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Published by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
During the College Year
VOL. VII JUNE, 1930 Number 9
BACCALAUREATE SERV
ICE AT SPELMAN
COLLEGE
Mr. Fletcher S. Brockman, member of the
International Committee of the Young Men’s
Christian Association, will be the speaker at
the joint Spelman-Morehouse baccalaureate
service on Sunday, June 1.
Mr. Brockman has a wide experience in
many aspects of the work of the Young
Men’s Christian Association in different
countries, particularly the world-wide mis
sionary work of that organization. His con
tacts with leaders in these movements, par
ticularly of the new China, make him a vital
figure on the American platform. Mr. Brock
man was traveling secretary for the Student
Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions
in 1897-98, and has been Administrative Sec
retary of the National Council Y. M. C. A.
of the United States for the Far East, since
November, 1924. He is the author of How to
Hold Huy lish-Speakiny Chinese in the Church
and The Future of China.
COOPERATION BETWEEN
TWO NATIONAL EDUCA
TIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
A meeting of the Committee of the National
Education Association to Cooperate with the
National Association of Teachers in Colored
Schools was held in Atlantic City, N. J., on
Thursday, February 27, 1930.
A committee to find out what institutions
of higher learning in the South have done
and are doing toward studying problems of
the Negro race was appointed by the Chair
man : Mr. Arthur D. Wright, Miss Mabel
Carney, Mr. W. T. B. Williams, and Miss
Florence M. Read.
Mr. Favrot made a report of progress for
the Committee on Standards and Objectives
of the National Association of Teachers in
Colored Schools. The report was approved
and the committee continued.
Mr. Newbold made a report on problems
of Federal Aid for Negro Education. This
report was very encouraging to all. Mr.
Favrot moved that this report be adopted
and that Mr. Newbold be commended for
his efforts and interest in keeping the matter
before the proper authorities.
President Florence Read was at home to the
members of the graduation classes of Spelman
and Morehouse Colleges, alumnae and guests on
Saturday evening, May 31. President Read
and Miss Ethel McGhee, Student Adviser, wel
comed the guests. The rooms were beautifully
decorated with a variety of flowers: purple
snapdragons and larkspurs with sweetheart
rosebuds setting the color tone—which was con
tinued in the dainty refreshments served by
Sophomore and Junior girls. The beautifully
lighted lawn was provided with chairs, and
Florence Warwick entertained with three orig
inal dance interpretations.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAK
ER REV. A. K. CHALMERS
OF BUFFALO, N. Y.
Rev. Allan Knight Chalmers of the First
Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, N. Y., widely
known in fields of work with college young
people, will be the speaker at the Commence
ment exercises at Spelman College, Wednes
day, June 4, 1930.
Mr. Chalmers is a member of a family dis
tinguished for religious leaders and writers.
He was born in Cleveland, but has claimed
residence in many different states of the
Union and spent a part of his childhood in
England. His high school work was done
in Worcester, Mass., and his under-graduate
work at Johns Hopkins University at Balti
more. Besides earning his way at the uni
versity, he was active in athletics, in college
journalism, and in a social fraternity, win
ning election to an honorary fraternity,
Omicron Delta Kappa.
His service in France during the World
War included ten months in auxiliary service
at Verdun with the second French army and
later in the Motor Transport Corps of the
United States Army. In 1919 he entered
Yale Divinity School, and during this period
of study was assistant pastor to the Dwight
Place Congregational Church at New Haven,
to which church he was later called as regu
lar pastor. Besides being in demand as
preacher, speaker or chaplain at a number
of young people's conferences, Mr. Chalmers
is director of the Urban League, of the Coun
cil of Churches, and chairman of the Church
Extension Committee which is the Home
Missionary and local administration commit
tee of the Presbytery of Buffalo.
SPELMAN COLLEGE COM
MENCEMENT PROGRAM
1930
SATURDAY, MAY 31
Alumnae Day
3:00 P.M. Business Meeting of the Alum
nae Association—Laura Spel
man Rockefeller Hall
8:00 to President’s Reception to Gradu-
10:00 P.M. ating Classes, Alumnae and
Guests—Reynolds Cottage
SUNDAY, JUNE 1
3:00 P.M. Baccalaureate Service (Joint
Service with Morehouse Col
lege)—Mr. Fletcher S. Brock
man, Member of the Interna
tional Committee of the Young
Men’s Christian Associations
and formerly in charge of the
field in China—Sisters Chapel
8:00 P.M. Vesper Service and Organ Re
cital—Sisters Chapel
MONDAY, JUNE 2
High School Class Day
Giles Hall Steps
10:30 A.M. Salutatory—Virginia Rose
Hannon
Ivy Oration—Lottie Margaret
Lyons
Valedictory—Theodis Belle
Weston
High School Folk Festival
Senior Pilgrimage to Campus
Halls
College Class Day
3 :00 P.M. Class of 1930—Laura Spelman
Rockefeller Steps
Class Poem—Ruby Louise
Brown
Class History—Elsie Fannie
Louise Edmonson
Last Will and Testament—
Minnie Edith Cureton
Farewell Ceremonies—Lois
DeRuth Davenport
Ivy Oration—Catherine
Lauretta Burris
Alumnae Procession with the
High School as Escort of Honor
6:30 P.M. Campus Sing—Rockefeller Hall
Steps
TUESDAY. JUNE 3
8 :(K) A.M. Presentation of Prizes and
Awards
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 4
10:30 A.M. Commencement Exercise-—Rev.
Allan Knight Chalmers, hirst
Presbyterian Church. Buffalo,
New York