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Yol. XXXV, No. 1 The Panther Clark College, Atlanta A Voice for < ; Student . ■ Sentiment November, 1971 Old rivalry, new site Turkey Classic goes downtown Clark will make state football history when the Panthers pit their defense against Morris Brown’s offense Thanksgiving Day- at Atlanta Stadium. This 42nd annual Thanksgiving Day Classic marks the first time two black colleges will play in a major league sports facility in Georgia. Clark will also celebrate its homecoming at the event. The classic, which had been played in Morris Brown’s Hern don Stadium far the last 21 years, was moved to the municipal sta dium in an effort to enhance the prestige of the two teams. “We moved the game to At lanta Stadium because we want ed to move upward,” Clark’s Athletic Director Leonidas S. Epps recently told Clark stu dents. “The only way ito achieve this is to try new things,” Epps said. “I’m sure you will agree that playing in Atlanta Stadium is a good way of elevating ourselves.” Epps told the students that playing in the stadium will help the athletic department's recruit ing efforts. “When we attempt to persuade a player to attend Clark we will be able to tell him that we play our Thanksgiving game in At lanta Stadium. I believe a play er would prefer playing in a na tionally known sta'dium more so than he would in a local sta dium.” According f© Epps, playing the game in Atlanta Stadium is no indication that Clark is making an effort to become a bigger football power. “We abe just taking a step forward .and moving with the times,”he :said. The site of the game was also changed to increase the possi bility of attracting more spec tators, according to Epps. Epps said that the condition of Herndon has kept larger crowds from attending the gahie, in years past. “Herndon Stadium in no way contributes to the amount of fans attending Clark’s games,” Epps said. “The stadium is not con ducive to football. It doesn’t have adequate facilities to meet the needs of a large crowd.” Epps refused to elaborate on the previous statement. However, the Panther found the following conditions at the stadium. © The playing field is in poor condition. The grass is scarce, the drainage is poor, and it is very difficult to distinguish the football field’s yardage markers from the stands. © There is not enough park ing space. Officials of both colleges ex pect a minimum of 25,000 to 30,000 spectators to attend the game. Morris Brown President John Middleton signs the contract for his college’s Thanksgiv ing Day football classic against Clark as Leonidas Epps, left, Clark athletic director, and Major Powell, Morris Brown athletic director, look on. The game will be in Atlanta Stadium. “This is a tremendous jump from the 6,000 to 7,000 crowd that we have usually had attend ing our previous Classic,” Major I. Powell, athletic director at Morris Brown, said. Atlanta Stadium has a seat ing capacity of more than 55,000, making it an . ideal place for holding the large number of people expected to attend the game. Hemddn Stadium holds only 10,000. Powell said that most of the game’s publicity has been aimed at attracting the black commun ity, mainly because it is the black community that has sup ported the two college’s previous classics. According to Epps, arrange ments are underway to have ra dio coverage of the game and segments of it taped for televi sion showing. Clark’s athletic director said that efforts will be made to make the Classic an annual event at Atlanta Sta'dium, but he said the amount of spectators at the game would be the main factor in de termining the future location of the game. The cost each college will pay for the stadium’s use is- estimated at about $6,0100, according to Epps. He said that this cost in cludes such expenditures as ush ers, policemen, ticket takers-, and. maintenance. “Morris Brown and Clark stu dents will receive free tickets for the game, but before they will be admitted they must present their student identification cards,” Epps said. “Admission for other students presenting identification cards is $1.50. Gen eral admission is $3,50 for field level seats and $5 for club level seats.” Tuition, fees go up to help meet growing cost Board okays $200 boost In an effort to increase the •salaries of instructional faculty Clark’s governing board recently approved increases in college costs for students. The Board of Trustees sanc tioned, on the recommendation of Dr. V. W. Henderson, presi dent of Clark, a $200 increase in charges to students for 1972-73. “This increase will not pay for all faculty salaries and instruc tional cost,” Herschel Bush, stu dent representative on the Board of Trustees, said. “The salaries and other cosits will be supple mented by grants and gifts from foundations:” The accompanying chart de tails charges made to students and increases in faculty salaries for the next college year. In his sixth annual report to the Board of Trustees, President Henderson said that because of increased federal government support for students, “the col lege can more effectively relate Student Charges Approved 1972-73 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 Increases Tuition $1,000 $1,100 $1,225 $1,350 (125) Fees 155 192 220 245 ( 25) Room 216 243 270 288 ( 18) Board 530 575 620 652 ( 32) Laundry 53 54 55 55 Total: $1,954 $2,164 $2,390 $2,590 (200) Salary Scale for Instructional Faculty Approved 1971-73 Rank 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 Increases Professor $10,600-$14,000 $10,600-$15,000 $11,000-$15,800 $12,000-$16,000 Asso. Professor 9,100- 11,800 9,100- 12,800 9,100- 13.600 10,000- 14,500 Asst. Professor 8,100- 10,000 8,100- 11,500 8,100- 12,000 8,500- 12,500 Instructor 6,500- 9,000 7,000- 9,000 7,000- 9,500 7,000- 9,500 student charges to costs of in- type of financial aid. During the low. We are not in a favorable thought and effort to trying to structi-on.” year 1970- -71, student aid totaled position to compete for new fac- provide in the next budget for Henderson’s report to the Trus- $1,182,210. This was $165,2'65 ulty or to hold those we have. signficant increases in -salaries tees said, in part: © “Student Financial Aid — Approximately 65 per cent of all students at Clark receive some more than the amount in 1969- 70. © “Faculty Salaries — Sal aries at Clal-k College are too Assuming the new economic pol icy set forth by President Nixon will allow increases in salaries for 1972-73, I shall devote much for faculty and staff. With few exceptions, no increases in sal aries were given for the current year.”