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The Campus Mirror
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Sisters Chapel
Eldra Monsanto, ’36
After six days on the sea, tossed by the
foaming waves, our tiresome trip was
brought to a close by a long and dusty
train-ride which lasted one day and one
night. Do you wonder why I felt forlorn
when I tried to walk bravely up the side
walk to Rockefeller building, and very much
like a pilgrim in a strange land?
Such was the feeling that I had when
I was kindly asked to go to chapel with
Miss Foulger. Sisters Chapel proved to be
a haven for homesick people.
The Chapel is the most beautiful building
on Spelman campus; that is saying a great
deal, because all the buildings on the campus
are beautiful 1
The building is made very imposing by
six Doric pillars standing erect as guardian
angels to the entrance of this house of beauty
and worship.
When I stepped into Sisters Chapel a
feeling of quiet calm crept over me and
filled my soul with the desire to pray as
1 had never prayed before.
With this frame of mind I took my seat
beside Miss Foulger and gazed blankly at
the sea of faces of the student body, of
which 1 was supposed to become a part.
I had read about college, about its chapel
and assembly hour, about the faculty and
student body; and now my greatest dream
was realized, 1 was a part of such an in
stitution.
I glanced around timidly and the ten
colored glass windows shed their soft multi
colored lights as so many sympathetic eyes,
smiling a welcome to me.
(^uiet calm—quiet; softly the music
flowed around me, engulfing me in its
soothing charm. What is the organ saying?
Oh what is it?—Pilgrim's Chorus? Did
Mr. Harreld know that 1 was a pilgrim?
Was he welcoming me ? Play on! Play!
Play!
Then tears—grateful tears—tears of
joy—tears of solace; I had found rest.
They flowed freely, blurring my vision,
spoiling my blouse, calming my soul. Then
—a hand, Miss Foulger’s hand pressing-
mine sympathetically. She understood— a
handkerchief pressed into my hand—the
president is speaking—
1 ‘ What are you going to do next ? Do
the next best thing.” We were standing,
now, I was singing, yes singing; I wanted
the world to know what Sisters Chapel
had done for me.
When anything worries you, sit for a
few minutes in the grey recess of Sisters
Chapel and think through your Double.
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Echoes from the Fortnightly
On Saturday evening, Octolier 22, 1932,
the Fortnightly presented Dr. H. R. Butler
in An Evening in Canterbury. Dr. Butler’s
sympathetic appreciation of Canterbury—
its antique styles of architecture and its his
torical interests—enabled him to give the
audience a vivid description of the place.
The speaker showed much interest in the old
Canterbury Cathedral, where Thomas A.
Becket was killed during the reign of Henry
II. For years after his death pilgrims came
from other countries to see the place of his
martyrdom and to worship at his tomb. Be
cause Doctor Butler had such real experi
ence in and about the cathedral, he was able
to awaken much interest in his talk. The
audience went away with a new vision of
Canterbury and a stronger desire to go there.
The Fortnightly held its second meeting of
the year, Friday evening, November 4, 1932,
at 7 :30 o’clock. Dr. Luella F. Norwood took
the group on an imaginary trip through
Edinburg and Abbotsford. After Doctor
Norwood’s careful descriptions of the geo
graphical setting of the city, Edinburg, the
audience could feel the chilly breezes from
the North Sea and was ready to stroll with
her down Princess Street, where there are
many beautiful edifices, that became real to
the audience when they remembered that
they had read of these places in several of
Scott’s novels. The trip to Abbotsford was
even more enjoyable, because there the group
saw Scott’s great library and his collection
of antiques. The Art Gallery where various
portraits of Scott are to be seen was the
next point of interest. Doctor Norwood
showed pictures of Scott, of Abbotsford, and
Edinburg, which made our experiences more
vivid. At the close of the meeting the group
felt very enthusiastic over the trip and hoped
that some day it would become real to them.
Home Economics Club News
On Friday evening, October 14th, at the
regular meeting of the Home Economics
Club, we were especially favored to have a
lecture and demonstration of the making of
baking powder biscuits by Miss Thornton, a
representative of the Pillsbury Flour Com
pany. Coffee and jam were served with the
biscuits and during this social hour Miss
Thornton took pleasure in answering ques
tions concerning the advantages and disad
vantages of her method of biscuit making.
We hope to make each of our meetings
just as interesting, and those who are not
members of the club, desiring to come in, are
welcome.
Societas Latina
The Societas Latina Collegii Spelmani
held the first meeting of 1932-33 on Friday
evening, October 14th. Several new mem
bers were present and Miss Dickinson gave
an interesting talk on the history and pur
pose of the club.
The members have on a membership cam
paign and are making plans for several
new features for the year.