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April 30, 1950
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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On April 25, 1950, Morehouse College held Honors Day, honoring 114 students on the Honor Roll for the 1949-1950 semester, including four from Nigeria. Professor B. T. Harvey spoke at the chapel service.
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114 MAKE HONOR ROLL
AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
Honors Day was observed at Morehouse College April 25, with a special chapel service at which Professor B. T. Harvey, head of the Department of Chemistry, was the speaker. One hundred and fourteen students at the 83-year-old college for men qualified for the Honor Roll or Dean's List during the first semester of the academic year 1949-1950. This list is compiled on the basis of work done during that semester; and to qualify, a student must maintain an average of B or above with no grade below C.
This year's Honor Roll lists 35 seniors, 23 juniors, 20 sophomores, 35 freshmen, and 1 unclassified student.
AFRICANS ON ROLL
Among the 114 men to qualify for the Honor Roll there are four from Africa: they are Hezekiah A. Oluwasanmi, a junior, from Nigeria, West Africa; Louis B. Emodi, Fidelis O. Obi, and Nathaniel Olaku, all freshmen and natives of Nigeria.
Oluwasanmi was recently elected president of the Morehouse Student Body Organization for the academic year 1950-1951.
The list of men on the Honor Roll follows: Jerry Adams, Russell Lee Adams, George L. Arterberry, Wesley Ball, Jr., Richard A. Barnes, Charles M. Bell, William A. Bell, Frank A. Blackshear, William H. Borders, Jr., Louis B. Bronson, James A. Brooks, Jr., William G. Brynes, Williams Calhoun, Augustus Campbell, Clarence Canty, William Chapman, Kenneth C. Childs, Jack Clark, Arthur Clarke, Alvin Cobb, Thomas Jr. Collier, Jesse W. Cook, Malcolm Crain, Thomas B. Crawford, Jacob A. Dargan, Thomas C. Dent, Clarence Dixon, Robert L. Dixon, William D. Dunnaville, Alnond Edwards, John L. Edwards, Louis B. Emodi, Joseph J. Farris, Roscoe Fortson, Gustaveous Geiger, Edwin H. Gichrist, Ralph Granam, John D. Givens, Will Gray, Jr., Robert C. Green, George E. Hepburn, Louis M. Holman, Cordy Hammond, Willie C. Hunter, John E. Hutchinson, Lawrence B. Iszard, Calvin W. Jackson, W. Jackson, Alfred Q. Jemison, Stanley E. Johnson, Walter A. Johnson, Jr., Reginald L. Jones, George Key, Howard V. D. King, James King, Jr., Anderson Kizzie, William E. Lee, Ivory L. Lyons, David Matthews, Richard Madison, Robert L. Marshall, James W. Mayo, Walter M. Miller, Earl G. Mizell, Paul B. Mohr, Sere S. Myers, T. E. Neal, Julian Nelson, Harold Nelson, Fidelis O. Obi, Nathaniel Olaku, H. A. Oluwasanmi, Phil E. Parker, John H. Peavy, Kenneth Pollard, George W. Potts, Albert J. Price, Harold Price, Lawrence Reed, Alvin A. Reid, Jr., Fred B. Renwick, Keith H. Rhodes, James M. Richardson, Delta H. Ross, Norman F. Ross, George M. Ross, Norman E. Ross, George M. Sears, Vernon L. Shaw, Francis Simmons, Charles W. Simmons, Clarence Simmons, Benjamin J. Smith, Rudolph Smith, Olden E. Stinson, William R. Sutton, Hayward M. Thomas, Robert E. Turner, Samuel A. Turner, Elzie Walker, Thomas J. Walker, Myron H. Watkins, James Webb, Ronald Weaver, Alfonso Whitfield, Matthew A. Williams, Timothy Wilson, Jerome Woods, Donald Yancey, Robert W. Yancey, James N. Young, Robert C. Young, William E. Jenkins, Robert Simons.
AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
Honors Day was observed at Morehouse College April 25, with a special chapel service at which Professor B. T. Harvey, head of the Department of Chemistry, was the speaker. One hundred and fourteen students at the 83-year-old college for men qualified for the Honor Roll or Dean's List during the first semester of the academic year 1949-1950. This list is compiled on the basis of work done during that semester; and to qualify, a student must maintain an average of B or above with no grade below C.
