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Page Four PANTHER October, 1974
By Kenneth Hodges
Student has blood pressure checked at Spelman clinic.
Few Students Use Them
Spelman Center Offers
Multiple Services
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Mew Sorority On Campus
EDITOR’S NOTE: The fol
lowing is part one of a
three part series explor
ing the services' offered
by the Family Planning
Clinic of the Atlanta Uni
versity Center. The clinic
is located on the Spelman
College campus. Part one
is an interview with the
director of the clinic, Ms.
Doris McLittle. Ms. Mc-
Little received her bach
elor degree in Clinical
Psychology and a Master
degree in Public Health
with a concentration in
population and family
planning from the Uni
versity of Michigan.
By Debbi Newton
“Family planning is both
a concept and a health en
tity to plan your future
life,” according to Ms.
Doris McLittle, director
of the A.U. Center Family
Planning Clinic. “It’s
planning not only the num
ber of children you have,
it’s planning the spacing
of them and it’s planning
a life pattern. Family
planning programs have
been a stepping stone in
providing health-care for
women.”
Initiated in 1972 under
the leadership of Spelman
College President Alberi
E. Manley, the Mao Vicar
Hospital based clinic is
funded in part by the
Georgia State Department,
the Ford Foundation, and
the Rocketfeller Founda
tion, said Ms. McLittle.
The clinic offers both
medical and educational
services. The medical
services include: pelvic
and breast examinations;
pap tests; gonorrhea cul
ture tests; hematocrits
(blood tests); and urinaly
ses (testing for diabetes.)
Ms. McLittle pointed out
that, in order to receive
these services, students
are required to submit
both their full names and
addresses.
The educational portion
offers both formal and in-'
formal sessions, Ms. Mc
Little said Human Sexual
ity and Family Planning
and Population Growth are
the two courses that are
presently being offered.
Ms. McLittle said she
has visited dormitories
throughout the center ad
dressing the impact of
family planning and human
sexuality. She has also
lectured at convocations
and class seminars on the
subjects.
“Despite the innovations
in sex-related healthcare
services offered here in
the center- only an es
timated ten per cent ol
the students are currently
employing the services,
“said Ms. McLittle.
“Moreover, even this
small percentage com
prises mostly Spelmar
students.”
Avant-garde adver
saries espousing their
views on family planning
declare it a subtle ap
proach to genocide; a
means of checking popula
tion growth.
“I would not say check
population growth,” as
sessed Ms. McLittle,”
“Family planning is a
means of reducing the
fertility rate or the fer
tility level. It cannot actu
ally check population
growth.”
The clinic hours are
Monday and Thursday, 5-
8 p.m. Dr. Elija Jones is
the medical doctor in
charge.
NEXT ISSUE: Medical Di
rectives in Family Plan
ing (An interview with the
nurse clinician.)
MorrisBrown’s
Yearbook
Staff Quits
The entire staff of Mor
ris Brown’s yearbook,
The Brownite, resigned
following a “contractual
agreement” dispute.
In an open letter to
MBC’s student body,
faculty and administration,
the 1975 editor and staff
expressed their dismay at
contracts reached between
a yearbook publisher and
the administration.
According to the letter,
members of the staff were
told they had no voice in
the decisions involving
the publication. The staff,
purportedly, also express
ed concern over fund al
location and the admini
stration’s choice of pub
lisher.
The letter, signed by the
former editor Karen D.
Johnson, questioned the
school itself as an insti
tution.
“Is Morris Brown pro
ducing leaders or is it
producing instant “yes” or
“no” machines?” the
letter queried.
“We cannot work under
conditions which call for
submissiveness rather than
mutual understanding and
respect.
“We wish only the best
to the new yearbook staff,
and we hope that they will
at all times respect them
selves,” the letter ends.
Forum Raps
On Sex
Clark College women are
invited to participate in the
Sister’s Forum, a com
mentary Christian rap ses-.
sion. The Forum will be
convening Oct. 19 to dis
cuss “The Sex Explosion”.
The Forum is designed to
provide opportunities for
Clarkite women to explore
Christianity and its reve-
lancy to the Black woman.
Topics for discussion in
clude “How to be a Libe
rated Woman”, and “What
is Womanhood?”.
A special session will
be held on Nov. 9 with
Ms. Emma Darnell, as
guest speaker. The topic
for that session will be
“Being a Christian in the
Business World.”
By Wanda L. Edwards
Swing Phi Swing, Social
Fellowship Inc., announces
its membership as a
chartered organization at
Clark College.
The chapter is combined
of young ladies from Clark
and Spelman Colleges.
Serving as advisor is Mrs.
Beverly Franks of the Col
lege Relations Office on
Clark College’s campus.
The officers include
Donna Singleton, pres
ident, Antonia Banks, vice-
president, Wanda Malone,
recording secretary, Ros-
lind Johnson, correspond
ing secretary, Debra Aik-
Required:
Interest in journalism, writing
ability (previous journalism
experience is helpful but not
necessary), typing skills.
ins, treasurer, Saralyn
Hill, chaplin, Charlotte
Wolfe, parliamentarian,
Beverly Myers, dean of
pledgees, and Robin Allen
assistant dean of pledgees.
Other members include
Pearl Madison, Peggy
Moore, Patricia Wedding-
ton, Patty Wynn, and Jac
quelyn Bonner.
The (Harambee II) chap
ter of Swing Phi Swing plans
to work with various civic
and community organiza
tions which include Carrie
Steele Pitts Home for
Children, the Atlanta Illit
eracy Program, and on
Clark’s campus the Ora
torical-Essay Contests.
Wish to be considered?
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an application.
Deadline: DECEMBER 1,1974.
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