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FEBRUARY, 1945
THE PANTHER
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Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority
Alpha Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority presented its initial
program of the year, December 14,
1944. The program was in keeping
with the Christmas spirit, the theme
being, “The Spirit of Giving.’’ The
stage was decorated with a beautiful
Christmas tree in the center and nu
merous toys and games scattered
around the bottom. Alternating pink
and green candles burned from can
dle holders on each side of the stage.
Soror Dorothye Elliott, our Basileus,
gave a timely and touching talk
from the theme. After the brief dis
course two young lads representative,
of the Carrie S. Pitts Orphanage, ac
cepted the gifts from the Sorority.
Now that some have left us, to
make the step we are striving for,
the Ivy Leaf Club had to reorganize.
The elected club officers are: Ivy
Willie Lee Farmer, President; Ivy
Eura Lee Grimes, Vice President;
Ivy Cynthia B. Perry, Secretary; Ivy
Emma Jefferson, Assistant Secre
tary; Ivy Ethel C. Jarrels, Treasur
er; Ivy Nettie Shaw, Chairman of
Program Committee; and Ivy Laura
Tatum, Chairman of Social Commit
tee.
In this the Seventy-Sixth year of
our school’s history, the Ivy Leaves
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority are
conscious of the paths that have
been blazed for us and we are ever
so grateful to our founders and to
our present-day leaders.
The Elephant Club
Speaking of something n e w and
different on our campus, it’s The
Elephant Club. This club was organ
ized at first with only the fairer sex,
but was later decided in order to
have a club that would be in keeping
with our school motto, the men would
have to be included. Thus, The Ele
phant Club, consisting of both young
ladies and young men, plays an im
portant role on our campus.
Bon Bon Social Club
Since the holidays the Bon Bons
have held two social meetings. The
first was held January 12th at the
home of Miss Lillian Lovejoy. Co
hostesses were Ernestine Lawson and
Gwendolyn Hendricks. The main di
versions of the evening were danc
ing, bridge, whist, and pokino. Re
freshments towards the end climaxed
the evening for both the members of
the club and their escorts.
On January 26th the members con
vened at the home of Miss Bernice
Hankerson with Misses Willie Myron
Harris and Eleanor Greenwood as
sisting hostesses. Refreshments were
served overabundantly. Everyone
boasted of a lovely, lovely evening.
Reporter
Le Ceraiais Francois
The French Club was entertained
by the President, Ora Jeanne Bohan
non in Pfeiffer Lounge with Miss
Nettie Shaw as assisting hostess. Mr.
Peter Fletcher and Dean A. 0. Bus
tamante were special guests. The
club plans a joint meeting with the
French Club of Morehouse College
of which Mr. Joseph Anderson is
President.
The Elephants regret to have lost
three of their “loyal’’ members. Ele
phant Cleo Parker, who has left us
to say, “I Do,” to Cpl. U. Cutts,
a former Clarkite; Elephant “Gab
by” Sterns, who is now having
“Reveille with Beverly”; and Ele
phant Wm. Thompson, who has gone
to still further his education at Lin
coln University.
The Elephants have great plans for
the future so be on the lookout for
the “Loyal Elephants.”
Edward Simon
Addresses Clark
College Club
The Secretarial Science Guild of
Clark College was addressed by Ed
ward Simon, Clark College Alumni,
president and supervisor of the Flor
ida and Alabama agents of the At
lanta Life Insurance Co., at its regu
lar meeting, Tuesday, January 16, in
the lounge of Pfeiffer Hall. Mr. Si
mon spoke quite informally on the
subject, “What The Business Man
Expects of The Secretary.” Points
emphasized in his speech were: (1)
Mastery of English Rhetoric, (2)
Mastery of the skills—Shorthand and
typing, (3) Development of desira
ble personality traits and (4) Dress
ing diseriminately.
Mr. Simon was accompanied by his
secretary, Mrs. Kelsey, who also
gave helpful suggestions.
Miss Helen Burke, senior at the
College, is president of the Guild,
and Mrs. Carrie Leigh George, teach
er of Secretarial Science, is organiz
er and advisor.
The Guild looks forward to having ;
other business men of the city ad
dress it.
Carrie E. Jeffries, Reporter.
