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Page 8 MAROON TIGER Friday, November 22, 1968 Interview '&£)cirlincj,ton ^t)e^endd fiction 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.