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MAROON TIGER
Thursday, February 13, 1969
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| By Carthur Drake, Editor |
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Leave It Better Off
Than It Was At First
I was recently engaged in a conversation with a Morehouse
student who has been quite active in student government activities
on this campus. We were discussing the recent
controversial Spellman-Gloster case. This student
seemed quite puzzled as he was trying to connect
the recent actions of some Atlanta University
Center students with the general trends of col
lege sudents throughout the United States. Posing
a puzzled grimice he said, “These people seem
to be trying to tear up everything.” Scratching
his head he responded further saying, “I don’t
know. Is this the thing? . . . These 'people are
Carthur Drake, trying to tear up yet they offer no alternative
for rebuilding.” Still showing signs of complete confusion he asked
the question, “What is it? Can one equate chaos with order?” This
same student was puzzled because he had achieved a relative amount
of success by using “an orderly process” as he puts it. At the be
ginning of this academic year he assumed the responsibilities of a
committee the operations of which he knew very little about. After
having briefed himself with the usual manner of operation, he imme
diately noticed the faults which he could ascribe as reasons for the
failure of the committee. This student then worked out an alternate
system with the necessary amendments. His new system has been
relatively successful thus far. The point that is being made is that
this student saw a weak system which needed replacing. Rather than
destroy it and be satisfied, he developed another to replace it.
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, while making his farewell speech to the
student body of Morehouse College, once said, “Whatever you do,
leave it better off than it was at first.” Contrary to what Dr. Mays
has said, many vocally energetic youths of today seem to always
provide criticism, opposition and finally destruction, but they can
never offer the alternative, that is, corrections, support, and replace
ments. To me, a person becomes very insincere towards trying to
seek the best solutions when the only thing he can see in others
is a fault. A person sincere about trying to find the best solutions
to a problem would go as far as questioning himself. Finding the
best solutions to a problem demands an objective viewpoint. Now
if you are one who is not sincere then naturally you will take a
one-sided approach. And if you are a person who is seeking a self
ish personal gain then naturall you will overlook those parts which
might fit the jigsaw puzzle. And if you are a person who is pre
occupied with destruction for pleasure then naturally you will go
about destroying systems and burning buildings. But if your aims
are sincere then your protests will be in the form of constructive
criticism, faithful support, alternate plans and finally, rational and
practical thinking.
Wan ted: Jan. 15 as
National Holiday
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of our most well known alumni,
departed this earth under tragic circumstances leaving behind an
imprint full of accomplishments. His daily routine would have been
a Herculean task for most. His sincere fight against human injustice
took courage lacked by the average person. He was a man who had
a passion for all people, both Black and white, who were suffering.
To him, people were humans first and Black and white second,
therefore, his fight was for humanity as a whole.
Dr. King has done more towards bringing the minorities into
this system of democracy than any other individual during his time.
Not only have the minorities benefited from his presence upon this
earth, but humanity as a whole has benefited. Consequently, the
MAROON TIGER feels that Dr. King deserves the same recognition
given others of comparable statue. Therefore, we support the present
movement to have his birthday, January 15, to become a national
holiday.
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Protest Without Prof it
By Robert Smith, Ass’t. Editor
I’m fed up with all these so-called student protests that appar
ently don’t seem to have any substantial foundations to them. It’s
not that I dislike the principles of protest, it’s
that I detest some of the methods.
This newspaper received a plea to join in
with many other colleges in a nationwide protest
to the inauguration of President Nixon and was
urged to encourage students of the campus to
participate. The plan of action was for every
student to see to it that all toilets were flushed
when the president said the last words to his
Robert T. Smith inaugural oath, “so help me God.” The letter
goes on further to say something like, . . the
protest will require a great deal of organizational effort as we
(the Students for Violent Non-Action) hope to flush every toilet
not only of the dorms, apartments, and lecture halls, but also down
town m hotels, restaurants, railroad stations, and in private homes
. . . posters will be available . . . enlist the aid of anyone else who
wishes to join.”
Were they really serious?
Though perhaps symbolic to those participating, who were they
hurting? If anything on metered buildings the government made a
small profit on each flush. The anticipated pressure drop in the
pumping certainly didn’t come close to the number of flushes per
toilet during a commercial from the super bowl.
This was a protest without profit, and besides being insignifi
cant it was a waste of time. Many would deny that any such plea
was made simply because it was so far-fetched. Now brothers what
about the plea to take over the administration building ... in
protest, the plea to bum Sale Hall ... in protest, the plea to halt
registration ... in protest of the irrelevance of black colleges, the
plea to physically remove all “white instructors” from the campus
... in protest and the plea to just protest . . . PROtest . . . and
PROTEST. Are these as far fetched as the previous mentioned Flush
For Freedom? What are their ends and are they protests for 'profit?
I fear not. These methods are also a waste of our time. Why? Be
cause what would have been the gain . . . nothing.
