The Spelman spotlight. (Atlanta , Georgia) 1957-1980, December 01, 1978, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextPage 8 - Speiman Spotlight Comparing Schools continued from page 1 bne said that a copy of the New York Times was delivered every day to each of the Smith houses for the students’ convenience. The large nouses, each witn JO to 50 girls, are Smith’s “dormitories,” and they are one of Ms. Morris’s favorite aspects of the college. She stated that the “dorm life” is an example of Smith’s tendency to treat students as though they really are grown women. “Each student has a key to her room and to the house, and guys can visit anytime they want to,” she said. The houses have no resident directors except for one student per house who car ries out similar functions. Ms. Morris said they had no house rules and students could invite guests at any time to dinner. They were merely expected to intorm the cooks in advance. Each house has its own dining area and the students eat buffet style. On Saturday mornings, Ms. Morris said, students can order what they want. Smith College obviously has more money. Ms. Morris said that the alumnae contribute a large amount of money to the school and that the tuition is close to $6,000 a year. However, she believes the black students at Smith are “being deprived a little bit. They can’t enhance their social growth in that environment,” she said. Back at Speiman now, Ms. Mor ris is “really happy she went” to Smith. If you ask her, she’ll smile and say, “1 enjoyed it.” lot about foreign policy and relate what’s going on in their classes to the news.” Crossroads continued from page 6 totally pay students’ expenses. It has been noted that many prominent blacks in the U.S. and Europe are former Crossroads par ticipants. Former Speiman par ticipants are Ms. Marian Wright Edelman, a member of the Board of Trustees, Ms. Emma Joyce White Mills, a librarian at Atlanta University and Attorney Juanita Price. Some more recent partici pants are Ms. Adrienne Calloway, Ms. Cynthia Minor, Ms. Janet Seay and Ms. Leisa Wagstaff. Operation Crossroads is the realization of a black American. A New York Times article states, “In 1957, the Rev. James H. Robinson put his belief that ‘the darkest thing about Africa is America’s ignor ance of it’ into action with the founding of Crossroads Africa. “It then became the first national organization devoted to erasing such ignorance by dispatching young Americans to lend sweat, muscle and later friendship in developing Africa, and later the West Indian countries.” Students interested in Cross roads should contact the Rev. Rates in the basement of Sister’s Chapel or at ext. 307 before the holidays. Tradition Brings Joy continued from page 7 “rally” in the program’s name was derived from its original emphasis on financial contributions from the faculty and campus organizations as well as a Thanksgiving basket competition. The baskets would be judged on the basis of uniqueness and content. However, according to Ms. Wil son, that practice was discontinued because during the last decade stu dents became more aware of their responsibility to reach out beyond the campus and so the need for a Thanksgiving “rally” was no longer present. Both she and the Rev. Rates were very happy with the outcome of this year’s service and baskets. “I am pleased that we will be giv ing families something to be thank ful about on Thanksgiving when they might not have been happy before,” Ms. Wilson said. “It’s hard to be happy when you’re hungry.” NEED A RIDE? Need a ride to the airport or bus station at an economical cost? Contact Kenneth Thomas ar 768- 1164 or Terence Smith at 524-3114, (Room 402 DuBois Hall) Morehouse College. Make reservations as soon as possible to secure a ride. EVERGREEN MCAT-DAT Review Course LSAT Review Course Take the courses individually in Atlanta in 3 to 5 days. P. O. Box 77034, Atlanta, GA 30309 phone (404) 874-2454 NEWS BRIEFS The American-African Relief Foundation Incorporated (AARF), is a non-profit, tax exempt relief organization whose sole purpose is to provide relief supplies to hungry and impover ished African children. AARF was born of the need to establish and maintain a viable national relief organization with centers in major cities for the col lection of food, clothing and mate rial goods to be distributed to needy peoples on the African continent. This is a young organization whose headquarters is here in Atlanta. Two upcoming events sponsored by AARF are a Christ mas Disco and Fashion Show, December 