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THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
December 17, 1963
Thanksgiving Rally - Big Success
Thanksgiving Rally winners (left to right) Katie Reeves, Miss Cornucopia;
Charlotte Mize, Carrie Davis, Clara Rates with winning senior class basket.
Opinion Poll
Approximately three weeks ago,
there occurred a transformation in
one of the media of communications
on the college campus—this medium
being the newspaper. The Spotlight
Staff, desiring to gradually raise the
standards of its publication, began
by changing printers.
The new appearance of the last
issue was, indeed, different from
earlier editions, but the question
is whether or not the staff succeeded
in its attempt to better the looks of
the Spotlight. To obtain a general
idea as to the success of the last
edition, questions were asked con
cerning the new look.
The questions asked were “What
are your general reactions to the ap
pearance of the last issue? What par
ticularly appealed to you? and Do
you think the Spotlight Staff should
continue using the same printers?”
Here are some of the remarks and
comments made about the newspaper:
Gwendolyn Jones, Freshman—“The
new appearance made it look more
collegiate. It made you want to read
it. The pictures were clearer, also.
The general paper appealed to me.
Yes, please continue.
Theresa Howard, Junior—“The pa
per was of a better quality. The ex
change article appealed to me. Yes,
the printers did a nice job.”
Madeline McClellan, Sophomore—
“It was boss! The general appearance
was impressive. Yes!”
Carolyn Sims, S e n i o r—“It was
brighter. Pictures were clearer and
it had a fresh outlook. The ‘Focus
on Jazz’ caught my eye. Yes.”
Rita Chustz, Freshman—“I liked it!
The new masthead was impressive.
Yes, definitely!”
Linda Jackson, Junior—“It looked
more like a magazine than a news
paper. However, it was something
different.”
Arlita Smith, Junior—“I liked the
use of the advertisements and also,
the headline (Focus on Jazz) of
Joanne’s article. Yes, their quality
of paper is much better.”
Patricia Jones, Freshman—“The pa
per showed signs of originality, prep
aration, and initiative of the entire
staff. It looked better, also. Yes, please
continue.”
Javonne Jackson, Senior—“I thought
the paper was good. The pictures
were very good. It looked better than
it ever had before; however, it could
be a little longer—more pages. The
general appearance was appealing.
Y'es, of course.”
Rosalind Parker, Sophomore — “It
was a splendid edition and very in
teresting to read. Yes, because their
finished product looked better.”
Ernestine Wideman, S e n i o r—“I
think it is a great improvement over
papers of previous years. Articles and
poems appealed more because they
were easier to read.”
Sylvia Lawrence, Junior—“I thought
the last newspaper was very good.
The new texture of the paper was
more appealing. I think that the in
terest created by the new printers
made it more widely circulated.”
Sandra Griffin, Senior—“It was a
definite improvement.”
Dorothy Fugua, Junior—“It was
beautiful.”
Gloria A. Knowles
Spelmanites Attend
CCUN Conference
On Thursday, November 14, Caro
line Nicole, President of CCUN and
Joann Whatley left Spelman for the
University of Maryland to attend a
CCUN Leadership Conference on In
ternational programming. The Con
ference lasted from the 15th to the
17th.
Over 250 students represented
CCUN organizations from all over the
country. The purpose of the Con
ference was to provide student lead
ers with some new and different ideas
for campus international program
ming and also to increase student
awareness of the complex forces and
ideas which are shaping the future
of Africa and the world.
The Conference provided a sound
ing board for divergent ideas express
ed by Congressional, United Nations
and African leaders. The students
had an opportunity to hear and chal
lenge speakers who included the Di
rector of the UN Information Cen
ter, Mr. Phillip Deane; a former mem
ber of the South African Parliament,
Dr. Leslie Rubins; a representative
of the Portuguese Mission to the UN,
Mr. Milton Nonis; and the Assistant
Secretary of State of Liberia.
There was also a film festival of
current African films, _ and exhibits
of selected materials on international
programming.
