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Carmichael-Willtams Debate at Clark
by William Hammond
Stokley Carmichael, militant chairman of the Student Non-
Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Dr. Samuel Wil
liams, prominent Atlanta minister and NAACP representative,
met head-on in heated debate. The debate, held on February 9,
1967 in Davage Auditorium, centered around the topic “Black
Power and the Future of Negro
America.”
GRISSOM, WHITE, CHAFFEE:
Three Valiant Young Men
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by William Hammond
America suffered her first space fatality in the loss of Lieutenant
Commander Virgil Grisson, 40; Lieutenant Colonel Edward White,
36; and Lieutenant Commander Roger Chaffee, 31. The grim
irony of the tragedy is that their Apollo capsule never got off
launching Pad 34 at Cape Kennedy.
When asked to define the term
Black Power, Mr. Carmichael
said, “Black Power is the com
ing together of black people to
fight for their liberation—peri
od.” Dr. Williams declined the
invitation to define the term
when the question was put to
him.
Dr. Williams did read an af
firmation of faith written by
W. E. B. duBois, one of the
founders of the NAACP. He
urged that the races come to
gether, saying in Dr. duBois’
words, “All men—black, brown,
or white—are brothers.” He fur
ther stated that the country had
where he was Associate Director
under Mr. Sargent Shriver.
Earlier in his distinguished
career, he served as President
of Virginia Union University
and North Carolina A&T Col
lege.
Each Founder’s Day an ap
peal from the President of Clark
College has been made to
alumni for financial support to
the college. Last year Clark
alumni contributed slightly over
$10,000. This amount was
matched by the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation. Thus, $20,000 in
new money came to the college
as a result of Alumni giving.
The Sloan Foundation Matching
Grant Program continues this
year. Alumni this year should
at least double their gifts to
Clark over last year. The chal
lenge for a stronger college in
creases daily—so does the chal
lenge for greater alumni support.
Founder’s Day affords us the
opportunity to reflect on Clark’s
near century of contribution in
the field of education.
not done all that it could in the
areas of poverty, education and
housing.
On the Viet Nam question,
the speakers took similar posi
tions. Mr. Carmichael insisted
that Negroes should not involve
themselves in the war, while Mr.
Williams asserted the opinion
that the war should be ended
as soon as possible.
The debate was covered by
the three major television net
works and several newspapers.
It was the first in a series of
Town Meetings, scheduled for
the Atlanta University System.
Dr. Robert Brisbane of More
house College is the coordinator
of the series.
Clark Receives
Foundation Grants
Foundation grants totaling
$100,000 have been announced
by Clark College. The funds will
be used for future capital de
velopment.
The Gustavus and Louise
Pfeiffer Research Foundation of
New York has contributed $50,-
000 to the college .The Bab-
cock-Mary Reynolds Founda
tion of Winston-Salem, N. C.,
and the Robert Sterling Clark
Foundation of New York each
have given $25,000.
Clark is seeking $1,750,000
for construction of a major new
academic building. More than
$1 million has been raised for
this purpose, according to Dr.
Vivian W. Henderson, president
of the college.
It also encourages us to look
to the future in anticipation of
even greater contributions in the
second century of the college’s
life.
Thompson Offers
Tuition Tax Credit
ATLANTA — Georgia Fifth
District Congressman Fletcher
Thompson introduced his first
bill as a member of the 90th
Congress on Tuesday, a measure
to grand up to $400 annually
in federal income tax credits to
college students or their parents.
“Rapidly rising tuition costs
and fees which colleges and
universities are forced to charge
place a heavy burden on stu
dents of families in the middle
and lower income brackets, not
only in the Metropolitan Atlanta
area but throughout the nation,”
Congressman Thompson told
the South Fulton Chamber of
Commerce.
“All too often this burden is
prohibitively large, and the re
sult is that students from fami
lies need help now, and the best
assistance we can give them at
the federal level without involv
ing federal control, is to grant
tax credits against the income
tax for the expenses of tuition
and fees.”
The Atlanta area Congress
man said such credits will not
only help the student and his
family, but also the colleges. He
said tuition costs are rising
rapidly — averaging some $222
for public institutions and $831
for private institutions.
