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February, 1970
The Panther
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Clark Panthers rank number two
The Clark College Panthers rank
number two in the SIAC.
Tony Floyd, from Chicago, Ill.,
leads the Panther offense with 31
points per game; Capt. Hurley (“Hoo”)
Harris is the leading rebounder, with
15 rebounds per game. Big Tom
Ward, from Paterson, New Jersey is
second with 14 rebounds.
Under the dynamic direction of
Henry (“Two Head”) Earls, playmaker
from Atlanta, the team moves into
action. Ace super star, Joseph (“June
Bug”) Etheridge, is from New York
City. Larry (“Iron Man") Bell from
Sch-o-o-sh !!
E. St. Louis, Missouri, Norris (“The
Tag”) Clemmons, from Atlanta,
Bishop Paden from New York City,
Frank Rosado, from Chicago, Ill.,
O’Neal Bank, from Atlanta, and Harri
son Bentley, from Birmingham, Ala
bama, are all among the players. The
return of Charles (“Broadway”) Byrd
completes the Panther line-up.
The Panthers are 7-2 in the con
ference. They are scheduled to play
several other games, beginning Febru
ary 23, which could change their
standing. However, with the trails they
have already blazed as starters, the
Handle it!
Panthers are sure to be in the final
line-ups. The game with Morris Brown
gives it the city championship.
The roaring Panthers have proven
that they can do it, first with Morris
Brown in their own gym—and then
with Fort Valley—who was number
one in the conference before Clark
poured it on. Then they moved over
and tightened up Morehouse—and are
now ready to whip it on at Tuskegee.
COME OUT AND SUPPORT
THE PANTHERS!
We’re doing our thing!
Ungraduale schools in
center plan different
holiday schedules
As The Panther goes to press, it
has been informed of an inconsistency
in the spring holiday schedules of the
four undergraduate schools in the At
lanta University Center Complex.
Clark and Morris Brown will have
holidays beginning on the 26 of March,
lasting through the 31 of March.
Morehouse and Spelman will have
their holidays beginning the 27 of
March lasting through the 6 of April.
Questioned by The Panther as to
what will be done to correct this matter
because of the number of exchange
students in the center, none but Morris
Brown and Clark had a reasonable re
ply. They told The Panther that the
situation would possibly be corrected.
Spelman and Morehouse said they
would follow their catalogs.
SGA presents
spring schedule
The Student Government Associa
tion (SGA) presented its tentative
schedule for the spring semester. It
has plans that include both social and
academic endeavors.
Right on, Two-Head—Right on!
The black answer
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many problems. But the biggest prob
lem is himself. The black student has
the wrong values.
There is nothing wrong with wearing
the best clothes. There is also nothing
wrong with sweat shirts, dirty pants
and tennis shoes with no socks. A
woman with long hair is the same as
a woman with an afro. The afro is
getting to be a hair style. An afro
should represent the ultimate achieve
ment of black awareness, and more
than just a “hair do” that’s up this week
and gone the next.
Blackness is a state of the mind and
it is not achieved by standing on the
corner saying “I am BLACK.” You
must learn to respect blackness and
what it stands for. The students of
Clark should take the role of being
black more seriously and become more
“black conscience.”
You cannot fully help the cause of
our black race with a college degree—
not a degree that says you have com
pleted four years at an institution. If
a student does not [earn] his degree it
just means that one phase of the cycle
which we want to break will turn on
and on. This will place black people in
schools to educate our children, then
Tony Floyd—Clark’s leading Scoreman
they will be under educated like most
of us.
A black individual must take pride
in what he does even if it’s destroying
another’s property. Clark now has a
black library and a black music room
stocking over 250 black books and a
varied collection of black music. I
feel that the students should use these
new resources and instructors mainly in
English, music, political and social
science should also use them.
In order to gain knowledge, some of
the bull-shit must go. We are not Afri
cans, we are only of African descent.
We are Americans placed in different
groups known as blacks, Negroes and
niggers. I have seen students at Clark
and myself move from one of these
groups to the other. To be black
doesn’t mean hate honkies. A black
individual is one who takes no bull-shit
but does take part in this society.