Caroline enjoyed the discussion
session with the various speakers,
especially that with the Portuguese
representative of the UN. The dis
cussion with him provided the high
est temperature of the Conference
. . . it was “HOT”. On the whole,
the Conference was a big success, and
students took back with them an in
creased understanding of international
problems, and were better equipped
to promote general awareness and
concern in their schools.
Georgianne Thomas
YWCA PROCLAIMS
CIVIL RIGHTS WEEK
The Spelman College Young Wom
en’s Association proclaimed the week
of December 8, 1963 as “Civil Rights
Week”. To commence the week a
symposium was held on the Civil
On November 27, at 11:00 a.m.,
the Spelman College Family held its
annual Thanksgiving Rally. Decorated
baskets loaded with food for needy
families and the donations of money
by clubs and organizations gave ex
citement to the occasion. This year
the classes competed in their money
raising endeavors. The class which
raised the most money was privileged
in having its representative crowned
Miss Cornucopia. Katie Reeves, a
member of the senior class, was pre
sented a trophy by President Man-
ley who proclaimed her, Miss Cornu
copia of 1963. The senior class raised
a total of $170.00 for the rally. With
out the report from clubs, the total
sum donated to the Thanksgiving
Rally was $2198.54, to be given to
community, welfare, and service or
ganizations.
The baskets, donated by the classes,
clubs, and organizations, were judged
for their originality, uniqueness, con
tent, and conveyance of the Thanks
giving theme. After much delibera
tion the judges named the following
baskets, winners for this year: Senior
Class—best all-round basket; Sopho
more Class—prettiest basket; Day Stu-
dents Organization—unique basket;
and the Sunday School—conveyance
of theme.
Although the rally came at a time
of sadness for us, as for the nation,
the spirit of Thanksgiving had to be
carried forth and we were obligated
to help those whose resources were
far less than ours. In fact, as Betty
Stevens, SSGA President said in her
remarks—“As Americans, we have, in
the midst of so much hatred, so much
love for which to be thankful; in the
midst of so much darkness, there
still is the light.” For all of us, this
will probably be the most memorable
Thanksgiving of our lives. But, for
us, the spirit of Thanksgiving should
live all year, for we have so much
as a free people for which to be
thankful to God.
Gloria A. Knowles
Rights Bill in its original form and
its present watered-down condition
in Abby’s Game Room on Sunday,
December 8. The symposium began
at 7:30 p.m. and featured Samuel Du
Bois Cook, PhD. of Atlanta Uni
versity’s Political Science Depart
ments, Mrs. Joseph Bishop of Spel-
man’s English and Education De
partments, Julian Bond from the
Student Non-violent Coordinating
Committee, Attorney Howard Moore,
Mr. Melvin Drimmer and Dr. Staugh-
ton Lynd, both of Spelman’s History
Department.
For the remainder of the week
Spelman students were busy writ
ing their United States Senators re
questing that they support the pass
ing of the Civil Rights Bill. At tables
set up in the post office and the rear
of the dining hall students purchased
stamps and received free stationery
and envelopes. We, as American citi
zens, agree with President Lyndon
B. Johnson and shall do everything
possible so that the passing of the
Civil Rights Bill can go down in
history as a “memorial to the late
John Fitzgerald Kennedy.”
Charles Etta White
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THE PANEL OF AMERICANS
In an effort to improve the human relations of all American
citizens, Panels of Americans are springing up throughout our
nation. Most panels are university sponsored and each has the
same objective: “to bring together people of varying racial, re
ligious and cultural backgrounds so that they may examine their
differences and similarities as citizens of the United States.” The
Panel of Americans appears before an audience to stimulate peo
ple to think—to talk openly about subjects that are often con
sidered taboo. Each panel consists of five Americans—three of
them are white (a Roman Catholic, a Jew, and a Protestant),
one Negro and one a member of an ethnic group whose views
are either little known or particularly timely, or both.
audience with maximum spontaneity
and effectiveness.
