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February-March, 1943
THE MAROON TIGER
Page Seven
A Student's View
On Negro Art
The Negro’s greatest contribution
to art has been in the fields of paint
ing, sculpturing, drawing, and wood
carving. We lost most of our craft
arts when we were brought to Amer
ica. To satisfy our needs of religion,
we took up the emotional arts of
dancing, singing, and dramatizing.
Today we are noted for our contri
bution in these emotional arts.
The early American Negroes did
not have the opportunity to distin
guish themselves in art because of
race prejudice. Undoubtedly the first
Negro to distinguish himself as an
artist in the United States was
Joshua Johnston. About 1820, he was
listed in Baltimore as being a “Free
house holder of colour, portrait paint
er ” Some of his paintings are still
in the hands of wealthy New Eng
landers.
Many American Negroes went
abroad to seek better opportunities
in their fields of art. Among some of
those who did was the noted sculptor
Edmonia Lewis. She studied in Paris
and on returning to the United States
she produced her greatest sculpture
“Forever Free.” This sculpture was
that of an emancipated slave group.
Henry 0. Tanner studied painting in
Paris and won recognition from
French painters. He was awarded sev
eral prizes for his painting.
Since the dawn of the Twentieth
Century, a new birth of interest has
been started among our young artists.
Hale A. Woodruff, undoubtedly the
leading Negro contemporary artist,
was awarded the Harmon Foundation
Prize. His greatest works have been
in murals. His painting of “Amistad"
excels all of his masterpieces. Still i
young man, he has a very promising
future. Charles Alston and Jacobs
Lawrence have won many awards for
their paintings and their achieve
ments make them leading contempar-
aries to the famed Hale Woodruff.
Richmond Barthe and Augusta Sav
age have gained recognition as out'
standing sculptors. Recently Rich
mond Barthe produced a memorial to
James Weldon Johnson, noted Negro
Poet.
The future offers promising careers
to these young artists, who have dis
tinguished themselves in the world of
art.
—Bennie A. Brown, ’46
’rometheus Bound Scores Big Triumph
“Prometheus Bound,” the Seventy-
Six Anniversary presentation, direct
ed and designed by Baldwin W. Bur
roughs, scored a big triumph here be
fore a capacity audience during a two
night’s performance at Sale Hall on
Morehouse College Campus.
The cast, led by Louis Peterson,
who turned in a brilliant performance
as “Prometheus,” was able to hold
the audience spellbound.
The play opens with the chaining
to a mountain in Scythia of Prome
theus, the only Titan who had helped
Zeus become king of the gods, but
who received in return only atrocious
punishment for having thwarted Zeus’
plan to destroy the human race, by
giving men fire and teaching them
how to use it. Denied the deliverance
of death, Prometheus is omnipotent
in his suffering and draws to himself
in sympathy Oceanus, one of the old
er dogs, who has made his submission
and maintained his position under
Zeus. Oceanus counsels submission for
Prometheus. The advice is not ac
cepted, but Prometheus advises in
turn that Oceanus take to his heels
lest Zeus be angry with him for hav
ing visited his victim. Oceanus yields
easily to the advice that he save him
self. His daughters are the chorus,
and are won to Prometheus’ side by
warm sympathy with his suffering
and admiration for his service to
mankind. Without hesitation they
elect to stay with him and face all
Panacea
I crave for life some day to bring
A poem or song ev’er-one may sing.
A song of fear, delight or cheer,
That makes one think that God is
near.
I pray that this may come some day
Before my life is past away,
That I may sing this song of love
To God—to God—to God above.
Ev’er-more this song will ring,
Ev’er-more this song will bring
Content to small, to great, and all
Until ev’er-one on earth has heard
His call.
A. A. Gaston.
In Triumph
Miss Dorothy Maynor, negro lyric
soprano, sang at Eaton Auditorium
last night to a large and appreciative
audience. Let me say, item, she has
the loveliest voice these ears have
heard. From first to last there was
scarcely a tremor in the flow of purest
melody which issued from her dis
ciplined lips.
