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February 17, 1983/The Maroon Tiger/Page 11
Where Are You From?
Morehouse College
Georgraphical Distribution of Studnets
Fall, 1982
Recruiting At Morehouse
by Wendell Williams
Have you ever wondered how and why
you got accepted to Morehouse? If so,
what follows is a brief explanation of the
Morehouse College
Total Fall Enrollment by Classes
1967 Through 1982
Alabama
N
61
%
3.1
recruiting policies at Morehouse.
In recent years Morehouse has ex
perienced tremendous growth in the
1967
Freshman &
Unclassified
377
Sophomores
281
Juniors
192
Seniors
175
Total
1025
Alaska
0
0
construction of new buildings and in
1968
341
282
233
180
1037
Arizona
1
0.1
enrollment.
1969
306
270
230
172
978
Arkansas
3
0.2
Twenty years ago, upwards of eight out
1970
370
270
219
158
1017
California
81
4.2
of ten students came from the state of
1971
448
302
301
176
1227
Colorado
3
0.2
Georgia. Today, the figure is clsoer to
1972 .
391
311
223
200
1125
Connecticut
21
1.1
three out of nine.
1973
426
332
250
210
1209
Delaware
7
0.4
Statistics such as these and all of the
1974
407
380
259
240
1286
D.C.
100
5.2
statistical data on Morehouse is gathered
1975
486
332
285
250
1353
Florida
106
5.5
and stored by Mr. Hugh R. Fordyce,
1976
425
375
330
275
1405
Georgia
681
35.3
Coordinator, Title III Programs.
1977
507
432
325
262
1526
Hawaii
0
0
Fordyce's office handles the statistical
1978
603
372
355
354
1684
Idaho
0
0
information for recruitment as well as
1979
624
489
320
320
1753
Illinois
76
3.9
advising President Gloster on theschool’s
1980
684
580
339
348
1951
Indiana
23
1.2
admissions policies.
1981
523
532
406
380
1841
Iowa
0
0
Contrary to the popularly held belief
1982
638
412
419
462
1931
Kansas 3 0.2
Kentucky 6 0.3
Louisiana 23 1.2
Maine 2 0.1
Maryland 72 3.7
Massachusetts 17 0.9
Michigan 87 4.5
Minnesota 12 0.6'
Mississippi 17 0.9
Missouri 22 1.1
Montana 0 0
Nebraska 1 0.1
Nevada 0 0
New Hampshire 0 0
New Jersey 56 2.9
New Mexico 1 0.1
New York 112 5.8
North Carolina 37 1.9
North Dakota 0 0
Ohio 48 2.5
Oklahoma 2 0.1
Oregon 1 0.1
Pennsylvania 58 3.0
Rhode Island 2 0.1
So. Carolina 39 2.0
So. Dakota 0 0
Tennessee 26 1.3
Texas 33 1.7
Utah 0 0
Vermont 0 0
Virginia 23 1.2
Washington 6 0.3
West Virginia 3 0.2
Wisconsin 5 0.3
Wyoming 2 0.1
Virgin Islands 2 0.1
Foreign 50 2.6
Grand Total 1931
Source: IHugh R. Fordyce,
Coordinator, Title III Programs
that there are five applicants for every one
seat at Morehouse, the facts indicate
otherwise.
For instance, of the 1,134 students who
applied to Morehouse’s Class of 1986, 955
were accepted. Of the 955 who were
accepted, 790 decided to come to
Morehouse.
The Admissions Office, located on the
first floor of Gloster Hall, does all of the
“formal” recruiting. Admissions Director
Robert Miller, ’77, has been at the helm
for eighteen months now.
Miller, along with Calvin Vismale, ’78,
are the only two full-time recruiters.
In addition, Morehouse has several
part-time recruiters: new Alumni Affairs
Director Charles Hawks, III, Assistant
Academic Dean Patrick Royster, Dean of
Students Dr. Grady Butler, Housing
Director William C. McFarlan, Director of
Governmental Relations Oliver Delk and
Raymond Owes.
The alumni of course help in the
recruiting drive through the efforts of the
various Morehouse Alumni Clubs spread
throughout the nation.
Among the more active Alumni Clubs
are the San francisco-Oakland Bay Area
Club, the D.C. Metro Club, the Chicago
Club, the New England Club, the Broward
County (FL) Club and the Brooklyn-
Queens - Long Island Club, among
others.
