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DEDICATION
By Kittye Cobb
FAREWELL AND
GOOD LUCK!
DR. JULIUS SCOTT
Dr. Julius S. Scott, Jr., Special assistant to the
President and Associate Professor and Chairman
of the Sociology Department here at Spelman
will be embarking on a new experience as of
January 1975, taking on a job of leadership as
Paine Colleges’ tenth president.
Dr. Scott is married to wife Iantha, and has
three sons — Julius S. Ill, David K, and Lamar K.
Dr. Scott graduated cum laude from Wiley
College in 1945 and received his Ph.D. in
Sociology and Higher Education from Boston
University in 1968. He came to Spelman to be
Special Assistant to the President and Associate
Professor of Sociology in 1972. As Spelman
College’s Special Assistant to the President, Dr.
Scott serves as the liaison officer between the
office of the President and the Board of
Trustees, the faculty, and major administrative
offices of Spelman.
Before coming to Spelman, Dr. Scott was
participant in countless activities, administrative
positions, and numerous other endeavors. He has
taught in places as far away as Germany and
India, has had positions as Assistant Director to
the Southern Fellowship Fund here in Atlanta,
and served as a member of the Board of Trustees
at Tougaloo College. He also was a Lecturer at
Boston Uiversity, and has held a number of other
positions. He was elected as of July 27, as the
Executive Director of the Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial Center, and in 1973 he was elected an
Outstanding Educator in America.
Even though he now holds a highly esteemed
administrative position and is moving towards
one of even more prestige, Dr. Scott is a
down-to-earth person who has his ego well under
control, and will take time out of his busy
schedule to talk to anyone.
(See “FAREWELL" page 8)
Formal dedication ceremonies for newly
erected and rennovated buildings were held at
Spelman College on Thursday, November 7, 1974.
The structures of concern were Morehouse-James
Hall which was recently completely rennovated,
and the new Albert E. Manley College Center and
Sally Sage McAlpin Dormitory. The Helen Tucker
Albro Guest House and The Alma Upshaw Dining
Room were also dedicated.
The dedicatory ceremonies began with
convocation in Sisters Chapel where Mrs. Marian
Wright Edelman delivered a most inspirational
address. After the address, the ceremony of the
turning of the keys and the litany of dedication
were carried through.
Distinguished platform guests included
members of the Spelman College Board of
Trustees, President and Mrs. Manley, Alumna
Executive Secretary Mrs. Ernestine Brazeal and
others.
The Procession to the dedicatory sites began
immediately after chapel. The first building to be
dedicated was Morehouse-James Hall which was
named so in honor of Dr. Willis Laurence James
who served as head of the Spelman College music
department from 1954 to 1966. Mrs. Willis
Laurence James made brief remarks which
included the reading of a letter from her daughter
and/unveiling of the temporary plaque.
The next site of dedication was the Helen
Tucker Albro Guest House, named for a former
head of the Spelman College Biology Department.
Mrs. Elizabeth Albro unveiled the plaque and
spoke briefly of Mrs. Albro.
Mrs. Sally Sage McAlpin Chairman of the
Spelman College Trustee Board unveiled the
plaque in dedicating McAlpin Dormitory which is
named in her honor.
The Albert Manley College Center which was
erected last year (1973) was dedicated by
President Albert Manley at the luncheon that was
held in the Alma Upshaw Dining Room. President
Manley made brief remarks expressing his
sentiments on the occasion.
Mrs. Alma Upshaw, who has served numerous
years as an employee of Spelman’s Cafeteria
service, was honored by the naming of the new
dining room in her honor. Mrs. Upshaw also spoke
earnestly concerning her gratitude for this noble
tribute that was paid to her.
The dedication ceremonies marked the reaching
of yet another milestone in the history of Spelman
College. These accomplishments bring pride into
our hearts and inspires the Spelman family to
work diligently so that our institution will
continue to flourish.
