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Vol. 37, No. 5 WOLVERINE OBSERVER March, 1968
"Two Morris Brown Students Make Pro-Rank"
By YOLANDA LOFTON
Science, Language And Library Building
The Science, Language and Library Building, which has an L-shape with three
levels on one wing and two levels on the other, is a practical and impressive
structure.
The auditorium-lecture room located on the lower level, will seat about 200
people. On the lower level also are a dark room for photography, a language labora
tory with thirty-six stations, a faculty lounge and about five offices for each de
partment. In addition to reception areas for each group of offices, there are storage
rooms, service elevators, and numerous laboratories, including a research labora
tory for biology and a research statistical laboratory for mathematics. The mathe
matics section will open the latter part of March 1968.
This building, financed in part by the Federal Government and in part by Morris
Brown College, is a part of a larger building program.
Self -Study Program
Causes Considerable Uneasiness
Tommy Hart and George Atkinson, two of Morris
Brown seniors have been drafted by pro-football teams.
Hart by the San Francisco 49ers and Atkinson by the
In the wake of our being
in the midst of Self-Study,
quite a bit of concern and
unrest is being exhibited
by many students. There
seems to be quite a bit of
worry stemming from the
rumor that we are being
observed for the sole pur
pose of determining whe
ther or not MBC will lose
its accreditation. This is
not the only purpose of the
self-study program.
The essential purpose of
the Institutional Self-Study
program is the improve
ment of educational effec
tiveness in institutions of
higher learning. The self-
study program allows an
institution to measure it
self qualitatively and to be
evaluated by a committee of
qualified educators through
the identification of
strength and weaknesses,
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The Natural
Can You Dig It?
By RONNIE WEST
As most of you here on
campus may know by now,
the “Natural or Afro”,
which ever one you prefer
to call it, is the latest thing
as far as what’s happening
in hair styles is concern
ed. Everywhere you look
you see bushy heads and
long combs which sym
bolize it’s what’s happen
ing. Unlike a couple of
years ago when I first
arrived here at Morris
Brown, the long hair is be
coming accepted more and
more. I remember when I
came here as a freshman
I was called all sorts of
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Oakland Riders. This is
Morris Brown’s first time
have players drafted into
the “play for pay” ranks.
George Atkinson, 6 feet
1 inch, 180 pound football
star, is a graduate of Saul
C. Johnson High School.
Here he participated in foot
ball, basketball, and track
and was named all-city
half-back for two years,
Atkinson has earned four
letters in football here at
Morris Brown. In 1965 he
acquired the largest num
ber of pass receptions for
the football team. In 1966
he made the Atlanta Daily
World’s All City (SIAC)
team and the 100% Wrong
Club All City (SIAC) team.
In 1967 he was named to the
SIAC All Conference Team,
100% Wrong Club All SIAC
Team and he was selected
by the Sporting News Hon
orable Mention All Ameri
can Team. Atkinson is the
seventh round draft choice
of the Oakland Raiders.
In an interview Coach
Powell had this to say about
Atkinson: “George has al
ways been a student of the
game of football to the point
of not only being concerned
about the strengths and
weaknesses of various for
mation studying the oppo
nents weaknesses so he
would be able to give a bet
ter performance. He has all
the potentials of becoming
an outstanding player in the
play for pay’ ranks.”
Tommy Hart, a 6 feet,
4 216 pound defensive
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A Brownite
In Africa
Diane Harvey, a senior
majoring in soc al studies,
participated in the EDL pro
gram in the summer of
1967. Her host country was
Ghana, West Africa. Di
ane spent Lve weeks with
the Ghanaian family of ten
members from whom she
learned much about Ghan-
ian lie and customs. After
a national tour of the coun
try, she spent a week in
a work camp where she
and other members of her
group worked, along with
Peace Corps volunteers n
building a primary school.
Diane says, “I truly be
lieve that the EIL meets
its objectives and can offer
a world of new exciting
and broadening exper
iences for anyone. I would
1 ke to see more students
at Morris Brown partici-
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New Structure To Begin Soon
This structure for which ground breaking will begin
soon, will house male and female students in two
separate, high-rise wings which will be separated
by a dining hall.
Fountain Hall is scheduled to be renovated shortly
after the Sciences, Language and Library building is
opened for use. The Business Administration De
partment is tentatively scheduled to occupy the va
cant area on the third floor.