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THE CAM US *. IRROR
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Pa^e 6"
i.arch, 1948
STUDENTS Oi CIVIL RIGI.TS ISSUE
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' E SE LL L VS MUSIC
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publio opinion rather than be i..posed from
above, lie advocated suffrage rights as
the gO' 1 worth seeking. P. L. Prattis of
the Pittsburgh Courier pointed to the new
emphasis in race and economic relations
in thr.’ South end made it clear that we can
gi’:e the rest of the world to Russia or
keep our prejudices. Other speakers were
Boris Shiskin of the A.F, of L.j A.A. Ro
se. i; chief' of the Civil Ri/.hts Section of
the Department of Justice; Attorney A. T.
hr'(.Aon of the Atl nta II,/ .A.C.P.; and Mrs.
\ E, Tilly of the President’s Committee.
Dr Ira Reid, chairman ol the department
of sociolo y at tlanta University, served
as ch irrnan of the meeting.
Other speakers at the Conference were
President Rufus E. Clement of Atlanta Uni
versity; Dr. Avery Craven of the Universi
ty oi Clrcago; alter Chi vers and Charles
V. illie of orehouse College. Four work
shop groups discussed segregation, politi
cal rights, education and economic oppor
tunity.
On the Steering Committee for the Con
ference were June Blanchard of Clark Col
lege; Joseph Brooks, James Eerndon and
Robert Johnson of Morehouse College; A.C.
Crowder, ilhemina Eall, Clarice Jones
and John Raid of Atlanta University; and
Marymal organ of Spelman College.
Sociology teachers in the university
Center who s r ed on the Planning Commit
tee were Robert G, Armstrong and Ira DeA.
Reid, /tlanta University; John Eubanks of
orris Brown College; C. L. Eayes of Clark
College; and alter Chivers and hadrid Tur
ner of orehouse Colie; e.
DR. CARMAN FOUNDERS DAY SPEAKER
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conferred on him by Syracuse University,
and the LL.D. degree by Y’agner College,
The speaker is a member of the New York
State Board of Education, and the Board of
the Urban League of Greater New York. He
has been president of the Adult Education
Council of Nov/ York since 1943. In 1947
he was elected to the Boards of Trustees
of Atlanta University and Morehouse. Col
lege.
hiss Harrison played "The Blue Danube ' eltz"
and the "Butterfly" Etude,
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Tuesday, i.arch 9th, brought us another
treat -- Spelman College presented Vivian
eaver, harpist; Penelope Johnson, violin
ist; and Buell Thomas, tenor, in a joint
recital. Those of us who heard last semes
ter Liiss Johnson’s brilliant recital in
Sale Hall Chapel, gladly welcomed her with
her associates. e were also fortunate to
have the Trio re;, ain on our compus through
the next day, ■'••ith their manager, Noble
Sissle. i.r, Sissle eddressed the chorus
ednesday night in an inspiring talk.
e ■'•ere sorry to learn of a serious and
painful hand injury to iss eaver, •'■ r ho
as accompanist as veil as harpist. In
spite of this disability, Biss eaver played
one solo selection, so that ,r e were not
completely disappointed. The accompani
ments for i.r. Thomas t ere played by Lirs.
Stivers and for . iss Johnson by Rebecca
Jac kson.
THE UNIVERSITY FLAYERS
PRESENT "THE BAT"
Mamie Thompson, ’49
"The Bat", a play of mystery by Mary
Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood was
presented by the University Players in
Howe Memorial Hall at Spelman College at
8:00 P.M. on April 2 and 3, 1948.
The members of the cast included: Sue
Perteet, Ella Mae Gaines, and Altcise Che-
nault of Spelman College and Joel Boykin,
Samuel Abrams, Benjamin Barbour, Valter
Clements, Alphonso Overstreet , J. Calvin
Williams, and Theophilus Neal of Morehouse
College.
The play consisted of three acts. Dur
ing that time four peODle - a bank cashier,
a detective, a doctor, and ’the bat 1 , a
notorious thief bumped into each "ther try
ing to locate a large sum of money hidden
in the Long Island mansion of spinster Cor
nelia Van Gorder, After mysterious murders,
shivery rappings and many false leads, the
audience was led to a surprise solution.
The play was staged and directed by S,
Eloise Usher of the Spelman College drama
and speech department.