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December 1980 Speiman Spotlight Page 7 FEATURES Maroon and White Court By Cheryl Sueing Jr. Reporter On April II, 1980, the Morehouse College student body made a wise decision when they chose three young women from Speiman College to reign on their Miss Maroon and White Court. Ms. Phyllis Sawyer was selected as Miss Maroon and White for the academic year 1980-81. The members of her court are Ms. Renata Cobbs and Ms. Suzette Irving, respectively. Phyllis Sawyer, a senior Psychology major is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. When asked her initial reason for running she responded. “I felt it was an honor to be nominated. Someone else found qualities in me that they felt were representative of a member of the Maroon and White Court.” Sawyer also added, “I thought it would provide an opportunity to represent an institution of such respected and high esteem.” The reign of Ms. Maroon and Whit is only a temporary phase, but Phyllis hopes to leave a lasting impression when she leaves. She hopes to be remembered as a "very honest and down to earth individual with a pleasing personality.” She adds, “1 have a lot of respect for the group 1 was chosen to represent and hopefully they will have the same respect for me.” Upon graduation Phyllis plans to immediately enter graduate school to begin a 4-5 year Phd. program in Psychology. She would like to center her studies around children with mental disorders. She said, “1 feel 1 have more to offer to children because of my frame of mind concerning mental disorders. I feel I can relate to children more effectively than to adults. Adults have been already socialized and would be more difficult to work with; whereas children have not been as subjected to societable behavior to as great an extent. Therefore their minds are more open and susceptable to change and behavior modification.” Phyllis is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha and is currently president of the Mu Pi chapter. She is also president of the Psychology Club at Speiman College. Her other extracurricular activities include swimming, tennis, jogging, and sewing. Phyllis feels that the black woman has an extremely important role to play in the business world. She said, “Black women are faced with the challenge of making the world aware of the fact that we can successfully compete with women of other races in the job world.” She adds, "The idea of success is such a challenge that 1 have set my goals at a tremendous height, therefore having an automatic daily inspiration to thrive, to grow, and to learn in order to be all that I can possibly be.” The first attendant to Miss Maroon and White is Ms. Renata Cobbs. A senior Drama major. Renata is a native of San Francisco, California. Ms. Cobbs states that she was interested in participatingon the Miss Maroon and White Court because she was “honored to have been asked and would be proud to represent Morehouse.” Renata would like to be remembered as a “positive image of a black, woman.” She like^to-boviewedaso "real person having inner beauty” as opposed to merely surface qualities. Ms. Cobbs has an extremely creative nature which contributes to her love of the arts. Upon graduation she hopes to further her education at N.Y.U., Yale, or U.C.L.A. for her masters in drama. She would like to prusue a career in theatre and eventually become a successful actress. Renata’s extracurricular activities include 2nd Vice Presidency of Delta Sigma Theta and active membership in the Morehouse-Spelman Players. She has been a leading character in “Children’s Hour,” “Day of Absence,” and “Skin of our Teeth,” which played Oct. 21-26. Renata feels that in order to gain inner peace we must “spend life giving instead of takine. One should realize and appreciate one’s own qualities and use them to help others as opposed to takinga ’me-first’ attitude.” Suzette Irving is the second attendant to Miss Maroon and White. A native of Thornton, Pennsylvania, Suzette is a senior Psychology major at Speiman College. Suzette states that she wanted to participate in the court because she felt, “It would be an honor to represent Morehouse, Spelman’s Brother school, based on what I feel the institution stands for.” She adds, “Morehouse represents academic excellence and has produced successful black men through the years.” Since being selected, Suzette has “been in contact with a wider variety of people and has consequently cultivated many new friendships,” Suzette considers herself to be very “personable and easy to get along with.” She is basically an easy going young lady, but can be very serious when the situation Carla's Health and Beauty Column A Look At Cosmetics endeavored to bring us fine beauty products, based on natural fruits and vegetable oils. “I” cosmetics caters to all skin types and shades. They have a daily beauty regimen that is designed to fit every woman’s skin care needs. This regimen consists of three steps; cleanser, freshener and moisturizer. The cleanser composed of cucumber oil, various emollients, and citric acid ctystals removes the day’s dirt. The freshener composed of grapefruit oil and witch hazel tones and tightens pores while the moisturizer of water and several emollients which are light oils put water back into the skin. For you health buffs, their mineral rinse will put minerals back into your skin while the vitamin creme that consists of vitamins A, B, and E will feed and nourish your skin. 1 Natural comsetics contain no chemicals or salts that are capable of harming your skim There are two fall color schemes for this year. The desert gold and wheat look with accents on blues and greens and the "City Look” which consists of burgundy shades in lipstick, blush, eyeshadow, and nailpolish. Let the 1 Natural Cosmetics store in Lenox Square suit you up for your fall beauty heeds. By Carla D. Johnson Jr. Reporter FLASH! We now bring to your exclusive attention two cosmetics lines, Fashion Fair and I Natural, to give you a panoramic view of the colossal world of cosmetics. Fashion Fair cosmetics is a division of the Johnson Publishing Company, Incorporated which is owned and operated by John H. Johnson. Fashion Fair cosmetics were created especially for dark-skinned women with products for varying skin types: normal, oily, combination, dry, mature, and acne shin. Fashion Fair has a shin care program that consists of three major divisions: the cleanser, the rinse, and the moisturizer. The cleanser is for properly dissolving oil, removing soil and sloughing away old cells. The rinse refines pores, makes the shin feel firm and refreshed, removes last traces of cleanser and encourages blachhead and whitehead removal, while stimulating the shin. The moisturizer, which is the final stage of treatment, serves three functions: (I) it helps the shin retain natural surface moisture, (2) protects the shin from the environment and (3) serves as a foundation. '•-'Fasbron'-Fair cosmetics are-mankedfor the classy, sophisticated woman, whether she is black, white, brown or yellow. The cosmetics line consists of a wide variety of products, from facial products to nail polish, hair care, colognes, and the men’s collection (Mr. J. Fragrance). These products are sold in over 1,000 stores in the United States. They are available in the Rich’s and Davisons department stores in the Atlanta area. In order to keep their products updated the company adds new colors for each major seasonal change and promotes their new colors in a gift kit. The last kit was in September of 1980 which was called, “Radiant Reds”. This package consisted of Radiant Red nailpolish and lipstick. Ebony Cologne and Misty Cjrey eye pencil. These colors are in keeping with the fall and winter red and plum color scheme. The next kit will be presented in February. There are beauty consultants at all Fashion Fair counters uniting to assist you with your cosmetic needs. The Beautiful Black woman is the ultimate target of Fashion Fair. Why don’t you let them aid you in your journey? 1 Natural cosmetics was founded bv Lois Muller rn 1970. Ms. Muller has Members of court at this year’s homecoming game. From left to right: Cobbie Ransom (escort), Renata Cobbs, Dr. Hugh Gloster (President of Morehouse), Phyllis Sawyer, Michael Holmes (SGA President), Suzette Irvin, and Tommy Blasingame (escort). Photo by Whitney Young calls for it. Her personable character could prove quite beneficial to her in her chosen career. Upon graduation she hopes to enter graduate school, possibly A.U. to persue a career in clinical psychology. Her extracurricular activities include participation in the dance troop, the psychology clib and the swimming team. She has also been previously chosen as Miss Alpha Rho. Suzette’s philosophy of life is, “To be anything that I am not is to be a disgrace. I feel as though 1 don’t have to change for anyone. I’d rather have people accept me as I am, and I strive to reciprocate.”