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MAROON TIGER
Friday, November 22, 1968
Interview
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By Kenenth W. Martin.
The other week, after our loss
to Clark, we received a lot of
complaints from Morehouse foot
ball fans concerning that decisive
play that gave Clark a chance
to win.
With 10 seconds left in the
game, Morehouse had the ball on
their own 36-yd. line with 4th
down and 12 yds. to go, and the
score tied 7-7. Instead of punting,
Coach Darlington instructed the
team to try for a touchdown. It
failed.
Clark took over at the 36-yd.
line with 12 seconds left on the
clock and two plays later went
ahead with a 44-yd. field goal to Henry Darlington, Football Coach
beat Morehouse 10-7.
Many fans blamed Coach Darlington for the loss. They said
that he should have punted the ball deep into Clark’s territory so
that it would have been impossible to kick a field goal and the
game would have been deadlocked 7-7. Others said that Clark just
beat Morehouse and the game couldn’t be blamed on one play.
I decided to have a talk with Coach Darlington to get his side
of the story. Here "are the results of that interview:
Q. “Coach, how do you feel about the last 12 seconds of the
Clark game?”
A. “Well, I feel that we took a chance and lost. If the situation
arose again, I would do the same thing.”
Q. “A lot of people felt that Morehouse should have punted the
ball and settled for a tie. Now, I respect your decision as Head
Coach and your decision is final, but I would like to know what
made you decide to keep the ball.”
A. “First of all, since we had the ball with 12 seconds left and
the score tied 7-7, I figured that we should keep the ball and
try to score with the time left rather than to let them try. Also,
we had a receiver open during the whole game and I figured
that we could connect on the long pass. Secondly, if they got
the ball, I had enough faith in our defense to believe that they
could hold Clark scoreless.”
Students “FIRE” White Teacher
Mrs. Justine Gianetti, a speech
instructor at Spelman College, was
“escorted” from her classroom in
the Spelman Fine Arts Building
on Wednesday, November 6, 1968,
after allegedly calling Miss Phyl
-3 Macon, a Spelman student, a
“jackass.”
After the eviction of Mrs. Gia
netti, students took position at
the entrances to the Fine Arts
Building and refused to allow
Mrs. Gianetti to re-enter. “She
will teach here no longer,” one
student is reported as saying.
Miss Macon released a state
ment on November 7, which stated
that the incident was prompted
by Mrs. Gianetti’s attitude to
ward a speech on “Reality” given
by a student whom Miss Macon
referred to as “Black.” Accord
ing to Miss Macon’s statement,
“Black” was stopped while de
livering his speech and told by
Mrs. Gianetti that he was “wast
ing her time and the class’.” At
this point Miss Macon attempted
to defend “Black” and was told
to “Shut up, jackass!”
Although Atlanta Security
Guards arrived on the scene, Mrs.
Gianetti was not permitted by
the students to re-enter the build
ing. Some students reportedly
called the Security Guards “trai
tor” to their race.
Spelman Students Gather To Discuss Strategy After
Blocking Class Entry
Frosh Class Receives
Achievement Trophy
Q.
A.
“Afer Clark received the ball, did you think that they could
score a field goal from that distance?”
“No, I didn’t. I didn’t believe that Henry Earls could make
a field goal of that length under that great amount of pressure.”
.Students ^t)issatisfied
I also asked some Morehouse students about the Morehouse-
Clark game. Here are some answers that I received:
L.P.B.—junior
Q. “What do you think about the Morehouse-Clark game?’
A. “I think Coach Darlington made a bad decision on our last
series of downs. It’s better to tie than to lose. Now we have 3
defeats instead of 3 ties. Using his philosophy, we’re going to
lose some more games.”
L.B.P.—senior
Q. “Do you think we should have beaten Clark?”
A. “I think that we could have won. Although I admit that we
didn’t play the type of ball that we played against Alabama
State, I can’t understand why Coach Darlington took such a
big gamble at the end of the game and didn’t punt the ball.
Maybe he had a mental relapse and didn’t know what he was
doing.”
Well, those of you who saw the game now know how the Coach
feels. One really can’t criticize him. After all, he is the Head Coach
and I think he knows a little more football than the average fan.
A man can’t build a team in two years. Anyway, 0-3-2 is bet
ter than 0-8.
Some students have directly
associated the incident to the
“racist and oppressive characters
of our institutions.” A leaflet
was distributed following the in
cident which asked:
“Do our administrators really
respect us as black students? If
so, why do they allow racism to
continue to exist on our campus
es?”
The Maroon Tiger attempted to
secure a statement from Mrs.
Gianetti but was informed that
she was “unavailable for com
ments.”
Business Club Elects
Powell As President
A group of Morehouse students
who are interested in commerce
and economics have recently
formed a business club called
Beta Gamma. According to Mr.
Roosevelt Thomas, advisor for
Beta Gamma, “Although the
club is mainly concerned with
commercial affairs and econom
ics, its membership is not limit
ed to business majors. Any stu
dent who has an interest in our
economic system and enjoys dis
cussing and engaging in business
transactions is invited to join
Beta Gamma.”
Some of the several suggest
ed plans and functons of Beta
Gamma include: (1) studying
black businesses and inviting
black businessmen to speak to
Beta Gamma members; (2) pro
viding students with an oppor
tunity to gain experience in
business dealings (e.g., finding
part-time, jobs for students who
demonstrate an interest in some
particular business field); (3:)
serving as an information bureau
which would keep Morehouse
students informed about innova
tions in business practices and
new industries.
