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THE PANTHER
FEBRUARY, 1945
With Justice to All
Wall . . . Peeping Tom is back
again, since Christmas vacation the
gossip has been piling up for you
Coeds to dig. What hasn’t gone on
around dear ole C. C. . . . whew!
Let’s see—wonder what E. Thomp
son and Samuel Hatchett are putting
down here of late; Evelyn prepared
supper for him at her aunt’s house
. . . The Kute Klever Klan, composed
of the Seven Sisters really tried to
uproot C. C. when they invited some
of “The Boys’’ home for Christmas
. . . anyhow, I notice that every
thing is back to normal except Lit
tle Ruthie Rogers still believes in
“Sharing the Man” plan.
Alton Adams almost dug himself
a little trouble, while being nice to
Marilyn Easterling, but he managed
to dig out of that nicely; it’s okay
now ’cause Ogust has him in tow
again.
’Tis a pity that Goodman and Brown
are not together again. Wonder what
Irene Whitfield intends to do about
Bolton and Barnard? Haven’t seen
Carl and Jo together lately. What
happened between Jessye Luke and
Chapman—did some witty remark on
her part “dood” it? ’Course, Blimp
doesn’t mind ’cause B. Johnson
soothes his wounded pride by danc
ing with him every chance she gets
in the Rec. The deepest apprecia
tions are extended, therefore, to the
good ole reliable for the two peas in
a pod, Spotts and Bradford don’t
ever lose sight of one another!
“Mr. and Mrs. Bird,” both play
some fine basket ball, was it because
of her interest in sports or her in
terest in Johnny that she moved in
the Dorm. Jack Bell—why don’t you
play basketball so that when Mattie
L. finished her game she can sit:
back, like Mrs. Bird, and look at you.
Incidentally, has M. Conyers made
up her mind over Mitchell or Haynes
... or will both do ?
Georgie Boy Allen sent Carolyn
Smith a beautiful orchid . . . was he
keeping up with Dean Holland—or
is that the real McCoy?
“Doe Belly” might be a little bash
ful, but not in a game of basket
ball . . . already he has the girls
swooning over him. Of course, every
one knows the mighty Pedro Swig-
gins. Ya’ think he’s gonna fly rignt
and become submissive to Lila
Clyde’s charms?
Wall . . . the Buckeyes really get
in the news . . . first, Danny .Lewis
almost messes up with D. Hunter
over C. Williams; second, Cleo Par
ker “dood it" and married U. Cutts;
and third, R. Riley makes the club
inter-collegiate . . . wonder if that's
to bring in more men from the
“House” ?
Mr. and Mrs. Peeping Tom really
must do something to help that stu
dent at. Meharry, ’cause Emma “Det-
ri” Jefferson is smiling beguilingiy
at George Tate ... is it because
their first names are the same? Al
lah, what happened to the spell you
cast over Cassell—it has worn off
and her attention has turned to the
House . . . Evelyn E. and Grade H.
act like two kittens with a ball of
yam over Pvt. Odum A., don’t tear
the yarn, girls!!
It seems that Thomas Dooley step
ped in and captivated M. Easter
ling’s heart—got her exclaiming,
“Oh, how I love that boy!”
Kelly, have you made up your
mind or did J. E. Butler make it up
for you?
Myrtis Smith is singing, “I’ll walk
alone” since “Gabby” is residing at
Ft. Benning . . . K. McKinney, have
you and Elaine Pace settled the trou
ble involving that man? We hope
that everything is well under con
trol.
Sadie R., why didn’t you tell us
about Mason, we would have under
stood . . . “Detri” Current, why is
it that you go to bed at 7 o’clock
with a certain picture in your hand?
Could it be that you want to dream
of Robby a little longer?
Please, Portia T., Margaret B., and
Emma Lena P., don’t wear those
shirts hanging out anymore, this
isn’t Agnes Scott College, you know.
It seems that a lot of Spelman
chicks come over to our Rec. on Sat
urdays after dinner. It has been
told to Peepin’ Tom that they say,
“If Clark men won’t come to see us,
we will come to see them.” . . . June
Daniels, the eyes of Clark are on
you and Scottie, so don’t you go and
“Dood it.”
