Morgan State University - Promethean Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1944 volume:

Victorii Cantamus MORGAN STATE COLLEGE NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS Baltimore, Maryland FAIR MORGAN Pasr Morgan, we love thee, so tried atid so true Our hearts at thy ttam thrill with pride; We owe thee allegiance, V pledge thee our faith A faith that shall ever abide. CHORUS We pledge thee our love, we pledge thee our faith Whatctler the future may bring. And thus our demotion, fidelity, too, And homage we pay as we sing. Pair Morgan, as onward the years swiftly fly And thou livest m mmiory sweet, We bring thee our laurels, whatever they be, And lay thmi with joy at thy feet. CLASS MOTTO A New Day; A New Regime CLASS FLOWER • Rose CLASS COLORS Gold and Blue - ____________________________________________________________ YEAR BOOK STAFF Edilar_------------------------------------------------------------_Maethelda Morris A.rsociak Editor------------------------------------------------- ..Ernestine Welch Businen Manager___________________________ Harriet Peat Advertising Manager_____________________________________________Lettie Carter Feature EditOf-------------------------------------------—-David Sloan Circulating Edit()f------------------------------------— Cordelia Gibbs Reporters and CQlltribtlt()fs-Aima Coleman, Cordelia Gibbs, Josephine Stewart, Annie Johnson, David Trader, Catherine Russell, Florence Gardner, John McGraw, FOREWORD TN A TIME when the future is all Aimportant, the class of '44 recalls its past, hoping that in its own way this happy recollection will mirror as big and as bright a future in a post-war world. MAETHELDA MORRIS Editor 1 n-C hief THB LIBRARY 6nt odilLoe u he const rua„d during Ilie konumtradOll ol Or. Dwight 0. Holrut, Prelideot of Morpn Scar : College. t J. CARNBGIB HAI-L To ivy covered wall, of Catftcaic liavc Ilstclkxl to tlic inw whlaperinp oi an of Morpnitqa i SPENCER HAIL Corucruaecl under tbe admto.l ttatton of John Oakley Spencer, President Emerirua of Morgan State College. TUBMAN HOUSE The ntw dormitory foe women .:omplcccd in 1942, BALDWIN HALL Formerly, a dormitory for men, bur now occupied by women for the durari,;,n. OR. 3, J. SEABROOK Dir a ' of TM Cmtn CHRISTJ.AN C6NlhR Co™.pieced in 1942, this building ,ntis6es the rccrcntional and religious needs OE Morg.in atuden THE MORGAN CHRISTIAN CENTER The Morgan Christian Ct'ntu under the direction of 0. 3. 3, Seabrook scrvtt s twofold purpOlc for the students of Morgan Seate College; a spiritual and a Raeational purpose. The focmer is in eviden on Sunday mornings when the choral group nnd the strains of the beautiful organ music blend to peal forth nvd soothe the troubled spirits of Morg.-mitcs. The sermon provokes thought which nckb to the SOtellln Simplicity of the service as a whole and makes for drcp a.ppreciAtion from the students at large. The latttt purpose which the Mocrioln Christiltn Center serves i, a ho essential co the development of the individual. During the week, there n all types of games such as Ping.pong, and Chinese checkers. After sud, participation, refrcshmulltS m.ty be obtained ro quench the pani:i, of college hunger. Besides such gjmcs the well-toned pinno ,md the combination of and radio a u there to fulfill the desires of the music starved loven. On other ocouions the center is used for fo«um,, public discussions and parti� � , formal and informal. Thus one can 9ee chat the Center concribulleS definitely to the civic, educational and religious development of rhe students at Morgan, Undec the guidance of iu director, Dr. 3, 3, Seabcook, The Morgan Christian Center is proring icsdf • must in die lives of all Morg.anices. ADMINIS TRATION TO TH E CLASS 0 F 1944 21, 1941 Cm« inp: you go forth from bu., you ub with you the aincar.t aood wiabes oi the College communicy and ii. - prayera foe your -,tan auoceaa. We fuvendy hope th,n your gtaduacion year will mad: the cod oi clw terrible Wllr in wludi our aacion ia mpged. But wbecber it doa or not, you will enter a world up,et, diacraught and abnormal in every way. It ia not good for people D bace; and yet in diia aw, co hare the enemy ,. looked upon ill pauiotic. It ia a cerrible cb.ing co Icill our felk w-m' l; bur just now to kill the enemy is heroic. You will find 11 somewhat difficult, Pffilllpa, t0 enter auch a world and at the 14 18 time preserve m your heuu the high ad.au of love, tolerana, rupect for human pedO UWty and juance for all men, wb,ch must be coMadcred the linest fruita of aviliratiocl, u Mil u the lndilpen..,blc possessions of eduaufd pcopl The,e must be pn- urved at all h.ullrds and to pruerve them is your cask. Foe believe that the world1 present pain and agony a n but the birth- throes of n new and better d ,. Yours 11 che rare oppommity oi help. inR sh.,pe this MW wodd, a tulc challenRing the minds and harts of all die graduate of 1944 e,-ezywbere. We exp«t you H aod believe that you will, luc-:iusfully accef the cha.limp. Sinurdy yow-s, D. 0. W. Hor.MU DR. D. 0. W. HOLMBS February 3, 1944 TO THE CLASS OF 1944 Deer Fntnds: The ffienrle,s pace of WD bas brought w agam 10 the end of a ltudenl generanon at Morllan State College. In June, 1944, you ,vill rece-ive lbe award which crown, the four years you have .pent with w, who mun mn .in b.hind. ObHrvaaon over a long period ha, enabled me 0 build up a set of enteria by whii;h dUMI are judaed m my coruciouan - May I lltncttely say © you that the clua of '44 will alwaya rank high among the groupa which han marched through th... halli within the lut ewenty ,.an. And because the dut u • ...ha!, has uhibited auperioc qualica we aball apect ,uperior aduenmeuc in a world wfiidi -.ly Meda all that you can conmbwe. Sincerely, Geokom C Ghaut, Dean DIAN GBORGB C GRANT TO THB CLASS OF 1944t My dear Frirnds: Hitherto mcssngtt of this sort N.ft gmeraily h.cn addteased to deRc •a.idma, d young pie,' etc. In this age of globel WAr, tht crmpo of education and of living in ♦r.si bu bttn so sed up th,r all of us who coowtute the “home Wild' must feel ou.nelvrs cqu,l, or nc.idy so, in rcspoWjbili nd outlook, u we prepare to ftuscain e- dviltt.rnon of today, and plnn for the world of tomorrow. I gttel you, thetdore, as my fmndo, subordinae. only sligbdy in age al d exp,rienoe. Fte-lse accept my b.urcy congratulations as you tkc- your pike ipoll the spring-board which mar'a the end of ♦■basic cmining, and from which you will aap all into the actin service of re±l lifo. Youn vnv truly, JAS. H. CARTHR Bu.sinus M,m.sgn- JAMBS H. CARTER Srcrm,ry-Bu.sin= M IW M , d u r Fellow Students: It is always a plaaure me to apress H word of greeting Qnd felicitation to the smduacing daas. Thia year it a llapedal pleasure becaLUC I am greeting :lnd felieitadng fOWI8 people who have survived, during their college carca:, the nvagu of war Hrd the hardships a ndllnt thertto. The wrt of jobe and bi money did not deter you from your objective,. I am ..Ee in aaying then, chrtt the dillgmt eJfotU and the dctcr- minanon to pencvlNl an common characteriatica of the Cius of 194L Thuefon, I do not builata © predict that wtreo. you take your plloe in the world, you will ,uccet l bccawc of the qU fctica which have XKt been dc.cribed. Many of your daNmatea arc now ,howinlt or hav recendy ezhi!,;ted thete ,pleodid qualllia on the far.flung b.utle frons Ot o c aooc wodd. They, qoo, will fiabt until vkeiny tt won More PO' t oo you end to th.ml We baw cSca. the ftl'Y b.t that we coaid fot you at MorgRn. We nw atnd you forth with CUT b p, out prayen, and our but wiab-. Y out Friend, BOW. N. WILSON H,.