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Voi. 60, No. 10 Morehouse College, Atlanta May 7,1985
Cheikh Anta Diop Honored
On April 4, 1985 the honorary history, anthropology, in 1966 in Dakar. In 1974 your degree of Doctor of Humane sociology, linguistics, and principal books were translated Letters was conferred upon politics. In this period of into English, and since then you Professor Cheikh Anta Diop, specialization you are a have published two additional director of the Radiocarbon Renaissance man with an out books including Civilization or Laboratory at the Fundamental standing record of achievement Barbarism.” Institute of Black Africa (IFAN) at in many fields. “You are currently Director of the University of Dakar in Dakar, “As a young man in Senegal, the Fundamental Institute of Senegal. The convocation was you demonstrated great genius Black Africa at the University of held in the great nave of the in physics and went to Paris at the Dakar, you sit on numerous Martin Luther King, Jr. Inter age of 23 to do advanced studies scholarly committees, and you national Chapel at Morehouse in that field. Within a short time, are recognized as one of the College before over two thou however, you became interested outstanding researchers of the sand students, faculty, staff and in studies of the origin of African world. One writer has hailed you citizens of greater Atlanta. civilization. Eventually you as the “Pharoah” of African Dr. Diop’s eight-day lecture became convinced that only studies.... you have established tour in Atlanta and Washington, through restoration of Africa’s yourself along with W.E.B. D.C. was made possible by Delta importance in world history DuBois as one of the two out Airlines providing a complimen could the cultural shackles of standing black scholars of the tary ticket on their inaugural colonialism be removed. Your 20th century.” flight from Paris to Atlanta on first doctoral dissertation, show Dr. Diop’s most famous book April 2nd. Dr. Hugh M. Closter, ing that Egypt was a black African in the United States is African president of Morehouse civilization, was rejected but was Origin of Civilization: Myth of College, Mayor Andrew Young, later published under the title of Reality translated by Dr. Mercer Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, SCLC Black Nations and Culture in Cook. president, and Dr. Lawrence E. 1955. This book won wide In his address, Dr. Diop con Carter, dean of King Chapel, acclaim, but two additional tends that “as far as science extended the invitation to Dr. attempts to receive your doc knows today, before 30,000 B.C. Diop in January through Dr. torate were turned back. Even there were no whites in ex Charles S. Finch, of the tually, in 1960, you defended istence. Yellow appeared even Morehouse School of Medicine your dissertation, received the later, around 15-20,000 B.C. who met with Dr. Diop in degree of Docteur es Lettres, and Today, science can rely on London, England. Ronald Allen, published The Cultural Unity of irrefutable material evidence ot president and John W. Cox, vice Black Africa and Pre-Colonial illustrate these facts.” president of Delta Airlines, both Black Africa.” "Considering that mankind arranged Dr. Diop’s flights from “But as a young man you were developed in Africa and that this Dakar to Paris, to Atlanta, to more than an investigator work first mankind was black-skinned, Washington and return via Delta. ing in libraries and among ruins; blacks had to be at the origin of Professor Diop addressed the you were also a fearless activist the world’s first civilizations. black College presidents in D.C. fighting for the liberation of Their domination extended over on April 3rd at their annual French colonies in Africa. From the entire globe. The overall National Association of Equal 1950 to 1953 you were Secretary- supremacy of the blacks extend Opportunity and Higher Educa General of the Democratic ed right down to the Assyrian tion meeting. His topic was "The African Assembly, and you period." New Renaissance: Black helped launch the first Pan- Dr. Diop stated that, "The Colleges In The Rediscovery of African Student Congress in Paris Creeks were forced to come Africa's Contribution to World in 1951. You also participated in humbly and drink at the fountain Civilization.’’ the first World Congress of Black of Egyptian culture. Therefore, In his honorary degree cita Writers and Artists in Paris in 1956 the respect paid the black man at tion, President Closter said, and in the second such Congress that time was immense, of “Cheikh Anta Diop: Man of in Rome in 1959. After returning course, we witness the inor many talents, you are not limited to Senegal in 1960, you par dinate hatred of the Assyrians, to one profession. You have ticipated in the first World Black (Continued, pg. 6) climbed to the heights in physics, Festival of Arts and Culture held Ending Our 60th Anniversary Page 2 May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger SMITH WINS PRESIDENT’S AWARD By Wendy Jackson distributor, in the planning and Special to the Maroon Tiger coordinating of special events on Darryl Smith a senior from campus. Miami, Florida, was one of 14 A two-and-one-half year campus representatives chosen representative at Morehouse, he nationally to receive Miller will graduate with a bachelor's Brewing Company's top college degree in Business Management marketing award for the 1984-85 and a marketing minor this school year. month. Other involvement dur- ’ Miller’s President’s Award is ¡ng his years at Morehouse designed to recognize superior include being a member of the performances in college football team and the Florida marketing and to honor the Club, President of the campus representative in each Morehouse BACCHUS (Boost region who strive for business Alcohol Consciousness Concer excellence based on their job ning the Health of University responsibilities. The award con Students) chapter and academic sists of a $1000 cash prize and a achievement awards. commemorative plaque and is According to Miller’s Senior awarded to the top campus Vice President, Thomas representatives in each of the 12 Shropshire, the awards are given regions throughout the United to celebrate accomplishments States. and to reward the hard work Smith received the President’s given by the students. As a Award for the Southern region campus representative, the which included the states of students work closely with the Georgia, Florida, Alabama and distributor and the Miller South Carolina. The majority of regional college coordinator in 5 n his responsibilities requires him the responsible marketing of to work closely with the sales and Miller Brewing Company Adam Smith marketing department at Better products, and with that student's ’ B 3 winner Brands of Atlanta, Miller’s local university’s BACCHUS chapter.
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Mankonnen was crowned in ancestral base — Africa). The 1930 he revived the titles of old, music was played on sound ‘The Conquering Lion from the systems (modern-day discos) as tribe of Juda, King of Kings, Lord well as on the radio. People also Littleton Glass At High of Lords’, etc. But even before had short wave radio that could the coronation of Haile Selassie, pick up radio stations in the the concept of Ethiopianism had American South (Jamaica is contributed greatly in per about 100 miles from Miami). suading black people to reject Young singers like Owen Grey, European attempts to project Winston Jackie Edwards, Laurel that Africans were savages Aitken and Alton Ellis used to before the coming of the Euro imitate the styles of the Afro- pean, and that they had made no American music. The dominant contribution to world culture element in Boogie Woogie was and civilisation. They also re the rhythmic impression of the jected the Bible as a weapon piano. It played a specific devised by the European to keep rhythmic style that Jamaican blacks in mental bondage and musicians liked. When, in the affirmed that blacks ought to early 1960s, Afro-American R&B create new religious systems was being superseded by Rock & from that of ancestral Africa. Not Roll, Jamaicans could not feel surprisingly, a great deal of any great emotional attachment. literature was written and people By retaining the element of the sought them out. This expanded piano rhythm they then began to the debate of African culture and devise new ideas to blend with it. gave indications that black peo They initially continued in the ple were prepared to govern R&B idiom, then they moved their own lives. gradually to create their own The coronation of Selassie was music. This acknowledged HARVEY K. LITTLETON: A often visited the works on Satur was sparked. He saw glass pieces the sealing point in the accep manifestation occurred around RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION at days and through college he sculpted by Jean Saia in Parisand tance of a new religious faith. 1962, significantly the same year the High Museum of Art from worked there during the visited small glass factories in Early pioneers of the religious that Jamaica achieved its in April 28 through June 16, 1985 summer. Italy. faith were Leonard P. Howell, dependence. The musicians, shows more than 100 glass sculp He briefly studied sculpture at “Before,” explains Littleton,‘‘I Joseph Nathaniel Hibbert and H. because they came from the tures from all phases of the the Cranbrook Academy of Art had thought that glass was an Archibald Dunkley. In varying urban poor from whom the career of a man often regarded and (at the end of his service in industrial material and had to be degrees they received the wrath philosophy of Rastafari issued, as the father of the modern the Signal Corps in World War II) made with a team of workers of official society. They were were obviously politically and studio glass movement. More at the Brighton School of Art in rather than in a studio working harassed, hounded down, lock culturally aware. Thus com than 30 years of Littleton’s art, England. While working as a alone.” On his return, he began ed up, physically attacked, and positions were sometimes titled from his early functional pottery designer in the 1940s, Littleton to work with glass in his Wiscon their locks, the long plait-like after events that were occurring to large glass works executed in was commissioned to design sin studio. strands of hair they sometimes both in the society and in the 1983 are included in the exhibi potters’ wheels. His interest in In 1962 he met Bavarian glass wore, shaved off their heads. In world. ‘Independence Ska', for tion. The traveling exhibition has ceramics emerged and he sculptor Erwin Eisch, whose work the early days of Rastafari, the example, was composed by the been organized by Gudmund returned toCranbrook where he and collaboration proved a philosophical input was not Skatalites, the foremost Jamaican Vigtel, director of the High earned his MFA. He began powerful influence. Littleton’s confined solely to Jamaica. Black musical backing band; a band Museum of Art, Atlanta, teaching at the University of own influence in the studio glass churchmen, with the concept of which performed on the majori Georgia, with partial support Wisconsin in 1951. As a potter, movement became widespread Ethiopianism and Garvey’s ty of the recordings in Jamaica from the National Endowment Littleton received national as he lectured extensively on the philosophy, from Afro-America, between 1962 and 1965 for the for the Arts. recognition and his functional potential of the medium and South Africa, Antigua and two major producers of early From an early age, Littleton pieces were widely collected and established a hot glass program Jamaica itself wrote important Jamaican music, Clement Dodd was interested in glass. Hisfather exhibited. at the University of Wisconsin, documents that contributed of the Studio One/Coxsone was director of research at the On a 1957 research trip to the first of its kind in the United meaningfully to the articulation labels, and Duke Reid of Corning Glass Works in Corning, Europe, Littleton’s interest in States. of Rastafari. Treasure Isle. New York. While in school, hv glass as an expressive medium (Continued pg. 6) In its philosophy Rastafari was As early as 1958, Rastafarian ow. w wmn I in the main anti-colonialist and music, i.e., drumming, was plac an affirmation of African cultural ed on a popular record by the and social history. In this quest Folkes Brothers, ‘Oh Carolina’ for cultural authenticity, it would (an old Afro-American tune). have been contradictory for The record was produced by the Rastafarians to be singing Euro legendary Jamaican artist Prince pean created songs and in the Buter who imitated the sound of context of European music. They a saxaphone with his mouth thus fashioned their own songs, because he could not have adapting the Psalms from the afforded the use of a real Bible, as well as creating new saxophone, and the drumming religious songs out of their own was done by the late Count religious experience. The Burru Ossie, the foremost purveyor of people, descendants from the this sound, and the man most Ashanti of Ghana, was one such responsible for its popularity. people in Jamaica who survived The song was recorded in a with their drumming intact. mono studio hired out by the Rastafarians thus gave the Burru Jamaica Broadcast Corporation. their new religion and accepted After Jamaica received its the Burrus African drumming in independence, opportunities exchange. All this occurred in for local Jamaicans to control the slums of West Kingston power and reap financial reward which was a refuge for the poor were greater. Political rivalry was and outcast. already part and parcel of the In the 1940s Afro-American Jamaican political scene since music was popular amongst the inception of the two parties; Jamaicans. This continued in the the Jamaica Labour Party and the 1950s with Rhythm and Blues People's National Party in the (R&B) and Boogie Woogie (an late 1930s. It was under these outgrowth of musical styles born conditions that inter-party war- out of similar deprivation as Harvey Littleton at work jn his studio. Jamaicans, and sharing a similar (Continued, pg. 6) Page 6 May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger President Serves As U.S. Representative At Opening Of New College In Zimbabwe
Dr. Hugh M. Closter, presi commended A.I.D. for providing Gloster was the guest of honorat dent of Morehouse College, has such a beautiful and well- several social affairs. On the just returned to the United States planned teacher-training school evening of March 30 he was the from Zimbabwe, where he serv for the people of Zimbabwe and guest of honor at a reception ed as the American represen predicted that the institution hosted by Education Secretary tative at the formal opening of would serve an important func Chanakira, and on the next Belvedere Teachers College, a tion in training future citizens of evening he was the guest of new teacher-training institution the country. Pointing out that a honor at a reception hosted in in Harare, the capital of Zim strong educational system is the the Prime Minister's mansion by babwe in Southern Africa. The stable foundation of a Prime Minister and Mrs. invitation to Dr. Gloster was progressive nation, Dr. Gloster Mugabe. On March 31 he was extended by Dr. E.J. Chanakira, said that Belvedere would con also the guest of honor at a Secretary for Education in Zim tribute to the advancement of dinner hosted by Mr. John Hicks babwe. Zimbabwe by training first-class of the A.I.D. Staff in Harare. Mr. Belvedere Teachers College — teachers. Referring to the Hicks is a member of the which was constructed, fur growth in the number of primary Morehouse Class of 1971. nished, and equipped with a and secondary schools and Dr. Gloster’s visittoZimbabwe contribution of $15 million by teachers in Zimbabwe since was coordinated by the follow the U.S. Agency for International 1979, Dr. Gloster said that univer ing A.I.D. officers in Harare: Roy Development — was formally sal primary and secondary Stacey, Director; Richard L. opened during a program at education would prevail in Zim Shortlidge, Education Officer; 10:30 a.m. on March 30. The babwe. In conclusion, Dr. and John Hicks, Deputy Direc main speaker was Prime Minister Gloster stated that Prime tor. Also participating in the Robert Mugabe; and other Minister Mugabe deserves the planning of the visit of the speakers included U.S. Am major credit for the great im Morehouse President was Rudi bassador David Miller, provement in Zimbabwean Klauss, Field Office Coordinator Belvedere Principal K.A. Youds, schools during the past five of the Academy for Educational and Dr. Gloster. years. Development. In his remarks Dr. Gloster While in Zimbabwe Dr. Dr. Closter
