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VOL. I, NO. 1 SPELMAN COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA Monday, Oct. 16, 1961 Welcome! Exchange Students ^ Kjj | Spelman Students ^ <’ \ 'IK - On V^iir PVpVmntrA ± _ 1 . , 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 (Continued on page 2) 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. (Continued on page 4) 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 (Continued on page 4) 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.