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PAGE TWO CLARK PANTHER, OCTOBER 28, 1952, ATLANTA, GEORGIGA 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 and 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 activities. Ernest M. Pharr, Editor-in-Chief Elridge McMillan, Associate Editor Marilyn Tucker, Assistant Editor /. F. Summersette, Advisor W. T. Robie, Advisor Norris Muldrow Sports Editor W. Butler, E. Pratt, C. Lowe Reporters Charles Teamer, Samuel Rosser Circulation Managers Sandra Shepherd Art Editor Willye F. Stoney, Samuella Gray Staff Typists Celestine Brown . Exchange Editor Terah Ann Whitten, Jeanette, Reynolds Copy Readers Yvonne Southall, Secretary to Editor Ernest M. Pharr Freshmen: Be Of Strong \\ ill Well, another college year has begun and once again 1 t'ind myself banging away at the old typewriter for another year’s newspaper work. (Alright fellows, have it your way. I am hunting and pecking, then). To the three hundred and sixty-six new additions to our family, I bid you welcome on behalf of the PANTHER. You have made the jump from high school to college. Now what do you plan to do? You will hear many tales of college frolics from past years and you might attempt to do some of the same things. Be careful. Before you do, just ask some of the upperclassmen what the consequences are. There will be many bull sessions and, probably, unecessary waste of time. 1 am hoping that you will follow those who can set good ex amples for you. Don’t let your heads be turned towards the wrong path by the wrong advice or those who are making a winter vacation out of college. Beware of the person who never studies, who always keeps some amount of devilment going, lest you choose to watch from the balcony of the auditorium as your class graduates. Be of strong will. Don’t be fooled by the man who seemingly never studies. Some of those men may be study ing when you are asleep. Then too. Uncle Sam isn’t for any •‘tom foolery.” He is drafting the Hunker and then some who are n’t flunking. If your grades are n’t up to par, watch out! You may get your “greetings.” Your parents have striven to give you an education. Do n’t let them down! College life is a good life, depending upon what you make of it and your outlook upon what kind of student you should be. There are plenty of wholesome activities to be experienc ed. Take part in as many as you can. Do n’t stay around here four years doing nothing where people do n’t even know you are in school. College life can aid you in becoming a well- rounded individual, if you will put something into that life- something good. Join in on the social activities. Don’t be an outcast ! You cannot live by yourself in this cruel, nasty world. Here is wishing you a successful college career. From all outward aspects, you have a wonderful class. May you make the best of it!! (JIVE THEM A BREAK! Here is to our hardworking football team! Too many times I, and many others have unjustly accused our football players for losing a game just as an excuse for losing or for an emo tional outbreak. Have you ever given up a month of your summer vaca tion to practice football twice a day? Have you tried to keep up. in your studies, practice every day, and come home so tired that you can hardly stand up or eat ? Do you have rigid training rules to bide by through the season? It is true that we do n’t have an all-winning team. True, also that we lose games, sometimes that we should have won. Our football players try, even though at times they may stop hustling. They like to win as much as you and I: No one likes to lose continuously, and especially to a team they should have beaten. Most of our players come from high schools where they didn’t know what it was to lose too often. They hate losing as much as you and I. They constantly punish themselves, mentally, thinking of how they could have won. All of this passes in time as we think of the next game. Let us not be unjustly critical of them. They know their mistakes and with the coaches’ help can improve upon them. We must remember that Clark does not put money into athletics in the all-out manner as some of the other schools. As a result, we do not have always the best team and the best boys in the conference. A player takes a great deal of punishment on the play ing field. Just because he gets up after running the ball and being tackled does not prove that he is alright. With each tackle, each jar of his body, something is taken out. Let the coaches decide whether he does not have the hustle from brutal body contact or from dissipation of training rules. We have some fine material on our team and coaches who know where to place each man for strength at a certain position. Leave the criticizing to the coaches. Ladies and Gentlemen, give them a break! Carter Loive Democrat Or Republican? This is an election year in the history of the United States, and the traditional gladiators in the political arena are the Democratic and Re publican parties. The Democrats claim that their twenty-year administrations under Roosevelt and Truman have been one of prosperity for the American people as well as an administration of positive leadership in world af fairs. The Republican party, on the other hand, has claimed that prosperity is due to an inflated economy spurred on by a war hysteria in which the dollar is depreciating and American blood is being wasted on the battle fields of the world. Moreover, they claim that American leader ship is one of blundering mistakes and appalling apathy. Which of these claims is correct in toto or in part? The answer wiU be known on Election Day when the American people decide the issues. Will they decide in favor of the Democrats or the Republicans? At the present no one can give an actual account. However, as we take a look at one of the facts we can predict which way and in whose facor the people of America will, decide. One of the most disturbing and immediate problems that faces America today is that of Communism—World Communism. This prob lem faces us in Europe as well as in the Orient, Our present policy to ward world Communism is one of containment which the Administration has openly admitted to be a partial failure. The Republicans, on the other hand, advocate an aggressive polivy toward World Communism. In our policy of containment we got Korea, the gateway of conquest in Asia. The American people realized the im portance of Korea long after Stalin recognized it. It was c, great Russian who said the way to Paris, London, and Rome is by way of the Orient. It is only now that many Americans are beginning to realize the fact. Before Korea became a battleground, our President and Secretary of State declared that American defenses in the Orient did not include South Korea. However, the Republican Keynoter, General McArthur, as eary as 1944, sent a message to