Morehouse College - Torch Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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1946 TOR CH r S. Y. POE H. U. RAUSDAUS R. L. CALLOXYAY j. L. RILEY Euslis FLL. Nkmphix. Tum. Alhvm Seneca. 5. CL B A. B. A R, A. B. A. Stacmlngy Rciigiun Higtur'y Biology P. L. U SANFORD A. VAl'UHN C. C. W'AIJQER A. KELLAR Cnhnnhus Hccklcy. W'. V... Savannah Franktrm-n, Va B.A. 15. A. HS. B.S. History Religion Physics Blology

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SENIORS HISTORY It was a very pretty day m September. 1941. and the campus was just gathering autumn tn its heart. There were about two hundred ol meant- hundred sevcntv'four to he exactiand WI: were gettlng acquainted with each otherm- Say man. wherelre you fromT' Wayeross. Georgmewhat about you? hCnvingtolt. Kentucky. Oh! the state of Kentucky where they make all the bourbon, huh? Play football? A little. but I dont think Illl go out for the team here. Such were our hrst moments together. from which lasting friendship grew. Our first week was one ul otientation--taking tests, meeting teachers and advisers, heeoming acquainted with the general layout of the place And 1n those days, upperclassmen didn't exactly let us poor crabs alone. On Friday night of that week. We went tn the hrst social funless you'd gone to thrwe in the city every nightemust of us Cll'cljitl'te Morehousc'Speiman Freshman Get'tngethert It was :t memurahle necasion, and an that night were laid foun- dations lur future friendships which have and probably Wlll dCVClUp into an: other institutiunemarringc. The lirst leader of this gmup was John Forte. who through hrs periuas-it'r personality. moulded us from bewildered boys to thinking . . . well, older bOYS. ltls funny how we 100k possession of everything: we composed over hull of the varsity luotball team, basketball the same, and we had some pretty good tracksters. Our scholam were numerous-in fact. we had the only luurpulnt menetwo 0f lent: and mdny nl us ranlted high :n scholarship. But illl was not .tt ease w1th the wutld; it had been that way lor years. anti along then the draft was taking full toll: we werenlt able to hmsh the year With over hall of our hrst number---but carried on!! And the draft did more ever the summer of '43: only seventy-six of our original number returned: but we were a happy gruupt glad to see each other. and at once swapped tales of summer events. Howeven the dralt cloud still hung over us-we finished the year with only lorty-eight men. A funny thing. that draft-it changed a lot of our destinies ltruet those who went inl. but. I'm speaking of those who by their wits.were missed. Ofliclal records will show more pre'medicai and Drc'dcntal students than Mnrehouse has ever had in one Classebut in these hclds, marks Were expected tn be high, andeot course, some missed this hurdle. Wherever they are. mane 0f the boys will forget the class of '46.: initial dance in the spring of .41 while we were yer Freshmen: we had it at the USO ean informal allair that was enjoyed by everyone U remember that that was the hrs! thing that we really got together 0111; and our second one Uurgotten nDW whether it was '43 or .44.- huwever, we were sophumnresl was as good ELK. if not better than the Ersteat least, we learned nut to have such large crowds It was held at the same place. and. it was the last we gaveedue to the war. and the diminishing number of participants. Our president was 5. S. Abrahrns---efheicnt. capahIe---hut there was-n't much dotng that year. so he didn't have such a hard 10h. Wenwerel'treakttlg into everything then: The gridiron stars were Ruland Pearson, Goat. Odpm, Earl Robinson, and Frazier jolmsnn: basketball stars were Jerome Harris. OlIVCI' Brooks, and jay jackson: track stars were Zack Puwall, Shelton Penn. and yours truly, Paul Sanford. Vacationuebut work for most of us. and it was plentiful then; we had gobs of men on the tobacco farms, and our class had most of the foremene Andrew Gray, Robert Galloway. and William Benton headed the largest there, I think. Well-three long months. but September pops up before you know 11:.