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VOL. 50, NO. 4
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, ATLANTA, CA.
FEBRUARY 19, 1949
Eighty-two years after the first class met in a frame, two
story barn-like Baptist church in Augusta, Georgia. Housemen
from all sections of the country gathered in historic Sale hall
chapel to pay homage to the founders of Morehouse college. Presi
dent James A. Colston of Georgia State college, ’32, and Charles
Hawkins, ’26, executive secretary of the Cedar Branch YMCA,
Cleveland, Ohio addressed the main assembly in the Morehouse
chapel at 9:00 yesterday morning.
J. CUiRTIS DIXON, executive sec-
retary of the Southern Education As-
Story
Untrue
Says Dr. Mays
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, president of
Morehouse college, took exception to
parts of an article on the Morehouse
Snack Bar, published in the last edi
tion of the MAROON TIGER. Dr.
Mays issued a statement explicitly
stating that all proceeds from the
Snack Bar go to the College and not
to Mrs. Mays or Mr. Mangham.
“Mangham’s salary is paid by the
College,” said Dr. Mays. “The Col
lege expended $8,000 in order to re
novate the Snack Bar and put in the
pressing shop. This was done in the
interest of the students.”
Dr. Mays’ statement was made to
repudiate a story published in the De
cember issue of the MAROON TIGER
—This story said that proceeds from
the Snack Bar were divided between
Mrs. Mays and Mr. Mangham. The in
formation for the story was allegedly
obtained from Mr. Nix, director of
dormitory life. Mr. Nix has said that
he was misquoted.
Special College Section To
Highlight Marriage Institute
Miss Kathryn L. Johnson of Syracuse University will lead a
special college section at the Fourth Annual Institute on Building
For Successful Marriage and Family Living, which will convene
at Morehouse college, March 16, 17, 18, 1949. According to a
spokesman for the Department of Sociology, the college section
will be one of the more popular sessions of the Institute.
New Constitution To
Be Presented Soon
Ernest Wright, chairman of the
Constitution committee, revealed here
this week that work is moving along
“rapidly” on the new Student Body
constitution which various committees
have been writing, “off and on,” for
the past two years.
Although noncommittal on details
of the new document, Wright did re
veal that there will be many “strik
ing changes” in the new constitution.
He added, “the old constitution served
very well in its day but changing
conditions have necessitated certain
drastic revisions.”
THIS REPORTER did learn, how
ever, that among many other changes
the name of the Student Activities
Committee would be changed to the
Student Council. Wright also revealed
that at present the committee is coh-
sidering- a plan to change the repre
sentation on the Student Activities
Committee from an organizational
basis to a popularly elected one.
According to Professor Walter R.
Chivers, director of the Institute and
chairman of the Department of Sociol
ogy, the faculty this year will be
stronger than it has ever been.
A special feature of the Insti
tute is the contest that the socio
logy departments of the Univer
sity system are sponsoring
among sociology students. The
student that submits the best
prepared research paper on the
theme, “The Preparation of
College Students for Responsi
ble Parenthood,” will receive a
fifteen dollar award. The select
ed paper will be presented in the
Institute.
Dr. Evelyn M. Duvall, marriage
counselor and executive secretary of
the National Council on Family Rela
tions, will lead several sessions. Sla
ved to conduct several of the more
technical sessions is Dr. Paul B. Cor-
nely, Medical director of Freedman’s
hospital, Washington, D. C.
Among the outstanding authorities
who will serve on the Institute faculty
is Mr. William Cooper, a member of
the National Advisory Council.
Nix Gets M. A. Degree
In Personnel Work
In December of 1948 William M.
Nix received the M. A. Degree in
“Guidance and Personnel Administra
tion” from Teachers College, Colum
bia university. Mr. Nix is Director of
Dormitory life at Morehouse. He has
been with the Department since 1946.
Bachelor and Bobby
Soxer on Thursday
You don’t want to miss this one.
Thursday night the Department of
Dormitory Life is presenting the
screen comedy, “The Bachelor and
the Bobby-Soxer.” Heading the cast
are Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Shir
ley Temple with able support of Rudy
Vallee.
A LADY JUDGE, a bobby-soxer, a
carefree artist and a stuffy district
attorney are the ingredients for this
gay, romantic comedy which ap
proaches hilarity.
The picture begins with the artist
being held in the court of the lady
judge for his night club behavior the
night before. The artist, after gain
ing his freedom, lectures at the local
high school. Who, but the lady judge’s
teen-age sister should fall for him.
And as the plot thickens, the judge
falls in love with him, too, further
complicating matters.
The rest you see Thursday Night.
You’ll enjoy the short subject, “Sum
mer-Time.”
See you at the weekly movie, chum.
Oh yes, you can bring “cuddles,” too.
Best Dressed, Man of
Year Polls Coming Soon
But the MAROON TIGER has a
new technique; and March, April, May
and June have been designated by the
editorial board as “poll months.”
