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C A M PUS MIR R () R
HOMECOMING SEASON AT MOREHOUSE
FRESHMAN REACTIONS
A little more than two months have
passed since Spelman College opened
her portals to welcome us, the class of
l‘J52, into her family. Because this is
our first year in college, these months
have been significant and eventful for
us. For each day has brought with it
some new experience, problem, or situa
tion for us to face. The various activi
ties that have filled each day have pro
vided us with invaluable opportunities
to become better acquainted with, and
better adjusted to, the complexities of
college life.
During our first week of school,
appropriately designated “Freshman
Week,” our time was spent in acquaint
ing ourselves with the college and with
our classmates. Our explorations of the
campus, beautiful in its pre-Autumn
attire, led us to discover such interest
ing objects as the Senior Bench, and the
Alumnae Arch. Every effort was made
to make our first week at college a
very enjoyable one, as well as a fully
occupied one. We were feted at parties,
teas, and our reign over the campus was
supreme and undisputed.
This reign of supremacy was short
lived, however, for soon the upperclass
men began to arrive, and by the time
we had our first chapel services, we
discovered that we had very politely
and inconspicuously been relieved of
our positions of importance. We were
looked upon as just plain freshmen.
Classes soon got under way, and as
soon as we had overcome our inertia,
we were ready to settle down to our
studies. We soon came to realize that
the problem of adjustment was more
difficult than our subjects. We had to
become accustomed to new methods of
handling our material, to the unfamiliar
process of taking lecture notes, and to
the task of completing a long examina
tion in a very limited time. For the first
time we began to really know the ad
vantages of following a time budget,
and we became acutely aware of the
detriments of procrastination. We had
to adjust ourselves, too, to the idea that
we were no longer “high school girls”,
but rather young women who were ex
pected to do work on a mature college
level. After two months, these processes
of adjustment have been by no means
completed, but are taking place very
slowly, and will undoubtedly require the
whole of our freshman year.
Although our interests may vary
greatly, we seem to have many things
in common. First, we are freshmen, and
our four years at college will be spent
together. Together, we anticipate the
day when we will no longer be just
plain freshmen, but will be prepared to
take our places as upperclassmen. Then,
we will be the presidents of the SSA,
the YWCA, editors, and superintend
ents. Ours will be the task of filling
the places left us by our “big sisters,”
and of making and of continuing the
traditions of Spelman College.
Even now, we have begun to look for
ward to the day when we will be en
titled to sit on the Senior Bench, to the
felicitous occasion of passing through
Spelman Girls Hold Spotlight
Spelman was well represented this
year in the homecoming parade. In
keeping with the tradition of choosing
“Miss Maroon and White” and her at
tendants from the Spelman student
body, three seniors were chosen. This
year the Morehouse men chose popular
Miss Ella Mae Gaines as their queen.
Her reign was a successful one. She
was attended by two of her class-mates,
Misses Jean DeGazon and Muriel Gas-
sett. Spelman was as proud of them
as the Morehouse men are.
Spelman beauty was also represented
in this year’s royalty of Alpha Phi
Alpha fraternity. Lovely Miss Laura
Partee, sophomore of Atlanta, Georgia,
won the covete dtitle of “Miss Alpha”.
Miss Partee was attended by Miss
Sadie Harris, junior, and Miss Madelyn
Knight, freshman. All three of these
ladies are from Atlanta.
In connection with homecoming, there
were other representatives from Spel
man—ten cheer leaders and the “Y”
representative, Jane Hunter.
The Maroon and White homecoming
festivities included the Maroon and
White reception, parade, the homecom
ing game—Morehouse versus Fisk Uni
versity, and the Maroon and White
dance.
The reception was held in the More
house gymnasium on Friday evening,
November 19, 1948, at 8:00 p.m. At this
time the fraternity queens, “Miss Ma
roon and White”, and the sponsors of
the Morehouse homecoming were intro
duced.
