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^potliaht man ^J>poiucj _j e f Norma June Wilson Janaging Editor Venecia Gardner Featured Editor Mary Miller Art Editor —- Johnny Price News Editor Barbara Adams Busiri.ess Manager Eva M. Lowe /taff Cecile Ganpat.sgnh, Marian Watson, Marian Pitts, Ifatricia Smith, Blondell Dixon, Mary J. Crew, Mary Frances Watts, Jean Berrien, Lucille Brown, Eleanor Hines, Betty Durrah, jjackie Walker, Nellie Kelly, Beverly Pratt, Barbara Irvins, Eva Lowe. \ Faculty Advisor Mrs. Marjorie Spring Office — Packard Hall Phone — JAckson 4-3005 Illinois Bloomington? 102 E. University Dear Dr. Manley, I suppose that you ar upset with me for having so long to write to you. A I am very ashamed, but il it was just laziness on my part. The Opinions expressed in the SPOTLIGHT are not necessarily those! of the Editors or' Staff rJletterS Jrom Oi f ur anae Students North Central College Naperville, Illinois March 25, 1960 Dear Dr. Manley, I must apologize for my ex tended delay in writing to you. I would have written earlier, but I wanted to have something con crete to say before writing to you. 1307 N. Main Street Bloomington, Illinois April 10, 1960 Dear Dr. Manley, Words cannot express my ap preciation for the student ex change program. It has 1 profited ,.jjte—tremendously. It is in this "letter tffat I, shall share my ex periences with jdu. Naperville is a (typical subur ban city. It is ‘located about twenty-eight (28) miles west of Chicago. Its population is approx imately 12,000. Naperville is the oretically integrated. There is not a single Negro family living in Naperville; the realtors will not sell or rent them houses. Since there are no Negroes residing here, Margie and I are sometimes referred to as “pioneers” in the area of race relations even though there are nine (9) other Negroes here at North Central College. I am enjoying my stay at Illi nois Wesleyan. I am having many worth while experiences, both ac ademically and socially. There is such a friendly atmosphere here; I am amazed at seeing so many warm-hearted people. Eleanor Tinnon and I are known by over half of the students here. There are thirteen Negro students here among the 1200 student body. Since there are not any per manent Negro residents in Naper ville, Margie and I have been in vited to luncheons, programs, re ceptions, etc. throughout the city, and to speak on certain occasions as a means of introducing us to society and vice versa. I am very happy to know that an exchange program is taking place between Spelman and Skid more College. I know that such an experience^ will be beneficial and rewardinipPyir the students of both schoolut North 'Central College is a coed college which has an enrollment of approximately nine hundred (900) students. All of the stu dents have been very kind to us. As a matter of fact, things are much better than we anticipated. About ninety percent (90'%) of the students at North Central College have not met or associat ed with Negroes before. As a re sult, Margie and 1 are constantly engaged in deep, thought-provok ing discussions relative to the Ne gro and his position in the South. We (Margie and I) have been ex tremely cautious in all of our deeds and actions because what we do or think, all Negroes do or think.” This stems from the fact that they think of us (Ne groes) as being “types.” I have been keeping up wit^ the news about the sit-downs in the South. I wasn’t exactly shock ed when I first read about it, but I suppose you can imagine how I felt upon seeing the names of my friends in the paper (my Mother sent me a newspaper clipping). Since then I have gotten as much information as possible about the issue. I wish I were there to join you. We discussed the matter in my Sociology class. All of the students seemed to feel quite sympathetic toward all of the students involved 1 ; they feel that the approach will work. rds to Mrs. ,nd student I send my best Manley, the fac, body. Sincerely 1 yours, Floris Barnett I suppose it is too late to te you about our arrival here and our early experiences. I must say though that we have certainly become adjusted to this new situ ation. I hardly think of myself as an exchange student any long er. I feel as though I have been here for quite some time. The friendliness and hospitality of the faculty and the student body somewhat resembles that of Spel man. So you can see I haven’t had any problems. There are approximately twelve hundred students here of which about fourteen are Negroes, in cluding Floris and me. However, there is very little racial preju dice or problems on the campus. You actually forget about color. There has been quite