$flhll7 Januaq 21, 19-« 12 BDWARD N. WII.SON h p h R OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION 1st Rim u t lo ritht: Charioae B Cr.wford, Ph.D. Yak, Engliah; Leone J. Moore. M.Ed., Temple U., Physical Education; Id. L VVoodfoed, A.M. Ptnn., French; Lillie T. Vaden, A.M. Howard, Bnglisb; Lydia ISt William,, M.S. C'amell, EcollOmia; Maxine McBrilt, A.M. Kan.u, French and Spani.h. 2nd R AV u t to rishi: Edward P. Hull, AM. Columbia. Phrji .il Education; Talmadge L Hill, A.M. Columbia, Health and Physical Education; George H. Spauldinlt, Ph.D. Penn. Chemisa,; Mason A. Hawicins, Ph.D. Penn. Education; Fninlc G, Davis, Ph.D. Iowa Stare U., Economia; Thelma G Payer, A M. Columbia, Educ.tion and Dean iE w -1 1.. 3rd. R ' 1.41 lo ri ht: Charles C Key, A.M. Columbia, Biology; Bui R Moeea. A.M. Oiicaao, Sociology; Fnuuis Berry Hill, MLB B Oberlia. Mwic Education; Luther M Hardin. M.S. lossy Stare L. Physia; Bdssard M Coleman, Ph.D. S. Cal, H istory and Dean of Men, Elbert L Tatum, A.M. Illinonis, Hl.cory; V'iolel S. Banks AM. Columbia. Music Education; John A. HencuLson. RS. Tuftl, Chemimy; Milton L Callossay. A.M. Columbia. Biology; Montgomery W. .King A.M. Hossard, Bnglilb. In Abentencia: Hossard L Comilb, AM. Columbia, Mathematics; Thuaa M Kennedy, M.S. IVsui. State, Home Economics; Clarence L 8. Monroe, Ph.D. Penn., Biology; John J Scab rook, LL.M., Bo. coo, Philo.ophy and Director of Christian Center, Ollie G Weaver, A.M. Tmt le, Education; Helen Sirrine, A.M., Johns Ho| !cinu U., Bngliah. On Lease of Absence: Floyd R Banlta, Pfi.D. Penn. Physic,; WitLifred 0. Bryaon, A.M. Atlanta, Commcroc. In W Anncd Forecv Clinton B Knox, Ph.D. Husard. Hiltocy; William W. Proccoc, A.M. Penn., Mathematics; OULngton 6. Smith, A.M.. Fislc Engli.h. IN MEMORIAM In mmivr, of First Li tbldnt Pan.md Picou, Ok l,do„ed '4ngu4se pnxJusc-r lulkd in IM Ak of duty' in art «rO.Ittne Ci4SK in North aV rictl. m SECRETARIAL STAFF ut. Row, Left to right: Mrs. Beatrice II. Drake, Cashire's secretary. Miss Cassandra Hradlo Assistant Librarian, Miss Margaret Burke Secretary of the Dean; Miss Et.hd Plippin Junior Librarian. 2nd. Row, Lift to right: Mrs. Margaret R. Sinclair, Business Managffs secretary; Mis Re;nricc Mayo, Cashier; Miss Edna R. Hopkins, Assistant registrar. 3rd. Rou•: A.lrs. Paulcia S. Taylor, President's secretary; Mrs. Lucille Ward, Registrar's J rit}41y. MRS. WRIGHT A. tbc dnu of '44 movrs foccver from the portals of Its Alma Mater, It hesitates, turns .lowly, and with tearful eyrs, a tumbles blindly with out-stretched arms toward ,1 dcLfc.,tc, scnsidvc but stalwart might of a womcn-And on her Jhouldcr? now re through the first three bowtCOUS years of our emcancc at Morgan, we purge our aouls of all the blnemcss of our leaving and all the triumph of our going. Ot.hca have Irutru d ua, but abc bas constructed u To Mrs. Wright for giving herself © ui unflinchingly and wholeheartedly, we can only say Thank you and Goll blei. you. JESSB M. WRIGHT AdflSor 1940 0 DR. GEORG B H. SPAULDING DR. SPAULDING During the wt ,ar of our .ea, here at MorJPJI, Dr. Gcoqic C. SPAulcling has ta = the place of our fine advuor, Mrs. Wright. Ablv he baa cfirealed the activities c£ our cUa. T o hui we u p - heart-fdt appredatioo for taking the wheel in mid-scream and pilocing the boat of ‘44 safely to the ahott. AdYisor 1943,44 Although we receive our diplomaa in tho midst of the greatest conflict in hilfory, we, the claH of '44 feel assured that we have trained ourselves well that wo might better meet the I'flponaibilities of life. Howonr, our thoughta turn from our clallmate. around tu to thoae who through a quirk of fate were not fortunate enough to be hero to shore theae honora with ua. It ia to I'hete bop that we wish to express our deep regret that they are not here, but in the aamo tone, we have great hopea for their lpeedy victory and aafe return home. Wo, of thia elaa, feel moat fortunate that we have had the foreaight and courage to overcome the tomptationl of jobt and money ID very prevalent now. Greater com- mendations are due to our claumates who do not hove to overcome temptation of money and eoay living, but the forces of prejudice,, hate, and greed. Thein fl. a greoter struggle than oura could possibly have been, but, having the fortitude, the strength and the fear of God in their hearts, we know they will come through. It is our hope that victory will come soon and all of our classmates will return to finish their education not in a world disturbed by turmoil and strife, but in a world of peace and harmony-a peace which they helped to make. i( MORGAN TO WIN A WAR TO THOSE WHO LEFIf DEDICATED • Y¥YY¥¥¥YY¥¥¥YY 16 Catherine Russell 11 SOT. OSCAR Givers SOT. LORENZO THOMAS MOTOA MCH. MATE SOT. CYRIL BYROM JL F. WARMER A SOLDIER In tlte tenacioul grip of a recklea wlH to 9iYe His all to the winning of the fight. With the tumultuoul drum, of a gleeful Man actlYe Leet he at the fatal hour loee sight Of gore glowing faint In the loud night; By the Piftoaphorescent la)llps of an earthly hell to kill. Hi heart lure of the power of right; In the precarloua care of a dumb Deapite he will Become, cune Fate, a hallowed hill. John McGraw .GPL JOSS’H GIBBS PPG LUOUS LEEPER 17 WE GRADUATE IN SPIRIT by CPL. JoaBPH E. Grass You must realize that upon your entry into the College Enlisted Reserve Corps, you will he a member of the army, and as such will be liable to the call of your Qom,. mandcr-in-Chief at any time . Those wo ds of our own President Holmes still echo and re-echo in our minds and hearts. Then on March 2. 1943, the call came to us. The orders were clear and from our Commander-in-Chief- You're needed, boys, to bring relief from this plague of oppression that threatens to engulf you. You arc needed to preserve the way of life; it is your duly and privilege to contribute he best you have lo offer to the preservation of a free, democratic country . And so, with unbowed heads and shoulders erect, we sallied forth to be trained and to train others in the fine art of appreciating the kind of life to which we had been accustomed. Our specific jobs have been many and diverse; we have accepted the challenge of analyzing the need o( each individual job, and we have extended ourselves lo meet the challenge. Now, we have also reconciled ourselves to the fact that we must graduate in spirit . Extended thought raises the universal question in our minds- Why must we grad- uate in spirit? We would much rather be present to receive the fruits of four years' effort in the fields of academic and social conditioning. Since this is a selfvidcnt fact-why must we gh duale in spirit? Philosophically we have grown and matured. We have on numerous occassions come focc to face with the enemy which makes our spiritual graduation a necessity. We have met this enemy as a spirit; and we have met him as a being. We have learned that our success over him can come only when we adjust our minds and bodies to the rigors of living that border on the boundary of hell. We have discovered llhat only the individual who has the greatest spirit can ever hope to graduate in body as well as ki spirit Sinoc we have been diligent students, we have learned our lessons well. From our classrooms of the army camps and the world battle-gTOunds we haive heard and comprehended the lectures on life; we have learned that to live is more than to merely exist. We have crammed before examinations, during examinations, and after them too--we have the utter rucessity of passing every examination imprcSScd -yes, even scared-into our souls. Had we failed to pass-we would not be here hi spirit to graduate with you. Upon the battle-scarred earth as our desk, we have learned to write in Rowing style the answers to the question of survival. We know that to survive oetdrs an op- portunity to Jive. We have survived the daring of the enemy whom we have met in spirit; we have Jived through the heU created by the enemy we have met in being. We have lone these things because we have been diligent students. We have our blackboard too, high over our heads. We've lain beneath the sky and solved our problems with the stars. Our problems have «been vital. Well to we remember the one of logistics m which we worked out the fcasability o£ attack or re- treat. To arrive at an approximate was never enough; our answer had to be accurate and exact. Nor had we the opportunity LO waste time and materials; no miscalculation no misuse could ever be tolerate. 