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November 1962
THE PANTHER
Page 3
Panther Editorials
“The Voice Of The Clark Student,,
Nobody Asked Me But
BY - A1 Calloway
In Russia the student goes to
school six days a week ten
months of the year. This means
that at the end of twelve years
— twelve of our school years
that is — the Russian student
has studied an equivelant of
thirteen and a half years. The
Russian student then, upon fin
ishing grade sschool, is what we
call here in America, an ad
vanced sophomore in college!
What may well be an impor
tant addition to the foremention-
ed is the fact that the Russian
student begins his query into the
sciences — especially those areas
where Russia seems to be ahead
— at a time when the American
student has just got something
like “Little Red Riding Hood”
well under his cap!
Then we have the case of the
Negro student who, because of
some peculiar disposition of the
minds of the “few” — a very
influential group here in America
— has to be dealt with and
spoken of separately. In most
Negro communities, like Harlem
for instance, the student is under
the “two platoon” system. That
is, he attends school from nine
o’clock til twelve, then vacates
the premises so that another stu
dent in the ocmmunity can oc
cupy the same seat from one
o’clock til three!
The expectations of this system
is — to my mind — beyond
the utmost bound of human
thought! The point is this: If at
a time when Russian students
are probing into the sciences,
and American students have stop
ped playing games, what chance
have American Negroes of get
ting abreast of the times under
the “two platoon” system?
Student Asks “Why?”
Why can’t all married expect
ing mothers remain here at Clark
College? After all, there have
been many expecting mothers
who have stayed here and fin
ished with more than one child
born over the period of four or
five years while still here.
We are all adults and we ex
pect for the world to continue
to grow. There is nothing wrong
with married expecting mothers
attending school during their
pregnancy if they are physically
fit and have permission from
their physicians. Something
should be done about this matter.
Panthers Shoot
Continued from page 1.
With the record now standing
at five wins and one loss, the
Panthers rebounded from what
could have been a turning point
after losing to Morehouse, indi
cating that they are really a
strong team that was “flat” for
theMorehouse contest. They hit
their stride against Savannah
State and emerged with a 20-0
victory.
There are two games considered
a “must” each year in the Clark
schedule. One, with Morehouse,
has been lost, and the other
a 28-6 loss. More recently, and at
Brown’s homecoming, the Caro
linians handed Morris Brown a
lop-sided loss. These statistics
mean nothing to the players on
the field, but they provide much
food for speculating.
Clarkites who played with the
Panthers since 1949 know noth
ing of the taste of victory over
Morris Brown. Herndon Stadium
was just being “broken-in” when
in 1948 the Clarkites last out-
scored the Wolverines. It was a
thrilling contest from start to
finish. It ended with Clark cinch
ing the game — after leading
Continued on page 8.
President Says:
Understand And Work With SGA
By George E. Edgecomb
It is with the understanding that we as students of
Clark College, want the best functioning Student Govern
ment Organization as possible that this article is written,
can best be made. With this understanding we can move
forward as a united student body and work together to
achieve the things that are in the best interest of the
college.
Robert Glover Tells Of Interesting Travel And
Work In South America
by Robert E. Glover
This past summer I was afforded the privilege to
travel abroad. I traveled on a continent where they refer
to themselves as Americans also. They popularly call
all citizens of the United States “Norte Americanos”.
Spanish is the language spoken pre-dominently in most
of the countries, but Portugese is the official language
of the people in one of the countries. English is taught
in most of the schools, so those persons fortunate to have
an education of any degree have some knowledge of the
language. Some will attempt to converse in English from
time to time. By now you probably know that I am speak
ing of South America.
Our organization known as the
Student Government Association
has been entrusted by the college
administration with executive,
legislative and judicial powers
over the student body. The pur
pose of the Student Government
Association shall be to (1) unify
the student body; (2) to initiate
and excercise supervision over
student government, discipline
and activities; and (3) to keep
ever present before the student
body the Clark standards of in
tegrity in work and conduct.
