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Vol. XXX, No. 1
CLARK COLLEGE - ATLANTA, GEORGIA
September - October, 1966
Charles Weltner: Profile in Courage
By William Hammond
On October 3, 1966 5th District Rep. Charles L. Weltner an
nounced his withdrawal from the race to regain his seat in Con
gress. He cited his inability to support the Democratic guberna
torial candidate, segregationalist Lester Maddox, as required the
party loyalty oath as the reason for his withdrawal. It would be a
violation of his principles. By this action, Rep. Weltner exempli
fied a type of courage rarely seen in politics. It was Mr. Weltner’s
strongest possible protest to the situation. In his own words, he
was unable to “compromise with hate.”
By choosing not to follow the political crowd, Weltner has
earned for himself a place among those people of high personal
integrity. Those people who stood by their principles. He has said,
“While I cannot violate my oath, neither can I violate my princi
ples.” He is one of those people who understood a moral obliga
tion. His convictions could not be subjugated to a popular idea.
He has done what he believes is the right thing to do.
Taking an unpopular stand on an issue is not an unfamiliar
role to_ Charles Weltner. He was the only Georgian and the only
Southerner to vote “yes” on the Civil Rights Bill of 1964. He was
largely responsible for the secret investigation by the House on
the American Activities on the activities of the Ku Klux Klan. His
years in the Congress have been strong but fruitful ones. They
have earned Mr. Weltner the respect and admiration of many
Georgians and non-Georgians. This is the man who has withdrawn
from the race. His services and abilities are lost to the people. The
true tragedy of this situation is that the people lose.
Charles Weltner may return to serve at a later date. There will
be other races and other days. He may find that he is able to sup
port his party without violating his principles. If, however, he is
not able to return, it may be of some consolation to know that he
did not compromise himself or his principles when he was called
upon to make a decision. It was a matter of conscience. He will be
missed.
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Clark Newspaper Honored
Clark College’s student newspaper has been awarded Second
Class Honor Rating in competition with other papers of the As
sociated Collegiate Press.
Edited by Carrell Smith of Cleveland, Ohio, the CLARK
PANTHER was honored at the College Press Service’s 74th Na
tional Newspaper Critical Serv
ice Examination at the Uni
versity of Minnesota School of
Journalism.
The award came in the Pan
ther’s first year of membership
in the organization and was
based on overall quality. It
earned a rating of 2,910 points
out of a possible high of 3,300.
The monthy tabloid is print
ed by Darby Printing Company.
Its advisors are Miss Ellen
L. Magby, Miss Jacqueline d’-
Souza, Mr. Hugh Black and
Mr. Ivan Hakeem. Miss Magby
and Mr. Hackeem also serve as
advisors for the college’s year
book.
This year the Clark College
Panther staff is striving for even
higher achievements.
Re-elected Editor - in - chief
Carrell Smith and newly elected
Assistant Editor William Ham
mond are sure that this year will
bring the peak of quality for the
college newspaper. There are
many new staff members with
many new ideas and this year
promises some unusually inter
esting events. What more could
a college newspaper desire?
ABC Features Choirs
The choirs of four member
colleges of the United Negro
College Fund was heard during
the remaining weeks of Octo
ber on ABC’s “Negro College
Choirs” series.
The choir of Knoxville Col
lege, Knoxville, Tenn., was rep
resented in a program of music
ranging from operatic excerpts
to Broadway musical comedy
during the week of October 9.
Succeeding broadcasts of the
month featured the choir of
Saint Augustine’s College, Ra
leigh, N. C., the week of Oct.
16; Virginia Union University,
Richmond, Va., the week of
Oct. 23; and the choir of Clark
College, Atlanta, Ga., the week
of Oct. 30.
Launching the October series
was the choir of Fisk Univer
sity, Nashville, Tenn., assisted
by members of the Nashville
Symphony Orchestra. The pro
gram featured works by two
leading contemporary Negro
composers, Ulysses Kay and
John W. Work.
“Negro College Choirs” is a
joint production of the United
Negro College Fund and the
ABC Radio Network. The pro
gram is heard throughout the
country on varying days and
at different hours. Check local
newspaper listings for airtime
in specific areas.
