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THE PANTHER - Page 10 - March 1974
CO-ED 'CO-OPS’
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Founders’ Day
Features Media
By BRENDA L. CAMP
“If de fust woman God
ever made was strong -
enough to turn de world up
side down all alone, dese
women togedder ought to
be able to turn it back,
and get it right again!”
Sojourner Truth told a
women’s rights group in
1851.
And now, in 1974, Clark
has a woman of the same
caliber challenging the
business world, Connie D.
Kennedy.
Ms. Kennedy, 20, a jun
ior economics major from
Mobile, Ala., has already
made leeway in a field
verboten to women, es
pecially black women.
Connie is ‘co-oping” at
the Sixth District Federal
Reserve Bank in Atlanta
She explained the co-op
program. “You take a se
mester off from school to
work in your field. It’s to
give you on-the-job ex
perience rather than just
book work.”
“It acquaints you with
the real world,” she ad-
ed after a slight pause.”
“I am a functional cost
analyst (FCA) assistant.
Theprogram is offered
by the Federal Reserve
Bank to its member banks
to show them their rank
and relationship with other
banks of the same size,
volume-wise, across the
country. It is a fairly new
program and it shows the
banks just how well they
are doing with their assets
and liabilities. In short, it
is a type of efficiency
system.
“There are certain pro
cedure they (member banks)
BY TONY JONES
Today Blacks constitute
about twelve per cent of
the national population. Yet
they only account for six
per cent of America’s total
college enrollment. It is
estimated that twenty-one
per cent of the white po
pulation finish college;
while Blacks only make up
eight per cent of the gra
duating body. It is apparent
that such an unequal ratio
of education must be cor
rected.
The United Negro Col
lege Fund has answered this
call. It was first charter
ed in 1944 as the nations
first educational communi
ty chest. UNCF consists of
forty colleges and univer
sities through out the sou
thern part of the United
States. Their main purpose
is to raise funds to enable
prospective students to
attend college. These col
leges also strive to in
crease scholarships and
others forms of finance,
^or the most part Black
have to follow to fill out
schedules,” Connie said,
tapping her desk top. “If
they (FCA) find an error
on the schedule, I have to
find out what’s wrong with
them,” she said, pounding
on the desk judiciously.
“I have to learn all kinds
of computations, she said.
"White folks say ‘be fa
miliar’ with them, but
that means learn them,”
Connie added with a de
risive laugh.
“Blacks are already into
business, but not at the top
level, like managerial po
sitions,” she said, pensi
vely.
“Many fail to deal with
subjects in college that are
necessary to deal in he
business world. This is
something that keeps com
ing up,” she said.
‘There are plenty of
Blacks there ( in the bank)
but none up top,” she
said, visibly mulling the
subject.
“Every morning there is
a stack of manuals onmy
desk for me to start read
ing,” Connie said, with a
wry smile. “After that,
discussions with the FCA
staff.I have no clerical work
whatsoever, ” she empha
sized.
“The whole place is well-
guarded because this is
where all the money corner,
she said, grinning broadly.
For ' example, she had
to be fingerprinted. “It was
fun because the brother who
did it went to Clark,” she
said.
“It was my first time
being fingerprinted, and I
had sachet on my fingers.
He could tell, and I had to
colleges have benefitted
from UNCF because they
have increased student en
rollment, improved facul
ty salaries .improved health
services, provided more
equipment for class
rooms and science labora
tories, and improved li
brary facilities. UNCF has
also contributed to the sur
rounding local communi
ties by the sponsoring of
day care centers, tutorial
classes, programs for the
youth, and clean up drives.
A good example is Clark
College’s student communi
ty service program, under
which 75 tutors currently
go where they are needed
to share their knowledge five
evenings a week and on
Saturdays with more than
150 young people.
Development programs at
all UNCF member colleges
and universities are taking
shape in the form of care
ful, systematic planning for
the future. Changes toward
diversity and growth have
been made in the areas of
social welfare, business
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CONSTANCE KENNEDY
get it off,” Connie explain
ed, blinking in mock sur
prise.
“They even took ‘mug’
shots for security purpo
ses.”
Getting into the lime
light is not a novel ex
perience for this bright,
intense young woman who
was listed in Who’s Who
Among High School Stu
dents in 1970, and who has
consistently made the Dean’s
List for her stint at Clark.
She’s a scholarship stu
dent, president of her dor
mitory senate, and an of
ficer of the Sigma cChap-
ter of Delta Sigma Theta
(DST) Sorority, Inc., at
Clark.
Her hobbies include sew
ing, bowling, and “tv watch
ing.”
“I would like to be self-
sufficient, not to depend
on any man,” Connie said
in a serious tone. “But I
would love to be married
by age 25.”
“I want to marry a man
for what he is rather than
what I can make him,” she
said.
Her philosophy involves
self-confidence and deter
mination. After a moment’s
reflection, she added, “If
your mind is ready, you
can deal with the world.”
education, communications,
music, and law enforce
ment, which head the list
of new majors and cour
ses. Presently Clark Col
lege and Shaw University
have their own departments.
