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Ten Clark Students Named to
1954-55 Edition of “Who's Who”
Seven seniors and three juniors from Clark College were nominated
to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges,
a directory of students who have distinguished themselves in American
institutions of higher education.
Recognition based upon a combination of scholarship, participation in
extra-curricular activities and promise of future usefulness has come to
Aaron Favors, Jeannette Reynolds, Gloria Mathews, Gwendolyn Fannin,
Theodore Matthews, Godfrey Tate, Addie Flora Brown, Norman John
son, Ann Wilson, and Harold Wai'dlaw.
A breakdown of the major organizations and activities participated
in shows that Aaron Favors, Birmingham, Ala., is a member of Alpha
Kappa Mu Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta Sociological Fraternity,
Vice-Basileus of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, President of the Social
Science Club, President of the Band, Co-chairman of the Personnel
Aides. He is also an honor student, and a Social Science major. Jean
nette Reynolds, Miami, Fla., is Anti-Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Secretary of the Student Government Association, Co-chair
man of the Holmes Hall Senate, a member of the Holmes Hall Council,
Co-editor of the “Clark Panther” (yearbook), Vice President of the
Literary Symposium, a Personnel Aide, an honor student, and a English
major.
Ann Wilson, Atlanta, is a Home Economics major, and a member
of the Home Economics Club, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, a Personnel
Aide, an honor student, and “Miss Clark” for 1954-55. Gwendolyn Fan
nin, Atlanta, is an honor student, a member of the Band, Vice-President
of the Clark College Fellowship of Faith and Action, Dean of Pledges
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Secretary of the sophomore class, and
a French major. Gloria Mathews, Miami, Fla., a Dramatics major, is
President of the Dramatics and Speech Society, a member of the Fellow
ship of Faith and Action, a member of the Pyramid Club of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, and an honor student.
Harold Wardlaw, Atlanta, is Editor of the “Clark Panther” (news
paper) , a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, a member of the Pan-
hellenic Council, an honor student, and an English major.
Theodore Matthews, Jersey City, N. J., is Vice-President of the
Pfeiffer Hall Senate, Treasurer of the Y. M. C. A., Treasurer of the
senior class, Co-editor of the “Clark Panther” (yearbook), a Personnel
Aide, Director of Publicity for the Social Science Club, and a Social
Science major.
Addie Flora Brown, Macon, Georgia, is a member of Alpha Kappa
Delta Sociological Fraternity, Vice President of the Social Science Club,
Hodigus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Assistant to the Director of
Merner Hall, a member of the Philharmonic Society, a member of the
N. A. A. C. P., the Y. W. C. A. and a Social Science major.
Godfrey Tate, Staunton, Va., a Social Science major, is Vice Presi
dent of Alpha Kappa Delta Sociological Fraternity, a member of the
Y. M. C. A., a member of the Philoi Club, and a special student at
Gammon Theological Seminary.
Norman Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio, is Basileus of Omega Phi Phi
Fraternity, a member of the Business Forum, a Personnel Guide, and a
member of the Y. M. C. A. He is a past president of his sophomore class
and past vice-president of the Student Government Association, N. A. A.
C. P. and the B’;'iness Club.
Doctor Dennis Named
Omega “Man of the Year”
Dr. Joseph J. Dennis, head of the Fraternity.
Department ctf Mathematics at A medal symbolizing the honor
Clark College since 1934, was cited was presented Dr. Dennis at a
by Eta Omaga Chapter of Omega meeting of the Hungry Club No-
Psi Phi Fraternity as “Omega Man vember 3, 1954, at which time Mr.
of the Year.” Eta Omega is the John F. Potts, National Omega
graduate Atlanta chapter of the President, spoke.
“MADONE BRUNATRE” by Chestyn Everett
“WHO’S WHO” STUDENTS are, left to right. (standing) Aaron Favors, Harold Wardlaw, Theodore Mat
thew, Norman Johnson, Godfrey Tate (sitting) Gloria Mathews, Jeannette Reynolds, Addie Flora Brown,
Ann Wilson and Gwendolyn Fannin.
The Clark Panther
VOL. XI
December, 1954
No. 2
Cosullations On Religion In Higher
Education Highlight School Year
Promotion of greater con
cern for the world Christian '
community, clarification of the
College’s objectives and per
fection of its program of
Christian education were the
focal aims of the series .of
Consultations on Religion in
Higher Education held on the
Preparation for the Consulta-;
tions began in September when
President P'j'wley, appointed an
Executive Cyfm.n'ttee to chart dis
cussion on surfh topics as responsi
bilities of Christian teachers, and
the relation of the curriculum to
the College’s religious goals. Rev.
George A. Tate, Director of Re
ligious Life, was named Chairman,
with Dr. W. H. Hale and Robert
Lewis, Student Government Asso
ciation President vice-chairmen.
CONSULTANTS
Consultants for the series were
four noted Christian educators: Dr.
