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VOICE OF THE STUDENTS MOUTHPIECE OF THE COLLEGE A JOURNAL OF NEGRO COLLEGE LIFE Clark Presents Negro Dramatic Group Oct. 21 Volume II Clark College, Atlanta, Ga., October, 1945 Number 1 Clark College Op ens To 685 Students I)he 1945 Jreihman Claii Clark College to Present All-Star Concert Series In order to serve a larger number of Atlantans and to bring to Atlanta more and finer artists, Clark College takes pleasure in announcing plans for presenting three outstanding pro grams in which appear celebrated artists of the theatre. The College, particularly the Departments of Music and Drama, was very much pleased over the fine response and show of appreciation accorded efforts last year to present wholesome en tertainment' of a high type. The in terest shown last year by Atlantans has led the cultural program com mittee to put forth every effort to present a group of programs just as good or better for the coming sea son. The following artists will ap pear at Clark College during the first semester: THE NEGRO DRAMA GROUP in Night Must Fall under the direction of Powell Lindsay. Atlantans will be especially interested in this presenta tion because of the background of the director Mr. Lindsay, a graduate of Virginia Union University and a for mer student of the Yale School of the Drama, lived for a while in At lanta. He is a playwright as well as a director. His activities have in cluded plays with the Negro Youth Group in Harlem and the staging of the pageant, “Salute to Negro Troops” presented at New York’s Cosmopolitan Opera House with such (Continued on Page Three) Mrs. Bethune Addresses Clark Student Body Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune held a capacity filled auditorium spell-bound when she addressed Clark students and friends on the theme of “Pre paredness.” She began her challeng ing message by expressing her ad miration for “these fine young people from all over America.” Despite the fact that her day was planned for rest Mrs. Bethune could not resist seeing and talking with groups of young people at Spelman, Morehouse, and Morris Brown, as well as at Clark where she delivered stirring messages at what she called a sort of “communion hour.” Mrs. Bethune emphasized the im portance of “preparedness, united service, and integration into the peoples of America and the world” in our new world at peace. “These are not hours for fictious thinking,” she continued, “but rather hours for solid, rounded thinking and medita tion. We are at the crossroads now and must determine what course we are going to take.” “This is the most challenging period in the history of the Negro race, minorities of this country and of the world,’ Mrs. Bethune said. At this point Mrs. Bethune likened life unto the crossing of a great river which she conceived in a dream. Mother and Father started with her at the crossing, but turned back at a (Continued on Page Three) An Interpretation of “Culture For Service” “To see this age! A sentence is but a cheveril glove to a good wit: how quickly the wrong side may be turned outward.” Such was the lament of the saga cious “fool,” Feste, upon the corrup tion of words and word combinations in his ageless world. So, too, might we lament the distorted use of words, particularly those words we dub ab stract terms denoting that “indescrib able, intangible something.” Probably no word suffers more abuse and mis interpretation than the word, culture, the keynote of our college motto— “Culture for service.” Unfortunately, not only the disparagers of culture are its enemies; its greatest enemies are within that host of seekers for it who have so misused the term that the disparagers have just claim to discredit it. These unconscious enemies of culture view it as an end in itself or as a means to personal elevation in a society-crazed world. They suppose it to be a sort of badge or title that distinguishes them from their “inferiors.” No intelligent per son sets such false estimates on cul ture. In the interest of Clark stu dents and the general public, this article is intended to bring to light the true and only meaning of culture as it is used in our motto—“Culture for service.” “Culture,” as Matthew Arnold phrases it “has its origin in the love of perfection; it is the study of per fection itself.” To be sure, that love and study of perfection is and must be, at first, a personal goal—an en deavor to see and learn the truth (Continued on Page Three) Coming Attractions October 21—Sunday—“Night Must Fall”—Negro Drama Group. November 4—Sunday—Alumni Re cital—Anna H. Jackson. December 2—Sunday — “Bartalini” One Man Show. December 14-15—Friday and Sat urday — “Ladies In Retirement” — Theatre Guild of Clark College. December 16—Sunday — Christmas Carol Concert—Philharmonic Society January 2 — Wednesday — Dr. Charles C. Keith—Lecturer. January 13—Sunday — Asdata Da- fora—Interpretive Dancer. Freshmen Impressions Of Clark College “I like Clark, but I don’t think that Freshmen should be limited to walk on a limited amount