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4 MAY, 1965
The Panther
Mr. Wayman Carver, Instructor and Associate Professor ot Music, has been
associated with Clark College since 1942. He is the Director of the Concert and
Marching Bands.
Professor Wayman Carver
Back in 1928, as a Clark College senior, Wayman Carver put
together some very talented student musicians and called them
“The Collegiate Ramblers." Specializing in that brand of jazz
peculiar to the area, the "Ramblers" became one of the “hottest”
A group from Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, were visitors on Clark
campus during the week of March 21-27.
One of groups who visited Clark campus on March 25-April 5.
Three Groups Visit the Campus
little bands in the city.
Clarkites of that day, when
they recall campus dances and
the Rambler jazzed-up football
pep meetings, probably picture
very clearly this group.
There is no group on the
campus now as counterpart to
the famous “Ramblers,” but
Wayman Carver’s musicians,
now replaced with the more
“dignified" flutes, oboes, french
horns, etc., still stir the spirits
of music lovers who come en-
masse each time they hear the
Clark Concert Band is going to
give a performance.
Mr. Carver is a graduate of
Clark College and has served
as instructor and Associate
Professor of Music since 1942,
following a stand with the late
Chich Webb's orchestra. This
experience, coupled with his
own likes and the time in which
he learned his music, and his
formal study along classical
lines, served to make him the
versatile musician that he is.
Mr. Carver's first concert at
Clark took place in Davage
Auditorium in the spring of
1943. It was huge success and
marked the beginning of a long
series of distinguished perfor
mances which never fail to draw
capacity audiences.
There are two instrumental
music organizations at Clark—
the Marching Band and the
Concert Band. To the tune of
Carver’s “Hail, Roaring Pan
thers,” with prancing majorettes
leading the way down the field,
the marching band has been the
delight of Clarkites and Clark
fans for many years.
The department’s record in
fulfilling its objective of turn
ing out school music teachers
is outstanding. In the Atlanta
area alone there are a dozen or
so former band members who
direct music at elementary and
high school.
Mr. Carver has worked un
tiringly with many Clark stu
dents and the band to make
Clark the kind of institution it is
today. We hope you have many
more years of success, Mr. Car
ver.
Faculty Members Serve
On Evaluating Committee
On April 5 and 6, Dr. Den
nis, Chairman of the Mathe
matics Department; Mrs.
Gladys Cothran, Assistant Pro
fessor, Business Education De
partment; Mr. Alfred Gourdet,
Professor of French; and Dr.
Stella Brewer Brookes, Chair
man of the English Department,
served on the Visiting Commit
tee which evaluated C. L. Har
per High School in Atlanta.
Criteria used were materials de
veloped by the Cooperative
Study of Secondary School
Standards. Dr. Laurence E.
Boyd, Professor of Education
at Atlanta University, served as
coordinator of the Committee.
Also on April 11 through 14,
Dr. Dennis served as a member
of the Visiting Committee at
Savannah State College, Savan
nah, Georgia.
Rogers Tours Europe
During the Christmas Holi
days, Mrs. Rogers luckily won
a trip to Europe from just sign
ing a card. It will be the pleas
ure of Dr. Herbert F. Rogers,
Chairman of the Religion and
Philosophy Department, to ac
company his wife to Europe the
middle of August. They will
tour France, Belgium, Holland
and England. Plans are being
initiated to carry their two
children.
Before making the trip, Dr.
Rogers will be teaching at the
Atlanta University Summer
School.
Our hats are off to you, Dr.
Rogers, and we hope your trip
will be a wonderful experience,
and we look forward to your
sharing your experience with us
upon returning in the fall.
3n Hemoriam
CLARENCE R. J. WEEKS
National Alumni President
Psi Chapter
Phi Beta Sigma
“A past to cherish, a future
to fulfill” This quotation is
very applicable to the men of
Sigma. The brothers of Psi
Chapter have a tremendous
burden setforth by our prede
cessors. We must follow in the
same footsteps as Alain Locke,
first negro Rhodes Scholar,
James Weldon Johnson, Jake
Gaither, Senator Leroy Johnson
and A. Philip Randolph. The
brothers of Psi Chapter have
accepted this impressive chal
lenge. At this date we do not
claim to be national celebrities
but we do claim we are con
tributing to prosperity.
