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V Butler Elected President ’52/53 Student Council In a very close election, Washing ton Roosevelt Butler was elected President of the Student Council for the forthcoming school year 1952- 53 on Thursday, May 15. Voting was conducted between the hours of 10:30 and 3:30. Butler, who qualified as a candi date of the Independent Party edged his only rival, Robert Wynn (Lib eral Arty), by six ballots. Mr. But ler, a member of the junior class, is an honor student and was recently initiated into Beta Kappa Chi, Na-' tional Honorary Scientific Society. He is also a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity (of which he is Sec ond-Vice Representative of the Sev enth District), Iota Beta Chemical Society, the ¥. M. C. A., and the N AACP. Harold Page, also a member of the Independent Party, won by a 27 point margin over Charles Teamer (Liberal Party) for the office of Vice-President. Both are members of the sophomore class. Samuella Gray (Liberal Party), junior, was elected secretary by a vast majority of 47 ballots over her only opponent, Joyce Butler (Inde pendent Party). On the day preceeding the voting, Edwin Pratt and Avis Carver, Presi dent and Secretary of the outgoing Student Council respectively, ex pressed their deep appreciation to the students for their cooperation during the past year and received a tremendous ovation from the stu dent body. SENIOR CLASS OF 1952 The Clark Panther VOL. VIII MAY 21, 1952, ATLANTA, GEORGIA NO . V Ninety-Eight Slated For Graduation new trustees elected Three new; Trustees were e- lected on May 15: Mr. Will iam E. Mitchell, Mr. Robert R, Snodgrass, and Miss Susie Cunningham. Mr. Mitchell, formerly of Georgia Power Company, was appointed chairman of the Southern Armed Forces Re gional Council. He is well known for his civic and edu cational interests. Mr. Snodgrass, President of the Atlas Finance Co. of At lanta, has wide interests in education. Last year he serv ed as chairman of the cam paign committee that sponsor ed the drive for the Expan sion Fund at Clark. With the addition of these two busi nessmen, the personnel of the Clark Board of Trustees has been greatly strengthened. M?bs Curiningham, Presi dent of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service, Atlanta Annual Conference, Methodist Church was elected to repre sent that society. She is also a graduate of Clark, and at present an Atlanta Public School Teacher. Thorn and Avis Carver- Top Honors Ninety-eight seniors are slated to receive bachelor’s degrees at the eighty-third commencement exer cises on June 3 at 10:30 a. m., the Registrar’s Office recently announc ed. The list of candidates for degrees are as follows: BACHELOR OF ARTS Verender Abercombie, Fairburn, Ga.; Veolia H. Adams, New Orleans, La.; Carol £. J. Alexander, Mait land, Fla.; Joe Ella Armstrong, At lanta; Patrick Robert Bell, Atlanta; Wilson Bostic, Atlanta; Gussie Eliza beth Brayboy, Augusta, Ga.; Ross Showalter Browder, Birmingham, Ala.; Alverta Charlotte Bryant, Knoxville, Tenn.; Averett Andrew Burress, Lockland, Ohio; Constance Burts, Chicago, 111.; Richard Bird, Abingdon, Va.; Avis Joyce Carver, Atlanta; Joseph Phenix Chambers, Gastonia, N. C.; Marie White Cop- Faculty Stages OUTSTANDING METHODIST Benefit Production LEADERS TO SPEAK For the benefit of the United Na- gro College Fund, the Clark College Faculty players presented a three- act farce entitled “Charley’s Aunt” by Brandom Thomas on the even ings of May 9th and 10th in Davage Auditorium. Brandom Thomas’ comedy find3 humor. Full of laughter, beauty of universal appeal in its fine, tasteful phrase, and a variety of emotions, “Charley’s Aunt” is a story about two Oxford undergraduates in love with two young women to whom they wish to be engaged. They plan ned to propose at a luncheon in their suite where an Aunt of one texpected from Brazil) was to act as chaperone, but a telegram brings news of her inability to be present. her, Atlanta; Clara Wallis Crim, ©etermlned to carry out their plans, Ocala, Fla.; Doreathea Cecilia Curry, Key West, Fla.;\lames M. Daniel, Atlanta; Willie Eva Engram, Pana- man City, Fla.; Willie Myra Evans, Sparta, Ga. ; Isaac Manuel Fisher, Columbus, Miss.; Loretta June Fletcher, Atlanta; Chester Foney, Alabama City, Ala.; Esther Frank lin, Knoxville, Tenn.; Robinez Geed- er, Atlanta; Essie Groves Massey; Otelia Lenora Hackney, Atlanta; Eleanor Ann Hall, Atlanta; Harold Augustus Hamilton, Dallas, N. C.; Elsie Fields Harley, Beaumont, Tex as; Doris Therese Harrison, East Point, Ga.; Jerry Hobbs, Decatur, (Continued On Page 3) X the students force another under graduate to impersonate the Bra zilian Aunt, From here the comic confusion that resulted was xneal- if suitable. Heading the list of speakers for the events of commencement are Dr. J. Ernest Wilkins, Chicago