This year's Honor Roll lists 35 seniors, 23 juniors, 20 sophomores, 35 freshmen, and 1 unclassified student.
AFRICANS ON ROLL
Among the 114 men to qualify for the Honor Roll there are four from Africa: they are Hezekiah A. Oluwasanmi, a junior, from Nigeria, West Africa; Louis B. Emodi, Fidelis O. Obi, and Nathaniel Olaku, all freshmen and natives of Nigeria.
Oluwasanmi was recently elected president of the Morehouse Student Body Organization for the academic year 1950-1951.
The list of men on the Honor Roll follows: Jerry Adams, Russell Lee Adams, George L. Arterberry, Wesley Ball, Jr., Richard A. Barnes, Charles M. Bell, William A. Bell, Frank A. Blackshear, William H. Borders, Jr., Louis B. Bronson, James A. Brooks, Jr., William G. Brynes, Williams Calhoun, Augustus Campbell, Clarence Canty, William Chapman, Kenneth C. Childs, Jack Clark, Arthur Clarke, Alvin Cobb, Thomas Jr. Collier, Jesse W. Cook, Malcolm Crain, Thomas B. Crawford, Jacob A. Dargan, Thomas C. Dent, Clarence Dixon, Robert L. Dixon, William D. Dunnaville, Alnond Edwards, John L. Edwards, Louis B. Emodi, Joseph J. Farris, Roscoe Fortson, Gustaveous Geiger, Edwin H. Gichrist, Ralph Granam, John D. Givens, Will Gray, Jr., Robert C. Green, George E. Hepburn, Louis M. Holman, Cordy Hammond, Willie C. Hunter, John E. Hutchinson, Lawrence B. Iszard, Calvin W. Jackson, W. Jackson, Alfred Q. Jemison, Stanley E. Johnson, Walter A. Johnson, Jr., Reginald L. Jones, George Key, Howard V. D. King, James King, Jr., Anderson Kizzie, William E. Lee, Ivory L. Lyons, David Matthews, Richard Madison, Robert L. Marshall, James W. Mayo, Walter M. Miller, Earl G. Mizell, Paul B. Mohr, Sere S. Myers, T. E. Neal, Julian Nelson, Harold Nelson, Fidelis O. Obi, Nathaniel Olaku, H. A. Oluwasanmi, Phil E. Parker, John H. Peavy, Kenneth Pollard, George W. Potts, Albert J. Price, Harold Price, Lawrence Reed, Alvin A. Reid, Jr., Fred B. Renwick, Keith H. Rhodes, James M. Richardson, Delta H. Ross, Norman F. Ross, George M. Ross, Norman E. Ross, George M. Sears, Vernon L. Shaw, Francis Simmons, Charles W. Simmons, Clarence Simmons, Benjamin J. Smith, Rudolph Smith, Olden E. Stinson, William R. Sutton, Hayward M. Thomas, Robert E. Turner, Samuel A. Turner, Elzie Walker, Thomas J. Walker, Myron H. Watkins, James Webb, Ronald Weaver, Alfonso Whitfield, Matthew A. Williams, Timothy Wilson, Jerome Woods, Donald Yancey, Robert W. Yancey, James N. Young, Robert C. Young, William E. Jenkins, Robert Simons.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Honor Roll
Morehouse College
Academic Achievement
Nigerian Students
Dean's List
What entities or persons were involved?
Professor B. T. Harvey
Hezekiah A. Oluwasanmi
Louis B. Emodi
Fidelis O. Obi
Nathaniel Olaku
Where did it happen?
Morehouse College
Story Details
Key Persons
Professor B. T. Harvey
Hezekiah A. Oluwasanmi
Louis B. Emodi
Fidelis O. Obi
Nathaniel Olaku
Location
Morehouse College
Event Date
April 25, 1950
Story Details
Honors Day observed at Morehouse College with chapel service; 114 students qualified for Honor Roll based on first semester 1949-1950 grades; includes four Nigerian students; full list provided.