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Volume 26
Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Ga., February, 1958
Number 4
Honor Society
Presents New Members
By WAYMAN B. SHIVER
In a very impressive ceremony January 31, 1958, Kappa Kappa
Chapter of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society presented its new mem
bers. The new members are: Millie Ann Fletcher, Glenneze Har
ris, Rena Mae Jones, Mlbahu V. Ross, Sara Goosby, and Elois Maxine
Walter. These six scholarly young women represent some of the
most intellectual students at Morris Brown College. Their cumulative
academic averages range from 2.37 to 2.81. Miss Ross holds the highest
cumulative average of the group which is 2.81.
In order to become a member
of Alpha Kappa Mu, candidates
must have a cumulative average of
2.3 or better. Among other quali
fications is the ability to think
well and functionally.
Let us look briefly at the pur
pose of the organization. “The
purpose of the Society shall be to
promote high scholarship; to en
courage sincere and zealous en
deavor in all fields of knowledge
and service; to cultivate a high
order of personal living and to de
velop an appreciation for scholar
ly work and scholarly endeavor in
others.”
“Alpha Kappa Mu was conceiv
ed of as an organization of men
and women of superior abilities
who would be so organized that
their mutual efforts might be co
ordinated and stimulated. The so
cial and fraternal phases of a na
tional organization are especially
valuable in making a program of
creation articulate and dynamic,
such an organization can make
scholarship real and functional. It
can present the scholar as a
a program who uses a superior
mind to do socially desirable work
for the service of mankind.
Members of Kappa Kappa
Chapter are in the following or
ganizations or hold the following
offices:
Advisors: Mrs. Hollowell and
Mr. Moore.
Glenneze Harris—Miss Morris
Brown, 1957-58; member of Sigma
Gamma Rho Sorority; FTA.
Maxine Walter — President Jr.
Class; Treasurer of Gamma Zeta
Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta So
rority; Assistant in English De
partment.
Melbahu Ross—Secretary of Jr.
Class; Member, Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority.
Sarah Goosby—Member of Py
ramid Club of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority; FTA.
Rena Jones —- Member FTA;
member of Delta Sigma Theta So
rority.
Millie Fletcher—Chemistry Lab,
Assistant; member of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority; member of Beta
Kappa Chi Scientific Honor So
ciety.
Jacquelyn Price
Crowned
Miss Valentine
On the evening of February 11,
1958, the Morris Brown students
were entertained by the corona
tion of Miss Valentine of 1958, the
charming Miss Jacklyn Price. Miss
Valentine was crowned by Milton
Jackson, an officer of Alpha Sig
ma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi,
after which she was serenaded with
a medley of love songs.
Miss Price is a graduate of South
Fulton High School and presently
is a freshman at Morris Brown,
persuing a secretarial science ma
jor. She is an active member of
the band and various other ac
tivities of the college.
Miss Valentine’s attendants were
the lovely Misses Annie Howard,
Alinda Williams, Pauline McKin
ney and Annie Ruth Jordan.
The Coronation was followed by
a reception in honor of Miss Val
entine.
Religious Emphasis
Week Preview
Faculty representatives from
the colleges in the Atlanta Uni
versity Center have mapped out
programs for the Religious Em
phasis Week.
The program consists of a joint
assembly to be held with all five
schools participating' as well as a
local campus program.
The speaker selected for the
joint assembly is the Reverend
Lloyd Averill from Kalamazoo
College.
‘man thinking’—an individual with
Educational Crisis
Discussed in Town Meeting
That the American Educational System is facing a crisis is de
batable, according to the panel participating in the Town Meeting
presented on February 5 in the chapel of Dean Sage Auditorium,
Atlanta University. The Town Meeting is sponsored by the Atlanta
University Department of Political Science in conjunction with the
other colleges in the Atlanta University Center.
Participants on the panel were:
Edgar Boldes, Clark College stu
dent; Miss Sallie Smart, Morris
Brown student; Miss Eva Wallace,
Spelman College student; Phillip
Thompson, Morehouse College stu
dent; and Reverend W. Williams
of the Morehouse College Faculty.
