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2 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 Features MARY DUNN Editor of Jokes and Sports Elnora James Social Editor JUSTINE WILKINSON Editors of High School Section Ida Miller Cora Douthard 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 EDITORIAL the campus mirror project Perhaps our readers have noticed that during the year the Mirror has endeavored to have each student member of the Spel- man College community express herself, either individually or collectively, through the columns of the Campus Mirror. To do this, we have, at different times, given each college class the opportunity to write all news to he published in a particu lar issue. As you may remember, the material of the January issue was written by the Freshmen who were very faithful workers and to whom we give much thanks for successfully launch ing the idea of our plan to mirror more clearly the life of Spelman Campus. In the January issue was shown the Freshmen Class picture in very irregular outline to indicate “verdancy” or “diamonds in the rough.” The Sophomores took charge of the Feb ruary issue. They were very enthusiastic writers. Many readers thought their issue the most interesting since the beginning of the project. They also ran a class picture outlined in the form of a sphinx, their class emblem. The March issue, which was written by the Juniors, proved to be the best seller of the entire year. We do not know whether the picture of popular Juniors or the quality of the material accounts for this good sale. However, we will admit that both were ex ceedingly good. This month we are featuring the major organizations of Spelman College. The ar ticles of this issue were written by leading officers of the different organizations shown on the front page. Our purpose is to em phasize the work done in extra-curricular activities and we hope this issue will be of interest to many. The college Seniors promise to make the May issue the very best of the year. There will be a special commencement issue writ ten by honor students and officers of the graduating classes. As editor-in-chief of the Campus Mirror, I wish to take this occasion to thank the student-members of the Spelman community for their beautiful responses and hearty co operation with the Mirror staff. My work with the Campus Mirror has been a most interesting and educative experience and my heart leaps with gratitude to those who have helped to make it so. THE STORY-TELLING CLUB By Annie M. Hawkins, ’31 The Story-Telling Club is a branch of the Wheatley-Fauset Literary Society and was or ganized in 1927. The purpose of the club is to give the members a chance to cultivate the art of telling good stories. It meets every first and third Thursday afternoon of the month from five to six o’clock. The programs usually consist of stories and music; the stories are chosen from good litera ture, and not only do the members practice the art of telling stories, but they have the oppor tunity of hearing each other’s work, and they give and receive friendly criticism for mutual improvement. Besides learning to tell stories to the group, at different times during the year, the club members shared these stories with others. Dur ing the Christmas holidays they visited the day-nursery in the city and told stories to the little children and also took them gifts such as dolls, candies, fruits and nuts. Very soon the members of this group are going out to Battle Hill Sanitarium to give a short program for the sick people. Membership in this club is open to all college students interested in story-telling or in learn ing to appreciate the values of story material in public speaking or social conversation. Stu dents who have worked in this club find the work very interesting and helpful. BEFORE DINNER (With apologies to Longfellow) By Julia Pate, ’29 When the evening sun is sinking And the bell rings from the tower All the table girls go skipping; To the dining room they hasten. Some go singing, some go whistling, But the most of them go chattering. As the dining room they enter, Dishes then begin to rattle. Once again the bell goes “ding dong,” Warning teachers and the students Who from out their halls come marching In a bee line to old Morgan, There to find delicious dinner As they do find there so often. Students, when they enter, visit From one table to another. This displeases the good Matron Who just wishes that each girl would Wait at her own place in quiet Till the grace is said for dinner. SOVIET RUSSIA By Catherine Burris, ’30 The withdrawal of Russia from the World War and the Revolution of 1917 caused a great stir in international politics and affairs. The type of government that Soviet Russia has set j up is one that has never been, heretofore, sue I cessfully put into operation. It has been tried and has failed. An element in Russia is trying to prove its worth. Soviet Russia has had much opposition both to her internal and foreign policies. The Unit ed States has not yet recognized the Soviet government of Russia, although there has re cently been much agitation for recognition, which, consequently, has aroused the forces opposed to recognition. What is the attitude of leading politicians toward recognition? What are the require ments for recognition? Does Russia meet these requirements? What will be the effect of America’s recognition of Soviet Russia? These and many other vital questions concerning this much-talked-of country will be answered in the second annual debate of the Wheatley- Fauset Debating Society on the Saturday aft ernoon of May 11, 1929. The speakers on the affirmative are Frankye Clark, ’29, and Catherine Burris, ’30; for the negative, Minnie Cureton, ’30, and Cassandra Maxwell, ’32, assisted by the entire club as team helpers. The debating club this year has made some study of the technique of debate and has studied and debated informally the ques tion of Capital Punishment. NEWS ITEMS Miss Elizabeth Perry, head of the depart ment of Education, represented Spelman Col lege at the National Association of Collegi- j ate Deans and Registrars at Prairie View' State College, Prairie View, Texas. On March 18, 1929, Miss Perry reported the general program of the meeting, the signifi cant threads of some of the speeches, named the colleges that were represented, and end ed by giving some advantages of the con ference. Hearing such a report as this gives the students information about problems in the field of education and about progres sive tendencies in Negro education. Y. W. C. A. WORK By Cassandra Maxwell, ’32 The Y. W. C. A. has had this year a fuller program than formerly, and it has fitted into the campus life of many college students. One of the outstanding social events of the year was the International dinner sponsored by the “Y”. The Cabinet with its committees has directed a number of interesting campus activities. The chairmen of committees are: 1. Freshman Commission—Myrtle Clark. 2. Finance Committee—Mary ‘DuBose. 3. Membership Committee—Alma Ferguson. 4. Social Committee—Margaret Johnson. 5. Devotional Meeting Committee—Elnora Jones. 6. Christian World Educational Committee— Irene Dobbs. The Freshmen Commission has served its (Continued on Page 7)