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July 1954 in THIS ISSUE on the Cover Letters 2 Calendar 3 Current News 4 July 1954 IN THIS ISSUE On the Cover Letters 2 Calendar 3 Current News 4 The Commencement Season • New Members of Atlanta University’s Board of Trustees • Tower Clock and Chimes for l niversity Campus • Colleges Unite to Emphasize Religion • The University Women’s Club Honors the Trustees * Three Are First-Time Winners at Art Show • The Field Workshop in Teaching the Language Arts • The Institute on Supervision • Sir Roger Makins Visits Campus • Nine Foreign Students Seek Advanced Degrees • University Plays Host to College Seniors • Academic Appointments and Promotions • Liberian Visitors Are Guests at Luncheon • Specialists in Librarianship on Faculty * The University-State Program for Supervising Teachers • The University Women 18 Whittaker Resigns 23 Quote and Unquote 28 Faculty Items 30 Alumni News 32 THE NEW ANNA A. HAASS TOWER CLOCK AND Alumni Association Activities 37 CHIMES Requiescat en Pace 39 (SEE STORY ON PAGE 7) Letters St. Louis, Missouri Boston, Massachusetts tribution from about 1930 to 1940. May 14, 1954 Their interest and support were with¬ May 16, 1954 Dear Mr. Clement: drawn just as Negro artists were be¬ In Dear President Clement: acknowledging the receipt of coming competitive and were begin¬ your letter of May 10, I would like to Your letter of May 10 with en¬ ning to distinguish themselves. extend my very sincere thanks to you, closed award has been received. the exhibition committee, and the dis¬ There have been sporadic efforts tinguished jury, for the coveted John Needless to say I am much pleased. from other sources during the past It is Hope Purchase Award. especially gratifying to have a tw'enty years but w'ithout continuity. This, without reservation, is one of part in what I believe at present to Often the artists invited to submit the most be the stimulating achievements in greatest sustained contribution work to the various places would do ray painting career. The publicity has by a great patron of the Arts. so at great expense, with only the been extremely favorable in the St. There is no other who is offering, possibility of the picture being ex¬ Louis newspapers. or has offered, so much encourage¬ hibited, as an incentive. I hope in the years to come to con¬ ment and incentive to Negro artists. tinue participating in the Atlanta It is a The project under your far-seeing great honor to receive the University Annual Exhibition and to leadership fulfills an obligation and award, and a great privilege. be fortunate enough to merit a place a great need. in the prize-winning ranks. Sincerely, Sincerely yours, The Harmon Foundation of New Romeyn V. Lippman Jean G. Flowers York City made a remarkable con¬ Series III JI LY, 1954 No. 87 Entered as second-class matter February 28, 1935, at the Post Office at Atlanta, Georgia, under the Act of August 24, 1912. Accept¬ ance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in the Act of February 28, 1925, 538, P. L. & R. 2 CALENDAR INAUGURATION EXERCISES: EXHIBITION: February B — Negroes in Europe April 21-22 — Spelman College FORUM: February 9—Helen Edmonds, Department of History. North Carolina College CONCERT: April 22 —Roland Hayes, Tenor Subject: “Does Negro History Hinder the Struggle CONCERT: for the Integration of the Negro in American Life April 23 — Atlanta - Morehouse - Spelman Chorus and Orchestra ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY: February 13 THE UNIVERSITY PLAYERS: April 24 — “The Merry- Wives of Windsor CONCERT: February 17 — The Bennett College Choir ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY: MEETING: February 26-28 — Southern Area, Student April 29 —All Y. M. C. A. Student Program ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER RELIGIOUS EM¬ ANNUAL MEETING: April 30-May 1 — College Lan¬ PHASIS WEEK: February 28-March 4 — Henry guage Association Hitt Crane. Pastor. Central Methodist Church, Detroit. Michigan. Leader RECITAL: May 2 — Nina Kudrek, Pianist THE l NT VERSITT PLAYERS: March 4-6—“The Merry- FILMS: May 3 — “Claudel and Bourgogne Wives of Windsor" “AT HOME” FOR COLLEGE SENIORS: May 4 FILMS: March 8-—-“The Negro in America" FORUM: May 5 — Mozell C. Hill, Department of Soci¬ THE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY INSTITUTE: March ology, Atlanta University 10-12 Subject: “Social Status: Power and Influence in the Negro Community' FORI M: March 24 Rushton Coulborn, Department of MEETING: History. Atlanta University May 5 — State Medical Association Auxiliar\ Subject: “Russian Despotism Is Not a Communist Invention THE UNIVERSITY PLAYERS: May 19 —“Winter Sunset" FORI M: March 30 Sterling Brown, Department of English. Howard I diversity ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY: June 5 Subject: “American Regional Literature” BACCALAUREATE SERMON: June 6 —George D. Kel¬ sey, Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, Drew EXHIBITION: April 4 I 13th Annual) Paintings, Sculp¬ University ture and Prints by Negro Artists SPELMAN COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES: