The Campus mirror. (Atlanta, Georgia) 1924-19??, January 15, 1933, Image 6

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6 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.