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PAGE TWO 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 (Continued On Page 8) 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 (Continued On Page 5) Support Student Government