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VOL. I, NO. 1
SPELMAN COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
November 28, 19SS
Senior Recital
On Sunday, October 25, Roslyn
Pope was presented in her Senior
Piano Recital, in Sisters Chapel.
This was her first recital since her
trip abroad last year. Roslyn was
the recipient of the Merrill Award
for ’58-’59.
Who's Who
Winners
Announced
Roslyn is a native of Atlanta,
Georgia, and the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Rogers Pope. She is a
graduate of Booker T. Washing
ton High School. While there she
appeared as a guest soloist with
-the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Upon graduation from Washington
High, she received the Graham
Jackson Award for being the most
outstanding musician in the sen
ior class.
While a Merrill Scholar, Ros
lyn attended the Fountainetoleau
School of Music and the Ecole
Normale de Musique in Paris,
France, where she made a bril
liant record. Miss Pope also stud
ied privately under Madame Alice
Gaultier, professor at the National
Conservatory of Paris. At present
Miss Pope is a student of Mrs.
Joyce Finch Johnson.
Miss Pope, in spite of the hours
she spends practicing, finds the
time to toe the President of the
Spelman Student Government As
sociation.
After her brilliant performance,
the student body feted Miss Pope
with a reception in the lounge of
Read Hall.
New Faculty
And Staff
Front row Willie M. Gardner, Ella Blackman, Norma June Wilson
Second row — Patricia White, Roslyn, Pope, Eva M. Lowe, Clarice Walker
Third row — Marian Wright. Not shown — Jacquelyn Shivers
Among the eleven new faculty
appointees for the academic year
1959-60 at Spelman College are
three members of the department
of physical education, Mrs, Ben
nett, Miss Christian and Miss Lo-
renzi. Mrs. Hildegarde Bennett
studied under many famous
dancers as well as with the Amer
ican School of Ballet. In addition
to teaching experience in Phila
delphia and Miami, she has chore
ographed productions in Miarfi.
Mrs. Bennett also is director at
the Atlanta Civic Ballet, Inc. Miss
Mary Evelyn Christian, who holds
the B. A. from Wilson College,
Bombay University; the B. T.
from Government Secondary
Teacher Training College, Bom
bay University; the D. P. degree
in Physical Education, Govern
ment Training Institute for Phy
sical Education; the M. P. E. de
gree, International Y. M. C. A.
Springfield College, Springfield,
Massachusetts, auxiliary cadet
corps training, Poona, Bombay
State, India, is working toward
the Ed. D. degree at Teachers Col-1
lege, Columbia University. Miss
Christian has held various gov
ernment posts and has taught on
both college and high school levels.
Miss Clare Lorenzi has studied at
the University of Wisconsin and
with several private dancing
teachers and has danced profes
sionally with the Henry Street
Playhouse Dancers in New York
City.
Miss LaiConyea Butler, A. B.
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Town Meeting
“The Meaning and Significance
of Khruschev’s Visit” was dis
cussed at the first town meeting
of the year in Dean Sage Audi
torium, Atlanta University on
October 29, 1959. Participating in
the discussion were Miss Marian
Wriglht, Spelman College, Miss
Joyce Ross, Clark College, and Dr,
Benjamin E. Mays, Morehouse
College. Dr. Sam Cook, Atlanta
University, acted as moderator.
The discussion was quite spirit
ed, and in fact when the discuss
ion was brought to a close, there
were many more people wanting
to say more. Miss Ross was very
lively and charmed us with her
spontaneous wit. Dr. Mays, in his
characteristic way, lent maturity
and profundity of thought to the
issue. Miss Wright, who was in
Russia this past summer, brought
to the discussion her keen per
ception. We all were proud of
Marian and felt that in her dis
cussion was a testimony of the
progress that she made during
her year of study abroad.
Some of the Spelman Students
were present, but many were
absent. As Town Meetings afford
a chance for true deliberation,
none of us can afford to miss
them.
Library Club
The Spelman College Library
Club, through its president, Lola
V. Roberts, this week announces
a new project. This year they are
featuring a Paper Bound—Book
of-the-Month club which operates
much like the other popular book
clubs. The purpose of this project
is to encourage book ownership
and the building of personal li
braries. The invitation to join the
book club is extended to the en
tire College community. If you are
interested, you may talk with
Lola V. Roberts, Sinclair Head
or Mrs. Mickelbury.
Lola V. Roberts I
Intercollegiate Council
For some years now in Atlanta
the Intercollegiate Council has
tried to get the support of all
colleges in Atlanta. Each stu
dent is made to feel that he is
part of one great fellowship. The
Council is interracial and is con
cerned with the problems that
generally confront students.
