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December, 1970
THE SPOTLIGHT
Page 3
Off-campus
students harassed
with ear-locks
By SYLVIA McGRIFF
Spelman students have recently
witnessed a very manacing situ
ation—car locks.
illations, but that so far this has
not been the most effective way.
Col. Briscoe said he has even rec
ommended that parking be per
mitted in area's where it is now-
Several students who drive cars restricted.
to class have returned to their
“illegally” parked cars only to
find huge car-lock on a wheel,
in many instances without prev
ious wa'rning.
The problem can be seen from
two points of view—that of the
students and that of the security
guards.
Col. Briscoe, head of the A.U.
Center security force, said he
realizes the problem is menacing,
but that it cannot be avoided.
According to Col. Briscoe, the
problem stems from the fact that
Spelman’s campus does not have
adequate parking facilities to ac
comodate the increasing number
of cars being driven by off-cam
pus students. Unfortunately, the
campus terrain is not such that
additional parking space can be
easily made available.
The guards are therefore forced
to execute the rigid parking reg
ulations by placing locks on cars
that are either parked in the fac
ulty and administration reserved
spaces or in spaces not designated
for parking.
The student arguments against
the somewhat “extreme” method
of enforcing parking regulations
are:
# There should be warnings
prior to putting locks on
the cars.
$ in some instances there has
actually been damage done
to their automobiles.
# since the locks 1 may only
be removed by going to the
business office and paying
a $2.00 fine, one who re
turns to a car after 4:30
p.m. is out of luck. The
business office is closed and
the lock is not removed.
# the attitudes of guards are
usually very hostile when
questioned about the locks.
# : no-parking signs should be
erected because people of-
(By COLLEGE PRESS SERVICE)
Angela Davis, recently indicted in San Rafael, California, on
charges of murder, kidnapping and conspiracy, has been chosen
ten do not know is parking honorary queen at Sacramento City College, also in California,
is permitted in a particular
area.
The security force has publish
ed a list of rules and regulations
and general information. Every
one is to receive the list upon
Students on the executive council voted 12-13 to bestow this
dubious honor on the Black militant who is still fighting extradition
frdm New York to California.
Col. Briscoe says he also realize-
that there may be some degree of registering a car.
ineffectiveness in this enforce
ment of parking violations. He
says this will be worked out with
the guards. In addition, he says
locking car wheels should only
occur in the case of repeated
-vtoiatiotr by an individual.
This seems not to be the case.
The security force says they
are open to suggestions for al
ternate methods of enforcing reg-
Cars without Spelman stickers
are not supposed to park on the
campus. Visitors and unregister
ed cars should park in the At
lanta University central parking
lot on Henry Street, directly be
hind Spelman.
The secuirty force urges every
student driving a car to get a
copy of the rules. Just to be safe!
A conventional homecoming queen was also chosen. The pro
posal to elect Angela was presented by the college’s Black Student
Union.
‘Young blacks must
reach and run’
Whitney young
speaks in a.u.
convocation
By JANICE WILLIAMS
“This generation of Black
youth has to discredit the past
in order to improve the present,”
according to the president of the
Urban League.
Whitney Young, speaking a't
the 50th anniversary of the At
lanta University School of Social
Work made this challenge No
vember 13 in Sister’s Chapel.
“We Live in a society where
young people have no objections
in trying to resolve world con
flict.” Young said.
Black youth view past genera
tions with contempt, he added.
Young believes that while
young whites are lying around in
cow pastures smoking pot, Black
youth should take this opportun
ity to leam physics, chemistry
and technological skills.
“Telling it like it Is” is not
counting the number of “right
ons” a speaker can get an aud
ience to say, Young said. “We
need to change rehtoric to rele
vance.”
The disadvantaged Blacks have
a new sense of pride and .digni
ty, accorcdtng to Young.
“I haven’t found one Black
who finds a congenetial moral
flaw within himself,” Young said.
“His status is man-made, not
God-made.”
“This generation has the re
sources to change this American
society from being the biggest
hypocrite to becoming the great
est country ever,” Young Con
tinued. '
“Instead of talking about grow
ing unemployment, inflation and
^Center’
to replace
morgan hall
By Sheryl Harris
A new building is scheduled to
be erected on Spelman’s campus
in the area left vacant by the
fire that destroyed Morgan Hall.
It will be a student center.
holiday
greetings
The Spotlight staff wishes
you a happy holiday sea
son. Due to final exams
and semester break, the
next edition will come in
February.
to by Jet Magazine as “Number honor roll.
Right-on to
i day of ahscence’
<
Dober, Paddock, Upton and As
sociates, planning consultants, are
planning the proposed center.
The design for the new build
ing will be ready next spring.
The contractors are now ques
tioning students about What they
want in the new building.
A housing survey questionaire
was distributed among all Spel
man students. Under the section
for the college center, students
were to select six items they want
to go into the new building.
