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Thursday, May 27, 1965
SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
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A SPLENDID AFFAIR
In connection with the
Founder’s Day Exercises, the
Annual Dance Concert was
truly a splendid affair.
The beginning ballet students
delighted the audience with
their Mexican dance and show
ed much promise of talent after
less than one semester of train
ing. The intermediate ballet stu
dents really gave the audience
a treat with the “Excerpts from
Ihrts Valse and Louis Canal's
Alice in Wonderland. (The
beautiful costumes and lighting
effects all added to promote
KNOW YOUR PROFS
One of our faculty members, Mrs. Evelyn Carroll, in the
reading department, had an interesting job with the popular
magazine, Ladies Home Journal, in the Reader Relations De
partment of Curtis Publishing Company. Her work was in the
advertising and analysis division where she read the major com
petitive magazines and wrote extensive analyses of the articles
and other material that appeared in the magazines. Here, she
worked two years. In addition, Mrs. Carroll worked in the editor
ial division of Presbyterian Life receiving and reading general
manuscripts and selecting the manuscripts to be published in the sources
children’s section of the magazine.
The most interesting part of her career with this industry
was the exposure to commercial writing techniques and practices
and seeing how they were executed. The work was never dull or
boring, although the hours were long and uncertain. With young
children, she could not always fulfill the social demands accom
panying the jobs.
Mrs. Carroll began writing children’s literature to supple
ment her job as mother and housewife when her children were
small. Some of these have been published. She has also written
poems, some of which have been published. A real thrill for
her was the publication of some of her poems in the “Maroon
Tiger” when she was at Atlanta University.
The trend in fiction today, she believes, is more centered
around the individual and his own special problems rather than
the individual and his relation to society or the group as it was
a decade or more ago. One other notion that strikes her is the
increase and variety in non-fiction books being published which
hold status on best-seller lists. Perhaps this indicates, she thinks,
that we are becoming a more intelligent and widely-read people.
Yvette Savwoir
the professional air).
The explanation and demon
stration of what dance move
ments can do, by Mr. Ratcliff
and assistants, showed that emo
tions and ideas can be projected
through dance. Examples of
some were given by the begin
ning modern dance students in
their rendition of “The River".
The intermediate modern dance
class showed through “Waltz”
and “Jazz” their good sense of
rhythm and the unique differ
ence of dance expressions.
Thorugh the courtesy of the
Atlanta Ballet Company, “The
Bird Suite” was presented with
Sara Ann Whiteside perform
ing “The Swan”, Sara Bennet
“Bird of Paradise”, and Carl
Ratcliff “The Raven”. These
graceful artists in their excel
lent performances showed
through precise movements the
dignity, elegance, and forceful
ness of dance and served as
of inspiration to any
dance aspirant.
Congratulations for a job
well done is due to all partici
pants and coordinators with a
special note of thanks to the
Atlanta Civic Ballet Company.
EXPERIMENT IN
INTERNATIONAL
LIVING
TRUSTEE QUOTES
During the Founders’ Day weekend our compus was graced
by our trustees. Some of them were able to stay until the formal
ceremonies on Sunday were held. The editor thought that since
very few of the Spelmanites knew the trustees, it would be a
good idea to interview and have* them speak indirectly to the
students. They were asked what they think about Splman now
and what they see for her in the future.
Mr. Lawrence McGregor, chairman of the Board of Trus
tees, started out by saying that his remarks would be prejudiced,
because he is “very fond of Spelman” and has been for some time.
He believes “what she's doing is good” and that for him it is a
thrilling experience to be connected with her.
Mrs. Lawrence S. Rockefeller who has been a member of
the Board of Trustees for 18 years is particularly happy about
the recent election of Mrs. Laura Spelman Rockefeller Case,
her daughter, to the Board of Trustees; for to her this means that
another generation of Rockefellers has begun active participation
in the life of Spelman. She is increasingly pleased with the “dig
nity, intelligence and leadership ability” of the Spelman women.
