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Twelve Clark Students Named
To ’53-54 Edition of ‘Who’s Who’
Twelve Clark College students, eight seniors and four juniors, have
been named to “WHO’S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES,” a directory of distinguished stu
dents enrolled in American Institutions of higher learning, according to
a recent release by the Office of Public Relations. Of the twelve selected,
two are members of the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society.
Recognition based upon a combination of scholarships, participation
in extra-curricular activities and promise of future usefulness has come
to SENIORS: Juanita Gideons, Wallace Stovall Hartsfield, Dorothy
Marie Hunter, Willie Frances Kelsey, Elridge Webster McMillan, Ernest
Marcellus Pharr, Charles Carl Teamer and Walter Willis, Jr. JUNIORS:
Addie Flora Brown, Roger Mae Johnson, Godfrey LaFayette Tate, Jr.,
and Jacqueline Laughlin.
A breakdown of the major offices and activities of these students
show that Juanita Gideons, the daughter of Assistant Public School
Supervisor C. L. Gideons, is a member of the Dramatic Club, the Y. W.
C. A., an honor student and an Elementary Education major; Wallace
Stovall Hartsfield, Jacksonville, Fla., is Varsity Club president, co-cap
tain of the football team, recording secretary of Alpha Phi Alpha Fra
ternity, a member of the Philoi Club and an Elementary Education
major; Dorothy Marie Hunter, Rocky Mount, N. C., is a member of the
Philharmonic Society, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Alpha Kappa Mu
National Honor Society and a music major;Willie Frances Kelsey, At
lanta, is president of Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society, treas
urer of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, vice-president of the Literary Sym
posium, a member of the N. A. A. C. P., the Spanish Club and a
French major.
Elridge W. McMillan, McDonough, Ga., is keeper of records and
seal of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Editor of “The Panther” (yearbook),
associate editor of the newspaper, secretary of the Pfeiffer Senate,
Varsity Council, PK Club, and the Philharmonic Society, and an English
major; Ernest M. Pharr, Gastonia, N. C., is president of the Student
Government Association, sports publicity director, editor of “The Clark
Panther” (newspaper), vice-basileus of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
president Male Glee Club, a member of the Literary Symposium, Y. M.
C. A., Personnel Aide Usher’s Guild and an English major; Charles
Carl Teamer, Salisbury, N. C., is vice-president of the senior class, sports
editor of the yearbook staff, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
the newspaper staff, the Y. M. C. A., Male Glee Club, Pfeiffer Senate,
Business Forum and a Business major; Walter Willis, Jr., Sylacauga,
Ala., is a member of the Philharmonic Society, superintendent of the
Church School, President of the Pfeiffer Senate, President of Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, chaplain of the senior class, a member of the
Y. M. C. A., Personnel Aide and a Religion major.
Addie Flora Brown, Macon, Georgia, is corresponding secretary of
the Social Science Club, a member of the Philharmonic Society, the
College Band, Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, a personnel
aide and a Social Science major; Roger Mae Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio,
is a member of Alpha Kappa Delta Sociological Fraternity, co-sponsor
of dramatics players, creative dance instructor and a Social Science
major; Jacqueline Laughlin, Atlanta, is “Miss Clark” for 1953-54, dean
of pledges and vice-president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and a
Business major; Godfrey L. Tate, Jr. Staunton, Va., is vice-president
of the Philoi Club, a member of the NAACP, an instructor in the
Department of Religion and a Social Science major.
Servicemen Return To Visit Clark
In the familiar khaki uniforms of Uncle Sam, many Clarkites who
have been inducted into the service made use of the time allotted to
them for leaves to return to their former “halls of study” where they
spent so many hours of hard work, socialization and participation in
extra-curricular activities. The majority of them seen around the
campus were graduates of recent years while others were men who had
been taken out of school to be made “G. I. Joes.” Some had a good
word for Army life, but many were complaining of the hardships they
were facing and wishing, at the some time, for the good old days at CC.
Greeting former teachers, college chums and many other friends
were Raleigh Parks, Arthur Johnson, Jr., Henry Collins, Joe Morgan,
Frank Odom, Richard Dukes, Carson Lee, Marshall Smith, Curtis Ash,
Joseph Chambers, Wilbert Christian, Ernest Ellis, Raymond Anderson,
Thomas Mann, Harold Stovall, Arthur Danner, Julius Wimby, Bennie
Lowe, Elijah White, Bobby Kirby and Maurice Thompson. Some of
them have been very recent visitors while others have trickled into
Atlanta for short visits since the beginning of this college year. To
these men in service and others the staff of the PANTHER wishes
them a very Merry Christmas and a quick return to civilian life.
“Hark, The Herald Angels Sing!”
