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SPELMA N THE VOICE OF BLACK WOMANHOOD SPO TLIGHT VOL. L NO. 3 ATLANTA, GA. NOVEMBER 1976 Dr. Charles Knight The Stewart Family Clark’s Acting President By JoAnn McLean In the first issue of the semester, The Spotlight interviewed the new President of Spelman College, Dr. Donald M. Stewart. In this issue the Spotlight presents the remainder of the Stewart family. Isabel Carter Johnston Stewart, is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended public school there, through high school, and received a degree in French from Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She had done graduate work at New York University School of Social Work, and The School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Although she has lived most of her life in the United States, Mrs. Stewart has also lived in Cairo and Kenya. She has also served as a member of “Operation Crossroads” in Africa. Right now, she is trying to furnish her new house and make Reynolds Cottage into home. When she and her family are better settled, Mrs. Stewart hopes to begin her work on a doctoral thesis in Speech and Reading. In her spare time, she enjoys pottery-making and reading. She hopes to have more time in the future to get to know the faculty and students on a personal basis. She hopes they will feel free to visit and feel comfortable in her home. The Stewart Boys The Stewarts’ have two sons, Jay 9Vfe and Carter l l h. Although this was not a formal interview, they did talk a little bit about themselves while they were playing in their tree house. This is one of their favorite places to play, and it even has a place for them to hang their favorite bag of cookies. On this particular day, it was a bag if Chips A-hoy. As they munched on cookies, they talked about their impressions of Atlanta, Spelman, and life. Inside, Mrs. Stewart was visiting with a friend of the family, Dr. Alvin Pouissant, who dropped in on the way back to Boston from a speaking engagement at Morris Brown. Both boys attend the Trinity School, in Atlanta. They find Atlanta was different from Philadelphia, “It’s very hot,” Jay said, and it has a lot of mosquitoes.” They are gradually learning about Atlanta as are their parents. So far, they have been to the World of Sid and Marty Kroft, and Six Flags over Georgia. In addition to climbing trees, they both enjoy working with model planes. Carter also enjoys archery. Right now their plans for the future are uncertain, but Jay would like to go into the Air Force, and Carter wants to join the Army. This is also the first time they have been interviewed for a newspaper. As the interview concluded, they finished their cookies, and climbed back up the tree. By Monteith Mitchell Dr. Vivian Henderson, the former president of Clark College, died on January 28, 1976. He was succeeded by Dr. Charles L. Knight. Dr. Knight is serving as the Acting President. Clark is now in the process of selecting candidates to fill the presidential vacancy. The Board of Trustees has scheduled a tentative meeting for October 29 to define the necessary qualifications and to discuss the selection procedures. Michael Poole, the president of Clark’s SGA, is a member of the selection com mittee. Other student represen tatives include Diane Jones and Loretta Delco. Dr. Knight was born on August 15, 1920 in Pueblo, Colorado. He is married to Lula Mae Robinson and has two children, son LaVelel and daughter, Randi. Dr. Knight obtained his A.B. degree from Fisk University in 1942, his M.A. degree from the university of Denver, Denver, Colorado in 1947, and also his Ed. D. degree in Educational Psychology and minor, By Malrey Head During the summer of 1908, anti-negro riots broke out in the city of Springfield, Illinois. Outraged, a group of white liberals decided to help the black community in its fight for equality. Led by Mary White Ovington and Oswald Garrison Villard, a “Call” was issued on February 12,1909 to discuss the helping of the Blackman. It is noted that this call or appeal came on the centennial of Abraham Lin coln’s birthday. This “Call” was written by Villard and signed by 53 people. Among those were journalist Lincoln Steffens, educator John Dewey, and editor-novelist William Dean Hollis. W.E.B. DuBois and only five other Blacks signed the “Call”. Several more meetings were held in the mon ths that followed. In May of 1910, another conference was held. At this meeting, what is known today as the National Association for the Advancement of Education, from the university of Denver in 1951. Dr. Knight first came to Clark in 1971, serving as professor of Education and Dean of Faculty and Institution. In 1972 he became the Vice By Brenda Cleveland Coronation has often been the annual event which students look forward to primarily for its eloquence. However, not only will eloquence be highlighted, but “the purpose of the coronation at Morehouse College this year is to really show the plight of Black people from the Black church up until the present, and to touch on the future,” says Harold Briggs, Chairman of Homecoming Committee and Steve Hoiwell, Chairman of Social and Cultural Affairs Committee at Morehouse College. This coronation will emphasize the plight of fashion, music, and dance as they relate to Black people in Colored People was formed. W.E.B. DuBois, named direc tor or research and publicity, was the only Black office holder in the organization. In November of 1910, the first is- sue of Crisis, the organization’s magazine, was published with DuBois as editor. Marcus Garvey, leader of the Back to Africa Movement, and others criticized the NAACP. They felt that any organization that allowed Whiteswas not working for the best interest of Black people. In the years that followed, the NAACP fought and won many court cases. One of its first cases of the NAACP challenged the “grandfather clause” of the Oklahoma State Constitution. This clause, which excluded blacks from the ballot was declared un constitutional in 1915 by the Supreme Court. In 1917, the NAACP opposed before the Supreme Court in Louisville, Kentucky zoning laws es tablishing segregated President. From February 1976 to present he has served as Acting President. The Spelman family wishes Clark College the best of luck in the selection of their new president. an effort to show that Blacks have shown an appreciation of the aesthetic values of society. “The coronation renders a message somewhat. It sends an educated message in showing the significance of fashion in relation to Black people. In slavery, pillow cases were tie-died for fashion and this is where we got our appreciation of clothes,” commented Briggs. Briggs continues, “we looked at the evolution of coronations in the past and put these elements into this coronation. The coronation acknowledges the ideas of students in the past and put them into a special period.” Steve Hoiwell affirmed that Continued on page 8 Struggle housing. The NAACP opposed segregation in the armed forces during World War I. In this case the NAACP was un successful, but during World War II, the NAACP renewed its opposition of segregation. It successfully won its case dur ing the post war period. During 1946, the organization led the fight that resulted in the Supreme Court declaring segregation un constitutional in interstate travel. In May of 1954, racial segregation in public facilities was also ruled un constitutional. Another of its more im portant fights involves the Plessy vs. Ferguson court case. In this case the “separate but equal” doctrine was struck down and integration was called for. From its conception to the present day the NAACP has been battling in the courts for equality and rights for minorities. Today, the NAACP Continued on page 8 NAACP 66 Years of Coronation: Its Purpose and Theme