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Page 2 MAROON TIGER Monday, October 21, 1968 :%]li!imitiii[]iimiiiimc]miiiimi!oiiiiimiiti[]iiimiiiiiiO!iiiiiiiiiiioiiiiiiimiiuiiiiim!m[}iiiiiiiii:i::3iiiiiiiiiiii:]uiiiiiiiiilC}iiill’' jThe Editor Speaks | By Carthur Drake, Editor 1 1 | F miuiiiiiiiiiiii[i!!iiiiiiiii![iiiii!i!iMiiuiiiiimiiii[]iiNiiiiiiiiuiiiniiiiiii[]Miiiiiiiiii[:iiiiii:iiiNuiiiiiiii!iii[]!uiiiiiuioiimiii!ii[v" PROMISES KEPT In an attempt to fulfill several promises that I made while I was seeking my present position, I proudly present to you this first edition of the NEW MAROON TIGER. Here tofore, Morehouse hasn’t had a complete news paper. This year we are trying to present to you what I feel is a reputable college newspaper and not a college literary magazine. Our plan is to cover the four most essential departments of a good newspaper: news, editorials, features, and sports. Complete coverage in these four main departments can create a fairly decent college newspaper, even though we don’t have a journal- Carthur Drake, ism department at Morehouse. NEWSLETTER TO BE PUBLISHED In order to get you the campus and off-campus information while it’s still news, we are going to create a weekly newsletter, the MAROON BABY TIGER. We feel that this newsletter will re lieve some of the strain of the regular edition of the Maroon Tiger. Consequently, the Maroon Tiger will not be a history book upon publication. I-ULL SPORTS COVERAGE Morehouse being an all-male college, the newspaper should have a masculine touch. This masculine touch can be accomplished only by having a complete sports department. This policy can not be over-emphasized. I have selected a sports editor and assistant sports editor who I believe are not only highly capable but highly quali fied to control their department. We plan to publish the regular edition of the Maroon Tiger once a month. Each edition will be a four or six-page paper. This is the first manifestation of our concept of a true Maroon Tiger. We hope you enjoy it. As always, your criticism and comments are welcomed. Threat To AU Center By Bryce Smith I believe every black man has the power to serve his race, the duty to render this service and the right to do so in the manner commanded by his own conscience. To force or to pressure a black brother or black sister into participating in any event, protest, demonstration or meeting not endorsed by his or her conscience is intolerable and oppressive. The recently published newsletter entitled “THE WORD’’ is an affront to the intelligence of any student in the Atlanta University Center. This newsletter, which was distributed at the Octo ber 1st meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee for a Black University, attempts to dictate opinions to the students in the A. U. Center and to scare off any opposition to its writers, whose task is to let “all know who’s who” or to let “all know those who are with us and those who are against us—friend and foe.” “THE WORD” further insults students by suggesting to them, “Know who your enemy is and kill him.” The writers of “THE WORD” have appointed themselves judge and jury and they call upon us to be the executioners. Anyone with an opinion differ ent from that of “THE WORD” is an enemy of “THE WORD” and, consequently, an enemy of the students in the A. U. Center, and is therefore eligible for execution. 1 Let me take this opportunity to declare myself an enemy to “THE WORD,” thereby making myself eligible for being named « of the WEEK” by the writers of that newsletter. Unlike the writers of “THE WORD,” I believe in free speech and the right to dissent. We, the members of the A. U. Center, must not become an academic community of mental mutes blindly follow ing demagogues. These demagogues, anonymously hidden behind a newsletter, are a real threat to the A. U. Center and are pregnant with destruction. They are as dangerous as Gemany’s Hitler or America’s George Wallace, i.e., they use the instrument of fear to gain submission and unchallenged control. This method will not work! If fear and intimidation is to be the yeast with which the loaf of black unity is baked, then I find it soggy eating. Think Socialist in Nov. Bryce Smith I wanted to know about myself, but now I’m too busy to find out. From Harkness With Love By Harold McKelton Many people are somewhat disgusted with the “Happy Humphrey- Crats” and the “Nix - Publi cans,” not to mention t h e Robert T. Smith third party “W a 1 1 a c ites.” Perhaps what has disgrun tled a large number of the popu lation is that all the candidates have similar views on the ma jor political issues and, in the midst of their “quick-talk,” one just becomes confused. It seems that all the Presidential candi dates are playing a game to see who can best confuse the press, which In turn confuses the pub lic. I know only of one party whose candidates are speaking out on reconstructing the demolished American Dream. The party of which I speak is the Socialists Workers Party. The ideas that this party’s candidates have on the war in Vietnam, the black community, education, the voting age, economic welfare, and pub lic utilities are idealistic, and they get their views over in plain, simple English. Perhaps the reason they can be under stood is that we can look on them as people and not as ad vertised supermen. Fred Hal stead—a forty-year-old father of four residing in a public housing unit in Manhattan— and Paul Boutelle—a young Black Power advocate who, for his “gain pain” (livelihood), is a taxi driver—are Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominees, respectively. We of the Maroon Tiger staff begin this academic year with surprise and appreciation for the changes that the Morehouse Ad ministration has made