Annual Religious Emphasis Week RECENT DESEGREGATION
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Annual Religious Welcome Emphasis Week To Exchange Students Spelman has once again opened its doors to second semester exchange Begin March 1 students. This year we can boast of twelve on our campus. As always For many years during this season, we welcome them to our community the students of the Atlanta Universi and hope that their stay here will ty Center have looked forward to be a rewarding experience. Present the beginning of Religious Emphasis ly, we have one student on the year Week. For many this particular week exchange, Marilyn Bartel from Bethel is a much needed period for reflec College, North Newton, Kansas. She tion upon and re-evaluation of their is a sophomore minoring in Second spiritual lives. During this time, the ary Education and Drama and major students are given an opportunity ing in English. The exchange stu to talk over their problems with some dents for this semester are Mary of the outstanding religious leaders Shaflan, a junior from Luther Col of our community and nation, as lege, Danville, Illinois. Miss Shaflan’s well as with each other. major in Sociology and English with This observance is usually divided a minor in History. She finds most into two inter-related programs—that pleasure in reading, swimming, and of the Atlanta University Center and music—listening and playing. Her first that of the individual campuses. This impressions were a little “foggy” al year the Atlanta University Center’s though she was very impressed with observance of Religious Emphasis the friendliness of the campus and Week will take place March 1-4. A the interesting classes and faculty committee composed of all the col found here; Maryler Rugh, a junior leges in the Center has met to make from Southwestern College, Win plans for this event. They have chosen field, Kansas, has a double major— as guest speaker, Dr. Mordecai John Elementary Education and Spanish. son, former President of Howard Maryler spends most of her time University, Washington, D. C. Al reading. She, too, was impressed though a theme has not as yet been with the friendliness of our students and with the beauty of the campus; selected, a tentative program has Front row, left to right: Katherine Pierce, Elizabeth English, Lucia McClintock, Pamela Park been set up as follows: Carolyn Warren, also a junior from er, Betty Schultz, Janet Hayward. Back row: Caroline Warren, Marsha Moore, Mary Shafland, Southwestern College, in Winfield, Worship Services— (All to be held Mary Lee Rugh, Barbara Fick. Missing: Kathy Wothouse. Second Semester Exchange. Kansas, is majoring in public school in Sister’s Chapel) music with special emphasis on voice. Sunday: 3:00 p.m. Her hobbies include those that might from the Southern Baptist Theological Monday: 7:30 p.m. be of interest to many young men Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, with Tuesday: 7:30 p.m. BEVERLY WHATLEY NAMED i.e., cooking, sewing, knitting and a Th.M. Degree (Masters of Theolo hiking. She was impressed that a Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. (Holy gy) and Ph.D. Degree in Greek. girl’s school does not seem to be Communion) For four years he worked in the inner SSGA PRESIDENT drastically different from that of a Other activities such as receptions city of Louisville under the Baptist Senior Beverly Whatley was re These and other issues face Miss coed campus, however, she says, it and informal discussion periods fol Mission Board and at the same time cently appointed president of the Whatley and the Student Council does not seem to be so tensely in lowing each service will take place. during the coming weeks. One can taught at Simmons University and Spelman Student Government As tellectual and competitive; Janet Tentative plans also call for the pre pastored rural churches. In 1942, he sociation. Former president, Betty see then that our new president Lynn Haywood, a junior from Illi sentation of “Murder in the Cathe helped launch the Koinonia Farm Stevens, who completed her require needs the support and encourage nois Wesleyan University, Blooming, dral” by the St. Rartholomew and has been there since then. He ment of every student here, in order Illinois, comes to us from Creve Co- (Episcopal) Players, directed by Mrs. has spoken at many college campuses ments for graduation after the first eur, Illinois. She is a Sociology major Katherine Hocking. This performance throughout the U. S. and has written semester, made the appointment be that the SSGA may serve the stu and she spends her free time modern will probably take place in Dean dents well this