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Maroon Tiger
March 23, 1978
Editorial
For Whom Shall We Vote?
by CHARLES E. MAPSON
Editor-in-Chief
Until the beginning of
March, I was fully convinced
that I would bury my prin
ciples and not talk about the
election in an editorial.
I am well aware that it is the
purpose of a newspaper to in
form, entertain and help mold
opinion. I can no longer hold
my peace.
I think that the integrity of
Morehouse students is
severely suffering when Greg
Griffin makes a mockery out of
intelligence. I went to visit him
on Sunday, March 12. He was
lying in bed, and all over his
cabinet were pictures of
himself.
He looked me firm in the eye
and said, “If I’m not elected,
the Lord will take His
vengeance, and I’m going to
help the Lord too.”
“How are you going to do
that?” said I. He responded, “I
know every conspirator’s
choice for law school and I will
write a letter to each school
about their prospective
student.” He further stated
that he would see to it that they
would not be accepted into law
school.
“Somewhere along the line,”
he said, “all of you will have to
cross my path.”
It is time to end the
foolishness. Some of the most
well-regarded and powerful
people on campus have called
Griffin crazy, foolish, insane
and incompetent.
I wonder, does Griffin know
that people are laughing at
him? Maybe that is what he
wants. I am well-convinced
that he merely is an attention
seeker. When earlier in the
year his own class tried to
impeach him, he created
schemes and used unethical
factors to gain publicity. It is
indeed interesting to note that
the sophomore class tried to
get rid of him in September.
The class also has not done
anything constructive since
Homecoming. That might not
have been too constructive
either.
Griffin is pulling great wool
over the eyes of ignorant
Morehouse students. He has
associated himself with im
portant people for the publicity
and personal satisfaction of
having himself in the middle
ring of a circus.
Reflections on An
Alumni Meeting
BY CHARLES E. MAPSON
Editor-in-Chief
On Saturday, March 11, the
Editor-in-Chief arrived in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a
guest speaker for the Region
VII Morehouse Association’s
annual meeting.
My all-expenses-paid trip, at
the invitation of Dr. Herman
Bostick, provided me with my
first encounter with the
alumni association of
Morehouse.
Charlie Moreland, vice-
president of the Region I as
sociation; Nathaniel Veale,
director of Alumni Affairs for
the College; and President
Hugh Gloster were the only
men there that I knew.
It didn’t take long, though,
for me to identify with the
other Morehouse Men there.
My speech, which will be
printed in its entirety in the
next issue of the Maroon
Tigfc'. dealt with student life
at Morehouse and how it is
slowly dying due to the excess
of studen ts and the poor exam
ples of good character
provided by some of the faculty
and administrators.
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I put the blame equally on
the students, faculty and ad
ministrators. I came down,
though, most heavily on the
students.
When I finished, the men of
Morehouse reacted in at least
ten different ways. Heated dis
cussions followed. Formidable
debates were inspired. I sat
back and watched. I was wait
ing for someone to pull out a
gun or knife when a man
reached into his vest pocket
suddenly and flashed a small
metallic object. It was only a
cigarette lighter.
Soon, the moderator dis
missed the meeting. Men left
the room red with anger. An
hour later, though, they were
all fellowshipping in a
Morehouse Spirit and laugh
ing as they recalled memory of
“Dear Old Morehouse”.
The next morning Mr. Veale
asked me what I thought about
the meeting. I replied, “I can’t
wait until I’m an alumnus.”
He has broken the United
States law, and placed his face
on the dollar bill. Though he
has done this and was visited
by Secret Service agents who
informed him that what he
had done was indeed illegal,
the election committee has
allowed him to remain in the
race.
I do hereby declare that Greg
Griffin should he disqualified
and suspended from
Morehouse College. He has
made threats on the President
of this institution and has used
false analogies, wrong similes,
and misplaced metaphors
about the tactics of white
racists in trying to keep Blacks
from voting by saying this is
being done at Morehouse.
Anyone with good sense
would know that the last thing
white racists wanted was for
Blacks to register to vote. They
wanted to keep them from
voting, not encourage it.
’Tis time to ask the question:
For whom shall I vote? Do not
vote for one who will create a
160 member cabinet just so he
can hand out positions to
people in return for their sup
port.
Vote for a man with
integrity. Rodney Thaxton has
served Morehouse for almost
three years, in which each year
has been highlighted by his
MAROON TIGER STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Charles E. Mapson
Associate Editor Roy Hamilton
Managing Editor Willard Bell
Assistant Editor Arlin Meadows
News Editor.... Reginald Scott
Entertainment Editor Kenneth T. Whalum, Jr.
Sports Editor Walter Parrish
Fraternity Editor Theodore B. Jones
Photography Editor Alfred Peters
Cartoonist Daily McDowell
Proof and Copy readers David Thornton
David Morrow
Barrington Brooks
Rodney Thaxton
Business Manager Larry Walker
Advertising Managers Claude A. Ford, Jr.
Darrell E. Robbins
Contributing Staff: Rodney Thaxton, Dargan Burns,
Michael Stewart, T. Tee Boddie, William Jones
Office Manager Ronald Pettaway
Assistant Office Manager ..... Vincent D. McCraw
participation in Student
Government. Thaxton com
mands respect from ad
ministrators, faculty and
students alike. Griffin is
regarded by many as insane,
illogical and stupid.
Morehouse men, make your
vote count. Look at the record
and vote for Rodney Thaxton.
Students Don’t
Support Eaves
On Saturday. March 4, there
was a rally held in support of
Atlanta’s Black Safety Com
missioner, A. Reginald Haves.
The march was to begin at the
Atlanta University complex,
probably because the Atlanta
University Center has always
been the supporters of most
Black causes.
March 4 was a dishearten
ing day for me, because an es-
ti mated 7 0 students
participated in the march. Can
you imagine? Morehouse.
Sp'elman. (’lark, Morris
Brown, and ITC, 70 students. I
believe it is time that we, as
men, reestablished our values
with certain things.
Sure, we can party at Cis
co’s. We can obtain a degree
from a prestigious institution;
but we can’t support a man
who has supported us, in his
day and time of need.
Edward R. Ward
Morehouse College
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