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J Page 6 The SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT Wednesday, February 28, 1962 Sociology Class Has Guest Mr. J. Howard Gregsby spoke to Dr. Marilyn Pearsall’s one forty-five section of Sociology 301 on January 12, 1962 on the topic of Urban Renewal in Atlanta as conducted by the Atlanta Hous ing Authority. Mr. Gregsby is con nected with displaced persons in the city. There are three areas in which Urban Renewal operates: 1) slum clearance, 2) conservation, and 3) rehabilitation. Although the ratio of whites to non-whites in Atlanta is 63.3 per cent, the non whites occupy only one-sixteenth of the residential land, located for the most part in the center of town. Mr. Gregsby continued by giving the seven basic objectives of the federal government. They are: 1) a Code of Ordinance for land, which gives the city control in keeping industries out of resi dential sections, 2) ‘an administra tive organization composed of the mayor, board of aldermen, city en gineers, board of education, 3) neighborhood analysis of slum areas and their treatment, 4) com munity planning, 5) financing i.e. one-third from city and two-thirds from federal government, 6) hous ing of displaced families, and 7) citizen participation. In a rather comical way, Mr. Gregsby described the three types of houses with which Urban Re newal works—“sound, deteriorat ing, and delapidated.” Mr. Gregsby was accompanied by Mrs. Doris Chappie and Mrs. Juanita Lester. Cecile Marshburn 18 SPELMAN STUDENTS (Continued from page 4) $800 from Spelman students, Spelman staff and faculty, sym pathizers in Atlanta and in dis tant areas such as California and New York City, and a small charge for each rider. Carl Wilen of the Clark College art depart ment contributed posters, which were much appreciated by the picket line in Washington. Travelling through the night Thursday and fortified by box lunches packed by the Spelman dining hall and gifts of fruit and candy from the Zinns, Steinmetzes, and Manleys, Atlanta’s delegation arrived in the capitol early Fri day morning. Shortly after reach ing the picket line, snow began to fall, continuing throughout the day. Emergency purchases of ga loshes and five gallons of coffee from the President helped a lot. Most of the students at the demonstration slept on church floors Friday night, but the At lantans were comfortably lodged at private homes, half of the bus load enjoying the wonderful hos pitality of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Smith. Saurady morning, the num ber of picketers had increasad tre mendously, and as Atlantans fell into line, bus after bus rolled in from other ciies. No one who was there will ever forget the sense of solidarity with students from dozens of colleges all over Am erica, first on the picket line, and then in the long (five-mile) si lent march to Arlington cemetery. The countless rows of white grave stones, standing mute against the snow and the bright blue sky, brought home to all participants their reasons for coming to Wash ington. A supporting petition against resumption of nuclear testing signed by 195 Atlantans who could not be on the bus, was sent to McGeorge Bundy, the President’s advisor on testing. While most of the Atlanta del egation marched and picketed, two committees visited foreign embassies and Georgia legislators. //I III Speaks The Y. W. C. A. extends an in vitation to all students to partici pate in the activities of the second semester. Every Saturday until March 24, all interested students may participate in a weekend work project. The children of poverty-striken families will ac cept appreciatively instructions in music, games, arts and crafts, swimming, foreign languages, and anything else that you are capable of teaching them. Those who are too young to participate in these activities will enjoy having some one sit with them. If you have any talent, any love for children, any sense of responsibility, or an inter est in others — this is your op portunity to display it..We need your help. Won’t you please lend a helping hand. The program is called NASH. If you are interested see Martha Randall. The second Thursday in March, which is the 8th, at 7:00 in the Polly Kline Lounge, the “Y” in vites you to listen and participate in an interesting discussion by five students from the Atlanta University Center. The topic is “My ideals, my convictions, and my attitude as a Christian on my campus.” The biggest activity of the year — The International Ball — will be held on March 17, 1962. Are you interested in other countries, other cultures, other people, and new ideas? Then don’t miss the International Ball. Lagt, but not least, are the luncheon discussions once a month. Watch for the annuonce- ments and go. They promise to be interesting, stimulating, and quite informative. Martha Randall The embassies of Greece, Guate mala and Malaya received the At lanta committee, composed of Gra ham Prindle, Samuel Varner, Dor cas Boit, and Cecile Ganpatsingh. The second committee, consisting of Julius Coles, Hilliard Lee, Paul Berrien, Damaris Allen amji Tish Moye, obtained audiences with Georgia Congressmen Landrum and James C. Davis. Both were barely courteous. The next day, this committee interviewed the principal assistants to Senators Taknadge and Russell. Both men agreed with our committee as