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September 11, 1963
THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
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Courtship, Love, Marriage Anyone?
There is still a question as to dents in developing positive per-
whether women seek higher
learning for its educative pur
pose or for its social connections.
No matter how long this quest
ion is batted around, the ulti
mate answer will remain within
the woman student. Regardless
of where social activities fall
on the list of college purposes
I for each indivi
dual, it is a well
realized fact
that the social
area does ap-
I pear and has a
(prominent place,
j The fact re-
I mains that mar-
M^STAlrfriage occurs for
Committee an increasing
Chairman number of stu
dents during college or at least
immediately upon graduation.
But in this large number of
marriages, how many of the part
ners are prepared for the res
ponsibility? How many are
aware of the problems involved?
Movies and television cannot
possibly be considered as good
educative sources in this area.
The ending is not always happy
in life. And what about those
.students who are seeking only a
carefree, exciting dating life with
no real involvement? These stu
dents also have questions—quest
ions that are pertinent for suc
cessful dating and for subsequent
marriage unions.
GIANT STEP
Authorities are continuously
writing and proclaiming that
“our young people” are not pro
perly prepared in the area of
social relations. The number of
students yyith a social education
equal to their intellectual educa
tion is low—entirely too low
This year Spelman College will
take a giant step in this area in
order to offer more adequate in
formation to her students. Pre
sently the plans are tentative,
the visibility hazy, but the desire
and intent strong and deter
mined. On Saturday, May 25
1963, the first meeting of the
Committee on Marriage and the
Family was held. The committee
is composed of the following peo
ple; Mrs. Sadye Allen, chairman
Mrs. Rena S. Craig; Mrs. Naomi
Chivers; Joyce White, secretary
Josephine Dunbar; and Patricia
Johnson. The purpose was thusly
stated: Vital changes in the role
of women are now taking place
in our culture, presenting a chal
lenge to the educator that cannot
be ignored. The committee
seeking to evolve a student ser
vice program that will aid stu
sonal values and in molding
wholesome, responsible, and
realistic attitudes. At this meet
ing the ground was laid and the
following points were decided
upon:
1. The overall theme will be
‘Delving into the Problems of
Love, Marriage, and Sex.”
2. The broad topic will be sub
divided into two semester topics.
3. There will be six meetings
per semester to cover each sub-
topic.
4. The meetings wll be held
in Giles 106 on Monday even
ings at 7:90 p.m.
TOPICS SLATED
Although the ideas developed
in this meeting were not conclu
sive, several topics and ideas
were offered for the first six
meetings of the first semester.
The following topics and ideas
were tentatively accepted: “The
World We Live in and Sexual
Morality;” The Problems in
Necking and Petting; Premarital
Sex Relations; The Engagement;
a panel of students from each of
the center colleges will possibly
discuss Problems of Dating, Pro
blems of non Dating, Inter-racial
Dating, Inter-religious Dating.
GREAT POTENTIALS
The student body now waits
eagerly for this series to begin.
There has long been an express
ed desire among the students
that a program of this type be
initiated. With the support of
both student body and admini
stration how could it be anything
other than a success? This series
is regarded as having great po
tential for it promises to be re
warding and informative for the
college student who is searching
for a truly liberal, comprehensive
education.
Willenor Post Caruthers
FACTS ABOUT UNCF
The United Negro College
Fund was founded in 1944 and
lias, since that time, pioneered
cooperative fund raising for
higher education. Its current
membership includes 32 private,
accredited colleges and univer
sities, all located in the South.
Approximately 10 percent of
their combined educational oper
ating budget is raised by the
UNCF in a nation-wide appeal
each year.
Spelman College is very proud
and fortunate to be one of the
member institutions of this great
organizaton. One of the college’s
trustees, Mr. Lawrence J. Mac
Gregor serves as the UNCF
Fund Campagn Charman. The
campaign, which promises to be
successful, will be spearheaded
by a man with great financial
ability and demonstrated concern
for the furthering of the educa
tion of young men and women
all over the country. Mrs. Ernes
tine Brazeal, our alumnae se
cretary, will, this year, serve in
the capacity of President of the
National Alumni Council of the
UNCF. Mrs. Brazeal also spon
sors the Spelman UNCF Pre-
Alumnae Club.
