Morgan State University - Promethean Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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increased and already many of us occupied positions of leadership throughout the campus. Our added interests included the entrance of many into fraternities and sororities. In the field of sports, class members aided in the production of a national championship football team and a track team that won in national and international competition. Earl Byrd was selected as class presi- dent for that year. Additional contributions and honors were ours during our junior year, lor their scholarly achievements class members were elected to Alpha Kappa Mu and Beta Kappa Chi. Our attentions were concentrated upon our chosen major fields of study. Lionel Todman was chosen class president for this year. I Ie was to guide the destinies of our class. The distant strains of the graduation march brought new zeal and enthusiasm to the minds and hearts of the seniors who returned for their final year. The dignified senior proudly strutted and “stuck his chest out as a reminder to other students that he was a senior. Despite all the glories that were ours, we were conscious of the responsibilities and duties that lay ahead for us. YVc entrusted many of these duties to Melvin Fox, our senior class president. We flourished our rings; posed for the Promethean, planned and danced merrily at the Senior Ball; hut anxioush awaited the famed “sheepskin” to lx- presented to us on June 2. 1952. After the completion of our educational career at Morgan, we pass once again through those immortal gates hut as alumni to meet the tasks that await us in a changing and dynamic society.

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rrrwnn History of the Class of 952 Another epoch of the histon' of Morgan State College was begun September 21, 1948 when four hundred and ninety-four new students passed through the gates to begin their educa- tional careers. Dr. Martin 1). Jenkins began his administration as President of the institution, an extensive building program was initiated, and the cries of a New Morgan echoed throughout the ivvclad walls of our college community. Mixed feelings of awe, happiness, excitement, and yes, even some disillusionment and unhappi- ness, accompanied our first impression of our new home. The miseries of freshman orientation and hazing (of course) soon welded us into a unified freshman group ready and willing to make our contribution to the school. Under the leadership of I lerbert Boone, our class organization was begun. Cynthia Quander represented the class in the I lomecoming festivi- ties as Miss Freshman. Our pursuit of knowledge and participation in extra-curricula activities soon found expression and added to the general improvement of athletics, dramatics, music and other activities. The second mile of our journey found us a bit more mature as students. Our activities were 18

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 DOROTHY ALAR A Dorothy Elkridge, Maryland HU 11 II T I A V. ANDERSON Jamaica Jamaica, Long Island. New York GEORGE S. ARCHER Archie Philadelphia. Pennsylvania English Sociology Psychology F FA; English Club Dramatic Club; Alpha Kappa Psychology Club; Scrollers Club Alpha Four long years and WILLIAM R. ATKINSON Ockie Georgetown, South Carolina Biology BARBARA JEAN BADEN Halts Annapolis, Maryland Physical Education Physical Education Club JAMES I. BARN I S James Baltimore. Maryland Biology