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FEBRUARY 1, 1963
THE MAROON TIGER
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“Selon
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By Walter Rolling
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Not long ago, the senior class moved into the new Ben
jamin Mays Residence Hall which was just completed. We
looked forward with nervous anticipation to this occasion.
Ye, how sad it is that the new dormitory will not be used
as a symbol of a new day at MOREHOUSE. No, it will be
just another addition to a dying giant.
No matter what anybody says, I agree with Dr, Mays,
He says that Morehouse is not as good as it can be, I agree,
and what’s more, I don’t believe it ever will be, as long as
we continue as we have done so far. Why? Because the
J) faculty and administration use all their energies to impose
< and perpetuate outmoded ideas and standards of conduct that
7 are just short of ridiculous.
The first thing one notices about Morehouse is the con
stant harping on the word “man”. You are constantly bom-
arded with “men of Morehouse”, Morehouse men”, “More
house: Builder of men”, etc. Sometimes I wonder, “If
Morehouse is the only institution capable of building men,
then what are they building at the other institutions ?”
y The fact is that Morehouse builds a bunch of pseudo-
intellectual slobs, i.e, if you permit her to! It is true that
you are educated, but what an education’ You are driven
almost insane by all of the rules, regulations, dictums
> and dictates from “higher up”. All you hear at Morehouse
is “men”, “men”, “men” and yet you are treated as
little spineless imbeciles, Morehouse defeats her own
purpose.
She sets out to build men, strong men. What happens is
that most of us leave disgusted, discouraged and suspicious
of everything and everybody, Morehouse still believes that
"P man is inately evil and that if you don’t “beat” the devil
, out of him, he will always be evil. So Morehouse tries to
destroy the devil by accusing you of every vile and satanic
act imaginable. She accuses you of crimes you never even
heard of. Then she smiles and says, “ah, I’ll make a man
y of you, yet”. No matter what happens, it must be analyzed
to see if there is anything “suspicious” about it. Remember
the last address mady by your Student Bodt president be
fore Christmas?
I wonder if he realizes that by his tactlessness ( let’s
face it, THOUGHTLESSNESS. ) He caused more trouble
than anybody else could have possibly caused. But you see,
he “had to do this”, it was his “duty”. He is responsible
to Morehouse. Aren’t we all? But I am becoming to emo
tional about spilled milk.
What I see at Morehouse is just ridiculous. We are given
’ no respect at all. Our opinions are given about as much
• attention as a zero in addition. If we don’t agree with some
thing, we would be much better off if we never mentioned
it. If we do mention it, we can rest assured that it wont
change “one iota of the law”. We are told that we need
monitors. We are told that we need a student adjustment
committee. We are told that an honor system wont work
at MOREHOUSE. But of course we need them. If More
house had not driven her students to juvenile irresponsi-
' bility, there would not be any need for monitors and ad
justment committees. As long as Morehouse thinks that
she is wise enough to dictate behavior patterns, we will
always need them.
I remember talking to Mr. Perkins about students be
havior on the campus. He said that there was just too much
immorality and irresponsibility to allow students as much
freedom as I seemed to think they should have. I told him
that as long as we are denied responsibility, we will con
tinue to be irresponsible. As long as we are treated as
immature kids, we will continue to be immature kids. How
can we shoulder responsibility if we never given a chance?"
We must be allowed to practice it! These things grow with
time: a mature person does not just happen. He has been
making his own decisions. He has been deciding when and
how to act for himself. He has been choosing among pos
sible alternatives. He has made mistakes, but he has grown
as a result of them. He has learned how to minimize the
incidence of error. He has been doing laboratory work in
growth and has passed the course with flying colors. He
is mature because he was not victimized by the domineer
ing for an overly paternalistic dictator like Morehouse
College!
This is the legacy that was taken to the new dormitory.
Another beautiful edifice that will be used to produce
Model A Fords when everybody else is using jet-propul
sion. The building will be deceiving and you’ll wonder if it
belongs to Morehouse. Then you’ll walk inside and you’ll
see the same old cliches, the same old conveyor belt and
the same mold and you’ll realize that the Ole Maroon Tiger
is just what she used to be.
So you see why I am not excited about the new dormitory.
Why should I be? Yet I have not asserted what I want of
Morehouse. Well, I’ll tell you.