1 Our problems were loo vital lo err even slightly. Thus we figured out the problem of existing and surviving and living-for living k more than existing. You must realize ... ... Yes, ive realizx:; and having that rcalizatioo we fonily resolved within ourselves to make our graduation two-fold-we will graduate in spirit today with ,you, but on the morrow, we will graduate in being. 18 WE SALUTE YOU Actually seeing the days of 1944-thosc days which seemed so remote when we entered Morgan as Freshmen,-compels ik to think more soberly and far differently from what we did when we were a group of gay youngseers with bursting enthusiasms soaring hopes and definite ideas of A New Day , A New Regime . Our interests during our first years were centered around a Bigger and Bettci- Morgan . Under tire inspiring leadership and tireless energy- of our beloved former sponsor, Mrs. Jessie M Wright, we began a study of the traditions already cstablishhd at Morgan and sought to eliminate those which we felt did not spell honor and glory- for Morgan. We also firmly established those practices set by the class of '43 under the leadership of the then Mivs Laura Robinson whose untiring efforts and loyalty- as sponsor of the class of '43 won adiradon and esccem from lhe dass of '44. The pn - gram of the davs which preceded ik included such programs as the Frcshman-Sophomo Confrrence and Freshman Day. In cooperation with the Traditions Committee of the Alumni, we managed to initiate new and wholesome tradition. Two losses w-hich seemed to ik irreparable occurred in '43 w-ithin a few months of eadi other; the loss, through draft, of the great bulk of manhood of our class; and, through resignation, our bulwark, Mrs. Wright. These losses as could be expected, plunged us into-a stormy first semester which seemed at times destined to disrupt ik permanently, but our new sponsor. Dr. Spaulding, ever ready with advice ;uk1 sympachv, ever eager to support our programs along with our okl faith and pride in '44, kept ik from actually falling to pieces. As young as we arc in years we have learned some of life's lessoas and we want to leave to the classes that remain a word of advice. Will you bear with us while we leave a word of encouragement? First, we encourage the dass of '47 to stick to your ideals of sodal, moral and sthoiastic perfection although you may he h the midst of oppositioa Allow no one to steer you from your beliefs in fundamental truchs. Remember that next year you will he followed instead of being led. We challenge you to be as gixxl leaders as you have heen followers of some of the ideals of the davs of '44. We encourage the davs o( '46 to unite as a davs and strive for success ii the years to come. Do not allow your disappointments and disillusionmcnts to deter you from striving to obtain those things in which you really- believe. As a unified group, try as Tennyson so aptly puts it in his Ulysse.rs, to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. As fix- Ihe davs of '44, we an: knit by our early hopes and suce(� ses, our later frustrations and desperations, our present trials and responsibilities, into a bond of peculiar strength and durability; and for that union we ran welcome the distresses that have been ours and feel secure in the solidaricy that will ever make the group that enrolled here in 1940, the members that have been added to us and the two sponsors whom we have known, oik inseparable unit, the davs of '44. Wtth fond remembrance of all of you, with sincere best wishes for yoir future, w-ith appreciation for your loyalty and cooperation, our great davs makes its final salute to Morgan. ERNESTINE WELCH. 20 President o t Class of «44 SYLENA ANDERSOU R Cnnscnxtl Ism pn-sotti id CATHERINE WIGGINS B.A. Sites growing up. day by day. SEVILLA BOYD B.A. . 1 better sport you 'll never find THOMAS BROOKS B.A. A plugger to the very end LErrm CARTER B A. As fthcious as the day is long. JAMES COLE B.A. I It is talk you lllut, see .lames CQ el CAROLINA BUNDARA B. S Sweet Rosie O'Grady. MARY BROWN B.A. One of our tirelesl wilers. BERNICE CHESTER li S There's devil dtuicing ill her ANNA COLEMAN B.A. I-'jendfy, sweet, eo peratllle. ETHEL WILLIS B.A. S-fMr paratus. JIMMY FINNEY B.A. Smiling demurely at all times. ANNE FULWOOD B.A. Always aJ her hen FLORENCE GARDNER R S. Guided thr X,gh life hy Malh- emati s. RUTH GILMORE R S. Where hearts are true, Jew IkWU will do. JAMES FINNEY B.A. Morgan's Fred Allen CORINNE FRY B.A. A ;oily companion E ENORA GARDNER. B.A. Amhitious and industrious' CORDELIA GIBBS B.A. Alive, alert, and amhitious. MARY GRIGGS Sweef and demure. ALICE HALL B.A. Sn «ess is her g(l(I} DOROTHY HASTTNGS B S Good things come in snuill pack- ages. LILLIAN HINTON B.A. Vivacious, flirtations? 0 Grac- ious ALVIN JACKSON B.A. The Protagonist GENEVA JOHNSON B.A. Tall, tan and terrific DOROTHY HARRIS B.A. Oh say ron sht Singf TIIELMA HILL B S .tlrvuys tlicle wftt a helping hand. ELBERTA HUNT R A. iXtady, IllUhrig and able. ANNIE JOHNSON B.A. To her belongs the crown of IIIk MARIE KELLY B S Small, pert and a little flirt. SAMUEL YOUNG B. S. The Roonry w, th the Goble ideas JOHN McGRAW B. S. Mus;c hath charm ODF-SSA MINOR B. S. Sweet S • RUTH MORROW B. A. She's happy, me y and gay, With always Jontcthing to say. RUTH MOSLEY B. A. Silnu:'tl is golden. GARLAND MARTIN B. A. To the name of Garland, she'll fret through Jife. GLADYS MILLER B. A. l.Ahonng and striving fur sue cess. MAETHELDA MORRIS B. S. A sweet nature and a firm mind. EVELYN M(X)RE B. A. A Socialist at heart LYDIA NELSON B. A Dem,uc and sweet, she's hard 10 beat VIOLA O'NEAL B A The Lalin from Mtmhatum NANNIE PHELPS B. S A V J conscientious lass. DOROTHY ROBERTS B A A teacher, social ' ° ker, or happy bride? DAWD SLOAN B. A. The mind of the poet GEORGE STANSBURY B. S Our lcientific baron HARRIET PEAT B A Chec ful and elfu:iem. MARGARETTA RAMEY B.S. Rett” is IM Jhll water that runs dtU, CATHERINE RUSSELL B. 5 It's nice so be natural, when you're naturally nice. GWENDOLYN SMITI-1 B. 5 She is a mirth quake of laughter COJMNYE STEWARD B. A. Silence is golden but she's off the gold sumdr.nd. JOSEPHINE STEWART B.A. BETI1E SULLIVAN B.A. NOVENE THOMAS B. 5 Our motlern venUJ. DAVID TRADER Ji S Life, Jikrty uni the pursuit qf of medicine. ERNESTINE WELCH R S. Persuariue, determined, explod• ing with pep. NATHANll WICKS B.A. Knowledge i JXXl ' • • BETIT WILLIAMS B.A. Energetic, bright and guy. Beyond the Aid ow of a douhl, S x:nlogy ii her field She's fridJy and verhaUstic, everytht iig hut artistic. CAMERASHY AUBREY BLACKMORE MARTIN MARQUEZ CARL DRAKE EXTENSION STUDENTS ROSA F. BRIGHT IMOGENE R DOUGLAS EMMA L GASKIN IRMA V. GEORGE RUTH A. GREENE BERNICE I. HAWKINS THELMA D. JACKSON ALFRED F. JAMES FREDA JEFFERSON ETHEL N. JONES EMMA W. JOHNSON THER M JOHNSON ODESSA MINOR RUTH A. MORRIS MILDRED R PIERSON ROSALIE RAWLINGS SARAH M. ROACH LILUAN R. SAOKUM RF.GENER A. S(X)TI BEATRICE TATE RUTH M. WILLIS ■ST « t HISTORY OF THE The Freshman Class which entered Morgan in September, 1940, had the distinction of being the .6.nt to cnlier the colkgoe after it bad become; a state school. Some began to cherish their new Alma Mater almost immediately; it took time for the beans of a few others to warm to that which is Morgan. During the orientation, we were given the entrance examination and various lectures. At the faculty reception freshmen were formally introduo:d to the administrative officers and the instructors. A few evenings