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December, 1967
FOUNDED IN 1898
Editor-In-Chief Walter K. Dancy ‘69
Assistant Editor Craig W. Finley ‘68
Business Manager .. . Milton Wilkins ‘69
Secretary to Editor Benjamin H. Wright, Jr. ‘71
News Editor Carl Horton ‘69
News Reporters Emerson Godwin ‘70
William T. Keaton, II ‘71
Michael Willingham ‘71
John W. Holmes ‘69
Carthur L. M. Drake Tyrone Thomas ‘69
Feature Editor Moses Chirunga ‘68
Feature Reporters William H. Cain ‘68
Robert DeLeon ‘70
Robert T. Smith, III ‘71
Sports Editor .To be announced.
Sports Reporters , . . . .Charles E. Jackson ‘69
Faculty Advisors . . . Prof. F.C. Campbell ‘56
Prof. C.L. Hill ‘53
Opinions expressed in THE MAROON TIGER
are those of THE MAROON TIGER and not
necessarily those of Morehouse College.
Photographers Marshall Grigsby ‘68
Richard E. Allen ‘69
Who Said We’re Going
To Have NROTC
At Morehouse?
YOU DID!
Michael Willingham
The vote has been long over now and it’s
now up to the Board of Trustees. Some say
that the Board will return a firm “No! ” to the
Navy and its ROTC, and Morehouse will, at
least for the time being, relieve itself of the
threat of a “military flavor.” One cannot help
wondering if those kinds of predictions aren’t
clouded with wishful thinking.
There are those who say that the Fresh
men voted NROTC onto Morehouse. Some
say that the Juniors and Seniors, who really
won’t be affected one way or the other by
NROTC, did it. Well, all three classes are
parts of Morehouse, and that leaves only one
class in the whole school guiltless, the Sopho.
more Class. Besides, the significance of those
charges is questionable, and I do question it.
The vote was two to one. Only four peo
ple abstained. What happened to all those
other people who said that NROTC didn’t
make any difference to them? I guess they
abstained by not voting at all. I wonder if
disfranchisement is really so bad?
Oh yes, some have laughed and said that
the voting was a big joke. “The Administra
tion letting students decide on campus poli
cies? Ha! Ha!” They laugh. They say its real
funny. But do they know what they’re talk
ing about? Besides, the vote was two to one
for NROTC, so a few people did not think
this a big joke. Somebody took the voting
seriously.
At this stage we can’t say that it’s coming.
The Board of Trustees still has the final say-
so. All the wishful thinking, unconcern, and
laughter in the world can’t change that.
They may be coming; so get ready. If they
do, it was not the Freshman or the Juniors,
or the Seniors, or the Faculty who brought
them. The decision was between you and
the Board. You chose not to vote. That non
vote counted anyway.
We’ll never know if you were truly pro or
con.
Editor’s Note:
The Board of Trustees voted Noon wheth
er to have an installment of NROTC. The
Navy will look elsewhere to install an ROTC
Unit. Morehouse said no.
Maroon Tiger
RELIGION and LIFE
ORGANIZATION MEETS
Robert T. Smith, III
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus” was re
verently sung as the devotional hymn by the
members of the Religion and Life Organiza
tion (RLO) in one of its weekly meetings—
at one o’clock, Wednesday—in Danforth
Chapel. The Organization has replaced the
Ministers Union because of the stereotyped
belief that its members had to be theological
scholars or confirmed ministers. Its purpose
is to integrate religion with life on the aca
demic ana social campus; and as Rev. Tobin
puts it, “to relate religion to the attributes
and problems of the institution.”
DISCUSSES COMPULSORY CHAPEL
From a discussion in late October on
“Compulsory Sunday Morning Chapel,” the
members of RLO have acquired several stu
dent opinions. In response to these opinions
and through the exertion of their own, they
intend to appeal to the administrative chapel
authorities and then hope—and pray— for re
lief. Among such is not only the idea of com-
ulsory chapel but the fact that students
ave no say-so over its organization, whether
it’s the choice of speakers, musical and sermon
variations, or topic selections. The Religion
and Life Organization feels that if chapel is
to benefit the students, then they must play
an ACTIVE role in its organization. Then
perhaps more people will stay awake during
the services.
URGES NEW MEMBERS
As is true of God’s churchJILO’sloors are
always open to interested men who are ma
ture enough to plan through religion for a
more balanced campus. Its present enroll
ment includes Larry E. Dixon - - president,
Tyrone Thomas - - vice president, Ronald L.