You can aid your SGA by
actively participating in its pro
gram, by voting in student elect
ions and fulfilling the duties of
a responsible campus citizen. You
can contribute even more by
bringing your opinions, com
plaints, constructive or destruc
tive criticisms to your SGA rep
resentative so that action can
be taken through proper and ef
fective channels. Furthermore,
you can make direct contribu
tions by participating in student
government committees and pro
grams.
SGA by recognizing that the ef
fectiveness of your student gov
ernment and how well it repre
sents you depends on your active
support, interest and participa
tion. In many areas and programs
your student government plays
an active role. You, as Clarkites
should assume your responsi
bility to yourselves, your campus,
the community and the nation.
In view of the fact that we
are now approaching probably
the most competitive part of our
school year ie, in terms of ath-
CLARKITES you must realize
that the effectiveness of your
SGA and how well it represents
you depends upon your active
support, interest and above all
your participation. Then, and
only then will we have a SGA
“second to none.”
Dr. George A. Reynolds has
announced organization of a
chapter of Pi Delta Phi National
Society in French.
The Society was organized in
1906 at The University of Cali
fornia. It is an organization
whose purpose is to foster “a
knowledge and greater love for
the contributions of France to
world culture and to foster a
friendly spirit between peoples
of French and English speech.”
Membership is open to out
standing students majoring or
minoring in French who have
completed at least the first se
mester of their third year work
in French studeies. A grade
average of 3.0 is the minimum
scholastic requirement for mem
bership.
letics, it might pe well, if I were
to mention something about the
meaning of CLARKITE and its
relation to you and the outside
educational community. First a
Clarkite is PROUD, SOPHISTI
CATED, RESPECTED, and of
these three RESPECTED is most
important. As a Clarkite, you
should demand RESPECT . . .
FOR WE ARE A PART OF A
GREAT HERITAGE. It therefore
follows that you should accept
the ressponsibility of carrying
yourself in a manner which de
mands respect.
I spent six weeks on the con
tinent of South America visiting
some five countries and many of
the principle cities. The countries
I spent some time in were Peru,
Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and
Brazil. The principal cities I
visited were Lima, La Paz,San
tiago, Buenos Aires, and Rio de
Janeiro .
If you have been keeping up
with current happenings around
the world, most of these names
should be familiar to you. For
the past few months some of
these countries and cities have
been sharing the headlines of
our newspapers across the Na
tion. Democracy is constantly
being threatened in all of these
under-developed countries and
communism is lurking in the
shadows awaiting any opportun
ity to take over. Our country
has reason to concern itself with
the future of our neighbors to
the South.
My purpose for going to these
countries was to see the work
of the Methodist Missions in a
foreign country and to partici
pate in a work camp-travei
seminar. My trip was sponsored
by the Board of Missions of the
Methodist Church.
Our group consisted of some
eighteen college and university
students from across the United
States, including a director and
associate director, both ministers,
and their wives. I was the only
Negro member in the group.
I am very anprreciative for be
ing selected to take such a trip
although at first I was someone
reluctant and hesitant. I usually
spend my summers working, but
now I feel that a finer thing
couldn’t have happened to me
than to have spent six weeks
of the summer on foreign soil.
The trip was just that exciting,
interesting, and stimulating. My
eyes witnessed many things that
I never could have possibly
thought of or imagined.
South America is a continent
with many, many problems. We,
of course have ours in the United
States but, you never will realize
how good we actually live in
our country until you see how
others are forced to live on the
other side of the globe. Merely
reading about the problems of
another country, or hearing
someone relate their experiences
of life abroad, is not enough to
portray the picture that one sees
with his very eyes on the actual
scene. Visiting the countries, see
ing the existing conditions of
the masses, and talking and
working with the common, every
day, people, I have gained en-
valuable insights that will stay
with me all of my life. I never
expected to see some of the
things I did in South America.