to defense shelters, but supported the resumption, of testing. The demonstration closed with a mass meeting at the foot of the Washington Monument. The prin cipal speaker wa i s Norman Thom as. All speakers stressed the ter rible danger of continuing the arms race, and the essential unity of the civil rights and peace movements. , At 6 P. M. Saturday, thirty- seven exhausted Atlantans climb ed back into their bus, to return home and attempt to share with their fellow-students a most mov ing, impressive and educational experience. Staughttom Lynd Leronia Stokes SECOND SEMESTER (Continued from page 3) cation. Upon arrival to our cam pus, Linda was especially impress ed by the weather here, our cam pus, the congeniality of our stu dents and the proficiency with which we do the “twist”. Linda is not accustomed to wearing skirts to classes because in Elmira, students are allowed to wear dungarees, slacks and ber- mudas to classes, on campus and even in the library. You see, there are no co-educational classes at Elmira. As a matter of fact, Cornell University, where the boys are, is located approximate ly forty miles away. Being very talented, Linda plays both the pi ano and the organ. Terry, who is a history major, came to Georgia to have direct contact with the problems of the Negro in the South and the Stu dent Movement, which is history in the making. Minoring in Span ish, she would like to go to Spain one day. Terry enjoys all sports and knitting, as well. From Carleton College in Minnesota comes Cathy Cade who is majoring in Sociology and does not have a minor. This is due to the fact that Carleton had initiat ed the three quarter system, whereby three courses are taken during each quarter. Students with high averages are allowed to take four courses instead of three. When asked how she liked Spel man, so far, Cathy answered that she liked it very much, especially the campus with its magnolia trees, the friendly and courteous students, and the inspirational hymns that we sing in chapel. Cathy is the only one of our sec ond semester exchange students who has ever been to the South before. She lived in Memphis, Tennessee for four years. Anne, a student at Western Col lege in Oxford, Ohio, is majoring in Art History. This includes Greek, Roman, African Art and the art of other nations of the present. Having traveled in Africa last summer with the Operation Crossroads Africa Pro- pect, Anne was able to have per sonal contact with Africans and their art. Discussing politics and making mobiles are Anne’s pre vailing hobbies. All of the students seem to think a lot of Spelman, and also of Morehouse and its men of chi valry. They feel that Spelman stu dents have a definite advantage, because the college is located in a large city where it is convenient to lectures, concerts, and an intel lectual atmosphere. Another very definite advantage is that of be ing an integral part of the Uni versity Center that incorporates an exchange program of students j who take courses at either one of | the colleges in the Center. I’m sure we will enjoy having these seven young women here for the second semester and we hope that they will gain all that they expect from this enriching experi ence. — Emma Joyce White ON THE TWIST (Continued from page 5) It just so-hapened that after this little escapade, Marion Ruc ker, twisting her ponytail, saun tered aimlessly into the room. I conjectured that surely a calm, level-headed young leady like Marion, who is, nevertheless, up to date on the latest occurrences on campus would know. So I put the question to her just the way I knew she would answer it — straight forward. “Marion, what is the ‘twist?” Well, she wrinkled up her nose, looked at me as though I were a half-wit and with confidence explained: “When we think of the ‘twist’ today, we think of the new dance fad; but before that I thought it was a thing for your hair.” “Uh huh, any more about it?” I asked. “Well, I used to think of the twist as being vulgar.” “And now?” I questioned. “It’s all right!” she anxiously responded. I left Marion in the same spot — well, almost the same spot. She had decided to stop twisting her ponytail and instead she was thrusting her sacroilliac to and fro like a neurotic locomotive. Marion would have simply said that she was doing the twist, but the dance is rather impression istic, if you observe it. Just like a neurotic locomotive. I next ventured upon Constance Nabwire and decided to try my luck with her. Constance, you understand, is a very serious- Calling All Poets The American College Poetry Society is pleased to announce that its fifth semesterly anthology of outstanding college poetry is now being compiled for publica tion May, 1962. Ibis is an excel lent opportunity for those of you who are interested in writing po etry to have your work published. Contributions must be the orig inal work of the student (who shall retain literary rights to the material), submitted to the exec utive secretary Richard A. Brian, in care of the American College Poetry Society, Box 24083, Los Angeles 24, California, with the entrant’s name, address, and school on each page. Poems, which may reflect any subject, should not exceed 48 lines, nor may any individual submit more than five poems. Entries that are not ac cepted for publication will be re turned if accompanied by a self- addressed, stamped envelope. The