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THE MAROON TIGER
February-March, 1943
Mrs, Grace Sloane Overton, outstanding lecturer, is shown conducting
a forum in Robert Hall Lounge on Morehouse College Campus.
Mrs. Grace Sloane
Overton Conducts
Forum at
Morehouse
Mrs. Grace Sloane Overton, re
nowned author and lecturer, con
ducted one of the season’s most in
teresting forums in Robert Hall
Lounge. M rS. Overton, in a very dy
namic way, inspired and challenged
the men of Morehouse to prepare
themselves to assume the responsi
bilities of playing a pertinent role in
improving the conditions during the
post war period. Mrs. Overton as
serted that there are three funda
mentals of life, which will still be
with us after the war is over. They
are (1) the birth of a child, (2) the
social situation into which the child
$5,350 Raised at
Founders Day of
Morehouse College
Approximately three hundred were
present at the formal banquet in
Morgan Hall, Spelman College, which
climaxed the activities of the 76th
Founders Day observance at More
house College. Listed among the
guests were alumni, faculty, students,
‘friends ana members of the cast
and technical staff of “Prometheus
Bound,” the anniversary presentation.
At the same hour of the banquet a
radio program in connection with
Founders Day was broadcast over
Station WGST, on which the partici
pants were Dr. N. P. Tillman, ’20;
Dr. Ira De A. Reid, ’20, and Presi
dent Rufus E. Clement, of Atlanta
University.
The principal speaker at the ban
quet was Dr. Noble Y. Beall, who
serves as secretary of Negro Colleges
of the Board of Education, Northern
Baptist Convention.
Other speakers during the evening
included Charles Greene, ’21, presi
dent of the Morehouse Alumni Asso
ciation; Dr. Channing H. Tobias, Sen
ior Secretary of Colored Work of the
Y.M.C.A.; President Rufus E. Clem
ent, of Atlanta University; Dr. Clyde
A. Lawlah, ’26, of Pine Bluff, Ar-
knasas; Mr E. E. Farley, ’25, director
of the USO Center, Columbus, Ga.;
a i? d ,/ ames Holloway, ’43, president
of Morehouse student body. Music
was furnished by the Morehouse
Quartet.
President Benjamin E. Mays, who
presided during the banquet, reported
on the contributions to the Founders
Day Fund, which totalled $6,360.60.
is born, and (3) the development' of
this human being so that he can live
creatively and improve the condi
tions which surround him.
Recognizing the fact that Mrs.
Overton is an expert in youth coun
selling, personality adjustment, and
family life, many students raised per
tinent questions with regard to their
social relationships as being affected
by the present crisis. Mrs. Overton
gave some suggestions and com
mented helpfully on some of their
problems. She was able to solve some
of the problems by relating her ex
periences with youth in the army.
Mrs. Overton has an illustrious ca
reer. She has served as head of the
Youth Division of the Greater New
York Federation of Churches, and as
a member of the faculties of the Uni
versity of Columbia and New York
University.
The N. A. A. C. P. Chap
ter Begins Annual Mem
bership Campaign at
Morehouse
The Morehouse Chapter of the
N.A.A.C.P. is now entering its an
nual membership campaign with a
more determined effort to solicit the
affiliation of every Morehouse man.
To the men of Morehouse, this cam
paign should be a challenge, since we
know that in order to secure the
rights of our constitution, we must
fight against the internal forces
which are destroying the modem
world. We are aware, too, that the
N.A.A.C.P. is one of the most pro
gressive organs in the time worn
struggle to make democracy appli
cable to all. When we fully realize
that we will be an added incentive to
a just determination to see that jus
tice and opportunities for education
are /not unequally rationed, there
should be no hesitation to become a
part of this movement.
The N.A.A.C.P. is the oldest and
the most militant Negro organization
in the United States. Though it has
suffered numerous set-backs, it has
been uncompromising in stating its
demands for the Negro and has won
more favorable Supreme Court de
cisions than any other single organi
zation in this country. The defeats
that it has suffered have done more
than given us an idea of its immense
undertakings; rather, it is acquiring
stronger significance in its indefati
gable struggle to make this Democ
racy function.
