Morgan State University - Promethean Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

Text from Pages 1 - 82 of the 1948 volume:

ALMA MATER FAIR MORGAN Fair Morgan, zue love thee, so tried and so true, Our hearts at thy name thrill with pride; We owe thee allegiance, we pledge thee our faith---- A faith which shall ever abide. Fair Morgan, as onward the years quickly fly And thou Infest in memory sweet, We bring thee our laurels whatever they be, And lay them with joy at thy feet. CHORUS: We pledge thee our love, zue pledge thee ozir faith, Whatever the future znay bring, And thus our devotion, fidelity, too. And homage we pay as we sing. - mi We are going out into a confused and perplexed post war world. The fruit of our liberal education is not learning, but the development of intellectual curiosity and the desire for broader knowledge. Ijausi PnxMMetUe H, Editor LEE PATTERSON Literary Editor WILHELMINA REID Assistant Literary Editor ANNIE MAE CHAVIS Business Manager ALVIN STRONG Advertising Editor JADDIE STEWART Photography Editor ROBERTA LAVARR John L. Procope, Jr. Editor in Chief !( ■ Ite. Gl U J f948 It is with peculiar pleasure that I greet this class which terminates its career at Morgan State College along with me. You graduate and I retire. I am sure that we leave with pleasure memories of our experiences at dear old Morgan. You go forth into a world full of perplexities and difficulties, a world requiring the keenest judgment, the most ardent devotion and the highest ideals from those who determine its destinies. Whether you desire to do so or not, you must take part in determining which way the world will move. No sane person anywhere in the world wants another war. Few wanted it in 1914, but we had one in spite of them. After that lesson still fewer wanted it in 1939- but we suffered another cat- aclysm whose effects we are not able even yet to reckon. Only an active and vocal people can prevent a repeti- tion of world disaster and that, it seems to me is your task. If every graduate of 1948 devotes himself absolutely for a while to prevent a war, it can be prevented. If we return to the arts of peace your future depends only upon you. But if war comes, your generation can never know complete joy and happiness. The challenge is one worthy of your best efforts. I bid you God-speed. 1)r. I). O. W. Holmes President Morgan State College 1948 JAMES W. CARTER Business Manager MESSAGE from the REGISTRAR My Colleagues: You, the class of 1948, make the twenty-sixth class which I have had the pleasure of seeing finish Morgan. You arc the largest class to be grad- uated and I hope and believe you are the best class ever to be graduated. During the past four years we have experienced a phenomenal growth of our Alma Mater which necessitated some over-crowding and the form- ation of lines for services of all kinds. You have been patient, tolerant and philosophical about it all. Thus, you have commanded the respect and ad- miration of all those with whom you have come in contact. If you display the same qualities on and after June 7, 1948, there can be no doubt about your success. You have my best wishes. EDW. N. WILSON Registrar MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN Dear Class of 1948: After many, many messages to senior classes � t is still a thrilling and in some respects an awe-inspiring experience to address a last word to the class of 1948. I am thrilled because you arc about to reach your objective. I am sobered by the thought that perhaps the col- lege has failed you in some way. May I assure you, however, that whatever failure which may be marked up against us, not one has been by design. We may have failed you through in- ability to judge properly but our hearts have always been honest. We sincerely desired to equip you with the tools of human intercourse to be used with readiness, precision and ac- curacy; we tried to teach you to think and have opinions that were your very own; our aim was