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The Panther
September 19, 1980
Women Run The Yard?
BY DEBORAH D. FRANKLIN
Panther Feature Editor
It’s easy to see at Clark College
that the female students out
number the male students. Ac
cording to a preliminary regis
tration report completed
September9, the total number of
students registered was 1985 with
1350 being the number of female
students registered and 635men.
That is a 2 to 1 ratio or two
women for every man.
According to a report issued
last year by the U .S. Bu reau of the
Census, for the first time since
World War II, there were more
women than men enrolled in the
nation’s colleges. In 1979 there
were 11.4 million students atten
ding college and 5.9 million were
women.
The enrollment reversal was
attributed mainly to an increase
of women students aged 35 and
over. Women students over 35
out numbered men almost2to1,
the same as here as Clark.
College enrollment of blacks
aged 14 to 34, which doubled
between 1969 and 1975,
remained nearly steady since.
How do Clark College
students feel about this 2 to 1
ratio? From the guys point of
view Zolie Harris said, "He felt
that it’s all right.” James Williams
said, "It's great.” Speaking from
the women’s point of view
comments ranged from "It’s the
influence of the housing, there
are four women’s dorms and
only one male dorm,” and We
just need men.” Other females,
said it’s just like everywhere else,
there just are more black women
than there are black men and
some even jokingly said the ratio
limits husband prospects.
Dean Winfred Harris stated
that historically there has always
been rriore women than men
because black families have put
more emphasis on educating
their daughters and it was the
sons' concern to go out and get a
job. However, there should be a
stronger recruitment effort
made for male students.”
"Black women have always
attended college more,"
explains Katherine Hughley, ad
missions counselor atClark. "For
some reason black women are
more academically inclined. In
high school more emphasis
should be put on academic pro
jects and less on athletic pro
jects.”
Some black men concen
trate mostly on athletics and
forget about academics," Ms.
Hughley said. “They are not
accepted at colleges that take
both performances into ac
count.”
Clifton Rawles, director of ad
missions. says, "Sure it's a
problem. We gear our
recruitment towards both sexes
but it just so happens that we get
more women.”
“It’s true that historically more
black women attend college but
there are many reasons why,” he
said. “Some men drop out, some
get jobs, some go to the armed
forces, and some are in jail. What
we need to do is tell high school
counselors that we need men.
If you have any suggestions on
how to draw men to Clark
College please let us know. Drop
your suggestions off by the Ad
missions office or the Panther
staff in Thayer Hall.
Dr. Billa Buckner, Chairman of the English Department is
a “lover of teaching.”
- Women at Clark outnumber the men 2 to 1. Subsequently,
more black women are being educated than black men.
English Chairman
Feels At Home
BY DEBRA BROOKS AND
DEBORAH D. FRANKLIN
Billa Buckner, the new
chairman of the English
department is a "lover” of
teaching. "I love to help students
out anyway I can and to help
students compete in the wider
world. Students tend to realize
they need to be better
prepared,” she said.
An advocate of higher
education, her teaching
experience dates back to 1967.
During this time, she has taught
at predominately black colleges,
including Jackson State
University and Utica Junior
College in Mississippi.
Buckner, a graduate of
Tugaloo College in Mississippi,
received her Masters from
Wayne State University in
Detroit and obtained her Doc
torate degree from Rutgers
University in New Brunswick,
New Jersey. Before coming to
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years working at the Institute for
Services to Education training
teachers of English.
Joining the Clark College
faculty in August, she has already
formed a few concrete ideas for
the department. For starters, she
wants to make the English
department a stronger one;
cease the idea of it being just a
service department and expand
the number of English majors. In
addition, she hopes to make the
English Club more active and
visible.
Being away from the clas
sroom setting for awhile and
longing for a different en
vironment, her decision to join
the Clark College staff was not a
difficult one to make. She stated
that, "I like smaller schools and
the people here have been
wonderful to me. Since arriving
here, I've been impressed by the
cordiality and willingness to
assist me in my new surroun
dings.
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BY LYSTERIA ARCHIE
Panther Staff Writer
Flori Roberts, Inc., a leading
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especially for black skin. The
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Sold under the label
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According to skin experts at
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Chromotone is also proven
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‘‘Chromotone is not a
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Skin Specialist, “but a pleasant,
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dark areas on the skin.” The
treatment is now available in
department stores throughout
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