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♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Campus ZHews Morehouse College Quartet Sings Before President'Elect Scoring its most decisive hit of the season, the Morehouse College Quar tet, composed of Sim-in Clements, first tenor; Edward RMeriquez, sec ond tenor; Kenneth Williams, bari tone, and Wilson Hubert, bass; ac companied by Professor Harreld, the director of music; and Mr. M. II. Jackson, the alumni secretary, jour ney to the “Little White House,” at Warm Springs, Georgia, and enter tained the President-elect, his family, and friends with a rendition of sev eral Negro spirituals as the final fea ture in the celebration of Mr. Roose velt’s fifty-e'ghth birthday. Immediately following the pro gram, refreshments were served and the members of the party were intro duced to the President-elect, Mr. Roosevelt; the next “First Lady of the Land,” Mrs. Roosevelt; and the MOREHOUSE STUDENT BODY TO PRESENT “KING RICHARD III” The Student Activity Committee is arranging for the presentation of Shakespeare’s King Richard III which will be presented in Sale Hall Chapel, March 24th and 25th by a cast composed of men selected from the student body with the assistance of a few young ladies. As one recalls the favorable recep tion given Macbeth last Winter, it is widi great enthusiasm that every Morehouse men should take an active interest in the coming production which promises to be an even greater success. Tryouts were held early this month and although the cast cannot be announced at this lime, acting of a worthy calibre is assured from the colorful array of talent in train ing. The direction of the play is again in the hands of Miss Anne Cooke, who never fails to present a well-trained cast. It is hoped that by various means, the public may be well informed of this treat which is in store for them and that every one interested in Shakespearean drama will reserve not only the date (March 24th or 25th), but also a bloc of good seats for the occasion. national chairman of the Democratic Partv. Mr. James A. Farley, who en gaged them in a warm conversation concerning MorehouSe College and the affiliated institutions. The mem bers of the party reported that Mr. Roosevelt expressed an interest in the work of the schools and encour aged them to continue despite the inroads of the depression. In addi tion, the party was invited to visit the President in Washington some time in March. Much interest is being manifested by the work of the quartet whose main weekly feature is a radio broad cast over station WSB. Numerous engagements, out of town as well as in town, have been filled, which are very instrumental Sn making new friends for the College. Hats off to the Quartet! GLEE CLUB AND ORCHESTRA TO BEGIN TOUR ON FEBRUARY 27 The Glee Club and Orchestra is making final preparations for its an nual tour of Florida and several points in Georgia. Enthusiasm ac celerates and maximum output is evi denced among the members of the organization as the day for depar ture approaches, February 27th. The itinerary is as follows: For syth, Ga., Jacksonville, Ocala, Or lando, Tampa, Lakeland, Ft. Myers, Miami, West Palm Beach, Cocoa, and Gainesville, Fla., and Thomas- ville and Columbus, Ga. The Glee Club and Orchestra will appear in their annual concert im mediately after the tour of Florida. MOREHOUSE CHAPTER OF AL PHA PHI ALPHA ELECTS NEW OFFICERS On Sunday, February 5th. Alpha Rho Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha installed the following officers for the 1933 term: L. Raymond Bailey, pres ident; Geo. Shivery, vice-president; E. L. Davis, secretary; Leon C. QUESTIONNAIRE REVEALS STARTLING STUDENT ATTITUDES Albert C. (“Pinhead”) Howard conducted a survey of the student body by means of a questionnaire in order to discover its attitudes toward certain situations, its habits, beliefs, etc. Some of the results fol low: Seventy-five per cent of the stu dent body uses profanity occasional ly; ninety per cent expects to marry; seventy-two per cent likes girls who pet, and seventy-five per cent believes in love at first sight. Besides these habits and expecta tions, the students believe that W. E. B. DuBois is the most outstanding Negro in the United States, that Mr. Dansby is the most valuable man on our faculty, and that the college needs more students. These and more attitudes and opinions revealed by Mr. Howard’s survey will appear in the March is sue of The Tiger; student views will be “aired” or what is more appro- prite for that month -“winded.” SIXTEEN FRESHMEN PLEDGED TO FRATERNITIES The present freshman class can justly pride itself in having the larg est number of men making a 2.500 average or above since the present senior class. Out of a class of fifty men, the freshmen produced nine teen men eligible to be pledged to fraternities. The freshmen pledged during the week of February 6th are: Dillard 11. Brown, James H. Franklin, Hob art C. Jackson, Lester McFall and Freddie Watley, pledged to Alpha Phi Alpha; Joseph W. Davis, Drew S. Days, David T. Mel Is and Theo dore H. Menchan, pledged to Kappa Alpha Psi; Winfred 0. Bryson, Ar thur E. Christopher, Johnson Hu bert, Marshall Jones, Charles R. Law rence, John C. Long, and Rosco W. Merriwethei, pledged to Omega Psi Phi; Darwin Creque, James H. Jones and Otis W. McCree are also on the eligibility list. Greenwood, treasurer; John J. Epps, chaplain; Scott Barrett, sergeant-at- arms, and Wilbur H. Sullivan, editor to The Sphinx.