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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. *********************************** 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