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THE ORGAN OF STUDENT EXPRESSION
Number 3
The Editor Speaks
Tension, stress,
strain and disap
pointment send all
of us on a treadmill
of suffering anxie
ty until we adapt
or snap. In the fall
semester of 1965,
when many fresh
men spotted More
house’s campus,
we had no idea
that a year later a
young white pro
fessor would be found dead in the guest room
in Graves Hall. We had no idea that some of
our dearest friends would embrace insanity
as a haven from the speeding wheel of ten
sion. We are wiser now.
We must not delude ourselves into think
ing that we can sit around and vegetate when
there is much to be done. The work of the
world must go on for those of us who wish to
live, even though we realize the absurdity of
our habits day in and day out. It takes a kind
of tragic courage to face the absurdity of
writing term papers of legalized plagiariam
which some call intellectual research. It takes
a kind of tragic courage to be a senior and
find out at the last minute that you cannot
graduate. This is absurd!
Why is it that one cannot get a letter from
the Dean’s Office in the senior year stating
what one must do to finish, and at the same
time how many hours have been lost by chap
el cuts? Here we run into the same wall of
habit. Perhaps some people have become all
too comfortable to be responsive to what
needs to be done. For all concerned: In an in
stitution of higher education it is not official
or reliable to tell a man by word of mouth
what he’s got to do to graduate. These mat
ters should be spelled out, written out, dupli
cate copy filed, and signed by the Dean. We
students have enough absurdity to contend
with in four or five years at Morehouse with
out having to face the ridiculous announce
ment two days before graduation telling us,
“Too many chapel cuts, One hour short,” etc.
Tension, stress, strain and disappointment
send all of us on a treadmill of suffering an
xiety until we adapt or snap.
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The Maroon Tiger salutes and recognizes
the invaluable service and work rendered by
people seldom appreciated. The Editor ex
tends a word of appreciation to the secretari
al staff of Morehouse College. Without a
doubt the college sould have to close down
if our secretarial staff were not with us. Con
gratulations on a tough job well done.
Merry Christmas
Walter K. Dancy
Editor
Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia December Edition, 1967
A CANDLE IN THE DARK
A Candle in the Dark, the first full-length
history of Morehouse College, has just come
off press and will be on sale at Cokesbury
Food Store.
This handsome hardback edition contain
ing 380 pages is written by Dr. Edward A.
Jones, who has been identified with More
house College first as a student and later as
professor of French and Chairman of the De
partment of Modern Foreign Languages since
the early 1920’s. He was commissioned to
write the history of Morehouse for the Col
lege’s 100th anniversary.
Jones, who has been editor of The Alum-
num (a publication on the achievements of
Morehouse alumni) for more than three de
cades, is a member of the Class of 1926. A
member of Phi Beta Kappa, he holds the M.
A. and Ph. D. degrees from Middlebury and
and Cornell University, respectively, the
Diplome de Professeur de Francais from La
Sorbonne, and the Certificat d’Etudes Fran-
caises from the University de Grenoble,
France.
As the book is an anniversary volume, it recounts the story of Morehouse’s first century,
from its founding in borrowed quarters in a church in Augusta, Georgia, to its present impres
sive campus in Atlanta.
Before the reader there passes a parade of memorable leaders, starting with William Jeffer
son White, the principal founder, and continuing with such men as John Hope, who led the
school through a quarter-century of self-assurance and early prestige, and Samuel Archer, who
labored successfully to keep the vision alive during the troubled years of the Great Depression.
The story reaches a thrilling crescendo with the spectacular rise of the College to its
modern-day position of strength in the academic world under the leadership of Benjamin
Elijah Mays.
Unlike most histories, the book is not heavily footnoted. It is contemporary, too,placing
Morehouse College in its present setting as a citadel of academic excellence not only in Negro
education but among the colleges and the universities of our nation as a whole.
The book contains information about the date each building was constructed, an assess
ment of the achievements of Morehouse alumni, a discussion of student activities since 1900,
and names of administrators during the first century. Names of prominent performing art
ists and convocation speakers also appear as well as other reference information.
There are 12 pages of pictures which do much to summarize the growth, expansion, and
international prestige of Morehouse College.
Sidney A. Quinn designed the cover. The book was printed by the Judson Press in Valley
Forge, Pennsylvania.
UNCF Campaign Gets Started
by Carthur Drake
The 1968 United Negro College Fund (U.N.C.F.) Drive has gotten under way with full
momentum. The students’ goal for this year is $10,000. To help meet this goal, classes have
been asked to raise $2000 each. Each fraternity has been asked to raise $500.
'Carthur Drake, a sophomore, has been appointed chairman of the United Negro College
Fund Drive for this school team. Jerry Drayton, a junior, is the co-chairman. Robert DeLeon
is secretary. Mr. Cason Hill succeeds Dr. E. B. Williams as faculty advisor. The $10,000 goal
was set by Mr. Drake, who thinks that he will be successful in his drive. There are others,
however, who have a pessimistic attitude because of the results of previous U.N.C.F. Drives
on Morehouse’s campus. Mr. Drake has stated that he is aware of the poor results of previousf
campaigns and has ascribed this as the basis for choosing such a high goal.
Last year Morehouse raised $929. In 1962 Morehouse students raised approximately $1200.
This amount was the highest amount in recent years.
There are 33 predominantly Negro colleges that the U.N.C.F. contributes to. Morehouse
is one of their top receivers.
Carthur Drake has asked the full support of the students. To stimulate the drive, he has
created contests between the fraternities and between the classes. He stated that trophies will
be given to the class and fraternity which raise the most money. These trophies will be kept
by their winners until the 1968-69 campaign ends.
Dr. E. A. Jones