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Page 5 THE PANTHER November 5, 1979 McClure Returns BY JOAN SMITH Panther Reporter Former Dean Wesley L. McClue recently returned to Clark to speak to students about their responsibilities as students. Alfred Wyatt, the Student Government Association President (S. G. A.) opened the evening by introducing the former Dean. In his delivery, he informed the audience that McClure is currently the Executive Vice President at Saint Augustine’s College in North Carolina. There were a number of points that Mr. McClue elaborated on in his address. ^ Mr. McClure stated that when he was Dean of Clark, he did not consider himself as be ing just the Dean of Faculty. He considered himself a friend to all. He was also cognizant of the fact that this feeling among the student body toward him was mutual. McClure also discussed the leadership at Clark College. “Clark College is greatly in need of real leadership,” he said. ‘The faculty and ad- minstration can also help with this leadership process.” His continued feelings about leadership were that if an instructor isn’t giving you as a person some type of challenge, then it is your responsibility to let the instructor(s) know that you want more. Another interesting topic that the Ex-Dean discussed was the fact that “something has sneaked upon us.” He con tinued by saying “I’m here to reaffirm that fact. The fact that Blacks are being educated is not accepted. If one says that it is, then he has been sneaked up on.” He also stated that many people are or have been sneaked upon and as soon as we realize that someone is try ing to sneak upon us, we have to “take them high.” Finally, McClure expressed his appreciation to the Clark faculty. They tried to give him a going away party, however he declined the notion. The only “party” or rather satis faction MClure wanted to see was the smiling faces of students, nourishing their minds and getting the best out of Clark College. ARMAC Aids P olice Department The idea of the Atlanta (Religious Mobilization I Against Crime (A.R.M.A.C.) group was conceived by Mayor ^ Maynard Jackson prior to notifying various religious (leaders to come together to k help fight the crime crisis. A.R.M.A.C. consist of | ministers from all Christian denominations, such as, 1 Methodists, Catholics, Bap tists, and Jews, to name a few who have decided to aid the I Atlanta Police Department in their battle against crime. His task will be to persuade people to confide in him before ^ any serious violence or ad ditional disturbances occurs. The minister may also want | to follow-up a particular crime whereby Atlanta police will (have to cover other crimes they ^will have to report. According to Fred First, BY LILLIE M. LEWIS Panther Editor public affairs officer, at Public Safety Commissioner Lee P. Brown’s office, Rev. Cameron Alexander and Rev. Jim Bevis, who are co-chairmen of the group announced that the local religious and lay leaders would receive training from the Atlanta Bureau of Police Services in “Domestic Crisis Intervention.” Each A.R.M.A.C. leader will receive 16 hours of training from the city of Atlanta’s Domestic Crisis Intervention Program. The training will be conducted by Mr. Jack Mallory, director, at the Atlanta University’s Interdenominational Theological Seminary (ITC). Domestic violence is one of the four crime areas A.R.M.A.C. has chosen to ad dress in its efforts to help the city of Atlanta control andl prevent crime. The other three] areas are being unemployed,! hand gun usage, and alcohol^ and drug abuse. A.R.M.A.C.’s sub-com mittee on “Domestic Violence,- ” co-chaired by Dr. Grant Shoc kley and Dr. Charles Stovall presented a report to the full | body earlier this month. The reportincluded a plan of action' for A.R.M.A.C. to help, reduce domestic crimes in the city. Tentative plans that some ol the members have proposed! are circulating a petition for] gun control within theirj churches, and others may even open their churches as counsel ing centers for their com-, munitv residents. Freedom Hall's Groundbreaking BY LAVERNE SUTTON Panther Reporter Vice-President Walter Mon dale gave the keynote address in October at “Freedom Hall’s” groundbreaking. He gave an exhilarating speech on instilling pride in young Blacks. Vice-President Mondale said, “it was a sin to destroy a child’s spirit.” He also emphasized the im portance for young people to continue their education after high school. The Vice-President added that colleges were of no use to young people if there are not sufficient funds. He spoke intensely about human rights. “Before anyth ing can be accomplished,” Mondale said, “human injus tices must be diminished.” This is what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was trying to accomplish. Not only did he free blacks by doing this but he freed all people,” he said. Henry Ford II, chairman of the board for Ford Motor Com pany, also participated in the program. Because of his con tributions and support, this oc casion has been a success, ac cording to participants. Mayor Maynard Jackson was among the distinguished guests. He spoke briefly about “Freedom Hall” and Dr. King. The Mayor received a tremen dous response from the audience when he said, “They might have killed the dreamer but the dream is very much alive.” Robert Hall from the Department of Commerce an nounced that the government was granting one and a half million dollars to the construc tion of “Freedom Hall.” Attending the event were prominent persons from all over the country. They all assisted in making this occasion a memorable one. The President of the Nigerian Delegation said he enjoyed the ceremony. He also was inspired while listening to the Vice - President’s address. Bus.: 524-9518 Res.: 752-7676 Ruby’s Beauty Salon 887 Hunter Street, N.W. specializing in Tints, Wig Setting, Permanents Cutting and Styling Scalp Treatment Relaxers MRS. FRANCES HUNTER, OPERATOR AUC-SCLC Recruits Members The Atlanta University Center - Southern Christian leadership Conference (AUC- SCLC) want syou. That’s right you! This year the AUC- SCLC is actively recruiting members from Clark College. In the past membership had been open to Clark students, but no one had actively recruited from the school. In a recent interview with Pamela D. Moore, president of the AUC-SCLC, I asked her of the organization’s yearly plan, and how she planned to attract more members from Clark. The conversation was as follows: The AUC-SCLC is a student organization dedicated to certain religious and political principles. The organization enables us (students) to polish our leadership skills so that we may effectively deal with the problems confronting the Black community, and im prove ourselves personally. The organization has been in existence for a year and a half. This year our number one goal is to become a true center wide organization, that is the AUC-SCLC. We have devoted the entire month of October to BY ROBERT YOUNG Panther Reporter recruitment, and set out to get active members from all the schools. Now, we are settling down and selecting topics or problems for bur three major committees to handle. They are Impact (political), Turning ■ Point (religious), and our educational committes. Presently there are about 70 members of which ap proximately one-third are ac tive. Our first step is to get in touch with the old members to let them know that the organization is active again. To recruit new members, we have set up a roving exhibit which will visit each campus disseminating information about the organization, and how they can join. We plan to highly publicize our meetings by way of posters and flyers posted on all the campuses, and finally, actual dorm visits for person to person contact. Our meetings occur the first and third Mondays of each month starting in November. Signs will be posted as to the location and time since we plan to use all the campuses as meeting sites. Historically, the AUC-SCLC dates hack to a cold winter even in January 1978 amid the Reginald Eaves’ story. Sparked by the contention that Black leadership was (and isl under fire on a local and national level, a handful of students organized about 40 students to participate in a march led by Hosea Williams which opposed Eaves' resignation. It was suggested by one of the SCLC officials that we form a chapter on campus, and thus the AUC-SCLC was formed. For those who are interested in learning more about the organization and its activities, you are invited to contact Pamela Moore at 588-9569 rm. 218. or Robert Young at 758- 6592. Remember “It's the third world revolution, and we're standing at the gate. You can help with the solution, while the world is changing shape.” (Gil-Scott Heron) m