In Schubert’s Ave Maria, for ex
ample, the ethereal theme simply
evanesced, seeming without human
motivation. The Queen of the Lieder.
Gretchen am Spinnrade, was done
with restrained fervor, elicting all the
Schubertian ardor, with the magical
spinning-wheel hum ever probingly in
the background. Piano art was
gloriously allied with vocal perfection,
Two Debussy songs, Beau Soir of
shimmering gossamer, and Verlaine’i
Fantoches, piquant memorabilia, were
highlights of the French group. For
encore, the tintinnabulation of
Guitares et Mandolines by Grovlez
was an impressionistic fragment
superb in execution.
Miss Maynor has done considerable
research in the folk music of her
race. She sang a funeral song, Take
this Feeble Body, which she discovered
last summer in a South Carolina vil
lage. It proved an emotional climax
of singular power. But quite the most
impressive episode of the evening was
her presentation of Samuel Barber’;
setting of the James Joyce poem
Hear an Army with its clangorous
intervals, and lines like: “They come
shaking in triumph their long green
hair . . .”
It is a rare and wonderful thing to
have such masterly co-operation
was provided by Ernest Victor Wolff
at' the piano.
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THE UNINVITED—
—D. MACARDLE
the terrors that Zeus is about to send.
The entrance of Io heightens the
tragic pathos: the victim of Zeus’ love
as Prometheus is of his hate, she re
lates her mad wanderings only to
learn from Prometheus of the long
array of woes yet to descend upon
her, culminating in far-distant pro
geny destined to overthrow Zeus. Pro
metheus defies and mocks Zeus’ min
ion, Hermes, sent to inquire about the
person who is to overthrow him;- and
the play ends amid thunder and
earthquake, in which Prometheus and
the chorus, who refuse to leave him,
are swallowed up.
The cast: Louis Peterson, “Prome
theus”; Harry Baxter, “Force”; Ber
nard Peterson, “Hephestus”; Calvin
Miller, “Violence”; William Brewster,
“Oceanus”; George Funderburg,
“Hermes”; Mary Gay, “Io”; and the
chorus: Carol Phillips, Alma Flynn,
Ernestine Wallace, Doris Blayton, Al-
man Vaughn, Louis Blayton, May
Alice Norman, Chase Funderburg, and
Beatrice Goldsby.
The staff: Vernon White, Stage
Manager; Alma Flynn, Choreography;
John Armstrong, Music; Nina Charl
ton, Gussie Turner and Earnest
Treadgill, Lights; Rufus Jones, Tech
nician; Harry Baxter, Building; Cos
tumes by Estella Ashmore and Mau
rice Maxey, Business Manager.
Incidental music was taken from
Brahms, Beethoven and Ischaikowsky;
Io theme music was composed bv Mr.
W. L. James.
N. A. A. C. P. Campaign
The acid test of democracy in the
United States is America’s treatment
of 13,000,000 Negroes who are still
fighting for the full measure of justice
which our Constitution guarantees to
all citizens of our country.
The N.A.A.C.P. and other groups
have repeated over and over again
that the fight against Hitlerism must
be carried forward at home as well as
abroad; that our country must
strengthen itself by having unity at
home, that kind of unity which comes
only through every part of our popu
lation having a stake in the war
effort.
As true Morehouse men upholding
ideals of the institution, as young,
strong, free, vigorous Negro men, as
believers in the democratic way of
life, theoretically and practically, as
future leaders of our race and of man
kind, as individuals striving for the
fullest intergration of themselves
into the social whole, into the com
plete American and world societies,
as individuals who believe in advance
ment by outstanding personal achieve
ments, we, here and now dedicate our
selves to the N.A.A.C.P. Being in the
midst of our annual membership
campaign, we, the Morehouse Chapter
of the N.A.A.C.P., do solicit the mem
bership and support of all the stu
dents of Morehouse College.
