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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 !! miiininiiiirm