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March, 1963 THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT Page 3 AESTHETICALLY SPEAKING 'The Negro Speaks in Prose and Poetry' The American Negro today shows considerable progress in the field of writing. The follow ing book list is one compiled from the article, “Books By Ne gro Authors in 1962,” written by Arthur B. Spingam and found in the February edition of The Crisis. Prose Asoa, Aderogba: On The Tiger’s Back. New York, World, 149 pp. $3.50. *Baldwin, James: Another Country. New York, The Dial Press. 436 pp. $5.95. * Bates, Daisy: The Long Sha dow of Little Rock: A Memoir. New York, David McKay Com pany, Inc. 204 pp. $4.75. *Bennett, Lerone, Jr.: Before the Mayflower. A History of the Negro in America - 1619-1962. Chicago, Johnson Publishing Co., Inc. 416 pp. $6.95. Busia, K. A.: The Challenge of Africa. New York, Frederick A. Praeger. 150 pp. $4.00. *Clift, Virginia, Archibald A. Anderson, G. Gordon Hullfish: Negro Education in America. New York, Harper & Brothers, XIII 315 pp. $5.95. Crump, Paul: Burn, Killer, Burn. Chicago, Johnson Book Publishing Co., Inc. 391 pp. $4.95. DuBois, W. E. B.: John Brown. New York, International Publish ers. $5.50. *Frazier, Franklin: Black Bour geoisie. New York, Collier Books. 222 pp. 95c. Hughes, Langston: Fight for Freedom. The Story of the NA- ACP. New York, W. W. Norton & Co. 224 pp. $4.50. ♦Lomax, Louis E.: The Negro Revolt. New York, Harper & Bros. XIII 271 pp. $4.50. *Quarles, Benjamin: Lincoln and the Negro. New York, Oxford University Press. 275 pp. $6.50. Raab, Earl (Editor): American Race Relations Today. Studies of the problem beyond desegregat ion. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday & Co. 195 pp. 95c. *William, John (Editor): The Angry Black. New York, Lancer Books. 160 pp. 50c. Williams, John: Africa, Her History, Lands and People. New York, The Cooper Square Pub lishers. Wynn, Daniel Webster: Moral Behavior and the Christian Ideal. New York, The American Press. 123 pp. $3.00. Yerby, Frank: Griffins Way. New York, The Dial Press. 345 pp. $4.95. Poetry Adams, Doris B.: Longing and Other Poems. Philadelphia, Dor- rance & Co. 30 pp. $2.50. Clark, John Pepper: Poems. Ibadan, Nigeria, Mbari Publica tions. 55 pp. 6 sh. Damas, Leon: African Songs of Love, War, Grief and Abuse. Ibadan, Negeria, Mbari Publica tions. Hill, Roy L.: Corrie J. Carroll and Other Poems. Philadelphia, Dorrance & Co., 35 pp. $3.50. Massey, Joe C.: Singing Stars, Verses by Joe C. Massey, New York, Green wish Book Publishers, Inc. 57 pp. $2.50. ’■'Located in the Spelman Library. Copies of Before the Mayflower by Lerone Bennet, Jr. maybe pur chased at the Spelman Library. C. L. Prioleau Kiss Me Kate On March 14, 15, and 16, the Atlanta-Morehouse-Spelman Play ers once again presented a play in the same class as all their plays in entertainment and edu cational value. For, “Kiss Me Kate”, a Broadway Musical taken from “The Taming of The Shrew”, gave us an excellent opportunity to brush up on our Shakespeare. “The Taming of The Shrew” is really a play within a play. A nobleman who has an art for practical jokes finds Christopher Sly, a tinker, dead drunk, and has him carried to the best room of his castle and finely dressed, waited upon by servants and a beautiful wife, in reality the nobleman’s page in disguise. When Sly wakes up he is made to believe that he is a nobleman who has been insane for years, and in order to make him merry and prevent a return of his men tal delusions, a company of play- eds perform for his benefit, “The Taming of The Shrew”, The Broadway Musical, “Kiss Me Kate” displays the same idea only put to music. The characters are the same. The leading lady (Kate) is played by Alberta Foster. Katharina, or Kate, as she’s called, has the reputation of be ing shrewish, bad-tempered, and an unruly woman. Petruchio, played by Tommy Perkins, pre sents himself as an aspirant for Katharina’s hand in marriage. Bianca, Katharina’s sister, played by Lois Weston, was portrayed as sweet and lovable. Her suitor, Lucentioe, was played by Leon ard Hines. The play centered around a love affair between the leading lady and man who had previous ly been married but are now divorced. Just what happened be tween these two, we’ll