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VOLUME XXI SPELMAN COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, OCTOBER, 1965 NUMBER 2
Spelman Gets 29 NewFaculty-Staff Members
In this first edition of the Spelman Spotlight we would like
to introduce the new members of our faculty and staff and ac
quaint the student body with them.
Joining the department of fine arts as artist-in-residence is
Mr. Lloyd McNeill who received the A.B. degree from More
house College and the B.F.A. frm Howard University. Mr. Mc
Neil has held an assistantship at Dartmouth College and for the
past year has been a free lance artist in Paris and Cannes, France.
When asked about changes in campus life and his obser
vations of it he replied, “The changes were not obvious but rather
below the surface.”
His main reason for returning to Spelman and Atlanta was
that he needed more money and was interested in the center and
wanted to help it. He found the atmosphere more relaxed in Paris
and likes to work in New York.
Mr. McNeill is presently encouraging students interested in
art to speak with him in the Fine Arts Building in hopes of pro
ducing some “home-grown” art to adorn the walls of the campus.
Also new in the department are Miss E. Twyman and Mr.
A. Pellman. Miss Twyman received the A. B. from Spelman
College and has done further study at Iowa State College. Mr.
Pellman received the B. A. from Kenyon College and the M. F. A.
from Yale University Drama School.
The new inhabitants of Tapley are Irene Brown in biology;
B. S. Bethune Cookman College, M. A. Smith College and Sun
day Ette in chemistry; B. A. Lincoln Uriversity and M. S. Atlanta
University.
Patricia Lowery, Sara McClendon and Bernice Andrews
are new additions in the English department. Mrs. Lowery re
ceived the B. S. from Kansas State Teachers College and the
M. A. from California State College in Long Beach. Miss Mc
Clendon received the B. A. from Emory University and the M. A.
from Vanderbilt University. Mrs. Andrews received the A. B.
from Spelman College and the M. A. from Atlanta University.
She is, in addition to her teaching duties, an assistant in the
reading clinic.
Joining the department of history and social science are
Richard de Pagnier, A. B. Conasius University, A. M., S. T. L.
Pontifical Gregorian University, Ph.D. Tulane, F. Johnson In-
gersoll, Jr. B. A., M. A. University of Arizona M. A. Boston
University Arizona, M. A. Boston University and Vincent Hard
ing the new chairman of the department, A. B. City College of
New York, M. S. Columbia University, M. A. Ph. D. University
of Chicago.
Mr. Harding wished to return to Atlanta because of per
sonal connections. This had been his home. When asked about
his plans for the year Mr. Harding replied, “I wish to create
within my students a love of learning and to stimulate them to
become fuller persons. By this he hopes to inspire the students
to question and to not accept the status quo as being necessarily
right. His field of specialization was the History of Christianity
in America. Before coming to Spelman he worked for the Service
Committee of the Mennonite Church. Mr. Harding and his wife
have one child, Rachel.
Joining the department of foreign language are Michelle
Ingersell, A.B. University of Arizona with further study at Boston
University; Stephen Smith, A.B., M.A. University of Georgia,
with work toward the doctorate at the University of Pennsylva
nia; Margarita J. Rubio, Ed. D. Havana University, and Sekoy
Toure, R. B. Ecole Askia Mohammed with further study at
Emory University.
Mr. Toure thinks Spelman is a fine school and very in
teresting especially in the French House, where the inhabitants
are very interested in the program and take it very seriously.
After three months Mr. Toure expects them to be able to express
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L.-R., Kuldip Gill, Nairobi, Kenya, Ivy Tembo, Bancroft, Zambia, and Rozina Rajan,
Mombassa, Kenya.
INNOVATIONS IN
THE FRENCH HOUSE
A very unique experience in
dormitory living is being pro
vided this year for the residents
of La Maison Francaise.
Two years ago, Bessie Strong
Dormitory was set apart as a
special residence for French ma
jors and minors.; At first only
seniors and juniors were per
mitted to live there, but the
group now includes sophomores
as well.
This year the French House
is under the supervison of Mon
sieur and Madame Sekou Toure.
Monsieur Toure has planned a
very instructive and enjoyable
series of activities for the resi
dents of the French House.
Every evening, Monday through
Friday, des internes (the resi
dents) gather in the lounge to
participate in the various acti
vities. The weekly program in
cludes lectures, films and gram
matical expositions. Subjects are
assigned each week and on Mon
day evening compositions on
those subjects are read to the
group. Monsieur Toure’s plans
include experiences with French
cuisine, French drama, and
modern French dances. These
nnightly activities give a won
derful opportunity for each stu
oral and written French.
The French House provides a
wonderful exposure to the
French language and to many
other aspects of French culture.
Cynthia Smith
A YEAR IN
REVIEW
Last year I participated in a
program in which nine juniors
from member colleges of the
United Negro College Fund at
tended Wellesley College. Wel
lesley College is in institution
for women located about twelve
miles from Boston, Massachu
setts. It has an enrollment of
more than 1700 students of
which only seven are Negroes.
The main purpose of the pro
gram is to acquaint Negroes
with Welesley College and mo
tivate more Negroes to apply
there. The members of the pro
gram are called guest-juniors
and last year, on the average,
we took twelve hours per se
mester. The first semester was
spent becoming accustomed to
ife at Wellesley; however, dur
ing the second semester, various
activities were planned for the
guest-juniors, such as one press
conference, a dinner with an
official of the United Negro
College Fund, panel discussions
and teas.
Spelman this year welcomes
to its family three students from
Africa.
Kuldip Gill, an Indian, is
from Nairobi, Kenya. She is an
art major and hopes to become
a teacher.
Ivy Tembo, a sociology ma
jor, is from Bancroft, Zambia.
Ivy speaks four of the languages
of her country.
Rozina Rojan, an Indian, is
from Mombasa, Kenya. Before
coming to Spelman, she had two
years of teachers training in
Mombasa. Both Kuldip and Ro
zina brought gifts from Kenya
to present to the college.
All three girls agree that Spel-
manites are very friendly and
helpful.
When questioned about the
dating customs of their coun
tries the girls felt that Ameri
can girls are freer.
Spelman students can learn
more about these girls, and
their countries by talking with
them around the campus.
coming acquainted with Welles
ley. The beauty of the campus
was one factor which made my
year pleasant. One could often
achieve that “one-with-nature”
feeling by taking long walks
around the campus. The lake
which in spring might be dot
ted with sails or in winter,
dent to express herself in both
On the whole, I enjoyed be-
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