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Operated hy The
THE BAPTIST EDUCATIONAL MISSIONARY CONVENTION
WHICH MEETS MAY6-9 WITH THE MT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH OF MULLINS
GARRIC’K-BOYKIN GYMNASIUM
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Morris College’s new gymnasium is the people. It is the latest addition to the ex-
largest on any campus in the state, erected panding plant. Now on schedule is a perma-
with a view to the future and a growing nent Science Building.
In 1908 the Negro Baptist State Convention established
Morris College in Sumter, S. C. From a small beginning
the college has grown to contain over forty acres in the
Sumter city limits. The building and equipment at the
college are valued at approximately $1,000,000.00. For more
than forty years Morris College has engaged in the intellec
tual, cultural and spiritual development of the students who
have studied within its wall. The school has furnished
many of the outstanding Negro leaders for South Carolina.
The college has trained a large percentage of South Ca
rolina public school teachers and is fast becoming the cen
ter of cultural interest for Negroes in this section of the
State. The college is divided into two Schools: College
of Arts and Sciences and the School of Theology. Courses
are offered leading to the following degrees: Bachelor of
Arts degree, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in
Elementary Education, Bachelor of Theology and Bachelor
of Divinity.
Morris College is especially dear to the hearts of Negro
Baptists of South Carolina.' She is more than « school
struggling to undergird education with a Christian philoso
phy of life. She is the embodiment of the philosophy of
Negro ownership and control. She represents Negro gen
ius and resources at work in the educational world. Be
cause Morris symbolizes the corporate effort of Negro
Baptists of South Carolina, she is the tie that binds Negro
Baptists in loyal devotion to a common cause. She is their
nerve center, their heart, their soul!
Presently Morris is undergoing an intensive reorgan
ization and expansion program to more adequately prepare
it for the task ahead. It doth not yet appear what she
shall be. But, with the growing interest and expanding
support Morris is now getting from the Baptist family,
friends and alumni, ther e is every reason to envisage a
glorious future for th e school.
O. R. Reuben, President
Theological Students and The College Sunday School
Top group of theology students includes
about six men who have completed Bache
lor degrees. The training of ministers is one
of the basic purposes of Morris College. The
bottom group show's som e of the Sunday
School leaders of the student body.
FRESHMEN REGISTRATION
Shown above are some of the first year
students in the process of registering last
fall. Before a student is settled to the rou
tine of academic training, he undergoes a
The college is accredited by the State De
partment of Education, the Veteran’s Ad
ministration and the Southern Association
of Colleges and Secondary Schools
week of orientation, designed to adjust him
to the routine of life on the college’s cam
pus.
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
The Emphasis on cultural development Langston Hughes, distinguished poet and
beyond the course of classroom work is also lecturer, during his recent visit to the cam-
a part of the college’s training program. A- pus.
bove, students and faculty members meet
1952 SUflMER SESSION
FIRST SESSION, JUNE 5 to JULY 10 - SECOND SESSION, JULY 11 to AUGUST 13
Four Years of College Work Including a Wide Variety of Courses Leading to the
Bachlor of Science Degree in Elementary
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree With A Major in Biol-
Special Features
PRESIDENT 0. R. RUBEN
$ Elementary Workshop for Inservice Teachers
• Courses in Audio-Visual Aids
• Reading Clinic
• Art and Drawing
ogy, Chemistry, Natural Sciences and Mathematics
$ Bachelor of Arts Degree With A Major in: (a) So
cial Studies, (b) History, (c) English, (d) French.
Other Features
© Seminars on Subjects of Current Interest
# Lyceum Series
For Further Information, Write:
THE REGISTRAR, MORRIS COLLEGE, SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA