The Clark Panther

College Band In Annual Spring Concert Dormitory Dedicated Erected at a cost of approximately $400,000, modern Holmes Hall, housing 92 women students and eight staff and faculty personnel, was dedicated February 22, and named in honor of President Merrill J. Holmes of Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington. It was through Doctor Holmes that the Pfeiffers became interested in the college, and the initial gift of $15,000 on the erection of the dormitory came from Mrs. Pfeiffer’s estate. Inasmuch as the family did not desire that their name be carried on the building, the trustees voted to name it in honor of Doctor Holmes—the close per- sonel friend of the college’s largest individual benefactor. Furniture and furnishings for the building were provided by the Women’s Society of Christian Service, the Methodist Church, while Mrs. James P. Brawley and Dean of Women Phoebe Burney were responsible for its decoration. The student rooms are furnished with maple colored furni ture, while the suites which are occupied by faculty personnel contain period furniture. The building contains a reading room, kitchenette, and residence laundry. Holmes Challenges Lecture Series Students Completed New courage, new hope new faith, and new sense of spiritual direction were evident on the campus last week when Dr. Samuel H. Sweeney, pastor of Saint Marks Methodist Church of New York City: com pleted a series of lectures during he lark anther the college’s annual Religious Em T C P phasis Week. Dr. Sweeney, one of the outstand VOL,. 6 MARCH 31; 1950, ATLANTA, GEORGIA No. 4 ing exponents of Methodism, and a distinguished church man in own right, centered his discussions 90 On First Semester Honor Roll around the theme: “A Religion Rel evant to our Times.” Smith, Liberia, Africa. FRESHMEN—Mary Sue Crosby, Ninety students are listed on the Beginning the lecture serries with JUNIORS—'Tima Bryant, Phila Sherdon, Miss.; Samuella Gray, Au academic honor roll for the first gusta, Georgia; Erdman J. Hen an explanation that in order for delphia; Evelyn Clayton, Mitchell, semester, according to a relase by derson, Chattanooga; Herman Christianity to be accepted it must Ga.; Marlene Dobbs, Atlanta; Geor Mr. Edward T. Brantley, College Johnson, Atlanta; Martha M. Lee, be relevant to the times, Dr. Swee gia Gibbs, Atlanta; Emma L. John registrar. Barnesville, Ga.; Joan B. McWil ney focused attention upon the ne son, West Point, Ga.; Eula Jones, cessity of having strong Christian Students who made the honor roll Chattanooga; Mary Long, Atlanta; liams, New Orleans; Lola Parks, President Merril J. Holmes faith. The history of Christianity, requiring at least two A’s and no William Stanley, Athens, Ala.; Julia Atlanta, and Pauline Posteli, Cin cinnati. Heaping praises upon the founders with emphasis upon the long period grade below B (2.3) are: Thompson, Cuthbert, Ga.; Ethel Students who maintained an of Clark College eighty-one years through which it has endured, and SENIORS—Cardia Bivins, At Watkins, Philadelphia, and Marié average of B (2.0) are: ago, and recognizing the outstand its far-reaching influence, was cited lanta; Henry Byrd, Atlanta; Henry Young, Savannah. ing role of the College in education by the speaker as proof of the val N. Cooper, Liberia, Africa; Huley SOPHOMORES — Avis Carver, SENIORS — Jeremiah Aycox, today, Illinois Wesleyan Univer idity of the Christian faith. Dodson, Atlanta; George Garrison, Atlanta; Juanita Coffee, Atlanta; Gadsden, Ala.; Edward Chatman, sity’s venerable President Merrill To interpret religion in terms of Atlanta; Benjamin Johnson, Miami; Loretta Fletcher, Atlanta; Marshall New Orleans; Julius Conway, Cov J. Holmes urged the students of the personal experiences was Dr. Swee Seymore Johnson, Atlanta; Alfonso J. Smith, Gastonia, N. C.; Vienna ington, Ky.; Anthony Jones, Rome, Atlanta institution to be “trustees ney’s final challenge. He appealed Levy, Savannah; Willie R. McMul Thorne, Atlanta; Eunice Thorne, Ga.; Brady Jones, Chicago; Chris of civilization.’’ The anniversary to the college students to give len, McDonough, Ga.; Franklin Sanford, Fla., and Bernice Wilkins, tine Paradise, Sandersville, Ga.; address by Dr. Holmes came just Christian commitment early since Scott, Atlanta, and Evelyn W. Washington, D. C. (Continued on Page Four) before the dedication of the new it cannot wait “because we are residence for women which was creatures of action and must act Baud Presents Annual Spring Recital named in his honor. now.” “The Christian .Religion has In his address, the speaker saw moved forward in history on the Before Full House On Gala Occasion Clark College as a trustee of civ backs of consecrated youth. It ilization. “The graduates,” he said, started out as a youth movement “Finale, Dvorak’s New World Sym gram, seemed to have grown bright “must function as trustees of the and has been one throughout all A capacity crowd turned out to