attorney, and member of the Judicial Council, the Methodist Church; and> Dr. A. Wesley Pugh, Superintendent, Fort Wayne District, North Indiana Con ference, the Methodist Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dr. Wilkins will deliver the eomencement address on Tuesday, June third, while the Baccalaurate sermon will be preach ed by Dr. Pugh. The closing events of the academic year begin Friday, May 23 with the awarding of prizes at the chapel hour in Davage Auditorium. The annual Senior Communion Service will be given Sunday, May 25 at 9:30 in Haven-Warren Hall. That same day, at eight o’clock in the evening, the annual Home Econom ics Department Candlelight Serv ice will, feature Dr. Lynette Saine of Spellman College as speaker. Saturday, May 31 has been design ated "Alumni Day.” At ten o’clock in the morning the Board of Direc tors of the National Aluyrni Associ ation will meet in Haven-Warren Halt, while the annual alumni busi- iness meeting will be held in the same place at two o’clock in the af ternoon. William Henry Crogman Dining Hall will be the scene that night at eight o’clock of the alumni dinner and class reunions. In charge of this program will be Rev. S, M. Weeks and Miss Margaret Aiken, alumni secretaries. The Baccalaureate service will be held at 5:30 in the afternoon of Sun day, June. 1. On Monday, June 2, the Senior Class Day Exercises will be held in Davage Auditorium at eleven o’clock in the morning. That even ing at eight o’clock, President and Mrs. James P. Brawley will enter tain at a reception to the graduat ing class, alumni and friends. This event will, take place in Merrill J. Holmes HalL The exercises of commencement will be held at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday morning, June 3 in Davage Auditor ium. Plenty of first-rate acting was seen in “Charley’s Aunt.” Professor George Ferguson was the leading performer, playing the part of “Lord Fancourt Babberley”, who imper sonated the Aunt from Brazil. U. N. C. F, Drive Climaxes Commencement Speakers “The Sophomore Class has never done anything!” With these words, Mrs. Ethyl Knox, a member of the sophomore class, set fire to the hearts of every sophomore as they commenced the annual United Ne gro College Fund drive on April 11. This gave the sophomores the im petus to take the lead on opening day and stay in complete command duties in the classroom to stage this 0 f the class-rivalry in order to walk hilarious comedy for the benefit of away with all the honors on May a worthy cause. 15, the closing day of the drive. The supporting cast: Brasset the With cash and pledges amounting butler (William Morrell); Ella De- to more than $1500, the drive got The audience was amazed at the manner in which the players de parted from their serious-minded lohay (Jeannette Cameron); Sir Frances Chesney (Joseph Dennis); Mr. Spettigue (Harold Mazyck; Donna Lucia D’Alvadorez” the real Aunt who finally arrives (Mrs. Doris Holmes); Albert Berrian (Jack underway in Davage Auditorium on kick-off day as the sophomores took a, commanding lead and never relinquished, unchallenged by any other class of the college. In ed by jtiating the campaign head- fessor Edward F. Sweat initial y fS'ro: Chesney) and John Harris (Charley an d Mrs. Flora Davis, President Wykeham), the two undergraduates; Brawley reviewed the history of the turned in a total of J>126 and receiv ed another $5.00 from the President. On the final day, the sophomores, with a total of $301.50 and a percent age of 181.9, received an additional $10.00 from the President for being the winners of the drive. In addi tion, they received a trophy given to their candidate for the title of “Miss U. N. C. F.,” and also a victory dance in the Thayer Hall Recreation Room on Friday, May IB. The juniors placed second, with a total of $207.50; the freshmen third with $212.50; and the seniors fourth with $88.68. The total amount in pledges and cash reported at the drive’s-end was $2577.11. Of this amount, the Faculty and Staff con tributed $1800; the campus organi zations, $146.40; and the classes re ported $810.40, DR. J. ERNEST WILKINS DR, A. WESLEY PUGH and Anne Merrit (Amy Spettigue) and Willie Ruth McMullen (Kitty Verdon), as the objects of the un dergraduates' affection. Miss Esther Jackson directed this farce which was set in England in the year 1870. United Negro College Fund and in dicated the extent to which Clark and the other participating colleges had profited from the union. Miss Theresa Parks, candidate from the victorious class, was nam ed “Miss U. N. C. F.” Other candi dates for the title were Opal Gay, junior class; Addie Flora Brown, By leading all classes on opening freshman class; and Rose Ward, sea- day, the sophomores received a $5.00 i° r class, check from President Brawley. As the second report day ended, they (Continued On Page 3)