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Founders Day 1984
Founders Day Fair A Great Success
The horror house which was
sponsored by UNCF was also a
major attraction. The John Hope
Quiet Lounge of Manley Center
was creatively converted into a
terribly frightening haunted
house. There were several
raffles, with prizes that ranged
Founders Day 1984
Photo by: R. Melvin (ones
from digital watches to a jar
packed with colorful jellibeans.
Theta Alpha Phi, the national
drama honor society, added
colors and shapes to the faces of
willing and enthusiastic fair
goers. The Sociology Club
perfectly captured the mood of
the day by selling Founder's Day
Fair '84 photos. They offered a
Polaroid instamatic photo ac
companied by a hand made
paper frame for the small fee of
$2.00
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by Rhonda Jackson
Despite the fact that there
were only a small number of
students who came to Founder’s
Day Fair '84, it proved to be a
great success. Fortunately, there
were visiting mothers who par
ticipated in the activities and
whose mere presence helped to
enhance the total atmosphere of
the fair. The combination of the
weather and the spirit of the
crowd helped tomakethefairan
even more festive occassion.
There was an abundance of fun,
food, games and smiles. Those
who could not find time to
attend the fair, indeed missed a
rare treat.
The main attraction of the fair
was the dunking machine. Ms.
Beulah Sanders, who is from the
Office of Career Planning and
Placement, was the first brave
and fun-loving victim. Ms.
Sanders spent most of her after
noon as the "guinea pig” dry,
but someone’s lucky curve final
ly sent her plunging into the
chilly water. After "going
down,” Ms. Sanders com
mented, "I had a great time
doing it, it was all in fun.” Ms.
Sanders is admired and ap
preciated by all of those who
served on the Founder's Day Fair
committee.
Founder’s Day Fair food sales
included: cotton candy, pop
corn, barbecued hotdogs- and
hamburgers, candy apples,
nachos and fresh squeezed fruit
juices. Homemade sweets were
also being sold, with everything
to offer from cookies to crunch
cake. The real treat however, was
sold bytheChemistryClub.They
sold Steve’s mouth-watering,
old-fashioned, oreo ice cream.
"Steve’s being sold on Spelman’s
campus!” exclaimed one
Spelmanite. The word spread
quickly and the line for Steve’s
ice cream extended for ap
proximately four feet. It was
obvious that the members of the
Chemistry Club profitted greatly
from Founder’s Day Fair.
In addition to the wide variety
of food at the fair, there were
many exciting games and events.
There was a jail, whereby a
contract could be taken out on
your worse enemy for only 25<t.
Spelmanites picnic in the Oval
Photo by: R. Melvin (ones
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Mother-Daughter Weekend
Brought Love And Warmth
by Monica Harvey
A mother by any other name is
still a mother. Here at Spelman,
the weekend of April 6-8 was
Mother-Daughter Weekend.
Mothers journeyed from far and
near to be with their daughters
on this very special occasion.
This weekend was organized
to give Spelman students an
opportunity to introduce their
mothers to a very small portion
of their lives away from home.
Most importantly, Mother-
Daughter Weekend provides a
time in the Spring when mothers
and daughters can come
together to strengthen the bond
that they share. This year, over
200 mothers were registered for
this festive event.
The highlight of the weekend
was Saturday, April 7. The car
nival, held in the lower Con
course of Manley Center was an
extravaganza of color. Balloons,
nachos, cotton candy, hot dogs
and hamburgers were sold and
there were games, games, and
more games. Because of the
warm weather, some
organizations chose to place
their booths outside. The car
nival was a great success. After
the carnival, mothers and
daughters bombarded the
various shopping malls in the
earea-especially Lenox Square.
The banquet was held on
Saturday evening. Because of the
large number of participants, the
program was divided into two
parts. Part one was held in Sisters
Chapel. Part two, dinner, was
held in the Alma Upshaw Dining
Room and the Upper Concourse
of Manley Center.
The talent-filled program in
Sisters Chapel featured Ms.
Denise Thimes, who brought the
crowd to their feet by singing
“Home” and “God Bless the
Child.” Theta Alpha Phi
presented a heart-warming skit.
The musical group, “Finese”
charmed spectators with their
version of Lionel Riche’s “Jesus is
Love.”
During the program, awards
were presented to the winners of
the essay contest. The essays
were entitled, “Why my Mother
Should be Mother of the Year.”
The third place winner was Mrs.
Dorothy Copeland, mother of
Eugenia Copeland. Cheryl Lewis
and her mother, Mrs. Theodore
Lewis were second place
winners. Mother of theYear1984
>vas awarded to Mrs. Velanie
Hall, mother of Sheree Hall.
Mothers are very special peo
ple. Although a weekend is set
aside just for them, they should
be reminded of how much they
are loved throughout the year.