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MAY, 1968
The Panther
"So Carrell Finally Said It"
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with them a hidden hate for Dean Thomas because they (the
girls) feel that the attitude and strict rules that Dean Thomas
adheres to are to rigid and inconsiderate.
The names mentioned in this article are not meant to be
slanderous or cruel but rather an incentive for instructors and
administrators to take time and evaluate yourselves. Take some
time out (in class if necessary) and talk to the people you teach
and listen to what they have to say about their disaprobations.
It is time to get rid of some of this animosity and hatred that
now exist on this tensed campus.
I propose a forum be set up on campus where students and
instructors alike can sit down with the intension of ironing out
some of these conflicts. All that I have said is the way it is on
campus, we have two alternatives, (1) do something about it or
(2) sit around and be mad about what I said. The latter would
be ridiculous so it is my hope that efforts will be made to im
prove the situation of the “status quo” on campus.
Students remember you wear no “halos” and you must im
prove yourselves an enormous amount if we are to be treated like
adults. Too many good “old joes” are too easily lead into relin
quishing sound thinking for destructive acts. College pranks are
a part of college life but don’t be lead into thinking that this is
your basis purpose for going to school. Tearing up a dormitory
is simply unrealistic to do just because you may be mad and
want to get back at the school for some previous greivance.
Only a few individuals on campus are willing to act as
adults and responsible people instead of following the masses
of students that we have on campus that react to every situation
instead of actually thinking about what they are doing. It is my
belief that a majority of the students want to be treated as
children because psychologically we feel secure when people of
the administration treat us this way.
There was brought to my attention just the other day that
students can not even sit down in a meeting and talk without a
great deal of interruptions going on while someone else has
the floor attempting to express an opinion. Stop acting like
children and possibly then the people of the administration and
acuity will know that we are sincere and striving to make this
institution “Second to None.”
Community Action
By Annie Washington
The seeds of community cul
ture are being scattered far and
wide and all one needs is to
keep in contact with the com
munity outside.
The recent project of the
Community Action Committee
(CAC) began sometime ago at
the Archer High School in At
lanta. Its duty was immediate
and urgent, that of planting or
cultivating incentive in the coils
of minds of slow and somewhat
disinterested students approach
ing graduation.
The program was a success
in more ways than one involv
ing college students from both
Spelman and Clark. Although
the program has not yet ended,
some of the tutees decided to
express their opinions of the
program as follows:
“I think that the tutorial pro
gram is a beneficial and a wise
one to encourage the student to
straighten up and try to strive
for a goal. The strong points
of this program are being pa
tient with the slow students and
helping them. I do not think
any improvements are neces
sary because it is a blessing to
have college students willing
and able to help.”
Another student comments:
“I feel that the program has
been a great help to me. I see
no need for improvements, for
the program is more than I
expected. I hope that it will
continue so that others may re
ceive such help, but I do feel
that the program should be
given to lower grades as well as
the upper grades. This would
be a great help to them also.”
The marvelous accomplish
ments of the CAC continue to
show that “progress is our
most important product.”
Mother's Day
By Lizzette C. Jones
Special tributes of love to
mother were reflected by the
ancient Greeks in the ceremon
ies worshipping Cybele, the
mother of the gods. They hon
ored her with rites in woods
and caves.
Later, around the year 250
B.C., the Romans in their
three-day festival of Halarie on
the Ides of March honored Cy
bele.
We note centuries later in
the Christian era, that sons and
daughters bound out as ap
prentices and servants returned
home to mother with gifts on
the mid-Sunday in Lent.
It was in West Virginia,a
small town of Pruntytown ffol-
low the Civil War that Moth
er’s Day was originated. A gen
tle mother, Mrs. Anna Reeves
Jarvis, was worried about the
flaming hatreds of families
against families and brothers
against brothers over the war
between the “Blues” and the
“Grays”. Love was lacking in
the hearts of people, so Mrs.
Jarvis organized a Mother’s
Friendship Day in which an
invitation was extended to all
Union and Confederate soldiers
and their families. Pruntytown
that special day . . . erased its
memories of north and south
soldiers and became just sons
of mothers.
After Mrs. Jarvis’ death, in
1905, her daughter Anna be
gan intensive work to estab
lish a National Mother’s Day.
A Sunday in May seemed to
her to be appropriate because
flowers began to bloom forth
and she remembered her own
mother’s favorite flower, beau
tiful white pinks, planted in the
front garden of their home. She
selected the carnation as a
Mother’s Day Emblem.
A Job Well Done ...
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power the black man has to
some useful end.” In the Feb
ruary edition of 1967, in an
article entitled, “Stokely Car
michael and Black Power,”
Mr. Smith stated, To me ‘black
power’ should not be looked at
as negative controversy but
rather as a realistic way for the
black man to prosper. ... I
will say as many other black
power advocates have stated,
‘Black Power is an effective
way for the black man to up
grade himself politically, eco
nomically, socially and cultur
ally without being continuous
ly exploited by the white power
structure’ . . . What does it take
for black people to combine
their efforts instead of ‘turning
the other cheek’ for the ‘man’?
