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Vol. 20
Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Ga., March 12, 1954
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No. 1
M. B. C. iMERRATES 69th FOUNDERS’ DAY
PROFESSOR GILES BECOMES
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
On January 14, 1954, Chaplain (Major) Samuel Hopkins Giles, Pro
fessor at Morris Brown College in Turner Theological Seminary, was
promoted from the rank of Major to that of Lieutenant Colonel, Offi
cer Reserve Corps, United States Army. He was duly sworn in at
Georgia Military Distinct Headquarters with suitable ceremony.
Chaplain Giles holds a coveted
military record, having served on
foreign soils from 1942-44. His tour
of duty included assignments in
Northern Ireland (1942); North Af
rica (1943); Italy (1943); and areas
in the Middle East, such as Egypt,
Palestine, and sections of Asia Mi
nor. Professor Giles’ decorations in
clude ribbons for Pre-Pearl Harbor
service, for the North African Cam
paign, and for American Defense.
He has received three bronze stars
for service in (1) the North African
Campaign; (2) the Invasion of Sa
lerno, Italy; and (3) in the Rome-
Arno River campaign.
Chaplain Giles actively served
the Armed Forces from March,
1941 to March 1946. He has been a
member of the U. S. Reserve Corps
since January 15, 1941. Having-
been separated from service March,
1946, at Fort George Meade, Mary
land, he returned to Morris Brown
as a member of Turner Theological
Seminary. He. is .presently serving
as associate pastor of Big Bethel
AME Church in Atlanta and as an
instructor in history and theology
at Morris Brown College.
S. H. Giles
Six Morris Brown Honor Students
Make Alpha Kappa Mi!
Six Morris Brown College students have become eligible for the
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society by accumulating average of 2.3 by
their junior and senior years. This constitutes the largest number ever
to become eligible at Morris Brown during one semester.
Kappa Kappa Chapter of the Al
pha Kappa Mu Honor Society has
accepted the following students into
its membership: Clifford W. Gibson,
John Goudelocke, (Mrs.) Frances
Irene Jones, Eloise Moore, Barbara
Perdue, and (Mrs.) Juanita T. Wil
liams.
Clifford Williams Gibson, a junior
from Bruswick, Georgia, is a pre
medical major with an accumulative
average of 2.8. At present he is
vice-president of the Student Coun
cil of Morris Brown College, a mem
ber of the NAACP, a member of
the Men’s Glee Club, the Dean of
Pledgees of Iota Chapter of Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and
sports editor of the Wolverine Ob
server.
John Goudelock, a senior, is ma
joring in Secondary Education with
concentration in Mathematics. He
is a veteran of World War II and
comes from Gainesville, Georgia.
His accumulative average is 2.3; he
is now the treasurer of the Student
Council of Morris Brown College
and a member of Beta Delta Chap
ter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
(Mrs.) Frances Irene Jones, _ a
senior, is majoring in Secretarial
Science. She is a native of Macon,
Georgia; and she has an accumula
tive average of 2.3. Her campus ac
tivities include membership in the
Commercial Club and in Beta Chap
ter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
Eloise Moore, a senior from Don-
alsonville, Georgia, is majoring in
Social Studies with an accumulative
average of 2.3. She was Miss Morris
Brown College of 1952-53; and at
Cont. on Page 4
Herds Brown College
Receives UNCF Gran!
Dr. John H. Lewis announced, in
a recent interview, that the United
Negro College Fund has granted
872,378.00 to Morris Brown College
for both current operating and capi
tal improvement purposes. $25,173,-
00 of the amount received has been
allotted for current budget expen
ses including scholastic aid for stu
dents, books, laboratory equipment,
and a student health program.
The remaining amount is to be
added to the building fund which
has been set aside for the purpose
of erecting new campus buildings
and renovating those currently in
use.
This grant from UNCF repre
sents an installment on the Fund’s
five-year building campaign.
New Faculty Members
Morris Brown College added two
members to its faculty and staff
for the second semester; they are
Mrs. Margaret Y. Jackson and Mrs.
Cecilia Mercer.
Mrs. Jackson joins the faculty as
associate professor of English. A
graduate of Tuskegee Institute, she
has a Master’s Degree from Iowa
State University and Ph. D. De
gree from Cornell University.
Mrs. Cecelia Mercer, A. B. and
A. M. from Atlanta University, and
A. M. in Guidance from the Uni
versity of Chicago, now serves
as Dean of Women at Morris Brown
College.
Dr. Kepler in Lecture
Series a! MBC
Dr. Thomas S. Kepler, eminent
minister who is presently serving as
Professor of New Testament Lan
guage and Literature at Oberlin
Graduate School of Theology, was
presented at Morris Brown recently
by Turner Theological Seminary in
a series of lectures on “The Ethics
of Jesus and Modern Living.”
Before taking over his present
position, Dr. Kepler served as pas
tor of Pawtucket Congregational
Church in Lowell, Mass.; Professor
of Bible and Philosophy, Mount
Union College in Ohio; and Profes
sor of Religion, Lawrence College
in Wisconsin.
