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Miss Vogue
Miss- Vogue, has been in attend
ance for nine weeks at Spelman
College. After a recent survey, she
is no longer Miss Vogue, but Miss
Vague.
A general survey revealed:
1. Socks with earrings, and a
crew worn'in the dining hall and
chapel.
When approached regarding
this, Miss Vogue replied: “but my
ears stick out, and my new hairdo
was mussed in swimming.”
2. When Adonis was seen leav
ing the campus at 6:10, Miss
Vogue replied: “The bell rang be
fore 6:00, it was only 5:55 by my
watch when he left.”
3. When reprimanded for at
tending two movies in one week,
Miss Vogue answered: “The hand
book lists one Morehouse movie
and one mbvie per week for
Freshman.
It is easy to see why Miss Vogue
soon became Miss Vague. A few
reminders may help her to be
come Miss Vogue again.
1. Earrings are not to be worn
with socks.
2. Kerchiefs and hats are to be
worn on the campus to the swim
ming poiol, but not / in the dining
hall and chapel.
3. Calling hours end promptly
at 6:00 daily except on Thursday,
when they end at 5:30.
4. Freshmen have the privilege
of attending only one movie each
week.
5. All students are urged to be
on time for activities and for
classes.
6. Students returning 'from ac
tivities at Read Hall should sign
in within twenty minutes after
the scheduled activity has ended.
7. Molding lingerie (girdles to
you) are in vogue on and off
campus.
8. Freshmen! Use but do not
abuse the privilege of having an
escort to co-activities.
Keep these rules in mind; they
have been made for your benefit.
Follow these simple rules, and
you, too, may become Miss Vogue.
Miss Maroon and White, Gertrude Clark (and her attendants, Eva Lowe
and Celestine Bray, royally reigned.
Poetry Anthology
Being Compiled
i October 5, 1959
Dear Editor,
The American College Poetry
Society is pleased to announce
that its second annual anthology
of outstanding college poetry is
now being compiled for publica
tion this winter. We would be
very grateful if you would alert
interested students on your cam
pus to this opportunity to have
their work published.
Contributions must [be the origi
nal work of the student (who
shall retain literary rights to the
material), submitted to the under
signed, care of the Society, with
the entrant’s name, address, and
school on each page. Poems, which
may deal with any subject, may
not exceed 48 lines, nor may any
individual submit more than five
poems. Entries which are not ac
cepted 1 for publication will be re
turned if accompanied by a
stamped, self-addressed envelope,
but they cannot be otherwise ac
knowledged, nor can the Society
compensate students for poetry
which is published. All entries
must be postmarked not later
than midnight, December 1, 1959,
to be considered, and the decisions
of the Society judges are final.
Your kind cooperation in this
project is deeply appreciated by
us.
Yours truly,
Alan C. Fox
Executive Secretary
All entries should be addressed
to:
American College Poetry Society
Box 2446S
Los Angles 24, California
A.M.S. Production
On November 12, 13, 14, 1959
the A.M.S. Players presented in
Howe Hah, The Skin of Our
Teeth is a symbolic portrayal of
production was under the direc
tion of Dr. J. Preston Cochran.
Though on the surface, the play
was “confusing and amusing,” it
was profoundly deep in meaning
and provoked keen thought on the
part of the audience.
In essence, The Skin of Our
Teeth is a symbolic portrayal of
man’s struggle to survive the per
ils of life through the thousands
of years of his existence. The idea
is best expressed in the following
quotation: “We’ve rattled along,
hot or cold, for some time now
. . . and if the dinosaurs don’t
trample us to death, and if the
grasshoppers don’t eat up our
gardens, we’ll live to see better
days. Don’t forget that a few years
ago we squeezed through the de
pression iby The Skin of Our
Teeth.” This is an expression of
the optimism which man has held
onto in spite of the times when
he “almost let the fires go out.”
The next play will be The Tro
jan Women by Euripides which
will be presented on December 3,
4, and 5 in the round in Giles Au
ditorium. Baldwin W. Burroughs
will direct this play.
