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VOL. XIX, NO. 2
CLARK COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
APRIL, 1961
FRESHMEN
KE TOP HONORS IN UNCF DRIVE
Guided by perennial winning-
class leaders Nurse Chandler
and Mr. James J. Green, the
Freshman Class caught, fund
raising fever in the recent camp
us-wide UNCF campaign and
walked off with top honors in
the competitive three-w e e k
drive to raise funds for Ameri
ca’s pioneer cooperative educa
tional fund raising venture.
The three weeks of benefit
hot dog sales, dances and fund
raising gimmicks brought in a
record-shattering $1,992.99 from
students, and faculty gifts- sent
the total to an all-time high of
$4,000.00.
Newly - appointed campaign
chairman Dr. Wiley S. Bolden
teamed with co-chairman W. W.
Morrell and William T. Robie
to direct the effort.
To win top honors, the Fresh
men brought in an average gift
per member of $3.47 and a total
of $964.79. Running a close se
cond were the seniors who re
ported an average of $3.39 and
a total of $326.30. The Juniors
followed with an average of
$2.07 and a tital of $344.88, and
the Sophomores reported $300.02
for a $1.48 average.
One of the highlights of the
concluding day was a report by
Herbert Bridgewater, whose per
sonal efforts- resulted In a $180.
00 boost to the Freshmen ef
forts. Although no statistics
were available at press time, it
is probable that Bridgewater’s
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Center Observes
Religious Week
By Fannie Bridges
Sunday, February 26, 3:00
p. m. marked the beginning of
the 1961 annual observance of
Religious Emphasis Week in
the Atlanta University Center.
The speaker for the Univer
sity Center this year was Rev.
James H. Robinson who is pre
sently pastoring at the Church
of the Masters in New York
City. He is a graduate of Lin
coln University and Union
Theological Seminary and re
ceived D. D. degrees from Woo
ster College and Weslyan Uni
versity. He was awarded Doc
tor of Human Letters by Lin
coln University and the New
(Continued on page 6)
REPRESENTATIVES OF WINNING UNCF GROUP
Playhouse Scores With "Medea"
MIT Prof. Speaks Here
Dr. Harold Isaac of Massachu
setts Institute of Technology
spoke at Clark College recently
under sponsorship of the Col
lege’s Forum and Forensic So
ciety. Dr. Isaac talked on “The
Structure of Changing Relations
in a Changing World.”
The newspaperman, author
and world traveler, pointed out
that the emergence or racial
equality has been declining since
1914, but 1945 marked the real
start of the change in the estab
lished order of the western
world.
“In -America,” said Dr. Isaac,
“the problem of relationship can
no longer be swept under the
rug.” The problem of human re
lations is trying to re-shape it
self in the new context which
will live the rest of our lives,
he said.
The system of white supre-
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The Clark College Playhouse
presented the classic Grecian
tragedy MEDEA Thursday
March 16, an Fridlay March 17.
The two performances were the
Robinson J e f f e rs adaptation
from the original tragedy by the
great Greek tradedian Euripides.
The two run performance
opened before a well filled udi-
torium and the cast won warm
applause for their interpreta
tions of the difficult roles.
.Medea, a barbarian sorceress
in Greek mythology whose fury
is felt 'by all Co-inth, was play
ed Bettye Pearl Williams and
Eldse Hookes. Both displayed
outstanding acting ability, and
gave evidence of rain; which
when developed, might lead to a
professional career in dramatics.
The very, significant role of Ja
son was played by Lonie Thomas,
whowbo gave a suprisingly ex
ceptional performance. Making
his debu-te and creditably so, he
created an atmosphere of con
trived dignity.
They were supported by a well
trained cast which included'
Joyce Tutt as the nurse, Eu
gene Price as the tutor, Grace
Campbell, MaJble HMliary, and
Theopia Johnson as the three wo
men; Bay Wynne as Creon,
Ted Price as Aegue, Mattie Cox.
80 Students Listed
On First Semester
Honor Roll
Eighty Clarkites scored aver
ages of 2.000 or better to win
listing on the honor roll for the
first semester, but of the entire
number only freshman Flores
R. Green reached perfection
with a straight A average.
Leading the four classes were
Ruby Hamilton and! Harriette
L. Richardson, seniors; Johnny
Scott and Danny Mitchell, jun
iors; Linda White and Woodrow
Ross; sophomores; and Flores
Green and Isdah Washington,
freshman.
Only thirteen of the fifty-six
sophomores, juniors and seniors
listed on this honor roll appear
ed in listings for the preceding
honor roll, and while enrollments
for the first semester of this
year were up by some 100 stu
dents, the honor roll picked up
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A SCENE from “Medea,” which scored a smashing
before capacity audiences on March 16 and 17.
Humbert Cites Role of Christian College
In Clark's 92nd Founder's Day Speech
‘Education for Life” was the
title of an address (Delivered
Wednesday by Dr. Russell J.
