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THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
September 11, 1963
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17 Face Trespass Charges Could
Get 18 Months
On August 20, 17 anti-segrega
tion demonstrators were arrested
during sit-in demonstrations at
downtown Atlanta restaurants
(See photo). All were members
of the Committee on Appeal for
Human Rights, the Atlanta Uni
versity Center protest group,
which is affiliated with the Stu
dent Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee. The 17 were to face
trial on August 26 for violating
Georgia’s anti-trespass law, a law
passed by the State Legislature a
month after nationwide sit-ins
began in 1960.
Members of the COAHR urged
Spelman students to participate in
the group’s anti-segregation pro
grams, and issued an open invi
tation to all A.U. Center students
to come by COAHR headquart
ers, located at Rush Congrega
tional Church, 150' Chestnut St.
DOWNTOWN SIT DOWN — A
member of the Committee on Ap
peal for Human Rights is roughed
up by an irate white man during
a sit-down staged before a segre
gated Atlanta restaurant.
3 SNCC Workers Face
Death Penalty
Three field secretaries from
the Student Nonviolent Coordi
nating Committee in Americus,
Georgia, face the death penalty
after their arrest on charges of
“attempting to incite insurrect
ion,” a capital crime. The young
men held are Ralph Allen, John
Perdew, and Don Harris, each
held on $43,900 bail. The three
were jailed August 8, and charg
ed with inciting to riot, unlaw
ful assembly, obstruction of a
lawful arrest, and assault and
battery, in addition to the in
surrection charge, last used in
this state in the ‘3'0’s against
Communist Party members. The
three SNCC workers were part
of a crowd of 150 Negroes who
were dispersed by local police
who beat them and other Ne
groes in the crowd. The arrests
and beatings were protested to
the Justice Department.
Albany Police Raid SNCC Office
Sold Three On “Investigation”
On August 16, Albany police
jailed three SNCC workers after
breaking into the Albany SNCC
office on the pretense of search
ing for a gambling game. In
Atlanta, the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee protest
ed the arrests and “the uncon
stitutional and illegal procedure
followed by Albany policemen in
intimidating Albany Negroes.”
The protest addressed to Attorney
General Robert F. Kennedy, was
signed by SNCC chairman, John
Lewis.
Spelman Names New
Faculty and Staff
Members 1963-64
This school year, we will be meeting sixteen new faces
on campus — eight new faculty members and eight new
staff members. These new faces hail from far and near and
are sure to be an asset to Spelman College. It is always ad
vantageous for all students, especially freshmen to know
them.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
New Placement
Service
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In this capacity it will also aim
at educating employers to the
abilities of women to hold jobs
equally as well as men.
This new addition to the
school program will certainly
be advantageous to both the stu
dent and the administration. The
battery of tests will helip the ad
ministration to understand the
student better and will show
how the special abilities of in
dividual students can best be
utilized. With a greater know
ledge of the individual student’s
personality, background and ap
titude, the administration and
faculty can help the student to
develop to her fullest capacity.
The student herself can investi
gate, through this program, possi
bilities for employment unknown
to her before. Every student
should take advantage of this
new feature and visit Mrs.
Moore in her office located in
the basement of Rockfeller Hall
to find out more about the
Placement Service and how it
can be of interest and help to
her.
Marilyn Holt
Orientation
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will have fifteen faculty coun
selors and fifteen groups. Each
group will meet its counselor
during the semester and become
further oriented into the college.
The counselors have been work
ing to make this year’s program
the most beneficial yet.
The faculty and students wel
come the freshmen to four fine
and prosperous years at Spel
man. It is hoped that this pro
gram will meet its purpose and
will prove to be even more effi
cient this year than it has been
in the past. It would be good if
each freshman could be convin
ced that she could have chosen
no better college.
Betty Jean Wilson
9 Indicted By Federal Jury
Nine persons, including a
SNCC field secretary were in
dicted in Macon, Georgia on
August 9, by a federal district
court on either charges of per
jury or “conspiracy to injure and
influence a federal juror” in in
vestigations stemming from the
picketing and subsequent closing
of a grocery store owned by a
man who served as a federal
juror.
John Rabinowitz, 20, was in
dicted on charges of perjury, as
were Slater King, acting presi
dent of the Albany Movement,
Mrs. Goldie Jackson, secretary
of the Albany Movement and
Rev. Samuel Wells, Thomas
Chatman and Robert Thomas,
all citizens of Albany. W. G.
Anderson, president of the Al
bany Movement, Robert Colbert,
and Luther Woodall were all
charged with conspiracy.
Trial for all the defendants is
scheduled for September 19 in
the Federal District Court of the
Middle District of Georgia, with
Judge J. Robert Elliott presiding.
Support Your
SSGA
New French House
Promises Majors
Exciting Air
As a new school year begins
an innovation will be noticed,
as Bessie Strong Dormitory is
opened as the French House.
The French House will serve
as the dormitory for all senior
French majors and for as many
junior French majors as can be
accommodated. French majors will
find that by being residents of the
French House they will experi
ence many new advantages.
First of all, there will be numer
ous opportunities for the students
to converse in French which will
greatly enhance their ability to
speak the language. Then, the
students will participate in group
activities which they wll or
ganize and plan themselves.
Many exciting soirees, for ex
ample, may be planned by these
residents. An overall advantage
these students will experience
will be an exposure to a French
atmosphere which will he creat
ed as they share their common
French interests.