I NSTITl I E ON SI PER VISION: School of Social Work June 7 Bernice Brown Cronkhite, Dean, Radcliffe April 8-10 College CONCERT: \pril 9 Spehnan College Glee Club ATLANTA UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT EXER¬ CISES: June 7 Kenneth Holland, President, In¬ CONCERT: \pril 13 Virginia State College Band stitute of International Education FORI M: \pril 20 Lee Eorcb, Department of Mathe¬ MOREHOUSE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT EXER¬ matics. Fisk I diversity CISES: June 8 — Philip Coombs. Director of Re¬ Subject: “Mathematics and Nature search. Fund for the Advancement of Education 3 CURRENT NEWS COMMENCEMENT Members of the graduating class lead the academic procession from Harkness Hall to the Trevor Arnett Library. After the Baccalaureate Sermon, the plat¬ form party is photographed. (Left to right) President Clement, President Man- ley, Dr. George Kelsey, Rev. James W. May of Emory University, Rev. Monroe F. Swilley of the Second Ponce de Leon Bap¬ tist Church, President Mays and the Rev. Emory R. Searcy of the Mount Zion Sec¬ ond Baptist Church. The receiving line at the Reception for the graduating classes. President Mays, Mrs. Clement, President Manley, Mrs. Mays, Mrs. Manley and President Cle¬ ment. The faculty section of the aca¬ demic procession moves into the li¬ brary quadrangle for the exercises of the 85th commencement. 4 Dr. Kenneth Holland, President of the Institute of International Education since 1950, has served as chief of the education section, Office of Inter- American Affairs, and director of edu¬ cation for the same organization. He has been president of the Inter-Amer¬ ican Educational Foundation and direc¬ tor of the Office Exchange Program of the Department of State. THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON a while the world looks to the United lli-lighting the commencement sea¬ “You have unique contribution States for son was the address by Or. Kenneth to make.” I)r. Holland stated to those leadership, this country still Holland, President of the Institute of before him, “not only because of your lacks the required number of trained International Education, on Monday, abilities and sensitivity, but because people needed to carry out the count¬ June 7, in the Library Quadrangle. the treatment of Negroes in the United less private, governmental and indus¬ trial In the commencement message on States is one of our greatest handi¬ operations in which we are now “The World at Your Door,” he ad¬ caps in providing political and moral engaged abroad, or to shoulder our vised the men and women who had leadership in the world. By represent¬ responsibilities at home as we try to earned graduate and professional de¬ ing us abroad, you have made it understand and solve world problems. clear that in grees. that the world still holds infi¬ spite of the remaining Calling the attention of the au¬ nite possibilities for growth and pleas¬ barriers for you, progress is being dience to the manner in which in¬ made in dividuals should be ure and service, and “you will never providing you with educa¬ developed who tional and work realize these possibilities unless you opportunities.” possess the right t\pc of leadership for world face realities and develop a determi¬ The speaker cited the contribu¬ service, Dr. Holland stated that First of all we must nation to achieve your objectives tions Negroes have made to interna¬ provide a so¬ cial environment in our communities without fear.” tional affairs, mentioning among oth¬ and in our nations that is tolerant of Sixty-nine master's degrees were ers, Ralph Bundle. Lester Granger. awarded by President Rufus E. Clem¬ Charles Johnson, and Max Bond, other races, religions and nationali¬ ties. He made it clear that if our ent. Ten completed their work in the President of the College of Liberia, Graduate School of \rts and Sciences. who was in attendance at the com¬ children and youth in the United 22 in the Graduate School of Social mencement exercises. States develop race, religious or color Work. 1<> in the Graduate School of In a reference to the work of the prejudices, they will find it difficult Librarv Service, 26 in the Graduate Institute of International Education as they grow older not to carry those School of Education, and 1 in the which today has exchange programs feelings with them. Respect for the Graduate School of Musiness \dmin- with some 80 different countries. Dr. individual and belief in the basic po- istration. Holland emphasized the fact that (Continued on page 6) 5 GRADUATES OF THE CLASS OF 1894 — THEY ATTENDED THEIR 60TH REUNION George A. Towns Mrs. Mattie Arinand Jones Represented Class at Alumni Banquet At exercises in Quadrangle tentialities of all men are both essen¬ ior, who will study during 1954-1955 Atlanta; Jesse Alfred Gibson of At¬ tial as part of the make-up of individ¬ in the Department of Political Science lanta; Mabel H. Gray of Castle uals who represent us abroad, he said. at Atlanta Liniversily. Hayne, North Carolina; Dorothy Also necessary, Dr.
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