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THE CAMPUS MIRROR The Campus Mirror ‘‘Service in Unity’’ Editor-in-Chief JULIA PATE Editors of News Ruby Brown and Catherine Burris Editor of Special Eeatures MARY Dunn Editor of Jokes and Sports Elnora James 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 Subscription Rates 50c Per Year 25c Per Semester 8c Per Copy Postage 2c a Copy CHRISTMAS GREETINGS To the subscribers, readers and friends of The Campus Mirror we wish a merry, merry Christmas. Realizing the wide differences of your individual wishes, we doubt if we could tell in the entire space of the Mirror every thing that we must necessarily mean when we wish you a merry Christmas. However, what ever is needed to make your Christmas merry, we wish all that and even more. We also won der if there are not other ways in which you are planning to keep Christmas. Of course you will respond to the old recollections and dormant sympathies which the joyous circle at home will awaken in you: Certainly you will not forget your best friends, but, in the words of Henry Van Dyke, “Are you willing to stoop down and consider the needs and desires of little children; to remember the weakness and loneli ness of people who are growing old; to stop asking how much your friends love you, and ask yourself whether you love them enough; to bear in mind the things that your people have to bear in their hearts; to try to understand what those who live in the same house with you really want, without waiting for them to tell you ; to make a grave for your ugly thoughts, and a garden for your kindly feelings, with the gate open—are you willing to do these things even for a day? Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world—stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death—and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of Eternal Love.' Then you can keep Christmas.” WEEK OF PRAYER, NOV. 19-23 "1 shall read to you prayers that have been a comfort and help to many,” said President Read at chapel, Nov. 19. Among those read was the prayer of St. Augustine, Psalm 130, and selections from the Book of Common Prayer. On another day selected poems were read. There were also lectures and prayer- hymns. As the organ softly pealed out the touching tones and heads were bowed in rev erence to God, these things seemed to take on a new meaning. The sacredness of this week stands out distinctly to all. During this week a number of persons who were attending the Inter-racial Commission visited Spelman and attended chapel. We quote here significant thoughts from the lectures given : When we pray, we open our hearts to God and the air comes in. How good we feel, how refreshed. When we pray a great ocean comes in and cleanses our little souls.—Dr. Louise Wallace. Pray that all people may be large to reflect the spirit of Jesus Christ. Pray that avenues of service may be open for us.—Mrs. M. M. Bethune. , Prayer helps me to keep faith in God. It helps me to love people, thus keeping hatred out of my soul. It helps me to do the simple duties and kindnesses of life. Through pray er I get strength for my own personal life.— Mr. Clarence Gresham. DR. JAMES H. DILLARD ON READING A good deal of thinking on the subject of “Books and Reading” was occasioned by the talk on that subject w T hich Dr. Dillard gave at Spelman Chapel Dec. 6, at the special re quest of Miss Read. In introducing the speaker, Miss Read told how much Dr. Dil lard’s friends value his opinions of books. “Reading,” he said, “is more than merely going over words.” It is getting behind the words to get ideas and images. “Reading for pleasure is a perfectly legiti mate thing.” Some novels are well worth the time; Jane Austen’s for example, because they give you real experience. But a novel that is at least two years old has had some testing and is more trustworthy than a new novel. Reading for information was urged. We need to know more about the world in which we live. His opinion is that this kind of reading should be definitely planned. One may well choose a single period of history for careful and wide reading. Know one pe riod thoroughly well. Those not interested in history might choose art, literature or science for thorough study. In the field of inspirational reading Dr. Dillard named a number of things, including Matthew Arnold’s edition of Wordsworth’s Poems with criticisms and The Book of Psalms. Real reading gives you the power to cher ish what is true in all your lives. JEANES AND SLATER FUNDS On Friday morning November 26, Dr. W. T. B. Williams, Dean of the college depart ment of Tuskeegee and Field Agent of Jeanes and Slater funds told the Spelman students of the great work done by the Jeanes workers. He first gave the history of the beginning of these funds. The Slater fund helps colleges to meet the new and pressing demands of new enrollments, par ticularly in the fields of science and English. The Slater fund is to aid teachers in coun try schools. The Jeanes workers are doing one of the finest pieces of educational work in the South. NEGRO ACHIEVEMENT WEEK Observance of Negro Achievement Week as sponsored by the Omega Psi Phi Frater nity was fittingly begun in Sister’s Chapel by an interesting address delivered by Miss Georgina Gollock, an English woman who has spent two years in Africa studying na tive men and women who have made good there. “Africa,” said Miss Gollock, “has a great contribution to make to civilization.” The Negroes in America have something good to contribute to Africa. She believes that individuality and personality are great assets to the Negro. She told of the progress the Africans have made despite the great dif ficulties they have had to overcome. Miss Gollock gave a parting word of ad vice: “The deepest and most significant things are not those you have to do, but those you choose to do.” She reminded us of the times when quickness of thought and decision were absolutely necessary. One should be so trained in making the right choices that when the time comes he will find himself making the right choice without thinking about it. Negro Poetry To show some of the literary achievements of the Negro, Miss Cooke, a graduate of Obcr- lin College, and a member of our faculty, read some of the poems of Negro artists. The entire chapel services on the second day of this Achievement Week was given to Miss Cooke to read these poems. Among the au thors included were Langston Hughes, Coun- tee Cullen and Paul Laurence Dunbar. African Achievement Mr. Martin Dow of the Atlanta School of Social Work emphasized the achievement of the Negro in Liberia. The free Negroes from America, before the year 1820 pur chased a strip of land in Africa. They were inexperienced. The greatest achievement of these people is that they have perpetuated a form of government that has gained the re spect of the world. They had to overcome the climate, encountered the uncivilized na tives, overcome prejudices and strife and won wars. Now Liberia is a going concern. ‘‘To infuse into the native inhabitants,” said Mr. Dow, “foreign culture and spiritual val- (Continued on Page 5)