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VOL. XXX NO. 3
CLARK COLLEGE
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FEBRUARY, 1978
Henderson
Remembered
On Jan. 28, 1976 Clark losi one of its greatest leaders, the
la'c Dr. Vivian Wilson Henderson who had served the school as its
18th president front 1965 until his death.
At his death. Dr. Henderson was eulogized by many leeak,
s'a<c and national leaders as a great educator and economist.
Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson said of him: “He shared the
vision of our city’s future while acknowledging the problems of our
past and laboring within the struggles of our present.”
Mrs. Corctta Scott King, widow of the late Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr., called Dr. Henderson: “a statesman for the causes of
jus'iccs and equality.”
Dr. Lisle C. Car-cr, former chancellor of Atlanta University,
said: “His versatility enabled him to have an active part in the civil
righ's movement and he figb' for equal and full employment.”
Wha'cver Clark's fu'ure. the late Dr. Henderson’s legacy will
remain an indelible part of it.
Library Taking Shape
By Suleiman Abdul-Azeez
The Atlanta University
Center has already collected, or
been pledged, $4.5 million on its
$22 million library, according to
Martin Lehfeldt, director of
Development at Atlanta
university.
Lehfeldt, who coordinates
the fundraising for the library,
said in a recent interview that
the money has come primarily
from the national business
community.
“Unfortunately, fewer and
fewer foundations are interested
in giving money for projects like
this,” he said. “And there are
no federal funds available for
this project right now.”
The proposed library will
serve the entire Atlanta
University Center. All of the
present librarians at the six
AUC institutions have been
heavily involved in the planning
and design of the library. These
librarians will also be
responsible for the operation of
the new library when it is built.
“The whole library is
designed with the assumption
that the AUC will have a total
enrollment of 14,000 students
by the year 2000,” Lehfeldt
said.
It will house over one
million books including all of the
volumes now held by the AUC
institution’s libraries. Along
with the usual Reference Room,
Card Catalog, Periodicals
Reading Room, Technical
Services Room and faculty
offices, the four-story library
will offer these special features:
-- A Media Services
Division which will offer audio
visual resources and a
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Mona Williams Blake
The Model Black Woman
By Benita McShan
Beautiful, strong, in
telligent and ambitious are
words that describe the young
women of the Atlanta University
Center (AUC). One factor that
makes them what they are is,
that for various reasons, the
AUC continues to attract ac
complished women on all levels
who serve as their models.
Mona Williams Blake, wife
of Clark College president Elias
Blake. Jr., is such a woman.
Ms. Blake is new to the
Clark College Community and to
A'lama. She arrived here in
August, when her husband
assumed the presidency of
Clark, and has already managed
to cope with moving in to a new
house, becoming the first lady
of a college, and enrolling in
Emory University law school.
“It is too soon for me to
know how I will relate to being
'he first lady of Clark College,”
said Ms. Blake. “I had never
really thought of coming here in
that way. The AUC and Atlanta
have so many fine people and
resources that 1 have to think
what I can bring to or add to this
community.
“It is unusual to come into
a situation like this which wasn’t
anticipated over the years and
todecide immediately what has
to be done.
“I had no hesitancy about
coming here and anticipate a
long and happy relationship
with Clark.
“Being in law school is a
very demanding act for me now.
I hope to be involved in some
way with the school, but my
family and law school take
precedence.”
Law will be Ms. Blake’s
third career. She has been a
high school teacher and a school
board member in Fairfax
County, Va., and a Community
Action and public service
volunteer.
“If my husband were not
supportive of my studies it
would be almost impossible for
me to go on. He was the most
helpful when I was on the school
board dealing with some of the
educational and political issues.
“I’m interested in my own
career and would like to work in
education perhaps as a school
board attorney, teacher contract
negotiator, or in student rights
or in some other area,” said Ms.
Blake.
“This law school was just
something I wanted to do,” said
Ms. Blake. “I’ve always been
my own person and going to law
school was my decision.
“When 1 was working on
the school board 1 had a chance
to see how much educational,
political, and legal issues are
entwined.
“A lot of educational
issues, student rights issues and
educational policy issues have to
be dealt with in the legal
context. Black students in an
integrated system have a dif
ficult time on an indivudual and
system wide basis.
“Traditionally we have
turned to the courts and law to
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Photo by Ken Hodges