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CAMPUS
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The Voice of The Students of Morehouse College
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Vol. 6
Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga., November, 1946
No. 1
MOREHOUSE CELEBRATES ITS 46th HOMECOMING
Miss Maroon and White and Attendants
Left to right, Virginie Turner, June Dobbs (Miss Maroon and White) and Irene
Moore.
Morehouse-Spel-
man Freshmen
Make New
Acquaintances
By Charles E. Washington
The traditional Morehouse-Spelman
freshman social was held on Septem
ber 20, 1946, in the Morehouse gym
nasium. Needless to say, this afiair
highlighted the activities of fresh
man week for both schools.
Introductory remarks by Mr. Wil
liam McGill, president of the More
house “Y”, opened the social. Miss
Amanda Keith then extended a wel
come to the incoming students on be
half of the Spelman student body;
and Mr. William Jefferson gave the
welcome of the Morehouse student
body. Miss Maurice Mitchell respond
ed for the Spelman freshmen. She
was followed by Mr. Romeo Horton,
who articulated the response of the
Morehouse freshmen in a, heartfelt
manner.
. After the speeches, a system by
which the freshmen from both insti
tutions could get acquainted was pre
sented to the group. Alternate cir
cles of young men and young ladies
were formed on the floor; and, as a
march tune was played, the circles
moved around each other until the
music stopped. During these inter
vals, introductions were made to the
students opposite each other.
To further acquaint the students
with one another, a person from each
state was chosen to represent his or
her particular state. The participants
responded with songs and short talks.
Mr. Romeo Horton, from Liberia, and
his sister,-Miss Horton (Morehouse
and Spelman, respectively) rendered
a unique African spiritual in a tri
bal dialect.
Ice cream and cookies stepped on
the scene at this point and their de
liciousness among the students ended
another chapter of this most cherished
tradition of the two colleges.
Georgia Governor
Exposes Klan
Activities
The activities of the Klu Klux Klan
and its interference in politics dur
ing recent years are exposed by Gov
ernor Ellis Arnall, of Georgia, in an
article in the October issue of Cor
onet.
According to Governor Arnall, dur
ing the war many Klan members al
lied themselves with Fascist groups
such as the Bundists, the Silver
Shirts, and the Christian Fronters.
Called a natural alliance, the Klan
is organized on lines similar to those
of the Nazis. At the top is the Impe
rial Wizard and Supreme Emperor
to whom members take oaths of ab
solute personal obedience. Next are
the Grand Dragons, heads of State
in the same way that the Gauleiters
were heads of German provinces.
Arnall has. instigated proceedings
against the Knights of the Klu Klux
Klan, which is incorporated in Geor
gia, to deprive the Klan of its charter.
The Klan was organized in 1865, the
Coronet article states, as a social club
of young men in Pulaski, Tennessee.
When members accidentally discovered
their ghostly uniform and ritual
Viewing Religious
Minds Among
Morehouse
Students
By Lynward W, Stevenson
Religion is given quite a prominent
and fascinating place on the More
house campus. This is evident, not
only by the place that it has in the
curriculum and in the chapel exer
rises, but also it is evident by the
place that the Morehouse students
themselves give to religion. About
sixty per cent of the content of dor
mitory bull sessions is religion. The
freshman, with his illusion of erudi
tion, makes an intellectual past time
of the typical freshman subject, “Is
there a God.” A few nights ago 1
heard two upperclassmen, an embryo
scientist and an embryo theologian,
scrimmaging over the old worn-out
subject, “Science vs. Religion.” These
arguments are typical among the stu
dents, and show one thing: whether
positively or negatively, religion does
occupy a compartment in the minds
of most students.
Then, too, religion, more than any
other aspect of the cultural pattern,
is common property among people.
Most of us have some type of reli
gious background . . . and some of
us are graduated from college still
in the background. Anyway, religion
is something that almost everyone can
argue (though not always intelligent
ly). And this may account for the fact
that the largest portion of the bull-
session contents is religion. For three
years I have listened to these bull ses
sions with grandstand interest and
have been able to distinguish three
general levels of religious minds.
The first-level religious mind is
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frightened the superstitious, the Klan
immediately gained strength, recruit
ing 550,000 members. Chief purpose
of the organization was to keep mi
norities in political bondage.
A Salute to Yates &
Milton Drug Stores
Since the beginning of time men
have dreamed dreams, and from these
dreams great things have come to
pass; from dreams of conquest mighty
empires have- arisen; and from
dreams of progress our great corpo
rations and business enterprises have
come into being.
It was from such aspirations that
one of Atlanta’s most progressive bus
iness enterprises, irrespective of race
or creed, has come into being. 1
speak of Yates & Milton Drug Stores.
Mr. C. R. Yates, a graduate of At
lanta University, and Mr. L. D. Mil-
ton were both employees of the Citi
zen Trust Bank, occupying the posi
tions of cashiers when the Auburn
Avenue branch of their drug store was
established in March, 1923.
