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DaLL of (Contents Page Calendar 3 Dr. Clement Honored .......... 4 & 5 6 Appreciation .... Profile . 7 Charter Day Observed 8 The Summer Commencement 11 Slimmer School Activities 13 Campus Briefs 15 Faculty Items 22 Alumni News 25 In Memoriam _ __ .. - _ 31 • ON THE COVER • * President Rufus E. Clement receiving gifts from the Faculty and Staff in appre¬ ciation for his twenty-five years of loyal service as President of Atlanta University. Dr. Thomas D. Jarrett made the presenta¬ tion at the Annual Charter Day Banquet. * Series III DECEMBER, 1962 No. 118 Second Class Postage paid at Atlanta, Georgia 2 Atlanta University Bulletin CALENDAR SUMMER SCHOOL FORUM: June 19 — Mayor Ivan LECTURE: October 4 —Mrs. Aleanor Merrifield, Allen. Jr., “Urbanization: Problems and Chal¬ University of Illinois, “Experimental Programs for lenges.” Field Instruction of Social Work Students." TEA: October 7 — Atlanta BOOK REVIEW PROGRAM: June 20 — The Rich Na¬ University Alumni Associ¬ ation at Home to tions and the Poor Nations by Barbara Ward — Students, Faculty and Staff. Reviewed by President Rufus E. Clement. CHARTER DAY CONVOCATION: October 16 — Judge SUMMER THEATRE: June 21. 22, 23 — “Six Who Sidney A. Jones, Jr., Judge of the Municipal Court Pass While the Lentils Boil” by Stuart Walker. of Chicago. CHARTER DAY — SUMMER SCHOOL FORUM: June 26 — Dr. Asa G. BANQUET: October 16 Honoring New Members of the Facultv and Staff. ’i ancey, Head of the Department of Surgery, Hughes Spalding Pavilion. “Modern Man and Medi¬ NONWESTERN STUDIES LECTURE: October 24 — cine.” Dr. Bernard S. Cohn, University of Rochester. “Indian Society: Unity in Diversity.” SUMMER SCHOOL FORUM: July 3 — Dr. R. B. Le¬ vine. Director of Human Factor Research. Lock¬ TOWN MEETING: November 1 — Dr. Martin Luther heed Aircraft. Georgia Division, “Outer Space: King, Jr., Southern Christian Leadership Confer¬ Implications for the Common Man.” ence, Miss Caroh n Brantley, Morris Brown College, Miss Linda SUMMER White, Clark College, “The Civil Rights THEATRE: July 5, 6. 7 — “The Bat” by Struggle — What’s Next?” Mary Roberts Rinehart. ATLANTA-MOREHOUSE-SPELMAN PLAYERS: No¬ SUMMER SCHOOL FORUM: July 10 — Harry L. vember 1, 2, 3 — “Hedda Gabler' by Hendik Alston, Program Coordinator for the United Ibsen. Packinghouse Workers, “The Impact of Automa¬ BOOK — tion on the Labor Force. REVIEW PROGRAM: November 6 Ship of I ools by Katherine Anne Porter — Reviewed by SUMMER SCHOOL FOREM: July 17 — Raymond D. Dr. Thomas D. Jarrett, Dean, School of Arts and Larson. I . S. Dept, of Labor. “The Sixties: New Sciences. Knowledge, New Jobs.” NONWESTERN STUDIES LECTURE: November 7 — SUMMER THEATRE: July 19. 20. 21 — “Hedda Dr. Richard Lambert. University of Pennsylvania, Gabler” by Henrik Ibsen.” “Ghandi: His Teachings and Methods.” A I HOME: July 22 — President and Mrs. Rufus E. NONWESTERN STUDIES PROGRAM: November 26 Clement to the Summer School Faculty, Staff and — Phakavali Dancers from Siam. Student Body. SPECIAL CONVOCATION: November 27 — H. E. The SUMMER SCHOOL FORUM: July 24 — Dr. Horace Ambassador to the l nited States from Switzerland, E. late. Executive Secretarv of the Georgia Teachers Dr. August R. Lindt. and Education Association, “Attacks on Illiteracv.” ATLANTA-MOREHOUSE-SPELMAN PLAYERS: No¬ vember BOOK REVIEW PROGRAM: July 25 — The Drop-Outs 29, 30. December 1 — “Summer and Smoke” by Solomon 0. Lichter — Reviewed by Dr. John by Tennessee Williams. \\. Letson. Superintendent of Atlanta Public NONWESTERN STUDIES LECTURE: December 5 — Schools. Dr. Swami Nikhilananda. Ramakrishna-Vivekanan- da Center. New York. “The Hindu SI MMER SCHOOL FORUM: July 31 — Dr. Paul Concept of God." I. Clifford. Director of the Summer School. “Pre¬ TOWN MEETING: December 6 — Mr. Ralph McGill, paring Negro Children for an Integrated Societv.” Publisher of the Atlanta Constitution. Miss Dorcas Boit. SI MMER SCHOOL CONCERT: August 7 — The Spelman College, and Mr. Johnny L. Camp¬ Summer School Chorus w ith Soloists. bell. Atlanta University, “What are the Conditions and Prospects of World Peace?" OPEN HOI SE: August 8 — The Atlanta l niversity BOOK REVIEW PROGRAM: December 12 — A Shade Alumni Association at Home to Graduating Class, Faculty and Staff. of Difference by Alan C. Drurv — Reviewed by Mr. Tobe Johnson. SI MMER SCHOOL CONVOCATION: August 9 — LECTl RE: December 1 1 — Dr. Donald Sn\gg. Ameri¬ Fowler Hamilton, Administrator of the Agency for can Psychological Association. ‘‘The Psvchological I nternational Development. Basis of Human Values.” AT HOME: September 30 President and Mrs. Rufus CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT: December 11. 