Now, what I’d really like to see
would be:—Wicked Willie live up to
his name . . . Alton Adams lose his
sig . . . Bernice Fields stop primp
ing for Alonzo’s benefit . . . Bernice
Johnson get a new hair style . . .
David Washington grow up . . . Jetty
Viot get a new line of jive for the
girls . . . La Rue Braxton stop act
ing like a baby . . . Dietitian wear a
smile . . . Madelene Reed lose faith
in the Ouija Board and Allah . . .
Ludell White forget about that Lieut.
. . . Sullivan lose his Casanova look
. : . Small get a hair cut . . . Mitchell
make up his mind between Pfeiffer
and Merner Halls . . . Flanagan date
a few girls . . . Johnnie McCoggle
lose her stiff composure and give a
fellow a tumble . . . Tommy Grissom
lose some of his family . . . Giles
Jewel stop jiving Ella Pearl . . .
Thomasina make up her mind be-
Social Tid-Bits
Well, dear readers, I’m back again
after quite a vacation and at tne
pnase or our term wmch may be ’ade
quately described as “tne lull in'our
lives." inanKS to the Ohio Club
ror a break in that lull. It was their
initial dance of the season. The
theme, Winter Wonderland, was ex
travagantly portrayed by scenes of
the winter sun, polar bears, snow
banks, and flurries of snow falling
gently on the window panes.
The president, Miss Ruth Riley, es
corted by Andrew Terrell, was en
ticing in a white sequined crepe
gown. The sponsor, Mr. Holland, had
as his guest Miss Carolyn Booker,
a senior of Bennett College. Among
other members present were Mae
Simpson escorted by Mac Anderson
of Morris Brown . . . Nora Spotts
and Benjamin Bradford . . . Georgia
Wallace and Borah Walton . . . Peg
gy Quocker in pink net . . . Wm.
Bailey, Sam McKinney, and Donald
Brown of Morehouse . . . Marjorie
Butler . . . Danny Lewis and John
Kemp. Other guests glimpsed here
and there were Katie McKinney in
blue tulle with Maurice Moore . . .
Anna Rice and G. “Chubby” James
. . . charming Dorothy Elliott in
black and white net escorted by
Richard Cooper . . . Omogene Wil
liams attired in flowered moire taf
feta with Pat Yancey . . . Mildred
Touchstone and her roommate, Er
nestine “Trissy” Lawson as fascinat
ing as ever, with Jay Jackson and
itoy Kobmson of Morehouse ....
Louise Brown in a lovely gown of
Diack chiffon topped witn a velvet
bodice beatuifully enhanced by a pink
laced neckline was with Raymond
Odum . . . Sara Gannaway modeled
flowered pique and was escorted by
fi. Fisher . . . June Daniel and her
dark eyes in a red and white striped
frock with Robert Scott . . . Cynthia
terry in a combination of black jer
sey and white marquisette with Tal-
madge Owens . . . Mrs. Marvel John
son, secretary to the Dean . . . Miss
Frances Clark, assistant registrar
. . . Eloise Watters and Reginald
Haynes . . . lovely Caroline Smith
and George Allen . . . and oh so
many more just as charming ... I
could go on and on and on. We
do ffour hats to the Ohioans. Long
may they entertain.
Our former Associate Editor, popu
lar Katherine Washington Frye, is
the mother of a baby girl who has
been named Andrea Wynelle. Ora
Jeanne Bohannon is the “proud”
godmother.
The Tokyos and Bon Bons are
busy these days making the final
plans for the Annual Sweetheart’s
Ball. This affair is always looked
forward to with much eagerness and
is a “must” on the year’s social cal
endar. The girls are already taking
inventory on the available men. ’Tis
rumored the “invites” will read Feb
ruary 17th. So young men, don’t
say you didn’t know. Get busy and
please don’t make the corsages too
conspicuous — by their absence—I
mean.
A number of College Atlantans
trekked to Tuskegee to see some
more of our boys receive their wings
during the holidays. Among them
were Dorothy Payne, June Daniel,
and Ora Jeanne Bohannon. June had
the honor of pinning wings on Lieu
tenant Ivan J. McRae while Ora
Jeanne did the honor to her husband.
