^ OakL ot onten td Page Calendar 3 Contemporary Art Collection On View 4 Charter Day Convocation and Dinner 6 Eighty-Seven Degrees Awarded 9 The Summer School Program 12 In Memoriam 15 Campus Briefs 16 Faculty Items 19 File National Alumni Association 23 Alumni News 25 • ON THE COVER • ☆ The view from the Fair Street entrance to the Atlanta University Campus shows Harkness Hall on the left with the Trevor Arnett Library, at the other end of the quadrangle, in the background. ☆ Series III DECEMBER, 1959 No. 108 Second Class Postage paid at Atlanta, Georgia 2 Atlanta University Bulletin CALENDAR SI EXHIBITION: MMER SCHOOL FORUM: June 10 — President September 27 — October 7—A Displax B. E. Mays, Morehouse College. “Desegregation: A of French Books. Challenge to the Teacher." RECEPTION: October 4 — President and Mrs. Rufus SUMMER SCHOOL FORUM: June 16 — Ralph McGill. E. Clement at Home to the Staffs and Faculties in Editor. Atlanta Constitution. “The South in Transi¬ the Atlanta University Center. tion. LECTURE: October 8 — Ralph McGill. Editor of the At¬ BOOK REVIEW PROGRAM: June 17 — The American lanta Constitution. “Russia Revisited.” LECTURE: October 13 — Dr. Lonnie Sex Revolution by Pitirim Sorokin — Reviewed by Cross, Depart¬ Dr. Virginia Lacy Jones, Dean of the School of Li¬ ment of Mathematics. “On Mathematics, the Space brary Service. Age, Blackboard and Other Related Matters. SUMMER THEATRE: June 18, 19, 20 — “The Re¬ BOOK REVIEW PROGRAM: October 14 — The Negro luctant Debutante by William Douglas Home. Novel in America by Robert A. Bone — Reviewed SUMMER SCHOOL FORUM: June 23 — President by Dr. A. Russell Brooks, Department of English. Rufus E. Clement. “Promotion of International Un¬ Morehouse College. derstanding Through Education.” CHARTER DAY CONVOCATION: October 16 — John LECTl RE: June 24 — Ralph Gaskins, Encyclopedia H. Johnson, President of the Johnson Publishing Britannica. “Development of Reference Sources. Company. SUMMER SCHOOL FORUM: June 30 — Dr. Arthur C. CHARTER DAY DINNER: October 16 — Honoring Banks, Jr., Visiting Professor of Political Science. New Members of the Faculty and Staff. “Critical Issues in American-Soviet Relations. LECTURE: October 21 — Dr. Helen R. Wright, Dean SUMMER THEATRE: July 2, 3, 4 — “The Hollow” Emeritus of the University of Chicago School of by Agatha Christie. Social Administration. “American Opportunities in SUMMER SCHOOL FORUM: July 7 — Morris B. International Social Work.” Abram, Attorney and Chairman of the Citizens ART EXHIBITION: October 25 — Formal Opening of Crime Commission. “Law and Social Change.” the Collection of Contemporary Art. BOOK REVIEW PROGRAM: LECTURE: — July 8 — The Climate of October 27 Dr. Lonnie Cross, Depart¬ Learning by Ordway Tweed and Some of My Best ment of Mathematics. “On Boole’s Algebra and Can¬ Friends Are Professors by George G. Williams — tor’s Theory of Sets.” Reviewed by Dr. Melvin Watson, Dean of the School TOWN MEETING: October 29 — President B. E. Mays. of Religion, Morehouse College, and Dr. James B. Morehouse College, Miss Marian Wright. Spelman McRae, Lincoln University. College, Miss Joyce Ross, Clark College. “The Mean¬ SUMMER SCHOOL FORUM: July 14 — The Reverend ing and Significance of Khrushchev’s Visit.” Homer C. McEwen, First Congregational Church. LECTl RE: November 9 — Dr. R. F. Dawson, Colum¬ “Juvenile Delinquency: Everybodv's Problem.” bia University, Sigma Xi Lecturer. “The Biosynthe¬ sis of Tobacco Alkaloids." SI MMER THEATRE: July 16, 17, 18 — “The Doctor In Spite of Himself" by Moliere. LECTURE: November 10 — Dr. S. C. Saxena, Depart¬ ment of Mathematics. “The Evolution of RECEPTION: July 19 — President and Mrs. Rufus E. Geometry.” FORUM: November 10 — Dr. Herman H. Clement at Home to the Summer School Students, Long, Fisk Faculty and Staff. University. “Race Relations Consensus and Public SI Policy,” MMER SCHOOL FORUM: July 21 — Dr. Horace ATLANTA-MOREHOUSE-SPELMAN PLAYERS: No¬ Mann Bond, Dean of the School of Education. “The vember 12. Forgotten Child: The Search for the Academically 13, 14 — “The Skin of Our Teeth” by Talented.” Thornton Wilder. BOOK REVIEW PROGRAM: November 18 — The Status SUMMER SCHOOL FORUM: July 28 — William Gor¬ Seekers by Vance Packard — Reviewed don. Journalist and Niemann Fellow. “Three Types by Dr. Til- man C. Cothran. of African Nationalism.” Department of Sociology. BOOK REVIEW PROGRAM: December 2 — The House BOOK REVIEW PROGRAM: July 29 — The Illusion of Intellect by Jacques Barzun—Reviewed by Samuel of Immortality by Corliss Lamont — Reviewed by M. Johnson, Field Counselor of the National Board Dr. Frank Cunningham, President of Morris Brown of Missions, l nited Presbyterian Church. College. ATLANTA-MOREHOUSE-SPELMAN PLAYERS: De¬ TEA: August 5 — The Atlanta l Diversity Alumni As¬ cember 3, 4, 5 — “The Trojan Women” by Euripi¬ sociation at Home to the Graduating Class, Facultx des. and Staff. TOWN MEETING: December 10 Reverend Samuel W. CONCERT: August 5 The Summer School Chorus Williams. Morehouse College. Daniel Mitchell, Clark with Soloists. College, Miss Jewell Walker. Morris Brown College. SUMMER SCHOOL CONVOCATION: August 6 — Dr. “The Current Television Scandals and the American Samuel D. Proctor, President of Virginia l nion System of Values. University. CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT: December 11. 