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DECEMBER 20, 1951, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
NO. 3
STUDENT COUNCIL AMENDS CONSTITUTION
DON COSSACKS
IN RECITAL
Tschaikovsky’s “Blessed Be The
Lord” was one of/the opening num
bers when the famous Don Cossack
Chorus presented its concert of clas
sical selections on Sunday, Novem
ber 27, in Davage Auditorium.
The Cossacks, refugees from the
Southern part of the Soviet Union,
and from which this group of sing
ers have their heritage, were fight
ers of early Communism. In 1918
they established the Public of Don
(a state separate from Russia prop
er) which was later to be destroyed
by the Bolsheviks. Their devotion
to their church, and their fidelity to
its observances have contributed to
the spirit with which they sing the
beautiful and deeply inspiring
sacred music that is a part of their
life, in peace and war.
Their Clark concert program in
cluded “The Day of Judgement” by
Archangelsky-Salama; “Elegy” by
Massenet; Tschaikovsky’s “Oh, Holy
God”; “Save Thy People, O God” by
Tchesnakoff; “Elegy’s “Those Even
ing Bells”; “Steska Razin” arranged
by Dobravein; “Dance Song” by
Salema; “Sleep, My Girlie” arranged
by Schumsky; “Two Songs”;
Journalism
Students Visit
Radio Station
To see where newsmen may work,
members of the journalism class
visited Radio Station WEAS in De
catur, Georgia on Friday, Decem
ber 8. Mr. Jack Moore, public re
lations consultant at the station es
corted the members of the class on
a tour of the control room and radio
station.
Fannie Watson, Constance Burts,
and Vienna Thorn, along with Dr.
J. F. Summersette. saw the source
which generates the power for the
10,000-watt Dee River station. At
the radio station they saw the tele
type machine transmitting news
from International News Service
and the traffic room. They sat in
the inner studio while the “Jack
the Bellboy” program was on the
air.
Philharmonic
Anniversary
Clark College’s Fifty-Five Voice
Philhamonic Society celebrated the
tenth anniversary of the opening of
Davage Auditorium with an all
Mendelssohn program Sunday, No
vember 25.
Dr. J. de Koven Killingsworth, Di
rector of Music, Mrs. Marian Sykes,
pianist, and Miss La Verne Gaither,
organist, Were in charge of the cele
bration.
The program included: “Sing to
the Great Jehovah’s Praise”, “Cast
Thy Burden Upon the Lord”, “O
Come Let Us Worship”, “In Heaven
ly Love Abiding” and “The King of
Love My Shepherd Is.” Organist
La verne Gaither played the Sixth
Sonata.
Members of the Philharmonic So
ciety are Marjorie Alexander, Tam
pa, Fla.; Winfred Anderson, Greens
ville, S. C.; Addie Flora Brown, Ma
con, Ga.; Estella Bturch, Atlanta, Ga.;
Adel Cantrell, Atlanta, Ga.; Charle-
sena Davis, Columbia, S. C.; Charlie
Mae Dean, Atlanta, Ga.; Esther
Franklin, Knoxville, Tenn.; Betty
Green, Gadsen, Ala.; Johnetta Hen
derson, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Jera-
lyne Hill, Atlanta, Ga.; Betty Rose
Howard, Macon, Ga.; Dorothy Ma
rie Hunter, Rock Mount, N. C.;
Christine Ivey, Asheville, N. C.;
Theodosia Jackson, West Palm
Beach, Fla.; Mildred Jones, Colum
bus, Ga.; Frankie Lowe, Atlanta,
Ga.; Jane Odum, Atlanta, Ga.; Ella
Carol Phillips, St. Petersburg, Fla.;
Evelyn Shye, Lexington, Ky.; Isa
bella Taylor, New Orleans, La.; So
pranos. Altos are: Gussie Brayboy,
Augusta, Ga.; Bernice Dobbins,
Troy, N. C.; Loudora Durden, At-
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I Oh, Holy Child of Bethlehem, |
Descend to us, we pray, jj
| Cast out our sin, and enter in, j
f Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas Angels, j
| The great glad tidings tell;
| Oh, come to us, abide with us, ;
j Our Lord, Emanuel.
—Phillips Brooks, j
Contralto To
Appear Here
Carol Brice, young American con
tralto, will appear on the All Star
Concert Series of the Sunday Even
ing Cultural Hour January 13, 1952
at 7:30 in Davage Auditorium.
Audiences attending the concert
will hear what Fritz Reiner, noted
conductor of the Pittsburgh Sym
phony Orchestra, predicts will be
“one of the outstanding singers of
our generation.”
Mr. Reiner first heard Miss Brice
in 1944. Singing in a small private
recital, he was so impressed with
the beauty of her voice that he en
gaged her immediately to sing with
the Pittsburgh Symphony. In the
summer of 1945, he recalled her for
another engagement (this time broad
casting over a major network, and
after her third performance with
him in 1946, Mr. Reiner said, “I
predict that she will become one of
the outstanding singers of our gen
eration.” To reinforce his prog
nostication, he chose Miss Brice as
soloist at a Stadium Concert in New
York during the summer of 1948.
Miss Brice has been the recipient
of many honors. In 1940 she was
chosen to sing at the third inaugu
ration of the late President Roose
velt. In 1944 she became the first
Negro ever to win music’s coveted
Naumberg Foundation award en
titling her to a debut in New York’s
Town Hall.