The Intercollegiate Council
meets once a month on the cam
pus of one of the member col
leges. At each meeting, there is a
discussion of some current pro
blem; this year the Council has
decided to emphasize internation
al affairs. At the first meeting of
the year, Sunday, November 1,
Emanuel Aseuidi of Morehouse
led the discussion on African nat
ionalism. There has never been
an elected representative from
Spelman;the opportunity is open
to those who are interested. How
ever, Fran Odum has been about
the most frequent attender from
Spelman; therefore, this year she
will act as sort of a chairman for
those who wish to go.
Presently, the Spelman group
does not represent any particular
club or organization;, but the Soc
ial Science Club is considering
sponsoring the group, as there is
a membership fee of two dollars
that must be paid. Then, the pur
poses of the Council more closely
parallel those of the Social
Science Club than of any other
club on the campus.
Any of you who think that you
might be interested in the Inter- j
collegiate Council should get in
touch with Fran Odom or Mrs.)
Esta Seaton, who is the faculty
advisor.
Support
The U.N.C.F.
Foreign Affairs
At Spelman
One thing is certain, our three
foreign students have wasted no
time in getting started. I had to
wait in line three days before I
could secure an appointment for
an interview! It was well worth
the wait, for each of the young
ladies is a brilliant, relaxed, and
earnest conversationalist. They
reported no great problems of ad
justment, and since none has
made oceanliner reservations for
home, I think we are safe in as
suming that they are now Spel-
manites.
After having finished high
school at fourteen, Cecile Ganpat-
singh, a native of British Guiana,
worked four years on the clerical
staff of the Supreme Court Reg
istry of British Guiana to help fi
nance her American education.
She aspires to toe a dentist. 'Why?
“Because,” said she, “my neighbor
(in Guiana) on the left is a den
tist; my neighbor on the right is
a dentist, and my uncle here in
the State's is also a dentist.” There
is nothing surprising about Ce-
cile’s choice—she had no alterna
tive. She recalls a visit to Radio
City as her most pleasant exper
ience in America. “It was ttfce a
dream.”
Dorcas Boit of Kenya, Africa is
preparing to teach high school in
her native land, while Jennifer
Ragwar, also of Kenya, finding
no available major in geography,
is undecided. Both young ladies
completed one and one-half years
in Siriba College, Kenya, before
coming here to Spelman. Here,
they have been greatly impressed
by the action at the Morehouse vs
Clark game—finding the specta
tors more exciting than the foot
ball players. For Dorcas and Jen
nifer, coming to America has been
an especially giant step. Their
parents were reluctant to give
them permission to come State-
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Nine students were elected by
the students and faculty to be in
cluded in WHO’s Who Among Stu
dents in American Universities
and Colleges for the 1959-1960
School year. The students are
selected as outstanding for reasons
of leadership, scholarship, charac
ter, and service.
This year, four seniors and five
juniors were chosen. The seniors
are Ella Pearl Blackman of Bain-
bridge, Georgia who is majoring
in political science and who serves
as Head Hostess in the Dining
Hall; Roslyn Elizabeth Pope, At
lanta, Georgia, whose major is
music and who studied in this
field last year in France as a
Merrill Scholar. Roslyn is Presi
dent of the Spelman Student Gov
ernment Association, a member of
the Atlanta-Morehouse-Spelman
Players and the French Club, and
the student accompanist for the
Glee Club. Jacquelyn Shivers, also
of Atlanta, majoring in mathe
matics, is President of the Senior
Class, Chairman of the Publicity
Board for Spelman Student Gov
ernment Association, and a mem
ber of the Mathematics Club and
on the staff of Reflections, the
College Yearbook, Clarice Walker,
a native of Griffin, Georgia is ma
joring in home economics. She is
Chairman of the Social Board for
the Spelman Student Government
Association and a member of the
Home Economics Club, the Chorus,
and the production staff of the
Atlanta-Morehouse-Spelman Play-
The juniors chosen are Willie
Mae Gardner, Florence, South
Carolina, Eva Lowe, Chattanooga,
Tennessee, Patricia Myrl White,
Beaumont, Texias, Norma Jiune
Wilson, Jacksonville, Florida, and
Marian Wright, Bennettsville,
South Carolina. Willie Mae, who
is majoring in English is Presi
dent of the Junior Class and a
member of the English Club and
the Atlanta-Morehouse-Spelman
Players; Eva has a major in so
ciology. She was first attendant
to Miss Maroon and White this
year, is Business Manager of the
Spotlight, and a member of the
Social Science Club. Patricia is
President of the Biology Club,
Miss Alpha of 1959-1960, and a
member of the Glee Club. Patri
cks major is biology. Norma
June, who is majoring in psycho
logy, is Editor of the Spotlight,
Head Usher, Social Chairman of
the Psychology Club, and a mem
ber of the Biology Club. Marian
was a Merrill Scholar studying in
Europe during the year 1958-1959.
She is a .member of the Social
Science Club and the NAACP. Her
major is in the field of social
science.