Keggae, and 1980s Jamaican music has Jazz, to give a new dimension to Littleton, twist his container forms into shown proclivities to connect Reggae. The music is obviously glass sculptures mounted on from pg. 5 with Calypso again. The latter an important force within the from pg. 5 bases. In the late 1960s, he turned fare escalated. In the 1960s the provides the rhythmic in lives of the black community, to simpler forms based on the use of guns was introduced, and gredient which is expressed by whether living in Jamaica, the Through his graduating tube and column, and began to this grew worse in the 1970s. The the local Jamaican musicians as a Americas or Europe. In the latter students, Littleton’s influence make his famous “gravity loops’’ use of the urban poor by both fushion with Reggae. But what is situation it has given strength has been even more far of blown columsn swung parties for political violence important, however, is the and resolve for those experien reaching. Marvin Lipofsky, the overhead and bent by their own reached new heights. The thematic tendencies in Calypso cing the harshness of European first Wisconsin MFA in glass, led weight. singer/sufferer came from the to directly influence the lyrics of racism and prejudice and has dramatic developments in studio Littleton continued to experi same social environment as the Jamaican singer. Popular forced them to rsist these ex glassmaking on the West Coast. ment with blown glass and these gun men. Consequently Trinidadian calypsoes have periences. Other outstanding graduates added cold working techniques the political nature of songs found their influence in the Stylistically, Jamaican music is include Sam Herman, who has such as cutting and polishing. In always thematically a part of the reworking of their themes, changing every day. New styles spread the movement to recent years, his works have music from the early 1960s, transposed with specific of drum and bass combinations England, Dale Chihuly, who grown larger and more complex expressed the nature of the Jamaican cultural affinities, in (the foundation of the music) are established the Pilchuck Glass and colorful. In 1976, Harvey environment. now popular Reggae songs. coming into play, and different Center and the glass department Littleton retired from university Rastafari, as a result, because it Today Reggae music is not ways of communicating a song at the Rhode Island School of teaching to devote himself to had no political affiliations with limited to one musical concept become a characteristic of the Design, and Fritz Dreisbach, now making art. He moved to Spruce any of the orthodox political or to one thematic preoccupa Jamaican or black singer. Un at the Penland School of Crafts in Pine, North Carolina, where his parties, became even more the tion. There are songs that speak doubtedly, the late Bob Marley North Carolina. In the 1960s, studio is a focus for a community organisation for young people to of love, death, destruction, war has contributed largely to the glass programs were established of glass blowers. belong to. It offered both and other topical subjects. The worl dacceptance of Reggae in colleges and universities The High Museum opened religious and political alter music is, though, inextricably without compromising his across the country and a substan HARVEY K. LITTLETON: A natives to the society, and it was linked with the struggle for political vision, but the music tial number of America’s glass RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION based upon the focal point of political liberation for black itself transcends Bob Marley and artists were either taught by from April 28 to June 16, Africa, Haile Selassie as a man of people globally. And when the expresses the deep spiritual Littleton or by his students. 1985. divinity because of his ancestral music speaks of liberation it is resources, wishes and aspirations Littleton’s first one-man show connection with the King not speaking simply of colour of the black world for eventual of glass works, at the Art Institute Solomon-Queen Sheba union limitations. Garvey had always freedom and justice. As long as of Chicago in 1963, contained and the long line of unbroken projected the notion of 'Death to suffering is the norm of the black only functional works. Soon, Not kings since then. Whetehr black and white oppressors’. This experience. Reggae will be high influenced by Eisch’s sculpture, Selassie was a despot was in has been taken up by ly relevant to the human condi he began to smash, remelt and significant to the movement that Rastafarians, and consequently, tion. all brothers his acceptance has created in the the philosophy of the music is psyches of the people. It is divested of a racialist orientation. Professor Diop points to the should revolutionary because it over The music has also been Diop, from pg. 1 final report of the crucial UN turns the notion of white kings accepted by black people living ESCO Symposium on The Peopl and queens and the central focus all over the world as their own ing of Ancient Egypt and the be fathers. on Europe. music. Thus black people in but look at the devotion shown Deciphering of the Meroitic Popular Jamaican music has a Europe, for example, are making by Alexander towards Egypt and Script, which brought together genetic connection with other significant contributions to the Egyptian culture! After con at his request the most reputed Be careful. Caribbean musics. In the 1950s development of the music. They quering the entire eastern specialists and Egyptologists of the most popular indigenous are adding new instrumental Mediterranean basin, Alexander the world, held in Cairo from 28 Be music was Mento, which was a ideas to give the music colour went as far as to set up the capital January to 3 February 1974. His combination of Calypso and and are welding their ex of the empire in Egypt, not in conclusions have gained wide Spanish-speaking Caribbean periences of other musics, par continental Greece or acceptance in international responsible. musical rhythms. In the late 1970s ticularly Afro-American Soul and Macedonia.’ • •• ■scientific-circles. May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger Page 7 Alphas Raise Jacqueline Flemming 845,000 For UNCF During the Spring Break in the apologizing for the lateness in Keynotes Honors Day Atlanta University Center when honoring their pledges. many students returned home, The United Negro College the men of Alpha Rho Chapter, Fund has expressed its thanks to Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. the Chapter for its volunteer Convocation of Morehouse College work on behalf of the 45,000 assembled on two nights in the students currently enrolled in Dr. Jacqueline Flemming, ad telligence is promoted by in and power in a larger society are downtown office of the United the United Negro College Fund junct professor of Psychology at teraction with those who care.” what you are here to learn how Negro College Fund for a member institutiosn of which Barnard College, and author of Dr. Flemming told her to get.” Rhonothon Campaign. The Morehouse College is a book "Blacks in College,” was audience, "I interviewed 146 "The value of the black ex Atlanta effort in the December, member. The Chapter will the special guest speaker at the Morehouse students during my perience,” Dr. Flemming 1984 "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars” receive the UNCF’s Certificate of Spring Honors Day Program held research. In all sincerity, I can say pointed out, "is when you leave Telethon reported $303,000 rais Meritorious Service Award and a on Thursday, March 28, 1985, in Morehouse makes men. Morehouse, the majority of you ed during the 12-hour telecast. UNCF umbrella for each the Martin Luther King, Jr. Morehouse has done what it set will enter a world that does not As of March 1, 1985, 1,171 member who participated in the International Chapel. out to do in the development of have the proper respect for you. pledges remained uncollected Phonothon. Known by its motto Dr. Flemming, a consulting personal, social, and The integrated experience totalling nearly $56,000. "A mind is a terrible thing to psychologist to the United professional men who have revolves around mutual respect. Working the telephones for waste,” the United Negro Negro College Fund told her better intellectual minds with You must learn to relate — listen four hours on each of the two College Fund supports 43 audience, "I have som good great capabilities.... The seniors to people, never criticize, sup nights, the men of Alpha Rho private, historically black news for black colleges and are an example of what port them, because that is what were able to contact 998 in colleges. Six of the UNCF’s Morehouse. Over the past seven Morehouse wanted to do with you are looking for yourself. You dividuals who had pledged $25 member schools are located in years I have studied black educa students.... The environment must learn to give in order to get. and above to remind them of Atlanta: Atlanta University, Clark tion under a Carnegie Founda encourages you to be the man You know explicitly that greater their pledges and the deadline College, Morehouse College, tion grant totaling $750,000. I you want to be.” intellectual experience is date for honoring those pledges. Morris Brown College, Spelman tested over 3,000 students in She added, "At Morehouse available for you at black Donors have responded to the College, and the I n - fifteen schools in four states. you can be the best. You can get colleges rather than at white "friendly reminder” in the form terdenominational Theological Eight of the schools had a the essential experience. You colleges. There is a great deal to of $45,000 in honored pledges. Center. The College Fund is predominantly white enrollment need to practice being important be learned from the white ex Letters of commendation have currently in its fortieth-first year and seven had a predominantly here so you can go on and be perience, but there is also a lot been received in the local office and has raised more than $350 black enrollment. No one new important later in life. To con that the larger world must learn commending the students on million in support of its member the major contributions of ma tinue, you have to create the from the black experience. This their mannerisms, grace, and institutions. jority black and majority white environment for yourself experience has put you on the schools with reference to black wherever you are. When you road to success and power. I students. Prior to my research, leave Morehouse you must get challenge you to go out and most believed that black what the environment will not achieve that.” students could not do what give you. You must close your At the outset of the program, white students could do.” eyes, imagine you are at Dr. Phillip L. Redrick, vice- "Assumptions are assumptions Morehouse, and do what you president for Academic Affairs until you put them to the test,” would do here. Make friends told the audience that 300 stated Dr. Flemming. "One and learn to seek mentors who students at Morehouse were on assumption is that black schools will encourage you. You have to the Honor Roll and Dean’s List cannot do what white schools seek these and seek to have (Continued, pg. 8) can do for black students. My influence and control. Success research indicates that black schools promote greater in tellectual development in TOP RANKING STUDENTS students than do white schools. IN EACH CLASS Many people are upset by this research. How is this possible, Senior Kalian D. Thomas (Accounting) Earnest M. Johnson (Biology) Dr. Flemming—Keynote Speaker they ask? Black schools have Junior fewer resources... White schools Sophomore Raymon A. Keaton (Biology) have facilities which make input, Freshman Robbye O. Bell (Biology) but they do not finish the job. In TOP SENIORS IN MAJOR black schools, there are strong FIELDS friendships — peers, staff, facul Accounting Kalian D. Thomas ty, and others who are sym Art Tal J. Norman pathetic and willing to share Banking and Finance Charles J. Hawkins burdens. Teachers in black Biology Paschal Nyachowe schools encourage academic Business Administration Jerome E. Foster excellence. There is a give and Chemistry David A. Burns take with faculty and students.... Child Development Edward A. Palmer Students attempt to become Computer Science/Engineering Fredrick E. Denham leaders in black schools. In white Drama Morris V. Nichols-Gearring schools, black students have Economics Donny C. Jenkins limited networks. They do not English Kevin L. Hamm participate as leaders — this French Kenneth A. Cotton undercuts intelligence. In History Sanford E. Watson II Question and answer session. Insurance Erastus N. Migwi Management Sheldon C. Bynum Marketing Craig A. Woolridge Mass Communications Freddie A. Asinor Mathematics/Engineering Richard Bolden III Philosophy Claude P. Alexander Physics Jerome Williams Political Science Quinton S. Seay Psychology Kevin Hardison Public Relations Johnny O. Crawford Religion Michael J. Johnson Sociology Lewis E. Logan
RANKING OF FRATERNITIES Alpha Phi Alpha Omega Psi Phi Vice President Redrick presents Hugh M. Closter Vice President Redrick presents Hugh M. Closter Kappa Alpha Psi Award (Top Senior) to Kalian Thomas. Award (Excellence in Journalism) to Editor-In- Phi Beta Sigma Chief Freddie Asinor. Page 8 May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger Salute T( (Photos by,
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ts Freddie Asinor inding Faculty Member of the Year A graduate of the Office of Public Relations pays tribute to its director Allen S. May, Jr. Page 10 May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger Senator Mack Mattingly Honored At Luncheon said, "Throughout its 118 years, The Honorable Mack Matting commended for his leadership in Morehouse has been meeting ly, United States Senator from developing an educational the challenges. As the context of Georgia, was honored on Thurs reform agenda for our state,” American education changes, day, April 11, 1985, at a special added Georgia's junior Senator. the nature of the workplace and luncheon for faculty, staff, and He pointed out that "nothing the environment in which we selected students in the Mazin- could have been a more impor compete changes. I am confi que Dining Room on the tant initiative for the General dent that Morehouse will con Morehouse campus. Assembly to approve last session tinue to do so. As one of this At the outset of his remarks than the Governor’s education nation’s premiere historically Senator Mattingly praised the package. I urge all who are black colleges, Morehouse contributions of Morehouse involved to work diligently to stands as a model for others." alumni to all areas of American ensure that the reform are im In informal remarks following society, but added, "Although plemented.” Senator Mattingly’s formal state we should be aware of history, Turning his attention to the ment, President Hugh M. we cannot be content only to federal front, Senator Mattingly Gloster praised the Senator for look back. We must be looking said, “There has been much his assistance to Morehouse over constantly forward to the discussion recently about the the years and said, "This institu future.” federal government and tion has a friend in the Senate. He reminded faculty members educational aid programs. Some Dr. Hugh M. Gloster presenting a plaque to Senator Mattingly at the Each time I have gone to present that “as individuals con of the rhetoric surrounding the luncheon. Washington, D.C., Mack Mat cerned with higher education, issue has spawned fear. I wante tingly has always been very you do not need to be told of the to assure you that there is no helpful to me by rolling out the situation in which educational need for such fear. The federal welcome mat and helping find institutions find themselves as government does continue to solutions to a wide variety of they prepare to enter the 21st have a role; it will make a problems." century. Last year, the Blue contribution. But no one Ribbon National Commission on believes that the federal govern Excellence in Education produc ment should be expected to The Maroon Tiger Awards ed a report entitled "A Nation at single-handedly meet the Risk: The Imperative for challenges that face American Outstanding Faculty of the Year Educational Reform.' education now and in the com Dr. Lawrence Carter Senator Mattingly added, "I ing century because the am not an alarmist, but I believe response to the challenges will Staff of the Year that the report of the Commis come from you and from your Barbara Reeder sion is on target. We must counterparts at other institutions dedicate ourselves to correcting throughout the country — those Student of the Year the existing deficiencies in our who have expertise in education, Adam L. Smith educational system and to in problem solving, and equip preparing for the future.” ping young people to face the Community Service Award “The State of Georgia has future.” Frederick Douglass already begun, and Governor In his closing statement, the Senator Mack Mattingly chats with students outside Mays Hall. Tutorial Institute )oe Frank Harris is to highly eloquent Republican Senator
Flemming, SUMMER JOBS IN ATLANTA from pg. 7 Earn a $25 Bonus Working For TEMPWORLD for the past semester (Fall, 1984). One-third of those are in the freshman class. He challenged all students to "do your best and Immediate Openings For: Date continue to strive for ex cellence.” • WORD PROCESSING OPERATORS PAY TO BEARER *25.00 The Hugh M. Gloster Awards • SECRETARIES THE ORDER OF for the Top-ranking Senior was • TYPISTS 77/A’ N’i/M 25 IH)LS 00 CTS presented to Kalian Thomas, an • DATA ENTRY OPERATORS UPON COMPLETION OF WORKING A MINIMUM 40 HOURS accounting major. The • RECEPTIONISTS Excellence-in-Journalism, •GENERAL CLERICAL donated annually by Charles E. • WAREHOUSE • LIGHT INDUSTRIAL Mapson, '79, was presented to •PACKERS Freddie Asinor, senior, Mass TEMPWORLD, INC. Communications major. The Lockheed-Georgia Manage ment Association Awared was presented to Frederick E. Denham, a senior Computer You’ll Receive $25.00 Bonus Plus Your Regular Pay after Science/Engineering major. completing your first 40 hours with us! Plus... • Work as long as you want We have assignments that last • No Fee - No Contract The Maroon • 1 Day • 1 Week • 1 Month or Longer • Your Benefits include • Work where and when you want • Top Pay Rates Tiger Choose your own hours • Merit Raises • Paid Vacations If you want to Register TODAY - Go To Work TOMORROW join the next year’s team TEMPWORLD contact Robert Drummer at NORTHLAKE BUCKHEAD/DOWNTOWN PERIMETER 2150 Parklake Drive 3500 Piedmont Road 875 Johnson Ferry Road 681-2800, Suite 260 Suite 601 Suite 210 ext. 431. (404) 939-1143 (404) 237-9266 (404) 256-2022 May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger Page 11
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How else can one explain the fact that The Maroon Tiger has now become an institution in this Institution. It has been a year of hard work and dedication of over 30 Morehouse men and some pretty women from the other Atlanta University Center institutions. It has been a year of sacrifice for Drs. Kay Perdue, Eileen Meredith, Allen May and Charles Hawk. Dr. Perdue wason the phone the very morning that an edition appeared on the newsstand querying a big mis take that we had committed on page 15. Dr. Meredith did not mind proof reading over 1(|) pages. Dr. May was on call hours a day, and had it not be® for the constant legal advise Dr. Hawk, we would have been in jail several times this yffr. I am personally happy to have been a part of this great organ of student expression. I am looking forward to sitting back next year to see Robert (Drummer) and his staff continue a great tradition.