then came the traditional Promcthian Procession in which the freshmen students paraded with, lighted candles. Many hearts pounded for fear the cherished Bame would be extinguished. Having been hazed in a manner we, the freshmen, considered unfair, we decided not to submit to such treatment. The Class of '44 asserted itself, had lh,: hazing stopped, and thus started what was appropriately called a new day, new era, and new regime . Finally, freshman classes began. The oew students went amid the stares and comments of wise and sophisticated upper-classmen. It was a new and exciting feeling to be actually attending college classes. As time passed, the Class of '44 became accus- tomed to the new environment and were eager for its niche on the tablet of our Alma Mater. The class officers were elected as follows: Robert Drake, president; Luther T homas, vi prcsidcot; David T rader, secretary; and Ernestine Welch; treasurer. As our sponsor we elected Mn. Jessie M. Wright. Gradually we began to assume an ever increasing role in the activities of the school, we sent Ernestine Welch and Cordelia Gilmore as representatives to the Student Council. Also, many of the freshmen had already become stars on the gridiron; ..Kenny Thomas, Otcar Giv.cos, Joe Egglerton held important places as tackle and ends respectively and Unk Campbell as the team's great halfback. In early Deocmber, the Frt hman-Sophomoc football game took place. HowlVcr, there occurred what to us was a major catastrophe. We went down to defeat by a scoic of 6-o. The Sophomore Clus organized the Pint Freshman-Sophomore conference, and the Class of '44 was the first freshman class to participle in it. Issues pertaining to the sludcnca and to the college were discussed, and various student speakers were heard. At the end, the conference had proved itself well worthwhile. Rdatioos between the two classes were gi a tly improved, but this was only one of the results. T he exchange of ideas gave us a new outlook and a desire for improvement. The conference was followed in the evening by a dance where was celebrated the end of a unique and successful day. In February, we celebrated Frcs'hman Day and gave a program in the chapel. We described what it w u like to be a freshman and gave our view-points on several sub- jects. The Class of '44 was unusual in that it contained an unlimited amount of talent. It was never in want of ideas or ways of executing them. At one of the class meetings it was decided to prepare a magazine which w u called The Freshman Herald . Many of us contributed to it and worked late to finish it on schedule. T he copies were draw lated gratis and were worthy of our efforts. Spring with all her magnifiocncc came. Naturally our spirts were high. other classes had done, we decided to have a class dance. Instead of having the usual formal dance, we wanted something original. It was decided to have a yacht parly and dance. This was an immense success-,grcater than we had anticipated. This brought to an cod our first year of college life. They had been glorious days-among the best we were to have during our whole college career. We, who had once been inexperienced and unoricotated, had completed a most successful first year and were eagerly looking forward to a KTDU1 On returning to school, we were ready to embark upon a second successful year, and as the first step elected our class officers. They were George Parrish, president; Joseph Gibbs, vice-president; Ernestine Welch, secretary; and Viola O'Neal, treasurer. We began inltantly to make plans tor tnc year. When it came time to practice for the annual Freshman-Sophomore football game, tiie lordly sophomores contended that the)- didn’t need practice; therefore they took very little. Some of the boys had become football ltars and were ineligible to play � i tlic game. The freshmen, eager and anxious to win, practiced every day. Consequently, we, the sophomores were held to a leOrcle tic. The Frahman-Sophomore conference was beroming an annual affair, and this year we took charge of iL It was held in the new Cbrillian Center, and w u the culmination of many weeks of planning. After a general 30 CLASS OF '44 discussion, the students were divided into groups. Each jfIBup had a different subject to discuss and a different advisor. As had been the case the previous year, the conference ended successfully. It was then that we felt a blow that was destined to change our lives as wdl as that of the entire country-the bombing of Pearl Ilamor, December 7, 1941. Where before we rind been eager students with the world in front of us, we were now sober with the future doubtful. However, we were determined to earn- on our activities. Con- trary to our expectations, time passed swiftly even under war conditions. Already it was spring. When time came for our annual class dance, the theme was patriotism. The chapel building was decorated with the Ba of the United Nations, and they made a beautiful speet-acle. By rhis time, we were bringing our activities to a close for the year, m order to get an early start in September, dasg officers for our jWJior year were nomi- nated. Those elected were Carstcll Stewart, Ernestine Welch, Harriet Peat, and Viola O'Neal for the offices of president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer respectively. As soon as the last examination was over, many of us bragged that we were full-4iedgcd juniors. We went home with various plans ii mind-some to work, some to rest, and others to come back for summer school. Early in our junior year, the students organized a school newspaper. The Spokesman. Naturally, the Class of '44 assumed its share of the burden. Several juniors were elected to key positions on the staff. Our class began to make plans promptly for what was to be the outstanding event of the year.-The Junior-Senior Prom. It was up to us O take full charge of the affair; the seniors merely had to wait and come. With energy, char- acteristic of the class, we tackled the problem. On the evening of February r, 1943, the juniors and seniors entered the dance in all splendor. The occasion was a grand tribute to those who planned it. Late in February came the fateful news that thirty-three of the men students were to report to the army on March 2 Included in the number were the presicknt and some of the bC5t members of our class. On the night of March I, an affair was given by the faculty in honor cf the fellows who were leaving. It was a gala affair, but in the minds of many wal the fact that soon these people would be gone. Fair Morgan, we love thee H) tried and so true . Few of in understand the real significance of these words until we have to leave. Then, like a sudden impact, we know just how much our Alm-a Mater really means to us. This left the class with the task of electing a new president and filling other offices left vacant. The vioc� president, Ernestine Welch was elected to the presidency, and Maethelda Morris became the new editor-in-chief of The Spokennan. Talent was ta from the class, but there was other talent to take its place. We sent dass pictures, TltH Spokesman, and other articles of interest to the fellows ii the services. Also the juniors embarked upon a program of selling defense stamps to the students. It was no surprise when our program turned out succ.eufullv. Our junior year was no different from tlx others; it passed equally as fast. On finishing the work for the year, we had a new feeling -that of being the highest dass in the college. Before leaving, we re-elected our officcn and made tentative plans for the coming year. It was to he our last, and we wanted it to lx one of our beat. At the start of the senior year in September, we found work waiting for ik and we settled down to it The sch(x l sought a president for the Student Council, thus Josephine Stewart assumed