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Page 2 MAROON TIGER October, 1948 JSfattonal J^ewd Corner By Ailue Gunter What has happened to Civil Rights? The fight and interest in Civil Rights seem to be dissolyed in probes of communism and espionage. During the early months of 1948 Negroes were interested in Civil Liberties. College campuses were scenes of large conventions and discussions on segregation in the Armed Forces, segregation in interstate travel, anti-poll tax and anti-lynching. Now Ne groes have discontinued discussing Civil Rights while newspapers have ceased to carry reports of such needed legislation. Two generations hence when students, the sons and daughters of this generation look through the pages of history and study the paterns of segre gation in 1948, they will note that Negroes are concerned less about getting Civil Rights than whites. They will further learn that Negroes did less, poltically, to get these rights than any other group. All over the south Negro students are kept blind to the real issues of the day. They are taught to be submissive and how to stoop. High school teachers are told what to teach the students by many prejudiced officials who wish to keep them ill-informed. Yet, our mothers and fathers ask us to be quiet be cause things will change. Our dangerous silence will leave the Negro peo ple holding the bag. There are fears encircling our lives, fear that death will be worse than segre gation as well as fear that the North and South will go to war. If that be true let’s open our mouths and see how sweet death really is. Don’t be misled. The Dixiecrats will not leave the union because there are too many Negroes who want political freedom; yet, too few to wage an effec tive campaign for Civil Rights when the masses pull back. The South is economically unprepared and psychologically disunited for war. Negroes must open their mouths and bend ev ery effort to end segregation. Silence tells the oppressors that we favor the status quo. Silence makes us cowards—too weak to defend our pos terity. If we in the nation’s colleges are learning anything at all, let us impress upon our minds and the minds of our leaders the necessity of Truman, Dewey and Wallace exchanging blows over Civil Rights—though important is the spy probe. Pardonalltg, Portrait By S. Wilbur Hylton Sterling heads the Morehouse Student Body ... prefers to be remembered as “Plain Cary” from Plainfield, N. J... . a senior this year, he plans to enroll in the School of Theology y,t Ober- lin; his ambition—to be a good pastor ... has an aversion for people ivho are self-righteous ... likes beautiful women, singing and good enter tainment ... enjoys playing the piano ... .a lover of classical music, he says this “be-bop” stuff, is nice to listen to .,. considers politics a good thing when it is used for altruistic purposes . . . believes that more of us must be willing to suffer for lofty ideas .. . hopes that all the felloivs will pitch in and help ivith the program this year. .. rates Kappa Alpha Psi, Y.M.C.A., Ministers’ Union and University Players. Stull, Sends and J^ondende By Leroy fames Whereas: Khaki pants and shirts with dabs of olive drab are again fashionable. Whereas: The origin of loose teeth can often be traced to a loose tongue. Whereas: A fellow needs a gal and a gal can only be found at Clark, Spelman, A. U., Washing ton Hi. Howard, Fourth Ward, Auburn. Hunter and various other places. Whereas: Anything that’s fun these days is either indecent, immoral or fattening. Whereas: Pre-med and theological students are the least likely to succeed to khaki. Whereas: There are ' only two times doing a man’s entire life when he wants female compan ionship— (1) when he’s a boy and (2) when he’s a man. We highly resolve and'pledge that freshmen need not lack for paternal advice. Welcome to The House. You are quite fortunate to be enrolled at Morehouse; for here you can improve your mind, your social standing and your breath. Smile at and be kind to old women, children and “M” club members. Above all be friendly to everyone. It pays. Go to class consistently. Study your lessons ev ery night and ask intelligent questions in class. (Let me know how this approach works. I’ve often wondered.) Coke machines are in nearly every building. Student body meetings are held each Monday and the library is not a social rendezvous. Although it is! Bridge and Bid Whist examinations are held in the Snack Shop and various other appointed places. With luck, you might be back next se mester. And Then There Was One cim\ Student Government Is Threatened Two Ways LERONE BENNETT, JR. This is an important year for student government at Morehouse. This could be its last year of effectiveness. A two-pronged attack of student indifference and to a lesser extent faculty encroachment tears at the heart of the once powerful giant. We most surely must face the facts. We can not hide a la Ostrich. Within the last four years one de partment of the student government, the athletic (division, has been lifted wholly from the Student Body without any form of official notification whatsoever. If you have eyes to see and are using them, you can witness at the present time the gradual lifting of another department. Mind you, I’m not indicting the entire fac ulty, for there are many faculty members who disagree with portions of the so-called “encroachment.” To be sure, I don’t think the pattern is conscious. But it’s there. Slowly but purely, inch by inch all of the power, all of the sting is being extricated from the Stu dent Body proper. Bill Welsh, former president of the National Student Asso ciation struck at the core of the problem in his speech before the American College Personnel Association. Welsh states that “too often college administrations are afraid of the public criticism that arises if mistakes are made by student govern ing bodies. ... We must inform the public that student gov ernment is a LEARNING PROCESS.” Some way, somehow that idea must be gotterf over here before the Morehouse Stu dent Body is reduced to- the role of Parrot. Now to the other side of the fence. Of equal importance is the matter of student indifference—a matter which. I be lieve, promotes faculty intervention. For instance, it's no well guarded secret that in days gone by—and maybe even today—that the president of the student body, editor-in-chief of the MAROON TIGER and other high officials were elected in January