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Page 4 The Panther October, 1946 The 1946 Panthers Panthers Top Ft, Benning 14»6 The fighting Panthers of Clark Col lege returned to the gridiron in a blaze of glory and toppled the Fort Benning' Tiger's of Fort Benning, Georgia, 14-6, in their initial en counter of the 1946 grid season on September 28th at Harper’s Field. Displaying the type of aggressive ness that characterized the Panther- eleven of the previous season, the vi cious lads of Coach McPherson drew blood in the opening moments of the first quarter as W illiam Myles, on an off-tackle smash, raced twenty- five yards behind beautiful interfer ence to score standing up. Jennings converted. At the end of the first period Clark led 7-0. The second quarter opened with both forward walls battling savagely, with the Tigers of Fort Benning emerging with a slight edge. The Ti gers gained control of the offensive spotlight momentarily as they crashed through the Panther’s defense to block an attempted punt which resulted in a touchdown with Stovall tallying. Stovall’s try for conversion failed. After the first thirty minutes of play ing time had expired, Clark led 7- . No scores were registered in the third quarter as both teams resorted to defensive tactics. In the fourth and final quarter, Myles ^gain found an opening in the Tiger’s defense and scored on a twen ty-three yard jaunt. Jennings’ try for conversion was good. The Panthers increased their lead, 14-6. The closing moments of the game found the Fort Benning clan trying desperately to force across a score, but the Panther’s forward wall proved to be invulnerable. Myles, Jennings, Baskins, and Wil son sparked the Panthers’ attack, with able assistance from McCoy (the freshman sensation), Howell, Jack- son, White, Miller, Colquitt, Brown, and Gray. Tuskegee Downs Panthers, 33-0 Fresh from a 14-6 victory over a strong Fort Benning eleven, Clark’s fighting Panthers journeyed to Bir mingham, Alabama, to engage the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee Institute and were defeated 33-0. The game began with Myles receiv ing the Tigers’ kick-off on the ten- yard stripe and returning to the Pan thers’ twenty. After a series of line smashes, Baskins punted to Van Cleve of Tuskegee who made a beau tiful return of thirty yards. After an off tackle smash placed the ball on the midfield stripe in pos session of the Tigers, Moore sneaked in the Panthers’ secondary, picked up his interference beautifully and romped fifty yards for the first score of the evening. Van Cleve’s try for conversion was good. Again Miles received the Tigers’ kick-off for Clark and advanced to the thirty before being pushed out of bounds. From that point the Panther machine started rolling amid cheers of the capacity crowd but was stalled by the alert defense of the Tuskegee Tigers. Fighting hard against their bitter rivals, the Tigers blocked an attempt ed Panther’s punt and advanced with in the shadow of their goal where they encountered a magnificent goal line stand by the Panthers. Tuskegee attempted a field goal from the ten- yard stripe but it was blocked by the charging Panthers. With their backs to the wall, the Clark men kicked out of danger only to have the Golden Clad Tigers rip off sizeable gains and a few plays later Dickinson crashed over to score on a line buck. Instantly the first half ended with Tuskegee leading 14-0. The third period proved to be a' scoreless one witl^ both teams fight ing desperately to score. In the opening moments of the fourth period the Goldgn Tigers en gineered a brilliant display of gridiron power' as they combined passes and timely gains for three touchdowns and a conversion to secure their vic tory and end the scoring for the eve ning. Clark’s only offensive spark came in the dying moments of the game when Johnny Strong intercepted a Tennessee State Downs Panthers 26-0 By CECIL A. BLYE, Sports Editor Clark’s fighting Panthers were un successful in their attempt to bounce back into the win column on Sat urday, October 12, in Nashville, Ten nessee, as they yielded to a powerful Tennessee State aggregation in a 26-0 non-conference engagement. The Panthers entered the fray bearing marks of definite improve ment since their humiliating defeat by ’the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee, but their vaunted machine failed to pro duce the necessary scoring punch and they were unable to capitalize on “breaks” to put the game on even terms. Despite the large score, the Clark men battled the Tigers of Tennessee State evenly for three quarters. The third quarter found the Panthers presenting the most colorful offensive of the 1946 season as Baskins, Rich ards, Small and Brown ran wild in ripping the Tigers’ line to shreds. They marched from their five-yard line to the midfield stripe. From that point, it seemed as if an amaz ing upset was about to dawn upon the young 1946 grid season as Baskins faded deep and rifled a pass to Fred McCoy, who took it on the ten-yard stripe and carried it to the one-yard line where he was pushed out of bounds. There, on the one-yard line, the Panther machine stalled. The scoring threat ended with Tennessee taking over on the one-yard line aft er holding the Panthers