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Volume 30 Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Ga., October, 1959 Number 1
McGill Speaker At 75th Convocation
President Cunningham
Welcomes Freshmen
I take this opportunity to express a word of welcome to all of
our new students as well as to all of the upperclassmen who are re
turning. I trust that each one of you has had an interesting summer
vacation and that you are beginning this acdemic year with en
thusiasm and determination.
It is my sincere hope that this
will be the greatest year in your
lives and that you will avail your
selves of every opportunity to
achieve excellence and all worthy
endeavors. Study hard, be coopera
tive and always give good account
of yourselves both on and off cam
pus. Hold the name of Morris
Brown College high by your con
duct and achievement. And in this
way you will not only promote
the welfare of your Alma Mater,
but will lay a solid foundation for
your own future.
I pledge to you all of the re
sources of the college for your in
tellectual, moral and spiritual
growth.
Frank Cunningham,
President.
M.B.C. Student
In Recital
Mr. Lloyd C. Bearden, a sopho
more at Morris Brown College,
performed in a brilliant piano con
cert at Central Methodist Church
on October 2, 1959. This perform
ance showed the Atlanta public
that he is a promising young
artist.
Mr. Bearden is the son of promi
nent local A.M.E. minister, Dr.
H. I. Bearden.
Brownites are proud of Mr.
Bearden.
Student N. E. A. Holds
Conference
The Georgia Student N.E.A. and F.T.A. held their Third Annual
State Planning Conference at the G.T.E.A. Ashby Street Headquar
ters on Sunday, October 4, 1959.
More than fifty students, ad
visors, sponsors, and special edu
cation workers were in attendance
at this conference. The specific
purpose of this meeting was to
plan for the 1959-60 school year.
The Georgia group is in the process
of reconstructing the organization
with respect to state projects and
the state convention procedures.
The group chose as its 1959-60
theme: “Student N.E.A. and
F.T.A. Blueprints For Action.”
Wayman Shiver, state president
and Mrs. Ola Ramsey, state con
sultant, made reports from the
National Convention of Student
NEA held in Lawrence, Kansas,
last June. Mr. L. H. Pitts, Execu
tive Secretary of the G.T.E.A., at
tempted to orient the various
groups with regards to the specific
purposes of the planning session.
Mrs. Maenell Dempsey, repre
sentative from the Georgia State
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Sarah Allen
Quadrangle
Elects Officers
The young ladies of Sarah Allen
Quadrangle met along with the
house directors, Mrs. Smith and
Mrs. Jordan, in their first house
meeting for the school year.
During the devotional services,
a welcome address to the Juniors
was delivered by Rose Mary Well
man.
The purpose of the meeting was
to elect a new dormitory council.
Newly elected officers are as fol
lows: Freddie Long — President,
Oberia Burge—Vice President, Ed
die Ross Walker—Secretary, Annie
Freddie Hopkins—Asst. Secretary,
Barbara Wooten—Treasurer, Mar
guerite Hanshaw—Business Man
ager, Marvelous Brooks and Alber-
tha Woodbury — Parliamentarians,
Delores Williams — Reporter, and
Lillian Isom—Chaplain.
We, the members of the Quad
rangle, were very fortunate to
have with us our new Dean of
Personnel, Mrs. Ann Robinson,
who gave some very encouraging
remarks.
Plans for the year will be made
in the next meeting. The young
ladies of the Sarah Allen Quad
rangle are looking forward to a
very successful school year.
Theater Guild
Readys For
Death of A Salesman
The Morris Brown College lab
oratory theater plans to present
two major productions this year.
The first drama is scheduled to be
“Death of a Salesman.” The other
production wil be announced at a
later date.
The drama group is under the
direction of Dr. J. P. Cochran.
Believers Can Match
Russians, McGill Says
Ralph McGill, editor of the At
lanta Constitution, told a Morris
Brown College audience Monday
morning, October 12, that in spite
of the progress being made in Rus
sian education, a nation of be
lievers in God such as the United
States should be able to match
them.