Eight seniors and four juniors were recently selected to be listed in the forthcoming publication of “WHO’S
WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES.” Front row, left to right,
Dorothy Marie Hunter, Ernest Marcellus Pharr, Roger Mae Johnson and Godfrey LaFayette Tate, Jr. Sec
ond row, left to right, Juanita Gideons, Jacquelin Laughlin and Addie 'Flora Brown. Back row, Charles Carl
Teamer, Walter Willis, Jr., and Elridge Webster McMillan. Not pictured are Willie Frances Kelsey, and
Wallace Hartsfield. (SYKES PHOTO)
The Clark Panther
VOL. X DECEMBER 21, 1953 NO. 2
Draws Record Crowd
Family of Clark Athlete Here For
Observance of “Robert Phillips Day”
Art Exhibit
Everett Unveils
Remodeled Gallery
The newly remodeled art gal
lery in Haven-Warren Hall was
the scene Sunday, December 13,
of the opening of an exhibition of
paintings by art instructor Ches.-
tyn Everett. A record crowd of art
lovers passed through the gallery
from seven until ten o’clock in the
evening to admire the artist’s
eighteen paintings. Yvonne South-
all, ’54, and Larry Jones, ’55,
served as principal gallery attend
ants. Other attendants were Ce
cilia Brothers, Gwendolyn Fannin,
Claudia Garrett, Carolyn Horton,
Deborah Middleton, Rosa Leigh
Osborne, Marilyn Robinson, Caro
lyn Taylor, John Dudley, Jesse
McClardy, Samuel Rosser, and
Charles Teamer.
Misses Edwina Banks, Jacque
line Laughlin, and Gloria Thomas
were hostesses in the reception
room and served refreshments to
the many guests.
Among Mr. Everett’s titles were
“Be:thoven Bemoaned”; “Of Rea
son and Passion”; “The Enigma of
Loneliness”; “Homage of Keats”;
“Pursuit of Happiness”; “Tears
for Tschaikowsky”; “Introspec
tion”; “Hellenic Hymn”; “Where
fore the Joy of Peace?”; “Adrift,
and All Remembered”; “An Ode to
Innocence”; and “Earth and High
Heaven.” In all of these titles Mr.
Everett’s meanings and interpre
tations were skillfully portrayed
The artist’s style cannot really
be considered modern. It has over
tones of classic composition and
technique and a definite romanti
cism in color, mood and theme.
Nor is it difficult to perceive sur
realistic tendencies especially in
his treatment of perspective and
space. Mr. Everett feels that his
art , by style, has no definite
classification. For, whereas he
draws upon several schools of art
—most heavily on the romantic,
the total expression remains sin
gularly “Everett.” If his art must
be stylistically categorized he sug
gests the name “allegorical roman
ticism,” a title which he coined
and which can only be understood
through a visual and aesthetic
contact with his work.
The exhibition will extend
through January 12, 1954.
With the Clark College basket
ball squad opening its 1953-54 sea
son against Savannah State College
in Joe Louis Gymnasium, December
5, “Robert Phillips Day” was ob
served for the second time since
the Clarkite was killed in Korea.
Here for the observance was the
family of the basketball captain
who was graduated in 1961.
The Day was inaugurated De
cember 9, 1952 to commemorate
Phillips who entered the service at
Port Breckenridge, Kentucky. In
augurated by Ernest M. Pharr,
senior, the annual observance gives
special significance to the first
game of each basketball season.
Arriving on the campus during
the early afternoon hours of the
Day, members of the family and
friends spent a pleasant day on our
campus, leaving early the next
morning. An indelible impression
of the manner in which “Bob”
talked to the family about his
fruitful and enjoyable days as an
undergrad at Clark just after he
was graduated and before he was
inducted remained in the minds of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
The service, composed of scrip
ture readings with carols of many
nations was one of the features of
the College’s cultural activities.
Reverend Samuel P. Tate, Director
of Religious Life, presented the
scripture readings. Greetings were
presented by President Brawley.
The well-known chorus initiated
its annual program with “Hark the
Herald Angels Sing” for the pro
cessional. The Moravian carol was
first to be sung by the chorus when
they harmonized “Hail Mary”.
Then followed “O, Have Ye Heard
the Tidings?” German: “In the
Silence of the Night,” Norwegian;
“0 Bethlehem,” Spanish; “The An
gels Were Singing,” German;
“Shepherds Now Go We,” Aus-
Phillips, who said, “We are trying
hard to be thankful, but sometimes
it is hard.” They expressed a great
depth of gratitude to persons re
sponsible for the immortilization
of their son.
Programs recognizing the ob
servance of the Day were formu
lated by the Student Government
Association and passed out at the
game between Clark and Savannah
at which the Phillips family were
honored guests. After the game
which the Panthers won, students,
faculty and friends of the College
met the family at a reception in
Pfeiffer Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Phil
lips met Bob’s coach, Leonidas S.
S. Epps, who stated, “We lost the
first ‘Bob Phillips’ Day game and
it was a must to win the second.”
At Clark for the observance of
the Day with Mr. and Mrs. Phillips
were their daughter, Carolyn; their
son, Edward S. Phillips; Bob’s
fiance, Iris McDonald and her sis
ter, Malinda, both of whom are
Clark graduates of the class of ’51;
and Messrs. Michael and Wallace
Elliott.
trian; “Is This the Road to Beth
lehem?”, Italian; “Good Neighbor,
Tell Me,” Flemish; “Sleep My
qi ee p ; » Dutch; and “Noel,”
American.
In conjunction with the packed
enthusiastic audience, the Choir
also sang such familiar Christmas
carols as “O Little Town of Beth
lehem”; “The First Noel” and a
hymn, “Brightest and Best of the
Sons of the Morning.” For the con
cluding number and choral response
the well-trained choir sang the tra
ditional, “Go Tell It on the Moun
tain.”
Philharmonic Society Presented
In Annual Christmas Carol Vesper
The Clark College Philharmonic Society, under the direction
of Dr. J. deKoven Killingsworth, was presented in its annual
Christmas Carol Vesper on Sunday, December 20 at 4:00
P. M. in Davage Auditorium.
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