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2-Thc Maroon Tiflor-Marcn 12, 1974
Letter of Resigeation
To My Brothers,
For the past two years I have had the privilege of serv
ing as editor of the Maroon Tiger. During these years I
have encountered many obstacles in executing my duties.
Yet, in reflecting on these past experiences, the good
and the bad. I view them as some of the more rich and
rewarding times of my life. It is, thus, with much regret
that I announcemy regisnation from the position of editor
of our newspaper, the Maroon Tiger.
I do not leave the office of editor for the purpose of
“copping out” or “getting into my own thing,” it is not
my nature to shirk a responsibility. Rather, I depart from
the editorship to expand my usefulness to the student body
of Morehouse. Upon the strong advice of Several concern
ed students at Morehouse. I have decided, to enter the race
for president of the Student Government Association of
Morehouse. Like many of you: I realize that a functional
SGA is a necessity, not a luxury.
The fact is that students, like any other group of people,
are entitled to certain fundamental rights. We have the
right to an adequate education; the right to help determine
the nature of that education; the right to pursue that educa
tion in as unhampered a way as possible; and, we havp the
right to provide an input into the procedural operations of
the system that provides that education. Though enume
rated in the student to determine the nature of that edu
cation, we have the right to pursue as possible; and further
more, we have the right to provide an input into the proce
dural operations of the system that provides that educa
tion. Though enumerated in the student, charter, and ad
ministrative policies, these rights originate in the inherent
power of the student mass, the original Source of authority.
Too often in the pas, SGA presidents and other officials
have failed to realize these more fundamental rights of
students. Therefore, they have allowed these rights to be
usurped, infringed upon or forgotten by others. Thier ef
forts have, thus, been directed towards .secondary issues
such as parking problems, and cafeteria control. True,
these issues are real and important. But/thfey'are proce
dural problems that accompany any institution. We must
realize that the primary reason that one attends Morehouse
* is- to obtain a relevant, quality education, and" not to, eat or
park. It is imperative that these priorities be realized.
As editor of the Maroon Tiger I have addressed myself
to the problems, primary and secondary, of the school
and the AU Center. As a journalist, I have analyzed and
reported on such issues as Morris Brown College’s re
signation from the Center, the Ford Foundation proposal,
the restructuring of the curriculum, and a host of other
key issues. Oftentimes, these articles have been instru
mental in giving insight into problems, thereby facilitating
the acquisition of solutions. However, there is only so
much that one can achieve through the media.
Thus, realizing the larger problems of Morehouse and
the inherent power that students possess in solving these
problems, I leave the editorship of the Maroon Tiger to
run for SGA President. Richard Powell, feature Editor
of the newspaper, will serve as acting editor until the
elections are over. You can be assured that the quality
and consistency of the Maroon Tiger will not suffer from
the change in leadership.
In conclusion, I wish to thank the Morehouse com
munity, especially the staff and advisors of the Maroon
Tigers Tor the many lessons that you have taught me.
Hopefully our guests for liberation and dignity will con
tinue next year in the SGA. Regardless of station, though,
I hope that we may continue struggling for ourselves
and for our people.
Asante,
Stan Denton
The Maroon Tigor Staff
Editor
Stan Denton
Assistant Editor. . .
Rick Abel
Business Manager .
George Cato
Feature Editor. . .
Rick Powell
Copy Editor
. .Melvin Caldwell
Secretary
Sandra Sessions
Reporters
Derek Alphran,
Rowan Altheimer, Henry Hackney,
Robert Bell, Willie Webb,
Robert Adams, Pam Thornton
Photographer
Donald Jeffferson
Advisors. .......Dr.
L. B. Weems, Mrs. Gloria Gayles
A Famous Poetess Speaks
la Afro-Americaa Seminar
On March 8th, 1974, in
Henderson Lounge, the stu
dents of the Afro-Ameri
can literature class were
honored to present Toni
Cade, in a special seminar.
Sister Toni Cade is the
author of the Black Woman,
Gorilla My Love, and the
editor of Stories and Tales
for Black Folk, a book for
Children. Sister Toni Cade
is also a well-known lec
turer and a professor of
English at Rutgers Univer
sity.
