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Vol. XVII January, 1941 No. 4
Editorial
One of the problems in our daily col
lege life that is becoming more and
more serious is the matter of applauding
chapel talks. We used to applaud all
chapel talks, whether applause was ap
propriate or inappropriate, using no dis
crimination whatsoever. The only thing
that would keep us from clapping would
be a prayer at the end of the speech.
Now it seems to be a question as to
whether we will applaud anyone at all,
at any time, unless perhaps the speaker
is some very, very outstanding person
who has come from quite a distance, and
whose picture appeared in the paper the
previous morning.
Our chapel exercises are not so for
mal and austere that applause is entirely
out of order, although there are times
when it is inappropriate. Judgment and
discrimination should be used in such
cases. When a speaker relates to us first
hand personal contact and experience
in the events of a world religious confer
ence held in Madras, India, describing
for us the simple yet dynamic character
of Mahatma Gandhi and the universal
Christian spirit of fellowship, brother
hood, and good will that prevailed at
that conference, describing them in such
a vivid and impressive manner that we
feel within ourselves the influence of
Ghandi and the spirit of Christian fel
lowship, the whole effect and spirit is
completely destroyed when we applaud.
It is at such times as these that the
speaker appreciates silence more than
applause.
Of course, applause should be sincere.
And we don't know whether or not we
enjoy a talk or a musical number unless
we really listen to it. Therefore the ba
sic problem for too many of us is not the
matter of applauding but the matter of
I)r. Archer Dies in Atlanta
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who has served Morehouse College faith
fully and wisely for many years.”
One of the most popular and effective
instructors Morehouse has ever known,
President Archer will be long remem
bered by the hundreds of men who went
through the College and the Academy
not only as their dean and later as their
president, but as their friend. His great
est contribution, perhaps, lies in the in
fluence he has had on the lives of men
who have been fortunate enough to know
him. He 1 relieved in clean sports and
clean victories, and it was during the
eight years that he was director of ath
letics and coach that Morehouse teams
were the undisputed champions in foot
ball.
In the second year of President Arch
er’s administration, Morehouse College
received “A rating from the Associa
tion of Colleges and Secondary Schools
in the Southern States, which placed the
College'on an equal basis with the lead
ing educational institutions in the South.
It was during his administration that the
successful drive for $600,000 was com
pleted, increasing the endowment to
more than a million dollars and marking
an important step toward guaranteeing
the perpetuity of the college.
On January 1, 1938, Dr. Archer was
awarded a scroll and placque by the
27 Club of Atlanta, in recognition of his
contribution to the social and educa
tional well-being of the citizens of this
city.
Dr. Archer was a member of the
Kappa Boule, the Omega Psi Phi Fra
ternity, and the Monday Club. At one
time he served as treasurer of the Con
servative Investment Corporation.
The deceased is survived by a wife,
Mrs. Anna Johnson Archer; three sons:
Samuel Howard, Jr., an instructor at
Booker T. Washington High School, At
lanta; Nelson Thomas, a member of the
faculty of Prairie View State College;
and Leonard Courtney, a member of the
faculty of Georgia Normal and Indus
trial College at Albany, Georgia; and a
sister, Mrs. Rosa Harrison, who made
her home with the family.
Funeral services were held in Sale
Hall January 19.
listening: we don't applaud because we
don't listen. When we finally decide to
listen we should hear with both our ears
and our minds open. Then, after catch
ing the true flavor and spirit of the
speech, we will know whether it is ap
propriate to clap or inappropriate to
clap.
The matter of applause in chapel is
becoming a serious problem. Something
must be done about it.
Where Is Our Initiative?
There are very few social organiza
tions which are satisfactory to every
participant. On the other hand there are
few social situations which are not sat
isfactory to the majority of participants.
What, then, happens to those organiza
tions in which the majority are dissatis
fied? For the most part, I think we can
say that they either disintegrate from
pure lack of interest or. if we may use this
expression, “something is done about it”.
Because most of us come to college
expecting something grand and glorious,
we are likely to be disillusioned. Let us
take an example: If a freshman has just
come out of high school where almost
everything was planned by the students
themselves and where the student gov
ernment “ran the school” or where at
least the students thought they did. she
will discover that she is in an almost
entirely different situation. Everything is
planned for her now, and though she is
older and a little wiser, her own judg
ment is worth somewhat less than for
merly. She often thinks that her choices
are confined to deciding whether or not
to comply with stipulated regulations and
not so much whether she will do what
is best of her own accord.
But should she let herself be thus dis
illusioned and do nothing about it? If
she had expected something grand and
glorious out of college life, why not
see that she gets it and gets it legiti
mately? What she meant by ‘‘something
grand and glorious” could not have been
that she wanted simply to slip through
college and live a life of ease. No, col
lege is not like that at all. What she
probably meant was that she wanted to
he just as necessary to the college as
she hoped the college would be to her.
If such a condition does not exist, then
why not speak up and express her views
and desires? She must not only be pre
pared but willing to offer something con
structive, to face opposition, and to
stand up for what she believes to be bet
ter. Classroom discussions, class and
campus organizations offer some medium
for action, but when opportunities are
not presented they must be made and
this calls for initiative. Continual com
plaints will get her nowhere, if she con
tinues to hold back and passively accept
that with which she is displeased.
Why don’t we, Spelman students,
profit by this girl’s experience? Let us
become alert to our opportunities, let us
attend all our meetings and take an ac
tive part in them, let us do our work
well, and let us accept the challenge to
do something on our own initiative!