Morgan State University - Promethean Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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The Alumni President Jenkins encourages the development of a strong and responsible Alumni Association, one that is mindful of the real issues in and needs of higher education. The appoint- ment of Miss Ponzo, Class of 1930, to head the newly created Alumni Office, is expressive of the President and Board’s interest in the alumni. The alumni, in turn, have responded beautifully to the call to duty. New Association chapters are being created and old ones rejuvenated. The News Letter of the Alumni Office keeps the tide of interest in Morgan swelling. The Associa- tion this year formulated an ambitious Program for Morgan, the major aspect of which is a $50,000 Fund Drive to help finance the graduate education of deserving but needy Morganites. Sallic Ponj.0, A.B. Morgan Stale Col- lege. Executive Secretary of the Alumni Association. The Mace. 1957 gift of the Alumni and ancient symbol of a president'» in- vested authority.

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The Board The history of Morgan’ progre » is the history of good boards of Trustees, of men serving selflessly, tirelessly to build the type of college which any people might be proud of. The present Board members continue in the great tradition of dedicated service established by their predecessors, and with the same high caliber, insightful leadership characteristic of the past. Board member are appointed by the Governor of Maryland. They serve without pay, working long hour in the interest of the College. The chairman of lire first Board was the Reverend Dr. Lyttleton F. Morgan, who began some 23 year of service as a Trustee in 1867. It was Dr. Morgan's munificence which in 1890 made it possible for the College to offer for the first lime a baccalaureate curriculum. In gratitude the Trustees adopted Dr. Morgan's nante a the school’s. The Reverend Dr. John F. Coucher, long-time Board member and successor to Dr. Morgan as chairman, donated a lot at the comer of Fulton and Edmondson Avenues, where in 1880 a new building was constructed to house the College. Dr. Goucher has been followed by the Reverend Dr. Charles W. Baldwin. Judge Morris W. Soper, and Dr. Carl J. Murphy as Board chairman. In the annual photograph displayed above are, stated left to right. Dr. Willard W. Allen. President of the Southern Life In- surance Company. Baltimore; Mr. Richard W. Emory, Board vice-chairman. Baltimore attorney; Dr. Carl J. Murphy, Board chairman. President of the Afro-American newspaper ; Dr. Bliss Forbush. Headmaster of Friends’ School. Baltimore. Standing left to right are Mr. James H. Carter. Board secre- tary. Assistant to the President of Morgan Slate College; l)r. Josiah F. Henry, Jr.. Baltimore attorney; I)r. Kenneth 0. Walker, Professor of History at Goucher College; Mr. E. Dale Adkins, Salisbury attorney; Dr. Eugene D. Byrd, Baltimore dentist; Mr. L. Manuel Hendler, Baltimore industrialist; Dr. Martin D. Jenkins, President of Morgan State College.

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The President Educator with a vision and a confidence in it. intense advocate of scholarly achievement among Negroes, strong champion of academic freedom and the right of a college faculty to self- determination, outspoken critic of second class citizenship for any American, Martin David Jenkins brought a Hoosier spirit to the second presidency of Morgan Slate College in 1918 and did much to transform the College into an institution that vies on equal terms with any American college similarly situated. In his inaugural address President Jenkins enunciated the goals which it is desirable that Morgan students achieve. These goal , which follow, are valid for graduates as well. The President said: We should like every Morgan man or woman to be characterized by the ability to think clearly, to read with untierstanding, and to convey his ideas in clear and concise written and oral expression; To have a clear under- standing of the development and nature of his physical and social environment; To appreciate and participate in the aesthetic aspects of his existence; To have good physical and mental health and a well-balanced personality; To have arrived at a satisfying philosophy of life consistent with Christian ethics; To be free of racial and national prejudices and petty social in- tolerances; To exemplify, in hi daily living, habit of courtesy and friendliness, of honesty and integrity, of cleanliness in inind and body, of excellence in achievement, of goodness in behavior; To understand his rights, privilege and responsibilities as an American citizen and as a citizen of the world; To have developed a keen desire to accomplish for the common good; To have a passion for the democratic way of life; To have the courage of his convictions, the desire and willingness to 'stand up and be counted for those things in which he believes.”