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Founded in 1898
Vol. 51, No. 4
Morehouse College Atlanta, Ga.
Voice of the Students
January 20, 1950
Sale Hall Chapel will be the
scene at which Roland Hayes, in
ternationally known tenor, will be
presented in concert on Friday eve
ning, February 3. All proceeds
from the performance are scheduled
to go to the Morehouse Student
Building Fund Drive, which is
currently underway.
According to sponsors of the
concert, ticket prices for the con
cert ^by the talented singer are
$1.20 for students and $2.00 for
reserved seats. The balcony seats
will go to the students at the lower
price, while the entire downstairs
part of the auditorium will be re
served for $2.00 patrons. It was
stated, however, that students will
be permitted to buy tickets for re
served seats, if they so desire.
Tickets for the concerts
placed on sale last week.
were
Hayes is no newcomer to More
house or Atlanta. He has appeared
here on several occasions in the
past. The artist has been acclaimed
by critics the world over as pos
sessing unusual ability as a tenor.
Proceeds from the concert will
go toward the erection of a chem
istry building, a chapel and a gym
nasium.
All students are urged to attend
the affair.
History, Political Science Department
Offers 4-Week Citizenship Course
According to |an announcement recently made by Dr.
Melvin D. Kennedy, chairman of the Department of History
and Political Science at Morehouse College, Morehouse will
offer a 4-week course in citizenship with a view to preparing
our citizens for more active participation in political activities.
Especial attention will be given to helping those citizens who
are seeking to qualify under the new registration law of the
State of Georgia.'
These foreign students are presently enrolled in the college. From left to right, first row: Nathaniel O.
Olaku, James O. Ogunsanya, Fidelis O. Obi; second row: Louis B. Emodi, Hezekiah Oluwasanmi, A. Romeo
Horton and Howard Kemp. Not pictured here is Charles F ,Lunn, III.
Seven Foreign Students Enrolled
At Norehouse This Semester
Enrolled at Morehouse College
this year are eight foreign stu
dents. These students who have
well taken their places in the
Morehouse Student body hail ex
clusively from West Africa and the
West Indies. They are studying
in various fields here in this coun
try with the firm determination of
returning to their respective coun
tries for service.
These are A. Romeo Horton, from
Liberia, West Africa; Hezekiah A.
Oluwasanmi, James O. Ogunsanya,
Louis Bobo EmQ&^jgja^Obi and
Nathaniel QdprakufronW^^eria,
West AfrjJPnHoward j Kemjwmd
Charles*^ Lunn III from Nas^ju,
Bahaipm, British West Indies.
tomeo Horton,, who is
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houi|, majowme; in economics, i^
graduate of tnfetBooker T. Wag
ingto»ElementarPlBghool and the
CollejJjhof West n-Ti
School, rife has served in thePublic
Health Service of Liberia.
Hezekiah A.
pleted his secq
tion at the i&beokuta
School, after prhich he servd
Nigerian Government as a cld
the Treasury Ddmirtment. H<j
junior and a 4-poink man at More
house, majoring in comical science.
JajMpIliP^^tnsanya, a soprmmore
pre-med student, is a graduate
of St. Andrew’s College, Oyo, Ni
geria. He served his government as
a produce inspector^
cultural
Louis B. and
pre-med student, is a gradual
King’s College, Lagos, Nigeria, and
served as a custom officer in Nj
geria. Fidelis O. Obi, graduates
Africa College, Onitsha, Nigya,
served as a clerk in the Sq®lme
Court of Nigeria. He
freshman, majoring in mpSnomics.
Nathaniel O. Olaku i^Ffreshman
majoring in economic?; a graduate
of Baptist Academy, Lagos, Ni
geria. He served as a stenographer
in the Commissioner of the Colony’s
Office, Nigerian Civil Service.
Howard J. Kemp is a freshman
majoring in chemistry. He grad
uated from the Eastern Senior High
School, and served in the General
Post Office, Nassau, Bahamas,
British West Indies, with Charles
F. Lunn III A w(ao is also a freshman
at Morehouse. Lunn is a graduate
of Government High School, Nas
sau, Bahamas, British West Indies.
He hopes to major in biology.
All these students expect to do
further study in this country after
finishing Morehouse College.
Students Study
3-5 Hours Daily,
iurvey Reveals
CLINTON, N. Y. — (IP) — Just
how much does a college student
study? A recent survey conducted
on the campus at Hamilton College
revealed that the general average
of study time per day was between
three and five hours. An even 30
per cent of students said they spent
four hours a day on their books out
side the classes.
That, in addition to 19 hours of
classes a week, brings the student
“working week” to just about 43
hours. Then, too, the 600 men have
over five dozen extra-curricular ac
tivities. Over half the students
fly in dormitory rooms, while
another 29 per cent hit the books
in fraternity houses. Most fre
quent distraction reported (24 per
cent) was “loud talking” within the
buildings.” Just over half of the
students said they could study in
their own rooms any time they
wanted to; 45 per cent reported
they couldn’t.
