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CLARK PANTHER, APRIL, 1950
the c lark panther
A Journal of College Life Published from September to June
By the Students of Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia
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.
DAVID CHARLES COLLINGTON
Editor-ix-Chief
HULEY B. DODSON JESSE GIBSON
Associate-Editor , News-Editor
Daughtry Thomas Feature
Fred White,, * ^ Art
David Stanley Poet
George Waters Exchange
Alfred Wyatt Circulation
Fred Ross Advertising
Julius Conway Photographer
REPORTERS: Marie Young, Rose Ward, Joseph Eberhardt, and Lorenzo
Jones.
TYPISTS: Lois Richardson, Annie Burts, Ruth Paradise, Kathryn Shan-
nell, Rueben Dawkins, Hazel McGill, and Alverta Bryant.
Helen Thomas and Marion Brown Staff Secretaries
ADVISORS: J. F. Summersette, Darwin T. Turner, Franklin S. Jones
Support The UNCF -
The college is appealing to every student enrolled to support the
United Negro College Fund drive now being conducted in the interest of
many private operated Negro institutions. The contributions made by phil
anthropists have become meager and are rapidly diminishing. The number
of veterans attending college under the “G. I. Bill of Rights” is decreasing,
ahd the Julius Rosenwald Fund has terminated. The cost of an education
has increased. The number of persons unemployed is enormous.
You owe it to the school and yourself to back this drive.
State colleges and universities are subsidized out of state funds. You
have chosen a private institution in which to pursue your higher education
so why not support it? Last year the college contributed $2,250 and re
ceived in return $25,000. We received over eleven dollars for every one
dollar which was contributed.
The interest this year among students and faculty members is rela
tively high. A committee has been organized and competition between
classes has developed. An attractive trophy will be awarded to the class
contributing the highest amount on a per capita basis. Each student is
asked to donate $1.00. The college’s goal has been set for $2,500. The
national goal is $1,500,000.
The United Negro College Fund was organized in 1943 and has as its
purpose conducting annually a united appeal for funds with which to meet
the operating expenses of its member institutions. If this purpose can be
accomplished, it will make it possible for member schools to use other funds
to provide scholarships for deserving students and to increase teachers
salaries in order to compete with state supported schools. The campaign
is conducted in 54 major cities out of the south and during a limited period
of time. The appeal is made for a large number of small gifts mostly from
Negroes. The number of whites cooperating with the drive has been rather
large in previous years.
During the current academic year we have supported such campaigns
as the Community Chest, National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, March of Dimes, Red Cross and the Red Heart Fund. Now
let’s get behind the United Negro College Fund drive. This appeal is made
to every student, faculty member, staff member, and every club, fraternity
and sorority at Clark College. This is your opportunity to aid a worthy
Students and Organizations Contributing $5.00 or More
(as of April 25, 1950)
Students
Edward Hinton $5.00
Naomi Parker ; $5.00
Joseph Grier $5.00
Juanita Marshall $5.00
Organizations
Ivy Leaf Club
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority $10.00
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity $10.00
Social Science Club _ _ $10.00
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority $ 6.00
Kappa Alpha Psi $14.00
! Total amount received from students to date, $158.50
Tag Day May 4
Closing Date May 10
Students who have not made their contribution should do so
immediately. Make your contribution to your class president or
advisor today. .
Radio Winner Announced
The radio, which was raffled off by the Sphinx Club of Alpha Phi Chap
ter of Alphi Phi Alphi Fraternity, Inc., was won by Arthur J. Johnson, Jr.,
a freshman from New Orleans, Louisiana.
We wish to thank those of you who purchased tickets and attended
the bazaar for helping to make the occasion a success.
Your Editor Says:
Morale Among
Students Low
By D. C. COLLINGTON
As I sit wondering if this will be
the last edition of the Panther that
I will edit I have become anxious to
pen my finale in this edition.
Most of you that know me pretty
well know that I am an individual
that believe in the fully exercising
of freedom of speech; that I am not
easily convinced against my will;
and that my opinion is hard to
change. In this column I would like
to focus upon the students here the
decline in morale among the stu
dents.
When I came to Clark in the fall
of 1946 Clark met
some of the ideals
that I had expect-1
ed to find in a col-i
lege. The morale!
of the student
body was compar-•
atively high. Stu
dents were interested in leadership,
scholarship and social activities.
The cry for student government
;as loud; scholarship was main
tained and membership in organiza
tions as the Y. M. C. A. and N. A.
A. C. P. was large; dances were nu
merous. I felt that I had made a
wise choice in selecting Clark for
furthering my education.
Do I think the same atmosphere
exists now? No, I don’t, and I doubt
that you disagree with me. The
situation has definitely changed.
The cry for student government
was heard, and two attempts were
made to set up an active council.
The present council could be made
to work if we as students would get
behind it and demand that it be rec
ognized. Are we doing this? No,
but we are sounding with loud com
plaints that it is a “stooge” for the
administration. That, I can hardly
believe. Rfeel that the students can
make the council an independent or
ganization as any other recognized
organization on the campus.
One Saturday a group of musi
cians met in the basement of
Pfeiffer Hall and were “jamin”
to the tune of “That’s the Groovy
Thing.” Now I have heard key
ticklers attempt any tune from
Buddy Johnson’s “Little Dog” to
George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in
Blue,” but never before had I ex
perienced such a feeling as I ex
perienced when I heard the combo’s
version of hit tunes. My thoughts
went back to the spring of 1947.