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THE COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND
Thursday, May 16, 1985 12:30 p.m. National Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting — Harkness Hall, Board Room.
Friday, May 17, 1985 9:00 a.m. Alumni Meeting — Brawley Hall, Room 100.
10:00 p.m. Morehouse-Spelman Class Reunion Dance — Downtown Holiday Inn, Piedmont Avenue $10.00 per person.
Friday, May 17, 1985 1:15 p.m. Seniors assemble in front of Martin Luther King Chapel for class photograph
1:45 p.m. Rehearsal for Baccalaureate and Commencement Exercises - Martin Luther King Chapel
Saturday, May 18 2:15 p.m. Seniors assemble on walkway in front of Merrill and Hope Halls to be lined up for Baccalaureate Processional
3:00 p.m. Baccalaureate Exercises - Martin Luther King Chapel
Sunday, May 19 1:30 p.m. Services at grave of President John Hope
2:15 p.m. Seniors assemble on walkway in front of Merrill and Hope Halls to be lined up for Commencement Processional
3:00 p.m. Commencement Exercises - Martin Luther King Chapel
5:00 p.m. Reception for graduating seniors and their parents - Frederick Douglass Commons ... ■ • ' • - ♦ ■ ... • ,» • . . » ...» 1 . L ■* < L : -v - 7-c-v May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger Page 13 Black Educational Status In Danger By Wendy Jackson aid "are nearly twice as likely” to pipeline," the report noted. In educational programs and are white students," the report According to a report stay in college as those who do 1972, for example, blacks made offerings that differ in kind and said. prepared for the College Board, not receive aid. up 10.5 percent of the high content from those of white Recent trends in public policy educational gains made by black • Historically black in school graduates and 8.7 percent students" Such differences "have particularly important students during the 1960s and stitutions, which enrolled more of the college freshmen. Four "have grave implications for implications for black students,” the early 1970s have decreased than half of all black college years later, only 6.5 percent of educational achievement and the report noted. Among them: during the last 10 years and are students before the 1970's, the bachelor’s-degree recipients later education and career op • "Apparently growing sup now endangered by policies that enrolled only about 27 percent were black. In 1979, only 4 tions.” port for the ‘privatization’ of “threaten to' reverse the move by 1980. But they granted dis percent of all professional and Among the differences cited education (through tuition tax ment toward equality,” proportionately large numbers doctoral degrees were granted by the report: credits or vouchers) may dis The new, 90-page report, of the degrees received by black to blacks. • Black students "are dis proportionately benefit already “Equality and Excellence: The students in such technically Minority-group members cite proportionately more likely to advantaged students while leav Educational Status of Black oriented disciplines as financial difficulties most often be enrolled in special-education ing public-education support Americans,” by Linda Darling- agriculture, biology, computer as the reason for leaving college, programs, and less likely to be still tenuous.” Hammonds noted that: science, mathematics, the the report said, emphasizing enrolled in programs for the • Stiffer high-school gradua • Black students, although physical sciences, and the social "the importance of financial aid gifted and talented,” that are tion requirements, “if ad now completing high school in sciences. for black students.” But it also white students. ministered without flexibility significantly improved numbers, "Advancement in [the quan noted that retention rates were • Black high-school students and sensitivity, may exacerbate have lost ground in college- titative fields] is arguably a very linked to students’ "educational "are underrepresented in dropout rates.” attendance and completion rates important dimension of equality, aspirations and tested academic academic programs and • Competency tests for since 1975, when economic if, as many predict, the current ability.” overrepresented in vocational- students seeking to become recession set in and federal demand portends changes in the For the first time, the report education programs,” where teachers "are disproportionately student-aid programs ceased to structure of the economy and said, black and white un they are often directed by school eliminating minority candidates expand. the skilled workforce for dergraduates are ranking the authorities toward "programs from teaching.” • Black students are “seriously decades to come,” the report same disciplines as most popular training specially for low-status "Minority children,” the underrepresented” in graduate said. — business and management, occupations.” report noted, "are most at risk and professional schools. It added, however, that "black education, and social sciences. • College-bound black from the effects of these • Black students have enrolled degrees are still concentrated in The proportion of blacks choos students in 1981 had taken fewer teaching-force trends” because in increasing proportions at two- education, humanities, and the ing to study business and years of mathematics, physical- many attend schools "where year institutions, where dropout social sciences, where salaries management has increased since science, and social-science salaries and working conditions rates — especially for blacks — are the lowest and unemploy 1975, the report said, but that courses thatn white students, for teachers are least conductive are higher than at four-year ment rates highest.” proportion decreases again at and the focus of, for example, to the attraction and retention of colleges, and where fewer The lowest unemployment the master's and doctoral levels. the mathematics courses taken high-quality teachers.” resources are available for "the rates are in business and The report noted that between by blacks tended to be on "Excellence’ for black students most important areas” of management, health 1976 and 1981 the number of general skills rather than on will not become a reality unless educational programming. professions, and physical black women receiving doctoral algebra, geometry, and until they receive enriched • Almost half of college- sciences, "where, with the ex degrees had increased by 29 trigonometry, or calculus. curricular opportunities in bound black students came from ception of business degrees, percent, while the number of ‘‘Overall, the evidence elementary and secondary families whose yearly incomes blacks are underrepresented,” doctoral degrees granted to suggests that black students are schools, sufficient financial were below $12,OCX), while only the report said. black men had declined by 10 exposed to less challenging assistance to pursue higher 10 percent of white students’ Black students drop out with percent. educational program offerings education, and instruction from families were in that category. greater frequency than do In both secondary schools and which are less likely to enhance well-qualified teachers,” the • Black students at four-year whites at almost every successive colleges, the report said, black the development of higher order report said. institutions who receive financial point along “the educational students on the average "receive cognitive skills and abilities than From Promise To Fulfillment In The New Society
By Charles N. Hawk, III student financial aid from you how Morehouse College has You are here at Morehouse the class of 1988 not the Pell been able to consistently because you believe and maybe Grant. I want you to build the transform black males in the 17- your parents believe that next dormitory not the Depart 25 age group into confident men Morehouse can take you from ment of Education. I want to be with exceptional intellectual and the promise of success to the able to call on you for support leadership abilities. For so long fulfillment of success. And for not the Federal Government we have been told that we didn’t various reasons both self serving because I believe that as black have it in us. No instituion of and altruistic I too would like to men and as Morehouse men we higher learning has yet matched see you attain the highest level of share a common interest and Morehouse in the ability to mass success possible. have a common responsibility, produce successful black men. I must instill in you an undying Morehouse College. The ability to do this has remain devotion to belief in, and love I would like for you to think of ed a mystery and thus today the for Morehouse College. I will your college degree as an invest mystique still survives. In the bring about in you the realiza ment. The value of your western world the successful tion that the degree you will earn Morehouse degree does not black man remains a myth at from Morehouse College will be depend solely on the quality of worst and an exception at best. a permanent part of your life education while you You are here on the promise record, an inalterable and per matriculated here. The quality of and the ability of Morehouse manent part of your credentials. education maintained after you College to take you from I want you to leave here with the leave Morehouse is equally promise to fulfillment. Dr. Charles Hawk feeling that you got more than an important. When the world You are seeking fulfillment in a education. Morehouse should looks upon your college degree time when a college degree is instill more than an academic twenty years from today, they Morehouse you must first be tion of the Morehouse man - "A said to be a privilege instead of a curriculum in your mind and will reflect on the quality of trained and equipped to help Morehouse man is a gentleman right. soul. You should leave here with education at Morehouse at that yourself and that is why I have that aspires to be successful, and You are seeking fulfillment in a a refined value system, a new moment, not during the years admitted to having some selfish to improve the quality of life for time of cutbacks and cutouts in way of looking at life, and a when you were a student. The reasons for wanting to see you himself and others, he sees student financial aid assistance. certain way of interacting with value of your Morehouse attain the highest level of success things as they should be and says You are seeking fulfillment in a humanity. diploma will increase if possible. I understand quite well why not, and then precedes to time when the supply of college I want you to be successful Morehouse continues to thrive the need for an institution to transform the ought into the is.” graduates will exceed the de because I love to see black and flourish and will decrease if produce able graduates, and the And in these actions lies the mand by 200,000 annually. people doing well and I want you Morehouse is allowed to Morehouse graduate has typical mystique. The fact that a You are seeking fulfillment in to be able to help Morehouse do become stagnant and ly been quite able. Morehouse man behaves as I the worst of times, but you are well. I want you to be financially debilitated. If only for your own I am often asked to described have definied is no real mystery also living in the best of times. prosperous so that I can ask you, self interest you should always be the Morehouse man and to to us, but it is to white society and instead of the federal govern committed to the idea of helping explain the Morehouse mysti the unelightened segment of ment to keep the lights on at Morehouse. However, I do que. In doing so I have come to African American Society. The (Continued, pg. 14) Morehouse College. I want realize that in order to help what I believe to be my defini mystery is and always has been Page-14 May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger
Promise to Fullfillnient, time of economic change. A new you must now prepare yourself year. Between 1973 and 1981 tance between promise and society is emerging. America is to participate in that new society. productivity growth decreased fulfillment. Within you lies the from pg. 13 being restructed from an in You must be self reliant, and to about 0.4 percent per year. ability to transform the ought dustrial to an information society our institutions must be self And in 1979 productivity growth into the is. Within you lies the We are living in what and those who can anticipate the reliant. For decades, institutions declined 2%. In 1960 the United ability to move from becoming sociologist Jean Houston calls needs of the new society can find such as the government, the States had about 25% of the to being. You can make it in the “The time of the parenthesis/' fulfillment In the creating and medical establishment, the cor world market share in manufac age of the parenthesis and you the time between eras. Our organizing of new businesses to poration, and the school system turing. In 1979 the United States can help define the new society society has thrown out much of meet the new demands. were America’s buffers against share of world manufacturing if you operate with a clear the past and we view the future Self employment has incresed life's hard realities. These in slipped to a mere 17%. In the conception and vision of the with uncertainty and specula by 25%. Of the over 11 million stitutions provided us with food, important United States market, times. The Germans have a word tion. The age of the parenthesis is businesses 10.8 million are small housing, health care, and educa American companies produced for it they call it the zeisgiest, the a time of change and question businesses. Corresponding to tion. It seems as if in the 1970’s 95% of the autos, steel, and spirit of the times. You must ing. We live in a high tech this growth is the growth of many thought that these in consumer electronics sold in understand the spirit of these information oriented society venture capitalists (institutions stitutions had failed us. The 1960. In 1979 American com . times and operate in that spirit. where creativity and innovation and individuals with money to corporation failed us in many panies share of the domestic When you leave here you must are the hallmarks of success. The capitalize and support com aspects from failing to provide us market dropped to only 79% of agitate and always be an active issues revolve around energy, panies). The venture capital pool with sufficient personal growth the autos, 86% of the steel, and part of this world. Remember politics, community self-help, grew from 77 million in 1977 to to poor management and less than 50% of the consumer that what you have attained here the consumer movement, 5.8 billion in 1981. We must take decreasing profits. Thus you now electronics sold in the United at Morehouse is a priceless wholistic health, and en advantage of these trends to our see a multitude of corporate take States. The statistics continue to commodity. Morehouse is trepreneurship. And for the own personal benefit and for the overs and mergers. We watched follow these pattersn. Japan is economically poor but intellec African American community benefit of the black community the government lose the war on not the world’s leading industrial tually and spiritually rich and we entrepreneurship must be un at large. The ability to capitalize poverty, lose the war in Vietnam power having surpassed the allmust be committed with derstood and developed. We on the developing trends of this and fail to resolve the issue of United States in both steel and balancing the intellectual with buy everything yet own nothing. new society can mean the racism in society. We watched automobile production. And the economic. When you have We earn approximately 180 difference between fulfillment our educational systems fail us as Japan is facing strong challenges reached fulfillment remember billion dollars a year yet our and failure. Those who pursue indicated by declining S.A.T. from Singapore, South Korea what happened for you here at communities retain less than ten the goals of the past and use the scores. Many people in society and Brazil. Morehouse and do all that is percent of that wealth. We strategies of the past will not find became disillusioned with our The future lies in electronics, within your power to insure that consume everything yet fulfillment and will find most sacred institutions. We biotechnology alternative all young black men will at least produce nothing. You got, we’ll themselves living in the worst of have gone from trusting doctors energy sources, mining of the have the choice and opportunity buy it. You give, we’ll take it. We times not in the best of times. to preventive medicine. We have sea beds, robotics, and informa of becoming what is to some a remain in America