Let every Morehouse man become
identified with this gigantic member
ship drive immediately. Students un
der 21 years of age may join for just
50 cents. If you have been hesitant
before, act now and become a part
of this crusade against un-American
ism. JOIN NOW!!
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Guy Darnell Gives Re
port of the Ninth Annual
Institute on Socio- Re
ligious Affairs
The Ninth Annual Institute on So
cio-Religious Affairs met at Paine
College, Augusta, Georgia, February
13-14. The theme was “The Chris
tian Approach to Minority Groups in
Our Present Society.”
Saturday morning at 8:30, registra
tion began and lasted until 9:00. Dur
ing part of this time the students
from the different schools were being
introduced and assigned to different
discussion groups. At 9:30 L. May-
nerd Catchings, Executive Secretary
of the Y. M. C. A. of the Southern
Field Council, delivered the opening
address wherein he discussed the
minority groups in America.
At 10:30 the general assembly
broke into the different groups. There
were four groups: Group 1 was con
cerned with the minorities as they
relate to the world government and
Peace problems. Group 2 was con
cerned with minorities as they relate
to American Democracy. Group 3, was
concerned with minorities as they re
late to propaganda and education.
Group 4 was concerned with minori
ties as they relate to the church. In
these discussions, the status quo of
the minorities was discussed.
Saturday afternoon at 1:30, the
group meetings were again resumed.
This time the discussion was centered
around possible solutions for the ex
isting minority problems. At 4:00
P. M. a tea was held for the delegates
and students of Paine College who
wished to attend. Here the delegates
were entertained by a few of Paine
College’s talented music students.
After dinner, there was another
general meeting and panel discussion.
The topic of the panel discussion was
“The Effect of the War on the Posi
tion of Jews, Negroes and Women.”
Rabbi Swastiman, representing the
Jews and answered questions that
were asked concerning the Jews. Mrs.
Sadie Mays represented the women
and Rev. George D. Kelsey repre
sented the Negroes.
Sunday at 9:00 A. M. Student Ex
pression Hour was held. During this
time reports were made from each
group by the secretary of that group.
Also, students from the different
schools expressed their opinions of
the conference. At 10:30 a.m., the
closing event of the Conference took
place. This event was the closing
sermon delivered by Dr. B. E. Mays,
our president.
The representatives of the Confer
ence were distributed 1 «.o®mory
University 16; St. John Methodist
Church 3; Morehouse College 2; Jr.
College of Augusta 3; Gammon Theo
logical Seminary 1; unattached 3; and
the whole student body of Paine
College.
Mid-Term Graduates
Samuel Sampson, Kenneth Barton,
George Jordan, and Vernon McClean
receiyed degrees at the mid-term
graduating exercise held in Sale Hall
Chapel. The degree of Bachelor of
Science was conferred upon Samuel
Sampson, who majored in mathemat
ics. Barton, McClean and Jordan re
ceived the degrees of Bachelor of
Arts. Their majors were Business
Administration, Sociology, and Busi
ness Administration respectively.
These graduates had illustrious
careers while attending Morehouse.
They participated in many campus
activities. The following data con
cerning these graduates is as follows:
Kenneth Barton—Degree: Bachelor of
Arts in Business Administration.
Home: Springfield, Ill.
Activities: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
Secretary, Freshman Class, ’39.
Treasurer, Senior Class, ’42-’43.
Maroon Tiger Staff, ’42-’43.
Intra-Mural Basketball, ’42.
Intra-Mural Softball, ’42.
Band, ’41.
George Jordan—Degree: Bachelor of
Arts in Business Administration.
Home: Houston, Tex.
Activities: Kappa Alpha Psi Fra
ternity.
Band, ’40-’43.
Orchestra, ’40-’43.
Football, ’42.
Glee Club, ’41.
University Players, ’39-’43.
Vernon McClean—Degree: A. B. in
Sociology.
