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VOICE OF THE
STUDENTS
MOUTHPIECE OF
THE COLLEGE
Coming
Sunday, Nov. 10
Florence Mercus
Pianist
Volume III
Clark College, Atlanta, Ga., October, 1946
Number I
CLARK COLLEGE OPENS TO RECORD ENROLLMENT
ClarkCollege All Star
Concert Series Opens
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Ben Greet|Players|Open Series
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Sunday, September 19, 1946, the
Clark College All Star Concert Series
opened with a unique presentation of
William Shakespeare’s The Merchant
of Venice by the Ben Greet Players,
Henry Joyner and Daisy Vivian. An
eager and curious audience filled
Davage Auditorium to witness the
skillfully adapted version presented
by this cast of two characters in con
trast to the cast of twenty characters
and numerous extras in the original
version.
The only characters who were rep
resented on the stage were Antonio,
a merchant of Venice; Bassanio, his
friend and the suitor to Portia; Shy-
lock, a rich Jew; the Price of Mor-
rocco, another suitor to Portia, all
of whom were played by Henry
Joyner; and Portia, played by Daisy
Vivian. The other characters to
whom the dialogue was frequently di
rected were left to the imagination
•of the audience with the aid of an in
troductory narrative before each
scene.
The entire play was compressed
into 9 scenes each of which was a
step in the unfolding of the narrai
tive. Before each scene, Mr. Joyner
read narrative explanations partic
ularly helpful to those in the audi-
story. Appropriate music between
ence who were not familiar with the
scenes and sometimes during the
scenes was a part of this unusual
performance.
The costuming, which was such an
important feature of the Elizabethan
theatre, was strikingly beautiful and
appropriate. The stage was simply
set befitting a Shakespearian pro
duction and providing Elizabethan at
mosphere. The only scenes represent-
Clark College
Host to “Y”
Conference
The regular fall meeting of the
Southern Division^ of the National
Student Council of the Young Wom
en’s Christian Association and the
Executive Committee of the Southern
Area Student Council, Young Men’s
Christian Association was held Fri
day, Saturday, and Sunday, October
4th, 5th, and 6th at Clark College,
in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. L. E. Loomker, Dean and Pro
fessor of Philosophy at Emory Uni
versity, was the guest speaker on Fri
day evening, October 4th. He spoke
on THE ROLE OF THE CHRIS
TIAN STUDENT IN THE SOUTH.
Among the “Y” workers present
were Miss Irene Harris and Miss
Rosalee Oakes of the YWCA and
Messrs. Henry T. Ware and G. Mur
ray Branch of the YMCA. Approxi
mately thirty persons were in at
tendance.
All business sessions were held in
the Warren-Haven Administration
Building.
ed were street scenes, scenes in Por
tia’s room, and a court scene.
Many in the audience eagerly wait
ed for their favorite lines to be in
terpreted by the accomplished cast
and were gratified.
A large number of programs have
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New Emphasis On
Religious Life
At Clark
Recently inaugurated at Clark Col
lege is a new religious life program
under the direction of President
James P. Brawley as chairman and
Messrs. Holland and Shockley who
are co-chairmen of the Committee on
Religious Life and Activities. Vari-
ous new phases of the program in
clude having speakers from in and
out of town to come to the campus
for the Vesper Hour and to remain
for conference with the students, and
bringing in at least two out of town
speakers a month. In an effort to
expand and intensify the already ex
isting religious life of the College,
impressive changes in and additions
to the procedure of the several re
ligious activities have been made.
Particularly noteworthy is the pro
cedure at the Sunday afternoon Ves
per Hour which procedure lends at
mosphere and background for wor
ship.
Other activities directed and en
couraged by the Committee on Re
ligious Life and Activities are the
daily devotional exercises at the reg
ular chapel hour which reaches the
entire student body, the Wednesday
evening Prayer Service, which en
ables students to take an active part
in the religious life of the campus
and to give expression to their own
religious ideals and convictions, and
the Sunday School, which was re
vived during the past year through
the efforts of Mrs. Hattie Carmichael
and Mr. C. V. Holland and a few
interested students whose religious
zeal and example encouraged a larger
program which is now participated in
by practically every member of the
college. Students are, of course, not
limited to the campus for religious
experiences; on Sunday morning, they
attend eleven o’clock services, in the
city at the churches of their own
choice.
Philharmonic Society Lends Its
Cooperation To The Program
Since music has always been a vi
tal part of religious experience giv
ing expression in terms of thought
and emotion to religious life, the
Philharmonic Society directed by Mr.
J. De Koven Killingsworth, an ever
active member of the Religious Life
Committee, and accompanied by
Mrs. Marian E. Sykes, an accom
plished pianist and accompanist, is
extending its program to enrich the
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PRESIDENT J. P. BRAWLEY
Dr. Brawley
Delivers Wei-
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come Address
Wednesday, September 25, 1946, at
the initial daily chapel hour, Presi
dent James P. Brawley f^nvered bis
annual welcome addresses, the stu
dents of Clark College. : Torjussen’s
“To A Rising Sun” opeifed the pro
gram with Mr. J. De Koven Killings
worth at the piano. Following the
announcements was an interlude, En-
glemann’s “Awakening.” A hymn,
“Holy, Holy, Holy”, by the entire au
dience,. the scripture lesson, prayer,
and the prayer response preceded the
introduction of the speaker by the
Dean of the College, Dr. A. A. Mc-
Pheeters. Dr. McPheeters introduced
the speaker and President as our
“light” in accordance with the scrip
ture lesson which he read.