In the April edition of 1967, in
an article entitled, “The Negro
and the Draft,” Mr. Smith
states, “The United States is
engaged in a humiliating war
that it is incapable of winning
and the American people are
falsely led to believe that the
struggle is being prolonged for
the ‘freedom and democracy’
. . . The matter of the fact is
that the U.S. is involved with
imperialist foes for control of
world markets and sources of
the world’s raw materials. This
is the main reason the U.S. is
in Vietnam.” And, in the
March-April edition of 1968,
in an article entitled, “Sexual
Revolution in the A. U. Cen
ter”, Mr. Smith states, “Girls
in the Atlanta University Cen
ter for some reason or another
seem to want to impress the
public, friends, home people
and acquaintances that they
are good, naive, Christian
hearted people. A majority of
the girls of the center consider
the girl that indulges in sex as
being immoral or indecent per
son, while at the same time
many of these same critics are
often seen going off campus to
motels, hotels and other places
‘to make a run’ (this termi
nology means to go somewhere
to have sex). . . . Dormotory
conversations reveal that sex is
becoming just as free for many
young ladies as it is with young
men. It must be stated that in
order for the view of sex to be
come more real (people and
especially girls) must start re
lieving themselves of old stereo
ideas and really become sen
sible about the subject matter.”
As editor-in-chief, Mr. Smith
has upgraded the newspaper to
the point that nationally it is
one of the highest ranking
newspapers in its class. He has
increased the output of the
paper to no less than five edi
tions per year. He has received
honorable mentions from such
renoun personalities as John D.
Rockefeller, Dr. Vivian Hen
derson, the Board of Trustees,
Congressman Fletcher Thomp
son and many others. Person
ally, he has received the Serv
ice Award from the Alpha Phi
Fraternity. He has received an
Achievement Plaque from the
Clark College Award Commit
tee. And, he has received an
Outstanding Service Award
from the Panther Newspaper
Staff.
In closing, in one of the final
staff meetings, Mr. Smith as
editor-in-chief stated, “Ideas
and actions are best acknowl-
Remember
Mr. Campbell
By Desdimonia Jones
There have been rumors that
Mr. Alfred Campbell will not
return to our campus as major
ette coordinator for the march
ing season of 1968, but all of
the majorettes and other stu
dents on campus have high
hopes that this rumor is not
true.
Mr. Campbell has made
plans to sponsor a clinic for
high school majorettes in the
Atlanta area, hoping to spot
out some of the best strutters
for the Marching Panthers of
dear old Clark College. We
hope that Mr. Campbell’s plans
for sponsoring this majorette
clinic will be put into effect
during the Spring of 1968.
The majorettes were enter
tained by Mr. Campbell in his
home to express his apprecia
tion for what he said was their
faithful and cooperative service
during the 1967-68 marching
season. The party was a de
light for all the girls and their
guests.
Wee, the Clark College stu
dent body, owe much to Mr.
Campbell for creating a new
style of marching that not only
has affected Clark College ma
jorettes but the majorettes in
the Atlanta area as well. Clark
College majorettes now stand
out front and we owe all of this
to Mr. Alfred Campbell, who
donated his time and outstand
ing talent and experience to us.
Therefore, we look forward to
a new season of half-time
shows, new dance steps, and
new majorettes for our on com
ing marching season.
Mr. Campbell is presently
employed as a music-coordina
tor for the Atlanta Public
School System, and he is also
director of music for the Mt.
Pleasant Baptist Church in East
Atlanta.
Election . . .
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Clark’s history. It will take not
only the SGA officers, but the
entire student body to accom
plish the things that must be
done. Therefore, I, as president
of the SGA for 1968-69, call
upon all students to assist us in
getting these things done. This
year, the Clark student body
proved itself to be the most
active student body in the At
lanta University Center; it prov
ed that it is the most tightly-
knit and ‘together’ campus in
the Center. With this kind of
cooperation next year, the job
of the SGA president can be
the easiest job that any presi
dent has ever had.”
The PANTHER staff con
gratulates Mr. Mays and the
Student Reform Party and
pledges its support in any way
possible in the upcoming year.
edged to the public through the
news media. This organ, un
less used in a constructive and
creative manner, utlimately be
comes purposeless or meaning
less. The framework for main
taining a strong student body
at Clark College has already
been set. And, with the per
petuation of goals set forth by
the newspaper and S.G.A.,
Clark College will continue to
function as the number one stu
dent body in the Atlanta Uni
versity Center.”
Ka rate
Weightlifter
Editor
A Few of the
Many Faces
of Carrell
Smith
Trackman
Student