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February 8, 1 983________ _________________ Telling It Like It Is[ President Threatt Stresses Computer Age At Convocation By Harriette R. Henderson Staff Reporter "It is through these difficult aid. times, that students will be Stressing that preparation is forced to demonstrate their the key to success, he added that ability to society,” Morris Brown it is through the services provid­ College’s president said in a ed in the Atlanta University recent talk to students, faculty, Center that students can become and staff. better prepared to meet the Dr. Robert Threatt, college challenges of society. president, addressing the Elaborating on the in­ audience at the institution’s terrelationship between the Winter Convocation said that AUC schools, he said, "Students although the future does not should take advantage of the appear bright, "We must services offered at all the AUC remember, our fate is being schools. We are one big family.” formed by our ability to per­ Citing various expanded form.” programs that the institution He added that with the new made first semester, President federally enforced financial aid Threatt said that in some ways policy, students must receive Morris Brown has risen above better grades in order to qualify the current economic state and for aid. managed to achieve. President Threatt advised However, he reinterated that it students, that now more than will be as "A Family Pulling ever, they must prove Together for Progress,” that the themselves in order to receive institution and students will FOUNTAIN HALL - Georgia’s 25th landmark is shown here in an aerial view of the campus during prosper. Snow Jam ’83. Story on page 7. AUC Computerizes Registration By Keith Porter In this growing age of new entrance to the administration throughout the campus. This will technology Morris Brown and building startled students who cut down on the long lines as other Atlanta University Center wanted desperately to finish. well as many other problems (AUC) Colleges have begun a Students became impatient surrounding registering by com­ method of registering by com­ and very disrespectful said puter. puters. members of the administrative Unlike the problems of Many students had mixed staff. registration there is a problem feelings towards this method of According to Mrs. Malinda K. with student enrollment. Enroll­ registering. Several students O'Neal, director of admissions, ment in most private colleges is were asked to comment on this “The new registration process down according to reports in the new system and remarked that, will be lesscomplicated once the Atlanta Journal. "It’s about time.” system is perfected.” According to another statistic James Barlow replied, "I think She also said, "Students would by the Atlanta Journal, nationally the procedure last semester was make the process much easier if 17,000 fewer freshman enrolled Instructor Renewal Denied much easier and lessconfusing.” they would put correct informa­ in private schools. While others like Clinton Ward tion on thescheduleand learn to At Morris Brown College By Joyce Lee said, "It's alright but with more pre-register.” during the year of 1982 enroll­ The problems of registering by ment dropped 34 percent com­ The recent drop in enrollment These letters were Xeroxed computers it would be easier and computer isn’t just the problem pared toenrollmentduring1981. has caused drastic changes at copies with the instructors faster.” Students began registration by of Morris Brown but at all other Clark College’s enrollment Morris Brown College. Among names and addresses typed in reporting to the gym on Jan. 9, AUC schools as well. dropped 8 percent, Spelman these changes include the dis­ and dated on Dec. 30, 1982. One reason why problems College decreased 1 percent and missal of several instructors. Even though some people may 10, and 1T. Many students com­ exist is because all of the schools Morehouse gained 23 percent Sources have estimated that believe and have stated that pleted the full process of in the AUC are feeding informa­ more studnets. approximately 30 instructors many of the instructors were registering in 1-2 days but tion at the same time into one The drop in enrollment was have been issued letters of dis­ fired because of politics or race, sources say registration will go on until later this month. What central computer located at the said to have been caused by missal. it was revealed in some inter­ Woodruff Library. Reaganomics. Students were These letters were received by views that some of the white students thought would be easy When the system breaks down also unsure of what types of aid instructors without tenure. So teachers received letters. during the last step they found the registration process is would be available. basically it amounted to the "last "I feel that it wasn’t based on difficult. Presently there are no statistics hired, first fired” syndrome. It politics or race,” said one white The procedure became long haulted for an indefinite period available on the 1983 second wasn’t based on the theory of instructor. and tedious during this step of of time. registration and long lines In the future, Morris Brown semester enrollment at any of teacher excellence. Continued on pg. 2 stretching as far as the main plans to set up new terminals the AUC schools. Page 2 The Wolverine Observer February 8, 1983 Instructors-------- HAS MORRIS BROWN Editor's Desk COLLEGE MADE A Continued from pg. 1 DIFFERENCE? By Ronald D. Fudge benefit from the teachings of an instructor with tenure. It is stated in the letter that based upon? 1. The only black Pulitzer Prize I would hate to think that my because of financial problems, “It is too bad that the winner from the State of Georgia administrative heads, people decreased enrollment, and a operating expenses for the is a Morris Brown College whom I look to for somewhat sizable deficit, faculty reduction school comes basically from graduate - James Alan McPher­ guidance and ones whom I is the only foreseeable answer. tuition money. A temporary son, 1965. model my beliefs around would The most distressing com­ change in enrollment from one 2. Approximately forty (40) of not even consider me when it ments made about the dismissal to three semesters effects the the 2,000 black CPA’s in the U.S. comes down to offering a good is that little or no personal faculty,” commented and in­ graduated from Morris Brown quality education. contact was made beforehand structor. College. What is a good quality educa­ stating what was to be done. Due to the nature of these Morris Brown College has the tion and how do you measure it? Another instructor stated that events, some instructors chose only 4 year Restaurant and Well, maybe there is no straight what is being done is the only not to have their names appear Institutional Management answer as to the measurement of way to handle the matter. in print and others refused to Program in the State of Georgia. good or quality or the definition "The school must protect its talk. Neither can we print the 4. One of the two black thereof, but I do know that financial status. If things get entire list of names because all presidents of banks in the State better, maybe they won’t get aren’t known to us and it is an “A good quality education tenure doesn’t offer the best of Georgia is a Morris Brown fired.” envasion of personal privacy to unlocks ignorance and is essen­ explanation to the breath of College graduate - Robert James, What also comes into view is others. tially the pathway to success.” knowledge. It does not Carver Bank in Savannah, the senority policy, which accor­ Dr. Threatt, college president, If we stop to think about the guarantee that one willalways be Georgia. ding to one instructor "allows was unavailable for comment recent letters that were sent out an expertise when around him 5. Morris Brown College deadwood to stagnate.” This is a due to registration. to an estimated amount of our the world is changing and grow­ developed the first teacher cut and dry rule for firing. If this In our next issue, we will faculty denying the renewal of ing so rapidly that time and age education program in Georgia case holds true, shouldn’t present more facts concerning their contracts for the 1983-84 will not allow a steady pace to that was designed to train black teacher excellence be a deter­ the recent dismissals as the school term at Morris Brown, we, keep up. And, before it is teachers. mining factor also. But who is to situation progresses. the students, must sit back and realized you’ve lost what you 6. One of the few black decide what criteria excellence is evaluate with careful thought as had piece by piece, but find that commercial airline pilots in the to why has this occurred and your debris is strongly existent in United States is a Morris Brown what caused it. that new instructor, or new College graduate - James Bruce Taylor, 1954, Eastern Airlines. A slap in the face reveals that employee. BRAND NEW A lot must be considered 7. Morris Brown College is the because of economic reasons by Anthony Quinn Thompson the institution can no longer when it comes to something as only minority college in Georgia vital as a good education. Sure it with a program in English as a afford what is seemingly an Last days and time have lefted me is up to the students to learn and Second Language. overload of certain instructors Has lefted me standing here alone grasp their own teachings, and 8.

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