A graduate of Cornell College,
Dr. Kepler holds baccalaureate de
grees from Boston University, and
honorary degrees from Baldwin
Wallace College and Boston. He has
done further study in Marburg,
Germany and Cambridge, England.
MBC Choir Airs
UNCF Concert
The Morris Brown College Choir
was heard locally over station
WGST and nationally over the ABC
network in a 30 minute program
Sunday, February 1 21, ±VS4ax iiTSO
P.M. The presentation was a part of
a series of weekly broadcasts spon
sored by the United Negro College
Fund featuring outstanding college
choirs.
The program consisted of a num-
br of Negro folk songs, spirituals,
and classical numbers; including
“Battle Hymn of the Republic,”
“The Omnipotence,” “King of
Kings,” “Show Me the Way,” “Cer
tainly Lord,” and “Wade in the
Water.”
The MBC Choir, under the di
rection of Mr. G. Johnson Hubert,
has made already several trips
throughout the state and is plan
ning to make extensive tours dur
ing the spring season.
Student of ihe Month
Linton Powell
See Story on Page 3
MBC CELEBRATES SIXTY-NINTH
ANNUAL FOUNDERS' DAY
Relative to the Sixty-ninth annual Founders’ Day celebration at
Morris Brown College, Dr. John H. Lewis, President of the College, is
sued the following statement to the Wolverine Observer.
The celebration will be held on Friday, March 12, 1954 at 10 a.m. in
the College Chapel. Mr. R. L. Williams, Attorney-at-Law, will be our
guest speaker for the occasion. Attorney Williams is one of our own
graduates and, presently, is serving as Associate Professor of Law,
Florida A. & M. University, Tallahassee, Florida.
Hr. 1. A. Billings Named New President
of Atlanta Medical Association
The usual campus drive for
Founders’ Day will terminate with
a student-teacher rally on this date.
The goal has been set at $8,000.00,
but observing the poignant, but
friendly rivalry among the num-
berable organizations, classes and
leaders, I do believe that we will
reach and go far beyond the anti
cipated goal.
We look forward to the climaxing
events of this occasion with eager
ness. The ‘ annual Staff-Faculty
Banquet and the Students’ Ball will
reward us justly for our faithful
and untiring efforts.
The cooperation of our many
friends has been encouraging. Their
generosity will always be remem-
. Each of them is
cordially invited to join the Morris
Brown family in this, our Sixty-
Ninth Founders’ Day Observance.
, -- ummga, pnysician and surgeon tor many years
and a favorite son of Morris Brown College, was installed into office
recently as head of the Atlanta Medical Association for 1954.
Officers of the Association are
elected a year in advance, and Dr.
A. M. Davis was named president
elect for 1955 during installation
ceremonies, which were held in the
home of Dr Henry Shorter.
Morris Brown
Establishes Bladen!
Loan Fund
Under the leadership of Mrs.
Anne Cochran, Supervisor of tea
cher training at Morris Brown Col
lege, a committee composed of eight
faculty members recently initiated
a Student Loan Fund to be put into
effect as soon as organizational de
tails can be perfected.
Atlanta Alumni Aid
On Wednesday, January 20, the
Atlanta Chapter of Morris Brown
College Alumni Association pre
sented $300 through Dr. George
Hightower, National Alumni Presi
dent, as its intial contribution to
the Fund.
Dr. Hightower indicated that the
amount will be supplemented by
contributions from other alumni
chapters scattered throughout the
country.
Additional Contributions
Mrs. Cochran expressed gratitude
to the organization in behalf of the
College and of the students who will
benefit from the Fund and indicated
that students and members of the
faculty are making plans to submit
additional contributions.
Other members of the committee
are Dr. A. N. Whiting, Mr. Charles
W. Moore, Mrs. L. B. Graves, Mr.
A. J. Lockhart, Mrs. M. R, Middle-
ton, Mr. J. H. Penn, and Rev. E.
J. Odom, Jr.
The Atlanta Medical Association,
which consists of 31 Negro doctors,
functions in general on a separate
basis from the Fulton County Medi
cal Society which has refused to ad
mit Negro doctors to full member
ship. Negroes were offered partial
membership on a scientific basis,
which would not make them eligible
for full membership in the Ameri
can Medical Association, and the
physicians declined until they could
be admitted to full membership.
The Atlanta Association meets
monthly to discuss problems and
new advances in medicine.
Asked if he believed the organi
zation was profitable, Dr. Billings
said, “I believe it is the right of
any practitioner, regardless of race,
to avail himself of all the medical
facilities in this given area, regard
less of whether they are municipal,
county, state or federal.”
. The annual meeting of the Geor
gia State Medical Association will
convene here in May. Committees
were appointed to work out ar
rangements for the event. The state
body is headed by Dr. J. T. Josey
of Augusta, Georgia.
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Hats Off to Mr. Christian
The Wolverine Observer takes it
hat off to Mr. Christian for the re-
with the new Morris Brown College
Band. The band’s rendition of the
fairy tale “Cinderella” in chapel,
February 16, 1954 was a commend
able performance.