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Page 2 The Panther October, 1945 MWVWtfWVWWWWWWWWVWWWVWWWWWWWWVWWIAi CLARK COLLEGE PANTHER A Journal of Negro College Life Published from October to June VOICE OF THE STUDENTS MOUTHPIECE OF THE COLLEGE A promoter of school spirit by encouraging projects and efforts among student groups and individual students. A medium, through which an opportunity is provided for students to obtain experience in news gathering, reporting, book-reviewing, edi torial, and creative writing. An instrument for fostering friendly and constructive criticism of campus activities. GUYLON SMALL ’48 KATHERINE FRYE ’46 E ditor-in-Chief REGINALD HAYNES Associate Editor News Editor Irene Whitfield ’46 Society Bertha Tarver ’48 - Literary Alva Lindsay Feature Emma Jefferson ’47 ■ Cecil Blye ’49 ' Sports W. Haynes ’49 and R. Jones ’49 Exchange H. Kendall ’48 and W. White ’49 Business Managers T. Grissom ’48... Advertising Manager G. Allen Circulation Manager 1). Washington ’48 and C. Hart ’49 Photographers G. F. Bynoe ’46 Sta# Secretary B. Brown ’47 and K. Jones ’47 Typists C. C. Posey Faculty Advisor ifVWWMWVMVIftfWVMWVWWWWVWVWWVWWWWWWWVMWWVWWWi! Dedication The Clark Panther Staff joins me in dedicating this—the first issue of the Panther—to the Freshmen and new students of our Clark Family. We wish to commend you upon your wise choice of a college. It is with sincere wishes that your years at Clark be filled with nothing but happiness in work and play. The Book Shelf Go To It “Books, the children of the brain.” —Swift. “I would like to borrow A Survey of Social Science, Foundations of By Ruth Taylor Peace is here at last—but if we expect peace to solve our problems, Educational Psychology, The History ™ in a Sad wakening. The of Western Civilization, and A Gate- ° f ^ are f no less u ^ ent i i q • „ 0 , than the problems of war, and we way to the Social Sciences.” Such was , , ,, , . , , . , ■ will not have the high tension of na- the spontaneous cry of a student as L- , , 6 . . ^ v i ,1 . i j i I tional necessity to weld us together, she approached the circulation desk. r™ . , , . .. , . * _ c v , , , ,, there is no doubt that m the days Such students as this possessing those , , , » , . . , 1 A i-i.* ■ j. j ^ . ahead we will be faced with critical Be Sure . . . characteristic qualities of determina tion and stick-to-tiiveness are repre situations. We will have to reshape - , , , . i our lives, to readjust our plans, to sentative of a large body of eager , , develop, i students who are taking full advan tage of Georgia Smith Keeney I in many cases, new work. Now is the time to find out what Library. Although this eager student we have learned. Now is the time to is yet clumsy in her library habits, capitalize upon our experiences in such eagerness as she exhibits por- the war years. In the cold light of tends a busy year in the library, peace, our successes and our failures Look out, Miss Touchstone, here we are made plain to us. If in the past years we have done our job well, if we have made our work an occasion for learning new things and develop- 1 ing new skills, it will serve us in come! Have You Read? So Well Remembered Love Letters Immortal Wife The Black Rose Dragon Harvest — James Hilton | good stead. Sure, the immediate future undoub- —Chris Massie I tedly will be hard. But what we must 1 do is to tackle our immdiate problem with the same intelligence with which Irving Stone we tackled our war job, to stand on our own feet and to rely upon our- -Thomas Castain selves and our abi,it y and willingness I to work hard at a constructive task. Browning wrote: -Upton Sinclair Between Earth and Heaven —Franz Werfel Earth and High Heaven —G. Graham And Then There Were None —Agatha Christie The World, The Flesh, and Father Smith —Bruce Marshall The common problem, yours, mine, every one’s, Is—not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be—but finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair Up to our means. A Lion Is in the Streets We cannot spend our time wishing for things that are not. But we can —Adrai L. Langley | find out what we can do best, what we can make our lives, and then work at it. The Moral Conquest of Germany —Emil Ludwig The Russia I Believe In —Ed. P. Rickshaw Boy DEMOCRACY’S OWN BACKYARD PROBLEM The immediate problem of winning permanent peace since V-J Day has been definitely retarded because of the presence of black and white racial prejudice and antagonism. Racial prejudice a sinister force which eventually grows into total racial segre gation and discrimination only to result in its final stage, a mul