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Page 11 The Panther February 5, 1980 Fair Street Lights Dedicated BY MARCIA E. JONES Panther Editor Many students in the Atlanta University Center (AUC) should be appreciative and thankful for the new lights just recently installed on Fair St. However, only a small ap preciative crowd of ap proximately 35 people were at the new high-intensity light ing dedication activities. The program occurred on Sunday, Jan. 27 on Fair St. between Chestnut and Mildred Streets. The crowd was mostly com prised of Clark College faculty, administration and alumni. Clark’s vice-president, Dr. Gloria Scott presided over the brief program. Participants in cluded I)r. Elias Blake, president of Clark College; Charles Merideth, AUC Chancellor; Curtis 1). Gilles pie, Dean of Students at Clark College; Alfred Wyatt, Clark SGA president; M.l). Roberts, Neighborhood Planning Unit- T (NPU-T) representative; Rudy Cohen, and William Morrell, Men of Clark representatives; Dr. James P. Brawley, president-emeritus of Clark College; Marvin Arrington, Councilman; and Israel Mack, director of Bureau of Traffic and Transportation. The high-intensity lighting project is a culmination of Clark College, the community, alumni and local government. The initial effort began in Dr. Brawley’s office,” said Dr. Scott as she welcomed everyone to the ceremonies. “This ceremony calls for public attention to continue the need for public safety.” The $125,000 project is only the beginning of a series of im provements to be made ac cording to NPU-T represen tative, M.D. Roberts. Roberts asked for continued support to aid in revitalizing the city through the NPU’s. Dr. James P. Brawley expressed much appreciation for the lights, but commented frankly on the city of Atlanta’s procrastination in reference to the lights! “I hope that the city of Atlanta will not take as long to get other things done,” Brawley said. “It is important to have a working relationship with the community.” Brawley concluded his remarks by stating that available services are needed in the AUC vicinity for students. These services should be provided by the city. It’s ashame he said that “a student from Clark has to go to Morris Brown or to West End Mall to purchase a stamp.” This statement gave everyone something to think about. Plaques of recognition and appreciation were presented to the Men of Clark and the Neighborhood Planning Unit- T by Dr. Blake. These two organizations were greatly instrumental in promoting and implementing the initial plans for the high-intensity lighting project. The program ended with a dedicatory prayer by Dean Gillespie and a reception in Vivian Wilson Henderson Gym. City Council - from p.4 “Mayor Jackson is one of the from his position with the biggest crooks I have ever Atlanta Bureau of Corrections seen,” Williams charged, in 1978 because he refused to “ Atlanta is run by crooks.” “cover-up the murder of an in- Williams said the Jackson mate” by two staff members at administration is responsible the Atlanta city jail, for “thousands of dollars” that Williams said his decision to were never recovered and enter the race was sparked by a added Jackson is stealing need to “protect the people of money from the city right Atlanta, and to see to it that under the nose of Atlanta’s Atlanta s city government is citizens. operated by qualified in- Williams, said he was fired dividuals. I RESEARCH PAPERS i 10,250 on File — All Academic Subjects Send $1.00 for your up-to-date, 306-page mail order catalog. ACADEMIC RESEARCH P.O. BOX 24873 LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 NAME ADDRESS , CITY , STATE President Blake (middle) is shown with plaque recipients Albert H. Watts, Men of Clark and M. D. Roberts, Neighborhood Planning Unit - T. Photo by Terry L. McMullen Crab or Clarkite? BY SHERRY JONES Panther Entertainment Editor How much did tuition and board cost a year at Clark dur ing 1877? What year was Clark founded? What was Clark called when it first established? Who was the college named after? If you can not answer the above questions you are not a true “Clarkite” you are a “Crab!” That’s right, you are a crab! A true Clarkite would not only know the answers to these questions, but almost all ques tions concerning the history of this institution. In 1869, Clark was founded in a room of the Clark Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church in the Summerhill section of Atlanta. It was named after the first president of the Freed man’s Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop Davis W. Clark. Clark changed locations several times during its early years. It moved to the second site at Whitehall and McDaniel Streets in 1872, It remained at this site until 1881. During this year, it- moved to a 450-acre site in southern Altanta. Clark became chartered in 1877 and conferred its first degree in 1883. During the same year, The Clark University Theological School became Gammon Theological School. Then in 1888 it became independent as Gammon Theological Seminary. In the history of the university there has been 19 presidents and 2 acting presidents. The first president was Ureah Cleary. The 12 president, William Henry Crogman was the first balck president. Unlike tuition today, in 1877 the tuition costed only $1.00 a month. Board during this time costed only $6.00-$8.00 a mon th. It was decided during the period of 1935 -1939 that Clark would join the Atlanta University Center complex. The name was changed in 1940 from Clark University to Clark College. However, Clark was not moved to its present site until 1941, while under the leadership of President James P. Brawley. During this year, Haven- Warren, Merner,’Pheiffer, and Thayer Halls were built. Five years later, the Turner-Tanner Building was erected. Three years later, Holmes Hall was built. Then, in 1954 came Kresge Hall. In 1959 the male dormitory, Brawley Hall was built. The next building to be placed on campus was the McPheeters-Dennis Hall in 1971. The Clark College Courts were purchased in 1975 and in 1976 the Vivian Wilson Henderson Health and Physical Education Center was built. In the past years, Clark has grown steadily in size and stature. This year, during Founders Day (February 19, 1980) the college’s students, faculty, and alumni will “reflect on the past and honor the achievements of the people that- helped make this institution what it is today,” stated Clark College Sociology major, Darryl Jarvis. News Briefs... The Clark College United Negro College Fund’s Kick Off will be Monday, Feb. 18- Mon., Mar. 31, 1980. Dean Curtis Gillespie, who is the chairman of the Steering Committee - is asking for the faculty, staff, and entire student body to sup port this campaign. The Atlanta University Center (AUC) Convocation is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. The location of this program is to be announced. The purpose of the con vocation is “to bring all students together, improve and protect the life and property in the AUC Center, exhibit that all college presidents are working together and to allow students to know the administration,” said AUC Chancellor, Charles Merideth. All students are urged to attend. The Ralph McGill Scholarship Fund, a memorial to the late publisher of The Atlanta Constitution, offers scholarships to those who have completed at least two years of college and who have demonstrated an abiding interest in the news and editorial phase of newspapering. The Ralph McGill Fund is supported by grants from the Cox Foundation and other con tributors. Application blanks may be obtained from: The RALPH McGILL Scholarship Fund Box 4689 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Application deadline . . . May 1