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THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
October, 1962
SPOTLIGHT STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Alice M. Morgan
Assistant Editors Ida Rose McCree, Dorothy Myers
Business Manager Gwendolyn lies
News Department — Jean Berrien, Editor, Patricia Smith,
Marie Thomas, Clara Prioleau, Robbie Tate, Amy
Holley, Bronwen Unthank, Leronia Stokes, La Joyce
Henderson
Feature Department — Lucia Holloway, Editor, Gloria Wil
lis, Betty Lane, Jessie Stith, Ann Ashmore, Le
Jeune Hickson, Henrietta Stocks, Gwendolyn lies
Typists — Jean Berrien, Kercenna McChriston, Jewelene
Owens, Bronwen Unthank, Sonya Mixon, Patricia
Smith, Dorothy Fugua, Elinor Atkins, Katy Cole
man
Layout Department — Josephine Dunbar, Editor, Mary J.
Reid, Earnestine Crawford, Jeanette Tarver, Ann
Ashmore, Ethelyn Willis, Louisa Jackson, Bronwen
Unthank
Circulation Manager ... Bronwen Unthank
Photographer Joyce White
Cartoonist - Joanne G. Merry
Adviser Mrs. Naomi Chivers
The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily
those of the staff. All articles must be sliced. Names will be with
held upon request.
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
EXPANDING
You have no doubt read the
front page article about the ex
tensive plans for expanding facili
ties at Spelman College. These
plans have been formulated be
cause our administration has
recognized the need for physical
growth in our college plant. With
these new facilities will neces
sarily come expansion of curri
culum, services, and cultural op
portunities. However, there must
also be expansion in the realm
of individual growth on the part
of the Spelman family. A broad-
ining of perspectives should be
the goal of each member of the
college community.
Within this academic commu
nity are many opportunities for
intellectual achievements, cultural
enlightenment, social development,
and spiritual growth. A well in
tegrated liberal arts curriculum
has been arranged so that each
student can pursue her quest for
knowledge in general and can
also concentrate her academic ef
forts in an area of specialization.
Concerts, plays, art exhibitions,
and lectures are among the many
activities offered for cultural en
lightenment. Movies, dances, and
informal gatherings enable us to
mingle with our sisters and with
HORIZONS
young men in fun and frivolity;
Chapel and vesper services, and
mid-week prayer and meditation
periods afford us opportunities to
commune with God.
Constant changes are being made
in the afore-mentioned areas in
order to better prepare us to meet
the complexities of life. However,
it seems that we as individuals
must expand our horizons in or
der to make the efforts of the
faculty and administration effec
tive. Our perspectives should be
broadened so that we can aban
don mediocre academic achieve
ments, relinquish apathetic atti
tudes about attending cultural
activities, quell overemphasis up
on social affairs, activities, and
eradicate narrow religious view
points.
This year, the SPELMAN
SPOTLIGHT will attempt to as
sist you in these endeavors. We
will present features which we
hope will enable you to perceive
yourselves as citizens of a ra
pidly advancing technological
world which needs your contri
butions for continued existence.
We solicit your cooperation and
support as we expand horizons
together.
Alice M. Morgan
YOUR
SPOTLIGHT
This is the news medium
through which the Spelman sis
ters communicate with one an
other and the outside world. Your
membership in the Spelman fam
ily is the only requirement for
part ownership in the Spotlight.
Like all of your possessions, the
Spotlight needs your attention in
order to render you the best pos
sible service.
The Spotlight staff would like
to take this opportunity to wel
come your participation and
cooperation with them in pro
ducing a news medium worthy
of representing the Spelman stu
dent body. You, the students, are
invited to give the staff suggest
ions when you feel they might be
helpful, share experiences and
information with your sisters by
submitting your articles to the
staff, and most important, render
yourself in service by joining the
staff. This is your newspaper, stu
dents, and it is your responsibility
to see that it does not fail.
The Spotlight staff pledges to
work diligently to produce as
many successful issues of the
newspaper as possible. But, re
member, the degree of success de
pends on you. The SPELMAN
SPOTLIGHT IS YOURS, and it
can be no more than the Spelman
family makes it.
Student Body
Prexy Speaks
Dear Students:
It gives me great pleasure to
extend greetings to you at the
beginning of the 1962-63 acade
mic term. I trust that each of you
has had an enjoyable and exciting
vacation and that you are now
ready to settle down to a success
ful year’s work. As president of
the Spelman student body, I take
this opportunity to invite you to
attend all S.S.G.A. meetings and
to become an active part of this
organization.
Many of you have been among
a group of students who have
consistently complained about the
student government organization
on this campus. Student leaders
have had the tremendous problem
of dealing with indifferent and
apathetic students, whose chief
pastime lies in enumerating and
expounding upon the evils of the
S.S.G.A.
It amazes me that so many of
you, who are advocates of Ameri
can democratic principals of
government, ignore the most
powerful democratic organization
on our campus. Why do you ig
nore the S.S.G.A.? Is it because
you underestimate the power of
such an organization as we have
on our campus? Is it that you are
not concerned with student af
fairs? Is it that you think of the
student government as an organi
zation whose chief function is to
remind you of certain college reg
ulations which you yourselves
have made it necessary to make?