titude of harmful and fatal actions—can never take part in the ultimate racial unity for which men of all creeds and colors have made tremendous sacrifices. How poor an example we are to the German Herrenvolk or Master Race promulgators whom we pro pose to re-educate for life in a new and “better” world! The ideas of racial unity were utterly disregarded in the edu cational field (of all fields) last month, not in the Deep South, but in Gary, Indiana when 1,600 white students from Froebel High School and students from Tolletson and Horace Mann High School rebelled by means of a strike to rid Froebel High School of its 850 Negro students. It is believed that these white students are being backed religiously by their parents who, during some twenty years ago, had participated in similar actions for this cause. It is also suspected that some organization similar to the Klu-Klux- Klan is aiding this racial setback. Obviously, such a strike has been nurtured many years by parents and adults in the com munity. And now it is being fed secretly and effectively to their progeny in a manner no different from the Hitlerian indoctrina tion of youth. Unfortunately, such a process of indoctrination of racial “superiority” is a typical situation in many American white homes. So grave and tense did this anti-Negro demonstration become that final solution of the problem was thrust into the hands of the Board of Education. The demand that the 850 Negroes be removed from Froebel or that the 1,600 whites be transferred to other schools was given a negative response from the school superintendent, Charles D. Lutz, and Froebel High School Prin cipal flatly refused to meet with the strikers and their parents because they felt that Gary High Schools “should be open to any one who wishes to attend them.” At the time that this article is being written, the final chapter in the case has not taken shape; yet, let us hope that the response of the Board of Education will remain unchanged. There is certainly great cause for alarm although this is not the first anti-Negro demonstration we have seen since our battle for the liberation of oppressed and minority groups began. It is, however, alarming because we have looked hopefully to the schools and our educational system as an instrument for suppressing racial hatred and for eventual eradication of those prejudices which education in the true sense of the word dismisses as un sound and irrational. Let us hope that our “exemplary” American democracy stoop not below the level of the conquered. G. I. Bynoe. We must face the days ahead with V. Harper I coura 8 e > not with repining. Is there one of us who is not grateful the war is over? Is there one who would not •Lau Shaw | have the struggle of peace-time liy. ing, with its building for the future, rather than the quick, money and The Challenge of Peace 1 lons h " rs of " M, “ work! ' . , I Decide what you want out of life, ,T. r Z ~ The , Cr ^ h T C decide what you are best able to do. on world battlefields 1S silenced. The But rememb er that in working for long sought peace is ushered m with yourself> you have to consider a desire to perpetuate constructive rt in the whole . No man can work living, liberty, and then pursuit of L. himself _ and keep anything for No, this isn’t a radio announcement for Ivory Snow—you know: “Be sure with Pure”—but rather an admoni tion against the use or abuse of pretentious words and phrases. The writer has always been prone to “take the longest way around.” This was especially true during my earlier or freshman college days. When I say the “longest way around,” I mean I never (literally) clothed anything in the simple slack suit when mink and sable were at my disposal. Not even though the oc casion might have called for the slacks or even a simple gingham dress. To show you to what utterly ridi culous, though amusing, heights, my erudite attempts led me, read the fol lowing excerpt from a freshman theme of mine entitled Paul’s Trial. Obviously (or is it?) the scene is in a courtroom: . . . After Paul had committed this faux pas, he requested to be left strictly laissez faire. However, the esprit de corps decreed otherwise. When asked if he had done this de falcation, Paul’s laconic reply was: “So what!” Then Paul straightway betook himself to his alter ego of which there was a modicum and sent his thoughts on a punitive expedition in the hope of finding this uncon- vivial gathering non compos mentis. —Supori M. Goss. Fear everlasting happiness. The end of the terrible conditions has come and the blessings of peace are upon us. Yet we find numerous and complex himself. down. Shooting