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Wednesday, May 4, 1960
THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
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Greetings fellow students, dis
tinguished faculty, and admin
istration, (honored friends, and
celebrated “jailbirds." We are
very sorry to say that news has
been very shallow these past few
weeks. During this time, however,
we Saw many changes around our
campus; starting with the “weird”
weather and going on the sensible
sit-downs, we have been in a
constant state Of activity.
After rising to go to, excuse
the expression, breakfast, one
morning we suddenly noticed the
ground was covered with little
white crystals. Being from the
North and all that, we were not
too surprised at the snow. But
one young man, apparently from
a southern state, wias wrong when
he exclaimed, “Some one painted
the ground all white!” After un~
huh, breakfast, we all rose to go
outside, but we were met by a
barrage of snow balls thrown
with deadly accuracy by some of
our hcother students. We had a
young\var between the units and
Graves’Hall, and then we invaded
ol^L across the street. It
was pui'Vpleasure to watch them
go down^^er fire from More
house Men^pc won! And then we
invaded fTi conquered that
stronghold lcross the street, the
place whee the fierce amazons
live, yes Morehouse came, saw
and conquered Spelman, a jnighiy
task fcr any 'school. Ho\cver
Morehouse men did not attain
victory without suffering a few
casualties. Some sisters threw
with amazing accuracy. We can
Vouch for that, for we stopped
several snowballs ourselves. At
one time Les Deux alone were
holding - up the “rep” of More
house. Our sisters realized this
oVid began their attack. At this
n/oint we began walking towards
^Morehouse, then running, and
Suddenly we found ourselves in
|ull flight. Our legs would not
rjnove fast enough, and we re
ceived several “firmly packed”
Qlvhite crystals in the back of the
head. Then we were aided by
some “brethren” who crossed that
well-worn path between Clark
and Spelman. With this assist
ance, we put our sisters back
where they belong in the dorm
itories.
There is one specie of bird that
does not fly. Those students who
cap be so classified spent the
major part of March 15 in a
well-known Atlanta hotel. It
seems that they received the spec
ialty of the house, free of charge;
they were fed dishes which were
very similar to those we eat here,
or maybe the particular student
we talked to, exaggerated the
situation.
To close out this column, we
would like to tell Mr. Joseph
Pegues, 16 year old freshman
from Birmingham, Alabama that
we are thinking of him. Mr. Pe
gues was banned from the state
of Georgia and confined to Birm
ingham for a period of one year.
After that time, he will return to
us, and we are glad, we will still
be here to welcome back a true
Morehouse Man.
Hats OFF to Mr. Joseph Pegues.
Here’s hoping we win!
The Laundry Thanks
You For Your
Patronage and
Cooperation,
See You Next
Semester.
(^dAentlafd
A striking example of the in
tellectual’s preoccupationf with
the things of the mind clncerns
the great philosopher Imm'anuel
Kant. After considerable internal
debate, Kant decided to get mar
ried. When, however, he called
at the young lady’s house, he
found, to his intense disappoint
ment, that she bad left town—
twenty years before.
Dr. Booker T. Washington
arrived in Charleston, S.C., one
evening with scant time to reach
a hall where he was scheduled
to give an address. Outside the
station was a dilapidated hack
whose driver was reclining there
in. Dr. Washington hailed him,
but the driver shook his head.
“I don’t drive Negroes in my
hack,” he said. “Very well then,
I’ll drive you,” Dr. Washington,
said, whereupon he jumped on
the box, seized the reins, and
with a practiced hand urged the
old nag to his destination.
A young soldier was taking his
girl on a tour of an Army base.
The couple approached a rifle
range just as a group of trainees
fired at a line of targets. The
girl, frightened by the sudden
noise, flung herself into the sol
dier’s armls. Visitors and soldiers
standing nearby smiled. The girl
blushed and stepped back, saying
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to get
so frightened.” “Oh, that’s all
right,” the GI said with a grin.
“Now let’s go and watch the heavy
artillery.”
A friend
Red Cross in the South -pacific
theater was asked to sing at a
GI entertainment one evening.
The MjC. introducing her told the
audience that, since formal even
ing drfesses were hard to come
by in the area, she had fashioned
her gown from a parachute.
From the rear of the audience
a voice boomed, “Where’s the
rip cord?”
