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May, 1961
WOLVERINE OBSERVER
Page Three
Ollinamt Jonas and Brenda Senior explain a mock-up of a letter
receiving section of the post-office to Atlanta Postmaster B. F. Sanders
■ as Mrs. Geary looks on.
Success of An M.B.C.
Student Teacher
Student teacher Marian Geary
was quite successful with her cul
minating activity at the English
Avenue Elementary School “Com
munity Workers.”
Mr. B. F. Sanders, the Atlanta
Postmaster, and Dr. Ann M. Coch
ran with some of her students were
present at the program.
The program consisted of reci
tation songs and the dramatization
of some of the roles of some of'
the public servants.
This program climaxed a period
of study and activity in which the
students became acquainted with
the duties of public servants such
as police, firemen, and postmen.
Mrs. Geary was teaching a sec
ond grade class under the super
vision of Mrs. E. L. Anderson.
NEWS FROM THE
YEARBOOK AND
NEWSPAPER
WORK SHOP
HELD AT FAMU
The yearbook and newspaper
workshop was held at Florida A&M
University on March 2-4. At this
workshop we were mainly con
cerned with the problems that vari
ous high schools and colleges were
having with their school yearbooks'
and newspapers. There were sev
eral consultants from various
newspaper firms to aid and give
instructions as to how we may
overcome these problems. It was
brought out that it is in good form,
to change the method of organiza
tion of the yearbook and the news
paper. We were also given new
hints and ideas about the yearbook
and the newspaper and we were
granted the privilege to do actual
work on what we talked about. We
organized a yearbook and Work
shop Newspaper which was print
ed and released.
On Saturday morning we were
given a tour about the campus and
to various points of interest. On
Saturday afternoon the awards
dinner was held and the awards
were given to the schools that held
first place.
On a whole the trip was very in
teresting as well as course of travel
to reach the city of Tallahassee,
Florida. While in the city, there
was a major Sit-in strike by the
students of FAM University.
From the Reader's Digest
IT PAYS TO INCREASE
YOUR WORD POWER
By WILFRED FUNK
(1) restive—C: Restless; uneasy;
fidgety; as, “The crowd grew
restive.” Latin restare, “to stay
back, resist.”
- (2) craven—B: Cowardly; full of
fear; as, a craven attitude. Latin
crepare, “to break.”
(3) deferential — D: Respectful;
having regard for the opinion or
wishes of another; as, a defer
ential manner. Latin deferre, “to
bring down.”
(4) inchoate—A: In an elementary
stage; recently begun; rudimen
tary; as, an inchoate civilization.
Latin incohare, “to begin.”
(5) usurious — D: Pertaining to
high interest—or usurious rates
—for the use of money. Latin
usura, “use.”
(6) discursive—C: Rambling; di
gressive; shifting from one sub
ject to another; as, a discursive
speech. Latin discurrere, “to run
to and fro.”
(7) grandiose—B: Impressive; im
posing; pompous; as, a grandiose
gesture. Italian grandioso, from
Latin grandis, “full - grown,
large, great.”
(8) inviolate—I): Pure; unbroken;
unimpaired; as, an inviolate
right. Latin inviolatus, from in-,
“not,” and violare, “to violate.”
(9) implicit — B: Understood,
though not specifically stated;
implies; as, an implicit agree
ment. Also, by transference, un
questioning; complete; as, . im
plicit faith. Latin implicitus,
from implicare, “to fold in, en
twine.”
(10) athwart — A: Crosswise;
across; as, “A shadow lay
athwart the path.” From a-,
“on,” and Old Norse thvert,
“transverse.”
(11) gargantuan — C: Gigantic;
huge; as, a gargantuan task.
From Gargantua, a giant prince
in the satire by Rabelais.
(12) portentous — A: Ominous;
threatening; as, a portentous
sign. Latin portendere, “to fore
tell, impend.”
(13) secular—D: Worldly; refer
ring to temporal rather than
spiritual affairs; as, secular
schools. Latin saccularis, from
sacculum, “age, world.”
(14) extraneous—B: External or
foreign; pertaining to that which
is outside; as, extraneous in
fluence. Latin extrancus, “for
eign.”
(15) dogmatic — D: Excessively
(16) furtive—A: Stealthy; sly; se
cret; like the actions 'of a thief;
as, a furtive glance. Latin fur-
tivus, from fur, “thief.”
(17) copious—C: Abundant; am
ple;, plenteous; as, a copious sup
ply. Latin copiosus, from copia,
“abundance.”
(18) sentient—B: Capable of feel
ing and sensation; as, a sentient
being. Latin. sentiens, “feeling.”