The floats, made by the fraternities
and other campus organizations were
on display during the intermission of
the football game. At this time Miss
Gaines was crowned “Miss Maroon and
White.”
The climax of the homecoming sea
son was the annual Maroon and White
dance.
Editor’s Note: Miss Zola Jones was
an attendant to Miss Sigma; Miss
Dorothy Mitchell was an attendant to
Miss Omega.
the Alumnae Arch, and to the final
exercises which will make us alumnae
of Spelman. To be loyal, devoted daugh
ters of Spelman; to be worthy of her
noble traditions; to make some lasting
contributions to the Spelman Commun
ity; to take with us, when we leave her
portals, her ideals and inspirations, so
that we can give worthwhile service to
humanity—these are the ultimate ends
to which we dedicate ourselves even
now, as freshmen. These are the things
which will inspire us to do our very
best, every day of the months and years
of college life that lie ahead.
FADS AND FASHIONS
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You’ve got a date with the weather
man. He says that you’re fairer and
prettier than ever this year in your gay
rainwear. Capes, boots, and coats take
on every hue on the spectrum. Para
sols emerge with definite personality—•
and new materials that glow and shim
mer make gay the dreary day. The
tailored and belted raincoat with match
ing hat in black and white—worn by
FACULTY INTEREST
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and some have returned to the Spelman
family. The new members are:
Miss Ruth Norman, a graduate of
the University of Nebraska, is now in
the music department.
In the department of fine arts, Mr.
Donald R. Todd, graduate of the Uni
versity of Denver and winner of the
University of Denver Dramatic Club
Direction award for 1948, will teach
courses in speech and head the Univer
sity Players.
Returning to join the department oi
modern languages is Miss Camilla
Howard, a graduate of Spelman. For
the past five years she has taught at
Virginia State College.
Mrs. Eugenia D. Christian, a former
member of the Spelman faculty, and
recently on the teaching staff of Be-
thune Cookman College, has returned
as a member of the Biology department.
Miss Eleanor Ison, an honor graduate of
Spelman in 1948 is back as an assistant
in the same department.
After teaching for one year at Geor
gia State College, Miss Coragreene
Johnstone, has returned to the Depart
ment of English.
Back at their posts are: Miss M.
Lynette Saine of the education depart
ment, who spent the past year studying
toward the Ph.D. degree at the Univer
sity of Chicago, and Dr. Cornelia Paus-
tian who had a semester’s leave of
absence during 1948.
ATTENTION! THEATER GOERS!
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Mowatt, is a satire, one of the best ex
amples of its kind during the 19th cen
tury, according to the director. In this
production new persons are being used;
three-fourths of the cast have never
before appeared on stage. Music, songs,
and dances are to be added features.
Tentative Cast:
Samuel Abrams Mr. Tiffany
Walter Clements Count Jolimaitre
Preston Cochran Snobson
Dorothy Collins (part of ensemble)
Ella Mae Gaines Mrs. Tiffany
M. E. Holloway-... Zeke
Fred Holmes Mr. Trueman
Louise Johnson Seraphina Tiffany
Myron Johnson Mr. Fogg
Ruth Kethchum . Millinette
James Randolph Colonel Howard
Eddie Wilborn Mr. Twinkle
Manderline Willis Prudence
Jeralyn O. Young Gertrude
Mary Elizabeth Hall—is the talk of the
campus.
There’s a smart movement on!
Tweeds, deep-dyed, rich textured, and
boldly handled earn a backward glance.
Depend on them. They make the most
wearable of campus companions. Tweed
is especially to be admired as worn
by Marymal Morgan — that beautiful
straight skirt—or that bewitching duo,
Frieda McGee and Verdie Clark. They
usually team their grey tweed skirts
with palest blue sweaters. Vertie’s tweed
jacket “wins it” for casual grace.
Another bow to the clothes conscious
college girl and we’re off . . . until the
next issue.