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Published During the College Year by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
VOL. VIII
February 15, 1932
Number 5
A Scene from Lady Windermere's Fan
I.ady Windermere is shown greeting the Duchess of Berwick and her daughter, who have come to bring the news of Lord Windermere s friendliness to
Mrs. Erlynne. Lord Darlington stands on the left.
Lady Windermere’s Fan
The Dramatic Association of Spelman and
Morehouse Colleges and Atlanta University
presented its first production, Lady Winder
mere's Fan, a four-act play by Oscar Wilde,
on February 6, 1932, in Howe Memorial
Hall. It was the eighth benefit play spon
sored by the Campus Mirror staff.
Miss Anne Cooke, who heads the dramatic
department of the colleges, directed the play
and with her rare skill in selecting a cast
and bringing each player to his best acting,
-he made the production show keen insight
into life and character.
The setting of the play was London and
the action lasted over a two-day period. The
theme, a rather unusual one, was about the
character of one Mrs. Erlynne, a widow of
London, whose name had grown so common
that she herself was no less common. Ruth
Wallace did effective acting as Mrs. Erlynne
and her action lent the secret cue to the
whole story, as she appeared in Acts III
and IV, especially.
Mary Louise Smith played the part of
Lady Windermere; her action showed noth
ing less than understanding, skill,and ability
in playing the part. Lady Windermere was
the wife of an English Lord and her highest
ideal was the cherished thought of her
mother, supposed to be dead, whose char
acter -he thought had been immaculate.
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Dr. T. Z. Koo
On the morning of February 1, Sisters
Chapel was packed with friends and mem
bers of the affiliated institutions to hear
Dr. T. Z. Koo of China, who is known inter
nationally as a medium of spiritual exchange
between the East and West. Doctor Hope
introduced the youthful guest, who modestly
acknowledged the introduction and then
turned his attention to the subject, Man
churia and World Peace. With the aid of
maps he presented his argument, the gist
of which is as follows:
The four underlying causes for this grim
struggle between China and Japan are:
(1) Across the territory of the three Chinese
provinces known as Manchuria run two
railroads, one owned by Russia and one
by Japan. These two nations do not
want China to share in the monopoly of
advantages of these railroads. (2) The in
habitants of Korea claim first Japanese and
then Chinese citizenship. As yet, there has
been no law established granting them citi
zenship or the liability to protection or pun
ishment from either government. Hence,
when they are in trouble with the Chinese
officers, they run to the Japanese for pro
tection, and vice versa. Japan does not wish
China to take any definite steps in this
affair because she wishes to continue receiv
ing the income from taxes, etc., which the
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George Washington
Bicentennial
By resolution of Congress, the George
Washington Bicentennial Commission, of
which President Hoover is Chairman, has
been created to study and recommend a
proper celebration of the two hundredth
anniversary of the birth of the first Presi
dent of the United States.
The great series of events will begin on
Washington’s birthday, February 22nd, and
last until Thanksgiving Day, November 24th.
Every state, city, and town may organize
and participate in thi> nine months of cele
bration. There will be special celebrations
on all holidays that are connected with the
life of Washington. Congress has decided
that this celebration shall not have mainly
the nature of an exhibition or a centralized
attraction. For that reason there will be no
emphasis placed on a physical memorial.
Instead, the homage is to be paid in the
minds of the people everywhere.
Among federal projects are:
The making of memorial postage stamps
of various denominations, each bearing a
different portrait of Washington.
Recoinage of the quarter dollar in a
George Washington design that will take
the place of the present 25-cent piece.
An exhibition of fine arts, including sculp
ture, painting, and relics pertaining to
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