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THE PANTHER
November 12, 1968
Da
What?
Hell-Week
Old
And New
The traditional hell week is presented and performed by
Clark College and Morehouse College.
In these short seven days the students of both colleges try
to show school spirit in various ways. And the week of events
are climaxed by a football game between the two colleges.
But, “Hell Week 68,” has been one of the most powerful
weeks in the history of the two institutions.
It all began on Sunday night, October 27 when some Morehouse
students were seen trying to burn an “M” on the lawn at Clark
College, just right of the Administration Building.
They were promptly chased by loyal Clarkites back to More
house. While returning from the chase, a freshman was hit
in the head, suffering a mild concussion. As a result of this
bodily harm to the Clarkite, the “cool, sharp, and dark Pan
thers” turned “hip, black, and angry” and were out to make
their claim to “fame.”
Within a few minutes the Clarkites had shown their “Pan
ther Power” and were returning back to the “land of the Pan
thers.” Leaving two flaming “C’s” burning bright to show
that the Panthers were still up tight and really out of sight.
Then the tiger’s from across the wall decided it was their
day, but the Panthers ran them away each time they tried
to make a play.
The results of Sunday Night were light, two C’s and two
M’s burning bright.
On Monday, the Clarkites were not feeling together, because
they know that the students at Clark were here to progress
and this had been shown. While Morehouse was out burning
M’s, Clark was out burning the seeds of poverty, building a
better student bank. While Morehouse was out throwing cock
tails at Brawley Hall, and the Panther Den, Clark was build
ing a better African dress shop.
After much consideration at this point, it is quite obvious
that to limit further hindrances from wither party during the
elapsed period of “Hell Week,” Morehouse should stay across
the street and we likewise over here.
But as the night grew old, two more M’s were seen burning
on Clark’s campus. Clarkites from every dorm swarmed to
extinguish the two burning M’s. Gun shots from across the street
were heard coming our way, resulting in our centennial signs
being riddled and broken down. The Panther’s of Clark decided
no longer could they stay in their grooves, it was time to make
our moves. Morehouse signs were removed and two “white
but beautiful C’s were left, grazing in Morehouse grass.”
And as a result of the flyness of Morehouse with the gun
play, both S.G.A. presidents meet. Colleges’ S.G.A. presidents
met, to find a solution to stop the nightly actions of both col
leges. However on Tuesday night there were minor “C” and
“M” burnings of both campuses.
But where do we go from here? Two Black institutions bond
ed together in Educational ideas, and for the advancement of
our own black race in this colorful world.
How can Clark and Morehouse say that we understand Black
ness, when there is only one way to achieve blackness and that
is through total togetherness; knowing that burning C’s and
M’s and shooting at your black brother’s is really not toge
ther! “If possible killing your black brother is the tradition
here, well to hell with tradition!” We had better tighten up.
There will have to be some quick changes made.
And as Morehouse surely knows by now, the Panthers are
mean. . .but clean, and willing, ready, and able to unite when
ever the Tiger’s feel the same, but will go through no abrupt
changes to do it. Its a two way ordeal.
LOOK OUT!
THE YMA IS HERE
BY DAVETTA BELL
This year the Young Men’s
Association looks as if it is
going to get off to a good start.
The Y. M. A. held its first
meeting. The purpose of this,
meeting was to elect the offi
cers for the 1968-1969 school
year. The officers are as fol
lows: President, Thomas Park
er; vice pres., Jerry Allen;
Secretary, Louis Mann; Trea
surer, John Wilson; and two
representatives to the Student
Life Committee; W. Stubble
field and John Prince.
BY JOSEPH JOHNSON (3 J’s)
According to Thomas Park
er, president of the Young Men’s
Association, the two main ob
jectives of the organization this
year, are to initiate the Mar
tin Luther KingMemorialScho-
larship, so as to award a scho
larship to the best all-around
male, and to back several inter
mural sports between classes
and different organizations.
In an interview with Thomas
Parker about the Young Men’s
Association he said, “One rea
son the organization hasn’t
really been able to function is
that no set amount of money
has been allegiated for the or
ganization, and there are only
(Cont. on Column 4)
Da shee keys! That’s the word
from here, your S.G.A. office.
Since Black Consciousness
is growing every day, Clark’s
S.G.A. wanted to make it more
available, in the form of Dash-
ikis.
“Because of the exhorbitant
prices that our so-called “soul
brothers” sell their dashikis,
we decided to make them avail
able at a reasonable price.”
To accompany you when you
desire a beautiful dashiki, and
don’t have the funds, there is
always the S.G.A. Bank.
Whose making these beautiful
garments? Some of the girls
from Clark, naturally, along
with some of the Spelmanites.
In the S.G.A. office there are
five basic patterns. If you want
one from a material that you
have selected, bring it in and
you will have the pleasure of
saying that it was custom made
for you. These dashikis sell
at the S.G.A. office from $5.00
to $7.00. (You really couldn’t
ask for more at such a small
price!
