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THE MAROON TIGER
Vo/. XLVIII No.2
Morehouse College
November 5, 1974
Morehouse Student Runs In Governor’s Race
the interests of the cor
porate and the wealthy.
Their policies are de
fined by the objective
needs of the ruling class,
not by the needs of the
people.”
Commenting specifi
cally on his campaign op
ponents George Busbee
and Ronald Thomas,
Vince made this point.
“Both of them are con
servatives. In terms of
their particular back
grounds, Thomas is noted
for his law-and-order
stand, for his “shoot-to-
kill” attitude toward rob
beries. Busbee is known
for not accepting Hosea
Williams’ endorsement,
for voting against seating
Julian Bond in 1966 for
Bond’s anti-war stnad.
His attitude has been a-
gainst the black move
ment and individuals in
it.”
When asked why people
should vote for him con
sidering his seemingly
small chance of winning
the election, Vince re
sponded ‘‘We think it
makes more of an im
pact even if we don t win.
If you vote for a Demo
Vincent Eagan, a More
house student, is a candi
date for governor of
Georgia. Vince has been
running a serious cam
paign which has included
TV publicity, newspaper
interviews, fund-raising
banquets, and speaking
engagements both all over
Georgia and nation-wide.
Vince, a Business ma
jor, has had a long history
of politicaTactivisminthe
AU Center. He came to
Morehouse in 1969 as an
early-admit student
During this time his po
litical involvement was
oriented toward commun
ity projects. Vince or
ganized the Frederick
Douglas Tutorial Insti
tute and served on the
SGA as freshman repre
sentative. He joined the
Student Organization for
Black Unity, and at one
point was the Maroon
Tiger’s literary editor.
Because he wanted to
become more positively
active in the black com
munity, Vince joined the
newly formed All African
Youth Party (AAYP). This
organization supported
such struggles as work
er’s strikes, the city
wide tenants.
Asked his reasons for
running for governor, the
2 1 - y e a r - old candidate
had this to say. ‘‘The
reason I’m running for
governor is to present
the people with an al
ternative to the Democrat
and Republican candi
dates. Both parties rep
represent the capitalist
class in $his country.
They exist to defend pri
vate property, to defend
A Focus on Dr. Whalum and
The Morehouse College Glee Club
The Morehouse College
Glee Club under the di
rection of Dr. Wendell P.
' Whalum started off their
63rd. year. The first per
formance was for the
opening of theW.E.B. Du-
Bois Conference which
was held on October 3,
in Sisters Chapel on the
Spelman campus. Also the
Morehouse College Quar
tet performed for the
conference banquet Fri
day evening at the Shera
ton- Biltmore.
The 1974 Morehouse
College Glee Club is com
prised of 110 members.
The Glee Club was found
ed in 1911 by professor
Kemper Harold, who was
also the Chairman of
Morehouse and Spelman
Music Departments and
Director of Morehouse
Chorus. Upon Professor
Harolds retirement in 19
53 he appointed a stu
dent of his, Wendell P.
Whalum as director of
the Glee Club, which
makes Dr. Whalum the
second director of the
Glee Club in a history
of 63 years.
Just recently, Dr.
Whalum, renown lec
turer, director, com
poser and arranger re
ceived another appoint
ment as the Fuller E.
Callaway Professor at
Morehouse College. Dr.
Jones gave up the chair
after reaching retirement
age, but, at the request
of the college he con
tinues to serve as Pro
fessor of French and
Chairman of the Depart
ment of Modern Foreign
Languages.
Since the holder of a
Callaway Chair is ex
pected to give up admini
strative duties in order to
devote more time to
teaching and research
and/or creative work, Dr.
Whalum relinguished the
College Dr.
McDaniel, Director of
Bands, who has just re
turn to Morehouse this
year after obtaining his
Ph.D. from the Univers
ity of Iowa. Dr. McDaniels
was director of the band
from 1968 to 1972 were
upon he depart to purse
Ph.D.
October also helded an
other performances for
the Glee Club. This per
formance was held on Oc
tober 16, at the Fairmont
Colony Square Hotel,
sponsored by the National
Model Cities Community
Development Directors
Association. Dignitaries
from throughout the na
tion were in attendence.
To Dr. Whalum and the
Morehouse College Glee
Club, “Brothers Sing
On.”
The Marching
Tigers
A football game is not a
game unless the More
house College Marching
Tigers Band is setting the
pace. The 1974 Marching
Tigers consist of 60
players, and 8 majorettes.
The director of the
Marching Tigers is Dr.
Ted McDaniels, the As
sistant Director is Mr.
Uzee Brown, and the
sponsor for the majorettes
is Mrs. Carmela Phelps.
What about Spelman
ladies playing in the band?
Dr. McDaniels responded,
that the issue is being
worked on, and that he is
infavor of the ladies par
ticipating.
Some of the tunes which
the band play that keeps
the crowd jumpin and
bumpin’ include: Skin
Tight, Soul Train Theme,
You Make Me Feel Brand
New, Feel Like Making
Love, and Love’s Theme
just to name a few.
crat, you’re throwing
your vote away. You’re
not changing his program
one bit. If you vote for an
independent class al
ternative, then you’re ex
erting concrete political
pressure on the other
candidates, because the
other candidates see
there’s a growing, grow
ing sentiment for altern
ate views that they have
to address themselves
to.”
Questioned on what in
general he can do as gov
ernor to change condi
tions in Georgia, Vince
said “The most decisive
social legislation is not
made by an individual in
office, but comes as the
result of public pressure
(the clash of social
forces of the classes in
society). Electing a so
cialist to office would in
crease the amount of
pressure that could be
exerted.”
How does one vote for
Vince? “By spelling my
name correctly on the
write-in line on the elec
tion ballot.”
by Avery Topps
UNCF
Fund Raising
Campaign
The United-Negro-
College Fund is composed
of 41 Black private insti
tutions and 50,000 Black
students. Because of its
untiring dedication in fund
raising efforts, More
house College, her stu
dents, along with other
member institutions and
their students, were able
to survive and counter
more easily the clamour
for the destruction of
Black educational insti
tutions. In an attempt to
continue in the spirit of
the U.N.C.F. is announc
ing a fund-raising com
petition in which every
student organization can
participate. Each organi
zation is asked to raise
as much money as it de
sires between now and
December 1. The winning
organization will receive
an award, be honored in
an assembly, and the
queen of the respective
contest at the National
Convention to be held
Feb., 1975, in Memphis,
, Tenn. All funds must be
turned into the Alumni
Affairs Office, 210 Sale
Hall, by Dec. 1. Good
luck, and remember the
motto of the U.N.C.F. -
“A Mind Is a Terrible
Thing to Waste.”