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page 8 Spelman Spotlight
P.E. department has much to offer
By gwendolyn solomon
february, 1970
They’re changed
The ground floor of Giles Hall
used to be: A. the snack shop B.
the infirmary C. the gym
If you chose (C) then you
know your Spelman history. You
know that 1 8 years ago, with the
construction of Florence Matilda
Read Hall, Spelman’s physical
education department became
one of the most modern P. E.
facilities in the country.
Unfortunately though,
according to Dr. Nellie Randall,
the designers of Read Hall
envisioned Spelman always as a
small school.” This explains why
there is often not enough space
and time for all the things that
could be done in the P. E.
department.
The bowling alley is a good
example of the limited amount of
space in Read Hall. “Because
there is no way of expanding the
bowling alley,” said Dr. Randall,
“there have to be many different
sections.”
Despite its few minor
problems, there are several
reasons that Spelman’s P. E.
department is among the top
ones in the country.
In swimming, it is possible for a
student to obtain senior life
saving certificates. With an
additional 15 clock hours, they
can become certified swim
instructors. One freshman here,
Darnell Ivory, is at present
preparing to enter a national
swim meet at the University of
Illinois.
Another reason for the
superiority of the P. E.
department here, is that it offers
a wide variety of “leisure time”
activities. Variety in a physical
education program, according to
Dr. Randall, allows people to
satisfy their needs. Here a young
woman can get the type of
physical education she desires.
The fact that the P. E.
department here has complete
facilities also adds to its prestige.
The students have access to a
swimming pool, areas for
individual and team sports, a
bowling alley with automatic
pinsetters and all necessary
equipment for women s
gymnastics (balance beam,
uneven parallels, and mats).
recreation swimming offers
students opportunity to relax
after long day.
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There's no question about it—students in elemen
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thousands upon thousands of questions. Answers
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But over and beyond their need, a starting salary
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In addition to these things, the
P. E. department also owns a
complete video taping facility.
This is helpful because it
photographs the student in
action. Another teaching device
which the members of the P. E.
department make use of is a.
limited library of film in the
sports and dance areas.
The dance program here is also
very strong. Few colleges, for
instance offer ballet from the
beginning to the advanced level.
Here there is an extensive
children’s dance school. The
current enrollment exceeds 150.
The ages range from three to
sixteen. The children enroll in
modern dance classes as well as
ballet.
Those children who show great
proficiency in these classes make
up the children’s theatre. This
group has performed at Rust
College in Mississippi and the
University of Southern Illinois.
Another significant thing about
the dance program here, is that it
serves the entire A. U. Center.
The group is known as the A. U.
Center Dance Theatre.
The role of the faculty in
maintaining the high standards
set by the department is not a
minor one. Each instructor is
highly trained in her field.
Dr. Randall, chairman of the
department, received a B. S.
degree from Hampton Institute,
an M. S. from the University of
Michigan and her Ph.D. from the
State University of Iowa. She has
been here since 1957.
Mrs. Gwendolyn H.
Middlebrooks, who has been here
since 1968, received her B. S.
degree from Spelman and an M.
S. from Springfield College.
of Ballet and was director and
choreographer for the Atlanta
Civic Ballet. Mrs. Tornow has
been with the staff since 1959.
Dr. Randall also feels that
strong moral and financial
support from the administration
has helped to make the success of
the department. “Although no
official rating has been given the
department its status among
other P. E. departments
throughout the country can be
judged by its ability to meet the
needs of the students,” said Dr.
Randall.
women
She is a changed woman.
She goes to breakfast for the
first time in four years. Very
seldom is she seen in the snack
shop. She stands at the bus stop
on Broad Street at 7:30 in the
morning reading over a lecture
she finished at 3 a.m.
She worries about her dress
being too short, her stockings
running, the child who got sick at
fourth hour yesterday and the
one who will show his crush on
her by getting smart tomorrow.
She feels both young and old.
Her students are so full of life yet
so submerged in ejnotional
problems.
She has only a few weeks left
to give them all the help that a
novice teacher feels compelled to
give.
Yet the weekends can’t come
fast enough.
There’s planning to do, sleep to
catch up on and that bittersweet
frustration must be let out at a
groovy party.
Soon the grade doesn’t matter
at all...only the students. The
classroom is her new world.
Spelman is just a place to eat,
sleep, and tell others about funny
experiences.
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pinsetter, students bowl with less classroom lingering somewhere
difficulty. between heaven and hell,
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students efficiently is evident in fountain and the teacher>s
the fact that several persons who lounge> between order and
graduated with majors in physical disorder
That place will always be dear
simon shows joy the correct
way to hold tennis racket.
A lecturer in the dance, Mrs.
Shirley Rushing has been at
Spelman since 1967. She was a
student at the Julliard School of
Music (ballet), the May O’Donne
School of Modern Dance and the
Martha Graham School of
Contemporary Dance.
Assistant professor of physical
education, Miss Marguerite Simon
got an A. B. degree from Spelman
and an A. M. from the University
of Colorado. She came to
Spelman in 1943.
Mrs. Mozel J. Spriggs, came
here in 1959 with a B. S. degree
from Hampton Institute and an
A. M. from New York University.
Mrs. Gloria Starks Moore,
assistant professor of physical
education, came here in 1952.
She has to her credit an A. B.
degree from Spelman and an M.
A. from the Teachers College of
Columbia University.
Mrs. Hildegarde Bennett
Tornow is a lecturer in the dance.
She studied at the American
School of Ballet. Mrs. Tornow
was also director of the
Hildegarde School of Dance,
Philadelphia, Pa. and Miami, Fla.
She taught at the Atlanta School
education have gone on to highly
significant positions. One
graduate, for instance, entered
the field of physical therapy and
is now a supervisor at Walter
Reed Hospital. Several P. E.
majors have since gotten their
master’s degrees and obtained
successful positions in various
facets of physical education.
Although the number of P. E.
majors is small when compared to
that of other colleges, it is not
small when the enrollment of
Spelman is charted against that of
the other majors in which
students concentrate. “More
needs to be done at the
secondary level,” declared Dr.
Randall.
One advantage the students
have here is that they can take
almost any course without the
burden of extra costs. The only
exception is a $5 bowling fee.
Most of the equipment needed
here is provided by the
department. “At other colleges”,
said Dr. Randall, “the extra fees
far exceed those at Spelman.”
One of the ways in which Dr.
Randall hopes to improve the P.
E. department is by improving
the area of general health
information through lectures by
outstanding people, movies and
discussion groups.
She feels that students should
know about such major health
problems as heart disease, cancer
and drug abuse.
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to her...almost as dear as the little
devils who come there.
Yes, she’s a changed woman.
She’s a student teacher.
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