We are unequivocally above
reproach. In the academic area
we are second to none for the
majority of the brothers of Psi
Chapter made the honor roll. In
addition the brothers of Psi
Chapter have tried to cater to
the interests of the Clark fami
ly by bringing into our midst
two outstanding speakers. These
noble Sigma scholars were
Brother Dr. C. V. Troup, Pres
ident of Fort Valley College
and Brother Dr. Von D. Mizell.
Moreover the brothers of Psi
Chapter have participated in
many civic activities.
Brother Ben Brown, Student
Government Association presi
dent 1961 and Student move
ment leader, is running for the
State Legislature from the 135th
District. The brothers of Psi
Chapter are pushing Brother
Brown on to victory.
Since the Brothers of Psi
Chapter believe every Sigma
man is an active Sigma man,
they are constantly being
praised for their many achieve
ments. Brother Elmer Mixon
has been elected to the All City
and All Conference Football
Team for the last three years.
Brother Pellin Cuadra has been
using his professional skill as
our school photographer. Bro
ther Marion Phillips represented
our Clark at a Religious Life
Conference held in New York
City. Brother James Graham
was a delegate to the United
Nations Assembly held at the
University of North Carolina.
In addition he represented Psi
Chapter at the National Con
clave of Phi Beta Sigma Fra
ternity held in Washington, D.
C. It is very evident that the
brothers of Psi Chapter are
carrying on the tradition of
Sigma and molding the future
achievements of Sigma men.
Two Clark Seniors
Awarded Grants
Two Clark College seniors
this week were awarded grants
to do advanced study next year
in political science. They are
Johnny K. Bryson, of Ameri-
cus, Georgia, and Elias Oye, of
Nigeria.
Bryson has won a fellowship
to study toward the masters
degree in political science at
The Eagleson Institute of Poli
tics at Rudgers University.
Oye, has been awarded a
Nigerian Government Scholar
ship to study political science
at The University of Ibadan, in
Nigeria.
A group comprising one fac
ulty member and four students
from Lawrence University, Ap
pleton, Wisconsin, were visitors
on the campus the week of
March 21-27. According to
their interests, they attended
classes and participated in the
total program of the College
and Center. The members of
this group were: Miss Dorothea
Harvey, Associate Professor of
Religion, Alexander Abercrom-
bia. Freshman, Kim Dammers,
18th President
Dr. Vivian Wilson Hender
son has been elected by Clark
College’s Board of Trustees to
become the institution’s 18th
President.
Announcement of Dr. Hen
derson’s appointment climaxed
a search for a new president
which began three years ago
when Dr. James P. Brawley
first announced retirement
plans which will become effec
tive in June, ending a 24-year
term as president of the college
and a total of 40 years of serv
ice to the institution.
The president-elect is a Ten
nessean with wide experience in
collegiate administration. His
background includes teaching
and administrative positions at
Prairie View and North Caro
lina Colleges and at Fisk Uni
versity where he has been
Chairman of the Department of
Junior, Ginny Shy, Sophomore,
and Mark Wilmat, freshman.
March 25-April 5 another
similar group from Haverford
College and Bryn Mawr Col
lege visited the campus. Like
the first group they attended
classes and participated in ac
tivities of the College.
During the spring recess, stu
dents from Clark visited the
campuses of Lawrence Univer
sity, Haverford College and
Bryn Mawr College.
Economics and Business Ad
ministration since 1952.
He is a graduate of North
Carolina College and earned the
masters and doctorate degrees
at The State University of Iowa.
Dr. Henderson is married to
the former Anna Powell. They
have four children.
Dr. Stella Brookes Writes
New Book Release
Dr. Stella Brewer Brookes
contributes the Introduction to
a new edition of The Unde
Remus Stories. The book was
released April, 1965 by Scho-
cken Books Inc., 67 Park Ave
nue, New York, N. Y.
The University of Georgia
Press published Dr. Brookes’
books Joel Chandler Harris'.
Folklorist, in 1950. She wrote
the Harris sketch for the 1957
edition of Encyclopaedia Bri-
tannica.
Clark College Announces
President-Elect Appointment