Open House Party
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satile instructor, Mrs. Flora Griffin,
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siae of tne stoop and tire large rib
bon beaecxeu noily wreatfi at tne
door, tnrtw one into a restive mood.
as eacn guest removed her wrap sne
was snovvn tnrougn the department
by tne lovely ana gracious floating
Hostesses, rney were snown the at
tractive gifts tffat were made by tire
ingenious and anable girls of tire
management class and tne home eco
nomics department. After tney had
seen the gifts they were shown into
tffe spacious and beautifully decorat
ed living room. The table was cov
ered with a lace ciotn and centered
with tinted pine cones, holly, and
lighted candles. One’s eyes were in
stantly attracted by the beautifully
decorated and lignted tree loaded
with gifts. Everyone felt the atmo
sphere of the real yuletide spirit.
Misses Dorotny Payne and Willie M.
Harris graciously poured tea and hot
chocolate. There were “Oohs” and
"Ahs” as the guests served them
selves rainbow sugar, dainty sand
wiches, and cookies made by the en
ergetic members of the management
group.
The hostesses saw to it that ' the
guests had an enjoyable evening.
They sat on the floor and sang carols
and following this the Practice House
instructors, and students from Spel-
man and Morris Brown Colleges
were introduced. Each expressed her
appreciation and complimented the
group for such an elaborate affair.
The spirit of giving truly was not
neglected while the group sang
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”
Each guest and member of the de
partment received useful gifts. Ev
eryone went home feeling that there
truly must have been a real Santa
Claus.
Maxine Webb.
What Will You Do,
Senior?
Will you pioneer the way or will you
be driven by the spearhead?
Will you feel that because of your
having been
Exposed to the better half of the
social pattern,
That you are obligated to society?
Will you help revolutionize this whole
social system,
Or will you sit alone and criticize the
potentialities
Of the laymen and you, yourself, be
lost
In the masses of the anonymity.
"Will you leave University Hill and go
down in Sugar Bottom,
Where you can help the masses of
the people,
And shine like the sun in the tem
perate zone without scorching ?
Or will you stay on University Hill
and allow
The masses of the people to go on
enjoying
The blessings of ignorance.
Will you ascend to things which are
higher, bigger, and better,
Feeling within, as said Browning,—
“Ah, but a man’s reach should ex
ceed his grasp,
Or what’s a heaven for?”
Will you bloom forth like the beau
tiful flowers in May,
Then wane away Into nothingness
And allow the world to go on as
though you had not lived ?
Or will you feel as said Tennyson,—
“I myself must mix with action less
I wisher by despair.”
What will you do ?
Clarence Lovick.
A New Dawn
I’m dreaming of that wonderful day,
When this dreadful war shall have
lost its sway,
All our ration books will be tucked
away,
And our soldier boys will be home to
stay.
Germans and Japanese shall be put in
their places,
And democracy will prevail regard
less of races.
War jobs and war plants no longer
in vogue
Will be replaced by post-war chores.
We hope for the dawn of a brighter
day
When our hearts again can be light
and gay,
And our bands will begin to play,
We’ll lift our voices in reverent
prayer
And say, “Thanks be to God for a
a new day.”
We have come a long way
From the unforgettable slavery day,
Although we are sometimes oppress
ed,
We have managed to gain a little
progress.
We have had our happiness and our
portion of strife,
And we are often made to pay with
our life.
Some of us wonder why should we
die
Now that we know that we are try
ing to acquire
The freedom that we have been so
frequently denied.
We have the secret that other na
tions would like to know,
That untold sacrifice makes all things
grow.
The Ideal Things of Life
The Ideal Law—The Golden Rule.
The Ideal Education—Self knowl
edge.
The Ideal Philosophy—A Content
ed mine.
The Ideal Music—The laughter of
a child.
The Ideal Medicine — Cheerfulness
and temperance.
The Ideal War—The fight against
one’s own weakness.
The Ideal Science—Extracting sun
shine from a cloudy day.
The Ideal Telegraphy—Flashing a
ray of sunshine into a gloomy heart.
The Ideal Biography—The life that
writes charity in the largest letters.
Lena Mae Dean.
