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Vol. XXVIII, No. 4 CLARK COLLEGE-ATLANTA, GEORGIA ‘ May, 1965 40 YEARS of DEDICATED SERVICE You can't—and be honest about it—judge a college by its trees, its fraternities or its buildings. You have to judge it by its products— and by its reputation which in turn springs from its products. No college can become great without plans that are continuously in the making. There must be dreams and long-range planning which eventually become concrete expressions of institutional growth. The last building to appear on the Clark College Campus was an indica tion of such dreams and planning. The James P. Brawley Dormitory. Good and beautiful buildings are necessary for a college to per form well its function of education, but the most important test is that of a good president to see that the essential facilities for a higher quality of education are provided. Dr. Brawley has spent endless hours toward this end. President Brawley came to Clark in 1925 as a teacher of educa tion. From two devout Methodists, Dr. R. S. Lovinggood and Dr. M. S. Davage, both of whom had served as President of his Alma Mater, Samuel Houston College, he had learned of Clark; and through them he had learned of the work it was doing. The problems con fronting the institution in his early days were numerous, but working assiduously with President M. S. Davage, he aided in solving some of them. At the end of his first year his ability as a teacher and as a leader was clearly seen, and he was elevated to the deanship, a posi tion he held until he became President in 1941. As Dean of the College, he concentrated on broadening the curriculum, improving the faculty, and on setting up a new system of records. During the course of events, Cupid appeared upon the scene and in 1929 President Brawley was married to Miss Georgia L. Williams who later became a teacher in Clark's Departments of English and Education. In the middle 1930's there was much serious talk on moving Clark University to a new site to form a University Center for Negroes, and Dean Brawley, with President Davage, worked toward this end. Before the completion of the new plant, Dr. Davage accepted a position with the Board of Education of the Methodist Church in Nashville, and Dr. Brawley assumed the Presidency. For this promotion he was especially well-prepared, having earned the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Northwestern University. To him in 1941 fell the task of transplanting the roots and culture of the old College to the new. and to him, to the faculty, and to the students were entrusted the privilege and honor of establishing in the new Clark the high ideals, the noble traditions, the deep devotion and loyalty which were brought over in full measure from the old Clark. In the fall of 1941 the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools gave the new College “A” rating. Many new fea tures were added to the curriculum, and in the interest of faculty welfare a retirement plan was initiated. In the course of development the enrollment has more than doubled. For over forty years President Brawley has seen many outstanding products spring from Clark. He has planted in many the Clark ideals and the reputation for which Clark is noted. All Clark men and women will recognize him as a toughminded Christian, quietly brimming with good humor. A square-jawed almost six footer has carried Clark's problems with the same rugged debonair endurance he showed as a football captain at Samuel Houston, and for his long untiring hours he has guided Clark to spectacular success. We extend to Dr. Brawley our greatest appreciation for being a part of an institution guided by his dynamic Christian leadership. May the years ahead be memorable as the ones he has spent at Clark College.