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December 8, 1983
The Wolverine Observer
Page 5
The Legacy Goes On.
Fun For All
•Trends by the courts to force
mergers of public colleges.
•Civil rights trends have chas
ed off some supporters of black
colleges.
•Limited resources from state
legislatures.
•Inability of black college
administrators to provide
resources to keep institution
afloat — this is often viewed as
incopetency on the part of
college administrators.
•Fundraising resources are no
longer as plentiful.
In his closing remarks,
Richardson told the junior class
that it is not too late for them to
still do well academically. The
key is to plan our time wisely and
always try to make our college
good for those who will follow.
Dawn
Dance
by Michael Phillips
At 4 a.m. on a Saturday mor
ning, all the clubs and discos are
usually closed or closing. All the
party people had either retired
or were on their way to do so. But
in the land of the Wolverine, the
people were just rising and the
party was just beginning.
The occassion was the annual 4
a.m. Dawn Dance where Brow-
nites of the past, present, and
even some of the future party
into the early hours of daylight.
As “Candy Man” (student disc
jockey Cedric Brown) controlled
the sounds, Brownites rocked
the walls of Joron Hall to the
latest sounds and even some
“bold oldies” from days gone by.
For three hours Brownites
partied until they tired or went to
meet the call of breakfast.
Breakfast would have to be short
for at 8 a.m., the line-up for the
annual Morris Brown
Homecoming Parade would
begin.
The Dawn Dance proved to be
just the event to get Homecom
ing Day off to a great start.
Mock
Funeral
by Kathy Lightfoot
On Friday, November 11, the
students of Morris Brown
College witnessed a pre-victory
funeral for Bethune-Cookman
College.
The atmosphere was almost
carnival-like. Never before was
there a funeral where everyone
was laughing instead of crying.
The funeral was going according
to schedule with Skip (Herman
Mason, Jr.) reading an enlighting
scripture. F. Carl Walton, S.G.A.
president, gave a warm-hearted
prayer and Chris Tard sang a very
sympathetic song to ease the
hurt of the family of the deceas
ed. (Bethune-Cookman College
Football players).
The sentiments shown toward
the family of the deceased were
cool and uncaring. While Skip
was talking, the cheerleaders
would hop up at intervals cheer
ing.
In the middle of the funeral, a
lady claiming to be the mistress
of the deceased shouted her way
to the casket and hovered over
the dead corpse. The whole
Morris Brown College crowd
went crazy.
After she was calmed down,
the Rev. Brownite (Anthony
Quinn Thompson) delivered a
very heart-warming eulogy and
mentioned that this was the first
time that he had ever preached
at a funeral for the person before
they were dead.
Rev. Brownite had almost
everyone amening. The
Wolverine spirit hit guys as well
as girls. The Rev. Brownite closed
the sermon with a song.
One of the highlights of the
funeral was when the Morris
Brown College Band Drum Sec
tion entertained the crowd.
Concert
by Michael Phillips
With the last minute cancella
tion of the Dazz Band, Slave
became the featured group at
this year's annual Homecoming
concert here at Morris Brown.
Student Government Associa
tion Vice President Sheldon
Ingam cited the reason for the
cancellation saying, “Two weeks
prior to homecoming, Greer
Agency ca’lled and told us that
three other engagements for the
Dazz Band in this area had been
cancelled. Therefore, Morris
Brown's homecoming was left as
an isolated date and because of
this, they had to increase their
price to cover travel and other
expenses. They went from $5,500
to $8,500 and we just had to
cancel.”
I ngram also went on to say that
Greer recommended Slave as a
substitute because they were in
the area and only asked for $6000
to perform.
Prior to the concert, it was the
concensus of the student body
that Slave was probably the
better of the two groups. Slave,
however, is a changed group and
with the loss of Steve Arrington,
they lack a dynamic lead singer
and gifted musician.
Brownites were soon to dis
cover for themselves that this
was not the same group that
soared to the top of the charts
with hits like "Slide,” "Watching
You," "Just a Touch of Love,”
and others. With Arrington gone
to embark on a solo career, one
has to wonder about the future
of the group, but Brownites
none-the-less wish them con
tinued success.
Despite ■ a late start, the
preliminary group, Magic
Dream, a local band which has
some A.U. Center students as
members, entertained the
audience with its own unique
sound.
The group performed such
popular hits as "Tonight I
Celebrate My Love” and
“Tonight I Give in to the Feel
ing,” as well as some songs of
their own.i
As Slave took the stage, they
performed some of their old hits,
but drew little response from the
homecoming audience. The
dismay in the crowd could be
noticed by their lack of spirit,
unwillingness to clap, and early
exists.
When it was all over, Slave had
been on stage for little more than
an hour, had only performed six
songs, and most of the crown was
on its way to V.I.P.’s for the
homecoming after-party.
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