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Clark Halfback Turns Pro by Clarence Carter All conference halfback Elijah Nevett became the property of the New Orlenas Saints, the National Football League’s newest franchise, when he signed what contract March 24. Nevett, Clark’s leading pass was reported to be a lucrative receiver, will be tried primarily as a flanker because he lacks the size pro coaches like to see in their running backs. He com pleted the past season with 742 yards in 102 carries for a 7.3 yards average per carry. It is generally believed that what Nevett lacks in size he makes up with speed and exceptional hands which are the basic re quirements for that position. The Saints open camp July 1, in San Francisco where Tom Fears, former Atlanta Falcon assistant, will try to mold them into a unit that will stand up in the N.F.L. Nevett, employed as a rec reation director, has indicated that he will remain in Atlanta until pre-season training begins. Berkely For A Day by Jerry R. Allen At approximately ten o’clock on the evening of April 6th, the dormitory girls of Clark College were selecting the campus ground site of where they were going to sleep that night. A few minutes later, the police dropped by offering invitations of free rides to any recipients. About thirty minutes afterwards, the police de parted with no invitational ac ceptances. Around six o’clock the following morning, every one arose and commenced en tering their dormitory rooms. This sleep-out dramatization was in protest of the lack of protection given to the students of the school. For this lack of protection was not only evident in the “prowler incident” of last year, but especially the “Merner Hall incident” and the “block boys incidents” of this year. As a result, these courage ous young ladies decided to publicize this deficiency before it was too late. President Henderson, who had previously initiated a pro gram designed to correct this fallacy, met with the student leader representatives on the day of April 7th. After a period of consultation, a student meet ing was called for six o’clock that evening. The assembly be gan with opening remarks from the S.G.A. President — Na thaniel Jackson. After which time, President Henderson pre sented his proposals which were: 1) Add extra guards — three to be exact. 2) Get a new lighting sys tem for the campus grounds. 3) Have a qualified police man stationed at a spe cific location with a tele phone. 4) Install burglar bars with the first floor bars being wired. President Henderson also stated that four additional pa trol cars had been assigned to the area. Some long range pro posals were: 1) Have a university police force. 2) Have male desk clerks in the dormitories. 3) Enclose the school with a fence. At the conclusion of his speech he answered some heat ed questions put to him by the students. Finally, the meeting was adjourned and the recon struction period began. UNDECIDED DEBATE The effectiveness of demon strations was the topic of a debate between Clark College and Harvard University on Tuesday (April 4) at 7:30 p.m. in Davage Auditorium on the Clark campus. Clark’s depating team argued the affirmative of the topic,” “Resolved: That nonviolent demonstrations are no longer an effective technique for bring ing about social change in the United States.” Questions from the audience and an audience shift-of-opin- ion poll followed the debate, which will be opened to the public. The audience’s final de cision about the debate was indecisive. Army Band At Clark The 100-piece U. S. Army Field Band, official musical voice of the Department of the Army, performed at Clark Col lege Friday (April 14) at 8 p.m. in Davage Auditorium. The concert was opened to the public without charge. This band appeared in the inaugural parades of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson, and has presented concerts in all 10 states and many foreign countries. It was formed in 1946 and gave its first performance at the White House. Popular, semi-classical and military music was on the Clark program. The Soldiers’ Chorus, which is part of the band, fur nished a change of pace by sing ing several selections, including all-time Broadway favorites. The band members appeared in Army dress blue uniform and displayed during the per formance the Army flag. This banner bears 148 streamers, representing the campaigns in which the Army has partici pated from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam. It always stands to the left of the Ameri can flag. Major Wilmont N. Trumbull, a former music teacher from Worcester, Mass., who holds the Legion of Merit and the Italian Military Cross for valor in World War II, is the band’s