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Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia
January, 1961
DR. EDWARD F. SWEAT DISCUSSES 8.G.A. PLANS WITH STUDENTS AT THE AN
NUAL WORKSHOP WELD THIS YEAR AT THE WHITEHEAD EXTENSION OF
THE Y..M.CA.
Alumnus W. Stanley
Is Chapel Speaker
BY LYDIA TUCKER
William Stanley, a 1951 Clark
graduate and principal of the
Charles Gideons Elementary
School spoke to the Clark Col
lege student body on' the sub
ject “The Four-Year Deadline.”
He gave improper study habits
and poor teacher-student rela
tions as two main reasons as to
why students miss the four-
year deadline in his message to
Clark students on Alumni Day
in. September.
Stanley stated that when a
student enters Clark College, “he
signs a contract,” so to speak,
just as he signs a contract for a
job. If the requirements of this
contract are not met, then, the
person or student loses a valu
able contract.
The speaker said that one way
of meeting this deadline was to
recognize the basic causes of
college failure. Such things as
too many campus activities, bull
sessions, and card parties could
lead to deficiencies, he said.
Another hint given by the
speaker in meeting this deadline
.was concerned the utilication of
the staff personel, instructors,
and building facilities such as
the library.
Faculty members oan help
students who are firm and con
structive yet friendly he said.,
Finally, he asked what can
the college do to help students
meet the four-year deadline? He
Lincoln Returns from
3-Year Study Leave
C. Eric Lincorn has returned
to Clark College following a
Uiree-year leave oi a use nee in
which he earned both the doc
tor oi pmiosopny uegree and
a second masters degree.
During tne past summer Dr.
inn com, a native oi iviempms,
Tennessee, was awaruea me
pn.D. aegree in social ethics
by Boston Uinversity, anu
iJ/Ottn Lite ►D’CIiOuU Oi -ErUdCaUO.il
ox mat uinversity, he receiveu
me master oi nmucation ue
gree in guidance anu counsel
ing.
nuring his absence from
Claris, ur. Lincoln was a re-
searen assistant lor me noteu
sociologist uoraon Anport, at
Harvard university. He was a
guest lecturer uuring ms ab
sence at me Department oi
social Relations at Harvaru
University and at the Depart
ment of International Rela
tions at Massachusetts Insti
tute of Tecnnology.
For his doctoral dissertation,
Dr. Lincoln made a study oi
“Black Muslims in the United
commented on this suggestion by
saying that the college should
provide the environment conduc
tive to creditable student perfor
mance.
Administrative policies should
be in writing, clearly expressed,
and modifed accordng to trends
and up to date.
Stanley concluded his speech
by wishing the student body a
successful and happy college
year.
Ben Brown Writes on
Student Movement
Student Government Presi
dent Benjamin Brown was chair
man of a recent chapel program
held to bring the student body
up to date on what SGA is doing.
Along with president Brown,
on the program were Elmer
Gouid, chairman of the ways and
means committee and Jacquelyn
Brown, chairman of the social
committee. Gould explained the
SGA Carnival which is set for
novemioer 19th and Jackie
Brown explained the Snowflake
States.” This study, consider-!
ed the foremost on its subject,
points up the attempts of the
most deprived elements of the
Negro masse to find effective
voices in bringing about social
change. The August editor of
The Reporter credits Dr. Lin
coln with being the authority
on the Muslim movement. Dr.
Lincoln’s study on this move
ment, with an introduction by
Gordon Allport, will be pub-
ished by Beacon Press in the
spring.
During the past three years
of study, Dr. Lincoln has had a
John Hay Whitney Fellowship,
a Methodist Crusade Fellowship,
a Human Relations Fellowship
and a Fellowship of the Lilly
F oundation. In 195&59 he was
resident chaplain for the Bos
ton University School of The
ology and during the past
three years he taught in the
Schools of Theology and Hu
man Relation at Boston Uni-
v ersity.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION PLANNEES IN SESSION
Dr. Sweat Heads Dept.
Of Social Sciences
Dr. Edward F. Sweat has
been appointed chairman of
the Social Science Department
at Clark College.
The new department chair
man has been a member of
the social science faculty at
Clark as Professor of American
and European History since
1948. He replaces Dr. William
H. Hale, who resigned to ac
cept the presidency of Lang
ston University.
Under a Southern Fellow
ships Fund Grant Dr. Sweat
several years ago compiled a
study of “The Free Negro in
Antebellum Georgia.” His re
vealing study of free Negroes
j in Georgia before the Civil
War sheds significant light on
the status of the non-slave
Negro population as a group
and on the problems of ad
justment and accommodation
found by individual free Ne
groes.
