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The Campus Mirror
Ye Juniors!
1 spoilt some time while abroad at L’ Hotel
Morgan, n< 1 these are some of the many
things 1 noticed about my friends, the
.1 uniors:
\. II. prefers “All-American” dishes to
plain sweets or H’dricks.
T. 1). prefers a lazy morning snooze to a
hot cafeteria breakfast.
T. M. is never without her friend, Hunger.
E. M. always says she’s going to reduce—
maybe she thinks that helps.
('. M. failed to find a specialist for her
case—babiology.
M. M. can’t swim, but she won the prize
for batting her goggles.
M. McM. is the only one susceptible to
the “beni-bark” epidemic.
B. S. is faithful about her correspondence
with Rachmaninoff by pressure on keys.
(Prelude in C Sharp Minor.)
M. J. uses salty tears occasionally as a
skin astringent.
E. F. is never seen without a giggle.
M. P. craves good naps to anybody’s class
room knowledge.
J. C. is just another edition of “ole Web
ster” plus Mr. Wit.
M. L. S. enjoys her biggest moments
while chewing Doublemint.
M. W. is the timid type; she keeps that
to herself, too.
G. S. has a rare art of gluing plain
crocketts to one personality.
L. D. is a staunch believer in hourly
facials received in her room and in water
waves.
J. C. can “hotcha” in her books, but re
sorts to bumpti-bump in rvthmics.
F. W. is 99 per cent fairy—those move
ments.
F. S. can never rest well without her
English tea at night.
E. M. always “catches the worms” on the
top floor of Morgan.
M. R. is never seen anywhere without her
forerunner, “specs”.
AT. A. is loyal to the Spelman food de
partment—she never misses a meal.
A. L. is a silent lover. Last summer My
Silent Love died because of A. L.’s humming
it to herself.
L. H. is famous for crooning songs to
pieces, especially Pin Houae Serenade.
D. M. furnishes the city with speedome
ters.
N. M. has a pet aversion for spicy con
versation.
W. C. never removes her hat—even to bed
it goes. What an expensive article!
E. D. was bequeathed maroon for her life
long color scheme—even her rouge and lip
polish.
L. G. rehearses the Seott-Hall Comedy
play.
C. S. reads many books before and after
meals—books dealing with Future Manage
ment of Parsonages, The Filing of Sermons
and Ministers’ Wives’ Conferences.
M. C. is the Japanese agent for world
wide cosmetics.
Dear friends, Juniors, be good sports,
Don’t let these sayings shake your forts.
l
fry to stand firm and drink your dose;
It isn’t really serious- only jocose.
And Sophs, if you care to see yourselves,
look in The Mirror for February.
Freshman: I had two pairs of hose taken
from me last night.
Junior: Oh yeah—well the person who
takes two pairs from me Avill be a genius
because I only have one pair.
Teacher: Johnny, you may stand and tell
me what a preposition is.
Johnny: It's the first cousin to the ad
verb.
Professor in Sociology, to a student who
is slow in answering a question: “Are you
guessing?”
Student: “No, I’m thinking.”
The question uppermost—What kind of
examinations will we get?
Christmas Party In
Morgan Hall
Johnnie Childress, ’36
Among the affairs of the holiday sea
son was the Christmas party at which Mrs.
Francis entertained the students of Morgan
Hall and their guests from Morehouse
( ollege on Wednesday evening in the re
ception room of Morgan Hall.
Holiday decoration prevailed. Garland,
tinsel, and gavly twinkling lights adorned
the beautiful Christmas tree which stood
in the center of the room. A basket of
poinsettias and a lovely bouquet of red
loses formed the centerpieces of the tables.
Green holly and pots of luxuriant ferns
were arranged artistically around the room.
Improvised numbers were featured in
the gala games that were played. In the
midst of the frivolity the students pre
sented Mrs. Francis with a gift.
Mrs. Lyons, the Dean of Women, aided
in making the entertainment a merry one.
An Interesting Picture
Rosa Childress, ’36
If one of the artists of Spelman College
had looked in on a certain group, December
29, she would have been inspired by the
beautiful picture, and would have immedi
ately procured her pallette, paints and
brushes.
Miss Wil son is sitting in a big comfort
able chair on the right side of the fireplace
with book in hand, reading poetry to a
group of merry-faced girls. A wood fire
is roaring and sparkling in the fireplace,
and the girls, who are seated on pillows on
the floor in various positions, crunching
red apples, in bright-eyed eagerness are un
aware of the interesting picture they make.
“Rainbow Revue”
Eldra Monsanto, ’36
An important event of the pre-holiday
season was the Rainbow Revue given by
Spelman amateur performers in Howe Me
morial Hall on Saturday night, December
17th. The show was directed by Miss E. T.
Perry of the Department of Education.
Special mention should be given to the
Childress sisters who, acting in the capacity
of comedians, interpreted very admirably
“The Brown Parcel’’. Their costumes were
well selected and very appropriate for the
occasion. The shoes worn by .Miss Johnnie
Childress were especially comical.
Each member of the Revue did exception
ally well. Among the other features pre
sented were: a pantomime in which Evelyn
Pittman and her hat sent the audience into
peals of laughter; a chorus, the members of
which were dressed in rainbow colors; a
puppet show; and comic drawings by Cecil
Long, acting the part of a Raphaelite.
Santa Was Good To
Them Too
Annie Motley, ’36
A week or two before Christmas, Frances
Lawson, President of the Y. W. C. A.
of Spelman College, expressed to the stu
dents, the desire which the Y had to play
Santa Claus to the poor families in the
neighborhood of the College.
The students and faculty members
showed that they were willing to cooperate
by giving such gifts as clothes, shoes, toys
and money.
Names and addresses of families which
were in special need of food and clothing
were secured from the Neighborhood Union
by Mrs. Ludie Andrews, and the money
was proportioned according to the needs
ot the families. Groceries, such as meal,
bacon, lard, sugar, and coffee, were bought.
Larlv Christmas morning the members of
the cabinet with a few other members of
the \ started out to deliver these gifts.
High School Boarding
Students Entertained
Johnnie Childress, ’36
At six o clock A\ ednesday evening, De
cember 28th, Airs. Willis entertained the
High School boarding students at dinner
in the social dining room in Morgan Hall.
I lie \ uletide atmosphere was created by
the holiday decorations. The table was
covered with a white linen cloth, graced
with stately red candles that reflected the
glow of merriment in the happy faces of
the students. A pot of scarlet poinsettias
adorned the piano and banks of green holly
were clustered in the nooks of the room.
A yule log, glowing in the fire place,
cast dancing shadows on the wall and
created a homey atmosphere.
After dinner the merry group sang
Christmas carols around the fire.