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Campus Mirror
Published During the College Year by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
Vol. XXII JANUARY, 1945 No. 4
The Spelman Students
Association
“All the past we leave behind; we take
up the task eternal” was the general
spirit shown in the hist session of the
Spelman Students Association for the
New Year. The meeting was begun with
the reading of the minutes by the Secre
tary-Treasurer. Miss Madeline Patterson,
followed by the completion of the old
business. Closing the door on the past,
suggestions for the program of the New
Year were requested.
Since they realized the great need for
the effort of each individual toward the
winning of the war, the first matter acted
upon by the Students Association was the
launching of the 6th War Loan Drive on
Monday, January 8. The procedure is
to have the classes compete in buying
and selling War Bonds and Stamps. The
names of persons buying war bonds will
appear on the honor roll. The goal is to
raise funds sufficient to buy a jeep.
Another suggestion made for the pro
gram of the year was the organization of
chapters of the N. A. A. C. P. and of
the All-Southern Negro Youth Confer
ence.
Do you want to see your organization
strong and functioning effectively? If so.
let us hear from you through work and
cooperation. Remember it is our organi
zation: therefore, it is up to us to make
it felt and heard.
Do you really want to see the war end
soon? Do you want to help in the all-
out war effort? Then you are urged to
buy more war stamps and bonds, on sale
at the Post Office.
Christmas on the Campus
Edwardink Taylor. '46
In speaking of great days, one cannot
afford to overlook December 20th. which
was an exciting one on Spelman campus,
since girL were leaving lor all parts of
the I nited Stales. Still, there were some
who were to spend their vacation at the
college. For these, a small family of
thirty, plans were immediately put into
effect to assure their happiness and en
joyment of the holidays. These plans
were as follows: On Friday. December
22. a get-acquainted party was given in
Lionel Nowak
Mr. Nowak w 7 as not a stranger to us.
He was the accompanist for Max Rosen,
concert violinist, who gave a concert in
Sisters Chapel on October 18. 1944.
Mr. Nowak’s style and accompaniment
were greatly enjoyed at that time and a
return engagement was joyfully antici
pated.
The program included a fine selection
of pieces with enough variety to main
tain the interest of the audience through
out the recital.
Program
Fantasia in D Minor Mozart
Sonata. Opus 10, No. 3 —. Beethoven
Presto—Largo e mesto
Menuetto—Allegro
Fantasia quasi Sonata Liszt
“Apres une Lecture du Dante”
The White Peacock .Griffes
Will-o-the-Wisp B. Rubenstein
Toccata Nowak
Two Preludes from Opus 30
Shostakovich
Fairy Tale, Opus 31. No. 3 Medtner
Islamey Balakireff
Mr. Nowak, a member of the music fac
ulty at Converse College, appeared in
Sisters Chapel on December 9, 1944.
Bessie Strong Hall. The date anticipated
most eagerly was December 23, when the
game room was opened in the Snack
Shop. This was a place that was visited
and enjoyed by everyone throughout the
holidays.
On Sunday, December 24. Christmas
Eve, a Yule Log Service was held at 7:30
in the Fire Side Dining Room. Carols
were sung, the history of the Yule Log
Service was told, and President Read led
in the making of wishes, followed by a
representative of each class. After this
service, all marched to the center campus
and sang Christmas Carols.
One night. Miss Ashmore carried the
girls on a sight seeing tour of the city.
On*- of the best eevnts of the holidays was
the dance on Saturday, December 30.
wherj all the girls spent a very lovely
afternoon.
The holidays were climaxed on New
Year's Eve when we watched the New
Year come in at Bessie Strong Hall.
Ode To Spelman
The days at Spelman bring much joy
To girls from many states;
Their college life is full and free.
They learn what counts, what rates.
They come to Spelman diamonds rough,
Lessons of life to learn.
They climb a road that leads them high,
And what they get they earn.
The Freshman group are merry girls,
They seem to have the pep.
Their tricks, their fun. their care - free
ways,
Each year they gain a rep.
The Sophmores wise, you can't tell
them;
They know all answers true;
Don't think that you could make them
stop
To take advice from you.
Juniors, Seniors — envied ones,
To them belongs the fun.
For them the worst has come and gone,
Their race is nearly won.
0 Spelman. full of lively girls
Who learn the good and true.
When they go out to face the world.
Their honor points to you.
The Sunday School’s Christ
mas Activities
Hazel Williams, '45
Although Christmas has come and
gone, memories of the very beautiful and
impressive Christmas pageant, which was
presented Sunday morning, December 17.
still linger with us.
As members of the audience entered
Howe Hall that Sunday morning, they
received, along with their programs, at
tractive hand-made Christmas cards from
the Sunday School.
Preceding the pageant, entitled I he
Christmus Story in Tableaux ami Snap.
a short devotional service v\as led by
Mrs. Eloise Hopson. The lights were
then turned out. and candles on the plat
form amidst ivy and holly were lighted
by Ernestine Latson. The choir mem-
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