(19) insatiable—D: Greedy; not
capable of being satisfied; as, an
insatiable appetite. Latin insati-
abilis, from in-, “not,” and sati-
are, “to satisfy.”
(20) stentorian — C: Extremely
loud; loud-voiced; as, stentorian
tones. From Stentor, a herald of
the Trojan War, whose voice,
Homer said, was “as loud as that
of 50 other mentogether.”
Vocabulary Ratings
20-19 correct , excellent
18-16 correct good
15-14 correct fair
The Junior Class
The Junior class of Morris
Brown College is now working to
ward the election of the student
government for the school term
1961-62. The candidates from the
Junior class are as follows: Presi
dent, Alton Robinson, Willie Mae
| Keith; Vice-President, Vera Smith;
Corresponding Secretary, Evelyn
Lynch; Recording Secretary, Phyl
lis Peterson; Treasurer, Eunice
Paradise; Business Manager, Jac
queline Ponder.
We are asking that all Juniors
please attend all of the meetings
and help your class to be the best
Junior class in the history of Mor
ris Brown.
Helen Louise Berryhill
Reporter
A Word of Thanks To
Dr. Lionel Newsome
The members of the Aurora
Pledge Club of the Sigma Gamma
Rho Sorority, would like to express
a word of thanks to Dr. Lionel
Newsome, professor of Sociology
at Morehouse College, for his ac
tive participation in their program
on March 20, 1961.
Dr. Newsome immediately ac
cepted the role as speaker on this
occasion upSn the request of Mrs.
Lillie R. Hillmon King, Parliamen
tarian of the pledge club. The!
members of the Aurora pledge club
feel highly honored to have had
him as their speaker.
Members of
The Aurora Pledge Club
AROUND THE
CAMPUS
By SHARRON STRICKLAND
The members of the Morris
Brown College Choir are bursting
with enthusiasm about the Euro
pean tour. No other choir in the
city is more deserving of such a
tour than the Morris Brown College
Choir under the direction of Mr.
Colonius Davis. Among the coun
tries which they will tour are
France, Germany, Israel and Italy.
Everyone enjoyed and is still
talking about “The Emperor
Jones,” the play in which Earl
Griggs, better known as “Tank”
took the spotlight. It has been said
that “Tank was a natural em
peror.” We had several guest play
ers from the Atlanta Morehouse-
Spelman group. They were William
Greene, Johnny Popwell, and Allen
Brown. William Greene was excel
lent as Mr. Smithers. Mary Ann
Dean performed well also as the
star of “Before Breakfast.” Both
plays were extraordinarily good.
Mr. Clarence Seniors works dili
gently as stage manager of most
of the plays presented here at
Brown.
Have you taken a look at the
new dining room in the Home Eco
nomics building? Well, it is simply
beautiful. The Home Economics
Department really has a hospitable
atmosphere about it now.
Our hats are off to all the
pledgees of all the sororities and
fraternities. They made beautiful
displays that demanded the atten
tion of all persons within viewing
distance.
Reverend Robinson and Mrs.
Bryant, we Brownites would like
you to know that we don’t think
that you are hard of hearing and
really appreciate your service in
the Co-op.
Book Review of the Month
New University
Thought
By DOLORES JOHNSON
The book, “New University
Thought,” is actually something
new and different. Its origin came
about as a result of the dissatis
faction of a group of young intel
lectuals, students, and profes
sionals with the small amount of
emphasis placed on the most cru
cial questions which confront us
in our present day society.
It is published four times a year,
where-in it treats, not only local
issues, but national and interna
tional issues as well.
The issue in point is the spring
edition. Many vital topics are in
cluded, however, the one that inter
ested me most was “Cities in
Trouble” wherein the author,
Joseph S. Clark, emphasizes the
facts that the manifold problems
besetting American cities today are
of major concern. The method
which the author uses is quite sim
ple. 1. He states the problem—
“How can we get enough money
and enough sensibly-organized, re
sponsible government to get rid of
our public squalor?” 2. He gives
statistics, facts, and background
concerning the problem. 3. He, then
“suggests” a possible solution to
the problem. Here he mentions
President Kennedy’s proposal of
a new Department which would
be specifically concerned with
Urban affairs as a possible answer.
This is a very good book for col
lege students to add to their col
lection. Although it is young, it has
the strongest possibilities of sur
vival. My ratings?—Excellent!!
ELEGY TO
DR. MITCHELL
By ANDREW MAKHENE
Death has cast his fatal reflec
tion across a vast fraternal pond.
Big Brother Mitchell exchanged
positions to seek and meet his God
beyond.
His manhood with Sigma changes
places for higher honours and none
to fear.
His life and soul interplaces with
God’s Fraternal atmosphere.
