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VOLUME 32
Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1961
Number 2
HAIL QUEEN FLORENCE
HOMECOMING HIGHLIGHTS
The traditional week-long celebration commenced on October 16,
1961. At that time, Morris Brown College observed its annual Home
coming activities. The celebration ended Saturday, October 21, when the
“Wolverines” met the Kentucky “Thoroughbreds” in Herndon Stadium
at 2 p.m.
Reigning during the celebration was Miss Florence Willingham,
“Miss MBC.”
On the list of colorful events was the traditional parade on Sat
urday afternoon. It was composed of about 30 decorated floats and 10
area school bands from Atlanta and the surrounding communities.
Thousands witnessed the event which has won for itself one of the
most colorful attractions of the southeast.
The Wolverine Observer added to the weekly activities by spon
soring a “bon fire” and “pep rally” in the bac kof Wilkes Hall that
Thursday night, The Freshman class gave their enthusiastic support
to that event to make the occasion a gala affair.
Keep Integrity, Tate Urges
During Education Week
In the keynote address at Morris Brown College which
marked the beginning of their observance of American Ed
ucation Week (November 5-12), Dr. H. E. Tate, executive
secretary of the Georgia Teachers and Educators Association,
advised the Brownites to maintain i
their personal integrity at all j
times. Not only while they are in j
school should they do this, but also I
when they are out of school and
in their respective careers.
Dr. Tate told the student body
that when they are employed, they
sell their services and not their
ance in the Center more than 33
years ago.
Tribute was paid to the late Dr.
Edward C. Mitchell as Morris
Brown dedicated this year’s ob
servance to this beloved deceased.
He was former dean and professor
at Morris Brown College. He died
in January of this year.
abilities and the right to think.
Dr. Tate, the first of his race to
earn the PhD. at the University |
of Kentucky, praised the Brown
ites who are putting into practice
what he chose to call “the esen-
tials that make up the American
Ideal,” and that as far as he was
concerned they had already made
their “progress report.”
The theme for this year’s ob
servance was “Your Schools—Time
for a Progress Report.”
Dr. Tate was presented to the
student body during chapel exer
cises, Monday, November 6, to de
liver the keynote address, by Dr.
Ann Cochran, Morris Brown’s dis
tinguished professor of Education
and director of teacher training—
the one who initiated this observ
During the observance, the pro
gram featured a forum presented
by the Walker Street School. The
theme of the forum was “Walker
Speaks for Progress.” Participants
on the panel were Miss H. M. Toli
ver, principal; Mrs. N. G. Smith,
Mrs. E. B. Banks, Miss V. L. Mapp,
Mrs. S. F. Cook, Mrs. M. T. Webb,
and Miss F. B. Malone All are
teachers at the Walker Street
School Featured also were musical
selections by the Walker School
Chorus under the direction of
Mrs. M. S. Dansby.
The observance came to a close
on Friday as Mr. Daniel T. Grant,
principal of Washington High
School, Cairo, Georgia, and direc
tor of Region Nine of the GTEA,
delivered an address to the student
, body.
‘It Was for Whites Only/ Says Dr. Eli Ginzberg
Of The Democratic Tradition In The United States
By C. H. SENIORS
Speaking before a gym-packed audience of students and faculty members of Morris
Brown College and the Atlanta University Center, Tuesday morning, November 7, Dr. Eli
Ginzberg made what was to many a startling declaration: That the Democratic tradition
in America has been a tradition for white people only—mainly Anglo-Saxon and Scandan-
avians—and used the events and lessons of history to prove it. Said Dr. Ginzberg, “That it
is a racist tradition is unequivo
cal.”
The occasion was the opening
convocation of Morris Brown col
lege. The distinguished scholar and
economist, Dr. Ginzberg, addressed
the assembly on “The Democratic
Tradition and the Negro.” He was
brought to Morris Brown College
to deliver the Fall Lecture Series,
through the courtesy of the Sperry
and Hutchinson Foundation.
Lincoln’s views regarding the
Negro was noted:
Dr. Ginzberg went directly to
history to point out Lincoln’s racist
views. He said that the one who
is hailed as the “Great Emanicpa-
tor,” who thought that the insti
tution of slavery was evil, was
more concerned about saving the
Union than he was about the Ne
gro question. He said that Lincoln
was very pessimistic about what
he saw ahead for the Negro and
could not forsee a place for him in
the United States. He also pointed
out that Lincoln himself thought
that there was a physical differ-
The Meaning
Of Hobo Day
By PEARLIE GASTON
Hobo Day is a day spent in ac
tivities dedicated to the elevation
of school spirit before the Thanks
giving. Classic. This day had its
birth in the year 1928 by Dr. C.
Clinch, a graduate of Kansas Uni
versity, who brought this tradition
from his Alma Mater. His ideas
were to recreate student interest
and develop a spirit befitting Mor
ris Brown in the game against
Clark. Consequently, the idea was
adopted and it was customary for
all Freshmen to wear hobo cloth
ing also. The freshmen complied
with the demands of the upper
classmen. All the activities were
supervised by the faculty.
