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APRIL 3, 1964
THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
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The First Performance In Our
New Theater
By Elise E. Oliver, ’32
The new theater at Spelman Col
lege, which bears the name of Howe
Memorial Hall, had its “first night”
on November 1, when Mr. V. L.
Granville, noted English actor, pre
sented eleven impersonations from
as many plays, beginning with one
of the Greek tragedies of Sophocles,
and continuing through to one of
George DuMaurier’s.
Mr. Granville began his program
“Dramatic Interludes,” with a brief
history of the beginning of drama,
and spoke of the educational value
of the stage. Preceding each im
personation he gave enough of the
story of the play, and of the situa
tion in which the character was to
appear to prepare the audience
readily to appreciate his presentation
of that particular character.
Exquisite costumes and gorgeous
lighting effects rounded the program
into an artistic symmetry, lending a
richness to Mr. Granville’s presenta
tion. This celebrated actor was as
sisted by Mr. J. Blair as stage man
ager . . .
The dignity of the carefully de
signed hall with its comfortable seats
and good acoustic properties, helped
the crowded audience to thoroughly
enjoy these delightful dramatic
sketches, and above all to appreciate
the creative skill of this artist.
The Campus Mirror, Nov., 1929
Spelman-Morehouse Social
By Lois Davenport, ’30
Friday evening, October 7, 1927,
marked another pleasant event when
the doors of Spelman College open
ed for the Spelman-Morehouse so
cial. This being the first intercol
legiate social of the season, everyone
looked forward with eager anticipa
tion to the affair.
The faculty members and students
of both colleges assembled in Howe
Memorial Chapel for the program,
which was very appropriate and full
of humor, making us forget our
cares. Promptly at 8:30 Miss Ernes
tine V. Erskine, Senior College, in
a brief introduction, reminded us of
the custom for the students of the
two colleges to meet in a sort of
informal way to add new links to
our chain of friendship and strength
en those bonds already formed. She
announced the program as follows:
Piano S o 1 o—Miss Thelma Brown.
Quartette—Spelman College. Reading
—Miss Margaret Johnson. Comet So
lo—Mr. Kenneth Days. Tenor Solo
—Mr. Levi Terrel. Reading—Miss Vi
ola Branham. Violin Solo—Mr. Oliver
Jackson. Quartette—Morehouse Col
lege.
Preceding the social Miss Willie
Reese, also Senior College, present
ed Dean Carpenter and President
Read. Both responded cordially. Then
President Read and Dean Carpenter
with their assistants, took charge of
the social. The presidents of the two
colleges, followed by faculties and
students, led the line across the
campus to the Assembly Room of
Laura Spelman, which was beauti
fully decorated with ferns and pen
nants. Here there were games and
grand marches.
At 9:20 o’clock at a signal each
college sang its college song and
gave yells. Then all joined in singing
“The End of a Perfect Day,” signify
ing the end of a perfect social.
All guests said good-bye to their
friends and filed slowly out.
For the decorations and the suc
cess of this annual party we are
grateful to the committee, Professor
Jenson, Misses Schoff, Erskine, Bran
ham, Reese, and their assistants.
The Campus Mirror, Oct. 15, 1927
Student Teachers Entertained
By A. Elizabeth Jones
The student teachers in Element
ary Education were entertained Jan
uary 19 in Giles Hall. Miss Timson,
critic teacher, and Miss States, pro
fessor of education, were the hos
tesses and the guests of honor were:
President Read, Miss Watts, principal
of Teachers Training Department,
and Miss Taylor, professor of Bible.
This party was a surprise to the
teachers, planned by their hostesses
at the end of their semester of prac
tice teaching. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served.
There was much pleasant chat and
fun about the work just ended and
the prospects of being real teachers.
One of President’s playful warnings
was that they avoid an expression
she had seen: “The Bored of Edu
cation.”
The Campus Mirror, Feb. 15, 1928
The Value of Extra-Curricular
Activities
By Lois Davenport, ’30
When we speak of extra-curricular
activities, we mean those in which
one engages outside of the regular
routine of school work. What puts
so much life into these activities is
the fact that they are voluntary and
therefore more interesting. Of course
one must not get the extra-curricular
activities confused with the curricu
lar, because there is an interesting
difference in the values of the two...
