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Monday, Oct. 16, 1961
The SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
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A Freshman Looks
At Spelman
Tuesday morning, September 12,
1961, my intense waiting came
to an end as I boarded the Sou
thern Railway’s “Carolina Spec
ial” for my trip south to Atlanta,
“The City of Dogwood,” and
Spelman College.
During the entire trip to At
lanta, I continued to ask myself
such questions as: Will I have a
friendly roommate? I wonder
what my instructors will be like.
When I boarded the train in
Spartanburg, I met another girl,
whom I later learned was my
roommate, who was also on her
way to Spelman. Together the
two of us attempted to piece to
gether what Spelman would be
like and how we would adjust
to campus life.
After arriving on the campus, I
met some girls who were student
counselors. My first impression
was that these counselors probab
ly did not really want to help
such a large group of freshmen
get adjusted to campus life. It
was only the next morning that
I changed my unjust opinion of
the counselors. I found them to
be the nicest people one would
want to meet.
The campus area of Spelman
impressed me. It’s beauty and
cleanliness reminded me of some
of the biblical passages of the
Psalms.
The friendliness of the stu
dents made me feel the motto of
Spelman, “Our whole school for
Christ”, was really the aim of all
the students.
The buildings on the campus
reflect the true devotion of stu
dents and faculty members of
the past and the present.
The beauty of Sisters Chapel
helps to create an atmosphere of
sheer reverence to God.
From the activities of Freshman
Week we were conditioned to
ideas that are typical of Spelman
women.
The skit presented to us dur
ing Freshman Week introduced
us to what is expected in the
way of conduct and what is con
sidered unbecoming to Spelman
women.
The impression that I, along
with other freshmen, received of
Spelman during these first weeks
of the 1961-62 school year will
help us during our four years of
college education.
Mary Marlena Ray
TRIBUTE TO THE FRESHMEN
It is with great pride that the
Spotlight Staff salutes the class
of 1965. Within the ranks of our
youngest sisters are some of the
most promising young women
who have ever entered Spelman
College; for beauty, talent, and
brains are truly abundant in this
class. As your big sisters, we are
happy that you have selected
Spelman College as the place in
which to pursue your continued
quest for knowledge.
Within this academic commun
ity are many opportunities for in
tellectual, cultural, and social
growth. A well integrated liberal
arts curriculum has been arrang
ed so that each student can deve
lop intellectually and can con
centrate her academic efforts in
one area. Concerts, plays ,art
exhibitions, and lectures are
among the many activities offer
ed for cultural growth. Movies,
dances and informal gatherings
give us the opportunity to mingle
with our sisters and with young
men in fun and frivolity. If you
avail yourselves of these oppor
tunities, you will surely leave
this school fully prepared to
meet the complexities of life.
It is not expected that every
college student should make the
honor roll; but, each one can
attend class regularly and strive
to get the most from her educa
tional experiences. Each student
who attends college will not be
a campus leader; but each student
can be a loyal citizen of her col
lege community. Every student
enrolled here will not have the
opportunity to spread the good
will of our school through the
Merrill Scholarship and exchange
students program, but each
young woman is expected to up
hold the ideals of Spelman Col
lege wherever she goes.
Thus, little sisters we are proud
to salute you and to wish for
you a happy and beneficial stay
here. THE SPOTLIGHT proudly
dedicates this Freshman Page as
a symbol of our joy at having
you join our family and of the
great expectations we have of
you.
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Each star represents a state from which the freshmen come.
WHERE THEY COME FROM
Highlights of
Freshman
Week
To different people Freshman
Orientation Week means differ
ent things. Some plan for this
week; others enjoy the benefits
of the planning, but all learn. The
freshman learns about life at
Spelman; the student leaders
learn to think more seriously
about their roles as student lead
ers; and the administration has
the opportunity to observe the
students as they grow through
their college years-thus learning
how to best serve student needs.
The 1961 Orientation Program
consisted of devotional periods,
examinations, discussions, and
various activities. The major
activities, of the week were the
dinner for Spelman and Grady
freshmen, faculty, and staff, the
community sing, the Y.W.C.A.
party, the Morehouse-Spelman
Freshman Social, the Do’s and
Don’t’s of Campus Life skit, the
tour of the city (which was rated
“The breakfast line is so long
this year; where did all these new
people come from?” Perhaps you,
like many other upperclassmen,
have made a similar comment as
you observed the energetic Class
of 1965 become a part of the pat
tern of life here at Spelman. It
is our pleasure to say that this
class has a very interesting back
ground.
Within the continental United
States, these freshmen come to
us from as far West as California,
as far Northeast as New York,
and as far South as Texas and
Florida. The freshman class also
boasts two students from Africa.
From Rulsunziru, Uganda, we
greet Esta Tubyzomrizyend Bez-
hura, and Constance Rose Na-
bwire.
As always, Georgia exceeds the
other states in enrollment. Among
the one hundred and seventy-
seven members of the freshman
class, ninety-eight are from the
city of Atlanta itself; the remain
ing forty-two students are widely
dispersed throughout the state.
