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Vol. XXXI
No. 4
MAY, 1969
CLARK COLLEGE-ATLANTA, GEORGIA
THE PANTHER'S
MAN OF THE YEAR
"UPON A CENTENNIAL”
FROM THE DESK OF
JOE LOUIS TUCKER
DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Fellow Clarkites, humbly I come before you with an honor heavy
upon my shoulders. That honor is having this opportunity to talk
with you about a high point in the history of Clark College. The
high historical point is the Centennial Observance. Throughout the
entity of the entire week, events of historical and significant na
tures took place. It is my intent that you too wanted to witness and
participate in the Centennial Observance which made its mark in
the sands of time representing one hundred years of progress and
service for Clark College. This was a once in a life-time oppor
tunity, we will not be here on this earth to witness the climax of
Clark’s second one hundred years. If you believe in re-incarna
tion, you may witness the second one hundred years as a beau
tiful flower or tree on our campus; if you believe as medical
science is proving today, that new human organs can be trans
planted in the place of old ones, you may still be with that genera
tion here on earth at the end of Clark’s second 100 years. Hope
fully, you will have graduated from Clark and taken your place in
the world and willfully assisting Clark to be a better college the
second century than it was the first.
You may say that Clark is not what it ought to be. I won’t argue
with you, but whatever Clark ought to be in your way of thinking,
you should dedicate yourselves to making it so. The founding fa
thers, faculty, staff, and students over the past one hundred years
did so and you here today must do no less. As one reads the his
torical records of Clark, there is human tendency to measure
what the founding fathers did a century ago by standards of today. I
am sure that as far as they could see on the horizon, they did
their best for Clark College. During Clark’s third century, your
children’s children will read the historical records of Clark in
cluding your service and deeds to mankind. As they read, I hope
they see that the things we do here now, helped to make Clark a
better school, just as it was made better for us.
FIRST 100 YEARS
Centennial as defined means; “of one hundred years,” this is
where Clark College stands today, one hundred years of progress
and sevice. Over these one hundred years, Clark has conferred
over 3,700 degrees and had these graduates represent us well in
their various fields of endowment. Likewise, former students who
for some reason did not have a degree conferred upon them have
represented Clark with integrity and productivity. These one hun
dred years have brought us honor and glory from our alumni
through their achievements and service. It is my hope that during
Clark’s second century, your achievements and service will bring
honor and glory to old C.C. (contd. page 4)
Student
Reform
What Did A Girl Do?
Ron Coleman
Wins!!
The tallies have finally been
counted and the results of the
S.G.A. election have been es
tablished, to the surprise of
no fellow Clarkite. For the
first year in Clark’s history,
only one party was nominated
for election of the student gov
ernment offices.
Many comments, arguments, and remarks have been made about
the article “What Can A Girl Do?” by Lillian Andrews that ap
peared in the last issue of THE PANTHER.
The article charged that the majority of the men at Clark are
untrue, insincere, and schemers by nature. We are only interested
in sex and hold them at a sexual disadvantage. Are we only in
terested in sex? For the co-ed to be involved in this intimacy,
she must be committing herself else-where - off-campus. She
must be sleeping out. The questions that I raise are “are we as
Clark men totally responsible for the delinquency of our co-eds?
If so, then do we ineptly victimize them to sleep out, and how com
mon is it?”
The Student Reform Party
headed by John Wyatt for Pres
ident, Barbara Eiland for Vice
President, Nathaniel Scurry for
Business Manager, Michael
Rogers for S.G.A. Coordina
tor, Lurma Rackley and Lex-
ine Royal for Secretaries. It
was truly an uncontested vic
tory. Mr. Wyatt and his party
will undoubtedly lead the stu
dent body next year.
A new addition to the election
was added in the docket this
year. That is the office of the
Clark Judiciary Committee’s
Chief Justice. It was formerly
known as the Disciplinary Com
mittee. In the past, it was a
completely faculty staffed com
mittee, but last year it was
reconstructed to consist of five
students (one from each class
plus the chief justice) and four
faculty members. The new
Chief Justice is Jerry McIn
tosh.
Congratulations to the new of
ficers, and may all their en
deavors be as successful as
those of the past association
headed by James Mays.
Where Do We Go
Now?
