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The Campus Mirror
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A year of work, a year of pleasure, a
year of profit—one we shall he proud of—
one in which we see progress—this is the
kind of year the V. W. C. A. wants.
Shall we have it? Of course! Interesting
new members, an energetic cabinet, sympa
thetic faculty, all show promise of much
success for the organization.
The National Organization is looking to
the local groups for financial aid and hearty
co-operation. The Spelman unit will do its
part. We can do and we will!
Jean Elizabeth Taylor
Mossie Alexander, ’34
News of the sudden death of Jean Eliza
beth Taylor, on September 3, 1933, while
visiting friends in Montgomery, Alabama,
brought to those who knew her a feeling of
deep regret and sorrow.
She was graduated from Spelman College
in 1932. In the fall of the same year she
began teaching at Calhoun School in Cal
houn, Alabama, where she had a very suc
cessful year and had planned to return this
yea r.
During her five years at Spelman (using
the five-four plan) she proved to be a con
scientious student. She was always willing
to participate in any phase of work or
play in the college community. Tier attain
ments in art, science, dramatics, physical
education and other phases of college work
were evidence of her ability. She was es
pecially interested in physical education and
in the year 1930 was awarded the silver
loving cup, given by Mr. Trevor Arnett,
for her achievements in athletics. In an
article written by her for the Ca.mim's Mir
ror she said, “Physical education on the
whole, which includes both gymnastics and
athletics, has it> physical, mental, and moral
values, having for its purpose tin* develop
ment of a healthy body, a sound mind, and
a strong moral character for every student.”
For two years six* served on the Campus
Mirror staff, acting as Editor of Special
Features for Volume 7 and as Social Editor
for Volume H. Her work in these capacities
will always be remembered by her friends
and others with whom she worked.
Her house mother, Miss Kuttkay, -ays of
her: “She was talented and a girl of strong
character."
Jean Elizabeth was known to some for
her whimsical humor, to others for her steady
endeavor to achieve, but to all she lives as
one who became a part of all she met, one—
still achieving still pursuing. It was hers
to labor and to follow the gleam. From
She Proved Pier Claim
One of the most remarkable things which
has happened recently on the campus has
been the return of Spelman's first boarding
student, Miss Hannah Stuart.
Miss Stuart, who is a resident of Sensia,
Georgia, was graduated from Spelman Semi
nary in 1889. According to an alumna of
Spelman, Miss Stuart is one of the out
standing graduates of that time. After she
had finished she set out to build a “little
Spelman” in a poor rural section, known
as Sensia, Georgia. She began with a one-
room school in which she taught elementary
subjects. Although the place was small,
cleanliness, civic pride, and many of the
practical things that would prepare her stu
dents for better living in that community
were stressed.
Much of her grounded effort was to model
her school after her Alma Mater and carry
out the ideals of this institution. At first,
hers Avas a one-room school; later she had
two rooms and when the Avhite people saAv
her splendid Avork—all done Avith limited
equipment—they became concerned, had her
school moved, and built a new building; and
uoav, it is a full graded school.
In her little boarding school, for that is
Avhat it Avas in the beginning, Miss Stuart
carried out the principles of Spelman. She
is a thorough-going woman, avIio tries to
live what she has learned. She is very
decided in all that she says and does.
Although she lacks many teeth, she talks
Avith ease and uses choice words; her
manner is poised and delightful. As one
talked Avith her she could feel Avith her
the exceeding great joy in being able to
look upon such an institution as this—
her joy and inspiration. As she Avent from
building to building she related the Avords
of Dr. MacVicar Avho, lecturing to a group
of girls once, expressed the Avisli that some
day some one of them might lHe to see Spel
man as a “little city” Avith its oavu Avalks,
roads, and post office. And as the first
boarding student, Miss Stuart was inspired
and lifted up to think that she has lived to
see Spelman College Avith its fountain, its
paved walks, roads, poAver-plant, neAv build
ings and facilities. What a soul! What joy!
What life!
New Upperclassmen
The members of the Spelman College
Community are happy to welcome to the
campus, as upper classmen, six former stu
dents: Grace Hogue, Mrs. Florence Mosely,
Seniors; Irma Dixon, Esther Scott, Mildred
Wardlaw, Juniors; Margie Holder and Irma
Green, Sophomores. We extend a hearty
welcome to tin* four new upperclassmen:
Mary Lou Bythewood, Gladys Shirley, Mrs.
Jaunita Toomer, Juniors, and Harriett Os-
well, a Sophomore.
her work, both as a college student and as a
teacher, we see evidences of her giving to
the world the best she had in service.
Some Values of Education
By Anita Lain
As we struggle out of the present condition
of depression and unemployment, millions
of workers, jobless and many more millions
lmng in fear of being throAvn into that
hectic chaos at any time—the question of
the education of the youth of today becomes
more dominant in the minds of men.
For years A\e have taken higher education
as a matter of fact—a thing good for some
and not needed by others and allowed the
question to slide by. We have become lax
in our thinking and because of a temporary
lack of funds or the apparent shortage of
jobs available for college graduates Ave have
been sIoav about furthering the education
of our boys and girls and giving them the
adA’antages that so rightfully belong to them.
Why is it that parents eA’en when it isn’t
absolutely necessary insist upon taking their
children out of school and putting them to
work? The scant wages that they are able to
earn certainly are not Avorth the sacrifice
and until the Negro realizes this, we must
be content to remain at the foot of the
ladder and Avatch the others climb.
It is the uneducated class of every race
that keeps the bitter fires of prejudice
burning. Of course, there is no doubting
that some of the best educated men of each
race are prejudiced against each other—but
Iioav many? You can almost count them on
one hand. The entire nation is beginning to
realize that only through its schools and
colleges can the misunderstandings, hatred
and ignorance that have brought about such
preplexing problems in the past be de
stroyed—and through that medium today it
is seeking to better itself.
Let us consider for a moment three of the
types of college graduates being turned out
into the world every day.
First, there is the person who takes his
education—binds it in a very gaudy cover
like a new edition of the Encyclopedia
Britannica, clasps it tenderly to his breast
and depends upon the display of the bril
liant covers of that book to attract the eye
and demand the respect of all. He plants
his foot in the faces of all and whenever an
unanswered question comes up he advances
with his book, languidly turns the pages and
in a very business-like manner reads the
answer. Then he stares at you a> if to say
“What? You don't know that ? Oh, of course
not ! You didn't go to college," and with a
contemptuous snort he turns away. Such a
person stirs your anger and you long to
wring his neck!
“Blundering, blubbering idiot!” ’ton mut
ter and rejoice in tin* fact that you didn’t
go to college if that is tin* way it affects
one.
Second Then there is the person who
values his education so highly that he builds
a shelf for it puts it away carefully and
then sits and gloats over it feeling that it
is too good to handle. He feels that a job
will come seeking him because of his edu-
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