to open the secrets of nature to you and give you an understanding of the achievements of men; we attempted to develop your aesthetic- sense so that superior joys will be yours; we have been concerned that you develop a deep sense of loyalty to yourself — your institution and your country. In other words, we have tried our best to help you learn the meaning of LIFE. Subsequent events wil determine the extent to which we have succeeded. May the spirit which has bound us togther thus fat, grow from a thin thread to a strong silken cord as the days and years pass. Sincerely, Dean George C. Brant DR. F. A. (ECONOMICS) JACKSON “Talk Economics” Because you came to us in our hour of need Because you showed us the light in our darkest hour Because you set the standards of manhood and high ideals before us Because you held ever high the torch of ambition and hope for us to follow For these things we shall be eternally grateful to you Dr. Frederick A. Jackson our friend and advisor APPRECIATION TO OUR ADVISOR _________________j THELMA B. BANKS Ph iladelphia, Pen nsylva n ia Biology Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. English Club, YWCA, Dramatic Club anti Vice-President Senior Class. MILDRED ELEANOR BASON Greensboro, North Carolina Mathematics Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Dramatic (Hub and Mathematics Club. CONSTANCE BIRCKHEAD Salisbury, Maryland English Pyramid Club. Collge Choir. YWCA., and English Club. PAUL BOND Baltimore, Maryland Physical Education CATHERINE MARIE BROOKS Washington, D.C. French YWCA, Pyramid Club and French Club. ULA BUTLER Trenton, New Jersey French YWCA, French Club, Spanish Club, Student Council and Dormitory Council. VIVIAN S. CHURCHILL Dozunings, Virginia Home Economics Home Economics Club. RHENETTA LEE CAIN Williamstown, New Jersey Education Spanish Club, Education Club, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society. RITA COE Catonsville, Maryland History English Club, Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. HAZEL L. CHANDLER Baltimore, Maryland English JOSEPH DURHAM Baltimore, Maryland H istory Social Science Club and French Club. 14 ERNEST LLOYD DAVIS Baltimore, Maryland Economics Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. HELEN MAMIE EARLES Newark, New Jersey Spanish Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Spanish Club. ROBERT W. DUNCAN Dayton, Ohio Physical Education YMCA, Alpha Phi Alpha Fra- ternity. LOIS EARLES Newark, New Jersey Spanish Spanish Club. THERESA COUSINS Baltimore, Maryland Sociology Dramatic Club, French Club, and Social Science Club. JOSEPH EGGLESTON Red Bank, New Jersey Physical Education Football. Dormitory Council, YMCA, and Omega Psi Phi Fra- ternity. 15 JOEL R. NELSON Chicago, Illinois Chemistry Omega Psi Phi Fralernity. LYDIA MAE NUTTER Nanti coke, Maryland Mathematics Delta Sigma Theta, YWCA, French Club and Dramatic Club. LEE PATTERSON Westfield, New Jersey Sociology Omega Psi Phi. YMGA, Pres, of Senior Class. Yorkshire Squires, Social Science Club. RUDOLPH REDD Baltimore, Maryland Chemistry Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. RANDALL APHER Baltimore, Maryland Education Education Club. WILLIAM H. ROBINSON Asbury Park, New Jersey History Alpha Phi Alpha, Yorkshire Squires, Football. = THELMA SMITH Charleston, West Virginia Physical Education Swimming Club, Dormitory Coun- cil, Women’s Athletic Assn.. Stu- dent Council. Dramatic Club, Al- pha Kappa Alpha, and YWCA. ALVIN STRONG New York, New York Economics Omega l si Phi. Yorkshire Squires, College Choir, Social Science Club. GLADYS O. SMITH Baltimore, Maryland Home Economics Home Economics Club. BERTHA MARIE TAYLOR Brooklyn, New York History YWCA, Delta Sigma Theta, Social Science and English Club. EDWARD T. THOMAS Baltimore, Maryland Sociology Kappa Alpha Psi, YMCA. Social Science Club. MABEL I). THOMAS Rockville, Maryland Mathematics Delta Sigma Theta. Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society. Student Council and German Club. I ■STTrSSS? W«,m,n lso PHVSIC NORMAN R. UNCLES Baltimore, Maryland History Kappa Alpha Psi, Social Science Club. b«u '; s V)« AV� VIOLA E. WELCH Portsmouth, Virginia Mathematics German Club. Della Sigma Theta Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society, Dormitory Council. ,(l MITCHELL WHITTINGHAM, JR. Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Physical Elucation Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, YMCA, Football, Track, and Basketball Manager. EVA v. Aberdeen , ’• M«ry'iand English Engttth Club. Club Fr«chVciub- Dr= and uiatic Qoei CLARA WILLS Aquosa, Maryland History Social Science Club, YWCA, Pyra- mid Club and Newman Club. ROBERT O. JOHNSON Norfolk, Virginia Biology YMCA. French Club. MARION E. WILSON Darlington, Maryland Physical Education Spanish Club. YWCA. Dance Club. Swimming Club. GEORGE W. WOODS Baltimore. Maryland Biology Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. ETHEL YOUNG Newark, New Jersey Biology YWCA. College Choir. Archonian Club. German Club. � WALTER MAURICE REID Frederick, Maryland Education College Choir, Omega Psi Phi, YMCA and .Social Science Club. CHARLES W. JOHNSON Baltimore, Maryland Biology Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society. ET i. RUBY PATTERSON CLAIJDE HOOKER JANIE BEATTY DORIS J. MATCHEN ELIZABETH CRAWLEY DORIS DAVIS MARY WARE 1R1S W. BLACKMAN ELEANORE JONES 25 PINKIE LOUISE WEBSTER Baltimore, Maryland Mathematics Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Alpha. German Club, Spanish Club, and School Band. LORENE B. GOODRICH Florida English Delta Sigma Theta. Dormitory Council. Newman Club, YWCA, and English Club. ZELDA MARTIN WEBB Baltimore, Maryland Health and Physical Education Pyramid Club, Dramatic Club. Veterans Club. Education Club, Dance Group, YWCA, and Nation- al Student Organization. MURIEL JUANITA HOLSEY Baltimore, Maryland English English Club, Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. DOROTHY M. JOHNSON Baltimore, Maryland English English Club. Della Sigma Theta, A Capella Choir and College Sex- tet. MARY ELIZABETH WARE Baltimore, Maryland Biology Delta Sigma Theta. 26 WILHELMINA BEATRICE REID Corona, New York Physical Education YWCA. Dance Club. Swimming Club. Spokesman Staff, Alpha Kap- pa Alpha. Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society. Promethean Staff, Dra- matic Club. LOIS C. STRICKLAND Baltimore, Maryland History LORENZO J. THOMAS Mount Vernon, Nero York Physical Education Football. Yorkshire Squires, Pan- Hellenic Council, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and Spokesman Staff. CHARLES S. MARSHALL Bridgehampton, Long Island Physical Education YMCA. = ANNIE MAE CHAVIS High Point, North Carolina Physical Education YWCA, Dance Club. College Choir, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Dra- matic Club, Swimming Club and Promethean Staff. HAZEL PEARL SCOTT Baltimore, Maryland Home Economics Home Economics Club. 28 AUDREY PITTMAN Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sociology Social Science Club. cJieJe+i Smith a td SdnaJloma J. STANEY BURDNELL Norwich, New York Physical Education Football. Track, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and the Yorkshire Squires. CALVIN LaVETTE CARTER Baltimore, Maryland Biology Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Y.M.C.A. GLASCOE BAKER EUGENE RITCHIE Baltimore, Maryland Fort Pierce, Florida Education Health and Physical French Club. Education Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. GEORGE WATKINS LILLIAN GWENDOWLYN (Scooter) Barclay, Maryland Greensboro, North Carolina ( Sociology Physical Education Y.W.C.A. and Social Science Club. and Health VoMcuja JOHN L. STATEN Baltimore, Maryland Physical Education Education Club C. ARNOLD WILLIAMS Bermuda, B.W.l. History Alpha Phi Alpha WILLIAM FRANKLIN FURR Salisbury, Maryland Mathematics Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society. Pan- Hcllcnic Council