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THE CAMPUS MIRROR
HIGH S C H O O L FAG E
WHITE OR COLORED
By Beautine Hulbert
Naturally you think this is a race question.
Well, that idea ran through my mind, too, that
morning when 1 first entered Spelman’s laun
dry. Mounting the stairs with my bucket of
clothes in one hand and a pretty blue iron-
holder in the other, I was greeted at the top
by a pleasant yet stern face, which belonged to
a short body. After handing me a piece of
newspaper, my new friend added, “White of
colored ?”
To be dumb isn’t a curse, but it certainly
isn't the most honorable thing. During the first
week of my boarding school life, I had put
forth efforts to appear as intelligent as possi
ble. Using all the intelligence available to
overcome the present obstacle, I reasoned thus:
“If she is referring to my race, I’d be right in
saying ‘colored.’ If she is referring to any
thing else, I don’t know what it is.’’ As a re
sult of this silent conference I uttered “Col
ored,” and went to the nearest ironing board.
This answer must have been right, I thought,
for as I looked back for reassurance, the wo
man smiled in response.
But dumbness cannot be so easily concealed.
My first act was to place a pretty white pil
low' case on the board. “I thought you said
‘colored,’ ” the matron said to me, looking at
the white piece in my hand. Those words were
a revelation. At last I understood.
JOSEPHINE HARRELD IN
RECITAL
Miss Josephine Harreld, assisted by the Spel-
man High School Quartet, appeared in piano
recital Saturday afternoon, May fourth, at
four thiry o’clock.
THE OPERA
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take his life. The Swan Knight seizes his
sword and kills Telramund.
The last scene takes place on the banks
of the Scheldt, where the king and his men
are assembled. Here before this body, the
Swan Knight gives the great narrative of
Lohengrin, which is one of the most dra
matic declamations in all opera. He reveals
himself to be Lohengrin, the son of Parsi
fal, the keeper of the Holy Grail, sent from
Montsalvat to defend the oppressed. Ac
cording to the agreement, he w r as to remain
on earth, only on condition that his identity
remain unknown.
After the amazing narrative, the swan ap
pears to conduct Lohengrin away. Ortrud,
in triumph reveals the fact that the swan
is really Elsa’s brother, whom she has trans
formed by magic. Lohengrin kneels in pray
er and the white doves are seen hovering
over his head. As they descend, the swan
sinks and the young Duke arises, restored
to human form. Lohengrin is swiftly borne
away in his boat drawn by the doves, and
as he vanishes over the waters of the Scheldt,
Elsa sinks lifeless on the ground.
THE PIPER
(Josephine Preston Peabody’s Dramatization)
By Millie Dobbs
On the evening of Friday, May 10, every
one who entered the doors of Sisters Chapel
passed through magic gates from the sameness
of this modern atmosphere into the picturesque
life of Hamelin town.
The audience (which is to be commended for
its appreciative attention) at once saw a Hame
lin street, with a shrine (a statue of the
‘Lonely Man”) to one side. Later, groups of
children and grown-ups met here to gossip ;
to discuss the strange Piper and his piping
the rats away.
After this, in a natural and realistic manner,
various events occurred. There were the Piper’s
sudden appearance; Hamelin’s selfishness; the
children’s disappearance ; the love of Barbara
and Michael; the Piper’s struggles between con
flicting emotions; the return of the children—
those brightest souls of all; and finally, the in
ference that the Lonely Man smiled because he
was pleased that selfish, narrow and stingy
Hamelin had been changed into a place of love
and laughter.
Fifty coloiful costumes against two-storied
Hamelin town made the play spectacular. Strong
acting on the part of the Piper, the Lonely Man,
Veronika, Barbara and Michael, was supported
at all points by the other characters.
The d rania is a big undertaking for any cast.
Its complete success on May tenth is attributable
to Miss Cooke, assisted by Miss Smith, and
to the splendid co-operation accorded her by
other faculty members and by the Senior
Class itself.
