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The Panther, Clark College, Atlanta, Ga.
February, 1960
Language Dept.’s
Paul McGirt Studying
At Western Reserve
Clark College Assistant Pro
fessor of Modern Languages
Paul B. McGirt is currently on
a leave of absence from the in
stitution to study as a Danforth
Foundation Fellow at Western
Reserve University in Cleveland,
Ohio.
At Clark since 1957, Mr. Mc-
Girt’s study is related to a gen
eral program of enriched offer
ings in Clark’s Department
under which he will teach
courses in Russian subsequent to
his return to the campus.
Religion Workbook Is
By Clark’s Dr. Rogers
The Clark College Depart
ment of Religion and Philosophy
in the first semester instituted
a survey course in religion and
philosophy, which serves as the
basic freshman requirement in
religion. Recognizing that any
survey course is intended to pro
vide an extensive coverage of
the. particular field of interest,
and that in the broadness of the
scope there is the danger that
the student may miss much of
the important content and en
richment, the members of the
faculty of the department ex
perimented with ways and
means of overcoming this prob
lem. A workbook designed for
the use of this course resulted
from the experiments.
■The workbook was written by
Dr. Herbert F. Rogers, Chair
man of the Department of 'Re
ligion and Philosophy, tout he is
indebted to a colleague in the
department, Rev. Roland E.
Haynes, for suggestions and
help, and to the fine group of
freshmen students Who assisted
with the experiment.
Jennings And Beck
Open Concert Series
Mary Jennings, lyric soprano,
and William Beok, baritone, pre
sented “The Magic in Music at
Clark’s Davage Auditorium on
Sunday, Nov. 1, 1959.
The program was opened with
a duet from Act III of “The Mar
riage of Figaro” by Mozart. This
was followed by two duets, “Don
Giovanni” and “The Magic
Flute” both by Mozart.
Miss Jennings and Mr. Beck
then rendered the following se
lections, “Air de Caron from Al-
ceste” by Lulli, “Plasir d’amour”
by Martini, and “Chanson a
Boire from Don Quichotte A
Dulcinee” by Ravel. Mr. Beck
then rendered a series of solos.
CONCERT SCHEDULE
Feb. 21—7:30 p. m.—An
nual 'Student Recital.
March 13—7:30 p. m.—An
nual Clark College Band Con
cert; W. A. Carver, conduct
ing.
March 22—10 a. m.—Earle
Spieer, Ballad Singer. A11
Star Concert Series.
March 20—7:30 p. in.—Ala-
dar Eeseily, pianist. All Star
Concert Series.
April 8—8 p. m.—Fifth An
nual Oratorio. “The Seven
Last Words” — Mercadente.
Alumni— Philharmonic Soci
ety. J. deKoven Killingsworth,
director.
April JO—7:45 p. m.—Otto-
mar Borwitzky— Cello Solo
ist. BerHn Philharmonic
Orchestra. Wolfgang Kaiser,
Accompanist. All Star Con
cert Series,
The First Nurse
Of Clark Callage
Nurse Carolyn B. Chandler
Well-known to all Clark) tes
simply as “Nurse,” Mrs. Carolyn
B. Chandler, R.N., is one of the
senior members of the Clark
family and a pioneer to the pre
sent campus. Her history of ac
complishments are all wrapped
around the “Clinic,” located on
the first floor of the administra
tion building.
Sixteen years ago, Nurse
Chandler began her job at Clark
College. Her first office was
located in Thayer Hall. How
ever, this proved to be a small
and inconvenient location and
she began to scout for better
grounds. She discovered a suit
able room which was at fhat
time the janitor’s quarters.
Granted permission to turn that
into a clinic, she began super
vising the task of remodeling.
A whirlwind of painting, re
modeling and furnishing occu
pied her dream which was be
coming a reality. After many
long moments, hours, days of
hard work and planning, the
“clinic” opened to the joy of
Nurse Chandler.
