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VOLUME 31 MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GA„ MARCH-APRIL, 1961 Number 4 Seventy-Sixth Founders’ Day At Morris Brown College President Cunningham of Morris Brown College presents Dr. Ann Cochran, education professor, to Founder’s Dag audience, after she had reported $5,500 on financial campaign. This represents the larg est individual sum reported out of a total of $13,700. The speaker of the occasion may be seen in the background. Pan-American Day Pan-American Day,, which is an organization of American states, will be celebrated on April 14. We should all re-evaluate the im portance of our relations with our neighbors in the Western Hemi sphere on this date. We have shared much in the way of history and heritage with them. On Pan-American Day, the Mor ris Brown Spanish Department, along with others of the center, always does something unique in the way of festivities to demon strate its high regard for the oc casion. Viva el dia del Pan-America! Viva la amistad! Around the Campus Well here is your newshound with the latest happenings. . . . The M.B.C. campus has had a treat in the speech given by Horace Ward on Civil Rights progress. Ward is a lawyer and is one of the first liti gants to attempt to enter the Uni versity of Georgia. The event took place in Stone Hall Chapel, Mon day, March 27. Those attending Chapel thought that too much flowery praise for a speaker is em barrassing rather than ingratiat ing. . . . Everyone is heard moaning the loss of the winning reputation of M.B.C.’s once proud football and basketball teams. What will the coming seasons bring? . . . Eloise Gay, Thomasina McKay and Dr. E. Edmondson attended a Y.W.C.A. conference in Virginia recently. . . . Everyone was outraged by the re cent agreement made by the mer chants of Atlanta with what the Atlanta newspapers called Negro leaders. The manner in which it was done, as well as the fact that it was done, was very galling to most of the students of Atlanta Univer sity Center; especially the students who have been in jail for participa ting in the sit-ins. Most Brownites feel that the merchants maneuvered that move just in time for the Easter shopping rush to catch the Negro dollar. All Morris Brown students, to whom this reporter spoke, has vowed to continue the boycott and encourage others to do the same. . . . This year's Fresh men have proved to be an imagina tive and resourceful group. The (Continued On Page 3) DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RELATIONS CENTER BOSTON UNIVERSITY SPEAKS HERE The Morris Brown family had the distinct pleasure of having as a lecturer, Tuesday, April 11, 1961, in Joe Louis Gymnasium, Dr. Kenneth D. Benne. The distinguished Dr. Benne is a Theodore Berenson Pro fessor of Human Relations, and Di rector of the Human Relations Center, at Boston University. He is the author of two books, A Con ception of Authority and Human Relations in Curriculums, and the co-author of a number of others. Dr. Benne spoke, with rare in sight from the theme “The Creative Role of Minorities in the Regenera tion of Community Life.’’ The gist of Dr. Benne’s speech was that the^ general American social pattern is dominated by the spirit of com petition for status symbols (new cars, newly decorated homes, etc.) and may be analyzed in terms of a “rat race.” He further indicated that there is a need to suppress the “rat race” tendency in our society, that some members of the affluent (Continued on page 2) (Edited By DONALD J. WILSON) The prominent Bishop E. C. Hatcher of Ohio spoke in eloquent fashion at Morris Brown College as he told the enthusiastic Founders’ Day audience that Morris Brown was founded to meet the great need for undergirding our American education with religious training. This was the 76th observance of the school’s Founders’ Day. Bishop Wilkes presented the speaker to the audience and the President, Frank Cun ningham presided over the program. Others on the program were Mary Ann Smith, senior student who brought an inspiring greeting from the student body; A. L. Jessie, who gave a progress report on the Alumni Fund; Dr. H. I. Bearden, Dr. A. L. Harris of Augusta, and Dr. James Debro of the Albany district Also the Bishop S. L. Green, senior bishop and several other church notables were presented to the audience. The speaker, Bishop Hatcher, tied in the history of Morris Brown with the Negro’s struggle for free dom since emancipation. The bish op said that the founding of the A.M.E. Church was a great stride towards religious freedom for the Negro while the founding of the A.M.E. schools liberated him men tally. He went on and described Morris Brown as a citadel of learn ing, mentioning some of the out standing men and women who had a part with shaping its destiny. He had a few words of praise for Bishop Wilkes and President Cun ningham for bringing the school up to fulll accreditation. He paid particular homage to Richard Al len, founder of African Method ism, the pioneers of Morris Brown, and to those who support it today. He pointed out that the college stands as a beacon of light to the world. The speaker in noting that there are Negroes who are efficient in literature, poetry, science, history, religion and other fields, insisted 1 that the Negro preacher is still the leader and hope of the race. He went on to, suggest that we must continue to be conscious of God, and that we must pray, per suade, and demand to get our full freedom. This he said must bq done in the North, South, East, and West, since we are constantly mis treated all over the country. The: bishop stressed at this point the need for intelligent teachers and preachers and that this was why Morris Brown was founded. As the bishop closed his speech, he advised the students to return to their homes this summer and improve their living conditions by living up to the Ten Command ments and the teachings of Christ. Then he used this phrase as a point of departure, “The Lord has done great things for us, whereof we are glad.!’ The student-faculty financial campaign was concluded by Charles W. Moore, the college business manager, reading the reports of all the organizations. He pointed out that Dr. Ann Cochran had raised the unprecedented sum of $5,500. A. L. Jessie was second with $1,400 for the evening classes. Other departments reporting in ex cess of $1,000 were: the science and music departments. The total raised in the campaign was $13,- 700, which exceeded last year’s effort. The music for the occasion was furnished by the college chorus un der the direction of Colonius S. Davis. The college chorus, which is supposed to tour Europe this summer, sang “The Creation” which helped a great deal to add meaning and beauty to the oc casion. M.B.C. Professors Attend Affair In Chicago Professors Judge K. Rowley and Chiranji L. Sharma of the depart ment of education at Morris Brown College, recently attended the meet ing of the American Association of A Salute For Courage The Wolverine Observer and the entire student body of Morris Brown College salute and send en couragement to the students of Tougaloo Southern Christian Col lege at Jackson, Mississippi. We are all in the same fight un der the same type of circumstances. It may be said that those circum stances have always seemed more grave in their case. So our brother students and sister students of the colleges of Mississippi should be commended heartily for their cour age. Colleges for Teacher Education, held in Chicago. The meeting, attended by educa tors from colleges find universities throughout the country, dealt with modern day forces that are shaping our educational trend. Some of the important topics dis cussed, according to Professors Rowkley and Sharma, were: “Social Forces Influencing American Edu cation,” “The Professor and the Teacher,” “World Responsibilities and the Education of Teachers,” and “Education and the New Media.” These and other important topics were discussed by some of the top authorities in education. Professor Rowley was especially impressed with a discussion by President T. M. Hesburgh of Notre Dame University who spoke on “The Concerns of Private Col leges,” and also a discussion on “Revolution in Instruction,” led by Lindley J. Stiles, dean of the school of education of the University of Wisconsin. The two Morris Brown College professors thought that the semi nars on international education were quite significent, especially during a time like this in our his tory. At Morris Brown, the Reverend Frederick C. James was the speak er for the week. The theme for Religious Emphasis Week at M. B. C. was “Christian Resources for Collegiate Social Action.” The schedule of events ranged from Sunday, February 26, to Thursday, March 2, 1961. The Center’s speakers were as follows: The University Center—The Rev erend James H. Robinson, Church of the Master, New York, who is the moving' spirit in the new proj ect Crossroads Africa, and is the confidant and inspiration of the students of many lands; Clark Coh lege—the Reverend Daniel Web ster Wynn, Chaplain, Tuskegee In stitute; Morehouse College — the Reverend Conrad Browne, Koinonai Farm, Americus, Georgia; Morris Brown College — the Reverend Frederick C. James, Sumter, South Carolina, Director of the Commit tee of Social Action, The African Methodist Episcopal Church; and Spelman College — the Reverend William Bell Glenesk, Spencer Me morial Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, New York. A committee, whose chairman was Dr. Frank Cunningham, Presi dent of Morris Brown College, was in charge of the affairs of the Re-; ligious Emphasis Week. The com mittee was composed of people from all the schools of the Center. There was also a sub-committee on arrangements on which students also participated. The Religious Emphasis Week began in 1954 as a joint enterprise of the isix institutions of the A. U. Center. The statement of purpose is as follows: 1. To unite our endeavors and) dedicate our combined resources in the search for and in achievement! of those spiritual values we be lieve to be essential and indis- pensible. 2. To unite the efforts of ad ministrators, faculties, and stu dents to strengthen our faith in what we can achieve in working to gether for the spiritual enrich ment of the entire Center. 3. To confirm our acceptance of Christ and our personal commit ment to Christian living. Dr, Cochran Is Top Campaigner Dr. Ann S. Cochran, professor of education and director of teacher training at Morris Brown College, reported the unprecedented sum of $5,500 in the college’s annual Founders’ Day student-faculty fi nancial campaign. The total amount raised by the students and faculty was $13,700. Dr. Cochran who has been on the staff of Morris Brown for several years, has raised a total of $60,000 for the college. In addition to this she was responsible for working out the plan which permits students in the Atlanta University Center to do their practice teaching in the public schools of Atlanta. She has also been responsible for placing sev eral Morris Brown graduates in important posts as teachers and administrators in the school system in Georgia and other states. Rev. Frederick C. James Religious Emphasis Week There was an almost tangible feeling of a new awareness of what religion means in the life of man as the Atlanta University Center went about carrying on its Religious Emphasis Week observances.