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November 11, i960 THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT Page 3
New Faculty Members
Rosalyn V. Mitchell, biology,
B. S., Spelman College; M. S.
Atlanta University; Dr. Sakuntala
Sastri, philosophy and English,
M. A. Calcutta, India; B. Litt., St.
Anne’s College, Oxford, England;
D. Litt. ; Calcutta University; ex
tensive study in Sanskrit and
English literature and language;
Mrs. Billye Suber Williams, Edu
cation and English A. B. Texas
College; M. A. New York Uniyer-
sity; Miss Margaret A. Howard,
physical education, B. S. Alba
nia State College; M. A., New
York Uuiversity; Mrs. Jean Black-
shear Smith, education and Eng
lish Reading, A. B„ Spelman Col
lege further study, Atlanta Uni
versity; Mr. Alan Kagan, music,
A- B. Queens College, M. A. Uni
versity of California; and Mrs.
Sadie Sims Allen, biology, B. S.
Spelman College.
JOHN HAY WHITNEY FOUN
DATION VISITING PROFESSOR
The John Hay Whitney Founda
tion makes retired teachers avail
able on a cooperative basis for a
period of one year to a limited
number of small independent lib
eral arts colleges through the
Whitney Visiting Professor Pro
gram in the humanities and social
sciences. Eligible are distinguish
ed college and university teachers
who have reached the age of com
pulsory retirement.
Mr. Jacob Conrad Meyer, Whit
ney Visiting Professor in history
and social science, has the fol
lowing background and experi
ence; A. B. Goshen College, A. M.
Indiana University; A. M. in His
tory, Harvard University; Ph. D.,
Harvard University. Dr. Meyer
has done further study at Goshen
College; and the University of
Chicago.. He has served on the
faculties of the following colleges
and universities: Goshen College,
Simmons College, University of
Chicago, Harvard University,
Western Reserve University and
A. & T. College.
RETURNING FACULTY:
Returning to the Spelman Col
lege faculty are Mrs. Clare Haac,
French; Miss Marguerite Simon,
physical education, who has re
ceived her master’s degree from
the University of Colorado; Mrs.
Freddye Henderson, home eco
nomics; and Mrs. G. C. Smith,
who has completed all require
ments for the Ph. D. degree at
the University of Pittsburgh, and
who shpuld receive her degree at
the January, 1961 convocation.
PERSONS STUDYING IN
1960-61
Mr. Norman Rates recipient of a
Danforth Foundation Fellowship,
will be studying at Yale Universi
ty School of Divinity. Mrs. Esta K.
Seaton recipient of grant from the
Southern Fellowship Fund will be
working on her disssertation here
in Atlanta this year. Dr. Howard
Zinn is to be a Fellow in East
Asian Studies at Harvard Univer
sity this year. Mr. Henry West
recipient of a grant from Sou
thern Fellowship Fund will be
studying at Harvard University.
We wish for each of these per
sons a successful and rewarding
year of study.
O
NOBLE THOUGHTS
The first step to knowledge is
to know that are ignorant.
—Cecil
* * * *
Real knowledge, like everything
else of value, is not to be obtained
easily. It must be worked for,
studied for, thought for, and, more
than all, must be prayed for.
—T. Arnold
CLUB NEWS
By Barbara Adams
Budgets have been alloted,
dates distributed and the campus
organizations are in full swing.
So here I am again informing you
of the various events and activi
ties that are taking place on our
campus. I hope that by now you
have made your choice of the
organization in which you wish to
participate.
For those of you who don’t
know them, here are the names of
the presidents of some of the cam
pus organizations:
Spanish Club Margaret Woodard
Home Economics—
Mary Clyde Bennett
Pern Club Annie Ruth Borders
Biology Club ... Bette Davis
Social Science . Lana Taylor
Glee Club Yvonne Tucker
N. A. A. C. P. Ann Ashmore
Library Club Lola Roberts
Pre-Alumnae Floris Barnett
Y. W. C. A. . Lenora Taitt
Swimming Club Patricia Simon
******The usherettes this year for
chapel and vespers are Priscella
Rowe and Elizabeth Bradshaw.
***** *The Pre-Alumnae Club
launched a candy-selling cam
paign on October 6 for the bene
fit of the U. N. C. F. Among the
various kinds of candies being
sold were cashew crunch, and
souffle mints. Prices ranged from
seventy-five cents to a dollar.
