Morgan State University - Promethean Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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The Morgan State College Mace The mace has been used as a symbol of authority for many centuries. especially in Europe. In France, the mace was introduced in the twelfth century by Philip II and in England by Richard I as an emblem of authority by state officials. the sergeants-at-arms, the royal body guards. and ecclesiastical dignitaries. This symbol of authority was presented to Morgan State College In 1956 by the General Aiumni Association and is borne by the Faculty Marshal in academic processions. The Morgan State College Mace is a wooden shaft turned from the historic old Dust Bowl, used tor several decades as a chapel, gymnasium and little theatre. A polished stone ball taken from the campus quarry forms the base, and the shaft is decorated with silver clasps and jeweled bosses. There are three silver strips on the shaft, each engraved with an epoch of Morgan's histOry:- The first phasHentenary Biblical Institute, 1867-1890; the second phase-Morgan College, 1890-1939; and the third phase-Morgan State College, 1939-.

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To the Graduates of 1966: The theme of your class. Roads Taken, indicates the many lacets of your rich experiences on this campus during your undergraduate years. It is perhaps more important, though, that you consider the future implications of Roads Taken. In the years ahead you will come to many crossroads: In your vocational careers. in your roles as citizens. in your personal lives. We have tried very hard here at Morgan State to help you prepare yourselves to make intelligent and worthwhile choices. The true value of our iomt efforts will be assessed in the Iong-distant future when we observe the roads you have taken. I am confident that your choices will lead to constructive attainments of which both you and your Alma Mater may well be proud. Congratulations! I wish for each of you a successful life - not simply success to be counted in material gains. but success in attaining worthwhile social and personal goals to the end that this will be a better world for your having lived in it. Martin D. Jenkins P r e s i d e n t

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Road In tcllectual Holmes Hall