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VOL. I, NO. 1
SPELMAN COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Monday, Oct. 16, 1961
Welcome! Exchange Students
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Lucia and friends, Kay Frost (left) and Roland McCook.
Lucia in California
I would like to tell you briefly
about one of the most moving
and unforgettable experiences of
my life. I am referring to my par
ticipation in the Encampment for
Citizenship program.
Encampment for Citizenship —
what is it? It is a group of young
people of varying backgrounds
who have come together for six
weeks to learn about political,
social, and economic problems,
but most of all about each other.
These young people represent a
large geographical, racial, relig-
ous, ethnic, and socio-economic
cross section, and work toward
developing realistic and practical
approaches to intergroup tensions
and toward developing positive
community relations.
The Encampment for Citizen
ship is sponsored by the Ethical
Culture Society and gives stu
dents an opportunity to study
political and social problems in a
completely integrated situation.
The feeling of freedom from dis
crimination and prejudice makes
it easy for the students to study
today’s problems and to develop
ideas of their own.
I was fortunate enough to at
tend the Fourth West Coast En
campment in Berkeley, Cali
fornia, this past summer. I can
truthfully say that this was the
most wonderful experience of my
life and is one I shall never for
get. In just six weeks I met many
fascinating people and established
life long friendships.
Along with the educational op
portunities afforded by the En
campment, the living experiences
meant a great deal to me. The
students came from all parts of
the United States and from other
countries, and were eager to share
information about themselves and
the customs of their areas. Some
of the most informative sessions
were the informal ‘jgab-fests” be
tween the campers, and the “hen-
parties” in the girls dormitory
late at night. In this relaxed at
mosphere, thoughts and ideas
were freely exchanged and frank
opinions stated.
It was very interesting to note
how people from different sec
tions of the country look at the
situations of others. For instance,
most of the campers were from
areas where racial discrimination
is not a great problem, and were
shocked to hear' of the conditions
of Negroes in the south. I was
constantly being asked questions
about this problem and always,
my answers seemed to bring about
gaping mouths and bulging eyes
among my listeners. Never having
felt prejudiced toward anyone,
most of the students were shocked
to hear about the evils of seg
regation, “straight from the
horse’s mouth.” After hearing
these things, they were fired with
a desire to have peace and equal
ity in the world. ,
Having lived in the deep south
all my life, I had never been in
such an integrated situation be
fore. I never ceased to marvel at
breakfast with a Greek, a Puerto
Rican, or a Mexican, a chat with
a Canadian, or a Russian, lunch
with a Czechoslavakian, or a
southern white girl, a walk with
an American Indian, a game of
volleyball with an African, a
shopping spree with a Filipino,
dinner with a Montana cowboy,
or church attendance with a Jap
anese girl. Never before had I
thought that any of this would
happen to me, but it did at the
Encampment. There was always
something new and interesting to
do or see, and we never ran out
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ATLANTA MOVES FORWARD
All department, variety, and
drug store eating facilities were
desegregated in Atlanta, Septem
ber 28, 1961. More than one hun
dred students and adults particip
ated in the opening to Negroes
of lunch counters and restaurants.
An undisclosed date for the in
itial desegregation, had been set
by a three-man negotiating com
mittee, Attorney A. T. Walden,
Mr. R. B. Troutman, Jr. and Mr.
Opie L. Shelton, in agreement
with the managers of the stores
involved. The members of the
Committee on Appeal for Human
Rights were alerted the night of
the twenty-seventh to be prepar
ed to test token desegregation
within the next four business
days. At 10:00 the next morning,
Atlanta took another important
step toward desegregaation.
There were participants from
all six schools in the Atlanta Uni
versity Center with a consider
able number of Spelmanites.
When asked if there were any in
dications of prejudice, the general
reply was that there was none.
All went well.
Spelman Students
On Year Exchange
In view of the belief that travel
and outside experience make
richer and well rounded college
lives, Spelman College has partici
pated in the exchange program 1 .
It is the belief of the college that
students participating in the ex
change program will return with
academic and social experience,
as well as knowledge that will
be shared with the members of
the Spelman family.
This program was initiated by
Dr. Howard Zinn head of our
Social Science Department. For
the past year it has been under
the direction of Dr. Renate Wolf,
a member of our English Depart
ment.
For the past two years Spel
man College has engaged in the
exchange program with North
eastern and Northwestern Col
leges. Students chosen for the
exchange program are selected on
the basis of scholarship and good
citizenship records.
