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VOL. XXI, NO. 5
SPELMAN COLLEGE \
/ ATLANTA, GEORGIA
FEBRUARY, 1966
Spelman Awarded
For Negro History
$85,000
Institute
Spelman College has been awarded a grant of $85,000 by
the United States Office of Education to conduct a Summer
Institute in Negro History for the seven (7) week period June
13 through July 29. The Institute is headed by Dr. Melvin
Drimmer of the Department of History, Spelman College.
Professor Marcia L. Halvorsen
will serve as Associate Direc
tor.
Spelman College is one of
the few colleges in the South
to receive an N.D.E.A. Sum
mer Institute in History and
the only one in this region
which will concentrate on
study of Negro History. The
Institute is open to secondary
school teachers of History and
Social Studies. Each partici
pant will receive a grant of $75
per week. Courses will be giv
en in Negro History, Negro
Thought, African History,
American History, Historio
graphy, Negro Literature and
Music, and the Sociology of
Negro Poverty.
An outstanding faculty has
been recruited to teach in the
Institute, Dr. Drimmer an
nounced. These include Dr.
Robin Brooks of San Jose
State College, Mr. Lawrence
Goldman of Morehouse Col
lege, Professor Marcia L. Hal
vorsen of Spelman College, Dr.
Vincent Harding of Spelman
College, Dr. Melvin D. Ken
nedy of Morehouse College,
Dr. Elliott M. Rudwick, Pro
fessor of Sociology at South
ern Illinois University and Dr.
Edward Sweat of Clark Col
lege.
In addition the Institute will
conduct a film series, field
trips and bring noted speakers
to the campus. Classes will be
held at Spelman College and
housing will be provided by
Morris Brown College. For
further information contact
Dr. Melvin Drimmer, N.D.
E.A. Institute, Spelman Col
lege.
The Air Travel Club
For Young Travelers
The highest-flying club in
the nation is being opened
strictly for young people who
enjoy traveling and know a
bargain when they see it.
The “1221 Club”, spon
sored by United Air Lines, is
offering applicants from 12
through 21 years of age a
chance to fly for half the regu
lar jet coach fare to any point
on the airline’s system in the
Continental U. S.
Typical one-way fares for
club members are: $24.85
from Atlanta to New York
$19.80 from Atlanta to Miami;
and $15.75 from Atlanta to
New Orleans.
Young people who wish to
become “1221 Club” members
may apply at any United office.
The club has no annual dues,
but there is a $3 initiation fee.
An identification card is
issued to each club member.
Half-fare tickets may be pur
chased at any United office by
presenting the card as proof of
club membership.
Tickets purchased by “1221
Club” members are valid only
for space available travel.
Retrospective
Exhibition
An additional form of aes
thetic enrichment reached Spel-
man’s campus on Thursday,
January 20 in the form of a
Retrospective Exhibition by
Lloyd McNeill.
Mr. McNeill is the present
Artist-in-Residence. His ex
hibit is in the tradition, if not
the style, of the artistic ex
hibitions of previous years.
The Pittsburg Project
A new idea has come to the
Atlanta Area. It is the Pitts
burg Community Project. It is
planned as an exciting new ap
proach for activating the com
munity.
Any students who are inter
ested in working with the
problem of Negro slums may
apply. The project will attempt
to combine the abilities and in
terests of volunteers in such a
manner as to meet the needs
and desires of the community.
The methods are block organ
ization and educational, cul
tural, and social programs
aimed at providing needed
services. Those who are inter
ested and have talents in tutor
ing, adult education, art,
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Exchange Students
As has become a custom
here at Spelman, the new se
mester brought new faces—the
faces of exchange students.
This year the program is on a
strict exchange basis with stu
dents coming only from those
schools who received students.
There are six students this
semester, all of whom are resi
dents of Abby Hall. Their
home colleges are Cedar Crest,
Elmira, and North Central. Dr.
Randall who is in charge of
the program arranged a meet
ing for the students and their
roommates on the first day of
the new 'semester, and with
that meeting this semester’s ex
change program was officially
underway.
Many Thanks
Hurray for the Curriculum
Committee, Registrar’s office
and all those responsible for
passing out class schedules be
fore registration day. This
caused marked improvement
in what is usually an extremely
chaotic day. Most students
had prepared their dummy
schedules by registration day
and were ready to secure their
adviser’s signatures. The regis
tration procedure would be
further improved if the yellow
registration cards were given
before the time for registra
tion. This would speed the
process and alleviate some of
the confusion that has become
part of registration day at
Spelman.
Future of the Great Society
In his Inaugural Address, President Johnson outlined his
plans for building a Great Society—an almost utopic order
in which every man can realize his potential. Since that ad
dress the Federal Government has tried to implement this
plan by passing the Civil Rights Law, Medicare, and creating
the Office of Economic Opportunity. We are still far from
achieving this close to ideal society, for laws alone cannot
change the morals of a century. The Great Society program
has been plagued by internal problems of organization funds
and leadership. In many areas the government’s harbingers of
change have met strong opposition.
Now the Great Society faces another threat. In his State
of the Union message delivered on January 12 of this year,
Johnson said, “Our nation is now engaged in a brutal and
bitter conflict in Viet Nam . . . But we will not permit those
who fire on us in Viet Nam to win a victory over the desires
and intentions of the American people. This nation is mighty
enough—its society healthy enough—its people strong enough
to pursue our goals in the rest of the world while building a
Great Society at home.”
The greatest threat to the Great Society is the war in Viet
Nam. The leader of our country has expressed confidence
that this war need not curtail our human activities to teach
the young, feed the starving, cure the sick, and rebuild our
cities. But is this confidence misplaced? Can we really fight
the War on Poverty and the rapidly escalating war in Viet Nam
at the same time? This is an extremely difficult task for any
nation—even the richest in the world.
President Johnson has outlined a plan for Congress which
includes legislation in just about every facet of American life.
He has also proposed an International Health Act and an
International Education Act in an attempt to spread the
promise of the Great Society abroad. And he has promised,
“. . . we will give our fighting men what they must have: every
gun, every dollar, and every decision—-whatever the cost and
whatever the challenge.” Unless the President’s programs are
somewhat curtailed and better organized, the “cost” might
very well be the Great Society itself.
As more of the government’s time, talents and money are
devoted to the war in Viet Nam, the Great Society must
necessarily suffer. But it will not suffer unduly if certain steps
are taken. The President seemingly wants to do something
good for as many groups as possible. It is necessary to realize
that all groups cannot be satisfied and that there are certain
needs more urgent than others. The President’s advisers should
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