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Vo). II, No. 1 «« SPELMAN COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA October, 1962
SPELMAN WILL EXPAND
CounselingAndPlacement
Service Initiated
Under the direction of Mrs.
Rena S. Craig, Spelmian has be
come a part of the Atlanta Uni
versity Counseling and Place
ment Service. This program is de
signed to advise and inform stu
dents of the many career oppor
tunities that are available, espe
cially for Negro College women.
Two programs calling the in
creasing prospects of government
service to our attention have al
ready been sponsored by the
placement service. On Sept. 25,
Lieutenant G. J. Runuart of the
U. S. Naval Reserve and Lieu
tenant Joan Hass of the Waves
visitel the campus, tested and in
terviewed prospective candidates
for armed services. On Oct. 8
and 9, Spelman participated with
the other member colleges of the
A. U. Center in a Federal Gov
ernment Career Conference.
WELCOME,
Unlike many other colleges,
Spelman has no initiation program
for its freshmen and new students.
However, the upper classmen do
participate in an orientation pro
gram designed to acquaint the
freshmen with the operation of
the college.
This year we found that the
freshmen were exceptional in
many areas, including talent, in
tellectuality, personal appearance
and appeal as well as scholastic
ability. These factors were en
couraging because they signified
that this year will be a most
profitable and successful one for
our school.
The two hundred eight freshmen
of whom we are so proud have
features which axe distinct. There
are in this class two sets of iden
tical twins. The girls come from
twenty-two states, the District of
Columbia, and Sierra Leone. Per
haps this wide cross-section ac
counts for the high quality stu
dents we have this year. It is
also probable that the majority of
them, who have expressed that
they came to Spelman without
parental persuasion and because
The conference consisted of
chapel programs, private and
small group conferences. Repre
sentatives from the Communic
able Disease Center, State De
partment, Civil Service Commis
sion, Atlanta Army Depot, Inter
nal Revenue Service, General
Services Administration, Post Of
fice Dept., and Bureau of Old
Age and Survivors Insurance
were present to answer questions
and distribute brochures. Mr.
Harold Arnold of the Atlanta Ur
ban League served as coordinat
or of the conference.
Throughout the year, Mrs.
Craig will have information on
other career and vocational pos
sibilities and brochures describing
graduuate fellowships Students,
especially juniors and seniors are
uurged to consult her about plan
ning your future.
Marie Thomas
FRESHMEN!
they wanted to be here, will show
great individualism and; creative
ness in their approach to their
work and to all of the college’s
programs. It is thus foreseeable
that new ideas will be arising and
that vitality will be added to
every activity by our new Spel
man sisters.
We are most happy to greet and
we are anxious to meet and know
each of the freshmen. The Fresh
man-Junior social has helped in
acquainting the freshmen with
their junior “big sisters.” This
year the entire junior class will
take special interest in the fresh
man class and will act as com
panions to this group. Sponsored
toy the junior class, the social
was enjoyed by the freshmen as
well as the juniors. New dances
were learned and songs were
shared. A spirit of complete joy
and friendliness prevailed
throughout. ,
Freshmen, we welcome you and
by now you should know that
we are enthusiastic about your be
ing here. Spelman will surely be
enriched by your coming.
Ida Rose McCree
Class of 1966 On Steps of Sister’s Chapel
Building Project Starts Soon
Architect’s Drawing of Proposed New Fine Arts Building
For some time now, Spelmian College students have noticed quite a bit of activity in the area to
the west of the campus The first semiester of last year brought moving vans which came, and then
left, bearing the wordly possessions of people who were moving away from their homes on Culver
Street. Then the wrecking crews came, and demolished and burned the houses that had been left
standing empty. We returned; this semester to findall of the rubbish cleared away and the expanse of
land waiting expectantly for new structures. This tract concerns us because last year Spelman College
arranged, to acquire the approximately eight acres comprising it for $40,000 an acre, or approximately
$320,000.
As the College is set up now, each of our fine arts departments is located in a different building
on campus. On the north comer of our new property, a fine arts building will be built to encompass
all of the departments in this area. In the basement of this building, there will be, in addition to storage
and mechanical rooms, men’s and women’s dressing roams, and a sewing room for costumes. The center
of the floor will be a little theater with a seating capacity of three hundred. To the right and back of
the little theater will be the Drama Department.
William T. Gossett Elected
College Fund Board Chaiman
New York, Oct. 3 — William ter of the late Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes.
T. Gossett was elected chairman
of the board of directors of the
United Negro College Fund at the
organization’s annual meeting
held in Atlanta Oct. 2.
Mr. Gossett retired this year as
general counsel and vice presi
dent of the Ford Motor Co. to de
vote all of his time to activities
of a public service nature.
The College Fund has been one
of Mr. Gossett’s principal con
cerns for the past dozen years. He
is a trustee of two of UNCF’s
member institutions, Atlanta Uni
versity and Morehouse College,
both in Atlanta. In Michigan, he
heads the executive committee of
the annual UNCF state-wide fund"
raising appeal.
A native of Texas, Mr. Gos
sett received his bachelor of arts
degree from the University of
Utah and his law degree from
Columbia University, New York
City. In practice he specializes in
general corporation work and lit
igation. He became general coun
sel for Bendix Corp. in 1945 and
joined Ford Motor Co. in 1947.
In the area of education, Mr.
Gossett also serves as a life trus
tee of Columbia University, New
York City, and a trustee of the
Cranbrook Foundation, Bloom
field Hills. He is married to the
former Elizabeth Hughes, daugh-
The College Fund’s board in
cludes the presidents of its 32
member colleges and universities
plus directors-at-large. Dr. Fred
erick D. Patterson, president of
the Phelps-Stokes Fund and
founder of the College Fund, is
vice chairman of the UNCF board.
William J. Trent Jr. is executive
director of the College Fund.
A federation of privately sup
ported, accredited, southern col
leges and universities, the United
Negro College Fund was Incor
porated in 1944.
This year the College Fund is
conducting its 19th annual na
tion-wide fund-raising campaign
on behalf of its member institu
tions.
Coming Attraction
This semester our first big
dance will be sponsored by the
Day Student’s Organization. This
is our annual costume ball held
in the latter part of October. It
will be necessary for all persons
planning to attend to be in full
costume. Those in only school
attire and masks will not be ad
mitted. Start planning now for
your costume. For further details
about the dance watch the bul
letin boards.
Here will be faculty offices,
class and practice rooms, the
Green Room, with kitchenette,
where visiting actors may be en
tertained with coffee or tea.
The Art Department will be
located to the right of the little
theater. Here one will find fac
ulty offices, and rooms for crafts,
drawing and graphics, sculpture,
ceramics, oil painting, and lec
tures. There will also be an art
library. A unique feature of these
rooms will be their exits, direct
ly to the out of doors, where fair
weather generally finds many of
the art students drawing or paint
ing.
On the left of the little theater,
the Music Department will be
found. There will be faculty
offices, several classrooms, and
practice rooms. There will also
be an orchestra room with “step
ped” seats. In the half-story sec
tion comprising the second floor
will be several classrooms, a
common classroom, a listening
room and the upper part of the
stage.
Because of the nature of this
building, the architectural style
will be different from any other
structure on campus. It is expect
ed that the ground will be broken
for this building either in late
October or early November of
this year, and circumstances per
mitting, it should be completed in
late 1963.
Tre Fine Arts Building is be
ing given by the Rockefeller
Brothers’ Fund, and it is estimat
ed that when completed and ful
ly equipped will cost about one
million dollars.
Still in the planning stage are
two other uses of Spelman’s new
property. The two proposed addi
tions to the campus are a new
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