She also commented that more are broadening their horizons
through travel.
Mrs. David McAlpine, who for the past seven years has
been a Board member, felt that the Founders’ Day weekend was
for her “a privileged weekend”. When asked how she views
Spelman she spoke of the “dignity” and the “greater sense of
responsibility” that the young ladies display.
Dr. Nash, another Board member and a former Spelmanite,
thinks that “Spelman has changed a lot for the better”. She be
lieves that “Spelman should become more sophisticated as the
girls learn to accept responsibility”.
Mrs. John Davis, a Board member, a graduate of Spelman’s
high school, and a former Dean of Women has this to say:
"It is such a pleasure to note the significant growth of Spel
man. All around development and improvement seem especially
apparent this year.
“The growing image of the College continues to include the
values of character building and community welfare. Charm,
poise and academic maturity are plainly evident as student pos
sessions.
“Travel abroad, intellectual exchange programs, with signifi
cant educational institutions, careful selection of students with
emphasis on excellence all add up to a forward reaching Spel
man.
“To the visitor it is apparent that a strong faculty and a
fine school spirit represent the Spelman of to-day.
“The evidence of progress and general improvement all
about the campus add new zest to the life of Spelman and make
us happy to be a part of the upward trend. Farseeing adminis
trative and faculty leadership point the way upward and forward.”
Leila Campbell
POET’S CORNER
CURFEWS
Oh, curfews that give you the push
To go in and study,
To go in and sleep,
To go in and wait the next meeting
When you can be near him again.
Curfews that cut you short and stop you
In the middle of a sentence,
In the middle of an idea,
In the middle of real discovery
Of something that is truly him.
Curfews that antagonize friendship.
Understanding was not made for curfews,
Communication cannot succumb to limits,
Knowing knows no boundaries of time or space.
Meetings of real significance
Are seldom begun or ended on schedule.
Communication of real self
Cannot be switched on and off at will.
Oh, curfews that point to human weakness and irresponsibility
And ignore human dignity and beauty!
Beth Gore
The Experiment in Interna
tional Living has been contri
buting to world peace through
people-to-people contacts since
its founding in 1932. The ques
tion this organization attempts
to answer is “Can people of
different nations understand one
another well enough to see to
it that their governments live
peacefully together?” By intro
ducing the people of another
country through the basic social
structure of the family it is
hoped significant advances to
ward world peace can be made
at the individual level. The
countries serviced by The Ex
periment include most of Eu
rope, Asia, Middle East, Afri
ca, South America, and North
America.
The Foreign Affairs Scholars
Program of which I am a mem
ber has granted me one thou
sand dollars ($1,000.) to par
ticipate in The Experiment this
summer. It also will give me
up to four thousand dollars
($4,000) to attend the gradu
ate school of my choice in
September, 1965.
My participation in the pro
gram will include a brief orien
tation period in Putney, Ver
mont, the headquarters of The
Experiment; a one month stay
with a family in Greece;
month’s travel with my group
and a member of my Greek
family; and a five-day visit in
a major city in Europe. Al
though this is basically an in
dividual experience, I can share
my thoughts and reactions with
my group on the return trip to
United States. Also included in
the program are work and study
projects which one may partici
pate in if qualified. These range
from public health programs to
foreign language programs.
My summer experiences in
Greece will help me to become
a more mature, more secure,
and a more interesting person.
Since I am especially interest
ed in international relations and
plan to do graduate study in
that field next year, I am sure
that what I learn in The Ex
periment will broaden my back
ground in this area. There have
been Spelman participants in
other years, and I sincerely
a hope present and future Spel
manites will take advantage of
this thrilling and challenging
Experiment In Internati o n a 1
Living. If you are interested,
write to:
Experiment in Internat i o n a 1
Living
Putney, Vermont
—Aurelia E. Brazeal
Congratulations
Seniors