Morgan State University - Promethean Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Prelude To Glory” has been her function in these final stages of our gestation before we emerge to take our place in the world? Wo begin with the Promethean Ceremony through which we as Freshmen were indoctrinotcd into the Morgan Spirit. We recall the core we took to keep the flames of our candles olive: the solemnity in the voices of upperclassmen as they sang the Alma Mater, the spirit of helpfulness among us as we re- lighted the candle of a companion and the sting of burnt fingers as we protected our own candles from the wind. All of these memories remind us of our purpose and revive our determination for excellence. Through the years, we have been impressed time ofter time with the importance of our position as future contributors on the world scene. From the stand up and be counted commission of the Presi- dent, to the pause for inner-reflection offered by Religion-in-Lifa-Week, to the rah, rah, rah of the sports activities, to the fascinating power struggle of the Mock Democratic Convention, to the all too real activities of our men in uniform on R. 0. T. C. Day, the Morgan program has been so oriented to em- phasize her expectancies for our performance as functioning and informed citizens. We come, therefore, to this point in our lives where, armed with the tools of education, we prepare to go forth, and, like Prometheus, to carry forth the benefits of the fire of learning to the world. We stand on the threshold of a Prelude to Glory. f I » 11 • « MM A Murphy Auditorium Fine Arts Building

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Impressions ''Reflections 1« Bound to thot jagged rock, suffering the tallows Reflections . . . Impressions . . . Prelude to Glory and beak of the vulture, Prometheus did not bend For four years, the class of 1961 has lived and nor once repent his gift of light to man that his worked under the influence of the Promethean Tra- wretched bemg m.ght gam understand.ng and rise dition. Consclou$, ond uneo„,ciously, we have been to the heights of near godliness. .... . . ' j . , 1 . , .... Inherent in the tale of this most august citizen conditioned to respond to its incessant and insatiable of Olympus ore the foundations of the Promethean demands. We hove been manipulated and molded Tradition of Morgan: the challenge to stand up and wc hovc become the personification of its and be counted, the commission of the second restless spirit. No longer can wc close our eyes to mile, the awesome call to achievement, and most ignorance; no longer can we wink at laxity; no evident of all, the Morgan pledge to keep the light longer do wc accept mediocrity; and no longer con of understanding burning that darkness may never our cars be deaf to the call for courageous striving, overtake our striving for a better tomorrow. As we prepare now to take this stop forward. It is in the spirit of the Promethean Tradition this momentous occasion makes us pause for thought thot wc, the class of 1961, have chosen as our and reflection. Whot has been the meaning of Fair theme: Morgan to each of us these past four )fars? Whot

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IN DEDICATION A man is known not by the things which he possesses but by the things which possess him. —Dr. Richard I. McKinney In choosing a person to whom we would like to dedicate the PROMETHEAN for 1961, our main con- siderations were neither educational achievements, organizational activities, nor any like criteria It is certain, however, that the person whom we chose could meet any of these requirements We were not even particularly concerned with any functions which he might have performed on behalf of Alma Mater although the fact that he was chosen Alumnus of the Year 1959-60 would indicate the outstanding quality of his contributions to the betterment of the Morgan community We have chosen him for no other than the great- est and most difficult-to-mect of all reosons—for what he, as a mon, represents. He is, in our esti- mation, the personification of that spirit which we have attempted to capture in our theme— REFLEC- TIONS . IMPRESSIONS PRELUDE TO GLORY The qualities which characterize him arc, in themselves, admirable, but no single characteristic seems enough Dedication, devotion, humility, per- serverance, all of these words could be used to de- scribe him, but we do not feel that they would adequately explain our reason for thinking of him os we do. We believe that the quotation above from a sermon by Dr. McKinney does this best. Becouse we believe that all the positive aspects implied in this quotation best describe him, we, the staff of the PROMETHEAN 1961, dedicate our humble effort t5 the REVEREND HOWARD L CORNISH