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February 1, 1979 Page 2
The Maroon Tieer
NEWS
Black Enrollment In College
increases by 291% in 11 Years
By Donald Tyler
The Southern Regional Educa
tion Board (SREB) has recently
released its report entitled “Black
Enrollment in Higher Education:
Trends in the Nation and the
South.” The SREB report reveals
the tremendous enrollment growth
made by blacks in higher education
during the period of 1966 to 1977.
In 1966, 282,000 blacks were
enrolled in college and by 1977,
some 1,103,000 blacks were
enrolled in college. That’s an
increase of 291 percent. By 1977
blacks made up 10.8 percent of the
total college enrollment, while they
•nade up 12.6 percent of the college
age population (18-24 year olds).
Although the percent of blacks in
college today still does not quite
reflect the percent of college age
blacks, the increase is still substan
tial; for in 1966 black enrollment
was less than 5 percent of the total
college enrollment.
But while black enrollments at
the undergraduate level come close
to representing its numbers in the
population, this is hardly the case
at the graduate and professional
levels. At these levels blacks are
still underrepresented. The SREB
report reveals that blacks, account
for only 6.0 percent of the graduate
enrollments and a mere 4.5 percent
of the total first professional
enrollment.
It is interesting to note however,
that of those blacks who are
enrolled at all levels of higher edu
cation, clearly the majority attend
predominantly while institutions.
Furthermore, this is where the
increase in black enrollments
occurred. This fact is illus
trated by the decreasing percentage
of blacks who attend predomi
nantly black colleges. Dr. James R.
Mingle, SREB research associate
explained that “black enrollment
in predominantly black institu-
The Philosophy Seminar: A New
Development at Morehouse
by Stanley Smith
In response to the desire of phi
losophy majors for discussion of
philosophical and religious ques
tions, the Department of Philo
sophy and Religion established in
October, 1977 the Philosophy
Seminar. The Seminar is a discus
sion group that meets once a week
during the school year. Every ses
sion features a speaker who gives a
lecture on a topic. The lecture is
followed by discussion. The
Seminar is a part of the required
academic program for philosophy
majors. It is also intended to pro
vide a vehicle for exchange of ideas
among faculty members and
I students.
Many people feel that academic
;life at Morehouse provides few
'opportunities for informal
^exchange of serious ideas. The
j Seminar is intended to make a sig
nificant contribution to the aca
demic climate of Morehouse.
The Seminar has presented
speakers not only from the Philo
sophy and Religion Department,
but also from other departments
and from the Administration. This
fall Dr. Henry McBay, from the
Chemistry Department; Dr.
Spight, from the Physics Depart
ment; Dr. KJenbort, from the His
tory Department; Dr. Taqi, from
the Political Science Department;
Vice-president Smith, and Presi
dent Gloster have addressed the
Seminar. In addition, several scho
lars from other institutions have
been guest speakers. These include
Dr. Gregor Sebba, Professor Eme
ritus of the Liberal Arts at Emory
University and Dr. Richard Parry,
Chairman of the Philosophy
Department at Agnes Scott
College.
The Seminar has been very suc
cessful. The Department plans to
invite several outside scholars next
semster. There is also the possibil
ity of obtaining funds to bring to
Morehouse distinguished philo
sophers from other cities next year.
The Seminar is run by the stu
dents, who elect a Seminar Chair
man every year. (The Department
has at present thirteen philosophy
majors and twenty religion
majors). The present chairman is
Stanley Smith. Professor Anibal
Bueno is the Seminar Advisor. The
Seminar meets on Mondays at 3:00
p.m. in Brawley Hall 209. The
meetings are regularly announced
in the Weekly Newsletter and on
posters in Brawley Hall.
