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The SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
Tuesday, May 29, 1962
•Spelman Spotlight
Editor Nelda J. King
Associate Editor Ida Rose McCree
Business Manager Patricia Smith
News Department Angela Owen, Editor
Priscilla Rowe, Ann Ashmore, Lessie Jackson, Mary Ray
Emma Joyce White, Yvonne Weatherly, Clara Prioleau.
Feature Department
Lugenia Beasley, Gloria Willis, Joycelyn McKissick, Diane
Matthews, Josephine Dunbar.
Circulation and Exchange Barbara Martin
Betty Lane
Lay-out Department Bronwen Unthank, Editor
Ann Ashmore
Photographer Emma Joyce White
Typists Gwendolyn lies,
Adye Bel Sampson, Hattie Shannon, Carol Barker, Nancy
Fesson.
Proofreaders - Josephine Dunbar,
Patricia Smith, Priscilla Rowe.
Adviser Mrs. Naomi Olivers
The opinions expressed in the SPOTLIGHT are not necessarily those
of the Editors or Staff.
Editorial
A college paper should have at all times its freedom to
print any and all news pertaining to or of interest to the
students.
Freedom of speech and press is necessary in an academic
atmosphere if we are to develop ourselves as useful mem
bers of the community. At Spelman we are introduced to
the theories of great thinkers in our classes yet we are not
permitted to express our ideas in our everyday lives. Through
free discussion and exchange of ideas we develop a strength
of character that is required to face adequately the problems
of life. A college should encourage the development of these
necessary qualities.
We want to become women, women who are poised with
strength of character, mind, and conviction. Since strength
of character as well as of mind is essential in all persons,
it is necessary for us as college students to obtain the re
quired qualities before graduation. After graduation we will
have to apply our knowledge and skills in our career as well
as our family life.
Spelman says that material can’t be printed if the material
is detrimental to the college’s reputation. Here at Spelman
there are no set lines of distinction between what is and
what is not detrimental to the school. Therefore, there will
always be questions as to what is best for Spelman. Who has
the right to forbid the expression of ideas on the grounds
that they are dangerous? If such a judge of speech is set
up it would tend to stifle fearless exchange of opinions.
The administration does not say one can not speak or
disagree but that those disagreements or ideas that would
place the school in an unfavorable light to the public should
not be published. In seeking the truth on a controversial is
sue, forced agreement of both parties on the matter of what
is best and right tends to damage the atmosphere of the col
lege and is irrational. It is irrational because it is contradic
tory. If two parties agree as to facts and inferences, they will
probably agree on the conclusions.
A newspaper should be able to print all things that hap
pen; not just those things that compliment the school. If
only the good or complimentary is printed, the newspaper
becomes a propaganda sheet.
Bronwen Unthank
....Patriotic Gore by Edmund Wil
son. Threading together an ap
parently haphazard series of es
says on the liaterature of the Ci
vil War, Mr'. Wilson achieves an
important work of history more
stirring than accounts of the
bloodiest battles.
The Collected Letters of D. H.
Lawrence, edited by Harry T.
Moore. Lawrence, a poet, and
novelist fabled for frankness and
passion confirms his reputation
in a collection of opinions on ev
erything from lambs to English
men.
Ship of Fools, by Katherine
Anne Porter. A German passen
ger ship bound from Vera Cruz
to Bremerhaven in 1931 becomes
a moving and despairing allegory
of the human conditions.
George, by Emlyn Williams.
The celebrated playwright and ac
tor writes with warmth and
wryness about the poverty of his
Welsh childhood, and near disas
ter of his career as a scholarship
boy at Oxford.
A Long and Happy Life, by
Reynolds Price. This wise, skil
ful first novel about a Carolina
country girl’s attempt to keep
both her fiance and her virtue is
marred only by an occasional
too-swooping bow towards Wil
liam Faulkner’s style.
In Parenthesis, by David Jones.
A bitter novel in which a paint
er turns to prose and poetry in
order to attack war.
BESTSELLERS
Fiction
Ship of Fools, Porter; The Agony
and the Eestasy, Stone;The Bull
from the Seai, Renault; Franny
and Zoocy, Salinger; The Fox in
the Attic, Hughes; Devil Water,
Sexton; Island, Huxley; A Pro
logue to Love, Caldwell; Captain
Newman, M.D., Rosten; To Kill
a Mock'ngbird, Lee.
Non-Fiction
Calories Don’t Count, Teller;
The Rothschilds, Mortin; My Life
in Court, Nizen; Six Crisis, Nixon
The Guns of August, Tuchman;
In the Clear'ng, Frost; The New
President - 1960, White; The Last
Plantagenets, Costain; Scott Fitz
gerald, Turnbull.
Compiled by Mary Ray
Dear Sisters, I would like to ex
press my sincere wishes that all
is going well with you. I hope all
of you are studying hard an or
der to be well prepared for your
finals.
Here at North Central we are
all “scuffling” with term papers
that will all be due next week.
This seems to be the term paper
school, if you know what I mean.
However, it’s a part of the pro
gram and we must go along with
the program!
When I first arrived here, I
had to start all over again learn
ing how to balance myself on ice.
Not only did I need some ice-
skates, but a pair of ski shoes
would have been all right too.
Since I had been at Spelman, I
had quickly forgotten what it was
like in the land of “ice and snow”.
However, after a week of tum
bles, slips and falls my memory
soon returned. Because there is
so much snow here ,it would be
logical to assume that we would
have a ski club. Although I want
ed to join, there was a slight stip
ulation which I couldn’t afford.
