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Ol)£ (Tampus ^ttirror 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. (Continued on Page 2) 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.