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CLARK PANTHER, MARCH 31, ml ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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Clark in Observance of Religious
Emphasis Week, February 16-20
Dr. James H. Satterwhite, Dean of Livingston College’s
Hood Theological Seminary, was the principal speaker for
Clark’s annual Religious Emphasis Week observance, Feb
ruary 16-20. The theme of this year’s observance was, “Seek
ing Life’s Highest Values.’’
From February 18-20, Dr. Satter- *
white conducted the chapel period
and held consultation periods with
students following the chapel hour.
He is a graduate of Benedict Col-
Founders Day
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Indonesians
Visit Campus
Eight administrators of local af
fairs in Indonesia were recent visi
tors to our campus, having been
brought here through the auspices
af Modern Language Instructor, Dr.
Robert Rie.
* .
While at Clark, the Indonesian
leaders appeared on a chapel pro
gram in Davage Auditorium at
which time they related their pur
pose for being here and the trou-
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Memorial
Service Inaugurated
Using as his theme, “Christian Stewardship,” President
James P. Brawley delivered the principal address at the
inauguration of the “Annie Merner Pfeiffer Memorial Service”
on February 20 at 4:00 p.m. in Davage Auditorium.
, „ _ , Henry W. Warren . . . who were , . . , . .
lege, Oberlm Graduate_School of assoc iated with the founding and bles the y were having in adminis
tering their local affairs. The pre-
Theology, and Union Theological
Seminary and- has studied for sev
eral years at Boston University.
He has served on the faculty of
Livingstone College since 1938.
Using as his topic, “The Meaning
and Power of Forgiveness,” Dr.
Satterwhite opened his three-day
addresses on February 18. He
stated that, “It is when we respond
to Christ in devout and reverent
faith that the Divine forgiveness
through him realizes its end in us
and becomes fully real for life.
When our inner pride melts, when
our defensive fears vanish, when
our self-will at last capitulates be-
early development of Clark Col
lege.
. Dr. West’s biography is listed in
“American Men of Science,” “Who's
Who in American Education,”
“World Who's Who,” and “Who’s
Who in Colored America.” He was
introduced by President Brav'ley.
ceding- night they were guests of
the college at a reception. While
here they also had the opportunity
to visit Georgia Governor, Herman
Talmadge.
The eight visitors were touring
the United States for observation
of how local affairs are adminis-
GKEETINGS tered in various cities of the U. S.
Greeting wtere extended from They hoped that they would gain
the student body by Edwin Pratt, vital information which would make
senior class president; from tl»e for improvement in their problems
faculty by Professor George A. * n the ten prbvinces of Indonesia.
Ferguson, of the Physics Depart- The ten provinces of Indonesia
Annie B. Hatcher, Head, Diversi are \y es t; Java, Central Java, North
Ified Cooperative Training Pro- Sumatra, Central Sumatra, South
fore the grace and truth in Jesus
Christ, then the forgiveness of God § ram - Atlanta Publi c Schools; and Sumatra, Borneo, Lesser Sunda Is-
reaches the center of our being and from the Atlanta Conference of lantls > Moluccas, and Minahasa. In
the Methodist Church by Rev. A.
becomes fully actual there.”
“Seeking Life’s Highest Values—
Devoted to the Best” was the sub
ject of the Benedict College grad
uate’s address-on February 19. He
pointed out that, “In every human
soul, there is something of yearn
ing and faith. We all dream of the
best possible. There is, we are sure
in our highest moments, a best that
is really possible. Faith in a pos
sible as well as a best possible is
the guiding star of the true stu
dents, as well as of prophet and
poet.”
On the final day of' the Religious
Emphasis Week observance, Dr.
Satterwhite centered his subject
around “Three Philosophies of
Life;” 1) The pagan philosophy of
life which is often supposed to have
the merit of natural joyousness;
2) The modernistic philosophy of
life which is centered in taking a
neutral view of nature and 3) the
Christian philosophy of life which
is more a matter of penetrative
insight than of argument.
Preceding Dr. Satterwhite on
Tuesday, February 17 was a pro
gram by the Philoi Club, a group
of Clark .students who are majoring
in Religious Education. Partici
pants on the program were Jona
than Jackson, Godfrey Tate, Nim
rod Reynolds, and Rudolph Flood.
Their discussion was centered
around “Intrinsic Values.”