There are also social values, and
a certain kind of culture, both of
which can be gained by the inter
change of ideas and by associating
with others in the clubs, such as
debating clubs, story telling clubs,
book discussion groups and YWCA.
Not only do these activities cultivate
ability in public speaking, but they
help one to solve practical problems.
Also there are the physical and
aesthetic values of some organiza
tions through which “that school
girl complexion” is kept. One may
know all the ways that are prescrib
ed for keeping health and beauty,
but unless one learns that recrea
tional activities play an important
role, he still needs, to that extent,
to be educated. Such sports as ten
nis tournaments, hiking parties, and
REFLECTION
EN AN
For Women and Girls
It has Preparatory, Normal and Academic courses. Special attention
is given to the preparation of pupils for teaching.
The Industrial Department is made a PROMINENT FEATURE.
Board, (including tuition and room rent) $7.00 a month in advance,
$7.50 if remaining unpaid till the end of the month. For catalogues and
further information address
Miss S. B. Packard,
Miss H. E. Giles,
Principals
Spelman Messenger, 1886
basketball are quite beneficial be
cause they develop beautiful and ro
bust physiques.
After all, there is a certain pleas
ure one gets from these activities.
If it were not for the enjoyable hours
spent at club meetings and the friend
ships thus formed, college life would
be, to many, only an unpleasant
memory of hard work and drudgery.
The Campus Mirror, April, 1929
Campus Gossip on Changes
By Mary A. Dunn, ’30
“Nelle, promise me that if I tell
you a joke you won’t mention it to
anyone. It happened the first day
we came.”
“Alice you may depend on me
to bury it in the archives.”
“Well you remember every year
when we arrive at Spelman we al
ways enter the treasurer’s office from
the south door of Rockefeller. In the
usual way I entered and stood there
fully ten minutes before finding out
that the office had been changed
to the north side of Rockefeller.”
“Compare an embarrassment of ten
minutes with one of twenty-five
minutes. I heard some of the girls
say that at 5 o’clock we would meet
Miss Wagner at the post office to
get our mail boxes. I did not once
dream of a post office on campus;
hence I walked to West End and
waited fully twenty-five minutes at
the post office for Miss Wagner.” . . .
That same night Dorothy came
down and of course the first thing
she mentioned was that Morehouse
men will attend some Spelman
classes and Spelman women will at
tend classes at Morehouse.
“If that report is true,” said Nelle,
“we must lower our voices, take our
motto from King Lear, ‘a voice ever
soft, gentle and low is an excellent
thing in woman’.”
After she had finished telling about
the shower and gym in Giles Hall,
they could hardly wait for gym class
to meet . . .
The Campus Mirror, Oct. 15, 1928
The Dirigible “Los Angeles”
The U. S. Navy dirigible, “Los
Angeles,” passed over Atlanta Sun
day morning, October 7, on its way
to New Orleans. Many Sunday School
classes held recess to watch the big
grey ship float by like some great
fish, now behind clouds, now into
bright sunlight. The sight was in
itself a beautiful morning prayer.
The Campus Mirror, Oct. 15, 1928
Our Needs
Our buildings are literally over
flowing and our greatest cry: “More
room.” Our membership is 575 and
promises to reach 600 before the
term closes. Of these 200 are board
ers, and our dormitories, already
crowded, beg for additions or new
and larger buildings. The dining
room is so crowded that students sit
shoulder to shoulder, and back to
back.
Our new laundry is now complete,
and thus one of our greatest wants
is met.
The kitchen lacks many conven
iences and the library is but poorly
furnished.
. . . Our chapel is daily too crowd
ed for comfort and it is simply im
possible to seat all the members of
the school. It is also too small for
the services that are held there every
Friday and Sunday evening. The
former service is held particularly
for the study of the International
Sunday school lessons, and the latter
consists of a Sunday school and a
Bible reading or a sermon. All of
these services are largely attended
by those outside the school.
Our chapel is not only filled with
eager and attentive listeners, but the
glory of God overshadows it, and
many a soul has there found its
Saviour.
The need, the support of our Hea
venly Father, is always abundant
ly given, and we believe that when
His children learn of our needs,
nothing will be wanting to carry on
this grand work. Therefore we are
trusting that God will send us aid,
for have we not first sought the
kingdom of God and his righteous
ness and have we not a right to plead
the promise that all these things shall
be added unto us?