As an example of the effectiveness of
the alumni’s efforts, former Alumni
Affairs Director Nathaniel Veale, said,
“Last year a recruiter made one visit to
Illinois, yet the state ranks fourth among
states with the most students at
Morehouse. This demonstrates the effec
tiveness of the alumni and their work in
the area of recruitment.”
Morehouse students themselves are
getting into the recruiting arena as a result
of a policy change in recruiting practices.
Calvin Vismale, assistant director of
Admissions, pointed out that students are
being encouraged to go back to the high
schools as a new policy to recruit in
terested students. Specifically, he said,
twenty-five students volunteered to
recruit at their former high schools over
the Christmas holidays.
Even the world renowned Morehouse
Glee Club gets into the recruiting drive.
According to unidentified Glee Club
members, many high schoolers come to
Morehouse specifically to sing with the
famed organization.
The Glee Club, under the direction of
Dr. Wendell P. Whalum, takes along
Morehouse admissions literature when it
goes on its annual Spring Tour and other
tours.
Admissions Director Miller has the task
of deciding who attends Morehouse and
who does not.
Studentswhoarejudged by Millerto be
“border line” cases are reviewed by the
Admissions Committee, which is com
prised of Miller, Dean Hubert, Mr.
Purdue and Mr. Redrick.
This committee is charged with the task
of evaluating prospective applicants.
Upon reviewing the committee can either
accept or reject out-right, or give con
ditional acceptance. Freshman probation
is an example of conditional acceptance.
A quick glance into the recruiting
history of Morehouse provides many
insights into attendance at Morehouse
over the years. As late as 1967, 75% of the
Tentative Recruitment Schedule
students who attended Morehouse came
from the state of Georgia and the five
contiguous states - - Alabama,Tennessee,
South Carolina, North Carolina and
Florida. Today, however, these states
constitute less than 50% of the Student
Body.
Factors such as the end of segregation
in higher education and the subsequent
“affirmative action” programs of the
1970's are in part the blame for decreasing
numbers of Southerners who attend
Morehouse.
States like California and New York
have experienced significant increases in
the number of students who have come
here.
Georgia is still far and away the leader
with 681 students, 35% of the Study Body,
while New York ranks second with 112
students. Washington, D.C., alone has 100
students, ranking it fourth overall and first
among all cities outside of Atlanta.
Outside of Georgia, California has
experienced the largest increase with
twenty-three students since 1979, while
Tennessee has lost the most with forty-
one.
Interestingly enough, foreign student
enrollment has remained fairly constant
over the past ten years. At the same time,
however, the diversity of countries
represented has decreased significantly.
That is, more and more students are
coming from Nigeria.
And so while it is true that Southerners
continue to come to Morehouse in large
numbers, it is equally true that
Morehouse is fast becoming a truly
national and international center for
higher learning.
Percent Gains
(Spring 1983)
since 1979
2/18
Detroit
NSSFNS
Vismale
Georgia
+35
<
2/27
San Diego
BOOST
Vismale
5 contiguous
3/2
Cleveland
NSSFNS
Vismale
Alabama
+2
3/5
Chicago
NSSFNS
Vismale
Florida
-11
3/9
San Francisco
. NACAC
Alumni
Tennessee
-41
4
►
3/11
Pittsburg
NSSFNS
Vismale
South Carolina
+5
<
*
3/12
Torence, Calif. (L.A.)
NSSFNS
Vismale
North Carolina
-16
3/14
Rochester
UNCF
Vismale
8 largest
<
<
►
»
3/15
Elmira
UNCF
Vismale
California
+23
(
<
»
•
3/16
Stanford
UNCF
Vismale
New York
+15
3/17
Hartford/New Haven
UNCF
Vismale
Illinois
-12
3/18
Westchester
UNCF
Vismale
Pennsylvania
-13
I
►
►
4/27
Boston
NSSFNS
Vismale
Michigan
-4
«
►
5/2
New York City
NSSFNS
Vismale
Ohio
-37
»
5/6
Philadelphia
NSSFNS
Vismale
New Jersey
-16
5/22, 23
Montgomery Co.
NACAC
Alumni
Texas
-6
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