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May the Peace of Christmas Be Yours
1964-65 Merrill
Scholars Named
The Spotlight, along with all our
Spelman sisters, takes pride in honor
ing the recipients of the Merrill Scho
lar awards for the year 1964-65. We
extend our congratulations to Misses
Marilyn Holt, Leronia Stokes, Alice
Walker, and Josephine Dunbar. These
four young ladies, all honor roll stu
dents, exemplify that which Spelman
College attempts to inculcate in her
students.
Marilyn Holt, a mathematics major
from Atlanta, Georgia, is presently
participating in an exchange program
with Wellesley College in Wellesley,
Massachusetts. She has distinguished
herself academically by receiving the
Orchid award for two semesters. This
award is given to those students who
receive straight A’s. Indicative of her
leadership capacity is her election
to the office of president of her junior
class before being selected for the
Wellesley exchange program.
Leronia Stokes is a senior from
Norfolk, Virginia. Her accomplish
ments and activities here at Spelman
indicate that she will be successful
in her aspirations to become a law
yer. As a result of her scholarship in
her major, political science, she was
asked to participate in the Social
Science Honor Seminar. She was also
a representative to the U.N. Assembly
honoring Prime Minister Nehru.
Marilyn Holt Josephine Dunbar
Alice Walker is also a participant
in the Social Science Honor Seminar.
A social science major, she is the
president of the Social Science Club.
During her junior year, she was
among those students who initiated
the residence of the French dormi
tory. Alice’s home is in Elberton,
Georgia.
Josephine Dunbar is a senior from
Way cross, Georgia. Her achievements
in her chosen field of mathematics
are evidenced by the fact that she
is teaching a course in mathematics
this year. She has represented her
fellow students and her school in
various areas. She is treasurer of the
SSGA, she was a Student Council
representative to the NS A Congress
in Indiana, and she participated in
the Crossroads Africa program in
1962. These achievements have earn
ed her listing in Who’s Who in Ameri
can Colleges and Universities, 1962-
63.
Leronia Stokes Alice Walker
This listing of accomplishments is
indicative of the qualities of the Mer
rill scholar. However, we must not
be so misled as to think that distinc
tion is a direct result of following
prescribed patterns. Each of these
persons has distinguished herself as
an individual.
Gladys Wells
Christmas Carol Concert—Impressive View of Majestic Decor of Sisters Chapel.
Who's Who Winners for 1964
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Nelda King Beverly Whatley Joyce Hawthorne
Marilyn Holt Damaris J. Allen Betty Stevens
Annease Chaney Alice Walker Josephine Dunbar
Judy Tillman Ida Rose McCree Aurelia Brazeal
SNCC News
Helena
On Nov. 16, Helena, Arkansas, lo
cated on the Mississippi River, ex
perienced its first sit-in demonstra
tions. Three SNCC field secretaries
and thirty other anti-segregation
workers were arrested on charges of
“vagrancy”, “disturbing the peace”,
and “refusing to leave a public
place”.
Macon
Twenty-two-year-old Joni Rabino-
witz, SNCC worker, was convicted on
charges of perjury by a Federal Court
Jury. Six others, representing the top
leadership in Macon, were also charg
ed with perjury and face trials soon.
Her trial followed the investigation
of the supposed intimidation of a
white store owner who served on a
jury which denied damages in a
Negro civil rights case. Sentence has
not, as yet, been passed.
Americus
Donald Harris of N. Y., Ralph Al
len of Melrose, Mass., and John Per-
dew of Denver, Colo., three SNCC
field workers who faced death sen
tences under Georgia’s insurrection
and unlawful assembly statutes, were
freed on Nov. 1 by a three-judge Fed
eral panel. The court also prohibited
further prosecution of the youth on
the outlawed charges and ordered
them set free on bail. This ruling
marked the first time a Federal Court
has halted prosecution in a civil rights
case at the request of private citizens.
Atlanta
Rev. Ashton Bryant Jones of San
Gabriel, California, is being held in
Fulton County jail under $20,000 bail
for his participation in an anti-seg
regation movement at the First Bap
tist Church here. Rev. Jones was on
a hunger strike for one month. At
torneys for Rev. Jones will press mo
tions for a new trial on Nov. 22.