Clark today, is fully accred
ited as an undergraduate insti
tution with 1200 students on a
coeducational basis. During
President Henderson’s admin
istration, the college has ex
panded its academic program
greatly. The campus area has
also been considerably ex
panded. At this precise time,
a $2 million academic building
is being constructed. During
the last three years, our bud
get has doubled to $3 million
per year.
Clark’s future is quite de
finite. President Henderson
sees Clark’s future as a Negro
college for a long time to come,
but also as a college good enough
for all-black and white-who seek
quality education.
He said “we will not abandon,
however, our historic interest
and concern for the black stu
dent.”
Before we can answer this, we must know the situation called
a “sleep-out’, that we ‘impose’ on the co-eds. It is the common
time a co-ed spends at some male’s house or in some form of
shelter where he and she share a sexual relationship. The
time may vary from an hour to an over-night ordeal.
Nearly every female student, Miss Andrews wrote, was under
the strain of leading a double-standard life - that being a student
and a sex out-let for the male studens. If that be the case, then
she must be out to please the “in-crowd” because no co-ed has
signed any agreement with the administration or any student that
she must satisfy some man to attain academic success. I can
not see any ‘strain’ being put on the co-eds other than a psycho
logical one.
I believe the majority of these co-eds are only conforming to
the double-standard set forth by society. Take for example the
man who files for a divorce. He ends up paying alimony. Tangibly
it exists in the law books, but other than that it is in the mind.
There is no true double standard, but merely an opinion formed
one. Women have become dependent on it as a means of defense -
an excuse. It can be applied in two speculative philosophies.
Take those of the typical white male and black male. The white
male will be satisfied with wineing and dining the co-ed, where, on
the other hand, the black male is suspected when dating a co-ed
a few times for the sake of copulation. When this happens, whose
fault is it? The girl is responsible due to her negligence of hu
man nature. The white male has no obligation to the co-ed he is
dating steadily. The black male has, however, had to establish
that ‘main-squeeze’ steady boy-friend relationship from the be
ginning. He has asked the co-ed for the complete chance to be
hers’, and is expected to put down all of his other women. If
the average black co-ed expects this of him, then she too must
pay the price. If he has to put down all of his other women, then
the majority of the times he dates her, she can expect to sleep
out as being a common thing. The time elapsed in this sleep-
out is an individual thing, and the awareness of it by other stu
dents depends .on how well they keep their business to them
selves. That sleep-out is the time it takes for the sexual rela
tionship and the air of coolness following it. Everytime you se
a male taking out his co-ed, you can think that the sleep-out is
undoubtedly in his mind.
How common is this sleep-out? This can be answered by say
ing that a good percentage of the Clark men feel it is becoming
more common everyday. They undoubtedly agree with it and
support it. While taking a survey about the campus, students had
this to say when asked “how common the sleep-out was to them,
how they thought the co-eds felt, and how they felt toward it per
sonally”:
A co-ed Junior Political Science major said, “I think it
is quite a common occurrance, but not yet on the everyday basis
it could be. It seems to be because a lot of students who indulge
in the sleep-outs are seen coming in at what seems to be irre
gular times. If it’s a crime, then I’m guilty too, I guess. I feel
I’m mature enough to understand the circumstances involved
with it though.”
A male Junior Political Science major said, “Yes, I feel
it’s common. Its happening all the time. The girls are for it as
long as no repercussions such as ridicule, being talked about,
and being made pregnant come about. I think it is all right be
cause the girl is in full agreement when she does go and knows
to expect satisfaction out of it as much as I do. I think that the
structure of society brings this into play not only on this cam
pus, but in all phases of life. At the same tme, I’m not saying
it’s tough that the co-eds are in this position, but that’s life.’
MAY GOD BLESS
THOSE UNDER
CLASSMEN WHO
A RE TRYING TO
RETURN,AND
THOSE SENIORS
WHO ARE TRYING
TO LEAVE
A male Freshman History major said, “I feel it’s quite a
common thing. Just the other night down in Paschals, I saw a
freshman I know sitting and hugged up with a known celebrity
when my girl went over to ask the celebrity for his autograph.
I don’t think she asked him for any boxing lessons. I think if
both people are mature enough to handle- n, then it’s all right.”
(contd. page 4)