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Founded in 1898
THE MAROON TIGER
Voice of the Students
Vol. 54, No. 3
Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia
February, 1954
THIS YEAR'S GLEE DEBATING TEAM
CLUB LABELED "ONE GEARED FOR A
OF THE BEST"-Harreld BUSY SEMESTER
During the last week in April,
the famed Morehouse College Glee
Club will begin its annual tour
under {the anspices of its renown
ed director, Mr. Kemper Harreld.
Although the complete sched
ule for ‘the tour is not completed
at this time, Mr. Harrejd says
that he is certain that it will,
include Detroit and Cleveland.
It is very significant to note
that this, year’s glee club, com
posed of 65 voices, is the largest
in the history of the college. Mr.
Harreld further adds to the lau
rels of this year’s organization by
saying that “the glee club is a-
mong the four or five best in
Morehouse history.”
This has been one of the
busiest years for this aggregation
of singing voices; and all who
witnessed the splendor of the
Christmas Carol Concert this
year must have an idea of the
excellence of this group.
Radio, too, has made its demand
on this year’s group. Mr. Har
reld informed The Tiger that the
glee club was asked to do two
nation-wide broadcasts for the
United Negro College Fund. In
addition to these requests, the
glee club will be featured with
the Atlanta-Spelman-Morehouse
Chorus which will do four broad
casts for the U. N. C. F. All of
these broadcasts may be heard
over the network of the Ameri
can Broadcasting Company.
The Morehouse Glee Club has
proved itself a continual source
of enjoyment by having included
in its yearly program Detroit
Cleveland, and Bennett College
as annual stops. Mr. Harreld
states “We have given seven an
nual concerts in Detroit; we also
gave our seventh annual concert
at Bennett College during the
last Thanksgiving season.”
With the largest glee club in
Maroon and White history and
the numerous welcoming audi
ences, this tour should end one of
the Glee Club’s most successful
years.
I
Awards Announced For
Students Interested In
Marketing Research
The Market Research Council
of New York announced the esta
blishment of National Student
Awafds in Marketing Research.
The awards will be made ann
ually to under-graduate students
in recognized colleges and uni
versities in the. continental Uni
ted States. Their sole purpose
is to encoufage interest in the
study of marketing research.
»
Over twenty professors teach
ing the subject in colleges and
universities from coast to coast
helped the Awards Committee
design the plan so it will be most
effective in bringing the subject
more importantly to the attention
of students and increase the en
thusiasm of classes. Dr. Lyndon
O. Brown of Dancer—Fitzgerald
—Sample, Inc. is chairman of the
Council Committee on Awards.
Other members of the Committee
are Dr. Albert Freiberg, The Psy
chological Corporation; Dr. Dar
rell Lucas, New York University;
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The Morehouse College debat
ing squad is now preparing for
this semester’s debating activi
ties.
Some of the schools on this
Year’s schedule for forensic com
petition are Alabama State, Flo
rida A. and M. University and a
debate with a group of students
from Indiana in April. Emory
University is also a likely op
ponent.
The schedule will also include
two tournaments: The South
eastern Forensic Conference at
Dillard University in March and
the West Point Tournament held
at the University of The South,
located in Sewannee, Tennessee,
which also occur in March.
The question this year is “Re
solved: That the United States
should adopt a policy of Free
Trade.”
Members of this year’s debating
squad are Alfred Willie and Wil
bert Washington,' seniors; John
Barber, William Guy, and Don
ald Jones, all Sophomores. Wash
ington is president of the Debat
ing Society. Mr. Russell Brooks
is coaching the team.
BENNETT CHOIR
VISITS CAMPUS
A large audience greeted the
incomparable Clarence White
man’s Bennett College Choir of
Greensboro, N. C., in their second
appearance in Sale Hall Chapel,
Wednesday night, Feb. 17, 8:00
o’clock in connection with the
observance of the 87th anniver
sary of the college.
The 37-voice choir rendered 18
songs that held the capacity
audience spellbound. Songs ren
dered by the all-women group
that were favorites of the aud
ience included: “Roll, Chariot
Roll,” by Cain Holmes; “Jesu, Jpy
of Man’s Desiring,” by Bach; “The
Orchestra Song,” by Schumann;
“Hallelujah Chorus” from Mt. of
Olive by Beethoven and “Sing
Unto God,” by Handel.
Mrs. Nina Kudrik thrilled the
audience with her rendition of
Liszt’s “Mephisto—Waltz” on the
piano. The accomplished pianist
and keyboard virtuoso also played
Johann Strauss’ “Die Fleder-
maus.”
After the hour and a half con-
NSA Is Explained Since
Many Are Unaware
The N. S. A. (National Student
Association) is not a well knpwn
organization and as a result the
students are missing some won
derful opportunities. It is com
posed of four commissions.
Student Affairs Commission.
The student affairs program is
concerned primarily with service
to the student body. It assists in
the development of service to
special interest clubs. Academic
freedom, intercollegiate athletics,
social life, student health, and ori
entation are important phases of
the commission’s work.