This branch showed great prosperi
ty, and approximately three years lat
er Yates & Milton No. 2 was estab
lished at the intersection of West Fail
and Chestnut Streets, later to be
known as the “Block” to every More
house man. So famous is it that it is
almost impossible to conceive of
“Morehouse” unless somewhere in the
mind is an image of Yates & Milton
No. 2,
On the completion of the University
and the John Hope homes and with
the growing population of the west
side, the need became apparent that
another branch was necessary to sat
isfy the needs of the people and to
supplement Yates & Milton No. 2. So
being aware of this necessity, and de
siring to serve the public, another
branch was established on Fair Street
in the vicinity of the John Hope and
the University Homes.
For twenty-three years Yates &
Milton drug stores have served Atlan
ta. The prosperity enjoyed by the
enterprise denotes the quality of the
service rendered. The present mana
gers are as follows: Number 1, Mr.
C. R. Yates; No. 2, Mr. William R.
Fanning, and No. 3, Miss Florence
Hammonds. These able persons stano
A Homecoming
Message
To the alumni and many friends of
Morehouse, we cordially welcome you
to come and abide with us this home
coming. For it is only through inti
mate acquaintanceship and mutual
understanding that we may be able
to successfully bridge this transition
period and quickly return to that kind
of Morehouse that we all love and
cherish.
Be not disillusioned if the college
of today seems somewhat different
from that of yesteryears but remem
ber that we are just emerging from
the effects of a catastrophic war; and
our school—an institution devoted en
tirely to the education of men—felt
the full impact of the war tremen
dously. We men are cognizant of this;
hence, our constant efforts are per
ennially bent toward restoring to
restoring to Morehouse that glory and
honor which it deserves.
Your cooperation may help to fa
cilitate this transition from a war
time to a peace-time institution, thus
leading to an accelerated return to
those things inherent in the More
house traditions.
Morehouse men were excellent sol
diers of war, and now we must be
superb students of peace.
ready at all times to give the best in
service and merchandise.
So we salute “The Yates and Mil-
ton Drug Stores” as one of Atlanta’s
most progressive businesses, a symbol
of good will, fellowship, laughter and
fraternalism . . . “The Block” . . .
a place of gayety and laughter and
“Malt A Plenty”,
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June Dobbs to Be
Crowned Miss
Maroon and White
Homecoming
Traditionally, Miss Maroon and
White has been one who possesses
beauty, personality, and those char
acteristics that make for fine wom
anhood. June Selena Dobbs, a junior
at Spelman, who is the recipient of
this majestic honor, found the task of
meeting such qualifications very easy,
since her captivating charm and
glamorous beauty supplemented with
her refined manner are essentially an
integral part of her total personality.
June Selena Dobbs of Atlanta—sis
ter to Mattiwilda Dobbs, 1946 at
tendant to Miss Maroon and White—
is quite an active student in the ex
tra curricula activities of Spelman.
She is a member of the Y.W.C.A.,
the French Club, and, the Glee Club.
To balance these activities, thus cre
ating a coherent curricula, June
Dobbs carries a double major in
French and Social Science.
La petite belle fille, Irene Leota
Moore, an inhabitant of Harlan, Ken
tucky, is attendant to Miss Maroon
and White. An interesting, active, and
diversified life this charming lady
leads. Notwithstanding her majors in
English and history, she still finds
time to be engaged in multifarious
activities which include the executive
cabinet of the Y.W.C.A., the Glee
Club and chorus, the Morehouse-Spel
man choir, the Morehouse chapter of
the N.A.A.C.P., the inter-collegiate
council, and the community council of
Spelman College. She also occupies
the subsequent positions: vice presi
dent of the Spelman College student
body, and assistant secretary of the
inter-racial conference.
Lovely Virginia Turner, also of At
lanta and a senior at Spelman Col
lege, relegates her studies to the field
of fine arts—music being her major.
Hence, she serves her immediate col
lege community as a member of the
Glee Club and chorus, the Morehouse-
Spelman choir, the quartet, and the
Y.W.C.A. Virginia Turner is the oth
er attendant to Miss Maroon and
White.
N. A. A. C.P.
Launches Mem
bership Drive
Purposes of the NAACP and its
college chapters were given by Ar
thur Johnson. Other information rel
ative to the function and work of the
NAACP was given also by the presi
dent. Last year’s work was reviewed
by Charles Washington, who empha
sized the fact that the NAACP mem
bership should be doubled this year
because of the increased college en
rollment and because of the rising
tide of hatred and injustice in the
South. Stressing the need for a “fol
lowing through” in the membership
drive, James C. Traylor pledged his
untiring support to the NAACP this
year. “The NAACP obtains most of
its money to continue the fight for the
civil rights of Negroes from member
ships,” he explained, “and the pat
terns of hate set forth at Columbia,
Tenn., and Monroe, Ga., should spur
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