for four downs. After their unsuccessful offensive had terminated, the Clark men re sorted to defensive tactics and em ployed them throughout the remaining quarters. Tennessee scored first with Whit man, their brilliant young halfback, crashing over from the six-yard line. Cyrups added the point qJTer the touchdown. In the second quarter, Taylor shot a pass to Williams and after a neat job of juggling, he held on and crossed the double stripes standing up for final score of the first half. The Panthers opened fire with all of their heavy artillery in the third quarter and completely outplayed Tennessee, but failed to score. In the fourth quarter the Tigers registered thirteen more points as Smith intercepted a pass tossed by Myles and streaked forty yards to score unmolested. Cyrus added the extra point. The fourth and final score came n the last period when Cummings scored from the one-yard line culmi nating a sustained sixty-yard drive. Cyrus’ try for point after touchdown was low. White, Jackson, McCoy, Jennings, Washington and Fred (hey child) Williams played a great game in the forward positions with assistance from Colquitt, Wilson, Chatters, Brown, Richards, Myles and Baskins in the backfield. Drummond, Cyrus, Cummings, Whitman and Fowlkes engineered the Tigers’ attack. Tuskegee aerial and romped deep within the Tigers’ territory but was stopped short of pay dirt. The game ended with Tuskegee emerging victo rious, 33-0. ! BEAT FLORIDA ! NEW EMPHASIS ON RELIGIOUS LIFE AT CLARK (Continued from page one) entire religious life program. Ap propriate preludes and postludes for the various activities are a feature of practically all of the programs with Mrs. M. E. Sykes, Mr. J. de Kc- ven Killingsworth, and sometimes students in the Department of Music at the piano. The Initial Vesper Service Hour The Vesper Service Hour of Clark College opened Sunday, September 29, 1946, at 4:00 P. M. on which oc casion, President James P. Brawley was the speaker. On the beautifully decorated platform containing lighted candles and yellow and white chrys anthemums were Rev. G. S. Shockley, Mr. C. V. Holland, and President J. P. Brawley. The program was begun with a silent meditation thought printed on the program: “Men shall cross swords and their portion shall be death; Until they learn wisdom from the book of life.” The opening prelude played by Mrs. M. E. Sykes was Isidor Seiss’ “Eve ning Song,” followed by an* impress ive processional of Philharmonic So ciety singing “How Firm A Founda tion,” and the platform party. The introit, a hymn, the Gill to worship, prayer by Rev. G. S. Shockley, and the prayer response preceded Phil harmonic Society’s rendition of Cesar Franck’s immortal “O Lord Most Holy”. Most impressive was the of fering at which time Mr. C. V. Hol land gave an impressively cadenced message on giving with directions to the audience to leave their offer ings as they passed from the audi torium. Accompanying Mr. Holland’s message was Mrs. Sykes at the piano with Lowry’s “Savior, Thy Dying Love”. Following another hymn with the entire audience participating, President Brawley delivered the aft ernoon message. President Braivley’s Vesper Message The President’s stirring message had as its central theme making God our choice. He explained that man only is endowed with rational powers and is therefore capable of making- choices. The most important choice which he so forcefully illustrated throughout his message is God. With God, he said, we have purpose, hope, and comfort; without Him, we are lost, aimless beings. He illustrated by showing the necessity of God in our school life, in love affairs, and in our hours of deepest sorrow. He fur ther suggested that there is no need for our intellectual lives to grow away from and weaken our spiritual lives, for where there is true educa tion, the intellectual emphasizes and strengthens the spiritual. Following the President’s message, Mr. C. V. Holland gave the benedic tion which” was followed by a beau tiful postlude, Heller’s ^ “Warrior Song” by Mrs. Sykes. The public is cordially invited to worship with us each Sunday after noon at 4:00 P. M. in Davage Audi torium. I)R. BRAWLEY, DELIVERS WELCOME ADDRESS (Continued From Page One) traditions. With a sincere hope that we shall all prove worthy members of the Clark Family, the President cited love, understanding, unity, loyal ty, and mutual respect as the things that constitute the Clark Family and the basic principles upon which oul creed and philosophy rest. The President continued, “One of the major purposes for your coming to Clark College, most assuredly, is to get a degree. In your efforts to meet the academic requirements for a degree, I hope that you will also get an education, for the acquisition of a degree does not necessarily mean that you will have become edu cated. Meeting the acedemic require ments for a degree presupposes the acquisition of certain information and the achievement of mental ma turity representative of such aca demic honors.” Along with these achievements, the speaker cited the essentials of a real education: (1) Learning to live together, which he explained by quoting Harry E. Tyler who says, “Learning to live is changing your personality by your experiences in such