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Published by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
During the College Year
Vol. VII MARCH, 1930 Number 6
BEAUTY MARRED
By Ruby L. Brown, ’30
A beautiful round-shaped Magnolia tree
stands near the walk that leads from Pack
ard Hall to Rockefeller. Her beauty would
probably not cause one to suppose that she
is very old. Rut there is the beauty of age,
one must remember. The neatly built ce
ment bowl around her trunk gives us proof
that she is older than the soil beneath her
branches.
How people admire this tree, with her long
rounded green leaves! Especially is she at
tractive in the summer when here and there
among the light and the darker green shaded
leaves are scattered beautiful creamy white
flowers with their fragrant faint sweetness
perfuming the air round about.
There is surely no wonder that this Mag
nolia was proud and boasted that other trees
could not compare with her; for in winter
they were left ugly and hare while she re
tained her lovely leaves. The dark green
shade of the winter leaves contrasted richly
with the surroundings at this season. This
is what she often said:
“When winter comes I do not fear,
I only think that spring is near ;
I have my leaves, I’m never hare,
And that thing helps to make me rare."
It happened that one day in January a
heavy sleet began to fall. How it beat upon
that tree! Finally it began to stick and her
broad green leaves were soon thick with ice.
After the sleet there came a snow which
heaped upon the sleet covered leaves.
The tree was so heavy that she went fast
asleep. She dreamed that she had her attrac
tive June blossoms. “How different they are
this June." she said in her dream. “I my
self do not get their pleasing odor and I’m
sure my admirers do not get it. I suppose,
in a few days, the odor will come.”
She dreamed that she was greatly shaken.
She looked down to the ground and said,
"Oh, the wind has blown down one of my
treasures. I pray that some kind person will
come along to get it. I see no one in sight,
hut I’m sure someone saw it fall.”
hi reality the Magnolia was greatly shaken,
so much so that she was immediately awak
ened. She looked around on her limbs of
tender wood (nothing like that of the oak)
and found that instead of June blossoms she
had January blooms—sleet covered leaves
heaped with snow. On the ground lay her
topmost branch, one which she cherished
very much because it completed her beau
tiful shape. The wood had not been able
to bear all that it held and “Crash!’’ went
the limb on the soft snow-bed below.
The tree wept because she heard some
thing whisper to her, “Ah, little tree, your
beauty is marred."
She finally decided that she does not need
to weep, for Spring will soon be here with
its store of beauties for her.
SEEING IS BELIEVING
Alpha Talley, '33
Perhaps many have often seen the pictures
of the effects of various diets on white rats.
This experiment has been successfully performed
here on Spelman Campus with definite results.
Recently 14 white rats were purchased by the
Home Economics department of Spelman Col
lege for the purpose of publicly demonstrating
the effects of different diets. Three cages of
white rats proved to be more interesting than
the rest. The white rats in each cage were fed
on a most common diet—salt pork, grits and
white bread. In addition to this diet, the rats
in cage No. 1 were given milk ; those in cage
No. 2 were given milk and fresh vegetables,
chiefly lettuce, celery and raw carrots, and the
rats in cage No. 3 were given no additional food
other than the basic diet.
At the outset each rat weighed 3 oz., but after
a very short period, changes could be observed
in the rats of each cage. Those in cage No. 1
were in fair condition. Their coats were white
and their eyes were rather bright. They gained
U oz. Within a month's time, those in cage No.
2 were very, very active and healthy looking
indeed. Their coats were fluffy and their eyes,
tails and feet were very pink. These rats
doubled their weight in one month, a consider
able gain, but those in cage No. 3 lint only
gained no weight, but their general appearance
was poor. The fur had no luster, the eyes were
dull and activity decreased. The experiment
SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
Etta L. Haynes, '30
Green candies, green clothes, green flags,
green carnations, and green everything can be
seen on March 17th. “What does it all mean?"
The answer quickly comes, "It is St. Patrick's
Day." When we read the life of St. Patrick we
can see that to the Irish people, this day means
more than green candies, green clothes or green
flags.
St. Patrick was not born in Ireland as many
people think, but was born on the western coast
of Scotland. His father was of Roman descent,
and young Patrick was taught all that a Roman
citizen should know. His mother taught him
how to be courteous and how to be knightly.
Thus we can see that Patrick was reared in a
home where he was able to learn and know
many worthwhile things. The chief of these
was his knowledge of the Christian faith, and
it is because of his Christian faith and Christ-
like deeds that we know him best.
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ERICK BERRY PAINTINGS
Johnnie H. Hadley, '30
Again Spelman College was fortunate in hav
ing from February 7 to 24 another exhibition
of West African Water Colors by Erick Berry.
Mrs. Berry is a New Englander, who studied in
Boston under Eric Pope, and under Henry Mc
Carter at the Pennsylvania Academy.
Mrs. Berry has just returned from her third
trip into the interior of Africa. Her new ex
hibition shows more portraits of the Haussa
types of Katsina, the gate to the desert. There
are also Tauregs, the camel men who keep the
Emir's camel trains, veiled, mysterious raiders
of the desert, and Haussa men clad in gorgeous
embroidered rigas and turbans of silk and snowy
cotton.
Part of this exhibition was shown in Paris at
the Bernheim Jeune gallery in September, 192b,
and returns there by special invitation in June,
1930. The exhibition came to Spelman College
directly from the Milch Galleries in New York.
These pictures were unusual. Without know
ing anything about art or how to appreciate it,
one would find it difficult to appreciate these
pictures. Nevertheless Spelman students have
enjoyed them and have a finer appreciation of
art by having had them here on their campus.
showed conclusively the necessity of an abund
ance of whole milk and fresh vegetables in the
diet.
Several other cages of rats were fed on other
foods, but the results were not as outstanding
as those three cages just mentioned. Two rats
which were selected for reproduction were given
a well balanced diet. The parent rats grew to a
large size and the offsprings were numerous.
I his also indicates the influence of proper diet,
and shows the importance of vitamins for re
pr< >duction.