And then in April, the traditional
MAROON TIGERS’ annual Best
Dressed Poll will be conducted. “The
Man of The Year” contest will climax
our annual polls.
sociation, delivered the address at the
traditional anniversary banquet in the
College dining hall. Among the many
guests Rev. May
nard Jackson, pastor of Friendship
Baptist church and president of the
Alumni association.
President Sterling Cary of the
Morehouse Student Body spoke to
the morning assembly on behalf
of the Morehouse Student Body.
THE CELEBRATION started aus
piciously Thursday when the talented
cellist Kermit Moore thrilled a large
crowd of guests and students in a
recital in Sale hall chapel. Kemper
Harreld, Chairman of the Department
of Music, Morehouse, Spelman col
leges, said of Moore: “I consider him
one of the greatest young cellist in
the U. S.”
A radio broadcast ended the
two day celebration. Dr. Mays
appeared on this program.
In a special Founders’ day message
released to the MAROON TIGER this
week, Dr. Mays called attention to the
physical needs of the College. “We
need,” he said, “at least another mil
lion dollars for endowment and at
least two millions for expanding the
physical plant ... To this task I
dedicate myself and call upon you to
help us accomplish it.”
Dubbs Asks Clothes
For Berlin Workers
Charles Dubbs, acting chairman of
the Department of Physics, More
house College, released to the MA
ROON TIGER this week a letter re
ceived from a friend, Dr. Hella Bern-
hard, of Berlin, Germany.
Excerpted from the letter was this
paragraph: “The situation in Berlin
becomes more and more confused, and
we cannot think what it will be in
several weeks. We have no fuel, no
food, the trams and trains and sub
ways are overcrowded, with accidents
every day. I would be very grateful
if it would be possible to have some
worn clothes or things like that. My
patients are mostly workers, and
many of them have very thin and
badly worn clothes and shoes.”
Mr. Dubbs appealed to the students
to contribute unused clothes to the
needy of Germany. Persons desiring
to contribute clothes or other articles
may leave same with Mr. Dubbs at
his room, 305 Robert hall or his office
115 Haven-Warren hall, Clark college
by Friday night, February 25.
Mar. 3 — SAN QUENTIN — Lawrence
Tierney, Moran Carr, Barton Mac Lane.
Western Welcome.
Mar. 10—CHINA GIRL.
Mar. 17 — SEVEN KEYS TO BALD-
PATE—Philip Terry, Jacqueline White,
Eduardo Ciannelli.
Leon Errol “In Room.**
Re-activate Delta Phi Delta
Jackson Will Climax Publication Celebration
Emory O. Jackson, editor of
the Birmingham World and for-
mer editor of the MAROON
TIGER, is slated to climax the
local celebration of National
Negro Newspaper Week with an
address in Sale hall chapel, Fri
day, March 4.
Other speakers who will spotlight
the local observation are L. D. Red
dick, director of the Atlanta univer-*
sity library; Robert Johnson, Report
er, Atlanta Daily World; C. A. Scott,
editor of the Atlanta Daily World;
Walter Chivers, chairman of the De
partment of Sociology, Morehouse
college, and Nathaniel Tillman, chair
man of the Department of English,
Morehouse college. Johnson, Scott,
Tillman and Chivers will appear on
a panel discussion of the Negro press,
Thursday, March 3.
The observation of National Negro
Newspaper Week has been timed to
coincide with the re-activation of Al
pha chapter, Delta Phi Delta journa
listic society. A banquet will be given
in honor of the neophytes of Delta
Phi Delta and members of the staff
of the MAROON TIGER in the Gra
ham Jackson room of Frazier’s Cafe
Society, Friday night, March 4. The
main speaker at this event will be
Emory O. Jackson.
A series of seminars have been
scheduled for the benefit of the
MAROON TIGER staff during the
week. Marion Jackson, sports editor
of the Atlanta Daily World, will ad
dress one such seminar on “New Hori-
zions in Negro Sports Reporting.”
Robert “Bob” Johnson, former edi
tor of the MAROON TIGER and re
porter for the Atlanta Daily World,
will speak on “The Negro Reporter.”
Mrs. Wright, director of publicity, At
lanta university, has been scheduled
to appear at one of the seminars also.
Editors and members of other school
publications in the city have been in
vited to attend all seminars. A stu
dent publications “get-together” will
be a special feature of the week’s
celebration.
Preston E. Amos, sports editor of
the MAROON TIGER, is serving as
chairman of the week’s program. He
reports excellent response to his pleas
for cooperation with the MAROON
TIGER in putting the program over.
The Department of Dormitory life
and the Student Activities committee
are cooperating with the MAROON
TIGER also.
Feature Ed,Finishes;
Johnson Takes Over
Among the mid-year graduates is
Clarence Littlejohn, Feature Editor of
the MAROON TIGER. At press time,
Littlejohn planned to “stick around
Atlanta” for a while. Littlejohn will
be succeeded by Charles Johnson, fea
ture writer.
Littlejohn has led a varied life in
campus activities.