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HJoIueriiic ©bseruEF VOLUME 31 Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Ga., May, 1961 No, 6 HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT SCHEDULED TO GRADUATE The Class of 1961 of Morris Brown College, hereafter to be known as the Class of ’61, is soon to join the ranks of those who have left the hallowed halls of the “Maker of Men.” One hundred and twenty-eight Seniors are scheduled to receive This is a view of the luncheon honoring the Morris Brown Wood- ow Wilson Fellows Mary Ann Smith and Eddie Rhea Walker. Invited were Administration heads and. top ranking honor students of the various classes. Standing is professor Roger Maccaton of Emory Uni versity who was speaker on this occasion. Honor Students Hear Dynamic Speaker Arthur J. Levin of the Anti- Defamation League called upon Negroes to improve their self- image which he said is a negative one as he spoke for the Honors Day program at Morris Brown College Friday morning. Levin noted that when we look at our society and observe state ments in the Declaration of Inde pendence and the Bill of Rights about freedom, we realize that they are mere golden words. The Anti- Defamation League official went on to say that the negative image on the part of Negroes causes them to believe some of the labels put on them. Mr. Levin suggested that to solve such problems, our rights should be honored by all. He sug gested three ways to do this: 1. Court decisions and legislation re moving the barriers to freedom. At this point he advocated that block voting is at times necessary, be cause a group should vote for its own interests; 2. Education was Suggested by the speaker as a means of getting to learn and know more about one another; and finally Levin advised that Negroes improve their self-image via of schools and other institutions. He cited the Montgomery boycott of buses and the student movement as examples of a positive image. Mr. Levin concluded his talk by saying that man must free himself from the shackles fear and other shackles. Said Mr. Levin, “You must love yourself before you can love your neighbor.” Mrs. Zenobia Terry, registrar, cited figures on 83 students who were honored for high academic achievement. Certific ates and scholarships were awarded by Dean Wilson and President Cun ningham. Three students, Caressa T. Malcolm, Rudolph Smith, and Daisy L. Woodson, achieved straight “A” averages for the first semester of 1960-61. Mr. Hubert To Get PhD. G. Johnson Hubert, Associate professor and chairman of the mu sic department of Morris Brown College has completed the require ments for his doctorate in music education at Columbia University and will be awarded the degree at, the next convocation. Professor Hubert who joined the Morris Brown faculty in 1948 was graduated from Morehouse College in 1938 receiving the B.A. degree; and was awarded the M. Mus. de gree by New York University in 1948. During the school year of 1958-69, Hubert was a Danforth Fellow at Columbia. Before joining the faculty of Morris Brown College, Mr. Hubert was a teacher in the public school system of Atlanta. During his tour of duty in the armed services of the United States, he directed a choir for the special services de partment. In addition to Professor Hubert’s duties as professor and chairman of the music department at Morris Brown, he has done several ar rangements which are often sung by the college chorus. He is to re sume his duties at Morris Brown- in September. Gala Junior-Senior Prom Is Just Around The Corner The Junior-Senior Prom is in sight. Hearts are fluttering with excitement at the thought of it. Gowns are- being planned for it. The young ladies are already being overheard discussing whom they hope will escort them and how many dances they hope to have on their dance programs. The men are thinking in terms of corsage prices and “tux” rental prices. The Prom date has been set for June 2, 1961 (Friday). We don’t know, at the moment, what the theme and motif will be, but we are sure that the Juniors have won derful plans. their baccalaureate degrees on Wednesday, June 7, 1961. Included in this number are those who fin ished their requirements last sum mer and during last January. The Seniors held the Senior Ex change Day on Tuesday, May 9, 1961. Members of the Senior classes of the four colleges of thel Atlanta University Center were speakers. They were: James Fel der of Clark College, Annie R. Borders of Spelman College, and Leon Thompson of Morehouse Col lege. Barbara Wooten spoke for the Seniors of Morris Brown. The speakers were introduced by Billy Richardson, Senior Class President of M. B. C. Other participants on this occasion were: Odelle Mason, Emma J. Clay, Doris Perdue, Lauta Brown, and Dolores John son. The theme of the occasion was “New Frontiers: Challenge to Future Leaders.” The Senior class officers are Billy Richardson, President; Char lie Windham, Vice-President; Ger aldine Bell, Secretary; John God- bolt, Assistant Secretary; Mildred Taylor, Treasurer; John Kenneth Mitchell, Business Manager; and Dr. E. Edmondson, Class Advisor. MARY ANN SMITH PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH One of the most outstanding per sonalities on our campus is Miss Mary Ann Smith, the 1957 vale dictorian of L. J. Price High School. Mary Ann has been very active all her life. She participated in the band as a majorette in high school. She has maintained excellence in scholarship, leadership and service during her stay here at Morris Brown College. She is a senior, M.B.C. Graduate Research Collaborator Dr. John Thomas, a 1940 graduate of Morris Brown College, has been appointed Research Collaborator in the Medical Department of Brookhavon National Laboratory in Upton Long Island, New York. Brookhaven Laboratory is supported by the Associated Universities, Inc., in cooperation with the Atomic Energy Commission, and provides facilities and funds for guest scientists to engage in research. Dr. Thomas is a native of Rome, Georgia. His elementary and high school education was completed in the public schools of that city. He is a member of the St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Rome. While at Morris Brown, Dr. Thomas was an honor student and student assistant in the department of biology. He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Upon