For information regarding this,
see the following men:
Perry J. Bryant, Jr.
James W. Mack
Allen Rucker
John D. Anderson
Hoselle Smith
Charles Stevens
Robert Power
William C. Pinkney
, Bernard Gibson
Roy Boggs
J. T. Miller
Albert Gaston
Students Partici
pate in Panel
Discussion
A new and very entertaining type
of chapel service was held on
February 11th and 12th. The panel
discussion, sponsored by Professor
Melvin D. Kennedy at the beginning
of National Negro History Week, was
composed entirely of Morehouse stu
dents. Paul Hyde, ’43, was the chair
man, of the panel which consisted of
Joseph Brooks, ’46; Lawrence Bur-
well, ’44; Douglas Carter, ’45; Robert
Johnson, ’45; Robert Kitchen, ’43;
Thomas McJunkins, ’43; Clarence
Moss, ’43; Knox Nash, ’46; Walter
Ricks, ’44; and Jerome Williams, ’45.
The theme, “The Negro and De
mocracy,” which is closely related to
National Negro History and which is
even more important in our present
day, was discussed from many points
of views. Arguments that heretofore
have been confined to “bull sessions”
were openly presented. Douglas Car
ter believes that radical changes must
take place before the Negro can
truthfully claim his share in demo
cracy. Clarence Moss contends that
the Negro cannot hold his place in a
democracy unless he is prepared, and
education is important in improving
the status of the ISTegro. The entire
discussion was not rehearsed and the
students voluntarily expressed their
opinions. Lawrence Burwell stated
that education alone isn’t the solu
tion to the problem of the Negro be
cause we have educated men who
have become conservative at a time
when their education could be best
used by the Negro race. Therefore,
he believes that the solution to the
plight of pur race lies in a militant
organization like the N.A.A.C.P.
So popular was the panel discussion
on its first day that it was recalled
to be held again. It is the wish of
many students that we may have
more chapel services which will allow
other students to express their views
on other important topics.
Office of War Informa
tion, War Man-Power
Commission
Q. Will the 18 and 19 year olds be
called before married men?
A. Generally, yes.
Q. Are married men being called
now ?
A. Yes, in some states* and they
will be called generally before many
months.
Q. Are married men with depen
dent children being called?
A. Generally, no. The calling of
married men with dependent children,
who have acquired dependency status
in accordance with Selective Service
regulations, requires specific authori
zation of the National Director of Se
lective Service and such authorization
has not been issued.
Q. When will married men who
are not deferred by reason of their
occupation be called, and in what
order?
A. Married men fall in three main
categories and will be called in this
order and at such times as their
services are required:
1. Registrants, both married and
single, with collateral dependents
only. (Mothers, fathers, etc.)
2. Registrants with dependent
wives only with whom they maintain
a bona fide family relationship.
3. Registrants with dependent
wives and child or children and those
with one or more children only, with
whom they maintain a bona fide
family relationship.
Two years of experience in Selec
tive Service has shown at least 17 or
more different classifications of mar
ried men for these purposes, and in
determining the order of induction
the local boards will use their best
judgment. The recently-passed Allow
ance and Allotment law provides a
system of payment to the family or
dependents which eliminates much of
the actual need for deferment, except
in special or “hardship” cases.
Q. In view of the provisions made
for necessary payments under the
Allowance and Allotments Act, does
"dependency” really mean anything
in relation to deferment any more?
If not, why is there still a 3-A classi
fication?
A. Dependency is still a factor in
Selective Service classification and
3-A will be continued. The Allowance
and Allotments Act merely caused
many wives of soldiers and persons
who should be soldiers to cease to be
dependents. Single men with depend
ents will be called first when it be
comes necessary to go into the de
pendency (3-A) groups, then married
men with a wife only, then married
men with a wife and child or children,
or children only; but men with de
pendents who are not in essential in
dustries or agriculture will be called
ahead of other men with dependents.