and Y.M.C.A. MOSES THOMAS JOHNSON Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Education NATALIE HILL Baltimore, Maryland Sociology Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and Social Science Club. ROGER BRYAN Cambridge, Maryland Physical Education School Band. Pan-Hellenic Coun- cil, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Education Club. Y.M.C.A. A1 cM'iAt Uocd Sketch Eighty years ago, soon after the close of the Civil War, five men conceived the idea of establishing an institution of learning for the recently freed slaves. These men, Thomas Kelso, William Harden, William Daniel, William B. Hill and John Lanohan, met at the home of Bishop Levi Scott of the Methodist Episcopal Church, December 24, I860, and made plans for the incorpora- tion of a school. The following day, Decem- ber 25, 1866, eight more men joined them. This group of thirteen men formed the first Board of Trustees, signed the charter and became thereby the official founders of the Centenary Biblical Institute, precursor of the Morgan College to be. The Centenary Biblical Institute was officially incorporated under the code of Public General Law of Maryland, November 27, 1867 at 10:12 a.m. Since the trustees had not found a suit- able piece of property for the school, classes which were composed largely of aspiring A.M.E. ministers, met in the basement lecture rooms of Sharp Street Methodist Church. However, on October 9, 1869, the school formally moved and opened at 44 E. Saratoga Street, which had been purchased by the Trustees, March 13, 1869. The Reverend Doctor J. Emory Round was chosen principal. The following December 17, 1869, four Negroes were appointed to the Trustee Board. They were: Wesley J. Parker, R. H. Robinson, Henry W. Martin and Charles Sims. In 1880, the Institute acquired through the beneficence of Dr. and Mrs. John F. Goucher, a site on the corner of Fulton and Edmondson Avenues. A larger building was erected thereon, and on June 16, 1880, the cornerstone was laid. Instruction offered by the Institute during this period was very elementary in scope with a few students, who were pursuing college preparatory subjects. In 1890, the Rev. Dr. Lylleton Morgan, Chair- man of the Board of Trustees, donated a substantial sum of money which allowed the college to offer instruction on the collegiate level. Thenceforward, the Institution be- came known officially as Morgan College. On October 1, 1872, Principal Round’s title was changed from Principal to President of the Biblical Institute. He served in that capacity until 1882. Other Presidents of the Institute and of Morgan College were: Dr. W. Maslin Frysinger, 1882-1888; Dr. J. F. Wagner, 1888-1901; Dr. Charles E. Young, 1901-1902; Dr. John O. Spencer, 1902-1935, and Dr. D. O. W. Holmes, 1937-1948. In 1902, the Board of Trustees called Dr. John Oakley Spencer, to the presidency of the school. During Dr. Spencer’s long tenure of office, the longest of any president so far, Morgan College advanced on all fronts. The property on Edmondson Avenue that had been inherited from its predecessor, the Centenary Biblical Institute became in- adequate. Many years were spent in search of a suitable site to which the college might move. Finally, the Ivy Mills Property, now North campus, was purchased in June 1917, and was occupied Decernl er 1918. The very next year, the Morton estate, now South campus, was, purchased in September 1919 and was occupied immediately. Protests against the Board of Trustees, were lodged by real estate dealers and residents of Govans irea, but the Board won every point in the case, though litigation was carried through all the judicial levels of the state courts. With a campus of 85 acres. President S| enccr then turned to the Herculean task of securing funds for the erection of needed buildings. The erection of Spencer, Carnegie and Baldwin Halls, bears eloquent testimony to the zeal of Dr. Spencer, in prevailing on the state of Maryland and