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employment. For if a youth continues
on after he has decided to terminate
his career as a male prostitute, the
chances are that he will drift into some
form of deviance. The risk of this
happening is considerable and it can
occur through unfortunate cir
cumstances, as well as due to personal
inadequacies which he has been
unable to overcome during this years
as a ‘hustler’. Most of the small
percentage boys who end up as outcast
are suffering from some form of
maladjustment in their personality.
Some of them drift into the world of
drugs and become addicted to one of
the ‘hard’ drugs. For a few of these it is
a ‘way out,'* arising from a need to
expiate guilt feeling connected with
the past. Several boys.may engage in
drug peddling, soft drugs and pills, as a
temporary expedient with the inten
tion of using the money to start afresh
in something else. But they may get
caught and become involved in a cycle
which plunges deeper into the
network of crime. Usually the boys
who do drift into crime do so tem
porarily into petty crime before mak
ing the slow journey back into the ways
of conventional society.
Some boys are assisted financially or
given encouragement by former
clients who continue to take an
interest in their activities. This kind of
support can be important but it only
applies to a few boys. The transition to
a more settled life is made easier for
those boys who form a relationship
with a girl. She can provide the moral
and emotional supporUo’weather the
periods of distress which are difficult
for young persons to bear on their
own. The majority, however, go back
to their homes or towns of origin, settle
down, eventually marry, and do the
sort of jobs such as manual labor or
stockwork which they might have done
had they not left for Atlanta.
Yet his experience may also facilitate
his entry into the world of homosex
uality. This may be done by
‘graduating’ into the bars and discos of
the more conventional gay scene and
the knowledge he has acquired on the
way makes it easier for him than for the
other youths. There are probably many
clients in the park who were
themselves male prostitutes when they
were in their teens. The new career
which the hustler/client had to es
tablish is, in certain respects, more
difficult than for boys for whom the
career as a male prostitute was only a
temporary phase before returning to
the heterosexual world.
For all of the boys, whatever paths
they may subsequently take, it has
been a deeply emotional and personal
experience during a significant period
in their lives, one which they will not
be able or willing to recall or boast
about in the years to come because of
the stigma attached to such an adven
ture.
Editors Note: Partly due to this
article, and of her similar works that
have appeared in publications like the
Maroon Tiger, the Grant Park situation
is being dealt with. The city of Atlanta
recently kicked - off its ‘Operation
Clean - up' campaign; a move targeted
for high crime, drug and vagrance
areas such as M. L. King Jr. Drive,
Auburn Avenue, Stewart Avenue, and
Grank Park. The city has also establish
ed a police precinct on the outer edge
of Grant park. City officials should be
commended for their meritorious and
quick actions. Yet, the problem may
never be cured or curbed, for hun
dreds of persons make their way to the
city each year, only to find that the
streets of Atlanta are filled with deceiv
ing curves and unending flats.
Writers Note: Similar material was
used as a preliminary step. The material
informed me of what I could expect,
psychologically and physically, while
communing in such an environment.
Most conversations which transpired
were done so in the presence of a
recording device. Recordings were
made only when the consent of the
interviewee had been obtained. In all
cases I gave my word not to make
publicany personal information on the
tapes or in the notes which might lead
to an apprehension. Once again I
would like to thank ‘Bill ’ and other for
helping me see maters from a different
perspective.
College
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characteristics: cost, com
petitiveness, percent of faculty
with higher degrees, median test
scores, special programs, teacher
- student ratio number of
undergraduate major programs
of study offered, location,
athletics, cultural activities,
library resources, and facilities.
The system rates Morehouse
highly in academics, because
over 75% of the faculty hold
masters degrees; and of those,
62% hold earned doctorates.
Over half of the students enter
ing as freshmen graduate; and
ever half of those, go on to
pursue higher education. It is
one on any listing.
Howard University (College)
received its number - one rating
because of its high level of
selectiveness; low freshman at
trition rate; departmental
honors program; Phi Beta Kappa
chapter; high faculty compensa
tion, and large library. Howard is
given credit for 22 major un
dergraduate programs of study, 6
given credit for 17 major
programs of study; a format
program for study aborad; a
departmental honors program;
and a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
In campus life, Morehouse is
able to provide on campus
housing for 61% of its students,
while 33% live in off - campus
housing.
It was give credit for 3 in
tramural and 6 intercollegiate
athletic programs.
Morehouse did not fair as well
because of its comparatively
higher student - faculty ratio,
and freshmen attrition rate.
Since Morehouse has
authored and/or housed several
AUC programs since 1968 - Afro
American Studies, Urban
Studies, Dual Degree, ITC's
Morehouse School of Religion,
Morehouse Medical School, etc.
- it is not expected that the
college would appear as number
intramural, and 11 inter
collegiate athletic programs.
Howard did not fair as well in
areas of housing, and percent of
faculty with doctorates. It also
lost points because of a ruling
permitting alcohol in residence
halls.
Fisk ranks third because of
Spelman’s comparatively lower
percentage of faculty with doc
torates, lower number of major
programs of study available; and
higher freshmen attrition rate.
Spelman did well in areas of
housing, special programs
offered, and percent of students
who graduate.
Hill — continued from page 3
out on that commitment,” stated
Kennedy.
Deniece Williams told the
audience that her purpose in life,
“is to inspire people to do more,
inspire them to do better, and let
them know that God is the force
in ... life.”
Reverend Hill, when question
ed by the Maroon Tiger, said that
he was excited about
Morehouse and glad that he had
come. Hill, also, stated, “There is
a great thirst here. We had
approximately 300 people ...
confessing this week. That has
not happened on many college
campuses. Morehouse is “tom-
morws leadership."
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