Tuesday afternoon at four
donesia also embraces two extra
ordinary territories in Greater
S. Dickerson, Pastor, Ariel Bowen Djakarta and Jogjakarta.
Methodist Church, Atlanta, Geor
gia.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
President James P. Brawley ac
knowledged the receipt of a num-
In discussion on the organization
of American government, the visi
tors pointed out some very close
similarities between bur structure
and theirs, recognizing, however,
that this state is a unitary state
her of Founder’s Day gifts from as contrasted to our federal state.
alumni, and announced the ground This ’ of cours ®’ ma , kes for a real
difference m the delegation of au-
breaking for a home economics thority to subordinate provinces in
practice house within the next few the territories. The visitors recog-
days. He stated that the new nized very closely the three levels
building would enable the institu- government in the U. S. na
tional, state and local. Their levels
tion to enlarge its services to the » . . , ,
of government were pointed out to
community. be: Province (Propinsi), Residences
(Keresidenan), Regencies (Kabu-
patan) Districts (Kewedana-an),
Work Sub-districts (Ketjamatan), Village
J groups (Kelurahan) and Villages
(Continued from Page Three) (Kampong . desa) .
Quizmaster Carter L. Lowe, Jr„
senior member -of the Social Sci
ence Department, conducted a
quiz program on February 12. Four
students, representing two Clark
College classes were quizzed on
outstanding books writen by or
about Negroes; the Negro in
sports; the theatre and politics.
NAACP to Publish
Faculty-Student
Registry
The Clark Chapter of the Nation
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People will publish, in
Participating on the program the near future, a booklet which
were Winifred Harris and Willie w ;n contain a complete registry of
Hicks, sophomores and Walter Clark students, faculty, members
Sullivan and Marjorie Alexander, and other phases of college life.
Teacher’s
Personality
Important
To Students
EVANSTON, ILL.—(I.P)—In an
effort to turn out happier and more
personality-conscious teachers, Na
tional College of Education recently
introduced a new 16-week evening
course, “Personality Functioning in
the Group Setting.” Emphasis will
be given to moral and spiritual de
velopment as well as to the dynam
ics of personality adjustment and
practical mental hygiene.
“A teacher’s personality adjust
ment (how well he gets along with
his fellow teachers, school admin
istrators and neighbors in the com
munity) is as important to his suc
cess as his professional degrees,”
says Dr. Robert F. Topp, graduate
school dean.
The importance of sound person
ality functioning on the part of the
teacher cannot be over-emphasized,
explains Dr. Topp, Psychological
studies, he adds, have long proven,
that the emotional ills and anxieties
of a teacher can be transmitted to
those in his classroom . . . just
as husbands and wives sometimes
“catch” faulty personality habits
from each other.
Dr. K. Richard Johnson, presi
dent of the teachers college, also
announced pains for a ten-year pro
gram to produce more qualified
teachers for elementary schools. Its
three main goals include: a great
teacher program to attract out
standing teachers to thecollege; a
student scholarship fund to encour
age more young men and women
to enter the teaching profession,
and a $1,900,000 building expansion
program to enable the college to
increase its capacity for training
teachers.
He points out that the adminis
tration and trustees hope to estab
lish an endowment fund adequate
enough to maintain its outstanding-
faculty. The College intends to
establish nine memorial chairs in
the fields of child growth and de
velopment, health and safety, and
humanities and the sciences.
“Only by dedicating ourselves to
service in the same spirit that we
have been so magnanimously
served can we pay the debt of ob
ligation for the gifts Mrs. Annie
Pfeiffer has bestowed upon us,” de
clared the Clark prexy. President
Brawley defined his theme as “love
by which we do things spiritual ...
and an overwhelming sense of re
sponsibility for the Christian well
being of the world.”
“The entire Clark College cam
pus in which Mrs. Pfeiffer was so
greatly interested was expressive
of her joy, her wisdom, her interest
in Christian education at its best,”
Dr. Brawley concluded.
Mrs. Pfeiffer, for many years one
of the Institution’s staunchest
friends, made possible the erection
of Pfeiffer and Merner Halls on
the Clark campus, and from her -
estate came a large part of the
funds for the erection of Merrill J.
Holmes Hall in 1949. Moreover,
in one way or anotoher she con
tributed immeasurably during her
lifetime to the upbuilding of Clark
College, Bennett College, and many
other educational institutions.
As a Christian steward Mrs. An
nie Merner Pfeiffer was described
by Dr. Brawley as being creative
in her thinking, thoughtful in her
sharing and giving . . . with a pro
found appreciation for all pe’ople
of every race and land.
Miss Margaret Aiken, Counselor
to Women, spoke of “Mrs. Annie
Merner Pfeiffer As I Knew Her.”
Ernest M. Pharr, ’54 and Jeannette
P. Reynolds, ’56, paid tributes to
Mrs. Pfeiffer from the Henry
Pfeiffer and Annie Merner dormi
tories, respectively. Other partici
pants on the service were Reverend
S. Marion Weeks, Director of Re
ligious Life; and Theodore Mat
thew's of the Student Chapel Coun
cil.