Money is raised for
scholarship by advertise
ment, and personal appeals
to prominent as well as
average citizens within
this country. Contributions
are fully tax deductible
thereby encouraging more
people to give. Their ad
dress is UNCF-Box 52-B,
FDR Station, New York
10022.
The class which raises
the highest amount of
money per-chapter has
the honor of sending its
queen to the National Miss
UNCF Pageant.
The pageant will be held
in Memphis, Tennessee
at the Motel Rivermount
during the month of Feb
ruary 1975. Clarks’ kick
off for this year’s cam
paigns started March 6.
The campaign will run
through the entire month
of March.
By KATHYE LEWIS
Founder’s Day is a tra
dition at Clark College to
remember those men and
women, Black and white,
who strive for the develop
ment of Black higher edu
cational institutions. Feb
ruary 26 marked the 105th
annual celebration of
Clark’s Founders’ Day. We
were also fortunate enough
and proud to have our pro
gram conducted in our
newly remodeled Davage
Auditorium, which empha
sizes our progress.
The auditorium was fill
ed to capacity as people
remained crowded in the
hallway as they watched the
processional of seniors,
department chairmen, and
honor student enter .Pres
ident V. W. Henderson pre
sided over the entire pro
gram and he entertain
ed a few thoughts with us
concerning institutions of
color and Clark’s story
of success. He said “in
stitutions of color have
much to be thankful for”
and they should attempt to
restore the faith of those
who struggled for their
progress. President Hen
derson went on to ac
knowledge three groups
of Clarkites who were pre
sent for the celebration
and who had achieved much
success at and for Clark.
These were the athletes
who “give so much for so
little” the Men of Clark,
who are an “extension” of
alumni operations and those
alumni who shared a value
for politics and are active
in sponsoring legislature
correct the evils present in
government. A Presiden
tial citation was presented
to three outstanding Clark
Alumni in this field.
The platform guests
were introduced and ac
knowledged and the number
was impressive. Such well-
known persons as Lyle Car -
ter, chancellor, James
P. Brawley, C. Eric Lin
coln and Betty McNair were
present. The choir shared
their talents with us on sev
eral numbers and the sing
ing was beautiful. They han
dled themselves with great
poise and expertise.
Harold Hamilton extend
ed greeting on behalf of
the Board of Trustees and
the National Alumni Asso
ciation in lieu of The hon
orable J.C. Daugherty. He
reminisced for a while on
The President award
ed two citations, one pre
viously mentioned, the sec
ond to Angela Biggs, Wo
men’s Resource Center
President. WRC has ad
ded “new life to our cam
pus” according to Pres.
Henderson. James Wilson
received a trophy for being
declared “All American”
by the New Pittsburgh
Courier.
C. Eric Lincoln rose to
address the audience after
being introduced by Pres.
Henderson. His background
is very colorful, including
the several colleges and
universities he has attend
ed. He also served on Clark’s
faculty for ten years.
He began his speech
with a satirical allegory
to the Olympian gods, the
message finally being that
communication is a gift
of expression the “gods
can’t give you or take it
away” from you.
The press enjoys the
public trust, therefore
Blacks need to be active
participants in press ac
tivities. The U.S. has
the largest mass com
munications system in the
world and our population
has a strong literary ap
petite.
There are masses of pa
per publications printed
yearly.
Lincoln cited four ma
jor roles of the press
1. To know and tell the
people
2. To know the truth,
because half information
is “the wisdom of fools
and the sagacity of mad
men. ’ *
3. To explore all areas
of news
4. To be a peoples’ fo
rum.
Lincoln stressed the
dirth of Black professio-
als in mass communi
cations media is itself a
judgement on Black capa
bility.” This means that
we are just as capable as
anyone else in media. He
proclaimed radio station
WCLK as “one more strive
toward freedom,” and a
symbol of liberation from
passivity.
These concluding re
marks immediately pre
ceded the official opening
of WCLK. Charles Hob
son, station manager,thank-
ked the Methodist Church
and all others who enabl
ed WCLK to progress. E.
L. Simon remarked,
“Clark College has its own
radio station.”
This concluded the ser
vices and the audience
applauded and began to file
out. Many people gather
ed around t o greet the
WCLK workers who were
taping the program. Also
people remained to greet
the platform guests and
chat for a while. All in all
the program was success
ful and it was interestin
gly arranged. It was ap
propriate that our radio
station, WCLK was laun
ched on Founder’s Day.
Clark’s history then con
cluded by giving his warm
greetings and sincere con
gratulations.
Dr. Sweat talked about
the traditional areas of con
cern at Clark College,
which included communi
ty service, teaching and
counseling. The art of teach
ing was emphasized to
be a creative experience
for teacher and student.
Dorris Wright extend
ed greetings on behalf of
the student body. She was
proud of this 105th birth
day celebration.
UNCF AIDS BLACK STUDENTS