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WOLVERINE OBSERVER March, 1968- Page 3
Who Is The Uglest
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The Wolverine Observer is looking for the ugliest
man on campus and we want you to help us find him.
Place a vote for your choice of ugliest man in the
ballot box in the student lounge. Use the official
ballot below. The boy selected “ugliest man” will
receive a dinner date with our lovely school queen
(we will even foot the bill).
“Ugliest man on Campus Ballot”
I think
is the ugliest man on campus.
Black Student Alliance
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fact that Morris Brown
College students are not
associated with the BSA.
When asked what his
group has accomplished.
Mr. Mays replied, they had
a meeting with the Council
of Presidents from the A.U.
center and got them to make
an open statement con
demning what happened in
Orangeburg. When asked
what they proposed to ac
complish in the near fu
ture, Mr. Mays said that it
would be impossible to an
swer that question because
it was too broad. I then
narrowed it by asking if
they had any particular pro
jects in mind. He replied
negatively to that. My last
question to him was, Why
do they carry on so many
different protests ? Why not
follow up on one at a time?
To this his answer was
“Our protests shouldn’t be
limited to one thing at a
time because we have more
than one goal. If we are
to limit our protests this
would show a norrow mind-
ness on our part.
If you will note Mr. May’s
answer to the question of
“What his group proposed
to accomplish in the near
future” you will find that
he said the question was
too broad. To a later ques
tion concerning why they
didn’t follow up on one thing
at a time he replied some
thing to theeffect that their
protest shouldn’t be limited
to one thing because they
have more than one goal.
It would seem that (based
on these two contradictory
statements) he isn’t sure of
the goals of the club (if
any) but has the temerity
to say that we are apathe
tic because we didn’t stop
every just to join the club.
I contend that after a good
evaluation of B.S.A. if we
find it worthwhile we be
more than anxious to join.
My Prayer
By YOLANDA LOFTON
Dear Lord,
Please listen to my prayer
And save this world from dispair.
Save us from these horrid bombs
That can blow us into the world beyond.
Save us from the threat of Communism
Save us from the threat of atheism.
Let no man overtake,
This great world he did not make.
I believe in saying,
Anything can be accomplished by praying.
Let the wars forever cease,
So we in this world.
Might live in harmony and peace.
Four Years Too Long
Hardly a commencement
or a baccalaureate address
has been read in recent
years, which did not con
tain the allusion that we
have received the best edu
cation possible. However,
college students realize
that they have been and
are being short-changed.
A major reason for this
feeling is that the curri
culum of the college or
university is entirely too
diverse. I hold firm to this
belief. I am not saying that
all subject matter other
than the subject in which
the student chooses as a
specialization should be
dropped from the students
individual course outlines;
but, that only those sub
jects related to his spe-
ciliazed field of study
should be included. Within
the four years that I have
been attending college, I
have been subjected to
many courses in which I
have no interest, and will
hardly face a need in the
future. For example, my
major is music. I have
taken a mathematics
course comparable to a
class of mathematics in
high school. The amount
of mathematics I would
need in my field of study
and in the financial aspects
of my life, equals that which
I gained in high school.
Other courses such as Phy
sical Science, Biology,
French, etc. are of no use
to me, either, in my spe
cialization or in any other
aspect of my life.
I know that I will be
criticized at this point.
Most professors and ad
ministration heads would
say that the college pro
poses to enrich a person
by offering to him many
phases of the college’s cur-
Samuel Pittman
riculum. But, the college
does not have to require
the students to take diverse
courses in order to enrich
their lives . This can be
done through extra curri
cular activities.
The college’s purpose
extends much farther than
this. It includes preparing
the individual to meet com
petition and win in the face
of it as we enter the vo
cational world. It is at this
point, that we are being
short-changed. What do I
mean? We spend four years
in college, and to a large
extent it is a waste (in
time only). Our freshman
year does not begin our
preparation; it should be
gin here. It is only a re
view of a senior high school
year. The sophomore year
is relatively the same, only
it is at this point that the
student chooses his special
field of study. However,
the curriculum is much
the same as the freshman
year. It is only in the jun
ior and senior years in
college that the student is
really getting what he came
to college for in the first
place — specialized pre
paration. Therefore, it
seems that four years of
a college education is
really two or three years
of preparation for the fu
ture.
If more subject matter
was dropped from the stu
dents’ course outlines, then
this wold lead to more
subjects in his specializa
tion. This is what the stu
dents need. They need ex
tensive preparation in their
individual fields — more
special studies; and sub
jects should be delved into
instead of scanned. The Ne
gro students, in particular,
are increasingly in need of
this kind of study in order
for us to compete success
fully in an integrating en
vironment.
I do not feel that this
type of learning situation
would push too many stu
dents into fields in which
they would experience re
grets later. Instead, it
would push them to move
and find out what they want
to do, what they find en
joyable, and what they are
capable of doing. I do not
believe that a student
should be left alone to make
his choices; rather, the
college should have a com
petent counseling sevice
to aid the student who finds
it hard to find his place in
the college curriculum. If
at that point he does not
make a strong showing then
the diverse course outline
should be employed to give
him the opportunity to view
different fields.
The problem arises o v er
wha subjects to drop from
a course outline, but it
need not be a puz zling ques
tion. We can easily see that
some subject matters are
not related to any extent;
some of these ire French
is not related to Physical
Science, and Music is not
related to college mathe
matics. It would be need
less for a student having
a major in Music to be
required to take a course
in Biology. However, there
are some courses which
can be associated with Mu
sic — English Literature
and romance languages are
examples.
As the situation stands
now, we are in college
for four years which is
comparable to two or three
years of preparation.
Times are rapidly chang
ing and there should be a
change within the college.
The only way the Negro
will be able to graduate
and successfully compete
in the world is by gaining
extensive knowledge in his
field. This is important.
Yes, we remain in college
for four years, but we are
not getting four years of
the proper kind of educa
tion.
Johnson Still
Presidential
Favorite
In a mock poll taken here
on campus, President
Johnson, in spite of his
severly criticized ad
ministration, polled more
votes than any of the other
Presidential hopefuls.
The tally went like this;
Johnson, 248; Kennedy,
189; McCarthy, 173; Roc
kefeller, 170; Nixon, 15;
Romney, 1 ; and Wallace,
1.
Also in the running were
Batman with 2 votes, our
own Mr. Swinton with '
vote and yours truly, the
Editor, with 4 votes.
Love Through Denial
The wind blew in gusts so odd
From the warmth of the early morning
As our voices rose to greet
The change to twilight blasts
Mine sonorous with love; his clipped with caution.
Two sensitives souls speaking words that cut
Evoking excessive pain
Much like shadow boxers training with faith
To maintain defenses against absentee enemies.
Is it shallow imagination that
Makes me think he will cross my way again
Once this day is done.
Is the hand on mine searing me
In a seal of flaming lasting love.
Two dark searchlights scan his face
For indications of intent or desire.
But his features are cloaked like my own
In a cloth of synthetic self.
Long we stood there in the dusk
Neither wanting to leave the other,
Both refusing to stand unabashed, devoid of shame.
Risk of reproach let us part wanting eternal unity.
Two gladiators in self defeat.
It is often spoken of the power of love,
Able to conqueror hate, avarice or revenge,
Naught is said of the strength of pride
That human phantom of self esteem
Which seldom fails to make uncertain hearts strut
Instead of beat.
Portia Randall