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WOLVERINE OBSERVER
November-December, 1960
WOLVERINE OBSERVER STAFF
1960-61
Editor-in-Chief Calvin N. Mathes
' Managing Editor. Donald J. Wilson
Associate Editors : Delores Johnson
Gloria King
Shirley Wakefield
Sports Editor. Jerome Bullard
Secretary-typist Emma Durham
Business Manager Arthur Foster, Jr.
Advertising Manager Eloise Gay
Circulation Manager Shirley Wakefield
Typists - Arthur Wilson
Betty Dotson
Benny Cliet
Ella Flowers
Reporters Doris Perdue
Gwendolyn Lucas
Mary Starks
Bobby Schley
Dorothy McKissick
Sharon Strickland
Mary Boykin
Betty Baldwin
Lovett Rainey
Efton Arnold
Robert Meadows
Advisors .Louise Hollowell, Chairman
Beulah J. Farmer
George T. Johnson
Betsy Horne
Vera Benton
Ola Adams
Member of the Intercollegiate Press
Leadership Delimma
At Morris Brown
By CALVIN N. MATHES
When we speak of leadership, we immediately think of a person
who has leadership qualities. We think of the person who is self-
sacrificing, intelligent, and worthy of emmulation. If he is a student,
he is a student, he is usually in good scholastic standing.
There is nothing wrong with thinking in this way because the
person who is a leader usually embodies all these qualities and maybe
more. The harm begins when we begin to think only of some very few
haggard people as the leadership.
When this happens, the results are varied. One,
two, or three are left to make all important
decisions without help from their fellows. This
causes some erroneous decisions; because if there
is no one to criticize how will one know the worth
of a program, policy or decisions. This causes
many students to avoid the so-called leadership
positions. Who wants to act as head of an organiza
tion in title only? To be left without support when
support and cooperation is needed is an awful trial.
It’s a sometimes insurmountable task. Why should
the individual be asked to sacrifice himself even to
the point of endangering his scholastic standards?
At Morris Brown many of the leaders of organizations have been
heard to complain that they get little or no support or cooperation from
their constituents in activities and issues that should be important to
every student. This is a sad state of affair. That the complaints are
justified, makes the sadness more profound.
Morris Brown students are said to be lagging in many of the
actions that have bearing on questions of prime importance of the day
and the future. Morris Brown students, for an instance, are said to give
the least and most haphazard support to an issue as important as the
student sit-in’s and other protest actions.
The faults are pronounced in the Morris Brown “men.” It is well
known, by some, that the students are being lead primarily by the
efforts of the young ladies, and the men are just following their lead.
This is indeed a sad commentary on what time will eventually evolve.
This state of affairs is reflected, to some extent in all organizations on
the Morris Brown campus. One can only hope that the situation is
ameliorated before even the beginnings of deterioration are complete.
Ralph McGill At M. B. C.
The publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, Ralph McGill, was
lecturer for the Great Issues course, on Monday evening, November 28,
1960, in Stone Hall auditorium.
The subject of Mr. McGill’s lecture was Problems of Foreign
Policy; his topic was the Cold War. In his lecture, Mr. McGill dis
cussed the Russians and their outlook at the close of World War II;
the important events that have occured during the period since World
War II; the changes in the U.N.; and the African nations, and the
Arican persurance of independence from colonial rule. He compared
the plight of those who are under religious persecution in Russia to
that of the Negroes in the United States who are participating in the
movement toward integration. In relation to the subject of Foreign
Policy, -Mr. McGill indicated his belief that the United States rely
to much on the basis of military treaties in dealing with foreign nations.
Mr. McGill’s lecture was very interesting and informative. The
audience seemed to thoroughly appreciate being addressed by this
learned man. He is a recent recipient of the Nobel Prize.
Mr. McGill last appeared at Morris Brown as the annual fall con
vocation speaker on October 12, 1959.
President Cunningham attended the Great Issues lecture Monday
evening. He expressed deep appreciation of the speaker and his lecture.
C. N. M.
Calvin Mathes
RUSSIA
By KENNETH DE COURCY
Editor, Intelligence Digest,
Alderbourne Manor,
Gerrards Cross, Bucks, England
Russia wants to beat the West
ern Powers by creating a whole'
series of local conventional con
flicts which exhaust and depress
us and finally destroy our econ
omy. Russia has no thought what
soever of any permanent settle
ment with the West.
