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THE CAMPUS MIRROR + — * + SOCIAL NO T E S ! A VISIT TO THE DAY NURSERY The Wheatley Fauset Story Telling Club and V. W. C. A. made a visit on Friday afternoon, December 21, to the Davis Street Day Nursery to tell stories and carry Christ mas cheer to the children who are cared for there during the day. There were 50 or more children seated in rows of tiny chairs forming a hollow square around their Christmas tree in the kinder garten room. They listened attentively to the story tell ers who in turn occupied the low chair in their midst. Both children and visitors in turn sang Christmas carols for each other. After the program, which was directed in a pleasing and informal manner by Florence Jones, candy, fruit, and nuts were served. These children showed a very good mark of training and expressed in childish ways their appreciation to the visitors. Y. W. C. A. ENTERTAINS WITH A TEA A tea given by the Y. W. C. A. in More house North, December 26, 1928, was one of the leading holiday features. The room was appropriately arranged and decorated by girls who have a sense of the proper appointments for such events. Misses Elnora James, Nancy Abernathy and Gaston Bradford were gracious hostesses for the afternoon. Miss Ruttkay presided at the tea table with a grace and charm that was good to see. Miss Rebecca Duhart’s piano selections, which cairn at intervals, added to the pleas ant chat of guests to make a delightful oc casion. THE ERICK BERRY EXHIBIT Well, well, this is the second day that lines of students covering almost all the dis tance between Rockefeller Hall and the plant have stood eager for something (one could not tell what as he looked upon them) and have finally paraded across the campus on the walks leading to Laura Spelman Hall and entered. Besides that, on the Sunday following, several cars were seen standing in front of this same building and a number of spectators entering who were later seen in chapel. “What in the world is up?” 1 lie fact is that these spectators had heard about the exhibit in Laura Spelman and had become interested. Around the walls of the assembly room were large drawings and paintings of the noted artist, Frick Berry. I hese pictures are of West \frican natives whom she had come to know and love. Her work gives evidence of her greatness and interest. There has been one other rare thing in the library, too. On the desk for several days has lain a beautiful, new, artistically designed, orange colored book—very attrac tive. The title is "Girls of Africa,” by Miss Berry and it is placed with the pictures. Are these contributions appreciated? I would say that they are, and I am sure if the li brary or the Spelman assembly room could talk, they would say even more. EMANCIPATION PROGRAM The following is the program given at 10 A. M., January 1, 1929, in Sisters Chapel. Organ Prelude. Scripture and Invocation—Lois Davenport. Battle Hymn of Republic. Emancipation Proclamation—Edythe Jackson. Selection—Spelman High School Quartette. Ode to Ethiopia—Catherine Burris. Selection—Spelman Glee Club. Introduction of Speaker—Willie Barnett. Main Address—Dr. W. Faulkner. National Negro Anthem. T he challenging thoughts of the speaker were not lost in the minds of his audience. Not the achievements of the Negro, but the “spirit of freedom and progress” was the theme. Out of the proclamation of January 1, 1863 continually arise questions that are puzzling the mind. The Negro must take his place as a responsible citizen, as a part of this great government. The speaker made a direct appeal to women, telling them that if they do not stand forth in the glory of their womanhood, they offer an insult to those men who died for their cause. He stated that he would not flatter them with use less notions of “true emancipation,” rather he would spur them to exercise every real phase of the rights of citizenship—claim and win suffrage, protection for business interests and property rights, and fuller school privileges. Thus will we help realize the purpose of the original proclamation. CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT The season which celebrates the birth of Christ was made impressive this year by the annual Spelman-Morehouse Christmas Carol Concert. Given by students of Spelman and Morehouse Colleges, it made an impressive be ginning for the Christmas celebration on the campus. Our President Read was among those who attended the National Interracial Conference in Washington, I). C., during the month of December. Some of the most prominent and alert men and women of both races were pres ent and discussed matters of social better ment. THE PASSING OF THE THIRD FLOOR BACK The success of the play, “The Passing of the Third Floor Back," given Jan. 11, was due to many things, such as talent among Spelman stu dents, their willingness to cooperate, but above all to the director, Miss Anna Cooke. It was she who selected the play, conducted the try outs and arranged the cast. She worked harder than any one else to bring the production to what it was. There have been good plays given on Spel man campus, but this one was of higher literary and artistic quality than any given in recent years and made a higher appeal to the audi ence. The quiet eyes of the stranger that pierced the soul and took away one’s breath not only caused pretty, innocent Vivian to stop and consider, but caused members of the audi ence to question their own souls. Myrtle Lagard, as Mrs. Sharp, is transformed from a person of selfish greed to a dignified, gracious lady of the house, exercising motherly care over her friends. Beatrice Tucker as Major Tompkins anc Edythe Tate as Mrs. Tompkins represented the fact that two may be lovers—may be gracious and kind—though married. Mrs. De Hooley of the aristocracy, played by Frankie Berry, discovered that being what one is, is more the mark of a thoroughbred than is the affectation of assumed rank. Phyllis Kimbrough did an effective piece of acting as she took the part of an old man lover who saw that loving is giving, not getting. The artist, Christopher Penny, as played by Annie Hudson, was most convincing, and the audience was gratified to find that he gets his sweetheart in the end. Lilian Peck, playing Vivian, struck a re sponsive chord in the audience, not only by her superior playing, but because hers was pe culiarly a girl’s struggle. Miss Kite, Frances Callier, found that wo men are fairer and more attractive as time and natural living brings out character than are any painted dolls. Jew-boy Samuels proved himself a worthy member of an honorable race. In this char acter Elsie Edmundson showed that self-respect and the honor of one’s race are worthy motives for doing right. Eddye Money was very much herself in the character of Harry Larkeome who becomes a tine, gracious entertainer, cheering others and lightening their burdens with the tact and taste of an artist. 1 he character of Stasia showed a more de cided change from first to last than am other. Catherine Burris deserves unusual credit in that she was able to play so convincingly the slattern ly, thieving, gum-chewing slut as well as the thoughtful, gentle girl who becomes a real lady. \\ illie Barnett played well the most unassum ing. yet most difficult, part in the drama. The Stranger's virility drew out of the other char acters their latent, better selves. The moti vating force of the entire play, the pivot around which it revolved and the culminating effect was her dignity and power. The Campus Mirror congratulates itself that it siMinsored a play of such literary value, such artistic finish and high ethical significance.