with our Your purpose in life must be gone from the large cor tion systems. You must prepare mystery. And keep forever in hands out as we did as slaves. We defined in the context of a porations to small businesses and yourself to participate in these mind that a Morehouse man is a maintain a mentality that rapidly changing world. In 1985 self employment. We have gone areas on an international scale. gentleman that aspires to be someone should take care of us. you start an airline not a railroad. from trusting institutions to The severe and inhumane successful and to improve the We want to work for everybody You produce computers and trusting ourselves. budget cuts of the Reagan ad quality of life for himself and but ourselves and we patronize word processors not typewriters In this same span of time we ministration areonlyasignofthe others, he sees things as they everybody except ourselves. We and dictaphones. You see have moved from a national times. They are only conserving should be and says why not and seek government support in an Toyotas instead of Chryslers. You economy to a world economy. the increasingly limited then precedes to transform the age of self reliance. We beg want an IRA for retirement not We now live in a world of resources of this nation. ought into the is. failing corporations for jobs in an social security. You buy con interdependent communities. However, within us lies the age of small business en dominiums instead of renting The United States no longer solution. We must take our 180 Charles H. Hawk, III trepreneurship. In 1950 93,000 apartments. You put your money dominates world economics. For billion dollars and use it to our Director of Morehouse College new business were created an in a money market fund instead two decades after World War II benefit and to the benefit of our Office of Alumni Affairs and nually. Today over 600,000 new of a savings account. american productivity growth institutions. Within us lies the Legal Advisor to The Maroon businesses are created annually There still exist however, increased by more than 3% per potential to negotiate the dis- Tiger and the vast majority are small cities, companies, unions, and businesses. These new political parties in this country businesses have been responsi that are like dinosaurs waiting for ble for the creation of 9 million the weather to change. The new job positions and none of weather is not going to change. these new positions can be Government assistance will not found among fortune 1,000 suddenly replace self reliance. companies, our top industrial Women will never again restrict concerns. Six million jobs were themselves to the kitchen and created in small businesses and the bedroom. By 1990 African BUCKHEAD three million jobs were created Americans will be second to 31 26 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30305 (404) 261 -1 851 at the state and local level and Apanish Americans in ethnic none at the federal level. population in the United States. The time of the parenthesis is a A new society is emerging and
CHRYSLER STRIPES Plymouth On Saturday, April 27, 1985, This first seminar featured the Morehouse recruiting team, twelve prominent presenters, STRIPES, sponsored its first with career fields ranging from CONGRATULATIONS NEW GRADUATES! leadership seminar. The series of law to city planning. Dr. Charles seminars are designed not only Hawk III, director of Alumni to improve relations between Affairs, was instrumental in help the alumni and students; but, ing the members of STRIPES in Buckhead Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. proudly announces its NEW GOLD also to allow STRIPES and arranging this seminar. Also in KEY COLLEGE GRADUATE LEASE PROGRAM. How would you like a Morehouse students the oppor attendance was Dr. Hugh M. tunity to interface directly with Gloster, president, Dr. Thomas new 1985 car for your new career? Buckhead Chrysler Plymouth can the prominent local alumni in Kilgore, chairman of the offer you this opportunity with No Money Down and Low Monthly various career fields. It is hoped Morehouse Board of Trustees, Payments! that the early formulation of Dr. Henry Harris, president of networking relationships with the Atlanta Alumni Club, and Morehouse alumni will prove Sterling H. Hudson III, director To qualify you need: beneficial to students im of Admissions, and advisor to A. To be a recent graduate from a four year college or university. mediately, and later in actual STRIPES. B. Must be gainfully employed. careers. More active alumni Membership in STRIPES can C. No credit is necessary, however, you must not have derogatory clubs are also expected to be a be obtained from the Ad result of this relationship. Future missions Office, Mr. Leroy Mack credit. seminars will explore a variety of (Mays, 411) or President Phillip D. You must provide three personal references. topics of common interest to Howard (Mays, 302). If you have any questions, call Milford Lucius at 261-1851 today! Morehouse students and alum ni. May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger Page 15 M.A.G.G.I.E.’s Kimberly Harding : Political Primer Breaking Barriers 1. The Civil War Amendments: person within its jurisdiction the The Thirteenth Amendment to equal protection of laws.” the Constitution of the U.S. The Fifteenth Amendment - By Monica Bentley talent brought together by a "The four years that I have Passed by Congress February 1, Passed February 27, 1869. She has become Spelman’s common interest, the love of been at Morehouse and was 1865. Ratified December 18, Ratified March 30, 1870, Section first student director, and this performing, she stated. affiliated with Spelman's Drama 1865, Section 1. “Neither slavery 1. "The right of citizens of the vibrant, subtle, strong-minded Ridley and Coulter are Department, there was always nor involuntary servitude, ex U.S. to vote shall not be denied senior Drama Major has gotten students at Clark, and Corliss the restriction of not being able cept as punishment for crime or abridged by the U.S. or by any her act together and is ready to Randall, a student at Spelman to freely participate at the other whereof the party shall have State on account of race, color, leave her mark behind. dazzled the audience with an schools in the A.U.C.” been duly convicted, shall exist or condition of servitude.” Kimberly K. Harding's direc enormous amount of energy. Reese added that he had to go within the U.S. or any place 2. Yalta Conference tions in Gretchen Cryer's musical Monica Bentley and Randall through extreme measures in subject to their jurisdiction.” A conference of President "I'm Getting My Act Together played Cheryl and Alice in the cluding requesting permission The Fourteenth Amendment - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime and Taking It On The Road” has musical. They both assisted from the head of Spelman’s Passed June 16, 1866. Ratified Minister W. Churchill, and altered the course and Heather in presenting the new department. November 28, 1868, Section 1. Premier Joseph Stalin held at stereotypes that exists among the material to their skeptical The restrictions are forced “All persons born or naturalized Yalta on the Crimea, February 3- Drama Departments in the manager. because the Drama departments in the U.S. and subject to the 11, 1945. Agreements were Atlanta University Center. Included in the cast were in the A.U.C. are competing jurisdiction thereof, are citizens reached regarding the occupa According to Harding, this was Morris Nichols Gearing, a against each other, Reese con of the U.S. and of the State tion of Germany after victory, the first time that a Clark student Morehouse student who played tended. wherein they reside. No State the establishment of govern landed a leading role in a Jake; Terry Hollis also a "It is not fair for a drama shall make or enforce any law ment in the liberated states, the Spelman production. Morehouse student who played student to restrain himself from which shall abridge the drawing of spheres of influence "I was looking for something Lou; and Douglass Miller and participating in theater at other privileges or immunities of by the three powers new... we have our familiar faces Lorena Wilson who were both schools, especially when your citizens of the U.S.; nor shall any represented, and the establish at Spelman,” she stated. Heather's dancers. own department is in its off state deprive any person of life, ment of a foundation for the She added that her decision in Miller is a student at season,” stated Reese. liberty, or property without due United Nations. casting Jeanine Ridley, a Morehouse and Wilson attends Reese expressed that it hurts a process of law; nor deny or any sophomore at Clark, as the Clark. striving performer who is not character Heather Jones in the Harding stated when per casted for a role at his school and musical, was a step in a new formers from everywhere are is still prohibited to go elsewhere direction. brought together, the results are unless some type of action is Meet W\I A\ Ridley portrayed a 39-year-old a talented cast and crew and an taken. We need an alternative,” struggling songstress who was exciting show, and those are the he added. trying to revive her old singing ingredients that count the most. Harding and Reese stated that act. However, her conservative "The Atlanta University competition among actors is the Gripper manager Joe, played by Steve Center is supposed to be a kind of environment that is Coulter, a student at Georgia sharing environment, yet rivalry needed, not rivalry among the State, did not agree with her exists among the schools,” she schools because that is how the tactics. The character Heather stated. barriers begin. added a collection of satirical Harding said she would like to Closing night of the show, skits and musical numbers into see each school's Fine Arts Harding expressed her sincere her act that expressed her dis- Department plan their season love to the cast and crew who chantment with her past and together in order to give the made the show a success. discontentment with society's drama students the opportunity "I'm Getting My Act Together imposed images ont he roles of to work under new directors and And Taking It On The Road” was man and women. participate in the technical a great experience. Having The mellow-drama ex aspects of each school’s produc worked with such fine, talented emplified the growth in tion. people, taught me a lot. The Heather's newly confirmed Charles Reese is a drama curtins will remain closed, thus liberal attitude to gain control student at Morehouse. He ex ending a chapter in our lives... It over her own life. Heather's plained since Morehouse does has been real.” struggle was to define herself for not have a Drama Department, Harding said she plans to the audience in order to do that, the Drama majors must work and attend graduate school and she had to reflect on her past, an attend drama class through. wants to become a casting direc annoying former husband, and Spelman’s Fine Arts Department. tor. an overprotective father. He added the restrictions are She stated, “It won't be long April 9-13 in the John D. placed on the drama majors who before I’m taking my act on the Rockefeller Jr. Fine Arts Building attend Morehouse including road.” Theater on Spelman's campus Spelman theater majors who were examples of a multitude of seek theatrical work elsewhere. News-In-Pictures
The 1984/85 Staff of The Maroon Tiger could not have done it this far without the financial and moral support of the office of Community Affairs of the television station WXIA-11 Alive, Channel 11, headed by Sheryl R. Gripper. President and first lady share the evening with Aide Michael Sears, At a surprise party organized by As we conclude the celebration of our 60th anniversary which she (Left) and SGA Secretary James Shaw. friends and campaign workers helped kick-off in the fall of 1984, we salute her for her numerous Adam Smith proposes a toast for achievements which is earning her the listing in the 1985 Who’s Who a successful 1985/86 school year. in America...... ‘"...... *...... * •» Page 16 May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger The Dedication Of John Williams
By Eric Nelson Engineer. Upon graduation from science lab, he found that he Lybrand; Delta Airlines as a background in the area. Staff Writer the Airforce Academy Prep enjoyed helping black students. computer programer with the In order for his students to A dedicated, motivated School, Williams entered Next, he received a position as a City of Atlanta as a Civil and become successful, Williams is professional, John E. Williams, Morehouse College. After com Research Analyst with Georgia Cateographer Engineer; and as a very demanding. He feels acting chairperson for the pletion of three years at State University. This position Computer Programmer and Ac students objectives toward Department of Economics and Morehouse, he transferred to gave Williams a tremendous countant with C&S Bank. Also, education should be that they Business Administration, is firm, Georgia State University. He impact for counseling students. his experience has enabled him organize themselves and their competent and well respected feels that the liberal arts educa Finally, after completing his to contribute numerous im time, determine and establish among his colleagues, as well as tion that he received from MBA degree and commencing provements to the Morehouse clear goals, and have adaptabili his students. He is devoted to Morehouse was challenging and his Ph.D. degree, Williams was Business Department. His first ty, fortitude and perserverance helping young black students in very beneficial. The environ offered a position to become a improvement came when he when accomplishing these goals. becoming successful not only in ment at Morehouse, Williams professor at Morehouse College. helped modify the Accounting While following the previous business careers, but all added, was excellent because his Williams was motivated to accept Curriculum, which commenced guidelines, attributes that endeavors of life. peers were very ambitious yet the position at Morehouse in 1974. The culmination of students should obtain from an A native of Washington, D.C., quite intelligent. But the reason because of his previous interac Williams accomplishments came education are liberal arts, Williams came to Morehouse he transferred was to get a dual tion with students. The lifestyle when he implemented the technical knowledge, and College nine years ago. During degree in Accounting and Com of a professor was flexible and Finance Degree. His contention marketability. Along with plac his tenure, his first six years was puter Science form Georgia State independent and he wanted the for starting it was that there are ing greater emphasis on spent as an assistant professor of and Georgia Tech, which Morehouse Exposure, and final very few blacks in finance. graduate school, young blacks Accounting, Finance and until Morehouse did not offer at that ly, to contribute back to Second, blacks at that time were move away from the pact, dis present, he is the Acting time. Morehouse, as many starting the BA degree in tinguishing themselves as well Chairperson of the Business After completing his bachelors Morehouse men want to do. finance, but were not com learned and as a leader. This Department. degree, Williams attended Williams feels that the educa pleting their degrees, switching increases one’s financial earning Williams education after high Georgia State for his MBA tion he has received has to some other discipline of capabilities, maximises thequali- school began at the Airforce degree in Finance and Accoun prepared him well for „ the business. Finally, finance is the ty of life, the understanding of Academy Preparatory School ting. While earning his MBA numerous jobs that he has held, decision-making function of the world, and most importantly, which he attended for ten degree, Williams first discovered which include; working as a businesses, and in order for investing in one’s personal months. His interest was to his interest in helping others. student Intern with the Big Eight blacks to get into the mainstream human resource. become a Communications Working as a tutor in a computer Accounting Firm Coopers & of this field, blacks need a strong
Silent Scream
