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SPELMA N THE VOICE OF BLACK WOMANHOOD SPOTLIGHT VOL. XLI No. 1 OCTOBER 1973 The Napper Movement by Yolanda Jones There is hope in the air that Atlanta will be free of crime, poverty, and corruption. Since this is an election year, hope may rest with each candidate running for office. Hope may rest with Dr. George Napper Napper, Associate Professor bf Sociology at Spelman College, is a candidate for Coun- cilman-at-Large. He is also Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Emory University, a position he has held since February. Napper decided to begin his campaign in May. He said that he didn’t disclose his plans to students because they were preoccupied with finals. Well, this is October, and students haven’t been preoccupied with finals since they re turned in September. Dr. Napper is quick to point out that he has been receiving student help during his campaign, particularly student coordinators, Belva Davis and Jetta Edwards. The campaign platform that Napper and his campaign volunteers are advocating is called “The Napper Movement.” And if you have ever been in one of Napper’s classes, you will notice that his platform is as carefully outlined as his class syllabus. The “Napper Movement” is geared to strengthening the welfare of Atlanta citizens. Some of the ideas of the movement are to decentralize city hall operations, provide bet ter education for all children, create neigh borhood precincts, assure neighborhood sta bility, pursue better drug abuse policies, work toward a fair and equalized taxation program, create better health care delivery systems, provide better benefits for city em ployees, and build sidewalks for the safety of children. The 6’1” native of Berkeley, California, said that the creation of police precincts will increase quality law enforcement. He also said that the police and the community can better observe each other’s behavior. Napper believes that good people should be involved in city government. He said that being a councilman would place him in the hub of government. “I know that I want to be involved in the political arena,” he said, “and what it is all about.” He said that he would like to see more student interest in politics. Napper said that he may call on students to research if he be comes councilman. He believes that there is a need to bring the academic and political worlds closer together. Napper received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. He has served as a consultant to state and federal programs in the areas of ur ban systems, jobs, economic opportunity, and education. He is the author of Blacker than Thou, which deals with the Black student move ment in the middle 60’s. Napper’s daily activities aren’t limited to his campaigning and teaching interests. He is married to the former Delores Winston. They have three children, Kendall — 10, Kenya — 8, and Bozo III, who is expected to arrive in March. DEFEND YOURSELF Guess What’s Happening? For the first time in Spelman’s history, Judo and Karate classes are being offered. With the steadily increasing crime rate and different forms of violence being practiced, all young ladies need to be knowledgeable of some method of “Self Defense.” Spelman Welcomes Dean of Instruction by Debra Orr For most of us, when we entered the gates of Spelman College on September 2, we knew that our Summer had ended and the good times we had were dissolved into memories to be cherished forever. We knew when we arrived that it was time to seriously contem plate the courses we would take and the teachers from which to take them. For the more reserved student the choice was simple- teachers who were here previously and whose reputations were well known. However, the adventurous student may have decided to test her luck and choose from one or more of the teachers whose reputations have not yet been established. For the unadventurous, we would like to introduce the new additions to the faculty at Spelman College. Dr. Edward E. Riley, who is Dean of Instruction, is new to the adminis trative staff. Dr. Riley received his B.A. at Syracuse University and his M.A. at Oberlin College in Zoology. He received his Ph.D. in Biology from Brown University. He served as Academic Dean at Dillard University from 1959 until his arrival at Spelman last July. Dr. Riley’s impression of Spelman is very high. He says, ‘The college is a very good one. It has an excellent reputation, but its highest asset is its potential to provide a high quality education for its women.” He also feels that the instructional processes here are very good because of the various approaches to teaching. However, as the times change, so must the processes change. In keeping with this thought, the Keller Plan, which is indi vidualized instruction, has been instituted “to broaden the student’s base for learning.” On teacher-student relationships at Spel man, Dr. Riley has many outlooks. He feels that the relationship should be a familiar, as well as professional one. The fact that Spel man has a low student-teacher ratio makes this both “possible and practical. The primary interest of education is exposure to various and different ideas,” and one way of doing this is to become accessible to different Cont’d., p.3 Cont’d., p.4