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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. (Cont. on Page 15) 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 (Cont. on Page 15)