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Page 2 THE PANTHER March, 1971 Response to The Panther Student Life rep asks proves a disappointment end to library hassle The reaction of students toward the first edition of The Panther newspaper dis appointed those who worked in it. In staff meetings held after the first edition came out, not one letter or person appeared to ask the staff what was going on. For a while, we wondered if anyone ac tually saw The Panther. The few students who did talk with staff members merely asked why the paper was so short. They were informed that no one was working on the staff, and apparent ly these students forgot the entire matter. They didn’t ask why there were only a few working on the paper or what could be done to eliminate this problem. After much staff discussions of stu dent apathy toward the paper, we realized that undoubtedly Clarkites don’t care what happens to their paper. In this issue, The Panther staff is again trying to publish a college paper. We want to give students in-depth reporting on events and people and informative outside news; but we need students who are will ing to give more than two hours of their time for three days a week. We want students who want to work with a newspaper, and especially those students who will care how they report events. Students are wanted who will go that extra mile to make sure Clarkites read facts, and not a paper filled with the staff’s opinions. Fulfilling this obligation will be the start of making The Panther second to none. Some students never get to know the honors that come to Clark Sometimes it takes us a very long time to discover how uninformed we are about the different aspects of Clark College. Many of us are proud of our college and above all of being a Clarkite. We at tend the majority of the college events, es pecially sports and continue to cheer even though our team may be losing. We even bust with pride when we win awards the team has long sought. Stored in a closet in Memer Hall, one of the women’s dormitories on campus, are trophies and plaques won by Clarkites in athletic competitions. They have been stored in the closet in Merner Hall since their removal from the trophy cases in Clark’s administration building in 1965. Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity placed the trophies on display for one day in Novem ber to be viewed by Clarkites. We know that November was a long time ago, and some people might ask why bring up old news, but we feel that it is necessary to remind those students who did see the awards, and to inform those stu dents who didn’t see them, where they are now located. We also feel that everyone should realize the necessity of placing the awards back in the public’s view The Panther commends Alpha Phi Al pha for its effort to show Clarkites some of the accomplishments of the athletic de partment. New building may get name this year Clark’s new academic building may get a name this year. The building, comipleted the first semester of 1970, goes un named, said President Vivian W. Henderson, because no one has contributed a large amount of money to the college this year. It was planned to name the build ing after a major donor. “We haven’t been successful in finding someone to donate the money,” said Henderson. “When the Trustees met here in April, we will ask them to hear sug gested names for the building.’ The president said the admin istration will set up a group of students, faculty and alumni to suggest names for the building. Asked if he had thought of a name for the building, Hender son said, “I would like to think about naming it after a person like Dr. W. H. Crogmlan, Clark’s first black president. “Dr. Crogman was a scholar,” said President Henderson. “I think it would be proper to name the building after him, since our dining room is the only reminder students have of him. “I want to say Dr. Crogman is not my final choice,” continued Henderson, “but I would want him to be considered seriously.” Why a paper? If you are wondering why this second edition is out — it’s because seven students were concerned enough about The Panther’s problems to help us out. The Panther staff would like to thank the following 1 students for helping us: Hers- chel Bush, Beverly Frierson, ( Billy Murray, Marty Nance, /a'nnie Sands, Mascelia Shan non and John Wilson. UNCF drive The more the more The Pre-Alumni Council of the United Negro College Fund needs each Clarkite’s helpi in its 1971 campaign. Recently the Council launched its UNCF drive. “Black Power, Student Power and Money Pow er” is the theme for this year’s drive. With these powers and togetherness, we will achieve our goal of $10,000. The necessity of the UNCF drive cannot be emphasized enough. The more Clark contrib utes to the UNCF drive, the more we will receive. Last year Clark contributed $6,000 to the drive. We received more than $140,000. For ea’ch dollar that Clark con tributes to UNCF, we receive approximately $24. The majority of the money re ceived was spent in three areas: (1) approximately $40,000 for Student Sochalrships. (2) approximately $30,000 for faculty salaries. (3) the remainder was in the construction and furnishing of our new library. Students will decide (by voting the latter part of March) whe ther or not $10 should be added to their student fees in Septem ber, 1971. Clarkites must .vote yes. The $10 will increase the contribution of Clark College to the UNCF, thereby increasing the amount Clark will receive in return. We make our appeal for a po sitive vote especially to the 80 per cent of the student body who are receiving any type of fin ancial assistance: grahts, loans, scholarships and or college work- study. UNCF. in the long run, can help minimize the increase in we give, we get tuition. It can also help to in crease our scholarship awards and increase our SGA budget which would make it possible to bring the latest soul groups ahd notable individuals to our cam pus without a charge to Clark ites. The full cooperation of Clark ites is wanted for the drive. But most of all, we are soliciting your vote. It could