The exchange program has
been, since its beginning, conduct
ed on a semester basis. Since it
is the belief that a full year away
on the exchange program will be
more rewarding to the student and
to the college, the exchange pro
gram is now on a yearly basis.
There are two students from
Spelman at Bethel College in
North Newton, Kansas. These two
students are Margaret Woodard,
from Houston, Texas, and Margie
Price, from Atlanta, Georgia.
These students, we are proud to
say, are both honor students and
members of the Junior class.
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MARGARET WOODARD
MARGIE PRICE
change students for a semester
from Illinois Wesleyan Univer
sity, Bloomington, Illinois. Both
are classified as juniors.
Marilea White is a native of
Kewanee, Illinois. Her field of
concentration is sociology with
minors in psychology and phil
osophy. She reported that she was
first impressed by the irienduhess "
of the student body. She, also,
likes Spelman’s small classes in
which there is a close teacher-
student relationship and a better
opportunity for the student who
might need individual attention.
Last year at Illinois Wesleyan
University, Marilea participated
in the Woman’s Sports Associa
tion. She was a very active mem
ber of the yearbook staff and
the sociology forum. Prior to last
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Left to right: Anna Jo Weaver, Lois Peters, Mary Humm,
Marilea White.
For the last few years, Spelman has participate in an exchange
program with various colleges throughout the United States. One
of the main objectives of this program has been to broaden the
participating student intellectually, and socially. The success of the
exchange program may be noted by the expansion of the program
to include a larger percentage of the colleges and universities in
the United States.
This year for the first time, two
students from Bethel College,
Newton, Kansas, will be members
of the Spelman College student
body for this entire academic
year. Lois Peters, a native of Fre-
donia, Kansas and a junior ma
joring in English and minoring in
secondary education, is one of
these students. Lois, upon being
interviewed, stated that she was
impressed with Spelman’s beau
tiful campus, especially the land
scape of the trees. Miss Peters
added a note of humor by saying
how surprised she was to see the
red doors on Abby. She said that
it reminded her of life in the ear
lier days of our fore-fathers,
when the doors on a house were
painted red to denote that the
daughters within the household
were of a marriageable age.
Lois Peters decided to partic
ipate in the exchange program
for several reasons: she wanted
to see and live in the south and
she selected Spelman because she
was impressed by the high calibre
of the exchange students attend
ing Bethel from Spelman, and by
the glowing reports of the Bethel
students who matriculated here
last year.
At Bethel, Lois was a member
of the college choir, the dramatic
club, Beta Kappa (Ushering and
Service Club), Peace Club, Wo
man’s Governing Counselor, and
served as co-editor of the annual
and vice-president of the sopho
more class.
Anna Jo Weaver, a sophomore
from Waldron, Washington, is
the second exchange student here
from Bethel College, and is as
yet undecided as to her field of
concentration and her minor. Up
on being interviewed, she report
ed that she was surprised to find
the campus so spacious with such
a large number of buildings.
Last year at Bethel College, An
na Jo Weaver was active in the
college choir and the art club.
She also enjoys sewing, drawing,
reading, and fishing. She decided
to participate in the exchange
program at Spelman because of
the wonderful reports to the stu
dent body given by Anna Maria
Peterson, last year’s exchange
student from Bethel.
Marilea White and Mary Kath
erine Humm are the two ex-
COMING
Spanish Guitarist
Alirio Diaz, the distinguished
classic guitarist from Venezuela,
will appear at Spelman College
on Sunday, October 22, 1961 in
Sisters Chapel at 4:00 p.m.
Born in Carora, Venezuela in
1923, Mr. Diaz began his studies
at the Conservatory of Caracas
with Professor Raul Borges. In
1950 he left for Spain to continue
studying at the Conservatory of
Madrid, where he was awarded
not only its diploma but also the
“Extraordinary Prize.” After that,
he attended Andres Segovia’s ad
vanced courses in classic guitar
at the Accademia Musicale Chig-
iana in Siene, Italy where, since
1953, he has been assistant pro
fessor in Segovia’s advanced
courses.
Numerous recitals have been
given by Mr. Diaz in the major
music centers of Italy, France
Germany, Spain, Belgium, Eng
land and South America. There,
as in America, critical praise has
been uniformly high.
Mr. (Diaz’s appearance on the
campus is sponsored by the Arts
Program of the Association of
American Colleges. In addition
to his recital, he will talk with
students about the guitar, its
history, and its rich musical litera
ture.