Dr. Horace Mann Bond, Atlanta
University, serving as discussion
leader began with the assumption
that the American Educational
System has failed to serve the na
tion adequately. He suggested that
the first structural thing to do is
to raise salaries of all teachers.
This, he said, would add prestige
to the profession.
Miss Smart agreed that teachers’
salaries are of primary import
ance. She also averred that the
key word in education is shortage
—“shortage in classrooms, teach
ers, guidance, and finance.”
Miss Wallace suggested that
students should be trained to do
more abstract thinking. She said
that the problems we consider now
as a crisis have been going on for
a long time.”
Moreover, Boldes stated that
“American Education is in a rut.”
He further stated that we have
no clearly defined aims today in
American education.
Thompson attacked the practice
teaching program and called it a
waste of time. He suggested a
fifth year so that the student
could spend four years in basic
education and one year internship.
Reverend Williams followed the
thinking of Plato in saying, “What
is honored in a country will be
cultivated there.” He observed that
Americans honor “success and
power” and place little emphasis
on education.
The Voice of
Freedom Must
Speak Again
Bv JAMES WYATT
If one should stare across the
horizon to the East, he would ob
serve vast industries; to the West,
oil fields, cattle, and to the South,
fields of cotton and Negroes work
ing in the fields, factories and in
the various capacities in which
they are employed.
The voice of Freedom lurks in
the minds and in the hearts of
these individuals as they go
through their daily routine. As
they turn their radios on they hear
the voice of hatred—as they board
trolley cars they may see hatred.
But in the cries of men like Mar
tin Luther King they may find se
curity, and yet there is still doubt
and fear in their hearts.
The Negro must no longer fear
prejudice or hatred. He must over
come these forces. He must reg
ister to vote and become civic
minded.
Only a few days ago I had the
interesting experience of visiting
the Georgia Legislature to observe
the men who are making the laws
for the citizens of Georgia. Suffice
it to say that some of these men
seem to be in the era of barbarism.
What, might I ask, could I do
about it? Not a thing. I am a black
Dr. Rembert E. Stokes, presi
dent of Wilberforce University,
will give two lectures on our cam
pus. A series of group meetings
will be held in the Sarah Allen
Quadrangle.
The details of the observance
are not yet available. It was dis
closed that all sessions would be
held at 7:30 p.m. The place of the
sessions was not given.
man—and surely a black man can’t
have a voice in what goes on in
Georgia. Although I pay taxes like
every other citizen in Georgia, 1
cannot go, down to the General As
sembly and sit in any of the vacant
seats in the gallery. Instead, I must
be grateful for the meager corner
provided for me, and although other
seats may be vacant—I cannot sit
in them because I am a Negro.
What can I do when demagogues
circulate letters to a particular
group of people urging them to
vote so that the “illiterate” Neg
roes won’t be able to take away
the heritage of Georgia? I can try
to persuade as many of my race as
possible to get out and vote and
continue to vote until this childish,
barbaric attitude toward the Neg
ro is beaten down.
The voice of Freedom cries from
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, and other states. We, the
youth of today, must accept this
issue as a^ reality and not a dream.
When we lo,ok across the horizon
to the East, West, North, or South
we will hear Freedom—see her and
feel her beside us in every walk of
life.
The voice of Freedom will be
heard by the Governor, the Mayor,
and all other individuals, when we
are registered to vote 100%. We
will feel the impact of Freedom, the
thirst of liberty and the right for
all men to share in the wonderful
heritage of our nation.
Coach Edward J. Clemons
Fills Observer Spotlight
Into the Observer Spotlight comes coach Edward J. Clemons, vet
eran athletic director and head coach at Morris Brown College. The
Wolverine mentor is highly recognized in the athletic field.
