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WELCOME SISTERS
SPELMA N
"THE VOICE OF BLACK WOMANHOOD'
SPOTLIGHT
VOL. XXX NO. 1
SEPTEMBER, 1972
Shirley Chisholm
Sept. 18
Vice Mayor Jackson
Welcomes Freshmen
New Faces
on Faculty
New students are not
the only new faces that
will enhance the Spel-
man campus this fall.The
others will be the new
faculty members; some
returning and others
brand new to the Spelman
family.
There are fifteen new
instructors and four that
are returning to Spelman.
Those returning are:
Mrs. Lydia Brown, lec
turer in religion and
philosophy; Mrs. Etta
Falconer, professor, of
mathematics, Mrs. Pa
tricia J. Lowery, instruc
tor of English; and Mrs.
Mercedes S. Gamoreia,
instructor of Spanish.
The fifteen new
comers: Mrs. Delores
P„ Aldridge, lecturer in
sociology; Miss Eleanor
Bradley, lecturer in edu
cation; William B. Chap-
pel, French instructor;
Miss Lois Ann Clark, in
structor of education;
Miss Janet L. Douglass,
lecturer in sociology;
Brian W. Finch, lectur
er in economics; Miss
Claudia Howell, instruc
tor in reading; Mrs.
Mayme F. Jeffries, in
structor in reading; Miss
Claudia T. Jones, intruc-
tor in sociology.
Alston Lambert, pro
fessor in music; Mrs.
Florence Mahoney, visit
ing Fulbright professor
of history; Mrs. Paze-
dath Nagambal, instruc
tor in mathematics; Ro
bert E. Purdue, profes
sor in history; Mrs.
Janice Reynolds, instruc
tor in physical education;
and Robert Straight, in
structor in art.
There are four new
staff members in the bu
siness office; three new
additions to the counse
ling services; four new
clerical workers; five
new resident directors;
and two new nurses.
by Yolanda Jones
BIG SISTERS HELP OUT I
Entertainment Highlights
Freshmen’s Week
Unity, racism and the
purpose of an education
raised the consciousness
of the freshman at the
welcoming program last
Thursday night in Sist
er’s Chapel.
Atlanta vice mayor
Maynard Jackson headed
the list of speakers. He
urged the standing room
only crowd to get involv
ed by “being the solu
tions” to the problems
of Atlanta. The More
house College graduate
labeled Atlanta as the
Black Mecca of the na
tion. He cited the Atlan
ta University Center as
the largest center of high
er learning in the world.
He did, however reveal
the city’s shortcomings
by the oppression in the
black community. Jack-
son unfolded examples
of brutality by the police
and compared it to the
regal treatment of whites.
He stated that crime
was the growing problem
in Atlanta that cripples
the black community
more than the white
community.
“If one is black, chan
ces of being robbed are
five times higher. If one
is black, his chances
of his car being stolen
are four times higher.
If one is black, chances
of being raped are four
times higher.” he said.
The vice mayor per-
suaded students to use
their political power to
fight oppression. By re
gistering to vote in At
lanta he said “we could
take care of business in
your new city.”
“If a black man or
woman says they believe
in freedom - and doesn’t
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After a busy orienta
tion week, Spelman fresh
man should feel right at
home and in the swing of
things. It started Sunday,
August 28, and was a
week filled with enter
tainment as well as im
portant political and
education functions.
Arriving here Sunday,
freshman found a fashion
show and picnic awaiting
them at six o’clock that
evening. The show, coor
dinated by Andi Bryant
and Anita Riddle, offered
fashions for the busy
life of the Spelmanite.
Upperclassmen were the
models that entertained
the audience on Bessie
Strong’s lawn.
At seven o;clock Mon
day evening in Sister Cha
pel Mrs. Audrey Forbes-
Manley, wife of Spelman
president, Dr. Albert
Manley, welcomed the
freshman. The Spelman
graduate invited the lit
tle sisters to Reynolds
cottage if they ever need
ed her assistance. Dean
Naomi Chivers followed
with a welcoming speech
that encouraged them to
make the most of the next
four years.
Mrs. Marva Tanner,
director of financial aid
told the audience about
the general financial aid
offers available and
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Domitory Repairs To Be
Completed By Sept. 15
Dorm; Student Center
Under Construction
Do a giant crane, ham
mers, and seventy five
workmen’s voices wake
you up at the crack of
dawn ? Well just try
to bear with it for the
next eight or nine months,
because that’s how long
that racket will be going
on.
According to the head
supervisor of the con
struction projects,
Dwight Brown, the buil
dings may be completed
by April or May of next
year. Brown and Ord
Hunt, resident engineer,
represent the Capitol
Construction Company
who are in charge of the
operation. Housing and
Urban Development
gave $29,900.00 for the
project.
The construction com
pany site facing Manley
and Howard - Harreld
Halls will be a student
Union Building. The first
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Each new year is full
of pleasant surprises. But
the surprise of finding
your room in a mess is
not so pleasant.
According to Mr. Tom
Short, head of Building
and grounds, the damage
done to the dormitories
was caused by Model Ci
ties Students who stayed
here over the summer.
He says that minor re
pairs were overlooked in
order to correct the ma
jor damage.
Even though closet
doors have fallen off, win
dow screens don’t fit
properly, and some doors
have to be kicked to get
in, Mr. Short is work
ing on the problem. “All
repairs should be through
by September 15,” he
said.
So students, we must
suffer a new inconvenien
ces until Building and
Grounds can fix up the
place.