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MAY, 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
Wardell Smith
Clarence Carter
Paulette McKinney
Reporters:
Gail Jordan
Jonathan Pointer
Maryjo Clark
Staff Editorial Writers
Editor-in-Chief
Assistant Editor
News Editor
Copy Editor
Feature Editor
Sports Editor
PRESS
Proofreader
Harold Craig, Bernice Little
Photographer
Charles Smith
Social Editor:
Marie Banks
Exchange Editor:
Eddie Embry
Fashion Editor:
Jerrilyn McGhee
Advisors
Mr. George McMillan, Miss Ellen
Magby, Mr. Black, Miss D'Souza
... On The Cost of Education
Vivian W. Henderson
President, Clark College
Like the large majority of students in private and public colleges
and universities, students at Clark College pay for only a limited
proportion of the cost of their education. In a sense, maybe, this
is the way it should be. Investing in human potential is the best
investment a society can make for the future. Indeed, no other
reason need be set forth to justify the strain and stress involved
in underwriting from sources other than student payments costs
of educating young men and young women.
Students at Clark College pay from 45 to 51 percent of the
cost of instruction they receive. The variation results from yearly
differences in emphases and priorities
. . . i.e., variations from one year to
another in cost of underwriting scholar
ships and grants, or increasing faculty
salaries; bidding for new faculty mem
bers; buying books for the library; pro
viding instructional supplies or pro
viding instructional equipment. Prices
of these items increase each year.
Many private colleges, including
Clark and other schools in the Atlanta
University Center, have relatively
small endowments; therefore, they must
depend heavily upon gifts and grants
to underwrite differences between total cost of instruction and
tuition payments by students.
For the year 1967-1968, tuition at Clark College will be $750
for two semesters. This represents a $100 increase in the cost of
tuition over the year 1966-1967. Five points should be made
regarding the $100 increase in tuition and the cost of tuition in
general.
1. Most of the increase in tuition, 80 percent, is for faculty
salaries; the remaining 20 percent is for scholarships and
grants for students. This allocation was voted by the Execu
tive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Clark College at
its meeting on January 20, 1967. That part which goes for
scholarships will be used to increase existing scholarship
commitments where warranted and to offer scholarships in
larger amounts as well.
2. Faculty salaries at Clark College are only fairly competitive.
Improvement in this position is mandatory if the College is
to continue to strengthen faculty. We must not only hold
onto Ph.D.’s, we must atract more and do so quickly. In
crease in tuition is a necessary step to accomplishing this
dual purpose.
3. Tuition payments by students, as implied above, are not used
for buildings, grounds, maintenance, board and room. Tuition
payments are used for curriculum, instruction and financial
aid only. Construction of new facilities at Clark College is
not covered by tuition payments.
4. I learned just recently that most students at Clark College
as well as many members of the faculty, alumni and parents
do not know that tuition cost is the same in all six schools
i nthe Atlanta University Center. (There may be a slight
variation for the graduate and professional schools, Atlanta
University and Interdenominational Theological Center.)
This, in essence, is what makes it possible for students to
cross instructional lines to attend classes and pursue in
struction. Students registered in any one school in the Cen
ter can take classes in any other school without further
bookkeeping.
5. A fifth point involves increased financial assistance for
worthy students. Only a few years ago, perhaps four or
“7ke £dit&T4. (Zwuten . . .
What about Atheletics
And Clark?
by Carrell Smith
With the recent negative trend toward athletics around Clark
I can visualize a gradual collapse of sports activities altogether.
The Athletic Department suffers economically and from the lack
of student support.
First of all the athletic department at Clark has probably
the most limited budget in the SI AC (Southern Inter-Collegiate
Athletic Conference). The coaching staff for the most part is
underpaid for the amount of time given to sports. The average
duties of Coach Epps includes the following:
1. Scheduling dates of sports events
2. Making training programs for track,
basketball, tennis and football
3. Trying to bring more good athletes
in with small scholarships
4. Making himself present at most of
the practice sessions
5. Traveling with his team.
These are just a very few of the obliga
tions Coach Epps experiences during the
span of a day. However, an industrial
supervisor probably earns more money
than Coach Epps in a year’s time. This
to me is something to think about.
Coach Epps produced a SI AC Championship basketball team.
There have been All Americans from Clark. Just within the last
two years a professional basketball and football player signed
with major professional teams. The many achievements coach has
made could go on indefinitely, however. The amount of money
that Philander Smith College receives for the track team alone,
excells the complete athletic budget of Clark College. The same
is true with Florida A & M. At the annual Thanksgiving games
Clark’s student body attendance is very low with the addition of
absence of school spirit. The attendance at track meets is even
worse, not to mention tennis matches.
