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September, 1968
THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
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Greetings Cont.
languages, art, music, drama,
literature and other areas
which make-up the humanities,
you will be in a much better
position than you are now to
answer the question, “Who am
I ”
The social sciences will enable
you to find your own answers
to the many questions that
are asked about society today.
History, for example, teaches
one thing—that if you search
its pages hard enough, you
can find situations in the past
that are comparable to the
situtions that give rise to ten
sions between people and races
today. If you would really
understand man’s relationship
to man, you must study the
social sciences, which will in
variably provide background
for your thinking concerning
the local, national, and inter
national problems that bedevil
us today.
The doors of opportunity
are open wide to you. as wo
men, you may be faced with
the challenge of new careers
that never before have been
open to you. As a Negro in a
changing society, the challenge
of a career may be even great
er. Some of you have special
aptitudes in math, chemistry,
physics, biology and languages.
There are not enough women
majoring in these fields to
filled the openings for medical
technicians, radiologists, doc
tors and interpreters. In the
United States there are many
communties where there are
too few doctors and dentists.
The need for medical person
nel is great here and abroad.
Many of the newer jobs that
are opening—for example, elec
tronics engineers, criminolo
gists, nuclear scientists, com
puter operators, statisticians,
industrial reasearch workers,
and government orwk — re
quire backgrounds in math
and the natural sciences.
Some of you have aptitudes
for languages. You should be
come proficient in one or more
of them because of the great
need for people who can com
municate with others from
other countries.
All of your college life
should not be spent in acade
mics alone. I would urge you
to make special efforts to de
velop interest in and apprecia
tion for some of the cultural
activities which you may not
have been able to attend pre
viously. The College provides
an extra-curricular program
program consisting of plays,
lectures, musical programs,
art exhibits and the like. In
addition, the other colleges in
the Center and the Atlanta
community provide varied pro
grams for individual enrich
ment.
I, together wtih the faculty,
hope that during your four
years here you will take ad
vantage of every opportunity
to acquire the skills that are
necessary to deal with the
problems of this modem world,
JERRY BUTLER
HERE
The SSGA is sponsoring Jerry
Butler in concert, Sunday
November 3rd in Read HalL
Robert Hooks
Speaks
In Chapel
Robert Hooks, movie star
and current star of the TV
series N.Y.P.D. and Douglas
Turner Ward, playwright and
artistic director were present
ed in the first Thursday chapel
Gerald Crone, administrative
director of the Negro Ensemble
Company was also a guest
speaker. While all three agre
ed that chapel wasn’t their
stick, chapel with them as
guest was a real pleasure,
a real pleasure.
The next issue of the Spot
light will feature reviews of
the plays, “The Song of the
Lustitanian Bogey” and “Dad
dy Goodness” written by the
students of the Creative Writ
ing Workshop.
The Department of Drama
has started an excellent year
and deserves praise. Spelman
was indeed fortunate to have
the company and its distin
guished founders on campus.
and that you will build a
firm foundation of principles,
ideas, and actions which will
lead you to solve your pro
blems intelligently, not only
while you are in college, but
after college as well.
The knowledge and under
standing you should obtain
here in four years should give
you a solid basis of a liberal
education; that is, should en
able you to express yourself
with clarity and percision, to
think independently, and con
sequently, to develop a. better
understanding of yourself and
of mankind. The challenge is
yours. The world is yours.
Are YOU prepared to follow
the road of challenge to the
gate of success?
—Dr. Manley
Dr. Baldwin Burroughs, chair
man of the Drama Department
traveled in Africa this summer.
Mrs. MHlicent D. Jordan
Mrs. Jordan, instructor in the
English Department took a
trip around the world last
spring.
Rev. Norman Rates
College Minister
studying at Harvard
Faculty Members
In The News
Some members of tne Spel
man faculty spent their sum
mer vacation in summer study
workshops as well as educa
tional traveling experiences.
Dr. Roland Allison was di
rector of the Summer Music
Program here at Spelman.
This program worked with
underpriviligded teenagers in
the Atlanta area.The program
began June 10 and lasted until
July 19. The Summer Music
Program was sponsored by the
Equal Opportunity Act’s Art
Program.
Mrs. Sadie Allen, Assistant
Dean cf Women, studied at
Teachers College of Columbia
University, from July 3, 1967
through June 14, 1968. She re
ceived the Master of Arts de-
^gree in Student Personnel Ad
ministration in Higher Educa
tion.
Dr. Baldwin Burroughs re-
Dr. Roland Allison
Dr. Allison, professor in the
Music Department conducted a
summer music program.
ceived a summer faculty study-
travel grant from the. Non-
Western Program. This grant
enabled him to travel in East
and West Africa. Dr. Bur
roughs was able to talk with
many leading playwrights, ob
serve plays in production, and
to study the folklore on which
the plays are based. .
Mrs. Millicent Jordan, Eng
lish instructor, had a very de
lightful experience last spring.
She was very fortunate to en
joy the scenic charms of the
various countries of the world.
Rev. Norman Rates, College
Minister and Assistant Profes
sor of Religion at Spelman re
ceived a full year faculty study
travel grant under the Non-
Western Studies Program for
the academic year 1968-69 and
the summer of 1969. Rev.
Rates will be studying the role
of the lands and epoles of
Northeast Africa in the early
development of the Christian
church at Harvard University
and pursuing field research in
this area in Northeast Africa.
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Dr. Lois Moreland
Mrs. Moreland, of the Political
Science Department recently
received the Doctorate Degree
from American University.
Mrs. Sadie Allen. Assistant Dean of Students has re
lumed from a year of study at Columbia Univendtv