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Founded in 1898 THB MAROON TWER Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia Voice of the Students March 26, 1954 Dr. Lawrence Was Principle Speaker For Ninth Annual Marriage Institute “Because of a lack of knowledge, we are uncertain what status the father plays in the family and it has fctecome one of the most pressing and prevalent family problems in the home today,” Dr. Charles R. Lawrence, instructor in the De partment of Sociology and Anthropology at Brooklyn College, N. Y., said here Thursday morning, March 11, during the three-day Ninth Annual Institute on “Successful Marriage and Family Living.” Speaking on the subject: “The Modern Father; A Displaced Person,” Dr. Lawrence said that because the basic family structure has been changed very little through ancient time, his most important social role in life outside of the home is his job and because of this, the wife is given authority in the home. He cited that changes in re quirement for earning a living and the position of women in the family earning and occupation have given the wife an equal voice in deciding what is best for the children. The noted psychologist and the Morehouse- Atlanta University - Columbia University graduate emphasized that women were defined once as inferior to men, but the work they did was important. In many instances, the household work did not give them a sense of value as a contribution to society. Manipulating skills to control and dominate the every actions by the husband has produced gene rations of men who have been kept in a situation of indepen dency, the speaker said. Dr. Lawrence was accompanied by his wife, Dr. Margaret M. Lawrence, practitioner in psy choanalysis and child psychia try, New York City, who also gave a series of lectures. Other lecturers, consultants and group leaders were Mrs. Marion P. Hernandez, R. N., field consul tant of the Planned Parenthood Committee of Mothers’ Health Centers and director of its Han nah Stone Center in New York City; Dr. William M. Cooper, reg istrar, Hampton Institute, Hamp ton, Va.; Mrs. Georgia Douglas, instructor, University of Georgia Evening College, Atlanta, and (Coniinued On Page Eight) Freshman Problems: A New Approach WATERVILLE, Me.—(I.P)—A new approach to the perennial problem of freshman adjustment was recently tackled at Colbz College with the help of Profes sor Theodore M. Greene of Yale University. Dr. Greene, a philoso phy professor, deplored the “ty pical freshman indoctrination” to college in an address here last spring and suggested at that time a Freshman Convocation. “We fail-to use imagination to get inside the minds of the newly arrived freshman,” he charged. “We tend either to lecture at them or to shake their hands and pump them full of ice cream. There ought to be a time for the beginning of the kind of mature conversation which . . . four years of college ought to mean. The Convocation, held last month, in Dr. Greene’s words was “to give the freshman an oppor tunity to find himself as an in dividual and, in so doing, to ad just himself and accept the , re sponsibilities of .college life.” In his three-day visit, Dr. Greene addressed an All-College assem bly, spoke informally at classes, before fraternities, conducted Chapel and was featured in the Freshman Convocation meeting and panel discussion. DR. JAMES H. BIRNIE INVITED TO CONFAB AT BRYN MAWR The National Science Founda tion is sponsoring a conference at Bryn Mawr College this month (March 29-April 1) on the Place of Biological Research in the Lib eral Arts College. About thirty biologists from colleges through out the United States will meet for three days on the campus to discuss ways in which research may contribute to the teaching and training of undergraduates and of the type of support needed in such programs. The committee planning the conference is headed by L. Joe Berry, professor of Biology at Bryn Mawr. Other members are Harriet B. Creighton of Wellesley College, Launce J. Flemister of Swarthmore College, Mary S. Gardiner also of Bryn Mawr, Frank R. Kille of Carlton College and Lewis H. Kleinholz of Reed College. Dr. James Birnie, profes sor of Embryology at Morehouse College, has been invited to at tend. VETS ORGANIZE ON CAMPUS TO AID STUDENTS' CAUSE In a special interview with THE MAROON TIGER, Cleve land Chandler, senior at More house, related the purpose of the newly formed “Organized Vete rans of Morehouse”. The group was organized earlier this month and has adopted its constitution. The vererans, approximately six ty strong, have elected Mr. Chandler as the organization’s first president. “The group is eager to lunch a progressive program,” l\^r. Chandler states, “and as a point of clarification, this organization is not interested in competing with, or creating antagonism among any organs of the ad ministration or the student body, but its primary purpose is to co operate with the progressive ele ments on the campus so that the purpose for which this college stands will be perpetuated. The general objectives of the organization are stated in the preamble of the constitution, which reads: “We the Veterans of Morehouse College, to stimulate a desire for genuine leadership, hereby join ourselves together to pursue the following objectives: 1. To promote competent and sound leadership among the stu dents of Morehouse College. 