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Eleven Clark Students named
for Who’s Who
Eleven Clark College students, nine seniors and two juniors,
have been named to “Who’s Who in American Universities
and Colleges,” a directory of distinguished students enrolled
in 'American Colleges and Universities, according to an
nouncement from the office of Public Relations,
Recognition, based upon outstand
ing scholarship, participation in ex
tra-curricular activities, and prom,
ise of future usefulness has come to
Avery Burress, Wyoming, Ohio;
Avis Caver, Atlanta, Ga.; Marif
Copher, Atlanta, Ga.; Samuella
Gray, Augusta, Ga.; Edwin Pratt
Miami, Fla.; Marshall Smith, Gas
tonia, N. C. ; and Vienna Thorn, At
lanta, Ga.
Fi ve of the selectees, Misses Thorn
Carver, Gray, Junior, and Mr. Smith
are members of Alpha Kappa Mu
Honor Society.
Harold Hamilton has edited
“The Clark Panthers,” student
newspaper, for two years, and works
as assistant to the Director of Pub
licity, handling sports publicity ex
clusively. For four years Avery
Burress has been a member of the
varsity basketball team. Presently,
he is the president of the Clark
chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta Soci
ological Fraternity, and a diligent
student. Edwin Pratt is president of
the Student Council. World War 13
Veteran William Reese, an assistant
in the Department of Business Ad
ministration has made an excellent
scholarship record. Pauline Postell
is active in the Philharmonic So
ciety, Dramatics Club, Cheering
squad, and modern dance group. She
is also co-chairman of the Holmes
Hall Senate.
Tw» of the honorees are majors
in English; two in social science;
two in Business Administration, and
one in biology, mathematics and
music.
Four of the women listed are mem
bers of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and O
mega Psi Phi Fraternity are repre
sented with two candidates each.
One student belongs <o Kappa Al
pha Psi Fraternity.
The students were presented en
graved certificates at a ceremony
held in Davage Auditorium recent
ly.
Sixty-two Students
Earn Honor Roll
Rating
According to a list recently re
leased from the office of the Regis
trar sixty-two students earned the
2.00 average necessary for inclusion
on the semester honor roll.
Of the sixty-two students twenty-
two are seniors, twelve are juniors,
eleven are sophomores, sixteen are
freshmen and one is unclassified.
Only two students, Avis Carver
and Vienna Thorn, made the perfect
average, 3.00. Both are Atlantans.
*
Georgia leads in the breakdown
according to states with thirty-six
students, Tennessee follows with
five students, Alabama, Florida, and
North Carolina are represented by
five students, Louisiana and Ohio
send two students, and New York,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas
and Virginia send one student each.
Seniors making the honor roll are
Avis Carver, Vienna Thorn, Alvin
Turner, Harriet Junior, Elsie Har
ley, Mildred Jones, Thirkield Crav-
e n s, Frances McGuire; Rosalyn
Mangham, Veolia Adams, Arthur
Perry, Avery Burress, David Stan
ley, Clara Crim, Willie Engram,
Marshall Smith, Theresa Jones, Ari-
ca Arnold, Gussie Brayboy, Loretta
Fletcher, Ruth Hastings and Mary
Staley.
Juniors; Willye Stoney, Samuella
Gray, Walter Sullivan, Jonathan
Jackson, Joan McWilliams, Martha
Lee, Fannie Neely, Erdman Hender
son, Washington Butler, Rosa Smith,
Stanley Goseer, and Lola Parks.
Sophomores; Willie Kelsey, Mary
Burke, Dorothy Hunter, Dorcus
Continued On Page Three
Miss Willie Eva Engram and Miss Dorettaa Curry as they appeared
in their senior recital held in Davage Auditorium recently.
TO BE LISTED IN WHO’S WHO. Clark College recently announced that eleven students of the college will
be listed in the forthcoming edition of WHO’S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES. Left to right, seated. Avis Ctrver, Mrs. Marie Copher. Samuella Grey; standing, left to right.
Marshall Smih, William Reese, Harriett Junior. Edwin Pratt, Vienna Thorn. Avery Burress, and Harold Ham
iiton. Not shown, Pauline Postell.
The Clark Panther
VOL. VIII
ATLANTA GEORGIA
NO. IV
83rd FOUNDERS DAY
CELEBRATED
Story on Page 3
OUR TOWN’’
Sucessful
Production
When the curtain rose on “Our
Town”, the stage was bare but for
a few chairs. Then Aaron Favors,
who played the part of the stage
manager, entered and began to nar
rate the story of Grover’s Corner,
N. H. The audience livened, and
from then on the vitality of the act
ing was overwhelming. Through
out the play Favors was in complete
control of bis difficut role. His
voice was clear changing with the
action.