Home: Brooklyn, N. Y.
Activities: Glee Club, Vice-President
and Business Manager.
Orchestra, Vice-President and Busi
ness Manager.
String Quartet.
Student Activities
’42.
Representative,
Representative from Glee Club, ’41.
Vice-President of Student Body, ’42.
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
Samuel Sampson—Degree: Bachelor
of Science in Mathematics.
Home: Port Arthur, Tex.
Activities: Glee Club, ’39-’40; Presi
dent. ’40-’41.
Band, ’40-’42; Manager, ’40-’41.
Y. M. C. A., ’39-’43.
University Players, ’40-’43; Man
ager, ’41-’42; ’42-’43.
Science and Mathematics Club, ’42-
’43.
French Club, ’40-’41.
Atlanta Intercollegiate Council, ’39-
’43; Chairman, ’40-’41; ’41-’42;
’42-’43.
Track Team.
Draft Board Claims Forty-Three
Students
During the 1942-43 academic school year, forty-three students have been
drafted for service in the United States Army. They are as follows:
NAME CLASS HOME
Lennel Myers—Sophomore
Nathan Elder—Junior,
Arthur Kellar-—Senior
James O. Bradley—Sophomore
Walter Hanley, Jr.—Junior
James D. Martin—Senior
Troy Browne—Freshman
Thaddeus B. Gaillard—Senior
Sandy R. Harris—Junior
Peter C. Moon—Junior
John Y. Moreland—Sophomore
Oliver L. Perkins—Senior
Anthony T. Robinson—Senior..../.......
James A. Wood—Freshman
George W. Jordan—Senior.
William M. Pender—Junior
William A. Scott III—Sophomore.
Sylvester Bannister—Freshman
Harry Fleming—-Freshman...:
Clifton E. Rice—Sophomore
George F. Calloway—Sophomore...
Willie M. Lundy—Sophomore
Samuel W. Howard—Sophomore-
Jerry Adams—Freshman
Johnnie H. Cole—Sophomore
William Gordon—Junior.
Theodore Hunter—Freshman
Forest Humphries—Sophomore
Wallace Jarret—Freshman
James Waters—Freshman
Otis Walker—Freshman
Shepard Sanders—Freshman
James Freeman—Junior.
Fred DeWeaver—Sophmore
John T. Parks—Senior
Robert W. Kitchen—Senior
Thomas Massey—Senior.
Taft H. Mizell—Sophomore
John B. Turner—Senior
Arvettria Quick—Junior
Albert C. Smith—Freshman
Joe S. Osborne—Sophomore
Charles Pinkston—Junior.
Wewoka, Okla.
- Cincinnati, Ohio
Abbeville, S. C.
Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Birmingham, Ala.
Griffin, Ga.
Comer, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
...Daytona Beach, Fla.
Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Houston, Texas
Dalton, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Harry, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Lawton, Okla.
Clanton, Ala.
Gantville, Ga.
Rome, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Tampa, Fla.
Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Ashville, N. C.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Macon, Ga.
Gastonia, N. C.
Dania, Fla.
Atlanta, Ga.
Rockingham, N. C.
Gary, Ind.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Augusta, Ga.
Army Announces
College
Requirements
Washington—(ACP)—To get into
the Army’s Specialized Training Pro
gram in U. S. colleges, men must get
at least 110 in the Army classifica
tion test, the same grade required of
those who want to take officer train
ing.
Other requirements, previously an
nounced, stipulate that candidates
have at least a high school education.
Further, they must either be in basic
Army training, or have completed it.
Except in the case of advanced col
lege training courses, men must be
at least 18 and no more than 21 years
old. There is no maximum age limits
for advanced training.
Originally scheduled to start about
February 1, it now appears that the
Army’s college program won’t get
under way until a later date.
Since the Army announced its train
ing program in mid-December, crit
icism of it has been heavy. Whether
it‘s due to this needling or for some
other reason, the Army has relaxed
its provisions for college men who are
enlisted in reserve corps.
