Morgan State University - Promethean Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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May Ilu' law uj Ilmm- u'lm Anvu' him lump his mommy furr'm-r grrvnl IN MEMORIAM Dr. Edward Maovn Coleman was prufvssur of history and furmvr chairman of the Depart- ment at Morgan State Cullogv. Hv headed the College Department of History and Pulilival Science from I940 until 1953. was acting hoad of the department during the schnol term 1958- 1959 and acting Dean of Men at the College during the tvrm 19424943. A nativv ni' Mvmphis, Tennessee. tho late Dr. Cnlvman altcndvd vlt-nu'ntanv' svhnnl there and thv public schools of Flnrvnu'. Alabama. His degrees in higher education wore earned at Taladega College, Alabama thH 1923;. luwa State University UKM 1927a and tho University of Suutlwrn California H4111. 194m. Dr. Coleman was also an authurity on Loui- siana history and Creole culture in old Now Orleans. Among his Works was his editorship M the contonnial vditiun of Creole l uir05 H943: Poems in French by thrvo Mm of Color. first published in 1845. Thu fort-Wurd fur CI'I'UIP Voices was written by Dr. H. Carringlnn. fur- nu-r head of tho Ih-parlnwnl uf anzmvo Lan- guages at the Johns Hopkins University. This notvd historian was also a nwmlwr of Phi Alpha Thcta. National Hislury Honor Sn- vivty: Pi Sigma Alpha. National Pnlitiral Sri- cnm- Honor Sm-ioly: llw Natinnal Sm-ial Svi- em'e Research Cuum'il: Tho Amc-rivan Histori- cal Association: Tht- Amvrit'an Academy of Political and Sm-iul St-it-m-v. The Class of 1963 is proud tn pay trilum- tn Dr. Edward Macro Coleman -svhnlar, educator. and historian.

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DEDICATION In his pupular essay. The Ameri- can Scholar Ralph Waldo Emerson indicated that the true American seholar was a man at action. Mr. August Meier is sueh a man. Mr. Meier has mm the respect and esteem of not only the Morgan State College student body, but also that nf many others in the Balti- mure emnmunity whn regard the struggle for human rights and dignity as the crucial challenge of our times. This Oberlin-Culumbia trained assneiate prufessor of history has given himself fully to worth- while causes as the Civic Interest Group, the Americans for Denmcra- tie Action tas a former president of the Baltimore Chapteri, and the. Natiunal Association for the. Ad. vaneement 0f Cultired People tas a former secretary of the Newark, New Jersey Chapteri. Mr. Meier has sat. ridden. walked, written, and spoken for the eause offreedmn. Morganites can never forget how excellently he acquitted himself in the debate with the. highlyr verbal Blaek Muslim Leader. Malenlm X. This is Au- gust Meier. the man of action! As a sehular and elassmum teacher. Mr. Meier loses none of his students. respect. His eomiuet in his elasses, enlivened by a refresh- ing.r sense of hunmr, a stiff diet of eolatteral readings, and a few agreeable idiosynerasies, leaves his students with paradoxical feelings uf annoyance but appreciation, inadequaey hut inspiration, frustration hut enriehment. The iibuggy pmfessur never relents in working his students hard. The consolation comes in knowing that he wurks ten times harder than I'huln In' I'iulunn Iim'hmrh his most diligent student. In addition tn this enthusiastie teaching, Mr. Meier has made substantial contributions to reputable seholarly journals. and his hunk Negro Thought in the Age ofBoolrer T. Washing- ton will roll off the University of Miehigan Press next fall. The Hill and Wang Publish- ing Company has commissioned Mr. Meier to write a short history of the American Negro. This is August Meier, the scholar! The Class of 1963 is proud to pay tribute to one of Morgan's true scholars and men of ac- tiun. T0 August Meier we dedieate the 1963 PHOMETHEAN for his having been and con- tinuing to be effective in leading the line to- ward the good lite.s ,--

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES r.- 'r ; I'VI'IU muv I'nwhlrnl N.Irlin D. ,ll'nlxllh'. ,Iuclgv Josiah F. Hrnrn .Il.. DI, l :lrl Hurplly. Hz. 1,. lunut-I vallc-v ulw'x-ust-nll. Swami mu. m-lh U JHU'L HI Nirhaul . Kvnnn. HI. HI'IIH H. iIcw, DrV lingvnl- lhul. Dr Edward N, ilsun. Dr. D. U. W. Huluuw, D1. kun-