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Yuletide Spirit Pervades Spelman
AMS Chorus Renders
Christmas Carol Concert
Thirty-ninth Annual
A story fair we now will bring,
A song so tender now will sing,
Of Jesus, Son of God most holy,
Sleping in Bethlehem’s manger lowly.
This selection taken from Lapland’s song, “A Christmas
Carol”, depicts not only the beautiful story of Christmas, but
the story of a group of people in the Atlanta University System.
This year the 39th Annual Atlanta-Spelman-Morehouse
Christmas Carol Concert was held in Sister’s Chapel. It has
significant meaning to us all, especially Atlantans, because the
beauty of the Concert gives a warm glow and genuine Christ
mas spirit to all.
The concert is so spellbinding that no matter what the walk
of life, the age, or whatever makes one man different from
another, all is forgotten, for Christmas is a time of togetherness
and love for one’s fellow man. This is exactly what this concert
has done for many years, given to all of us a feeling of oneness
with many thoughts in mind; the miracle of the birth and life
of Jesus Christ. Christ gave to us a second chance to prove our
worth and most of all a greater love for one another.
The Christmas Carol Concert was magnificently beautiful
and satisfying. Its message portrays a thought that is never
forgotten.
—Gloria Furlow
I. R. Committee
Continues Discussions
On Tuesday, November 30,
the International Room Com
mittee presented the second of
its discussions for the school
year in an effort to make the
students’ community a more
intellectual and academic one.
This discussion featured Mr.
Shimon Yallon, the Consul
General of Israel, in charge of
the Atlanta Consulate. Mr.
Yallon spoke from the topic,
“The Making of a Society:
The Israeli Experience.” His
qualifications for speaking on
this topic are quite impressive,
with his having been Control
ler of Manpower during Is
rael’s Independence war, Eco
nomic Counsellor at the Israel
Embassy in Rome, and the As
sistant Director General of the
Ministry of Development.
The committee’s first pres
entation was our new place
ment officer, Miss Rochelle
Clifton, who spoke on “Social
Change in Sierra Leone.” Her
knowledge of the situation in
Sierra Leone is a result of her
two years of Peace Corps ex
perience in that nation.
The International Room
Committee tentatively plans
discussions of this kind for the
fourth Tuesday in each month.
Watch the bulletin boards for
announcements. Miss Marcia
Halvorsen is chairman of the
committee.
Sisters’ Chapel Beautiful
In Christmas Splendor
There are still a few Christmas traditions that refuse to
be commercialized. These beautiful and precious traditions are
cherished, for in them one sees the true spirit of Christmas.
The sanctity and beauty of the holiday season are preserved
on the Spelman campus, especially in Sisters’ Chapel. For
Experience in Abstraction
BRAND
December 2nd, 3rd and 4th
brought the production of an
other of Henrik Ibsen’s greats,
“Brand,” by the AMS play
ers. This presentation, which
proved to be a successful ex
perience in abstraction, was
ably directed by the newcomer
to our drama department, Mr.
Arthur Pellman. In order to
carry out his interpretation of
“Brand,” Mr. Pellman em
ployed as the sole object of
scenery, a huge static, tilted
disc, which encompassed the
abstract quality of the play.
The tilt of the disc creates the
effect of a mountainside. More
important, the tilt and the
“suspended-like” effect of the
disc represents the precarious
ness of existence.
Religion, the individual vs.
society, and self - realization
were the three main themes of
“Brand.” The aspect of the
play that most enhanced the
abstract was the script in
verse.
every year, the Chapel is gaily
decorated and the joyousness
of the holiday season prevails.
The decoration of Sister’s
Chapel is supervised by Mr.
Shannon of the Spelman De
partment of Buildings and
Grounds, Mr. Bullock of At
lanta University and Mrs.
Henderson and the Spelman
Home Economics Department.
These people are to be com
mended and thanked for the
significant service that they
render to Spelman College and
to the Atlanta community.
Always a magnificent build
ing, the Chapel assumes more
majesty and splendor at Christ
mas. On the sill of each of the
stained glass windows is a row
of candles. The candles rest on
a bed of green leaves. On the
walls are large green wreaths
trimmed with red ribbons. Two
large candelabras filled with
candles are on the stage. The
door in the rear of the stage
is covered with small green
leaves and in the center of this
cushion of leaves is a cross
made of red berries. The dec
orations are indeed simple but
they form a tableau of unsur
passed beauty. They mutely
and reverently express the
most significant ideas of the
Christmas season.
The bright colors of the
leaves and berries remind us
of the brightness and freshness
of life itself and the reverence
that should fill the souls of
men as they ponder the pre
cious gift of life. The candles
reflect the light that rescues
the mind and soul from the
abyss of ignorance. On the
nights of the Christmas Carol
Concert when “Behold that
Star” is sung, a brilliant star
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