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The Panther
DECEMBER, 1965 5
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Snowflakes and
Christmas Plans
Jerrilyn McGhee,
Class Reporter
Pre-Christmas days at Clark
are especially busy ones for the
Freshmen! They bring lots of
hustle and bustle which includes
checking bus, train, and plane
schedules, packing, good-byes
“ ’til next year,” and especially
the Snowflake Ball. Many a
lovely young lady is presented
to the Clark College family
with smiles beaming and charm
reaching out to light up every
young man’s eyes. The Snow
flake Ball is our loveliest and
most extravagant, annual social
affair, and by the time this ar
ticle appears some forty or fifty
young ladies of the 1965-1966
Freshman class will have smiled
their smiles and made their
bows, as only they can.
Amid preparations for this
gala occasion, your reporter
asked several members of the
Freshman class how they felt
the holidays should be spent in
order for one to get the most
out of them. One young man
said, “To get the full benefits
of the Christmas holidays one
should spend part of his time
in preparing for final examina
tions,” but added, “However,
the most important thing that
the Christmas holidays can pro
vide is time to do nothing.”
(Guess which one he is going
to do more of.)
A young lady felt that, “A
Christmas should be spent in
the way most pleasing to a per
son’s own emotions and feelings,
and that worship and being with
the family are things most bene
ficial to experiencing the true
meaning of Christmas.”
Another young lady summed
it all up by saying, “The more
you put into Christmas, the
more you get out of it.”
George Tripp, president of
the class, spoke for all of the
Freshmen in extending the fol
lowing Christmas wish:
“The Freshman class of Clark
College would like to extend to
the Clark College family and
the Atlanta University Center,
wishes for a most festive and
jocund Christmas season, high
lighted by immense joviality. We
are hoping that your New Year
will be an auspicious one, filled
with all of the prosperity that
God has to offer.”
Deep Thoughts
Of all the busy people, the
Seniors are busiest. However,
they are still gathering honors.
Six of them have been named
to Who’s Who Among Students
in American Colleges and Uni
versities. They are: Brenda Al
len, William Gordon, Hewitt
Matthews, Gustavus Walker,
Addie Shopshire, and Marion
Phillips. Congratulations!
To show just how wise the
Seniors are, listen to the ex
pressions of two of them on
what Christmas should inspire
within a person. Alma Hosch
stated:
“I think the Christmas season
should inspire a feeling of un
selfish love for all mankind in
our hearts. Traditionally, we
A Special Happiness
The Juniors, proud and un
usually happy at this season,
feel that Christmas should bring
“a special happiness.”
Nine members of the Junior
class have a great deal to be
elated about — they were re
cently elected to Who’s Who
Among Students in American
Colleges and Universities. They
are: Eddie Phelts, Audrey
Thomas, William Driver, Donita
Gaines, Calvin Sharpe, Lillie
Harden, Mary Stansel, Dallas
Wingo, and Regina Ammons.
Jesse Baskerville, able president
of the class, says to them, “Con
gratulations to each of you and
may your scholarly excellence
be even more rewarding in fu
ture years!”
Mr. Baskerville, who was in
volved in certain very important
business matters at last issue, is
a Chemistry major from Bir
mingham, Alabama. A very dig
nified and competent young
man, he is more than a presi
dent. He is the symbol of all that
Juniors stand for.
Several other Juniors were
asked what they felt makes
Christmas a special time of the
year. Jimmye Vaughn asserts
that, “In addition to the cog
nizance of Jesus’ birth and the
reverence we give to this great
day, there is always the joy and
happiness of seeing the faces of
those from whom we have been
separated. Dallas Wingo believes
that Christmas is “a time of
peace, a time of exultation —
a time to remember and give
thanks for the birth of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ.” Rosa
Davis suggests that since the
Christmas season inspires one
“to help others who are less
fortunate” we “should do our
best to make the Yuletide a
glorious and unforgettable sea
son for everyone.” Jimmy How
ard points out that, “It is during
this time of the year when all
men join hands and celebrate
the birth of our Saviour that
we become proud and happy
to receive blessings from above
throughout the whole year.”
The Juniors join their presi
dent as he offers this Christmas
message:
“The Junior class extends
Yuletide greetings to the faculty
and the remainder of the student
body. A new year is very near
and we should all strive for
greater and more rewarding
goals.”
celebrate this season by giving
and receiving gifts, attending
Christmas plays or carol con
certs and other activities. This
love, I think, can best be ex
pressed by the act of giving
primarily for the sheer joy of
making someone else happy at
Christmas time.”
Another aptly puts it this
way:
“The Christmas season should
inspire a “new birth of within-
each of us. Gala festivities are
fine, but are not representative
of the kind of triumph this sea
son should bring to each of our
lives. Through love, God gave
His dearest possession to the
world. We, too, should rekindle
Peace Corps
On November 15-20 Mr.
Stone and his assistants traveled
throughout the Atlanta Univer
sity Center trying to recruit stu
dents for the Peace Corps. Many
Clark students attended the
meetings and took the exami
nation that was administered
by these agents. These students
are anxiously awaiting the re
sults of their performance on
the examination.
The Peace Corps offers jobs
in fifty-three counties for the
qualified and concerned stu
dents who want to serve their
country. For further information
concerning the Peace Corps
contact Mrs. Jones in the Clark
College Placement Office.
Panther Salutes
An outstanding student and
newcomer to Clark College is
Mr. McKinley G. Littlejohn, a
native of Sumter, South Caro
lina. He formerly attended Ag
riculture and Technical College
in Greensboro, North Carolina,
pursuing the field of Religion
and Philosophy.
