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April 11„ 1963
THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
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‘Tis no Laurel Wreath we place
upon his head, neither would we
care to call him our “Unsung
Hero”. He’s been selected our
Morehouse Personality.
He is Creigs Beverly, from
Montgomery, Alabama, a senior
at Morehouse College with a
major in Sociology and a minor
in Psychology. To most Speiman-
ites, Creigs is a familiar sight on
campus.
This is his third year at More
house. He entered in September
of 1960 on scholarship. While at
Morehouse, he has been a mem
ber of the following organiza
tions; the Y.M.C.A.; the N.A.-
A.C.P.; the Chorus; and the
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
In addition to his academic
work, Creigs has held several
concurrent part-time jobs. Having
attended school both winter and
summer, Creigs anticipates com
pleting his undergraduate studies
in August of this year, which is
in itself an outstanding achieve
ment. Upon completion of his
undergraduate studies, he plans
to attend the Atlanta University
School of Social Work.
When his busy schedule and the
weather permit, Creigs enjoys
boating and fishing. And he still
finds time for social activities!
Those of us who are acquainted
with Oeigs find that he has a
most pleasing personality, is in
deed a gentleman, an interesting
conversationalist and - truly a
“Morehouse Man.”
Week Voted Asset
In April thousands of commu
nities throughout the United
States will be celebrating Nation
al Library Week. It is devoted
to the importance of reading in
American life and to the import
ance of libraries of all kinds.
The objective of the week is to
remind the American people that
reading can help them to ex
plore and to satisfy their need
for a greater sense of purpose
and meaning in their lives; to
urge them to use more fully the
libraries of all kinds in which
the treasurers of the printed
word await throughout the land.
But there is a wider aim: to set
apart a time when people can
rededicate themselves to the ideas
and ideals of a free society.
Since ours is a society based
on the choices made by the many
rather than the few, its greatest
concern must be the development
of every individual to his highest
capacity. Its vitality, its very
existence, depend upon the extent
to which all the people have
formed the habit of finding out,
of intelligently weighing alterna
tives, natives, of reading to be
informed. Limited horizons are
dangerous to a free people; so,
as we have discovered, is the
mindless assumption of superior
ity and invulnerability.
“A better-read, better-informed
America” has become a necessity.
The printed word, the very basis
of education has assumed a new
importance. Only a lifetime of
continuing self-education through
reading, after formal education
is completed, can keep Americans
in watchful readiness to exercise
responsible citizenship.
Only a wide variety of reading
can keep us abreast to what has
been, and what is, and train the
imagination to forge ahead into
what might be in the future.
Excerpts reprinted from
National Library Week
Organization Handbook
Clara Prioleau
CREIGS BEVERLY
Progressive City
Welcomes Opera
From Monday, April 29th until
Saturday, May 4th, the Metro
politan Opera Association will
present a series of eight per
formances at the Fox Theater.
Anna Moffo, “Violetta” in La
Traviata, will appear on opening
night with a host of other cele
brated artists.
Tickets range from $2.50 to
$11.75. Mail orders must be ac
companied by remittance made
payable to the Atlanta Music
Festial Association, P. O. Box
12181, Northside Station, Atlanta
5, Ga.
A self-addressed envelope
should be enclosed with each
order.
For further information, call
874-5496 between the hours of
10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Wanda Waples
Eric Lincoln
Gives Views
The Black Muslims (276 pp.) - C.
Ernie Lincoln - Beacon Press
($4.95).
The main speaker for the
luncheon had uttered his con
cluding words in a burst of ap
plause. Questions were now in
order. In the back of the long
room, a tall, neatly dressed man
stood. After waiting for the at
tention of the audience and with
the suggestion of a smile, he
posed his question.
The United States government
has given millions of dollars to
individual underdeveloped count
ries throughout the world, in
order to secure that country’s
good will and possible friend
ship. Why doesn’t the federal
government try giving something
to the Negro, to win his good
will and friendship? The mixed
audience that filled the room was
quiet, but no one seemed dis-
disturbed or surprised. The
speaker was Dr. C. Eric Lin
coln, author of The Black Mus
lims. The man, who posed the
question, was a Black Muslim.
Although discredited by the
Black Muslims as an authority
on their movement (Dr. Lincoln
is not a Black Muslim) Lincoln’s
book is the first study in depth
of this movement.
His account is interesting, well-
written, and timely. Dr. Lincoln
describes the origins, organiza
tions, doctrines and leaders of the
Black Muslin movement, which
has as one of its goals a separate
territory for Black Muslims with
in the United States.
The author’s sources of data
were limited, however, to inter
views, speeches and secondary
materials. But this us not to dis
courage prospective readers. The
book, by far, the most complete
and informative study available,
is well worth reading.
Ann Ashmore
PUBLIC OPINION POLL
As we know, we have entered the Lenten Season. Mbst Christians
make sacrifices in veneration of rededicatory services for Christ.
This month, the question “What did you give up for Lent, and
why?” was asked to some members of our Spelman student body. The
following responses were made:
Victoria Joyner, Freshman: “I gave up cigarettes because I felt as
though I would really be making a sacrifice.”
Linda Watley,, Sophomore: I gave up going to the snack shop at
night because: (1) it made me spend too much money, and (2) I
was eating just because everybody else was eating.”
Janet Dallas, Junior: “I gave up biting my fingernails because it was
a secrifice. I like to bite them; they taste good.”
Mona Rae Norman, Senior: “I do not believe in giving up material
things. I think that it should be a period of re-dedication.”
Charlotte McConnell, Freshman: “I gave up studying because I was
failing anyway.”
