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Commencement Edition The Clark panther Val. VII MAY, 1953, ATLANTA, GEORGIA No. V Second Largest Class In College’s History Receives Degrees Tuesday, June 9 One- hundred and sixteen sen iors, the second largest in the his tory of Clark College, are slated to receive bachelor’s degrees at the 84th commencement exercises, June 9 at 10:30 a. m. The list of seniors who are can didates for legrees is as follows: BACHELOR OF ARTS Inez Levon Aires, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Marjorie Anita Alexander, Tampa, Fla.; Marjorie Ann Ball, Maultrie, Ga.; Harold Eugene Bar rett, New Brighton, Pa.; Betty Ann Blake, Chamblee, Ga.; Betty Ann Bogan, Atlanta; Wilson Bostic, At lanta; Jospeh Dwelle Brothers, At lanta; Evelyn L. Brown, Atlanta; Christine Delores Bussey, Atlanta; John Henry Cannon, New Orleans, La.; Mary Lou Carnes, Columbus, Ga.; Betty Cash, Atlanta; Wilbert Christian, Gadsden, Ala.; Henry Collins, Jr., New Orleans, La.; Lu- dora Darden, Atlanta; Etta Chris tine Davenport, Atlanta; Johnnies Mae Dawson, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Willye F. Stoney-Dennis, Jackson ville, Fla.; Wrxie Dickerson, At lanta; Edwina Belle EUis, Atlanta; Pauline Claudia Fields, Monte zuma, Ga.; Juanita Ve-rnice Fowler, Oakfield, Ga.; Marguerite Gantt, Atlanta; Opal Gay, Atlanta; Sallie Elaine Godfrey, Oxford, Ga.; Stan ley L. Goseer, Fitzgerald, Ga.; Samuella Gray, Auusta, Ga.; Ros- lyn Grier Green, Atlanta; Erdmon Johnetta Henderson, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Jennie Lee Hill, Marietta, Ga.; Joyce Butler Hudson, Atlanta; Leila Bella Ingersoll, Phenix City, Ala.; Jonathan Jackson, Atlanta; Victoria James, Jacksonville, Fla.; Arthur James Johnson, Jr., New Or leans, La.; Gloria Johnson, Colum bus, Ga.; Hyacinth Johnson, At lanta; Lorene Jahnscjn, Atlanta; i Rachel Johnson, Summerville, Ga.; James Kay, Jr., Cartersville, Ga.; Livingston, Miami, Fla.; Rob ert Wilson Knox, Bronx, New York; Carson Lee, Columbus, Miss.; Clarence Lewis, New Orleans, La.; Robert L. Lewis, Atlanta; Alma Dorothy Livingston, Miami, Fla.; Carter Lowe, Roxbury, Mass;- Ruth Lee Martin, Atlanta; Grace Max- •ey, Atlanta; Ottie Louise Middleton, Walterboro, S. C.; Janet Claire Mit chell, Atlanta; Ella Montgomery, At lanta; Joe Henderson Morgan, Knoxville, Tenn.; Norris Muldrow, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mae Delores Mc Combs, Augusta, Ga.; Rufus Mc Gee, Fairfield, Texas; Milton Mc Gee, Atlanta; Joan McWilliams. New Orleans, Lai; Frank Thurman Odom, Atlanta; Lola Esther Park., Atlanta; Edwin Pratt, Miami, Fla.; Ethel Christler Pressley, Atlanta; Annie Mae Singleton, New Orleans, La.; Francis LaRance Smith, Dub lin, Ga.; Gwendolyn Stephens, At lanta; Isabel! Taylor, New Orleans, La.; Gloria Thomas, Atlanta; Mari lyn Tucker, Atlanta; Margaret Ca rolyn Ware, Seneca, S. C.; Ammer Waters, Atlanta; Myrtis Byrd Wat kins, Atlanta; Steve White, Atlan ta; Terah Ann Whitten. Chattel- continued on Page Three) DR. HENRY H. CRANE DR. MARQUIS L. HARRIS Outstanding Methodist Leaders to Deliver Main Addresses Pharr, Johnson and Campbell to Head ? 53-’54 Student Government With four hundred and twenty- three students voting out of six hundred and forty-nine enrolled, Ernest Marcellus Pharr was elected to head the Clark Student Coun cil for the forthcoming school, year, 1953-54. Voting was conducted be tween the hours of 10:30 and 4:30 on Tuesday, May 19. Pharr, who qualified as a candi date of the Union Party, edged his only rival, Wallace Hartsfield (Li beral Party) by a margin of 56 votes. The newly-elected head of the STUDENT COUNCIL, a mem ber of the junior class, is editor of THE CLARK PANTHER, assist ant to the Director of Publicity, President of the Male Glee Club, Vice-Basileus of Beta Psi Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, a mem ber of the Ushers’ Guild, the Y. M. C. A., the year-book staff, the Liter ary Symposium, and was elected WHO’S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES. Wallace Hartsfield, who provided very strong competition for the new head of the Student Council, is also a member of the junior class. He was also elected to mem- btrship in Who’s Who Among Stu dents in American Univrsities and Colleges and is one of the outstand ing Clark athletes, a member of the Y. M. C. A., of Alpha Phi Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Presi dent of the junior class and a mem ber of the Philoi Club. Hartsfield was sponsored by the Liberal Party. Norman Johnson (Liberal Party), president of the sophomore class, won the vice-presidential office by 70 point margin over Theodore Mat thews (Union Party), vice-presi dent of the sophomore class. Elizabeth Campbell (Liberal Par ty) is the new secretary, for