17, Studio I Dinner Theater at the comer of MLK Drive and Ashby Street; and a Model of the Year Awards Pro gram, January 14, 1978 at the World Congress Center. If you’re interested in supporting this organization in any way, please contact the following for more information: Jesse Williams or Kenith Brown, International Headquarters, 881 Peachtree Street, Suite 111, Atlanta, Geor gia, (404) 874-9652. ft*********************** Writer-in-resident for the week of November 16 was Ms. Mari Evans, a noted black poet. Other workshops will be scheduled for the following dates in 1979: The week of January 24- Pinkie Gordon Lane (alumna), The week of February 13 - Ish- mael Reed, The week of March 20 - Sonia Sanchez. Outstanding works produced in the Workshop will be published in Focus the Speiman literary maga zine. Awards will be given to the authors of the best published works. Prizes will be given in poe try, short fiction and essay. ********************** On December 14th The Proposi tion Theatre Company will open its second play of the 1978-79 sea son. The play is “ASAFOHENE”, an origianl experimental produc tion based on the African and Greek legend about a chieffhene) of the tribal army(asafo) who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother. Performances are from December 14th thru December 23rd, in the Studio Theatre at 1280 Peachtree St. Curtain is 8 p.m. and the number for reservations is 892- 3600-X280. The Joyce Johnson Workshop in Creative Writing will be held at Speiman College during the 1978- 79 academic year. The Workshop is named in honor of Ms. Joyce Johnson who is a writer and the wife of Seward Johnson. Ms. John son is president of Johnson’s Ate lier in Princeton, New Jersey and also a member of the Board of Trustees of Speiman College. Through his generosity, the Work shop is inviting four prominent black writers to visit Speiman at different times during this acade mic year to serve for a week as writer-in-residence. ****•***•*****••*•*• Governor George Busbee has proclaimed January 12 “Media Day In Georgia. ” The day kicks off the 1979 Georgia Student Media Festival. Elementary, high school and college students from around the state will present their own gra phic, film and video productions, developed under guidance from media professionals in our public schools, colleges, and universities. State judging at the college level will be held at Clayton Junior Col lege Friday, January 19, 1979. The elementary and high school entries will be judged at Griffin Middle School in Cobb county on Febru ary 3, 1979. If you’re an interested student who would like to enter this year’s festival, contact your school librar ian or media specialist soon or write to Student Media Festival, 607 Aderhold, University of Geor gia, Athens, Georgia 30602. ******************** The Office of Admissions is looking for student recruiters to visit high schools in their home towns during Christmas. If you’re interested, stop by the Office of Admissions in the lower level of Packard Hall. ******************** Agnes Scott Writers’ Festival -- Prizes of $100.00 each will be awarded for the best poem and the best short story in this year’s Agnes Scott Writers’ Festival (April 11- 13, 1979). The deadline for submission is February 1, 1979. Rules for the contest are: 1. Contributors must be enrolled in a college or university in Georgia. 2. Works entered must not have been published except in campus newspapers or magazines. 3. Those manuscripts judged best will be published in the Festi val magazine. 4. No more than five (5) typed pages of poetry must be submitted by a contributor. 5. No more than two (2) typed stories of 5,000 words or fewer may be submitted by a contributor. 6. No manuscripts are to be returned, they must be accompan ied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Mail entries to: Agnest Scott Writers’ Festival Department of English Box 915 Agnes Scott College Decatur, Georgia 30030 Preliminary Audition: Univ. of Georgia, Athens. Ga. Rehearsal Rm„ Music Bldg. Thurs., Jan. II;3-8RM. ■ i cnimi iciiy esi iu Carowinds, Charlotte. NC, Sat. & Sun., Jan. 20 and 21. 10 AM. to 8 PM., Paladium Amphitheatre KINGS PRODUCTIONS. Cincinnati. Ohio 45219 SINGERS • DANCERS • INSTRUMENTALISTS SI70—$200/WEEK TECHNICIANS S150—S175/week Round-trip airfare paid for hired performers traveling over 250 miles to work at the parks. Seasonal Performers being auditioned for: KINGS ISLAND, Cincinnati, OH CAROWINDS, Charlotte, NC KINGS DOMINI . Richmond, VA Hanna-Barberas MARINELAND, L.A. CA