Spelman Messenger, March, 1885
Morehouse Entertains
On April 1, as the culmination of
an already enjoyable spring holiday,
the students of Morehouse entertain
ed their Spelman sisters with a dance
given in Morgan Hall.
Jitterbugs were given full sway and
“jit” they did. Delicious ice cream
was served to refresh as well as satis
fy the guests.
The evening was spent in dancing.
A rather new and noteworthy feature
of the evening was the stag line
from Morehouse who saw to it that
there was not a Spelman “stag line”
as is customary. The men of More
house are to be commended.
Sport attire was the order of the
evening and as usual, everybody
looked exceptionally well and en
joyed himself equally as well.
Campus Mirror, April, 1940
Hale Woodruff to Exhibit Work at
World’s Fair
Among the four Atlantans whose
art works were selected at a preview
exhibition of contemporary American
art in Richmond, Virginia, for dis
play at the New York World’s Fair
in April, is Hale Woodruff, one of
the modern masters, who is a mem
ber of the fine arts faculty at At
lanta University. Mr. Woodruff’s se
lection was based on a painting en
titled, “Little Boy.”
Of the many Georgia artist who
entered the competitive showing, on
ly six were selected to represent
this state. Mr. Woodruff’s painting
portrayed a youngster of about eight
years wearing a violet colored sweat
er and holding a red knitted cap in
his hand.
Paintings by Mr. Woodruff have
been on view at the Chicago Art
Institute, the Art Center of New York
City, Herron Art Institute, the Bos
ton Museum of Fine Arts, Smith
sonian Institution, Washington, D.
C., Kansas City Art Museum, Val
entine and Downtown Galleries, New
York City, and Dallas, Texas, as well
as at various schools and colleges
throughout the country.
Campus Mirror, January, 1939
Two “Moonshiners”
Various and amusing have been the
remarks by passers on the verandah in
front of the dormitory at the sight
of two people acting in a way pecu
liar, to say the least.
A beautiful crescent moon shed its
silvery beams upon the trees, whose
delicate twigs were outlined against
the sky, while numbers of brilliant
stars were marching on in silent
stately procession. All nature was in
harmony, only these two people
seemed to be out of their element.
Their interest centered in an ob
ject resembling a stick about four
feet long, while one held it, the
other stooped to peer into the lower
end, ejaculating something like this:
—“Now, I have it! Oh, S , see
there! There now! its gone. You take
it and try if you can see anything.
Then the other proceeded with the
lofty investigations. The Solon-like
utterances continued, only varied
with an occasional, “Oh, I see spots
on the moon; big round black spots!”
Of course people became interested
and wanted to know what was going
on. . . .
Perhaps the curiosity of our friends
will be quieted when we tell them
that these inexplicable performances
are due to the fact that some kind
friends, Mr. and Mrs. B. of Dayton,
Ohio, have given us some glasses
for a telescope and we have been
testing them and the tube.
Things that no astronomers ever
heard of, have already been found
out and there is no predicting what
wonderful discoveries the future has
in store for us.
—Marie
Spelman Messenger, February, 1888
The School for Nurses has opened
with a membership of thirty-five in
telligent young ladies, who entered
for the profession. The course of
two years includes both theory and
practice. Certificates will be awarded
to those who successfully complete
the course. It cannot fail to benefit
the Southern people of both races.
It is the first school of the kind
known in the South.
Spelman Messenger, March, 1886
HELP is Imperative! Imperative!
Immediate help is needed to finish
and furnish the new building. The
present accommodations are crowd
ed beyond comfort; teachers and
pupils are praying for better days.
It will be impossible to occupy the
new building unless comfortably furn
ished. We gratefully acknowledge
gifts, and we extend to all the in
vitation to give “as the Lord hath
prospered you.”
Spelman Messenger, April, 1886
Miss Gordan writes that she has
to lay aside her bustle, as the natives
were constantly talking about that
deformed missionary. Fashion seems
to be coming into agreement with
the natives.
Spelman Messenger, November, 1889
SPELMAN SEMINARY
350 Leonard Street,
Atlanta Georgia
NOTE: The excerpts on this page
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The Spelman Messenger. Compari
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