Morgan State University - Promethean Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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tfo iewoftd This book, which you arc now opening, is the summation of four years of activi- ties of the class of 1950. Although our dreams and those of our parents have ma- terialized, it is sentimentally difficult to bid farewell to Morgan. The “rough profs, the star sport teams, the rabble rooms, pinochle games to the wee A. M. hours, fraternity and sorority initiations, construction of new buildings, the sudden death of Big Jim Turpin, overcrowded classes, and evenings in the canteen will always be perennial memories. Each phase of campus life has been consolidated in the PROMETHEAN, but the staff confesses that many of the experiences are excluded, for it is impossible to inculcate sentiments of over two hundred graduates in one volume. Nevertheless, it is hoped that throughout these pages one will find a picture or phrase which will recall some detail of the past years. For three or four of us, the preparation of this book has required spending end- less nights working, grouping pictures, typing copy, and doing the small tasks so es- sential for a publication. This involved sacrificing week-end dates, relinquishing free periods, and losing hours of sleep. I would like to thank all those persons who worked tirelessly and patiently. These include the photographers, the proofreaders, the typists, and secretaries. Specifically, my deepest gratitude is extended to Brenda Lewis, who stuck bv me through “thick-and-thin”; Hilda Perry, who never knew the word “NO ; and Wilbert Walker for his accurate handling of the finances. Elizabeth Frances Johnson Editor-in-Chief

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Sfence,t flail This building was named in honor of the late John O. Spencer, Ph.D.. IX.D., who served as Morgan’s Presi- dent from 1902-1937. It houses science classrooms, laboratories, and offices of some of the members of the science department. Grants by the Governor and Gen- eral Assembly of the State made possible the erection of this building. Now Spencer Hall is as popular as the lobby of Carnegie Hall. Why? The reason is that our new Canteen is located in the basement. Pennants of the rival schools in our C. I. A. A. conference are about the wall; paddles of our Noble Greok-letter organizations are placed in the most noticeable positions. There is dancing space for our 1 iep-cat co-eds” to do the ‘apple- jack and the “bug.” Knotty-pine scats and booths are attached to the walls. So when the guys and gals are feeling kind of low after failing an exam or two or if they want a snack, it’s to the Varsity “M” Canteen they’ll go. The Home Economics Department is also in Spencer. It has a very modern apartment with the latest in bed- room, living room, dining room, and kitchen furniture. It isn’t at all strange to go through the apartment and find two or three two-year-old babies running about, be- cause here the girls learn home management and child care.

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Jtmoual fte ectoty Morgan, like most schools. lost a number of men during the draft of the early war years. Little did any of us dream that so many of our fold would not return. However, at the end of the war we found that we had not paid a tribute to those men and women who had helped make it possible for Morgan State College to continue as a free school unmolested by horrors of war. Therefore, when the state made possible the erection of this building, this proved a fitting time to honor and pay tribute to them; hence, it was named Memorial Refectory. The cafeteria in this building is the most modernistic in the Hast. It has two serving tables which does away with standing in long lines. There is also a faculty dining hall. The basement houses the offices of the R. O. 1’. C. The rifle range has attracted many a would-be sharp shooter.” As a matter of fact, we now have one of the few Negro rifle teams in the city. Major Burke says they do rather well for amateurs. This building was opened in September 1949. Since that time it has been in constant use by civic and campus organizations.