by Charles A. Carpenter do with it as she sees fit. absolutes. That certain modes of the head of a family dismember Assistant Editor Lastly is a group which has no behavior which are most times ing his/her spouse and children “The right of privacy, whether name per-se. Their viewpoint is absolutely repugnant, may at and to then pontificate that“Hey "We do not it be found in the Fourteenth that abortion is usually without other times be wholly accep these people were of my family Amendment’s concept of per justification, but in certain cir table. Let us take killing as our and with them I did as I pleased, sonal liberty and restrictions cumstances it is acceptable. example. Killing, which is an so leave me alone.” The child is want our upon state action, as we feel it is, It is not our desire to sit in anethema to American not the woman’s body, the child or, as the District Court deter- judgment of any of these groups jurisprudence in general is in, is the child's body and the mined, in the Ninth with regard to their respective certain circumstance, okay. For woman is the woman’s body. Amendment's reservation of views. Quite the contrary, we, instance, if one kills in self- Would they have us to believe chains rights to the people, is broad moreso than anyone, recognize defense killing is pardonable, If that the fetus and the woman are enough to encompass a woman's the need for and support the one kills in the act of thwarting a one and the same? We grant the decision whether or not to excercise of free expression as crime, killing is okayed. If the inevitable, inherent genetic made terminate her pregnancy.” It is guaranteed by the First Amend State kills as punishment for a commonality, but we cannot interesting to note thatthe Court ment. It is merely our aim to call crime, killing is sanctioned. So as grant absolute sameness. Why, if didn’t actually condone abor attention to an obvious point or one may clearly see something this were actually the case, comfortable, tion, it merely held that denying two, and to raise some difficult which is usually repulsive may at would not then the killing of the a woman such freedom was questions. times receive the green light. Is it fetus actually kill the mother repugnant to the Constitution. In order to gain perspective, unreasonable to suggest then also? With these words Supreme let us look first at the reproduc that abortions although general Several people were recently Court Justice Harry A. tive process. There occurs the ly bad, may be alright in a arrested in a southern state for we want Blackmum, penning the majority sex act, then conception. Next particular situation? Again, we the bombing of abortion clinics. opinion of the Court in the there is gestation and finally the hardly think so. For instance, Presumably, the reason for tak landmark case Roe v. Wade in birth itself. what if the mother is pregnant as ing exception to the clinics is 1973, launched a ship of con At base the sex act is a vehicle a result of rape, or if the because that therein they take them troversy which has yet to reach a for egg fertilization, or concep pregnancy is the function of an lives from individuals. How then calm port-of-call. tion. At conception the ovum is a incestuous relationship? What if can blowing up a place of The question of abortion has living organism which is fer the pregnant person is severly business, depriving individuals removed." been debated almost non-stop tilized by a living sperm. Is it then underage or the child may be of income, jeopardizing their since then, but at no time has the unreasonable to suggest that life born horribly deformed? What if ways of life, and perhaps even matter been more hotly argued begins with these converging life the birth will endangerthe lifeof endangering their lives directly than in recent months. forces at conception? We think the mother? Is abotion okay if through the blast be considered The combatants seem to be not. We are of the opinion there the child will be born into a life the right thing to do? divided into three schools of that life begins at conception of abject poverty, fighting every Is abortion wrong? Is not to thought. First there are the pro and further, that any interuption day of his life just to survive in abort wrong? Does anyone really lifers. The pro-lifers, to which of this process is in fact an some rotten tenement? If you have the right to decide who will President Reagan proudly and abortion. demand that the child be born, live and who won’t? Concerning Bishop Desmond committedly subscribes, as a If this particular line of reason what responsibility falls to you a topic about which revolves so group is comprised of those who ing were taken to a logical for its health, feeding, and much uncertainty there is but Tutu believe that abortion is nothing extreme, one could even suggest education? one thing certain and that is from more than murder and that as that birth control of every form Separately, how utterly whom the answers to these -South African such it must be outlawed. — as interrpution of the above ridiculous is the claim that the questions matters most we will Secondly, there is the pro- process — is, in fact, abortion woman’s body is her own and have no audible input. The Council of choice group who feel that the also. that the choice is hers to do as screams of the unborn will woman's body is her own and In a differing vein, we have she deems necessary. We think remain silent ones. Churches- that she should have the right to learned that in life one finds few that such a claim istantamountto May 7,1985/The Maroon Tiger Rage 17 REAGANNOMICS By Orlando Jones Staff Writer Families with two or more There’s no President Ronald Reagan has students at private colleges will been in office for five years, and be hurt the most, since tuition at his administration has effected private institutions are steadily nearly every sector of our socie increasing. doubt you’re going ty. The college student has not Morehouse College is blessed substantially felt the reign of to have alumni that support and President Reagan. During the will continue to support their fiscal year 1986, the rain will alma mater, so that economic to make it in definitely come down on set-backs like these will not students pursuing secondary and effect her drastically. State post-secondary degrees in all schools however may see an respective academic fields, for increase in enrollment since the real world, the present administration is their tuition is much less than planning to cut a total of 2.6 private institutions. President million dollars of student grants Reagan has been quoted as and loans. saying, “Students will not have to but what In order to receive grants and quit school, but may have to direct loans, one's family income attend less expensive ones.'' cannot total over $25,000. To Students at Morehouse and qualify for guaranteed loans other colleges need to be aware about your car? one's family income cannot of what’s going on economically exceed $32,500. A limit of $4,000 in our society, and take some will also be put on the total initiative to do something about amount a student will be able to it. We need to write our Con borrow from the Guaranteed gressmen in Washington and let Student Loan and the Direct them know that we are concern Student Loan programs. The Pell ed. We need to stage rallies and Grant, which is used by a protest to let people know that numerous amount of students we are aware of the situation. will be cut also, how much is not The Atlanta University Center is known. This economic situation the largest complex in which will effect not only students here blacks are being educated in the at Morehouse, but students world, and if we don't show any throughout the Atlanta Universi concern about our race or even ty Center, and the nation. ourselves, who will?
Health Awareness Day
By Orlando Jones of Thoracic Surgery. A vast Staff Writer number of topics were discussed On April 18,1985, Morehouse by the professor. Dr. Lee spoke College recognized Health of how the society is becoming Awareness Day. This is the one highly technical and a member day that the students of of his medical staff is from the Morehouse College and the Georgia School of Technology. general public are informed He also mentioned how health Ford and Lincoln-Mercury have about the health care field and maintenance and warfare coin how crucial it is to our society. cide in our world. “To eliminate MOO for graduating seniors toward the Selwynn Howard, a second year the enemy,” Dr. Lee says, “take Biology major at Morehouse, health care away.” Dr. Lee purchase of selected cars and trucks. presided. He told of the need for concluded by telling that it is hard economically and physical Ford Motor Credit also has preapproved credit for qualified graduating seniors. more black health professions in the United States, especially in ly to set up a practice alone. He Offers end August 15,1985. For more information call Ford College Graduate the black community. Howard feels that Black doctors should Purchase Program Headquarters at 1-800-321-1536. also told of the rapidly rising cost go into partnerships and start a of a medical education. practice together. The keynot speaker for this Health Awareness Day is spon occasion was Dr. Arthur B. Lee. sored by the Office of Health He is the professor and chairman Professions whose director, Dr. of the Department of Surgery at J.K. Haynes is one of the finalists the Morehouse School of for The Maroon Tiger's 1984-85 Medicine. Dr. Lee received his outstanding faculty member. M.D. Degree from Boston Un This organization has been iversity and was a member of the guiding Morehouse Men into Columbia University and the the field of health-care for New York University faculty eleven years. The Maroon Tiger before going to Morehouse. Dr. Staff salutes the Office of Health FORD • LINCOLN - MERCURY Lee is a member of numerous Professions and hope they keep medical boards, two of them up the good work, for our Black being The American Board of communities need more Black Surgery and the American Board health professionals. Page 18 May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger Lyndon LaRouche: Far Left, Far Right—Far Out
By Charles Carpenter members of left-wing groups. species led by the Rothschild as an independent. Candidate Assistant Editor In 1976, when conservative family — a species which must be LaRouche obtained a total of Who is Lyndon LaRouche and Republicans were voicing their destroyed in the interests of more than $1 million in Federal what is he up to? What is his contempt for Nelson human progress. Election Commission matching affiliation with the KKK, the Neo- Rockefeller, LaRouche dis To crutch the enemy, La funds for the 1980 and 1984 Nazi group the Posse Com- covered that he had "allies in the Rouche advocates a three-stage campaigns. His 1984 vote total itatus,? Is he anti-black, anti- capitalist classes.". It was in this strategy: 1) establish a dic was 78,773. Semitic, anti-labor? period that he and his followers tatorship in America in the name The latest organization born Before his conversion to far- established ties with such right- of industrial capitalism; 2) purge from the LaRouche fold is the right ideas in the mid-seventies, wing groups as the KKK and the jews; 3) mobilize America for Schiller Institute, founded last LaRouche had been immersed in Willis Carto’s Liberty Lobby. "total war" to drive the enemy May. far-left groups for three decades. LaRouche deployed his from its last bastions. The Schiller Institute's aim isto In 1948 as a member of the followers to Georgia in 1978-79 LaRoche’s anti-black exploits win black support for Star Wars Trotskyist Socialist Workers Party to undergo training in "counter appeared in an October edition technology by dressing it up in he took the name "Lyn Marcus," force" at the estate of Mitchell of the New York Times in 1979. In the clothes of the Civil Rights after Lenin and Marx. WerBell, III, a former CIA agent it were described links to the movement. It has also been In the mid-sixties he formed a and a manufacturer of silent KKK and gang assaults, coupled with an attack on Jesse group of his own devising, the machine guns. paramilitary training at camps in Jackson in a series of articles New York Labor Committee, About this same time, the anti- Georgia and upstate New York, entitled "A Certain Difference which became a faction of Semitic rhetoric began to flow in Lyndon H. LaRouche and the preparation of in Between the Great Jesse Owens Students for a Democratic Socie his paper the New Solidarity. He telligence reports on U.S. anti and the Present Jesse Jackson." ty- announced that Zionism is an apartheid groups for the South LaRouche has concocted a fan The SDS expelled LaRouche evil cult, that a cabal of jews British organism," which "must African Bureau of State Security. tastic tale of Israeli Mossad ADL and his followers for radical controls organized crime, that be destroyed so that humanity In a recent article, Michigan control of both Jesse Jackson and behavior. He promptly renamed the Holocaust was mythical, and might live." Indeed, the Kian leader Robert Miles saluted Libya’s Qaddafi. It also attacked his group the "National Caucus that the jews crucified the Christ. LaRouchian program contains LaRouche for his activities. TransAfrica. TransAfrica is an of Labor Committees." LaRouche regards his troops as many elements of neo-Nazism. In 1976 LaRoche made his first organization widely respected In 1973, still claiming to be on the nucleus of a super race of LaRouche and hisfollowersdeny bid for the presidency. He ran on for its work against South African the left but in reality slowly "golden souls," and, in describ being neo-Nazis. Their publish the U.S. Labor Party ticket. Four apartheid. shifting to the right, LaRouche ing the enemy, he has developed ed writings, however, clearly years later he ran as a Democrat. Who is Lydon LaRouche? A began "Operation Mop Up," a the concept of a separate state the belief that humanity is In 1984, after losing out in the dangerously sick man and an series of some forty muggings of biological species, the "Zionist- under the heel of a subhuman primaries as a Democrat, he ran enemy to all. THE EXPLOSION By Charles A. Carpenter must reach for his piece of the Georgia, "Anytime you see all Assistant Editor American dream from the bot the blacks and minorities in this On Friday, April 12, 1985, the tom of an immense, and yawning country opposing, strongly, one campus of Morehouse College abyss, some special allowance man, you know he has got to be had a visitor. He was dressed in must be made to neutralize the doing something good for the an expensive suit and his cuff effects of that hole. Gone with white race." Clearly, we agree links bore the official seal of the that feeling is the desire for fair with the Main Moron. But the President of the United States. play, and human compassion. point here is that Reagan waited His waistline revealed to all that Nature abhors a vacuum, and until black public opinion had £ he had not recently missed many rushing in to fill the void is a reached tremendous levels meals. He came much as a thief reactionary backlash antithetical before he issued a very February Rally 1985; Confederate Knights of the KKK, Raleigh N.C. in the night, unheralded and to everything that we were lukewarm repudiation. (Center) Joe Grady, Grand Dragon, White Knights of Liberty unannounced. Although he hoodwinked into believing this The National Education took nothing, what he did do nation was founded on. Association (NEA) recently had results that were just as Whites who's cries throughout issued two new proposed frustrating and just as destructive the major Civil Rights efforts of cirriculums one dealing with as if he had burglarized the our parents went unheeded and nuclear war and the other with campus. What he did was leave were condemned extreme or racism and the KKK. Reagan and ideology. He left an ideology barbaric are now falling upon lambasted the NEA saying that which is currently very listening ears, and dimented the latter curriculum was an prevalent, very “in” and quite minds. White people who were attempt at "brainwashing trendy among many whites. sympathetic and concerned American school children." Among the many things he said before are fed up and pissed off. Moreover he accused the NEA of to a handful of Morehouse They are tired of giving so-called trying to "exploit teaching students and myself on that day handouts, being passed over for positions and manipulate was that racism against blacks in promotions, and losing seats in curriculums for propaganda pur America is presently so insignifi graduate and professional poses.” cant as to warrant no special schools among other things. Additionally, President The Kian on the March. legislation, statues or acts of any In short the mood in America Reagan’s civil rights policies Photos : National Anti-Kian Network kind. Moreover that blacks and relative to people of color has seem to be meeting the KKK’s whites stand on socio-economic changed. But stressed by local, approval. The Alabama Kian's towards a major explosion. your master. Is it IBM, Chemical, equal footing and that any state and even federal law en Chief Chump, Jim Blair, During the