Nellie J. Kelley
IV
Imagine
Scarfs and hats not being worn
in the dining hall or chapel.
Books and coats not being
brought into the dining hall.
The Morehouse men not visiting
at Clark.
Morehouse defeating Clark.
Martha Randall admitting some
one to the dining hall at 6:18
p. m.
Norma not being a slave driver.
Virgil McDonald not visiting
N. K. daily at 4:33 p. m.
No one lingering outside after
social activities.
Calling hours ending promptly
at 6:00 p. m.
E. B. wearing socks or nylons.
The SPOTLIGHT coming out
on time.
Lovers Lane being deserted af
ter the Thursday night movies.
Giles with adequate lighting and
electrical outlets.
No one walking on the grass.
Everyone passing history and
the English standardization test.
Spelman as a coed institution,
serv*£> with ^the
Willows Weep
Did you notice all the “weep
ing willows” around the campus
about four weeks ago? It seems
as if the “tears’ froze, causing the
weakest of the “weepers” to de
tach themselves from life. There
they lay in beautiful shiny brush
heaps like exquisite stupified
schizophrenics, until the Build
ings and Grounds’ men carried
them away to an ignominious
death. Such is the fate of the
trees caught in the recent ice
storm— “the worst in twenty-four
years.”
It all began one morning with
.rain that slowly froze half an
inch thick on every branch and
twig. By evening most of the
branches had been lowered four
or five feet by the weight of the
ice, but -still no one expected
anything serious to happen. Then,
starting at about 10:00 p.m. and
continuing through the night,
every small breeze carried the
sound of splintering limbs. By
morning destruction lay in every
direction. A tree behind the Laun
dry was split in half, the magno
lia in front of Giles, though not
broken, lay almost parallel to the
ground, and the tree in front of
Sisters Chapel seemed to have
been stripped of most of its thick-
budded boughs. Nearly every tree
had lost a few minor branches.
Though now most of the splint
ered remains have been removed,
if you look up at the once-more
proud trees you can see the
scars— the sudden break of a
graceful line or the bare socket
where a limb was torn way. Even
trees show the ravages of life.
The Clothes-Horse
The new year is well under
way, and spring is fast approach
ing, bringing with it the fashion
out-look for 1960. For a while yet
it will be too cold to change to
a spring wardrobe, but there are
ways to bridge that change. For
example, you might begin by giv-
in^yov.r outfits a brighter look
with the addition of colorful ac
cessories. Bright color is sym
bolic of spring, and yet it is not
confined to only spring-like fa
brics and styles. A flowered scarf
or a pastel-colored hat and gloves
will give you a life out of winter
drabness.
Just meant for you girls who
sew and like to get an early start
on spring is embroidered linen in
a wide variety of gala colors.
This fabric is just wonderful for
the 'Chanel-look sheath ensemble.
It is not hard to work with, the
style is easy-to-make, and yet
you will have yourself a rich
looking costume that is bound to
please, It is interesting to note
what a favorite the Chanel-type
outfit has become. It is not often
that one particular style will last
from season to season as this one
has. Perhaps it is the simplicity,
which at one time has such a pro
fessional business-like air or
takes on such a sturdy sporty ap
pearance or achieves such a soft
ly feminine and extra special ef
fect, that appeals so strongly to
us.
Big news for this spring is the
check-craze. The biggest box
checks and giant hound’s-tooth
checks are being seen made into
the slim boy-styled coats and the
double breasted slim or slightly
flaired coats with the “little girl”
look. Also a favorite for the sim
ply styled suit is the tiny worsted
check in navy or black. The
worsted check, this time in bright
pastel colored wool gingham,
makes its appearance again in the
ever popular full skirted shirt-
dress—a definite herald to spring.
Marian Pitts
i
Home Economics Dept.
Western Washington
College of Education
A European study tour for
those interested in home furnish
ings, arts and crafts will be spon
sored by the Home Economics De
partment of Western Washington
College of Education this sum
mer.
Scheduled for departure from
New York City by jet airline,
June 24, the tour will include
visits to England, Norway, Swe
den, Finland, Denmark, Germany,
Italy, Switzerland and France,
and return to New York, August
1.
