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THE PANTHER
OCTOBER 4, 1979
Wyatt Not Satisfied With Resignation
By Michael H. Cottman
Panther News Editor
Disturbed over the
resignation of Clark’s Dean of
Faculty and Instruction,
Wesley L. McClure, Clark’s
newly elected Student
Government Association
(SGA) president said last week
he is “not satisfied with the
reasons the dean gave for
resigning.”
Alfred D. Wyatt, who has
expressed a deep concern
surrounding McClure’s
resignation, said he could not
understand why the dean
resigned “when the stsyem
was working so good.”
Wyatt, who described
McClure as being one of the
best administrators Clark
college has seen in recent
years, added “We may never
fully understand the real
reasons for his resignation.”
“I am also concerned over the
fact that too many faculty
members are leaving Clark,”
Wyatt said. “This must be
stopped before we all suffer.”
Wyatt suggested a petition be
put into effect which he en
courages students to sign in an
effort to assure Clark’s ad
ministration that students
attending Clark appreciate the
need for qualified instructors.
Wyatt, who said eight to
twelve instructors have recen
tly dismissed themselves from
the institution, added “Dean
McClure will be a big loss to
Clark.”
McClure’s resignation will
take effect September 30. he
was appointed to his position
in September of 1978.
Aside from McClure’s
resignation, Wyatt said he will
focus his attention on other
goals he has set for the future
progression of the college.
Atlantans To Vote On
Sales Tax Oct. 2
By Ben Lumpkin
Panther Feature Editor
An increase in the Fulton
County sales tax will be put
before voters on Oct. 2.
If approved, the sales tax
would increase from four
percent to five percent.
Atlantans now pay a three
percent state tax and a one
percent MARTA tax. The one
percent increase would be a
local-option sales tax and go to
city and Fulton County
government.
City officials say the fifth
penny is needed to maintain
municipal services, keep
property taxes low and in
crease police salaries.
Many oppose the increase
because it would hurt the poor
and help the large
corporations.
“We just don’t feel it’s right
to save Southern Bell $2
million and cost some poor
retired worker a lot of money,”
said Herb Green, international
representative for the United
Auto Workers.
A coalition of city coun-
cilmen, state legislators and
neighborhood association
leaders have formed to fight
the local-option tax. Among
them are, Fulton County Com
missioner A. Reginald Eaves,
City Councilman John Sweet
and State Rep. Bob Holmes,
(District 39 - Inner City).
Georgia Gov. George Busbee
is in favor of Atlanta’s local-
option tax, “I voted for the
local-option sales tax in
Albany, (Ga.), and it has
helped lower property taxes
there,” he said at a weekly
Capital news conference.
“If it will allow Atlanta to
have adequate police
personnel and do the things
that I think need to be done for
a great city,” continued
Busbee, “I would be hopeful of
it.”
Rep. Greg Pilewicz (District
41 — East Point), also in the
coalition to fight the local-op
tion tax, believes supporters of
the tax have intentionally
misled the public about the
effects of the tax.
“This may be thebiggesttax
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Wyatt said his major
concerns will be to increase
student unity, provide Clark’s
cafeteria with an air con
ditioning unit, assist WCLK in
obtaining an increase in fre
quency, and give the student
body “a fruitful homecoming.”
Wyatt said he estimates the
air conditioning unit to cost
approximately $50,000. He
added the funds will come from
fund raising events which will
be sponsored by the SGA.
Although Wyatt would not
elaborate on the details of the
homecoming festivities, he did
say however, the artists who
will perform for the annual
event would be released this
week.
“I’m very optimistic about
homecoming,” said the senior
Biology major.
Wyatt said he is also
interested in increasing
Clark’s security in the evening
hours.
“I just want to create an en
vironment suitable for college
life,” Wyatt said. “This also
means bridging the gap
between students and the ad
ministration. Somebody had
to do the job, and I made sure
I was ready.”
SGA President, Alfred Wyatt concerned about loss.
(Photo by Jerome Gwinn)
Honors Program Hosts NCHC Conference
By Lori F. Ford
Panther Staff Writer
The Fourteenth Annual
Conference of the National
Collegiate Honors Council will
be hosted by the Clark College
Honors Program. The
conference has been scheduled
Thursday, October 25 through
Saturday October 27 at the
AtlantaBiltmore Hotel.
Clark is the first black
institution to serve as a host
school for the National
Conference. This year’s
conference theme is “In An
ticipation of the 80’s: Agenda
For Action.” Although Clark is
not large enough to host the en
tire conference on the school
premises, two of the planned
events will occur on campus.
“A Night of Fun” to be in the
gym is one of the activities.
The other is a bus tour of the
Atlanta University Center.
Following the bus tour a
special session will be held in
Davage Auditorium to give the
conference members a chance
to ask questions about the
AUC complex. Dr. Blake will
chair this session.
Other members of the Clark
family playing a lead role in
conference activities include
Janet L. Ross, president of the
Honors Program Chartered
Students’ Organization;
Alfred. D. Wyatt, past
president of the HPCSO;
currently President of Student
Government Association; Dr.
Willie C. Bolden, a faculty
member of the Honors
Program (HP); Dr. Isabella N.
Finkelstein, Assistant Direc
tor of ths HP; Ms. Isabella T.
Jenkins, a faculty member of
the HP; and Mr. Eldridge
McMillan, a member of the
Board of Trustees.
All of these persons wilp be
leading workshops with the
exception of Dr. Bolden who is
head of one of the two book
seminars and Dr. Jackson,
director of the HP, will be
chairperson at the Theme Ban
quet.
The N ational Collegiate
Honors Council (NCHC) is a
professional organization
composed of faculty, ad
ministrators, and students
dedicated to the en
couragement of
undergraduate honors
learning. The nationwide
membership of NCHC in
cludes both public and private,
large and small, colleges and
universities.
There will be numerous in
formative and interesting
workshops to attend during
the three-day conference. In
addition there are several
special attractions which will
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Honors Program students and Ms. Jocelyn Jackson, advisor. (Photo by Jerome Gwinn)
Registration
is attracting national atten
tion more so then ever, the
school has a diversified
curriculum, it is serving more
students within the Atlanta
University Center, and it has a
larger amount of students
than the average college level.
‘The center is coming
strong. Choices are great and
unique and the center is going
to experience high enrollment,
but this must not be taken for
granted,” Dean McClure
warned.
Was registration an im
provement?
“The flow of students was
faster overall, than second
semester last year,” Bolton
said. He added that there is go
ing to be an improvement
second semester.
‘There were a lot of unneces
sary lines. The fee assessment
line should have been
eliminated,” said Judith
Williams, a senior. “The ad
visors need to be briefed so
when asked about something,
they can accurately answer.
The process had no im
provements from last year.”