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SpHman Freshmen
Entertained
Jennelsie Walden, ’41
The Spelman “Frosh” enjoyed a de
lightful round of entertainment during
Freshman Week which served to make
them better acquainted with each other
and with their brother Freshmen at
Morehouse College.
The first of these was a costume party
given by the Y. W. C. A. at Morehouse-
South Hall. The girls, who come from
all over the country, and even across
the ocean, arrived clad in various types
of dress—some in slacks or shorts, some
in formal costumes, and some in sport
dresses. The party lasted from 7:30
until 9:00 and the evening was tilled
with games. Fun and laughter prevailed
throughout. Refreshments served were
apples and candies.
The Freshmen of Morehouse College
and those of Spelman were entertained
on Friday evening, September 18th, at a
social in Howe Theatre. Entertainment
took the form of get-acquainted games,
also of singing and speeches. As the eve
ning wore on, what at first was a group
of boys and a group of girls gradually
changed to a mixture of both. An air of
pleasant excitement prevailed as always
is the case when boy meets girl.
Freshman Stunt Night was one of
much enjoyment. The Freshman class,
being an unusually large one, was di
vided into several sections, each of which
was responsible for some type of stunt
or act. They rehearsed diligently and
as a result, several comical acts were
executed. This stunt night took place
on Monday, September 21st, at Howe
Theatre. In some of the new “greenies”
traces of real dramatic talent are clearly
evident.
President Read’s Greeting
(Continued from Page 1)
do you wish to be like her hard enough
to make her a reality?
None of these qualities or skills comes
accidentally or drops like manna from
heaven. The power to be and the power
to do come as a result of effort and habit,
as a result of daily aspirations and daily
activities.
Will you keep in your mind through
the days of this year that picture of the
woman-you-are-to-be, and let each day
contribute something to her beauty and
her accomplishments?
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CAMPUS MIRROR
The New Heating System
Dovey Johnson, ’38
Last spring marked the beginning of
a new heating system for Spelman,
Morehouse, and Atlanta University
buildings. The old system on Spelman
campus had served to heat and light
Spelman buildings for the past thirty-
seven years. The new $300,000 system,
with its plant building on Lee and
Greensferrv Streets, will take over com
pletely the heating and lighting of the
buildings of the three institutions.
The new system is convertible, that is,
it can use effectively and efficiently both
gas and coal fuel. Even though this is
true, the system will generally use gas.
No miracle caused this plant to take
form, wonderful and mighty as it now
stands. Men did real men’s work every
day from April first until the last of
August in order to complete the laying
and connecting of numberless pipes join
ing all the buildings with the main plant.
Both brawn and brain went into this
structure. Foot after foot of ditches
were dug in order to lay some 700 feet
of insulated tunneling with pipes of
about every size and length within.
The small army of those who labored,
and those who designed and planned this
structure gave of themselves in con
structing a truly excellent mechanism.
A Scientific Investigation
It is believed that the party of sci
entists at Grand Canyon, Arizona, head
ed by Dr. Harold E. Anthony, curator
of mammology of the American Museum
of Natural History, on September 16,
1937, is the first to explore the mys
terious “island in the sky.” The purpose
of the investigation is to study the ani
mal life upon this two hundred seventy-
five acre wooded plateau which was sep
arated from the mainland by erosion
following a recession of ice some thirty-
five thousand years ago.
The effects of the isolation of these
small animals, unable to pass the arid
desert barrier separating Shiva Temple
from the Grand Canyon, is to be thor
oughly studied. Already there have been
discoveries of arrow chippings which
are proofs that an early people either
inhabited or visited the plateau. Conse
quently, in addition to delving into the
biological evolution of these animals, the
investigators will look for fossils or
other remains which may prove of great
value to archaeology.
Simple
English Professor: “Correct this sent
ence: ‘Girls is naturally better looking
than boys.’ ”
Student: “Girls is artificially better
looking than boys.”
—Pathfinder.
Freshmen Hear Lectures
Jean Warren, ’41
Lectures formed a vital part of orien
tation week for over a hundred Spelman
Freshmen, and covered almost every im
portant phase of the college girl’s life.
These lectures were given by different
members of the Morehouse and Spelman
faculties.
Miss Bonnie-Jean Clelland, first to
begin the series of talks, discussed “The
Foundation of a College Girl’s Charm.”
“Charm,” said Miss Clelland, “is not
determined wholly by the clothes one
wears, as many students believe, but
clothes, if neat and appropriate, do form
one of the most important elements of
charm.”
The subject, “How to Keep Up to
Your Best Physically,” was treated thor
oughly by Mrs. Ludie Andrews in a
quarter-hour talk. Mrs. Andrews de
plored the fact that so many college
students are hesitant about seeing the
doctor at the first sign of illness.
Miss Neptune, English instructor, cen
tered her talk, “What for College,”
around three main points, what college
does for the student, for his fellow- as
sociates and for the world of culture.
In a lecture on “The Spelman Girl,”
Miss Viola Branham gave a history of
the foundation of Spelman College, its
founders and generations of students.
Other speakers were Miss Charlotte
Templeton on “How to Use the Library,”
Miss Georgia Cowen, on “The Value of
Reading to the College Student,” and
Dean Brazeal and Dr. C. D. Hubert,
both of Morehouse College.
These lectures in a sense introduced
the new students to the activities of
Spelman College, thus affording them
much food for thought. It was a real
pleasure to listen to them.
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