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VOL. I, NO. 2 SPELMAN COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA December 19, 1959 Annual Christmas Carol Concert A. M. S. Chorus under the direction of Dr. Willis James, Mrs. Joyce Finch Johnson accompanist. The Freshman Class Elects Officers President Beverly Pratt Vice President Marilyn Pryce Secretary Nelda King Asst. Secretary Sonya Mixon Treasurer Hattie Mosley Social Chairman Brenda Gibson Representative to The Student Council Phyllis Umstead Publicity Chairman Marilyn Sweeting Exchange Program To Become ' Effective The idea that Spelman Col lege should send students to var ious colleges on an exchange ba sis began two years ago. Letters were then written to various col leges asking if they would accept students and send students to us for a feiw weeks, for a semester, or for a year. The Exchange Program wil be gin during the Spring Semester of the 1959-60 school year. The colleges participating are North Central College, Napierville, Illi nois and Bethel College, Newton, Kansas. The Spelman students who will participate in the first exchange program are unknown at this time. Two students are be ing considered for each of the schools mentioned. One student is applying for a scholarship at Barnard College in New York. Barnard College has consented to give a scholarship to a Spelman student for a year. The students chosen to partici pate in the exchange program are selected on the basis of scholar ship and interest. Preference is given to students from the South to enable them to gain experi ences beyond the confines of the South. 'Dr. Howard Zinn is chairman of the exchange program and is assisted by Mrs. Irene Asbury, and Miss Carolyn Crawford. NAACP As we are planning to organize an NAACP chapter on Spelman’s campus soon, I think that some information on the history and functions of the NAACP might result in a better understanding of this organization and its ac tivities. The NAACP was begun in 1909 by a group of white and Negro leaders in New York headed by Mary White Ovington assisted by Dr. W. E. B. DuBois. Its organi zation was an immediate response to the racial riots which had erupted in Springfield, Illinois. These riots were viewed as just one manifestation of the general degeneration of race relations during this period. Its leaders felt the vital need of the colored peoples for add in combating the unjust and discriminatory prac tices they encountered. The NAA CP sought to make the struggle of these people its own. It adopted as its goal “the estab lishment of equal rights for citi zens of all races and religions with respect to security of pen sion, housing, education, employ ment, voting, and various public accommodations. In working to achieve Its goal, the NAACP makes a threefold attack on ra cial discrimination: legal, legis lative and educational. Its plan of anti-discrimination laws, and a public information program.” Since its organization, the NAACP has done much to ame liorate the position of minority groups, particularly the Negro, in the United States,but its struggle is far from finished. It has done much, but much remains to be done toward securing equal rights for all in the U.SA. The NAACP has gained many (Continued on Page 3) Book Review The Status Seekers, by Vance Packard On November 18 in Dean Sage auditorium, Dr. Cothran, Chair man of the Social Science Depart ment at Atlanta University re viewed the Status Seekers, by Vance Packard. This review was divided into two sections. The first section dealt with the actual review of the book, while the sec ond section was concerned with his criticisms of the book. Dr. Cothran severely criticized Mr. Packard’s book. He gave the impression that he does not hold the Status Seekers in high regard. He stated that the book was of no significance, from the sociologists’ point of view. The review was very good. Dr. Cothran is skillful in his use of words and did an excellent job of keeping his audience interested. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Garner At The Keyboard The tinkling of the keys, the beat of the drums, and the bow ing of the bass are all memories of the fabulous Erroll Gamer Concert. Erroll Gamer, “The Ge nius of the Piano,” left everyone spellbound after each number he played. His pattern of beginning each number with his right hand as an introduction kept you in rapt won derment as to what he was going to play next. The composite chords filled you up with rhythm from your' head to your toes. The au dience was fascinated by his dra ma and wit. Every number that he played was a favorite of someone’s. How ever I think we would all agree that songs like “Misty”, “The Nearness of You”, “Tenderly”, and “My Funny Valentine”, made ev eryone’s heart skip a beat. His medley of songs from George and Ira Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess”, and “Showboat”, were played in a superb manner. To mention a few of them; “I Love You Porgy”, “Bess, You is My Woman Now”, “Summertime”, “The Man I Love”, One cannot overlook the men, Edward Calhoun and Kelly Martin, who superbly played the bass and drum. They added color and wit to the entire concert. The concert ended with Mr. Garner’s original song, “Erroll’s Theme”. However, fans applaud ed, shouted, and waited for his re-appearance. The concert was officially ended after two encores. Fans went their Way repeating to themselves “Mr. Gamer, you really are a genius.” Mary J. Crew Students To Study Abroad The Spelman Family looks for ward to the annual chapel address by President Manley in which he announces the year’s recipients of the Merrill Fellowship Award —the highest honor obtainable by a Spelman woman. On Monday, December 1, 1959 Dr. Manley an nounced that this year’s students were Misses Patricia Myrl White and Mary Frances Watts. Patricia is a member erf the Junior Class from Beaumont, Texas, and leads the class aca demically. At present, she is pres ident of the Biology Club and an active member of the Spelman Glee Club. “Pat” is majoring in biology and minoring in chemis try. Mary Frances is a native of At lanta, Georgia and a member of the Sophomore Class. She has been on the honor roll each se mester since entering Spelman. Mary has a major in English and a minor in French, and is quite active in the English and French clubs. She is also a member of the Spotlight staff. We, of the Spelman Family, are very proud of these two outstand ing young women. The Atlanta-Morehouse-Spel- man Chorus presented its annual Christmas Carol Concert, on De cember 11, 12, 13. Following through with the practiced cus tom, the program was composed of carols from many different countries as well as from our own. Along with the ones that have become traditional, several new selections were performed, among which were “Gloria in Ex- celsis,” a rare old English carol; “Holy Holy Carol” a Cornish carol; “Christ of the Snow,” a Hungarian carol; “Two Kings,” by Clokey; “O Tannenbaum,” a Ger man carol; “Mary’s Lullaby,” by Natle; “The World’s Good Mor row,” an English carol; “Psallite Unigerito,” a German carol; and “New Born,” a Negro spiritual by John Work. The Chorus this year consists of 95 students from Atlanta Uni versity, Morehouse and Spelman. The program was under the di rection of Dr. Willis L. James. Mr. Wendell Whalum conducted ; the Morehouse College Glee Club and Mrs. Joyce Finch Johnson and Dr. Grace Boggs are the accompan ists. The Spelman Glee Club also participated. With so many new and talented members and such an excellent program, this year’s concert was as good, if not better than pre vious ones! Congratulations, Dr. James and the A.M.S. Chorus. To The City Students When the city students were interviewed, it was discovered that they were confronted with many problems that should be solved in order to make our col lege days more successful. Transportation seemed to be the major problem. Because of the poor city transportation system, the city students have found it difficult to return to the campus for evening activities. The poor participation of the city Students has presented a problem to the school also. The responsibilities to the home and community have been found to conflict with school activities. The wise utilization of time has created easier study habits. The interruption of study at home, such as telephone, television, and Visitors has only created another problem for the city student. The most important problem discussed by both the city and campus students was the difficulty of destroying intangible boundar ies that separate the city students from the campus students. Both groups would like to establish a closer relationship. This article has been written to assure the city students that we have realized their difficulties as well as our own shortcomings. We would like you to know that we will do our best to make things more comfortable and to ease these difficulties as much as possible. Patricia Smith