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4 OCTOBER, 1966
The Panther
Departmental News
Department News Department News Department News
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT RECEIVES GRANT
Biology Department
The Biology Department in
creased its staff by two this fall;
both are products of and former
teachers at West Virginia Uni
versity. Mrs. Miriam A. Fryer
received her Bachelor’s Degree
from West Virginia University
and her medical technology
training at Northwestern Uni
versity. She is a Registered
Medical Technologist with ex
perience as Chief Technologist
and Teaching Supervisor at
Ohio Valley General Hospital
in Wheeling, West Virginia, and
Chief Technologist and Instruc
tor of Blood Bank at The Medi
cal Center, West Virginia Uni
versity.
Dr. Clyde E. Johnson is a
native of Welch, West Virginia
and holds the Bachelor’s, Mas
ter’s, and Ph. D. degrees from
West Virginia University. A
Reproductive Physiologist. Dr.
Johnson has authored or co
authored some 15 papers. His
research interest is the prolonga
tion of sperm life. He has de
veloped diluents for the pro
longation of sperm from cattle,
rabbits, sheep, and humans. He
comes to Clark in the double
capacity of Assistant Professor
in the Biology Department and
Instructor in the Cooperative
Science Project.
“65” Biology
Graduates 100%
The news of Jean West’s
matriculation at Howard Uni
versity made it 100% for the
Biology Grads in the Class of
1965. Jean chose to work for
one year and accumulate the
necessary finances to see her
through before applying to
graduate school. Jean is remem
bered as the first co-ed presi
dent of the Student Government
Association. She still found time
to pursue a research project and
present a paper at the National
Institute of Science Meeting in
the spring of 1965.
With this news Jean joins the
other Biology Grads in her class
who are:
Charles Bacon — Mycology —
University of Michigan
Clarence Flannigan — Physi
ology — State University of
New York at Stony Brook
Thomas Gay — Medicine —
Howard University
Jimmy McLeod — Medicine —
Meharry Medical College
Dorothy Moore — Medical
Technology — University of
Alabama
The Biology Department sa
lutes its “65” Grads!
Speech and Drama
The department of Speech
and Drama has expanded its
faculty with two additional fac
ulty members: Betty S. McNair,
B.S. degree in Speech and Hear
ing, Washington University, St.
Louis, Mo., the M.Ed. degree
in Speech and Hearing, Emory
University, Atlanta, Georgia
and Arthur Pellman, B.A. de
gree from Kenyon College,
Gambier, Ohio and the M.F.A.
degree from Yale University.
New Haven, Connecticut. They
join A. M. Hawk, who is serv
ing as acting chairman of the
department.
The department has several
exciting ventures planned for
this year. The first of them is
two one-act plays directed by
Art Pellman on November 17,
18, 19; they are “The Dutch
man" by Leroi Jones and “The
Room” by Harold Pinter.
The Speech and Drama De
partment was well represented
at the 2nd Annual Georgia The
atre Conference held on Octo
ber 14, 15, 16 in Augusta,
Georgia. The entire department
attended the all-day Saturday
session which was highlighted
with a luncheon address by the
renowned Richard Fallon from
the University of Florida.
The members of the depart
ment returned highly enthusias
tic and inspired with plans to
implement some of the exciting
innovations presented at the
conference.
For further information on
how you can join up with the
drama productions for the on
coming year contact Mrs. Hawk.
Literary
Symposium News
The Literary Symposium is
an organization composed of
students whose major or minor
field of concentration is Eng
lish. The officers for the current
year are: William Hammond,
president; William Watts, vice-
president; Betty Stembridge,
secretary; Christine Coleman,
assistant secretary; Annie Ruth
White, business manager; Mil-
licent Bethea, reporter; Dr.
Stella Brewer Brookes, faculty
advisor.
Other members are: Regina
Ammons, Marie Banks, Agnes
Berry, Millicent Bethea, Donald
Booker, Marion Brookins, Jean
Brooks, Marie Brooks, Barbara
Brown. Sylvia Butler, Minka
Chatmon, Augusta Clark, Pa
tricia Cobb, Christine Coleman.
Laura Dumus, Janie Durham,
Dwight Ellison, Vivian Gilbert,
William Green, Raymond Grif
fith, William Hammond, Doris
Harper, Dorothy Holloman,
Jimmy Howard, Barnetta Jack-
son, Marcia Jackson, Martha
Kilgore. Marion Lee, Annie
Ruth Mapp, Johnnie Mc-
Camey, Gwendolyn McCaslin,
Jerrilyn McGhee. Linda Phil
lips, Robert Price, Joyce Rhue,
Vontella Ridley, Bobbie Sharp,
Joseph Simango. Catherine
Smith, Marva Spratling, Mary
Stansel. Fanny Terry, Vera
Thurmond. Jimmye Vaughn,
Ruth Walker, Roslyn Warrior,
Annie Ruth White, George
Wilson.
Students in this group are
active participants in the gen
eral program of the college.
Several members have recently
made outstanding achievements
in specific areas.
L. Jerrilyn McGhee, English
major, is author of the article
“A Day in the Life of A Child
in the 136th District,” which
appears in the 1966 summer
edition of New South Magazine.
Regina Ammons, English
minor, is "Miss Clark” for
1966-67. In the summer, 1966,
she made a highly creditable
record at Harvard University.
She was the recipient of a schol
arship in the Intensive Summer
Studies Program.
William Hammond, English
major, was chairman of the
Freshman Guides this year. He
has also been elected president
of Alpha Phi Chapter, Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity.