The athlete at Clark is now beginning to doubt whether or
not the student body appreciates his heartaches, sweat, self-sacri
fices, turmoil and injuries when the students only congratulate
him when he has won. After a track meet, football or basketball
game and Clark has won, the expression heard by students is
“nice game man” or “nice run man,” but let us lose and the
only thing the athlete receives is an unwanted stare. “Everybody
loves a winner, but when you lose you lose alone.”
A few things that would help remedy some of these problems
are as follows:
1. Attend more games where possible even it it means paying
75 0 sometimes instead of buying three hamburgers.
2. Show some type of spirit for those men that are out there
to win for you.
3. Support the SGA in trying to promote programs that will
help athletes.
4. Excellerate.
There are numerous ways to enhance your sports at Clark,
because sports unlike apathy has been a long and prosperous
tradition at Clark.
After finishing Clark designate some money to the Athletic
department so that you too will be proud when returning to attend
the homecoming football games.
five, Clark College had to underwrite small student financial
assistance program from tuition and grants received from
a few individuals and agencies, including The Methodist
Church, private foundations and a small proportion of
alumni. For the year 1967-1968, approximately $370,000
of our total operating funds will be budgeted for student
financial assistance, including: $67,188, Federal-College
work study; $47,000, NDEA Loans; $67,500, Educational
Opportunity Grants; $160,000, Clark College grants and
scholarships, and so on.
There is every evidence that with these and other sources
of finacial aid available to students in increasing amounts,
increased cost of tuition should not impede orderly process
of matriculation of a single student at Clark College. On the
other hand, to exploit these resources, students must be re
sourceful, studious, inquiring and continually trying to put
together the best package of personal and other resource
to meet financial ends to start and complete their college
education — and above all, they must maintain academic
averages that justify financial support. (I would suggest
that students obtain from the Registrar’s Office a copy of
“Financial Planning for a College Education — Clark Col
lege.”
These lines set forth basic considerations entering decisions
regarding increases in tuition associated with attending Clark
College. They are fundamental and not unlike those associated
with other institutions in the Atlanta University Center and else
where. I think students, faculty and parents are entitled to this
kind of summation regarding cost.
TIME TO SPEAK OUT
by Edward T. Johnson
Future Peace Corps
V olunteer—1967-69
Ever since I entered Clark
College, in 1963, I have never
felt a need to rhapsodize about
my feelings and beliefs in an
article submitted to the college
newspaper. Nor have I felt it
necessary to write about my be
liefs and feelings in an article
of reply, submitted to the Pan
ther. But now, the time has come
to stand up for what I believe,
thus casting reflections on an
article submitted to the Panther,
which questions the right of the
Negro to participate in Peace
Corps projects.
First of all, if anyone thinks
that only Negroes in the U.S.A.
are poverty stricken, he should
join the Peace Corps in order
to travel and work in countries,
other than Africa, where Ne
groes live. A good example of
a country in which Negroes are
living is Peru; these people live
in barriadas, which are worse
than American ghettos.
Second, why be selfish about
going to another country to help
your own people? There are
thousands of capable Negroes
in the United States who are in
terested, and participate in, the
Domestic Peace Corps, Vista;
they can help to solve the social
and economic problems in the
United States.
Finally, not all Negro leaders
of tomorrow will join the Peace
Corps; this, in my opinion, is
an obvious truth. Furthermore,
Negro Peace Corps volunteers,
future leaders to be, will not
ignore the dire needs of their
people as a result of serving two
years overseas. On the con
trary, the returned Negro volun
teers, of today and tomorrow,
are, and will be, leaders who are
well-tested, experienced, ener
getic and, more than ever be
fore, capable of dealing with the
needs of people in their own
country.
"Something Is"
Oh dynamic creature,
whirling, soaring.
Touch me and be tamed,
folding, diving.
Eternity reaches out for thee,
the end knocks,
sweeping, sailing, unconcerned.
Be thou a thing of God?
wild, unmolested.
Be thou a thing of man?
warlike, inconsiderate.
What a life on wing,
beseechingly on the prey.
Sought after for the good of
man,
unprotected, weak.
Original pilot of the sky,
something is,
as death lurks.
Dwight D. Ellison
Epitaph
For An Alumni Director
After years at my task I am
done,
Tracing persons by letter and
phone.
When you lay me to rest
I have one last request:
A mail box instead of a Stone!