Those were the good ole days. The
spirit on the campus was high then,
and the morale was at its peak. The
recreation room of Thayer Hall was
the center of social activities. A
small combo would jam there on
Fridays during the noon hour. Both
city and campus students alike
found enjoyment there. The scene
in the recreation room today re
minds me of a group-of combat sol
diers awaiting orders to move up to
the front. If there was a ban placed
on the activities held in the recrea
tional hall it certainly needs lifting.
The lack of interest fell so hard
until the annual celebration of “La
dies Day” failed to get enough sup
port from the men. How can we as
men let such a tradition cease,
knowing its significance?
I am of the opinion that the only
thing that can save us now is a
revolution within ourselves. We
need to concentrate more on schol
arship, student leadership, and ath
letics. We waste too much time
that can be utilized.
TOO TRUE
The students get the paper
The school gets the fame
The press gets the money
The staff gets the blame.
—Griffin, Canisius College.
What Is Your
Philosophy of Life?
HAROLD HAMILTON
For some time, after my assignment as guest editor for
this edition of the Panther, the subject of a philosophy of
life has engaged "my attention. Further deliberation led to
the subsequent conclusion that so vital a subject might be
of interest to the readers of this publication.
Determining what one’s philoso
phy will be is a very hard thing to
do. There are two roads one may
follow in forming a philosophy of
life: that of conformity and that
of non-conformity. I personally am
a non-conformist, with all due re
spect and regard for what is right
and what is wrong.
Many people have probably never
given' much serious attention to the
formation of a life’s philosophy,
probably not even a thought. That
a philosophy of life Is needed can
not be denied. One should have his
own attitude toward values and
people to avoid being influenced.
Many of the people with whom
I have come in contact have formed
a philosophy, perhaps unknowingly.
Some have formed, according to my
observations, a sort of selfish phil
osophy of life, that of self-preser
vation. True it is said that self
preservation is the first law of na
ture. But apparently many have
taken that ridiculous conception too
literally. To maintain self preser
vation many actions that I have ob
served have been no less than amaz
ing. One example is a person bor
rowing, without permission, the
property of another and upon being
questioned, the obviously insane,
thoughtless, and inconsiderate per
son replies, “If you don’t like it, do
something about it.” What kind of
philosophy is that? Do you take
that attitude? It happens every
day—no regard or consideration for
others. What hope have we when
we do not even respect ourselves?
I pray that I will never adopt so
narrow a philosophy. If that is
conformity, and so it seems to be,
I thank heaven that I am not a con
formist.
Now, in these times when the
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Letters To the Editor
To the Editor:
It has occurred to me that we are
not as brotherly as we think. Why
should we fool ourselves and our
children ? Brotherhood to me means
love and respect for the other man
regardless of his race or religion.
We say we are Christians, church
loving people, but our so-called
“tradition” is really bewildering to
my growing children. We also say
that we love Jesus Christ who was
a member of one of the most hated
minorities the world has ever
known. Can we as Americans con
ceive of the fact that we serve
Christ as our master when He was
a member of a minority race?
It is a tremendous sorrow on our
part to tell our children or point at
a person and say, “You are better
than that person.”
We speak, too, of equality for all
people of the world, but what “all”
is it for? It certainly perturbs me
to see man’s inhumanity toward
other men, regardless of race.
We too often label all persons
who speak out for human rights as
one of Stalin’s boys or girls. If
they are for the betterment of hu
manity, I believe I would love such
a doctrine. People are not fools
anyway.
It is about time for us to do away
with tradition. This thing is caus
ing the annihilation of our means
and even our souls. Why can’t this
newspaper do away with tradition
and preach equality in its real
meaning as our Lord Jesus Christ
went to the cross that men be free?
All peoples are basically the
same under the skin.
FRED H. ROSS.
An Alumnus Reflects
... If You Please
Were I at dear ol’ Clark College
again, it would be crystal clear
that the liberal arts college is
merely an adjunct to more special
ized training. Again, it would be
equally clear to me that this interim
period of my higher training is the
all-important part, without which,
it is impossible to specialize in
many fields. I would therefore ma
jor in those subjects best suited
to my abilities, inclinations, and
talents.
Were I a student again at Clark
College, that majestic inscription,
“Culture for Service,” would mean
more to me than an empty phrase
repeated by many, understood by
virtually none. I would know that
this well-turned and meaningful en-
graftment upon the steel and con
crete of Haven-Warren Administra
tion Building had a depth that if
translated into practical considera
tions would be capable of serving
as the nador of an effective and
living philosophy. I would know
that this could mark me as the
product of an institution well aware
of the needs and purposes of a city-
nation-world community badly in
need of material and spiritual com
fort. I would know that my indi
vidual-cooperative application to
the objectives of the College con
tributes toward the development of
the esteem and respect for the Col
lege caused by the tenor of its
graduates.
I would be anxious to know who
were graduated from Clark College,
what they are doing, and where
they are. I would be interested in
the well known an in the obscure.
I would most certainly realize that
too often opportunity rises or falls
depending upon the status of the
College in the hierarchy of Ameri
can colleges. And though realizing
this to be an unimpeachable fact,
I would not lapse into the lethargy
of indifference—but would prepare
to meet the challenge, indeed to
take up the cudgels of combat. I
would be aware of the competition,
the rivalry—if you please—existing
between Clark and surrounding col
leges in the Atlanta area. I would
know that Clark has an opportunity
to jockey into constructive ap
proach to a changing, complex, and
not-always-fair society. Her excel
lent opportunity to lead in scholar
ship and development of Negro
leadership would not escape me. I
would feel a strong sense of duty
toward making my individual con
tribution. I would want to see to
it that no names associated with
Clark would fade into pale insig
nificance. I would want Clark to
ascend with rocket-like proportions,
unequivocably to the forefront.
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