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Vol. 55. No. 2 Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia DECEMBER 4, 1954 DR. MAYS presenting Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Laws to President Tubman of Liberia. College Honored Pres. Tubman Of Liberia At a special convocation in Sisters Chapel Friday, Nov. 5, at 11:00 a. m., Morehouse College conferred the Doctor of Humane Letters degree on President William V. S. Tubman of Liberia. The 18th president of the all-Negro republic was awarded the Doctor of Laws Degree from Atlanta University and the Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from Morehouse College. In awarding the degree, Presi dent Mays of Morehouse cited President Tubman as a champion of human justice and a friend of the common man. Para phrasing a comment by Supt. Frank S. Gailor,” President Mays continued, “Your policy of equal justice for all and equal oppor tunities irrespective of friend or foe has endeared you to the hearts of your people; and with you there is no sect, tribe or clan but all are considered as Ii- berians.” The Morehouse Pre sident praised the Liberian Chief Exeuctive whose parents are Georgia-born for the inaugura tion of the regular convocation of executive councils with tribal chiefs, tribesmen and diplomatic administrators in the Hinterlands. This program, President Mays, said was designed to break down all barriers among people and to create a classless and unified citizenry. “Because of these ac complishments and most of all for what you represent in your own person”, President Mays concluded, “Morehouse College honors itself by honoring you.” In addressing the convocation audience, President Tub man praised the accomplishment of the Negroes who remained here to contribute to the growth and de velopment of the United States. It was from the State of Georgia, Sociology Department Lecture Series On Nov. 2 and 3, the Depart ment of Sociology presented its second speaker for the Fall Lec ture Series. The speaker was Dr. Dan W. Dodson, Professor of Ed ucational Sociology at N. Y. U. Dr. Dodson, a noted authority in the field of race relationship, spoke on the basic theme, “Social Action in Race Relations.” The thought which prevaded his three lecture-discussion sessions was (Continued On Page Seven) the Liberian Chief said, that the guiding hand of Providence mov ed his forebears to emigrate to Liberia and cast their lots there. Among the many people of Geor gia who have made significant contributions to the development, President Tubman cited Samuel Benedict who wrote the De claration of Independence for Liberia from which he quoted excerpts in his address. President Tubman was further honored at a reception held in the lounge of the Chemistry Build ing, Friday evening, where mem bers of the faculty and students greeted him. The Liberian Chief Executive arrived here early Friday morn ing, Nov. 5, and was met at the Terminal Station by a distin guished group of citizens led by Dr. Rufus E. Clement of At lanta University and Mayor Hartsfield of Atlanta. Friday afternoon, he toured the business district, on Saturday he toured Atlanta University Center and the the Westside housing area. The President, who was making a State Visit of the United States, was accompanied to Atlanta from Tuskegee by his country’s am bassador to the United States, Clarence L. Simpson; by Brig. Gen. Robert A. Brewer, his aide de camp, and by Victor Purse, deputy chief of protocol of the State Department. ART FILMS Sale Hall Chapel Ancient Japanese Schroll Tuesday, December 7 Maga thru the Ages Shorts on Indian and African Art. Admission 25 Cents Dean Nabrit Gets Appointment Dean James N. Nabrit of the Howard Unive. ;ity Law School, Washington, D. C., was recently appointed by Pr sident Eisenhow er to the Comm.ttee of the Gov ernment Contract to succeed J. Earnest Wilkins. Vice President Richard Nixon is chairman of the committee. Dean Nabrit, who argued the District of Columbia school se gregation case before the United States Supreme Court last year, is a 1923 graduate of Morehouse College where he received the bachelor’s degree. He received his doctor of jurisprudence from Northwestern University in 1927. An honor graduate of both schools Dean Nabrit is the brother of Dean Samuel Nabrit of Atlanta University. The new»appointee has been secretary of Howard University since 1939 and teaches a course in civil rights which he initiated. He taught two years at Leland College, Baker, La., and for two years was Dean of Arkansas State College. Atlanta Symphony Quartet Presented By Arts Club On November 7, at 8:15 p. m., the Arts Club of Morehouse Col lege presented the Atlanta Sym phony Quartet in concert. Fea tured with the quartet was Mr. Haskell Boyer, baritone. The pro gram consisted of the “quartet in C Major” by W. A. Mozart, “Dov er Beach,” a musical selection for voice and quartet by Samuel Bar ber, and the “Quartet in A Min or” by Franz Schubert. The rich musical quality which can be