various philan- thropic agencies to enable the college to expand. When Dr. Spencer reached retirement age, the Board of Trustees conducted a diligent search for a successor to Dr. Spencer. Their selection was, Dwight Oliver Wendell Holmes, then dean of the Graduate School of Howard University. Dr. Holmes had already achieved a national reputation as a scholar and an educational administrator of the first magnitude. During the adminis- tration of Dr. Holmes, every year has brought continuing progress and unusual internal harmony. Highlighting Dr. Holmes’ administration has been the transfer of the college to state control, November 20, 1939; the erection of the Sopher Library Building, at a cost of $226,000; and the erection of two new women’s dormitories—Tubman House and Truth Hall. Construction has been started on a new Refectory. Moreover, Dr. Holmes has succeeded in bringing to Morgan State College a faculty of men and women, who are scholars in their fields and who rank high in intellectual achievements. The un- precedented enrollment of the College, attests to the fact, that Morgan State College is an outstanding institution of learning. Ite £o Uf cM-gA +u£eA but the mestt uf, li+uje iA au ... . Long Ago and Far Away Freshman Year There Are Such Things There’ll Be Some Changes Made Why Don’t You Do Right? Now, He Tells Me I Couldn’t Sleep A Wink Last Night What Will I Do? Fools Rush In...................... Sneaky Pete I Don’t Want to Walk Without You Night and Day My Greatest Mistake Dream Daybreak At Last.............. Man’s greatest problem Woman’s greatest problem Greatest Thought Worst Bankrupt Greatest Need (Barring none)........... .................. Gymnasiums ............... Registration ..... Grades ..... 120 Hours 0 Quality Points Examination Week Being Caught With a Pony Cafeteria Line Friday Nite Functions .......................Ponies Hamilton 9704 ” 9702 ” 9722 9723 ” 9728 ” 9786 Major Subject ..................Honor Roll 7 a.m. Breakfast Graduation Day .......................Women Men There is some good in everyone .................... Gambling Love, Love, Love 1 i i plu One. A‘l First of All, Ser- vants of All, We Shall Transcend All” On December 4, 1906, the concept of Negro Brother- hood was for the first time given material expression in the form of Alpha Fraternity at Cornell University. I his fad is significant, lor it represents a commitment and assumption on the part of Alpha Phi Alpha of the responsibility of always leading the race. “First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY Front Row. Left to Right. vCr„on Pcnninmon „ Mcrvin Taylor. Second Row: Left to Right. William r Mw fwrd ,,r� «rhcti. liams, Jaddic Stewart. Lloyd Davis. am Iowncs. Arnold Wil- 38 SpJu.wc GluA The Sphinx Club of licta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Alpha is a brief stopping place where “the members °f the fraternity attempt to study a man’s character, to 8ct acquainted with him, and to him get acquainted ith them, in order that both the fraternity and the sphinxman may decide intelligently whether or not 9,lher wishes to continue the friendship and cement 11 into brotherhood. To be a noble Alphaman is all rue ask” ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATKRNITY First Row: Left to Right: • Alfred Meyers, ‘Charles Payne III. Lin wood Adams, WiIbur Walker, William Greene. Second Row: Left to Right: • Brown Hardy, ‘Nathaniel Young. •Frank Eillis, Osborne Carroll, • Robert Duncan. Third Rote: I.eft to Right: • Arthur Spencer. ‘Robert Blackburn, ‘Charles Harper. • These men have crossed over the burning sands and have thus obtained the great heights of becoming a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. I i I Alpha KofLfLG, Alpha SosvosUty Left to right: standing: Edith Howard, Doris Levi, Betty Gilmore, Sara Prettyman, Elizabeth Dodson, Viola Valentine, Geraldine Baylor, Thelma Smith, Jeroline O’Neil. Left to right: seated: Blanche Hillen, Gloria Mc- Daniels, Julia