past four years or Chase Manhattan? perceived racism is merely a forcement inaction the mood applauded Reagans amendment there have been over 1,100 race The sixties are gone forever. product of our collective im has grown violent and lawless. of the Civil Rights Commissions related incidents attributable in We cannot expect to live off of aginations. Even the President of these make-up. Blair said, “The U.S. some way to the Kian or these those gains perpetually. Just as The above paraphrased visitor several states has failed in his Commission on Civil Rights has other organizations. your checking account becomes was Clarence Pendleton, chair duty to uphold the CON- opened the door to allow true Brothers and sisters we must depleated, so shall the work of man of the Civil Rights Commis stitution. In so doing he has democracy to leak out... This is prepare for the explosion. We our parents. sion. The article is dedicated to provided two of the three the first positive move to free must not be, or rather we cannot We must utilize our manifold him. elements necessary for an explo America of communism, affir afford to be complacent. Our skills and talents to achieve goals The sixties are over. The sixties sion, the fuel and the oxygen. mative action, curtail the ram relative socioeconomic position worth achieving. are history. The sixties are gone. The only lacking ingredient is the pant giveaway programs, stop in this country has not changed... We cannot permit ourselves to Gone with the decade of catalyst, the spark, the thing forced busing..." We would ever. Clearly our median in become blind to the ideological American social upheaval is the which will cause combustion. assume Pendleton to be Blair's comes has risen from Chitlins’ to winds of change blowing general recognition that the During President Reagan's favorite Reagan appointee. dollar but this is only an in through the U.S. Read, 10m, experience of the African in drive for reelection in '84, Bill The catalyst is the KKK and evitable consequence of the organize and be aware of your America has been a very Wilkinson Grand Poobah, Head other sick racist and white wealth of this country. The fact of surroundings. It is better that we traumatic one. Gone with that Bigot, or whatever of the Invisi supremacist organizations. the matter is we are still slaves on remind ourselves than to be general recognition is the feeling ble Empire battalion of the KKK Racial tensions in this country these. reminded by a noose. that since’ the,African-American said'at a nighttime rally here in have again began to climb » The only question is vyho’s . sf r* r r May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger Page 19
Morris Brown Editor Congratulates May Is Grateful
Dear Freddie: congratulate you and your staff me in the January 11, 1985 issue The Maroon Tiger I am very appreciative of the for the outstanding job you have of the Maroon Tiger. Dear Editor Asinor: outstanding tribute you and your done from a layout and editorial • I look forward to working with staff paid me on the occasion of standpoint with the newspaper. It is with much elation that I am winning publication that it is. I you during the remainder of the the end of my tenth year at Your coverage of local, national, semester. Best wishes for every writing to send the con plan to recommend the same for Morehouse. Having spent ap and international events has gratulations of the Wolverine the Observer next year. In sum, I continued success to you and proximately half of my adult life been superb and I commend you your staff. Observer Staff to you and the want to encourage you to pass working here, I can truly say this for the long hours spent to make staff of the Maroon Tiger. The on your winning ways to next is one of the highlights of my The Maroon Tiger one of the Sincerely, awards that the Maroon Tiger year’s staff and again con career. finest college newspapers in the has won this year are the result of gratulations on a very successful As a part of this letter of country. Allen S. May, Jr. hard work and a dedicated staff. year. Morehouse College can truly thanks, I would belatedly like to Thank you again for honoring Director, Public Relations boast the best publication in the Sincerely, AUC for the 1984-85 school year. i The magazine format, I believe, Michael Phillips was the edge that your paper Editor-in-Chief needed to become the award Wolverine Observer Letter To Phil Donahue
Dear Phil: the broadcast on which Minister forms.”) You gave as example I have, in the past, been a great Farrakhan appeared. For it was the Minister’s statement that Computer Literacy - great in the magnitudinal sense, quite apparent that you had Adolf Hitler was a great man. But not the colloquial sense - fan of never heard one of the Ministers you and others of your second Dear Sir: are obvious. Denied access to yours. I would watch your show lectures in its entirety or even in rate journalist buddies took that I recently attended a con computers, they will be left every chance I got to do so context for that matter. Yet and statement and made it appear ference on “The Need For behind by the new revolution practically since its inception, still, you were quite content to that Farrakhan thinks of Hitler as Computer Literacy” sponsored sweeping the country. We live in and I had developed quite a adopt a position of negative a really neat guy. In reality he by the Computer Users (C.P.U.) ah information age, and most healthy respect for you. predisposition. This behavior meant only that Hitler was of of the Atlanta University Center. jobs require workers to deal with I was afforded an opportunity from an individual of your sup great consequence. Any person The half day program was at the mountains of information. Not to tune in on Thursday, March posed intelligence I cannot un with the I.Q. given to large Woodruff Library and featured being able to use a personal 28th when your guest was the derstand. boulders would be able to speakers from education and computer will be a handicap Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Throughout the telecast you reason that Hitler not only hated industry on the need to unders which in time may prove too Nation of Islam. To say the least did nothing but spout the lies Jews, but blacks as well. Tell me, tand and be a part of the costly for the poor. As we strive Mr. Donahue, I was sorely disap currently circulated by. the why is it that I am able to figure computer revolution. Since I had to move the poor among us into pointed with your defensive, media. You had taken skewed this out but not you, the great just purchased a new computer, I the mainstream of society, the guilt-ridden ranting and raving newspaper clippings, ignorant, Phil Donahue? Could it be that was very much interested in Computer Revolution promises on that day. myopic interpretations and you are trying to paint the attending the conference. Like to leave them in its wake. Com As a student, I have an intimate paraphrasings of the Minister’s Minister in a very specifically many people who watch televi puter illiteracy threatens to understanding of the impor words. You blatantly tampered negative light, or isitthatyou are sion, read magazines, and hear divide our society along new tance and necessity of with tapes of the Minister’s just incredibly stupid? friends at parties talking about lines. It seems to me that we must researching a particular subject lectures and used them all to In closing I must say that for the Computer Revolution, I was be ready to spend whatever it to gain an accurate working whip your audience into an years you had the fleece pulled convinced that a revolution was takes to obtain computer literacy knowledge of it before attemp emotional froth. Then you securely over my eyes. But on indeed under way. Not wanting for all. ting to present it in an expository attempted to use these as Thursday the 28th the scabs were to be left behind, I attended the The C.P.U. is to be commend fashion. It would seem that in vehicles time and time again, removed from my lids and my conference looking for a place to ed for sponsoring a conference your medium of television, given completely ignoring the vision returned anew and I saw sign up. on computer literacy. They its power and scope, and given Minister’s explanations, in order you as you really are. Phil, you What's the big deal about pointed out the need, but leave your vast and impressionable to paint him as some sort of evil, are nothing more than a talent computers? Why is everybody the solution to others. Basic audience, that such need for dimented, power hungry, bankrupt, closet racist pinning going so crazy over them? Why computer skills are essential, but research would be many times hypocritical, fanatical, for a return to the “good ole do we really need to know how unlike some other skills — flying that required for a simple term anarchical, black supremist. In days” when niggers knew their to use them? Some disturbing an airplane for example — paper. However, it was reality sir, it was you who place and were hardly seen and answers came from the con computer skills do not require shamefully clear that you had appeared hypocritical, fanatical never heard from. Additionally, ference. The concept of com much in the way of resources. done no such research before and paternalistic. you are a trickster, a slickster, a puter literacy translates into a Computer literacy doesn't have Moreover, Phil, I was highly modern day court prestidigitator new kind of illiteracy and the many prerequisites beyond in dismayed by your arrogant dis turning the evil into the good potential for new and alarming troduction to a computer and play of disrespect for the and the good into the evil at will. divisions in our society. Com the willingness to learn. also move. A Computer Science Minister, who is after all a man of I am tired of you and other puters are proliferating more However, the real problem lies Department would be an asset God. You constantly interrupted second-rate journalists like rapidly in homes and schools in in gaining access to a computer for two reasons: him, referred to him as “you” yourself utilizing sensationalism wealthy districts, leaving the in the first place. For the poor, 1. We could introduce our and never spoke to him in a and demagoguery to perpetuate poor to become illiterate in the affording classes in basic com students to the latest hardware manner governed by the com ignorance and hate and then new computer technology. Pick puter skills or seminars on com and computer technology; and mon rules of decorum. Yet, all parlaying that into high nielson up any newspaper and you see puters is a real problem. One can 2. Through continuing educa the while he was incessantly ratings and big bucks while dozens of help wanted ads for pay upwards of $500 to $600 for tion programs and summer calling you “sir” and saying claiming to act on the behalf of those with “word processing and one and two-day personal com camps, we could teach adults “please” and “may I” to you the people. How ridiculous! computer skills.” It is no longer puter training seminars. Besides, and children from the surroun while you in no way showed I no longer harbour anything of any consequence how many a seminar is not the place to start. ding area about computers. yourself deserving of such. that could even be misconstrued words you can type a minute if It is a place to learn the next step Computers are fun. If we want to In retrospect, you never seem as respect for you. I am no longer you cannot put those skills to use after the basics have been learn solve the problem of computer to accord your African- a fan, but an ardent opponent, on a word processor. Moreover, ed. You can’t learn much about literacy, make it easy to get at American guest the same degree and if life were at all fair, you it is now possible to be computers until you have access computers and the problem will of respect granted as a matter of would be reincarnated as a educated—able to read and to one. take care of itself. course to even transexuals who female during beetle in the heart write— and still be illiterate. A This is where Morehouse have appeared on your show. of the Ngorongoro Crater of person who does not know College comes into the picture. Yours truly, Separately, you accused the Tanzania, Africa. ROM from RAM will soon be just Morehouse needs its own Com Minister of using semantics to as illiterate as the man who puter Science Department. Jerry A. Drayton, Jr. confuse people and to open old Most Sincerely, cannot read or write his own Spelman College has already Assistant Professor of wounds. (“My Funk Wagnalls name. moved in this direction. If we are Law and Director of defines semantics as “the study Charles Carpenter, The consequences to the poor not to be left behind, we must the Pre-Law Program. of the meaning of speech Assistant Editor. Page 20 May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger What Kind Of Church Are You Looking For? By Robert Bolton gregating on Sundays to "show concerned with the sin of man. the appreciation for hymns and mind, body and spirit. In dealing Staff Writer case" the latest fashions. They This being the case, the church anthems. Not only this, but with the area of the mind, Remember the "old" church? have become so involved with should be a place of refuge children should also be utilized Cathedral has instituted various It was comprised of an assembly fundraising that they neglect where persons can receive in the ministry of music and programs that encompasses this of people that congregated in their missionary responsibilities. forgiveness. The church, accor participation as a part of the area. First, there is the Academy their "Sunday’s best" in a one- They have become so "plastic" ding ot Dr. Greer, should be a church because "they are the of Sciences. This is an effort used room building with wooden that they fail to deal with the honest place. This honesty must church of today and tomorrow," to train the community in the pews. Usually, the only form of problems that are filtrating create the sincere effort in sayd Dr. Greer. area of typing, shorthand, com comfort for aid would be paper within the home, community eliminating the pretender and In addressing the problems of puter programming and tutor fans. Back and forth, the con and church. There are even the phony man. By doing this, the world, Dr. Greer believes the ing. There is a counseling area gregation of the church would some who have totally the church will be able to church should not neglect them. that also addresses problems in fan as the reverent ministered to eliminated the presence of th confide in others and tear down It must be an example for others alcoholism and homosexuality the people — "what thus saith Lord in its midst. barriers that have hindered the to follow by feeding the hungry, called Operation Hope. the Lord.” By taking an aerial observa mental and spiritual growth of ministering to the sick and In reaching the spirit of man, Now, it is important for one to tion, one would tend to come to the church. imprisoned; the clothing of the the church makes an attempt to remember, that the act of the conclusion that there are few The church should also be a naked. The church especially "reach the lost at any cost." It is worship and fellowship did not "old” modern-day churches hospital. It "must accept people needs a conversion from the aired on both radio and televi begin and end on the grounds of remaining. It would be foolish to the way they are," says Dr. Greer. world in order to give it a helping sion. The church also has services the church on any given Sunday. draw a conclusion based upon This acceptance involves all hand, expresses Dr. Greer. in the parks of downtown Atlan For, it extended beyond the walls one’s aerial observation. This is facets of people: alcoholics, The church, most of all, must ta and has a tent crusade annual of the church building. The because there are still some homosexuals, drug addicts, for become a member of the ly. These are just some of the church was embedded with love, "old" modern day churches nicators, adulterers and liars. It is genuine community of God. This efforts that are made to compel and was caring. This was ex "alive” and "well” in our com important for the church to being the case, it should ex men to Christ. emplified by the church coming munities. accept these persons with love in emplify first class citizenship The body is another important to the needs of its brothers and Let us take a closer look at a order for God to work on them because of its inheritance. It factor that the church does not sisters. Whatever the problem or church that is an example, like to mold them into what He want should be an example of "loving, eliminate. Cathedral has in need, you could go