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Page Two THE WOLVERINE OBSERVER May, 1958 Wolverine Observer Staff Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Associate Editor . Sports Writers Sallie Smart W. F. Carmichael Ellen Rhyne Robert White Robert Maycox Business Manager , . ...— ... Curtis Jones Advertising Manager 1 . Bernice Crafton Circulation Manager Wayman Shiver Reporters Patricia Jenkins, Bobby Huff, Maxine Walters, Josephine Roberts, William Hixon, Willie Windham, Elnora Simmons, Barbara Lois Ramey Altamese Council jSil Barbara Lois Ramey Dr. B. J. Farmer Miss V. Benton Member Intercollegiate Press Secretary Typist — Advisors . emord From The Editor’s Desk With another school year about to come to a close, students are eagerly awaiting that “blessed day” when they can say goodbye to the work and monotony of the classroom and enjoy a restful vaca- MEMBER COLLEGES OF THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND, INC. State College City ALA. Talladega College Talladega Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee ARK. Philander Smith College Little Rock FLA. Bethune-Cookman College Dayonta Beach GA. Atlanta University Atlanta Clark College Atlanta Gammon Theological Seminary Atlanta Morehouse College Atlanta Morris Brown College Atlanta Paine College Atlanta Spelman College Atlanta LA. Dillard University New Orleans Xavier University New Orleans MISS. Tougaloo Southern Christian College Tougaloo N. C. Bennett College Greensboro Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte Livingstone College Salisbury St. Augustine’s College Raleigh Shaw University Raleigh Barber-Scotia College Concord PA. Lincoln University Oxford S. C. Benedict College Columbia TENN. Fisk University Nashville Knoxville College Knoxville Lane College Jackson LeMoyne College Memphis TEX. Bishop College Marshall Huston-Tillotson College Austin Texas College Tyler Wiley College Marshall VA. Hampton Institute Hampton Virginia Union University Richmond St. Paul’s College Lawrenceville Brownites Came Alive Now that spring is here, and each person seems to have new zest, we can but notice the en thusiasm and school spirit dis played on our beautiful campus here at Morris Brown. There is great insipiration in the students as well as in our elected candidates for the officers of 1958-59. It seems that “Miss Morris Brown” is and has been the talk of the campus for the past weeks. This has added new hopes in each of us. Our candi dates this year showed some fea tures of beauty as well as other qualifications. Therefore we were quite assured that no matter who won, we would be adequately rep resented. May we, too, strive as hard in our lessons as we have in cam paigning. If we do that we can truly say, “Thanks to God, for Dear Ole Morris Brown.” Three Colleges Placed On Probation The National Collegiate Athletic By CURTIS JONES As long as there is life in the human body, there will always be a belief. And according to the dictionary a belief is a deep con viction. The more one thinks about the belief of a people, the more he becomes aware of the inner me chanisms which go into formulat ing a belief. The mechanism is one of the most intricate and deli cate pieces of machinery ever con ceived because it is the product of the human brain, and by the same token a belief is as difficult to un derstand. The phrase “I believe” has often been uttered by you. But do you know what it actually means ? Perhaps you have never stopped to give any thought to this term. The phrase itself means a profound and deep conviction about some thing. I am quite sure that everyone of us has said at one time or tion. Some of us will leave, but we will be back in September—some of us will not be back until next January, and still others will not be back at all. Among those students who don’t anticipate coming back to Morris Brown are those unfortunate souls who, somewhere along the way, didn’t fully realize their goals. Be cause they didn’t they are going to be informed that perhaps it is best that they don’t come back (for a while at least). There are those of us, on the other hand, who are leaving and are not coming back—yet, they are quite fortunate—they are the graduating seniors. They are the persons who have worked and lived and learned for at least four years at Morris Brown and are now waiting to reap the harvest of their labor. Perhaps the traditional thing to do is to express our regret that the seniors are leaving us and commend them on having accom- CONFERENCE With the Staff Fellow Co-Workers, Sometime ago we decided that we would cite the individual(s) whom we deem as having been the most valuable member(s) of the Wolverine Observer staff for the year 1957-58. After months of observance, we have finally come to our decision. Our verdict is that every member of the staff is valuable. It