Tallying second, Florida, “the
Sunshine State,” shines high with
thirteen students, and Texas, “The
very high by the freshmen), the
joint religious service at More
house, and the Sunday morning
worship at Friendship Baptist
Church.
Generally speaking Freshman
Orientation Week was judged by
the freshmen as having been a
well organized, but rather crowd
ed program which was carried out
by friendly well-informed stu
dents.
Lone Star State,” ran close with
ten students. Alabama and North
Carolina tied with eight students
while South Carolina came close
with seven. Tennessee, the last
southern state among the ten high
est states represented, closed in
with five students.
The freshmen, however, are not
entirely from the southern states;
the northern and mid-western
states are well represented also.
New York, “The Empire State,”
tops the other northern states
with five students, and Ohio comes
close with four students. Penn
sylvania and Illinois have two
students each, and from the mid
west, Missouri and Indiana each
sends one student.
Of the remaining thirteen stu
dents, there are two each from
California, Mississippi, Virginia,
and Oklahoma. Nebraska, Wash
ington, D. C. and Arkansas close
the list with one student each.
Coming from such interesting
and varying backgrounds, this
freshman class, “The Class of ’65,”
should have much to contribute
to enrich the activities here at
Spelman. Thus, we proudly greet
the Class of 1965, which comes to
us from every angle of the con
tinental United States, as well
as from Africa.
Josephine Dunbar
Joyce White
Poet's Corner
PACKARD HALL
There’s one thing about Packard, that wild and crazy dorm.
You’ll never be treated cooly, our hi’s are always warm.
Our walls are not considered as being the very best,
But this I can assure you, they’re thinner than the rest.
Our rooms so nice and tidy are pretty hard to keep.
Cause there my fellow students eat, study ,drink and sleep.
From 7 til 9:30 is called our study time,
But real, hard studying freshmen are pretty hard to find.
Bright and early every morn we’re awakened by the bell.
Ringing loud and clear enough to wake the city jail.
Mrs. Willis, our dear dorm mother is really very boss,
When it comes to leading folks, she’s never at a loss.
And after every date, when you wish to say good-night.
You’ll be sure to see the guy, there’s always lots of light.
Evelyn Terry
Why They
Come to
Spelman
This year’s freshman class has
a cross section of brilliant young
students from all over the United
States. Because these students
are from so many different states,
it would be only fitting to get a
bird’s eye view of the reasons why
these young women decided upon
Spelman as their Alma Mater.
Roselily Howard (Pine Bluff,
Arkansas)— “I selected Spelman
College without much hesitation,
since my mother, grandmother, a
few aunts and even some cousins
of mine are all graduates of the
school. My slight hesitation was
soon remedied for I received a
scholarship and I knew then that
I, too, would be a Spelmanite and
follow in the footsteps of my rela
tives.”
Syvlia Suitt (Buffalo, New York)
— “My reason for coming to
Spelman is much the same as
that of my room-mate, Roselily.
My mother, grand-mother and
two aunts are also graduates of
Spelman. Furthermore, I was
familiar with the excellent aca
demic standards that Spelman has
achieved and I thought this was
the perfect place for me.”
Vemyce Card (Detroit, Michigan)
— “Since I had never been South
before, I began reading as much
literature as possible on Negro
colleges in the South. After ex
tensive reading, I found that
Spelman was one of the most
highly recommended schools in
the South. I then wrote many
colleges in the south asking for
catalogues and other related ma
terial. Spelman was the first to
answer and Spelman was thus
my choice.”
Patricia Howard (Detroit, Michi
gan)— “Despite my friends warn
ings of inferior schools in the
South, I decided upon Spelman,
because I know that it is the best
school for Negro women in the
South. Also, my father is a grad
uate of Morehouse and he per
suaded me to come to Spelman
if I really wanted to come below
the Mason-Dixon Line.”
Rosebud C. Dixon (Atlanta, Geor
gia)— “Having lived in Atlanta,
I am familiar with all of the col
leges in the city. Spelman was the
one with the best reputation and
is considered the best college for
women. Because I am a resident'of
Atlanta I decided to live on cam
pus so I could see for myself how
campus life really is at Spelman.”
Carmen Fennoy (East St. Louis,
Illinois)— “I am planning to
study dramatics and I was told
by a former graduate that Spel
man has an excellent Department
of Drama. I also heard of the
many other advantages Spelman
has as a member of the Univer
sity Center. Now, I’m glad I
chose Spelman, for I can see al
ready that the drama department
has to be good to have produced
plays as good as the ones the
Summer Theatre presented.”
Alberta Foster (Los Angeles, Cali
fornia)— “I once attended Spel-
man’s Nursery school and I sup
pose the historical past, the ex-
celent academic program, and all
the good qualities that Spelman
has were embedded in my sub
conscious to the extent that I just
could not consider going to
another college. Seriously though,
my mother is a graduate of Spel
man and I have a lot of relatives
living in Atlanta that all regard
Spelman as the best college for
women in the entire United
States.”