Q. Is occupation coming to be, or
has it become, the only grounds for
deferment, as in England?
A. No, but occupation is becoming
more important in the classification
of registrants. Even in England
occupation is not the only ground,
since hardship cases are still con
sidered.
Q. Since the top limit for induction
has been cut from 45 to 38 years of
age, does Selective Service or War
Manpower Commission have authority
to direct the 38 to 45-year-olds into
essential industries or war essential
agriculture?
A. No, but they will be most use
ful there, and most of the job oppor
tunities will be in those fields.
Q. Will the Army or Navy release
its over-38 men back to essential in
dustry or agriculture?
A. The Army has announced it
will release these enlisted (or drafted)
men, but only if they request it and
if it is shown that the men are more
useful to industry than to the Army
and that they will be employed in
agriculture or some other essential
war industry on their release.
Q. How about the Navy enlist
ments?
Well, gang, here we are again still
mad as “hell” because of Spelman’s
recent desire to turn U. S. O. We
will just forget this for a while and
start the Monthly Wash.
Here’s a bit of advice for the gals—
If you don’t watch your steps with
the soldiers you’re going to lose some
good guys who’ll be gone with the
wind after you’ve had time to think
it over. We could mention several
romances that have been threatened
by a sudden patriotic feeling the gals
got.
Melzetta Peterson, will you allow
us to ask you a question? As you
probably don’t know, Jeanne Fuller
has assured Bradley that she is wait
ing for him and that it’s he and only
he. You probably did the same. The
question is who’ll have who “When
the lights go on again . . .?” Arthur
Owen, you are a great problem to us.
We realize that a fellow can keep
two girls at once with great ease, so
we attempted to help you by picking
out two of your many girls, but final
ly decided to let you try it. Is it Doris
Smith, Bemnie Varner, Joyce Jenkins
or Martha of A. U. ? ... Speaking of
Joyce Jenkins reminds us of some
thing. Joyce Jenkins seems to have
let the man shortage affect her more
than it affected most people. Just
the other day she took Kornegay to
basketball game to assure herself of
a man . . . Mentioning Kornegay’s
name reminds us that he has been
labeled the puzzle of the month. Kor
negay make your choice. Is it Marion
Chivers or Virginia Buck ? Hurry and
make up your mind. You have got to
release one of them for others that
are waiting.
Boy, Jessie Tarver found himself in
a mess when Ernestine Brooks and
Bonnie Day appeared simultaneously
in the Library—Virginia Tillman has
a lot to say to Irene Yopp lately.
Could Parsons be the subject? They
find so much to chat about . . . Won
der if Eleanor Milton knows that
Jerome Williams has been seeing
“Tina” at Spelman rather often ? ...
Cy Perkins goes to see Helen
Bridges with a rather serious look on
his mug. Is this more serious than
we guessed? Dotty Colbert, The Rin-
so Twins wish to commend you for
sticking to Beech when you had such
inviting invitations from the ministry
and the Army. We hope Beech will
hurry and straighten out his affairs
and come back to you and only you
William R. Williams claims he is a
peace, loving man, but the trouble is
that he loves too many pieces—A few
Spelman crabs were disappoint"' 1 the
night of the play when their devoted
lovers walked in with city gals.
The Rinso Twins are ardent fans of
Veronica Lake, and her alluring hair
do, but the next time we wash Thelma
“Veronica” Coefields hair we think
we’ll fix it another way.—Doris Blay
ton has gone “all out” for victory by
relieving the U. S. O. of one less
soldier to entertain. We guess she
figures that if the Army took all her
other prospects she might as well go
to the Army for her next one.
Say Eloise Williams, we hear you’ve
developed a tender heart toward sol
diers in general. Even to the extent
of a sweet good-bye kiss for every
soldier leaving town.