Smith, Faye Mays, Doris Jean Matchen, Constance Bivens, Rita Coe, Annie Brown. cuu deA in the. yea i 1908 THE ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY (Contt.) Left to right: standing: Gloria Jordan, Nancy Levi Gloria Todd, Gladys Byron, Evelyn Thompson, Juanita Holsey, Anna Howard, Annie Mae Chavis, Alice Bar- clay, Helen Earles. Left to right: seated: Dorothy Boo c, Evelyn Ras- berry, Delores Nelson, Roberta LaVarr, Eleanor Jones, Emily Levi, Bettie Graves, Pinkie Webster. On the floor: left to right: Wilhelmina Reid Gloria Ford Ptyia ud Club jb Ua £i(f na niteto, Sosvosuty First Row: Left to Right: Evcjyn Jackson. Thelma Ranks. I.orcnc Goodrich. Second Row: Lucille Williams, Klainc Proctor. Francis Wallace, Florence llincs. Rack Row: .eft to ?ig t{:Viola Whclch. Mabel Thomas, Francis Wallace. Front Row: Left to Right: Carrie Taylor, Doris Webb, Florence Hines. .eft to Right: Mildred Bason, Doris Jack- son. Marie B. Taylor. Lois Garretson, Lydia Nutter, Lorene Goodrich, Rhcnnctta Cain. t Phi fleta Sixjma fynxitesiei ttf Front Row: Gene A. Bass, Samuel B. Mays, Wesley Nor- wood Nichols, Edward James, Roger Bryan. Second Row: Calvin Carter, Glascoc Catlin, Arthur Free- man, Edward Jones, James Morgan, Girard W. Myers, President. Not in Picture: Irvin K. Lindsay. Ga icetd Glid). Edward James, Pledge Master; Kweuku Ghorty, Joseph Moore, Roland Cunningham, Samuel Casten, James Thomas Curtis, Arthur Freeman, Assistant Peldge Master. (Dm fCL Pii Plti i 1 st Row: Stanley Burdnell, Patrick Walker, Robert Arring- ton, Franklin Furr (basileus), Donald Hill, Alvin Strong, Lemuel Leeper. 2nd Row: Lee Patterson, Leon Bressant, Joel R. Nelson, Robert W. Johnson, Earl Kelly. Srd Row: Lone Hodges, Arthur Hardge, Alphonso Owens, Warrick Hill, Guy Jenkins. 4th Row: Charles H. John- son, Thomas Kelson, YValter Reid, Charles H. Johnson, Julian Cooley, James Turpin, Raymond Carter, Lorenzo Thomas, Madison Allen, Oscar Harris. 5th. Row: Mitchell Whitting- ham, Eugene Ritchie, Joseph Eggleston, Ermon Jones, Arthur Blake. ii 46 JltMHfUiAod GUI)- Left to right: Front Row—David L. Harris, James A. Priest. Second Row—Edward T. Brown, Marshall Morris. Third Row—Robert J. Tyler, Athleston Nelson. Fourth Row—James Murray, William Mum- by, Warren Palmer, Charles Reed, Horace Dis- mond, William Ghant. sK _______________________________________________ 47 Pan Hellenic Council Left to right: William Harris, Roberta LaVarr, Franklin Furr, Girard Meyers, Doris Marlow, Jaddie Stewart, Iantha Carroll, Lorenzo Thomas. Dean Grant .......................................“That's it exactly Mr. Carter “What can I do for your Mr. Wilson “Stop by tomorrow, I’m busy right now. Miss Mayo .......................“Now, that will be exactly $--------- Mr. Weaver..................................“You have a point there. Mr. Brandon “Ubersetzen Sie, Fraulein Mr. Calloway.................................“What on earth is this? Dr. Monroe “You people should eat brains on toast for breakfast. Dr. Jackson.......................................“Talk Economics. Dr. Chapman “Now, I don’t know about that, but I do know what good sports are. Mr. Moses “You must have a conceptual frame of reference. Dr. Lyda “Remember, you are Morgan State College students. Mr. Key “It’s better to close your mouth and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt. Coach Hurt..............................................“Now then Coach Hill .......................“Get familiar with the printed page. Mrs. Turpin “You don’t play with me, you get my work. Dr. Coleman..........................................“Any question? Dean Preyer “Does anyone have anything else to add?” Miss Davis........................