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Spelman Spotlight
September 1981
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“85” Reasons Why ,
49. Enjoying the solitude of
Chadwick.
50. Living off campus as a
freshman.
51. Riding on the new Marta
system.
52. Attending school where
people share a common goal.
53. Watching the soaps instead
of attending class.
54. Having a new boyfriend
that’s from another part of the
country.
55. Going to Lenox and spend
ing your allowance when you
know that you have to pay your
telephone bill.
56. Walking to West End.
57. Hearing about those
everlasting traditions.
58. Having a single room.
59. Displaying affection
toward your Spelman Sisters.
60. New Waving on campus.
61. Remembering the Labor
Day Picnic.
62. Losing weight despite all
the starch served in the cafeteria.
63. Demonstrating the
Spelman Woman’s uniqueness.
64. Looking forward to our first
homecoming.
65. Sitting on the wall at noon
outside of Manley Center.
66. Going put with up
perclassmen.
67. Having your own
telephone in your room for the
first time.
68. Watching the creative
people in Spelman's Drama
Department.
. We Love Spelman
Showing school pride and
spirit. Rah Rah Rahil
70. Getting to know some very
gifted Black women.
71. Attending school in a very
large city.
72. Becoming involved in the
political community.
73. Walking through
Spelman's beautiful campus and
catching the sunset through the
trees.
74. Anticipating Thanksgiving
dinner.
75. Watching Morehouse’s
medical school expand.
76. Listening to, watching, and
experiencing the scandals!
77. Catching a commercial
about our school on television.
78. Finding out about the pre
law program.
79. Enjoying the organ in
Sisters Chapel, especially the
chimes.
80. Finding out even more
about Spelman through the
Centennial exhibit.
81. Reading the Spotlight.
82. Visiting other schools so
that you may appreicate
Spelman that much more.
83. Studying for mid-term and
final examinations in the reading
room all night long!
84. Saving quarters to wash
clothes in the basement of the
dormitories, and finally buying a
candy bar instead.
85. Walking to your eight
o’clock class in the rain, and
actually loving it.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Please get
out to the polls on Tuesday,
October 6th! You have the right,
so use it. Vote for the candidate of
your choice.
Black College Day:
More Than A March
External Affairs Research Team
Belinda Cross and Sharilyn R. Bankole
The External Affairs Board is an
extension of the Spelman Stu
dent Government Association.
The committee concerns itself
with becoming more active in
the community. Its first project
was to promote Black College
Day. The special research team
of the External Affairs Board
investigates pertinant informa
tion that will be valuable for you
as a Spelman woman. What
follows has been compiled for
your benefit, so please take
advantage of it.
The second annual march and
rally of Black College Day took
place today on Monday,
September 28,1981. The purpose
of Black College Day is twofold:
1) To inform all people of the
importance of, and to foster
awareness of,the plight of many
of our colleges; and 2) to push
for legislation that will secure the
future of our institutions. Last
year a single Black College Day
march and rally was held in
Washington D.C. Thisyear rallies
took place in thirteen states
where public Black colleges
exist. These states are: Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Kentucky, and Virginia.
Today, Black colleges face
many perils. The greatest,
however, is the new conservative
emphasis on "federalism”, the
return of greater spending
power to the states. State gover
nors, legislators and boards of
higher education would then
have the power to manipulate
Black Colleges however they
wish. The state board of higher
education in Ohio, for example,
has decided that the president of
Central State University is too
committed to the survival of his
school as an institution for
Blacks. Some members are now
It’s T ea Time!
THE GREAT
AMERICAN
SMOKEOUT
American Cancer Society
Natalie Cole is
a cigarette smoker.
She’s going to call it
quits during the
Great American
Smokeout. loin her
on November 20.
threatening not to renew his
contract next year.
Another danger which some
Black colleges and universities
have already fallen victim to is
desegregation. Black colleges
are an endangered species.
Orders which would assimilate
Black colleges out of.i existince
are quickly becoming a reality in
many states. Savannah State
College, for example, has been
almost destroyed by a “sub
merger” to white dominance.
Other Black colleges in the state
are fighting off the same plan.
Despite a slight increase in title
III monies, the end to Black
colleges may not be far off. We
must actively fight for the con
tinued existence of our in
stitutions.
Black colleges, created in the
mid - eighteen hundreds, have
traditionally acquainted students
with the history, culture, and
problems of Black people and
developed leaders qualified to
make intelligent approaches to
the problems of Black people at
all levels. Black institutions of
higher learning accept students
who score one third lower than
the national average and bring
them up to college level with the
help of remedial classes. The
psychologically supportive en
vironment then motivates these
students to further their educa
tion after undergraduate school.
In 1976 Blacks comprised 9.3% of
the higher education popula
tion, and in 1980 the number
dropped to 8.8%.
Although the overall enroll
ment of Blacks in institutions of
higher learning has decreased,
the enrollment of Blacks in Black
colleges has increased. Conse
quently, the historical mission of
Black colleges has never been as
important as it is today. Black
colleges must continue to exist
so they may enlighten and
encourage students to champion
equality and human rights world
wide.