Her talk dealt with the
dynamics involved in ed
ucating and politicizing -
Black children. She feels
that Black children are our
future and to insure our
growth and vitality as a
powerful Black nation, we
must gear ourselves toward
their welfare in every way
possible. She feels we can
achieve this by large-scale
revisions of educational ma
terials presented to chil-
Leftsr to the Editor
Dear Editor:
I am writing with regard
to the portrait of Dr. Mar
tin Luther King, Jr. that is
being hung in the Georgia
State Capitol on February
17, 1974. As usual, the white
power structure with the aid
and approval of a few ob
viously misguided “Negro
es” has managed to dis
tort yet another Black hero.
Dr. King’s portrait was
printed by a white man who
felt that it was appropriate
to include Abraham Lincoln,
an avowed white suprema
cist and slaveholder him
self, to suggest that inst
ead of “freeing” Black peo
ple from their bondage, that
we should be sent back to
Africa.
I feel that Black people
owe Lincoln nothing, be
cause he didn’t “free” us
for any humantarian reason,
but because his belief that
it would save the “union”
which Richard M. Nixon is
threatening to destroy with
dren. The traditional teach
ing methods and standard
texts must be thrown to
the wayside, and we must
begin to embrace methodo
logies that encourage col
lective work, responsi
bility, purpose and creat
ivity.
Sister Toni illustrated
how we can direct our na
tion building philosophies
toward children by reading
a couple of traditional Eu
ropean fairy tales that had
been “changed” and plac
ed in a “positive Black
frame of reference.” But,
she added, that what we
should eventually try to
work ourselves up to, is
when college and high
school students can write
stories and texts for the
elementary school students,
and the elementary school
students can develop stories
and text for thepre-school
ers and primary grades.
Nguzo Saba in action.
each passing day he is in
office.
Due to his ignorance of
or his refusal to acknow
ledge the truth and the aid
and approval of these same
misguided “Negroes,” he
deliberately misrepresent
ed facts and even went so
far as to suggest that Black
folks should be grateful to
Lincoln for “starting” our
struggle for liberation, wh
ich is an insult to Black
leaders past and present.
In conclusion, I would
like to say that I person
ally feel that the portrait
of Dr. King shouldn’t be
allowed to hang in the pre-
cence of the portraits of our
open enemies, such as Les
ter “Ax-handle” Maddox
and countless others. I
would also like to add that
I consider the portrait a
slap in the face of Black
people everywhere and also
the life and memory of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Michael C. Abney
Hikes
Tutition for the 1974-75
school year will rise, ac
cording to President Hugh
Gloster.
All schools in the At
lanta University Center
and most schools across
the nation will be increas
ing tutition primarily to
meet general inflation.
Although the increase will
rise from $1,350 dollars
to 1,500 dollars at More
house, the hike is only
1/2 that of Emory and
Oglethorpe.
Other conditions con-
dusive to increases are
compensations for losses
due to theft damages, and
to replace furniture in the
lounges that have been raid
ed. Other contributing fac
tors incidental to the rise
are faculty salaries, equip
ment, and the utilities,
whose rates have been great
ly affected by the energy
dilemma.
An area of concern among
many students is the rela
tionship between the tuition
hike and financial aid.
President Gloster stat
ed “Morehouse is try
ing hard to obtain addi
tional funds from the Go
vernment and other sour
ces.”
Already there is a natio
nal campaign underway to
raise $3,500,000 dollars.
There are various pros
pective auxilaries by which
this goal may be reach
ed. Moreouse College is
one of twenty--five partici
pating institutions com
prising the Association of
Private Colleges and Uni
versities in Georgia, (AP-
CUG), which Dr. Gloster
is president. One function
of APCUG is to provide
aid to Georgia resident
students. Proposals are
now being entertained to
increase the number of
recipients from 400 to
600.
Another key element
which may prove to be ad
vantageous is President
Glosters’ membership on
the 20 unit “Advisory Co
uncil on Financial Aid
to Students,” whose pur
pose is advising the Uni
ted States Office of Educa
tion. Dr. Gloster stated,
‘ ‘ In this capacity I am try
ing everything I can to get
The Government to aid and
assist Black Students.”
The alumni support of
Morehouse is leading in
comparison to other Black
colleges in that approxi
mately 35% of the gra
duates donate contributions.
The operational funds for the
1973-74 year cannotbecom-
putated as of yet pending
upon the completion of
the tiscal year. The 1972-
73 budget $5,830,832
dollars with the tui-
ton and fess ammounting
to $1,564,954 dollars. A
surplus of $22,726 dollars
was immediately spent tor
repairs and replacements.
The Ford Foundation has
given nothing this year, but
has pledged $200,000 dol
lars.
Portrait Disgraces King