Pioneer and manager of the
shop is John Wyatt.
Mays says “We encourage the
patronage of the faculty and
staff as well as the Student
Body.
Wedding
Bells
One of Clark’s students, the
former Miss Sandra Sheats,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Sheats, became the late
summer bride of Jackson Mc-
Grady Smith, both of Atlanta,
in a ceremony solemnized on
August 24, 1968 at Mt. Zion
Second Baptist Church.
Following the wedding vows,
the parents of the bride held
a reception at Ebenezer Church,
where after the newly-weds im~
mediately departed on their
honeymoon in Acapulco,
Mexico.
Sandra is a senior here at
Clark. In her freshman year
she had the title of Miss Snow
flake, being duly elected as so
by her class. Presently, she
holds the title of Miss Senior—
a class well represented.
Jackson Smith (Jack) is a
1968 graduate of Morehouse
College and is a member of
the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Inc. He is presently undertaking
his basic training in the United
States Army at Fort Benning,
Georgia.
They will reside in Atlanta.
The entire Panther Staff con-
doles their very best wishes.
Temptin’
Miss Harlem
Vivian Whitted and Tempta
tions Melvin Franklin and
Dennis Edwards enjoy a bit
of photographic harmonizing.
The Temptations had just com
pleted serenading Miss Harlem
and her beautiful court during
two performances on the clo
sing night of their smash Co-
pacabana engagement in New
York City. Miss Harlem was
accompanied by Tony Law-
rence. and Ann Prince.
Excedrin Headache
No. 1
“Dr. Altizer is wrong. God is not dead. He just couldn’t
find a damn parking place on this campus and went someplace
else.” - The Emory Wheel, April 6, 1967
Students at Emory, Georgia Tech, Georgia State, Atlanta
University and many smaller colleges are confronted every
morning with excedrin headaches as they attempt to park their
cars. The headaches are likely to continue as long as school
planners continue to ignore the parking crisis and no better
method of transportation, such as rapid transit is considered.
Ga. State according to a member of the Ga. State Signal,
has 1,200 parking spaces. Over 4,000 cars are driven by stu
dents to school every day.
At Emory, there are 10,000 registered automobiles for ap
proximately 2,000 spaces. A proud statistic recently released
by Emory Security is that the Emory “rent-a-cops” gave over
16,000 tickets for illegal parking last year.
A senior member of the Ga. Tech Rambler reported. “There
are about 1,000 parking spaces for 10,000 cars. You may think
that I am exagerating, but one time after I found an empty
parking space, I had to pay a cab driver $2.00 just to get to
my first class.”
Several solutions may be proposed. Many of these have been
tried and have failed.
Banning automobiles for freshmen is one proposal which has
failed miserably. The enterprising freshmen, many of whom
had no trouble getting illicit drugs while in high school, have
no difficulty getting upperclassmen parking stickers for their
cars.
Building parking decks is another proposal which has been
considered seriously by many universities and colleges. How
ever, the cost for parking decks has been placed at $2,000
per car. Most schools find it more useful to hire another “cam
pus cop” to give out tickets.
Obviously, in order to solve the parking problem, school
officials must look at long range proposals. It is still possi
ble to plan parking lots at the suburban campuses in Atlanta.
Before, the school planners propose new buildings they should
also consider ample parking facilities.
The city campuses have a more difficult situation in that
they have no more room to expand. The only real solution
is expensive - build multi-story parking decks.
A long range solution is now being studied by the City of
Atlanta - The Metropolitan AtlantaRapidTransitSystem (MARTA).
Although this system is not specifically designed to solve
campus parking, this is what will happen.
MARTA will probably cost the taxpayers over $700 million,
if it is completed on schedule in 1985. This depends on whether
it is started or not. F ive years ago the price tag on such a
transportation system was $300 million. As it is now planned
MARTA will have major branches near Georgia Tech, Ogle
thorpe, Georgia State, Emory, Southern Tech, Kennesaw Jr.,
Atlanta University and the downtown nursing schools.
Unfortunately, the city fathers delay. Every minute that they
wait, it costs students owning automobiles thousands of dollars
in aspirins.
(Cont. from Column 1)
two planned meetings per se
mester.” “I fault the school
for this because the organiza
tion can’t function properly
without money.”
Although there seems to be
some difficulty with finances,
have no fear, for the organiza
tion has big plans for the school
year. It plans to initiate more
programs which the young men
are interested in so that more
of our young men will parti
cipate in the organization. The
Young Men’s Association is
looking forward to functioning
to the fullest this year, if fi
nances allow it. And what could
you expect with the wise se
lection of officers, as those
mentioned previously?
So, to all the members of
good ole C. C., and especial
ly to the young men, I say,
“Prepare yourselves to hear
a lot from the Young Men’s
Association this year.”
Everybody loves C. C.
Morehouse, Spelman,
Morris Brown and of
course we love C. C.
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