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^C J MPUS MIRROR^ Published During the School Year by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Geargia mini it iiiiiiiiiimi nil 111111111111 ii imiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 1111 it i ii ilium iiiiiiim it Minim iiiiiiii n n in n u 11 mi • ■■iiiiini iiiiiiiimiiiiiiimii mii iimiiiiii i mu 111 mini i in i in iiiiimii iiiiiiiiiiiiii iimiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiii tlliiitn Volume X October 15, 1933 No. 1 i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiii iiiiiiii in iiiiiiii mm him Entrance and Court, Women's Dormitory, Atlanta University The New Dormitory Annie L. Motley, ’3(5 In 192!) when Spelman and Morehouse Colleges were affiliated with Atlanta Uni versity, a great forward step was taken in the education of Negroes. Then and there plans were begun for a change which has been increasingly beneficial the change of the former Atlanta University into the new graduate school with Morehouse and Spelman as affiliated colleges. These changes necessitated tin* construction of the New Dormitory, which was completed last spring and opened on September 20th to house the faculty and students of Atlanta 1 diversity. This building, large yet dignified and graceful in appearance, is located on Chest nut Street near West Hunter. On September 20 at six o’clock, the first dinner was served in the women’s dining room to seventy-five guests, among whom Mi'S Florence M. Read. Mrs. John Hope, and Mrs. S. II. Archer were the honor guests. The menu consisted of fried chicken, apple sauce, carrots, string beaus, sweet potatoes, rolls, butter, apple pie and iced tea. The boarding department of this new (Continued on l’age 3) Mabel Randolph Brooks Mi ss Mabel Randolph Brooks did her first definite work in the field of fine arts when she was awarded a scholarship to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, taught art at the Florida A. & M. College in Tallahassee, Fla., later at Atlanta Uni versity and in various summer schools. The exhibition of paintings from students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadel phia which Miss Brooks secured for the benefit of her pupils in 1!)24 and which was held in the Library of Atlanta Univer sity was the first of its kind to be shown in Negro schools in the United States. In 1925 Miss Brooks secured and arranged an exhibition of thirty-three famous paint ings from the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts in New York for the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority of Atlanta. This exhibit was also shown in Atlanta University Li brary and was the first of its kind held in Atlanta. This unusual exhibition brought the white and colored races together at various times during the three weeks it was showing. In addition to Miss Brooks’ work as a teacher of art her own work in painting (Continued on Page 4) Spelman Faculty Members Study We are glad to welcome back this year the following members of the faculty who were given a leave of absence last year to study: Mr. Joseph Jenkins now of the Fnglish Department, studied Pre-Shakcspearean Lit erature in the English Department at Har vard University from September to June. He completed work for a Master’s degree. Miss Ernestine Y. Erskine, of the His tory Department studied at the University of Chicago, under a fellowship from the General Education Board. She has yet to complete a piece of interesting research toward her Master’s degree. Mrs. Irene Dobbs Jackson, of the De partment of French, studied at the Universite de Toulouse at Toulouse, France. She re ceived a Diplome de Professeur do Francais a 1’Stranger in June. Mrs. Naomali Williams Maise, of the De partniont of Music, is studying voice and piano this year at the Julliard Art Institute in New York City.