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OBJ (Application/Pdf) THE ORGAN OF STUDENT EXPRESSION Number 4 Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia January Edition, 1968 THE EDITOR SPEAKS (The Editor Speaks - Continued) I say that we at Morehouse need to Six Morehouse Juniors attempt to create the kind of community where a smile is not the basis of susnicion or Receive Merrill Grants Life is a constant intrigue, or bring charges of "cheese eating." search. Joy in it is a If one is eating cheese, he will end where Six Morehouse College juniors have been rare find, but pre­ most rats do -- in a trap. We need to be selected to receive Merrill grants of $3,000 cious and sweet it is honest with ourselves before we can even be each for study and travel in Europe during for its rareness. One decent hypocrites. It takes courage to be the 1968-69 academic year. feels an ecstasy in honest; it is not popular. It takes courage to The announcement of their selection was small things when disagree; it is unsafe. It takes little but a made yesterday by Dr. Melvin D. Kennedy, worries about the look to find futility; it infuses our age. It Chairman of the Department of History and Dean and graduation takes courage to learn from children. All of the Merrill European Travel-Study Award and Morehouse Col­ three who glistened to Peter Pan together are Selection Committee. Other members of the lege recede into back- ten years younger than the man who read for committee are Finley C. Campbell, Assistant stage. them. Professor of English; Dr. Edward A. Jones, The most delight­ Chairman of the Department of Modern ful time of this new Joy is what you find Foreign Languages; and Dr. Wendell P. year came for me when I had dinner with a Behind the lids of the blind eyes; Whalum, Chairman of the Department of Morehouse professor and his family. This What first is dark Music. was no ordinary dinner. It made me feel Is the screen behind The 1968-69 Merrill grantees are Walter human again. You see, being a student can Which Dancy, an English major from Akron, Ohio; in ways dehumanize one. This fact makes Beauty releases herself Dwight M. Jackson, a sociology major from me ever grateful for what occurred. The high In expectation. Atlanta; Milton Jones, a political science point of my evening came before dinner. major from Itta Bena, Mississippi; Tyrone The professor's four-year-old daughter asked Joubert, a music major from Houston, Texas; me to read her the story Peter Pan. Astound­ Ronald Thigpen, a chemistry major from ed by her request, right away I wondered if I Morehouse Grad Clarksdale, Mississippi; and Tyrone Thomas, could do such a Herculean task in a manner a history major from Dothan, Alabama. which would please the child. The thought Scores High Despite Henry Collins, James A. Terry, and of Camus, Sartre, Plato and numerous home­ William Quivers were chosen as alternates. work assignments didn't help my confidence. Tragedy During OCS Merrill European Travel-Study Awards I read. I became interested, entertained and (Reprint - The College Marine, Washington, D. C., are given annually to outstanding Morehouse amused. Her two brothers, one three and Vol. 13, No. 1 ) juniors by the Chairman of the Morehouse the other five, joined the fun. The four and Board of Trustees. Mr. Charles Merrill, of five year olds almost drove me mad with A 1967 Morehouse College graduate fin­ Boston, Massachusetts. questions, but I thoroughly enjoyed the ished third in his platoon in the 46th Officer experience. And so did they. They were Candidate Class (OCS) in spite of a personal captivated. And thus they were teaching me. tragedy during the 10-week course. I was learning joy from children. The family 2dLt. James A. Gray, II was commis­ little realizes the gift I shared that evening. sioned during graduation ceremonies at The most valuable rainbows of life are Quantico on December 8. human relationships which enlarge our out­ Gray is from Baton Rouge, La. He at­ look and excite our curiosity for self revela­ tended Scotlandville High School in Baton Rouge from 1959 to 1962. tion. A good teacher can never be replaced He enlisted in the Marine Corps Officer by a machine, but bad ones can -- and should; Candidate program just before his graduation at least a machine won't footstomp a stu­ from Morehouse last spring and reported for dent's basic integrity and tell him, “I got my active duty on October 2nd. Dwight Jackson degree from________ University; you can't During the past 10 weeks he has under­ question me." Some of our teachers do this, gone an intensive program designed to screen but their student victims are not woe-be- and train prospective Marine Corps officers. gone. If a student who is treated thusly Officer candidates are evaluated in the does succeed, it is with a vengeance; and areas of academics, physical fitness and lea­ Morehouse loses a son who in anger wants dership traits. 