With such a big task to accomplish
in three days, the panel naturally
needed professional assistance. This
was provided through the presence
of several trainers. Some of those
present were Dr. Edward Olsen, Na
tional Director of Youth Activities
for the National Conference of Christ
ians and Jews, Mr. Charles Price, as
sistant professor of Political Science
at Morris Brown College and par
ticipant-trainer in Human Relations
Laboratory throughout the Southeast,
and Dr. Irma L. Shepherd, associate
professor of Psychology at Georgia
State College. Also present was Dr.
Margaret N. Rowley, Chairman of the
Division of Social Science at Morris
Brown and a trainer at Boston Uni
versity Human Relations Summer
Laboratory.
Thus the 29 students who came
on November 22 were able to leave
on November 24 with a deeper un
derstanding of the prejudices which
they themselves have and which exist
in this country.
If you are having any difficulty
in the area of human relations, feel
free to invite the Panel of Americans
to appear before your group or or
ganization. Contact me, Charles Etta
White, in Chadwick Hall.
Charles Etta White
The first significant attempt to
organize such a group in the Atlanta
area was begun by the Greater At
lanta Council on Human Relations.
This they did by sponsoring a free
training conference of interested stu
dents which was held November 22-
24 at the Interdenominational Theo
logical Center here in Atlanta. Par
ticipating institutions were Agnes
Scott, Georgia State, Georgia Tech,
Emory University, Oglethorpe, In
terdenominational Theological Center,
Morehouse College, and Spelman. Six
students from Spelman participated.
They were Barbara Simon, Sheryl
Moss, Hazel Flowers, Smythie Tuggle,
Gwendolyn Robinson, and Charles
Etta White.
Under the able direction of Thomas
McPherson, Jr., of the Greater At
lanta Council, the conference began
promptly at 5:00 p.m. on November
22.
Stunned by the death of the Presi
dent of the United States, the par
ticipants got the conference off to a
slow start. But realizing that only
through such cooperation between
the races could democracy truly be
realized, the group soon gained the
enthusiasm necessary for the success
of the conference. Time was primarily
spent in either smaller training groups
or larger panel practices.
During each, participants shared a
variety of experiences in the attempt
to look at their attitudes and behavior
honestly and to feel free to expose
opinions to one another. As potential
panelists the group was faced with
typical questions which audiences
would probably ask. “Why is there
intermarriage? What can a white per
son do to get to know a Negro?” Such
probing was necessary to help the
panel become conscious of the forces
operating in any group so that it
would be able to adapt itself to each
MARKING TIME
(Continued from page 2)
popular misproportion in our lives
here. Perhaps we shall soon see the
light. Perhaps.
This is not meant to browbeat
or chide. Rather, it is submitted hum
bly as a hopeful stimulus to those
who would be so motivated to avail
themselves of the opportunities pre
sented. Most of those who have done
well in school and in life, in general,
have accomplished a great deal on
their own. Not much comes to those
who fold their hands and sit and
wait, contrary to what anybody has
told you.
Leronia A. Stokes
BIRMINGHAM
(Continued from page 2)
reads “Freedom Now: Law Rigidly
Enforced.” But, the bridge is getting
weaker and weaker. It is its own law
and will provide little support much
longer unless the Negro’s humanity is
seriously considered and strengthened
by this country.
In a question-answer period after
wards Lomax was asked to give his
basis for assuming that Negroes can
save this country. He replied that
“we are inextricably bound up with
the white man. Therefore, we must
do it to save ourselves.” Much com
ment followed from members of the
audience who criticized Lomax’s be
lief that the power structure of this
country could be made to change.
Then, additional comments challeng
ed Lomax’s attacks on the Negro
professor, whom he said received
second-rate degrees at Northern uni
versities. Many of his remarks, like
this one, were generalities made with
out sufficient background evidence
to substantiate his claims. His broad
er points, however, were well taken
and remarkably well presented.
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