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The Panther
February 2, 1979
No Memories
For Seniors
February Brings the
Return of Nikolais
By Rozell Clark
Panther Reporter
Be thankful you weren’t a ’77
or ’78 graduate of Clark
College — at least as far as get-
ting your yearbook is
concerned.
The yearbook’s budget did
not have the promised money
needed to mail the books to the
graduated seniors.
According to the yearbook
eidtor, Lou Middleton, money
saved from fall delivery of
Clark’s yearbook was to be
used to mail books to the
graduates. However, at the end
of the fiscal year, the yearbook
funds were put back into the
school budget.
“So when we were ready to
mail the books, there were no
funds. Neither the ’77 book nor
the ’78 book has been mailed
because of money problems,”
Lou said.
Dean Curtis Gillespie of
Students Affairs said, “There
is no reason why the
yearbooks weren’t mailed to
the seniors. If postage is the
problem, there should have
been something done about it.
If I know what the student
needs are, I will be there to help
in any way possible.”
Nathaniel Williams,
Comptroller, commented,
The yearbook budgeting
process needs to put such items
as mail specifically in their
budget. Up to now, I didn’t
know anything about the
problem.”
This is not the only change
the yearbook has faced this
year. There is a completely
new staff except for five return
ing staff members, a new ad
visor and a new editor. There
has been trouble with things
being stolen from the yearbook
office. An IBM typewriter was
stolen earlier in the summer,
and also a telephone was
stolen. The editor hawn’t been
able to obtain office supplies
despite an October request for
them.
However, these problems
have not dampened Ms. Mid
dleton’s spirits. She talked en
thusiastically about the ac
complishments of the ’79
yearbook staff.
For the first time in Clark’s
history, senior pictures will be
in color. The ’79 cover has been
designed and all class pictures
have been taken. Layouts have
been started, including two en
tries of the Homecoming
Parade which has also not
been done by a Panther staff in
recent years.
The editor is hoping for a
September ’79 delivery of the
yearbooks. Delivering the
yearbooks in Sept. ’79 rather
than May ’79 allows for all the
spring sports and most im
portant, graduation exercises
to be included.
Previously, all materials
had to be in by February. This
caused many activities to be
left out.
Despite all the difficulties,
the staff feels that the ’79
yearbook will be the best ever.
Remember our great leader
who has fallen three years ago,
January 26, 1976, Dr. Vivian
Wilson Henderson. He was not
only a giant in our school and
local community, but in the
county as well. Take a few
moments to pause for a silent
prayer for our beloved leader.
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SGA. “I have an excellent
staff,” Donald says, “and it’s
because of the entire SGA staff
that we continue to progress.”
Donald, who feels that
student support is increasing
at Clark, says that he en
courages students to voice
their opinions, suggestions
and complaints any time. He
adds that the SGA is always
interested in the voice of the
students.
Donald says that much of
his support comes from the
freshman class, and that this
support is greatly appreciated.
Donald also mentioned that
he is fully supported by the
Clark College Faculty. Donald
stated with enthusiasm,
“Clark’s faculty and staff have
been instrumental in the
development of the SGA at
Clark College.
Donald commented briefly
on the impact that President
Blake has on the SGA.
“President Blake plays a vital
role in the advancement of the
SGA,” said Donald with inten
sity. “Dr. Blake is very
interested in students at Clark,
and makes it a point to listen
and become involved in
student needs.”
Clark’s 1978 homecoming
festivities were somewhat
stifled because of scheduling
problems with contracted
entertainers.
Donald said that the
problem was unavoidable, des
pite SGA efforts. “We tried to
do the best we could,” Donald
said with assurance, “when
the Emotions cancelled, it was
totally out of our hands.”
Since the entertainment for
last year’s homecoming was
omitted, this leaves a healthy
balance of funds in the SGA
account. When asked what
these monies will be used for,
Donald explained that the
funds will be used for “up
coming events.”
When questioned about his
day to day learning
experiences pertaining to his
role with the SGA, Donald
quietly replied, ’’you don’t
change people, people change
you.”
Modern dance will dazzle
Atlanta audiences when the
Nikolais Dance Theatre
presents its unique display of
color and motion on Saturday,
February 17. On the stage of
the magnificent Fox Theatre,
this extraordinary company
will give one performance only
at 8:30 p.m.
Alwin Nikolais is generally
recognized as a pioneer in the
world of multi-media dance
theater. His company’s
previous appearance in
Atlanta was in March of 1977
when they played to a sold-out
house in Symphony Hall.
Their upcoming performance
will include two recent
premiere works, “Castings,”
and “Gallery,” as well as
“Suite from Sanctum,” which
is one of their most popular
pieces. Tickets are available at
all SEATS locations.
Premiered on April 20, 1978
in New York City, “Castings”
portrays the ten dancers as
machine parts. Encased in
silvery costumes, they perform
in couples atop different sized
pedestals that become their
stages. “Castings” has a
brevity and sharpness that is
stunning as the groups of
dancers rock back and forth in
gymnastic postures, joined by
metal-like rods that accentuate
their piston-like movements.
Steam-like sounds in the
Nikolais electronic score
further enhance this
marvelous blend of theatrical
elements.
“Gallery,” which was also
premiered last April, is
characteristic of Alwin
Nikolais’ elaborate lighting
and costumes that turn the
dancers into intriguing
abstract forms. First the
dancers are seen as dolls bob
bing up and down like targets
in a shooting gallery. The
second part of “Gallery”
shows them encased in huge
pink sacks that bounce and
stretch like bubble gum. Only
because Nikolais has trained
his dancers for outstanding
muscular control can they
move so effectively inside their
pliable stretch jerseys.
All of “Gallery” proceeds
under black lights with wall
projections beautifully
transforming the stage and
the dancers for Nikolais’
dramatic style of symbolism.
From a shooting gallery
representing humanity to a
funhouse where pinksacked
dancers scoot around in
genuine merriment, “Gallery”
is one of Mr. Nikolais’
strongest works, full of the wit
and wonder of his distinctive
technique.
Closing the evening will be
“Suite from Sanctum.” In this
piece, different images are
again projected onto the
dancers’ bodies as they
energetically leap, run and roll
across the stage. Depicted is a
society of men and women who
are most frequently locked into
one or another group activity,
expressing individuality only
rarely. This is a free and open
dance piece that uses the whole
company and presents a world
of marvels and whimsy with
jersey costumes that change
shape with the darting
dancers inside them. With
imaginative lighting and
sound, Nikolais’ use of multi-
media magically sets the mood
to create an abstract effect that
is totally mesmerizing.
Tickets for the incredible
Nikolais Dance Theater are
available at all SEATS
locations and can be charged
over the phone on Visa, Master
Charge and C & S by calling
881-1978. For mail order
tickets write Dance Atlanta at
1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta
30309.
The Nikolais Dance Theatre
is the second in Dance Atlan
ta’s 1978-79 modern dance
series. The Pilobolus Dance
Theater will complete the
series on April 21 in one
performance at the Fox
Theatre. Tickets for Pilobolus
can be purchased at the Fox
Theatre and through Dance
Atlapta, and at all SEATS
locations as well.
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