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Page 2 - Spelman Spotlight EDITORIAL Robyn D. Mahone, Editor-In-Chief Weathering the storm of student protest, despite the cries for a woman, he came and now it is all official. Dr. Donald M. Stewart is the sixth president of Spelman College. It is DATUM. Some students silently, and some not so silently, continue to hold the view that they could have found a woman (but he’s n ot bad). Others, who thought that an emulsion type relationship would exist between president and students are pleased (some pleased in spite of themselves) to find that Dr. Stewart has blended in beautifully. Still others sing no palinodes, they had not prescribed gender, they wanted a president who was most qualified, sex aside. And they believe they’ve gotten the best. Spelman Student Government As sociation President, Paula Spence, said, we re-evaluated our feelings and priorities. Consequently, we have invested our trust in Dr. Stewart. I’ve heard rumors, invigorated through humor, about two of the presidents Spelman has had. One was about an extremely tall woman who, if she caught you off campus in the hour that you were supposed to be on, she would pick you up by the collar and deliver vou to vo,ur dormitory personally with social probation on your head. ‘Some students have never seen president so and so before’ was the other whispered joke. Or, ‘so that’s president so and so. I’ve been here almost four years now and I kid you not, I have never laid eyes on the president before this day!’ Dr. Stewart is neither a tyrant nor does he reign, seemingly incognito, to students. He is highly visible. You may be surprised to find how easy it is to rap with him and how eager he is to listen to what you, the student, has to say. In his opening convocation speech he des cribed himself as coming into his sophomore year at Spelman. He did not hesitate to tell us that, yes, he was a bit bewildered and a little confused and frightened in his freshman year at Spelman. Now that Dr. Stewart has a “sense” of the college and has pinpointed the problem areas, he has rolled up his sleeves, so to speak, and his relationship with the entire Spelman Family is a reciprocal one. He is truly one of us. Aggressively looking for ways to enhance our external image, identifying possible sources of Financial support, talking with students, in summation an entire self-study effort has been initiated. Pulling together is Dr. Stewart’s direction to the Spelman family, sharing and caring. Dr. Stewart is the new blood Spelman can add to its own for the ultimate in aggressive progression. Students should continue to utilize the electric intelligence and ability tobe upwardly mobile sine qua non Spelman would cease to exist. Some of us have always had our sleeves rolled up. Some sleeves are rolled up a little, some, the apathetic students, not at all. If you haven’t rolled your sleeves up, do it today. Don’t hesitate, reciprocate. Dr. Stewart, we are glad that you are here. Dear Editor: 1 wish to offer my congratulations to the Spelman family for hosting what I considered to be an excellent inaugural program last Sunday, October 2.' 1. The sneakers were often witty and f urn- •, <‘\ (lie ba- ic tries ig \\ a -• dear and to the point: D<» aid M. Stewart is the best person to lead Spelman at this time and Spelman College is here to stay. Of particular interest to me were the , greetings to the president made by Ms. Paula Spence, S .G .A . President of Spelman; Mrs. Laura Rockefeller Chasin, Spelman College Trustee; and the salute to the president made by Dr. Martin Meyerson, President of the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Spence made an opening statement refering to the irony of Spelman inaugurating a male president, and pledged the sup port of the student body in a show of tact and diplomacy which deserved the applause she received. Mrs. Chasin, us ing the “mind’s-eye” of each individual in the audience, gave an interesting account of Spelman’s beginning by using an anecdote about her great grandmother. Expanding upon the idea of her great grandmother “paddling her own canoe,” she paralleled the anecdote to Dr. Stewart taking command of a large, powerful ship. Dr. Meyerson used wit during his salute to Dr. vStewart, refering to the “marriage” about to take place and remarking upon the stormy “engagement an nouncement” which lasted for a day during the past school year. Pamela D. James Associate Editor “You would want not to turn away from this article. And why did I not choose some other topic as opposed to this one? Rest tu, it should be quite obvious.’’ I am sure the English language is continually turn ing in its grave since we killed it some time ago. What started out as a cute use of slang has spread, like an incurable disease, all over the campus, permeating the verbalizations of a significant proportion of the students who reside on campus. It is distressing to see that our abuse of the English language has reached such tragic ground. It is a shame to reveal that this will eventually result in our own demise, especially if this slang leaves the immediate Spelman com munity. It was disturbing to find that there were a lot of seniors who could not write a decent essay. Many students, who were concerned about this alarming fact, questioned the validity of two years of a foreign language over the need to develop English skills. Now.it is even more imperative that Speaking Plainly we construct classes in speech as well!!! “Rest. . . Tu . . . Toi. . . Why did I not do this .. .? Why did he not say that...?” are all like sour chords to those who have been strong enough to refrain from the use of such slang. It is quite evident that the use of this type of jargon will neither be acceptable when we get to graduate school nor the means to get there. Moreover, job interviews will be a dismal failure. The abuse of the English language has reached an all- time high. It is now time for us to reconsider the extent to which we have mutilated our native tongue before it is too late. Or - “We’ll all have to rest To Our Readers The advisors Editorial in the last issue of The Spotlight was written by Ms. Anne Thomas, a profes sor in the Sociology Department. The review of “The Death of Chaka” was written by Spotlight staff reporter Gassandra Glavton. The program allowed me to observe, listen, and learn several items of interest about this year’s Spelman family. I was touched by the words and effect created as the audience sang the Spelman Hymn, too rarely heard around the Atlanta University Center. The harmony of the Spelman Glee Club, and the performance of Dr. Joyce Johnson on the organ were both exciting and enjoyable. And finally, I had the op portunity to meet President and Mrs. Stewart and offer my congratulations and best wishes to them. The inauguration, while remaining mercifully short for an event of such magnitude, far exceeded my expectations and made me glad to have taken advantage of the op portunity to attend the ceremonies. Claude A, Ford, Jr. Morehouse College Editor-In-Chief Robyn D. Mahone Associate Editor Pamela I). James Feature Editor Nancy West Literary Editor Karen McCullin Copy Editors Roxie F. Hughes Mai rev Head Avv Long Advertising Manager Renee Willis Business Manager Janet Griffin Assistant'' Melodye Means Photographers Terence V. Smith Tamasha Ujuzi Graphics Tandra Dawson Josette Cole Reporters Valita Sellers Tandra Dawson Cassandra Clayton Pamela Moore Sheron Covington Dorothy Williams Brenda Cleveland Tamasha Ujuzi Contributor Nancy Hite Secretary Ellen Thomas Advisors Ms. Anne Thomas Ms. Nora McNiven Spelman Spotlight P.O. Box 50 Atlanta, Georgia 30314