Peeping In a
Freshman’s Diary
September
14— Arrived at 8:20 p. m. on the
spot tffat is to be my habitat
four years (or more). Had a
good dinner and retired about
11:30 p. m. This can’t last.
15— Got a load of the “beautiful” cam
pus at Clark College. Saw a few
specimens of masculinity, and
droves of girls, some with that
“sweet benign” look, others act
ing as if they own the “joint.”
I’m still taking it easy. Didn’t
even register.
16— Well, I registered. It took all
the morning and all the money
too. Instead of lunch they had
a campus picnic. Before we could
eat we—“Crabs” had to march
all over the campus in plaits and
bows. I want to finish college
but I certainly hope I’ll never
be a sophomore. Ugh!
17— We went to church today. Nice
church. Gals looked pretty chic.
Found out the boys live in the
University Dorm. Incidentally,
met some of the “Men of More
house.” Mediocre. Longest Sun
day in my life.
18— . . . exams all day—had to be
glared at by some mongrel so
phomore or upper classmen. They
consider it their prone duty to
stare and glare at us.
19— More exams. More upperclass
men. No more sophomores. I
hope.
20— Classes began today—listened to
a welcome address by Prexy. A
boy named Billy Thompson in
formed us we were to wear
Freshman caps, leave by side
exits, leave chapel after each
upperclassman had left. Is he
kidding ?
21— More speeches in chapel—sorry
I missed them.
22— The night of the freshman par
ty. Corsages conspicuous by
their absence. Men ? The same.
I had me one thougff, and had
a good time. You know me.
23— Sack day. Will have them every
Saturday and Sunday, hence
forth, I’m informed. Guess I’ll
get used to it.
My Choice
Since arriving here at Clark
Many questions have been asked,
Why did you come to Clark,
What will be your greatest task?
Do you know that Clark College
Stands for high and noble things ?
Do you know that all the students
Come not to play, but to gain?
Why did you choose Clark
When there are many others ?
Where did you get the knowledge
To know that Clark was better?
Now tell us why you came,
Or was it just a game?
Or did you come as we came,
In order that you might gain?
Yes, I came as you came,
In order that I might gain,
I came among many others
Whose purposes are the same.
I knew that Clark was great
I knew that it was strong,
I knew that I must come here,
I couldn't be choosing wrong.
Of course, there’re other colleges,
But to me there’re none,
I’ll do my part to make Clark
The College that’s “Second to None.”
Clara Wood (Freshman).
Many Miles Apart
By S/Sgt. William A. Jackson
(Somewhere in France)
“There are many miles of ocean
Keeping you and me apart,
But as soon as I stop working
On a journey goes my heart.
And at night when I lie dreaming
Many miles of ocean blue
Shrink away, and nothing happens
To invade my dreams of you.
Darling, everything’s forgotten
When I kiss you in my dream,
And you tell me that you love me
Oh! how sweet it all does seem.
When the last gun will be silent
Who knows what that day will
bring ?
All I know is you’ll be with me
And no ocean in between.”
24— Vesper Services — then sacks.
Sunday evening without some
good old warmed oven baked
chicken or juicy pork chops.
Well, just 39 more times like
this.
25— Did I tell you we have break
fast at 7:00—classes at 8:00.
Listened to some more sugar
coated welcome addresses by a
sophomore and a senior, a Mar
cella Cain James’ girl and a
Thelma Barnhart.
26— O. K. I’m convinced. Clark Col
lege welcomes us. Today it was
some guy with a new Ph.D., Dr.
Dennis.
27— Met Allah. He’s the guy that
hears all, sees all, and knows
all. He’s from Indiana. Get it?
28— We don’t have many classes on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. So I
really got around. I met Capt.
Haynes, Jewell, Capt. “Tee”
Owens (Indianan), Slocum,
“Snowhill,” “Chubby” (a fat
guy), Colquitt (canary), and Mr.
George Allen. They’re kinda O.
K., too.
29— We had pep meeting today to
learn the yells for the game to
morrow with Daniel Field. Plen
ty school spirit around here.
Saw my French and Physical
Ed. teachers joining in. Some of
the Seniors don’t indulge.
October
1—Too busy to write now. Got to
get ready for the game. Oh,
yeah—tonite we “dance”—hope I
meet a soldier.