Dr. Grant Shares Home
With Foreign Students
by John W- Southall
Last semester, the Student
Government Association sent out
letters to Atlanta residents around
campus concerning the foreign stu
dents enrolled at Morehouse Col
lege. The letters stated a proposal
of fostering one or more of these
students in the homes of the letter
recipients during the Christmas
holidays. This proposal was a
project-effort aimed at bettering
the relationships between the ior-
eign students and Americans as
well as an attempt in curing the
possible loneliness of - these
students.
The only response that resulted
from the letters sent out, was one
by Dr. Anna Grant of the More
house Sociology Department. In
the seasonal spirit, Dr. Grant
shared her home with two African
students — one from Morehouse
and one from Spelman.
tions in the South accounted for 96
percent of all black enrollments
back in 1960, compared to 60 per
cent in 1970 and only 43 percent by
1976.” This is not to say that black
enrollment in predominantly black
colleges is on the decrease, but only
that predominantly white colleges
have felt the majority of the
increased in black enrollments.
Predominantly black schools have
seen a steady increase in black
enrollment, while predominantly
white schools have seen a tremend
ous increase in black enrollment.
But although more blacks are
enrolled in predominantly white
institutions, it is the predominantly
black institutions of the South that
produce the majority of black
graduates — some 69 percent. This
fact could account for part of the
low representation of blacks at the
graduate and professional levels.
Blacks are also underrepres
ented in some fields of study.
Although blacks represented
about 9 percent of the population
at the undergraduate level, there
were only 2 percent of the popula
tion enrolled in agriculture and
natural resources, 5 percent in the
physical sciences, 6 percent in engi
neering, and 7 percent in biological
sciences.
At the graduate level, the figures
are even worse. Blacks accounted
for only 1 percent of the enroll
ment in engineering, 3 percent in
biological sciences, 4 percent in
business and management.
At the professional level blacks
made up 2 percent of the future
professionals in veterinary medi
cine, 4 percent of those in dentistry
and 6 percent of those in medicine.
Perhaps the number of blacks at
the graduate and professional lev
els will eventually increased if the
trend of increased enrollment
continues.
The size of the increase in black
enrollment at the undergraduate
level can also be seen when it is
compared with the size of the
increase in white enrollment.
While black enrollments between
1966 and 1977 increased by 291
percent, white enrollment over the
same period of time only increased
by 51 percent.
Several factors have been
influential in creating the increase
in black enrollment. Included
among these factors where the
efforts of black students them
selves. As the SREB report
phrased it: “By 1968 black students
were beginning to affect the level of
enrollments in predominantly
white institutions. Often, a critical
mass of black students had a cata
lytic effect not only on enrollment
at their own institutions, but on
near by institutions as
well . . .The magnitude of the
black student protest and the
attendant national publicity pro
vided a ripple effect on black stu
dent enrollment which went well
beyond the immediate institution
and geographic area.”
But the major factor was proba
bly the increased high school gra
duation rates among black
Motivation Night
by Juan A. Dunlap
Martin Luther King (MLK)
Chapel gave rise to a packed house
in commemoration of King’s birth
day on Sunday January 14, 1979.
In an annual effort to boost the
motivation and centerwide morale
of the AUC students, groups of
individuals came to MLK Chapel
to render a few of their talents to an
audience of thousands. The talent
ranged from renditions of King’s
speeches to singing which came
from the Freedom Choir com
prised of students within the AUC.
The Quartet of the Morehouse
College Glee Club also sang a few
selections of those traditional spir
ituals, which introduced light
heartedness and humor to its
Dealing in the
continued from page 1
asking what does a dealer look
like? Well, actually he doesn’t. The
one I saw looked normal.
To my surprise all ot the dealers
were more than willing to talk, to
share with me their knowledge and
experience. That was after I
assured them I wasn’t a narc or
working undercover for Perdue..
My first meeting was with let’s
call him Blockhead. We met in an
empty classroom late one night.
Q. How long have you been
dealing?
A. Ever since my sophomore
year. Let’s be honest. Tuition is
going up every year, financial aid is
going down. What’s today’s college
student to do? I tried working part-
time but that affected my school
work. What other way is there to
earn money in your spare time in
between classes than selling Bo?
