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icd on itself. .nor;. hake- on pain. the i :rn ering ore a irthe Consultants at Clark College Business Career Clinic were from L. to R.: Mr. Kenneth D. Days, Sr., Registered Public Accountant; Mr. P. D. Davis, Director, Atlanta School of Business; Mr. Allen E. Caldwell, Caldwell Real Estate Company; Mr. Malcolm J. Meredith, Personnel Manager, Catalog Ordering Plant, and Mr. Claude D. Miller, Personnel Manager, Retailing Division of Sears, Roebuck and Company; Mr. Herrick Z. McConnell, U. S. Civil Service Commissioner; Mr. James H. Wykle, State Supervisor of Business and Office Education, Georgia State Department of Education, and Mr. James A. Kammerer, District Manager of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. en, Dean of Faculty and In struction at Clark, brought re marks. Summary statements were given by Mrs. G. Cothran. The successful day of activ ities was climaxed by refresh ments provided by the Coca- Cola Company. On April 2, a Business Ma chine Show sponsored by the Business Department was held in Georgia Williams Brawley Lounge, Kresge Hall. The ex hibitions and demonstrations were a “hit” with both faculty and students. The show brought representatives of several office machine supply houses to the campus where many pieces of the latest equipment were shown. The Dura Business Ma chine’s “Amazing Mach 10” automatic typewriter received special praise from the secre taries of the various offices. On the evening of April 2, the Business Week Observance was climaxed on a successful note at Paschal ‘Brothers’ Res taurant where the Business Forum held a banquet. Mrs. Veronica Sims served as the chairman of this event. Mr. William Nix, Placement Director of Morehouse College was the speaker. He pointed out that as we prepare ourselves to enter the main stream of the American Business World, we must, in his words, “Know Thyself." Floral presentations were made to Mr. William Robie and Mrs. Gladys Cothran. One doz en roses were presented to our faculty advisor, Miss Jennye Townsend. Dr. W. S. Bolden brings felicitations at Business Career Clinic, April 1. The Panther MAY, 1965 Dr. K. K. Das, Professor of Business Administration, Atlanta University, spoke at general assembly program of the Business Forum on "Challenges in the Great Society." t*«ii 11 % e \ i ‘•f of F; | 1 ;s tl I [ Dr. Cleveland Dennard, Principal of Carver Vocational and Adult School, was keynote speaker at the first session of the Business Career Clinic. Business Week Observed by Business Dept. Dr. K. K. Das and Dr. Cleve land L. Dennard were opening speakers Thursday, April 1, when the Clark College Busi ness Department sponsored its First Business Week Obser vance. Coordinated by Miss Jennye M. Townsend of the Clark Business Department, the Business Week Program brought to the campus represen tatives of several national and local businesses and from the U. S. Civil Service Commission and the State Department of Education. The activities started on April 1 with an assembly under the chairmanship of Diane Jen nings. Dr. K. K. Das, Professor of Business Administration, At lanta University addressed the assembly. Dr. Das talked on “Challenges and Opportunities in the Great Society,” theme of the observance, in Davage Au ditorium at 10 a.m. Growth in the gross national product was stressed and the impact of auto mation on the working man was discussed at length. The latter part of the day gave host to the Business Ca reer Clinic with Leo Shingles presiding. The opening session at the clinic marked the high spot of the day’s activities when the keynote speaker, Dr. Cleve land Dennard, addressed the Business majors. Following our theme, Dr. Dennard proposed many challenges emphasizing the need for occupational prep aration, the job of getting five million people into responsible employment, and a decision on how much education is re quired for successful partici pation in the world of work. He stated that, “The presence of the computer will dictate, in large measure, the opportuni ties to be provided in the great society. In order to meet the challenges and opportunities in the great society, there must be a maximum utilization of each individual’s abilities. The population explosion, the mo bility of this knowledge as well as technological advances makes these challenges a necessity.” The second session engaged the attendants in two work shops monitored by Mr. Wil liam T. Robie, Acting Head of the Business Administration Dept., and Miss Jennye M. Townsend. Here, eight consul tants were presented in two panels which exchanged work shop groups, this allowing all present to be exposed to all con sultants. The consultants were: Mr. Allen E. Caldwell, Caldwell Real Estate Company; Mr. Claude D. Miller, Personnel Manager, Sears, Roebuck and Company; Mr. James H. Wykle, State Supervisor of Business and Office Education, Georgia State Department of Education; Mr. Kenneth D. Days, Sr., Reg istered Public Accountant; Mr. James A. Kammerer, District Manager, Metropolitan Life In surance Company; Mr. Mal colm J. Meredith, Personnel Manager, Catalog Ordering Plant, Sears, Roebuck and Com pany; Mr. Herrick A. Mc Connell, U. S. Civil Service Commissioner; Mr. P. D. Davis, Director, The Atlanta School of Business. While each of the consultants represented a different phase of the education and business world, there seemed to have been common requirements and traits needed for success. Among those most frequently mentioned were: (1) eduaction and training required for the special area (2) facility in the use of the English Language (3) a high degree of compet ence—(no place for mediocri ty) (4) ability to think (5) persistent effort and (6) ability to get along with people—(85% of the people who lose their jobs do so because of their in ability to get along with peo ple). The third session, a second general assembly, took place in Georgia Williams Brawley Lounge, Kresge Hall. Dr. Bold The last event of the Business Week Observance was a Banquet which was held at Paschal Bros, on April 2, 1965. The guest speaker was Mr. William Nix, Director of Placement at Morehouse College. Mr. Leon Davis, president of Business Forum, is seated beside him.