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Vol. I No. 3 SPELMAN COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA Friday, Dec. 15, 1961 C.C.U.N. Christmas Carol Concert Conference The Collegiate Council lor the United Nations, a national stu dent organization devoted to de veloping informed collegiate sup port for the United Nations, held its student leadership conference on November 10th and 11th at the Hotel Commodore in New York City. Six Spelman students representing the four classes at tended this conference. These six students -were Patricia Johnson, freshman, Betty Stevens and Le- ronia Stokes, sophomores, Nancy Fesson and Emily Winston, jun iors, and Melvis T. Evans, sen ior. The highlight of the confer ence was the address of Prime Minister Jawaharlah Nehru of India. Other addresses were pre sented by diplomatic representa tives to the United Nations from Ireland, Nigeria, the Philippines, Russia, and by Senator Joseph Clark of Pennsylvania. Appear ing on panel discussions were in structors or prominent men in int irrational affairs. Among this group of men were Dr. Rufus Clement, president of Atlanta University , and Dr. Joseph Kar- anja, a graduate of Atlanta Uni versity. The following is a resume of Mr. Nehru’s address: The American College students ' represent the future leaders of the United States with the fu ture of the United States depen dent on them. These leaders will have a much greater responsibility than the past leaders of the Unit ed States because of the fact that the United States itself is great er and more powerful than ever before — our achievements sym bolize this. As a powerful world we must be very careful not “to throw our weight around so as to incite the resentment of other nations.” ■i The Atlanta - Morehouse - Spelman Chorus Americans have a terrible ten. dency of measuring or comparing other countries according to their standards. They must realize that there are many universal varia tions among nations which make the world an interesting place in which to live. Another terrible tendency is the tendency to ex pect other countries to be or want to be like the United States. Americans should, instead, try to develop a basic unity of the world. There are two grave problems with which the future leaders of the United States are faced. These are (1) avoiding destruction by war and (2) developing our “thinking world” as fully as we have developed our technological world. It is extraordinary that, although every country and peo- (Continued on page 4) Noted Sociologist Dr. E. Franklin Frazier, the noted Negro sociologist of Howard University, was in Atlanta recently to lecture to the members of the Atlanta University center. Dr. Frazier spoke on the “Intergration and Assimilation of the American Negro into the Economic and Social Organi zation of American Life.” According to Dr. Frazier the fundamental changes in the life of the Negro have been acceler ated in the past two decades. The real problem facing Negroes is not integration but assimilation which is more important. The integration of society in the United States is the result of the migration of Negroes from rural to urban areas. The basis for seg regation has been destroyed be cause segregation cannot exist in an urban society- However, al though the South is becoming in dustrialized, Negroes are still seg regated. Integration is slow be cause the whites are the ones given the best jobs in Southern cities, and the Negro is forced to move further North. How does assimilation differ from integration? Assimilation constitutes integration into the intimate areas of American life. The Negro intellects in the Unit ed States have confused assimi lation with conformity. The new middle class believes that by con forming to the established stan dards of white America, he achieves assimilation. This is not so. This dependence on the white community only emphasizes an absence of intellectual freedom on the part of the Negro. Our race has failed to produce any world respected philosophers. We tend to shun our African heritage and the study of the Negro, thereby cutting off ourselves from rich human experiences. This attempt to escape from our heritage is exemplified in the current student movement, when leaders draw on the philosophy of Ghandi instead of relying on the roots in our own religious experience and heritage to justi fy these actions. The Negro wants to be assimi lated and to disappear forever, but he should leave a heritage to show that he has contributed to the building of America. Burnette Joshua A Plea For Peace Dear Mr. President: We the undersigned strongly urge the United States and all other nuclear powers to REFRAIN FROM ALL ATOMIC TESTING FROM THIS MOMENT ON, no matter which country seems to be in the lead, no matter where the blame for past sins may be placed. We further ask continued negotiation and compromise rather than military threat and inflexibility, to end testing and bring disarmament. Our premise is: WAR IS UNTHINKABLE AS A SOLU TION FOR ANY POLITICAL ISSUE TODAY. The above is a copy of the peti tion drawn up by members of a student-faculty committee to be sent to President John F. Ken nedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. This committee is concerned with the future of the world. We the committee mem bers strongly feel that the time has come for each