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Founded in 1898
Voice of the Students
I THE MAROON TIGER
All-American 1949-50
Vol. 54. No. 1 Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia October 16, 1953
Faculty Continues To
Be Strengthened
Morehouse starts the year off
with a bang by adding a little
bright glory to its faculty. This
year we have Dr. Henry C. Ham
ilton, who for a number of years
served jointly on faculties of
Morehouse and Atlanta Universi
ty as professor of education. He
is on our staff as registrar, re
placing Mr. John P. Whittaker,
who retired last June. Dr. Ham
ilton holds the B.A. degree from
Atlanta University, the M. A.
from the University of Pittsburgh,
and the Ed. D. from the Universi
ty of Cincinnati.
Dr. William Braun, a native of
Vienna, Austria, is being added
to the faculty of the department
of Modern Foreign Languages as
professor of German. He replac
ed Dr. P. L. Hannak, also an Aus
trian, who was retired last June,
1953. Dr. Braun holds the B. A.,
M. A. and the Ph. D. degrees from
the University of Toronto, in
whose University College he hasi
been serving as lecturer in Ger
man.
Wendell P. Whalum, a 1952
graduate of Morehouse who has
just been awarded the M. A. de
gree in Music by Columbia Uni
versity, is joining the faculty as
a member of the Department of
Music. Mark G. Birchette, B. A.,
Morehouse; M. A., Atlanta Uni
versity, is being added to the staff
of the Bursar’s Office, (Mr. Bir
chette was formerly on the staff
of Dillard University). Charles
E. Hubert, B. S., Georgia State
College (now Savannah State); M.
S., Atlanta University, will teach
in the Department of Biology.
Roswell Jackson, B. S., More
house, will be in the Department
of Chemistry.
Waldo Whatley has been ap
pointed Superintendent of Build
ings and Grounds, replacing Clin
ton E. Warner, who has been add
ed to the staff of the Personnel
Department. Dr. D. L. Boger, a
member of the staff of the Person
nel Department, will become, in
addition, a part-time member of
the academic faculty, teaching
classes in psychology, education,
and French. A Howard Univer
sity graduate, Mr. Boger holds the
degree in Personnel and Guidance
from Columbia, and the M. A. de
gree in French from McGill Uni
versity in Canada. In addition,
he has satisfied all requirements
except the thesis for the doctorate
in personnel and guidance at Co
lumbia, where, for the last two
years, he has been studying.
Also returning after leave for
advanced study leading to the
doctorate is Professor G. Murray
Branch of the faculty of the
School of Religion.
GRAD RECORD EXAM
DATES ANNOUNCED
The Graduate Record Examina
tions, required of applicants for
admission to a number of rgad-
uate schools, will be administered
at examination centers through
out the country four times in the
coming year, Educational Testing
Service has announced. During
1952-53 more than 9,000 students
the G R E on Saturday, November
ment of admission requirements
of graduate s’chools which pre
scribed it.
This fall candidates may take
the GRE of Saturday, November
14. In 1954, the dates are Jan-
The versatile Class of 1957 as ihey assembled for Iheir first pictorial record.
FRESHMEN INVADE CAMPUS,
GIVE ORGANIZATION BOOST
Totaling 222 strong, one of the largest fresh- man classes in history of the school embarked
upon its academic career by arriving here for Freshman Week, Monday, September 14th.
After being welcomed to Morehouse College on Monday morning by Dr. Benjamin E. Mays,
president of the College, the “Class of 1957” began a program of orientation which included
instruction in the use of the library; meetingwith the faculty and the president of the student
Association, Mr. M. B. Olatunji; a Freshman“Get-Together,” a strenuous testing program;
health examinations, consultation with faculty advisers, a joint social with the freshman class
of Spelman College, religious activities and at home one afternoon with the College president.
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British Scholarships
Result of Marshall Aid
As a gesture of thanks for Mar
shall’s aid, the British govern
ment has decided to establish a
series of annual “Marshall Schol
arships” to enable Americans to
study at British Universities.
The wards will be made to Uni
ted States citizens only, men or
women under the age of 28, who
have graduated from accredited
colleges or universities in the
United Kingdom for two years in
the first instance, with a possible
extension to three years.
Twelve awards will be made
every year and places will be
found in the United Kingdom uni
versities for successful candidates.
The value of each award will be
500 pounds a year with an extra
200 pounds a year for a married
student.
Applications for the Academic
year 1954-55 must be received not
later than November 1, 1953. Fur
ther information may be obtain
ed from: (1) the appropriate ad
visers at American Universities or
(2) the nearest British consulate
or (3) British Information Ser
vices, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New
York 20, N. Y.
uary 30, May 1, and July 10. ETS
advises each applicant to inquire
of the graduate school of his
choice which of the examinations
he should take and on which
dates. Applicants for graduate
school fellowships should ordinar
ily take the designated examina
tions in the fall administration.
