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The Campus Mirror Published by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia During the College Year VOL. v JANUARY 15, 1929 NUMBER 4 HOOVER’S GOOD WILL TOUR Cassandra Maxwell, ’32 The relationship of the United States to Latin America i s important, politically as well as eco- ; nomically. Although Eng land, France, Spain and Germany have, for many years, been strong and serious competitors of the United States for Latin American trade, Latin- America is now giving more of her trade to Uncle Sam than to any other country. This perhaps may be ac counted for by the ideals of Pan-Americanism, and by the sense of independence which charac terizes all the people of the western hemi sphere. The Brazilians have never forgotten the prompt recognition of their independ ence by the United States of America. Many persons have seen the necessity of closer relations between the United States and Latin America. Henry Clay was the first to conceive the idea. James G. Blaine as secretary of state under Garfield, attempt ed in 1881 to increase our influence in Cen tral and South America by “negotiating re ciprocity treaties” of commerce. Klihu Root, in 1906, on a good will tour in Latin America, made friends there for the U. S. A. The memory of our flying ambassador, Lindbergh, is still fresh in the minds of our neighbors. He made a wonderful impres sion of the necessity of the spirit of friend liness. So important is our relationship with Lat in America that President-elect Hoover, soon after he learned the good news of his election, embarked for South America. The party left San Diego on the U. S. S. Mary land, November 19, 1928, for Amapala, Hon duras. On November 26, he made speeches in Honduras and Salvador. On November 27. lie visited Nicaragua. He continued his journey to Chile and then to Argentina. He visited many other countries, including Bra zil. President-elect Hoover and his party returning, went straight to Washington in stead of stopping in Florida as was formerly planned. Hoover won the esteem of the Brazilians by his pleasing personality. The contact with the officials of the different countries afforded him an opportunity for first hand study of the political and eco nomic relations of the two Americas. In spite of the Nicaraguan affair, Latin Ameri can countries are among the best friends of Uncle Sam. (Continued on Page 4) THE CLASS OF ’32 By Augusta J. Johnson, ’32 Once upon a time there were sixty-five girls who had finished at more than twenty high j schools in states of the U. S. A. These girls met at Spelman in the fall of 1928 to form the Freshman class. After an introduction to the new community, they have settled down to looking for “x,” holding big ideas, and watch ing empires rise and fall. They are also interested in extra curricular activities and especially those clubs organized solely for Freshmen and sponsored by the Y. W. C. A. Reference is made to the Discus sion Group, the Book Group, the Dramatic Club, and the Athletic Group. Each group was opened to any member of the class. It was in teresting to see how the class would divide itself. At length the groups were completed and began to meet with their leaders. Miss Perry is leader of the Discussion Group. At their first meeting Miss Williams, J a friend of Miss Perry, lectured on Health, j In other meetings they discussed problems of campus life. In spite of all the books the class is required to read, there’s a book group interested in reading works of Kipling, Poe and O’Henry. To those who have special fondness for legiti mate display of emotions the Dramatic group made an appeal. “Plumes,” a one act play, writ ten by Georgia Douglas Johnson, has been pre sented by some members of the group. Miss Beatrice Tucker and the Athletic Club are working up a basket ball team to challenge any team in the school. The various groups are one when it comes to being good natured. They don't mind being teased so long as you just call them the class of ’32. They are owls; They wear blue; They arc the class of '32. AFTER CHRISTMAS By Ruby L. Brown, ho The age of a girl is us ually kept secret and you are to keep this. Alice was only 16 and was a fresh man in college. Verdant ? Sophs, juniors and grand old seniors would say she was. Surely this must have been the first time the girl had been away from home to remain more than two weeks at a time. She had been homesick, lone some and had experienced all the other things that are bound to come into the life of a poor freshman girl. She would often tell her room mate, who was a junior, and, because of the sister class relationship, had sympathy for freshmen, "I shall be glad when Christmas comes so that I can go home and be with my people and have a nice time. You are kind to me and all the girls seem quite friendly, but Mother, Dad and Sam will be so happy to see me, I know. What a time they will give me!” Little Alice lived joyfully, daily with high hopes for her holidays—four of them. “Why are you so happy, Alice?” she was often asked. “Well, you see it’s very near Christmas time and I am going home.” “You want to see Sam I know because I’ve heard you talk quite a bit about him but how about your school friend here? He seems to be a very nice fellow and he seems to be very fond of you. You’re not going to forget him while you are away, surely.” “I’m planning to have a ‘swell time,’ Ruth. I shall probably forget everything except the time I’m going to have—a time such as I had last year. I shall receive lots of nice gifts, too—maybe a ring. I am so full of the Christmas spirit.” “Alice," said Ruth, “you think you’re full of the Christmas spirit. Consider others sometimes. I remember you told me once there is a very poor family next door to your home. Remember, now!” "Oh, yes, there is," said Alice very hastily. “Christmas will mean very little to them. They will not have the chance to go out and enjoy things as I. Even their daugh ter who finished high school in my class could not attend college because she had to go to work to help the rest of the family. They ought to stop the second girl from high school even before she finishes.” "But, my dear Alice, you're not as thought ful as you should be. It isn't because you are a freshman that I’m talking to you like this, for I should talk to a senior the same, (Continued on Rage 5)