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Page 4 THE PANTHER February, 1964 SPORTS Clark College’s Panthers stepped back into their win ning stride before taking off for final examinations in late February. Following three consecutive losses the Panthers bounced back into the thick of things with a resounding 65-53 victory over Florida A & M. All-SIAC center Charlie Smith paced the Clarkites’ at tack, sinking 24 points to pro vide an assist for the Panther’s stout defensive work in stopping the usually high-scoring Rat tlers. Paul Robinson added ele ven more to be second-highest scorer for the Clarkites who now figure heavily in the South ern Intercollegiate Athletic As sociation race. The Panthers were nosed out of the visitation race by one game last year and subsequently lost in the finals of the conference tournament. Coached by Leonidas S. Epps, the Panthers started the season with victories over Virginia State and Prairie View in the Georgia Invitational Tourna ment to emerge third in that tournament. They are 6-4 in conference play with six con ference games remaining on the schedule. Unlike their counterparts of last season, this year’s Clark team is highly defensive-mind ed. Lowell Dickerson, a senior from Atlanta, is the backbone of that defense. Epps singled him out as the key—at least to the outer door—of his team’s chances to wind up in the top bracket of conference competi tion. The other key—offensive— is based on the scoring combi nation of Charlie Smith and Sam Brown—a combination which yet has to be sychronized to messh in the same game. “Our problem is that Charlie Smith and Sam Brown can’t seem to get hot on the same evening. If one is hitting the other is not. For example, Charlie Smith hit 24 points against Florida while Brown got only five.” Regardless of whether Epps’ can get Charlie and Sam to click on the same night or not, he is likely to end up with a- nother good season come tourna ment time. It has been only two or three of Epps’ twelve years at Clark that his basketball teams have not won trophies. PANTHERS CRUSH BETHUNE-COOKMAN Returning to their home court after an impressive road trip, the Panthers rolled over Beth- une Cookman 65-47. This was their first appearance at home since the G.I.T. games in De cember. The Panthers demonstrated a stout defense and an explosive offense as they overpowered Bethune with a minimum of resistance. Puzzled by the Pan- t h e r s’ defensive maneuvers, Bethune went for long periods without scoring. Heading the Panther attack were Sam Brown, Lowell Dickerson, Paul Robinson, Charlie Smith, and Theordis Norton. PANTHERS STORM BY MOREHOUSE The Panhters had an easy time as thye defeated the inept Morehouse five by a score of 68-52, in an important Confer ence game. This victory will also have a definite bearing on the City Championship. Trail ing by as much as 15 points, the Tigers never posed any real threat to the Panther’s large lead. The Morehouse victory made it four in a row for the Panthers. PANTHERS LOSE TO FISK The Fisk University Bulldogs handed the Panthers their sec ond S.I.A.C. defeat by a score of 76-71. The fast-breaking Fisk quintet gave evidence of tre mendous talent as they edged by the Panthers. Early in the second half The Bulldogs established a 20 point lead. The Panthers came back with a tremendous “second ef fort” and cut the 20 point lead down to 4 points. Charley Smith led the Panther’s scoring attack with 19 points. Sam Brown scored 15, and Paul Robinson scored 12. ALABAMA STATE DEFEATS CLARK Alabama State handed the Panthers their third S.I.A.C. de feat of the season by a score of 72-69. The game was close all the way as each team traded basket for basket. Late in the game the Hornets pulled away and went into a stall maneuver to run the clock out. Sam Brown led all scorers with 25 points. CLARK DEFEATS MORRIS BROWN The Panthers made it two in a row in city competition by de feating the Morris Brown Wol verines 67-54. The Panther’s victory over Brown put the Clark in good position for the city championship. Morris Brown led Clark in the first half and the early part of the second half. However, the Pan thers got their offensive and defensive attacks working and emerged with an impressive 67- 53 victory. The Panthers are now 5-3 in Conference competi tion. The Panthers had four play ers in the double figures. Char lie Smith led the way with 19 points, he was followed by Theordis Norton 13, Paul Robin son 12, and Sam Brown 11. PANTHERS DEFEAT