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CLARK PANTHER, NOVEMBER, 1953, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
HOMECOMING QUEENS pictured above who reigned during the fun-packed celebration are, left to right, Helena
Miller, “Miss Alpha”; Theresa Scott, “Miss United Negro College Fund”; Ann Wilson, personal attendant to “Miss
Clark”; Her Majesty, Jacquelyn Laughlin, “Miss Clark”; Marilyn Robinson, elected attendant; Hope Vick, “Miss Clark
for 1952”; Helen Everett, “Miss Loyalty”; and Evelyn Shye, “Miss Omega.”—(Lowe Photo)
Playhouse
Organized
Due to the overwhelming success
of plays presented by the Clark
College Playhouse under the com
petent direction of Miss Esther M.
Jackson, steps have been taken
towards organization of the many
students participating in dramat-
After the curtain was rung down
for the last time on “The Man
Who Came to Dinner”, the proud
participants were entertained at a
very enjoyable “soiree”. Calling a
“time-out” from the social activi
ties, the cast of the first play for
1953-54 elected officers.
Persons elected to head the
Playhouse are Aaron Favors, pres
ident; Jeannette Reynolds, vice-
president; Ermaline Cooper, sec
retary; Betty Jean Snype, treas
urer; and William Murphy, stage
manager.
Jacqueline Laughlin Reigns as “Miss
Clark” Over Homecoming Festivites
In an October homecoming celebration which had a fun-
packed agenda whose time schedule resembled a rapid-firing
machine gun, Jacquelyn Laughlin, lovely CC junior, reigned
with charm, poise and freshness of beauty over a celebration
which was indeed one of the high marks of the school year
and which attracted hundreds of alumni, once more, to their
“ex-halls of study.” A wild scramble captured the daily
routine of things in the zaniest, happiest-go-luckiest weekend
of the school year.
The annual Homecoming Vesper Service initiated the week’s cele
bration on October 11, followed by President James P. Brawley’s speech,
“The Significance of Homecoming,” October 13. The following day,
Johnny Richards, president of the Atlanta Clark Club, brought greet
ings and best wishes for a successful homecoming celebration from the
alumni. Highlighting the next day’s activities was David T. Howard
High School President and former Clarkite C. L. Gideons, who pre
sented his annual “spizzirinctum” address to the delight of students
and faculty members in attendance at chapel.
The following morning saw the presentation of the College’s Queens
and a rousing pep session. And, that night, the beautiful Coronation
exercises were held in Davage Auditorium. Student Government Presi
dent Ernest M. Pharr related the significance of the occasion while
President Brawley officially crowned Jacquelyn Laughlin “Miss Clark
College” for 1953-54. Immediately afterwards, the annual Alumni Ban
quet was held in the College’s Thayer Hall Dining Room.
All through the week, fraternity and sorority pins shown brightly
from the three dormitories and Thayer Hall while nightly rousing pep
sessions reverberated to Hunter Street the Clarkites’ love of the foot
ball squad and hopes for the first homecoming victory since 1949 when
the Bppsmen met the South Carolina State Bulldogs October 17.
Nearing the completion of the week’s celebration, thousands of spec
tators viewed the beautiful Homecoming parade of feminine pulchritude,
honoring the various Queens. The mighty Panthers came through with
their pre-gamep romises and beat the South Carolinians 20-9 to com
plete the successful celebration.
However, the climax was yet to come. The band led the way back
to the campus amidst high spirit. Everybody on the Clark side of the
fence was happy. The Panthers had won their Homecoming game and
they had made their rooters proud.
All gathered together to relish in the happiness of victory in Wil
liam Henry Crogman Hall, where Lloyd Terry and his Stardusters
serenaded alumni, servicemen and students at the gay homecoming,
dance.
On September 31, Miss Laughlin was elected to reign as “Miss
Clark” after edging fifteen other versatile beauties which included
eight juniors and eight seniors. A precedent was set in that this was
the largest number of women ever to be nominated an accepted. Cri
teria for selection make it mandatory that each nominee be a member
of the junior or senior classes and in “good standing” with the Per
sonnel, Registrar and Business offices.
Other queens were Helena Miller, senior, “Miss Alpha”; Evelyn
Shye, senior, “Miss Omega”; Theresa Scott, junior, “Miss UNCF”;
Helen Everett, sophomore, “Miss Loyalty”; Marilyn Robinson, junior,
elected attendant to “Miss Clai-k” and Ann Wilson, junior, personal
attendant.
“MISS LOYALTY”
Helen Everett, “Miss Loyalty,” was crowned by SGA President
Ernest M. Pharr the evening of the Homecoming Dance. She received
the honor by virtue of her class’s winning of the annual “Miss Loyalty”
contest—the sophomores raising the highest amount of money per
capita over the other classes. Clarence Ford is president of that class.
From the Y.W.C.A. Clark Professors Travel Abroad
By Virginia Prather
Reactivated for another year’s
work by the veteran members of
the Young Women’s Christian As
sociation, the Clark College chap
ter of the organization, with pain
staking care, has been organized
for fulfillment of its objectives.