Q. Can you explain what Bo is?
You see, not everybody is down
with the drug terms.
A. Fine! My motto has always
been “an educated consumer is the
best dope buyer.” Bo is short for
Colombian. As you might know
there are various brands. Alca-
pulco Gold, Panama Red,
Hawaiian and something they sell
in New York Chunky Black. All of
these brands go under the heading
of Marijuana, Herb or Cheeba.
Q. What are the quantities that
can be bought?
A. I’ll go from the smallest to
the highest. Loose joints, one joint
costs a dollar. Then come the bags.
Trays, nickels and dimes which are
$3, $5 and $10 bags respectively,
the larger quantities are OZ’s-
ounces, then the stuff dreams are
made of, halfpounds, pounds and
kilos.
Q. Do you ever worry about
getting busted?
A. Naw. You just have to be
careful who you deal to. I try to
keep the same regular customers.
That way nobody gets hurt. Look
it’s been a pleasure talking to you.
I’m kind of glad somebody is get
ting our side of the story. So often
audience.
A rendition of King’s speech was
given by a ten-year-old named Jon
athan, who left the stage in tracks
of thunderous applause after he
delighted the audience with “I
Have A Dream.” Other guests
included the Commodores, Robert
Brown, Monica Holland, “Daddy”
King, Mrs. Coretta Scott King,
and Martin Luther King,III; all of
whom shared some intimate
thought of theirs relating to Dr.
King, as well as some supportive
words for the march that occurred
on the following day.
All in all, the audience walked
away with a sense of meditation for
fulfilling “The Dream.”
A.U.Center
we’re made out to be creeps turning
people into junkies overnight. I
don’t even touch the heavy stuff.
We’re just regular people like eve
rybody else trying to make an hon
est living.
We both had to laugh after that
one. My next meeting took place in
Trevor Arnett Library. What bet
ter plaee to discuss the merits of
dope than among stacks upon
stacks of books?
Q. Why did you stop dealing?
A. Dealing in small amounts like
I was, usually didn’t amount to
much money. You are doing good
if you break even.
Q. How many dealers are there
in the A.U. Center?
A. There are five real dealers
around this joint. The rest, around
20 are M.O. dealers. M.O. mean
ing m-o-tation, they are jive.
Q. What is sold most?
A. Basically herb is all that is
dealt. Every once in a while some
body comes through with mescu- ,
line, TCH or Coke.
Q. Do males make up the
majority of your customers?
A. Hell no! The females buy just
as much as the men, sometimes
more. In fact Spelman kept me in
business. Quiet as it’s kept they do
some serious smoking.
Q. We have a lot of people out
there in our reading audience who
are inexperienced in the process of
coping herb. Is there anything you
can pass on to them to make it eas
ier? I mean so they will be less likely
to get burnt. Who wants a bag of
seeds?
A. It’s really hard to say. The
amount you get for the money you
pay has steadily decreased over the
years. So a lot of people just cop
when they are home. Basically the
Bo around here is commercial.
They call it Bo but in all actuality
it’s really “Alias A 1 Green,” Bogus
Bo.
Upon the conclusion of the
interview I was offered some of his
wares. I politely declined, telling
him I never smoke on the job.
students. In 1950 merely 25 percent
of America’s college age blacxs
had completed high school, while
some 56 percent of college age
whites had. By 1977 the gap nar
rowed; some 75 percent of blacks
20 to 24 years old had completed
high school as opposed to 85 per
cent of whites in that age group.
Other factors were also instru
mental in the increase. Among
them included federal interven
tion, greater financial support, and
educational programs designed
primarily for blacks.
All in all the report illustrated
the tremendous advances tht
blacks have made in undergradu
ate education and the difficult
advances still to be made in order
to achieve equitable access to grad
uate and professional institutions.