2dLt. Gray placed high in all only to get his diploma, get out, and forget. three areas, achieving the third highest over­ all average in his 40-man platoon. Yet Morehouse has many possibilities. Possi­ This high standing was exceptionally dif­ bilities precede realities. And people think ficult for Gray, due to the death of his of possibilities, and people create many reali­ father during the course of the program. ties which affect other people. Your smile His father served in Europe during WW-ll grows a flower in the heart of my imagina­ as an Army staff sergeant, where he earned Tyrone Joubert tion, or your scorn draws a cloud over my the Bronze Star Medal for heroism. joy and puts miles between us. Then only While a student at Morehouse College in silence can cover the tense distance: a meta­ Atlanta, 2dLt. Gray was president of the Pi phor of everyday life. The point is: we are chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity for a teachers and students, but basically human. year. He also played varsity baseball as a We need to stop acting like birthday barbar­ centerfielder for a year. ians and collard happy cave men and treat A mathematics major, he taught freshman math courses during his last two years in each other decently. college. For a moment I weakened into sentiment, Gray is now enrolled in The Basic School something that some say editors should not at Quantico, undergoing 21 weeks of train­ do, but*rather use the third person imperson­ ing as an infantry officer. After The Basic al. What I've got to say is personal and the School, he is considering becoming an avia­ "l" is in order. tion officer. Ronald Thigpen Tyrone Thomas Page 2 Morehouse Tiger January, 1968 Where Will It WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU The Maroon Tiger is seeking recruits for positions in its newly arranged staff. The All End? editor has found, it necessary to make new FOUNDED IN 1898 appointments due to the lack of responsibi­ lity of some of the staff's members. Many Editor-In Chief .... Walter K. Dancy '69 students thought that they could join the Assistant Editor...............David Wilson '70 staff and perhaps get their picture in the It seems that from yearbook without really contributing their News Editor......................Carl Horton '69 the beginning of time services to the staff. Well, we are sorry for News Reporters . Michael Willingham '70 man has been pre-occu­ the disappointment. The editor has also pied with color. He has John W. Holmes '69 pointed out that this is the reason for the used color to determine long publication intervals of this paper. Carthur L. M. Drake '70 good and bad, weak and As it stands now, only those members Feature Editor . Benjamin H. Wright, Jr. '71 strong, and he has even who contributed to the last publication are Feature Reporters . William H. Cain '68 dared to use it to deter­ considered members of the staff.lf other mem mine the worth of, and bers wish to continue on the staff, they will Robert T. Smith, III '71 to suppress, his fellow please contact the editor, Walter Dancy. Sports Editor...............To be announced. man. Until recent times David Wilson has replaced Craig Finley as Sports Reporter . Charles E. Jackson '69 it seemed that the man assistant editor. Benjamin Wright, freshman, of Caucasian descent has replaced Moses Chirunga as feature edi­ Faculty Advisors Prof. F. C. Campbell '56 would always have the tor. Other members who fear they have been Prof. C. L. Hill '56 upper hand, but now it _ ......... replaced should contact the editor, also. The appears that the other avl 1 son Opinions expressed inTHE MAROON TIGER sports editor's position is still open. If any­ colors have decided that they want a piece of the one is interested, he should contact the are those of THE MAROON TIGER and not action. editor. Others who would like to express necessarily those of Morehouse College. For example, in the U. S. today the Negro has their talents as news, editorial or sports re­ in various ways exhibited dissatisfaction with the porters, will please see the editor also. Photographers............Marshall Grigsby '68 way he is treated by his Caucasian "brothers." Be­ cause of this dissatisfaction the Negro has in several If anyone cares not to join the staff, but Richard E. Allen '69 ways rebelled against the injustices he has sustained would like to submit an article, he should at the hand of opposition. He has instituted organi- feel free to do so immediately.
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