phony” were played in a special er and their felocity of inventions civilization which Clark College is the centuries,” said Dr. Sweeney hear the College Band, under the group. and scoring were conveyed delight helping to build and maintain.” In in enlisting Christian support from direction of Mr. Waymon Carver, fully under Mr. Carver’s enlivening preparation for this trusteeship, the the students. exibit its customary instrumental As a new feature, a saxaphone and sympathetic direction. College must train students to be President James P. Brawley ex precision and polish, Sunday even choir played Jerome Kern’s “Smoke Handel’s “Prelude and Fugue in loyal to their church, t develop a pressed deep satisfaction with thé ing, March 26 in the College audi Gets in Your Eyes.” In this selec F Minor,” usually a difficult num strong philosophy of life and to Effect of the lectures and the sig torium. tion, the saxaphonists showed an ber to perform, showed a delicacy develop a sense of community re nificance of the week on the Clark ' I unusual capacity to transmit to a of phrasing which premitted the sponsibility. Among the classics which the students. considterable degree what they had theme to be clearly heard from all band played were Roland Seizt’s learned. instruments. In introducing Dr. Holmes, Presi The Department of Religious Life, “Brooke’s Triumphal March” and of which Rev. S. M. Weeks is Chair dent James P. Brawley called him a von Suppe’s “Pique Dame” (Over James Hobson played Endressen’s Director Waymon Carver has not man, sponsored the lecture series scholar, an educational statesman ture) . “Picollino” on the clarinet, while only proved himself to be techni and planned the programs. Student and a warm friend who, while serv Excerpts from the “Third Move Baritone Alfred Wyatt sang Ed cally able, but showed a wonderful chairmen of religious organizations ing as Secretary of the Department ment, Braham’s Third Symphony,” ward Purcell’s “Passing By.” capacity for developing consider who helped plan the program were of Educational Institutions for the “Third Movement, Beethoven’s The appeal of the “South Pacific” able excitement in his interpreta Ruth Paradise of the P. K. Club, Fifth Symphony,” and from the numbers, which concluded the pro tions. Negroes, Board of Education, the Marvalinia Bell of the Y. W. C. A., Methodist Church, rendered ’inval Rodney Reed of the Y. M. C. A., uable service to the college espe Andrew Mitchell of the Philoi Club, Alpka Kappa Mu cially during its period of transition and Ezra Everett, Superintendent of National News Bulletins and location. the Church School. Inducts Eight ATLANTA, GA.—William L. Dawson formerly of Al The Rt. Rev. J. W. E. Bowen, Kappa Theta Chapter, Alpha Resident Bishop, Atlantic Coast New Instructors bany, Ga., and at present a congressman from Illinois, was Kappa Mu Honorary Society, re present in Atlanta the week-end of February 12, 1950, speak Area, the Methodist Church, pre Appointed cently welcomed into its member ing at Wheat Street Baptist Church where he called on the sided. Greetings were tendered by In announcing the appointment ship eight new Clarkites who had people at-large to express their political shortcomings and Nehemiah Cooper on behalf of the ballot. of Dr. Jen-Sen Hsiang to the De evidenced, by their outstanding grievances through the student body; by Doctor Joseph J. partment of Physics, operated scholastic records, their worth of Dennis for the faculty; by Mr. Vir jointly by Clark and Morehouse acceptance into the organization. WASHINGTON, D. C.—The United States office of Edu gil Ccott 'for the Alumni; by Rev. Colleges, and Mr. William T. Robie cation recently reported that college enrollment of predomi New members, all of whom are E. A. Baldridge for the Confer to the Department of Business Ad nately Negro institutions are decreasing despite increases ences, and by Miss Muriel Day for ministration at the college, Presi juniors, are Marlene Dobbs, Geor in the same categories for all other institutions of higher the Women’s Society of Christian dent James P. Brawley stated that gia Gibbs, Eula Mae Jones, Horace learning statistics of 1948 report 71,000 enrolled while 1949 Service, the Methodist Church. these additions will make available Scott, Evelyn Smith, William statistics a decrease of fifteen hundred. more subjects from which students Stanley, Ethel Watkins, and Marie Participating in the services were might choose, as well as strengthen Young. Reverend E. W. McMillan, pastor the institution’s offerings. ATLANTA, GA.—William L. Stanley, a junior of Athens, of Warren Memorial Methodist Dr. Hsiang, a native of Hang- Alabama, servied as a delegate to the Alpha Kappa Mu, con kow, Huplh Province, China, re Church, Atlanta, and Reverend vention beginning February 17th at Wilberforce University, ceived the B.S. degree from Tsing Join the NAACP today T. P.

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