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Article: Talking the Talk at Morehouse; All-Male College Insists on Interviews With Prospective Students
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- The Washington Post
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- April 1, 2007
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The road from Boston to Morehouse College inevitably goes through
Sean Daughtry.
The 1993 graduate of the nation's only all-male, historically
black college is president of the Atlanta school's alumni chapter in
Boston, and he informally interviews boys hoping to become Morehouse
Men.
"If you live in Boston and your son wants to go to Morehouse, I'm
going to hear from him," said Daughtry, a chemist.
The science of determining who is Morehouse material lies beyond
a student's resume, Daughtry said. While some cases are obvious,
others need a closer look.
"Not every person who is intelligent is necessarily a person of
integrity, character and good moral judgment," Daughtry said. "And
there are ...