individual to voice his concern for world peace. Moreover, we believe that we can not afford to sit idly by and be lieve that war is inevitable. War is unthinkable!!! Thus, we must do all that we can to avert it. Success With the passing of Thanksgiv ing, everyone looks eagerly to ward the Christmas holidays. At Spelman, the coming of the Christmas season has a very spe cial meaning, for with it comes our Christmas Carol Concert. This concert has been a tradition at Spelman for many years and draws an audience from all over the city. On December 8, 9, and 10, of this year, we were again inspired by carols sung by the Atlanta - Morehouse - Spelman Chorus, The Spelman College Glee Club, and the Morehouse College Glee Club. In the beautifully dec orated Sisters’ Chapel, with new and familiar melodies being sung to perfection, we really began to feel the Christmas spirit and to understand the true meaning of Christmas. In the carols, the Christmas story was told in mov ing words and melodies so that we could for a few moments for get the commercialism of Christ mas in our daily lives and feel its true meaning. With the time of the concert drawing near, there was increas ed anticipation and hopefulness on campus, for this is about the most anxiously awaited activity of the year. We all looked for ward to the inspiration which came from this year’s Christmas Carol Concert that has come from so many in the past. Lucia Holloway The time has come for mass ac tion. Americans, and indeed peo ples the world over, must be awakened to the horrors of nu clear war- They must be made to realize the futility of bomb she! ters, and the disasterous effects of nuclear fallout. It is the func tion of the committee members/ Barbara Adams, Dorothy Alexan der, Roberta Smith, Betty Stevens, Leronia Stokes, Lana Taylor, the Cerneys, the Lynds, the Zinns and the Seatons—to arouse inter est and concern among our stu dent body. It is hoped that the enthusiasm will spread through out the Atlanta community, the United States, and the world. Although the committee will spearhead the action, each indi vidual can aid in our efforts. A recent panel discussion, a chapel program, and the distribution of “fact sheets” containing the facts on nuclear war are our initial ef forts. In the future, we shall plan other activities to promote our campaign against the holocaust of nuclear war. We urge your active participation and support of all our projects. No longer must we confine our energies to the nar row sphere of racial relations; for if we do not bend all our energies toward averting nuclear war, our struggles for civil rights and first class citizenship will be more than futile. —Betty Vanessa Stevans Traveler's Note Traveling students from the six Atlanta University Center Colleges have been asked to “take full ad vantage of the Interstate Com merce Commission’s recent rul ing on segregation in buses and trains.” The Committee On Appeal For Human Rights (COAHR) said that “it is vital that Negroes use the bus, train, and airport facil ities available to them, in order that old patterns of segregation do not become more firmly en trenched than before.” COAHR’s statement came after several Atlanta University Center students were observed using “Negro” facilities in downtown Atlanta bus and train terminals. “Segregation in any form is in tolerable,” COAHR said, “but segregation through fear or ignor ance is unhealthy as well.” “Students should be aware that recent ICC rulings make it illegal for any policeman or any repre sentative of a common motor car rier (bus or train) to ask travel ers to move from ‘white’ seats on a bus or train or in a terminal lunch counter or waiting room,” COAHR said, “just as it is illegal for anyone to require tickets as proof that a traveler has a right to sit where he or she pleases.” The ICC ruling came after this summer’s ‘Freedom Rides’, in which several COAHR members participated. COAHR Headquarters Spelman On Approved List Of AAUW In November, the Board of Di rectors of the American Associa tion of University Women, noti fied President Manley that Spel man College has been placed on the list of institutions approved for membership eligibility in AAUW. Spelman College gradu ates, including those who grad uated prior to AAUW approval, are now eligible for membership in the Association. To be placed on the list of ap proved institutions, a college must fulfill at least the following re quirements: high academic stand ards; emphasis on liberalizing factors in undergraduate educa tion; adequate provisions for wo men students; recognition of wo men and professional opportuni ties for women in faculty and ad ministration; and maintenance of academic freedom. Membership in AAUW fosters continued intellectual growth and development and creates a reser voir of talent which is expected to make a significant contribution to the forces of progress. The As sociation’s study group on Higher Education, International Relations, Mass Media, Arts, Legislative Program, Elementary and Secon dary Education, Social and Eco nomic Issues, Status of Women, and Fellowship Program will pro vide its members opportunities to contribute to the welfare of the community. Spelman College, already a member of the Southern Associa tion of Colleges and Secondary Schools, now is on the approved list of the Association of Amer ican Universities.