The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-27
On The Hilltop


Howardites have finally settled
down 10 the business OF getting an
education, this week. Upper-class-
men have been occupied with ORR
entating the freshmen class, which
this year.p-numbers close 10 eight
hundred. The first week. as usual
was "get-acquainted" week durinr
which the annual "get-acquaintcd'
dance. and the freshmen bonfire
vas held. 4 second bonfire took
place on Towards stadium after
the upper classmen had returned
to the campus.
Reg istration for new students
took place on Tuesday. Oct. ?. while
old students registered on the
third
On Tuesday, Oct 9, classes were
adjourned al 1890 so students
might attend the formal opening
exercises al the Chapel. After the
procession Of the faculty. and Sc
lectlons by the university choir,
President Mordecai w. Johnson
outlined the history Of Howard
university. The choir sang another
selection and following the recess
sional. the exercises were con-
Guided.
The Hon Normal w Marley,
K.C.. distinguished barrster and
community leader OF Jamaica,
British West Indies. addressed the
University community on Friday.
Oct. -. Mr. Manley attended OK
ford as a Rhodes scholar. earning
the degrees bachelor Of arts and
bachelor Of civil law. He holds the
highest rank at the British bar.
that Nof Kings Counsel Regarded
by many as the outstanding bar
rister in the West Indies. he has
devoted much Of his time and
money to the civic. political and
social betterment Of Jamaica and
of the West Indies generally. Mr.
Manley is the founder and leader
Of the Peoples National party.
In his address. Mr.. Manley stated
that West Indian students here
we're becoming aware Of the unity
Of the problem OF colored peoples
the world over He said that MI
nogitieS could not afford middle
class and that now. more than ever.
the educated minority heretofore
separated from the masses from
which they sprung. were coming
down" to lead the masses. This was
! in complete agreement with the
belief now prevalent in the islands,
( that Education must leave its
ivory tower and get down among
| the masses"
According TO Mr.. Manley. ma
tional and racial unity is now
growing in Jamaica and the begin
ninss OF true West indian con-
sciousness was evident Jamaica
is the beneficiary. or victim, OF a
constitutional experiment" he said,
but for my part, we are Wiling
guinea pig.
A short period was allowed for
questions and discussion during
which. in answer 10 question, MI
Marley stated that there had been
a rapid growth of labor movements
which had achieved such strength
that one might think IT would take
25 years TO achieve.
A friend Of Sir Stafford Grips,
Mr. Manley is chairman OF jamaica
Welfare. Ltd. president OF the ia
maica Olympic association, and a
member of the Central Board o.
Health His career has been the
subject OF comment from time to
time in American periodicals The
article in Time magazine for June
1913 on page 20 is of particular
! interest.
At 800. a large percentage OF the
students turned out at the stadium
for the pep rally. This year Howard
! has a new training table and much
more encouragement than ever be-
fore! So. after the pep rally Friday
/ afternoon they went down TO Rich
Nond and defeated Virginia Union
at night game Saturday. 1870 And
when the mighty Bison team &C.
turned Sunday ABOUT noon. the stu
dents were on hand 20 give them
n NictorS. reception. Although
4 Howard lost TO Aberdeen on Sept
! %. TO and 10 West Virginia State
I by the same score on Oct. 6, Coach
/ cS Johnson and Cole. and Mr. Burr
( head Of the physical education de-
partment for men, anticipate other
/ such victories for the Bison team
Friday night, the mems dcrmi-
tory council sponsored their hrs'
dance Of the year in the Home
Economics building. Thomas Hawk
ms. dean Of Cook hall. was back
after a year at the University OF
California,
The majority Of the senior
women are livino IN the city this
year. While juniors and few
| seniors are living IN Clarke hall