Therefore, I had to form my own
ski-club Which went Into opera
tion everyday that I had to at
tend classes four blocks away.
The activities here are numer
ous since Chicago is only one
hour by commuter and one-half
hour by car. Gary, Indiana is
only two hours by commuter and
one hour toy car making it rath
er convenient for me to go home
every week-end. We are allowed
to go where we want on the
week-ends as long as we sign
out and I’m taking this time to
see the highlights of Chicago that
I never have time to see When
I’m home. We are allowed to stay
out on week-nights until 10 or 11
and the week-ends 12 or 1:30.
You are also allowed an unlim
ited amount of overnights. I find
that these girls here use their
permissions but they don’t over
do it. I’ve often wondered what
you girls would do if you were
allowed as much freedom as we
have here. I really do believe
that girls should have this free
dom because it makes them more
mature and I have found that
these girls study hard during the
week and really enjoy their week
ends.
Speaking of studying, we don’t
have any strict study hours but
the dorm is quiet from Sunday
night until Saturday morning.
This dorm is always quiet and
there is no such thing as running
down the halls and playing the
radio loud.
Reading is also prevalent here.
Everyone reads and discusses the
latest novels like we discuss
Morehouse.
I must also commend the stu
dent officers of the dorm. The
house mother is only a “figure
head” of the council. The girls
check the girls as they come in
from late permissions, check the
week-end slips and in essence run
the dorm. They call the house
meetings and they preside over
them. The students provide slips
for the phones to take informa
tion on each week and we don’t
have telephone hours. However,
ytou would think maybe) these
phones would be like those in
the snack shop, but they aren’t,
probably because we have a
phone on each floor and also be
cause the fellows can come over
everyday, all day.
The chapel here is the only
thing I can really find fault with.
I feel that their chapel, which is
two days a week — one hour, is
more like an assembly. Books,
papers, hats, scarfs, boots, etc., are
carried in along with the latest
gossip. It’s really a study hall and
I’ve almost found myself using
it for a study hall along with the
other 900 students. I really ap
preciate Sipelman’s Sisters Chapel
and the services presented there.
The student - faculty relation
ship here is good. You might see
a student and “prof.” shooting
a little pool in the “rec” room of
the union. This is also evident in
the union, upstairs in the cafe
teria part where students and
teachers mix frequently. This also
includes the Deans and the Presi
dent.
All in all, this is a very friend
ly atmosphere and the students
here seem to be very interested
in the exchange program. We
have spoken several times in dif
ferent places and everyone seems
to enjoy our presence. I hope I
haven’t left out too much; I will
fill in the rest in September.
Good luck to a good group of
young women and I’m looking
forward to seeing my Sisters
“real” soon.
Love
Georgianne Thomas
P.S. Bicycle riding is the latest
thing.
Freshman
Carnival
And just what was the cause
of all the hubbub and bustle
among the members of the fresh
man class this past week? Why
the freshman carnival, of course.
On May 19th our freshman class
combined its efforts to present
for the Spelman community and
its guests an unforgettable occa
sion in the form of the “Fresh
man Frolics”. Spelman’s Read
Hall was the scene of all this
glorious gaiety.
Like all carnivals there were
numerous activities to attract the
public. There were various car
nival booths such as the telegram
booth, the police station, the mar
riage booth, the fortune telling
booth and other challenging skills
and games — not to overlook that
ever popular kissing booth.
(Wonder how the young men lik
ed the candy?!!?!) The spectacu
lar side show, featuring such per
sonalities as “Miss Bronze Spel
man” and “Miss Alamo” plus
other world famed performers,
was a special segment of the car
nival. The ultra cool atmosphere
of the “Bohemian Room” was just
the thing for the unconventional
and the “beat”. The “Speak-Easy
Room” carried many back to the
Fellowships For
Negro Writers
Willard Mass, Director of the
New York City Writers Confer
ence, announced today that two
Fellowships to the Conference to
be held at Wagner College, Staten
Island, N. Y., July 10th to 20th,
will be available to gifted young
Negro writers.
The Fellowships, Mass said,
have been made available through
a foundation interested in foster
ing Negro culture. Langston
Hughes, Negro poet and play
wright, will toe an advisor in the
granting of the awards.
The Fellowships are for $150
each, which will give the recip
ients full tuition to the Writers
Conference and will pay their
room and board for the ten day
period as well. The fellowships
can be applied to either the Dra
ma Workshop, to foe conducted by
Edward Albee; the Fiction Work
shop, conducted by Kay Boyle; or
the Poetry Workshop, conducted
by Kenneth Koch.
Applications for the Conference
and fellowships may be obtained
by writing the Administrative
Secretary of the New York City
Writers Conference, Wagner Col
lege Staten Island 1, New York.
free frolicking era of the “roar
ing twenties”. Some people found
one or another activity to their
liking and became so engrossed
in it that they were unable to
tear themselves away; others
were so overwhelmed by all the
activities that they ran from place
to place in order that they might
not miss a thing. Well, perhaps
that is exaggerating a bit, but no
one can deny that the “Fresh
man Frolics” were fun! - fun! -
fun!
All proceeds from the carnival
went to the project Crossroads
Africa.
Dianne Matthews
Congratulations!
A note of congratulations to
the combined Junior Classes of
Morehouse and Spelman for a job
well done May 11. From every
source it has come that the prom
was the best for some time.
In carrying out the theme,
“Stairway to the Stars,” the band
combined with the decorations
gave the prom an atmosphere of
cafe society.
An extra note of praise goes to
those who helped for long hours
in planning and decorating.
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