an uproar this year (about the Greek organ izations though. Many of the stu dents are quite disturbed about the “white” clauses written, in their charters. Quite a few of them re fuse to join them for that rea son. The problem comes from the alumnae and not the students. I understand that there was a little disturbance, before we came, about our staying in the sorority houses, and as a result we ended up in dormitories. We haven ; t bad any serious problems though. In fact we have been making history. We ate at a sorority house for two weeks (twice daily), spent the night and attended a serenade in another and went to an annual sorority dance. That was the first time that Negroes had had any contact with the sororities at all. The dance was given by the Al pha Omicron Pi sorority of which Jackie is a member. It is, I think, the moat liberal group on campus. As far as classes are concerned, I have found that most of them ate more complicated than the ones at ISpelman. I think that they present a bigger challenge though. I can actually say that I have done more studying here than I have ever done in my life. I do not know how my grades will be, I do know, however, that I have accomplished a great deal. I really missed being at Spel man when I read about the mass sit-ins 'by the students in the A. U. system. I really wished that I had been there so that I could have participated in them. I also felt a little sad when I received letters from the girls in the glee club While they were on tour. However, I raised my head and Don't holUr , TYUyj /«•. ft. Vn / / told myself that maybe I would get a chance next year. I was pro bably rationalizing though. In spite of everything, though, I have certainly gained a lot from this experience. I hope that next year a larger number of students will be able to participate in the exchange program. By the way, my counselor is Dr. Clark Bouw- mian, head of the sociology depart ment. He is really a wonderful person. In fact he is a lot like Dr. Zinn, as far as personality is con cerned. He is also admired, like Dr. Zinn, by ttyte whole student body. I shall write again soon, and I will not have quite so much to say. Please give my warmest re gards to Mrs. Manley and the Spelman family. Sincerely yours, Eleanor Tinnon satisfaction. This is due tOjMhd" strict rules and regulat^^f, plus ; A Jo Letters To The Editor Miss Vogue: The recent problem treated in the Spelman Spolight concerning the relationship between More house and Spelman is one wor thy of consideration. The question was asked. What has happened between Morehouse and Spelman? And you cited four factors — Clark, Grady Memorial, A. U., and Morris Brown. I should like to ask what has existed be tween Spelman and Morehouse in the past. I have never observed anything but frustration and dis- tbe sophisticated atti \Ade that most Spelman ladies asy.^me. It is true that Spelman rtoas had a few activities; 'however^, it is also true that they are gukrded by the faculty,' just as the A^rny, Navy, and 'Air Force guard tljie United States. This is one reasor why Spelman is slowly leaving' the picture. And if matters don’t change, Spelman women will be left out completely. Maybe the Spelman ladies aren’t mature enough to carry on social activities without close supervision by the faculty. The students at the other schools 'do, and with success. Most students know What will happen if they get out of place. I think that Spelman should come down from her high tower that is as false and unrealistic as democracy in Georgia. If you don’t believe this, get the Mon day morning’s gossip column on April 4, 1960, and read the after vacation report. »** J it The students at North Central College are more or less govern ed by their student government association. They make and abide by their dormitory rules, etc. The organizations seem to function well, and the students have “free dom of speech” in their news paper. In comparing the “educational set-up” of North Central College with that of Spelman, I find) that the educational 'standards are ap proximately the same. I have also v '» , — , • i T> A \ V «- dai * * r * 1 ^^^ |||| * |||||| . |1| . - .. M i hi miwuonittw,mg ■ it (Continued on Page 4) Oon't cftn t. Jump you should So 7"him dt'dn’i <y a a Soeht* i ft4 ^eu ■Rh ew to U th* 1 As the holiday period rolls around, most of the young; ladies at Spelman are anxious to go home—why? For no other reason than to be “themselves” for a few days. So the well-worn path Will grow wider and wider, and the (distance between the other schools will be lessened, while Spelman and Morehouse grow farther and farther apart. L. J. Harrison Morehouse College