She states that most vivid in
her memory of the infancy of
the clinic was the open house
held in the fall of 1945. Many
of the faculty members sent
flowers and cards of congratu
lations. The atmosphere was
topped with soft music as vis
itors from other campuses along
with Clarkites came to see the
new clinic. The guest book of
that occasion is one of the fond
tangible memories possessed by
Nurse Chandler.
—by Louria Bailey
Participate in
Leadership Conference
Band Presents
Vesper Concert
On January 14 the Clark Col
lege Concert Band held its An
nual Vesper Concert. The pro
gram began at 4 p. m., and was
directed by Bandmaster Way-
man A. Carver.
The Concert opened with the
march “Old Trinity” by F. A.
Panella as the prelude. The band
accompanied the audience in “O,
Worship the King” by Grant-
Haydn. Miss Louis Lee, student
directress, conducted this selec
tion.
Following the invocation and
prayer-response, the Band ren
dered "Adoramus Te and Sanc-
tus” by G. P. da Palestrina. The
overture “Magic Isle” by Forrest
L. Buchtell followed.
One of the highlights of the
concert was the selection “Alle
luia” from the Motet “Exultate
Jubilate” by Mozart. The band
was accompanied by Miss Oweta
Johnson, soprano; Miss Nazetta
O’Neal, soprano; Miss Louise
Lee, alto; Donald High, tenor;
and Benjamin Harper, baritone,
in this selection.
The program closed - with “If
Thou Be Near” by J. S. Bach,
and the College Saxophone Choir
offered “Londonerry Air” cs the
postlude.
There was a meeting of tire
Clark alumni following the con
cert.
Bahamas, Venezuela
Send Clark 2 Frosh
Clark’s freshman enrollment
stretches all the way from the
Bahamas to Venezuela this year.
The two foreign freshmen stu
dents are Dahpne Laremont and
Joseph Evans.
Hailing originally from Vene
zuela is Miss Laremont. She
states that she became interest
ed in Clark through the high
school she attended. Dahpne has
as her major field of concentra
tion, Biology with a minor in
Chemistry. Her other interests
are travelling and dancing. She
is presently showing her loyalty
to Clark by serving actively as
a member of the Cheering squad
Coming from the Baharns is
Joseph Evans. Joseph’s ambition
is centered around pre-medicine,
however, he likes to play the
tenor saxophone and listens to
classical records. He also states
that his latest and most inter-
esing hobby is hypnotism.
Clark rolls out its welcome
mat to these two foreign stu-
dens with best wishes for a suc
cessful year.
JAZZ FEATURE
The editors felt it necessary to include a new section in
this edition of The Panther. “The Jazz Section.” The column
will feature a different artist each issue. This edition intro
duces . . . Thelonious Monk.
Thelonious Monk is among the most challenging, provoca
tive and disturbing figures in modern music. He has con
sistently been described in such terms for as long as he has
been on the jazz scene—which is precisely as long as there
has been modern jazz, for Monk of course was one of the
principal molders of the “new jazz.” 'He will probable con
tinue to be described this way. For his music is decidely not
designed for casual listening. Everything he writes and plays
is jazz into which an important creative talent has put more
than a little of himself. Thus, inevitably, Monk and his music
demand the most difficult thing any artist can require of his
audience—that is attention. %
“His sounds are among the most rewarding in modern
jazz.” And it is for exactly the same reasons that it chal
lenges, disturbs and demands: (because Monk is himself. There
are those non-benders and non-conformers who don’t happen
even to seem easy to understand. I think we can place Monk
here.
These comments are not intended as any sort of fairly
clever reverse-twist -psyeology. You know; “only very hip
people, like me and like you—who are copying these lines”—
can really dig the Monk,
The Panther announces , . .
STUDENT TOPICS
An essay contest series sponsored by The Panther
with a cash prize of $10.00 provided by the Clark
College National Alumni Asociation...
Topic for the month:
“CLARK COLLEGE, 1970”
What do you think Clark College will be like ten years
from now.. Write your ideas on this subject in not more
than 1,000 words, and it may be worth $10.00 to yon.
Essays will be judged on the basis of originality, organ
ization and neatness by a group of faculty judges.
