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Campus Mirror Published During the College Year by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia Vol. XXVII JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1950 No. 2 SPELMAN TO HONOR FOUNDERS APRIL II Plans for Gym Drawn Up On April 11, Spelman College will pay homage to the late Misses Sophia B. Packard and Harriet E. Giles, founders of the College. The observance will fol low the usual procedure, and the student body, faculty, and alumni will resume the drive for funds necessary for the con- struction of a gymnasium on the campus. For some time, the need for proper facilities for physical education and de velopment has been clearly recognized. To that end, varied efforts throughout the school year culminate with the Foun ders Day Rally, at which the organiza tions, classes, and other groups are finan cially represented. Each Founders Day has proved to be an additional step in the direction of the gym. The Campus Mirror is happy to release the news that the gym which, in the minds of Spelman students, has previ ously been hut a vivid dream, is on its way to realization. Evidences of this fact are seen in the work being done on the grounds just across Ella Street, and the plans being made to close the street for construction. These facts strike a happy note in the hearts of every Spelman stu dent. They are also a spur to more and greater efforts in our drive, and a chal lenge to reach the heights in our Foun der' Day Rally for 1950. DR. SINGER CHALLENGES US TO FACE REALITIES Kurt I). Singer, noted author, editor, and radio analyst was the University Convocation speaker on Thursday, Feb ruary 23. Dr. Singer was educated at the University of Zurich in Switzerland and the Labor College in Stockholm. He has been editor of an illegal underground newspaper in Berlin as well as corre spondent for a Swedish newspaper in the I nited States. He is an authority on espionage. Mr. Singer challenged the audience “to have the courage to face the grim reali- ties'*. He predicted that as long as poverty prevails, there will he Commun ism, and that the belief in White Su premacy i' doomed to die. Thus, food ami racial equality constitute the only weapon to destroy World Communism, MISS ELLA MAE BOWMAN IN RECITAL At the first faculty recital of the year, Spelman College presented on February 24, 1950, Miss Ella Mae Bowman, pianist, who joined the Department of Music in September, 1949. Miss Bowman holds a master’s degree from the Juilliard School of Music, where she studied piano with Gladys Mayo, theory with Frederic Host, and en semble with Frederick Pausnitz. She has appeared in concerts in Steinway Hall (New York), at the Brooklyn Acad emy of Music, and at numerous churches in and around New York City. The program included numbers from Scarlatti, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms. Chopin, Debussy, Villa-Lobos, and Kha chaturian. All the numbers were ren dered with skill and brilliance, and were well received by the audience. The artist met the encores by a superb rendition of “Clair de Lune " by Debussy and “The Cat and the Mouse” by Copeland. PERSONALITY SPECIALIST LECTURES HERE Dr. Grace Sloan Overton, specialist in the field of personality problems, marital relations, and social and vocational guid ance for youth was guest of the Spelman student body on February 16, through the efforts of the S. S. A. The burden of Dr. Overton’s lecture was the idea that the total personality is useless until one has organized the skills to work to the desired end, together with the contention that the finesse of a lady 1 ies in the art of maintaining her separateness, and at the same time of developing a broad friendliness across that separateness—the goal of a person of culture. Dr. Overton showed much skill in her method of lecture, and so interesting were the points which she brought out that they stimulated a host of questions, which she answered at the end of the lecture. AN AFTERNOON IN PARIS Don t miss the Grand Opening of “La Haute Couture*’ on March 14, at 4:30 P. M. The leading Paris “cou turier' will show their latest models in Howe Hall. The afternoon will be filled with music, and high entertainment. I ickets may be obtained from members of the French Club for 10c. Don’t forget! NATIONAL NEGRO HISTORY WEEK OBSERVED HERE National Negro History Week had its beginning in 1926. It is always observed the second w r eek in February. This week the observation began on February 12tb, Lincoln’s birthday. The purpose of Negro History Week is to acquaint the nation with the Negro's contribution to the culture of America. This observance has done much to rid the people of much misinformation about Negroes and their history, and has helped to make Negroes proud rather than ashamed of their heritage. At Spelman, National Negro History Week was observed in the usual way. The several aspects of the history of the Negro were emphasized by the various speakers presented. Mr. Prince Wilson of the History Department of Morris Brown College spoke to us in Chapel on the general cultural contributions of Negro Women. Coach Frank L. Forbes of Morehouse College emphasized the Negro's contribution in the field of sports. Mr. W illis L. James, of our own Music Department, pointed out the con tribution of the Negro in the field of Music. FRESHMEN STAGE SPECTACULAR SHOW “Freshmen on Trial,” the first exhibi tion of the heretofore latent vein of talent present in the class of ’53, brought a huge crowd of spectators to Howe Hall on Saturday, February 25. The idea of the show was to present evidence that the Freshman class is worthy of its place in the sun—Spelman College. The burden of proof, as usual, lay with the defense, and all who saw the show will agree that it was proved, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the Freshman class is worthy of its claim. The show was fast-moving, well- planned. and showed evidence of con scientious rehearsal. In the dance group, the musical renditions, the dramatic skits, the dramatic monologues and dia logues, the gymnastics, and all the num bers which were a part of the show, promising talent was shown. The freshmen are an energetic group. Our hats are off to them. From all in dications their Founders Day Drive is definitely on, full speed!