Application forms and a Bulle
tin of Information, which pro
vide details of registration and ad
ministration as well as sample
questions, may be obtained from
college advisers or directly from
Educational Testing Service, P. O.
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While not the largest freshman
class to enroll at Morehouse, be
ing exceeded by the class which
entered in 1946 whose official
count was 317 students and the
class which enrolled in 1947 which
totaled 246, this class may prove
to be one of the best.
In all areas the member of
this class have greatly increased
the extra-curricular strength of
the college. Twenty-two mem
bers of the Maroon Tiger staff are
freshmen. Exactly one-half of
the forty-eight members of the
College Band, almost half of the
sixty-two members of the Glee
Club are freshmen. Of the forty-
eight members of the Tiger var
sity football team, seventeen are
members of this year’s freshman
class.
Approximately one-half of the
incoming freshmen reside in
states outside of Georgia, and ex
pending from California to New
York, 1 from Florida to Michigan.
Over 50 per cent of this year’s
class are scholarship holders or
holders of some type of student
aid. Forty-eight of the students
have been awarded full tutition
scholarships; twenty-one have
been presented half-tuition scho
larships; twenty-eight are holders
of Ford Foundation Scholarships.
One hundred and ten of the fresh
men plan to enter the science de
partments of the College; seven
ty-four anticipate entering de
partments of other than science,
while the other students have not
as yet decided about their major
field of concentration.
All in all this should be an
outstanding year — with such di
versified interests as these.
CAMPUS SCENES
Crowd leaving library, smiling
. . . "The Dodgers have won iheir
first game of the World Series."
PRESIDENT OLATUNJI
STUDENT BODY
PREXY OUTLINES
OBJECTIVES
Realizing that the growth, pro
gress and success of any group
rests mainly in the hands of the
individuals composing it, and that
leadership must be commensurate
with responsibility, President
Olatunji has set forth the follow
ing objectives for his administra
tion:
1. To revive the Morehouse
Spirit.
2. To strive to be Morehouse
Gentlemen for effective
leadership.
3. To bridge the’ gap between
us and other colleges in the
university system with bet
ter social programs for a
better wholesome relation
ship.
4. To plan activities that will
bring back to our campus
ethical principles embodied
in the Christian faith.
5 To keep and uphold the
ideals and reputation of
Morehouse College.
Beta Kappa Chi
Initiates Associate
Membership Plan
The Alpha Beta Chapter of the
Beta Kappa Chi Honorary Scien
tific Society will launch its 1953-
54 school'’year activities by initi
ating an associate membership
plan. This program was official
ly announced by Mr. W. Rowan
Sanders, president of the chapter.
Mr. Sanders stated that the as
sociate membership program is
designed primarily to interest stu
dents who have not yet accumula
ted thirty semester hours of
science (which is a requisite for
membership), but have good av
erages to become associate mem
bers of the organization. This
will enable the students to be
come intimately connected with
the mechanisms and purposes of
the organization before fully at
taining membership. It is felt
that a student having toiled for
two or more years and having
obtained thirty semester hours of
science with a “B” average has
little time to become intimately
attached to the organization as he
should.
“The student who wishes to be
come a member of the scientific
organization now has an early
goal toward which to strive,” said
Mr, Sanders. “But”, he also add
ed, “if a student fails to continue
to maintain his average after be
coming an associate member, his
association with the organization
will be dissolved automatically.”
That old adage, “there is no rest
for the weary,” still holds.
BAND SHOWS MUCH
PROMISE THIS YEAR
Hail to the incoming Morehouse
Maroon and White Band of 1953-
54, who hold great promise of
rendering some of the finest band
music ever! The statement giv
en by Mr. Wendell Whalum, our
new band director, best describes
the new band: “This year’s band
is one of the finest that More
house has had and it is very
promising for an effective concert
season.” He further stated that,
“the group is very eager to re
hearse and develop an excellent
playing facility.”
Freshman participation in the
band is excellent this year, in that
the band consists of 50 members,
20 of whom are freshmen. The
freshmen, as well as the upper
classmen in the band are to be
highly congratulated for their in
tense loyalty and interest in the
band. Much musical talent is to
be found among the members of
the band, and it will certainly
become evident as the year moves
on.
Several appearances Will be
made during the year, other than
those on the campus. Their first
appearance is scheduled for to
night, October 16, when More
house plays Alabama State. Maj
or band marches will be played
by the band on this occasion as
well as on many more.
According to the new all-year,
plan which was related to us by
Mr. Whalum, the band will go
into strictly concert work follow
ing the close of football season,
This will add greatly to the cul
tural atmosphere at Morehouse
and the University as a whole.
Great are the expectations of
the faculty and students of More
house, but even greater are the
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