would be quite difficult to select the indi vidual (s) who wrote better stories as most valuable because writing is only one of the steps toward the publication of the paper. Neither could we say that the individuals who helped with the more techni cal aspects of the paper are most valuable because this, too, is only a link in the chain of publication. Therefore, with these considera tions in mind, we have to admit that each individual contributed in ibis own fashion to the final pub lication of the Observer. Whether you took care of the business or typed the copies, you were as Important as any other member i£>f .the staff. —YOUR EDITOR The Year In Retrospect Of course we are interested in progress, but it is always nice to look back over the past and enjoy pleasant memories. For some pleasant thoughts let’s review some of the outstanding events and occasions of the school year 1957-58. October 25, 1957 marked an event at Morris Brown that will long be remembered by Brown ites. The “Coronation” of charm ing Miss Glenneze Harris as “Miss Morris Brown 1957-58.” M.B.C. Laboratory presented “Angel Street” which was a huge success; the play starred Miss Ellen Rhyne. Student Council Disciplines Stu dents on Dining Hall line cutting. Gracita Faulkner, soprano, open- plished spell an important goal. However, instead of the tradition al farewell, I am going to chal lenge these prospective graduates — challenge you to continue in fields of endeavor. You are about to reach another milestone in your life. We must realize that this is just a milestone and not become satisfied with the status quo. In such a changing and complex so ciety, we must always be prepared to adjust to these changes. We must continuously study and stay ahead or we will find that we will be out-dated. I could go on indefinitely with do’s and don’t’s, but it is not my desire to preach a sermon—you will get that later, and at the proper time—but I do take the honor and privilege, in behalf of the Observer staff as well as the Brownite family, to congratulate you on your accomplishment and wish you all the success and hap piness the future holds for you. YOUR EDITOR DIGGING The Disc By BOBBY HUFF I find that all young people have one thing in common. They want To Be Loved. Love and young people go Hand in Hand. Of course, in Searching for a com panion, one must be aware of the Great Pretender, who walks around with Empty Arms. To be in love is a serious thing, for Love’s a Hurting Game. I know from ex perience that It Hurts To Be In Love. One of the first signals of Love is to Have Faith; this alone could lead you To The Aisles and then You’ll Never Walk Alone. Another signal is when you want to Get Out and Get Under The Moon. If this is done on the weekend try to make things interesting or you will wind up with a Blue Monday. Finally, another signal is present when you want to take a walk in the moonlight and Look At The Stars. When this occurs you have gotten the Fever that accompanies Love. This will make you want to Rock and Cry. In order to suc ceed in this game of love, read up on the rules written in The Book of Love and Have Faith in What You Do. ed the M.B.C. Lyceum Series No vember 15 in a program of Calyp so songs. Gerson Yessin, brilliant concert pianist, appeared December 1st. Dr. Chiranji L. Sharma, Indian professor, joins faculty at M.B.C. Mr. Thomas McPerson, Student Council President, attended U.N. Seminar in New York City. The Morris Brown College gets Assistant Librarian, Mrs. Gloria Simmons. January 31, Alpha Kappa Mu in ducted new members: Glenneze Harris, Maxine Walter, Mebahu Ross, Sarah Goosby, Rena Jones, and Millie Fletcher. Jacquelyn Price was crowned “Miss Valentine” February 1. Construction on new Boys’ Dor- STUDENT CONGRESS The Morris Brown College Stu dent Congress has detected certain flaws in the Student Council Con stitution. A committee has been formed to rewrite the constitution in order to make it more flexible in certain instances. Dr. Margaret Rowley is working with the group as advisor and consultant. ..The committee is composed of Thomas McPherson, Daisy Harper, Sallie Smart, Maxine Walter, and Way- man Shiver. One of the major changes to be made in the document deals with the section involving the elec tion of “Miss Morris Brown.” The work on this section has been de layed until an interpretation of a statement in the college catalogue can be clarified. Other changes slated to be made are in the sections dealing with general qualifications and special qualifications for all student gov ernment officials. The revision is scheduled to ( l^e completed sometime in May. After the committee’s work is approved by the congress the new consti tution will be brought before the student body for final approval. PROCLAMATION KNOW ALL YOU “BROWN ITE” MEN what ain’t married at this present time, and