“You keep silence by giving it to others. Mrs. Sinclair “I’m sorry, but, Mr. Carter isn’t seeing anyone today. He’s really busy. Miss Brown “Can I help you, Sir? Dean Grant isn’t in Mr. Still “Better read, don’t let me catch you napping. Mrs. Claytor........................... “Everybody ready? Let’s go. Big Jim Turpin In Memoriam Slowly and sadly we laid him down. From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, | But we let him alone with his glory. fyamcute MoAxjan Reate ipupjng ..Xqey utdinx uiif 8iy Penn Relay 1 lsi+uteAA. ERNEST BRADLEY JOHN CROOMS WILLIAM BROWN ROBERT TYLER TIME 3:20.9 ClctM. We, the Class of ’48, being sound in mind and body, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament: To our Alma Mater: We leave our love, our faith and our allegiance. To the Administration: To our new president, Dr. Jenkins, we leave the wisdom, perseverance and administrative ability of Dr. D. O. W. Holmes. To Dean Grant, Mr. Wilson, Dean Key, Miss Mayo, Dean Prcyer. Miss Davis and Mr. Carter, we ex tend our thanks, gratitude and appreciation for their guidance, in order that we might reach our goal. To the Faculty: To Dr. Jones, we leave a pair of roller skates to enable him to move about at an even greater speed. To Dr. Stevens, we leave a motor chair to convey him to the blackboards, in order that he might preserve his energy. To Coaches Hurt, Hill, Clark and Brown, we leave championship teams in all fields of sports. To Dr. Spaulding, we leave a gilt-edged memo pad, to facilitate his memory. To Professor Calloway, we leave a brand new set of specimens. To Dr. Coleman, we leave a class composed of students who will ask questions each and every day. To Dr. Jackson, we leave students who will talke economics. To Mrs. Clay tor, we leave a psychology laboratory. To the Junior Class: To the Junior Class we leave our place and priv- ileges as lauded seniors. To the Sophomore Class: To the Sophomore Class we leave the ambition and will to complete their college career. To the Freshman Class: To the Freshman Class, we leave our enthusiasm and spirit, plus our best wishes for a successful college career. This officially ends our last will and testament. The Class of '48. GUU and da Left to right: Robert Blackburn, Leon Bressant, Jaddie Stewart, Flan Couch HI, William Robinson, Lorenzo Thomas, James Turpin, Ixre Patterson, Robert Duncan, W. Edgar Bing- ham and Earl Kelly. lUUIIIMi Studeat Gaundl Front How (L. t oli.) Gloria McDaniels, Guy Jenkins, Oscar Harris, President, Mablc Thomas. Second How (L. to H.) Ula Butler, Thelma Smith, Gladys Bryon, Lois West, Mary Bowie, and Lcmell Lee per. ili, ■ iiwi iM ii —nr— — - —� whok WU 9 1 1. Best Artist 2. Best Public Speaker 3. Most Versatile 4. Biggest Filiabuster 5. Class Casanova 6. Class Flirt 7. Most Business-like 8. Most Outspoken 9. Class Baby 10. Most Quiet 11. Class Couple 12. Brains ot '48 13. Most Serious-minded 14. Most Conscientous 15. Best Disposition 16. Best Musicians 17. Best Looking (girls) 18. Best Looking (boy) 19. Laziest Students 20. Youngest Graduates 21. Best Politician 22. Biggest Scotchman 23. Best Liked 24. Most Dignified 25. Best Physique.............. 26. Class Clown 27. Worries Most About Studies George Woods Miles Harrison Thelma Smith Jaddie Stewart Lorenzo Thomas Roberta LaVarr Dorothy Leavy Alvin Strong Viola Valentine Rita Coe Rhenctta Cain Charles H. Johnson Doris Jean Matchen Oscar Harris Roberta LaVarr Joseph Durham Juanita Holsey Pinkie Webester Rhenetta Cain Wilhelmina Reid I helma Banks Ula Butler Joseph Durham Annie Mae Chavis Sara Prettyman Walter Reid Doris Jean Matchen Helen Smith Charles Lewis Doris Stewart Earl Kelly Ruby Patterson Claude Booker Jaddie Stewart Franklin Furr Arthur Fauntleroy Girard Meyers Lorenzo Thomas Joel Nelson Rudolph Redd 'WluA Wlta U '48 28. Ones Who Have Done Most for Class Roberta LaVarr 29. Biggest Prevaricator 30. Biggest Phony 31. Most Conceited 32. Most Lady-like 33. Most Gentlemen-like 34. Biggest Eaters 35. Cutest Girls Wilhelmina Reid Charles W. Johnson George Woods Lee Patterson Charles H. Jones Gladys Byron John Procope Women of ’48 Men of ’48 Ruby Patterson Oscar Harris Walter Reid Lorenzo Thomas Rita Coe Edna Lomax 36. Best Dancers......................... Thelma