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2 FEBRUARY, 1967 The Panther The Clark Panther PURPOSE A journal of college life published from September to June by students. To fill the vacuum of lack and effective communication be tween students and administration; students and students. An instrument for fostering constructive criticism of activi ties pertaining to college life. Carrell Smith William Hammond Robert Allen Jerry Allen William Hammond Clarence Carter Cartoon Editor Reporters: Gail Jordan Jonathan Pointer Hugh Farmer Staff Editorial Writers .. Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor News Editor Copy Editor .. Feature Editor Sports Editor .. Albert Tinsley Rosemary Clark Johnny Russell Maryjo Clark Harold Craig, Bernice Little, James Widemon and Larry Mattix Photographer Social Editor: Marie Banks Exchange Editor: Eddie Embry Fashion Editor: Jerrilyn McGhee Advisors Charles Smith Typists: Sonja Collins Bettye Carter Mr. George McMillan, Mr. Pat Watters, Miss Ellen Maby, Mr. Black, Miss D'Souza OUR GUEST In the two years that I have matriculated at Clark, we have been having a guest at our dormitories. You may ask, “So what’s so unusual about that?” Well, I’ll tell you. It’s unusual because of three things: first, the guest is uninvited; secondly, the guest comes very early in the morning; and thirdly, the guest is a male prowler. Last year, the young ladies in two of the dorms called the police upon seeing a prowler. They were reprimanded for having done this and told there was nothing to worry about because he couldn’t get in. May I ask then if we don’t worry about this, who will? Then I’d like to know why can’t he get in? I’m quite sure all of us have heard not only the young ladies, but the young men as well, speak about how easy it is to enter or leave any dorm without using any “official entrances.” For all we know the prowler may have discovered these “unofficial entrances” to the dorms and is setting about using them. You may ask again, “Why write about something which hap pened last year?” Well, our “guest” has returned! I know because I saw him. It is a normal habit of the students to remain up late at night. One particular night, two young ladies were talking in the hallway. Upon looking out of the window, one of them happened to see a thin, medium height, spritely walker, moving from the side entrance of one dorm to the corner windows of another dorm. During this time another young lady in this writer’s dormitory saw him until there were about eight or nine young ladies watching him. No, we didn’t let him know that we were watching him, we were very careful not to let him know this. We watched him from approximately 1:00 A.M. until 2:45 A.M., at which time most of us went to bed. Between these hours, our “guest” went from the front door of one dormitory to the side windows of that dormitory. He couldn’t possibly have been simply to “peep-in” for he was in one place far too long for this. We tried to get help, other than resorting to calling the police. We tried calling the dorm-directress at which the “guest” was busily working. Finally we tried calling the night-watchman’s stations in the Administration building and in the Superintendent of Building and Grounds’ office and still no help. As a result of this incident, I appeal to all young ladies to keep your curtains drawn and your window shades down! More over, there are two questions to which I would like answers. First, where was the night-watchman since he could not be reached at his stations and had not been making his rounds? Second, why can’t we notify the police without being reprimanded, if the night- watchman is not to be found? Must one of our students fall victim at the hands of our “guest” or do we have to continue to sleep in fear of someone entering our dormitory at night, before something is done about our “guest”? A Worried Clarkite An Omission from last issue . . . Our Apologies Freshmen young women made their official debut into the Clark College family December 9, 1966. With such an array of lovelies the judges’ decision was not an easy one. Miss Snowflake is Peggy Noble. First Runnerup is Joyce Hearns of Bessemer, Alabama. Second Runnerup is Mary Jo Clark of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Third Runnerup is Joanne Adams of Florida and Fourth Runnerup is Joyce Hughley of Atlanta. Miss Snowflake hails from Elberton, Georgia. She is a biology major interested in becoming a nurse. Congratulations. 74e & . . . My View On Stokely Carmichael and Black Power For months there have been lectures, discussions and press interviews pertaining to the subject of Mr. Carmichael and Black Power. To me “black power” should not be looked at as negative controversy but rather as a realistic way for the black man to prosper. There are term papers, essays, and even books that could be written on Black Power as every intelligent person knows. I will say as many other black power advocators have stated: “Black Power is an effective way for the black man to upgrade himself politically, eco nomically, socially and culturally without being continuously exploited by the white power structure. It is almost unbearable for me to see a Negro stand up and say he is against SNCC or Carmichael when it is Mr. Carmichael and his group that are trying to make progress for the black man. Black people watch TV, listen to the radio and read the newspaper (which are all run by the white man) and tries to get a realistic viewpoint as to the signifi cance of black power. The white man is because he knows once he does not have around his psychological frustration will increase. By this we can see that the white man enjoys Negroes objecting to black power because he knows (the white man) he has once again brainwashed the public’s minds. The white man, as can be observed daily, tries to keep