12. 13 TEA: September 27 The \tlanta l niversit\ Alumni Atlanta-Morehouse-Spelman Chorus. Morehouse \ssociation at Home to Students. Faculty and Staff. College Glee Club. Spelman College Glee Club. Dkckmbkk, 1959 3 Contemporary Art Collection on View Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Waddell and Hale Woodruff (center) before Mr. Woodruff's "Galaxy" at the opening of the Contem¬ porary Art Collection. With the opening of the Collec¬ Negro artists, the purchase awards years should be merged with the tion of Contemporary American Art from the eighteen annual exhibi¬ works of other contemporary artists, on October 25, Atlanta University’s tions. regardless of race. The Trustees contribution to the greater appreci¬ Writing as a foreword to the and President Clement gratefully ac¬ ation of art in the Southeast took on h a n d s o m e illustrated catalogue, cepted the collection which has been a new dimension, for this is not a which contains reproductions of all assembled carefully over the past show which remains on view for a the oils and water colors in the Wad¬ two years. limited time, but another permanent dell Collection, President Clement President Clement concluded the art gallery for the city of Atlanta. said of Mr. and Mrs. Waddell’s sug¬ foreword: “The University’s Annual In the completely remodelled gallery gestion that the LIniversity collection Exhibition, held each spring, has be¬ in the Trevor Arnett Library now be broadened to represent contem¬ come an event of importance in hang thirty-six new works of Ameri¬ porary art in America without re¬ American contemporary art. Our can artists, the generous gift of Mr. gard to racial origin: “It had been spring harvest can be measured by and Mrs. Chauncey Waddell of New their observation that the time had the absolute standard of contem¬ York, together with some forty piec¬ come when the excellent collection porary art — in all its rich variety — es selected from the University’s which the University had gathered as it is being expressed in mod¬ permanent collection of works by from the annual awards over the ern times. I believe the University 4 Atlanta University Bulletin speaks for all the Negro artists, whose contributions have made its Annual Exhibitions so stimulating, when it accepts this group of pictures by artists of the most diverse racial backgrounds, whose works have been selected only because they express something of the remarkable power and beauty in contemporary art in A merica." Present for the formal opening which attracted record crowds, were Mr. and Mrs. Waddell, and three artists who are represented in the Waddell collection, Hale Woodruff of New York, who as a member of the Atlanta l Diversity faculty played a leading role in formulating the plans for the Atlanta University Ex¬ hibit and in directing it during its early years, Edwin Dickinson of New York and Wellfleet, Cape Cod, and David Aronson's pastel "Consultation IV," inspired by the demonic superstititions of George Beattie of Atlanta. Mrs. the Dybbuk, is at the left of the group of drawings and prints in the Collection. Woodruff, Mrs. Dickinson, and Mrs. murals in the Trevor Arnett Li¬ Benajim Kopman, B. J. 0. Nordfeldt. Beattie were also present. brary, Charles Alston, and Jacob Jason Schoener, and Katherine Wil- Three of the artists in the Wad¬ Lawrence. Among the other artists czynski. dell Collection are already represent¬ are Isabel Bishop, Dong Kingman, The collection consists of oils, wa¬ ed in the Negro Collection, Mr. Lena Gurr, David Aronson, Eugene ter colors and drawings represent¬ Woodruff, who also painted the Higgins, Lee Gatch. John Heliker, ing many schools of painting, hut. in spite of its variety, the whole has an unusual harmony. From the Atlanta University Ne¬ gro Collection are sculptures by Richmond Barthe, Jack Jordan. Eliz¬ abeth Catlett. William Artis, Gu\ Miller, and Charles W. Stallings and oils, water colors, prints and draw¬ ings by such artists as Charles White, John Wilson. Samella San¬ ders Lewis. John Biggers. Lois M. Jones. Frederick 1). Jones. Merton Simpson. Henr\ Bannarn. James Yeargans. Havward L. Oubre. Ben¬ jamin Britt. W alter Simon, and Da¬ vid Driskell. The comments of the mam art lovers who have seen the exhibition bear out President Clement s proph¬ ecy in his foreword to the Catalogue, that \tlanta l Diversity's spring har¬ vest can indeed be measured In the "The Thespian Bow" by lee Gatch, "Chinese Vase" by B. J. O. Nordfeldt, and "Cape absolute standard of contemporary Cod landscape" by Robert Vickrey are admired by visitors at the opening of the Exhibition Gallery. art. Deckmblh, 1959 5 Charier Day Convocation and Dinner Mrs. Rufus E. Clement, Madame Pandit and President Clement congratulate John H.