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2 FEBRUARY, 1965
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
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A Student's Paper
WHY NOT?
By Marion Phillips
1 find it extremely difficult to hold my pen still when I have
something to say. I am totally disturbed with the type of articles
submitted to the Panther for publication. I strongly believe that a
campus newspaper should be an organism that lives on ideas
from the students. The paper should be one of the avenues of
enlightment for the student body and faculty alike.
No campus can afford to have a paper that is not saturated
with original ideas from the student body. The student should feel
that it is his responsibility to submit any idea to the Panther staff
for publication as long as the writer is a responsible person.
If the Panther is a student’s paper, the student should not
delay in submitting any article of responsible protest as well as
an article of praise to the Panther staff for publication.
I appeal to my fellow students to rally to a cause well worth
fighting for. Share your ideas with all of us and not with just a few
friends around a table in the rec. Let us make the Panther the
true pulse of the student body.
Clark Answers Call
70 Volunteers Complete
Fallout Shelter Course
Clark College faculty and students answered the call for public
shelter management trainees when 70 volunteers completed a
3-hour Fallout Shelter Management Course conducted in Kresge
Hall, Thursday evening, January 7, 1965.
The class sessions were presented by Roy Kauffman and Wil
lard Ingram, deputy directors of Training and Operations, Atlanta
Metropolitan Area of Civil Defense. The instruction was coordi
nated with Dean Curtis D. Gillespie, Dean of Students.
The Shelter Management Course is designed to train qualified
volunteer personnel to supervise the operation and administration
of approximately 367 public shelters located in the Atlanta-Fulton
County area if and when a nuclear attack appears imminent.
The course includes instruction in atomic background, the
effects of nuclear weapons, shelter management, shelter equipment,
and the internal operation of fallout shelters.
The Radiological Monitoring sessions will be held in Taft
Hall, Municipal Auditorium, 30 Courtland Street, S.E., Friday,
February 26, 1-4 P.M.
Young Democrats Report
The Young Democratic Club was formed October 6, 1964 at
Clark College. This was the first Young Democratic Club to be
formed in the center. It is affiliated with the Young Democratic
Club of Georgia and The Young Democratic Club of America.
The Young Democrats have great hopes for this year. A series
of Chapel programs will be
presented in order to acquaint
the Clark College family with
the members of the club and
their purpose. The campaign ef
fort of the Young Democrats
for the Democratic Party didn’t
end with the campaign for Hor
ace Ward. A program for voter
registration is now in process
in which the Young Democrats
hope to fulfill their aims further.
These are only a few of the
incoming activities. -
Through the help of the
Young Democrats of Georgia
and America and with the able
leadership of Mr. Fishman, they
hope to aspire to even greater
heights.
The officers of the Young
Democrats are as follows:
President: Ernest Moore
Vice President: Antonio
Thomas
Secretary: Judy White
News From
Biology Department
Jimmy McCloud, a senior,
has been accepted at Meharry
Medical School for the coming
school year.
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Charles Bacon has submitted
his abstract paper to be read at
the Association of Southeast Bi
ologist which will meet at the
University of Virginia in April.
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A weekly senior seminar on
“the cell” is held every Wednes
day evening in the biology lab.
* * ❖
Three students are currently
enrolled in the problems in bi
ology course to do research un
der Mr. Sears and Mr. Rusinko.
Two will do research under Mr.
Sears on entomology and one
under Mr. Rusinko will study
algae.
* * ❖
Last semester the Pre-phar
macy students heard • Dean
Oliver Littlejohn from the Mer
cer University School of Phar
macy and on February 11, they
heard Mr. George W. Coleman
of Abbot Laboratories. These
meetings are held in conjunction
with the pre-pharmacy program
to acquaint the student with
all phases of pharmacy. Local
druggists are invited as guest of
the college also.
❖ ❖ ❖
Dr. Withers was one of five
Clark faculty members to re
ceive the Atlanta University Re
search Grant. He was also ap
pointed to the National Science
Foundation Evaluating Panel
the week of February 5, 1965.
This panel evaluates grants pro
posal submitted by scientists all
over the country and make rec-
commendations as to who will
receive the grant. He will go to
the panel meeting in New Or
leans February 18-19, 1965.
❖ * *
Dr. Spriggs and Dr. Withers
will serve on the staff of the
Summer Institute for high
school science teachers at Mor
ris Brown College this summer,
sponsored by the Naional Sci
ence Foundation.