Officers elected for the year are
Ruby Taylor Davis, president; Dor
othy Richardson, vice-president;
Fannie R. Felts, recording secre
tary; Alice R. Leigh, correspond
ing secretary; Eileen Jonas, treas
urer; Virginia Prather, reporter;
Rosa Hart, chairman of the pro
gram committee; Marilyn Brooks,
oscial committee chairman and Ce
cilia Brothers, membership com
mittee chairman.
Under the advisorship of Miss
Marsyl G. DeLisser and Miss Sam-
uella Gray, the organization made
plans for the Georgia Y. W. C. A.
student conference, of which Miss
Ruby Davis was co-chairman. The
conference was held at Spelman
College’s gymnasium, October 16-
17 and we were represented by
Allie Howell, Georgene Broadnax,
Juanita Mitchell and Ruby Davis.
Georgene Broadrax was chosen as
a representative to the Confer
ence’s Planning Committee.
At this point, the “Y” had a
vast opening to move forward in
its purpose with Miss Davis scout
ing for prospective members and
becoming successful in doing so.
Under the leadership of our ad
visors, a full house was in attend
ance at our annual “Y” Carnival
on Halloween night. This event oc
curs each year after the More-
house-Ciark football game.
Faculty Appointees (Continued from page one)
Mrs. Mineola Hardiman, who
will instruct in clothing, is a Mas
ter’s degree graduate of the Uni
versity of Iowa.
Mr. Chestyn Everett, named to
the Art Department, received the
A. B. degree from Howard and
the M A. from the Johns Hopkins
University.
Office personnel added include
Mrs. M. Barbee Boone, B. S., Ten-
Traveling abroad during the past
summer months were three mem
bers of the College faculty: Dr.
J. deKoven Killingsworth, Head of
the Music Department; Dr. Robert
Rie, professor of Modern Lan
guages and Government and Mrs.
Sara H. Cureton, also instructor
of Modern Languages.
DR. KILLINGSWORTH went
first to Paris where he visited such
famous landmarks as Place Ven-
dome, Rue de la Paix, Opera Made
line Chui'ch, The Arch of Triumph,
Eiffel Tower, Quai d’Orsay, The
Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral and
the Sarbonne.
In Paris, he was entertained by
Mrs. Margaret Hubert, Clark Col
lege graduate, and her husband,
Mr. James Hubert, Director of the
American Library in Paris.
Dante’s house, The Fountain of
Neptune and the Medici Chapel
were among the places he visited
in Florence. And in Venice he took
a gondola trip through the Grand
Canal.
Attending the Mozart Festival in
Salzburg, the City of the Annual
Festival of Plays, situated on both
banks of the river Salach and ro
mantically framed stip mountaine,
Dr. Killingsworth was impressed
by the quality of the performances
and by the punctuality of the au
dience.
After the Mozart Festival, Dr.
Killingsworth stopped in Munich
and Nuremburg on his' way to the
Wagner Festival at Bayreuth.
Next on his itinerary was Frank
furt where he visited the Head
quarters of the United States Ad
ministration and spent some time
with Clark and Gammon graduate,
Captain Grandison Phelps, nqw an
Army Chaplain in that city.
Hook of Holland, Harwich, Lon
don—where he enjoyed especially
his visit to Dicken’s Old Curiosity
Shop, Windsor Castle and 'the
Shakespeare County—and Oxford
concluded Dr. Killingsworth’s en
tourage.
DR. ROBERT RIE flew from
Idlewild, N. Y. to Amsterdam and
subsequently went by train to
Bonn, Germany where he was a
guest of the University for four
days and where he lectured on
American Education. A few days
later he gave a lecture about con
ditions of Negro students in the
South in the student International
House at Bonn. In the same city,
Dr. Rie visited a secondary school
as he did in Frankfurt-on-the-
Main and attended classes especial
ly in Civics and History.
After a short stay in Larch,
Weittemberg, and a visit at the
Teachers Seminary of the Univer
sity of Darmstadt, he went to
Speyer where he headed a formal
lecture on the Congress of Vienna
before the Academy of Adminis
trative Sciences—a German insti
tute of higher learning especially
for people in the public employ.
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nessee State College and further
study at Hampton Institute, Sec
retary to the'President; Mrs. Geor
gia B. Wilkes who is a Clark grad
uate, attended Pennsylvania Busi
ness College, and the University
of Pennsylvania, is Secretary to
the Business Manager; and Mrs.
Albert C. Antoine, A. B., Ohio
State University, clerical assist
ant.
Children’s
Literature Class
Observes UN Day
The Children’s Literature class
of Clark College joined with many
other community groups celebrat
ing United Nations Day when it
sponsored a special class program
on the United Nations October 24.
The playlet, a socio-drama, fea
tured a librarian, a second grade
teacher and a visiting United Na
tions representative. Elaine Jor
dan, the teacher, set the stage for
the observance by relating the de
lightful tale of “The Henderson
Family”, a story which had “One
World” as its theme.
Joyce Mitchell played the part
of the librarian and reviewed the FOREIGN STUDENTS studying at Clark and making favorable
book “You And The United Na- impressions on faculty and students are Kwamena Dougan (1.) and
tions” by Lois Fisher which has James Kofa. Both men have adjusted themselves well to their new en-
been recommended for all ages, vironmejit and are typical examples of this year’s freshman claps.
Kofa hails from Monrovia, Liberia while Dougan is from Saltpond,
(Continued on page three) Gold Coast—(Lowe Photo