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CAMPUS MIRROR
5
In China With Mr. White
Dovev Johnson, '38
In Howe Hall, February II, Mr. John
Henry White, fifteen years a resident
ot' China, conducted by lecture and by
camera slides, for students and faculty
members of Spelman, Morehouse, and
Atlanta University, a tour of outstand
ing places in China. The material pre
sented by Mr. White was collected by
him. his brother, and his wife during
their sojourn there.
Mr. White began by stating that if
art, literature, and culture are signs of
civilization then China is a civilized
country. He pointed out the fact that
we, outsiders, entertain the opinion that
China is a pitifully backward, and un
civilized country, when in reality China
lias had a civilization based on genuine
i ulture since long before Christ.
High points of Mr. White’s tour were,
first, the Great Wall of China built 215
B. C. This wall, thirty feet high and
twenty feet wide, follows the contour of
the country like a giant serpent wind
ing its way over valleys and hills. He
then gave a somewhat detailed account
of the clever ruses of the Dowager Em
press of China, who used a sixty mil
lion dollar appropriation, intended to
provide a navy, to build herself a sum
mer palace. The pictures which he
showed of the palace and grounds with
their unique beauty and splendor seemed
to justify her use of the money.
Next, the audience was taken to the
colorful city of Peking with its great
pro tec* ting wall. Outstanding features
of the pictures of this city were the per
fection of the architecture of temples,
residences, public buildings, and streets,
with their rare beauty of design and
color. Mr. White stated that tlie Chi
nese catch and hold the tints of flowers,
birds, and landscapes in the coloring
which they use on their temples, altars,
and decorative gates, walls, and other
structures of their gardens, and parks.
He further stated that every flower,
bird, animal—everything in China—has
a meaning within itself. “Their paint
ings, and decorations always express a
story, a myth, or some significant
meaning,” he continued.
Similar lectures were given through
the day by Mr. and Mrs. White. The
morning’s tour was repeated especially
for high school students at two o’clock.
Mrs. White addressed college students
at one-forty-five, on Chinese literature.
In the evening, at the regular Thurs
day evening prayer service, Mr. White
lectured on the history of religion in
China. At this time he pointed out the
similarity of the early Chinese religion
to the Christian religion, lie stressed
the fact that by ‘25(H) B. C. the Chinese
had worked out the idea of God as we
know Him.
At the close of this service President
Annoying Incidents
Gladys Forde, '40
Numerous are the practices which
cause grief and despair to the citizens
of this world. The most prevalent are
those of gum-chewers, chatterboxes and
finger-nail biters.
Have you ever tried to sit and enjoy
a movie when you were constantly
annoyed by the smack-smack of a
neighbor chewing gum? Chewing gum
in the movies or anywhere for that mat
ter is a nuisance; it is bad taste, annoy
ing and disturbing, distracting the at
tention of the chewer and listeners. If
you have never been a victim of such
circumstances then you should be thank
ful. Trying to concentrate on a picture
while being surrounded by gum-chewers
is like trying to listen to “Aida” while
hearing the rat-a-tat-tat of machine
guns; it just cannot be done.
Two of the most common chatterboxes
are, first, the instructor who gets up and
insists on the undivided attention of the
students when in reality he is saying
nothing; and secondly, the type of per
son who, as the colloquial saying goes,
“heats up his or her gums incessantly”
saying nothing that anybody is inter
ested in, but talking merely because she
can.
Most people who bite their finger
nails attribute it to nervousness, but I
am thoroughly convinced that it is noth
ing more than habit; most victims of
this idiosyncracy do it unconsciously,
but unconsciously or not, they should
have their “unconscious” moments in the
privacy of their rooms because it is ut
terly exasperating to have to look at
and listen to someone biting nails. Guil
ty or not guilty?
Florence Read expressed the sentiment
of the entire college community in
thanking Mr. and Mrs. White for the
generous use of their time and energy
in acquainting us with some of the out
standing features of Chinese civilization.
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On Laughter
Gladys Hollaway. ’40
This is a laughing world. We reason,
though, that in a world where man is as
mentally alert as in this present stage
of progress and “progressiveness” some
force is needed to revert his mind from
cares and worries. When we think that
a large percentage of our radio pro
grams is devoted to features that are
intended to provoke laughter, we con
clude that this is indeed a laughter-lov
ing world. Man is not only the animal
that does most of the laughing, but is
the animal that is most laughed at.
Laughter leads to light heartedness,
therefore we do not oppose it; rather
we welcome it. Here’s to a laughing
world.
Miss Boley Entertains
One of the attractive and perfectly
appointed social events of the college
year was the dinner given by Miss Beu
lah Boley at six o’clock on the evening
of January 26 in Morgan Hall for the
students in Biology methods.
Effective table decorations were tall
red candles in crystal holders. In har
mony with these were pretty programs
tied with red and showing on the front
cover a little red schoolhouse with tiny
drawings of sound waves as they came
from the bell dangling in the belfry.
On the last page was space for auto
graphs which received attention between
dinner and desert. Along with the sub
stantial meat course were an attractive
salad, rolls that resembled Chinese
pagodas, and delicious angel-food cake
that was the climax of the dinner.
Mayme Martin, mistress of cere
monies, presented the first speaker. Miss
Hattie V. Feger. This address which
was full of information was on the sub
ject, “The Challenge to the Teacher”
and to this Helen W ingood re
sponded appropriately. The second
speaker, President Florence M. Read,
spoke informally on the “Appreciation
ot a Good Teacher." She revealed in
teresting ways in which a teacher is
measured by school officials and gave
points on the responsibility of the teach
er to her Alma Mater as well as to her
school.
The other guests present were Misses
Lottie Lyons, Marguerite Simon, Emis-
tino Sellers, Emily Copeland, Buena
Crew. Emmaretta Jenkins, and Wilhel-
niina Chapman.
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a weather prophet?”