Corresponding Secretary:
Jackie Bennett
Treasurer: Wallace
McMichael
The members consist of Gil
bert Petty, Olivia Savage,
Johnny Bryson, Yvette Hull,
Jerolean Baker, Peggy Days,
William Fannings, James Gra
ham, Peggy Hall, William
Smith, Rosa Davis, Marie
Hawkins, Yvonne Richardson,
Mary Jones and Herman Wat
son.
Zeta Phi Beta
Re-activates Chapter
Nine Archonians crossed the
burning sands into “Zeta dome”
on December 11, 1964—offi
cially re-activating Psi Chapter
of Zeta Beta Sorority on the
Clark College campus.
Zeta started the new year by
observing its Founders’ Day
with a chapel program in Dav-
age Auditorium, January 11,
1965. Speaker for the occasion
was Soror Dr. Julia Fountain
Jackson, Chairman of the Di
vision of Language, Literature
and Arts, Morris Brown Col
lege,
The members of Zeta Phi
Beta Sorority and Phi Beta Sig
ma Fraternity are spearheading
“Project Appalachia.” This
project will enable many under
privileged Americans to receive
clothing and other materials
from Americans who are more
fortunate.
Mrs. Johnnie M. Rainey is the
advisor for Zeta.
The Clark College Concert
Band appeared in its annual
program of sacred music on
Sunday, January 17.
Conducted by Mr. Wayman
A. Carver, the 55-piece group
staged its Vesper Hour concert
in Davage Auditorium at 4 p.m.
The concert featured works
which the group performed for
the first time as well as many
of the standard compositions
which have become favorites
with Atlantans who make it a
point to attend these concerts
each year.
Following January 17 per-
Five Clarkites Attend
National Conference
Three Clark faculty members
and two students attended the
Nineteenth Annual Conference
of the National Council of The
United Negro College Fund in
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 5-6, 1965.
They were Dr. Wiley S. Bold
en, college dean; Curtis D. Gill
espie, Dean of Students; Miss
Jennye M. Townsend, alumni
office assistant; and Miss San
dra Hardin and Calvin Sharpe,
both sophomore students.
The theme of the conference
was “Increasing the Impact of
UNCF in A Changing Society.”
Omega Welcomes
New Students
The Brothers of Beta Psi
Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fra
ternity, Inc. take this opportun
ity to welcome all newcomers
to the Atlanta University Cen
ter. You have elected a diffi
cult road on which to trod, but
with perseverance and dedica
tion to the task before you, all
barriers can be overcome.
Beta Psi Chapter, after ex
periencing a most successful
first semester, has planned a
number of civic and social ac
tivities for the second semester.
On February 9, 1965 the bro
thers of the chapter present
their annual Sweetheart pro
gram. This festive occasion will
serve as the kickoff for the sec
ond semesters activities.
The Omega Psi Phi Fraterni
ties Annual Mardi Gras will be
held on Friday, February 26,
1965 at the Waluhajc Ballroom
between the hours of 10 P.M.
and 2 A.M. Tickets for this af
fair may be purchased from
any member of Beta Psi Chap
ter at a cost of $1.50 per per
son. Door prizes of outstanding
quality will be awarded.
The Brothers of Beta Psi
have participated in one civic
endeavor during the year 1965
In the month of January the
brothers donated one pint of
blood each to the cause of a
young hemophilia patient who
was in dire need of the life
giving fluid.
At the end of the first semes
ter Beta Psi suffered the loss of
its Keeper of Records and Seal,
Brother Johnny Bryson, who
has completed the course of
study for his A.B. degree. Bro
ther Bryson is scheduled to en
roll at American University this
month to study towards the M.
A. degree in the School of Gov
ernment.
formance, the Clark Concert
Band is not scheduled to appear
in a public performance until
its major concert of the year,
scheduled for March 14.
Other February presentations
by the Music Department in
clude a student recital on Feb
ruary 14 and a Founders’ Day
program concert on February
21, featuring either Luther
Saxon or William Weaver.
In addition to the March
concert by the Band, the month
will also bring to the Davage
Auditorium stage The National
Opera Company in either “The
Barber of Seville” or “Vaga
bond King.”
April 6 through 9 will fea
ture the Music Department’s
Annual Festival of Music and
Arts, and The Philharmonic So
ciety will appear in a program
of Passion music on April 11.
-NOTICE-
It is impossible for this office to
assemble articles for the paper with
out help from the students and fac
ulty. Please submit your articles in
type-written form. Any article you
wish published, bring article to
Alumni Office or call and have it
picked up.
THANKS
Ellen L. Magby
Clark's Band Conducts
Annual Vesper Service