After arriving in Lima, Peru,
by jet aircraft, from the airport
to our hotel I could see that the
things described in the material
I had to read in preparation for
this trip were quite real and not
figments of someone’s imagina
tion.
Along the highway I saw some
of the most incredible things
I have ever witnessed in all my
life. I saw a violent contrast
between the old, ancient, Peru
and the new modern Peru. This
was, I found out later, to be the
pattern throughout South Ameri
ca.
I saw automobiles and buses
speeding along the highway in
competition with horse and ox
driven carts and buggys, burros,
mules, bicycles, motor scooters,
and hoards of heavily-laden
pedestrians. I could see from the
window of our 1938 Ford limo-
sine modern architectural struc
tures, fascinating in design, in
terspersed among shacks, shan
ties, and adobe huts, popuarly
called “squatters” by the Peru
vians. I could see torn and tat
tered farm hands tilling the
rocky soil and corroded, dry
land, with crude, ancient plows
and agricultural implements that
I thought people were no longer
using in this Atomic Age. Then
I could see acres and acres of
good land that had been culti
vated with modern machinery,
surrounded by long, high adobe
walls. I was told that this was
the land of the rich landowners
where peasants worked for less
than a dollar a day. Behind other
high walls I could see several
factories and industrial plants,
most owned and operated by the
rich landowners of the country,
but some controlled by large
American industrialists in the
United States. Huge profits are
made by these concerns, I was
told. Popular American names
such as, “Coca Cola” and “Orange
Crush” could be seen in adver
tisements throughout the country.
I also saw political slogans and
names of candidates scrawled in
paint, chalk and crayon all over
the walls, fences, buildings and
sidewalks of the streets. Signs
reading “Viva Castro” were quite
common. Most of the buildings
that I saw,, and this included the
homes of the rich, were scrawled
and defaced with such scribb-
lings a most horrible destruction
to property done at night by
vandals and paid commercialists.
I saw native Indian women sit
ting along the roadsides peddling
their wares. I saw many western
dressed Peruvians speedily scur
rying to and fro down the high
way and streets of Lima. I saw
many Indians, distinguishable by
their traditional dress and long
braids, walking in the crowds.
Some of the Indians were carry
ing phenomenal loads on their
backs and others were tending
their flocks or selling fruit. I saw
blind beggars, lame beggars,
women and men, all along the
highway stopping anyone they
could for a handout. I saw uni
formed youngsters with books,
obviously going or coming from
school. I saw other youngsters,
some dirty faced, some barely
clad, some without shoes on their
feet soliciting things. Many
youngsters I was told never get
a chance to go to school because
they are too poor. The schools
are free, but over-crowded and
lacking teachers. The ones who
go to school are very fortunate,
they can afford a uniform. Others
cannot even afford the price of
a pair of shoes. I was notably
impressed with all the sights of
this strange land. My heart was
greatly touched because of what
I saw.
Half of our group, nine mem
bers, spent two weeks working
in the mountains of Bolivia
among the native Indians. The
other half of our group, of which
I was a part, worked in Concep
cion, Chile among some of the
people left homeless by an Earth
quake that took place in 1960.
The people were still suffering
from the effects of that grave
tragedy when we arrived.
I helped to construct a large
fence around some property ac
quired from the Chilean Govern
ment by the Methodist Church.
This property was secured for the
building of a much needed social
center in the area, a project, full
of idle youngsters. I never saw
so many kids in all my life.
Literally thousands of them stan
ding around each day watching
us work and getting into the
carpenter’s hair. I also helped to
Continued on page 4.
Your Role In Student
Government Affairs
You can aid your SGA by actively participating in
its programs, by voting in student elections and fulfilling
the duties of a responsible campus citizen; by bringing
your opinions to your student government representative
so that action may be taken through proper and effective
channels; by participation in student government com
mittees and programs, by reading about and studying
issues affecting students through publications.
Most important you can aid