Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

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 MCKINNEY 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 HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE NEGRO (New York Telegram) The tendency toward specialized higher edu cation, so pronounced among our colleges and universities in recent years, has reached the Negro. Three Negro colleges at Atlanta—Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College—are to combine in a plan which its sponsors hope will result in making Atlanta the Lhiited States center of Negro higher educa tion. Atlanta University is to discontinue under graduate work entirely as soon as its present college classes are completed, and, beginning next fall, will specialize in graduate and pro fessional training. This is the same plan con templated by Johns Hopkins University in Bal timore, and the one carried on for many years by Clark University in Masschusetts, but it is novel among Negro institutions. It will add to the self-respect and the ad vancement of that race to have trained its own higher educators, its specialists and pro fessional men in its own institutions. Some are so trained now, but not to the extent pos sible under the new plan. In 1917, according to the United States de partment of education, there were only 2,100 Negroes being trained in 31 colleges, while in 1928 there were 17,680 students in 77 colleges. Income and endowment of such institutions have increased approximately three times in the ten years, and are growing at an even faster pace. We are glad to welcome Mr. Frederick Du- puv, father of Miss Constance Dupuy of the Spelman faculty on our campus. Miss Lillie Sirmons of the class of ’28 paid us a short visit while en route home after having spent a very successful year teaching in the High School at Anniston. BITS FROM THE HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1929 (Continued from Page 1) Thirty-three of us returned in the fall of 1926 and entered the gates not as strangers but as children coming home. The year went by smoothly and pleasantly. The Sophomore class kept up its usual interest in school activities. The most outstanding event of the year and clearly the zenith of Miss Tapley’s administra tion, was the completion and dedication of Sis ters Chapel. Several of the class graduated from the two-year Elementary Education Course, and almost 100 per cent of them re ceived Sunday School Teacher Training diplo mas. In the fall of 1927 our class enrollment dropped to twenty-one. For the twelve we lost ”'e had two additions, making twenty-one again. During the summer of 1927 Miss Lucy Hale Tapley resigned, after many years of faithful service as President. When we returned in the fall we found a new administration, improve ments in equipment and a change in college dormitories. With our new President, Miss hlorence M. Read, and our new Dean, Miss Miriam F. Carpenter, we felt confident that in our last two years newer and greater oppor tunities would be opened to us, and within our selves we decided to increase our initiative, use our opportunities and so measure up to these new standards. One of the outstanding events of the year was the reception we gave the Seniors on May 18 in the Laura Spelman As sembly Room. Could it be possible that we had come to the last year of our college work? How strange and different we felt now as compared with our impressions as Freshmen, Sophomores, or even as Juniors! We were loathe to lose one of our members but our grief turned to joy when Mrs. M. J. Powell of Leland College joined us. How proud we were to remain twenty-three strong! 1 he evening of March 25 is memorable to us ; it was at that time, when the student body had assembled in Sisters Chapel to give a musi cal program in honor of our trustees and friends, that we the Seniors of ’29 surprised the cam pus by our first appearance in caps and gowns. The courtesies accorded us Seniors through the year have been delightful. It is a fine thing to entertain, but it is still finer to be en tertained as we were at the Junior-Senior reception May 17. The annual receptions are distinctive events that will be long remembered by our class. Looking back we feel proud of the oppor tunity that has been ours to pass this way. We have endeavored to uphold a high standard, of which all will feel proud. And now as we go out we shall forever strive to reflect through our achievements, the noteworthy examples of our Founders, the principles of our faithful leaders, and the spirit of those who have made and are making Spelman. SOCIAL NOTES By Sadie F. Brown, ’29 On Saturday afternoon, May 18, at four o’clock the Spelman Juniors, Seniors and Fac ulty were special guests at the Morehouse Junior-Senior Reception, in the Science Hall on Morehouse campus. The spacious hall presented a lovely scene with its blue and yellow color r heme. A short program was given wh’-> Mr. R. I. McKinney as master of ceremonies. Mr. M. H. W atson gave a welcome address, to which Miss E. R. Bailey responded in behalf of the Spelman girls and Mr. O. M. Beverly responded for the Morehouse Seniors. Mr Arthur Ellis rendered two vocal selections and with his pleasing baritone voice, thrilled his listeners. Ice cream and cake were served and the re mainder of the afternoon was pleasantly spent in games and socializing. The five honor students of the college depart ment were guests at a dinner party given for them by President Read at Reynolds Cottage, Saturday, May 18, at six o’clock. They were very grateful for such a pleasant social hour. The Installation Service for Student Or ganizations of the College Department was held in Sisters Chapel Sunday night, May 19. It presented a very picturesque scene when the old officers came in with lighted candles and the new officers as their partners came in with unlighted candles and took their seats on the platform. 1 he devotional exercises were conducted by Miss Estelle Bailey. President Florence M. Read, who gave the charge to the new officers, emphasized the importance and the responsibility of the officers, and challenged each girl to ful fill her duty by seeing things through. The new officers then lighted their candles and re peated in unison, their pledge to duty. While singing “Follow the Gleam” all the of ficers with lighted candles led the procession, followed by the other members of the student body. The Juniors entertained in honor of the Sen iors with the college faculty as guests, Friday evening, May 17, in the reception room of Morehouse North, w’hich was artistically deco rated. The slogan of the evening was “Smiles,” and w r as cleverly worked out with games and songs. The Juniors foretold the life of the Sen iors ten years hence by having a Junior repre sent a messenger bringing telegrams, letters and cables to various members of the Junior class, stating the failures or good fortunes of each Senior. 1 lie cable which brought the most in teresting news told of Alma Ferguson’s new achievement as “night watchman” at the Uni versity of Wisconsin. The great honor was conferred upon her for her unusual ability to stay awake under all circumstances. Delicious refreshments were served. Each Senior was given a tiny white elephant as a souvenir with the assurance that its presence would always carry an omen of good luck. The Seniors left, feeling a keen sense of satisfaction in know ing that the Juniors had such warm places in their hearts for them.