a way as to live more effectively.” (2) Learning to see values, which he explained by adding that the art of careful discrimination and the ability to choose wisely after having made discriminations are characteris tics of an educated person. (3) Learning self-mastery, which he explained with the familiar state ment that he who conquers and con trols himself is greater than he who taketh a city. (4) Extending your ideals. (5) Broadening your outlook on life. After insisting on the vital necessi ty of getting a good start, the Presi dent continued with a negative ap proach, explaining why people fail. He said that people fail because they are not impassioned, because they are without determination and en thusiasm for the goal to be achieved. He then listed eleven ways to fail which if avoided will serve as eleven ways to succeed: (1) Forming or practicing habits detrimental to winning personalities such as profanity, improper groom ing and slovenliness, and drinking. (2) Loafing and drifting (3) Over-socializing , (4) Irregularity in eating, sleep ing, and working. (5) Disregard for regulations es tablished for the good of all (6) Inability to organize your work and schedule your time (7) Lack of interest in the cul tural activities of the College (8) Timidity and backwardness (9) Lack of purpose and initiative (10) Failure to give yourself a chance to unfold and develop (11) Disloyalty to your college and failure to be a worthy representative of it. GREETINGS TO THE NEW FACULTY MEMBERS (Continued From Page One) has one addition: Mr. Charles H. Hayes of St. Louis, Mo. He is a graduate of Clark College and Gam mon Theological Seminary and re ceived his Master’s Degree in sociol ogy from St. Louis University. He formerly taught at Philander Smith College. Mr. Grant S. Shockley of Philadel phia, serving as director of Religious Education, is a graduate of Lincoln University (Pa.) and received his Master’s Degree in Religious Edu cation from Columbia University. Miss Barbara Taylor, of New Or leans, La., who, a graduate of Phi lander Smith and former student at the University of Kansas, has been appointed secretary to Dean A. A. McPheeters. Mrs. Clara Stanley Lowe of Ath- CLARK COLLEGE OPENS TO 776 STUDENTS (Continued from Page 1 ) four (24) special students have been admitted to the College and thirty- three (33) un-classified students who with the others make a total of 776 students. Several students on the up per level are transfer students from colleges and universities all over the country. None were admitted with out above average scholastic stand ing nor without good character ref erences. A Truly Cosmopolitan Group A great majority of the students enrolled are from Georgia and neigh boring states, noticeably Florida, Ala bama, and Tennessee. Other states liberally represented include Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Louisiana, Texas and many others. But the en rollment is not limited to the United States. Students from Liberia, Puer to Rico, and Canada come to swell the ranks of the College and to learn to live more effectively in a world so much in need of trained men and women. vdg Veterans Enrolled On various levels from the Fresh man to the Senior Class are 147 vet erans who have made Clark College the college of their choice. Many are former students of Clark who have returned with renewed determi nation and enthusiasm. Others are transfer students from other colleges and universities. Many are just be ginning their college careers. DR. S. B. BROOKES RETURNS TO CLARK COLLEGE (Continued From Page One) having been on the faculty of the Col lege longer than any other person. She came to Clark when it was still Clark University in South Atlanta in 1924. Prior to that time, she had taught at Walden College in Nashville, Tenn., from 1923 to 1924. From 1924 to 1929 she was a teacher in the English De partment at Clark University and from 1930 to the present time she has been Head of that Department. In addition to her teaching experience at Walden College and at Clark, Mrs. Brookes has taught during the sum mer session at Alabama State Teach ers’ College and at Atlanta Universi ty. Besides being an able teacher and scholar, Mrs. Brookes has proved her self a real friend and_an inspiration to many whose lives she has touched. The Panther Staff and the mem bers of the Clark Family extend a cordial and hearty welcome to Di. Brookes upon her return to the Col lege to which so much of her life and so many of her efforts have been de voted. EMORY WIMBISH. ens, Ala. a graduate of Gammon Theological Seminary, is secretary to Mr. Paul G. King, Business Manager; while Mr. George Allen of Atlanta, a Clark graduate, is serving as man ager of the book-store and Mrs. Alix Coleman, a graduate of Chicago Busi ness College, is postmistress. Mr. Frank A. Banks, who received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree from the Univer sity of Chicago, is serving as head of the Department of Biology. Mr. Homer C. Williams is working in the Department of Physics doing radio work and photography. He is a graduate of Georgia State College and has done graduate work at Atlanta University. The Clark family wishes for the new faculty members a very pleasant year. MAURICE M. DOWNS.