commanding officer and di rector. New Membership Clark College has been elect ed to membership in the Ameri can Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, a national organization of 778 colleges and universities with accredited teacher training programs. Clark’s department of educa tion, one of the largest in num ber of majors in the college, is headed by Dr. Pearlie C. Dove. Mr. George McMillan, journalist ad visor at Clark pictured with students from the Atlanta University System at Savannah State College Annual Press Institute. Founders Day Clark College observed its 98th Founders’ Day Wednesday (February 22) with a convocation at 11 a.m. in Davage Audi torium on the campus. The principal speaker was Dr. Samuel D. Proctor, president of the Institute for Services to Education. He was formerly presi dent of two colleges, Virginia Union University in Richmond and the Agricultural and Tech nical College of North Carolina in Greensboro, and associate director of the Peace Corps. The Institute for Services to Education, which has its head quarters in Washington, is a private organization concerned primarily with strengthening predominantly Negro colleges. Other convocation speakers were Bishop Edgar A. Love, Methodist bishop of the Atlan tic Coast area; Dr. Alfred J. Turk. Atlanta physician who graduated from Clark in 1951, and Elijah Solomon, president of Clark’s senior class. They spoke for The Methodist Church, which helps support the college, the alumni, and the student body. Dr. Vivian W. Henderson, president of the college, presided at the cere mony. Clark was founded in 1869 and named for Bishop Davis W. Clark, who was the first president of the Freedmen’s Aid Society. After several changes of location, a tract of land was purchased in 1880 on Mc Donough Boulevard in the southeast section of the city. This was the college’s site until 1941, when it moved to its present location on Chestnut Street in the Atlanta University complex. Its plant is valued at more than $2.5 million and its operating budget exceeds $1.6 million a year. The college currently has an enrollment of 969 students from 26 states and five foreign countries. Clark Sponsors Upward Bound Program An Upward Bound program to motivate economically and culturally disadvantaged youngsters to attend college will begin this summer at Clark College. Applications are now being taken from high school students living in Fulton County, but outside Atlanta proper, who will be promoted this year to the 11th or 12th grades. High school dropouts also are eligible. According to Dr. Carson Lee, associate professor of psycho logy at Clark who will direct the program, the residence limi tation was made to extend the Upward Bound program to “youths heretofore generally overlooked.” Fifty students will be select ed for the program at Clark. During the summer, they will live on the campus and receive intensive instruction in English and mathematics. During the following academic year, they will meet on the campus each Saturday for instruction and other activities while living at home. Dr. Lee said the program will “seek to correct weak nesses in the two essential tools of communication, while at the Gelfman Visits Clark Rabbi Harold L. Gelfman, spiritual leader of Temple Beth Israel in Macon, Ga., was the speaker at Clark College’s morning worship service Tues day (April 11) at 11 a.m. Clark is operated under the auspices of the board of education of The Methordist Church. Rabbi Gelfman, whose visit was sponsored by the Jewish Chautaugua Society, spoke on the topic, “What Is Brother hood?” same time and through a va riety of means arouse in the students a genuine desire to continue their education.” Selected students will receive $10 a week during the summer, plus free room, board and health care. While living at home, they will get $5 a week. The program is supported by a grant of $67,000 from the U. S. Office of Economic Op portunity. DUKE'S MEN AT CLARK The Duke’s Men, a 20-voice choral group from Yale Uni versity, appeared at Clark Col lege (March 20) at 8 p.m. in Davage Auditorium on the campus. The concert was open to the public without charge. Named after the Master of Saybrook, one of Yale’s 12 resi dential colleges, the Duke’s men came into existence as an un dergraduate musical group in 1952. Since then, they have achieved a reputation equalled only by the much-older Whif- fenpoofs, another Yale singing group. In addition to performances on college campuses, the Duke’s Men sing at various ski resorts during the winter and each spring take a tour which ends in Nassau in the Bahamas. The program at Clark in cluded madrigals, folk ballads, show tunes, humorous songs, and traditional Yale numbers.