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Campus Host To Rev. E. V. Hill,
Jayne Kennedy, Deniece Williams,
And Others During R.E.W.
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Interfraternity Council Heads
N.A.A.C.P. Membership Drive
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The Maroon Tiger
“The Voice Of Freedom”
Vol. 57 Number 4
Morehouse College
March 3,1982
College.... Almost The Best
Morehouse Ranks Second, Spelman Ranks Fourth
Top Ten
Black Colleges
1. Howard University
2. Morehouse College
3. Fisk University
4. Spelman College
5. Hampton Institute
6. Tuskegee Institute
7. Dillard University
8. Bennett College
9. Clark College
10. Wilberforce
University
by Samuel Bacote III
Associate Editor
According to information ob
tained from the recently publish
ed New York Times Selective
Guide To Colleges; 1982 - 83, and
current data from Houghton -
Mifflin’s C/S, a computer - based
system which provides informa
tion about America’s colleges,
Morehouse is considered the
second 'best' black un
dergraduate institution in the
country.
The guide gives an inside
report on over 250 colleges that
are most likely to be considered
by high school students. Each
report considers the following
areas: academics, the student
body, housing, food, social life,
and extra curricular activities.
The guide awards one to five
points in the categories of
academics, social life and overall
quality of life. Information was
gathered from campus visits,
questionnaires, telephone calls,
essays, articles, and other secon
dary research.
The NYT Guide gives
Morehouse College an overall
rating of 3; Spelman College an
overall rating of 3; Howard
University an overall rating of 3;
and Fisk University an overall
rating of 2.66. These four schools
were the highest ranking black
colleges included in the guide.
Information was then ob
tained from the C/5 computer
systems data bank to further
distinguish the schools. The
system takes into consideration
the following institutional
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Eleven Selected To
Phi Beta Kappa
by Van Hill
Eleven students, six juniors and five
seniors, have been selected for induction
into Phi Beta Kappa, Delta of Georgia
chapter, at Morehouse College.
The selection of the students into Phi
Beta Kappa was based on three criteria:
academic scholarship, integrity, and in
volvement in extracurricular activities. Dr.
Addie Mitchell, secretary - treasurer of
the Morehouse chapter, indicated that it
was required that the Seniors have a grade
point average of 3.5 or above, and the
Juniors an average of 3.75 or above. She
also stated that the inductees must be
involved in clubs and organizations.
The students selected are as follows:
Timothy Askew, a Junior Music major
from Atlanta, Ga.; Clifford Butler, a Junior
Economics major from Atlanta, Ga.;
Timothy Dixon, A Senior Political Science
major from New Windsor, Md.; Harvey
Fields, a senior Chemical Engineering
major from Augusta, Ga.; Andre’ Godet, a
junior Chemistry major from Nassau,
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Portrait Of Mays Yet To Be Returned
Picture of Dr. Mays; poem entitled
“Elijah”; and picture of Mrs. Mays shown
here in place. (Public Relations)
by Wendell Williams
Editorial Editor
A 20” by 25” portrait of the Honorable
Benjamin E. Mays and a poem entitled
"Elijah” were reported missing on Thurs
day, February 4, in the Sadie E. Mays
Lounge. It has of yet been returned.
The Sadie E. Mays Lounge is located on
the second floor of Benjamine E. Mays
Hall.
Ms. Sadie M. Alexander, Residence
Director of Mays Hall, reported the theft
to President Gloster and Mr. Watley,
Superintendent of Buildings and
Grounds, on Friday, February 5.
Ms. Alexander, now into her 19th year
as Residence Director,said,“I don’t want
to accuse anyone without sufficient
I’m surprised they didn’t take the
picture of Mrs. Mays.
—Alexander
evidence. However, I would hate to think
that a Morehouse man would do such a
thing.”
Ms. Alexander added, "... Very often
during nights, this lounge is completely
empty, and this would most certainly
encourage theft. At one time, this lounge
was filled - with nice, comfortable fur
niture and beautiful paintings, but they
have all been stolen. It’s a shame.
Personally, I feel very badly about it, and a
lot of students have expressed similar
feelings of sorrow and anger.”
Ms. Alexander also indicated that both
Mays and Dubois Halls have each been
searched, and that all other dorms on
campus will be searched by their respec
tive Dorm Presidents.
Construction On Pipe Organ In Progress
By Greg Gipson
If plans go accordingly as
scheduled, then a long - awaited
dream on Morehouse campus
shall soon become a reality. In
April, 1982, dedication services
will be held for the installation of
a nearly half million dollar pipe
organ at the Martin Luther King
Jr. International Memorial
Chapel.
Dr. Wendell P. Whalum, Fuller
Calloway Professor of Music, and
Chairman of the Music Depart
ment, who is primarily responsi
ble for the designing of the
organ, claimed that discussion of
the idea for a pipe organ went
back to nearly fourteen years
ago. “We decided that it was
time for a pipe organ, shortly
after the death of our greatest
alumnus, Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr.,” says Whalum. "The idea first
came from Dr. Gloster, who had
just been president of
Morehouse for little over a year.
The night after Dr. King’s
‘funeral, Dr. Gloster asked me
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Completed Organ on location in factory. (Photo by Wicks)