Washington (as recorded in Mercury Magazine, May, 1952) saying, “The history of the world will be written in the Pacific for the next ten thousand years. The lands touching the Pacific with their inhabitants will determine the course of History .... Stalin also knows this Pacific picture‘and while fighting in Europe, is actually looking over his shoulder toward Asia .... The Russian Is de termined to reverse the Russian-Japanese way.” Mercury magazine points out that General Ridgway confirmed the statement in March, 1952 when he said: “The aim of the Soviet Military powers are now directed to ward control of Japan .... and the Soviet Union is prepared for action at any time." This is the picture presented to the American people by the Republi cans, and so far as can be found the Democratic party has not refuted the position, but to prove, they have given us an account of 18,680 war oead as of March 28, 1952. (Mercury Magazine. May, 1952). The question, "Which Way?”, Is clearly and unmistakably defined for tire American people. The way of' Democrats with their policy of containment which has resulted in partial failure and defeat or the policy of the Republicans which advocates liberation and aggressive ac tion. At the present, a war is being fought and American citizens must decide if their sons, brothers, and husbands must die on the far-off bat tle fields of the world in vain. If this be true, GOD FORBID. Jeanette Reynolds A Freshman Speaks (Ed. Note) The following is a speech whieh Miss Reynolds delivered at the College Hour on Tuesday. October 7. I am certain that I voice the sentiments of every freshman, dormi tory student when I say that it would be impossible to explain or say just how important and reassuring it was to know that there was some one to whom we could turn for guidance and advice upon our arrival at Clark. As is true, I imagine, of every incoming class, there were many misgivings and apprehensions in regards to graduating from one aca demic level to another and from one social status to another. Regard less of information published in Clark bulletins, which we received prior to our entrance, there were many details which were unanswered relative to our entrance here. Due to the foresight of the administration, who deemed it necessary to engage the services of freshman guides, our adjustment to campus and dormitory life was relatively easy. It is not hard to understand the importance of such a program as the Freshman Guide Program in creating the right kind of first impres sion, since first impressions are lasting ones and since the first im pressions that are made here may be determining factors as to our character, scholastic ability, and social adjustment from now: through graduation and onward to later life. These freshman guides represented the high standards for which Clark stands. They were Clark to us and through them we received oui- first insight of the college’s spiritual plan. They were representatives of the “family-like” spirit which here prevails. Through the many and varied activities of Freshman Week, and through the help of our guides, we discovered that colleege life was n’t so very different from home life after all—with the exception of a few more restrictions. Through organization of huddle groups or ultra-family groups, strong friendships were cultivated; a certain unity or oneness develop ed among groups and within groups in knowing that, regardless of the different geographical sections from which we came, we were as one in our need for understanding—we all. had the same problems. Because of the aid wie received during our first days here, a desire has developed among many of the freshmen men and women to become freshman guides also so that we may render to other incoming groups the same kind of service that we received. Since beautiful memories are also lasting ones, I again voice the sentiments of the freshman class in saying that there will always be a place in our hearts and memories for these big brothers and big sisters who were so instrumental in out adjustment to college life. Dance Time Is Here Yes, Clarkites, dance time is here and with the women outnumbering the men almost two to one, many young ladies will be listening to the sweet music from their dormi tory windows. With approximately 100 men at tending dances and 476 women en rolled here, 376 will be left out in the cold. Among the reasons that some men give for not attending dances are lack of money, need for proper dance attire, non-dancers, and those who just don’t care a- bout going. The first Formal dance was held October 25. and the Home coming dance will follow on No vember 8, two weeks later. It seems that something shduld be done so that the young women may attend. Since there is a shortage of men on this campus, the only possible solution would be to invite men from other campuses. However, since these are “family” dances, only Clark students are permitted to at tend. Even, if all, the Clark men were forced to come, there would still be a shortage. Young Women, those of you who wish to come must be good to the young men. Physical beauty does not always decide whether or not you will attend, but your person ality and congeniality play an im portant part in your receiving an invitation. Men Urged To Get SSCQT Applications All young men who have not tak en the Selective Service College Qualification Test are urged to get their application blanks in now, according to an announcement re cently received from General Lewis B. Hershey, Head of the Selective Service National Headquarters Sys tem in Washington, D. C. To be eligible for the test a stu dent must (1) intend to request de ferment as a student; (2) be satis factorily pursuing a full time course of instruction; and (3) must not previously have taken the Selective Service College Qualification Test. Applicants for the test will mail application blanks for the December 4. 1952 and April 23, 1953 adminis trations t o Educational Testing Service in self-addressed envelopes, which will be given to registrants by local, boards. Applications for the December 4, 1952 test must be postmarked not later than November 1, 1952. Appli cations postmarked after midnight of that date cannot be accepted for the December test. ' 413,395 students have already taken the test and of this number 190,000 have been deferred on the basis of test scoree or standards. Students whose academic year lends in January, 1953 have been urged to take the December 4, 1952 test so that they will have a test score in their cover sheets before the end of their their academic year, at which time, their bords will reopen and reconsider theis cases to determine wheather they should be deferred as students. The results of these tests will be sent to the examinees local selective service board for consideration. HOMECOMING, NOV. 8 CLARK VS. XAVIER