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Friday September 25, 1964
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SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
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SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
Leila Potts
Carolyn Simmons
Judy Tillman, Sylvia Suitt,
Anna Belle Porter, Phoebe Bailey
Cheryl Birchette, JoAnn Owens, Ruth Batey
Leila Potts
A Cetter
to
the 9reshmat
Dear Little Sisters,
You have come to Spelman from various and sundry places;
you have come here from many walks of life, but you have all
come here with expectations, hopes, and dreams. Now it is up
to you to make them become a reality.
I challenge you, dear Spelmanites, to make your dreams a
reality. I challenge you to set worthwhile goals and never stray
from them, to be intellectually curious, to work hard and honest
ly, to be true Spelmanites, to become women, and to graduate
in four years.
We, your student leaders, your instructors, the staff, and the
administration are all here to help you, but we can do little
without your help. There is much to be gained here and it is
yours for the taking.
Spelman in a family of just under seven hundred, and in
order for us to function well together there must be a great meas
ure of ccoperation. Spelman is a good college, but we want
to make it better. If we are to do this there are some things
to keep in mind;
1. Be individualistic and think clearly and independently. Re
member that following the crowd rarely gets you anywhere;
2. Use your Student Government Association to its fullest ca
pacity and support it well;
3. Become openminded, conscientious young women and learn,
not just memorize your subject matter just to get out, a good
record takes you more places;
4. Try to promote good faculty-staff-student relationships;
5. Last but not least, try to create an atmosphere conducive
to academic excellence.
You have four years ahead of you to do with as you please.
You can make them worthwhile, or you can make them unyielding.
I challenge you to make them worthwhile in every respect, for
remember it is not likely that you will ever tread this way again.
Sincerely
Leila Potts
A TRIBUTE TO OUR FIRST LADY
MRS. ALBERT E. MANLEY
Behind every great man, there can be found a woman. This
woman serves as the source of inspiration and strength fcr her
husband. With him she is omnipresent, if not bodily, spiritually.
She brings a ray of sunshine into his gloomy moments and makes
the happy ones brighter. Any one of us who benefits from the
talents of this great man cannot ignore the quiet encouragement
of this ever-present shining light - our first lady.
We, the women of Spelman salute Mrs. Manley in appreciation
for all that she has done for the whole community and for
serving as a lovely example' of the role of the women behind the
great man.
From the
Presidents Desk
Dr. A. E. Manley
Statement of Purpose
For 1964-1965
At the first assembly of
Freshman Orientation Week.
President Manley greeted the
Class of 1968. He then gave
them some idea of what
to expect of Spelman College
academically.
He likened the curriculum of
the college student at Spelman
to the curriculum of the young
Roman student of antiquity
whose education was based on
two words — “artes” meaning
to fashion or to make and
“liber” meaning free — an edu
cation then consisting of activi
ties worthy of the free. Dr.
Manley further described the
trivium which consisted of
grammar, rhetoric, and logic
and the quadrivium which con
sisted of arithmetic, geometry,
astronomy, and music. The lib
eral arts, our modern equiva
lent, has not changed much
although there has been con
siderable expansion to include
biology, psychology, sociology,
chemistry, physics, and other
subjects. Here at Spelman and
the Atlanta University Center,
there are many courses to
choose from, but most of them
are rooted into the two broad
categories.
President Manley cautioned
the freshman that although
they are to receive an educa
tion worthy of the free, they
must not misunderstand what
freedom is. Freedom is not to
do as one pleases but rather to
make wiser choices. He ad
monished the class to take ad
vantage of all the oportunities
offered to them at Spelman to
become free women in every
sense.
In addition, Dr. Manley told
them that without the discipline
of the spirit of religion, “no
number of ism’s” will be suffi
cient to really make them de
velop into the persons they
Phoebe Bailey
should become.
In closing, he advised them
to work hard, play hard, and
pray hard so as to meet the
rugged tests of the years ahead
of them.
FACTS ABOUT UNCF
The United Negro College
Fund was founded in 1944 and
has, since that time, pioneered
cooperative fund raising for
higher education. Its current
membership includes 32 private,
accredited colleges and universi
ties, all located in the South.
Approximately 10 percent of
their combined educational
operating budget is raised by
the UNCF in a nation - wide
appeal each year.
Spelman College is very
proud and fortunate to be one
of the member institutions of
this great organization. One of
the college’s trustees, Mr. Law
rence J. MacGregor serves as
the UNCF Fund Campaign
Chairman. The campaign,
which promises to be success
ful, will be spearheaded by a
man with great financial abili
ty and demonstrrated concern
for the furthering of the edu
cation for young women and
men all over the country. Mrs.
Earnestine Brazeal, our alum
nae secretary, sponsors the
Spelman UNCF Pre-Alumnae
Club.
The UNCF is an important
organization which has worked
earnestly and diligently to im
prove the educational standards
of colleges in the South whose
student bodies are primarily
Negro. In terms of the result
ing social and economic gains
for the nation it is impossible
to measure the true worth
of the Fund’s constructive
program.
This years president is Aure
lia Brazeal. Representatives
from each class will make up
the council of the club which
contributes annually to the fund
raising campaign.
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From the
Dean’s Desk
Dean Chivers
GREETINGS TO THE
FRESHMEN OF 1964
To greet you at dawning
The college year begins as
a new day of promise to new
students who stand on the
threshold of many new dis
coveries. Here is a new day
filled with a plethora of thrill
ing adventures; each adventure
holding a fragment of the ker
nel of complete self-discovery.
Choose from your academic
diet wisdom for liberataion from
narrow and enslaving concepts;
from your many associates,
understanding and deep con
cern for humanity; from the
spiritual atamosphere, solid
moorings to weather personal
stress and strain; from a strong
sense of real values, unshakable
aspirataions to the good, the
true, and the beautiful. As
this new day unfolds may you
blossom forth wise, strong, and
invincible in the security of
self - fulfilment and self-
discovery
“Look to This Day,” trans
lated from Sanskrit is so very
fitting for your college venture:
“Look to this day!
life of life:
In its brief course lie all
the verities, and realities of
your existence:
(cont. on page 3)
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