This policy is also designed to
gain control of areas so vital that
in time to come Russia will not
be out-paced by China. Khrushchev
is trying to kill two birds with
one stone, and does not mind
chopping and changing his tune
as many times as his domestic
critics will allow him.
China realizes this and is afraid
of it. Thus, she presses for poli
cies which will both destroy the
West and make China the pre
dominant Power of the future.
Less afraid of nuclear war, shq
therefore constantly urges that
Russia’s slower and more careful
policy be abandoned in favor of
China’s far more reckless one.
This difference of outlook has
caused a revival of nervous ten
sion between the two Communist
giants. On a dogmatic basis, China
is of course correct. On a purely
nationalistic one, Russia is.
China says that for Russia to'
plan for her own future regard
less of Communist dogma is di-
versionist. Russia should think
always of Communism—not at all
about Russia. In taking this line,
China has the advantage of pure
dogma to support her but of
course is really thinking of herself
alone. The dogmatic argument is
wholly hypocritical.
The Western Powers are in a
very difficult position. They dare
not assume too much lest public
opinion should think that not every
effort for peace has been made.
However, in agreeing to any
patch-up of relations with the
Communists, they fully realize;
that this only gives Russia time
to create the local conventional
conflicts which she wants.
The Western Powers are and
always have been afraid of being
forced into a position wherein it
looks as if they and not Russia
have created the final breakdown.
All the Governments feel that
public opinion will insist that the
entire responsibility for any final
breakdown must rest entirely with
Russia.
Russia knows this, and has con
tinually exploited it except when
for very complex reasons arising
from internal Soviet politics she
has been forced into taking re
sponsibility for a crisis — as in
Paris at the abortive Summit
meeting.
Russia has always hoped and
often believed that the Western
reaction to all this springs from
fundamental weakness. Too often
Russia re-convinces herself that,
never mind what she does, the West
will always eventually give in
provided that Russia’s attack is
moderately indirect.
This belief leads Russia into
dangerous paths and on several
occasions she has risked being less
indirect. In Berlin, the Congo and
the. Middle East, her policy has
been strikingly direct, leaving us
in no doubt about it.
The theory of indirect aggres
sions has been clear to several 20th
century adventurers. The whole
Spanish civil war was based on
that theory. Hitler was once a
convinced believer in the virtue
of using minorities to do the joh
for him. But it broke down. So,
too, does Russia’s theoretical be
lief in the indirect attack. It is a
policy which leads on all too quick
ly to direct commitments.
Whatever the present situation
may amount to, one thing re
mains certain. Russia intends (at
any eventual cost) to attempt
total control of the Middle East,
because all prevailing opinion in
side Russia thinks that, without
that, China will be the dominant
Power by the end of this century
at the very latest.
America's Prestige
By LOVETT RAINEY
One of the most difficult prob
lems which face the United States
today is the perpetual loss of in
ternational prestige in the world
-society. After President-elect John
F. Kennedy takes the oath of office
in January, 1961, his administra
tion will have devised a method of
solution to this major problem. The
new administration must move fast
and accurately during the remain
ing weeks until the Inauguration
date, because the nation during
this time experiences a state of
paralysis due to the transition of
the government from the Eisen
hower to Kennedy Administration.
The decisions and policies made
thereafter will determine the
destiny of the United States as a
world leader for the next four
years.
Competition between the United
States and the Soviet Union has re
sulted in the “cold war.” It is ques
tionable as of now as to which na
tion is invested with more power.
Proposals for disarmament have
been invalid and world peace is
yet to be defined.
From the year of 1945 to the
year of 1957, the United States
was considered a powerful nation,
second to none other in the world.
The United States, in 1945 initiat
ed the Atomic Age by being the
first nation on earth to successfully
demonstrate the power produced by
splitting the atom. The Soviet Un
ion initiated the Space Age October
3, 1958, by successfully placing an
Each of the ten key words be
low appears twice. Each time it
has a different meaning. In each
case, check the word or phrase you
believe is nearest in meaning to
the key word. Answers are on the
next page.
(1) consequence — A: wrongdoing.