The President’s Message
The President opened his message
with Browning’s famous lines—
The year’s at the spring
And day’s at the morn;
with the suggestion that we are be
ginning a new year, a new day. He
then extended a “warm welcome” to
all—to the freshmen and new stu
dents especially, to the veterans who
are entering or returning, to the for
mer students who have -returned to
continue their pursuit of knowledge,
and to the faculty members who re
turn to perform the noble task and
share in the privilege of educating
America’s youth and to the faculty
members who come for the first time
to lend their talents to the program
of the College.
The speaker then reminded his au
dience that Clark College is in its
77th year, having accomplished great
work and having established noble
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Greetings
to
Freshmen
and
New Students
Largest Enrollment
in History of College
Clark College opened September
18, 1946, to a record enrollment of
776 students, the largest enrollment
in the history of the seventy-seven
year old institution. Registration be
gan September 18th and continued
through September 19th for Fresh
man students. Advanced students
completed their registration Septem-
Clark Faculty
Increased
In behalf of the Clark College fam
ily I wish to extend individual greet
ings to the new members of the Clark
College faculty.
We are happy to have with us for
the first time: Mr. Charleton Hamil
ton of Gastonia, N. C., the new Dean
of Men. He received his bachelor’s
degree from Talladega College and
his Master’s from N. Y. University.
The new: Dean of Wom,en, Mrs.
Phoebe Frazier Burney, of Atlanta,
Ga., is a graduate of Clark Univer
sity and served for several years as
an extension Worker and Director of
Religious Education with youth in
Congregational Christian Churches,
district of the Southwest. Mrs. Bur
ney has made a favorable impression
on the young ladies of the College.
Congratulations!
Serving as Director of Publicity
and instructor in the Department of
English is Mr. John F. Summersette
of Charlotte, N. C. Mr. Summersette
is a graduate of Palmer Memorial
Institute, Sedalia, N. C. He received
the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree
from North Carolina State College at
Durham, N. C.
Mrs. Mary S. Fitzgerald of Char
lotte, N. C., in the Department of
French, received her Bachelor’s De
gree from Johnson C. Smith College
and her Master’s Degree from Atlan
ta University.
In the Department of Home Eco
nomics as a teacher of Clothing and
Textiles, is Miss Jacqueline Denny of
Westchester, Pa. Her Bachelor’s De
gree was conferred by Cheyney State
Teachers’ College and the work for
her Master’s Degree was completed
at Columbia University.
Mrs. Earline B. Christopher is man
ager of the Snack Shop and instruc
tor in the Department of Home Eco
nomics.
In the Department of Physical Edu
cation is Miss Virginia E. Henderson
of Camden, N. J. Miss Henderson is
a graduate of Temple University,
Philadelphia, Pa.
In the Department of Education
and Psychology is Mr. Alfred Steven
son, of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Eva
Hayes of Leesville, La. Mr. Steven
son received his Bachelor’s Degree
from Lincoln University (Mo.), holds
two Master’s Degrees from Wayne
University and has completed a year
of work toward his doctorate at the
University of Michigan. Mrs. Hayes
holds the Master’s Degree from the
University of Chicago.
The Department of Social Science
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ber 23-24. Late registrants were ac
cepted until October 2nd on which
date the total enrollment reached the
776 peak. .
Freshmen Sivell Ranks of College
From all over the country as well
as other countries, come Freshman
students. These Freshmen constitute
one of the largest Freshman classes
which have entered the College. Of
the 355 Freshmen, several are Ad
vanced Freshmen who entered Clark
College during the second semester
of the last academic year.
Greater Selectivity of Students
With an ever-increasing number of
students seeking admission to the Col
lege, the Administration has found
it necessary and desirable to put forth
every effort to admit only those stu
dents who present superior and good
scholastic records and who can fur
nish references indicating strong
character traits. Even with extreme
care in the selection and admission
of Freshman students, the Adminis
tration finds it necessary- to farther-
select and admit students above the
Freshman year who prove their met
tle in their first year. The present
Sophomore Class has been limited to
171 students, the Junior Class to 87,
and the Senior Class to 106. Twenty-
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DR. S. B. BROOKES
Dr. S. B. Brooks
Returns to
Clark College
Mrs. Stella Brewer Brookes has re
turned to the campus to resume her
position as Head of the Department
of English, having received the Ph.D.
Degree from Cornell University in
June. Mrs. Brookes has been on leave
for the past two years working to
ward the completion of her degree
which was conferred on June 23, 1946.
In partial fulfillment of the require
ment for the doctorate, Mrs. Brookes
presented an interesting and unusual
study of the folklore of the writings
of Joel Chandler Harris as her dis
sertation which she plans to publish
at a later date.
Mrs. Brookes has the distinction of
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