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The Panther
February 5, 1980
Dr, Blake s Plans For the 80’s
BY LILLIE M. LEWIS
Panther Editor
Clarkite Studies
Abroad
BY BEVERLY ANN
QUARLES
The educational system in
England differs in many ways
from our educational system in
America. In England classes
are designed where each
student must have a certain
amount of oral input. He must
present a seminar a week.
All classes in England also
revolve around research, the
visiting of other similar
institutions and discussions.
Each student is also required
to have a confrontation with
his instructors before he can
receive his grades.
Only one-third of the student
population is enrolled in
college or University in
England simply because of
financial barriers and class
structures. England is a very
expensive city and if your
parents are not professional
people, you simply can not af
ford the rising cost of
education there. The salary of
a non-professional there is
very low indeed.
In England if you are not a
doctor, lawyer, judge or etc.,
you will probably have what is
considered to be the mediocre
job, which could be anything
from a secretary to a maid and
the starting salary for this
type of employment would be
approximately 500 pounds
($7,000 dollars). However, the
cost of a college education is
about 6,000 pounds a year. So,
it’s quite obvious that this
wouldn’t even begin to
measure up to the cost of the
tuition you would have to pay.
So, the non-professional
remains a nonprofessional
simply because they only see
and think of attending college
in passing. They realize that
they must become employed in
order to survive.
So, I attended school with
the elite British simply
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Acting Dean Speaks
During a recent interview
with President Elias Blake,
Jr., he stated that his initial
impression of the college
before he was appointed in
cluded very positive percep
tions, and viewed Clark
College as a leader in chang
ing its curriculum.
“Even though we only have
17 departments, the diversity
of the faculty is really a very
important thing at Clark,” he
said.
When asked about the recent
programs that have been im
plemented at Clark within the
past two years, he indicated
that the Mass Com
munications Department has
acquired a Public Relations,
and Advertising Sequence,
and a greater emphasis has
been placed on Broadcast
Management.
According to Blake, there
were no new programs in the
science department, but as far
as a major in it is concerned,
Blake concurred that the
faculty is doing some
experimental work with the
new freshman clusters.” The
clusters are groups of
freshmen who are assigned to
work with certain instructors
for at least one year.
Blake said that they are
focusing on ways to increase
the number of young people
In addition, Blake said that
they are hoping area
apartment owners would con
sider giving students dis
counts, or other preferences.
Last year many instructors
complained of an overcrowded
classroom situation, but to
avoid similiar problems this
year Blake said, “Our
overcrowding is based on an
overconcentration of our clas
sroom schedule between the
hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.”
“Once the schedule is stret
ched out from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
we really won’t have as severe
of a problem with
overcrowdedness,” said Blake.
Since many students com
plained last year about inade
quate housing conditions in
Olark College Courts Blake
said that he would check into
the poor extermination service
that currently exists in the
courts.
To alleviate the roach
problem in the courts, Blake
added, “One area in which we
who would choose either
Biology, Physics, or Chemis
try as a major and remain in it
until their graduation.
One of the solutions that Dr.
Blake suggested to alleviate
the overcrowded housing
problem would be: locating
people in the community who
are willing to rent out rooms in
their homes for students.
need cooperation would be the
food - handling, and general
housekeeping of the tenants.”
As far as the robbery on
Tues., January 8 is concerned,
students who paid their
balance in cash will not have
to repay, according to Dr.
Blake. Most of the money that
was taken on that day was
primarily checks. “We have
been getting police reports, but
they do not seem to be making
a great deal of headway in
coming up with any prime
suspects.”
Blake indicated that some of
his plans for the eighties in
clude; working closer with the
“Freshman Cluster Program,
improving the housing con
ditions of Clark College
Courts, controlling the in
creased enrollment
procedures, and spending ap
proximately $30,000 within
the next three to four years to
have all of the furnishings
replaced in the courts.
In reference to the job
market for seniors graduating
in the 80’s Blake said, “it will
definitely be more competitive
for them.”
“Prepare yourself and get
experience because the
competition is going to be
tough,” he added.
He also mentioned that
students should develop the
confidence to present
themselves in the best manner
so that when they enter the job
market, one can be very in
fluential to a potential em
ployer.
BY JOYCE N. CALDWELL
Panther Reporter
Following the resignation of
Dean Wesley McClure, a tem
porary measure of control was
taken by appointing Mr. Win
fred Harris, former chairman
of the Biology Department at
Clark College, as acting Dean.
Dean Harris said his job en
tails conferences with students
and faculty, registration,
receiving grades, and clas
sroom assignments; however,
Dean Harris has also made
plans which will aid in the
educational outlook of
students and faculty.
“Rules and regulations will
be re-evaluated as they pertain
to academics and the student’s
behavior,” said Harris.
The availability of class
space will be increased. There
are over 400 classes held
between the hours of nine and
two, at Clark College. By
September, classes will be res
cheduled to the eight and three
o’clock time slots, Harris said.
During registration, those
rescheduled classes will be
posted. “It is important that
the students take notice of
these changes and adjust ac
cordingly,” he said.
According to Dean Harris,
“There is very little op
portunity for interaction
between students and
faculty.”
It has been suggested that
coffee hours be instituted,
weekly, for the purpose of
faculty interaction. Faculty
will discuss certain issues
relating to Clark.
A student/faculty forum is
scheduled for the fall semester.
A question/answer period will
follow the session. One may
then ask questions related to
their academic standards at
Clark.
Dean Harris graduated from
Clark in 1955, and received his
Masters Degree from AUC in
1957. He received his Ph. D.
from West Virginia Universty,
and pursued two years of post
graduate study at the
Universtiy of Pennsylvania
Post Medical School.
Dean Harris has no future
plans but is confident his goals
will be effective.
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