2. To assume all responsibilities congruent to the rights and pri vileges which ordinarily accrue (Continued On Page Eight) STUDENT PREXY SHEDS LIGHT ON LOCAL LEADERSHIP PROBLEM "LEADERS IN THE DOLDRUMS" By MICHEAL B, OLATUNJI (Special To The Maroon Tiger) There has been a great deal of talk and arguments among students since the President’s talk on lack of leadership and honesty a few weeks ago in Chapel. Many of us %gree with him that dishonesty is intolerable and that Leadership is wanted and needed. But there are doubts in the minds of many as to whether it is true that we lack leadership here on our campus. Many have asked me of my personal opinion about the President’s statement concerning lack of leadership among us. One student has put it this way: “Tunji, do you really believe that we lack leadership among us? Don’t you think that it is lack of cooperation, initiative and this attitude of let “George do it that is hurting us like a ’dragon?” For, I believe he futher* stated that lack of recognition for the little that students do here, coupled with the above mentioned attitudes, is why no student—or very few students—will go all out for extra curricula activities. As a student leader who, through four years’ experience on the existing situations, not overlooking however, the »pres- ent very, very young generation of men of Morehouse who can-, not be compared with the more matured men of five or ten years ago, I think I can explain what is what about student lead ership. To the question concerning our lack of student leadership, I say NO emphatically! I know and believe with no iota of doubt that there are real capable lead ers, potential leaders, the protege and quite a few of those whom I might call prestige leaders on our campus. But why do we lack leaders if we do have potentials? Something must be wrong some where, somehow. Like the old community cry many of us have said, “This is an underprivileged community; it has no leaders; how can it be expected to help itself?” THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CASE: Yes, I believe that we do have leaders among us, but where are they? They are in the doldrums —most of them very unwilling - to stick their necks out. The few who did are overworked and most tragic of all are unrecog nized. One might ask another question as vital as this. But why do they keep their necks in? This is a vital question on which opinions vary, but I be lieve that though there is much embedded in the whole problem that until, student leaders are recognized, helped to develop and sincerely searched for, the ma jority will keep their necks in— not stuck out. Among the four basic wants and needs the psychologist stress es recognition as being vital. Through recognition the sense of belonging will come back to students, who, in this college, need a solid social program. No student government can do that by itsdlf. Our program planners must get together with our sis ter college on Greensferry. Also, students must be told frankly that making A’s is Kot enough in the building for a well-rounded personality fit to live within a democracy such as ours. Stress must be laid on moral values in classes. Those who know must preach this gospel everyday. Like the Psalmist, they must be told that they hold their life contin ually in their hands. Everyone must bear his own load of respon sibilities. To those who have the tedious task of preparing us for the fu ture, I have the following to sug gest so that those leaders in the. doldrums may safely and easily stick their necks out. HOW TO FIND LEADERS We find Readers by sincerely searching them out. Sharp ob servation, personal contacts, recognition and patience are es sential to broadening the base of leadership. In Hickory Nut Valley, Dr. Bond took more than - a year to find the men whose in fluence would carry their neigh bors along. How do we find them? By looking for them, giving them a chance, understanding and recognizing their importance. HELP THEM TO DEVELOP , This present immature genera tion of men of Morehouse really needs help. First, we forget com pletely the it’s-easier-to-do-it- myself attitude. Perhaps it is, but in the long run, the more diffi cult task of enlisting the aid of many has infinitely more \far- reaching effect and results. Again, patience and sensitivity are es sential to the job. The importance of the acceptability of a leader cannot be ignored and should not be. A leader cannot lead if he does not have cooperation of those he is supposed to lead. WHO ARE THE "WE"? And who are the “we” who have the responsibility for find ing and developing leadership? The “we” includes every mem ber of the Morehouse family who truly believes in a democracy as a good way of life and recognizes us as future planners of the des tiny of the human race. There is no student government set-up better than the one we have on this campus. Leadership potentials exist in every com munity — privileged or under privileged. Most leaders do not spring full-bloom into communi ty activities; only a few men are doing the job of the whole. This cannot be in a democracy. I agree with John Dejvey that “In a democracy which is gen uine there is no such thing as one-way leadership. The ideal is the give-and-take in which every one both leads and follows.” In a democracy everyone is important; and everyone here at Morehouse, to the degree to which he is capable and in his sphere of influence, must be ready and able to assume alter nating roles of leadership and followship. As I pointed out in my Found er’s Day Speech, “We are only existing in name; we are in a lethargy. The old Morehouse (Continued On Page Seven) (Right) Tom Alston, rookie firstbaseman for St. Louis Cardinals with Ezra Davidson in college gym during latter part of basketball season. Alston was enroute to spring training in Florida. The Problem Solved? At Least* They Tried! (ACP)—Readers of the Iowa State Daily have come up with a solution to their school’s athletic problem. When the Daily com plained editorially that only seven students had turned out to give the football team a send- off to Oklahoma (where Iowa State lost 47-0), a group of read ers wrote a letter with these sug gestions: Fire (1) the football coach, (2) most of the assistant coaches, (3) the athletic director, (4) the basketball coach, (5) the publi city director and (6) the radio announcer who broadcasts the game. Then, the readers added, build up a strong alumni organi zation to help athletes through school. “Educational standards of a school go easily unnoticed by the ordinary populace,” the letter said. “However sports are known to all and it is here that a major portion of college interest and spirit develops.”