semester. books for senior high and older fore leaving. Miss Whatley is a na (Continued on Page 4) Sage Hall; time and date will be an youths. He is presently working on tive of Atlanta, Georgia. She was nounced. a “Cotton Patch” translation of the a recipient of the Merrill Study The Spelman Campus program will New Testament. Grant for the year 62-63, during take place March 1-6. The Campus Although Dr. Jordan is our speaker Robbery Brings On Fear, Demands which time she studied in Norway. Speaker is Dr. Clarence Jordan, for this observance, student commit founder and member of the Koinonia tees will assume responsibility for all Miss Whatley has expressed that For Added Security Measures Farm, Americus, Georgia. Dr. Jordan other activities during this week. The we need more and better communica On Friday, February 7, 1964, the two men left, Mrs. Martin notified is a native of Georgia. He graduated program will be similar to that of tion between the Student Council from the University of Georgia with last year, however, some changes are Treasurer’s office at Spelman Col the police. and the student body this semester. a B.S. Degree in Agriculture, and expected. lege was robbed of about $5,000. A Two Spelman students saw a black This is one of the main things she Brink’s truck had left only minutes ’59 Impala just outside the gate at intends to strive toward this semester. before delivering the payroll. It was Furthermore, many of the same plans Chadwick Hall on Leonard St. One about 12:40 and Mrs. Lampkin, the RECENT DESEGREGATION ATTEMPTS which were begun during the first man was sitting behind the wheel. bookkeeper, and Mrs. Martin, the semester will be further implemented Two other men got out of the car cashier, were just about to leave for EVOKE STUDENT RESPONSE this semester. One of these plans is and walked across campus through lunch. Mrs. Lampkin was waiting in Facts Opinions a constitutional revision which will the Chadwick gate. When the two the door for Mrs. Martin when the be undertaken in the very near fu gunmen ran out of the Treasurer’s two men rushed in and said “This is ture. Another pressing item is the office and across campus, they were Atlanta's Image The Time Is Now a holdup, give it here.” presentation of a full financial re running toward this car. One man The New Year opened with an all There is in these United States port to the student body. As has The leader of the two men march got in the front seat, the second got out drive on the part of high school a revolution taking place. A revolu ed Mrs. Martin over to the safe with in the back seat. Both lay on the and college students under the aus been pointed out recently the stu tion, according to Webster, is a com his gun in her back. He stood behind floor as the car sped away. pices of SNCC to rid “our fair city” plete change of any kind, an over dent government is operating on a of the law-supported policies of seg throw of a government or a social very limited budget this semester her while she opened the safe. Mrs. There are many unanswered ques regation. system. Only two points in this def due to the fact that the clubs and Martin missed the combination the tions about the robbery. Some peo This impetus was directed by inition apply directly to our purpose. organizations on campus have failed first time, and the gunman asked, ple feel that it was an inside job SNCC Chairman, John Lewis, and The revolution of today is geared to share in the expenses for campus “are you stalling.” She answered, because the robbery was planned so Chairman of the Cambridge Non toward a complete change and over “NO, I’m not stalling. I’m nervous. well. How did they find out the violent Action Committee, Gloria throw of a social system. This social activities undertaken during the first Richardson. The targets were public system is the cancer that has been semester. I can’t think. If you took the gun exact day and time when the Brink’s and private restaurants and hotels. eating away at the souls of all Ameri out of my back, maybe I could open truck would bring the payroll? How Leaders are also pressing for more cans for hundreds of years. Segrega it.” The gunman threatened Mrs. did they know exactly which room jobs for qualified Negroes. tion! A cure of this disease would en Martin with, “You’d better open it, to rush to in Rockefeller Hall? The To spur the drive on, comedian tail a complete alteration of the pres Calendar of Events or I’ll shoot your brains out.” The gunmen seemed to know that Mr. Dick Gregory has played an active ent system. Who are to be the doc MARCH role by picketing, sitting-in, and do tors? second time she tried the combina Coe and Mrs.