to the others, who are concerned them to be. caring, sharing, warmth and stituted a health program that church. This same church was about meeting the total needs of According to Dr. Greer, consideration," infers Dr. Greer. monitors the blood pressure of one that nurtured your spiritual man — his needs mentally, today’s church should have Dr. Greer expresses that the its members. Also, there are growth. The nurturing of the physically and spiritually. This intelligent preaching and Cathedral of Faith which is “a exercise groups that give its spiritual growth was expressed church is Cathedral of Faith teaching able to reach all people chief church that walks by faith" members an added incentive to and practiced in daily living and Church of God in Christ located — from educated to un is far from being perfect. stay in shape. not just on Sundays or Wednes at 1137 Avon Avenue in the educated. Not only should the However, it continues to strive These are merely just some day evening prayer meetings. southwest section of Atlanta, church honor the holy scrip for perfection. highlights of Cathedral of Faith Yes, the "old" church. It was Georgia. The church is under the tures, but it must be delivered in In its pursuit of perfection, its COGIC, an "old” church in this an example of holiness, an capable leadership of Dr. such a manner that the Bible membership strives to uphold modern-day society. All of these expression of brotherly love. But Jonathan Greer, li, whosedriving truths can be applied to daily the "old” church in today's efforts made by the church is just somehow society, with its force is Jesus Chirst and he seeks living. For example, Dr. Greer society. Cathedral of Faith ex a form of expression to let you poisoning devices, allowed the to "pursue the true mission of refers to a Bible episode with presses the concept of giving know that there are still churches spirit of unconcern and the church — soul winning — in Daniel in the lion's den. He then through it Feeding of the Mul that are concerned, loving, car selfishness to leak in and corrupt a world-wide ministry," he says. expresses, "It needs to be related titudes Ministry. This is a ministry ing and sharing. There are still the church. This corruptness did When addressing the issue of for one to know how to deal with designed to meet the needs of churches that are “rooted” and nothing but alter the com the church in today’s society, Dr. the lions in his home or work the hungry in the Metropolitan “grounded” in the principles of munity’s reverence that it once Greer enforces several views on setting." Area on a regular basis. In holiness that strive to set an held dearly to it heart and soul. the type of church he is im Dr. Greer also feels that a addition, the church sponsors example for others to follow. In There are some churchgoers pressed to implement as God has church should "appreciate various ministries in support of other words, DO NOT GIVE UP who have been overtaken by this ordained him to institute. The musical excellence." This is Third World Countries. HOPE! complacent attitude. They have church which is composed of a shown through the singing of This church is concerned become satisfied with con variety of people should be quality gospel music, as well as about the "total man" — his The Voice Of A Poet By Wendy Jackson Ms. Damali is working on others. She said, "When I have Special to the Maroon Tiger another book entitled, ETCHES, these insecurities it makes me A Clark College student, Nia which is a series of short stories. work harder.” She also revealed Damali (Patricia Stegall) has The lead story is about a young that wTien she has writers block, published a second book en artist in search of his identity. she reads more to obtain ideas. B.R. Brazeal titled I AM NATURAL. This book will be available to the Ms. Damali wishes to start a The book constitutes a collec public soon. publishing house of her own. tion of poems and short stories, The book I AM NATURAL, is She feels this is necessary which represent thoughts ex available at the Atlanta Universi because Black artists in the past Day pressed by her. ty Center book store, Hakim’s left little room for the rising Ms. Damali stated that the Book Store on Martin Luther talents in the 80s. She plans to subject of her poetry represents King Drive, The Shrine of the continue to develop her creative By Chris Stanard events that occurred during the Black Madonna Book Store and skill and encourages other Staff Writer dean, related Dean Brazeal’s time she was growing up. "The B. Dalton’s bookstore at South young writers to work harder. The late Brailsford Reese greatness to the student body book is political, analytical and DeKalb Mall. Brazeal was a Morehouse with the message: "I think that somewhat down home,” she Ms. Damali will also host College Alumnus and her first each of you must count it an expressed during an interview. various autograph parties in the Academic Dean. These two gacts unfortunate event in your own "That's why I call it I AM AUC to promote her book. along are enough to establish lives... that you didn’t have the NATURAL.” The poem entitled Born in Chicago, Illinois, she is him as a great man. Indeed, so opportunity to know Dean THE BIRTH OF A POET, she feels presently studying Public great a man was B.R. Brazeal that Brazeal." In the eyes of Dr. represents her the most, (which Relations and Business at Clark he has been eulogized as "the Hunter, it was not any spec is included in the book.) She said College. Her first book was "God bless the Child walking personification of a tacular or outstanding feat of "I started writing poetry at the POETRY OF MY IDENTITY which who’s got his own.” Be Morehouse Man," and fittingly Dean Brazeal that made him age of fourteen during the time I contains reflections of her past careful. Be responsible. has both a day and a scholarship great, but instead the subtle was living in the projects in experiences. She has also written This summer, don’t make a here at Morehouse named in his things, like giving the right Chicago." several plays and short stories baby if you can’t be a honor. advice at the right time. Ms. Damali revealed that her and has performed throughout father. B.R. Brazeal Day at Morehouse The culmination of events was interest began after she was Atlanta and Chicago. Her work was recognized in the April 11th the presentation of the B.R. introduced to different Black has appeared in various assembly. Dr. Roy Hunter, Jr., Brazeal Alumni Award of $1000 poets and the book, BLACK arithologies, magazines, and Director of the Fellows Program by Charlie J. Moreland, presi VOICES. The person that really newspapers. at the Morehouse School of dent of the Morehouse College inspired her to write was Gordon Ms. Damali said that she does Medicine, delivered the keynote National Alumni Association to Parks and, his book, A CHOICE at times have doubts about her address. Dr. Hunter, who had Adam Lorenzo Smith, junior OF WEAPONS...... ability when she compares it to been a student while Brazeal was ‘ clisS preisiderit. ‘ May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger Page 21 Breakin’ Brothers Break Books Too!
by Quinton E. Parker soccer. Randy modestly ad Special to The Maroon Tiger mitted a couple of his ac There is no doubt that complishments in the soccer Morehouse College has been game. At one time, Randy was endowed with students from a ranked as the 7th best variety of cultures. This institu defenseman in Canada. He was tion has been blessed with also a member of the Canadian students from each of our 50 National Soccer Team which is states as well as foreign countries comprised of 18 of Canada's best such as the Ivory Coast, Liberia, players. He has also won and Canada and there is a host of numerous awards for his par knowledge to be ascertained ticipation in the sport of rugby. from our foreign students. In this Now meet Charles Matthews, issue, we will spotlight Charles a 22 year old Physics major. and Randy Matthews of Toronto, Before attending Morehouse, Canada. Charles spent a total of 3 years in To view the Matthews the United States Air Force. brothers from afar, the idea of Upon entering Morehouse, PICTURED: standing: Stan (friend), Jerry (and older brother), Randy them being bodyguards is very however, he wasted virtually no Kneeling: Charles conceivable. I was pleased to time involving himself with include dancing, composing consisted of Randy and Charles, agreed that they came to discover that these two extra-curricular activities. He poetry, skating, playing the one other brother, and five Morehouse seeking a true Black gentlemen were more than what quickly became a member of the piano, and women. He is others. The group was known all ideology, and their views con- their physical prowess suggests. Morehouse-Spelman Players presently attempting to form a over Toronto and the surroun cering Atlanta seemed to con The idea that these two and portrayed the leading role of funk rock band. ding vicinity, and have made form to one another’s as well. gentlemen have talents in 16 Stanley in "A Streetcar Named In almost any brotherly situa several television appearances. They believe that Atlanta is different areas is startling. As I Desire.” As we continued our tion, there are many similarities With only two and one-half years typical of most other southern conversed with them across the conversation, I soon learned that in interests. The case of the of experience, the group has cities in that it tends to have dinner table, I soon realized that acting is not Charlie's only forte. Matthews brothers is no been bestowed a great number discriminatory racial practices. I was not talking to typical He has been the recipient of different from most others in this of awards because of their style The final point that the two students. Instead, I was discour numerous bodybuilding awards aspect. Other than the martial and grace. The Matthews agreed on may be considered sing with, perhaps two of the while he was in the Air Force. arts and a preference for humans brothers were quick to point out comical. They both believe that msot interesting males on the Charles has also been honored of the female gender, the that they also convert their there is a strong need for an Morehouse College campus. with the Adjudicator’s award Matthews brothers also shared breakdancing energy into break ANTI-REGISTRATION CLUB! Meet Randy Matthews, a 19 (Canada’s top amateur music para-military training with each ing book bindings in an effort to To the Matthews brothers, the year old Pre-Med (Biology) stu award) 3 times for playing the other. They also earned a living make good grades. Maroon Tiger says, "Keep up the dent. Some of Randy's interests guitar. In the field of electronics, in the same fashion while There are other areas in which good work and enjoy your include rugby, soccer, karate, he was the first Black to enter and residing in Canada. Randy and Randy and Charles remain un tenure at Morehouse College.” drum playing, and girls. Other place in the Ontario Science Fair Charles were members of a ified. They both feel that it is than girls, one of Randy's for two consecutive years. Some professional Canadian imperative to engage in the favorite pastimes is the game of of his other hobbies and interests breakdancing team. The crew black experience. They both Coleman Young To Address Weight Room A Grand Success Class Of’85 by Quinton Parker he seemed pleased. He said, The Honorable Coleman Special to The Maroon Tiger "Although the weight room Young, Mayor of the City of Almost a year and a half had continually attracts large Detroit, Mi., will deliver the been devoted to acquiring a numbers of students, I am happy 118th Commencement address student weight room. Now that that I have not experienced the to the class of '85 on Sunday, May one has finally been installed, type of unruly behavior usually 19, 1985, at 3:00 p.m., in the student morale has risen tremen associated with large crowds. So Martin Luther King, Jr. Inter dously. far, every student follows in national Chapel. In 1983, under the direction of structions and take just as much Young’s tenure as Mayor of Vice-President of Student Af pride in the sport as I do.” Detroit, the longest in the city’s fairs, Robert Williams, the Stu Andrew Hart, another work- history, has coincided with some dent Welfare Committee was study student, has been bogged of the most difficult years in the intent on carrying out plans to down with crowds since the city’s history. He has made install a student weight room. weight room first opened. Hart dramatic changes within city After Williams' departure early controls the flow of traffic in the government, perhaps the most in the 1984- 85 school year, the weight room which comfortably important being a restructuring zeal exhibited by his successor, holds approximately 26 men. of the Police Department and an Raymon Crawford, was nothing More often than not, a waiting elimination of police- short of excellent. Once the list is seen on top of Hart's desk. community tensions that were plans had been finalized and the Hart, an avid fan of weightlifting, near the flash point when he opening announced, an ex- says of the large crowds, "I am took office. He has fought to hilerated student body traversed pleased at the student’s reaction bring new economic vitality to a the campus with bright, shining to the weight room. If these city many were prepared to write faces. crowds continue next year, I off as dead. Vincent Marcus, a work-study really don’t see how we could Honorary degrees will be student in the weight room, was serve the demand efficiently conferred upon Academy just as excited as any other without more space.” Award-winning Actor Sidney student on campus. He is the The student participattion in Poitier, Ebenezer Baptist Church type of student who takes his job the weight room should have Pastor Joseph Roberts, Retired seriously. When Marcus is not positive effects. First, it shows PICTURED: Standing — Richard McNeil (student lifter), Vincent Chairman and Chief Executive studying, he is either lifting or those who doubted the prac Marcus (work study student). Sitting - Charles Matthews. Officer of Citicorp Walter B. maintaining the equipment of ticality of allocating funds for the Wriston, and Young. which he is placed in charge. weight room that the school's The Baccalaureate address will When the weight room first money was not spent in vain. exjsts between the Morehouse fairs, Robert Williams, his be delivered by Dr. Thomas opened, Marcus predicted that Second, it broadens the social administration and the student successor Raymon Crawford, Kilgore, chairman of the despite the student morale, life of Morehouse students by body. and the Student Welfare Com Morehouse Board of Trustees attendance in the Morehouse providing them with an activity As crowds continue to pour in mittee. To these three we say, and pastor of Second Baptist College weight room would that is both exciting and rewar at a steady rate, students can only "Thanks for your concern about Church, Los Angeles, California, slack off after the first two weeks. ding. Last, it symbolizes a giant appreciate the effort of former student activities!” on Saturday, May 18,1985, at 3:00 When his theory was disproven, step toward bridging the gap that Vice-President of Student Aff- p.m., in the King Chapel. Page 22 May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger CONGRATULATIONS
Robert G. Drummer Editor-In-Chief 1985/86 May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger Page 23 cP
