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x Mr. Manningham (Robert Hawk) stiown in a scene from The Clark Panther VOL. 6 OCTOBER, 1949, ATLANTA, GEORGIA No. 2 ‘MISS CLARK” Record Alumni Expected For Celebration Lovely Lois Richardson, business administration junior, who will reign during the homecoming game with Fisk Uni versity. “Miss Clark” hails from Birmingham, Alabama and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Her attendants will be Annie Ruth Burts of Birmingham and Ruth Woodard of Forsyth, Georgia. MORMON TEMPLE ORGANIST OPENS CONCERT SERIES DR. ASPER IN RECITAL Dr. Frank W. Asper, the renowned organist of the Salt Lake City Tabernacle, opened the All-Star Concert of the Sunday Evening Cul tural Hour at Clark College on October 30. Marcello’s “The Heavens Declare the Glory of God” was Dr. Asper’s opening number. It was followed by three Bach selections: Chorale-Pre lude, “Sleepers, Wake! A Voice is Calling;” “Jesus, Joy of Man’s De siring;” and “Fantasie and Fugue in G Minor.” In this first group, the organist displayed a high degree of individuality in his playing as (Continued on Page 6) Clark Senior Authors Book A chemical arithmetic for begin ners, designed to aid new students of chemistry in their interpretation of problems and to strengthen their knowledge of mathematics, has been released by Henry Nehemiah Cooper, a senior. / The experiences and observations of three years as a Chemistry laboratory assistant, where the au thor noted the difficulties which perplexed beginning students in this area, prompted this work. The first part contains an ex planation of the decimal and- metric (Continued on Page 0) News in Briel PRESIDENT BRAWLEY SPEAKS AT CLAFLIN ORANGEBURG, S. C.—President James P. Brawley was the principal speaker at Claflin University’s eightieth an- niversity celebration in Orangeburg, South Carolina on Oc tober 19th. At this time, Claflin also dedicated a number of was new buildings. Claflin’s president, Dr. J. J. Seabrook, is an alumnus of Clark. A capacity crowd jammed Dav- age Auditorium to see Patrick Hamilton’s “Angel Street” which was presented as the first play of the season by the Clark College Playhouse. The play was directed by Miss Esther Jackson, director of dramatics at Clark. Robert Hawk, of Bainbridge, Georgia, was particularly effective in the role of Mr. Manning, the handsome husband who attempted to drive his wife insane. Despite the fact that this was Hawks’ first appearance with the Playhouse 1 , he showed remarkable understanding of the character he portrayed. June Blanchard of New Orleans, . who played Mrs. Manningham, reached a new high mark in her dramatic career. Playing a thor oughly naive woman who believed that she was going out of her mind because her mother died of insan ity, Miss Blanchard displayed rare character interpretation. Detective Rough, played by Ivan Roper of New York City, was ably portrayed. Roper, by sensing the right moment to chuckle, was al most able to completely dominate the stage from the beginning. Elsie Fields, the maid, was able to get over a type of subserviency and yet amicability which was dif ficult to portray. Willie Ruth McMullen of McDon ough, Georgia, was light and gay, yet serious at the proper moment. Carswell Vinson and Jonathan Jackson took the part of bobbies. Directress Jackson was able tc achieve a remarkable degree of sus pense, and like the play’s author, served as a master architect in producing the play. Her selection of the cast was well suited to the writing, and she saw to it that seriousness took precedence over showmanship. -All in all, the play highly successful — finely classic in many respects. Alumni Dr. James P. Brawley, President of Clark College, will be on hand to welcome alumni and friends who will participate in the homecoming festivities. GOVERNOR WILLIAM HASTIE NAMED FOR APPOINTMENT TO JUDGESHIP WASHINGTON, D. C.—Of the twenty-seven appointed Federal Circuit and District Judges, one Negro was appoint ed: Governor William Hastie of the Virgin Islands. Governor Hastie is a native of Tennessee and formerly held the Post of Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War in the United States Government. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN TO MEET WASHINGTON, D. C.—The National Council of Negro Women will hold its annual.meeting in Washington, D. C., November 15th through the 18th. On the agenda is a speech by President Truman and the election of a new president since the Council’s founder, President Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, is retiring. PRESIDENT MAYS TO SPEAK AT SYMPOSIUM NEW YORK—Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, president of More house College, is slated to speak at Hunter College, New York, on November 29th, at Symposium on “America’s Stake in Higher Education for Colored Persons.” Speaking along with Dr. Mays will be General George C. Marshall, former Secretary of State, and Dr. F. D. Patterson, president of Tuskegee Institute. MISS LOYALTY IS SELECTED , MISS LOYALTY SELECTED .. „ The lovely and graceful Helen Thomas was selected “Miss Loy alty” of Clark for the 1949-50 school year. Popular Miss Thomas comes from Gadsden, Alabama. “Miss Loyalty,” selected on the per capita basis of money raised by the student body to help defray expenses incurred in connection with homecoming, represents the junior class which raised the larg est amount of money toward home coming expenses. The junior class exceeded its goal by forty-three percent. “Miss Loyalty” has an active role in the homecoming festivities. This has been a particularly busy season for President Brawley since he has been continuing the campaign for funds' and expansion of the college program. In addi tion, he has found time to devote to civic work and to accept speak ing engagements. He is especially proud of the new women’s dormitory which has re cently been occupied by junior and senior women, and which completes the first' phase of the expansion (Continued on Page 6) The Homecoming Committee be gan its initial preparation for the week of homecoming, November 6th through the 12th. Early distribution and sale of homecoming loyalty tags got under way at the October 18th class meetings. Each class elected its potential “Miss Loyalty” who will play a stellar role in the home coming ceremonies. The football team was given the honor of electing the “Miss Clark” of 1949-50. They made excellent use of this honor by electing the beautiful and charming Miss Lois Richardson, a junior from Birming ham, Alabama. Miss Clark will be accompanied by two vivacious at tendants. They are Miss Annie Mae Burts, also a junior from Birming ham, Alabama and Miss Ruth B. Woodard, a senior from Forsyth, Georgia. The Fraternities are looking for ward to a festive occasion of crown ing their queens in the homecoming ceremonies. The Fraternity queens are as follows: “Miss Kappa,” Miss Brady Jones, a senior from Chicago, Illinois and a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. “Miss Omega,” Miss Marlene Roberta Dobbs, a junior from Atlanta and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. “Miss Alpha,” Miss Lillian Geraldine Graves of New Rochelle, New York, a junior and a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. “Miss Sigma,” Miss Georgia Francis Gibbs, a junior from Atlanta and and a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. The week of homecoming begins Sunday, November 6th, at Vesper, where an alumnus, the Rev. J. B. Williams, of the class of “27,” will be the speaker. By late Sunday evening the fraternities and sorori ties will raise and light their neon shields. On Sunday evening the (Continued on Page 6) ANGEL STREET -angei street as ne attempts to torture his wife (June Blanchard) into insanity. He accuses her of petty aberrations that he has arranged himself; and since her mother died of insanity, she is more than half convinced that she, too, is going out of her mind. GALA HOMECOMING PLANS ANNOUNCED “Angel Street” Presented Before Capacity Audience Dr. Brawley Welcomes TROUBADOURS TO PLAY FOR DANCE