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SPELMAN
THE VOICE
OF BLACK WOMANHOOD
SPOTLIGHT
VOL.XLI No.2
NOVEMBER 1973
Sweet Nostalgia sets the pace
for Homecoming ’73 by Debra Orr
Around homecoming time, it is traditional
for the classes and organizations at Morehouse
to select from the women at Spelman the
persons they think will best represent them.
This year, the women at Spelman have intro
duced a novelty which may become another
tradition. We have gone through the process
, of interviews and elections to choose the men
we think will best represent us in this year’s
homecoming.
This will be the one homecoming that no
one will want to miss. For the first time, there
will not be escorts for the queens, but kings
to complement them. And with a theme like
“Sweet Nostalgia,” the parade and corona
tion should prove to be very spectacular and
entertaining. We will see many courts and
many aspects of the post-depression days,
but the attention will be focused on the class
courts and Miss Maroon and White.
Miss Maroon and White is Fay Peters. Fay
finds her position both exciting and frustra
ting. All the work and practice she finds
time-consuming, but the honor is well worth
the time. Being Miss Maroon and White, she
wants to help unify the A. U. Center. She
plans to attend the Morris Brown home
coming activities, to which she has been in
vited, and has invited the other schools in
the Center to attend the activities planned
for Morehouse’s homecoming. Her court in
cludes Barbara Leonard and Adoria Glass.
Opposite Miss Maroon and White is Mr. Blue
and White, Joseph Parker. Following him will
be Dwight Franklin and Brian Bell.
Miss Senior, Karen Lodrig, says “I like it.”
She says being a queen is something she has
always wanted to be, and she is surprised and
pleased that she was chosen to represent the
senior class. Her court includes Deborah Ford,
Deborah Alfred, Tamara Olglesby, and Patrice
Hinnant. The first king for the senior class,
Donald Veale, expresses the same sentiments.
He says it feels nice to make history. Jeffrey
Johnson, Victor Crosby, James Perry, and
Harold Young are also making history by
becoming the first court for the first senior
king.
Norma Ferguson is Miss Junior. Even
though this is her first time with this type of
experience, Norma says she is having fun.
She feels honored to represent the junior
class as do Charisse Washington, Valerie
Brewer and Margaret Darnell. Roger Bruce is
Mr. Junior and Lawrence Albert and David
Martin will follow him in the procession as
junior king’s court.
Leilani Gibbs is excited but extremely
nervous about being Miss Sophomore. This
is a new experience for her and even though
the job includes a lot of work, she’s having
a lot of fun and wants to enjoy every minute.
Katherine (topo) Dowdell and Sandy Rhodes
are enjoying the fun as the sophomore court.
John Harris feels it an honor being chosen
Mr. Sophomore. He says it’s a novelty, but
he hopes his position will be more than a
figurehead. He hopes it will be instrumental
in bringing unity between Spelman and More
house colleges.
It was a surprise to be chosen Miss Fresh
man for Melody Davenport. She was excited
about being chosen and says that basis for
selection was fair and everyone had a fair
chance. Also starting their college careers on
the freshman court are Judy Jones, Lynn
Crawford and Gail Spann.
We are also looking forward to seeing the
other courts in the coronation and wish
everyone the best of luck in the coronation
and at the parade.
HOMECOMING
AGENDA
During the past month the homecoming
committee has been busy with plans for the
upcoming homecoming week. As “Sweet
Nostalgia” is this year’s homecoming theme,
we will be sure to see costumes and styles
from the post-depression years, the years
from 1930 to 1945, as well as hear the music
that is associated with this era.
“Sweet Nostalgia” was chosen as the
theme because the homecoming committee
feels that since the movie “Lady Sings the
Blues,” people have been in a nostalgic mood.
This feeling stems from the fact that some
styles that are worn today are taken from
the time period of the jazz and blues greats,
such as Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Count
Basie, Duke Ellington and numerous others.
The committee wants to portray and explain
the “good ole days” of the post-depression
times and recognize the achievements of
Blacks during that time.
A tentative schedule has been made for
homecoming week, but the final plans are
not known at this time. Final plans will be
announced prior to homecoming, but the
tentative schedule is as follows:
Thursday, November 1 — S.G.A. — Queens
Banquet
Friday, November 2 — Coronation — Archer
Hall, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 3 — Parade — Brawley
Hall to Herndon Stadium, 10:30 a.m.
Game - Herndon Stadium, 1:30 p.m.
Concert and Dance — Archer Hall — 8:00.