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THE SPEIMAN SPOT T IGHT
J a nuary 5 1958
THE SPEIMAN SPOTLIGHT
Published by the students «f
Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia,
Editor
Managing editor
Feature editor
News editor
Sports editor
Copy editor
Publication editor
Business manager
Secretary
Typists
Geneva Evans
Dorothy Robinson
Eva 'Wallace
Elizabeth McDugle
Joan Anthony
Marian Wright
Jacquelyn Johnson
Hershelle Sullivan
Marian Isler
Johnnie Mae Tate
Julia Johnson
Dorothy Coleman
Mr, Henry West
Faculty advisor
S TAFF
Jane Bond, Marian Pitts, Barbara Neal,
Mary Deane Echols, Hershelle Sullivan,
Noma Juno Wilson, Ara Ann Yates, Gloria
Braswell, and Perrline Adamson.
EDi iO (Rials
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"COWERING EXPERIENCE"
©noe upon a time in the country of
Atlintio-Grorgio, there was a small king
dom of Spielmon which was isolated from
the rest of the world. Spielmon was
smothered by a tradition curtain.
This little anachronistic kingdom
was not as advanced technologically as
the surrounding kingdoms because at
S pielmon it was customary to do things
ajs they had been done in the past.
Their ideally democratic government
was in reality an oligarchy. The ruler
was a benevolent despot who Qften ’Circum
vented the laws made by the parliament in
which the actual governing of the kingdom
is rested.
This kingdom, as all kingdoms at
this time, had an objective, suoh as the
objective of a church is religious salva
tion, or as * college is intellectual
pursuit or scholastic achievement.
Spielmon*s objective was peace and good
will.
The ruler held court everyday and
a 11 the people were obligated to attend.
Here, news of the outside world was
brought to the people.
The ruler of Spielmon had a tight
domestic policy guided by a calendar of
events each year. There was »o nead for
a foreign, policy.
PAY DANCES WILL CONTINUE AT SPEIMAN
The experiment determining the con
tinuance of pay dances, in which the
Bermuda Festival given by the class of
1958 was used as a guinea..pig, proved
successful.
Signs were posted in the dormitories
for the names of guests who did not at
tend the schools in the Atlanta Universi
ty Center. Male guests from the Center
were requested to bring their identifi
cation cards. There was no trouble with
people trying to "orash"the dance. No
, one inside was asked to leave because of
^irregular conduct caused by the influents
■'of alcoholic beverages, Mr, Shelley re-
1 ported that things ran smoothly on the
outs -de.
On the whole, the administra tion
was pleased with the conduct of the stu
dents, We appreciate your co-operation
in the matter and hope it will continue.
It does seem, however, that the
S pclman students would look at this
matter in a more mature fashion. The
sign in the dormitory for upperclassmen
listed suoh guests as Governor Talmadge,
Governor Griffin, and Jeff Chandler. It
is necessary to point out that the lists
are for the student's benefit. Acting
in such an unadult fashion may lessen the
chances for student government to thrive
at Spelman.
'Cowering Experience", con*t, ###
The subjects of Spielmon were, how
ever, discontented with their lot and
were eager to find out about the outer
world.
One evening, an inquisitive subject
ventured past the night watchman and out
of the gate. Our adventurer sallied forth
and encountered a BIG CATJl Not well-
versed in things of this nature, our
naive subjeot offered the cat seme goodies
which he carried in his pouch, and attemp
ted to stroke him. This Oat, however, did
not purr, ho ROARED ii Our adventurer had
chanced upon a Lioni The lion attacked
him and he hastened back to Spielmon's
safety. Ho had indeed gone through a
cowering experience.
Upon hearing about his adventurous
subjeot *s experience, the ruler hastened
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