the distinctive honor of being its fust woman president. During the past thre years, part of xir success was due to xir tireless sponsor, Mrs. Wright, but we lost her through resignation. However, the dass was fortunate in securing Dr. Spauld- ing as her successor. Our nrst activity of the year was to welcome tlx new freshmen, and a chocolate Sip was provided for them. At one of our davs m tings, it was sug- gested that we have a yearbook, and we decided to undertake this momentous project We underwent the tadc of planning down to the most minute detail. The davs received direct help in composing the book from no one, and if the undertaking failed, no sym- pathy could be expected. But it could not fail-it nnust not. Various ideas were executed to raise the necessary money. It is unfortunate that tlx history of tlx davs up until graduation cannot he written. If in the remaining nxmths we have the success we have enjoyed during our previou.s years at Morgan-«nd we surely shall-we hope to leave a record that we shall look upon with pride aixl that future classes will gaze upon with envy. 31 CLASS SONG, '44 Our class is maTching OlUllanl To meet the dawning day; 0 r drumming hearts in rapture Give voice to beauteous May. With Morgan's sacred blessings oclrs to cherish Through the winging years, bi solemn eraltati m, Ufa bow to shameless liars. John T. mcGraw BE A MOTHER, MORGAN Be a mother, Morgan, To cuddle and noun°Jh them When they've deserted You,, granije womb. Be a pathway, workl, To lead their valiant focuteps Through halls of glory And fields of cotupiest. Be a comforter, age. To soothe their weary minds, To satisfy their mirrored souls In sweet adiiCtJement. Be a mansi m, God, To hou the earthy ,uaste When the mortal coil lias lost its sail embrace. DAVE) SLOAN 32 BY THEIR WORDS YE SHALL KNOW THEM DR. HOLMES.................... ”Why, juhen I was at Howard, those students ... DEAN GRANT................... , You must uQJnld tlie integrity cf tills inhibition. MR CARTER........................... Gome hack tomorrow, fm busy riglit now. MR WILSON ............... Stop by, I'll get tiiat stmightened out for you. MISS MAYO ............................... . That will disarrangd the books ... MISS DAVIS You keep silence by giving I) others. DEAN PREYER Docs an y one haws anything else to add? DR SPAULDING ......... You can't get this Organic Chemistry without using a pencil. MR CALLOWAY................................................ What cu earth is that?” DR COLEMAN................................... ,..,,......... La elasse est finie. DR MONROE........................................................ But gee, I ... ' MR MOSES, .. ,,, — Apropos tfie situation ... Restated another way to give a concrek illmtration ... DR DA VIS .. ........ It's not sound ft) m an economical point of view. MR KING ......,...,,...................... Some day I'll writ a theiis on that. MR TATUM................. .......-................ If I live. I'll give you an 'F7' MISS BANKS ........... Now chorus, I want the composer's arrangement, not yours... MISS MOORE ............................................ We find that ... MLSS KENNEDY ... One must ha e individuality when one fck_e Home Economics. MR HARDIN ................. ,,,..... ........ We'll continue tomon-'ow. MISS SIRINNE ................. This is the last and final time for this material. WSS VADEN .................................... What do ice have ft r today? MISS WOODFORD ........... I'm sony to he late, but I couldn't help it, the bus • , MR WEAVER ... .......................... That's right, that's ptrfeetly ri,ght. REV. SM.BROOK ................................... Now, I have some figures • • • MRS. TURPIN ...................... You don’t pL,y with me, you get n work MR CORNISH ___________ ,.. . A mathemaidan nmit know' how to generalize. DR CRAWFORD.,........................................ You’re quite late, girls.” MISS MoBRJER ................................................ Well, after all. COACH HURT .. ,,,........,,... ................................ Now, then ... MISS. WJLLIAMS. ......................................... Now get this Classf MRS. WRIGHT .................. Rem-ember, jou are representing the dass of ’44. 33 SUPERLATNES OF '44 Mosl Artistk SEVILLA BOYD, LILLIAN HINTON Most Versaliky .. JOSEPHINE STEWART, ERNESTINE WELCH Mosl Talk,atwe. RUTH MORROW, GARLAND MARTIN LETTIE CARTER Most Industrious.. MARY BROWN, VIOLA O'NEAL Mosl Aggravating ...GLADYS MILLER Mon Antagonistic .ALVIN JACKSON Most Petite LYDIA NELSON, EVELYN MOORE, DOROTHY HASTINGS Most Conscientwus ELBERTA HUNT, GENEVA JOGHSON Most Monuistic. .. MARGAREITA RAMEY Biggest Filibusters .JAMES COLE, JOSEPHINE STEWART ,Wost Domestic MARGARETTA RAMEY Quietest MARY GIGGS Wittiest .. ANNIE JOHNSON Most Reserved SYLENA ANDERSON, 'OVENE THOMAS Mon Conservfltitle. . Mos, Ntnve Mosi C(ITefree SEVILLA BOYD, CORRINE FRY Most Indifferent.... Mon Nonchal@t.. Laziest MARIE KELLY Mosl Poetic Mon Business-like . HARRIET PEAT Most Musical. . DOROTHY HARRIS, JOHN McGRAW Most Gullible. ,.,.THOMAS BROOKS Most Dogmatic. MAETHELDA MORRIS Most Pessimistic. ... ERNESTINE WELCH Biggest Social Bizron SAMUEL YOUNG Biggest Social Baroness....... - LILLIAN HINTON Smoothest.......................................................... LEROY YOUNG Most Dig„ified .. CAROLINE BUNDARA Most Conceitd ....CLASS OF '44 Mosl Sarcasuc. . . . DOROTHY ROBERTS, GARLAND MARTIN Biggest Babies ., BETTY SULLIVAN, RUTH GILMORE Biggen Flirt CATHERINE WIGGENS Most Lik,ely To Succeed, ,....................... JOHN McGRAW Class Gossip................................. GWENDOLYN SMITH 34 JUST A MORG TE by P1XXB (AJLbNH Li September, imi. I entered Morgan State College with many other timid, ques- tioning, yet hopeful students. I felt a little above the Freshman Gass, for I was a trans- fer student from Virginia State College. At fust, I fbYVId it quite difficult to become a real Morganite. I went to football games, particularly Virginia State versus Morgan State, and I would yell not only for the Morgan team but also for the Virginia State team. I found that I was booed n the Morgan side for yelling for Virginia State, and I was -booed on the Virginia State side for -wearing the Morgan pin. Imnieditely, 1 came ■ the realizai on that I was a Morganite, and as I sang lie Alma Mater, the old Morgan spirit deieloped within me. At last; I am a .real Morganite. I'm one who toiled da)- and night with mathematics calculus and solid geometry-. I'm one who can appreciate every da)- I spent working with, and for, my instructors from whom I- received quite an educational enlightenment. I'm one who was enlightened by the entire Morgan spirit of die faculty, the student body and the spirit of the football team-Oh yes, Morgan had a team, Morgan still has a team and Morgan will always have a team. Morgan, as I lete you, I want to eitpress my appreciation £rr your enlightenment, and wonderful guidance which I-shall strive to uphold to the best of my ability. I trust that you will guide other Morganites in the future, and let your Alma Mater ring in thdr hearts. Those happy moments that we once sliared together we'll miss them ki a big way. As we leave Morgan, we arc not only taking our dipl«,„ as but we arc also carrying many tender memories of hours spent within these walls. Though our departure is accompanied by regret, we'll always remember when; As a freshman dass we were tagged individualists and booed for our protests again5t unfair hazing . . . The Freshman Herald we published ii which Cantell Stewart wrote the Tale of the Rose which furnished us with many chuckles • • • Dot Harris sang L'Amour Tojour L'Amour n Freshman Talent Night and sent everyone into raptures . . • During the performance of Night over Toos, we laughed uproriously at puss in boots ... We thought our eyes were