He holds the masters and
doctor of philosophy degrees
in history from Indiana Uni
versity. Dr. Sweat’s teaching
experience includes summer
school courses in history at
Livingstone College, Hampton
Institute and Florida A&M
University. He is married to
Mrs. Henrietta L. Sweat of
Columbia, South Carolina.
Active in the work of the
Association for the study of
Negro Life and History, Dr.
Sweat holds membership in
the American Historical Asso
ciation, the Southern Histor
ical Association, and the Am
erican Association of Univer
sity Professors,
He has contributed scholar
ly articles and book reviews
to the Bulletin of Negro His
tory, The Historian, the Jour-
! nal of Negro History, and
1 Phylon.
Estimate 9,000 Will Be
Nominated for Awards
Dr. Hugh Taylor, President
of the Woodrow Wilson Nation
al Fellowship Foundation, has
estimated that some 9,000 stu
dents will be nominated for the
Foundations fellowships before
the closing date of October 31,
1962.
Designed to reduce a nation
wide shortage of qualified col
lege teachers, the program an
nually awards 1,000 fellowships
for first year graduate study at
any university of the recipient’s
choice in the United States or
Canada. Candidates must be no
minated by faculty members;
and be interviewed by one of fif
teen regional committees of edu
cators. Each elected fellow re
ceives a $500 stipend for living
expense plus full tuition and
family allowances.
The program is open to Col
lege graduates mainly in the hu
manities and social sciences.
Both men and women are eli
gible and there is no limit on the
age of the candidate or on the
number of years he may have
been out of college. Those who
receive awards are not asked to
commit themselves to the col
lege teaching but me-ely to “con
sider it seriously” as a possible
career. This program is admin
istered by the Woodrow , Wilson
National Fellowship Foundation
under a $24,500,000 five year
grant from the Ford Founda
tion.
Debut which is planned for De
cember 9 th.
A newsletter containing the
reviews from the month on Octo
ber and previews for fhe months
1 November and December were
given to the audience.
Brantley Wins
Docorate from U.
Of Colorado
Registrar Edward J. Brant
ley has been awarded the doc
tor of education degree at the
summer commencement at
the University of Colorado.
Dr. Brantley’s field of spec
ialization at Colorado was
guidance and student person
nel work, and for his doctor
al dissertation he did “A
Study of the Student Person
nel Program at Clark Col
lege.”
Dr. Brantley is a native of
Lockland, Ohio. He did his
Undergraduate work at How
ard University, earned the
masters degree from Teachers
College of Columbia Univer
sity in 1949, and has been reg
istrar at Clark since that
time.
He holds memberships in
the National Association of
Collegiate Deans and Regis
trars, National Education As
sociation,. Phi Delta Kappa and
Kappa Delta Pi honorary edu
cation societies, the American
Association of Collegiate Reg
istrars and Admissions Offi
cers, and is a life member in
the American Personnel and
Guidance Association. He is a
member of the Executive Com
mittee of the Co-operative In
tercollegiate Testing Program.
SGA Holds Two-Day
Planning Workshnp
Saturday, September 2, 1960,
marked the opening of a two-day
workshop sponsored by the Stu
dent Government Association.
Students and faculty members
converged upon the grounds of
the Westside Y. M. C. A. to out
line plans for operating the SGA
for the school year.
Presiding at the general as
semblies was Benjamin Brown,
SGA President. Following a wel
come address and charges at the
initial assembly, President
Brown appointed persons to work
with the standing committee of
the SGA. The committees are:
(1) program and projects; (2)
health and recreation; (3) ways
and means; (4) social; and (5)
sub-committee on the “Rec.” The
following are exerts from recom
mendations submitted I at the
workshop: The program and pro
ject committee proposed that the
first Thursday of each month, be
set aside as SGA Assembly dur
ing the regular chapel hour.
(This, project was set in motion
as of October 6, 1960) Also, the
committee recommended that
the Personnel Department work
with the SGA this year in spon
soring another Leadership Train
ing Conference; that the Religi
ous Life Committee choose more
carefully the speakers for Wed
nesday and Sunday morning
worship; that a program be
launched to get all students of
voting age registered and to in
struct out of town students in
I he matter of casting an absen
tee ballot. The Social Commit
tee submitted its calendar of
events. Proposed is a repeat per
formance of the Snowflake De
but, a spring informal dance,
classes in dancing and games
abridge, chess, etc.) and listen
ing sessions.
The. Subcommittee on the
“Rec” made the following pro
posals: (1) installation of a pub
lic telephone in the lobby oub
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