stars always come Peace is here—with its problems Freshmen Talent problems confronting us which can and its opportunities. What me make be classified under the broad general 0 f it is up to us and fo us alone, heading—adjustment to peace time g 0 i e t s g0 to it! conditions and a radically changed and changing world. Though the problems of peace were anticipated and discussed long before the guns were silenced, there is no ready for mula for this adjustment period. I The Freshmen Class should be One of the greatest problems of proud of its members . who graced the immediate interest to students and of the Auditorium Friday professional educators is the problem morn *®g, October 6th, with a pre- of readjusting the college curriculum sen tation of Freshmen talent, in order that the college might train The program included: a trombone young men and women to live ef- S olo, Londonerry Air, played by Mr. fectively in such a rapidly changing | Litus Gillian, a graduate of Booker and complex social order. T. Washington High, Atlanta Geor- Our theoretically democratic insti- gia; a hum °rous reading, Negro Love tutions must also make adjustments, Bong ’ written by Dunbar and recited changing their policies with the I by Miss Maedon Smlth > a graduate changing philosophy of democratic o{ Boker T - Washington High, Miami, living. Age old racial prejudice and Florida. The highlight of the pro discrimination against minorities £ ram came when the melodious must seek the shades of the past. voices of Misses Christine and Grace Labor and capital must salve their Paradise chimed in a duet to sin £ mutually inficted wounds in order “ Smilin ’ Tb ru-;” they are graduates to find a place in this new era which Elder High School, Saundersville, dawns in the distance. These are but Georgia. Oh, Thy Demon, withdraw from ma Thy devil looks which my eyes can’t see, Thou who comes to me so bold Then haunts the happiness from my soul. Why do you linger with me so long Is it that I have done some wrong Or, was it in your wayward flight That you decided to show your might. The clock was twelve, three hours ago So from my soul, depart, and go, Why taunt me from my head to feet Vanish away’ and let me sleep. Stop! Upon me you’ll no longer trod For I’ll say a silent prayer unto God, God my father, whom I love dear, Free me from this Demon, called Fear. My heart, my soul, seems very light At last this Demon has taken flight, Dear Lord above, who’s always near I Thank Thee for driving away This Fear. My mind, my soul is undiseased My tired, worn body is now at ease, No more in my room will ’ole Fear creep For God said, “Rest and go to sleep.” —Joseph H. Brown. a few of the problems that come as | a challenge in a world at peace. Miss Winona Jackson appeared as guest artist on the program from Wanted If we use education in its broadest ^ be durdor Class. She gave a piano implications, education can do much | scdo > Valse in ‘ E’ IVJinor, by Chopin, toward finding a solution for our problem beset age. As leaders we must go forth spreading the gospel of peace that embraces respect for human life, whether of German, Japa nese, Russian, Jewish, or Negro. We must spread that gospel of peace— the kind of peace that makes a heaven of earth. This is the task of the present, of peace. Reginald Haynes ’46. Letters from you to to your staff. News of Clark Alumni. Photos. Timely and Interesting Creative This is the challenge | Work. Please bring any such information to the Panther Office, Room 307. Over 360 Freshmen Enrolled Representing 16 States (Continued From Page One) say that all these students have a 1.5 average or more which means that they will help Clark to Con tinue as an “A” rating school which is “Second to None.’ It is the freshmen who form the bulk of the school enrollment with a total of 360 students. Graphically speaking these students represent 16 states, the largest number represent ing Georgia which sends a total of 294 students. Florida ranks second boasting of 25 students. Tennessee being an educational center sends us 18 new students for this year. Ala bama, our next door neighbor, sends us 16 new students. Louisiana is represented by 11 new students. Other states represented by 2 or 3 students are: Ohio, New York, Mary land, Indiana, Kentucky, North Caro line, Oklahoma, Washington, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas. Not only has the Freshman enroll ment increased tremendously, but the senior class promises to send out the largest number of graduattes in several years. The seniors are trying hard to replace the resounding name of the class of 29 by the class of ’46.