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Campus Mirror
Published During the College Year by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
Yol. XXII MARCH, 1945 No. 6
On to Victory With the
S. S. A.
The night was Saturday, March 3. The
event was the closing of the Sixth War
Loan drive. The entertainment was some
thing a little different.
Before the crowd was intact and before
the curtain opened on the skit, the audi
ence as it gathered heartily joined in the
singing of old and new familiar folk and
war songs. Miss Madeline Patterson and
Miss Barbara Sparks did a swell job of
keeping the songs rolling, and in filling
as many different persons’ requests as
possible.
After the community singing. Miss
Catherine Acklin. president of the Spel
man Students Association, spoke of the
cause tor which we bad been working in
order to bring to our minds the reasons
for our participation in such an effort.
At the end of her remarks the curtains
opened slowly on a short skit which had
been worked up by members of the pro
gram committee of the Association. Par
ticipants in the skit were Marion Davis,
Genevieve Lawless, Carolyn Smith, Re
becca Guyton. Ida Kilpatrick. Ansonia
Campbell. Susie Mays. Elizabeth Robin
son. Anderlyn Conley, Ann Harris, Fan
nie Harvey, Ella Lett, and Anita Lewis.
hollowing the skit came the great
event of the evening—the competition be
tween the classes for the best war song,
the winner being chosen for the highest
bid in the form of war stamps and bonds.
Each class presented a song with an ori
ginal tune or as near original as possible,
and original words. I he sophomore class
deserves special mention because of the
great zest and enthusiasm with which they
sang their song, which was quite a peppy
one. Bouquets, however, are due to each
class for the effort shown.
The winner of the contest, believe it
or not. was the senior class, the song
being worth exactly one hundred and
fifty dollars. I'm afraid the seniors can’t
be beaten.
Here are the words to the winning war
song. If you want the music, you may
see Miss \lfhea Palmer or Mis- Barbara
Sparks of tlie senior class.
Our Beautiful Campus
in Spring
Margaret A. Holder. ’48
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever:
Its loveliness increases—it will never
change into nothingness;
But still will keep a bower quiet for
us, and a sleep full of
Sweet dreams and health and quiet
breathing.”
—Keats.
Our stately buildings with their ivy
covered w r alls and our spacious campus
with its unlimited numbers of shrubs,
trees, and winged creatures linger in the
hearts of all Spelman women as a place
of everlasting beauty.
Passing through the walks in the early
morn one sees a thin covering of dew
upon the grass and other plants that are
now budding, filling the atmosphere with
a sweet aroma. The golden rays of the
sun, beaming through the spaced branch
es of the trees, give a new lustre to the
day. One can always appreciate the
beauty of the scene for there are always
perennial shrubs that occupy a vast
amount of space on the campus.
As the day passes on into the after
noon, the beauty of the expanse of green
ery increases. Then, as the night lingers,
the moon rises with the sparkling stars
around it as a promise of another day
of loveliness.
LET US FIGHT
In this war there is something you can do.
Boys are fighting and you can help them,
too.
The y are flying towards victory,
II e're buying towards victory,
II ont you buy a bond today?
Let's join in the fight for the red, white
and blue—
Support our fighting forces for
II e know they're coming through.
They're ours, let's do our part.
Come on, now. and have a heart,
II on t vou buy a bond?
Let us fight!
Let us fight!
bight for the red. white and blue.
India and World Peace
Mary English. '45
On Thursday. March 1. Mr. Syud Hos-
sain addressed a University Convocation,
using for his theme India and World
Peace. In the course of his address, Mr.
Hossain gave the historical background
of world interest in India in general and
America’s interest in particular. The
speaker reminded us that it was the fame
of India that caused Columbus accidental
ly to discover America, and recalled to
our remembrance the fact that this land
represents the oldest civilization in the
world and at one time held the world's
known riches. This has caused a certain
mystic quality to become attached to the
name of the country.
Until President Roosevelt sent the first
American ambassador to India. American
interest in the country was more or less
detached. But since our entrance into and
participation in World War II. America
has become more world-minded and,
therefore, requires effectual knowledge
of other countries and their peoples. In
dia is not the least among these. Mr.
Hossain pointed out that the country is
almost continental in size, in that it is
as large as Europe when only the Euro
pean part of Russia is included. The
population is 400.000.000. a number that
represents one-fifth of the human race.
Surely, any permanent peace plan could
not be effective if it excluded considera
tion for the destiny of this large frac
tion of the world's population.
The speaker asserted that it is left to
America to restore stolen possessions in
the Pacific, as British supremacy is wan
ing. I his will entitle America to a big
stake in the Asiatic peace. However, any
peace is only temporary that allows im
perialism to exist. That is the reason why
world peace will certainly be affected by
the status of India’s freedom as regards
British rule. The eyes of the world,
therefore, are on India, that great and
fabulous country.
Don't ini»8 tin* Annual Art Exhibit
held in the Atlanta I ni\ersitv
Library. (!lo*in<; Date
April 29