Officers for the 1968-69 year
are: John Powell, president; Al
vin Finch, vice-president; Dan
iel Brightwell, secretary; Larry
Morton, treasurer; and Frederick
Salsman, reporter. Meetings are
held each Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
in Room 201, Hope Hall. In
terested individuals are invited
to join.
Program Comm.
Plans Calendar
In order to engender student in
terest in the present Cultural and
Intellectural Revolution, the Pro
gram Committee of Morehouse
College has begun a series of
student assemblies and cultural
experiences that include the
world’s most sought after orators
and greatest purveyors of the
present Cultural Revolution.
The Program Committee is
headed by Theodric Harrell, jun
ior, and Dean Brazeal. Thus far,
they have brought Rev. William
Holmes Borders, well-known re
ligious leader and pastor of Wheat
Street Baptist Church in Atlanta,
Georgia; Maynard Jackson, first
'-iember of his race in modern
times to seek the Democratic
nomination for the U. S. Senate
from the state of Georgia; Leroy
Johnson, state senator in the
Georgia Legislature; and Rev. J.
A. Wilborn, Mr. Johnson’s oppon
ent for his Senate seat.
As a cultural experience the
committee has presented an Afri
can Fashion Show. Plans are
now being made for a DuBois
Festival and a performance by
an African dance troupe. Plans
for the 1969 edition of the Soul
Roots Festival are being made
also.
In the past the students have
not participated in the planning
of the cultural presentation. Cor
rections to that effect are being
made by Mr. Harrell. Future pro
grams are to be well oriented to
the interests of the entire student
body.
Student Body President Nelson
Taylor presented Freshman Class
President William McFarlin an
achievement trophy earlier this
month for their participation in
extra-curriculum activities. Ac
cording to Taylor, the trophy will
be presented to any organization
or class that exhibits “concern
for the betterment of Morehouse
College and her student body.”
The Class of ’72 was the first
class in several years to enter
a float in the homecoming pa
rade. President McFarlin stated,
I came to Morehouse with the
expectation of working with the
student body to help build a
better Morehouse.” He went on
to say, “I had been told that
we were the first to place a
float entry in this year’s home
coming activities. I must admit
that at first the reality of plac
ing the float did seem rather im
possible, but with the help of
the guys in my class and the
student body we pulled it off.”
Already the class has given
dances, sold hot dogs and ham
burgers. The purpose of this, ac-
cordng to McFarlin, “is to in
crease the assets of our class.
We 'plan to continue this drive
so we can have a savings ac
count in the bank.”
McFarlin is from Atlanta, Ge
orgia. He graduated from Saint
Joseph High School, where he
was a member of the school’s
newspaper staff, debating club,
held offices in all classes from
his freshman year to his senior,
and a member of the varsity
football team.
Other class officers are Cecil
Brim, vice-president, of Los An
geles; Joe Ratliff, secretary, of
Lumberton, North Carolina; Ar
thur Mickleberry, treasurer, of
Atlanta, Georgia; Audrey Till
man, business manager, of Hous
ton, Texas; and Gordon Joyner,
student council representative, of
Huntsville, Alabama. Patricia
Harris of Biloxi, Mississippi, is
the queen of the Freshman Class.
Intramural Sports Start
“It is our thought that mean
ingful recreational outlets en
hance one’s academic year.” With
this thought in mind Coach Da
vid Walker, intramural director,
immediately began to set up an
effective program designed to
serve this purpose.
His program includes sports
from Flag Football to outdoor
tennis. All classes, fraternities,
social groups, clubs, and inde
pendent organizations were urged
to participate in the extra-curri
cular activity. These organiza
tions responded to his request
and submitted a list of their
respective teams.
A schedule is posted daily in
the Health and Physical Educa
tion Building across from the
snack bar.
The intramural activities in
clude games in bowling, flag
football, table tennis and volley
ball. The nomenclature of these
teams varies. Such names as the
competition is great and the re
sults rewarding.
Rules and regulations differ
slightly from the standard rules
set up in the SIAC. Coach Walk
er is in the process of editing a
manual in order that students
may become more interested in
making the intramural program a
success.
Trophies will be awarded at
the end of the year, one trophy
for the organization scoring the
highest number of points and
another for the individual who
scores the highest number of
points while participating in the
program.
The intramural program will
be conducted on the point sys
tem rather than the won-lost tra
dition.
Coach Walker has added what
the athletic department was seek
ing for years. Now the Morehouse
student has more to do than open
Thunderbolts, Kendrixs, Sensa- ' a book. Now he can participate
tions, Buckeyes and the Little
Tigers exemplify the fact that the
in the world of sports as an in
tramural competitor.
Glee Club Takes Trip to Bennett
The Morehouse College Glee
Club, under the direction of Dr.
Wendell P. Whalum, Professor
and Chairman of the Department
of Music, will render its annual
concert at Bennett College,
Greensboro, N. C., on Novem
ber 20. The Glee Club will per
form works by Robert Ward,
Guiseppi Pitoni and others,along
with African works and tradi
tional Negro Spirituals.
Some of the Glee Club’s ten
tative plans for the year include
its annual spring concert; North
ern and Midwestern tours; trips
to Miami, Tampa, and Fort Lau
derdale, Florida; and a mid-sum
mer trip to Haiti.