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THE SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT
February 28, 1969
The Spelman Spotlight
Published
by the students of Spelman College
: Editor-in-Chief—Marilyn Hunt
Associate Editor-—Ellin Osorio
Exchange Editor—Jettye Hasben
Fashion Columnist—Mary Susan Parker
Humor Columnist—Sandra Clark
History Columnist—Ernestine Clowers
Political Columnist—Marjorie Duncan
Roving Reporter—Bernadine Moses
Cartoonist—Johnnie Woolf oik
Photographers—Evanda McDowell, Dorothy
Faculty Advisor—Dr. Richard Carroll
Staff: Sylvia McGriff, Joie Wells, Harriet Geddes, Sherryl
Jefferson, Merchuria Chase, Joyce Horton, Wanda Smalls,
Venita Davis, Elizabeth Birdsong.
EDITORIAL POLICY
The Spelman Spotlight is published monthly, except January, by stu
dents of Spelman College. We welcome articles and letters to the editor
from our entire reading public. These letters and articles do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the Spotlight Staff or the majority of Spelman
Students. We also welcome advertisements, but do not necessarily support
the views of our advertisers. Monthly deadlines will be posted.
Missing
Persons?
.PRESS
Wheat
by Marilyn Hunt
There has been a common
disappearance. All organiza
tions on campus know about
it. Our campus organizations
all report an epidemic of miss
ing persons. Such unfortunate
occurrences as Christmas holi
days, semester exams, and the
slightest bit of warm weather
quite often cause an extremely
noticeable amount of absences
at organizational meetings.
The Spotlight staff members
are proud of their first semes
ter record, I presume. (I also
presume they are somewhere
For the past few months we
have discussed the Nixon ad
ministration and what we
felt it would accomplish. We
are now going into our first
month observing “Tricky
Dicky” handling his own press
conferences, making such dis
gusting appointments as J. F.
Buzhardt of S. C., one of
Buthardt of S. C., one of
Strom Thurmond’s boys, as
general counsel of the Defense
Department, and resting at his
Key Biscayne White House
and hoping that an oil tanker
would burst on his beach. But
why be bitter, we’ll have to
contend with him for a
few more years!! WOMP!!
WOMP!!
The work on the national
scene is interesting but we
feel that it is becoming neces
sary to come back home to
Spelman’s campus; therefore,
we wish to examine the lead
ers on our campus. As we
know, there is a body of elect
ed officials who were elected
to carry out the business of
patting themselves on the
back).
Now that every major news
paper in the country is crying
for black graduates with the
least bit of interest in journal
ism it might be assumed that
the Spotlight at last served
one of the purposes it was
designed for. (Don’t make
that assumption. It doesn’t
seem to prove true.) Though
the paper is financially very
shakey, money is a minor
problem. THE SPOTLIGHT
STAFF HAS DISAP
PEARED!
the school. So far, all of them
have proved worthy of their
jobs and executed all the
duties of their respective of
fices. But there is also a small
group of students that has
seemed to have appointed it
self as the official spokesman
for the majority of the stu
dents. Because the majority of
the student body has allowed
them to do so, we have found
ourselves in some rather em
barrassing situations. It seems
that many times students from
other campuses and people
who have no affiliation with
any school pilot events which
end up on our campus and
are labeled as events spon
sored by students of Spelman
College when in reality we
have no idea of their occur
rence.
Talking with some other
students on campus, it seems
that many are discontent with
the direction in which Spel
man is headed. They are un
happy with a few items in
cluding:
Lonely
Soldier
Dear Editor:
Please place this young
man’s address in the next is
sue of the Spotlight, so that
some young lady can cheer up
his dull, lonely life.
Pvt. Albert Quinn 2507815
Pit. 3063 — (I Co.)
3rd Rt Bn
M.C.R.D. Parris Island, S. C.
(29905)
This Space
Reserved
For Your
Editorials
Students
1. the overall appearance of
man students on camp
us; the apparent lack of
grooming and care of one
self.