Mr. Littlejohn is a member
of good standing at the Eman
uel Methodist Church in Sum
ter, South Carolina, and is pres
ently acting as an assistant to
the minister at Warren Meth
odist Church here in Atlanta,
Georgia. He received his local
ministry license March, 1962 in
the State of South Carolina.
Mr. Littlejohn has done ex
tensive work in the Sumter
and Orangeburg districts of the
South Carolina Conference. Af
ter graduating from Clark he
plans to pursue further study at
either Boston or Drew Theo
logical Seminary. Mr. Little
john's firm desire is to dedicate
his future life to being a parish
minister. He also has high hopes
to become a full time member
of either the Georgia or South
Carolina Conference.
Resolutions and Greetings
The Sophomores are busy
people, too. Only the president,
Harold Moses, could be con
tacted. He issued the following
statement about any New Year’s
resolutions his class may make:
“We hesitate to make reso
lutions because we have what
seems to be an incurable tend
ency to exceed the boundaries
of our goals. We feel better in
saying, ‘Watch for our changes
and improvements, for they are
sure to come.’ ”
Of course we will and I am
sure that we will not be disap
pointed. The Sophomores have
many surprises in store for us
this basketball season and I
know the Honor Roll will show
them at their best. We are still
watching for Rudolph Jackson’s
accomplishments in (?) social
affairs.
Until next year the president
of the class says:
“Through the pen of one,
the Sophomore class would like
to extend greetings and best
wishes for a most joyous holi
day season to each member of
the Clark family.”
the dying embers of love in our
hearts for all mankind as this
holy season approaches.”
Pictured above are Mr. Stone, a Peace Corps Representative, and his assistants
conferring with Dean Bolden.
Dr. Henderson on Task Force
Secretary of Labor W. Wil
lard Wirtz has named Clark
College President Vivian Wilson
Henderson to the new 14-mem
ber Task Force which will re
view United States Employment
Service programs for the De
partment of Labor.
Dr. Henderson’s appointment
to the group is part of a con
tinuing association he has had
with the Federal Government in
programs and projects involving
manpower and other labor and
economics-related areas. In an
other program, he will be prin
cipal speaker for the Labor De
partment’s Manpower Seminar
in the spring.
Other members of the Task
Force include officials from edu
cation, labor, religion, industry
and welfare agencies.
In announcing the Task Force
appointments, Secretary Wirtz
pointed out that the group will
review the operations of the
Employment Service and con
sider what is needed to improve
its work as the front-line agency
for translating manpower policy
into operational reality.
Wirtz pointed out that “with
its present network of almost
2,000 local employment offices,
operated as a Federal-State part
nership, the Employment Serv
ice reaches into the heart of
every city and into rural areas
as well.”
Clark in Who's Who
Nineteen Clark College stu
dents have earned listing in the
forthcoming edition of Who’s
Who Among Students in Amer
ican Universities and Colleges.
The students were selected on
the basis of outstanding campus
citizenship, academic achieve
ments and participation in
campus activities.
They are Brenda Joan Allen,
Regina Ammons, Lois Benja
min, of Atlanta; Barbara Jean
Bums, Newton, Georgia; Wil
liam L. Driver, Donita Gaines,
William Gordon, Atlanta; Lillie
M. Harden, Huntsville, Ala
bama; Joanne Harvey and Na
thaniel R. Jackson, Atlanta;
James S. May, Dublin, Georgia;
Eddie L. Phelts, Atlanta; Ma
rion Phillips, New York City;
Calvin W. Sharpe, Hickory,
North Carolina; Addie P. Shop
shire, Griffin, Georgia; Mary E.
Stansel, Bessemer, Alabama;
Audrey Thomas, Miami, Flor
ida; Gustavus A. Walker, Warn
er Robins, Georgia; and Dallas
R. Wingo, Atlanta.
Conference Planned
On Viet Nam
The Committee for the At
lanta University Conference on
Viet Nam is planning a confer
ence on Viet Nam to be held
in the month of February. The
purpose of this conference will
be to present the issues and
the facts as objectively as pos
sible; to give students and the
members of the greater At
lanta community the oppor
tunity to hear well-versed and
well-known speakers presenting
various sides of the issues; and
most important, to challenge
citizens to be informed, form
an opinion and to act according
to their convictions.
Obviously the proposal is an
ambitious one, one that will
•require support, both organiza
tional and financial. We are
hoping that you and your or
ganization will be willing to give
this support in whatever way
possible.
Please contact Mrs. Jac Was-
serman, 876-6901, if your or
ganization wants to help in the
plannning.
Checks may be made payable
to John Reimann and sent to
the following address:
1068 Ollie Circle, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Fund Raising Committee
The Committee for the
Atlanta University Con
ference on Viet Nam
Physics Lecture
Dr. David F. Cope, Reactor
Division, U. S. Atomic Energy
Commission, will be visiting lec
turer at Clark College’s Physics
Department, Friday, November
12, at 1:30 p.m.
He visited under the auspices
of Oak Ridge Traveling Lecture
Program 1965-66. Lecture, in
formal discussion, assistance to
faculty members concerning cur
riculum and research problems
in physics, featured Dr. Cope’s
visit.
Dr. O. P. Puri, chairman and
professor of physics, was in
charge of arrangements for Dr.
Cope’s visit. Students from At
lanta University Center partici
pated in Dr. Cope’s lecture.
Dr. Cope has been connected
with U. S. Atomic Energy Com
mission in its reactor Division.
He was graduated from the
'Oniversity of Virginia with a
Ph.D. degree in physics. Dr.
Cope’s subject will be “The
Scientific Revolution.”