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91st Founders’ Day February 24 Religious Emphasis Week Feb. 28-Mar. 3 VOL. XVIII, NO. 1 CLARK COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA February, 1960 Annual Leadership Conferenc Columbia University's Dr. Klopf Announced As Guest Consultant Feb. 19 - 20 Dr. Gordon J. Klopf, visiting professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University, will appear as the consultant to the personal for the annual leadership confer ence sponsored by the Personnel Department in conjunction with the Student Government Association. This conference is scheduled for February 19 and 20. This leadership conference project was initiated several years ago by the Personnel De partment. Dean C. R. Hamilton was instrumental in the birth of this project. It was discon tinued in recent years but as a result of its revival at the SGA’s retreat last September it, has come up again. A committee from the Personnel Department, consisting of Mrs. Edith D. Thomas, Miss Goldia Dargan and Miss Virginia Orr, was ap pointed to make revisions and broaden the scope of this con ference. Students assisting on the committee are SGA officials, Benjamin Brown, Lydia Tucker and James Felder. It is the aim of this project to develop fully the leadership po tentials possessed toy the stu dents in this institution. It is ex pected that the conference will stimulate leadership in general as well as developing those qual ities that will make individuals good efficient leaders. Phases of the conference will undertake parliamentary procedures rules of order, etc. There will toe open periods of questions and; ans wers. All officers and advisors ’ of organizations are urged to at tend. All other interested per sons are welcomed. Dr. Gordon J. Klopf, the con sultant, is well versed and pre pared to play a Very significant part in making this conference a success. He has served as Dean of students at Teachers College. He is the author of sev eral books and papers: “Taking the Lead,” “Developing Group Leadership,” “Student Leader- LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE. Making plans to insure suc cess of Clark’s February 19-20 Leadership Conference is this faculty-SGA committee com posed of (i.-r.) SGA President James Felder, Miss Virginia On*, Lydia Tucker, M. Carl Holman, Miss Goldia Dargan, Benjamin Brown and Mrs. Edith D. Thomas. Personnel Department Sponsors Personal Improvement Clinic By Daniel Mitchell On February 2, the Personal ■Department, working under the theme: “Personality, Appear ance, Manners Compliment Scholarship and Integrity in the Space Age,” presented the initial program of Personality, Appear ance, Manners Emphasis Month. The purpose of this project is to make Clark students mindful of the signficant roles that man ners, personality, and appear ance play in the developing of Dr. William H. Hale Is Elected Alpha General President - Elect Dr. William H. Hale, professor of sociology and chairman of the Department of Social Science at Clark, has been elected to the newly-created post of Gen eral President-Elect of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He wil serve in that capacity for one term, after which he will assume the office of General President of the Fraternity for a two-year period. Known locally and nationally through his community and edu cational activities, Dr. Hale has appeared as a speaker, lecturer and panelist at many colleges throughout the country. Prior to coming to Clark in 1948, Dr. Hale was associated with Fisk University as Special Assistant to the late president, Dr. Charles S. Johnson, then chairman of the Continued ion page 6 Campus To Kick - Off 1960 UNCF Drive By DANIEL MITCHELL Clark College United Negro College Fund campaign kick off date is set for February 12. The goal for this year’s effort is $3,500. The campaign is being directed by Dr. William H. Hale. Structured on a competitive basis with the four classes aiming for top honors, the drive promises to be one of the most successful ever held at Clark. The theme for this year’s effort had not been announced at the time of this writing. This campaign is a donation basic in that each student is asked to contribute the amount of $1.25 and faculty mem ber 10 per cent of one month’s salary. The classes will be divided into sub-groups in order to make it easier to work with them. Candidates from the various classes are: Brenda Pippins, freshman from Atalnta. Miss Pippins is a major in Secre tarial Science and a minor in