A committee composed of Iris
Hatcher, Rhonda James, Doris An hour of laughter spiked Players skillfully present-
Sims, Joyce Horton, Judy Butts, with tones of seriousness and ed the play as Blacks painted in
and Mr. Vincent Culver, will truth describes the play, “Day white faces. Joseph Laderson,
tally the results of the question- of Absence,” by Douglas Turner who took the principle role with
aire. Those items receiving the Ward, co-founder of the Negro °hly 24 hours notice, played the
By Harriett Miller three’ in Mayor Sam Massel’s cab-
Blacks of today are analogous inet, earned a B.A. degree from
to ankermen on a relay team. Fisk University, M.A. from Co-
That’s the opinion of former lumbia University and a law de- high interest rates, the American
professor and lawyer, Miss Emma gree from Howard University. society finds . scapegoats such as
Darnell.- Miss Darnell, presently Dr _ Qran Eagleson. Calloway demonstrators and Black mili-
iiner-govemmental program p ro f essor an( j former dean of in- tants. Young said.
in fbn v-v-v o Tynn'o nrri oo nn _ . . . , , ,
struction at Spelman, introduced Y oung went on to say that
the speaker and Served as master i n t e g t - a tion doesn’t mean cultural
of ceremonies. absorption, but cultural ex-
Distinguished head table guests change,
were Dr. and Mrs. Manley, par
ents of the speaker, Student Gov- “ Blacks don,t § et hi « h gov
ernment ■ President Joyce Horton mend offices, nor do they get po-
and other members of the Spelman s iii° ns i n ihe Mofia', Young said,
family. Two students, Carmen “We have the patience, compass-
J + „ , . Owens and Linda Brower, earned ions and humanism America
couraged Black women to stand 4 Q a fis and were recipients needs.”
by your man. „ , . .
of orchids. Young commended the Atlanta
Of today’s Black students, she . e - . ,
said they should not seek passports The ceremonies ended with the University School of Social Work
out of their communities, but look singing of the Spelman Hymn. The 01 1 ou s ' an m 1 , .
for ways to be of greater service, banquet is held bi-annually to with the problem of the Black
Miss Darnell, who was referred honor students who
the
director in the mayor’s office, ad
dressed the annual Blue and White
Banquet, November 23, 1970.
“Young Blacks must reach for
the baton but look ahead and
keep running, also,” Miss Darnell
said.
Miss Darnell feels that Black
women have no time for women’s
liberation organizations. She en-
make the community.
By SHIBLEY HOPKINS
comic idea of this situation.
most votes will go into the center.
A bookstore, cafeteria, snack
shop, faculty and guest lounge
and SGA offices have already
been selected as parts of the cen
ter. Some optional items include
a bowling alley, party rooms and
game rooms.
There will be
Ensemble Company.
Mayor. The part of 1 Jackson, the
mayor’s messenger boy, was su-
The play provoked much re- perbly played by A1 MiUines, a'
sponse from the audience—laugh- 13 yea r-old high school student,
ter, cheers, hand-clapping, shouts i rw i n g, Nunn, Arnold Pindle and
of ‘right-on’ and more laughter. Jeff Drew had triple roles.
Ward took an opposite
an opposite ap- , , ,. , —
, , ... . , ... The plays director, Walter
proach to stable racial prejudice _ . , ... <
, . ... .. . ... , Guthrie, chose “Day of Absence”
no permanent by writing the play as a satirical ’ „ .. ... , ,,
.. . ........ TT , .. .... because of its excellent, well-
living quarters in the center to fantasy. He presents the politi- .
protect students in case of fire, cal situation of an unnamed written script and 'because he is
The proposed opening date of southern town as an elaborate partial to satire,
the new building is two and cartoon. He makes a caricature
one-half years. No figures as to of the chaos caused by the Blacks’ The was presented in the
the cost of the center have been mysterious disappearance from Spelman Fine Arts Building,
given. the town, and he examines the November 16-21.
“This school has been the first
to know and deal with ghetto
problems,” he said. “The school
looks into the ghetto not only
seeing the weaknesses, but also
its beauties.”
SOL III
announced
A new magazine designed es
pecially for the social-action ori
ented individual will begin pub
lication in January, ’71. SOL III,
as its name implies, will be a
world affairs publication with
heavy emphasis on social prob
lems and their solutions.
To encourage reader partici
pation, SOL HI is holding a $1000
magazine contest with prizes in
writing, poetry, art, photography,
and humor. Entries from univer
sity students and faculty mem-
Janet Lane, 1970-71 “Miss Ma- bers are especially wanted. Con-
roon and White,” is joined on test rules may be obtained by
homecoming day by Cheryl writing: SOL III Contest, 1909
Jones, Howard University’s Green Street, Phila., Penna,
queen.
19130.