Anease Chaney, Junior: “I gave up smoking because I recently read
the cancer report.” C. LeJeune Hickson
Evaluation System
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It was further found that home conditions should not be ignored
even though these conditions can only be casually evaluated. Not only
should we access the academic achievement, but emphasis should be
placed on the personal and social development of the person. Teachers
should further devise written tests describing real-life situations
which will afford the opportunity to appraise the student’s under
standing of himself.
Although the merits of the grading system are not universally
accepted, I believe that grades will be with us for a long time to
come; so I suggest in addition to the above proposals that we appeal
to the moral discipline of students, and put more emphasis on good
study, habits. I further suggest that teachers, in making use of
symbols, should accurately reflect the total, rather than one aspect
of the development of the student.
Thus, we see that evaluating a student’s competence requires care
ful reflection on many aspects of his personality and abilities. Much
more than his knowledge of subject matter should be explored
Since a summation in terms of a single mark is almost impossible, we
should use many methods in evaluating him, his total personality,
rather than just one aspect. Thus we should put grading in its proper
perspective in the total evaluating process, and realize that this tool
is but a means to an end, rather than the end.
Thorough -knowledge of the baa*; principles of evaluation is not
onljj a necessary prerequisite to understanding and capitalizing upon
today’s tool but also is a necessary preparation for tomorrow’s progress.
To sum it up, effective evaluation should be the goal of education.
Ruby Strawbridge
MRS. JOHNSON
Know
Your
Prof
The warm smile, soothing per
sonality, the youthful litheness and
grace, the moving organ and
piano selections of Mrs. Joyce
Finch Johnson will all be missed
by the Spelman Community next
year. In September Mrs. Johnson
will be studying for twelve,
calendar months at Northwestern
University in Evanston, Illinois.
She is the recipient of a Dan-
i'orth Foundation Fellowship.
Forty persons were chosen for
this coveted honor from among
four hundred seventy-five appli
cants.
Mrs. Johnson did her under
graduate study at Fisk Univer
sity and received her Master of
Music Degree from -Northwestern.
She is a member of Pi Kappa
Lamba, an honorary Music So
ciety comparable to Phi Beta
Kappa. She has also done fur
ther study at Eastman School of
Music Rochester, New York and
Cleveland Institute of Music, Cle
veland, Ohio. At Cleveland Insti
tute of Music Mrs. Johnson stu
died with such distinguished
pianists as Jose Echaniz and
Bergle Rubenstein.
At Northwestern Mrs. Johnson
will pursue either the degree
Doctorate of Music in Perfor
mance (Piano) or Doctor of
Philosophy in Theory.
Spelman is very proud of Mrs.
Johnson’s accomplishment, too,
along with her. We will be en
riched by her studies and ex
periences at Northwestern when
she returns “home”.
Gwen Kenner
Physical Fitness
Stimulates Coeds
This is the question being ask
ed by your Physical Education
Majors Club, and almost being
sure of the answer, they are
now sponsoring an Operation
Fitness: U.S.A. program. They
obtained their Certificate of Re
cognition on behalf of the
American Association for Health,
Physical Education and Recreat
ion, and with a chapel program
on March 15, launched their
campaign for fitness.
Plans for the National Fitness
program have been developing
since June 1956. President Eisen
hower called the first peacetime
White House Conference because
he felt that more should be done
to help youth become physically
fit and better qualified to face
the requirements of modem life'.
What is Physical Fitness is the
question that probably comes to
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As part of the Physical -Fitness
Program the Physical Education
Majors -Club is sponsoring a “Miss
Fitness” Contest. Those aspiring
for this hon-or may gain points
by joining us in the following
outlined activities:
Synopsis of Past Events
During our regularly scheduled
recreation period on Monday
night it was the Red team against
the Blue in a basketball game.
Half time, score, Red-4, Blue-17.
But at the end of the game they
gave you a scare didn’t they
Blues?!
On March 26, Mr. Henry Dar
lington and the Morehouse Gym
nastics Team were presented by
the Majors in a lecture-demon
stration entitled “Physical Fitness
and Gymnastics.” Can you do the
“Monkey Roll”? - without getting
squashed, that is!
Who won the game? We had
too much fun to be concerned
about unimportant matters! Slug
gers, pitchers, catchers and all
opened the spring softball season
at Spelman last Friday afternoon.
Ask Mary Jane, Robbie and Amy
if they are physically fit!
All students, faculty and staff
members are invited to partici
pate in this program and we hope
that you will enjoy these activi
ties, thus expanding your imme
diate range of recreation.
Physical Education Majors Club
(PEM CLUB)
oCistiny Of Recreational -Activities
***Points for the “MISS FIT
NESS CONTEST” will be given
for participation in all activities.
The numbers in the brackets in
dicate the number of points given
for each activity.
(1)
Mondays - 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Bowling
Gymnasium and Game Room
Open
Tennis
U)
Tuesdays - 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Bowling
Swimming
Gymnasium and Game Room
Open
Tennis
(1)
Wednesday - 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Swimming
Gymnasium and Game Room
Open
Tennis
(3)
Fridays - 2:00-4:30 p.m.
Organized Exercises
Activities of choice (no swim
ming)
2nd and 4th Monday evenings of
each month - 6:30-8:00
All activities except swimmihg
April 8, Monday - Special Event,
Table Tennis Tournament
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DON’T FORGET YOUR DAILY
WALK AROUND CAMPUS,
3 times around the -oval - 1
mile!!!
WANT ADS
Wanted: More do’s and less
don’t’s.
Wanted: Interested reporters
and typists for the SPOTLIGHT.
Wanted: A radiator regulator
in Abby to prevent roasted stu
dents.
Lost: A red wallet belonging
to Bronwen Unthank.
Lost: Lots of pep and energy.
Found: Extended privileges for
seniors.
Wanted: A semester break for
student teachers.
Wanted: Another student tele
phone for Abby Hall.