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The familiar story of an innocent
four-year old adding her bit to the
Christmas tree might show how real is
American sentiment. The small girl,
watching her parents trim the Christmas
tree, was granted a request to put her
share of the decorations on it. ihe
rushed to her room, and finding one of
her tiny shoes with stub toes and run-
over heels, she hung it on the tree.
So pleased w^s the family with the inci
dent, that although the girl is now a
college graduate, each year the tree
holds the shoe along with many other ob
jects which, despite their beauty, lack
the sentiment. The type of tree and or
naments to be used, however, need not be
open to argument, for feelings in such
matters of s e ntiment are generally more
convincing than any amount of logic.
THANKSGIVING NOTES
There is always a spirit of giving
on Spelman’s campus, but at Thanksgiving
this spirit is even more definite.
In the week before Thanksgiving,
three interesting Chapel talks were made
about the organizations to which the
Spelman Thanksgiving Fund goes. Rev. Fir•
Mcjwen, pastor of the First Congregation
al Church, talked to us about the Com
munity Chest. Eunice Goss, Iditor-in-
Chief of the Campus Mirror, talked to us
about the Spelman missionaries in Africa
and India. Mr. Gleason, Secretary of the
world Student Service Fund, told us about
the functions of that organization.
On Thanksgiving morning, the stu
dents and faculty assembled in Howe Hall
for the Annual Thanksgiving Rally. Stu
dents were held in suspense while reports
from the faculty and staff were given.
V/hen the class reports were finally given,
the enthusiastic Freshman were exubere
antly proud of their victory over the
other classes.
Due to the constant spirit of giv
ing on the Spelman College Campus, and
the wonderful spirit of Thanksgiving,
the Thanks b iving Rally of 1049 was a
huge success.
THE 1949 HOMECOMING
--By Virginia Moreland
This was my fourth year to witness
the homecoming festivities, and to my
mind this year’s was the most gala of
all. Altoise Chennault, a senior.from
Cleveland, Ohio reigned as Miss Maroon
and White. Eunice Goss of Atlanta, Ga.,
and Muriel Corrin of East Orange, New
Jersey were her attendants. They were
a very stunning and lovely trio.
The festivities began with the
Maroon and White Reception. It was
held in the Morehouse College gymnasium
Friday, November 4th, At the reception,
Miss Maroon and Y.'hite and her attendants
as well as the fraternity sweethearts
were presented to the football team and
the Morehouse student body.
Spelman was well represented at
the reception. In addition to the fact
that the Queen and her attendants were
all Spelmanites, Arnette Sayles, a Spel
man junior, was Miss Omega; Marymal
Morgan, a Spelman graduate, was Miss
Kappa; Gwendolyn Mizell, a Spelman jun
ior, was Miss Sigma; and Neeka Garrison,
a Spelman sophomore, was an attendant
to miss Alpha.
Saturday was indeed a joyous day
for Morehouse and Spelman students and
alumni, for it was the day of the Home
coming game. Morehouse was scheduled
to play the Mad Magicians of LeMoyne
College. Morehouse was quite success
ful in overcoming the opponent, and won
the game by a score of 14-9.
The halftime included the presen
tation of the Queen and her attendants.
The Morehouse College band provided the
music. Miss Maroon and Ghite was bril
liantly attired in a white suit with
inaroon accessories while her attendants
wore maroon suits with white accessories
The fraternity sweethearts and
their attendants wore the colors of the
fraternities which they represented.