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Homecoming Festivities
Miss Clark, 1968-69: Carolyn Jackson and escort, Varsity
Football Captain Eddie Johnson.
Miss Clark
and Court:
(top bottom)
Carolyn
Jackson
Patricia
Sykes
Lurma
Rack ley
Miss
U„ N. C. F.
Joyce
Lincoln.
The Panther Newspaper Staff would like to congratulate the
Student Government Association and many other faithful Calrk-
ites, for their sincere and successful endeavor to make our
Homecoming the best ever.
The Clark College Centennial Homecoming Calendar was
heavily affixed with the various activities of the week.
On Monday, October 14, a talent show was presented in
Davage Auditorium, featuring the Clark College students.
Tuesday, October 15, at 8:00, the trial of Knoxville College
was held in Crogman Dining Hall. Knoxville was charged with
trying to play football. The verdict. . .guilty.
On Wednesday, October 16, the funeral and burial of Knox
ville College was held at 8:00 outside of Crogman Hall.
On Thursday, the 17th, a pep rally and bon-fire was held
on the athletic field at 8:00 P„M,
Friday, October 18, the Clark College family celebrated
Red and Black Day, whereupon the entire student body wore
our school colors of red and black. The entire day was well
capped by coronation of our campus quean, Miss Clark—Caro
lyn Jackson, and her lovely court. Following this 8:00 program
in Davage Auditorium, a reception was immediately held in
Kresge Hall.
On Saturday, October 19, 1963, the big day, precisely be
ginning at 12 noon, the Clark College Centennial Homecoming
Parade began. By 2:00 p.m., the Homecoming gam? began
in Herndon Stadium. During half-time intermission, the various
queens—all the pride of Clark College—were presented.
They were the following: Miss Clark-Carolyn Jackson, First
Attendant-Patricia Sykes, Second Attendant-Lurma Rackley, Miss
Senior-Sandra Sheats Smith, Miss Junior-Mattie Lois Petty,
Miss Sophomore-Barbara Knight, Miss Freshman-Barbara War
ren, Miss Centennial-Zora Ransby, Miss Senior Centennial-
Gloria Thomas, Miss U.N.C.F.-Joyce Lincoln, Miss P.R.I.D.E.-
Gwendolyn Mitchell, Miss Panther-Desdemonia Jones.
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Student Power
by Ronald Coleman
Panther Editor
Throughout the A. U. Center, since the beginning of the semester,
there have been vigorous cries of student power and recognition—
precisely, immediate recognition of the Black student.
Students have been fighting for recognition from the college
administrators as well as striving to find the truth of themselves
within society.
This tremendous new interest and urge to be fully recognized
and respected not only as students, but Black students, can be
answered by something Cicero said. He stated “a man who knows
nothing of his history is like a child, for not knowing where he
has been, he can not possibly know where he is going,”
Black students are constantly learning of their history and heri
tage. They have sought and found a means of learning, and dealing
with, the past; now they seek to deal with the present. They seek
it truthfully and soulfully.
Just to mention one example of the striving for recognition through
student power, I wish to relate to you an incident that occurred
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