Society, this year, will offer Rec ognition Awards of Five Dollars each, to the five outstanding col lege poets. The poems cannot be otherwise acknowledged, nor can the Society compensate students for the work that is published. All entries must be postmarked not later than Thursday, April 12, 1962, to be considered; decisions of the Society judges are, of ne cessity, final. Begin now and get your entries in early. NON-WESTERN PROGRAM (Continued from page 5) and beaten probably on the very spot on which I stood. I feel that it was at a social activity sponsor ed by the first church in which I worked that I was finally able to visualize the brutality of the ju veniles, for I was caught in the middle of a Puerto Rican gang fight. Having worked with the in dividual members of this gang, I had felt that their anxieties were somewhat mitigated. It was after the fight that I suddenly realized what a momentous task I had be- minded, mature, young woman. So I greeted Constance with the usual question, “Constance, what is the ‘twist’?” When she exclaim ed, “Oh,” I just knew our worries were over, and that she had the answer quick and simple. But she too began snapping her fingers and defiling her normal body contour. She looked rather like a toy snaping turtle with a loose spring. However, I waited patient ly with vain hopes that if she would stop, if she could stop, she might give some clue to what everybody seemed to be doing. Finally, she did speak: “The ‘twist’ is something which when done upsets your insides. If you don’t take it gradually, you may have your spinal cord dis located. But it is quite exciting in spite of . . . you know.” “In spite of the risk, Constance. It is exciting, though?” I expect ed her to go on, but she only de clared, “Oh, very!” And that was that. I assumed that I just wasn’t going to find any better answer to “what is the ‘twist’?”, I decided to formu late iny conclusion according to the material I had gathered from my astute classmates. What is the ‘twist’? The “twist” is a torso wiggling, sacroilliac- thrusting, locomotive-like snapp ing turtle gyration which when done hurts your hips, upsets your insides, fatigues you drastically, and dislocates your spinal cord. But it is not vulgar and it is exciting. ”Oh, very!” And that’s the twist. That’s the twist? That is the twist — isn’t it? Diane Matthews fore me. As I visited in their homes and attended social func tions held in the community, I kept this in mind. Aside from the work that I did with the gang, I taught Daily Va cation Bible School, and took a religious census. This census was taken in an area that had just been created by the Urban Re newal Program. I found many atheists, agnostics, Catholics, Pro testants, and people who just did not “want to buy any.” Student Summer Service partic ipants generally find their work to be challenging, demanding, yet equally rewarding. For nothing can produce a greater feeling than the knowledge we shared, that in some little way we had provided the faith, and trust that was need ed by many, or maybe we had in a sense stopped a potential rob bery. I might seem that this job would require a lot of time, but because of the arrangement of the program, we had leisure time in which we visited noted scenic attractions — The United Nations building, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and Radio City Music Hall. I also at tended several meetings held on behalf of the student movement in the South. Several weekends were spent in Rhode Island at the sea- shoe and in Connecticut where I particularly enjoyed horseback riding. The project itself spon sored picnics and trips to plays in neighboring cities. It is my hope that Spelman will be well represented throughout the country in this project this summer as there are cities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Alas ka, California, and Puerto Rico, participating. If anyone de sires more information about the project, I gladly offer all that I have. Josephine Dunbar ODETTA (Continued from page 1) highly regarded Sylvania Award for herself. Mr. Belafonte said, “Odetta is a vast influence on our cultural life . . . we are fortunate indeed in having such a woman in the musical world.” Much of Odetta’s greatness stems from her ability to make her performances one of great emotional depth. She attempts, with great success, to' provide an insight into the situations and feelings prevailing at the time the songs arose out of the people. Ticket prices are $3.50, $2.50, $2.00 and $1.75. Tickets are on sale at Rhodes Salon of Music, The Rec ord Hunter, and Paschal Brothers. Lost And Found Found — A number of Spelman students who made all A’s and B’s for the first semester. Reward ’— 1,000 congratulations to the students who particip ated in the March for Peace in Washington, D. C. You may pick them up at your leisure. Found — Two Spelmanites, in tellectually curious, with good grades and excellent citizen ship records to participate in the exchange program at Sa rah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. Found — A number of tired eyes and minds that have not as yet recuperated from semester examinations. Reward —• For the return of the Spelman faculty members to the confines of their quarters; they are dangerous, i.e. pos sibly armed with tests, more reading assignments, reports, and grades. Be on the look out! Josephine Dunbar