The officers of the club for
this year are: president, Aurelia
Brazeal; vice president, Sylvia
Suitt; secretary, Patricia How
ard; and treasurer, Barbara
Walker. Representatives from
each class make up the council
of the club and all Spelman
students are members of the
club which contributes annually
to the fund-raising campaign.
The UNCF is an important or
ganization which has worked
earnestly and diligently to im
prove the educational standards
of colleges in the South whose
student bodies are primarily
Negro. In terms of the resulting
social and economic gains for
the nation it is impossible to
measure the true worth of the
Fund’s constructive program.
A WORD ABOUT STUDENT
GOVERNMENT
Greetings to the Freshmen of 1963
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who fall by the wayside?
Will some “fall upon a rook;”
that is, will there be those who
will lack the receptivity neces
sary for success, those who have
no staying power, no resistance
to upsetting distractions; those
who can see no values in the
college program, nor understand
the underlying principles of
every plan for growth and
development?
Will “some fall among thorns”,
that is, will there be those whose
purposes will be choked by
cares, by problems, by too much
emphasis on pleasures, excite
ment, nonessentials, and mean
ingless activities? Will the best
of intentions be choked by
“thorns?”
How many will “fall upon
good ground;” that is, how many
will be of an honest and good
heart, who will realize that in
this college venture there is the
golden opportunity to study,
learn, to grow, to develop,
blossom forth and to reap bene
fits “a hundred fold?”
Student government at Spel
man exists to maintain the com
munity, to give expression to the
general will, and to improve the
life we are now living. As stated
in the preamble to the Constitut
ion of the Spelman Student
Government Association (SSGA),
its purpose is to develop an
esprit de corps; to develop tech
niques necessary for the as
sumption by students of respon
sibilities in a democratic society;
to promote student self-discipline
and leadership, to encourage high
standards of school conduct,
scholarship and morals; and to
develop a spirit of cooperation
in the college community.
THE SSGA consists of four
bodies: the Spelman Students
Association (SSA), the Student
Council, the Judiciary Board, and
the Board of Review.
All resident and non-resident
day students are members of the
SSA and are subject to the pro
visions of the Constitution. The
major officers of the SSA for
the school year 1963-1964 are:
President — Bettye Stevens
Vice President — Aurelia Bra
zeal
Corresponding Secretary —■ Joyce
Hawthorne
Recording Secretary — Charles
Kendrick
Treasurer — Josephine Dunbar
Chairman of Social Board
Clara Manns
Chairman of Publicity — Dor
othy Jenkins
Editor of Spotlight — Ida Rose
McCree
Editor of Reflections — Yvonne
Woodard
Parliamentarian — Phoebe Bai
ley
IT IS THE DUTY of the Stu
dent Council to define and arti
culate the special, goals and res
ponsibilities of our community
It is the responsibility of the
Student Council to be sensitive
to the needs and desires of the
student body and to legislate
accordingly when such actions
The choice is yours to make,
the ground is fallow, the time
is ripe.
Naomi Chivers
The Spelman College Drama
seem advisable. It is also under
stood that the representatives
have the obligation to meet prob
lems which face them with
intelligence and responsibility.
The executive body of this as
sociation is composed of the fol
lowing:
The officers of the SSA
The presidents of the Classes
Senior — Annease Chaney
Junior — Marilyn Holt
Sophomore — Jo Ann Whatley
Freshman — to be elected
One other representative from
each class.
THE JUDICIARY BOARD
consists of the Dean of Women
and two other faculty or staff
members, three seniors, one
junior, one sophomore, one
freshman, and two representa
tives from the Dormitory Coun
cil. This body has the power
to hear cases, render decisions,
and impose penalties in accord
ance with the powers stated in
the Constitution.
The members of the BOARD OF
REVIEW are the Dean of Instruc
tion (chairman), the Dean of
Women and four other faculty or
staff members, the President and
Vice President of the SSA plus
three other members of the Stu
dent Council. This body reviews
decisions passed by the Student
Council. Any withdrawals or
suspensions recommended by the
Judiciary Board must be endor
sed by the Board of Review.
