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Campus Mirror
Published During the College Year by Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
VOL. XXIV
October - November, 1948
NO. 2
THANKSGIVING RALLY "... BIRTH NIGHT OF OUR LORD”
Theme This Year:
Give ’til You Help
The Thanksgiving Committee chal
lenged Spelman this year by emphasiz
ing not only class competition but also
individual gifts. It was hoped that
through bulletins, posters, and chapel
speakers, this could be accomplished.
Numerous organizations and classes
heeded their call.
For instance: classes gave varied
forms of entertainment in order to
raise their contribution (with the ex
ception of the freshman class). All
classes asked for individual sacrifices.
The senior class presented a Sadie Haw
kins festival; the Junior class gave two
movies; and the sophomore class spon
sored a waistline party.
Appealing in various ways, organiza
tions also contributed. The Y. W. C. A.
entertained with its annual talent show
in order to increase their funds. The
Spelman Student Association presented
the faculty in a television show in order
to top their last year’s record in the
Thanksgiving Rally. The Sunday
School and Biology Club asked their
members to help others by giving from
their own weekly or monthly allow
ances. Organizations and classes both
appealed to the Spelman community to
aid them in helping the Thanksgiving
Committee make 1948’s record the
greatest in the history of Spelman.
Carols ring out and songs of praise swell the air as the Atlanta-Morehouse-
Spelman chorus makes ready for the Twenty-Second Annual Christmas Carol
Concert on Friday and Saturday nights, December 17th and 18th, 1948, in the
beautiful Sisters’ Chapel at Spelman College. Each year the chorus, under the
direction of Professor Kemper Harreld,
gives to the community of Atlanta Uni
versity and the city of Atlanta, songs
that fill the heart with “the wondrous
news.” The Morehouse and Spelman
College glee clubs will contribute notes
of interest to this international song
fest.
The concert will open with an organ
prelude of Irish origin. This composi
tion, “The Christmas Pipes of Country
Clare”, is one of Irish carolry tunes of
1680 to 1730 arranged by Harvey Gaul.
The traditional processional, “0 Come,
0 Come, Emmanuel”, which is thir
teenth century plain song, will be used.
This is to be followed by carols which
are Swedish, Russian, Greek, Catholic,
Old English, Czech, American arranged,
English, Italian, Polish, Catelonian,
Morivian, Andalusian, Burgundian and
French in origin. Too, there will be
stimulating American Negro Spirituals
and songs of the Kentucky mountains.
The campus and the chapel will be
attired in their usual dress of Christmas
festivity. The season of gaiety and
Christmas cheer will have arrived!
“This is,” says Mr. Harreld, “about
the best chorus in the history of the
affiliated institutions, with a most un
usual soprano section. The Glee Clubs
are expected to reach a new high.”
The Christmas Carol Concerts, which
were begun in 1927, under the adminis
tration of President Florence M. Read,
were one of the first gestures toward
the affiliation of Atlanta University,
Morehouse College, and Spelman Col
lege.
FACULTY INTEREST
With the beginning of the 1948 school
term we noticed many additions and
subtractions to the faculty. Many have
gone for further study. Among them
are: Miss Selonia Smith and Mr. Henry
Thomas, University of Michigan; Miss
Eloise Usher at the University of Iowa;
and the University of Wisconsin has
Miss Myrtle Bowers as one of its stu
dents. Others have gone in diverse di
rections. Miss V. Curry is now teaching
at Florida A. and M.; Mr. C. Bacote is
on sabbatical leave; Mrs. P. Hannak has
transferred to the faculty of Morehouse
College; Miss A. Dunbar is home spe
cializing in sculptor work; Miss B. De-
Costa is now married to Dr. Davis of
the Morehouse College staff, and Mrs.
S. O. Stivers, now Mrs. Samuel I’.
Barnes, is a member of the faculty at
Alcorn College.
There are new members of the faculty
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A Secret I Can Share
A capturing smile, a pleasing per
sonality, and a voice of authority—
these has she.
Her home is Allendale, South Caro
lina. She received her B.S. from Spel
man in 1943, and her M.S. from Cornell
University in 1946. She was a member
of the Spelman College staff, 1943-44,
and taught in the Department of Home
Economics from February, 1946 until
June, 1948. She was also Sunday
School Advisor last year. With these
descriptions, one can realize that she
must be very reliable and a person fit
for her position.
She fears that you fear her. If you
do, you are wrong. Whenever you have
personal problems or feel you should
talk something over with her, she wants
you to feel free to come in. She is
understanding and has a sense of humor
that any one could appreciate. Why
not call on her before she calls on you ?
We are so happy to have such a person
as our—Oh! I almost gave my secret
away.
Well, I’ll stop the suspense and tell
you who I’m writing about, or haven’t
you guessed?
Yes, of course. It’s our dean, Miss
Helen Eliza Rice.
ATTENTION!!
THEATERGOERS!
IT’S FASHION
Todd New Director of U. P.
Plans for an authentic presentation
of the 19th century play, FASHION,
were expressed by Mr. Todd, new di
rector of University Players. “It is
expected,” stated Mr. Todd, “that all
who attend this comedy of five acts will
have a side-splitting, as well as a full,
evening on the 3rd and 4th of December
in Howe Hall.”
FASHION, written by Anna Cora
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