playing tricks cn ik when we discovered the Knox twins ... As a new freshman £coin Corona New- York, Lil Hinton attracted quite a bit of attention with her jitterbugging •. • Dr. Coleman inspired ik with the concept of A New Day, New Era, New- Regime . As sophomores at the annual Tug of War, we pulled the freshmen in the creek ••• We initiated the new Christian Center with our Freshnien-Sophomore Conference ••• We topped all Junior-Senior proms with our af ir. Boy! Give me a class with better thin to remember. A BIT OF RETROSPECT byH.uruliTPru.T 35 CLASS by Josst MNE SEEWAKT AND ANNE JottNsoN We, the Cla.u of Nineteen Hundred and Forty-four, being of good faith and lincmty on this twenty-ninth d0 y of May, do h eby, in the prest.'nce of witnesses, declare this tp be our last will and testament. To President Holmes, the members of the class of '44 leave their cooperation and assistance as alumni in helping him to make a bigger and better Morgan. To dean Grant, we leave our deepest apprc-ciation for his careful guidance and warmth of concccn. To the Department of Sociology we leave our never dying interest ;uxl a hope for an increase in the number of instructors. To the department of Physical Education we leave our hopes for better facilities and improvements and hope for its increasing success in «ill athletics as lias been evident in the years we have s|)cnt here. To the department of Music we leave a hope for more voices like Dorothy Harris's.. Sylena Anderson wiUs her consev ativcncss to Agnes White. James Cole wills his keen-minded „ess to Lucretia Greene. Margaretta Ramey wills her dietetic's ability to Inez Jones. Viola O'Neal wills her Spanish accent to Marian Pope. Gladys Miller wills her inquisitive statistical aibility to Maude Willis. Catherine Wiggins wills -lier charm to Nola Simpson. Anne Coleman wills her gift of gab to Dorothy Williams. Ruth Gilmore wills her soft voice to Ruby Keyes. Annie Johnson wills her dancing abili to Hazel Hill. Dorothy Harris wills lier singing ability to Leona Jackson. Geneva Job son wills her sophistication to Beatrice Mann. Josephine Stewart wills her leadership ability to Muriel Dougall. Connye Steward wills her optimism to Christeen Williams. Nannie helps wills her individualism to Mildred McGlotten. Lcttie Carter wills her popularity to Roscarl Westcon:. Lydia Nelson wills her sweetness to Beatrice Short. Gwendolyn Smith wills her personality and ability in making friends to Marguerite Thompson. David Trader wills his scholastic ability to Martha Gover. Dorothy Hastings wills her petiteness to Big House Gaines. Cordelia Gibbs wills her perfect diction to Doris Jeffries. Maethclda Morris wills her ability to do things well to Naomi Cannon. David Sloan wills his secrecy with the girls to the Junior men. Nathaniel Wicks wills his biblical expressions to Philip Harley. Samuel Young wills his success in Commerce 205 to Josephine Ryan. Carl Drake wills his Sonatra aid to the future Morgan men. Martin Marquez wills his sedate mannerisms to McAdoo Ramey. Betty Williams will her rapidity of speech to Evelyn Hines. Novene Thomas wills her Venus to all those who are over-weight. Aubrey Blackmore leaves his scientific mind to those lost on Morgan's rolling hjlls . Sevilla Boyd wills her cherished love for Morgan to all. Camline Bundara wills her sunny disposition to Juanita Perry. Bernice Ohester wills her collegiate mien to Betty Graves. Corinne Fry wills her store of energy to Dr. Coleman's Low Souls . Anne Fulwood leaves her willingness to cooperate to Bessie Keene. Alice Hall wills her candidness to Virginia Smith. Lillian Hinton wills her originality to Francis Ogle. Ernestine Welch wills her sedulousness to Alvin Brown. Harriet Peat wills her business-like ability to Gwendolyn Grisby. George Stansbury wills his good quality to the rabble room. John McGraw wills his conscientiousness to the non-doers . Bettie Sullivan wills her over-weight to Mary Carter. Garland Martin wills her sense of humor to Ruth Myers. Ruth Morrow wills her infant chatter to Mallie Morrow. Marie Kelly wills her suppressed desires to John Hurst. Thelma Hill wills her good nature to Maeives Parsons. Ruvh Mosley wills her quiet disposition to Dorothy Wolfe. Dorothy Roberts wills her surplus of good will to Melba Graves. Catherine Russell wills her knowledge of library science to Margaret Reynolds. Ethel Willis wills her race-consciousness to Frances Wilson. Elberta Hunt wills her individualism to Dellyne Hopewell. CLASS PROPHECY Q m xiiA G2BR, '8 on the pinnacle of chc 1 ttand and feel the winds of life Wow agairut my £ - . Yonder across the alley, up the hllsi.d.e, and along the banks of the peaceful stream, the mists cS fo 1 me swirl, and make these rcvdatiolU evident: Naive Marjorie Adams is still naively punuing lire rainbow of lift- thus time as a rural pcdag0 ,1 . Amid tire lights of New Jorlc trip� Ma,, Brown, now the social buttcdly £ the cl, dc. Thcte b Betty Bundara practicing home management and dietetics on her 6ve little Bundaras, while poor litd-e I-cttie Ca4er remajm a lonesome old maid. Can it he that my ey arc Incoming tiled . . . no it mast he the swirling of the surrounding austs • • • but I must wish Kidc K h n a B. CoIe-4Bi who will catty tfie Christian message to her followers in French. Thxre is Corinne Fr y as a graceful little jitterbug. There is FJinora Ciardner, the mosi gratifying success in her special secret undertaking. Ijooking in a new direction I sec Ann Fulwood patienl y ctdiausling herself trying to get the proper conjugations of the most dillicult of tlie Frendi verbs. Sty view is not without its pu . Jes . . . perbaPi0 the greatest is Cordelia Gibbs. I see her a an influential politician and mother. There is Ruth Gilmore as an immaculate little housewife to . . . well, that's her secret. There is Ali Hall as the glamour gW af 1972. On a far distant hill I see a evneert atage, upon which .rands Dorothy Harris, now A meri, •' num- ber I singer of true American Ballada written by J° � n McGraw. In the little Community House down in the valley I sec Dorothy Hasting,, Thelma Hill, Bthel Willis and Ruth as the backbone of a great lenirting cirdc. Time has not been changelus.. I see L'l Hutton B vinB ip dancing. Fiberta Hunt is growing taller, and Annie Johnson j,, tlic process of becoming aaompIlsJicd drum pla, ,r. Unpredictable Geneva Johnson lias become just the reverse, and b now Dean of Women h an outstanding college. There B Garland Martin as a case worker, and Glad,, Miller lias become the dietician of her fa orit.e hospital, I see F.velyn Moore adauring the rainbow that holds tlic promise of all life ofieriL Thuc b Mactbelda Morris, the winner of the Spingam Prize of 1982, charting quietly with Ruth Morrow a husbands. Nannie Phelps is ascending the mountain of mathematical Isolation and rivaling Einstein. Below on die path that leads beside a quiet seam I sec Viola O'Neal returning to her native island to teach Life in the United States”, while I.ydia Ndaon is rapidly hccoaung the leader in some feminist movement. Oeavcr Reynolds a slowly climbing the aide of a hill ac she returns from South Carolina to tcadi Physic J Education; pausing momcntaril she dials with Josephine Stewart as she h � ds toward the swamps of the same state to tabulate the cauao and extent of Juvenile Ddi ncy. Dorothy Roberts is following in her fathr'a footsteps; Catherine Russell fi one of our outstanding scientists with Guelda Scott as an unpaid assistant, There is Betty Sullivan, happily living ki the PiedmontSc, married to a soldier, The hidden secrets of the history of our people are slowly, but truth- fully brought to the attention of the nation by the diligent research efforts of Connie Stewart. High over my head passes a chartered transport, enroute to Hollywood . . . aboard is Novcne Thomas with the very latest