Humbert, president of DeP-auw
University, who cited the role
of the church supported college
in the training of minds as he
spoke to the audience a t Ciark
College’s Founder’s Day observ
ance.
The campus of the Christian
college,” said Dr. Humbert, “pro
vides a meeting place for all
the various factors which make
for the development of the whole
person. This is the purpose of
the Christian college, where we
push Church - organized Chris
tianity to the center of life
where it belongs.”
All things must speak of God,
he said!, and “we need no new
techniques, no new source of
knowledge, we have all that is
necessary to bring the King
dom of God on earth, all that is
necessary is the willing open
mind of man to be taught by
-God.” Quoting Ward Madden,
the speaker told Clark students
i “The best way to prepare for
j future life is not to prepare at
; all, but to concentrate on being
! the most effective person in
! meeting the inherent challenges
| of present existence.”
“Today a rich heritage is ours
because of the foundation laid
by the Christian colleges of our
land, but we tend to count our
superficial blessings which we
see arid forget the contributions
made by those who have preced
ed us. Here in America we are
prone to count the firsts, seeing
ourselves as having the great
est number of telephones, bath
tubs, automobile and countless
other important gadgets. This is
good,” he continued, “but it is
not most important and is not
primary as we consider educa
tion in life. We must consider
also the -passage of St. Paul, St.
Augustine, Marthin Luther, John
Calvin and the Wesleys and the
DR, HUMBERT
| importance of the Church in the
j field of mental and spiritual
training.”
The Christian college is at
present producing the leader
ship for major fields of living,
he asserted. “The small Chris
tian colleges of this nation are
producing more of the leader
ship for this century than the
larger state supported schools.
This is true,” he said, “because
the Christian college provides
the atmosphere of freedom with
in which research in all fields
can be carried forward with
out liminations.”
The Christian college must
lead the way to world under
standing, he continued. The
world must move from force,
through freedom to faith if we
are to have a world at all, and
the ch-ureh has a responsibility
of leadership in this direction
through its role in education.
Dr. Humbert told Clark stu
dents they must find a real
significance for their lives and
shake off the “deep - seated
doubt” that the mbdtem imper
sonal and insecure world fos
ters. He told them that “your
education in life must help you
find this significance for your
life. You cannot be neutral, you
are either for or against the
eternal principles.
Philharmonic Group
In Two-Week Tour
un vvednesuay, February 1,
twenty selected singers tram
me tamed, PiaLlhaamornc soci
ety ot mark College, under the
tuj.eenon oi Di. J. deKoven
jmmngsworui, assisted by Mrs.
u. it. Grissom, iteit Atlanta for
a two-week tour at seven
nortneastern cities; Washing
ton, D. c., Philadelphia, Bronx,
N. i.; Shrub Oak, N. Y.; Buck
Hill Fails, Pennsylvania, Wap-
pingers Falls, N. Y., and Mid
dletown, N. Y.
The singers spent the first
night of the tour at North Ca
rolina College in Durham. On
February 2, they arrived in
Washington, where they ap
peared at tihe Ebenezer Meth
odist Church, under the aus
pices of the Washington Clark
Club. February 3, 1961, they ar
rived in Philadelphia, appeared
at the Zoar Methodist Church,
under the auspices of the Phil
adelphia Clark Club.
The singers left Philadelphia
emoute to Kingston, N. Y., but
had to return to Philadelphia
because of heavy snow. Even
tually, they were able to leave
Philadelphia for New York,
and -the concerts continued as
follows; February 5, Bronx,
N. Y., St. Stephens Church;
Shrub Oak, N. Y., Shrub Oak-
Peeksill Churches; February 8,
Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania,
tit. Mark’s Methodist Church;
February 11, Wappingers
Falls, The Methodist Church;
February 12, Middletown, N.
Y., Sti Paul’s Methodist Church
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Forensic Society
Presents Pettigrew
By Louria Bailey
The Forensic Society recent
ly presented Dr. Sam Pedigrew
oi Harvard University in a lec
ture “A Social Science Answer
to the Philosophy of Segrega
tion.”
“I believe,’ began Dr. Petti
grew, “that the segregation
ideology put forth by the Ku
Klux Klan is not the principle
ideology in the desegregation
policy. What then, is effec
tive?”
He began discussing the
Myth of Moderation by de
fining the Moderate as a bet
ter educated segregationist. He
stated that their solution is
time. They argue that tradi
tions cannot be changed over
night. They long for the good
relations of the past and they
claim that there is a break
down in the racial communi
cation.
“Time is a pitiful answer,”
said Dr. Pettigrew. “It is what
is done with time.” He stated
that the theory “hearts and
minds of men are not changed
by law sounds reasonable but
is next altogether true. Laws
change behavior and once be
havior changes, attitudes fol
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