in its cur riculum. We refer here to the course offerings in Ibo and Swa hili languages. Certainly this is a step in the right direction, if the college is to be relevant to the black people whom she tries to educate. True, the courses are long overdue, but we doff our hats, nonetheless. Having such positive signs of fers much encouragement. Still there is a striking contradiction, less than ten students are en rolled in the classes. We ask, “Why?” Why should a predom inantly Negro college such as Morehouse get the poor response to new curricular offerings? Has student interest in themselves and in African language and cul ture ebbed to an all-time low? Is there some way of understand ing the behavior of the students here? What Manner of Man? By Philip Brown Samson was strangled with the loin cloth of his painted Delilah; an aging Caesar—weary of the gloriless glories of the Luper- cal—ambitiously desired the im perial laurel branch, but in stead lost both his kingly wreath and life. Men of strength and power will, sooner or later, learn that they are precisely what they are, MEN. And, as such, they are subject to defeat by forces much greater than their own powers. However, there are always dif ferent forces to destroy different men. And our own president is not the least of the defeated giants. That he is brilliantly campaigning to raise needed funds and is fighting gallantly to rescue us from our own stagna tion need no statement. Unlike Homer’s Achilles, he has not once retreated from battle to sulk in his tent. Because ours is a “walk-easy” government, the socialists are in trouble and may not get on many state ballots in November and have to suffer the conse quences of a write-in. We of the Maroon Tiger staff think that there is. We think that the answer lies mainly in the “air-tight” curriculum structure that existed before Ibo and Swa hili courses were crammed into it. Students at Morehouse Col lege — from freshmen to sen iors — are busy eight long se mesters trying to meet academic requirements and major and mi nor requisites. They don’t have time to fit electives into their courses of study! When a stu dent finishes taking philosophy for two semesters, biology and physical science, two semesters of “respected” foreign langua ges, public speaking, history of civilization and some other so cial science (both for two se mesters), reading readiness and religion, plus over forty hours of discipline requirements, we ask, “Where does Ibo or Swahili find its place?” As we said in the beginning, Morehouse has made a step in the right direction. But she de feats her own efforts by not ma king curricular allowances. Of fering Ibo and Swahili under the existing curricular structure is to produce a brand of stylized “tokenism” that only the appeas ing Establishment personnel can manufacture. The Maroon Tiger staff looks forward to the day when those who formulate Morehouse’s cur riculum will go about that task with the full interest of the black man in mind. Fantasy World Greetings fellow inmates! Since we are all caught in this to gether, why not make believe some things that could possibly make our four-year sentences more bearable? In reality, of course, this is absurd but let us imagine: —that Mrs. Archer smiles at everyone she meets . . . —that rooms are assigned be fore the students arrive . . . —that Mr. Lockett is securely locked away . . . —that upperclassmen wait their turns in the lunch line . . . —that Coach Darlington treats a gym class humanly . . . —that bathrooms are cleaned daily . . . —that breakfast hours have been extended until 9 a.m. . . . —that tissue instead of sand paper is used in the bathrooms . . —that more people in the Ad ministration Building have a personality like Mrs. Shepherd and Mrs. Jones . . . —that Mr. Hamilton speaks to the students when he meets them on the campus . . . Before some wise guy comes up with a Freudian analysis of our dreams, we’d better stop. Until this realization has been reached, back to the same old drudgery of life here at the "House.” Someone’s Trying To Help September 30, 1968 From: Director of Housing To: Mr. J. A. Lockett Re: Large Equipment for the Dormitories After talking with the Presi dent of the Student Association concerning the things students felt a most urgent need for, the following items were suggested for your approval: 1. Television, color, with 25” screen 2. Daily papers in each lounge 3. ’"Telephone on each floor in each dormitory 4. Magazines and rack (Life, Look, Sports Illustrated, etc.) 5. Cigarette machines in each dormitory 7. Draperies in each dormi tory lounge 8. Lamps in each dormitory lounge 9. Area rug in lounge of each dormitory 10. Flowers or a plant in the lounge of each dormitory It is my belief that each lounge can be covered by Work Study students for security purposes. Robert W. West MAROON TIGER The Organ of Student Expression Founded 1898 Editor-in-Chief Carthur L. M. Drake Ass’t. Editor Robert T. Smith News Editor , Fredrick Salsman Ass’t. News Editor William Berry Feature Editor David Wilson Ass’t. Feature Editor John Thomas Business Manager —- John Thomas Sports Editor . Drexal Ball Ass’t. Sports Editor Kenneth Martin Photographer - Arthur Micklebury Reporters: Rufus Hill, Eugene McCrary, Benjamin Wright, Kenneth Simmons, James Barfield, Archie Powell, Harmon Outlaw, William Durant, Rafford Tillman, David Manning Faculty Advisor Mr. Cason Hill Unlabeled opinions expressed in the Maroon Tiger are those of the Maroon Tiger and not necessarily those of Morehouse Col lege. Labeled opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Maroon Tiger. If anyone cares not to join the staff, but would like to sub mit an article, he should forward it to the editor via the Maroon nri* . _ :« iL A nil