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The Campus Mirror 7 Alice in Wonderland Curtis Miller, ’34 In accordance with the centenary celebra tion of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonder land", Miss Wilson, representing- the Fort nightly Club, reviewed the story at Assem bly on Wednesday morning, May 11, in order that the students of Spelman College might share, acknowledge, and develop more interest in the world’s greatest nonsense classic and its author. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known as Lewis Carroll and noted for his nonsense writings, has produced in his Alice in Wonderland, one of the few books in which the mind takes, and must take, an absolute holiday because of the unreasonableness of things presented. In this fact lies the charm of the book but, in spite of this fact, many have taken seriously the statements and con ditions in the book and have attempted to analyze them and to find reasoning where there is none. The audience was interested to know that Dodgson, Lewis Carroll, the author of such pure nonsense, also wrote many massive volumes on mathematical subjects which no body but researchers ever reads, and he also kept a copy and file of 98,721 letters. These peculiarities account for his communicating with friends oftener by mail than by imme diate contact. Carroll often entertained three little girls in his boat. They liked to have him make up things to tell them. “Alice in Wonder land’’ began in this way. At the close of the day he would write down these works of his imagination which had amused the children and finally produced the finished story. 1 he original Alice, Mrs. Alice Liddel Hargreaves, one of the three children, was in New York to open the celebration there on her eightieth birthday. The students left the assembly quite under the influence of the nonsensical story and its clever author. Occasionally during the day there floated a voice— “Soup of the evening— Beautiful, beautiful so-up!" The Concert at LaGrange, Georgia Friday evening, April 22, at 8:00 o’clock, Spelman College presented a one-act play, quartet selections, and choreographic num bers at Latlrange, (la., in the auditorium of Last Depot Street High School. The trip—- the first of its kind for Spelman students— was an enjoyable one and the entertainment was a great success. Mrs. Harreld spoke ot the advantages tit Spelman College. The Ladrangc people were a very appreci ative audience, and did everything in their power to show their appreciation and hos pitality. The group consisted of Misses hrostine Coles, Xaomah Williams, Mary Louise Smith, Mercedes Powell, Carol Blanton, .Jose phine Harreld, Mabel Hillman; accompanied by Professor and Mrs. Harreld and Miss Anne Cooke. Carrie Adams Receives Prize In the 2500-word essay contest, which ended March 13, 1931, held in connection with Negro Achievement Week, Carrie Adams won the college award, first prize, of $50 offered by the Omega Psi Phi Fra ternity of Baltimore, Md. Her subject, Booker T. Washington as a Business Man, was chosen from a list given by the chapter. Four hundred and eighty-nine essays from twenty-five states were submitted. Miss Mary E. Bradshaw, of the depart ment of history of Atlanta University and Spelman College, has been granted by the University of Wisconsin the degree of Doc tor of Philosophy, which is to be formally conferred on June 20, 1932. Class History (Continued from Page 5) Spelman’s faculty increased. Morehouse stu dents were given access to our library. In the summer of ’29 our old chapel was turned into what is now our “Little Theatre", a con venient and attractive place in which to present pictures and plays. When we returned as Juniors in ’30 there was another decrease in our number. For those who had returned there were many inspiring changes. During the spring of ’29 Spelman, Morehouse and Atlanta University affiliated and formed what is now the first great Negro University of the far South. As a result of this affiliation the nineteen Juniors of Atlanta University became mem bers of our class and campus community. It was also during the summer of ’29 that our dining hall was turned into a cafeteria. Another most interesting change was an ad dition to the Home Economics Department of our college—the Nursery School, the first of its kind for Negro children of the South. On October 21, 1930, it offered instruction to Atlanta children of ages two to five. Since that time the Nursery School, under the supervision of Miss Pearlie E Reed, has mothered sixtv-three different children as regular attendants and twenty-two visitors, who spent a day at different times. This division of the Home Economics Department also offers to students of both winter and summer sessions, a course in Child Care and Training. With no little interest we have watched our own high school evolve into a co-educational Laboratory School for Atlanta University. We met with new interest and high hopes, Miss Ruth 0. Eakin who, upon the leave of absence of Miss McGhee, was acting Student Adviser. Three days were spent in celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the founding of Spelman College. De spite the fact that we became a part of all these changes, our school work was done with more zeal and eagerness than ever, each Junior having in mind that there was just one more year ahead of her. Now that we had grown three years in wisdom and in creased our knowledge of a changing world, we passed a happy year. Our college years must now come to a Freshman Home Economics Class Exhibit Ethelynde E. Armstrong This year was a great adventure of enjoy ment to the Freshman Class, but for the eleven girls who were home economics ma jors, it has been more than an adventure. For them it has been seeing things, learning things, and actually doing things. The exhibit given in Laura Spelman, rooms 310 and 311, on Thursday, May 26th, gave the other classes of the college a chance to glimpse into the cheery home economics workshop and see a few of the things that have been done there this year. In Miss Arduser’s applied art department were beautiful original designs done by block- print on wall hangings of theatrical gauze and scarfs and table covers done on pongee. There were also posters showing pleasing arrangements of words and of figures of the human body, showing the effect of lovely curves drawn with muscular control. The lounging pajamas, slips, and gay print dresses, in Miss Dunlap’s clothing depart ment showed the results of careful plans. Each showed improvement in technique. Each girl has a project upon which she will work during the summer so that she may be able to continue next term with this adventure of doing things as well as learning them while in college. Some of the girls will make clothing for themselves, some for their mothers and sisters, and one girl will make clothing for children entering kindergarten next year. close. As “Owls”, our wise looks are toward the future. We are Seniors, forty-two in number, nine of whom are graduates of Spelman High School. This year has brought an unusual change for the benefit of students of every college in Atlanta. On June 2, 1931, ground was broken for the Atlanta Univer sity Library. This building, one of the most beautiful of its kind in the South, was com pleted the last of March, 1932, and on April 25th the books from the Quarles Library of Spelman, Carnegie Library of Atlanta Uni versity and Morehouse Library had been placed in it, and students did their first work there. A week later it was dedicated. Now we are watching the development of a new administration building, but regret that we cannot see it completed. This year an art department, under Air. Hale Woodruff, ha- given an opportunity for the development of our artistic talents. We shall soon mingle with those who have gone out before us and lend our hands to the service that is ours to perform in the “wide, wide world”. When we look back and recall the few F’s we have made, we do so troin behind tin* A’s and chuckle at the scholarships that are offered us this year. We have aimed to make the best <d every opportunity that our Alma Mater has of fered, and now we shall strive to instill in others the principles that have been instilled into us by our dear Spelman.