Essay must be typed double-spaced and submitted to
The Panther Office not later than 3 p. m. Friday, Feb
ruary 26. Contest open to Clark College students only.
In case of tie, award will be divided. Winner will be
announced in next edition of The Panther. Winning
essay will appear in the July edition of the Clark alnmni
magazine as well as The Panther.
Alunni Join Council
The Clark College National
Alumni Association has been
elected to membership in the
Americh Alumni Council. An
nouncement of the Association’s
membership came from Ernest
T. Stewart, the Council’s Execu
tive Director, in Washington,
D. C.
The Clark Alumni Association
was elected to membership by
the Board of Directors of the
Council meeting at Mackinac
Island, Michigan, during the
summer.
The American Alumni Council
ois an educational organization
specializing in services in the
Philharmonic Draws
Capacity Audience
Clark College’s Davage Audi
torium was filled to capacity
Sunday for the annual Christmas
Vesper Concert in December
presented by Dr. J. deKoven Kil
lingsworth and the Clark Phil
harmonic Society.
From the opening “Angels
From the Realms of Glory,” it
was clear that the 65-voice cho
ral group would live up to the
standards of performance of the
past which have brought it ca
pacity audiences throughout the
Vesper program’s twenty-seven
year history.
Soloists in the performance of
Camille Saint-Saens’ Christmas
Oratorio were Jimmy Harris,
Johnnie Dave, Annette Harris
and Charles Pierce, who sang
“There Were Shepards.” Oweta
Johnson sang the air “Patient
ly,” and Loretta Fowlkes, sang
the solo for the Women’s Ensem
ble’s rendition of “In My Heart
I Believe, O Lord.”
Almedia Sanders and Benja
min Harper appeared in the duet
“Benedictus,” followed toy “My
Soul Doth Magnify,” performed
by Jimmy Harris, Donald High,
Johnnie Dave, .Almedia Sanders,
Benjamin Harper and Charlie
Pierce. Members of the octette
who sang “Alleluia” were Lillian
Epps, Gloria Gowdy, 'Richard
Flenoury, Robert Walton, Maud-
ette Hill, Gwendolyn Jennings,
Oweta Johnson, E. Louise Lee.
Accompanying the group were
Mrs,; Gwendolyn Grissom at the
organ and Miss Clarence Lee
Carter at the piano. College
Minister Rev. Roland E. Haynes
delivered the invocation and
President James P. Brawley ex
tended Yuletide greetings.
field of alumni relations and ed
ucational fund raising. Organiz
ed in 1913, the Council has a
membership of more than 900
institutions in this country and
abroad.
Poets’ Corner
"MISTY”
By Allen Clark McCormick
Willows call to Kingdom’s Hall,
Where flourishes the passion
of all;
That n’ear turns back toe
rapture of love,
But receives it as a light from
above.
Fog in, fog out, that spits
itself, slowly blows,
Hold my heart in this Hall
that fastiy goes.
Seawinds tarry not my goodness
for I can not as much
forget;
The fullness of my calling of
remembrance that is
about (beget. '
Beat, beat, beat, thy heart sees
a flash;
That romps upon the earthwalls
with a sudden dash,
Wait, do not ‘betray the
wanting heart—
Cause death holds tightly
to jilt us apart.
Hurry, wanting heart less that
fog wins us;
For we are candidates to tfefll
returning dust
Remember thy heartstring,
it is full of strain,
Because the sands of time have
commandedly trained.
"RACE OF TOMORROW”
We used to be a race of sorrow,
Of pity, and of woe,
We used to dread the sweet
tomorrow
That was sure to come and go.
But as time goes on without
delay,
And will go on forever,
We work twice as hard today
For tomorrow’s fresh endeavor.
With heads bent down, hearts
filled with hope,
Tomorrow comes into view,
And with the barriers of
hindrance, we cope.
Encouraged by a common hue.
Tomorrow with heads held high
we know
That, from the past we borrow
Hope from all our hidden woe,
We ‘the race of tomorrow.'
Frenchy Hodges ’62
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