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CLARK PANTHER
The Clark 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 ayid efforts
among student groups and individual students.
A medium through which an opportunity is provided for students
to obtain experience in newsgathering, reporting, book-reviewing, edi
torial, and creative writing.
An instrument for fostering friendly and constructive criticism
of campus actiivties.
HAROLD A. HAMILTON, Editor-in-Chief
William Breeding Sports Editor
John 1.. White Feature Editor
Celestine P. Brown, Leila Ingersoll, A. Thompson Reporters
Andrea Thompson Chief Typist
Ernest Pharr, Charles Teamer Circulation
Alexander Adams Photographer
Advisors Darwin T. Turner and Franklin S. Jones
STUDENT COUNCIL CRISIS
WILLIAM J. BREEDING—President
It was with sincere humility that I be
gan serving as president of the Student
Council. I had not expected the honor,
and I was as much surprised as one could
possibly 'be when informed ofhaving been
elected to the office. When I was elected
I realized the job before me and I faced
it with great determination. I sought to
insure; play night, active Y’s, a working
N.A.A.C.P., senior privileges, better mov
ies, more recreation for women, monthly
.Panther publications and a good year
book. I had courage and the determina
tion to strive for these promises, but I
realized it required more than my efforts
to fulfill these expectations.
I waited patiently until September to
see how the other eight members of the
Council would accept these proposals.
When we held our first meeting it was
:agreed that the same issues were of ut
most importance for the students’ welfare.
'The council sensed the work and time in-
volvedi but didn’t mind making any sacri
fices if it could satisfy the students. Caro
lyn Heath, Ethel Watkins, Vienna Throne,
Prances Collier, Walter Knox, Richard
Washington, and Marshall Smith are the
students who worked diligently to make
your dreams a reality. These are the stu
dents who composed the Student Council,
the students you should criticize or con
gratulate. Of the activities advocated,
unfortunately all of them weren’t ac
complished. You may make your own
evaluation. Usually the person who only
criticizes is that type who doesn’t look
at a proposition objectively nor construc
tively.
You’ve heard) it said and you have e-
ven read that the student council and ad
ministration staff were everything but
close together. This statement carries no
validity what-so-ever. Everything that
we attempted to do didn’t require ad
ministrative cooperation; however when
such cooperation was needed it was grant
ed: If anyone is in a position to be critiz-
ed it is the average Clark student who
failed to show any initiative and push
the Student Council. Until we learn to
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CLARK ENDS EXTREMELY
PROSPEROUS YEAR
A year of exceptional progress is end
ing at Clark College.
With no less than three of its faculty
members having contributed to the lit
erary field, two elected to serve as presi
dents of national organizations, one be
coming a C.P.A., two composing the
“Panther Frolic”, and one being elected
to serve as secretary of a national associa
tion of fashion experts, the Clark faculty
has certainly done its part in making the
year a prosperous one for Clark College.
Among students, the election of Miss
Eula Jones and Mr. Avery Burress to the
AN OPEN LETTER
TO THE READER
By DARWIN TURNER
The victorious Liberal, Party has prom
ised the students of Clark College that
next year a Panther will be released each
month. A cynical individual might eas
ily say, “This is where I cam in”; for
you may recall that Mr. Breeding and his
party made an identical promise in May,
1949. What happened? Who failed? Let’s
look at the facts.
First, since February, four issues of the
Panther have appeared. Previous to
February, two issues appeared—in No
vember and October. September and De
cember, of course, were half-months a*
far as the school calendar was concerned,
and January was a month filled with the
excitment of the return from Cristmas
vacation and the succeeding tension of
the final examinations.
Second, and more important, since
February the Panther has been produced
soley through the efforts of a few individ
uals. Readers of the Panther are extreme
ly indebted to Mr. Harold Hamilton. Miss
Andrea Thompson, and Mr. John White
who have worked efficiently and pains
takingly. Miss Leila Ingersoll, Mrs. Mary
Burke, Mrs. Veclia Adams, and Miss Ma
rie Young have also assisted in gathering
information and writing articles. Why are
there no more? Where are the students
who have been anxious to critize the dila
tory releases and the quality of the ma
terial? Where have they been when re
quests were made for more assistance in
order to create a better Panther? Or why
have they not offered their services as
generously as the have offered their crit
icism?
In the future, the Panther will try to
serve the interests of its readers, just as
it has tried' in the past; but, in order to
succeed, the Panther needs the full co
operation of the student body in securing
reporters and typists. If you want the
Panther to improve next year, You must
be willing to assist.
offices of president and vice president
respectively, of the Atlanta chapter of
Allpha Kappa Delta was one of many ac
complishments.
In athletics Coach Epps succeeded in
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