The members of Alpha Kappa Al
pha Sorority were recently enter
tained by Sorors Helen Burke. Bes-
sye Brown, and Florence Cassell at
the home of Soror Brown. The de
licious repast included chicken salad,
ritz, pickles, olives, cheese, cookies,
punch, mints, and nuts.
O. Bohannon.
tween the “house,” Morris Brown
and Edw. Thompson . . . Jessye L.
keep that “Veronica Lake” hair out
of her eyes!
Like mother like daughter. June
Daniel started it by picking up on
“Scotty” after friend Inelle did the
“I do” with Lt. Lowery, now, play-
daughter Claretta is picking up
where friend Carole made her deci
sion.
Have you noticed the Shaw-Mar-
shall combination?
Well . . , Coeds, must leave you to
dig a little more dirt. Remember,
I hear all, see all, and tell all . . .
but with Justice to All.
Girls Basket Ball Team
The girls have started again
coached by the famous and able Ma-
ble Smith Lott of Tuskegee, who in
1936 ran on the 4’40 Relay Team, set
the International Broad Jump Rec
ord, and held the Southern Record of
the High Jump for three years. She
was elected the campus’ most popu
lar girl in ’37 and ’39, when she was
elected by the student body to reign
as “Miss Tuskegee.” Mrs. Lott play
ed four years of Varsity Basketball
and graduated with first honors in
the Physical Education Department.
When asked how she likes coach
ing the girls, she said, “Oh, I like
it fine, and I love Clark.” Mrs. Lott
says that the girls show promise not
to have played before, and consider
ing the fact they have to practice off
the campus along with other handi
caps; she feels that in due time they
will develop into a fine team. Mrs.
Lott says that the main purpose of
the Physical Education Department
is to develop an appreciation of
“sports ' for sport’s sake”; even
though we feel that to win is im
portant, we play the game for the
fun of it.”
Tommie Hamm is the manager,
Madeline Reed, Captain and Maurice
Downs, Co-captain. The other mem-
oers ox tne team are: Katie Lou Rob
inson of Florida; Ciaronese Black of
Daytona Beach, Florida; Sadie Rut
ledge of Birmingham, Alabama; Ru-
Dye IViaxey of Birmingham, Ala-
oama; Dorothy Carlton of Monroe,
Georgia; Ophelia Johnson of Gaines
ville, Georgia; Janie R. Moreland, of
Atlanta, Georgia; and Marion Smith,
of Monroe, Georgia, ail of whom play
guard positions. The forwards in
clude Madeline Reed of Daytona
Beach, Florida; Mattie Jo Lamar, of
Atlanta, Georgia; Maurice Downs, of
Valdosta, Georgia; Mildred Johnson,
Monticello, Georgia; Evelyn Jackson,
Monroe, Georgia; Johnny Jordan,
Florida, and Iris Passmore. So fal
the girls have known both victory
and defeat, topping it over Morris
Brown, but bowing to ’Skegee.
The faculty and student body wish
the Girls’ Basketball Team of ’45
much success.
Sport News
The Basketball Season of ’45 has
started off with a bang! Under the
effective coaching of Charles A. Mc
Pherson, the “Fighting Panthers”
still holding true to the traditions
and standards set by former Clark-
ites, are aiming for the championship
this year.
The Captain, Talmadge Owens, of
Gary, Indiana, has been a member of
the team for three years and this is
his second year of captainship. The
school points to Owens with pride,
as they look forward to his superb
playing throughout the coming sea
son. Reginald Hayes, from Texas,
is the Alternate Captain. He too
helps to keep our team rating high
among the other schools, for last
year Haynes was the high-point man.
The other members of the team are:
Johnnie “Bird” Colquitt who comes
to us from Gary with his bashful
and quiet way. The “Bird” enables
Clark to chalk up many high scores.
Lincoln Critterdon, a sophomore
from Atlanta, plays a swift and ex-
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citing game. Joe Swiggins, from
Springfield, Ohio, who left us to
spend some time with Uncle Sam, has
now returned to take his place
among the “Fighting Panthers.” Jor
dan Williams is from Atlanta also.