Bobby Kennon has got to learn
to stop bragging about things he
never did, or somebody is going to
dig him a six by four bed. The Twins
are really worried as to whether the
Omega Pin that Sadie Conley is wear
ing belongs to Wesley Sawyer or not,
If it does, here’s hoping they stay to
gether this time. If it doesn’t, Sadie
has a liking for Omega men, hasn’t
she ? Calvin Ward and Johnny Brown
have called it quits. We hope they
get back together. Warm days sug
gest spring; Spring suggests love
We know some people who can thank
the few warm days for patching up
what they couldn’t. Just to mention
a few: Charlie Stephens and William
Frye who had a break but now its all
roses again; Chase Funderburg and
McJunkins who once decided to call it
quits but now they realize that they
were meant for each other; Dinks
McMath and Harriett Nash who
have decided to try again. We could
go on with this but time won’t allow
it. We sincerely hope these new ro
mantic attempts will pull through . .
As to who Charles Saunders is going
with has caused us an extra amount
of soap. It is Glamour gal Tommy
Butler or her good friend, Elaine
Pace? . . .Joe Brooks has seemingly
let the light touch of warm weather
affect him more than it affected most
people. As a result of it, he’s got to
make an important decision between
Catherine Burney, Gladys Brooks and
Helen Johnson. Clara Yates tells us
that everything is just rosies with
Bobby Gaines and her. We think they
make an interesting couple . . . Louise
Colbert, the Twins would like a piece
of that candy you received from
Arizona. Paul Stanford seems to be
rather serious over June Strong, but
seems as though Robert Pinckney has
beat him this time . . . The Twins
realize that the men are scare and
that they get scarcer by the day, but
we wonder if men are so scarce as to
bring about some of the “Sports” we
heard about on Seplman Campus.
Barbara Mosley has started another
romance with Rocky Sullivan . . . We
are so sorry, Annie Brown, but be
cause of some reason we can’t men
tion your new romance. . . .
I hear Archie Haynes received a
severe slapping from his gal for
stealing sugar in the Morgan Hall
Lounge. Evidently, Wesley Sawyer is
the “bug business” because he chang
es numbers often-—Sadie Conley, Ro-
wena Bell, Blanche Sellers, Dorothy
Points, Robert Jenkins girl friend,
and a few others we won’t mention
because we’ve got more washing to
do.
Say Editor Johnson, I wish you
would pause for station identification
so we would know whether you’re
hooked up with D. B., G. H., V. T., or
J. B. We know that you’re a “live
wire,” but if these stations ever cross
up, you’re going to have a “short
circuit.”
Well, burst the suds, bud, and
sound me while I’m on the beam. The
low-down is this, Kornegay didn’t
know that Virginia Buck could' pray ~
the same game. Now that she is seen
with Robert Scott, Kornegay is sing
ing “Slow the Row, Mama”. P. S.,
Kornegay, did you know that your
“Shadow” is shadowing Myrna La
Fall while saying she’s strictly my
brand”? . . . Well, well, spring is
coming, and “collars and buttons” can
be seen chasing “girdles and garters.”
While sigging on the block, the twins
saw Drakeward drilling a skirt, Frank
Wilburn slaying a “Lame Brain,”
Robert Ford dodging a run-in, and a
host of cats beating the dog, lamp
ing the chicks, and Jim Hayley was
even caught stealing a little sugar
from the Conley queen in one of the
back booths of the Drug Store.
A lack of information is sometimes
a grievous fault that causes one to
regret. Such was the case when Rob
ert Power and Paul Grey brought
their city “chicks” to the basketball
game not having been informed that
Spelman girls would be there . . .
say, Arthur Owens, what is the secret
of your success? ... A FABLE told
by a Spelmanite: “Now that the sol
diers are here, we can get along with
out Morehouse men.” . . . With
“ground pads” being rationed, we’d
advise Fitzgerald to buy a bicycle so
(Continued on page eight)
A. Under the President’s direc
tives, the Navy may recruit men over
38, if they have special aptitudes or
skills, and may recruit men under 18.
started out with a bang and drifted
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