Raleigh
On Nov. 20, a new SNCC voter
registration project in Raleigh, N. C.
was announced by SNCC Chairman,
John Lewis. The Raleigh Citizens
Association (RCA), a body of Negro
organizations in that city, requested
SNCC’s professional aid. The project
is to be directed by Reginald Robin
son, last stationed in Cambridge, Md.
Return To Pine Bluff
The Pine Bluff Movement has call
ed for a nationwide protest against
McDonald’s Restaurant Chain. Un-
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Thirteen Juniors
and seniors were
recently elected
to membership in
Who’s Who
Among Students
in American Col
leges and Uni
versities, an or
ganization which
Margaret Hampton each year recog
nizes and nomi
nates students from approximately
775 colleges and universities. This
year’s group, elected by the student
body and approved by the Committee
on Admissions, Appeals and Scholar
ships is as follows:
Seniors—Annease Chaney, Josephine
Dunbar, Margaret Hampton, Joyce
Hawthorne, Nelda King, Ida Rose
McCree, Betty Stevens, and Beverly
Whatley.
Juniors—Damaris Allen, Aurelia
Brazeal, Marilyn Holt, Judy Tillman,
and Alice Walker.
These young women were nominat
ed on the basis of scholarship, par
ticipation, and leadership in academic
and extracurricular activities; citizen
ship and service to the school; and
promise of future usefulness.
Each student who becomes a mem
ber receives a certificate and is
recognized in the annual publication
of the organization for the year.
Yes, it’s that time of year again,
and the mad rush to buy presents
and send cards has begun. With only
a few shopping days left before
Christmas, we are crowding stores,
pushing and shoving at the “bargain”
counters, and trying to keep up with
young children who insist on wander
ing away to the toy departments. We
get caught up in this rush every year,
and every year we vow that the next
year will be different.
When we sit down to write Christ
mas cards we get our lists and send
cards to people who sent them to us
last year. Next come the people we
expect to get cards from this year.
We never stop to think that a per
sonal wish for a happy holiday can
often mean more than an elaborately
printed card.
Usually we never get a chance,
during the days before Christmas, to
sit down and think about the holiday
season itself. If we did we might
feel the warmth and cheerfulness of
Christmas, and the hope of the New
Year. Maybe this opportunity to think
a few moments will come on Christ
mas Eve, when the tree is decorated
and is ablaze with gay lights. Per
haps a fire crackles nearby in the
fireplace on which the stockings are
hung, and we are surrounded by loved
ones. This is the time we really feel
the spirit of the season and glow
with an inner warmth.
We should all try to stop a while
during this season and capture a
moment like this for ourselves. It
can make a complete change in the
way we think about the holiday sea
son and can give us a new apprecia
tion of our traditions. This moment
can be something we cherish and
look back upon with fond memories
and a warm heart.
Lucia Holloway
MUSICAL NOTES
Music Sets Mood
For Christmas
On December 1, at 4:30 in the
afternoon Miss Jane Briggs, instructor
of piano and theory, who joined the
Spelman faculty this year gave a
most enjoyable piano recital. She
performed, with dexterity and expres
siveness, works by Bach, Beethoven,
Schumann, and Schubert.
The recital was well attended and
those who came were delighted to
hear the accomplished Miss Briggs.
The mood for the Christmas holi
day was really set by the beautiful
Christmas Carol Concert. The con
cert has a marvelous reputation for
its lovely and varied music performed
beautifully by the A-M-S chorus,
Morehouse and Spelman College glee
clubs. This year was no exception
to the wonderful tradition which is
an annual treat to hundreds. Along
with such favorites as “March of the
Shepherds”, “Feast of the Holy
Kings”, “Behold the Star”, and
“Wasn’t That A Mighty Day” the
chorus sang some new carols from
various parts of the world which in
cluded Lapland, the Far Eastern
Carols and a motet, “Hodie Christus”
composed by a contemporary French
composer. Along with such favorites
as “Mary’s Lullaby”, and “Deo Gra
cias” the Spelman College glee club
performed a most delightful round,
“Rejoice and Be Merry”. The More
house College glee club under the
direction of Mr. Wendell P. Whalum
who has returned to Morehouse after
two years of study for his doctorate
performed wonderfully as is its tra
dition. Among the songs which they
sang were “Hodie Christus Naties
Est” by Sweelinck, “Veni Emman
uel,” and a contemporary redition
of “Lo, How a Rose E’er Bloom
ing.”