DEMOCRACY, itself, is still
an experiment. In any commu
nity of individuals it is difficult
to establish a successful repre
sentative government. Here, in
a community of individualists,
it is even more vital, if only
for the purpose of communicat
ing with one another. Student
government is a part of the total
Spelman experiment, and like
any experiment, it needs faith
and cooperative effort if it is to
succeed. We need and welcome
yours.
Annease Chaney,
Mrs. Jane Moore Named Director
New Placement Service To Offer
Job Opportunities To Students
Beginning this fall, Spelman will introduce a new feature
to into its program. Spelman College students may now take
t0 advantage of the new Placement Service which will be head
ed by Mrs. Jane Bond Moore. Mrs. Moore will be in charge
of all testing, both academic and personality.
A Mainspring in the Life of the College
The Spelman College Drama
Department is an extremely
well-organized, effective, and ac
tive organ in the life of the
college. Since its beginning, the
Drama Department has played
a somewhat dual role in that
not only does it provide the train
ing ground for aspiring young ac
tresses and actors, but also, it
creates refreshing and enjoyable
entertainment in the form of ex
cellently produced plays.
Our Drama Department thrives
and is widely acclaimed because
of the superior instructors that
project their dynamic personali
ties into every play, every
course, and every product of the
department. These able and well-
liked professors are Dr. Baldwin
W. Burroughs and Dr. J. Preston
..Cochran.
Because of its outstanding and
noteworthy accomplishments, the
Spelman College Drama Depart
ment was chosen, along with
fourteen other college drama
groups, to tour several European
countries this year. The tour is
sponsored by the American
Education Theater Association in
conjunction with the United
Servicemen’s Organization. Op
portunity to participate in such
an activity is in itself a tremend
ous honor, for it provides stimu
lating, morale boosting entertain
ment for many of the forlorn,
depressed servicemen; and it en
ables college undergraduates to
act as good will ambassadors.
Each of the fourteen college
groups will perform in different
European countries, offering dif
ferent productions. The Spelman
College Drama Department will be
located principally in Germany
and France. Dr. Burroughs in
forms us that the refreshing
musical, “Jamaica” will be per
formed which is certain to be
gay and lively. There will be a
composite troupe of eighteen
persons travelling-seventeen stu
dents and Dr. Burroughs. The pro
duction of “Jamaica”, however,
will be presented on the campus
before the troupe embarks for
Germany and France.
The Spelman College commu
nity is quite fortunate to have
such a caliber of instructors and
students Who merit this honor
We are very proud of your ac
complishments and wish you suc
cess and happiness in all your
endeavors abroad.
Judy Tillman
The information from these
tests will be available through
her office to counselors, major
advisors, and other interested
persons. This new program will
be of special interest to fresh
men and sophomores who have
not decided upon a major. With
the help of aptitude and per
sonality tests, students may be
guided in the right direction
toward a career.
Tutorial Program Proposed
Mrs. Moore hopes to initiate
a tutorial program aimed at pre
paring students for psychological
examinations required for many
jobs, such as the Civil Service
Examinations necessary for those
applying for federal employment.
Although racial and sexual dis
crimination often occur When
Negro women apply for jobs,
more often the reason for failure
is that these applicants lack pre
paration and experience in tak
ing such tests. If begun, this pro
gram would alleviate this pro
blem.
Pamphlets, Bulletins, Available
The Placement Service will
also provide for student a lib
rary of pamphlets and bulletins
describing job opportunities and
the qualifications needed. This
information may be browsed
through informally by students
interested in learning about new
and exciting careers available
to them.
Career Day
Another program aimed at ac
quainting students with job op
portunities will be a Career Day
to be organized by the Place
ment Service. This Career Day
will be inaugurated in conjunc
tion with the Federal Service
Commiission, carrying out the
federal order for equal employ
ment to qualified Negroes. Pre
sentations will be made to stu
dents at this time regarding the
realm of possible fields that they
may enter after graduation.
Promotes Hiring
Seniors will be particularly
interested to know that the
Placement Service will act as a
“nexus between the work-a-day
world and the academic world,”
for promoting the hiring of qua
lified applicants from our school.
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