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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER
ROBERT W. WOODRUFF U8RART
Volume 31
Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Ga., October, November, 1960
Number 1
310 FRESHMEN MAKE HISTORY
) of freshman/who are representative o f our new freshman class. They are being familarized
by the freshman guide for their grour They are (left to right) Chester Gates, Sandra Roberts
DR*D ;C. AGNEW
Opening Convocation
s
that
' fall convcoatibp speaker for Morris
Brown used his theme, “The Poten
tial’ and the Actual”. He offered
the opinion? that the se’noll year
1960-61 may be more important
than a decade in former times due
to the rapid, changes in the South,
the present campaign and election,
and ’ the African uprising. “This,
said the Oglethrope University
head, is the best period to be alive
— the most significent and fan
tastic time to be a student.” Then
getting more pointedly to his theme,
President Agnew said that there
must be a relationship in order for
a potential. Explaining this further
he suggested that organization,
characterization, and relationship
go along with any potential.
The educator told the Morris
Brown College audience of about
900 students and 60 faculty mem
bers that in order to bring the
potential into actual, there must be
developmental habits that will give
direction and responsibility.
Mr. Agnew went on to tell the
Students that there are unexploited
resources for all of them, but they
must recognize their limitations as
Well as exploit their opportunities-
NATIONAL OPERA CO.
PRESENTS “CARMEN”
AT MORRIS BROWN
! y ./to e
from
o’ind.
Ohm, M’ssptiii, New York Montana,
and Pennsylvania. Three of the'/
singers havd just returned from
studying and singing in -Vienna.
Austria, and!other European cries.
Practically all of the young singers
have college degrees or the equiva
lent from music schools and most
of them have enjoyed considerable
experience in opera as well as con
cert, oratorio, and television.
The National Opera Company has
proved to be a haven for young
professional singers desiring em
ployment and experience. Each
season auditions are held in New
York and Raleigh and only the
most outstanding voices and music
ianship are strongly considered.
Over one hundred young Ameri
can singers of past seasons have
found the experience they gained
with this group has been of the
greatest value to their careers.
Some of these singers have appear
ed with the New York City Opera,
NBC Television Opera, the New
Orleans Opera House, the Shreve
port Opera "Company, and Wagner
Opera Company, and numerous
other opera groups and light opera
groups throughout this country and
Europe.
?
P a Aliy one*
by Sharron Sti
ickland
The tins.:,s-C-kss-V
Drama Guild
s' Dr. J. P.
r/,- ., , ., ,...
-.anned that
>s i e'.ij !.,'■/• . ’
rdien.ee on the
very tip end of .he
ir seals. The
tin -w> plays, “Sorry,
Wrong' Num-
fcsr“A S.ave Will:
i Two Faces”
and ' SuphJ'e... ed Deb
ire” shat were'
presented especially
to. entertain
the Freshman Cl i
>5, Freshman
Week, were only a
taste of what
the Drama Guild can
produce. It is
to your advantage t
hat you wear
an extra, clean pair
of e rs along
with some peeled ey-
es -ml a head
chunked wit h intelli
gesce enough
to appreciate and gr;
asp the signif-
icanee of the next
play entitled,
“A Streetcar Named Desire”, by
Tennessee Williams.
Freshman Class
Cheese Officers
. Freshmen Morris Brownites are
filled with excitement this week
over the election of class officers
and “Miss Freshman” of 1960-61.
On Monday, October 3, all fresh
men gathered in the auditorium to
make nominations for the officers
and queen. They were instructed as
to how to carry out the election by
the following advisors: Mr. Price,
Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Butts, Mrs.
Clarke.
The candidates campaigned vig
orously the entire week. All of the
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ALL ABOUT THE
FRESHMEN
by
Mary L. Starks
On September 12, 1960, the
campus of Morris Brown College
was filled with the largest fresh
man class in the history of the
college.
The freshmen began their college
careers by participating in the
general testing program establish
ed by, the college. As a result of
these tests, it was found that the
freshmen performed well in all
areas.
A number of these freshmen
were selected to participate in the
Cooperative testing program spon
sored by. the Atlanta University
Center.
The. freshmen, wearing their
purple and white beanies, plunged
whole - heartedly into-. Freshman
Orientation week.
pie Highlights of Freshman
week were the pep rallies and
Freshman Talent Night. The class;
of “64” is/ loaded with talent of
various kinds and: they presented
this array i of entertainment to
Morris Brown College. There were
dancing, drama, singing, and sev
eral recitations.
The class of “64.” using their
democratic rights, and elected their
officers and Miss Freshman ’ with
a great deal of efficiency.
Many' of the Freshmen, have
made themselves part of Morris
Brown' by becoming members of
such organizations as the Band,
the Choir, Home Economies Club
and the Wolverine Observer staff.
The Freshman class composed
the major part of tlie’ Freedom
March sponsored- by the Student
Nonviolence Committee on the
Appeal for Human Rights, October
14, I960.
The Freshmen are even active on
the football field. Several of the
freshman men are on the football
squad. They are: Clarence Wiggins,
'James Martin, Solomon Brandon,
James German, Themistodes Neil-
son. Grady Floyd, Donald - Bell,
Robert Jones and James Jones.
The Freshman cheerleaders are
Constance Hall, Bettie Jessie,
Ernestine Watson and Pat ThomAs,
The Freshman majorettes are
Sharron Watson, Cristine Ragland
and Gloria King.
After orientating themselves to
Morris Brown College and it’s
-major, parts, the class of “64” is
now in the process of hard and
diligent study.
Work hard Freshman! for your
rewards will be great.
YEAR BOOK STAFF
ORGANIZATION
We expect to see a marvelous
Brownite this year. The staff is in
the process of organizing their
efforts. It is rumored that we will
get it out on time, too.
The promising young editor of
the Brownite (Yearbook) staff for
1960-61 is Mr. Willie J. Carmicheal.
Danforth Foundation
Invites Applicants
The Danforth Foundation, an
educational foundation located in
St. Louis, Missouri, invites appli
cations for the tenth class (1961)
of Danforth Graduate Fellows from
college senior men and recent grad
uates who are preparing them
selves for a career of college
teaching, and are planning to enter
graduate school in September, 1961,
for their first year of graduate
study. The Foundation welcomes
applicants from the areas of Nat
ural and Biological Sciences, Social
Sciences, Humanities and all fields
of specialization to be found in the
undergraduate college.
President Cunningham has
named Dean Prince E. Wilson as
the Liaison Officer to nominate to
thfc Danforth - Foundation two or
not to exceed three candidates for
these 1961 fellowships. These ap
pointments are fundamentally “a
relationship of encouragement”
throughout Hre ye .-.is, . of graduate
study, tarrying a promise, of finan
cial aid vk.I-iii a scribed condi
tions as there may be need. The
maskiuhi annual grant for single
Fellows is $1506 plus-tuition and
-
e,s/• / ;a Had Fedo-.. $2000
plus uri ion nd fees e'/i /.-.’. 1 to all
rms vsHi_' an ad-
Cu 11 i t cnl d ok loi each
child. iStmse’ifs with or without
financial need are invited to apply.
A Dssforik Fellow is'alio,', ed to
carry other scholarship appoint
ments, such as Rhodes, Fulbright,
Woodrow Wilsos, Marshall, etc.,
chncusrenily w.Hi his Danforth
skip! r till applicants for
these appointments are cordially
insi <y s s same time
for a Danforth Fellowship. If a
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which end'led her to compete for
the tit’e of Miss Jckyll Island at
which dime she became second
runner-up to Miss Jekyll Island. She
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