The Maroon Tiger is published each month of the academic semester by the Morehouse College Student Government May We Have A Hook Up, Please? Association. The Maroon Tiger maintains an independent editorial policy aimed at providing its readers with a broad By Quinton L. Parker forms to the old cliche, “Pass the checked, ample space and ade spectrum of information and viewpoint consistent with the The September issue of The buck.’’ It seems that no one was quate surroundings will be black life-style. Editorial opinionsexpressed are not necessarily Maroon Tiger featured an article placed in charge of the installa found. The area is well lighted those of the executives of the SGA, but represent the efforts of entitled, “Washing Machines at tion of our new machines. The and students would neither have the writer(s) to interpret current issues on this campusand the the ‘House’ ’’ The article stated notion that students would peti to would worry about escaping environment around us. We believe all advertising to be that I, Quinton L. Parker, worked tion for a lundry room so they rodents, nor be fretful of the roof correct but cannot guarantee its accuracy or be responsible for tirelessly throughout the 1983- could watch it decay from lack of caving in at any moment. its outcome. ’84 school year vying for an on- use seems totally absurd to me. Some of you may be wonder campus laundry facility. The Maybe, if it is not too much to ing why I am harping on this Editor-In-Chief...... FreddieAsinor article was correct, for indeed I ask, can someone please be issue of a laundry room. Well, it Assistant Editor...... Charles Carpenter sought to eliminate the problem hired to hook up our washers makes very little sense for Copy Editor...... Kevin Hamm of students having to leave and dryers. students to patronize laundry Arts & Literary Editor...... Anthony Pinder campus and pay exorbitant fees I am sure that the Morehouse rooms off campus when their to have their clothes washed. College administration is un money could be kept on cam Associate Editor (Editorial)...... Oscar Jerkins Also, as the article stated I was aware of the present situation pus. You see, the money that News Editor ...... Gregory Powell extremely pleased when our concerning our laundry room. would be spent washing clothes Staff Writers...... Chris Stanard, Robert Bolton, new washers and dryers arrived How do I know? Since the could be applied toward the Tony Mobley, Adam Smith on campus at the beginning of administration is concerned maintenance of the equipment. Business Affairs Editor...... Veronica Green the school year. At that time, about student needs, the Instead, the money is spent at however, I was unaware that premise that our machines were neighboring laundry rooms Associate Editor (Photo) ...... Johnny Crawford another project would have to purposely not installed is moot. which constantly raise washing Staff Photographers...... Richard Cary, Melvin Willis be undertaken in order to have It just seems that they would not fees. Kathleen Tait our new machines installed. order new machines knowing Please do not read this Political Affairs Editor...... Phillip Thomas Now that almost a whole school full well that installation would editorial and arrive at the con Staff Writers ... Ronald Wilson, Emanuel McGirt, Lisa Kinard year has passed with a dormant not be performed. In view of the clusion Quinton L. Parker is a Associate Editor (Sports)...... Robert Drummer laundry room, I am making an administration’s ideas to im troublemaker. I assure you that I Sports Writers...... Dawn Lewis, Lori Boyer, earnest plea to whomever is in prove its relationship with the strive for the progression of our Marie Roberts, Maurice Haywood charge of installation, “Can our student body, such an ill idea school. I live under the realiza Executive Assistant to the laundry room please be working would be considered a tion that no school is perfect, but Editor-In-Chief...... Eric Nelson at optimum level by the begin squandering of funds. I see no reason why we should Administrative Manager ...,.?...... Torrence Stepteau ning of the next school term?’’ Perhaps the administration has not press on toward the mark of Circulation Co-Ordinator...... Travis Weddington The first question that popped noticed the condition of our perfection. into my mind concerning our present laundry facility and The problem has now been Advisory Committee...... Dr. Charles N. Hawk, III, non-functioning machines was, decided to search for a more addressed and a logical solution Dr. Eileen Meredith, Dr. Kay S. Perdue, Dr. Allen S. May “Who is responsible for the suitable location. Well, such an suggested. Once again, I ask the installation of our new laundry enigma may easily be solved if question, “May we have our The editorial office is 102 SGA Building, Morehouse College, room?’’ Well, after a brief in someone decides to look in the washers and dryers installed in a Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Phone: 404-681-2800, ext. 431. vestigation of this matter during basement of Thurman Hall. I am professional manner, please?’’ the first semester, I found a quite sure that when the room *Origination - Morehouse College. Printer - Chapman situation that remarkably con- that is stacked with boxes is Publishing Company, Inc., Atlanta The Confession Dizzy Gillespie Of A Homosexual In Town By Gregory Powell story. “He didn’t know he had it. When asked about the threat By Monica Bentley His constant smile and sway of News Editor I guess he was scared to ask AUC students pose he said he Special to the Maroon Tiger his head showed he enjoyed “A painter can paint a million questions? Maybe hedidn’t want wished students knew what he He talked through his best every second on stage. portraits and never be an artist,’’ to deal with the probable was about. friend, an instrument that has His humor and laughter said Elijah, “but if a man goes to answer? He came home, skinny- In public, Elijah explained his made him one of the world’s slipped in often. During times bed with another man one time, tired looking. He died three days nervousness. “I get paranoid in greatest jazz musicians alive to when not even the drop of a coin he’s gay forever.’’ later.” the cafeteria. I here the word fag day. could be heard, he eased Consenting to an interview in “It’s becoming a circle,” said and I run for cover. I feel I have Jazz trumpet player Dizzy everyone into a relaxed and wake of the growing number of Elijah in response to the course to prove I’m a man.” He remain Gillespie played on the hearts of burstful atmosphere of joy. AIDS’ victims, an Atlanta Univer AIDS is taking. “Bisexual men ed quiet a moment. “I deepen many April 19 at the Peachtree He took many back into the sity Center student (who will be give it to women and women in my voice and my physical Playhouse. era of the big band sound and referred to as Elijah for confiden turn give it to other men.” gestures to become more man Gillespie, on a black college this mixed audience of both tiality said the fatal disease “In Greenwich Village the ly.” jazz circuit tour, was accom black and white and young and frightens him: “I can’t let it men with AIDS sit on the wall, “Fags are people who don't panied by Clark College’s Jazz old appreciated every bit of it. restrict me though.’’ hair falling out. They look really care: trashy, ghetto people. Orchestra. Gillespie stated that he enjoys AIDS—acquired immune bad,” he commented. They’re mixed up queens: Slim- Soothing the jazz-loving playing with the colleges that deficiency syndrome—is an in In a warning voice, “all of us my curl men who curse and fight audience, Gillespie kindled accompany him. curable disease that destroys the must watch ourselves.” all the time. A gay man is them with his famous renditions Clark’s Jazz Orchestra is con human body’s immune system. A Elijah said homosexuality is conservative, reserved. I’m a gay of “Night In Tunisia,’’ “Round sidered to be one of the best common cold that poses no growing in popularity, although man.” Midnight,’’ “Con Alma’’ and college jazz bands in the United great threat to a child can kill an it’s not the “new kid on the “There are three types of gays,” Elijah counted them of on “Menteca.” States, and this was surely not the AIDS' victim because his body block.” “People want variety, The legend strutted across the first time that this nationally and has nothing to fight off the change.” his hand. “There's a flamming stage wearing a pair of brown internationally reknown band germs. He stood quickly, mimicking fag. Next is the discreet, conser casual slacks held-up by has performed with the jazz Comfortably leaning back in Patti Labelle’s new hit single “I vative. And last are the closet suspenders and a brown- great. his chair, Elijah said AIDS is a have a new attitude.” gays.” stripped shirt, carrying his brass Clark’s Jazz band has travelled comment by God on the act of While Elijah said those who On his relationship with trumpet in hand. throughout the United States homosexuality. “AIDS brought follow the traditional mold pose women, Elijah said women love The tapping of his toes and the and has made two abroad trips to about a maturity in society.’’ the greatest threat, he added that studying him. “They want to popping of his fingers were the Europe. “I had a friend who died of “if you’re in touch with your know me. They love to get advice immediate commands of the (Continued, pg. 25) AIDS,” Elijah dropped his head masculinity, you want to lash about relationships with men.” stage. while retelling the details of the out.” Page 24 May 7, 1985/The Maroon Tiger
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This forward is taken from the first edition of The Maroon Tiger, May 1925. The Tennessee Friend is Rev. William Alexander Scott, father of Aurelius Southall Scott, the business manager of the first Maroon Tiger, who was a graduate in the Class of 1925.
Individuals like nations contribute their bit to the onward and upward march of civilization. Philosophy tells what men have thought; Poetry discloses how they have felt; History makes known what men and nations have done. In order that some student may get a higher ideal of a college education; that our readers may see and know more of Morehouse College; that Morehouse situated in the Athens of the South, Atlanta, Georgia, may occupy a high place in the minds of our young men who desire to double and triple their usefulness in the world, we send forth this annua,. The words, thoughts, and views which are here presented will give you a larger and better knowledge of what Morehouse is, what she has done and what she hopes to do. May you carefully peruse these pages which reflect the thoughts, words, and deeds of college life. May Morehouse live long to serve humanity andGod! A Tennessee Friend.
Another son, Cornelius Adolphus Scott, was assistant business manager. Cornelius was president of the First Year (high school) Class. W.A. Scott, 11, still another son, was a member of the Junior Class. It was W.A. Scott II who founded the ATLANTA WORLD in August 3, 1928.
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By Maurice Haywood Mack Daniel, Floyd Hodoh, the following players who were academic oriented institution, the odds, the Tigers always seem Sports Writer Elvernie McGee, Joel Prim, Ran picked to the 1st team of the has limited funds for the athletic to find a way to thrive. The fighting Maroon Tiger dy Robinson, Andrew Samuels, SIAC: Mack Daniel, Floyd program. The players have no To the graduating seniors, football squad, which finished Ronnie Sparks, Keith Stroud, Hodoh, who was the SIAC choice but to operate with Daniel, Prim, Hodoh, Tookes, the season in a tie for the All-City Henry Thurston, and Quintin “Lineman of the Year," Joel grossly inadequate facilities and and Thurston, we thank you for Championship, continues to be Tookes. Of this squad, Joel Prim Prim, and Keith Stroud. are, many times, expected to do the work and dedication that you prosperous. Eleven squad was named “Defensive Player of Morehouse members of the the impossible, only to find all have given us over the past members were picked to the All- the Year;” Tamlin Antoine was SIAC 2nd team were: Henry ridicule if they fall short of few years. We wish you the best City team, and were honored on the lading Receiver and Scorer in Thurston, Quintin Tookes, Elver success. They have to put many of success in all your future April 20th at the annual banquet the city; and Elvernie McGee was nie McGee, and Tamlin Antoine. hours of preparation into the endeavors. held at the Omni International the 2nd leading rusher in the These are astonishing ac sport and are then expected to Hotel. The following players city. complishments, since perform as well in the classroom were honored: Tamlin Antoine, Further praises were given to Morehouse, a primarily as the other students. Despite Morehouse Boasts Title-Holding Bodybuilder
By Dawn M. Lewis Sports Writer Among the many outstanding athletes at Morehouse, Carlos Dixon remains one of the least ' known. However, this native Atlantan is quickly gaining recognition within the com munity of amateur bodybuilding. With three years of serious weight training, and only a year of competitive ex perience under his belt, Dixon has walked away with numerous trophies and titles. In 1983, he earned the titles of Mr. Teenage Atlanta, Mr. Teenage Georgia, and he received 6th place in the Mr. Teenage U.S.A. competition. Dixon, who played baseball and football, and participated in track and field during high school, states that athletics have always been an integral part of his life. His family boasts several college-level and professional athletes, including his father who is a former member of the Dogers, and uncle who is presently playing in the United States Football League, and a female cousin who plays basket ball for a leading college team. Support of his various sporting activities has always been con tinuous and abundant. His pursuit of bodybuilding was initiated as no more than “something to do to stay out of Carlos Dixon trouble," admits Dixon. As his Photos by Kathleen Tait interest grew, so did his massive 23, 1985 at the Georgia World physique, and he began receiv Congress Center. Carrying 200 ing encouragement to enter one lbs. on his six-foot frame, Dixon of the competitions sponsored advanced from the “Teenage” Gillespie, by the National Physique Coun category, to which he belonged cil, of which his regular gym in 1983, to the “Junior” classifica hers should be fathers. from pg. 23 holds membership. On this tion containing men with advice, combined with a previous experience and James Patterson is the director stringent weight program and a generally greater size. Dixon's Be careful. of the band and he and his troup very strict diet, he earned his first reemergence received much is expected to participate in the bodybuilding title. positive feedback both from the Be responsible. International Jazz Festival in Now in his junior year at Mr. Atlanta-audience, who Montreux, Switzerland and in Morehouse, Dixon, having com relentlessly chanted his number the North Seat Jazz*Festival in peted throughout his freshman throughout the judging, and Hague, Holland this summer. year, chose to refrain from this from the judges. He was awarded A night with Dizzy was no aspect of the sport during 1984 the Third-place trophy over ordinary night, for the people in due to the excess stress his many of his well-qualified op standing-room only Playhouse training had caused and the ponents. wanted more and more. A negative affect the dieting had As for his futur ein the sport, don't make a concert however can not linger on his disposition. In 1985, Dixon definitely sees more con on forever, but the everlasting however, Dixon is making a tests in his path. In the mean if you can't be a father. memory of this great jazz artist come-back. Most recently, he time, training provides him with and his inflated cheeks that . was a contestant in the Mr. a hobby and keeps him in produce the music that many . X X ' 'Arlantar comfpetltion-hreld'March excellent physical condition. •love so much will- five on. • • • -* Page 26
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By Dawn Lewis locking car doors, both while Sports Writer driving, and once the vehicle is As part of their end-of-the- parked. A warning was issued year activities, The Maroon against the carrying of weapons Tiger sponsored a Karate Exhibi such as knives, guns, and tion and Self Defense Seminar, chemical sprays, all which can be held on April 19, at the Archer wrestled away and used against Hall Gymnasium. The exhibition the victim. featured Jeff Gripper, a former The second portion of the World Welterweight Karate seminar actualized the martial Champion, and a black belt in arts demonstration. Jeff Gripper, three types of karate, including aided by his brother, executed a the Korean style, Tai kwan do. series of kicks, first in slow- Gripper was assisted in his motion, then at their normal demonstration by his younger speed, comparing the various an brother, Willie, also a black belt types of kicks in different styles. in karate. His intense concentration was The seminar was both enter portrayed by his facila expres taining and informative. The first sion as he performed the spin half was predominantly oral. and back kicks, the side kicks, Gripper spoke of what he phras the jump and spin kicks, and ed as "prevention through other techniques, including awareness of physical assault." punches. He offered tips on reducing Gripper ended the program one’s risk of becoming a victim on an inspirational note by of an attacker, simply by exuding narrating a life situation of his an "air of confidence," while on own that caused him to re the street. Gripper reiterated evaluate his goals. His overall other commonly known, yet message was to create high goals, often forgotten, steps in the and to strive toward achieving prevention of crimes, such as them.
Photos by Kathleen Tait, Johnny Crawford, and Roger Murphy
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