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Mays Defeats Flanigan For Presidency By Eddie L. Embry Running on a ticket that promises student power through the Student Reform Party, James Mays led his party to victory in the recent SGA election by defeating Robert Flanigan and the Student Liberation Party by a narrow 78 vote margin (Student Reform Party — 417 votes, Student Liberation Party — 339 votes). Mays, whose party became Along with Mays, Vice-Presi- known during the campaign as dent-Elect John Wyatt is an- the “people who are not afraid to say it out loud”, will move up from his present position as vice president of the Student Government Association to re place SGA President Elias Hen dricks for the 1968-69 academic year. Along with Mays as presi dent, the officers-elect of the SGA are John Wyatt, vice presi- dentdent; Joseph Wilson, busi ness manager; Shirley Waldon, recording secretary; and Bar bara Eiland, corresopnding sec retary. Both the Student Reform Party and the Student Libera tion Party offered the Clark College student body candidates who had exemplified leader ship abilities in the past. Robert Flanigan, the Student Libera tion Party' 1 candidate for Presi dent, presently leads the Sopho more Class as President. A native of Conyers, Flan igan is an honor student major ing in Business Administration and was a member of the 1967- 68 Freshman Guides. Flanigan’s running mate for vice president, David Holt, served with him as vice president of the Sopho more Class. Holt, an honor student maj oring in Business Administra tion, is a native of Florence, South Carolina, and he is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fra ternity. Other candidates for SGA offices from the Student Liberation Party were Andrew Hill, business manager; Peggy Noble, recording secretary; and Shirley McElroy, corresponding other natural leader. Wyatt, a native of Chicago, Illinois is a Mathematics major and an hon or student. Presently he holds the office of Business Manager of the Student Government As sociation for 1967-*8; he is a charter member of PRIDE, a member of Black People’s Al liance, and a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. To replace Wyatt as business manager of 1968-69 is Joseph Wilson. Wilson, who is a native of Orangeburg, South Caro lina, is vice-president of the Junior Class, charter member of PRIDE, and member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and Phi Beta Lambda Business Society. Looking forward to the 1968- 69 academic year as Clark’s Centennial Year and the year he will serve as President of the student body, President-Elect Mays has expressed hopes for a progressive year and has called upon the cooperation of all Clarkites to “acomplish the things that must be done”. In a statement made after his election, Mays said: “Next year, which is Clark’s Centennial year, will be per haps the most active year in (Continued on Page 4) James Mayes, SGA President, 1968-69 Elias Hendricks, SGA President, 1967-68 Robert Flannigan, A Job Well Done By Jerry Allen secretary. James Mays, president-elect and leader of the Student Re form Party, is a junior from Gary, Indiana. During his en rollment at Clark College, he has demonstrated superior leader ship ability in nearly every phase of student activity. Presently, he holds the title of vice-presi dent of the Student Government Association, president of the Pan-Hellenic Council, chairman of PRIDE (Persons Ready In Defense Of Ebony , and chair man of Black People’s Alliance. A member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and Phi Beta Lambda Business Society, Mays is an honor student and is listed in Who’s Who In America’s Colleges And Universities. Approximately three years ago, a junior was appointed editor-in-chief of the “Panther Newspaper” by the S.G.A. President — Marion Phillips. Prior to this occasion, the “Panther Newspaper” was pub lished something like twice every school year. And, if I may add, showed very little promise for the future. Mr. Smith, well aware of this fact, was determined not to follow the norm. Instead, he set out to produce a paper which would be respected and hon ored by the students. This was a task which was not at all easy. For, Mr. Smith had abso lutely no journalism experience, nor did he have anywhere near the adequate facilities or ma terials with which to operate. dream come into reality. During his leadership, Mr. Smith had written on various topics. In the December issue of 1966, in an article entitled, “White America, Racial Op pression and the Black Man,” Mrs. Smith stated, “White America is now reaping the re sults of racial oppression of the black man. . . . The Negro has served as the white man’s psy chological, physical, and social scapegoat. . . . Students, you have an obligation to your black brethren to understand the problems we are facing with the white world. More conver sations concerning the destiny of the black man must be car ried on in order to unite what (Continued on Page 4) Yet, through his determination and extremely devoted staff members, he readily saw his Carrell Smith The Campaign By Rubye J. Jackson The recent S.G.A. election proved to be perhaps one of the most interesting and exciting student campaigns ever to hit Clark College. The campaign, which officially began on April 22, resulted in everything from dormitory speeches to city-wide radio speeches. Mike Rogers, speaking or the Student Liber- tion Party, went before WAOK news urging students to vote Pro-Liberation in an effort to defeat the opposing Student Re form Party. The campaign at times were marred by stiff per sonalities attacks, but had sev eral highlights: The Student Liberation Par ty, with candidates Robert Flan igan and David Holt, struggled hard against the Student Re form Party with James Mays and John Wyatt. Both the Lib erators and Reforms cam paigned with great strategy. Each night during the campaign period, the parties were in dor mitories seeking more votes to defeat the opposition. Both par ties presented their platforms with the coolness of true Clark ites. On April 24 in Davage Au ditorium, both parties presented their platforms. Mays’ platform was memographed and distrib uted among the audience at the 11 o’clock assembly to preserve time, whereas Flanigan pre sented his platform at that time open-mouthed. The Student Li beration Party’s platform in cluded : non-compulsory classes, extended curfews, more student operations, vending machines in dormitories, a student bank, and stronger student-teacher rela tionship. His cry of: “Thank God, we are free at last!” stirred the audience into an applaud of Pro-Liberation. Although James Mays did not explain his platform at the 11 o’clock assemby, the plat form was presented later in the afternoon by the Vice-President candidate Johy Wyatt. The Stu dent Reform Party proposed mass student participation in the function of the S.G.A., an increase in the S.G.A. budget, lounge facilities for off-campus students, extended curfews, a new sign-out roster system, pressure on the academic de partments, a S.G.A. student credit union, no mandatory classes, improved orientation, re-evaluation of the scholarship program, and more jobs on (Continued on Page6)