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The Clark Panther
VOL. Vn CLARK PANTHER, APRIL 29, 1951, ATLANTA, GEORGIA No. 5
Pan-American
Week Held
OFFICIALS
AT MEET
ed president of the National Insti
tute of Science when the members,
who" are college teachers of Biol
ogy, Chemistry, Physics. Mathe
matics, and Science Education, met
at North Carolina A and T College
in Greensboro, N. C., April 19-21.
A member of the NIS for more
than six years, Dr. Dennis is a grad
uate of Clark College and earned
the M. A. and Ph. D. degrees at
Northwestern University. He be
came a member of the Clark De
partment of Mathematics in 1930 and
has headed the department since
1934.
Dr. Dennis is a member of Sig
ma Xi Scientific Society, Pi Mu
Epsilon Mathematical Fraternity,
and) the American Mathematical
Society.
Clinic
A twto-day Campus Career Clinic,
sponsored by the General Board of
Education of the Methodist Church
and the Atlanta and Central Ala
bama Conferences, opened at Clark
College Wednesday morning, April
4, with a program in Davage Audi
torium for which Miss Margaret
Briggs, of New York City, was the
speaker. Miss Briggs is Personnel
Secretary of the National Board of
Missions and Chinch Extension for
the Methodist Church.
Reverend M. J. Jones, Executive
Secretary of the Board of Educa
tion, Atlanta and Central Alabama
Conferences, provided a statement
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MUSIC FESTIVAL
Clark Dean
Heads Association
Of Deans
And Registrars
Dr. A. A. McPheeters, dean of in
struction at Clark, i^as elected
President of the National Associa
tion of Deans and 1 Registrars at the
Association’s annual meeting held
March 28-3C at West Virginia State
College, Institute, West Virginia.
Theme of the 1951 Conference was
‘The College At Mid-Century”. Dis
cussions focused on the historical
development of the Negro College,
the contributions made by the As
sociation in setting standards, and
the problem of maintaining stand
ards during the current emergency.
Dr. McPheeters taught in Lexing
ton, Kentucky, for seven years be
fore coming to Clark, where he
served as Professor of Education
from 1930 to 1940. He became Dean
of Instruction in 1941. He is a grad
uate of Wilberforce University and
holds the M. A. and Ed. D. degrees
from the University of Cincinnati.
A specialist in the field of Higher
Education, Dr. McPheeters is a
member of the American Confer
ence of Academic Deans, the Society
for the Advancement of Education,
Inc., theDepartment of Higher Edu
cation of the NEA, the American
Teachers Association, and the Ex
ecutive Committee of the Georgia
Committee o n Cooperation i n
Teacher Education.
“H. M. S. Pinafore, Gilbert and Sullivan’s hilarious story of
conflict between love and the requirements of rank, presented
by the Opera Workshop of Clark College, ended the Fourth
Annual Clark College Music Festival on Sundaiy evening,
April 22.
Heading a cast of over seventy was presented in Davage Auditor-
students were sopranos Esther ium featuring Miss LaVerne Gai-
Franklin and Ethel Watkins who ther in an Organ Interlude, selec-
w)ere cast as the heroine and the tions by a woodwind trio, the Men’s
aspiring female vendor respec- Glee Club, the Women’s Ensemble,
tively, Joseph Stevens, tenor, as the and a Creative Dance Concert. The
hopeful hero, and Gerald Johnson, woodwind trio was comjposed of Miss
baritone, as the heroine’s father Avis Carver, who played the flute,
and Captain of the good ship Pina- Mr. Rodney Reed, the oboe, and
fore. Leon Woods in the role of the Mr. James Hudson, the clarinet,
pompous Admiral Sir Joseph Porter A ‘Pops’ Concert was the feature
sang the often-heard “When I Was for April 20 as the Philharmonic
A Lad.” Other principals of the Society, directed by Dr. Killings-
cast were: Borah Walton, Marshall worth, entertained with several
Smith, Theodore Dyson, and Lola popular selections including arias
Parks.
from the operas ‘Carmen’, ‘11 Trova-
The Festival began on Thursday, tore’, and ‘Martha’ and from the
April 19 with a Band Concert in well known musicales ‘Carousel’
Davage Auditorium which includ- and ‘Porgy and Bess’.
M several songs taken from the On Saturday, April 21, Henry L.
musicale,” “Paradise Park”, writ- Scott, piano virtuoso, appeared in a
ten by Band Director Wayman A. Davage Auditorium concert which
Carver and Mr. M. Carl Holman, included Listz’s Second Hungarian
Calvin Love rendered his piano se- Rhapsody, Chopin’s Waltz in C
quence entitled “Scenes At dark.” Sharp Minor and a number of nov-
On April 20 a Morning Musicale elty selections
Youth Director
Vesper Speaker
Speaker for the Clark College
Vesper Service April 8 was Rev
erend J. E. Lowery, Director of
Youth Work of the Central Ala
bama Conference, and Pastor of
Haven Chapel Methorist Church,
Alexander City, Alabama. Rever-
fcned Lowery spoke on the theme:
“The Youth Look To The Church
For Guidance”.