“Our Town” is the story of child
hood sweethearts, George Gibbs and
Emily Webb . . .their marriage and
Emily’s death. In the first act
George and Emily are youngsters—
going to school in day and at night
talking to each other from their
windows. Three years later, in the
second act, they are about to be
married. In the third act, nine years
later, Emily has died in childbirth
—and it is here that Author Wilder
meshes reality with fantasy.
As the plot unraveled, Maurice
and Andrea Thompson revealed a
deep sensitivity to their parts and
captured the hearts of the audience.
Maurice Thompson makes George
Gibbs’ deep conflicts evident; he
makes the onlookers recall their
youth, their problems, their frustra
tions. Gibbs is a “cool”, “sophisto-
cated”, character who cares more
for baseball than for friends. And
Maurice Thompson, well suited to
the role, strengthens the character.
He deserves a special cum laude.
As Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs Wayman
Cranford and Marjorie Alexander
gave superb support. “Editor and
Mrs. Webb”, played by Nathaniel
Thomas and Dorothy Hunter were
well in hand.
The supporting cast: Theodore
Carten, Claretha McAlpin, Thirkield
Cravens, Robert Johnson, Carter
Lowe, Walter Mae Robinson, The
odore Matthews, Elizabeth Camp
bell, Simon Edwards, Charles Jack-
son, and Edsel Carson were uni
formly good. The choir in Act three
was especially good.
The smoothness of the production
can be attributed to the direction of
Miss Esther Jackson.
Social Science Department in
Negro History Observance
“The Negro’s greatest contribution to America, is his mere
presence”, declared Dr. Thomas D. Jarrett, Professor of Eng
lish at Atlanta University, when he spoke on the Negro His
tory Week Program at Clark College on February 13. Dr.
Jarrett was introduced by Professor Edward F. Sweat, Ne
gro History Week Chairman.
Dr. Jarrett’s approach, to the sub
ject of Negro history was not the
traditional one. He recognized the
achievements of, and contributions
by individual Negroes, but his em
phasis was on the collective contri
bution cf the Negro to the develop
ment of America. To illustrate Ills
point, he posed the question; What
would happen to America if 6,000,-
000 Negroes were suddenly with
drawn from industry? He also al
luded to the part which Negroes
played, as a group, in the early eco
nomic life of the country.
The speaker showed how the Ne
gro has served as a measuring rod
and a barometer—a sort of “proving
ground” in the establishment of the
democratic way of life. People of
other nations observe the manner in
which America has absorbed and
treated this minority group.
Students participating on the pro
gram were Rose Ward, who pre
sided; Bennie Lowe, in charge of de
votions, and Marjorie Alexander,
soloist.
i
Negro History Week was conclud
ed with a panel discussion on some
outstanding Negro teachers Feb. 14
at ten o’clock by Clark and Morris
Brown students.
Clark Seniors in
Joint Recital
Esther Franklin, soprano, and
Joseph Chambers were presented
in a vocal and instrumental recital
by the Music Department i n
Davage Auditorium on March 2.
Miss Franklin, Soprano, of Knox
ville, Tennessee, has been an out
standing soloist with the Clark Col
lege Philharmonic for four years,
giving performances which have
won acclaim from number of critics.
Joseph Chambers, of Gastonia,
North Carolina, is a member of the
Clark band. His trumpet selections
were very well presented and were
cordially received by the audience.
Art Dept. Exhibits
19th Century
Paintings
Color reproductions of works by
thirteen well-known French artists
of the 19th century in an exhibition
of twenty-two separately framed
works by Courbet, Corot, Daumier,
Manet, Degas, Renoir, Seurat,
Cezanne, van Gogh, Toulouse-
Lautrec and Rousseau will be pre
sented by the Art Department of
Clark College, under the supervi
sion of Professor Arthur Sherrod,
in the Art Studio from February 23
through March 8. On week days the
exhibition will be open to the pub
lic from five to nine o’clock in the
evening. On Sunday, February 24,
and Sunday, March 2, the public
may see the exhibition from' four to
six o’clock.
The group of 22 large framed col
or reproductions represents the 18th
century masters who first revolu
tionized modem painting. Such a
collection of originals would be im
possible to assemble, but the visitor
may enjoy in fine color reproduc
tions the masterpieces which he
might otherwise never have the op
portunity to see.
The exhibition traces the history
of the modern movement from
Courbet and Corot to the work of
the Post-Impressionists Cezanne,
van Gogh, Gauguin and Seurat
The exhibition, entitled 19th CEN
TURY LEADERS OF MODERN
PAINTING, is being circulated
throughout the country by New
York’s Museum of Modem Art