Smith Wilhelmina Reid 37 Smoothest Melvin Hunt 38. Most Likely to Succeed Leonard Ford 39. Most Talkative Dorothy Johnson Alvin Strong 40. Best Athletes (girls) Jessie Lee Iantha Carroll 41. Best Athletes (boys) Mitch Whittingham Arthur Fauntleroy Lorenzo Thomas Joseph Eggleston Albert James 42. Best Dressed (girl) Doris Jean Matchen 43. Best Dressed (boy) Melvin Hunt 44. Biggest Jiver William Harris 45. Favorite Professor Edward Hurt 46. Loudest ....................................Thelma Smith Lorenzo Thomas 47. One School Has Done the Most for Ruby Patterson Claude Booker 48. One Who Worries Least Roberta LaVarr 49. Best School Morgan State College 50. Best Graduating Class Class of ’48 6u l tf-GAMSut i ). Subject Physical Education 217 2. Professors All of them 3. Amusement Weekend Functions 4. Musical Aggregation Any Be-bopper %0 0. Popular Trio King Cole 6. Song What Will I Do 7. Radio Programs Swing Class Escape 8. Movie Body and Soul 9. Rendezvous Casino 10. Theater Royal 11. Dance Annie Tack 12. Annual Social Junior-Senior Prom 13. Popular Singers Sarah Vaughan Bull Moose Tackson 14. Classical Singers Marian Anderson Paul Robeson 15. Semi-classical song Clair de Lune 16. Sports Hero Jackie Robinson 17. Movie Stars Lana Turner Gregory Peck 18. Conversation Love 19. Pastimes Pinochle Rabbling 20. General Question When do we get a gym? 21. Senior Question When do senior privileges begin? 22. Book The Robe 23. Sport Football 24. Day Graduation Day 25. School Morgan State College da let'd dee. tlte Qooesutesi about U Ma icit 6n AnsuifiolLi Some 600 Morgan Students congregated in front of the State House at Annapolis and sang the school song before a committee went in to see Governor Lane about facilities needed to bring Morgan up to standard of other State educational institutions. ij 70 tf-oad tyoA Thoucjtit Greatest Siri Best Day Best Town Biggest Fool Cleverest Man Greatest Bore Greatest inventions of the Devil Best activity Greatest comfort To know Greatest mistake Most expensive indulgences Waisting time Graduation day ........ Your town He who lives in the past. He who makes the most of each day. One who talks continuously of himself. Liquor and cigarettes Play you’re really wanted Noi DOING YOUR best. Hate and jealousy Cheapest, stupidest and easiest thing to do Greatest trouble maker Most ridiculous asset Most dangerous person Most disagreeable person Best teacher Finding fault WITH OTHERS. The malicious busybody. False pride A LIAR The agitator Experience Part of the large crowd who attended Commencement Exercises TltitUfi We Can. 2 o Without Practice teachers having to carry a full semester’s work while practice teaching. Jitterbugging at formals. Brutality during (and before) regular probation periods. Classes held at twelve o’clock. Homework assignments over the holidays. Withholding of student’s mail. The fifth column in the student body. Social calling in the library. Love making during bonfires. Classes, other than music classes, being held in Washington Half. Young Hall Gossip Gossip Gossip Shot gun quizzes The rabble “Sneaky Pete” Making extra-curricular activities part of classwork. F’s on our transcripts Saturday morning classes Night classes Loitering in the canteen Those who never put a nickel in the juke box The walk from the bus The lack of self-control among students during play productions Gooch Ifou. foill 5let tltti cMeaUlt £(H - - JlooJz ut fLoc e dO G4td do - - poAatfAopJt two............(lead 9i cMdl JAMES GILLIAM DORIS E. JACKSON CONSTANCE BRICKHEAD Miss Roberta LaVarr with Governor Lane and Dr. W. W. Allen 1 ■1V-V 7 ' ' GRADUATION EXERCISES and natu tueltaae Commenced So loncj, dea i Moto on [June 1948 79 Our sincere thanks to the Afro-American Newspaper for making available pictures that, have been reproduced in this volume to be with us always. John L. Procope, Jr. Editor in Chief H. G. ROEBUCK SON Printers — Lithographers To Schools and Colleges Everywhere Bai.timork I. Mi . i i i f )