of space— walking between Thayer and Merner Halls.” “I like Clark College because of the location.” “I like the social activities of Clark College, and especially some of the faculty members who are so friend ly.” “I came to Clark because of the great opportunities it has to offer to young people.” “I chose Clark because it was my preference of all the schools in At lanta and I couldn’t go out of the city.” “I like Clark because it is a Metho dist School, and I was highly recom mended to Clark College by friends.” “I like Clark because my parents started drilling it into my head when I was a child that I was going to Clark and here am I. I now agree that Clark College is “Second to None.” “Clark is a school where the stu dent body, the faculty, and President mix sociably.” “I really don’t know why I came to Clark College, but I’m awfully glad I came because I like it very much.” “I like Clark College because the buildings are so beautiful and the campus is so well kept. Clark stu dents seem to appreciate the value of all these things.” “Since childhood, I’ve heard friends and relations talking about Clark and I made up my mind that I’d get to Clark one day. Now that I’m here I find Clark to be more than wonder ful.” (Continued on Page Three) The Panther Extends Greetings to the Freshman Class President Brawley Extends Greeting to Freshmen and New Students “A cordial, hearty, and warm wel come” was extended to the Freshmen and advanced students matriculating for the first time at Clark College by President James P. Brawley on Sep tember 18, 1945 at the regular chapel hour. He congratulated those stu dents who so wisely made Clark Col lege the college of their choice—a college which for over seventy-seven years has directed and guided Negro Youth and one which boasts of an alumni many of whom have made “enviable records doing their share in the world and their bit in the community.” New and old students were welcome into the Clark College Family and the “fine fellowship” which exists at the college. Incoming students were further welcomed into that “company of learned men and women” whose ex tensive training and inimitable per sonalities will aid them in realizing their nobler aims and higher aspira tions. (Continued on Page Three) Dean’s Outlook For ’45-’46 Session Much has happened since we last met. As Americans we were then concerned with the winning of the war. Now, that the war has been won upon both fronts, we find our selves reviewing the war period and our college, and the present innova tions looking forward to a period of greater expansion and service. We are made happy this year at the beginning of the school term to have a few of our men who have served in the armed forces resume their college course. It is again gratifying to know that many more anticipate being permitted to enter by the beginning of the second se mester. The first question many of these boys will ask is about the status of the college. As we think of our college during the war period an attempt to make an accounting, it seems to me that the following ac complishments might well be related: 1. The enrollment of the college has increased from 366 to 1941 to 684 in 1945. 2. Academically, the student body (Continued on Page Three) j Over 360 Freshmen Enrolled Representing 16 States Clark College opened to a record enrollment on September 13, 1945. The ’45-’46 enrollment is a capacity enrollment of 684 students represent ing not only Georgia but all points north, south, east, and west. Prior to the war during 1941 the enroll ment was 366; to-day at 684 it means that students are more concerned over their future welfare than they were four years ago. Besides being the largest enrollment of its time, it is also the most academically selec tive body since 1929. With the end of the war many Veterans are returning to their ole’ Alma Mater and many more will be returning during the next semester. A very serious problem of housing the students will arise with the ar rival of these students; however, we are certain that our faculty will be able to copew ith the situation. Along with the returning Veterans we have many transfer students who are mak ing Clark their Alma Mater. The number of transfer students is a little over fifty. We are proud to He not only succeeded in winning the hearts of the students by his in- continued on Page Two) DR. BERNARD H. NELSON Dr. Nelson Returns Returning to Clark to resume his position as Head of the Social Science Department is Dr. Bernard H. Nelson. Dr. Nelson has for the past 2 years been on leave of ab sence studying at Catholic University in Washington, D. C. where he re ceived his Ph.D. Degree in History. Dr. Nelson did his undergraduate work at Howard University and re ceived his Master of Arts Degree from the same institution, to Clark in 1935 when it Clark University in South He came was still Atlanta. (Continued on Page Three) We Recommend Go To It - Be Sure Portrait of a President Page 2 Page 2 Page 3 Coed Fashion Notes Page 4 Bobbie, the Freshman —Page 5 Whither the Grads of ’45 Page 6