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APRIL 3, 1964 THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT Page 5 Annual Water Show Delightful On March 6 and 7, the swimming club and swimming team of Spelman and Morehouse, respectively, jointly presented the annual water show. This year’s theme, “A Parade of Months”, was beautifully carried out by the natatographers, swimmers, and Miss Starks, the club’s advisor and director. Each month was represented and enjoyment of the entire presentation was expressed. However, the audi ence seemed to enjoy the wedding scene the most because of its humor. The ceremony was performed by Michael Henderson with Jerome Robinson as the groom and Willenor Caruthers as the bride. Other mem bers of the club were the brides maids, ushers, and guests. Another number enjoyed by those who attended was “Younger Than Springtime”, performed by Renee Adkins, Harold Head, and Pamela Brown. The high point of their per formance was the formation, of a chain of the three swimmers. They received a great applause when they carried it underwater. Renee, also, did a solo number. Other solo swim mers included Lucia Holloway and Catherine Grant. For the month of July, several children of faculty members were the participants. Little Lee Lynn, son of Dr. Lynn, swam the length of the pool with his swimming part ner, Miss Starks. He and the other children were very amusing and de lightful. The over-all production was ex cellent. The costumes were beautiful and the effects of the lighting were splendid. Those who attended ex pressed their delight with the show as did those of previous performances. “A Parade of Months” was indeed a delightful presentation. Gloria Anne Knowles The Atlanta Student Press Is Born On February 25, representatives from the news staffs of Georgia Tech, Georgia State, Morehouse, Spelman and Agnes Scott met to complete the plans that made the Atlanta Student Press (ASP) a reality. The meeting was held at Georgia State. The idea of this college news serv ice was co-authored by Cary Howard, and Mike Jones, Editor and Manag ing Editor respectively of the Geor gia State SIGNAL. The purpose of the endeavor is to enhance the in terest and variety to each of the newspapers involved by the inclu sion of news articles by students from colleges outside of their own gates. Those present at the initial meeting for launching this plan were Cary Howard and Mike Jones of the SIGNAL staff; Sally Pocbel, AGNES SCOTT NEWS; Ida Rose McCree, SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT; Johnny Houston and George Perdue, MORE HOUSE MAROON TIGER; and Gwinn Leverett, TECHNIQUE; (of Georgia Tech). Miss Howard was chosen by the group to act as Chairman with ASP headquartered at Georgia State. The group also agreed that each member paper would pay $10 membership fee to cover material and mailing costs. All material is to be sent to the ASP office where it will in turn be dispatched to the other editors. The group decided that all edi- THE BOOK SHELF By Ruth A. Davis During the spring it would be well to spend some time better ac quainting ourselves with the life of Christ. To this end, The Day Christ Died by Jim Bishop would be excellent reading. Mr. Bishop’s naturalism of characterizations and his sympathetic handling of back ground has made this book a master piece. Never before has Christ seem ed so human and close to one’s life torials must be presented intact and should not be revised in any way. However, features and news copy may be cut or revised as the editor sees the need. Until the end of May, the ASP will be effected on a trial basis. The continuation and the success of the service will depend on the coopera tion of each editor. Bernice Dowdy as He does in this book. Christ knew that He was to be betrayed and die a horrible death; therefore, during His last days His divine and human sides were constantly juxtaposed, He was, in the end, left to endure the agony of the cross and to die as a man, in order to point the way to man’s salvation. The portraits of Judas, as painted with words, and the other eleven disciples were equal ly as sensational as that of Christ. The life of each had a message for the reader, for among these twelve were represented people from all walks of life. If you like books that cause a great deal of controversy The Deputy by Rolf Hochhuth is just the book for you. The Deputy scores Pope Pius XII for failure to intervene di rectly and unequivocally in the mass murders perpetrated by the Nazis. The reason offered by the church for its failure to intervene in the murders done in the concentration camps, or to excommunicate any catholic who participated in tortur ing or murdering women and chil dren, was that “higher spiritual in terest of universal scope demanded that the Vatican put its temporal security before every other considera tion!” The author expresses horror over the fact that Christ in love yield ed to the spirit of murder in a time that the church might have, had it but tried as one priest begged the Pope to consider, exerted some posi tive influence. For those who are interested in Political Science, El Senor Presi- dente by Miguel Angel Asturia is exciting reading, which recasts into fictional form the author’s experience with the totalitarian regime in Gua temala. El Senor Presidente depicts the asphyxiating and brutalizing at mosphere of a totalitarian state, where every man is governed by terror, intrigue, and violence. At the center of the repulsive web sits the puny but vindictive Presidente, him self ridden by fear, yet adroitly us ing for his purposes a loathsome Con gress of rival judges, bar barons, prostitutes, spies, and drunken sol diers. Under these circumstances all human values vanish, and nothing counts except the will of the Presi dente. SUPPORT YOUR SPOTLIGHT “Pact a. @atHet The music droned on incessantly like a swarm of bees aimed at your eardrum, while your flannel soul flapped in the wind like a ragged piece of sad, blue melancholy. Now rigor mortis disguised as bore dom gnaws at the past, crushes the present and suffocates the future— the future—the reputedly indestructi ble future—numerous, ghosts, vapors, spiralling up from your idiot cig arette. Mary Ann Gaither The New Deal Live off of welfare. They give us clothes. Not too good, but they covered us. Give us cigarettes too. Not too good, but they helped us forget. Worked hard when a job came. It’s easy to work hard when you’ve been sitting On a bank just a carving. Lawd, it was good to work. Didn’t get but 15c an hour. Gal, in dos days a man couldn’t hard ly carry Two dollars worth of groceries. You could get 5 pounds of sugar And de prettiest white meat You’ve ever seen fer a nickel. Honey, we sho knew how to ‘ppreci- ate Mr. Washington’s face I used to think de Lawd created two saviors Jesus Christ and Franklin Roosevelt. Yes mam dat man knew what to do And done it too. —Diane Wilson NOTE: The persons mentioned were interviewed by the poet concerning their activities during the New Deal. sing out for $999 Sizes 101/2 Up $1.00 Extra Now in ^ Colors Bone, Yellow, Red Whisper Green, Black, Navy, Palomino, Natural Belgian Linen with Tan. You never had it so soft in leathers or so flexible. Instant Fit® lining, too. Buy sev eral pairs in your favorite colors. Add 50c postage, plus 3% sales tax. DOWNTOWN ATLANTA • LENOX SQUARE • DECATUR • WEST END • COBB COUNTY