Morgan State University - Promethean Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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.A .6 . Prelude To Glory,i I has been her function in these final stages of out gestation before we emerge to take our place in the world? We begin with the Promethean Ceremony through which we as Freshmen were indoctrineted into the Morgen Spirit. We recall the care we took to keep the flames of ear eendles alive: the selemnity in the voices of upperelessmen as they sang the Alma Meter, the spirit of helpfulness among us as we re- lighted the candle et 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 after time with the importance of our position as future eonttihutere on the world scene. From the stand up and be counted eommistion of the Presi- dent, to the pause for inner-retleetion offered by heligiou-in-Lite-Week, to the reh, reh, reh of the t -sports activities, to the fascinating power struggle of the Mock Democratic Convention, to the all too reel activities of our men in uniform on R. O.T. C. Day, t the Morgan program he: 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 torth, end, like Prometheus, to carry forth the benefits of the tire of learning to the world. We stand on the threthold of e Prelude to Glory. Murphy Auditorium Fine Arts Building .. .xA. ...asV..,- .. ., M'..- ...-t..A,,L.,k ,,e.-r...t.

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-fiReflections . . . Impressions .7 Ant..- -....-.u- Bound to that jogged rock, suffering the tallows end heck of the vulture, Prometheus did not bend nor once repent his gift of light to man that his wretched being might gain understanding and rise to the heights of near godliness. Inherent in the tale of this most august citizen of Olympus tare the foundations of the Promethean Tradition of Morgan: the challenge to stand up and be counted, the commission of the second mile, the awesome call to achievement, and most evident of all, the Morgan pledge to keep the light of understanding burning that darkness may never overtake our striving for a better tomorrow. It is in the spirit of the Promethean Tradition that we, the class of 1961, have chosen as our theme: Reflections . . . lran-essions . . . Prelude to Glory For four years, the class of 1961 has lived and worked under the influence of the Promethean Tre- dition. Consciously end uncomeiously, we have been conditioned to respond to its incessant end insatiable demands. We have been manipulated and molded by it, end we have become the personification of its restless syirit. No longer can we close our eyes to ignorance; no longer can we wink at laxity; no longer do we accept mediocrity; and no longer can our ears be deaf to the cell for courageous striving. As we prepare now to take this step forward, this momentous occasion makes us pause for thought and reflection. What has been the meaning of Fair , Morgan to each of us these past tour vets? What 'bot'U'I- umah

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IN DEDICATION Km A man is known not by the things which he possesses but by the things which poses him -Dr. Richard l. McKinney In choosing a person to whom we would like to dedicate the PROMETHEAN for l96l, 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-meet of all reasons-for what he, as a man, 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 are, 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 as we do. We believe that the quotation above from a sermon by Dr. McKinney does this best. Because we believe that all the positive aspects implied in this quotation best describe him, we, the staff of the PROMETHEAN l96l, dedicate our humble effort t5 the REVEREND HOWARD L. CORNISH Awe --- -. .