heard in the delicate bal ance and contrast of the chamber orchestra characterized the quar tet. The sensitivity of their pre sentation matched with their close coordination delighted the ear. Their interpretation of the music with contrasts of fast and slow, happy and gay, major and minor modes and their emotional con notations, gave a variety to the program which held the audience spellbound. Mr. Boyer, through his read ing of the poem “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold, and his mar velous vocal presentation of the poem in song, was an organic part of the high excellence of this musical program. The sound of his solid baritone voice against (Continued On Page Three) Allanla-Morehouse- Spelman Players In Scientific Drama At the opening play of the season The Atlanta-Morehouse- Spelman Players chose Charles Morgan’s play of the modern scientist’s dilemma, The Burning Glass. The first performance opened Monday evening at eight o’clock, November 22, and ran for two nights. Because of re pairs in process on Howe Hall, the regular home of the Players, the two performances were given “in the round” in Giles Hall. The story revolves around a scientist who has discovered by sheer accident a machine cap able of destroying the world. Should this machine be given to governments for military or beneficent uses? Who is to see that the machine will not be used to obtain mastery of the world for selfish aggrandisement? These are the questions facing the scientist. The working out of his answer and the arguments sustaining it form the basis of the play. The cast included William Smith, remembered for his por trayal in The Male Animal; Jean ne Blackshear, a new comer to the Players, but certainly not to the (Continued On Page Four) Big Year Ahead For Personnel Department The counseling program of the Personnal Department has been enhanced ' by the addition of several persons who are doing their counseling internships at Morehouse. Those persons who will help the department are Mrs. Anna E. Jackson, a Clark graduate, who is at present a teacher of Social Science at the new Prince and a former David T. Howard teacher; Mr. Ray Jones, a Morehouse graduate, who is at present an employee of the Atlanta branch of the United States Post Office; and Mr. C. E. Warner a Hampton graduate and a long time member of the More house College staff. Mr. Warner first came to Morehouse in 1916 and remained until 1928. In 1947, “Pop” returned to More house to serve as superintendent of buildings and grounds. He maintained this position until August of 1953. At this time Mr. Warner became an assistant in the Personnel Department. Along Gala Homecoming Festivities Highlight School Year Like a fresh breeze from an old custom, the coronation of “Miss Maroon and White” blew into Sales Hall Chapel on Friday evening, November 19. Miss Alice Zuber, a lovely and talented Spel- man senior of West Point Miss., and the daughter of an out standing Morehouse alumnus of that city, Dr. Zuber, was officially crowned with all the pomp and pageantry by Dr. Frank L. Forbes, chairman, Athletic Department. The queen and her attendents, Miss Anne Green, a Spelman Senior of Bristol, Tenn., and Miss Eleanor Williams, senior at Spel man of Atlanta, Ga., were in troduced to the Morehouse men Friday morning by John Barron at the Pep Rally in Sale Hall Chapel which initiated the home coming activities. The sweethearts ,and the at tendants of the fraternities were represented by Miss Julia Ran dolph, “Miss Alpha Phi Alpha”. Her attendents were Miss Elanor LeFlore and Miss Betty Aiken. Miss Reba Wilson represented Phi Beta Sigma and her atten dants were Miss Mable Williams and Miss Dorothy Shivers. “Miss Omega Psi Phi” was represented by Miss Mable Lumpkin with Miss Betty Lee and Miss Janet Minor were attendants while Miss Bernice Woolfolk represented the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Miss Paula Mitchum represented the Ministers Union. Immediately following the coro nation ceremony which was pre sided over by Toussaint Hale with brief remarks by the student body president, William Strong, Her Majesty and the court were royally entertained at a reception in the lounge of the Chemistry Building. The festivities which are to be recorded as “tops” in the history of the school, came to a dramatic climax Saturday even ing with the traditional “Miss Maroon and White Ball” in the Joe Louis Gymasium at Morris Brown College. Under the di rection of Edward Johnson, the gymnasium was beautifully de corated and can be termed a magnificent work of art for the occasion. This is the first home coming dance held off the campus where the young ladies of Spel man College were permitted to attend. Music for the occasion was furnished by Lord Terry and his orchestra. (Continued On Page Five) - ■. ■ * * . v «...' ■ ove is the array of Maroon and White Royalty, on the night of the Coronation. In the center. Miss Ma- ... i urviita her attendants, either side are the various Fraternity Queens.