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CLARK PANTHER, MAY 21, 1952, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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Men’s Ensemble Fast Becoming
Popular Singing Group
With ten golden voices and a com
petent director, the Men’s Ensemble
is fast becoming a popular singing
group on the Clark campus.
Wallace Hartsfield, a member of
the sophomore class, went out bn a
taleiit hunt in January, 1951 and
found some young men who were
interested in becoming members of
an all-male singing group. Later,
the group was organized under the
supervision of Miss Ollie B. Brown
of the Clark Music Department, who
is their director. Since then, many
Who became interested in the en
semble have fallen by the wayside.
However, there are ten remaining
who have great plans in store for
their organization. '
Their most recent appearance was
at a banquet honoring Atlanta’s
“Man of the Year”, Dr. Richard C.
Hackney, during the spring recess.
This proved to be a most profitable
appearance for them as they receiv
ed two offers for future appear
ances. The first came from Ken
Knight who offered them an ap
pearance on his Saturday evening
radio program over station WERD.
The second was to appear in' con
cert at Knoxville College, Knox
ville, Tenn. ' ^
Last year they sang at the cele
bration of the John Hope Homes’
anniversary, at which time Mayor
Hartsfield was the principal speaker.
In addition they have appeared be
fore the Clark family nunlerous
times, and are now: preparing for
appearances on the annual Women’s
Glee Club concert as guests and on
the Senior Home Economic Stu
dents candlelight service.
Their main problem is the acqui
sition of music. Heretofore, they
have been learning music from
whatever source they could get it,
mainly from the Music Department
through the courtesies of Professor
Killingsworth and Miss Brown.
However, plans are underway for
securing music next year, which
may enable them to appear in their
own concert. They are eager to
learn new songs and have a love for
singing. Through this eagerness and
love for singing they are able to pro
gress rapidly and can usually learn
a sheet of music in two practice ses
sions, practicing for one hour twice
per week.
Of the group their director, Miss
Brown says, “I love to work with
them because they are very coop
erative and have a desire to sing and
through these measures we have
made a success of our young organi
zation.”
Members of the Men’s Ensemble
are: Walter Willis, William David,
and Edward Hughes, first tenors:
Ernest Pharr and Robert Knox, sec
ond tenors: Charles Teamer, Lander
Scott, and Horace Laster, baritones:
Edwin Pratt and Robert Lewis, bas
ses, and Robert Thomas, pianist.
Who knows what is in store for
these young men and their organi
zation? Maybe some talent scout
will be instrumental in an appear
ance on Arthur Goodfrey’s Talent
Scout show.
Those' who date make better
grades because the dates fulfill cer
tain desires which tend to reduce
worry and feelings of inferiority,
according to the research. Dating
has two functions, said Prof. Oyler,
social experience an* dates for in
tellectual experience. Good person
al adjustment is a part of sexual ad
justment and is a part of dating.
News From Greekdom
Alpha
How many
"Eddies”
Are you going to be an “Ed
die?” At the end of the first
semester a certain young man
in Pfeiffer Hall was nicknam
ed “Eddie”, because his final
grades looked something like
this—“E-D-D-I-E.”
With the second semester
quickly drawing to a close,
the final examinations will
begin on May 26. Have you
done your best? You could be
something worse than an “Ed
die.” You could be a “F-I-F-I.”
True, the weather is beauti
ful and makes us lazy, but
come on students, let’s dig in!
Fashions
By YVONNE SOUTHALL
SPRING OF 1952
Spring of 1952 brings great variety
in styles for the fashion followers.
This year anything seems to go. Full
sleeves, 1 long, pleated, or no sleeves
at all with straight, flared, pleated,
gathered skirts ah will be worn.
Up until last year the fasliion
commentators said, only three col
ors would be worn. Now they have
raised it five. This will make our
customers appear very bright and
gay.
This year we have the privilege to
wjear pink. Pink as in pink, not
mauve, not shocking, not dusty rose,
but pink as in pink roses. Brunettes
will look extra special in pink. Red
heads, as they come slowly to rec
ognize, are ravishing in it also.
Flattery is good for any girl, and
pink is the most shameless flatter
ers of all the colors. Not orchid, not
peach—pink, the fresh clear color
that roses come in.
Even our accessories may come in
the delightful colors of pink, maize,
aqua, ice blue, lilac, and many other
gorgeous colors.
The two-toned affect in bright
colors will be used and plaid, strips,
polka dots too.
The new hair length is five inches
from the scalp. The poodle cut is a
very excellent hair style for this
length. A well-Set poodle cut is no
trouble to take care of. If your face
is round, get more height on top and
have the sides close to the head. If
your face is long, have the sides
wider than usual. For those with
long hair the pony-tail suits prati-
cally everyone, and just needs an
occasional trim of the bangs and
ends. The pony-tail is a dream to
take care of. A
As 1 said before, any tiling goes.