College men in the reserves and in
“advanced technical and engineering
courses” may now finish the academic
year. The same goes for first-year
advanced ROTC students, most of
whom are juniors. Under the original
Army order, some of these students
would have been required to leave col
lege earlier.
CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND
COLLEGES
College training for prospective
civilian war workers is being discuss
ed in Washington’s War Manpower
Commission. Present plans envision
federal subsidies for education of both
young men and women for important
civilian war jobs.
However, a new plan—which pro
vides no subsidies to students—is be
ing submitted to the Commission by
educators here. The plan represents
a minority view which contends that
it will be impossible to get adequate
funds—and get them quickly enough
—from Congress.
Advocates of the new plan points
out that a $39,000,000 request for a
college war-training program was
pared to a paltry $5,000,000 by the
last Congress and the government’s
Budget Bureau. Why not, they ask,
be realistic and speed things up by
forgetting the subsidy?
The catch is, of course, that many
of our best potential war workers
may be unable to finance college edu
cations—or feel that they cannot af
ford college when they can make big
wages at comparatively unskilled war
jobs.
MORE WAR JOBS
Federal agencies need engineers,
draftsmen and radio, inspectors so
badly that the U. S; Civil Service
Commission has again liberalized its
requirements.
There are now no written tests and
no maximum age limits for appli
cants. Pay ranges all the way from
$1,440 to $8,000 annually.
So heavy are demands for junior
engineers—who are paid $2,000—that
college graduates and seniors without
engineering majors may qualify by
taking tuition-free, Government-spon
sored, 10-week engineering courses
given at many colleges. Women, es
pecially, are wanted.
Soldiers For College
Training Will Be
Specially Selected
The War Department set forth the
qualifications last week by which it
will nominate thousands of Selectees
for specialized training in basic and
advance subjects within college walls
under the joint Army-Navy plan.
Applicants for the basic training
must measure up to these require
ments :
1. Score 110 or better in an Army
Classification Test.
2. Be high school graduates be
tween the age of 18 and 21 inclusive
(not attained 22nd birthday).
3. Complete the regular basic
Army trainnig or be in the process
of completion.
To qualify for advanced training
under the plan the applicant must
meet these qualifications:
1. Pass the Classification Test with
the same score.
2. Have one year of college work
or its equivalent and be at least 18
but not necessarily under 22.
3. Complete or be completing the
Army basic training.
The War Department’s statement
pointed out that the trainees will be
in uniform on active duty, will be
paid while they learn and will be
subject to military discipline. The
colleges to which they are assigned
will provide the instruction prescribed
by the Army and will furnish housing
and feeding facilities. The students
will receive military training but it
will be secondary to their academic
work.
“The principal objective of the
Army’s Specialized Training Pro
gram,” the statement declared, “is
to meet the need of the army for
technically trained soldiers for cer
tain Army tasks for which its own
training facilities are insufficient in
extent or character.”
Report Comes from
Y. M. C. A.
The Y. M. C. A. reports a very
sucessful period of revitalization.
During the week of February 7 “Y”
membership increased 300%, and this
active membership continues to grow.
During this “Dynamic Y. M. C. A.
Week” there was a meeting with the
Spelman Y. W. C. A., at which time
students frankly and openly discussed
problems relating to student life. In
addition to this meeting at Spelman,
two meetings were held in the Robert
Hall Lounge.
James C. Jackson made clear the
significance of the Y. M. C. A. in the
general Christian movement.
Dr. J. D. Tyms gave a forceful ex
position of the dynamic elements of
Christianity. ■
Guy Darnell, secretary, recently
represented the group at Paine Col
lege.
The “Y” continues to be “a grow
ing vitality.”
Founder’s Day commemorates a day
born of the darkness, which grew
into light, conceived in chaos, but
made into a great life. /
— Ernest Wright
Our deeds measure our greatness—
contribute to the Endowment Fund.
A Democratic Spirit by Bernard
Smith was either left in Mr. Dansby
room Thursday or taken from my
room, will you please return it to me.
—Joseph W. Thompson.