This activity continued until
some of the larger boys became
brutal. It was then stated that un
less this was eliminated, Hobo Day
would have to be stopped. After
several limitations were set, Hobo
Day was again accepted.
There are a lot of happenings on
this day, one of which is the taking
of student pictures to be placed in
the year book. To top all the day’s
activities, there is always the Hobo
Sermon, funeral, and burial of the
Clark Panthers. This sermon is so
much recognized that once an
alumnus who was living in Cali
fornia came back on Hobo Day to
preach that sermon.
There are some people who state
that there is no educational value
or significance attached to Hobo
Day; but I still feel that Hobo Day
has its place and plays its part. So
freshmen, straighten up, smile, and
look forward to Hobo Day as a day
to enjoy and remember.
(Many thanks to Mr. Lockhart
and Dr. Payne for their informa
tion concerning Hobo Day.)
ence between the white man and
the Negro.
The noted economist and man
power expert also cited a lack of
presidential action on race rela
tions. “From Jefferson to Taft, in
cluding Lincoln—they had no an
swer except emigration to Africa.”
President Lincoln, he said, in 1862
got an appropriation from Con
gress to set up a colony for free
Negroes in Central America.
Series of three lectures
Dr. Ginzberg delivered a series
of three lectures to the Morris
Brown student body. They were all
centered around the theme “The
Nation and the Negro.”: 1.) The
Democratic Tradition and the Ne
gro, 2.) Power, Politics, and Prog
ress, and 3.) From Freedom to
Equality.
Lectures to be published:
Sperry-Hutchinson
Brought Ginzberg
The Social Science division at
Morris Brown College presented
Dr. Eli Ginzberg in a series of lec
tures in the Joe Louis Gymnasium,
November 7-November 9.
Dr. Ginzberg’s lectures were
sponsored by the Sperry and
Hutchinson Foundation. The theme
of the lecture-ship series was cen
tered around “The Nation and the
Negro.”
The Director of the Conservation
of Human Resources at Columbia
University, Dr. Ginzberg is the au
thor of The Negro Potential, The
Uneducated, and Psychiatry and
Military Man-Power Policy.
A public meeting was held
Thursday night, November 9/in the
MBC Chapel where Dr. Ginzberg
spoke to the public on “From Free
dom to Equality.”
Immediately following Thurs
day’s lecture, the noted educator
Ginzberg, who is listed in Who’s
Who in American Education, met
with students, faculty members
and friends in an informal recep
tion in the lounge of the Quad
rangle.
Through the courtesy of Morris
Brown College, Dr. Ginzberg ap
peared at Atlanta’s Hungry Club
Session to address a group of
business and professional men and
women, Wednesday, November 8.
Mr. Charles W. Moore, Business
Manager of Morris Brown College,
moderated the session.
Drama Guild'
It has been announced by Mr.
Karl Fabrizio that the “Dramatics
Club,” under his sponsorship, along
with the play production class will
serve as the nucleus for the forth
coming productions this year. “In
the dramatics club,” Mr. Fabrizio
commented, “we expect to do
scenes from plays, monologues, and
pantomines.”
All interested students are en
couraged to answer the call when
the announcement of the Guild’s
meeting is made.
It has been reported by reliable
sources in the administration that
the lectures delivered by Ginzberg
at Morris Brown will be edited and
published and became known as
The Morris Brown Lecture Series^
Dr. Ginzberg said this series will
serve as the basis of a new book
to be published next spring.
Placement Office
Serves Students
This year a formal placement
office has been established at
Morris Brown College for the pur
pose of helping students find em
ployment upon graduation. Seniors
seeking employment upon gradua
tion are invited to register with
the Placement Office immediately
and to maintain there an active
file of their credentials. The office,
in turn, can recommend them to
prospective employers and make
appointments for them to be inter
viewed by representatives of busi
ness, industry, and government
who may come to the campus for
this purpose.
The Placement Office also main
tains an occupational library. Stu
dents who desire information about
careers — qualifications, training
and opportunities—are urged to
visit the office and become ac
quainted with the wealth of job
information available. The Place
ment Officer, Miss Carrie Clem
ents, will be glad to talk with you
if you are undecided about your
career or if you would like to ex
plore, various fields open to you in
keeping with your aptitudes, in
terests, and educational back
ground.
Another service of the Place
ment Office is that of assisting
students in finding part-time em
ployment. From time to time, part-
time positions are listed with the
office and students interested in
part-time and summer positions
should file a registration card also.
All part-time jobs are placed on
the bulletin boards in Fountain
Hall and the dormitories.
Notices of current openings with
the Civil Service and other gov
ernment agencies as well as gen
eral opportunities for students are
placed on the bulletin board just
outside the placement office. Be
sure to read it constantly for in
formation which may be of in-
| terest to you. Seniors who are
majoring in business administra
tion, history, sociology, mathemat
ics, Enlgish, social science, and
philosophy are urged to make
application for the Federal Service
Entrance Examination. This is a
nation-wide examination given to
college juniors and seniors through
which the government recruits for
a wide variety of sub-professional
government jobs. Persons who
qualify are considered for trainee
positions in various Federal agen
cies and geographical locations.
For the test that is given on Jan
uary 13, 1962, applications must
be filed by December 21, 1961.