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Page Three PANTHER October, 1974
After five years rest
Debate Team Brings Home Honors
By Lois Barrington
On Clark’s campus, not
getting much recognition,
is a group group of
students who brought
home six awards for
their oratory accom
plishments. They are the
Clark College Debaters.
A Debate team has had
been inactive for approx
imately five years at
Clark until last year. It
was reorganized, reas
sembled and made active
again by Ms. Marsha
Stanback.
Ms. Stanback instructs
a course in argumenta
tion jmdjdebate.
Each student, in the
class automatically be
comes a debater and she
is the coach. Leonard
Danley and Andrew
Stephens are the captains
and there are ten other
members who make up
the team.
“Everyone can benefit
from being a debater,”
Ms. Stanback said, “but
it is especially good for
mass communications
and political science
majors, because it aids
in gaining oratory ex
perience and helps in ob
taining 'knowledgeable
facts,”
They have planned
eight trips to tournaments
in cities like Washington,
D.C., Birmingham, Ala.,,
Detroit, Mich., and other
Southeastern cities.
In addition to achiev
ing insight and per
ception, the Clark de
baters are opening roads
to travel.
They are also charter
ing a chapter of Phi Kap
pa Delta and the National
Forensic Society, a
national honors program
for excelling students.
In a tournament, the
contesting teams give
factual presentations for
or against national res
olution.
This year’s resolution
reads: that the power of
the presidency should be
significantly curtailed.
• Last year, among the
winners for the debate
team were, Gloria Kelly,
who placed fifth in poetry
reading, Andrew
Stephens, who placed
fifth in varsity debate
and Johnnie M. Smith,
who placed their in prose
reading at the Dixie
Speech Festival.
A national resolution
is the debatable topic
chosen annually by the
American Forensic So
ciety. Prior to a tour
nament, each team has
to gain all obtainable facts
from different sources of
information, preparing
themselves to be pro or
con the national resolu
tion.
P The English Department of Clark College has established a tutorial program
« for students needing assistance in English. All students are urged to come by
1$ and take advantage of this opportunity.
ENGLISH TUTORS
MCN.
TUES.
WED.
THURS.
EKE.
SAT.
Judy Beville
1-2
4-6
1-2
4-6
4-5
1-2
4-6
1-2
4-6
10-12
Beverly Ferguson
11-12
1-2
3-5
1-2
3-5
12-3
1-2
3-5
9-10
1-2
3-5
9-12
Donna Finch
4-6
4-6
2-6
4-6
4-6
9-12
Sherri Garrett
2-5
2-5
2-5
2-5
9-12
Gloria Hankerson
2-5:30
11-12
2-5
11-12
2-5:30
2-5
Don Rita Hopson
11-12
1:30-2
3-5
11-12
2:30-5
3-5
10-12
3-5
11-12
1-2
C. Andre Jackson
''11-12
3-5
11=12
4-5
11=12
3-5
11-12' "
4-5
11=12
2-5
Linda Snyder
1-4
3-5
9-12
1-3
3-5
1-4
TUTORING HOURS
Monday
-
11:00
-
6:00
;j:j i Tuesday
-
11:00
-
6:00
Wednesday
-
9:00
-
6:00
Thursday
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10:00
-
6:00
;j:j Friday
-
11:00
-
6:00
Saturday
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9:00
-
12:00
TUTORING WELL BE HEED IN THE BASEMENT CF MEENER HAIL
President Vivian W. Henderson warned students, faculty,
and staff at Convocation to be more budget conscious be
cause of the tight economic situation facing the school
this year.
$150,000 Deficit Expected
Henderson Cites Inflation
As Cause Of Tuition Hike
By Wanda L. Edwards
In an emotionally charg
ed voice, Dr. Vivian Hen
derson said that due to the
rising rate of inflation, tu
ition will be raised and in
structors cannot expect a
raise in salary, this year.
In addition, Clark will face
a deficit of approximately
$150,000.
Dr. Henderson was
speaking at the opening of
the 106th Convocation on
Tuesday, Oct. 1, to ap
proximately 500 students
and faculty.
To appease the inflat
problems facing Clark, Dr..
Henderson urged the stu
dents and faculty to work
together in cutting expens
es.
“I believe in this insti
tution; I believe in its des
tiny; and despite our con
tinuing problems with
space and resources, the
spirit of Clark remains,”
said Dr. Henderson.
On the national level,
Dr. Henderson said that
American society and the
American economy is in
very serious trouble. “In
a sense the society is sick.
It suffers from malaise. In
a more serious sense the
economy is deathly ill.
“We must face this as
an institution, as people,
as individuals of color, as
different sub-groups in
society. We must face our
realities according to our
present situation,” Dr.
Henderson continued.
Dr. Henderson said the
rrations economic problems
will not be solved until the
potential for human re
source development among
the poor and aged are
realized.
“This nation face high
inflation rates accom
panied by high unemploy
ment, a decline in labor
market activities, and a
depression in certain sub
groups such as Black folks
and the elderly,” said Dr.
Henderson.
He urged the students
and faculty to set up a
monthly forum to help to
work toward improving the
quality of education; to
provide program leader
ship and direction aimed
at helping to solve some oi
the financial problems
facing students; and to de
velop programs to meet
the needs of the students
and faculty.