Education. Sophomore class candidate is Miss Carolyn Dukes, a major in French from Atlanta. Junior class candidate is Miss Rosa J. Robinson, a Secretarial Science major and education minor from Atlanta. Contiiwed on page A well rounded individuals. In this initial program the principal speaker was Miss Bar bara Jones” a sophomore from Savannah, Ga. Miss Jones is* a major in elementary education and the recipient of the Nation al Methodist Scholarship for this school year. She spoke on “Per sonality Apperance and Manners at Clark.” Miss Jones gave pointers on the following topics: Continued on page 6 New York Clark Club Announces S’ship The New York Clark College Club has announced its scholar ship award for 1960-61. It is a tuition . scholarship in the amount of $200. Students of any classification are eligible to ap ply. Forms may be secured from the Alumni Office, Room 307, Administration Building. The following will be considered in Continued on page 6 Fourteen Clarkites Appear Is Who’s Whc Fourteen Clark College stu : dents have been named to ap pear in the forthcoming edition of “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges,” a biography of stu dents throughout the nation ■who have compiled outstanding academic averages, been active in campus activities and “show promise of future usefulness.” Clark students winning the honor are Atlantans Alfreda Bradley, Benjamin Brown, Ruby Hamilton, and Lydia Tucker. Others are Lois Banks, Valdos ta; Arthur Carter, Birmingham; Joe Carter, New York City; Johnnie Dave, Knoxville; James Felder, Sumter, S. C.; Mary A. Gavins, Tampa, Fla.; William Bobby McClain, Gadsden, Ala.; Joyce Ross, Augusta; Willie C. Spikes, Sopherton, Ga.; and Betty Pearl Williams, Albany, Ga. James L. Felder Wins Omega Office James L. Felder, President of Clark’s Student Government As sociation, was elected Second Vice Grand Basileus of the Ome ga Psi Phi Fraternity at the Grand Conclave of that organi zation. The conclave was held at the New Yorker Hotel in down town Manhatten from the 27th to the 30th of December. Felder is majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry. He is presently Keeper of Finance of Beta Psi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity here at Clark. As Second Vice Grand Basi- leus Felder will represent under graduate brothers from colleges and universities all over the na tion. Felder is also a member of the Panther football squad and co-editor of the Panther news paper. Rev. Alex Porteus Listed As Speaker Rev. Alex Porteus, executive secretary of the Board of Edu cation of the New York Confer ence of the Methodist Church, will be the principal speaker when Clark 'College observes the 91st anniversary of its found ing on Wednesday, February 24. Three To Attend Detroit Meeting Three representatives of the College will attend the Feb ruary 28-27, meeting of the United Negro College Fund in Dctrtoi. They are Dr. William H. Hale, chairman of the Department of Social Science and Director of College Student Activities for toe UNCF; Alumni Secretary Harold Hamilton, and Clark's “Miss UNCF,” Joyce Pauline. Joyce will be a candidate for the “National Miss UNCF” at the onferenee. Whether she wins depends on Clark’s standing vnong other colleges in last year’s college campus UNCF campaigns. - . Williams Is Named City’s “Best Back" ARTHUR “FLAT TOP” WILLIAMS Clark’s great fullback who was named “City Back of the Year” by Atlanta’s Quarter back Club. Arthur “Fla top” Williams has been named “Best College Back of 1959” by the Atlanta Quarter back Club. Williams was a co- captain of the Panther squad and has made the “All-City” team for three consecutive years. He is one of the important as sets which made it possible for Clark to go undefeated for seven games. A strong determined runner, he racked up six touch downs for the past season. The most outstanding run 1 of his college career was a last min ute touchdown against South Carolina State at Clark’s Home coming in 1957. Williams is a senior from Chi cago, Ill., majoring in math and minoring in business. Upon com pleting his work at Clark in May of this year he intends to matric ulate.into some phase of govern ment work. Alnrnus McGowan Speaker For REW Rev. Edward D. McGowan will toe Clark College’s Religious Em phasis Week speaker February 28-March 3. Rev. McGowan has served as Area Secretary of the New Or leans area, pastored at the Ep- worth Methodist Church, New York City, and is now pastor of Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Washington, D. C.