Total expenses for attending
college average $1560 for pub
lic institutions and $2370 for
private institutions.
“It is imperative that we plan
now and provide some means to
help families in the middle and
lower income brackets all over
America off-set rising college
costs,” Thompson declared.
“We must not subject a large
percentage of our youngsters to
less rewarding careers because
they or their families cannot af
ford college training,” he added.
The Congressman said his
district includes one of the
largest concentrations of public
and private colleges in the na
tion — including Georgia Tech,
Georgia State College and the
world’s largest grouping of Ne
gro colleges at Atlanta Univer
sity.
Stanze Peterson Dancers
Presented at Clark
The Stanze Peterson Dancers
of New York were presented by
Clark College in a free public
performance Saturday (Febru
ary 18) at 8:15 p.m. in Davage
Auditorium on the campus. The
company, composed of five
women and three men, has per
formed at Carnegia Hall, the
Brooklyn Academy of Music,
and the Cooper Union, as well
as on many college campuses.
The choreography by Stanze
Peterson has been characterized
as “ultra ultra-modern.”
The space program had been
remarkably free of fatal mishaps
up to that time. Grissom, in his
Liberty Bell 7 capsule, had nar
rowly escaped drowning in the
Atlantic following his first space
flight. He was not as lucky this
time.
The men themselves were all
aware of the dangers that they
faced, but seemed to have ac
cepted it and had learned to
live with it. They all knew that
someday something might go
wrong. In Grissom’s own words,
“If we die, we want people to
accept it. We are in a risky
business, and we hope that if
STUDENT
GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATION
The Student Government As
sociation has commenced with
an overall review of the organ
ization. First, the members of
the S. G. A. will be reviewed.
The findings will prove whether
or not some members should be
replaced or promoted. Second
ly, the S. G. A. will review their
budget. Their findings will make
visible just how much money
can be used to finance its re
maining activities.
Still another topic of the
S. G. A. is the “Crossroads to
Africa Drive.” The dance given
on February 4th was a product
of this drive and was very suc
cessful. But, there must be other
ways of raising the money
needed. Robert Bryant, Vice-
President of the S. G. A. says,
“Much to the dismay of some
school officials, the plans made
by the S. G. A. to invest their
time, talent and experience to
insure success of Crossroads To
Africa can be a reality. We be
lieve we can make decisions; but
we also are aware of the con
sequences of making a bad de
cision. We are fallible. Are
they?”
anything happens to us, it will
not delay the program. The con
quest of space is worth the risk
of life.”
The space program will con
tinue. Man will reach the moon
and travel to other planets
eventually. But the contribution
of Grissom, White and Chaffee,
as well as the other astronauts
who risk their lives daily, will
serve as a reminder. The cour
age, loyalty and unselfishness of
the valiant young men will be
remembered in the years to
come.
Dr. Withers
Appointed Dean
Dr. John D. Withers has been
appointed acting academic dean
of Clark College during the ab
sence of Dean Wiley S. Bolden.
Dr. Bolden, who has held the
top academic post at the col
lege since 1963 and been a
member of its faculty for 19
years, has been granted a leave
of absence to join the Southeast
ern Education Laboratory. He
will become associate director
of the organization, which assists
schools in the region to improve
their educational programs.
The administrative change at
Clark becomes effective March
1, according to the announce
ment of Dr. Vivian W. Hender
son, president of the college.
Clark’s new acting dean is a
44-year-old zoologist from West
Virginia. He has been chairman
of the college’s biology depart
ment for the past four years and
a member of its faculty since
1958. He holds the M.S. and
Ph.D. degrees from West Vir
ginia University, where he also
has taught. His undergraduate
work was done at Lincoln Uni
versity (Pennsylvania).
Dr. Withers will continue as
head of the biology department,
in addition to his new adminis
trative duties.
FOUNDERS DAY
Clark College celebrated Founder’s Day February 22 at 11
o’clock in Davage Auditorium. Dr. Samuel D. Proctor delivered
the Convocation Address. Dr. Proctor is President of the Institute
for Services to Education in Washington. He came to the ISE
from the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Peace Corps,