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November 30, 1984/The Maroon Tiger/Page 2A Daddy King, A Noble Man ■ By Emanuel McCirt Staff Writer "In a sense, he was the father of a nation. Blessed be the name of Martin Luther King Sr. When you think of the name of Dr. Martin LutherKing Sr., you think of nobility, courage, love, suffer ing, and redemption. Blessed be the name of Martin Luther King Sr.,” said Rev. Jesse Jackson. He continued, “This man who once picked cotton, lived to pick Presidents.” Daddy King, the 84-year-old minister and father of the late Martin Luther King, Jr. died in the late afternoon hours of November 11 at the Crawford Long Memorial Hospital. Daddy King came from very humble beginnings. His father worked on a plantation and his mother was a maid. During his teenage years, he had to plow fields in the morning before he went to school. His classmates used to tell him that he smelled like a mule so much that he developed a “mule complex.” One day, he said to some friends, “I may smell like a mule, but I don’t think like a mule.” At Morehouse College he earned a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology degrees. He endured many personal tragedies during his lifetime. The assassination of his son, the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, the drowning of his other son Rev. A.D. Williams King in 1969, and the assassination of his wife Alberta Williams King in 1974. Through all of these untimely deaths, Daddy King never lost hope. He said, “I’ve got a job to do every day. I’ll never stoop so low as to hate another man.” Dr. Hugh M. Gloster, presi dent of Morehouse College in a letter to “Daddy King” stated, “Throughout your professional career you have been a giant of a man in religious, political, and educational activities in Atlanta, in Georgia, and in the United States. Under your leadership, Ebenezer Baptist Church has become one of the outstanding churches in the country. You have played a prominent role in local, state, and national politics; and you are a trusted advisor of President Jimmy Carter.” (This letter was written when Dr. King was honored at a Gala Banquet in October, 1977). President Gloster continued, “You have played a leading role in the development of Morehouse College, the Morehouse School of Religion, the Interdenominational Theological Center, and Atlanta University. Despite your heavy involvement in top-level religious, political and educational affairs, you have always showed concern and compassion for the poor and the underprivileged, who have always known that they could find in you a friend in need.” At the same banquet, then Vice-President Walter Mondale told over 1,000 people assembled that “a man is never old until regrets take the place of dreams. “Daddy King,” like his son and like our nation, has never ceased to dream.” Mon dale further commented, “Dad dy King was denied his right to vote in America until he was 47 years old. I was elected Vice President of the United States at the age of 48. He could have become bitter. He could have hated his country. But, despite- that injustice, Daddy King is an American son in the best sense of the word.” One of the most prophetic voices in American history, Dr. King said on the occasion of the New York Testimonial Banquet, “Now the doors are open and segregation is dead, although I don’t know when they’re going to have the funeral.” Looking to the future, he added, “We are living in perilous times. We have difficult days ahead despite our preaching and praying. We’ve got more hatred on earth than we ever had.” “Daddy King” left the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to fight discrimination, segregation, disfranchisement, and all the other ordeals through which black people have had to pass in this country. He proved a genuine friend to scores of people unknown to the membership of his congrega tion. Many a fledgling black businessman received en couragement, support, and patronage as a result of his commercials for them in the days when there was no Small Business Administration loans,j and minority-owned businesses depended solely on minority patrons. . Daddy King was for the up ward mobility of black people and the entire human race. His son Martin Luther King Jr. wrote “We must not be afraid to die.. The end of life is not to be happy.. The end of life is not to achieve pleasure and avoid pain. Theend of life is to do the will of God,, come what may.” Daddy King, you made a difference in our people’s lives. Rest in peace. What Is A Grandmother? (as written by a third grader) A Grandmother is a lady who has no little children of her own. She likes other people’s. A grandfather is a man grand mother. Grandmothers don’t have anything to do except be there. There are old so they should not play hard or run. It isenough if they drive us to market and have dimes ready. When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like pretty leaves and catepillars. They never say “hurry up.” Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to tie your shoes. They can take their teeth and gums out. Grandmothers don't have to be smart, only answer questions like, “Why isn’t God married?” "How come dogs chase cats?” When they read to us they don’t skip or mind if we ask for the same story over again. Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if you don’t have television because they are the only grown-ups who have time. Morehouse Man Wins Pepsi Scholarship PURCHASE, NY — Pepsi-Cola Company has awarded a scholarship to Glenn Boulware, a senior at Morehouse, in recogni tion of his outstanding perfor mance this past summer in Pepsi Cola Company’s Minority Intern Program. Glenn, who worked as a Data Entry Assistant in the Informa tion Systems Department, will be receiving a $2,000 award to be applied toward his school ex penses. Additionally, the Pep si Cola Foundation will be matching this grant for another deserving minority student who will be selected by Morehouse College. Glenn, a native of Dresher, PA, was one of eighteen participants in Pepsi-Cola Company’s Minority Intern Program who were awarded scholarships. The internship provided him with meaningful business experience, while enabling him to explore various career options prior to graduation. "Our goal is to prepare them for a management career,” said Mike Feiner, Vice President of Personnel, "and of course, we would encourage j them to consider Pepsi-Cola Company.” Glenn commented on his summer experience at Pepsi Cola Company: “My summer internship was a great success because I was able to apply my theoretical knowledge of com puters in an actual job environ ment. I also had the opportunity to meet others in my field as well as individuals working in other areas."