of her ultra modem fashion presentations. Ernestine Welch b bringing much needed relief to the nude shortage-II he is busily engaged in gelling the football team h shape; standing nearby b Betty Willems, the doctor in charte aL the bruises, jpains and mL � f i mni a new direction I hear the diccring of tlic crowds as Father Time reads the brilliant feats of the male members of our dass. Thomas Bmolcs and Nathaniel Wicks arc coministers in the church they hare dreamed about . , . Alvin Jadcson b continuing in tlic insurance business. James ( |c has joined rank.s of our outstanding Negro leaders, David Sloan has become tbc outstanding literary critic; David Trader and George Stansbury have wrung from their test tidies a new and important vitamin °T . . . Pu the ausl3 ceacc swirling and settle over tlic quiet peaceful stream 1 sec Success and Gratifying aedaim being woven into crowns for the members of the Oass of '44. FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS President ____________ Vice-President _______ Secretary ____________ Treasurer ____________ Business Manager — ___________Marshall Bass ------George Washington -----------Sylvia Gaither ---------David Williams --------Quentin Mason SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Secretary - Mary E. Myles 40 JUNIOR CLASS Pruidenl OFFICERS Vet-Pm idjjll Tretjsurtt Sur tdtj -J - Edwatda SENIOR CLASS President J UfPretidtnt Stcret.tr, Fin. Saittttry Trusrutr Extutft,,,: Council OFFICERS ErntStinc Welch Josephine Stewart Viola O'Ne.tl _________________________ _------_ Harriet Putt Gwendolyn Smith Leltie Cmrvr, Elbert, Hunt, Gvtbr Sullivnn 41 Y. W. C A. OFFICERS Pusidnit----------------------------------- , , MaJffavtta Ramey VUi-Prcsldm!------------------------— Gwendolyn Queen Surtt41 l_____________________________________________________________________________ VioLi O'Ntol Treasum-------------------------------------------------------------------------Ophelia Wubmgc,otl Y. IVL C A. OFFICBRS Prsidmt Vic.:-Pmuimt _____ Su, I4rl . F.-.mutivt Suut4rl :. a r I Dunean ■---------(harks Pruler __________Charles Johnson ---- Dr. J. ]. Scubmok 44 DRAMATIC CLUB ailCBRS • PruiJtnl v,urici Dougall Vini� rY|V f Profeaon Kltl MOON and Sirrime 7 DORMITORY COUNCIL OFFICERS Josephine Stewart —Ruby Kcyci Gwendolyn Queen ___Viola O’Ned I’m� din t Vi, -Pkndtll I Stcr l,trJ _w TrtdLHU _______ 45 DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY OFFICERS P mi d w Vi -Pruidmt ■ . - .. —---- Ruordinl Smullrl- . . ------ ciiwptoidmg scrun------------------------------------ Tr luunt--------------------------------------------- Chaplain —---------------------------------------------- IlUtfUnm -............. ■ — ■■ Jourtt.fisl ----------------------------------------- Pa,li..nteutman ------------------------------------— Dan of Pldglts — ■ — rilinCc Peat Jama A. Famiey _____Viola O‘N-1 _Nattnie Pb.lp, Ahirtiarrt Owing ____Dorothy Pcar' A � - Law,oo jQuolinc Bundua , VVri odym Sit ield. —Murill Doup B ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY B UMJJ Anti-Basiuw (irttmmdlus _____ Tamiodtu________ Z,r, u.tf ReprlTlc RfpusITdt _______ F.poTtoltus__ Dean II Pl geu Swincl ___________ OFPICERS Bem.be Chant _.®.TTr William. I ------_Getteva Jobmon ------Virginia Thomss -------I'.ilfiln Hinton —Boolm Coodwin ----------Bvclpt Moore ------J oeepbitte S-.rl Katherine Wiggin, 46 IVY LEAF CLUB OF THE ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY OFFICERS Pustdtnl:___________________________________________________________________ _ __LI Rue Davis Viet-Presid.nt iden RUSfei SuKtar,______________________________________ —................... rands Higgl TrtdSUrtt ______________________________________________________________ __ ___Vivian Ridout PYRAMID CLUB OF THE DELTA SIGMA SORORITY Dun of Pltdges___________ President _______________ Vice-President __________ R. (bti.r Stl'dfT'f.____ Corrtsf)Ondma StattdrJ. Trusurer - — - OPFICJBRS jW,urid DOllgill , ____________________________ B obi SomttviUc ______________________________________Manha GOYtt _____________________________________Iioniw a - ______________________________________Rso Bdmooda ______________________________________Helen Brigp 47 THE ACHRONIAN CLUB OF THE ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY OfFICBRS P.uidn. 1 Gncc Clayboomc •W . Msv Unit- Asristdlll Dun Assiu,mt Auilftll THE SCROLLER'S CLUB OF THE KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY OFHCBRS Pwidmt _—— _________________-Sidney Burnett Busin sf M __________________________ _ -------------------Cburies Johnson SmtiffrY _____________________________ - ■ ...... ........Ambrose Smith T.tttum .. Marvin Daviu 48 OMEGA PSI FRATERNITY OFFICERS Ba,iltus _____________________________________________—. ■ -____________________________________ Dovid Tmdcr Viu-Basik 1tS —------------------------- -■ ■ - ■ - -______Leroy Cawthom K.cpcr Ruords tftld Stats_ Alvin B,own K. pit 0 Fi.i• • _ Neurou� J ck.on The Pan-Hellenic Council OFFICERS Rjlidellt_____________. I a id Trader Vi- Pru id,_______6etry Williams Scrrct,V7._ .___Harriet Put The French Club OFFICERS Pr tid nL _ Cuherirw Wiggins Stcreld.Y............ . L.Ruo !)„vfe Treajurtr .... Nannie Phrlp� 49 The Spokesman Staff The Student Comlcil OFFICERS OPFIOERS Edllor-ilt-ChlU Huthdda Morris Prnldtnt .Joscphlnr Scewnrt Alloc r Editor.................... Ernestine Wtkh Vlrt-Prnidmt Alvin Brown MTnllfhs EtBlOl - ......_____________ David Sloan Sureldr'l—. Louis. Bo lon A3;„rtrsms M,maga---------- ------- Lettle Cartec Tr,llurtr L,wi LJun r Businus M.mdga ------------------------- Harriet Peat AdYlsors Mil.s V3dcn and Dr. Davis THE CHOIR The Choir is under the direction of Mis$ Violet Banks with the assistance of Mrs. Francis Bern- Hill, Gloria Sturgis a«omp:rnist. 50 Hurt and Hill-Directors of the DcstLnics of tlx Morgan Teams The Mighty Morgan Bears Football-1942 FOOTBALL TEAM-1942 Co-Ca Givens (17) and PrctfCA Gtimslicy (u). Ca.cbc:— Hurt (left) Hill (right). BASKE'IBALL TEAM 52 SPORTS REVIEW IntTTxtictn.cn The freshmen who came tr Morgan in September, 1940, may have bocn green in some respects, Ixit the)' were not green at sports. In their first year of participation, the C.I.A.A. football and track championships were regained and haw been kept ever)’ year thus far. These fellows were arudous to prove their worth and to glorify the name of fair Morgan . They did lx th. Throughout their stay at Moigan the)' haw given their all. To those who are giving their all to a greater team, the United States Anny, this article Is respectfully dedicated. football The freshmen who reported at tlie Jim football call were eager to show what the)’ ooukl da They practiced hard and had ability; therefore, what coukl emerge but a superior figinting :machine The team had its veterans and when the old stars and the new stars combined, guided by the ingenuity of Coaches Hurt and Hill, the Morgan dreadnaught was formed. Oscar (iivens became our outstanding passer and plunger, Jonathan Unk Campbell was to become the great running half-back and pass snatcher. Joe EggJestOJl, Preston Grimsley, Joseph Warner, Joseph Brickoy, Henry Porter, Arthur Fauntleroy, and Lorenzo Thomas took more tltui good care of tire line as did Robert Drake and Marvin Tuten. In addition to these there was ability in Robert Blackburn, Wesley Codrington, and Webb Lewis. The beginning of the hist game with Union found the freshmen read)’. The fmt two tnudidoWllS of die season were made 1))' Campbell, and Union went down to defeat by a score of 22-o. Lincoln, Bludidd, Howard, ami A. T. College all bowed to the mighty Moigan Bears. Next came the with Hampton and what to us, was an upset The game was judged a scorelus tie snoe one of our touchdowns was ruled out. The last contest of the season was the classic with Virginia State. Moigan triumphed