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THE CAMPUS MIRROR
SATURDAY VISITORS
By FAXXIE THOMAS
Open House at Spelman is the great talk
on the campus all the day Saturday. “Are
you going to have a call?” or “Is Jack call
ing today?" or "I am going to have a caller
today.” "Oh! What shall I wear?” “My
pink dress has too much lace in the neck,
and I don't like it; and the green dress is
entirely too long; and that lavender dress—
it's too cool for that,” and after all, we end
up in wearing one of the three.
After dinner is over, we hurry to our
halls to put the finishing touches to every
article that is to he worn during the after
noon, even our hair. Then we prepare our-
selves for the grand affair.
We have to begin dressing ahead of time
so as to be ready on time. Our hall mother
likes us to be on time, always.
After we are dressed, the time is so short,
yet it seems so long; and, while we wait,
all sorts of questions pop up in our minds.
“Suppose he doesn’t come?” or “Suppose
there is another person who prevented his
coming after he promised to come?” And,
just when we are almost absorbed in these
thoughts, we hear the tripping up the steps
and it seems that a long way off we can hear
a faint sound that says: “Sallie Jones, you
have a call.”
She gets up and looks in the glass, primps
for the last time; then she goes a-tipping
down the stairs.
After we greet the friend, we introduce
him to our hall mother; then we take a seat
and begin to converse. One will keep won
dering how much longer he is going to stay,
yet you know the time, to some, seems very
limited, because two hours, just to sit and
talk is a very long time.
Finally, five o’clock comes and the lights
go off and come on again. Well, I will make
a long story short—that’s leaving time ; and
really, after that, the callers don’t hesitate.
\\ e all get up, and, if they had hats or coats
we get them out of the hall mother’s room,
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“PASSING OF THE THIRD
FLOOR BACK”
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HOWE MEMORIAL
CHAPEL—
SPELMAN COLLEGE
January 11, 1929
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and leave them at the door. It is against
the rules to go on the campus with our
friends on Saturday afternoon.
Some of the afternoons are well spent, and
some are very boresome.
A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
Immediately after supper on November 12,
the college students stole quietly under the
dining room window of Reynolds Cottage;
then voices burst forth in the song, “Happy
Birthday.” ,
The window was quickly raised and there
stood Miss Read smiling and bowing to the
girls as if greatly surprised.
A message of greeting and good wishes
was handed to her, and the singers slipped
away as quietly as they had come.
Miss Frisby (during the week of prayer)
—Now can someone tell me what is the sub
ject of the chapels this week?
Tenth grader: The fall of the medieval
church.
They came unasked and unwelcomed and
we might say right here that we were a
bit surprised when they first greeted us.
They seem to be a happy group, though they
can act unpleasantly when treated unkindly.
If I were asked the most outstanding char
acteristic of this interesting group of new
comers I would without a moment’s hesi
tation say: “They are a busy and indus
trious group.” This would be true be
cause one never sees a member of this
numerous band idle. They are always go
ing or coming and they are going some
where and coming somewhere. They work
diligently from morning 'till night, never
stopping to rest. ’Tis here that we might
learn the lesson of diligence and perseverance
from these active and conscientious ones.
“Where do they stay?” Well, to name
the specific places of their habitation would
require too much space so I’ll just say “ev
erywhere” for so far they have engaged
quarters from the cottage to the laundry.
They are even the first to greet you in the
post office, and they never miss a meal in
the dining room. There is never a cause
for hard feelings between the dining rooms
because one never has to be denied the
presence of these guests while the other is
honored with it; there are always enough of
them to keep each amply supplied.
There is one thing that I do not like about
these new-comers and I’m afraid you will
not like it, either. They are an inquisitive
bunch. They were the first to peep or at
tempt to peep inside of the many Thanks
giving boxes and they often prowl around
rooms after the owners have gone to school.
They work quietly and steadily, thus accom
plishing much. I am sure that if these new
inhabitants had registered as students there
would have been some well prepared les
sons in this college.
Oh, who are they? You mean these new
comers? Well, “Go to the ‘ant’ thou slug
gard.”
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