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'ctober 1976
SEARCH FOR
Who will be the next
president of Clark, is still a
question that is very much up
in the air.
In March, the Presidential
Search Committee was
organized to begin the
procedure of finding a new
leadeer for the institution.
However, there has been no
replacement as of yet and the
committee is being very
closed-mouthed about who the
likely candidates are.
According to E.L. Simon,
chairman of the Search
Committee and Vice-President
of Atlanta Life Insurance
Company, the committee
cannot release the names of the
likely candidates because “KT
WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL
TO THEM SINCE SOME OF
THEM ARE PRESENTLY
EMPLOYED “
Simon, who is
chairman of Clark’s Trustee
Board, said his personal
deadline for the selection of a
president is February, 1977,
and that the good part of the
whole search is that there is a
tremendous amount of qualified
people to choose from.
According to Simon, the
search is not limited to men
only. “We have seven female
applicants and they’re being
treated just like anyone else,”
Simon said. “If a female comes
out to be -the best person, we
will nominate her.
Commenting on the
alleged rumor that Vernon
Jordan might be the possible
successor, Simon said that
Jordan was recommended but
he declined the offer.
Simon added that he would
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FEE APPLIED
FOR EXTRA COURSES
By Joseph M. Fugett
students might not realize
it, but the new charge for
murse overload is to protect
them from jeopardizing their
fttfures, Dean Paul Brown said
recently in an interview.
At a rate of $53.13 per
hour starting this semester
students with 3.25 and above
averages will be charged for
each additional hour over 16
credit hours.
Dean Brown said the
concern for implementing the
fee was a “carry-ver” from the
late Pres. Vivian W. Hen
derson’s administration.
The administrative cabinet,
which Dean Brown presides
over, decided last semester that
the charge should go into ef
fect. It was not until August 16
that the memorandum was sent
to students.
Pondering the situation
seriously, Dean Brown leaned
avay from his desk and said it
has always been a problem to
tell a student what he can not
do on the basis of his academic
record.
“You see, students who
are not able to get past
remedial English and Reading
should not be allowed to take
over 16 hours,” he said.
But students have all kinds
of ways to take additional
courses, Dean Brown said
referring to add/drop
procedures after registration.
Before, he said, the system
cf checking was not that good.
Dean Brown explained that
if a student was to take an
overload of courses and not be
eligible to do so, he would have
to pay the charge anyway.
Dean Brown said ne is
waiting to see how the new
astern will work out. He hopes
the charge will serve as a
deterent for students who
should not be taking an
overload and an aid to sup
plying the additional courses
aid instructors necessary for
those who are eligible.
Graduating seniors and
juniors should be cautious since
Qark no longer accepts 3 hour
credits from othe AU schools as
4 hours. This change also
became effective this summer.
“Most students just don’t
seem to understand,” Dean
frown said while mapping out
a diagram of credit hours
needed to graduate.
He said: “In the Qark
College catalogue a carefully
drawn out curriculum can be
found. Clark College has it set
up so that 32 courses are
required at four credits each. If
followed, the students will end
up with 128 hours. It takes only
120 hours to graduate.”
Transfer students in
tending to graduate may have
some problem, he said. But, he
could not foresee any situation
cf having taken all the required
courses in the curriculum and
not having at least 120 hours.
PRESIDENT CONTINUES
By Novella Cross
chosen who has not achieved
the height of their career.
“When Vivian came to Clark he
had not reached his height. We
should strive to find someone
who has not achieved
everything and who will not
make Qark another thing on
the beat.
“We need someone with
intelligence, a willingness to
work, and put his life into
Qark. They must understand
that Clark is a vital institution. u
oil non said.
Simon said that Charles
Knight acting - president of
Clark, is also among the
nominees.
The committee, which
consists of Board of Trustee
members Earl Bolton, Meriman
Cuninggim, J.C. Daughtery,
Harold Hamilton, The Rev..
Cornelius Henderson, Matthew
*G. Herold, Jr., Barbara Jones,
Elridge McMillan, Michael
Poole, Louis Regenstein,
Arthur Styron, and E.L.
Simon, was divided into a sub
committee consisting of Simon,
Jones, McMillan and Poole, to
recevie applications, and
nominations from the faculty,
alumni, interested students and
businessmen.
Simon explained however,,
that the final selection of a
BoaTcf of Trustees.
HEALTH CENTER TO OPEN SOON
The new Clark College
Health and Physical Education
Genter is scheduled for com
pletion on October 15 of this
jear. The long-awaited facility
costs $3.2 million and has been
rnder construction for about 18
months.
The athletic department is
not the only one that benefits
from the scheduled October 15
opening. Besides a gym, the
oenter will house a swimming
pool, men and women dressing
rooms, .a recreation center, and
a special area for the han-
dcapped.
The building will also ease
same of the crowded classroom
conditions at the school. There
will be 20 additional teaching
stations in the center. The
Bhication department, the
alied health program, and the
band are tentatively slated to
move into the new facility.
So far, according to SGA
president Michael Poole, of the
100 or more qualified ap
plications, the applicants has
been narrowed to 36.
According to Simon, the
initial interviewing of ap
plicants will begin following the
Search Committee’s September
meeting. Howevtr, Simon
added that if is unlikely that
any final nominations will be
made to bring before the Board
of Trustee’s first official
meeting on October 28.
“The death of president
Henderson marked the first
time in the history of the in
stitution that a president has
ever died in office, therefore,
without an incumbent president
to recommend a successor, the
task of searching for a leader is
said.
"It must be realized that
the new man is not going to be
a magician, and that it will
take the cooperation and
understanding of everybody
QUALIFICATIONS
PAGE 3
TODD HELD OVER
FOR TRIAL
Ralph Lee Tood was or
dered held without bond
following a preliminary hearing
here September 23 on murder
chargers. Tood was arrested
September 18 and cahrharged
h the fatal shooting of Qark
College student Blair Thomas
who was shot September 13
when he came to the rescue of
two coeds being held at gun
point.
Atlanta police detectives
and one of the coeds. Ms.
Ververlv Byrd, testified for the
state at the prelimary hearing.
The judge ordered the case
turned over to the grand jury.
Tood was also scheduled
for a preliminary hearing later
h the day on three counts of
rape and robbery, all involving
heidents which occurred near
the AU complex.