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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 Support the Spelman Spotlight Support the Advertisers S ' - w rf- New Dorm houses 110 juniors and seniors 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- (cont. on page 3) 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