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VOLUME 32 Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Georgia, June, 1962 Number 5 145 Students To Graduate From M.B.C. Commencement Exercises Set At Morris Brown A 10-day series of events end ing with commencement will be gin Monday with the annual ora torical contest in the chapel at Morris Brown College. The com mencement evercise will be June 6 at 10 a.m. in the college gym nasium. Other events are class night, May 31, college chapel; junior senior prom, June 1, gymnasium; baccalaureate service, June 3, 5 p.m., gymnasium; resident’s recep tion, June 3, 6:30 p.m., president’s home; alumni banquet, June 4, gymnasium; trustee board meeting, June 5, 10 a.m., chapel, and na tional alumni meeting, June 5, The Drama Club of Morris Brown Colelge, under the direction of 7:30 p.m., chapel. Mr. Carl Fabrizio, resented the hilarious comedy, Born Yesterday, by Garshin Konin, in the Morris Brown College Chapel on March seventh and eighth. On May 1st Born Yesterday was the same play which launched Judy Holliday In Gym ------------------------------------------A Morning of One-Act Plays Internees Meet the to stardom and to even further heights when she won the academy Three one-act plays were presented in the Morris Brown Joe Louis award for her performance in the film version. Gym during the culture week on May 1, 1962, at 10:00 a.m. The plot of the play deals with a young girl who has lived a One was “A New Political Party Is Begun” which is a comedy Boss At Dinner promiscuous life and has thought of nothing except mink coats. She of women who aspire to form a new political party in addition to those The Secretarial Science Depart discovers a “a better kind of life” through love; an acquaintance with we already have. ment of Morris Brown College, books; and through an increasing awareness of what was going on The second one was an adaptation of a short story by Dorothy which has had several students around her. Parker called “Here We Are”—a comedy of a young boy and girl just working in Atlanta business firms, The very taienter cast of Born Yesterday included Marilyn Lyde, married and on their way to N. Y. City for their honeymoon. John Lawson, Edward Hallman, Lovett Rainey, Edison Benton, Clifton A hilarious satire on pet names that love-birds use with one including the Atlanta Daily World another completed the roll. on internship, held a “Meet the Beeks, Joyce Paramore, Evelenia Mitchell, Willie Mae Greglin, and Bosses” dinner Wednesday evening Bobby Isom. John Lawson — MaryLm Lyde in honor of the persons they had The production of Born Yesterday has drawn one significant criti been working for. cism and that is the fact that Morris Brown students, to a large degree, excess of $10,000 with Dr. Ann The students, members of the did not support the play. It is highly probable that the play would have Cochran reporting the largest been a bigger success had the students particiated actively. We must college’s Business Internship Class, M. B. C. amount of it which was $3500. had invited the employees and learn to be good salesmen; we must talk our product as well as sell The financial campaign was con school leaders to attend a dinner our product. This is not a scolding, fellow students, but rather an cluded with reports of student which was held at 7:30 p.m. with appeal to you for your help in making every phase of the Morris Brown faculty organizations being read. food, festivities and song. activities an enjoyable success. Observes The total amount reported was in A reminder: excess of $10,000 with Dr. Ann Miss Bettye Byron, one of the It is realized that girls usually out number boys but listen young Cochran reporting the largest students, presided over the pro men. We Need You! Remember, many roles are male and we simply amount of it which was $3500. gram. The invocation was given by cannot substitute girls for boys (if we did it would be a gross insult The second highest amount of Miss Bettye Prophet, another stu to the men of Morris Brown). $1600 was reported by the Evening dent, while the purpose of the in In the coming programs and activities of the Morris Brown Dra School, directed by A. L. Jessie. ternship class was explained by a matics Club, let’s get out there and fight like true Brownites. F ounder’s Participating on the program third student, Miss Harriet Buggs. were: Bishop W. R. Wilkes, Presi The dinner was held at the Phyl dent Frank Cunningham, Dr. R. L. lis Wheatley YWCA. Bearden, Dr. H. C. Carswell, Rev. Each internee introduced the Student Christian Day Thomas McPherson, and Alton representative of the firm she had Robinson, student. interned with. Dr. George A. Singleton, editor Kathryn Boyce introduced Dr. of the African Methodist Episcopal H. E. Tate; Phyllis Brown intro Conference Held Church