The artist is well known to music
lovers through her records as well
as concert appearances. Her Colum
bia Masterworks albums include
“Sacred Arias of Johann Sebastian
Bach”, and Mahler’s “Songs of a
Wayfarer” which she sings with the
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YEAR BOOK STAFF—Seated left to right: Frances McGuire, Charles Jackson, Eloise Staley, Thirkield
Cravens, Mildred Jones, Martin Edwards. Standing: Maurice Thompson, David Stanley, Harold Hamilton.
Students Revise 3 Articles
Voting for revision of three articles to be placed in the Con
stitution of the Clark Student Council took place on Thurs
day, December 14, in the Administration Building.
While 292 students received ballots, only 288 students «ut
of the 675 enrolled, voted for Articles I, VI, and IX.
Article I, as proposed by the origi
nal constitution drawn up three
years ago states that, “the powers of
the student legislative body shall
not exceed those of the administra
tive staff.” Article I, revised states,
“The power of the administrative
staff shall not exceed those of the
executive bodies of the students
shall not exceed those of the ad
ministrative staff; however, the stu
dents are only to participate in dis
cussing affairs that have a direct
bearing on them (All student rela
tionships) ”.
114 students cast their ballots in
favor of Article I as proposed. 171
voted for the revised Article and
three did not vote on this Article.
Article VI, section one, as pro
posed states; “At the time of elec
tion a candidate fSr the office of
president must be a junior; the can
didate for the office of vice-presi
dent must be a sophomore; and the
candidate for the office of secretary
may be either sophomore or junior.”
Article VI section one, revised,
states; “At the time of election a
candidate for the office of president
shall be a junior or sophomore; a
candidate for the office of vice-
president shall be a junior or sopho
more; and the candidate for the of
fice of secretary shall be a junior or
sophomore.”
99 students accepted Article VI as
proposed, and 184 cast their ballots
in favor of the revision of Article
VI. Five students did not vote on
this issue.
Article IX calls for a student body
election of “Miss Clark.” Formerly
this power was left to the football
team. The new Article, as stated in
the constitution demands that “Miss
Clark” will be elected by the stu
dent body of Clark College. Candi
dates for “Miss Clark” will be nomi
nated by the students during the
first week in October. Candidates
must be either juniors or seniors
and must be approved by the per
sonnel department. 229 students
were in favor of this Article and 56
voted against it. Three ballots were
left unchecked by the voters.
A breakdown of the balloting
shows that the voting was done by
27 seniors, 46 juniors, 51 sophomores
and 168 freshmen. Four people who
received ballots did not place them
in the ballot box.
Edwin Pratt, president of the Stu
dent Council, took the lead in end
ing the controversy over the Clark
College Student Council Constitu
tion which had been in progress
since a proposed constitution was
introduced early this school year.
In a recent interview with Pratt,
there Was indication that there
might yet be another discussion of
the Articles concerning the validity
of the recent voting. Mr. Pratt
stated that since only 288 students
voted it is doubtful whether such a
percentage of the entire student
body is sufficient to decide the is
sue.
DR. BROOKES
IN CHAPEL
LECTURE
At a recent chapel assembly, Dr.
Stella Brookes addressed the group
on the theme, “Education for Adult
Maturity.” “The world is a great
classroom trying to learn a lesson.
After many years of development,
it finds itself trapped—trapped in
its own progress. Unless we speedi
ly acquire the understanding of
what to do witn the vast knowledge
we possess, all the wonders of
science and industry may serve not
to glorify and exalt society, but to
hasten its destruction. Our under
standing of people as human beings
nas lagged lar benind our know
ledge of people as biological organ
isms,” she said.
“Men must examine themselves as
social beings—they must iearn
what happens to tnem ana tneir fel
low atoms in the cyclotron of life’s
whirlpool.”
'In the race between education
and destruction,” she continued!
“education in general, and college
education, in particular, must help
young people to achieve an adult
maturity. Am intellectual matur
ity," she explained, “would make
students inicrmcd and articulate,
sell-disciplined and reasonaoie, re
sponsible ana purposeful.” She ad
vised that students stop long enough
to examine themselves and discov
er their talents and capabilities in
order that they might prepare them
selves for the right jobs. Such anal
ysis, she asserted, was significant
during the first two years in college,
so that proper choice of a field of
concentration could be made. She
further stated that there should be
investigation of job opportunities—
new fields of endeavor—new angle*
to old fields. Programs should be
charted which would lead to maxi
mum social competence. “A person
who is intellectually mature is a
thinker who can cope with ideas,
thoughts, and abstractions. Thought
transcends all—even color. There is
neither white thought nor black
thought. Scholarship will make the
undying luster of a people. Thinkers
will give an immortality to a people
that neither wealth, nor industry,
nor a nation, nor strength of arms
can procure for them.”
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The election grew out of efforts
to ratify three articles to the Con
stitutions which were proposed by
the Student Council.
Many criticisms and notes of ap
proval were expressed by students
as the voting progressed. Chief a-
mong these criticisms was the fact
that students are only to participate
in affairs having a direct bearing on
them. Others felt that while the
voting was done by a small percent
age of the Student Body, neverthe
less did represent some actions—but
this was positive. All students had
an opportunity to vote, and if they
failed to do so, it was not the fault
of the Student Council which set up
the machinery.