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January, 1946
SOCIETY f
CLOTHING FUNDAMENTAL STUDENTS MODEL SELF-MADE GARMENTS
On Sunday, December 2, 1945, Annie Merner H all Lounge became a veritable Fashion Salon. Between the
hours of six and seven o’clock living models swayed, bowed, and smiled in gowns made by themselves in the Cloth
ing Laboratory of the Ida H. Goode Home Economics Department of Clark College. Palms, soft lights, and flow
ers furnished a background for these charmingly attired ladies. Two types of dresses were worn—soft daytime and
date dresses featuring drapery and soft lines, and the more glamourous type of evening dresses.
The idea of adapting color, line, fabric, and accessories to complexion, body form, and personality was in
cluded in planning these garments, so that each dress was definitely suited to the individual wearing it. Skill in
the technique of needle craft was another goal in this clothing construction.
The photograph shown here will attest to the success of the class endeavor. The presence of one hundred and
thirty-seven guests further indicated the success of this venture. Among the guests was Mrs. R. Underwood who
graciously assisted the yonng women in selecting materials at Rich’s Incorporated where she is in charge of cel-
anese in the piece goods department. The group was under the direction of Miss Doreen Jolly.
Seated on the floor are Misses Harvey Lee Johnson, Aurelia Tatum, Naomi Rogers, and Naomi Banks. Seated
in chairs are Misses Jacqueline Lewis and Lizzie Bacon. Standing are Misses Ernestine Davis, Elzora Hamm,
Rubye Harpe, Gladys Hawkins, and Janie Moreland. Not shown in the picture are Misses Alva Lindsay, Dorothy
Woods, Gladys Beedles, Marie Hardrich, Myrtis Armstrong, and Thelma Swanson, all of whom wore beautifully
made dresses but were unavailable at the time the photo was made.
Social Tid-Bits
Nine Neophytes were welcomed into
the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority just
before the beginning of the holiday
season. The Neophytes went through
the usual routine before being ac
cepted in the Sisterhood—uniforms,
pranks, the final initiation, and a
supper to climax the strenuous week.
The supper was held in the Snack
Shop of Thayer Hall. The Neophytes
include: Winona Jackson, Juanita
Brantley, Robbie Davis, Nellie Smith,
Ann Wright, Sadie Rutledge, Helen
Hill, Dorothy Wilkins, Enid White,
and Marian Baker.
Recent visitors of Clark College
were Mr. Edward Chatman, former
student of Clark College, now serving
in the United States Army, and Mr.
John W. Bowen, Jr. Mr. Chatman,
who came to Clark in the fall of ’44
from New Orleans, Lauisiana, dis
tinguished himself on the campus by
displaying superior athletic skill. He
was an active member of the football
team, was awarded the athletic “C”
alityand certificate. His radiant per
sonality won for him many friends,
who welcomed his return to the cam
pus as did his brothers in the Lam-
podas Club, of which he is a member.
Mr. Chatman is re-enlisting after hav
ing been honorably discharged. He
hopes to return to Clark in another
year or more.
Mr. John W. Bowen, Jr., though
not a Clarkrite, has also a major in
terest in the college, since many of
the student body were his classmates
and friends in New Orleans in the
high school days. When the rest came
to Clark, he chose Lincoln University
at Oxford, Pa., where he did his col-
lg work until duty called him to de
fend tse Red, White and Blue. He
became a member of the Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity at Lincoln and
hopes to return upon being discharged
though the chances are that he will
be overseas soon and for some time.
Mr. Bowen has* been, stationed in
Missouri, but after a quick trip to
the Crescent City he expects to move
on to South Carolina. Mr. Boeen
was the guest of Miss Agatha Nell
Daniel, a member of the freshman
class from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Alas! There have been no big
frolics since we last greeted you. It’s
buzzing in the air that there’s some
thing coming up besides exams and
tears. We’ll be glad to join in the fun
after digging like fury these last f»w
days. ^ j
Dramatic Arts
Club Scorts Hit
Production
On the long awaited Friday night,
December 14, Davage Auditorium
opened its doors to an eager and ap
preciative student body and a host of
friends who gathered to witness the
outstanding performance of the Clark
Players in their presentation of
“Ladies in Retirement.”
The presentation met with great
success and was acclaimed one of the
best ever presented. From the rising
of the curtain to the final curtain,
the entire audience was spellbound by
the plot and the character interpreta
tions of the talented young actors.
The entire cast performed sylendidly.
Of notable excellent was the acting
of Misses Hankerson and Brantley,
who so realistically and sympathetic
ally portrayed the demented sisters
of Ellen Creed. Miss Whitfield and
Mrs. Frye also lent interesting inter
pretations to their greatly dicerent
roles, and did Mr. Kennedy cast in
the production as a wanton relative
of Ellen Creed.
The success of the production was
due also in large measures to those
young men and women who served
behind the curtains as stage man
agers, makeup artists, and in other
capacities. Without the tireless ef
forts of Mrs. Bland the production
would have been impossible.
Sixteen Ivy Leafs
Cross Burning
Sands
Saturday night, January 12, in the
Women’s Lounge of Warren Haven
Hall, Alpha Pi Chapter of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority tenderly wel
comed sixteen new sisters into the
sisterhood. They are: Dorothy
Scruggs, Ruth Rodgers, Naomi Banks,
Bernice Fields, Tomasina Cooper,
Anna Blaylock, Fannie Howard,
Evangeline Allison, Rubye Maxey,
Louis Hamm, Mary Frances Green,
Lena Barnette, Constance Moreland,
Barbara Robinson, Mattie Moseley
and Aurelia Tatum.
