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Campus Mirror
Published During the College Year by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
Vol. XXIII OCTOBER, 1946 No. 1
Freshman Week
Thklma Southerland. ’50
It was a rainy September 16th when
the class of '50 came to Spelman College.
The weather didn’t dim our smiles nor
make us any less excited about becoming
a member of the college community.
Right after breakfast we spent our
time surveying the new arrivals, scouting
for our roommates, and orientating our
selves into our new environments. Some
of us also bad physical examinations.
During the latter part of the day. we
were chaperoned to West End by a sen
ior. Amanda Keith.
Wednesday we were occupied with tak
ing physicals and entrance exams. On
Thursday evening we were the guests of
the Y.W.C.A. in Morgan Hall. An en
tertaining program had been arranged
by Amanda Keith and Madeline Holder.
Everyone enjoyed and appreciated the
affair very much.
Friday night came and with much an
ticipation all Freshmen dressed very
carefully and discreetly for the Spelman-
Morehouse get-acquainted party in the
Morehouse Gym. The program for the
evening consisted of welcoming speeches
from both groups. Miss Maurice Mitch
ell from Oklahoma City represented Spel-
man and Mr. A. Rames Horton of Li
beria. Africa, spoke for Morehouse. Fol
lowing the speeches, freshmen from vari
ous states entertained the group. The
evening was concluded with the spirited
singing of college songs by the students.
Saturday we were escorted to the Ash
by Theatre in the afternoon and that eve
ning attended a party in the living room
<>f Morgan Hall.
Sunday morning we attended joint
services with Morehouse freshmen on
their campus. At eleven o’clock, accord
ing t<> custom, we attended the morning
religious services at Friendship Baptist
Church.
In the afternoon there was a tea in
the living room of Laura Spelman Hall.
\t this time we met President Read. Dean
Curry. Dr. Heimsath, and other members
of the faculty.
At eight P. M. we gathered in Sisters
Chapel for the first recital of the college
year. Professor Kemper Harreld played
several beautiful organ selections anil
aft erward explained to interested Spel-
Our Laura Spelman
Dedicated to Laura Spelman Girls,
1946 - 50
Barbara L. Mason, ’50
Here at Laura Spelman
We love it very much;
For it has more to offer
Than chairs and hunks and such.
Yes. it has more than class rooms,
And more than blackboards, too.
It has a great significance
That’s good for me and you.
It has much more than happy girls,
Who come from far and wide;
For we at Laura Spelman
Have a purpose firm inside.
They Want to Be Friends
Bettye Washington. ’49
There has always been a special tie be
tween the classes at Spelman College.
This is still true, perhaps, in an even
bigger way this year. Not only are the
upper classmen going out on their own
to learn the names and faces of their
newly arrived sisters, hut the campus or
ganizations are going all out to plan
better and more interesting programs for
the student body.
Now that the first few weeks have
passed and school has become a reality,
there is growing up a better understand
ing and friendship between the newest
arrivals and the old students. The fresh
man dormitories are frequently visited by
members of all classes. The tradition of
Juniors being the sisters to the new class
has been loosely adopted at Spelman and
anyone may, and usually does, have from
one to ten “little sisters.’’
The old students this year want to be
friends more than ever. They have
opened their dormitory rooms to visitors,
have provided handkerchiefs as homesick
remedies, and have dug up their old
biology and history notes in order to en
able them to “speak your language.”
New students should feel that they are
welcome at Spelman, for that is the spirit
which makes our college and our students
outstanding.
man and Morehouse freshmen the intri
cate procedure by which the organ was
played. ,
\\ itii registration Monday afternoon
we became members in full standing of
the Spelman College community.
Retrospecting on
Commencement
Alma Powell. '47
In every institution of learning there
are practices and traditions that have
become an integral part of the commun
ity’s life. Prominent among these prac
tices is the .celebration of Commence
ment.
It is significant and meaningful that
the end of an educational period is re
ferred to as a Commencement rather
than as a Termination. We may w*ell
remember, then, that Commencement sig
nifies a beginning rather than an end of
an educational pursuit.
1 he w'eek preceding Commencement
day, June 5. 1946. was filled with hur
ried and excited preparations, dashes for
autographs and addresses, “hellos and
good byes, class activities, awarding of
prizes, and a never-to-be-forgotten Bac
calaureate Sunday. On Class Day the
traditional planting of the ivy by the
president and vice-president of the sen
ior class took place; however, the faces
of the planters reflected the realization
of something more than a routine accom
plishment. They seemed to he dedicating
their spiritual contributions to the fu
ture heritage of Spelman students. In
short, (.lass Day was a Commencement
rather than an ending of things.
Another unique feature of this much-
talked-of season was the Senior Prophecy
rendered in the form of a show, which
also, with its alert and progressive treat
ment, sounded a new note in college
activities. So, Commencement came and
went. And with its departure the final
curtain on a four-year drama was drawn.
Nevertheless, this remains, that we of
the College Community have Hill our
parts to play in this great drama. If we
remember that “one man in his time
plays many parts and play ours well, it
will he easy to remember that even Ter
minations may he Commencements.
Thanks
I he slafl appreciates the efforts of the
Associate Fditor-in-Chief which resulted
in this issue of the Campus Mirror.