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CAMPUS MIRROR Christmas Carol Concert The seventeenth annual Christmas Carol Concert was presented in Sisters Chapel on December 10 and 11, 1943, hy the Atlanta-Morehouse-Spelman Chor us and the Spelman and Morehouse Glee Clubs. The chorus and the Morehouse Glee Club were directed by Kemper llar- reld, the Spelman glee club by Willis L. James. The program featured Negro Christ mas folk songs. Two of the arrangements, by Mr. James of the Spelman faculty, have been published by G. Schirmer in New York, Oh, Po’ Little Jesus and Roun’ de Glory Manger. Mr. Harreld arranged three carols for the Morehouse quartet in traditional Negro harmonies. They were The New-Born Baby, Christ mas Song of the Negro Fishermen; There’s a Baby in Bethlehem; and The Keys of Bethlehem. A descriptive organ composition, March of the Magi Kings, by Dubois, was rendered by Mr. Harreld at the beginning of the program. It describes the journey of the Wise Men to find Jesus. A high sustained note represents the star and the bass depicts the tread of the camels. The most elaborate and one of the most unique numbers on the program was Yuletide, the combination of two Spanish carols arranged by Deems Tay lor. Another feature was the use of rhythm instruments—castanets, finger cymbals and a tambourine—in the Carol of the Christmas Presents, an Andalus ian song arranged by Fred Erickson. In keeping with all the themes of to day that are global in spirit, the carols were international in their scope. The Spelman College Glee Club sang Alsa tian, German, and Welsh numbers; the Chorus sang songs that were of French, Swedish, English, Ukrainian, Spanish, Slovak, Andalusian, Polish, and German origin. Each evening at eight, during the or gan number, two robed girls lighted the candles on the stage and in the windows of Sisters Chapel. The prelude was fol lowed by the majestic entrance of the chorus members who marched from the vestibule of the chapel to their seats on the platform. The program continued with Good Evening by Kelley; Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, Praetorius; Ding- Dong! Merrily on High, arranged by Charles Wood; Upon My Lap My Sov’reign Sits, Peerson; Carol of the Bells, arranged by Peter Wilhousky; Las Pascuas, arranged by Deems Tay lor; The Holly and The Ivy, traditional English; Come Ye All With Great Re joicing, Slovak. The Spelman College Glee Club sang While By My Sheep, arranged by Elin Jorgensen; Slumber, My Dove, arranged by J. A. Fitzgerald; and Deck The Hall. Hale Woodruff The Spelman College Community was delighted to have Mr. Hale Woodruff back on the campus for a few days in November. Mr. Woodruff, who is a member of the faculty at Spelman, is now on a leave of absence to study in New York City. His works have received recognition from many critics and lovers of art from coast to coast. He is steadily opening the minds of students to the necessity of art in one’s life. Mr. Woodruff has an unassuming man ner, and is indeed modest. During his short visit to Atlanta, he spoke in chapel one bright morning, on the esthetic de velopment of the Negro. He mentioned some of the great artists in the various fields, such as Paul Robeson, Marian Anderson, and Margaret Walker. For the past two years, Mr. Woodruff has successfully conducted an annual ex hibition of works of Negro artists. He will be back in the spring of 1944 to carry on the project as usual. These exhibits have been extremely inspiring and in formative to the people that have been able to attend. Guests At the Concert Among the many guests at the Atlan- ta-Morehouse-Spelman Christmas Carol Concert were the Emory University stu dents on Friday, December 10, and the one hundred and fifty soldiers from Camp Sibert, near Gadsden, Alabama, on Saturday, December 11. The huge audience each night was highly pleased with the singing. A spark of the Christmas spirit had been lighted in each heart present. The chorus con tinued its spread of Christmas joy when it went on Sunday, December 12, to the Lawson General Hospital to sing for sick and wounded soldiers. The members of the chorus, however, enjoyed the visit as much as the patients of the hospital en joyed having them. Song of the Christmas Presents, ar ranged by F. Erickson; Mary’s Lullaby, arranged by Carl Mueller; Stille Nacht, German, were sung by the chorus and fol lowed by Carol of the Sheep Bells, ar ranged by Kountz, Glory To That New born King, arranged by J. W. Work, by the Morehouse College Glee Club. The Chorus again sang Gently Rests The Saviour, arranged by H. P. Hopkins; Joseph, Dearest Joseph Mine, Robert Franz; and Oh. Po" Little Jesus, arranged by W. L. James. The Morehouse College quartet sang the three numbers arranged by Kemper Harreld. Roun’ De Glory Manger, ar ranged by W. L. James. Go Tell It on the Mountain ended the program. Robert Prentiss Daniel Speaks At Spelman Dr. Robert Prentiss Daniel was the speaker at Vesper services on the last Sunday in November. His talk was based on the text, “Ye are the salt of the earth.” Salt, according to Dr. Daniel, has always been a necessity of life. To be designated as salt, therefore, suggests a privilege and a responsibility. The properties of salt significant to us are: (1) Its power to counteract unwhole some elements; (2 ) its preservative quali ties; (3) its abiding value; (4) its buoyancy. As the salt of the earth, one’s presence among men should command respect. One’s influence should preserve abiding values and standards. Thus, a man “not worth his salt” is of little use. College students should go forth as lead ers in the community and should be the channels of buoyancy and hope for less fortunate ones. Insipidness in individuals is very tragic. Often during the course of his college career one weakens in his convictions rather than lose the favor of the crowd. That person has lost his savor. He is then no longer concerned with the Divine Power. Therefore, life’s greatest danger is that of becoming insipid. When a per son loses his savor he is a mind without a soul. Nevertheless, through the Saviour lost savor may be restored. The Harreld String Quartet On the morning of December 2, 1943, the Harreld String Quartet made its first performance of the season in Sisters Chapel. Mr. Harreld, founder of the quartet, prefaced the program by intro ducing the instruments to the audience. He explained that the four instruments were comparable to the voices of a chorus. The quartet began its program with a Dvorak Sonata in F major, first move ment. This was followed by Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes, English Folk, arranged by Pochon; The Mill, a con trasting delightful number by Raff, and the Spirit of the Eighteenth Century by Pochon. The members of the quartet are Mr. Harreld. first violin; Mr. James, second violin; Clarence Render, of Washington High School, viola, and Madeline Pat terson, ’cello. The Chorus members marched back to the vestibule of Sisters Chapel to the strains of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, and there sang the AMEN.