I want Morehouse to give every student the respect that
is due him as a person, then as a student. I want Morehouse
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to let us make some dicisions ourselves, especially those
directly concerned with our well-being. I want Morehouse
to give us the same freedom that we are asking for all over
the South- the rights that are ours as human beings. I want
Morehouse to give us a chance, no, just a half of a chance.
If she should grant my wish, I promise her that we will
make Morehouse what it ought to be.
I ask no more; How could she give me less?
Benjamin E. Mays
Hall Opened Jan. 6
The new Benjamin E. Mays Residence Hall was opened
on Saturday, January 6, to seniors. Quite an event. Every
one was excited and seemed to enjoy the “Exodus”. Every
one seemed to be holding his head about an inch higher.
This event was largely the
work of our President, Dr.
Mays. He has worked un
tiringly, and at last he has
something other than alumni
to show why Morehouse is
the “pride of the South.”
Now it is left to the students
to derive from this new addi
tion the highest possible
value.
It will be left to the stu
dents to see that no one does
anything that will detract
from the beautiful image that
this building has in the minds
of all of those who have seen
it. We must not let it suffer
as a result of our inability
to appreciate quality and
beauty. We must not blemish
it with our trifleness. It is
not just a dormotory belong
ing to Morehouse Men. It is
a symbol of the work of our
President and alumni who
strive untiringly to make
a good college better and a
better college the best.
Therefore, you are to be
congratulated for having
such a building to live in.
You are to be challenged to
see that it remains beautiful
even after its newness wears
off. You are to be admonished
that one sign of an educated
man is his ability and
willingness to accept re
sponsibility.
Finally, just remember
that a new building is not
always the most beautiful
building, the building that
has been appreciated is
never old for there is youth
in beauty and cleanliness.
STAFF
To See Or Not To See
Morehouse is determined
to keep going like sixty, as
evidenced by the ultra
modern Residence Hall that
recently was labelled the
“BENJAMIN E. MAYS
HALL.” After the opening
of the dormitory, everyone
seemed to be quite elated
over the fact that Morehouse
was getting an overdue face
lifting. So it is understand
able that she could not stop
with the new dormitory.
Therefore we have been pre
sented, not one, not two, but
three television sets.
Of course the first set went
to Mays Hall. The other two
have been placed in Graves
and Robert Hall. Nothing
could have been more joy
fully received than these
three sets. However, there is
something amiss, •y
something amiss.
The sets are available for
viewing as follows:
' Monday through Friday -
6:30 - 7:00 P.M. 11:00 -
11:30 P. M.
On Saturday and Sunday,
the hours begin at 2:P.M.
and end at 11:30 P.M.
As you can see, the sets
have been purchased and for
all practical purposes, stud
ents can only*watc4i the news
casts (which are available on
any AM radio). It would
appear that someone has
failed to recognize that the
television sets were pur
chased to be used.
However, the schedule was
not handed down by the ad
ministration. The schedule
was drawn up by Student
Council Representatives.
One thing seems obvious:
we don’t need three tele
vision sets to watch the
newscasts. Of course every
body thinks that the viewing
schedule was handed down
by the administration. This
is not true. The administra
tion left it to the Student
Council to decide how the
schedule would be drawn up.
As it happened, the Coun-
cilmen formed a schedule
without having told the stud
ent body that such a schedule
was being drawn up, not to
mention the fact that the
student body was not allowed
to discuss or question the
schedule before it went into
effect.
We are proud of our tele
vision sets and we realize
that they were purchased to
be USED. If we are only
going to watch the news, we
could have purchased one
television set and placed it
in Sale Hall Chapel. It is
really worth the trouble to
bring out a television for
thirty minutes? Aren't there
any other telecasts on the
air after 7:00 P.M.? Are
the newscasts more accurate
on television ?
These questions must be
answered. We can blame the
administration for a lot of
things but the schedule was
things but the schedule was
not given to the Student
Council by the administra
tion. Our representatives
(???) drew up the schedule.
Can we really expect to get
anything else from the ad
ministration if we allow
THREE televisions to grow
obsolete because they aren’t
used? Who can afford THREE
televisions for the sole pur
pose of watching the news
telecasts? CERTAINLY NOT
Morehouse College.
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