Newspaper Page Text
In 1978
The Atlanta University
Page 7_
The Panther
In 1976. . .
The death of Dr. Vivian W.
Henderson, president of the
college, brought grief and
sorrow to the Clark College
family. I)r. Henderson died
Wednesday, January 28.
Approximately 300
members of the Morehouse
College student body rallied in
front of Harkness Hall in
protest of the policy on co-ed
visitation.
Dr. Elias Blake, Jr. was
elected by the Board of
Trustees of Clark College to
become its 19th President.
The 108th Founders Day j
Celebration was observed in
the Davage Auditorium. The
guest speaker for the occasion"
was Dr. William L. Stanley, Jr.
a Magna Cum Laude graduate
from Clark College.
Ricky “Tweet” Williams, a
six-foot forward at Clark, ma
joring in Physical Therapy,
was the leading scorer in the
AU Center.
Dr. Leroy Walker, the U.S.
1976 Olympic track and field
coach was the guest speaker at
The 100 Per Cent Wrong Club’s
42nd annual awards banquet.
Morehouse’s Edwin Moses, the
gold medalist in the 400-meter
hurdles was honored.
Clark College’s Head
Basketball coach and Athletic
Director, Leonidas Epps
received a citation during the
banquet.
The Vivian Wilson
Henderson Building became
| the eleventh building to be
! erected on Clark’s present site.
In 1977. . .
The newly elected president,
Dr. Elias Blake, Jr. arrived on
campus with ideas to change
“the dreaded registration
period.”
The Clark College Peer
Counselors, under the direc
tion of Mrs. Katie Ramsey,
director of Counseling, and the
Atlanta University Chapter of
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
sponsored a blood drive on the
Atlanta University Center
campuses.
The theme for Homecoming
was “Save The Black
Colleges.” The theme for the
Homecoming Coronation of
Miss Clark College was
“Ebony in the Rainbow.”
The resident of Clark
College Courts complained
angrily about the lack of rat
and roach control, repairs,
security and furnishing in
their apartments.
Feminine Finesse, a modern
dance group, was formed at
Clark.
The Bakke case raised ques
tions on the issue of reverse
discrimination.
President Emeritus James
P. Brawley, Ph.D. published
his book, The Clark College
Legacy: An Interpretative
History of Relevant
Education 1869 - 1975.
Center had collected and
pledged, $4.5 million on its $22
million library.
The Atlanta Daily World,
America’s oldest continuing
Black daily newspaper,
celebrated its fiftieth an
niversary.
The college’s students,
faculty, and alumnus attended
the 109th birthday of the
college during the Founders
Day Program. The dedication
ceremonies for the physical
education center and the
unveiling of the Vivian Wilson
Henderson portrait were the
highlights of the ceremonies.
The Panther changed the
nameplate depicts on the
newspaper and began publish
ing twice monthly.
The Student Government
Association sponsored a guest,
speaker, Nikki Giovanni, at
the Vivian Wilson Henderson
Gymnasium.
The Clark College Family
mourned the death of alumni,
Schley C. Williamson.
Williamson, known to most
people as “Sly”, was an
outstanding football and
basketball player at Clark in
the late forties.
In 1979
Haskell Ward, a graduate of
Clark College and the deputy
mayor for Human Services for
New York City, delivered the
110th Founders Day address.
A snow storm closed the
Atlanta University Center
schools for one and a half
days.
Black College: The Talented
Tenth, a thirty minute super 8
feature film, depicting the
different life styles and union
among students in the Atlanta
University Center, was
premiered.
Wesley L. McClure, Clark’s
Dean of Faculty and Instruc
tion resigned.
William Morrell, former
director of business affairs at
Clark was advanced to special
assistant to the president.
Nathaniel Williams, former
Clark College Comptroller was
appointed director of business
affairs.
Clifton Rawles, director of
admissions, was given the ad
ditional title of associate dean
of student affairs for student
services.
Mary Agnes Ware, who was
assistant dean of student af
fairs, was given the title of as
sociate dean of student affairs
for student development.
Terry Cobb was appointed
station manager of WCLK -
FM Radio at Clark.
Michael Hightower, a 1979
graduate of Clark and an ad
ministrative coordinator for
the CETA Program, made his
tory twice in the city of College
Park. Hightower became not
only the first black coun
cilman, but also the youngest
(at age 22) to hold this political
seatt.
Iota Beta Sigma established
a chapter on campus. The
name of the chapter is CHI
LAM DA KAPPA ZETA.
The first Mr. Clark College
pageant was held in Davage
auditqrium. The outcome of
the pageant presented Senior
Class President, Murray
Davis, with the Mr. Clark title.
James Glenn and Donald
Graham were selected the first
and second attendants.
Clark’s only male dormitory,
Brawley Hall, received a new
dorm director. No, its not a
him, its a her. She’s Jeanne
Wilkerson, a graduate of Fisk
University and a student at
the Interdenominational
Theological Center (ITC).
The rock group, Mother’s
Finest performed in the
Henderson Physical
Education Building
Homecoming night.
The Morris Brown College
Wolverines defeated the Clark
College Panthers during the
“Turkey Day Football Clas
sic.” The final score was 49-20.
December 1979 marked the
end of a decade and January
1980 marks the beginning of a
new one. While saying “good
bye '70s and hello ’80s”, did
you remember to make that
New Year’s resolution? If the
answer is yes, are you “stic
king” to it?