Richard N. Bender, Secretary of
Religion on Methodist College cam
puses, Division of Educational In
stitutions, Board of Education, the
Methodist Church; Dr. Heil Bollin
ger, presently secretary of the De
partment of College and University
Religious Life of the Board of Edu
cation, the Methodist Church; Dr.
James S. Thomas, representing the
Division of Educational Institu
tions of the Methodist Board of
Education to thirteen Negro col
leges that are related to the Meth
odist Church; and Dr. William
Kersetter, President, Simpson Col
lege, Indianoln. Iowa.
RETREAT
The Consultations began with a
Spiritual Life Retreat at the But
ler Street Y. M. C. A. Camp, Al-
latoona. Theme for the retreat was
“The Christian College — Its Be
liefs That Make A Difference.”
Other aspects of the theme in
volved the nature of the Christian
college, the role of the administra
tion and faculty the role of the
students, and the college’s religious
program. -■■■■-
Approximately fifteen faculty
members and sixty students, along
with President Brawley, Rev. Tate,
and the consultants, participated
in the over-night retreat.’ Focal
purpose of the retreat was to deep
en the spiritual experience and re
new the Christian commitments of
the participants who took the lead
ership in the Consultations to fol
low.
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campus from December 3-9.
These consultations were a
part of an effort of the De
partment of College and Uni
versity Religious Life of the
Methodist Church to help
Methodist Colleges strengthen
their effectiveness as Chris
tian colleges.
PHILHARMONIC
IN CHRISTMAS
PROGRAM
The Clark College Philhar
monic Society, under the di
rection of Dr. J. deKoven
Killings worth, was presented
in a Christmas Carol Vesper
Sunday afternoon, December
.12 at four o’clock in Davage
Auditorium.
The service, composed of scrip
ture readings with carols of Ger
man and Negro origin, was a reg
ular .feature of the College’s All
Star Concert Series. Rev. George
A. Tate, College Minister and Di
rector of Religious Life, presented
the scripture readings.
. . The fifty voice . choir sang Ca
mille Saint-Saens’ “Christmas Ora
torio.” -in- which the following stu
dents. were heard in solo parts:
Floyd Minor, Gloria Daniel, Rosa
Lee Bailey, Vermeil D. Bryant,
Lillian Sowell, Sylvia Lee, Luther
Stripling, Avon Lee and Theodore
Jones. •
. Yulotide greetings were extend
ed by President James P. Brawley.
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DR. RIE
CONTRIBUTES
TO BRITAN NIC A
Dr. Robert Rie, Professor of
Modern Language and Political
Science at Clark College, and au
thor of the article on the world fa
mous Austro-German poet, .Rainer
Maria Rilke in the new edition of
“'Encyclopaedia Britannica”’ ’ has
been-; invited - to . revise • the refer
ence - literature in- this- article be
cause. of-the considerable interest
in Rilke literature-in the . l^st. few.
years.
Dr. Rie contributes reviews on
Rilke books. regularly for certain
learned journals in this .country:
Books Abroad, Monatshefts, etc.
Madonnas Of The
World Exhibition
The Haven - Warren Gallery at
Clark College was the scene Sun
day, December 5, of the opening of
an exhibition of paintings • of ma
donnas of the world by Clark Col
iege’s art instructor, Chestyn Ev
erett. The exhibition, which ex
tends to January 31, 1955, is en
joyable, and presents some fasci
nating canvases which add to the
artist’s reputation.
The artist has been interested in
pictorially and sensorially depict
ing each Madonna in a setting and
frame of reference which is pe
culiar to her race and the idea and
expression of her creed. He has de
liberately avoided any symbolism
or iconography which is definitely
limited to a particular country or
race of a given civilization, i. e., as
in the Madone Juane (Yellow Ma
donna), he does not portray a Chin
ese or Japanese as such, but sim
ply a personage of the Yellow race
whose only synonym is Eastern.
And likewise in “La Madone
Blanche” (White Madonna), he is
representing not the American
white, but a personage belonging
to the Caucasian race of any coun
try. - ,
“Le Madone Noire” (Black Ma
donna) emphasizes the nobility,
simplicity and imposing construc
tion of the Black Race. The Ma
donna herself, clothed in the vital
ity of a crimson robe and mantel,
stands majestically amidst the vakt
yellow fields of Africa’s heavy
green vegetation looking into the
distance with eyes that have seen
■ disaster, but now envision hope.
Her athletic child clings to her with
a divided presentment of the things
to come and the immediate comfort
of his mother.
Believing the Brown race to be
the appointed inheritors of the
earth, the artist has put “La Ma
done,.Brunatre” (Brown Madonna)
in a.,setting of fertile earth and
flourishing, grass. Her virtue is hu
mility and her distinction strength
and serenity. Her child stands upon
the wasted base of a tree which
sproiits a single leaf of living
green and in his hands holds pre
cariously’ the string that holds a
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