the coming school year as she was elected over Betty Snype (Union Party) by a 62 ballot margin. Campbell is a junior, while Snype is a sophomore. Of the 423 ballots received, 17 were discarded. The juniors led all, classes in voting with a percentage of 76.6 while the freshmen followed with a voting percentage of 64.5. The sophomores were third in vot ing with 63.8 per cent while the number of seniors who went to the polls represented 50.4 per cent of their class enrollment. An increase in the number of studetns voting this year over last year was seen as 65.1 per cent of students voting this year over last ond semestr cast their ballots in comparison with a 59.7 percentage over last year. STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICERS—Elected to head Student Government for the forthcoming school year are the students pictured above. Left to right, Norman J. Johnson, vice-president from Chattanooga, Tenni; Elizabeth Campbell, secretary, Atlanta; and Ernest M. Pharr, president, Gastonia, N. C.— (Sykes Photo). Heading the list of speakers for the events of commencement are* Dr. Henry Hitt Crane, pastor of Central Methodist Church, Detroit, Mich.; and Dr. Marquis Lafayette Harris, president of Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Ark. Dr. Crane will deliver the commence ment address on Tuesday, June 9, while the baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Dr. Harris on Sun day, June 7. Dr. Harris received his B, S. de gree from Clark College in 1928; the B. D. degree from Gammon Theological Seminary; the S. T. M. degree from Boston University; the Ph. D. degree from Ohio State University and the D. D. degree from Gammon Theological Semi nary. He has also done special work in the Philosophy of Religion at Harvard University, and in the fields of Psychology and Econom ics at Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Macon County near Tus- kegee, Ala., Rev. Mr. Harris was teacher of Physics and Mathematics at Clark College 1927-29; instruc tor of Physics and Chemistry, Di rector of Athletics and Dean of Men, Claflin College, 1930-31; and Dean and Professor of Sociology at Samuel Huston College, Austin, Texas in 1933, He became president and pro fessor of Philosophy at Philander Smith College. He is a mem ber cf the Advisory Board on Teacher Education of the State of Arkansas, the Little Rock Metho dist Council, the Camp Committee of Aldersgate Camp, and president of the South Central Intercollegi ate Conference. He is a member of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Methodism, Who’s Who in the Clergy, Whos Who in American Ed ucation, Who’s Who in the Western Hemisphere and Who’s Who in World Biography. Born in Danville, Illinois, Dr. Crane is a graduate of the Boston Latin School (the oldest educa tional institution in America). He took undergraduate work at Wes leyan University, Middletown, Con necticut; his seminary work at the Boston University School of The ology and his graduate work at Harvard. The Degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by Depauw University and likewise by his Alma Mater, Wesleyan Uni versity. Florida Southern College conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws. In June, 1938, he was appointed to the pastorate of Central Metho dist Church, Detroit, and since his appointment has identified himself with many of the most important liberal community enterprises there. He averages better than one ad dress a day, not only locally but throughout the world. He is proba bly best known for his work a- mong the colleges of the country, having lectured in over two hun dred different academic institutions across the county. Having participated in World War I as a YMCA Secretary, he was one of the first Americans to go overseas where he remained the major part of a year, gaining all too-intimate knowledge of the fury and the futility of war, early devel oping a terrific passion for the cause of Peace, which has contin ued and deepened during recent years until he is now one of the best-known pacifist on the conti nent. His father was the late Dr. Charles A. Crane, pastor of the People’s Temple, Boston. On hia father’s side of the family, he comes of five generations of Meth odist ministers, and his son, Frank Crane II. is likewise a Methodist minister. During their college days, these outstanding Methodist leaders were renown as athletes. Dr. Crane was manager of the football team; mem ber of the tennis team; and All- American basketball guard. In ad-: dition to being,named All-American-' basketball guard, and tackle in foot ball, Rev. Harris has played pro fessional basketball and football for a short period of time after gradu ation from college. He has sei 1 ed on the coaching staff of his Alma Mater and at Claftin College.