2. the boisterous and some
what street-womanish
manner of many students;
the fact that “young la
dies” allow young men to
hang all over them and
become public exhibition
ist each evening and some
times during the day.
3. the deteroriation of re
spect for oneself, other
people whether they be in
authoritative positions or
not, and what many of us
still hold dear as the image
of the Spelman woman.
Even though there is a real
ization that it is time for
change it should also be real
ized that a complete over
throw of tradition is not al
ways in the best interest of
all the parties involved. It is
time that we re-evaluate our
position, to question the di
rection in which the “leaders”
are leading us and to decide
in what direction we want to
go. Because of the various
sides of the issue, we are ask
ing for comments in the form
of letters, short discussions
with the editor, or any mode
of communication. Looking
forward to hearing from many
of you. Till next month.
Marjorie Duncan
By Sandra A. Clark
The New Dorm Again?
It is true. Again the New
Dorm is my topic for discus
sion. It’s not that I enjoy writ
ing about this dormitory, but
it is true that no other place
on campus has as much laugh
ter as we in this abode. Even
before its completion the New
Dorm has warranted consid
erable discussion and since its
erection topics such as rats,
walking hams, and NO HOT
WATER (a topic still under
much debate and causing con
cern and disgust among resi
dents) have demanded the at
tention of all.
Although the second semes
ter is still young, the New
Dorm true to form has again
gained center-wide attention.
It seems that someone felt
that the dorm’s foyer needed
added decoration, therefore, a
LARGE Ripple (that’s a
wine) bottle was left on a
window ledge very near the
Greetings Sisters:
What has happened to the
SGA? hat is a good question,
here is the breakdown: Evan
da, Danese, Marilyn and I
are practice-teaching; Pepsi is
married and playing house
wife; Lonna and Gloria are
putting the final touches on
the yearbook; Ellin is busy
getting out this issue of the
paper; Henri, Mirian, Mary
Sue and Marilyn are trying to
hold the fort. This is no ex
cuse for the break in our com
munication with y’all but it is
a reason. All is not entirely
bleak, however; here are a few
things we are working on: Mr.
Walls (at our request) has
emblems, pennants, sweat
shirts and monogramed sta
tionery available at the snack-
shop. Please support us by
buying some items so we can
get more of a variety next
year. Otherwise you will have
nothing.
Dr. Manley has agreed to
work with the SGA in ex
panding our exchange pro
gram next year to include non-
European students.
Bernadine Moses and Ani
ta Graves are now acting as
Resident Director’s door. The
bottle was reported to have
been found by Mrs. Bush, the
dorm’s day director. At pres
ent a large shrine in the form
of a poster has been erected
in honor of this memorial
incident and hangs directly
above the spot Where the bot
tle was left. The poster points
out the consequences of ha
bitual drinking and especially
its effect upon rational think
ing. This is not the first of
these incidents. Numerous
other liquor bottles have been
found hidden under cushions
in the lounges. Now here
comes the funny part — if
incidents like this continue to
occur the residents have been
threatened to have a sensible,
responsible, “SOBER” person
chaperone all visits in the
lounge.
* Note: Anyone interested
in this position may contact
me. My box number is Box
173. Applications are now be
ing accepted.
social chairmen in Pepsi’s
place. Please communicate
your ideas for social activities
to them.
ABASA has agreed to do
an art series on “The Black
Woman” for our SGA head
quarters. We hope to have
them adorning the walls by
late April.
Dr. Manley has sent recom
mendations for policy in ap
pointing students to commit
tees to the chairmen of the
various committees. At pres
ent, we are still waiting for
the replies of the chairmen.
Dr. Manley has also ad
vised us that he is setting up
a faculty student administra
tion committee for the purpose
of improving communications.
MEMO to organizations,
classes and clubs. The spring
semester has begun and we
hope it will be filled with ac
tivity — social and academic
initiated by clubs and organi
zations.
So that is the round-up,
girls. We still meet at 6:30 on
Monday nights in the SGA
building. Visitors and com
ments are welcome.
Peace and Power
Bettieanne Childers
Political Note
SSGA Newsletter
What's Happened
To The SGA?