B: duty. C: result. D general
agreement.
(2) consequence — A: hope. B:
memory. C: progress. D impor
tance.
(3) arrest—A: to stop. B: defeat.
C: condense. D tumble.
(4) arrest—A: to support. B: seize
on and fix. C: strengthen. D:
weaken.
(5) qualify—A: to raise to high
position. B: tell an untruth. C:
modify. D: increase the value of.
(6) qualify—A: to attempt. B:
meet the requirements. C: cor
rect. D: fail.
(7) resolve—A: to turn. B: beg
for. C: withhold. D: make clear.
(8) resolve—A: to determine. B:
be uncertain. C: repel. D: un
dermine.
(9) sheer—A: trimmed. B: steep.
C: twisted. D: stripped.
Sociology Club
The Sociology Club under the
leadership of Mr. William Stroud
as President, Miss Mildred Tay
lor as Secretary, Mr. Arthur Fos
ter as Business Manager and Dr.
James Robinson as Advisor, is
doing a good job. They are start
ing out right with the 1960-61
school year. We have on roll, thir
ty (30) members and all persons,
are either Sociology majors or
minors. The club also sponsored a
queen in the homecoming parade
and she was Miss Anne Ruth
Jordan.
The club wishes to thank all the
members who worked to make our
club stand out among the best.
We feel hat Dr. Robinson has
done, is doing, and always will do
a good job of turning out good
Sociology majors and minors.
object in orbit around the planet
earth. This “stupendous” feat
gained praise and more prestige
for the Soviet Union. Not only did
this feat revolutionize the facilities
which made the United States a
world leader; and not only did it
show a lag in American technology,
but it also shows that the Soviet
Union has a development program
which is defined by the principals
underlying the structure and ideals
of their government.
“The time has come for America
to move ahead,” said President
elect John F. Kennedy. The United
States of America must prove to
the world that it is truly the land
of the free and the home of the
brave. In order to do this, we must
change pace; we must distort the
ugly face of prejudice and unsound
policy-making of the past. The
progress that America makes dur
ing the next four years will, be de
cided by the program which Presi
dent-elect Kennedy has to offer.
(10) sheer—A: high. B: sharp. C:
downright. D: strong.
(11) assurance—A: modesty. B:
flattery. C: doubt. D: boldness.
(12) assurance—A: guarantee. B:
response. C: power. D: affec
tion.
(13) reflect — A: to swerve. B:
collapse. C: break. D: ponder.
(14) reflect — A: to refuse. B:
overwhelm. C: bring discredit on.
D: shine.
(15) concur—A: to agree. B: col-
ide with. C: be sociable. D:
argue.
(16) concur—A: to wish. B: ob
serve. C: make sure. D: coincide.
(17) remit — A: to dismiss. B:
send. C: leave out. D: object.
(18) remit — A: to become ill
again. B: err. C: refrain from
enforcing. D: punish.
(19) compromise—A: to criticize.
B: adjust by concessions. C: ad
vise. D: negotiate.
(20) compromise—A: to expose to
suspicion. B: surrender com
pletely, C: confuse. D: corrobo
rate.
See Page 6 for answers.
Personality Of The Month
By ELOISE GAY
Out of the faces of last year’s freshmen, I have chosen one of the
most promising young men to succeed. He is Donald J. Wilson, a sopho
more at Morris Brown.
Mr. Donald J. Wilson, from Evanston, Illinois, is in the spotlight
because of his friendly personality and his all-around interest in Morris
Brown. Besides his many hours of studying, Donald participates in the
Library Club, as Co-Publicity Manager of the newly formed group
named Brown’s Corner, and is Managing Editor on the Wolverine
Observer staff.
Behind his ready smile, Donald is quite a businessman. Oh! by the
way, he is majoring in Business Administration. Donald’s plans are to
prepare himself for any and every phase of business. He has done this
to some degree by being one of the first Negroes to work at the Colonial
Store on Ashby, near Hunter. Donald said after achieving the job on
the same day that, he applied for it, “I thought I had come a long
way, but I see, by this job that I (as a Negro) still have a long
way to go.” This job to Donald is the “most challenging” of all the
extra things that he participates in.
IT PAYS TO INCREASE WORD POWER
By WILFRED FUNK