Morehouse College - Torch Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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N 197 and Army ROTC members en- glgeina friendly game oftwehfoot- ball on a Sunday afternoon. Challenges 1986 all of our brothers and sisters are free. Speaking not only of the freedom of South Africans, but also the freedom of those who engulf their lives with drugs, altering their ability to think clearly and rationally. It is :1 Persistent Challenge, but it is one we must change. The ability to think for ourselves with a clear mind will take us to greater heights than any l'high from drugs. Envi- sion a freedom where all men accept the responsibility of taking care of their families, being a loving husband as well as a supporting father. Yes, envision a freedom where every man will bring up his children in a moral and peaceful society. Morehouse brothers, it is 3. Persistent Challenge; let us meet the challenge set before us. Remember your vow: If there's an ocean, we cross it. If thereis a disease, we cure it. If thereis a wrong, we right it. If there's a record, we break it. And, finally, if thereis a mountain, we climb it. Remember that no one said that these challenges could be met over night; it is a continual stmggle-it is 3 Persistent Challenge. Spefmn mud Hardness: student: challenge each other in volleyball during the Lab::- Dny picnic. Theme-S

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Atlanta University Center students gather on the plus of the MLK In- ternational Chapel to protest against apartheid. in South Africa. What makes the earth continue to turn, when it is filled with minds of hate, oppression, and immorality? Just think of the number of people in the world who have no place to live and no food to eat. Without a doubt, Americans have a lot to be thankful for material- ly and spiritually. Things that we take for granted in America are viewed as showers of blessings in other Countries. Think about it . . . Love is really what makes the world continue to turn. Love conquers everything. A little love in an immoral world is like adding salt to unseasoned food. It is with love that people of all na- Persistent tions come together and promote the concept of world peace; it is with love that whites and blacks come togeth- er and protest apartheid in South Africa; it is with love that organizations all over the world contribute millions of dollars to the African relief fund. This is what makes the world continue to turn. Threats of nuclear warfare are terrifying; but, the power of love conquers all. Morehouse brothers, in the midst of career planning, do not forget your social responsibility. Let us remember that the quest for peace and freedom is 3 Persistent Challenge. This challenge does not end with the acqui- sition of a $50,000 a yearjob; still, we must press on until The Maroon Tiger football telm takes on a challenge on the B. T. Harvey Stadium field. 4-Theme

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Upon arriving on More campus, freshmen appear '..'.-..a ssed by its historical edificig'p, eSpecially Graves Hall and the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue. After only a few hours on the campus, freshmen begin to respond as one unit, developing a unity to endure future challenges- that old Morehouse Mystique begins to empower them with a sense of brotherhood. Freshmen orientation week gives new students insights into the goals perpetuated by Morehouse College. The very first night freshmen learn the College alma mater and the Col- lege fight song. Throughout the week, students are constantly drilled on the school's history, from 1867 to the present. Freshmen begin to sense that they are in a special place, a place of learning, a place that is grow- ing, a place of developing leaders, and a place that thrives upon the spirit and accomplishments of its alumni. This place, this Morehouse, serves as a place where challenges be- gin, but never end. Top: Eager freshmen moving into the dormitories on Freahmen Orientation Sunday, with help from all members of their family. Side right: Father: help Iona unload, while mother: rent from the heat and frustration. 6-Opening