be a deter mining factor in whether or not Clark College will continue to function as an institution for educating young bla'ck students. John Wilson Clothing drive aims to help the needy The undergraduate chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity are starting a' state-wide old clothing drive for needy black families in Georgia. “Clothes are now being collect ed from students and will be given to an agency for proper distribution,” says the fratern ity’s president, Donald Winston, ia Clark senior. “We hope that students will help us in representing Clark,” Winston said. There have been significant problems involving the efficiency and upkeep of the library. The problems seem to stem from continuous complaints by students. Since I am a represent ative to the Student Life Com mittee, selected by the students, I must explain and express their opinions. The problems go along with the success or failure of any library. But it seems as if the problems at Clark are more serious and intense than any which I have previously encountered. The constant noise and other disturbances are too obvious. In a previous meeting of the Student Life Committee, I men tioned these circumstances to Mrs. Isabella Jenkins, chairman of the committee, who in turn contacted the head librarian. It was my belief that the problem would have been alleviated by now, but due to lack of interest or concern on the part of the librarian, the problem seems to persist. The next Student Life meet ing seemed to be more fruitful. In this meeting, I strongly ex pressed my dissatisfaction about the persisting problem. I also stated that if the problem con tinued, no means of alleviating the problem should fall short of replacing or revamping the li- library staff: This can be accomp lished by taking the problem to President Vivian Henderson. After this meeting, there seemed to be some progress but the Clark library still falls short of other libraries in the Center. I know that there are some faculty members who felt that I expressed myself very radically, but if anything is going to be done, it seems as if this is the last resort. The process of evaluating the library was very simple. Because the main objective of the library is to provide a atmosphere for For two and a half years as a Clarkite and band member I have come into contact with a number of talented students. I would go as far as to say that Clark’s campus probably possesses enough instrumental talent to have marching and con cert bands which could compete with any other college band. However, it is obvious that we don’t. In my freshman year we had a very capable and dedicated band director, Marcus Rowland. Since Rowland left, we have had an even more efficient and hard working staff consisting of Alfred Wyatt, Bobby Jordan and James Patterson. Our band still has not met its potential. Over the past two years, with the support of our band directors, William Morrell and President Henderson we have acquired a number of ex pensive instruments and other needed materials. However, we studying; thus acquiring knowl edge, it is my belief that any thing which deviates from this objective is a liability when a student cannot or has difficulty in achieving or acquiring knowl edge in this atmosphere; then unfavorable evaluation is clear- cut. I’m very concerned about the efficiency of the administrators and faculty members, especially when there are rising costs in volved. My concern is modified to a great extent by the fact that they seem to care less about their work, that is, whether it does or does not benefit the student. We (students) have no use for anyone who neglects his duty. This reluctance on the part of the faculty ahd administrators contributes no significant value (asset) to the student. Be aware, it’s time for all in dividuals to straighten them selves out and accept responsi bility. Tlhere(Pore, jby changing liabilities to assets, we can suc ceed. It seems as if the library is retrogressing, while in reality it should be manipulating its fa cilities to be used for some posi tive purpose. Time and time again, the fac ulty members have always stated that we are wasting our time by not coming to class, and thus are ignorant 'as to what our real values should be. Now, it seems as if they are losing ground also in the race for success. Herschel R. Bush Editor’s note: Mrs. Fannie B. Barnes, Clark librarian, says she has tried several measures to keep the library quiet but that it requires cooperation from faculty, students and admini stration to achieve the proper atmosphere. She vowed to “clear the library” of troublemakers if the problem continues. do not meet the standard we should. The potential is here at Clark, the leadership is here and aid is being made available. But what’s the problem? It is my contention that the blame may be placed on the in difference of students to the band. There are about 200 students at Clark who are capable of play ing musical instruments. But only 60 performed with Clark’s march ing band this past fall. Some stu dents complain when asked to attend rehearsals held only twice a' week. Others aren’t complain ing — they don’t bother to come. Why are Clark students so phlegmatic? This is not only a problem that the band is faced with but one which is wide spread on campus. It’s past time Clark students, band members inclusive, began to acquire some sort of dedica tion and realize their responsi bilities. The band recently acquired new uniforms which will provide a' great deal of inspiration. How ever, uniforms will not iplay the instruments. Now that the administration has shown some concern for the band, I hope students involved will prove that we deserve the support we have been given. Clark College — Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Editor Tethel White STAFF Jean Pace and Donald Morgan Adviser Alan Bussel The Panther is published by students of Clark College as an organ of student expression. Letters to the editor are welcome but must be signed. However, names will be withheld on re quest. Band member voices gripe about lack of interest Donald Morgan