leave for your own evaluation. . Tarver “Not You, Bub! You’re Outmoded.” REW Observed (Cont’d from Page 1) in our Mid-week Services; the reading of “The Sacrifice” by Janet Rothschild was presented by the drama department. Reli gious paintings were also on ex hibition throughout the week. Perhaps next year’s committee will venture to have such pre sentations prior to our seminars. The students, in this way, can in clude in their seminar discussions these religious implications. As it was, however, many questions per tinent to the sutdents’ beliefs were raised and discussed at length. This year’s committee is to be congratulated also for the interest awakened in the student body with such an excellent choice of our campus speaker and the addi tion of fine arts to the observance of Religious Emphasis Week. —Josephine Dunbar Moon To you it’s for light To others, it’s a telescope Then others, it’s a goal But to me . . . it’s a glowing beam casting shadows acros the sheets. Naja-Toi But for Others I live my life not for myself alone; But for the people I love. Without their love My living is in vain; Without their trust I have no sense of direction; Without their tears I have no eyes to see life; Without their laughter I have no ease; Without their forgiveness I cannot be forgiven ; Without their criticism I have nothing to build in; Without their patience I would lack understanding. Without their watchful care I would be in poor health; Without their religious encouragement I would not know my God; Without them, I am nothing, so to be something I live my life for them. by Barbara Madden Preoccupation As shadows fall and bells ring and folks go on their way. How many stop look up to Him give thanks for another day? Instead, we hustle bustle by sighing and sobbing and wondering why Joanne got that “A”. Naja-Toi Surrendered I love you. I’ve loved you since first I beheld your countenance. I’ve loved you since first you probed into my innermost thoughts of you. You used no greater instrument than your eyes. Your eyes sought me out, and I surrendered. Tahirah 2)c WJ,t er De wahter ain’t no hydegen. De wahter ain’t no oxydegen. Is jes wahter., If God had wonted to put all dat messy stuff in de wahter, Why, honey chile, don’t you know He would of! I don’t care whut dem scientests seze. Notes from the Palette (tu Joanne V ijiffij A Morehouse senior, Juan Tho mas, presented a showing of his works at the Gallery of Living Artists — 1327 West Peachtree St., N.E., which began Friday, March 8, and extended through the next week. The official opening was Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. James Adair, a former student of Morehouse College and a gra duate of Fort Valley State Col lege, has opened his own art gal lery at 469 West Peachtree. He is exhibiting his own work as well as the work of other artists. The 22nd Annual Exhibition of Painting, Sculpture and Prints by Negro Artists is being shown at Trevor Arnett Library. Hours are Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. and weekdays from 3 to 5 p.m. The exhibition will last from March 31 to April 28. Why not attend this week? Tahirah Audience Views Unusual Concert The New York Pro Musica gave a stimulating performance Sun day, March 10, at 4:00 p.m. in Sister’s Chapel. As they appeared on the stage, the audience began to applaud excitedly. Throughout the performance, the excellently- done instrumental and vocal selections incited more vigorous applause from the audience. Perhaps the reason for the suc cess of the concert is that the manner of singing, the instru ments used, and the period from which the musical selections were taken were somewhat different from what the members of the audience have been accustomed to hearing. Vocal solos and duets both frequently included in one selection, were extremely well- done. The instruments used, with the exception of the bass viol and the flute, were modeled after old instruments in various collections. Therefore, they were new to the audience. Since there are few, if any, con certs given using musical select ions of fifteenth and sixteenth- century musicians, everyone gave complete attention to the perfor mance of these selections. The New York Pro Musica Concert proved to be different and enjoyable. —Yvonne Weatherly