Morgan State University - Promethean Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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THE ALMA MATER “FAIR MORGAN” Fair Morgan, we love thee, so tried and so true Our hearts at thy name thrill with pride; We owe thee allegiance, we pledge thee our faith A faith which shall ever abide. Chorus We pledge Whatever the future And thus our devotion, And homage we faith Fair Morgan, as------------ And thou livest in memory sweet, We bring thee our laurels whatever they be, And lay them with joy at thy feet.

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MORGAN’S HISTORY Over 115 years ago from 1983, in the basement of Sharp Street Methodist Church, what is now Morgan State University today, was started. It began as the Centenary Biblical Institure to provide education for the emancipat- ed slave. The objective was to prepare young men for Christian ministry. The growth of the school was marked by the increase in curricular offerings (normal and academic subjects especially, were added), the admission of women as students and the establishment of two branches. The first, Princess Anne Academy, was established at Princess Anne, Maryland in 1886. This school is now the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. The second branch school, established in 1891 at Lynchburg, Virginia was called Virginia Collegiate and Industrial Institute. It was destroyed by fire in 1917. In June 1917, Morgan became located on the site we presently occupy largely as a result of a large sum of money donated by Dr. Lyttleton Morgan, former Chairman of the Board of Trustees. His endowment enabled the school to offer courses on the collegiate level for the first time. The name of the school was changed to Morgan College. On November 20, 1939, another name change occurred when by an Act of the General Assembly. Morgan College officially became a state institution and named Morgan State College. The present name change took place on July 1, 1975, when the Maryland State Legislature granted University status to Morgan State College. As a University, Morgan is governed by a Board of Regents whose members are appointed by the Governor of Maryland. Organizational structure provides for President, four Vice Presidents and the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and Management, the School of Education, the School of Urban Studies and Human Development, the School of Continuing Education, and the Graduate School. Morgan has a strong tradition and orientation as a liberal arts college and has students from many ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, including 26 foreign countries. The University is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and by the Department of Education of Maryland. It is also approved by the Regents of the University of the State of New York, by the American Chemical Society, the American Medical Association and the Maryland State Board of Accountancy. The academic year at Morgan is divided into two semesters: Fall and Spring Semesters. Under the Division of Continuing Education. Morgan operates an Evening College and a summer session.

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