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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. * 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. (Continued on Page 6) 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 (Continued on Page 6)