Educalion Affairs Commission.
This program is concerned with
the student in his educational pro
cess, legislation affecting educa
tion, student economic welfare,
racial discrimination, intergroup
relations, educational practices,
scholarship opportunities, voca
tional guidance and similar mat
ters concerning the educational
community.
International Affairs Program.
Its primary aim is one of pro
moting international student un
derstanding and cultural ex
change. In the U. S., N. S. A.
sponsors a foreign hospitality pro
gram working to increase the
number of scholarships available
fpr exchange study for student
leaders in this and other coun
tries. Through the International
Student Information Service Bul
letin, the organization has made
possible an international ex
change of information on student
problems.
N. S. A. Travel Department ad
ministers programs of summer
study and work abroad which, in
all, in the year 1951-52, sent more
than 800 students abroad to al
most all of Europe.
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cert, the young ladies, along with
the Spelman College chorus, were
feted at a dance in the college
gymnasium with music by the
college band. Under the direc
tion of Louis Sullivan, who is
president of the Morehouse Col
lege Glee Club and Henry Foster,
Chairman of the Social Committee
of the Student Council, the
dance was quite successful, al
though abbreviated due to the
lateness of the hour.
The, Morehouse Auxiliary fea
tured the visiting young ladies at
a “get-acquainted” reception in
the lounge of the Chemistry
Building, Wednesday afternoon.
The Bennetl College Choir shortly after their concert here. A few
minutes later they were honored with a dance in the College
gymnasium.
Dr. Reid and Dr. Mays as they pose for a shot after the Founder's
Day morning exercise.
Morehouse Celebrated
87th Anniversary, Feb. 18
A cogent influence on the principles of loyalty and upon
the objectives of the Negro in the impending decision of the
Supreme Court were brought out in a dramatic address by
Dr. Ira A. Reid in Sale Hall Chapel Thursday morning,
February 18. Appearing as guest speaker in the 87th anniver
sary of the college, Dr. Reid said that one of the greatest prob
lems of the American people is the principle of recognizing
the Declaration of Independence as a symbol of equality.
Speaking on the subject: “An Unexamined Decision,” the
Haverfoid College (Haverford, Pa.) sociology head said that
merely stating these principles in the Declaration of Indepen
dence did not achieve the rights of free men. Some of these
rights, he said, have come to us through the church, through
education and through the courts. Regardless of what the
Supreme Court decision may be, he added, we must continue
to test ways and means of achieving equality.
Thp dynamic speaker asserted
that we must examine the areas
of social facts, facts of Negro
history, facts, Africa and other
countries. These facts are not
in our school curriculum, but we
here at Morehouse should study
and re-examine these vital facts
of our background in seeking the
truth.
Dr. Reid, who has enjoyed a
long distinguished career in the
field of race relations, is a grad
uate of Morehouse College, Pitts
burgh and Columbia Univer-
ties, former head of the so
ciology department of Atlanta
University and editor of the PHY-
LON.
Introduced by his former
roommate, Dr. N. P. Tillman of
Atlanta University, Dr. Reid who
excelled in dramatics and de
bating while a student at More
house, said that the principles of
education is no longer a myth
of equality but it should serve
as an understanding of moral
unity to bind together the citi
zens of a growing democracy.
Preceding Dr. Reid on the
Founder’s day program was the
Student Body President.
“Men of Morehouse, how long
shall we remain in the past,
boast of past achievments, dwell
in complete complacency, and
murmur , discontent everyday?
Wake up ye sleeping giants for
he who is behind must run faster
than he who is in front,” spoke
Michael B. Olatunji. Speaking
on the subject, “We Are the Keep
ers of the Future”. The speak-
* er gave the history of man in
his struggle for freedom, which
he said is analogous with More
house College. “Today we are
proud of many things. We are
blessed with an able administra
tion, able, competent and well-in
formed faculty, strong alumni
and the last, but not least, a stu
dent government which at pre
sent I believe is existing only in
name.”
The speaker said that after hav
ing spent almost four years at
Morehouse and observing the stu
dent government work at other
colleges, the student body here
has potential abundance for
growth. He added: “What little
freedom we have here is getting
away from us. Freedom is crying
and today for freedom I shed
inward tears, because responsi
bility on this campus and among
our student body has become a
negotiable instrument.” He said
that students should be given a
larger voice in the. curriculum
making and teaching.
Students should know what are
the purposes of the courses; teach
ers and administrators should
value student suggestions regard
ing teaching and specific channels
for student evaluation of teach
ers.
Mr. Charles W. Green, presi
dent of the Morehouse Alumni
Association, presided at the pro
gram Thursday morning. Music
was furnished by the two More
house College quartets accom
panied by Prof. Kemper Harreld.
The Founder’s Day activities
came to a climax Thursday night
at the annual banquet in the
Robert Hall dining room with
Mr. Charles Merrill of Thomas
Jefferson School, St. Louis Mis
souri, as featured speaker.