especially Li’l Abner Yokum, “puck,” cool, joy, rev, “Sweet Julius,” “daddy cool” and “killer.” WHEREAS there be inside our campus limits a passel of gals what ain’t married but craves something awful to be and WHEREAS we deems cotton picking and corn shucking and pea husking not right and proper for our Georgia peaches, and WHEREAS these gals’ pappies and mammies have been shoulder ing the burden of their board and keep for more years than is tol erable, and WHEREAS we deems matri mony’s joys and being sure of eating regular the birthright of our fair “Brownite” womanhood, WE HEREBY PROCLAIMS AND DECREES, by right of the power and majesty vested in us as Mayor of Dogpatch, WHEREIN a foot-race will be held, the unmarried gals to chase the unmarried men and if they ketch them, the men by law must take the gals to the Co-op and buy ice cream for a whole week, and no two ways about it, and this decree is by AUTHORITY of the law and the statue laid down by our revered first Mayor of Dogpatch, Hekzebiah Hawkins, who had made it to get his own daugh ter, Sadie, off his hands, she be ing the homeliest gal in all these hills and no two ways about that either. WILLIE JAMES WINDHAM Miss Observer Speaks Miss Mattie Patterson, reigning queen of the Wolverine Observer for the year 1957-58, makes a clos ing statement to the press: “To the members of the Wol verine Staff, I would like to ex press my thanks for reigning as ‘Miss Wolverine Observer.’ I hope that I have measured up to your expectations. “Being a freshman at Morris Brown and being chosen from such a large number of girls, I am very proud of the fact that I was chosen as your queen. It gave me a new light on college life. Thank you very much. “I sincerely wish each faculty member and student a very pleas ant summer vacation, and come September, I hope each one of you will return to Morris Brown with burning desires to continue your individual tasks.” mitory gets under way. All S.I.A.C. Players selected; eight M.B.C. men were selected; they are Richard Laws, Morris Hogan, William Montegomery, Leamon Grier, and Cecil People (first team); Lambert Reid, Charles Bivins, and Robert Thomas made the second team. Charles Bivens finished one step behind Dave Sime and Murchison in Washington. Morris Brown celebrates its 73rd Association placed Auburn, Seattle University, and Southern Universi ty on probabation ranging from one to three years, for violations in the athletic practices. Auburn, currently under a two year probation for recruiting irreg ularities, had its probation period extended to another three years for offering illicit financial aid to a football prospect. A two-year probation period was placed upon Seattle University for offering inducements in the form of cash subsidy and cost-free transportation to two basketball prospects. Southern Methodist University was placed on one year probation for arranging a summer job, which was not legitimate in its nature, to a football prospect. (Atlanta Daily World) Founders’ Day March 12, 1958; Dr. Bowen delivered the address; students raised $10,000. Top honor students received $300 scholarships on Honors Day. “Wine of Morning,” spectacular religious film, was shown by Spanish Department. Saunders Redding, noted pro fessor, lecturer, and author visited campus during the second Annual Lecture Series. M.B.C. Laboratory players pre sented “The House Bernada Alba” Starring Miss. Betty Espy; the play was a tremendous success. Student Council Ejection Re vision of Constitution. Millie Flet cher receives grant for graduate study from U.N.C.F. God.” But, nonetheless, we did not understand that we were making a very intricate statement. If asked if we really meant what we said, I am sure that all of us would answer yes. For we have a pro found conviction that there is a God who is omnipresent. Belief seems to be the main foundation upon which our lives and actions are based. Without a belief, we would drift aimless and without any goal or height in fo cus. Yes, belief is the most in spiring and necessary part of every man’s life. This great country of ours is built up around beliefs. And these beliefs are inscribed in our Dec laration of Independence and Con- stitition. Without the beliefs of our forefathers, we would not now be living in a manner befitting the faith that our parents have in us. They have the burning belief that we can develop into useful men and women both in terms of society and ourselves. So as we depart from these grounds for the summer holidays, let us think and come to realize that if we guide ourselves by the profound convic tions of those who think us capable of good things, we can actually bring pride both to our parents and ourselves. Calendar of Events May 30—Junior-Senior Prom in Gymnasium June 1—Baccalaureate Services June 2—Class Day; Alumni Day June 4—Commencement Day