I think that the instigaters of these methods have a false stereo
type that harsh and fierce protests are the answer at any expense.
I am inclined not to agree with the philosophy that “it isn’t nice
to go to jail, but he nice ways always fail.”
The weekly magazine, U. S. News and World Report, writes that
rebellious students have no clear programs—just that their protest
is aimed against the university structure, with whom they have no
real voice. To me then the answer is quite simple. Whenever any
type of problem arises on a campus (in keeping with the idea of
mutual respect and trust as guidelines on both parts) communica
tions should be increased between the parties. If an arrangement
cannot be made then the students should organize some type of
formalized protest which as an end will get them what they want
without destroying the whole system because then you’ll have no
thing to work with.
Before you participate in any protest I suggest that you weigh
the ends and see if the means are really just.
Fulguration
By C. MUes Smith
Morehouse College is a liber
al arts institution that attempts
ft/ to familiarize its
|§§§ students with
11! several areas of
course study in
"il? the preparation
o f specialized
| training. Al
ii though the fore-
most aim of the
C. Miles Smith college is aca
demic pursuit, Morehouse places
an emphasis on aspects of the
educational process.
Students who enroll in More
house and successfully complete
this process are termed gradu
ates and “Morehouse Men.” The
man seriously at work in the
shadow of the college and sel
dom recognized is the Fresh
man. It is unusual that a new
comer to a strange environment
displays such serious and dedica
ted services. This rarity has blos
somed in the ranks of the class
of ’72. I have observed this from
sidewalk meetings during fresh
man week to the crowded class
meetings. I have seen individual
initiative channelled toward the
constant progress of the school.
You see, when a man enters
Morehouse he is on the thresh
old of his life. He is young, will
ing, and eager to learn and at
the same time very vulnerable
to the pitfalls of life. Many
groups beckon him to join their
ranks, but he must decide for
himself. He must contemplate
carefully before selecting the
right organization—the one that
he desires to become an integral
and functional part of. It is this
decision, this pledge to contrib
ute and not monopolize, this
vote of dedication, and this pact
to offer something constructive
that has rallied he class of ’72.
In the midst of turbulent stu
dent protests in the University
system. The crisis of “black iden
tity”, and other storms of temp
tation, the men of the freshman
class have “passed the test.”
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays once
said, “Whatever a man touches,
his aim should always be to
leave that which he touched
better off than he found it.”
Thanks for touching Morehouse,
fellow freshmen.
Inside The Tiger
Editor Speaks 2
Student Feedback 3
Features 4
Intelligentsia 5
Sports 7
Merrill Scholars 8
We Must Cultivate Our Cardens
By Robert C. Gray
MAROON TIGER
The Organ of Student Expression
Founded 1898
Editor-in-Chief —-
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News Editor —♦
Literary Editor
Feature Editor ------
Fraternity Editor —~
Business Manager ------
Sports Editor
Ass’t. Sports Editor
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Typist -
Carthur L. M. Drake
Robert T. Smith
Fredrick Salsman
... Philip E. Brown
William Berry
Eddie Gaffney
.... Cecil Brim
Drexel Ball
. Kenneth Martin
Benjamin Wright
Rufus Hill
Reporters: Bryce Smith, William Durant, Harold McKelton,
Philip Boykin, C. Miles Smith, Bruce Johnson, Arlon Kennedy.
With registration for the sec
ond semester over, I can’t help
but recapitulate a dual problem
that confronted
a great number
of the Brothers.
First, they re
ceived a letter
from the busi
ness office stat
ing that there
was a deficient
balance due on
Robert Gray their account for
first semester and, while reading
further, they discovered that the
first payment for the next se
mester was due within two or
Faculty Advisors
Mrs. Ann C. Carver, Mr. Cason L. Hill
three days. This was a shock to
many because some of the pay- I
ments had been cleared, and a'
few days notice was too late to
“collect” enough money for re
gistration.
Speaking as a victim of this
dual catastrophe, I have only
three questions. Does anyone
keep records of student pay
ments in the administration buil
ding or are they used to heat
Harkness Hall? Why are the
notices of student payments mail
ed almost “hours” before they
are due?- And lastly, why is it
that all speed and agility used
to send out tuition balances gets
lost as seen in the lateness that
we receive our grades?
If student payments were care
fully and accurately kept, then
this would eliminate the often
painful and public embarrass
ment which is thrust upon inno
cent students because of admini
strative faulting. Moreover, the
notice of fees due can be mailed
within a reasonable length of
time before payment is due.
Indeed, the time has come for
Morehouse students to EXPECT
and RECEIVE reasonable treat
ment from administrative offi
cials. Our student government
and other student organizations
should work to eliminate these
conditions with the utmost de
termination, and might I add a
quotaton from Voltaire’s Candide,
that “we must cultivate our gar
dens.”