McGill who was the annual fall
convocation speaker, was present
ed to the packed audience by Presi
dent Cunningham. Bishop W. R.
Wilkes presented several members
of the executive trustee board.
Editor McGill spoke from a
background of observations made
on his recent tour of Russia. He
said that our purpose should be to
get our house in order and make
our Constitution a living symbol
of what it stands for.
The Constitution editor was
quite frank to point out that the
Russians have a purpose and are
recognizing young people of ability
and seeing to it that they get a
good education, but he expressed
Ralph McGill
the hope that a nation of believers
can match them.
McGill made the final point that
in the South where progress is
slow, we should not allow ourselves
to become discouraged, because op
portunities are slowly but surely
opening 'up.
MR. LAWRENCE GANDA LECTURES
TO MORRIS BROWN STUDENTS
Mr. Laurence Ganda, editor-in-chief of The Rand Daily Mail,
Johannesburg, South Africa, spoke informally to a group of students
in the Sarah Allen Quadrangle about the “Controversial Atmosphere
in South Africa.”
The speaker stated that there
was definite improvement in race
relations for the following reasons:
(1) There is a deep feeling of self-
determination and desire for in
dependence by the native Africans,
(2) There is a definite realization
that a new situation between Afri
can majority (9,000,000) and white
minority (2,500,000).
Mr. Ganda stated that the race
problem in the United States is a
small one compared to the one in
South Africa because of the wide
economic, social, and language dif
ferences.
Mr. Ganda and his wife, who are
native South Africans, were in
vited by the State Department to
come to this country. However, he
was asked to Morris Brown Col
lege by one of our instructors, Mr.
Gordon, who became acquainted
with him on his South African
tour.
English Professor
Returns
Mrs. Louise Hollowell, associate
professor of English, has returned
from a year’s study at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. She has
completed all residence require
ments for the doctorate degree in
English. Mrs. Hollowell’s foremost
area of concentration is American
Literature.
Brownite Is Engaged
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Pierce of
609 Church Street, Hobson City,
Alabama, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Mary C.
Pierce, to Cpl. Otis Ransan, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Ransan,
Sr., of Washington Heights, Cen
tral City. The wedding will take
place in late December.
Morris Brown College Faculty Is Announced
Dr. Frank Cunninghm, president of Morris Brown College, has
announced the new appointments to the faculty and staff.
Joining the music department is
Mrs. Mildred Greenwood Hall, an
Atlantan, who is a graduate of At
lanta University (A.B. degree),
and holds a master’s degree from
Columbia University. She has done
further study at the New York
School of Music, the Royal Col
lege of Music and Guild Hall
School of Music, both in London,
and the Julliard School of Music.
She was a special student of Ar
thur Friedheim. She has taught
at Washington High School, At
lanta; Alabama State College,
Southern University, and Gram-
bling College.
William Gordon, who recently
returned from a year’s tour of
Africa, teaches political science
and history. Mr. Gordon received
the A.B. degree from LeMoyne
College in Memphis, and the M.A.
degree in economics from New
York University. He was a Nie-
man fellow at Harvard University
for a year. _
Dr. Elsie Edmondson has joined
the English faculty. A graduate of
Spelman College, she received her
M.A. degree from Atlanta Univer
sity and her Ph.D. degree from
the University of Michigan. She
comes to Morris Brown College
from the faculty of Southern Uni
versity.
The Department of Philosophy
and Religion has secured the serv
ices of Harold Parker who is a
doctoral candidate at Emory Uni
versity. He holds his B.A. and M.A.
degrees from Eastern Nazarene
College and the University of
Kansas, respectively. He is as
sistant professor of philosophy and
religion.
Miss Jean Williams, who be
comes assistant professor of Home
Economics, received the A.B. de
gree from Tenessee A. and I. State
University, and her M.A. degree
from Columbia University.
Dr. J. P. Cochran, who is a grad-
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