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Vol. XXII January, 1946 No. 4
Editorial
THE TIME IS NOW
“Know the true value of time;
snatch, seize, and enjoy every
moment of it. No idleness, no
laziness, no procrastination.
Never put off till tomorrow
what you can do today.”—
Chesterfield.
How often we have heard the words
of friends, classmates and our selves who
say, “When I get out of school I am go
ing to do this and that; therefore, I
won't bother too much now because I
shall have plenty of time.” These famil
iar words remind us of an old adage,
“Never put off till tomorrow what you
can do today.”
If we would only put forth a greater
effort to start on some of the supposed
things we plan to do in the future, our
burdens would be much lighter and lives
more enjoyable; for when we have made
up our minds about a course of action,
we are eager and enthusiastic to get
down to it. But our course of action is
often cluttered up with all sorts of alibis
and excuses. “Let’s do it now” we say.
“But I have a headache — it looks like
rain — I forgot — I don't think I will
have any use for this or that, anyway.”
Internal obstacles, physical distractions,
mental preoccupations fill the foreground
of consciousness. Sometimes they make
it hard to get started, sometimes they dis
courage us from carrying on. However,
if we are ever to accomplish anything it
Notes of Interest
The Student Body of Morehouse Col
lege is presenting Robert E. Williams,
tenor, in concert Friday, January 18, in
Sale Hall.
Anauta, an Eskimo, who was born and
grew to womanhood on the northern tip
of Baffin Island about 400 miles from
the North Pole, will be presented in
Howe Hall on January 29.
Anauta’s coming to the United States
happened purely by accident. She and
her two daughters (who come with
her from Baffin-Land) soon became
American citizens. She stands now as
one of the most popular speakers ever
to appear on the American platform and
has already spoken in nearly every large
city of the United States.
Edwin Strawbridge will be presented
in a play with dance accompaniment in
Howe Hall, on January 19. In this play,
Christopher Columbus, the world famous
dance-actor has prepared a dramatic bal
let of the age which saw the discovery
of the American continent, a panorama
of an age dominated by the spirit of ad
venture.
An evening of delightful entertainment
was witnessed by those attending the
performance of Mary Hutchinson, solo
actress, in Howe Hall December 7,
1945.
The program of the evening included
the productions of both contemporary
and classical authors, and had its bril
liant and humorous moments.
Miss Hutchinson has become an es
tablished favorite, touring the country
from coast to coast, and has received na
tional recognition for her character por
trayal.
will be necessary to get rid of these ob
stacles. And for a good start a large
part is overcoming the simple inertia of
getting started. We do not move unless
some one comes along and gives us a
shove. Yet once in motion we go along
well enough; hence, it takes more en
ergy to get started than it does to keep
going.
In regard to this habit of laziness and
putting off until tomorrow, this time is
better than any to solve this problem now
at Spelman College.
If we should take it upon ourselves
to come to college to prepare for a better
future, why not make the very best of it
by starting this new year of 1946 off
right with a strong resolve to do and not
with a long list of resolutions and
promises which will most likely be
broken.
In our college, as in most others, a
system of marking is used to determine
one’s qualifications for graduation and
it is the custom to record the hours and
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Autumn Every Where
Mary Culman, ’49
Autumn! Autumn! everywhere
Cant you feel it in the air?
On the ground see the leaves.
That have left their mother trees,
If hose branches now are almost bare
After shedding their beauty fair.
Golden yellow, brown and red,
At their majestic feet are spread.
We hear then crunch ’neath travelers
tread
They are crumpled! they are silent!—
they are dead!
Can't you feel the sad loss of the mother
trees
II hen their limbs are bared by the wintry
breeze?
But harken! it is Autumn! Autumn!
And there is no time for sadness
Though days are short and nights are
long
There is no time to sigh,
Because the warning of the north wind
we can hear,
Telling us Jack Frost is near.
Ah! to inhale the crisp freshness of
Autumn air!!
To gaze at its beauty everywhere!
To walk to the tune of the falling leaves!
To enjoy the music of the Autumn
breeze!
Oh! the inspiring beauty of
Autumn! Autumn! everywhere.
University Players
Charlie Lovett, ’47
After the successful production “An
gel Street the University Players en
joyed a short social evening.
New members were welcomed by the
president, Anita Lewis.
A series of games were played, the
fortune telling hoard being the favorite
among the young men as well as the
young women. Members of the Social
Committee, Ella Lett. Cleopatra Jones,
Daisy Phinazee and Charlie Lovett,
helped to create a pleasant atmosphere.
Candy, salted peanuts, hot chocolate and
doughnuts were served.
Awards were presented to members of
the cast of “Angel Street” by Miss W.
Frances Perkins, director of the Uni
versity Players. Miss Perkins also pre
sented to the group a hook to be read
by all members.
With a larger membership than in
former years the group plans to make
this a record year. To Miss Perkins the
University Players are grateful for her
patience and leadership during their first
hit of the season, “Angel Street.”
THE UNITED NEGRO
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