down any black advancement. The theory that what is white is right has been thoroughly implanted in the mind of white America and shamefuly enough into the minds of Negroes. We see it on TV with the white dove, the white knight, the white car that used a certain gas travels longer and farther than the black car and ridiculously enough we even see a white tornado. All of these techniques are imprinted on the minds of people through repeti tion and yet some black people (sometimes referred to as “uncles”) still stand in defense for white. Children are bombed, men are lynched and black women are raped by whites but yet some black people believe “things are going to get better.” What does it take for black people to combine their efforts instead of “turning the other cheek” for the white man? Believe it or not Mr. Carmichael is an angry young man (with reasons to be) that believes in the advancement for the low class black man in a systematic way and believe it or not the white man is not! Now It's Negroes vs. Negroes In America's Racial Violence by Robert Allen The nation’s racial strife has taken on a new character. The turning point came with the election of Stokley Carmichael as president of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. A Negro leader who preached violence as a weapon in America’s racial situation, Mr. Carmichael, above all, is a “Black Power” extremist. The new violence and the idea of “Black Power” took the spotlight away from the kind of trouble that has been the chief hallmarks of the civil rights struggle. These were clashes between white segregationists and Negroes. Now the once linked civil rights organizations are at war with each other. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., head of the nonviolence movement, has said that such violence and “Black Power” is not good for the image of our nation and not good for the Negro cause. But, despite the warnings given by Dr. King and other great leaders, Mr. Carmichael continues to preach violence and “Black Power.” The Congress On Racial Equality has also joined S.N.C.C. in advocating violence and “Black Power.” This has posed a big problem for the more conservative N.A.A.C.P. The black man is now confused and desperate because of the conflicting ideas of their leaders. Some see a new light of hope in the idea of “Black Power” and some see violence as a means of revenge for their misfortune but the abled see both as a quick way of destroying previous accomplishments. It is evident that S.N.C.C. and C.O.R.E. have successfully managed to obtain followers. Negroes are no longer working for a common goal. “Black Power” followers believe in racial isolation, and violence. Incidentally their beliefs are similar to the Black Muslim’s beliefs but the degree of extremity is not the same on the part of S.N.C.C. and C.O.R.E. The other black men believe in working for the whole of the population and uniting in a com mon land. The response to the ideas provides us with enough to show that we have divided into three segments: Black Muslims, Violence and “Black Power” extremists and the moderates. Reality must be faced immediately. Before any new goals can be realized. The racial situation must once again unite and work for a common cause. going to say B.P. is evil the black man to kick Coeds Win “Battle of the Sexes” (ACP)—Coeds eked out a 251-244 victory over male stu dents at Louisiana State Univer sity last month as they managed to vote down the proposition that LSU coeds came to college seeking husbands rather than an education, reports the Daily Reveille. The vote was taken at the third speech forum of the se mester, which turned out to be a battle of the sexes. Men seated on one side and women on the other side of the union ballroom volleyed vehement comments back and forth for some 45 minutes. Denise Engeran, principal speaker for the winning coeds, said women 10 years ago might have been just looking for hus bands but that, in 1966, wom en’s “career drive exceeds their mating drive.” She noted that women make up one-third of the 79 million laborers in the United States and earn three-fourths as much as men do. Four or five coeds she interviewed, Miss Engeran said, knew what career they were go ing into. “Saying most girls come to college to get a husband is like saying a man comes to college to stay out of Vietnam,” she said. She pointed out that “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities” contained the names of more women than men, and that of 576 freshmen on the honor roll last semester, only 250 were male. Vincent Hazleton, speaking for the affirmative, argued that females are trained to get hus bands from the minute they leave their diapers and get their “Betsey Wetsy” dolls. “Females are hunters,” he said, claiming that at the age of 18 they are ready to stalk their future mates and that the universities are their hunting grounds. Women know the best catches are made on a univer sity campus, he said. The main reason women drop out of college, Hazleton con tinued, is to marry and have a family, “hopefully in that or der.” While the coeds contended they are in school to get an education, one male countered by asking, “Can you see your self 20 years from now, working eight hours a day, instead of caring for a husband and family.” God has given each of us a task to fulfill, Have you done your best? Have you started yet to build? Look within yourselves; it’s with you whom you must cope. Have you done your best? Have you surveyed your scope? It’s not pertinent to be the grandest in society’s great hall, Have you done your best? Is not this the most important of all? Be not reluctant and afraid of constant innovation, Have you done your best? What is your vocation? Ponder carefully, proceed, perpetuate your goal, You have done your best. You have completed your role. Christine Coleman