The new spring hats are all shapes
and sizas with plenty of decorations
of flowers, bows, and veils. Some
hats are merely veils alone with
flowers attached to them. These,
head pieces are very popular. Yet
the wide brim hats are still, in style
for those sunny days in the sum-
nter.
Dating and
Scholarship
COLUMBUS, O—College marri
ages turn out much better than high
school marriages because those who
go to college tend to be better ad
justed socially, according to Prof.
Merton D. Oyler, director of the
Marriage Counseling Clinic at Ohio
State University.
Students are - romatically minded
, and practical, but they seem, to bei
dating with sound ana genuine
thought, a report on dating declar-'
ied. High school students who date
usually, make better grades than
those who don’t, said the study. The
same thing probably follows over
into college dates and grades, Prof.
Oyler said.
Dates alone do not help scholar
ship, but dating and better or above
average grades are parts of the liv
ing of a weU-adjusted individual
youth in present-day society, the re
search continued. A minimum of
dating is necessary to prepare your
self for life, said Prof. Oyler, be
cause “dating is a normal function of
growing up.”
Leap Year
Warning
As the official cj^y for ob
serving leap year (February
29) was checked off the calen
dar, Boston University’s mar
riage counselor warned wom-
eli who try to take advantage
of leap year that they are
ruining their chances.
In a survey of students, Dr.
Herbert Lamson, professor of
sociology and director of the
University i marriage clinic,
found that the chief reason
why college men drop coed
girl friends is that the girls
are inclined to get-too serious
too soon.
The survey included 130
men in the university’s col
lege of business administra
tion and 20 men' and 35 wom
en iriy the college of ..liberal
arts. Other reasons given by
men for dropping the fair sex
were, “She acts too silly, poor
manners, poor family back
ground, and poor personali
ty.” Nagging wives, one rea
son most often given by men
fo^unhappy marriages, show
ed up sixth on the list when
men said they disliked women
who fussed over details. Men
ranked the girl’s “looks” only
fourteenth as a factor caus
ing them to break off.
Women usually dropped
\ men because of little things
such as mannerisms and “act
ing foolish too often.” They
weren’t quite as hostile to the
idea of, discussing marriage
early in a courtship, as this
rankecfcthird on the list. Not
enough money won ninth
place on the women’s list,
while a difference in polities
ranked eleventh, ahead of
twelfth place, “not affection
ate enough”, the reason given
most often by women for an
unhappy marriage, the Boston
University professor con
cluded.
By IVAN J. ROPER
Brothers Walter Willis and Wal
lace Hartsfield were featured in the
Annual Music Festival on April 20
with the Philharmonic Society. Thei
Male Glee Club including Brothers
Teamer, Willis, Knox, Lewis, Pratt,
and Laster were participants in the
festival also.
«
The Alpha Phi Alpha Regional
held in Miami, Fla., was attended by
Brothers Pratt, Mitchell, and Mor
gan. They were participants in the
undergraduate panel
The remainder of the brothers of
Alpha Phi Chapter of Alpha Phi Al
pha Fraternity very ably escorted
the young attractive AKA’S who
held their regional in Atlanta on
April 10-13. This affair proved to
be very stimulating and enjoyable to
the whole collegiate body compris
ing the Atlanta University . Center.
Many dignitaries were present and
all, who attended have a pleasant
memory to store among their recol
lection souvenirs.
f
We had our probation period in
I&arch during which time we iniat-
iated 12 probates. They were Sphin-
xmen Winifred Harris, Burtram
Davis, William Campbell, Theodore
Carten, Edsel Carson, Ll%d Hebert,
Newt Solomon, Charles Stinson,
Warren Rouse, Calvin dibson, % Ralph
Richardson and Jack Bailey. We
wish to extend to them and all other
probates our hearty congratulations
and hopes that they shall be success
ful in becoming future Greeks.
Kappas
Sigma Gamma
Rho
The Sorors of,,Gamma chapter of
Sigma Rho presented their initial
chapel program on March 6 in Dav
age Auditorium. The program cen
tered around the theme, “Women
In Education.”
Though the chapter is just being
revived, the sorors are proud to say
that it is slowly but surely growing.
During the Fall probation period,
five women were taken into the
sorority, making it again a recogni
zed Greek-letter organization on
the Clark campus. During the
Spring probation Vivian Vaughn
was initiated into the sorority.
Recently four new pledges were
initiated into the Aurora Club. They
are Juanita Mitchell, Athens, Ga.;
Roberta Wall and Effie Patrick, both
of Atlanta; and Eileen Jonas, a na
tive of South America.
The present officers of Gammh
chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho so
rority are as follows:
Basileus Dorothy M. Hunter
Anti-Basileus Rosa Hart
Grammateus Mary McNear
Tamiocheus Earlene Walker
Epistoleus Pe«rlie Robinson Woofls
tivities among the chapters of the
seventh district. He also served as
official soloist during the four day
, session.