in various smoke filled rooms. Neither is the secret kept in the Morehouse safe that at vari ous times 10 or 15 powerful individuals have controlled the Morehouse Student Body lock, stock and barrel. One need only consult the records: In ’47-’48, 512 out of 909 students went to the polls to cast their presidential ballots. Last year the same proportion prevailed. Seventy or a hundred students struggled Out to name the writer editor-in-chief of the Maroon Tiger I.This out of a student body of more than 800. become social minded and attend meetings dutifully that two pronged attack will succeed. This could be the last year. jlUa&en Wxi\t Conceratna DR. MAYS Dear Editor, Presently, I am greatly dis turbed and concerned about the presidential offer that Hampton made to our president, Dr. Ben jamin E. Mays. There are numer ous Morehousp Men, students and graduates, who are equally dis- trubed. What are we. the students, going to do about it? We look to the MAROON TIGER for leader ship. Could the MAROON TIGER get a statement from Dr. Mays on this question? Let us be sure as to what his position is. There might be a stray probability of his leaving; while on the other hand, there might not be. If he suffers some disadvantages here that he might not suffer at Hampton, we should find them out and eliminate them. Then too, should there be some advantages at Hampton which we at present aren’t affording, we should inves tigate and see what can be done. Finally, Mr. Editor, we must let Dr. Mays know of our admira tion for him—for the kind of man he is, the kind of president he is, and the efficient leadership he af fords Morehouse college. We must let Dr. Mays know that because he still has a great job to complete here he simply must re main here. Mr. Editor, WE WANT MAYS! A Morehouse Student You’re Gonna Learn . .. 'Well you're here. Welcome. The twelve acres around you are holy. See that you keep them so. Morehouse Men are often prone to think of our campus as one big family. To keen it so, we’ll need your help. Getting along with people is really cooperating, and since cooperation is the keynote of modern life, we hope you are developing the art. You might be a member of the Morehouse family for four long years and IF YOU’RE BRIGHT You’re gonna learn that you must plunge into the college life and make a place for yourself. You’re gonna discover that life has its rainy days, sunny days and those in be tween. You’re gonna learn that to be a sensi tive soul will cause you untold concern and that to lose your temper is to lose out. You’re gonna learn not to take your roommate’s occasional grouch seriously, and that to walk around with a chip on your shoulder is the surest way to find a fight. You’re going to discover that happiness is a state of mind. \ ou’re gonna learn that gossiping is a sure way to become unpopular and that often when you opened your mouth it would have been better had you put an apple in it. You’re gonna learn the difference between nega tive and positive leadership and that most of the students do their leading from a strategic post on the local corner. ' You’re gonna learn that the college could run perfectly well without you and that it doesn’t mat ter so much who gets the credit if the job is well done. You’re gonna discover that the teachers and the cooks are human and that a smile and a cheery “Hi” are necessary parts of your school equip ment. You’re gonna learn that no one ever ran a touch down without help and it is only through coopera tion that we make progress. You’re gonna learn that the members of the Morehouse family are 0. K. and getting along depends about 99.4%' on you. The Maroon Tiger • • • Freshmen and some few upperclassmen have voiced amazement on beholding the office and the work of THE MAROON TIGER. Many have asked “What is The Maroon Tiger?” 4 It is a student owned, student operated organ for the expression of campus opinion and the mirroring of student activity. It is a student pub lication; it does not necessarily express the views of the administration. At the same time it is not the organ of any clique or small group on the campus. The paper belongs to every Morehouse Man. Founded over fifty years ago, it is a campus institution, proud of its motto: “Guardian of the rights of Morehouse Men and interpreter of More house Men for the world.” To Be A Success ... This fellow hadn’t been to college in 15 years, and he was sitting there enumerating the reasons students fail in college—and after college, too. He obviously knew what he was talking about, for he was everything but a success. A former All-Southern, campus playboy and member of various and sundry clubs, he had taken to drink and other allied habits. But his words made sense. Students fail, he said, because of: Lack of prepartion (i.e., in high school and grammar school), lack of ambition and lack of interest, extra-curricular activities ( wine, women, and football), poor study habits (philosophy to the accompaniment of Dizzy), lack of goals, low I. Q., lack of attention in individual classes, poor teach ing, poor health, psychological factors. This rum-bemused sidewalk pundit certainly hit the proverbial nail on the head. Is your trouble listed among the ten he named. It probably is. Freshmen, and sophomores; overcome your trou ble before the semester passes. And you, upper classmen, do you find your trouble there. Hurdle it. THE MAROON TIGER Founded in 1898 by Timothy Williams Member of Associated Collegiate Press Vol. 50 October No. 1 Published monthly during the school year by the students of Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia. Entered as second class matter at the post office of Atlanta, Georgia under the act of March 3, 1877. LERONE BENNETT, JR EDITOR WILLIAM BUSH BUSINESS MANAGER Edward Saunders Associate Editor Claude Chamlee * Managing Editor Charles Anderson and Leroy James Copy Editors Preston E. Amos Sports Editor C. Grovere Littlejohn Feature Editor William Bowens Photographer Walter Clements Artist REPORTERS: Charles Bryant, Russel Adams, Calvin Jackson, James Randolph SPORTS WRITERS: Henry Rice, Ron Bennett, Jr. FEATURE WRITERS: Myron Johnson, Charles Johnson, Wilber Hylton, Ailue Gunter. Leroy Newman Asst. Business Manager Harry Tolbert Advertising Manager Malcolm Corrin Circulation Manager Charles Hawkins Exchange Manager BUSINESS DEPARTMENT: Lowell Davis, James Young G. L. CHANDLER, A. 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