rz.o, and ,thus gained the CJ.A.A. ohampionship for the seventh time in eleven years. During die i941 season, seven of our sophomores occupied first string positions. In this year Fauntleroy, Grimsley, Porter, Thom, Eggleston, Warner, and Drake dis- tinguished themselves in the line, and Campbell, Givens, and Luther Thomas did likewise in the badcfiekl. Another mighty team emerged. Union, Lincoln, and Blue.fiekl bowed to Moigan without scoring a point. J. C Smith and A. T. re next to bow to the Bears. Then Morgan went to Hampton and experienced one of its rare defeats 8 However it wrooked vengeanoe n Virginia State by winning, x9fr. Again Moigan lx ca the CJ.A.A. champs of the gridiron. When the r9 season came, most of those holding first string positions were juniors. There were also freshman and sophomore players that were good. In that year Morgan retained its title by being undefeated and untied. Hampton had marred our record for two years, and this time Hampton was decisively beaten. The highest number of points scored by Morgan in one game was 9+ The 1943 football year was exceptional in a number of ways. In the first place, Moigan liad lost the majority of regular players I� the armed forces. Only one senior, George Stansbury, remained to carry n die traditions of the Gass of '44. The miracle team had been disintegrated. Secondly, Morgan was I� play two teams that had not been on the schedule in previous years-Wilberforce and Florida A. M.-and each was cham- pion oi its own division. The latter was to lie a night game in Washington. Out of new material and the remaining material was sliaped a team tliat looked promising but the question was: How will it stand up in competition? The answer is oi the records. This offspring of the miracle team first swept down Camp Holaibird, then bowledl aver Wilberforce, 43-0, outdid ifcsdf by defeating the great Florida AaLVL, 500, eked out a difficult :..o victor)’ over Hampton, and laid Virginia State to rest by a score of 48-0. This team that had been questioned in the be! lining became the C.I.A.A. champions (Mice again with an unlieaten, untied, and UKCDiul upon season. Superior material and superior coaching ability had its results. During our four years, we regained and main- tained tlie championship. 53 GIBBY OSCAR GIVENS Pard 54 Basketball As soon as football .spikes had been laid away for another year, basketball practice began. Not many freshmen went out for this sport. Our main stars were Oscar Given and Allen 1'homas. Those who participated on the junior varsity were Melvin Hurtt and Webb Lewis. Morgan began the season with a bang, winning the first four games -one with Hampton, two with Howard, and one with Lincoln. Most of the other games were less successful. Morgan lost one game to Lincoln, two to North Carolina State, Smith, and Union, and one to Virginia State. We defeated State in the second game ao.d also defieatcd Tuskecgec. This season was not so successful. The 1942 season was better than the previous one. Morgan began by dl. Hating Bluefield, Hampton, and Howard once and Lincoln twice. Then it lost two games to North Carolina Stale, Triumphed over Shaw, lost two to J. C. Smith, and .split two games with Virginia Stale. Altogether, Morgan won seven and lost five Cj.A.A. games. Some members of the 1943 team were called to the army during the middle of the season. Included were two of the stars of the junior class, Oscar Givens and Joe Fggle.slon. In spite of losing players, Morgan managed to win fourteen games against four losses. Although the armed forces have taken the seniors who would have participated on the 1944 tcrun, the other members have taken the cue from them and thus far have won six and lost cliree games. Wrestling The only member of the class to take in wrestling was Unk Campbell. He was in the 165 pound class, and each time he participated in the C.I.A.A. contest, he wron tho 165 pound title. Track In many teSpcct’5, the track asall of r941 was similar to the football season of tho same year. There were the veterans and the incoming stars, and these formed a powerful combination. Many of the freshman footballers reported to the first track call-l)r;ikc, Campbell, Lorenzo Thomas, Luther Thomas. Stewart, Codrington and Lewis. Freshmen who reported excluding the grid men were Allen Thomas, David Trader, Herlbert Hampton, and Howard Covington. The team started off in true Morgan style by winning its event in the Penn Relays. The relay team was composed of Fletcher, Drake, Lewis, and Bowie. In the C.N.A.A. open championships held at Hampton, Morgan won eight out of fifteen first plaoes, including the mile relay. Th.is relay team consisted of Lewis, 'Trader, Fletcher, and Bowie. Thus Morgan gained the open title. A week later at the C.I.A.A. closed championships at Morgan, the Bea.rs repeated many of its performances. They won eight out of sixteen fust places, including the mile and medley relays. Morgan became the undisputed C.I.A.A. champion in track. The 1942 team was smaller than that of the previous year, and with one exception was composed entirely of freshmen and sophomores. This year at tlie Penn Relays the team barely missed winning its event and had to be content with a close second plaoe. It was composed of Hurtt, Daly, Trader, and Drake. At the CJ.A.A. championships again held at Morgan, the team took seven first and scored 53 1 3 points to capture the cbampions:hip. In only two events, the discus throw and pole vault did the team fail to soon; a point. The guest l ie college at thie meet was Jesse OwCJlS who did an ex- hibition xoo yd. dash and broad jump. The 1943 team was still smaller since many of the members had gone to the armed forces, but it did not lade the Spirit and stamina to fight. At the annual Penn Relays, Morgan again took secolld plaoe with Hardin, Poag, Campbell, and 'Trader. At the championship meet at Morgan, the team was so small that many had to run several timeS and still scored in the majority of the events. However, the)' did not fail to rctlio their' CJ.A.A. title. At the time of this printing, whether the 1944 seuon will bring about a fourth track champion.ship in that many yean remains a que,tion. 55 Track Team The 1941 Track and Field ChanipionS 120 YD. HIGH HURDLE Unlr„y Campbell-First RENIE THOMAS 56 idWiiri0iini� u mnimimuuiuiJOWiinonnMimniwtMiiJrtimmnmiw� iiniuiuiUteiuiiiwiiiiti CONCLUSION AND FAREWELL As we regretfully take our leave of Fair Morgan, we take with us these ineradicable memories of Her unbeatable teams. We take with us that spirit with which the)' were infused and which played such a major role in their successes. Emblazoned too, on our minds, lire the lessons in good sportsmanship and fair-play imparted to us by our superb coadies -Hurtt and Hill. May future generations of Mor- ganites review die records of past teams of Morgan and be inspired to carry the orange and blue banner onward and ever upward. iuiuiiiiiiiiiimiiiiifuiiuiiimiiiuiiinDDiwiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiPiimnniiiiniiiiiiiiiinHiiiiiiiiuiiiiiuuiniiiiiuimimiiiii 57 PATRONS Mrs. L. S. Anderson W. 0. Vaughn W. Andersoo Violet S. Banks Sgt. Robert Blackburn Cpl. Herman Brown Pvt. Roger Bryon S Sgt. Cyril Byron Mr. William Caldwell Pvt. Earle J. Caldwell Mr. C C Callahan Business Manager, James II. Carter Mrs. Susan Carter Mr. Clarence Cole Miss Rosa Cole Sgt. William Cook Mr. Cecil D. Cummings Dr. Frank Davis Miss Muriel Don gall Miss Ethyl B. Flippin Cpl. Joseph E. Gibbs Miss Kacye L. Gilmore Mr. and Mrs. Gent, y P. Gilmore Miss Melba Glasco Mat ha Cordon Cpl. Oscar Givens Dean George G Grant Miss l'helma Gwathney Miss Laura Hayes Miss Nellie Hayes Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hayes Mr. Hunter R. Hayes John A. Ilerculson President Dwight 0. W. 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