graduation from Morris Brown, Dr. Thomas served a stint in the United States Army. From the Army, he entered Meharry Medical College. After graduation from Meharry with the M.D. degree he prac ticed medicine for a period in native home town, Rome. Later he was appointed to the faculty of Meharry where he is presently associate professor of internal medicine and director of Hubbard’s Heart Station. Currently, Dr. Thomas is engaged in a research study of the pre cursors of hypertension and coronary artery disease in Meharry Medi cal College for medical students and nurses. majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry. Because of her ex cellence in these fields, she has been awarded a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. Miss Smith has render ed service to both her school and community. She is the executive secretary of the Committee On Appeal For Human Rights and sec retary of the Student Council. She works diligently with the Student Movement and has helped to estab lish better relationships between schools here in the University Cen ter, as well as having helped in the strife to breakdown racial bar riers. She is a member of the Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honorary So ciety and the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society. She is president of Gamma Zeta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Mary Ann has' a warm person ality, an engaging smile and is well liked by everyone. Her leadership ability is one of the most reward- inging factors of her character. She has the ability to organize and pro duce. She has been very successful thus far, and we Brownites wish her much success in the future. CIVIL RIGHTS CURRENTS Washington, D. C.—The Supreme Court held last week that a pri vately operated restaurant situated in a publicly owned parking gar age in Wilmington, Del., could not refuse to serve Negroes. Chapel Hill, N. C. — Complete cessation of picketing of both Chapel Hill theaters was an nounced last week by University of North Carolina students, as re ports spread that the management of one of the theaters was willing to integrate over the summer and the other would follow suit. Champaign-Urbana, Ill. — Uni versity of Illinois students joined townspeople last week in a protest against alleged discrimination in the hiring practices of a newly- opened J. C. Penney store. Washington — Top government officials from the President on down, did some tough talking here about their plans to secure for Ne groes and other minority groups more jobs in the Federal Govern ment and on Government contracts. Mobile, Ala.—The U. S. Depart ment of Justice has filed suit against the Dallas County Board of Registrars and the State of Alabama, charging discrimination against prospective Negro voters. It was the first voting rights suit filed by the Kennedy Administra tion. Decatur, Ga.—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is walking a legal tight rope, but without the prospect of spending the next six months in jail unless he violates his proba tion. Charleston, S. C. — Charleston will desegregate its municipal golf course rather than close it. Mayor Gailliarl has urged everyone to abide by a federal court integration, decree “with courtesy and under standing.” Nashville, Tenn.—National Stu dent Association support for the sit-ins came in for criticism from Vanderbilt’s student government last month, as solons at the Nash ville school passed a resolution which noted “opposition to NSA’s action in support of the commenda tion of the sit-ins.” Middleburg, Va. — A story of quiet, peaceful racial desegregation was unfolded to President Kennedy as he sat with his head bowed at Mass last week. Danville, Va.—Eight high school students joined four other Negroes in Danville’s lunch counter sit-ins as the demonstration spread to a second variety store last week. If U. S. District Judge Robert L. Taylor approves a plan offered last week by the city school board, Ne groes may be admitted to one all- white high school here, next Sep tember. Augusta, Ga. — Entertainer Ray Charles cancelled an appearance at Bell Auditorium last month, after learning that he was to appear under segregated conditions. Stu dents at Paine College had sent a telegram informing him of the situation. Mr. Charles said that “I feel that it is the least that I can do to stand behind my principles and help the students in their fight for their principles.” Philadelphia, Pa. — Eighteen members of a newly-formed chap ter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), including a num ber of college students, picketed a downtown outlet of the Horn and Hardart restaurant chain last week. USNSA CIVIL RIGHTS NEWSLETTED PEACE COUP AND DEFERMENT Peace Corps Volunteers can be deferred from military service un der the present Universal Military Training and Service Act. This is the opinion of Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Director of Se lective Service. His views were out lined in an editorial in the Selec tive Service Bulletin. “The relationship of the Selec tive Service System with regis trants who become members of the Peace Corps can be handled ad ministratively,” Hershey wrote. He said the classification of reg istrants in the Peace Corps “can be handled as any other registrant en gaged in activities in the national health, safety, or interest.” When they return home, Volun teers could qualify for further de ferment. Important factors listed by Hershey for consideration when the Volunteer returns home include his age, his physical condition, his marital status, the regulations which apply when he is released “and whether or not the registrant on his return from service with the Peace Corps engages in an activity which permits him to be deferred in the national health, safety, or interest.” Hershey concluded: “The fact that the registrant has been a member of the Peace Corps will not prevent him from qualify ing for further deferment, the same as any other registrant who is engaged in activities vital to the national health, safety, or in terest.” COMING EVENTS Semester examinations begin (ugh) May 25,1961 Baccalaureate Services June It, 1961 Class Day: Alumni Day June 5,1961 Commencement Day ....June 7,1961 READ ALL ABOUT THE CREATIVITY OF A MORRIS BROWN INTERN TEACHER—PAGE 3