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T HE M A II 0 0 N T I G E K
(Jraternities
ARE FRATERNITIES USURPING THE MOREHOUSE
SPIRIT?
By Eusebius M. Barron
This article is written with little or no misgivings as
to its veracity being in any wise assumptions, hut it is
an outgrowth of my observation, since ’29, of men
matriculating, “crossing the SANDS” into some Greek-
dom, and departing from the scene of undergraduate ac
tivity.
I am thoroughly convinced that fraternities are quite
constructive organizations and are the neuclii for col
legiate social entertainment, and I equally agree that
it’s noble for laymen (if 1 may) to seek the folds of
Greekdom, but have you ever stopped to think that every
man that bests 2.5 and withstands the grind of Hell
Week, is positively not frat timber? I’m definitely sure
that our fraternities have waived their standards of selec
tion a little too much, and such has precipitated an influx
of quantity, rather than chosen quality, and has caused
bystanders to point an accusing finger at frats, stamping
them as selfish, prejudiced, biased, and uncosmopolitan;
which is an utter reflection on college men, and particu
larly of Morehouse Gollege.
Now let us glance at fraternities and their effects on
that good old Morehouse Spirit, the kind that was good
for “Tump” Mann, Ellis, “Big” Day, Jeffries, “Tomb
stone” Forbes, “Volley” Bowens, and the immortal son
of the Red Hills, “Spirit” Edmonds, and try to ascertain
whether or not that some “One for All and All for More
house” feeling still prevails. Having been around here
when the Spirit was close to 100%, it is with utter re
morse that I now observe that fraternal connections of
some of the men on this campus, have occasioned too
great a breach between the students, and student welfare.
Frats can be as separate as the fingers on the hand, in
maintaining their idcnties, and yet can work in unison as
one great hand in molding and fashioning student life,
and perpetuating the good spirit of the college with ut
most success.
It’s nothing short of a tragedy to imagine anyone
having these sacred grounds as his habitat, breathing the
air of freedom of speech, drinking in the strains of “Dear
Old Morehouse,” watching the padded warriors of ma
roon and white take their stand in bitter contests of ath
letic endeavors for the glory of Morehouse, and above
all, ever chanting that sacred lyric, “Morehouse Col
lege,” that will ever stir the souls of men like Ben. Braw-
ley, Mordecai Johnson Johnson, Ira Dc Reid, Dr. Nabrit,
Howard Thurman and others, and then allow something
as insignificant as a frat to cause him to isolate himself
from his fellow students and think himself in any way
superior, because of some particular type of pin on his
chest. He’s really nothing but a nothing and good for
nothing at that.
I think it’s high time we, as college students, the in-
telligentia and cream of the race, put away petty jeal
ousies and bickerings and work harmoniously in plan
ning a possible solution to this problem that’s ours as a
race. So, men of Morehouse, let us rededicate ourselves
to the principles and ideals of our Alma Mater and dis
card anything that might suggest a laxity in ever feel
ing strongly that Morehouse Spirit of old surging
through our veins.
In writing this article I am not unconscious of the
fact that there are some real Morehouse men on this
campus, men who aren’t tinged with biased behavior
and who are friends to all and whose actions are above
reproach at all times. These men are typical of that true
spirit I should like to see prevail here always. If I had
to select a group of regular fellows, men who are de
voted to their orders, yet men who never allow their
connections to supplant their posiiion as vital parts of
the student life, f would unhesitatingly include Kilgore,
McFall, Burgess, Tom W ashington, Mordis Jackson and
Marshall Jones along with others. We all can be un
selfish and real as these fellows and no doubt would be
if someone would show to us that we aren’t so hot, and
only a small part of the group. So let us search our
selves to ascertain into which group we fall and try and
adjust ourselves to cause a better relationship between
students, regardless of fraternities, classes or clubs.
APPOINTMENTS
Dr. C. W . Hubert, President
W e arc happy to learn that Dr. Hubert has been ap
pointed president of the Historical and Research De
partment of the National Baptist Convention.
The specific duty of this department shall be the col
lection and preservation of books, pamphlets, periodi
cals, manuscripts, etc., pertaining to Negro Baptists of
all lands in particular and to the past and present his
tory of Baptists and Christians in general.
Members of the organization are located in all parts
of the world, including Central America and China.
His election to lead an organization of such strength
and magnitude reveals the caliber of Dr. Hubert and the
confidence a world of men have put in him.
THE NEW STUDENT ACTIVITY COMMITTEE
Chairman Drew S. Days.
Vice-Chairman- W. II. Wilson.
Secretary- Roy Norris.
Debating Society—W . W . Jackson.
Athletics—T. H. Menchan.
Senior Class Representative—J. K. Neal.
Junior Class Representative—C. C. Huffman.
Maroon Tiger Representative—Otis McCree.
Faculty Representative—Dr. C. W. Hubert.
Ex-Officio—F. C. Gasset.
These are the gentlemen who will have the destiny of
the student body in hand for the next school year. We
hope that their spirits and abilities will maintain the
qualities we know them to possess.
THE NEW TIGER EDITORS
Nothing could make us happier than the news that
the Tiger will be edited by the three most capable and
intelligent men in the field of journalism and the realm
of thought—John Long, Dillard Brown, and Hobart
Jackson. This is a combination whose abilities ought to
make Tiger history. We are anxious to see them take up
—not where we left off—but where we should have be
gun. The Present Editors.