F. V. STATE The Panthers went on a scoring rampage as they very easily defeated Fort Valley by a score of 89-54. The Panthers, noted for their outstanding de fensive play proved that they have an equally outstanding of fense as they executed their fast break to perfection. Coach Epps took full advantage of the large leads which the Panthers main tained, and emptied the bench in order to give his reserves a chance to prove themselves. Sharpshooters George Thomp son led the Panther’s attack with 20 points to his credit. Closely following Thompson were C. Smith 16, Sam Brown 12, and Paul Robinson 10. PANTHERS NIP SOUTH CAROLINA STATE In a low scoring game, the Clark College Panthers defeate the South Carolina Bulldogs 49- 48, in Orangeburg, South Caro lina. This was a great victory for the Panthers in that it has been a long time since they had defeated. The Bulldogs at home. The game was strictly a de fensive battle in the first half. In the second half, the Panthers capitalized on the Bulldogs er rors, and gained a comfortable C O A H R Reorganized by Lamond Godwin Representatives from the va rious schools in the Atlanta Uni versity Center met Wed. night January 15, at Paschal’s rets- aurant to discuss plans for the reorganization of the Committee On Appeal for Human Rights. The organization, which won nation-wide acclaim for its mammoth protest marches in 1960, has been non-functional for the past several months. Larry Fox, chairman for the group called for a “reunification of hearts, minds, and bodies in the cause of gaining those rights which are inherently our as members of the human race and as citizens of these United States.” James Forman, executive se cretary for the Student Nonvio lent Coordinating Committee, was the keynote speaker of the meeting. Forman remarked that “there is still much that needs to be done in Atlanta if we are to achieve our goal of complete freedom and equality.” John Lewis, Chairman of SNCC was also present. Student body president George Smith, Johonnie Downs, Lennet Cain, and Panther editor La mond Godwin were the Clark representatives. The COAHR is expected to make a statement of policy in the near future. Clarkites Attend Ecumenical Clarkites Addie Shopshire, Maxine London and Ruth Suggs were among seme 3200 delegates at the 19th Ecumenical Student Conference on the Christian World Mission in Athens, Ohio. The theme of the inter-racial and international quadrenial conference was “For the Life of the World.” Author of the book from which the theme came and key speaker at the conference was Alezander Schemann, who represented the Russian Ortho dox Cuhrch. To learn more about the be liefs of other denominations was the main purpose of the con ference. Reports from churches around the world were held daily. These reports stimulated the daily group discussions. Of the varied activities, Clark representatives cite the Holy Communion Service taken from the tradition of Hypolytus some 200 years ago as the major highlight. There were 78 nations repres ented with the Methodist de nomination leading in delegates. lead. In the closing minutes of the game State fought back but the Panthers stout defense pro- ed to be the deciding factor. The Panther’s scoring attack was led by Theordis Norton, Sam Brown, and Charlie Smith. PANTHERS LOSE TO TUSKEGEE The Clark College Panthers suffered their first defeat by a conference team to an impres sive Tuskegee five by a score of 75-62. The Panthers got off to a slow start in the first half, and were unable to catch-up as the Tigers built up a big lead. In the sec ond half, the Panthers found shooting range as they began to hit from the outside, and cut Tuskegee’s lead. Klein And Kirk For Institute Two distinguished figures in Social Relations will appear at Clark College as guest lecturers during the second semester un der sponsorship of the recently organized Social Relations In stitute. They are Dr. Donald Charles Klein and W. Astor Kirk. Mr. Klein is director of the Boston University Human Re lations Center and a Reserach Associate in the Harvard Med ical School. He is former senior clinical psychologist at the Berkeley State Mental Hygience Clinic and has served as As sociate Psychologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He has been associat ed as a psychologist with the Veterans Administration and the U.S. Navy. Mr. Klein will speak on Thursday February 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the lower lounge of Kresge Hall. His topic will be “Psychological Crises Of Rapid Social Change.” W. Astor Kirk is Director of Public Affairs for The Division i of Human Relations and Economic Affairs of The Meth odist Church. His experience includes a unique combination of government service and church work. During World War II he was a member of the War Department Staff, and he has been legislative assistant to two U.S. Congressmen. Prominent among Dr. Kirk’s church re sponsibilities is his work with The Commission On Study Of Church and State Relations for the National Council of Church es. He will speak on Thursday March 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the lower lounge of Kresge Hall. His topic will be “The Role Of The Church In The Desegrega- tive Process.” The Institute for Social Rela tions is an experimental labora tory devoted to the study of problems arising from racial and religious prejudice, social conflict and social change. Its faculty and students are in volved in theoretical and practi cal research. They are concerned with an understanding of factors affecting intergroup relations and the development of more efficient skills for work in these areas. Sigurd Rascher In Saxophone Recital Siguard Rascher, known as the “Paganini of the Saxo phone”, was presented iji recital at Clark College on‘~January lif, 1964, at 10:00 a.m. Mr. Rascher is credited with many “firsts,”: Brought the saxophone to the concert stage as a solo instru ment, proving its incomparable variety of tonal qualities; in creased the range from 2 1/2 to 4 octaves; persuaded composers of many nations to write special works for him, of which over fifty are dedicated to him. Mr. Rascher has performed as soloist with the Berlin Philhar monic, Royal Philharmonic of London, New York Philhar monic, Boston and other orches tras. During his days on campus he two lectured on “Wind Instru ments and the Sax” and “Music and Music Education: What and Why?” He was also featured as guest soloist in a College Band Concert Band under the direction of Mr. W a y m a n Carver. Clarkite Writes From Wellesley to Dean Thomas Dear Mrs. Thomas, I was exceedingly pleased to learn that Clark is having such a rewarding year. It is evident that Clark is receiving acclaim in all areas. I apolgize for not writing more frequently, but corre spondence is, at present, a task. The real essence of the task is finding the time to write. My academic life is quite time con suming. I recall how delighted I was at the thought of no Wed nesday classes. Howeer, I soon discovered that one is so busy with homework that required class attendance on Wednesday might prove more desirable. The work here is both chal lenging and demanding. At times, 24 hours seem quite in adequate in terms of the amount of work to be completed within this period. One nightly consults some five or six sources in pre paration for a class to be held on the following day. I some times regard this as quite an ordeal. However, it is impossible to convey the feeling of ac complishment that comes with the completion of an assign ment. The work here is done quite independently. Exams are given on the honor system. In most instances, the instructor pre sents the exam and leaves the room. Many sealed exams are issued to the student to be taken in the confinement of his room. Class attendance is voluntary. The ability to think is greatly emphasized. One is encouraged to critically analyze everything that is presented. All aspects of a situation are considered. One never consults only one source to substantiate a statement or opinion. I recently completed the read ing of eight books for a unit in sociology. I was delighted to note that Dr. Lincoln’s book, The Black Muslims In America, was included. As I commented on this work in class, I proudly added that it was written by an instructor at my school. I varied from my day to day routine to attend a football game last month. I can hardly remember being more excited, for this was my first Ivy League game. The game was that of Harvard vs. Darthmouth. The festivities reminded me of a footall week-end at Clark, and I began to feel homesick. The recent edition of The Panther which I received from your office was, to say the least, impressive. I beamed with joy as I showed it to every girl on my corridor. Thank you. Upon receiving knowledge of being nominated for Who’s Who, I was quite pleased. I assure you that I am aware of the distinc tion and obligation that accom panies such an honor. Thank You. Respectfully Marshall Jones