******Mary Clyde Bennett, presi
dent of the Home Economics Club
has announced that the first acti
vity for the club will be a Get-
Acquainted Party for the students
and faculty members of the Spel
man, Clark, and Morris Brown
Home Economics Deparments.
The Home Economics Club meets
the first Tuesday of every month.
******“Speaking of Murder”, a
melodrama by Audrey and Wil
liams Roos, will be the first pro
duction presented by the AMS
Players this year. Mr. Burroughs
is the director of this play. It
will be presented November 7, 8
and 9 in Howe Hall.
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* * * * * *Several lectures have been
planned for the Biology Club for
the coming year. The first acti
vity will be a film entitled “The
Rival World”, which depicts man’s
struggle against the insects. The
time and date will be announced.
Dr. Smith is the advisor of the
club. Meetings are held on the
first Monday of each month.
******The Library Club will
launch their “Paper-back Book-of-
the-Month” event soon. A set of
books entitled “The Great Books”
will be introduced at a special
meeting of the club. Further no
tice will be given concerning this
event. The club meets on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month.
******The Pem Club sponsored its
frist co-recreational activity Fri
day night, October 7. Activities
included swimming, bowling,
dancing, table tennis, and such
games as checkers, cards, and
Chinese checkers. The entire
event was a success.
******Spelm a n cheerleaders for
the Morehouse football team are
Gwen Ponder, Pat Simon, Gwen
Harris, and Annie Ruth Borders.
******Carol Ann Jackson is the
acting president of the French
Club.
******The Social Science Club
will present a panel discussion of
the pros and cons of the electoral
system. Those interested in at
tending this discussion should
consult the b.ulletin boards for
the date, time, and place for it.
Dr. Meyer is the advisor of the
club. Meetings are held on the
first and third Tuesdays of each
month. '
MISS VOGUE
Miss Vogue, has been in at
tendance for nine weeks at Spel
man College. After a recent sur
vey, 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 regard
ing 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 Vo
gue replied; “The bell rang before
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 movie per week for fresh
men.
It is easy to see why Miss Vo
gue. soon became Miss Vague. A.
few reminders may help her to
became Miss Vague 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 pool, but neither in the din
ing room nor in chapel.
3. Calling hours end promptly
at 6:00 daily except 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 classes.
6. Students returning from acti
vities at Read Hall should sign in
within twenty minutes after the
scheduled activity has ended.
7. Girdles are always in vogue
on and off the campus.
8. Freshmen! Use but do not
abuse the privilege of having
an escort after co-ed activities.
Keep these rules in mind, they
have been made for your bene
fit. Following these simple rules
you too, may become Miss Vogue.
******Carol Ann Clark is the tem
porary president of the Freshman
class. The Spotlight Staff would
like to wish the Freshman Class
much success during the next
four years at Spelman.
******The Bohemian dance spon
sored by the Junior Class was
quite a success. The attire of the
students was a sight to behold—
very much like that of the in
habitants of Grenwich Villiage.
******The Spelman - Morehouse
Confab is in operation again this
year. The first meeting was held
on October. The function of this
organization is to create a better
relationship between the two col
leges in all areas of life.
Members of the Confab are the
Social and Clutural Affairs Com
mittee of Morehouse, the presi
dent and vice-president, and
social chairman of the S. S. G. A.
and the class president of Spel
man.
****** Students who have had any
previous experience working on a
newspaper or who can type are
asked to contact the editor of the
Spotlight Staff. We will also
train those interested in news
paper work for various.positions.
We are asking for full support of
the student body, since the news
paper is a student body organiza
tion.
Well, that’s all the news for
now. See you next month’s issue
of the paper. In the meantime,
be sure and get your news to the
staff in time for the next pub
lication.
THE CLOTHES HORSE
A tidal wave of fashion has
swept in from Paris and has ar
rived on campus early this fall.
The look is young, vivacious and
simple. Completely captivating,
the look depends more on the
manner , of wearing than on any
specific silhouettes Points, al
though hemlines are short and a
feeling of ease prevails for day
time. These are definitely clothes
that reflect the collegiate way of
life.
Color is headlining fashion
news again this year. The bright
colors of all can be seen dotted
all around campus. New colors
seen on campus are stone green
red pepper, green pepper, football
brown, and topaz gold. Checks, all
shapes, and sizes, are again popu
lar this year.
Many new styles have been
this fall. One of the greatest
fashion flairs is the newbelted
sweater or overblouse that is topp
ing everything from skirts to Ber
mudas. All over the campus and
at casual dances, the young ladies
are wearing the popular knee-
ticklers. Worn with leotards or
Bermuda socks, nothing could be
more modish for sports attire.
