group. The Recog nition Service will stand out as a highly spiritual experience in the college year. Much praise also is due the girls for the way they entered into the prepared form and gave it re-created significance. INSTALLATION SERVICE OF THE WHEATLEY- FAUSET DEBATING CLUB The second meeting of the Wheatly- Fauset Debating Club was an installation service held in Laura Spelman assembly room, Oct. 23, at 5:00 o’clock. After a short business session, the president turned the meeting over to Miss Frankie Clark who conducted the following program: Why I like Debating—Cassandra Maxwell. Instrumental Solo—Aquilla Jones. The Qualities of a Good Debater—Cath erine Burris. Instrumental Solo—Eddye M. Money. Miss Neptune then gave the installation address in which she discussed the values of student organizations and outlined the duties and obligations of the officers in stalled, who were: W illie Barnett, President; Frankie Clarke, Chairman of Program Committee; Flora Mc Kinney. Secretary; Annie Hudson, Business Manager; Catherine Burris, Critic. A fitting response was given to the oath by each officer, after which refreshments, consisting of ice cream and assorted cookies, were served.