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SPELMA N THE VOICE OF BLACK WOMANHOOD SPOTLIGHT VOL. XLII, NO. 6 ATLANTA,GEORGIA APRIL 1975 Founder’s Day, 1975 LET’S CELEBRATE SPELMAN! Rev. Ronald W. English Addresses AUC Convocation The Atlanta University Centerwide Con vocation was held at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, March 25,1975 in Sisters Chapel on the Spel- man College campus. Special guest speaker for the occasion was Reverend Ronald W. English, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Charleston, West Virginia. In his address to the audience, Reverend English stressed the importance of the Atlanta University Center in “protecting and pre serving the quality of life as it exists in Atlanta.” He stated that the consortia exist ed for the “development of black leadership and for educational excellence.” At the same time, “all the schools in the Center must maintain a sense of destiny, dignity and duty.” Reverend English is a graduate of More house College and the Interdenominational Theological Seminary. He is Chairman of the Seminary. He is Chairman of the Charleston, West Virginia Opportunities Industrialization Center, a member of the Board of the NAACP, a member of the West Virginia Governor’s Council on Vocational Education and the Charleston Ministerial Alliance. Rev erend English directs and produces a weekly television program entitled “Thinking in the Black.” Political Parties on Spelman’s Campus by Marian L. Cobb With the advent of the second semester of any scholastic year, foresighted students in variably turn their attentions to the future of Spelman’s student government. It is not sur prising in a country where a two party system prevails to find that our own campus govern ment is divided into two semblances of parties. These parties rule interchangeably from year to year making for an imbalance in the effectiveness of the government. Theoretically, let’s call one party the Whigs and the other the Tories. Let’s examine the parties by their aims and accomplishments with some serious thought about the future of our student government. The Whigs are usually “seasonally” popu lar students who become more popular around election time. They are often good academicians but poorly rounded students in the sense of a full student life. Sadly, observation and experience has shown that these people are usually favored by the ‘gods’ and only seek to reap the per sonal benefits that a student government post can bring. Some of the benefits are publicity, power and academic advancement for themselves. The Whigs usually accomplish a minimal amount of simple, mundane projects that are of no real value to the students; after at least two months after taking office they close up shop and appear only for official occasions. Continued on page 3, column 3 Untitled (for Sister D. Rucker) Moments that blend into the present time Love long gone You reach out and try to grab it Ah yes But, you missed it by that much. Words that used to turn you on A touch that used to make you warm. Yes, this is a love psalm. I can love, too. I am a Black Woman And God knows I can cry. I have cried. I’ve cried for orphaned children And widowed wives And for peace that will not come And love. I’ve cried because he didn’t kiss me. I cried because he did. I cried when my mama died And when my babies were born And for love. And I am a Black Woman. And I’ve cried at Selma And Birmingham And Spelman College Alone at night And for Love. And I’ve cried for revolutions unborn And revolutions unfinished. And I’ve had to cry for all the times our men could not understand That while we would not rule above their heads We would not be trampled beneath their feet. And I am a Black Woman. And I have also smiled For love. Carole Ford 3/7/75 for 94 years. . .