Review, cited with histori DEBATE PLANNED duced Miss Carrie Clements, head Beginning on Thursday, April 6, at Paine College in Augusta, cal accurary, the development of of the Secretarial Science Depart the A.MT. Church in the world and By CARL FABRIZZO Georgia, the twenty-eighth Student Christian Conference was held. its development in Georgia along ment; Harriet Buggs brought Joel Representing Morris Brown at the conference was our own Director of On May 28, at 7:00 p.m. in the Stokes; Bettye Byrom, Frank S. Religious Activities, Dr. Josephus R. Coan and his able assistant, the with the founding of Morris Brown chapel, there will be presented an McClarin; Marion Cantrell, C. A. Rev. Thomas McPherson Jr. The conference was to have been graced Colylege, urging his listeners to interesting commencement activity press on toward the goal of the called an Oratorical Contest. Music Scott, and Esther Ramsey, J. Y. with the presence of our distinguished President, Dr. Frank Cunning fathers. Moreland. ham but, unfortunately, due to unavoidable and unexpected circum and refreshments will be served Representatives of at least four stances, he was unable to attend. Other Brownites who attended the He was the Founders’ Day speak during this yearly college function. other firms did not attend to hon conference were Mr. Clarence Price, Mr. Jim Howard, Mr. Tommy ers Monday for the 79th observance The evening will be divided into or students wh had worked for Fuller and Mrs. Juanita Anderson. of the founding of Morris Brown two parts. The first section will them. These students were: Emma The conference was extended over a period of three days, during College. consist of the top members of the Durham, Alfred Jones, Eunice which time the various activities were righlighted by stimulating ad Dr. Singleton in comprehensive Discussion and Debate class who Paradise and Bettye Prophet. dresses by our Dr. Coan and Dr. Theodore Runyon, who is the Assistant review of A.M.E. Church history, will present a very provacative and Professor of Systematic Theology at Emory University. said that Richard Allen, the found controversial debate concerning The representatives of busi the detrimental effects of Rock ’n nesses and organizations express Dr. Coan’s two addresses, which were soberly received, were en er, and other bishops including Roll music on the cultural develop ed general satisfaction with the titled “Where Does the Student Search,” and “Some Faiths Men Live Morris Brown, Paul Quinn, Daniel ^By.” His first speech dealth withthe mediums through which students Payne, J. S. Hipper, and W. A. ment of the teen-ager. trainees, and praised the school The second part of the program for sponsoring this department. might approach Christianity. He cited several methods: the gospel, Fountain were interested not only in religious freedom for Negroes, will be devoted to the public speak Guests who attended were mem the church, the Bible, and through theology. The latter speech, “Some Faiths Men Live By,” included a discussion and comparison to Chris but in education, and freedom as ing contest. Among seven to ten bers of the Morris Brown staff. well. He went on to mention exam They were Dean Prince Wilson, tianity of faiths such as Confucianism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and speakers will each contribute a five Shintoism. ples of early A.M.E. leaders in minute speech on the topic: The C. W. Moore, A. J. Jesse and oth Georgia, especially Bishop H. M. ers. Dr. Runyon’s address, “What Does Christianity Offer the Student,” Will To Succeed. From those struck close to home as it pointed out the merits and the advantages of Turner who articipated actively in speaking, four winners will be Christianity. The four points discussed in the address were judgement, government. chosen. Cash awards will be given Morris Brown reconciliation, freedom from law, and the call to worship. His en Bishops Wesley J. Gaines and to them. lightening speech was based on the book, “Romans For the Layman,” Dickerson came in for special Music will be provided by the Commencement by Burton H. Throckmorton, Jr. praise by Dr. Singleton as being Music Department throughout the For those of us who are not familiar with the Student Christian the leaders in the establishement of program at various intervals. Speakers Named organization it is expedient that an explanation of its purpose and goal Morris Brown. This program should be extreme is in order. The conference is designed to create an atmosphere con Dr. Singleton pointed to the ly interesting and of cultural value. The director of the Center for ducive for college students and Christian scholars to come together meager, but courageous efforts of It should also provide a pleasant the Study for Higher Education at for the purpose of study, discussion, worship and fellowship.