Carter - - secretary, Levi A. Beckwith - - treas.
urer, Tommy Truitt, Willie Register, Joshep
Davis, John Gladman, Thomas Boger, Dwight
Jackson, Hanry Collins, James Williams,
Benjamin Knight, and James Stallings.
IN THIS CORNER
by Craig W. Finley
I wonder if any of you readers noticed the
frequency of the occurance of the letter “M”
in the language of Morehouse students about
the time of mid-semester examinations. I
kept hearing such words as McBay, Mapp,
Mayo, and Meredith.
it you live in 102 Unit I, please do not kill
the big roach that crawls across your floor
every night at about 9:00. His name is Arnold
(He’s a friend of mine) and he has a wife and
a hundred thousand kids at home. He works
in one of the garbage cans in front of Unit I,
and at nine O'clock he’s on the way to the
corner to catch the bus home.
Have you ever wondered about the Viet
Nam war casualty figures reported on televi
sion every night. It seems to me that accord
ing to them the Marines have wiped out every
Communist (V.C. or Charlie to you erudite
readers) in the world. Anytime now, I’m ex
pecting to hear a report that goes something
like tHis_: “Today three U. S. Marines knock
ed out a batallion of twenty-four gazumpteen
zillion Communists using rocks, bricks, and
pop bottles for ammunition after their new
rifles jammed, and the rubber bands on their
sling shots broke. Marine casualties were re
ported as light-to-moderate.”
I just can’t figure out our football team.
We win a few, and we lose a few. Last year
we had a perfect season, and that’s some
thing to brag about. The national percentage
of teams having a perfect season is a lot lower
than that of the teams that win a few, and
lose a few.
Have you noticed that ash trays have been
placed in the academic building’s on campus?
Could this mean that Prohibition is over and
smoking has finally been legalized?
Speaking of smoking, a lot of people are
against it because it seems to cause eventual
death from lung cancer. I figure that with all
the many ways a person can die, he should
be able to at least choose to die from lung
cancer if he wants to. After all,isn’t freedom
of choice one of the great American rights
(Dig that rationalization),?
FRESHMAN FOCUS Robert T. Smith, III
This article will initiate a column that should better aquaint
the administration and student body with the activities, pro
blems, and ideas of the Freshman Class. So-called Freshman
energy is well-known; this article tells what freshmen do
with it.
A variety show, sponsored by the Freshman Class, will be
held in December in Sale Hall. Tickets will be sold to couples
for fifty cents and to stags for thirty-five cents. The talent, in
cluding that of freshmen and upperclassmen of Morehouse and
Spelman, will be supervised by Dr. Allison and Miss Strickland
of Spelman and by Mr. Tucker of Morehouse. Miss Freshman,
Brenda Burruss, will emcee the program.
Further projects of the class include a coffeehouse, a bid-
whist tournament, a win-a-date-with-Miss Freshman contest,
and a dance whose theme will be “Journey into Mystery.”
Plans for a publicity committee are already underway. Its pur
pose is to inform students, especially city—students, of meet
ings and activities of the class.
Calvin Butts has been appointed chairman of the Action Committee. It will handle
-through “action”-the abuses of the Freshman Class. Eugene Morgan has been named
co-chairman.
As a special treat, this reporter interviewed Miss Freshman and found out a few inside
details.
Brenda was born in Gainesville, Georgia on June 30, 1949, at about seven-fifty-three
p.m. but spent most of her life here in Atlanta. She was Miss N.A.A.C.P. for the year
1966-67 and has appeared in Beauty Trade Magazine as a hair-styling model. In high
school she held membership in the Math Club, Mixed Chorus, Student Government,
Dramatics Club, Yearbook Staff, Honor Society, and was named Most Attractive Girlof
the Senior Class. She was also head majorette. She is a member of both the Spelman Glee
Club and the A.M.S. Singers, and has worked with the A.M.S. Players.
Her hobbies are sewing, modeling, singing, swimming, and caring for small children.
Her occupational objective is to be an airline stewardess. When asked what quality she
admired in fellows, her reply was, “Honesty and sincerity.”
Her words to the Freshman Class are as follows: “Thank you for electing me as your
queen. I hope that I have represented you in the manner and fashion that upholds the
dignity of the Freshman Class of Morehouse College. The experiences we’ve shared to
gether have been fun and exciting and have truly represented your faith in me. Again,
thank you.”
Brenda Burruss