Our staff of instructors must learn
that we are not guinea pigs and start
treating us like we are real individuals.
It is one thing to be exploited by
honkies, but it really hurts to be ex
ploited by a so-called individual who
says he understands. It really makes
you wonder whether the cause is al
ready lost.
If we, the students of Clark, get our
selves together before March we can
have a better year.
Faculty member becomes author
A Clark College faculty member re
cently wrote a book that has received
public acclaim in newspapers and other
communication media. At the present
it is debatable as to whether the book
will become part of the historical litera
ture in Clark’s library.
The book, The Supreme Court and
Its Uses of History, by Dr. Charles
Miller, social science professor, tells
how the court uses political, social and
cultural history in deciding cases.
Miller wrote the book as his doctoral
dissitation, combining elements of
law, history, and political science in
his work. The book should be a valu
able source of reading for students who
are interested in seeing the interrelated
ness of these factors working simul
taneously.
Upon being asked by The Panther
if Clark has plans to stock the book
in its library, Mrs. Fannie Barnes,
lirarian, refused comment—adding she
was “too tired to tell.”
Hurly Harris (44) and Larry Bell (22)
Clark awarded grants
totaling $350,000
Clark has been awarded over $350,-
000 in educational and administrative
grants for the 70-71 school year, ac
cording to Martin C. Lehfeldt, director
of development at Clark College.
$107,000 is available for scholar
ships; $245,000 is also for educational
opportunity grants—which are federal
grants.
$70,000 was made available by the
Ford Foundation to improve adminis
tration. Clark’s internal budget officer
and the including of a vice president
in the structure of the president’s office
fall into this area. There are also plans
in process to hire an additional assist
ant to the president and a director of
internal research.
The development office is now gear
ing itself toward a compaign for a
Second Century foundation drive,
which will make appeals to companies,
foundations, and individuals.
Your Mama has previously reported
on the black library in the SGA office
for student use. SGA president John
Wyatt told The Panther that he has
been very pleased with the student
response in their usage of the library.
Nat Scurry, P.R.I.D.E. president, is
also pleased with the library and told
The Panther, “More people use the
collection than use the dormitory libra
ries.” He went on to say that the users
are mostly campus people and voiced
his concern about city students’ non
use of it P.R.I.D.E. co-sponsors the
library.
In line with academics also is the
plan for a coming Free Thinkers
forum. The SGA has a schedule of
discussions that will interest students
who are concerned with world politics.
Also planned is the March Sadie
Hawkins Day Dance. The SGA has
planned a bus to the SIAC tournament.
The annual prom will be held—and as
stlast year—will be open to all Clark
students. More details on this and other
plans are available in the SGA office.
Connecticut careers in government
Times have changed. You have changed. And we know it!
The graduating college senior looks for a career that will utilize his abilities
and his ideas and will be of service to others.
Whether an accountant, business major, engineer, liberal arts major or just
about anything else you can' think of, the State of Connecticut has proven
it has the satisfactions college people want.
Let us prove it to you.
We will be on campus Wednesday, March 18 to talk to interested students
and also to administer our Career Entry Examination.
REMEMBER
DATE: March 18, 1970
GROUP DISCUSSIONS: 1:00 P.M., Kresge Hall
QUALIFYING EXAMINATION: 2:00 P.M., Kresge Hall
See your Placement Office for informational material and location of
meetings.
If you aren’t sure Connecticut has what you want, stop by and find out. It
can’t hurt and it might prove to be what you’re looking for.
The State of Connecticut is An Equal Opportunity Employer.
Alumni anounces results
The Clark College Alumni Associa
tion has announced the results of last
year’s centennial campaign. Joe
Tucker, Director of the Alumni Asso
ciation, told The Panther that the
organization overlapped their intended
goal although he did not tell what the
goal was.
Tucker told The Panther, “Presently
our records show that we have over
$135,000. However, people are still
giving us money because of pledges
that they made us.”
Tucker expressed to The Panther
that he expects the funds to reach
about $175,000. Some of the funds
have already been used in the con
struction of the new building on
Clark’s campus.