Reflections
In previous years, our yearbook,
Reflections, has consisted of only
96 pages. This year, the Reflec
tions staff is planning a larger
book. This may seem to be a tri
vial matter to some of the stu
dents, but those who have had
any experience with the financial
management of a yearbook know
the problems the staff encounters.
To have more pages in the year
book, we must increase our funds’
by soliciting an additional number
of patrons and advertisements.
Each student can help by solicit
ing complimentary and patron ads
from her family and friends.
The staff of the 1960 Reflec
tions wants to make this year’s
book a true reflection of the co-
operative spirit of the entire
Spelman family, - mirroring not
just the activities and accomplish
ments of the class of 1960, but
also the loving support of every
member of the student body. But
this hope can be realized only
through the cooperation of every
one.
Editor-in-chief,
Elizabeth McDugle.
Winning Streak Broken
The Freshmen Say . . .
We, the members of the fresh
man class, include girls from
many parts of the United States,
two from Kenya and one from
British Guiana. With us, we bring
our talents and ambitions hoping
that we can have them developed
and realized to their fullest extent
in the Spelman College Commun
ity.
After having learned about the
traditions, rules and regulations
during Freshman Orientation
Week, we feel a part of Spelman
College.
The reception committee greeted
us with a smile as we stepped on
the campus. For some of us it was
our first time seeing the. campus
and coming to Georgia. We wish
to thank the reception committee
for paving a smooth way for us
during our first weeks here.
The get-acquainted socials and
receptions enabled us to meet
many members of the Spelman
College Community and our
brothers at Morehouse.
We feel that we have found our
rightful places here and _are on
our way to becoming true Spel-
i manites.
Betty J. Durrah
Destination—The Moon?
On October 23, 1959 about 20
juniors and seniors from Spelman
boarded a rocket-siorry-a Trail-
ways bus. Their destination, the
moon? No, Columbus, Georgia.
Their purpose, to observe inden
tations or sears on the moon? Nto,
to cheer the House on to victory.
To make the trip complete we
were accompanied by a group of
scientists'—olops, sorry Morehouse
men. We were also accompanied
by a group of prominent scientists,
Dr. “Dean” Asbury; the junior
scientist, Dr. Crawford; Dr.
Barksdale, and Dr. and Mrs.
Moreland.
To heighten our spirits so that
we might make our purpose a
success, we cheered from Atlanta
to Columbus even though the
weather was bad. There was no
doubt in any of our minds as to
what the House was going to do
to Tuskegee. To make sure whstt
our purpose was, we cheered
louder and harder as our racket
or bus drove onto the parking lot
at the Stadium. We continued as
the members of the Morehouse
football team, band, drill team,
and! cheer-leaders filed past us.
Now that all knew what we were
in Columbus for, even the weather
became attuned to our spirits as
it brightened for the game.
The undefeated Clark Panthers
stopped the Maroon Tigers’ win
ning streak with a spectacular run
by Hodges, in the first two min
utes of the game. Early attempts
for a TD, by the daring Tigers
were stopped by penalties, ineom-
pletes, and insufficient yardages.
Athena, the great Greek Olym
pian deity, carried the Panthers
on her shoulder; for, the first
quarter had just reached the mid
point when they again scored the
TD and extra point—making the
score 16-0.
The “never-say-die” Tigers
scored in the latter portions of the
second quarter. This TD was set
up by such men as Isaiah Coates,
165-pound freshman star quarter
back, very skillful passer, puntei,
runner, tackier and gridiron gen
tleman; and Alphonso “Buddy”
Crutch, 175-pound sophomore
halfback, number one scorer, ex
tremely keen on receiving passes
and punts.
The sensational Tigers fascinat
ed the spectators, after the half,
with their unique team work (both
offensive and defensive) and
fighting spirit. The entire Tiger
line was strong throughout the re
mainder of the game. During this
quarter, Taft McCoy, dynamic
185-pound fullback exploded;
thus, this precipitated a strong
winning urge for the Tigers. Mc
Coy made a sweeping run into
the end-zone giving the Tigers
another TD.
