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2 OCTOBER, 1964 The Panther The Clark Panther A journal of college life published from October to June by students of Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia. A promoter of school spirit by encouraging projects and ef forts among student groups and individual students. A medium through which an opportunity is provided for stu dents to obtain experience in newsgathering, reporting, review ing and writing. An instrument for fostering friendly and constructive criticism of campus activities. Leondria Epps Editor Robert Holloway Feature Editor Jacqueline Bennett Co-Editor Gloria Lester Sports Editor Patricia Hudson Secretary Ellen Magby Ivan Hakeem Advisors Sdita'iCaCly Sfiea&iay— In Defense of Nonconformity By Jacqueline Hardy Do you know that you are a very unique person in this ever- changing age of aeronautics and space travel and that your individ uality played a great part in helping you to become what you are —a believer in nonconformity? Of course you would not go to the Alps in a bikini or drive your car on the wrong side of the street, but you do have that certain amount of “self” that makes you dif ferent. Oh, you are not an extremist or a rebel against authority and you are greatly in favor of the good of humanity. But suppose for a moment you lacked that space of “self” to add to your personality. Suppose your tag which distinguishes you from others was taken away and you were no longer yourself but rather part of an organ ized group in which everyone is really no one for their true idenity of true “self” has been lost. It has been noted that the biggest job of any Dean of Students is to get the college freshman to be themselves. Most people are afraid to be nobody; they must conform, be like everybody else. And so the job of distinguishing one individual from another begins. The task of finding the matchless few isn’t as hard as it may sound for the individualist usually stands out in any crowd. They are the non conformist who set the pace. Whether his ideals are good or bad, he'll be the one well-rounded with as much “self" as possible. Nonconformist is a definite and welcomed part of any society. Al though it may seem as if we’re losing our idenity to serial numbers and zip codes, we aren’t. The world is in an urgent need of more “believers in self.” Therefore one can easily set himself apart from the numbered many and be a definite part of the rare individualists by being a sensible nonconformists. “To conform is good; to know when to conform is better; but to know when not to confrom is best of all.” Clark Students Omega Psi Phi Receive Scholarships Begins New Year Two science majors at Clark College have become the latest recipients of many academic awards won by graduates of Birm ingham area schools at Clark College. They are seniors Robert Mar cus and Ernest Long. Marcus, a graduate of Ullman High School, was recently named winner of one of four National Methodist Scholarships awarded to Clark students. It is valued at $500. This is the second recent scholarship award to the mathe- mathics major, he studied during the summer at Harvard Univer sity under a scholarship in that institution’s Summer School Co operative Program. Rounding out a solid series of academic activities geared toward a career in research, Marcus is a student assistant in Clark’s De partment of Physics. He helped organize a student mathematics tutoring service at the college. For the second consecutive year Marcus is Vice-President of his class, and last year he was select ed to be a student leader in Clark’s Freshman Orientation Program. Ernest Long, from Bessemer, is a Brighton High School graduate. He has been awarded his second Radio Corporation of America Beta Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity has begun another year of dedicated service to the community. A number of civic and recreational activities have been planned for the year. Officers for the chapter are: Thomas Gay, Basileus; William Gordon, Vice-Basileus; Harvey Palmer, Keeper of Records and Seal; Antonio Thomas, Keeper of Finance; Joseph Strawbridge, Dean of Pledgees; and Gilbert Petty, Reporter. Other members of Beta Psi are Johnny Bryson, Wallace McMichael, James Lewis, Robert Edwards, Ronald Hamp ton, Ralph Long, and Homer Mc- Ewen. Miss Yvonne Worthem is the charming sweetheart of Omega men for the year. Her attendants are Miss Christine Coleman and Miss Mildred Paggett. Omega marches on to greater heights through dedicated service. Scholarship—an annual science award to a Clark student covering academic expenses and accom panied by a supplementary grant to the College. The awards have been made to Clark students for nearly ten years under a program established by RCA to encourage students to prepare for careers in science teaching. Five Faculty Members Study On Fellowship This Summer The home of Billie and Otis Franklin in Alaska was the home of faculty member Mrs. Mamie Robinson for three weeks of this past summer. She also spent eight weeks studying at the University of Wisconsin studying in the Mathematics Institute sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation. Places of interest vistited by Mrs. Robinson in the land of mid night sun were the gold dredges; the campus of The University of Alaska in Fairbanks and the In dian Burial Grounds at Eklatna, Debate Team Begins Year The Clark College Debate Team enjoyed a very successful season for the school year 1963- 64. They participated in various tournaments across the country including Howard, Hampton, New York University, University of South Carolina where Clark’s debating team won first place trophy for best negative team and Clark’s debate captain William Gordon won the best speaker's trophy. Clark has already accepted invitations for the school year 1964-65 from tournaments being held at Emory on November 6 and 7; University of South Caro lina, November 12-14; University of Georgia, November 20 and 21; John Hopkins, January 29 and 30, 1965; and Harvard University, February 4-6, 1965. Members of the Clark College Debate team are: William Gord on, junior; Jacqueline Bennett, sophomore; Beatrice Madison, sophomore; and Antonia Thomas, junior. The debate team coach is Mr. Robert Fishman. Art Department Pla ns Exhibits The Art Department has initi ated its exhibition series with a showing of paintings and pottery by two well known local artists, James Bray and Robert Wester- velt. The exhibition remained on display in the foyer of Davage Auditorium until October 9. Fol lowing this exhibition is the “Con temporary Living Exhibition” which will show current trends in furniture and home decoration for the month of October. The No vember show will be an exhibition of Serigraphs from the Western Serigraph Institute of California. Various kinds of exhibitions have been scheduled for the school year, dates and other information will be announced later. Mr. Carl Wilen, Art Depart ment Chairman, had a painting selected to be shown in the high ly competitive Twentieth Annual Southeastern Exhibition. The work was chosen from hundreds of en tries from Georgia, Florida, Ala bama, South Carolina, and other states throughout the South. The exhibition will be shown at the Atlanta Art Association through the month of October and will tour major museums in the south east. Art films dealing with various styles and periods are to be shown at intervals this year. Informal discussions are scheduled after each film session in order to make the material more intelligible and enjoyable to all interested persons. Math Club Offers Tutoring Service The Department of Mathemat ics has announced plans for tutor ing services again this year. Students interested in this ser vice should contact Ernest Long, president of the Mathematics Club. Alaska. In Anchorage she visited Mt. McKinley—highest peak in North America, Alaska Methodist University, the U. S. Air Force Base and a view of the ruins of the Alaska earthquake. The most fascinating sights ex claimed Mrs. Robinson were the spectacular Alaskan sunsets, the magnificent mountains and the northern lights caused by rays of electrically charged particles shot from the sun which are diverted toward the earth’s magnetic poles. She said they glow much like the charge particles that cause the glow of a fluorescent tube. Mrs. Robinson describes her her summer as prosperous, enjoy able and challenging. Other faculty members study ing this summer were Mrs. Caro lyn Harris, assistant professor of mathematics and physics. She studied in the Physics Institute of Princeton University; Mr. Frank Rusinko, assistant professor of Classes Name '64-6b Officers FRESHMEN President Rudolph Jackson Vice President Isadore Lee Secretary Mary Ellis SOPHOMORES President Calvin W. Sharpe Vice President Elijah Solomon Secretary Lillie Hardin Treasurer Jesse Baskerville Business Manager ... Gilbert Howard JUNIORS President Harvey Palmer Vice President John Shockley Secretary Andrea McDowell Treasurer Herman Watson SENIORS President Eugene Ballentine Secretary Sylvia Grant Treasurer Curtis Byrdsong biology and Mr. Solomon Sears, instructor of biology, both studied in the Biology Institute at the Uni versity of North Carolina, Mr. William Dutch, assistant professor of English, enrolled in the English Institute at the University of In diana. These faculty members received fellowships to study in summer in stitutes designed to aid college teachers in reorganizing and im proving their courses. These grants are made possible through the Carnegia Corporation of New York and the Rockefeller Foun dation. MISS UNCF 1964-65 Miss Sandra Hardin of Chat tanooga, Tennessee will reign as Miss UNCF for the year 1964- 1965. Miss Hardin was crowned in the spring by Dean Wiley S. Bold en, when her class reported the highest amount of money. This is the first time a freshman class has won such title. Miss Hardin is a sophomore, majoring in social science. She plans to be a social worker after graduation. Our Co let! on By Jacqueline Hardy “If you can’t be a highway then just be a trail, If you can’t be the sun be a star; It isn’t by size that you win or you fail— But be the best of whatever, you are.” We the members of the 1964- 65 freshman class of Clark Col lege emphatically declare “to be the best of what we are.” A con stant struggle for perfection in all our endeavors will be our major concern. We vow to uphold the ideals of Clark, morally and spiritually, to always possess that "tag of distinction” which will help us project that "Second to None” image of Clark College, to strive for academic excellence and to bring only fame and honor to the Clark College campus. We will try to become “ideal Clark- ites" by upholding the motto "Culture for Service." We realize that culture without service is culture lost and that we need both in order to be the "best of what ever we are.” STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT EDITORIALS AND NEWS COPY FOR EACH EDITION OF THE CAMPUS NEWSPAPER. The Executive Officers of the Student Government Association. Front row—L-R Patricia Brown, Robert Marcus, Jean West, Hewitt Matthews, and Marshall Jones. Back row—L-R Betty Marable, Antonia Thomas, Mary Stansel, Ernest Long, Yvonne Richardson, Calvin Sharpe and Barbara Bums.