Certain girls on campus have
“passions for fashions.” These
young ladies are wearing the new
short Foreign Intrigue Coat. En-
route to anywhere—at anytime—
in any weather, all eyes folow the
girl in the Foreign Intrigue. These
coats, usually made of insulated
poplin, have pleantly of pockets,
which is perhaps the most uni
que thing about the coat. There
are separate pockets for every
thing ranging from notebook and
textbooks to eyeglasses and pen
cils! This dashing continental
coat can be worn belted or un
belted.
Again this year, the ever-popu-
lar pleated skirts have made their
debut. They are seen around
campus in solids and bold bright
plaids. Whether topped with big
bulky sweaters or simple tailor
ed blouses, they are definitely
“in” for campus attire.
Spelmanites have gone all out
for the corduroy sneaker craze.
The sneaker accessorizes the
young lady, they come in red,
gold, loden, black and charcoal.
According to Seventeen maga
zine, the news that is brewing
right now is the Coffee House
look. It’s up-beat; it’s individual;
it’s the look with as many varia
tions as there are girls to wear
them! This is the key: individ
uality. No set patterns. No
carbon copies. You establish
your own fashion impact, as dif
ferent as bright as you like.
O
LEST WE FORGET
You often sit and dream of
home. Are you giving yourself
a fair chance? Are you really
homesick or are you being “sque
ezed by the masses” who cry
“homesick” all of the time?
Are you really ready to leave?
And if you are, is homesickness
the reason? Did you have com
pany every night at home? Did
you go to the movie every Thurs
day? To a dance, every Satur
day? Don’t forget the phone you
monopolize for hours. Where else,
too, have you had so much aca
demic freedom—just the right a-
mount to fail freely?
Is our school not justified in its
standards? Are you not proud
to be characterized by high
standards and morals?
Lest we forget when
marriage time comes a
Spelman girl scores each time.
Sit back and enjoy your stay;
time passes faster than you think.
SIFT OF GOD
Love, at night when stars are
beaming
Only of your eyes I’m dreaming
Venerated eyes with celestial
glow
Eagerly I wonder what do they
know
Those evil eyes that place me in
quod
Satanic eyes but a gift of God
To remain in their spell is a curse
Freedom from them would be
worse
Their only purpose is to pervert
The minds of men they do subvert
My mind will you oppress
Or as a malicious spirit possess
Upon me could the God bestow
Merciless and knowing this state
of woe
Only if her fiendish eyes I could
incite
Would then her eyes be
contrite?
—Thomas Weatherly
O-
OTHELLO COMES TO
GILES
By Patricia Nicholas
“Othello,” by William Shake-
spear will be presented December
1 and 3 in Giles Hall. Dr. J.
Preston Cochran will direct the
great play.
Tryouts for “Othello” were held
on the 4th and 5th of October.
Few people tried out the first
night. The second night the num
ber present was even smaller
but there were a few newcomers.
Students present who were try
ing for parts were from Spelman
and Morehouse. Two teachers
from the Public School System
also read for parts.
In listening to the reading and
rereading of parts, I found that
some of them were good, others
were not so good. Because of the
small number of people trying
out for parts, Dr. Cochran had
difficulty in casting the play.
During my talk with him, he
mentioned that he was disappoint
ed With the try-out and he wish
ed that more students would try
out. Because of the limited num
ber of people, Dr. Cochran had
to recruit some of the members
of the cast.
The tentative cast for the
major parts in Othello reads as
follows:
Othello Joe Carter
Iago i Victor Partridge
Barbantio Edwin Cerney
Roderigo James Murray
Montano ....Milford Greene
Gratiano Griffin Day
Lodovico William B. Greene
Duke of Venice Ray Mclver
Desdemona Electa Twyman
Emilia Georgia Allen
and Edyth Ross
Bianca Marilynn Pryce
Cassio Latimer Blount
It is important that as many as
possible attend the play one of
the three nights that it will be
running; it will be both benefi
cial and enjoyable.
O
IMAGINE
1. Mr. Mann without his bow tie.
2. Morehouse Men not “Willie-
ing’.
3. The dormitories without head
residents.
4. The Infirmary without red and
white pills.
5. Chapel ushers closing the doors
at 8:30 instead of 8:00 a. m.
6. Mr. Coe speaking.
7. No line cutting in the dining
hall.
8. Morehouse without the recep
tion line.
9. Morehouse Men “pulling out
chairs for each other”.