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CAMPUS MIRROR
Erika Mann
Mary English, ’45
'Plie Spelman faculty and student body
had their third opportunity this year to
hear first hand accounts of conditions in
war-torn Europe, the second time from
a woman’s viewpoint, on Monday, May
26. when Erika Mann spoke in chapel.
Her subject was: “Europe 1946.”
M iss Mann, the daughter of German
parents, who have been in voluntary
exile since 1935, spoke with a decided
German accent that only served to en
hance the effect of her perfect use of
English. Her striking personality and
charming manner won her audience
from the beginning.
From her observations in front-line
hospitals, Miss Mann attributes the suc
cessful treatment of such large numbers
of casualties to blood plasma, the speed
with which treatment is administered
and the use of sulfa drugs and penicillin.
She spoke of having seen eighteen op
erations being performed at the same
time in the same hospital tent.
Other experiences of Miss Mann in
clude her accompanying General De-
Gaulle as one of two correspondents on
his triumphal tour through Normandy
and his entry into Paris. Wherever the
General went, he was greeted with most
spontaneous enthusiasm by his country
men. Liberated France is bewildered,
for years of dictation bred no less ig
norance and apathy and corruption than
bravery and moral strength. As she saw
it, the French had become so accustomed
to the German occupation that the less
rigid Allied management (now that
France has been reclaimed) just served
to upset them when the system of the
Allies was contrasted with the “brutal
efficiency” of the Germans. But Miss
Mann believes that France will emerge
from these confusing times freed ulti
mately from her own weaknesses.
In several German Rhineland towns,
the speaker had talked with the people
to gain first-hand information and never
once did she find anyone who admitted
to participation in any anti-Nazi activi
ties, contrary to popular belief. This
brings us to Miss Mann’s predictions for
1946.
She said that although German col
lapse is inevitable, in the near future
perhaps, still there is the possibility,
maybe the probability, that the Gestapo
will continue to fight long afterwards.
And so 1946 may not be much different
from 1945. The audience was told that
the Gestapo has its own air force and
mechanized equipment and although the
fight they would wage would not com
pare in scope and size to present hos-
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Helena Mayle and Harvey
Huggins Appear in Joint
Recital
On March 24th at eight o’clock in the
evening an excellent crowd waited in
Howe Hall for the initial appearance of
Miss Helena Mayle, soprano, and Mr.
Harvey Huggins, baritone. Miss Mayle
is a Spelman graduate, class of 1931,
who received the first Jerome Award
for Creative Writing. She was awarded
the Master of Arts degree at Boston
University, and is in charge of music in
the School of Religion, Howard Univer
sity.
As a soloist Miss Mayle was superb
but she was equally as outstanding in
the duets with Mr. Huggins. Her voice
possessed the lightness and clearness of
a coloratura soprano but on occasion she
was able to portray the depth and power
of a dramatic soprano.
The concert will long be remembered
by music lovers as one of those rare
musical treats. The selections were va
ried enough to appeal to any and all of
the natural emotions, moods and feel
ings. This note of variety in addition
to the splendid presentation accounts
for the fact that the audience was held
in rapt attention from beginning to end.
The selections were as follows:
I
“Benedictus” from the Christmas
Oratorio Saint Saens
“Legeres Hirondelles” from
Mignon Thomas
Helena Mayle and Harvey Huggins
II
Rudiodose, Odorose ... Scarlatti
“Batti, Batti” from Don
Giovanni Mozart
Nana (lullaby) da Falla
Polo da Falla
Helena Mayle
III
Auf dem Kirchhofe Brahms
Botschaft Brahms
Am Meer ... Schubert
An die Leier Schubert
Harvey Huggins
IV
“Tutte le feste al tempio” from
Rigoletto Verdi
Helena Mayle and Harvey Huggins
V
“Si mi chiamano Mimi” from
La Boh erne Puccini
Helena Mayle
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University Convocation
An impressive Convocation was held
in Sisters Chapel on Tuesday, April 24,
at eleven o’clock. The purpose of the
gathering was to welcome to the cam
pus members of the Board of the North
ern Baptist Convention and to hear that
nationally known minister, Harold Cooke
Phillips, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Pliill ips" timely address was one
that touches deeply all who were pres
ent, for his remarks dealt with the de
velopment and the holding together of
the individual man. He stressed the need
of discipline to fortify the body, the
mind, and the soul, in order to live an
orderly life in a disorderly world. He
spoke of the need of the man of today
to stand up to life without self deception
and to realize that should be become
master of everything, he then would lack
a compelling force by which he is shaped
into a more effectual being. His phil
osophy is one that should be adopted
by all people of today who are planning
to build a peace that will endure. It is
—“one’s self must know and be governed
by something bigger than self.”
The spiritual Steal Away was sung af
ter the address, with deep, sincere feel
ing.
Henry B. Ollendorf
Dr. Henry B. Ollendorf, director of
the Friendly Inn Settlement in Cleveland,
Ohio, was a guest on the campus for
several days during the last week in
March. He held interviews with mem
bers of the senior and junior classes
interested in social work and especially
in becoming a member of the staff at
friendly Inn. The positions offered by
Dr. Ollendorf afford excellent experience
and enjoyable working conditions. He
was visiting different colleges in this
area and seemed to be quite interested
in the Spelman women. He left with
hope of having not less than two of them
at Friendly Inn during the ensuing year.
On March 27, Dr. Ollendorf spoke
in chapel on the possibilities of women
in the post war world and referred to
the urgent need of those who are inclined
towards social work. He urged any of
the latter in the audience to examine
themselves to find whether they have the
personality, the will to work and the
courage to withstand discouraging situa
tions met in this type of work from time
to time that are the requisites of suc
cess in this field.
Dr. Ollendorf also brought greetings
to us from Mrs. Naomah Williams Maise,
former member of the Spelman College
faculty.