In that this is a new adven
ture, a great deal will depend
upon the interest exhibited and
the responsibilities accepted by
the students living there this
first year. Since there will not
be a housemother the students
will be expected to live on their
honor.
To the Freshman Class the
French House is presented as a
challenge. It is hoped that it
will inspire many of you to enter
the field of languages as you
look ahead to the opportunities
that await you.
Barbara Rodgers
Freshman Week
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warmly greeted their little sisters
at the airport, train, and bus
terminals, and in the dormitories.
This week will be a very busy
one for freshman students, con
sisting of plenty of work, but
time for fun and relaxation, too.
The schedule of activities, ex
pertly planned by Dr. Oran W.
Eagleson and staff, will include
house meetings, examinations,
presentations by the reception
committee, tryouts for the glee
club, discussions, social activities
and registration.
Highlighting the social activ
ities will be the family dinner
for all new students, faculty and
staff, the YW'CA party, the lawn
picnic, the DESSERT HOUR in
the Polly Kline lounge, and of
course, the traditional Morehouse-
Spelman social for freshmen.
It is hoped that the freshman
class will find their years at
Spelman most rewarding and en
joyable—ones filled with ex
periences of services rendered,
inspiration obtained, and plea
sure derived from being here.
We wish for you a most success
ful college career.
Pearlie Orr
JOKES
The automobile motor began
pounding. “Hmmm,’ mused the
boy, “I wonder what that knock
can be?”
“Well, it isn’t opportunity/’ an
swered his girl friend.
Daughter: “Daddy, I want to
buy some shorts for tennis and
gym.”
Daddy! “I’ll buy you a pair for j
tennis, but Jim will have to buy J
his own.”
We welcome into the depart
ment of English, Mrs. Rhoda M.
Martin, A.B., Fisk University;
MA., Atlanta University and
Mrs. Gloria W. Bishop.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPT.
Mrs. Ernestine Schlant, A.B.
and M.A., Emory University
joins the department this year.
SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPT.
A new member of the History
department is Mr. Melvin Drim-
mer, AH., City College of New
York and further study toward
doctorate at the University of
Rochester.
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
Our own Miss Melvis Evans,
A.B., Spelman College and M.S.,
Atlanta University returns to
Spelman as an instructor in the
Mathematics department.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT’
The Spelman College Music
Department will add Miss Jane
C. Briggs, BJM., Oberlin Con
servatory, and M.M., Converse
College to their already quite
competent staff.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPT.
Former graduate, Mrs. Gwen
dolyn Middlebrooks, B.S., Spel
man College returns to her alma
mater and to her former major
field, hut this time as an in
structor.
Another addition to the Phy
sical Education Department will
be Mr. Carl Ratcliff. Mr. Ratcliff
will teach dance.
STAFF
BOOKKEEPER
Mrs. Emily C. Lampkin, from
Reid’s Business College has been
named bookkeeper for the col
lege.
PERSONNEL DIRECTOR
Mrs. Jane Bond Moore, A.B.,
Spelman College will be the new
Placement Service Director for
the college.
HEAD RESIDENTS
Mrs. Ruth Adair, Miss Grace
E. Baird and Miss Carolyn
Crawford are to be new head
residents.
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NURSERY DEPARTMENT
The new members of the nur
sery department are Mrs. Evelyn
W. Chisholm, Acting Director,
A.B., Spelman College, M.S.,
Howard University, Mrs. Nettye
W. Smith, B.S., Jackson State
College, and Mrs. Frances H.
Williams, Spelman College.
Special note should be given
to a returning faculty member.
She is Dr. Nellie Randall, who,
after two years absence from the
college has recently received her
doctorate in physical education.
Our heartiest congratulations
go out to Miss Randall and to
the new members of the Spel
man family. We wish for all of
them a successful year.
TIPS FOR
CAMPUS DRESS
Freshmen, now that you are
entering the gates of higher
learning, here are several point
ers concerning appearance that
will be an asset to your
charm as college young women.
1. Ideal for college attire are
the simple, tailored, dresses,
skirts, and blouses. The flashy
showgirl look is not acceptable
nor becoming for an intelligent
college young woman.
2. Earrings worn with socks
are not in good taste at any
time. Jewelry should always be
worn with discretion. Dangling
earrings and formal jewelry
should be used only on special
occasions.
3. Rollers and pin curlers are
not attractive when worn out
side the dormitory, in the dining
hall, or the snack shop, especial
ly during the day. Kerchiefs,
scarves, and hats are neither
becoming nor appropriate for
chapel or the dining hall.
4. If you are one of those
who has tired, sore feet from
wearing high heels for a con
siderably long time, then DON’T.
Low-heeled shoes are ideal for
college life. Thongs, however,
should be saved for beachwear
next summer.
5. Another important item is
proper fit. When you choose
sheath skirts, avoid those that
look like a second skin on you.
An attractive appearance is al
ways made by the young woman
who dresses neatly, choosing
lines that are becoming and pro
portional to her figure.
6. Make up should be used to
accentuate the natural beauty
and not to cover it up. When
making up, don’t overdo it so
that you look like a member of
the Barnum and Bailey Circus
clown troupe. You’ll find, also,
that today’s fashion experts de
cree that the overdone, false look
is out, and a more natural,
young look is in.
Keep these pointers in mind
and include them in your daily
grooming practices.
Gloria A. Knowles