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afraid t<> rise and Jack Frost had lo dance
about lo keep from freezing! A wonder
ful ]>ower of imagination!
In connection with the railroad work was
the famous Negro Sampson, John Henry,
who, a few hours after birth, announced to
his mother' that he was hungry and asked
for food. When he began work on the rail
road, he wept bitterly because his hammer
was of average weight, seven and one-half
pounds, and was not satisfied until he had
received one which weighed twenty-five
pounds. It was John Henry who, when a
railroad had to be laid over stone mountain
said: “I take ma hammer in ina right han’
and beat down the mountain like a natchil
man.” He began the job, but once when
he struck a hard rock, the hammer bounced
back and hit him in the forehead and killed
him. From this strong and famous char-
acter we get the John Henry songs.
The pedlars who sell their wares along
the street are, according to Mi*. James, real
business men who have advantage over
firms like Kress, and others, because if
people on one side of town are not pat
ronizing them, all they have to do is roll
their little carts over to a section which will
be favorable to them; in fact, they are in
dependent business men who do not beg
you to buy their wares but are doing you
a favor when they give you a chance to buy
from them. As is shown in:
“Charcoal! Charcoal!
What’s that thing you tole,
’Bout I ain’t got the best charcoal?
Make your fires hot
Iron all the clothes you got,
Ain’t got but a few sacks lef’
Think I keep ’em for myself.
Charcoal! Charcoal!”
Mr. James would have us remember that
besides the humor and imagination exem
plified in these songs and cries, there still
remains the fact that the Negro possesses
the wonderful power of thought which is
shown in every one of them.
TaTan Ka Witka, A Sioux
An interesting entertainment was given in
the Little Theater in Rockefeller Hall, the
evening of January 12, by Mr. William
Jacobs who is a full-blooded Indian chieftain
from the Crow Creek Reservation, Fort
Thomas, South Dakota; a graduate of Has
kell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas, and a stu
dent at Mt. Hermon, Mass. His stories and
explanations of Indian life and education
today on the reservations, of the way the
Indian is preserving his native culture and
fineness while taking his natural place in
present-day civilization, illustrated with
ceremonial dances, songs, and sign language,
the customs and the fine culture of the
Indian. The beautifully beaded buckskin
costume, the headgear of eagle feathei*s,
necklace of bear claws, with his drum, bow
and arrows, and peace pipe, did much to
make real the life and character of the
American Indian.
The audience composed of persons rang
ing through all grades from Billie Kelley
of the Nursery School to students and fac
ulty of the graduate school were equally
fascinated with this portrayal of Indian life.
High school boys joined heartily in yells
and ceremonial dances.
Wedding Bells Ring
An occasion of considerable interest and
surprise to many members of the Spelman
College community was the marriage of
one of its teachers in the home of the Presi
dent of the College on December 24, 1933.
Just at dusk on Christmas Eve Miss
Marion Elizabeth Wilson of the Department
of English became the bride of Mr. Earl
Alvin Starling, Professor of Music at Mor
ris Brown College.
Because of the absence of the bride’s
mother w T ho was ill at her home in Rich
mond Hill, N. Y., the wedding was very
quiet and was attended only by officials of
the college, and intimate friends of the bride
and groom.
The ceremony was performed by Bishop
W. A. Fountain, Sr.; with him stood Presi
dents Hope, Archer, and Fountain. The
bride, who was attired in a modish ensemble
of gray and red and carried a matching
bouquet of poinsettias and babybreath, w 7 as
attended by Miss Viola Branham, assistant
dietitian at Spelman College who wore
wine-red with corsage of poinsettias, roses
and babybreath. The groom was attended
by Mr. Vernon Clinch, Professor of English
at Morris Brown College.
The President’s home radiated the lovely
spirit of the season with its decorations of
tree and holly, and tall red candles that
cast a soft mellow 7 glow on the Christmas
wedding scene.
The solemn beaut} 7 of the ceremony unit
ing Miss Wilson and Mr. Starling inspired
the guests with increased reverence for the
marriage vow*.
As the newly w*edded couple was leaving,
the bride threw her lovely bouquet into the
midst of the younger guests to be caught
after a merry scuffle.
Professor and Mrs. Starling left for a
motor trip through Florida to the home of
the groom’s parents in Barton, and to points
farther south.
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kets and rugs, and their jewelry on the large
platform of the Alvarado Hotel (Albuquer
que) in the Santa Fe Railway station. They
come out a few* minutes before every train
is due to arrive. If anyone should want to
take a picture of any one of the Indians
he must pay him something in advance or
up flies his blanket-covered arm over his
face. Anyone visiting in the Southwest
should go to some of the ancient Indian
ruins in Toas, Gallup, Santa Fe, San Do
mingo, Montezuma and some in Arizona.
These places are very interesting and very
unlike our American civilization in customs
of dress, habits, and beliefs.
First Performance of the
University Players
Clara Haywood, ’34
The Live Corpse, a two-act play by Leo
Tolstoy, on Saturday evening. January 0,
at eight o’clock, opened this season’s per
formances for the University Players of
Morehouse College, Spelman College, and
Atlanta University.
A startling and unique piece of acting was
done by George Smith as Theodore Protosov
(Fedya), the Russian character, torn be
tween love and duty. Curtis Miller, as his
forsaken wife, caused much favorable com
ment. Masha, acted by Anita Lain, pre
sented the third corner in the eternal tri
angle. A bit of Shakespearean atmosphere
entered into the acting through the humor
of Ivan, played by Thomas Kilgore.
Stage sets were executed and designed
by Thomasine Duckett, Virginia Hannon,
Ella Murray, Ednah Bethea and Clara Hay
wood. The Gypsy chorus, which furnished
a true Russian spirit, was directed by Miss
Mary Louise Smith.
Miss Anne M. Cooke, director, was as
sisted by Miss Ida Louise Miller.
Cast of characters:
Theodore Protosov (Fedya) George Smith
Elizabeth Protosov (Lisa) Curtis Miller
-Anna Pavlovna Mary Louise Bythewood
Victor Karenina Laurence Hall
Sophia Karenina Carrie Adams
Prince Sergius Abreskov Alen DeWalt
Masha Anita Lain
Ivan Makarovich Zaeli Hubert
Nastasia Erienne Hare
Mary Louise Smith
Gypsies j- Marion Abies
Edna Bethea
Officer _ Harry Stamper
Musician , Drew Days
Afremov Leonard Archer
Ivan Petrovich Thomas Kilgore
Petushkov (An Artist) Frank Adair
Artimiev John H. Young
Investigating Magistrate Thomas Kilgore
Petrushin (A Lawyer) Fred Haynes
Lady of the Court Mclbaliu Bryant
Protosov’s Maid Eldra Monsanto
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