Special music was furnished by
the Philharmonic Society under the
direction of Professor J. deKoven
Killingsworth assisted by Mrs. Mar
ian Sykes and Miss Laverne Gaith
er.
seniors. Miss Hicks fired the most
accurate number of answers to
quizmaster Lowe and gained first
Willye F. Stoney, President of
the Clark NAACP chapter has her
members working hard on the pro
ject' which will be completed soon,
the second prize To da (- e , they have a listing of all
of $2.00 and Marjorie Alexander stu dents at Clark, their majors, lo-
won the $1.00 third prize. cal address, permanent address and
Clark Grad Employed As Chemist
o’clock, the guest minister spoke prize of $3 00 Walter Sullivan fol
to the Faculty in a special meet- lowed her with
ing.
The Young Men’s Christian Asso
ciation was presented in a Chapel
discussion in January as a phase
of the Religious Emphasis Week
activities. Their theme was “Seek- Rufus Wilson II, class of ’52, was appointed to the position
ing Life’s Highest Values in Edu- of Industrial Chemist early this year at Atlanta’s Zep Manu-
cation, in the Community, and in facturing Co. Wilson was assigned to the company’s scientific
one’s Profession.” Principals on the and technical staff as a chemist and chemical plant operator.
program were Charles Carl Team- . ... , , , ,
_ The 25 year old Clark graduate, the solutions and operates gadgets
er, President, Walter Willis, Jr., w j w wag pron0 unced by Edwin Za- which insure the proper balance
Nimrod Q. Reynolds, Washington j^n, executive vice-president of the maintained between the chemicals.
R. Butler, and Ernest M. Pharr, company, to have excellent oppor- The Zep corporation, one of the
Theodore Jones rendered an appro- tunities for advancement, becomes nation s largest manufacturers of
. , . - ,, „ ■ „ one of the first Negroes to enter chemicals and equipment for indus-
r the industrial chemistry field m the trial sanitation, has plants and
The Thayer Recreation Hall was South. sales offices in Atlanta and Dallas,
the scene of a recreation period , T .. Iexas '
Wilson, who resides at 65 Little
featuring games and snacks on g was f ormer iy employed The former Clarkite is a native
Thursday night. The following by the Scripto Manufacturing Com- of Atlanta and attended David T.
night, an informal assembly was pany. His present job involves the Howard and Booker T. Washington
conducted at which time questions testing and supervision of various High Schools. While at Clark he
, „ chemical solutions used in the man- majored in chemistry and minored
from the Question Box were ans- ‘ _ ,. . , . , „ ,
_ ufacture of soaps, floor waxes, dis- in biology. He was also an assis-
wered and discussed. The discus- ; n f ectan t Sj insecticides, and deter- tant in the chemistry laboratory
sion pertained to Social, Religious g en ts which are used by schools, and a member of the Iota Beta
and Moral Issues. hospitals and industries. He tests Chemical Society.
President Brawley Speaks at
Warren on “Race Relations Day”
Utilizing as his text, “I Believe In Man”, Clark College
President James P. Brawley, spoke to members and visitors
of Warren Memorial Methodist Church, Sunday, February
9, in observance of “Race Relations Day” and Clark’s an
nual “Goodwill Day.”
telephone numbers. Clark’s admin
istrative personnel, their college
affiliation, address and telephone
numbers will also be listed. In the
book, the officers, executive com
mittee and members of the Clark
Board of Trustees will be listed.
Another feature of the bulletin will
be a complete listing of all Clark
clubs and organizations and their
officers.
Selling price for the book has
not been named, due to the fact that
the members are waiting the re
sults of the cost of all the mater
ials. However, the sale price is ex
pected to run not more than 75
ents.
This project will greatly aid the
Clark chapter in its activities here
and its obligation to its National
Office for this year. It will be of
great value to Clarkites as a handy
guide for addresses, names, tele
phone numbers and classifications
and will also serve as a souvenir
for 1952-53.
Clai'k College is one of thir-
ten negro colleges associated with
the Methodist Church which shar
ed in the observance of “Race Re
lations Day."
One of the chief purposes of
“Race Relations Day” is the rais
ing of funds which will help Ne
gro college to help themselves. A
special offering taken on that day
in Methodist congregations assist
in the achieving of this purpose.
Making the purpose of “Race
Relations Day” two-fold is that it
helps to banish fears, hatreds and
injustices through the encourag
ing of better understanding and
more fair play, good neighborli
ness and programs of human bet
terment.
The Reverends S. Marion Weeks,
Director of Religious Life Activi
ties at Clark, and E. Webster Mc
Millan, Pastor of Warren Memo-
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