Joseph “Allah” Brown hails from
Gary, Indiana; George “Gabby”
Stearnes, another “Steel City” boy,
has left us to pay his respects to
Uncle Sam. While playing he show
ed fine sportsmanship and he is in
deed missed by all. William Lakes,
a graduate from Booker T. Washing
ton High School, along with Ray
mond “Doe-Belly” Williams, are both
making excellent showings as star
basketball players. Little Kelly
Henry, from Knoxville, Tenn., plays
a fine game too; and with the prog
ress he is steadily making, along
with the other nine men on the team
will see to it that the “Fighting
Panthers” will always live up to their
motto: “Second to None.”
No team is complete without a
manager. D. T. Harper, who thrill
ed thousands during football season,
is now holding this position. George
“Chubby” James, from Augusta,
Georgia, a varsity member last
year, had to leave the team because
of injuries received during the foot
ball season, and is now serving as
official score and time keeper.
54-22 Victory Over
Fort Benning
Our Panthers swamped a game, but
impoent Fort Benning team at Sun
set Casino Friday, January 28 to the
tune of 54-22. The Tigers from Ben
ning started out to make a fight of
it and came from a 4-0 deficit to
deadlock the game 4-4 in the open
ing moments. From then on in our
lads were hot and it was easy sail
ing.
The whole Panther team saw ac
tion in the game and Williams, Ow
ens, and Haynes looked good through
out. Our squad was considerably
bolstered by the return of Joe Swig-
gins, basketball and football man
of wide renown and a star here a
couple of years back. Also seeing
action and looking finished were
Lakes, Colquitt, Kelly Henry, J.
Williams, L. Crittendon, and Joe
Brown.
It remained for two former local
collegians to be the chief thorns in
our boys’ sides—George “Gabby”
Steams, until recently a regular on
our team, and Edwin Smith, football
and basket ball star at Morehouse,
were the mainstays against us and
performed well throughout.
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Maroon Tigers Eke Out
46-43 Victory
The Maroon Tigers eked out a 46-
43 victory over our lads on Satur
day, January 29th before an over
flowing crowd at the Morehouse gym.
The Clark five got off to a slow
start and at no time during the fray
did they head the Tigers in the scor
ing column. Sparked by Brooks,
Harris, and Dooley, Morehouse held
a 25-17 lead at the halftime. Both
teams speeded up their scoring in
the final periods and Clark with two
minutes left pulled within one point
of the Tigers by virtue of an offen
sive spree by Williams, Owens, and
Haynes. However, Harris sank two
one-handers and Riley dropped in a
“snowbird” while Clark was able to
make only one field goal. This iced
the game for the “House,” and the
fracas terminated with a mad flurry
of desperation shots by our boys in
the closing moments.
Dooley and Harris were outstand
ing for Morehouse while Haynes,
Owens, and Williams bore the brunt
of our offense.
Panthers Bow to
’Skegee Tigers
Hot as a string of firecrackers, the
Tigers from ’Skegee swept aside our
charges in an avalanche of points.
Sparked by Capt. Bethel, and stellar
forward Calvin “Monk” Jones, the
Tigers rolled up a 60-42 victory. The
Panthers battled gallantly and made
a real fight of it in the opening
quarter. ’Skegee drew first blood by
virtue of a pair of free throws made
by Jones. A deuce by Clark dead
locked the fray, and then a seesaw
ing first period ensued. Clark led at
the beginning of the second period
14-12. From here on the Tigers took
the issue in hand and were never
again headed. At the half time the
count stood 29-19 for the ’Skegee Ti
gers. From then on the Tigers, fea
turing a devastatingly fast break
and uncanny accuracy in hitting the
hoops, overwhelmed our boys. “Snow
birds” by Bethel and Jones were
frequent and ’Skegee exhibited su
periority in banking the backboard.
Jones with 17 and Bethel’s 22 led
the scorers for ’Skegee while Haynes’
17 was high for Clark. R. Williams
looked good under both backboards.
T. Owens played his usual hustling
game and was superb in the pivot.
Joe Brown, G. Steams, W. Lakes,
and J. Colquitt also saw action for
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