January, 1945
21— Exams begin tomorrow, you
know. Keep your fingers cross
ed. Gotta go now. More cram-
min’ to do.
22— Well, this is it. English at 8:00,
French at 1:30—French!!! My
pet Nemesis.
23— Three of them today. Why did
I come here ? Can you tell me ?
Oh, no! Please don’t. It’s my
fault—I know. I was just dying
to come to college—gear.
24— Diary, Honey—
I’m through. Through—do you
hear ? It wasn’t so bad after
all. No, it really wasn’t. Think
I passed too.
25— Diary Dear, you know, I’ve been
thinking all day—it hasn’t been
bad at all. I like this place. I
do. Think I’ll come back next
year. Yeah—I will. I’ll be an
upperclassman then and it
should be twice as swell. Great
school—this is.
O. B.
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We are very happy to welcome
eleven new members into Alpha Pi
Chapter. The neaphytes being, Soror
Mildred Belcher, Soro Bessie Brown,
Soror Florence Cassell, Soror Audrey
Dickerson, Soror Evelyn Edwards,
Soror Bernice Hankerson, Soror Mar
cella Cain James, Soror Jessye Luke,
Soror Katie BcKinney, Soror Carolyn
Smith, and Soror Evelyn Thompson.
The new members “crossed the burn
ing sands” December 15th and the
customary formal banquet followed
at James Cafe. Soror Frances Clark
and Soror R. E. King were the fac
ulty members in attendance. A love
ly evening was enjoyed by all.
We are extremely happy to wel
come two of our Sorors back with
us this semester in the persons of
Soros Mary Coles and Lavonia John
son.
Soror Inelle Lowery.
Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority
Sigma chapter of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority welcomed eleven new
Dynamite Sorors in its chapter, the
night of January 5th. They are:
Sorors Naomi Rodgers, Naomi Camp
bell, Naomi Wofford, Ora Williams,
Harriett Bailey, Ella P. Stewart,
Josephine Washington, Rosa L. Eber-
hart, Ogust Delaney, Annette John
son, Helen Peavy; thus making 24
members in all.
The new sorors were entertained
with a banquet, held at James’ Cafe
where a four course dinner was
served. The room was beautifully
decorated in the sorority colors. They
ate by candle light. Red candles with
the burning yellow flame set in all
yellow apples. There were cards
placed at each plate, in which there
were some very interesting fortunes
told.
Everyone enjoyed herself immense
ly. After the banquet everyone join
ed in singing the hymn and pep
songs.
The Ivy Leaf Club
Tokyo Club News
The Tokyo Social Club met Fri
day evening, January 26, at the home
of Mrs. Susie West, (1103 McDaniel
St.) aunt of Miss Emma Lena Phil
lips. Mrs. Gravitt, Misses Delaney,
Freeman, and Phillips served as
charming hostesses.
After a brief business meeting a
delightful social hour was enjoyed by
everyone. A delicious repast w a s
served.
The Seniors News!
Friday, January 19th the senior-
class presented its first program for
the school year ’44-’45. Our schol
arly class president, Bernice Miller
in quite an unusual manner deliv
ered an address, “The Role of the
Present Seniors in the World of To
morrow.” Miss Miller’s message was
unique in the way that she based it
upon a brief statistical research
made of the present Clark Seniors’
desired vocations. In her deliberate
talk she suggested certain ways and
means that would aid us in being
more successful in our fields.
Preceding Miss Miller’s address,
petite Sarah Gannaway charmed the
audience with her lyrical voice when
she sweetly sang “The Desert Song.”
Inell Brown presided over the pro
gram, and effectively introduced the
speaker. Besides Louise Brown’s ac
companying the soloist, she also fur
nished melodious music for the pro
gram.
Friday and Saturday evenings,
January 19-20, Dorothy Elliott play
ed a magnificent role in the drama,
“Meet the Husband;” we are proud
of the admirable way that our class
mate performed.
We’re correcting a misprint made
in the Panther publication. Instead
of the previous name printed, Miss
Rosa Lee Eberhart is our class As
sistant Secretary.
We are continuing to hold our high
objective, that is, to do all necessary
and possible good things that a sen
ior class should do.
Thelma Lucile Barnhart,