CLASS OFFICERS
Seniors
President — Elijah Solomon
V. President —
Raymond Ruffin
Secretary — Bertha Ware
Treasurer — Edward Johnson
Business Manager —
Dwight Ellison
Juniors
President — William Van Pelt
V. President —
Bishop Thompson
Secretary — Patricia Cobb
Asst. Sec. — Melanie Sturgis
Treasurer — Robert Wilson
Business Manager —
Harold Moses
Sophomores
President — Elias Hendricks
V. President — James Mays
Secretary — Rosalind Warrior
Asst. Sec. — Barbara Williams
Treasurer — George Roberts
Medical Technology Freshmen
Hear Hospital Administrator
Mr. Robert B. Cleveland, Administrator of the Pineview Con
valescent Center spoke to the students of the “Orientation to
Medical Technology” class, Tuesday, October 11 in the audio
visual room of Haven-Warren Hall. Mr. Cleveland’s topic was
“Hospital Administration and Medical Technology.”
Mr. Cleveland’s educational
background includes work at
Hampton Institute, Franklin In
stitute and Morris Brown Col
lege where he received his Bach
elor’s Degree in Biology and
Chemistry. He studied for his
present position as hospital ad
ministrator at Georgia State.
Because he has spent eight
een very active years in medical
technology, Mr. Cleveland be
gan his talk with words of in
formation and advice to the stu
dents: the basic science courses
required for medical technology
majors allow movement into
many areas of work such as
general laboratory, research, su
pervisory, and teaching; the
shortage of people in these areas
makes jobs for well-educated,
qualified medical technologists
easy to find. He stressed the
point that neither the educa
tional requirements nor the
work itself are easy, and that
neither teach one all there is to
know about medicine; the medi
cal technologist must not only
know how to apply what he
learns, but also learn to recog
nize what he does not know and
how to find answers for the
many hundreds of tests used in
the modern clinical laboratory.
Mr. Cleveland stated that
most laymen think of the hos
pital as an emergency service,
not as a community service that
must operate 24 hours a day,
365 days a year. Communities
that expect to maintain hospital
service must be attractive and
offer proper remuneration to
professional people. The needs
for well-trained personnel and
adequate equipment cause the
cost of room rates and services
to rise, but the service of quali
fied employees and the use of
modem equipment also de
crease the number of days of
the hospital stay per illness as
compared to several years ago.
Mr. Cleveland listed among
the innumerable problems and
responsibilities that the hospital
administrator faces daily: the
hiring of qualified personnel,
the establishment of fair salary
scales, decisions on the pur
chase of expensive equipment,
and, attempts to please the pa
tient, the patient’s relatives, all
of the employees, and the hos
pital’s board of directors. The
salaries for these positions are
commensurate with the ability
to handle these responsibilities
and rang from $5,000 for the
graduate without experience to
$25,000 and more for the man
with years of experience operat
ing a large hospital.
The educational background
for these responsible positions
necessitates graduation from an
accredited four-year college fol
lowed by a master’s degree in
hospital administration. Sixteen
universities offer programs lead
ing to this degree, which usually
requires two years.
Seventeen freshmen medical
technologists, six students from
other major fields, and three
biology instructors were in at
tendance. Coffee was served
following Mr. Cleveland’s in
teresting and informative talk
during which time Mr. Cleve
land answered questions from
the group.
Miriam Fryer
Instructor,
Medical Technology
New Look!
New Name!
New Year!
The Business Forum held its
first meeting on Wednesday,
October 12. This meeting was
a combination business-social
which hosted the first year busi
ness students in a gala affair.
The officers for this year
are: Ivy Sims, President; James
Mays, Vice-President; Velma
Carr, Secretary; Frances Smith,
Assistant Secretary; and Robert
McGhee, Treasurer. Mrs. Jen-
nye T. Harland is the faculty
advisor.
This year the Business Forum
of Clark College has made for
mal application for affiliation
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Freshman
President — Johnny Bruce
Companies And Government Agencies
V. President — Andrew Hill
Interviewing on Campus
Secretary — Betty Rogers
November,
1966
Student Enrollment 969
Number of Freshmen
339
University of Georgia
Nov.
2,
1:3 p.m.
Number of Sophomores
247
U. S. Dept, of Agriculture
Nov.
s,
9:00 - 4:30
Number of Juniors
132
Northern Natural Gas
Nov.
15,
1966
Number of Seniors
91
Johnson & Johnson
Nov.
16
Part-time
Special
10
1
National Cash Register Co.
Nov.
18
Number of Male Students
336
VISTA
Nov.
21
& 22
Number of Female
Peace Corps
Nov.
28,
29, 30
Students
633