The Land
Of The Lion
by Dorcas C. Boit
LOCATION . . .
Kenya, one of the three East
African territories, lies along the
coast of East Africa, between the
latitudes 5 degrees N., 5 degrees
S., and the longitudes 34 degrees
and 42 degrees Eeast. The Equa
tor divides it roughly into two
parts. Kenya has some very
attractive geographical features.
The Great Rift Valley with its
narrow lakes runs through the
colony from North to South. This
valley is only about 40 miles
wide. .Mount Killimanjaro, the
highest mountain in Africa is
in Kenya, located in the middle of
the colony, not far from the equa
tor, gave the name to the coun
try. Mt. Elgou is on the boundary
of Kenya Colony and the Uganda
Protectorate. Mt. Lougouox, an
extinct volcanic mountain, rises
from the Rift Valley.
These outstanding* physical as
pects attract many tourists from
different parts of the world. The
many game parks, in which live
many different kinds of animals,
have contributed to make Kenya
a beautiful country. Why not take
a chance and go to Kenya to see
for yourself?
THE LAND . . .
Kenya has an area of about 225,-
000 square miles. Of this only 68,-
000 miles *is arable land. Most of
this arable land is. found in the
Kenya Highlands, which is the
land east of the Rift Valley. North
Kenya is a dry land 1 ; consequent
ly, the population is very sparse.
The Kenya Highlands, being the
most productive part otf the Col
ony, produce most of the Kenya
exports. The favorable climate
conditions encourage more “white
settling” in this area than in any
other part of Kenya.
Even Father Time seemed to
have favored Clark, as they gal
loped gleefully about the field,
for, time was swiftly passing
away. With less than a minute of
play, with a third down and six
yards to go for a first down, the
Tigers, to everyone’s bewilder
ment, gambled for a field goal
which proved to be fatal.
Although the game ended in de
feat for the Tigers, their fans were
“loyal just the same.”
Lucille Brown
Our beliefs were not in vain
because the Tigers triumphed
over TuSkegee 6-i). Our spirits
were high during the game and
even higher as we boarded our
“rocket” to return to Earth, oops,
to Atlanta and Spelman with news
of another victory for the House.
Elizabeth Kowze
THE PEOPLE . . .
The four races, namely: Arabs,
Asians, Europeans, and Africans
are to be found throughout the
colony. There are 6,235,000 people
in Kenya—6 million Africans,
60,000 Europeans, 25,000 Arabs
and 150,000 Asians. There are 23
African tribes, each speaking a
different language, although soma
tribes speak dialects of a number
of languages. There is, however,
one official native language, Swa
hili, which is spoken universally.
Many people now can speak Eng
lish, one of the official languages.
POLITICAL DIVISION . . .
Kenya is politically divided into
Provinces. The head of each
Province, who is the Provincial
Commissioner, has many other
administrative officers below him.
Each Province is divided into dis
tricts, with the Commissioner as
the head.
SOCIAL LIFE . . .
As in other parts Qf the world,
there are many social problems in
Kenya. This is a famous country.
It has been called by all sorts of
names—a dangerous country, a
hopeful country, one of the rich
est Door countries and so forth.
But Kenya remains unaffected
both by the praises and by un
gracious remarks. It is a wonder
ful country. -Kenya is particularly
famous in one respect: It is one
of the few countries in Africa
wherein live people of different
races who regard it as a home
and nothing less. “Why not take a
chance and go to Kenya and ex
perience it yourself?”
SYSTEM OF EDUCATION . . .
The system of education follow
ed in Kenya is different from the
American system. Comparatively,
there are more examinations given
in Kenya Schools than there are
in American Schools. Some of
these examinations, however,
may soon be eliminated.
Find out why Kenya is called
“The Land of the Lion.”