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Page 4 THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT September. 1968 Student Seminar Studies Spelman During Summe Eleven students returned to Spelman during the summer to participate in a student semi nar entitled, The Spelman Col lege Environment: Student Perceptions. Mrs. Sadie Allen, Assistant Dean of Students was advisor to the seminar held July 17-31, 1968. The students did a study of four areas of the Spelman en vironment: the physical en vironment, the peer environ ment, the classroom environ ment, and the academic en vironment. The seminar, largely structured by the stu dents themselves, involved the use of studies and reports done by experts and students on various phases of college life as well as the voiced per ceptions of the seminar parti cipants. A daily log was kept of all discussions from which was compiled a report to be releas ed later during the schhol year. The report includes several recommendations and observations to be considered by the Spelman administra tion. The participants represented the sophomore, junior, and senior classes and were select ed on the basis of student and administrative recommenda tion as well as individual in terest. The Spelman Student Government Association was a represented by five of its of ficers. The participants were: Henri Norris, Junior and vice presi dent of the SSGA, Danese Wilcox, Senior recording sec retary, SSGA; Gloria Manson, Junior, associate editor of the Reflections; Marilyn Hunt, sen ior, editor-in-chief, Spelman Spotlight; Evanda McDowell, Senior, corresponding secretary SSGA; Dianne Wright, Sopho more, Glenda Alexander, So phomore; Mary Ellen Camack, Senior, Theresa McGowan, Senior, Barbara Forte, Seinor; and Carolyn Walker, Senior. The students had daily ses sions from 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. for ten days. Each waS given $200 honorium plus room and board for their partici pation in that most of them forfeited summer jobs for the two-week program. The stu dents were housed in. Abby I Hall. The seminar was not all hard work. For an evening of enjoyment, Dr. Manley invited the participants to be his guests for dinner at the Picadilly Restaurant, Greenbrier Shopp ing Center. After dinner the students briefed Dr. Manley on the progress of the seminar and shared impressions of the personal value to be gained from working with the semi nar. The seminar, which grew out of a series of administrator- student discussions last spring was the first such self-study ever done by students at Spel man. The students hope it to be a basis for further study of this kind more depth in nature. The students gave their as sessments on everything from Freshman Orientation to the role of the Board of Trustees in their discussion and report. Their dedication, enthusiasm and hard work are to be com mended. AU Center Gets New Courses Thanks to a U. S. Govern ment grant under Title in, three new “critical languages” are being introduced this aca demic year (1968-1969) for stu dents in the colleges of the At lanta University Center: Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, and Spelman. These languages are Chinese (Mandarin), Ibo, and Swahili( the last two are im portant languages of West Africa and East Africa re spectively). A fourth language in the Critical Languages Pro gram is Russian, wich was in troduced last year at Morris Brown College. The class in Elementary Chi nese is being taught by Mrs. Maria Chan Morgan, a native Chinese, at 3:00 P. M. Mondays Wednesdays, and Fridays in Room 309 Dansby Hall( More house campus). Elementary Ibo is being taught by Mr. P. A. Ntukogu, a native of Nigeria, at 4:00 P. M. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in Dansby Hall— Room 222. Mr. U. C. Mudakha, a native African, will teach Elemen tary Swahili at 4:00 P. M. in Dansby Hall—Room 218. Elementary Russian is being taught by Mr. David E. Polut- nik, a native Russian at 8:00 A. M. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in Dansby Hall— Room 206— Mr. Polutnik will teach Intermediate Russian at Morris Brown College. New Dorm Opens 164 girls live in the newest building on campus. The long awaited New Dormitory is the largest and most modem dor mitory on campus. It’s decor features warm colors, contem porary and ultra modem furni ture, carpeting in the halls and lounges and bright floral cur tains. The rooms are nearly soundproof. The girls like the new dorm but most say they would rather have phones in their rooms than carpets in the halls. The dorm is not completely finished yet but presently it is quite livable. Some girls say the dorm is like a hotel. All are inquisitive as to whom the Dormitory will be named in honor of but for now it’s “home” and they’re glad to be there. GAME ROOM IN NEW DORM Dpelmanite Do Ding. Granddaughters Numerous Among Compulsory Chapel Resolved Atlanta bom Mattiwilda Do bbs will sing the supporting role of Mussetta in the Atlanta Opera Company’s new 20th Century English version of Puccini’s “La Boheme” dur ing the company’s coming in augural season, artistic direc tor Blanche Thebom announc ed recently. She is the fifth .of six daughters of John W. Dobbs, an Atlanta railway clerk. She began piano lessons at 7, con tinued her studies until she was 17, when she enrolled in Spelman College and began vocal training under Naomi Maise and Willis James. She was graduated from Spelman as valdictorian of her class, with majors in music and Spanish. Miss Dobbs is the winner of the Marian Anderson Scholar ship and awards from the Mannes School of Music, the Berkshire Music Center and the John Whitney Foundation. After winning the Internation al Music Competition in Switz erland, she made several European tours. As Musetta in “La Boheme”, she is the object of the painter, Marcello. Her aria, “Quando me’n vo’poletta,” in which she describes the ways in which she captivates the men around her, is a highlight of the second act. SUPPORT THE SPOTLIGHT Freshmen The following members of the freshman class are either daughters, grand daughters or neices of former Spelmanites. All these girls are new memv bers of the Grandaughter’s Club. They are: Judy O. Den- nard, Jeanne M. Dowell, Janice Jackson, Janet E. Lane, Mari lyn Smith, Debra Moore, An drea Yvonne Hunt, and Lynn Stoddard. Spelman Girls Go Greek With the advent of a new year many new and different faces. Some of the most in teresting faces are those of the newest international on campus — the Greeks. As you look around the campus you’ll see many of these people dressed in their national attire of pink and green or red and white. It looks as though quite a few Spelmanites have crossed those burning sands since last spring. Presently there are two Greeks from Alpha Kappa Al pha land sporting their pink and green, Starlett Russell and Shirley Marks of the senior class. It’s possible to spot an Ivy here and there or perhaps to run into an anxious PI (prospective Ivy). For variety of color scheme, check the Deltas: Alycia Ar nold, Marilyn Hunt, Sharon Pierro, Glenda Stevens, Marita Robinson, Anita Graves and In recent discussions, tire SSGA and various members of the administration have at tempted to resolve the pro blems of complusory chapel and vespers. It was decided that boarding students would be allowed 8 cuts per semester and commuting students 4 cuts a semester. Academic hours will no longer be taken for over cutting but over cutting will result in counseling and possible cancellation of regis tration at the end of the school year. This new plan will be tried for a year on experimen tal basis. Lydia Wynn. By the way, the Deltas are strong enough in numbers to start a chapter tin campus — and they plan to try! How sweet it is to see a new phase of campus life. Con gratulations Greeks! Keep on pushing. FOOTBALL OCTOBER *18 Tuskegee Cb&umbuf **26 Alabama Stats Horn* NOVEMBER 2 Clark College Atlanta 9 Knoxville Away *15 Howard U. Homs 23 Fisk U. Away * Night Games ** Homecoming