With the induction of five young
men into the fraternity on April 24,
the roster of Beta Psi now stands at
31 strong. These five men initiated
were Harold Barret, Joseph Cham
bers, Walter Cook, William Murphy,
and Eldridge McMillan.
The brothers of Beta Psi wish to
extend to the members of the Clark
family best wishes for a most en
joyable summer.
AKA
By RICHARD BYRD
Gamma Kappa Chapter misses
one of its faithful brothers, Clarence
Williams, who graduated at the end
of the first semester. Bro. Williams,
(“Shad” to most of us), is now em
ployed by the U. S. Post Office.
Good luck, "Shad.” ,
The week,of April 21 was the Kap
pas Annual Guide Right Week.
Gamma Kappa climaxed the week
with a program in Davage Auditor
ium at the regular chapel hour. The
student body and friends were wel
comed to the educational activities.
The Atlanta Alumni Chapter had
a courtesy bar at the regional meet
ing of the AKA’s at Clark. The bar,
under the supervision of Gamma
Kappa Chapter served free cokes to
AKA’s and visiting guests. The
pause to refresh seemingly hit the
spot and we were glad of the oppor
tunity to serve the ladies.
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority init
iated into its Ivy Leaf Club on April
3, fifteen new members. On April
10, we were proud to induct two
neophytes, Pauline Postell of Cin
cinnati, Ohio and Wilhelmina Bates
of Charleston, S. C.
The probation period ended just
in time for the neophytes to enjoy
their first regional meeting of the
Alpha Kapp^ Alpha sorority. Most
of the business sessions were held in
Davage Auditorium with Kappa O-
rnega, Alpha Pi, and Gamma Gam
ma as host chapters. The graduate
and undergraduate chapters of the
Southeastern region were repre
sented with Soror Mayme Williams,
regional director presiding.
The social affairs’ for the delegates-
were sponsored by the graduate and
undergraduate fraternities, Alpha
Phi Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, and Kap
pa Alpha Psi. Also participating
wiere Delta Sigma Theta sorority
and the local Pan- Hellenic Council,
The undergraduate chapters, 'Al
pha Pi of Clark and Gamma Gam
ma at Morris Brown, sponsored a
get-acquainted social in the Morris
Brown gymnasium. Young men
were invited from all chapters of
every fraternity in the University
Center and non-fraternity men of
Clark.
Alpha Pi, Gamma Gamma and
Kappa Omega chapters of Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority wish to thank
all for their splendid participation
during the regional, meeting.
Omega
Zeta
Beta Psi Chapter of Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity recently initiated
five men into the Lampodas Club,
These men, desirous of reaching O-
mega land are Rufus McGhee, Lan
der Scott, Raymond Ross, Raymond
Harris, and Norman Johnson.
On March 13th Beta Psi, Alpha
Sigma, Psi, and Eta Omega chapters
held a joint Memorial Day Program
at Morris Brown College. The fol
lowing Saturday, March 15, the
fighting Clark cage five was hon
ored at a Tribute Ball, ^iven by the
brothers of Beta Psi in’ recognition
of their outstanding seasonal record.
A trophy was presented to the
Panthers by the brothers of Beta
Psi.
Brother Washington Butler rep
resented our chapter at the 15th re
gional of the seventh district held
in Tampa, Fla., from March 26 to 30.
Brother' Butler was elected to the
office of Second Vice Rep
resentative of the seventh district.
With this office he now serves as
co-ordinator of undergraduate ae-
Psi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta So
rority had the iprivilege of enter
taining the children of the Carrie
Steel Pitts Home for Orphans on
Saturday afternoon, April 12, 1952.
An Easter egg hunt for the chil
dren began the afternoon of fun and
excitement. The group participated
in games, and various prizes were
awarded to the winners. Easter
baskets, made by the members of
the sorority, containing candy eggs
and souvenirs were given to the
small children.
The members of the Sorority also
brought clothes which were very*
much appreciated by the children.
It was very interesting to note
that no other Negro organization had
adopted the home. Psi Chapter has
done so, and plaits to make this an
annual project. It is a wonderful
feeling to know that we have help
ed someone less fortunate to have a
Happy Easter.
Psi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta So
rority welcomes into the Archonian
Club the following new members:
Elizabeth Campbell Ludora Darden,
and Christine Bussey.
Loretta Fletcher, Reporter
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freedom—free from the tyranny
which besets us at the present.
We must be on the alert for ap
peasement and as students we
should not appease administrative
forces in order to gain compromised
objectives. On the other hand, we
must be straight forward and walk
the middle of the line for all-out
freedom victory. If we walk singly,
we are liable to be exterminated,
but if we walk together, extermina
tion is impossible.