Reverend Lowery, a veteran of
church work with young people—
especially in the Central Alabama
jurisdiction, is in constant demand
for appearance at conferences, as
semblies and meetings concerned
with the problems of youth in tha
church.
Special music for the service in
Davage Auditorium was provided
by the Philharmonic Society under
the direction of Dr. J. DeKoven
KiUingsworfh.
Defense Aide
In Chapel
James C. Evans, Civilian Aide to
the Secretary of Defense, Washing
ton, D. C., was presented by the Al
pha Phi Alpha Fraternity in an ad
dress on “War and Peace” in Davage
Auditorium on Thursday morning,
April 19.
Mr. Evans pointed out the respons
ibility that must be shouldered by
the American people if America is
to continue on the course laid out
when our democracy was founded.
Saturday, May 5th, Crogman Day
MERNERS VISIT CAMPUS
Recent guests of Clark College
were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Memer of
San Francisco. While on the cam
pus the Merners visited Merner
Hall which was given the college
by Mr. Memer’s aunt, Mrs. Annio
Merner.
Under the direction of Mrs. Sara
H. Cureton, of the Department of
Foreign Languages, the Latin A-
inerican Club sponsored it's tenth
annual Pan-American Week cele
bration April 9-14.
The observance was opened on
Monday, April 9 with an exhibition
of Latin American life in the Fore
ign Language Laboratory. The Ex
hibition remained open through
out the week. On Tuesday the club
presented a Pan-American Quiz,
followed by a Cultural Hour on
Wednesday at which Mrs. Cureton,
club advisor, talked on the Negro’s
contribution to Latin American cul
ture. A travel film was shown on
Thursday, and a chapel program on
Friday served as a conclusion to tha
activities. The celebration official
ly ended on Friday at the Fiesta in
Thayer Recreation Hall.
Officers of the Latin American
Club are: President, Arbounin
Farmer; 1st Vice President, Dor
othy Livingston; 2nd Vice Presi
dent, Eloise Clark; Secretary, Ma
rie Young; Corresponding Secretary,
Jerome Jenkins; and Business
Manager, Joe Palmore.
OPERA
CLOSES
Clark Selective
Service Testing
Center
Clark College has been named as
one of the testing centers for the
Selective Service College Qualifi
cation Test. The test, which will
be used in determining eligibility
for draft deferments, will be given
in Clark’s Davage Auditorium on
May 26, June 16, and June 30.
Mr. Wiley S. Bolden and Dr. A.
A. McPheeters will administer the
examination.
secure the training which would
make them more valuable to their
country.
Consideration was given also to
the problem of maintaining a pro
per balance between the athletic
and the academic programs of the
colleges. It was recommended that
intercollegiate athletic operations
be reviewed and steps taken which
would eliminate commercialization
and strenghten the character-build
ing opportunities in all parts of the
athletic program.
Seniors Win
Awards
Dr. Dennis
Heads NIS
Dr. Joseph J. Dennis of the De
partment of Mathematics was elect
The senior class was recently a-
warded a trophy in recognition of
its having done outstanding work in
aiding the 1951 phase of the Clark
College Endowment and Expansion
Drive. The trophy was presented
at a dinner-dance, held in honor of
the seniors, by Dr. William Hale,
Chairman of the 1951 campaign.
Horace Scott, president of the alass
accepted the trophy on behalf of
his classmates.
Miss Emma Johnson, senior, was
awarded a trophy proclaiming her
“Miss United Negro College Fund"
of Clark College. She was elected
by the senior class to be the recipi
ent of the honor which came to the
class after it had topped all other
classes in contributing to the 1951
UNFC Drive.
Missionary
Leads Career
Tenor Joseph Stevens (foreground) takes the lead as the crew of the Pinafore and Lit
tle Buttercup (Ethel Watkins) sing the open ing chorus of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “H. M. S.
Pinafore”. Left to right; Marshall Smith, James Baker, Walter Willis, Robert Thomas, Al
vin Turner, Fred Ross, Charles Ross, Joseph Stevens, Wallace Hartsfield, Eldridge McMil
lan, Ethel Watkins, Washington Butler, Collins Hastings, Theodore Dyson, Rodney Reed,
and Borah Walton.
President James P. Brawley of
Clark College and Dr. William H.
Hale, chairman of the Department
of Social Science at Clark, were a-
mong the 1000 administrators and
faculty leaders from 46 states who
participated in the Sixth Annual
Conference on Higher Education
held in Chicago April 2 to 4.
Sponsored by the Department of
Higher Education of the National
Education Association, this year’s
conference concentrated on the
problems raised by the present
emergency and its effects on the
program and enrollment of our col
leges. Among the recommendations
made at the conference was one
stressing the importance of main
taining a constant flow of highly-
trained men such as only our col
leges can provide. In addition to
provisions for the deferment of
enough men to make such a supply
of well-trained manpower avail
able, the Conference adopted reso
lutions aimed at providing financial
assistance for qualified students
who might not otherwise be able to