“Watching a skilled Danish
craftsman as he works in his own
workroom, observing an Italian
glass blower perfect a vase, meet
ing top notch Scandinavian furni
ture designers, these are just a
few of the personal highlights for
the students on the tour,” Miss
Dorothy Ramsland, head of the
home economics department, and
also tour leader, said.
Support
the
N.A.A.C.P.
There will be visits to mus
eums, leading craftsmen’s shops
and factories, opportunities to
meet and hear lectures by experts
in the field of art and home fur
nishings and scenic trips. Visits
to the Louvre, Stratford-on-Avon,
German castles-on-the Rhine, St.
Mark’s in Venice 'and Uffizi Gal
lery are planned. The highlight
will be the Trienalle Design Ex
hibition in Milan. There will also
be an opportunity to attend con
certs and theaters.
The tour will carry eight quar
ter credit hours and is limited to
25 men and women.
Miss Ramsland, associate pro
fessor, previously taught at the
University of Hawaii. She has a
B.S. degree from the University
of Wisconsin, an M.S. from Mich
igan State University and is now
a doctoral candidate at Michigan
State.
She has traveled extensively in
Scandanavia, Western and South
ern Europe. After the first tour
she conducted in 1955, Miss
Ramsland remained in Oslo for
four months, under an American
Association of University Women
fellowship l°r study -of contem
porary design in Norway.
The cost of the tour is $1,395.
Students interested in participa
ting are requested to write to the
Home Economics Department,
Western Washington College of
Education, Bellingham, Washing
ton.
Open to all students and
teachers.
HAS
My ’ compliments to the aul
of the “reply to (Miss Vogue”
tide which appeared in the re?
cent Maroon Tiger. Thank you
for the interest and the “tease.”
Contrary to the beliefs of many
of my sisters, I believe that the
men are justified to some degree
in their beliefs. But on the con
trary, most of their so-call gripes
are trivial; e.g. telephone re
strictions and movie groups. The
rule regarding three-minute tele
phone conversations is not strict
ly enforced. The telephones are
available for student uise any time
except during administration
hours, and after 10:30 p.m. To see
how strict this telephone rule is,
try calling Graves or Robert Halls
during the lunch hour, not to
mention at night. Actually with
58 to 100 girls in a dormitory, and
each with telephone privileges,
there -has to be a limit.
The rule regarding “herds” of
six on a movie date is also justi
fiable. This rule was made not
for companionship, but for pro
tection. Now you’re asking your
self what protection? This rule
was made as the result of an at
tempted attack on a young lady
on her way to the Ri-tz. Whether
you agree or not, there is some
degree of safety in numbers. Per
haps in time (a very short time,)
there will be integrated movie
parties of four. But in the opin
ion of many students on both
campuses, the most serious prob
lem is the calling hour. Late
-classes and labs interfere with the
beginning of calling hours, and
the 5:30 dinner shortens the visit.
On the average this leaves ap
proximately thirty minutes to so
cialize. If there is to be a change,
it must be -through the admini
stration. I would suggest utilizing
the student leaders. At least this
is a good start.
But before this change can take
place, respect must be shown- for
the present six o’clock ending of
calling hours.
(Confidential: To those after
noon mailmen, the post office
closes at 4:30 p.m. The recent post
office playing may make this area
off limits to -students during call
ing hours.
The Critic
Recently I viewed the result
of collaboration, craftsmanship,
and sheer genius.
-I had the pleasure of seeing
two performances of E. Y. Har-
burg and Fred Saidy’s FINIAN’S
RAINBOW. If it is possible to
excel the excellent; then each
performance did just that.
The richness of the production
was attributed to several factors:
The direction of J.P. Cochran
The technical direction of Bald
win W. Burroughs
The costume designing of William
Harper II and the choreography
by Miss Claire Lorenzi.
We must give credit to the
playwright of course. But most
of all, roses to the cast. If I had
not seen) a production of this
play, previously then I would
have suspected that the play<
wrights had written the play
around Judith Owens, Eddie
Meredith, Howard Zinn (and
Ovid Futch), William B. Greene,
and the other members of the
cast. The type casting was ex
cellent.
To sum it up, Finian’s Rainbow
exhibited all the -fine points and
showmanship of the legitimate
theater.
To the A.M.S. Players, thank
you for two most enjoyable even
ings and a well-timed production.
See you at Rashomen, May 9,
10, and 11.