The “midnight oil” proverb took
a beating, however. Only 7.2 per
cent reported that they did all their
studying at night.
Dixon Appointed
State President
01NAACP Youth
Robert R. Dixon, Morehouse
senior, was recently named presi
dent of the Georgia State NAACP
Youth Council at the Eighth An
nual NAACP State Conference, held
in Gainesville, Ga.
Dixon was elected by delegates
from forty different Georgia coun
ties who attended the confab.
Many discussions were centered
around NAACP policy and objec
tives, finances, legal defense and
/public relations. Funds amounting
to $1,881 were raised at the con
ference.
Based on the theme, “Crusade
for Human Rights in Georgia,” the
convention was highlighted by ad-
The proposed program of lec
tures, sponsored by the Department
dresses of Dr. W. M. Boyd, state
president of
adult branches;
and Gloster B.
Current, nation
al director of
branches.
Speeches, pan
els and reports
told of acceler-
( sited activity
dixcn —'land encourag
ing progress in {'je crusade for
human rights and decency in the
state.
In addition to being elected state
youth president, Dixon, at the same
time, was elected to the National
Planning and Advisory Committee
of the NAACP Youth Council. At
Morehouse, he is majoring in biol
ogy and minoring in chemistry and
mathematics. Dixon is also a mem
ber of the German Club, YMCA,
NAACP and Phi Beta Sigma Fra
ternity.
Paul McDaniel and Jimmie Chat
man, in addition to Dixon, attended
the convention as representatives
of the Morehouse NAACP chapter.
of History and Political Science,
will not last more than four weeks
and will comprise three lectures
per week. The sessions will be held
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings
from 7:30 to 9:00 o’clock during the
months of January, February,
March and April. The first ses
sions, those of the month of Jan
uary, were held on Tuesday and
Thursday, January 17 and 19. The
dates of the February, March and
April sessions will be announced
later.
The classes) are open to Huy-"
one wishing to attend, although
they are primarily for those citi
zens who are interested in re
registering for voting in the State
of Georgia. Those who wish to at
tend these classes should register
for them immediately. Registration
for the January classes was held
on Monday, January 16, in Room
207, Sale Hall.
Instruction in these citizenship
classes is completely non-technical
and informal. No text-books are
necessary. Students are expected to
provide writing materials only.
There is no charge for these classes.
They are being offered by the Col
lege as a public service.
Large Number in College Age Group
Were Victims of Poliomyelitis in 1949
Remember: Other students must
use library books. Please don’t
forget to return them.
An alarming number of people
in age groups that include college
and university students were vic
tims of 1949’s. epidemics of polio
myelitis in this country, Basil
O’Connor, president of the Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis declared in issuing a spe
cial, urgent call for organized
March of Dimes campaign partici
pation by college and university
student bodies.
The last year, Mr. O’Connor said?
has seen the largest number of
polio cases in any one year in any
country in the history of the world
.—or more than 42,000 cases. Of
these 42,000 it is estimated that
more than 10,000 were over 15 years
of age with the greatest number
proportionately between the ages
of 15 and 24.
The economic impact of this rec
ord number of polios has been a
serious drain on funds of the Na
tional Foundation. Some $31,000,-
00 was needed for patient care
alone during this epidemic year,
Mr. O’Connor declared, and care
for 1949 patients through 1950 may
cast National Foundation chapters
in excess of $20,000,000—without
inclusion of care costs for a single
new case in 1950.
A realistically successful 1950
March of Dimes campaign is neces
sary, the National Foundation pres
ident said, to meet these demands
as well as other obligations of the
organization. Mr. O’Connor pointed
out that these obligations are of
particular importance to institutions
of higher learning, their student
bodies and faculties.
Extensive research and educa
tional programs are financed by the
March of Dimes funds of the Na
tional Foundation, Mr. O’Connor
explained. He added that virus re
search seeking a means of preven
tion or control of poliomyelitis has
cost the National Foundation, from
1938 and through June 30, 1949,
$8,212,855.50 while research for the
prevention and treatment of after
effects of the disease have cost an
other $2,735,223.95. This research,
which is being carried on in our
great universities, is making real
progress. Further, during the same
period, the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis awarded fellow
ships and scholarships under its
education program which totaled
$10,996,884.56, while $4,036,367.88
was spent for medical care exclu
sive of epidemic aid.
Through the educational program
of the National Foundation, Mr.
O’Connor said, more than two thou
sand persons have received train
ing in professional fields related to
polio.
In urging all-out participation by
colleges and universities in the 1950
March of Dimes, Mr. O’Connor
stressed the importance of un
interrupted continuance of the edu
cational and research programs of
the National Foundation, despite
the added patient-care burdens of
the coming year.
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