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SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
VOLUME XX
SPELMAN COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1964
NUMBER 1
NEW DORM OPENS
On September 20, 1964,
Spelman’s newest dormitory was
officially opened to the Spelman
family. This formal opening
has been eagerly awaited since
August 16th of last year when
construction began. Miss Caro
lyn Crawford, the head resi
dent of the new dormitory, is
the Chairman of the Open
House Committee. Other mem
bers of the committee are Miss
Zelma Payne, Mrs. Juanita
Toomer, Gwendolyn Ledbetter,
Charles Etta White, Anna
Jefferson, Marion Shivers,
Queen Ester Hardnett, and
Anna Belle Porter. Twenty
young ladies, ten campus stud
ents and ten city students will
be guides.
The new dormitory has sin
gle and double rooms and they
combine beauty and utility with
comfort. Some of the double
rooms are semi-private, in that
there is a partition which al
lows the privacy of a single
room and the companionship of
a roommate.
One hundred and ten juniors
and seniors will live in the
dorm’s three floors and a base
ment. On the first floor there
is a lobby, a reception room for
callers, a suite for the head resi
dent, guest rooms, and rooms
for twenty-two students. The
other two floors house forty-
three students each. In the
basement there is a kitchen, a
television room, a game room,
a study room, a beauty parlor,
a laundry, and a lounge for the
city students. This lounge will
take the place of the one in
Rockefeller Hall.
Every comfort has been pro
vided for in this new dormitory.
If living conditions have any
effect on study habits every
student should do well.
Calendar of Events
September 26 - Parking lot
dance at Spelman.
September 28, 29 - NSF Chem
istry lecturer Dr. J. H. Simons,
Chemistry Building, Room 114
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SSGA PRESIDENT
SPEAKS
Judy Tillman
Dear Spelmanites,
It is with mixed emotions,
fervent aspirations, and a deep
personal commitment that I ex
tend greetings to you at the
beginning of the 1964-65 aca
demic term. To the newest
segment of our family, the
freshman, I welcome you and
by now you should know that
the entire family is enthusiastic
about your being here. The
three hundred and twenty-one
freshmen of whom we are so
proud are distinct in many
ways. This is the largest en
rollment in the history of the
college and perhaps this ac
counts for the outstanding num
ber of high quality students we
have this year. It is thus for-
seeable that new ideas will be
arising and that vitality, zest,
and stimulating intellectual ex
pansion will be added to every
activity by our new Spelman
sisters. Spelman will surely be
enriched by your coming. To
the returning segment of the
family, I trust that each of you
had an enjoyable and exciting
vacation and that you are ready
to settle down to a successful
years work.
We as students live in cha
otic and perilous times. The
monsters of uncertainty and
fear rear their ugly heads with
each new day. We can no
longer submit ourselves to the
frivilities of youth, neither can
we allow ourselves the privilege
of petty mistakes as youth of
yesteryear. The nature of the
future demands that we commit
ourselves to common goals,
aspirations, ideas, and ideals.
This year the Spelman Stud
ent Government Association in
tends to move forward not
backward. It intends to fear
lessly and openly meet the
challenges of the times. This
year the Student Council along
with the other student leaders
intend to involve you, the stud
ents, in your Student Govern
ment Association. We as
student leaders are personally
committed and sincerely dedi
cated to the task of vividly
demonstrating to you how an
effective Student Government
Association operates. Have you
ever really stopped to think
what your Student Government
Association means to you? Do
you actually realize that it exists
to maintain the community, not
destroy it. and that it is the
organ of free expression of the
general will designed to im
prove the life we are now liv
ing? As stated in the preamble
to the constitution of the SSGA,
“its purpose is to develop an
‘esprit de corps’; to develop
techniques necessary for the
assumption by students of re
sponsibilities in a democratic
society: to promote student
self-discipline and leadership, to
encourage high standards of
school conduct, s:holarship, and
morals: and to develop a spirit
of cooperation in the college
community.” This is your
Spelman Student Government
Association and it is designed
to meet your needs, students.
However, we are acutely
aware that democracy itself is
still an experiment, and we
further realize that in any com
munity of individuals it is dif
ficult to establish a successful
representative government. Here
in a community of individualists
it is even more vital, if only
for the purpose of communi
cating with one another. Stud
ent government is a part of the
total Spelman experiment, and
like any experiment it needs
faith and cooperative effort if
it is to succeed. We as stud
ent leaders cannot do it alone.
Without your avid support and
CAMPUS CLUBS AND
ORGANIZATIONS
Aside from the classroom
activities, there are various
extra-curricular programs open
to Spelman students. These
campus organizations serve to
promote a richer atmosphere
of togetherness among their re
spective members, and to ce
ment the sisterhood of all
classes.
Our capable Student Govern
ment Association, headed this
year by Judy Tillman, provides
top leadership in carrying out
the aims of the college. The
stated purpose of the SSGA is
to maintain the highest stand
ards of conduct and scholarship,
and to assume the direction of
all matters concerning college
life. Its members include rep
resentatives from each class,
and the presidents of all organi
zations and classes.
The Granddaughters Club
was organized in 1910, through
the efforts of Miss Lucy Upton.
Its main purpose is to perpetu
ate the traditions of the col
lege. Students whose mothers
or aunts are graduates of Spel
man are active members of the
club; students whose mothers or
aunts attended but did not
graduate from the college are
associate members.
The Campus Sunday School
meets every Sunday morning,
in Howe Hall. The Mid-Week
Service, originally a prayer
service, is held on Wednesday
evenings, in Sisters Chapel. All
members of the Spelman fami
ly are invited to participate in
the programs of meditation, ex
position, and interpretation of
the Scriptures, religious teacn-
ings, and other related litera
ture. These activities are under
the direction of our college min-
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cooperation we are doomed to
failure from the beginning. We
welcome your suggestions and
criticisms. We need your help
and support. We as student
leaders are not fearful of the
problems ahead, for we have a
student body that is ready, will
ing, prepared, and committed
to the goals, ideas, and ideals
of their association and their
college.
Judy Tillman
SSGA President