The Brownites are counting your
labours Dr. Mitchell in faith of
cloudless heart. Each depicting
your toiling years with accuracy,
as the days depart.
The Allenites are also rising to
say praises for your deeds. And
sincerely emphasizing fulfilments
of God’s dire needs.
Well done, Dr. Mitchell, soldier
of God. You have laboured and set
the pace. You have contributed
greatly to the hnman race.
Portrait Of An "F"
RUDOLPH SMITH
He sat in class
Notes unkept;
Professor lectured
As he slept.
And in the dorm
Books scattered;
More sleep to him was all
That mattered.
At night no time
To study,
For he played cards with
His buddy.
Semester’s end
Crept with time;
Need I tell you the end
Of my rhyme?
—Rudolph Smith
“Thoughts of the Day"
By ARTHUR WILSON
The greatest handicap. Fear
The best day Today
Easiest thing to do....Find a Fault
Most useless asset ....Pride
The greatest mistake Giving Up
The greatest comfort....Work well
done
Most disagreeable person The
Complaineh
Greatest need Common sense
Best gift Forgiveness
Greatest knowledge God
The greatest thing in the
world Love
United States Air
Force Academy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
(I.P.)—The United States Air
Force Academy, now in its sixth
year of service to the nation, has!
developed a broad and challenging
academic curriculum for its stu
dents, designed to best carry out
its mission of producing Air Force
leaders of the future.
Department from the traditional
approach to service academy edu
cation, in that its cadets are bound
to certain courses and no more, the
Air Force Academy, in early 1957,
developed a program of curriculum
enrichment to challenge its cadets
to advance academically as fast as
they are able.
The Enrichment Program allows
qualified students to meet prescrib
ed curriculum requirements by
transfer of credits validation ex
aminations or acceleration. In the
time thus made available they may'
take substitute elective courses or
extra electives over and above the
prescribed semester-hour load. This
opportunity to broaden their
knowledge or to specialize has been
greeted enthusiastically by the ca
dets and led to the unprecedented
award in June of last year, of
double majors to seven of the 66
cadets of the Class of 1960 who
graduated with majors.
Covering four areas: Basic Sci
ences, Engineering Sciences, Pub
lic Policy and Humanities, these
majors are so designed that in most
cases gifted students with no prior
college-level work can complete
them by the extra elective method
alone.
THE HUMAN HEART
ALVIN WATKINS
There’s a heap o’ love in the human
heart
If we just dig down a bit
It’s the masterpiece of the Mighty
Hand
And He gave His best to it
There’s a heap o’ good in the most
of men
Just underneath the skin
And much would show that we
never see
Could we only look within
There’s a lot inside that we never
see
And perhaps we never know
’Til fortunes turn and we’re down
and out or sickness strikes
us low
But the heart is right in the most
of men
When the truth is really known
and we often find that the
heart is kind, that
We thought was cold as stone
We sometimes tire of the road so
rough
And the hill that seems so steep
And we sometimes feel that hope
is gone
And we sit alone and weep
And then when our faith is burn
ing low
And we lose our trust in men
True friends appear with a word
of cheer
And so I claim that the heart of
man
Is about what it ought to be
For it’s made of goodness thru
and thru
Could we look inside and see
God made all things, and He
made them well on this true
and perfect plan
But He did His best in the greatest
test when He made the heart
of man.
—Alvin Watkins
Woman's College
Launches South
Africa Study
LYNCHBURG, Va. (I.P.) —
Fourteen students at Randolph-
Macon Woman’s College may soon
be experts on the most expertless
political hotbox in the world.
They’re members of the college’s
recently launched course on Africa
South of the Sahara—one of the
first classes of its kind 'at any
women’s college.
Dr. Shirley Strickland, course
instructor,- has gone to extensive
efforts to make the course inform
ing, stimulating, and valuable. An
assistant professor of sociology
and anthropology, she spent all of
last summer doing tribal research
at New York’s Public Library.
Earlier she attended an African,
Symposium with Ralph Bunche,
noted African authority, Julius!
Nyerere, chief minister of Tan
ganyika, and others.
During Dr. Strickland’s New
York research she was able to
find and purchase a rare 20-vol
ume set on basic cultures. In addi
tion, she recommended 35 other
books which were obtained by tha
R-MWC library. These, combined
with the college’s regular mate
rials on Africa, provide substantial
information on at least 20 major
tribes and countries. Few college
libraries have more.
The last half of the course will
consist almost entirely of student
reports and discussions of current
events. During the first half, Dr.
Strickland lectured on geography,
races, and cultures, and the girls
read two or three books on related
general subjects in addition to
those they read for their projects.
Complicating their studies are tha
frequent changes in the number
and names of African countries—<
changes that outdate maps and
books almost as soon as they arq
printed.