Coach Clemons, a native of Texas, received his A.B. degree from
Morris Brown in 1929, his A. M. degree from New York University
in 1953, and did further study at the University of Wisconsin. He is a
member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
The life of the coach is an in
teresting one for he has had many
experiences. He has served as
coach at the Calven Donalson
High School; head coach at Ed
ward Waters College in Jackson
ville, Florida. He also served as
coach at Rush College, Holly
Springs, Massachusettes, before he
came to Morris Brown in 1949
where he presently holds the posi
tions of head coach, physical edu
cation instructor, and head of the
Department of Physical Educa
tion.
A former All-American tackier,
Coach Clemons became nationally
known for his savage line of play.
During his first season at Morris
Brown he guided his team through
a 7-3 record. His team won the
mythical SIAC championship in
1951. The “raging” Wolverines
played nationally recognized op
ponents and were known for their
ferocious line of play. Coach
Clemons was named “coach of the
year” in 1941 and again in 1951.
Better known to everyone as
“Ox,” Coach Clemons makes a host
of friends wherever he goes. He is
highly respected and dearly loved
by his team, the student body, and
all members of the Brownite Fam
ily. It is to our regret that he has
been stricken with a serious ill
ness and has recently returned
from the hospital. He was found
in an unconscious state by a mem
ber of his squad Tuesday, January
21. He was rushed to the hospital
accompanied by members of the
team who kept around-the-clock
vigil at the hospital despite the
fact that their fallen leader re
mained in a coma. News of his
illness spread rapidly throughout
the Southern Intercollegiate Con
ference; many have been sending-
letters and telegrams of inquiry
and sympathy since his illness.
It is with deep humility that
the Observer acknowledges anoth-
All SIAC
Players
Selected
Eight gridiron men of Morris
Brown were picked among the all
SIAC teams.
Able Richard Laws and Norris
Hogan were picked among the first
team. William Montgomery, Lea-
mon Grier, and Cecil People, were
picked for the second team; and
Lambert Reid, Charles Bivins and
Robert Thomas picked for the third
team.
Th e Wolverines led the SIAC
team in number with eight mem
bers while Florida A&M University
followed with six.
These honors were placed upon
these men by the Southern Inter
collegiate Association for their
splendid performance during the
1957 season.
Other teams to gain recognition
were Benedict College, South Caro
lina State College, Fort Valley
State College, Allen University,
Clark College, Alabama State Col
lege and Tuskegee Institute. The
selection was composed of 33 men
making three teams.
Coach Edward J. Clemons, Head
of the Physical Education Depart
ment at Morris Brown.
er worthy personality and along
with the Brownite family—we are
in Coach demon’s corner pulling
for him to HURRY AND GET
WELL!!!
New Dormitory
In the Making
By BENJAMIN GEER
Something new is being added
to the campus of Morris Brown
College. It is the new dormitory
for men. This is another step for
ward in the progressive plan that
is instrumental in keeping our
dear school up-to-date with the
growing institutions of America.
The dormitory is designed by the
well-known architect, Edward C.
Miller, and is being erected by the
Dinkins’ Construction Co.
This new addition to the cam
pus is made of fire-proof ma
terials and will be located on the
northwest section of the campus.
Forty rooms will be available
for the many applicants who are
already on file at our dear ole
Alma Mater.
Showers and bathrooms will be
equally distributed throughout the
three-story building.
The $200,000 building- will be
parallel to Sunset Avenue, and a
very spacious lounge will face
Hunter Street.
We are looking foiward to July
when the building will be finished.
Russia Summer Travel
For Students and Teachers
Following the recently signed
cultural-tourism exchange treaty
by President Eisenhower and the
Soviet Ambassador, a series of
student and teacher tours have
been arranged to Russia in co
operation with Intourist, the
USSR governmental travel agency.
Each of the tours will be con
ducted by an American college
instructor and will cover high
lights of Europe, the Brussels’
World’s Fair as well as the his
toric cities of the Soviet Union.
Members of the tours will have
opportunities to meet their Rus
sian student/teacher counterparts,
to see the educational facilities,
and to learn from personal obser-
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