Do you have no school spirit, no
pride in your school?
This year we firmly intend to
show you how important student
government is to you and how
an effective student government
association operates. We intend to
develop and to cultivate in each
SAY WHAT
DO WHAT
World Peace has been a pro
blem. You have probably talked
or heard others talking about it
for years. This talk capitalizes
on one of the concepts upon
which our country is built —
freedom.
Various opinions have been
voiced by many American peo
ple on the methods used by some
of the previous administrations
in handling this problem — some
critical, same analytical. Solu
tions to the problem have been
discussed and “decided upon’’
during many meals and in many
American homes. Nevertheless, it
is just talk, and talk, alone, has
not solved the problem.
World peace is still a problem
of great magnitude today. But it
is not solely the problem of the
men elected to lead our nation
nor their counterparts.
There is no national plan
ned “solution” to the problem (if
one is possible). But there has
been a step made in the right
direction. This step is being taken
by the American people, and
there is something you can do.
The President of our nation
has said, “ask not what your
country can do for you, but ask
what you can do for your coun
try.” In essence, this statement
gives you and me the opportunity
to become ambassadors of good
will for our Nation. The Kennedy
administration has thus far been
one filled with action. In this
spirit, President Kennedy present
ed a “new plan for peace”.
On March 1, 1961, an executive
order from President Kennedy
gave birth to the PEACE CORPS.
A message to Congress asking
that the Peace Corps be made
permanent resulted in a Joint
House, bipartisan vote of 288-97
in favor of the Peace Corps. Con
gress authorized a budget of $40
million of which only $30 million
was appropriated to finance the
project for the fiscal year ending
June, 1962. On June 14, 1961, the
first 12 volunteers for the project
were selected.
The President appointed his
brother-in-law, R. Sargent Shri-
ver Jr., as Director of Peace
of you an interest in student
government. With your coopera
tion, our student government can
and will become the effective stu
dent governing body that it should
be. Without your cooperation, we
can hope for nothing.
If you are interested in student
government, attend and bring a
friend to the monthly meetings.
If you have suggestions which
you think may make the S.S.G.A.
a more effective oranization, tell
us. If you are not interested in
the S.S.G.A. and feel that nothing
can convince you of the value of
having such an organization, keep
your opinions to yourselves.
Whether our student govern
ment is a worthwhile organization
depends entirely upon each of you
as members of the student body.
It is your duty to make the S.S.
G.A. work. Therefore, 1 invite
and urge each of you to attend
the S.S.G.A. meetings. Make the
S.S.G.A. the voice of the student
body. Make it a united, working,
productive, powerful organization.
1 wish for each of you a most
exciting, rewarding, and fruitful
school term.
Sincerely,
Emilie Karle Winston
YOU WILL
YOU CAN
Corps. When asked to define the
Peace Corps, Shriver begins with
the dedicated men and women,
not the concept, organization, or
program. The volunteers have to
be dedicated, for there is no pay.
However, all expenses such as
transportation, food, clothing,
housing and: a termination pay
ment of $75 per month in service
will be provided by the Peace
Corps.
Volunteers are selected on the
consideration of certain qualifi
cations. Basically, they are cha
racter, skill, common sense, health
and the ability to adjust to new
situations. Any American over
18 years of age can apply for
Peace Corps assignments. The
work is hard, but the purpose is
rewarding to those dedicated to
the cause of World Peace.
The ultimate purpose of this
program, as implied earlier, is to
promote favorable foreign rela
tions; and at the same time to
help the peoples of other countries
and areas in fulfilling their needs.
There are also experiences that
are advantageous to the Corps
workers: For example, developing
a better -understanding of other
peoples, being trained under dif
ficult conditions for stability that
will be helpful in future employ
ment, and a feeling of satisfaction
in knowing that you have served
your country voluntarily by con
tributing toward world peace and
friendship through the Peace
Corps.
Spelman is proud of two of her
sisters who are now in training
for Peace Corps assignments.
They are Gwendolyn Eagleson,
the daughter of Dean O. W.
Eagleson of the Spelman family
and Minnie Hurd who would have
been a member of the graduating
class of 1963 had she not decided
to dedicate herself to the service
of her country. Their endeavors
serve as an inspiration to those,
especially here at Spelman, who
want to do what they can.
Consider the Peace Corps! Spel
man is fortunate to have on her
campus, a liason officer who will
provide all interested persons
with information concerning the
project. The officer is our Dean
of Women, Miss Mercile Johnson.
There are many questions that
you will probably want answered
that this article could not possibly
cover. If so, see Dean Johnson
or write for information to:
Office of Public Affairs
Peace Corps
Washington 25, D. C.
Here is a plan for a peaceful
way of obtaining world peace and
friendship that has proved itself
successful, so far. Say what you
will, but do what you can! Make
your step in the right direction
by inquiring into the possibilities
of joining the Peace Corps and
doing what you can for your
country.
Gwen lies