A five-year Cooperative Gen
eral Science Project has now
been initiated at the four un
dergraduate colleges of Atlanta
University with a grant from
the U.S. Office of Education
under Title III of the Higher
Education Act of 1965. The
four colleges cooperating in the
program are Clark, Morehouse,
Morris Brown and Spelman
Colleges, the initial grant for
the academic year 1966-67
amounting to $187,000. Dr. O.
P. Puri, Chairman of the De
partment of Physics, Clark Col
lege, is Coordinator of the en
tire project. Morehouse College
is acting as the fiscal agent for
the program and the physics,
chemistry and biology buildings
of the four institutions will be
fully utilized.
The new program will im
prove the over-all general sci
ence curriculum in the colleges
by initiating modern and up-to-
date physical and biological sci
ence courses. The projected
courses have been directed to
ward the bulk of the students
in the Center who are liberal
arts majors and who contem
plate careers in business, indus
try, law and government. Before
the inception of the new pro
gram, these arts majors were
involved in restricted areas of
science at a minimum level only.
New faculty for the Coopera
tive General Science Project has
been announced by Dr. Puri as
follows: Dr. Morris Scherago,
former Chairman of the Depart
ment of Biology, University of
Kentucky; Dr. A. G. McQuate,
former Chairman of the Depart
ment of Biology, Heidelburg
College, Ohio; Dr. J. F. Moi-
nuddin, formerly of the Georgia
Department of Health; Dr. C.
E. Johnson, formerly of the
Department of Biology, Univer
sity of West Virginia; Dr. J.
Padgett, formerly of the Depart
ment of Education, University
of Maryland; Miss Sally Heath,
formerly of the Department of
Physics, Mount San Antonio
College, California; Dr. A. S.
Spriggs, Chairman, Department
of Chemistry, Mr. B. R. Simp
son. Department of Chemistry,
and Mr. S. Bush and Mr. J.
Wise, Department of Physics,
Clark College; Dr. W. F. Payne,
Chairman, Department of Biol
ogy, Morris Brown College; Dr.
S. Neff and Dr. J. Mayo, Chair
man, Department of Physics,
and Mr. R. Jackson, Depart
ment of Chemistry, Morehouse
College; and Dr. W. B. LeFlore.
Department of Biology, Spel
man College. The various mem
bers of the staff who are cur
rently on the faculties of the
participating colleges will be
serving on a part-time basis
only.
A series of evening lectures
and seminars has been arranged
for the forthcoming academic
year. Acting on a consultant
basis for these lectures, etc. for
a one-year’s terms will be: Dr.
Robert T. Beyer, Professor of
Physics at Brown University;
Dr. V. Calvon McKim, Ful-
bright Professor and interna
tionally-known geologist; and
Dr. G. R. Sherwood. Depart
ment of Chemistry, Wayne State
University.
Dr. Puri, the Coordinator of
the Project, in announcing its
inception, said: “Any student
enrolled in the four participat
ing colleges may take advantage
of the new courses and it is
expected that over five hundred
students will benefit during the
first semester of the program.
The courses will be repeated
during the second semester with
the same number of students.”
Business Department
MRS. J. T. HARLAND
Business Intern Coordinator
The Business Administration
and Economics Department re
ceived a grant in the amount
of $2,500. This grant is to be
used for expansion of the Busi
ness Intern Program which was
initiated during the second se
mester of the 1964-65 school
year.
The Business Intern Program
was launched in response to a
clearly established need for stu
dents to have more realistic and
practical experiences as they
prepare for careers in manage
ment, administration, clerical
and similar fields identified
with business training. In rec
ognition that Negro youth have
very few contacts with the inner
workings of corporations, the
Program is designed to provide
experiences and exposure to the
realities and practicalities of
business organization and pro
cedure while in college. Such a
program would allow the dual
function of giving to the student
earlier contact with the inside
of business firms and mean
while, affording employers the
opportunity to present an un
derstanding of the business
world. Moreover, the program
has the benefit of opening doors
and accelerating fulfillment of
equal opportunity objectives for
Negro youth.
In cooperation with local pri
vate and public employers, nine
students have completed Busi
ness Internship experiences. In
terning for a period of nine
weeks, senior business majors
have worked in various depart
ments at All-State Insurance
Company, Citizens and South
ern National Bank, Lockheed-
Georgia Company, Q. V. Wil
liamson Realty and Insurance
Company, Sears, Roebuck and
Company, U. S. General Serv
ices Administration and Ameri
can National Red Cross.
Mrs. Jennye T. Harland, in
structor in the Department of
Business Administration is the
Business Intern Coordinator.
Millicent Bethea
Biology Department Announces New Program
A medical technology' program has been added to the list of
biology majors at Clark College. This curriculum will enable the
student to receive a Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Tech
nology after three years in basic science studies at Clark followed
by one year in a hospital or clinic school of medical technology
approved by the American Medical Association Council on Medi
cal Education and Hospitals.
Two one-hour lecture courses are being offered this year: a
freshman course. “Orientation to Medical Technology.” and a
sophomore course. “Introduction to Medical Sciences.” A lecture-
laboratory course will be offered to juniors next year. This course
will introduce the student to the principles and practices of the
disciplines of medical technology, i.e. hematology, serology, im-
munohematology and blood banking, biochemistry, microbiology
and histology.
Nineteen freshmen have enrolled in the introductory course
this semester. We think this is very promising for a new degree
program and are looking forward to our graduates entering this
interesting and rewarding profession.
Those interested in this program or in obtaining information
about other paramedical professions should contact Mrs. Miriam
Fryer, Instructor in Medical Technology, in Room 104-A of the
Haven-Warren hall.