For one week the probationites
were uniquely dressed in varying
manners; most striking was their
green uniform suit, which had a gored
skirt patterned after the Eisenhowser
jackets. Those who saw them can
easily remember their little AKA
HOP, which never got them any
where.
Following the ceremonies, all the
Sisters took five minutes to whip into
their formals and stepped into a big
bus which carried them to Williams,
where they were honored with a ban
quet. The dining room was beauti
fully and artistically decorated with
the pink and green color scheme.
FAMED AFRICAN DANCER—
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Asadeta Dafora comes from a dis
tinguished and prominent Freetown
Family. His great-grandfather, the
first Negro ever thus honored, was
knighted by Queen Elizabeth and was
subsequently the first Negro to be
Mayor of Sierra Leone. His great
uncle was the first of his race to be
come a commissioned officer in the
British Army. His father and moth
er met in England, where his father
was then studying at Oxford Uni
versity. His mother was an accom
plished pianist and musician, who had
studied in Paris and Vienna.
Bobbie The
Freshman
Dear Mom and Dad:
An unusual something is about to
happen. What, I don’t know. But
I can feel it in the air and all about
me. There is quite a change here
from a few months ago—students are
crowding the library like mad, and
never coming to the Snack Shop like
before. Gee- I get so lonesome down
there by myself. I’ve eaten so many
hamburgers in trying to make up for
my loneliness that sometimes I feel as
though there is something “moo-moo
ing” inside of me (could be a cow).
The students are digging and Writing
term paper like wild people. I guess
I’ll start on mine Sunday night.
Exams begin Monday. I’ve never
written one of those things before,
but I don’t suppose it is very difficult.
My room-mate has been writing one
for about two months and from just
glancing at him, I don’t think it will
be difficult. The only thing I see him
doing is going to the library and com
ing back with an armful of books and
copying stuff out of them. At the
bottom of each page he inserts a little
raised figure following by the name
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Early in life, Dafora showed
manifestations of his family heritage.
As a boy he frequently ran away from
home to see the great seasonal folk
dance festivals held throughout va
rious parts of Africa. He was fasci
nated by the( tradition, color, and
rhythm of these festivals. Thus be
gan his interest in his native dance
and music. He later went to Europe
to study and became famous as a
dancer throughout Europe and Af
rica.
Surprised At American Ignorance
of African Arts
When he came to the United States
he found here a surprising lack of
rejal knowledge concerning African
aits and customs. With the exception
of a few artists and explorers, most
Americans assumed all African dance
was wild and unrestrained. The West
African dance style as taught by Mr.
Dafora emphasizes the use of the
chest and arms. He says that one of
his greatest problems in coaching a
group of dancers, singers and drum
mers was the elimination of the exag
gerated hip movement which some
American dancers are accustomed to
use. It is in the arms particularly
that the ornamentation takes place.
They must be able to move with ex
traordinary speed and great precision
without looking strained. It is ob
vious that the development in Amer
ican dancers of a natural apporach
to this dance form demanded perserv-
ing work. But the success and popu
larity of Mr. Dafora’s dance operas
have more than justified the effort.
Mr. Dafora always finds it a joy
to present the dance and music arts
PRACTICE HOUSE CROUP
McCall
6335
Co-Ed Fashion
Notes
What’s new? Why 1946, of course!
And isn’t it wonderful to have a
brand new year ... a whole clean
slate to plan out with “I wills” and
“ I won’ts.” Go ahead . . . write ’em
all down. But don’t, please don’t,
put them in the bottom of the desk
drawer quite so soon as you did last
year.
Of course, everything in 1946 isn’t
new. We’ve got lots listed on the
agenda as “old business.” Okay . . .
Okay ... so we didn’t have to bring
that up. Exams, we mean. But you
won’t mind hitting the books for those
ogre-ful mid-years nearly so much,
if you’ve made yourself the candy-
box cover girl nightshirt, McCall
6335, that our sketch is wearing.
As you can plainly see, our McCall
designer has ruffled up grandpa’s old
nightshirt with frosting that makes it
a proud beauty indeed. You whip it
up in snuggle-bunny warm, soft-as-
cream flannel, in baby colors of
course. Make the ruffles of heavy
cotton lace, or embroidered eyelet
edging. Or if you want to make self-
ruffles, find some posy-pointed braid-
by-the-yard to sew alongside. And
after exams have wended their weary
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of his native land. “With us,” he
says, “music and dance are a natural
expression of all the important occa
sions of life.” His love of these arts,
coupled with his desire to show the
United States the true African cul
ture, prompted him to write and stage
his now famous dance operas, “Ky-
kunkor” or “The Witch Woman,”
“Zunguru.” Their performance on
Broadway met with such success that
outstanding artists like Lawrence Tib-
bett, Leopold Stowkowski, and the
late George Gershwin visited them
many times. Mr. Dafora has worked
actively to promote better understand
ing between the peoples of the United
States and Africa and through his
own talents and effort has tried to
develop in this country an appreci
ation of Africa’s dance and music
arts.
The charming young ladies pictured above were caught by our roving photographer before the holiday season.
Thev are shown here relaxing in the parlor of the Practice House after their annual Christmas Party m which they
take full initiative and responsibility under the guidance of Miss F P. Griffin who is the ^rector of the Practice
House. Each of these winning smiles is genuine for the girls report that being m the Practice House is about as
close to homelife as anything away from home can be.