The cast was as follows:
I lie Lonely Man Martha Gartrelle
The Piper Ida Miller
Barbara, Daughter of Jacobus Carol Blanton
Michael, The Sword Eater Dorothy Black
Veronika, Wife of Kurt Helen Gray
Jan, Son of Veronika Rallene Brazeal
Cheat-the-Devil Cecil Long
Jacobus, the Burgomeister Millie Dobbs
Kurt, the Syndic Sylvia Mosley
Peter, the Cobbler ... Fannie Smith
Hans, the Butcher Odessa Harris
Axel, the Smith Mabel Hillman
Martin, the Watch Maudie Price
Peter, the Sacristan Grace Ross
Anselm, the Priest ... Edythe Jackson
Claus, a Miser Bonna Mae Perine
The Town Crier Ola Ross
Children of Hamelin :
Hansel Josephine Harreld
Use Isabella Miles
Trude Doris Sanders
Rudi -...Portia Duhart
The Wife of Hans Vera Bray
The Wife of Axel Mercedes Powell
The Wife of Martin 1 Cora Douthard
Old Ursula Mildred Moore
Nuns—Mary Reese, Essie Lamar, Corrie Ray,
Vivian Walker, Mary Watkins, Sara Blocker,
Zillah Carlton, Amanda Fuller, Lillian Sim
mons, Leona Mills.
Priests—Fannie Gore, Idella Dockett, Odessa
Walls.
Acolytes—Clara Ingersoll, Sammie Hilliard.
Burghers: Men—Rosa Norris, Janie Banks, Eva
Mims, Pauline Wilcher.
Burghers'. Women—Mary Young, Lucille Ward,
Esther Huntley, Rachel Davis.
Strollers—Lula Cook, Lottie Smith.
PIPER ECHOES
“ always, always for the lighted windows
of all the world, the dark outside is nothing.”
“The bees know me.”
“This kind old Devil takes on him all we
do! Who else is such a refuge in this world?”
“How can I breathe and laugh
While there are things in cages?”
“Loved thee? No!
Save but along with squirrels, and bright fish,
And bubbling water.”
“Would you have a man take root, I ask?”
“How do I know?
If I knew all, why should I care to live?
No, NO! The game is What-will-happen-
next ?”
“They deal with men
As, far across the mountains, in the South,
Men trap a singing thrush, put out his eyes,
And cage him up and bid him then to sing—
Sing before God that made him—yes, to sing!”
“Oh, then I knew not—when we sell our
hearts,
We buy us nothing.”
“Thou foldest all about me like the Dark
That holds the stars. I would I were thy
child.”
“Now who shall say
There is no resurrection for a mouse?”
“For why should all be love or money?”
SENIOR DINNER
A dinner party given by the High School
Seniors Friday evening, May third, was an oc
casion for much whole-souled fun. Guests of
honor were Mildred Moore (winner of At
lanta Elks’ oratorical contest), Josephine Har
reld (who has achieved distinction in music this
year), and Misses Anna Cooke and Ruth Smith,
who worked with Miss Moore on her oration.
Other guests were Miss Read, Miss Kurrel-
meyer and Miss McGhee.
Over the long table in the student dining room,
a profusion of Spring foliage about the lights
carried out the symbolic green and gold of the
class. Place cards of Viking Ships with their
myriad colored sails added zest. Ida Miller
and Fannie Smith acted as hostesses.
THROUGH THE EYES OF
A JUNIOR
“We’re looking at the world through rose
colored glasses; everything is rosy now.” Thus
say the jolly Juniors. Why not? Our dream
of being Seniors is about to become a reality;
the cherished bud of hope is now a rose of faith.
The path which we have come has been almost
a bed of roses; however, not too smooth, for
we have had pricks occasionally from thorns.
Having done with our more juvenile life, we
are now enthusiastic, ready and willing to
tackle the responsibility of being Seniors. Come
on, Seniority! Come on, Summer! When
Summer comes, can Seniority be far behind?