15, 16 E. Clement to the Faculty and Staff of the Mlanta \tlanta-Morehouse-SpeIman Chorus. Morehouse l diversity Center. College Glee Club. Spelman College Glee Club. Decf.mhkr. 1962 3 Dr. Clement Honored by the University Dr. Bond speaking at the Charter Day Banquet. Atlanta University honored its simply mention such in passing— The commemorative silver plaque president, Dr. Rufus Early Clement, John Doe has served so many was inscribed: “To Rufus Early for his twenty-five years of service years at a certain place. Clement — as colleague, administra¬ to the University at the 97th annual But your years of service have tor and builder, from the Faculty Charter Day Banquet. not been ordinary. Indeed, they and Staff at Atlanta University — have been Dr. Thomas D. Jarrett, Dean of the splendid and distin¬ 1937-1962.” The silver tray was in¬ Graduate School of Arts and Sci¬ guished. You have brought honor scribed: “To President and Mrs. to Atlanta University, to the ences, in presenting gifts from the Clement in appreciation for his 25 Faculty and Staff of the University, City of Atlanta and to yourself. years of loyal service as President of said: Above all, I believe, you have Atlanta to University — the Faculty “Often it is an easy matter to speak brought Atlanta University the and Staff.” Dr. Lynette Saine pre¬ of one’s twenty-five years of courageous and intelligent leader¬ sented Mrs. Clement with an orchid. service in an ordinary way, to ship so vital in these times. Atlanta University Bulletin 4 Alumni Association Honors Dr. Clement The Alumni Association honored Dr. Clement for his twenty-five years of outstanding service to the Univer¬ sity at a reception in Dean Sage Hall on Tuesday, December 11. Mrs. Josephine Murphy, president of the Association, was in charge of the arrangements. Mr. C. R. Y ates, Secretary of the Corporation, on behalf of the As¬ sociation, expressed his appreciation of the loyal and distinguished service Dr. Clement had given the Univer¬ sity and enumerated the many changes which had taken place dur¬ ing his tenure. Dr. Clement was presented with an airflight suitcase by Mr. Yates, and Mrs. Eloise Mar¬ tin presented Mrs. Clement with an orchid. Attorney A. T. Walden, Attorney President and Mrs. Clement at Alumni Association Reception. Thomas J. Henry, Mr. E. M. Martin and Mrs. Gussie 1). Moore also spoke Attending the reception were the University more than twenty-five a few words in appreciation of Dr. members of the Alumni Association, years ago, and members of the Fac- Clement's administration. some of whom had graduated from ulty and Staff. Members of the Alumni Association who graduated from Atlanta University more than twenty-five years ago. D Dl ( F.MBF.R. 1962 An Appreciation “I think continually of those who comed work. As a result, she seemed remember the industry with which were to have been a truly great. part of everything. she went about her task. She con¬ I he names of those who in their Here, one remembers her as she sulted persons who had formerly lives fought for life. lectured to students about Chaucer; taught the course. She read numer¬ Born of the sun they travelled a there, she conferred with a city offi¬ ous books on the subject. She wanted short while an towards the cial in effort to effect better gov¬ to be sure that she was prepared. sun, ernment. Here, on campus, she She wanted to know. And left the vivid air signed with helped in the planning of Religious their honor.” Emphasis Week; there, she expressed The Department of English, the her concern for better streets in the On these campuses, Helen Coul- faculty of the School of Arts and city of Atlanta. Here, she planned born left the vivid air signed with Sciences, and the faculties and staffs for an art exhibit; there, she hurried her name. She will be greatly missed. throughout the University and the to a PTA meeting. She had bound¬ During the sixteen years that she University Center mourn her passing. less energy. She was versatile. served here there was hardly a per¬ son in the University Center whom We are less because she is not Helen Coulborn possessed a zeal not she did know, or with whom with us for learning. And because she did, any more. she did not have some contact. she sought to impart that zeal to "I think how one life hums, re¬ Helen Coulborn liked people. She others. Her academic standards were volves, toils, wanted to know them. She wanted high. Sometimes, when her students One cog in a golden and singing to he a part of them and share her did not understand the need for hive: ideas with them. There was always learning certain things, her simple Like an spark from fire, its task easy informality and a ready wel¬ answer was always “You need to come. happily achieved. know this." She wanted her students It falls away .... to quietly Helen Coulborn was a kind and know, and she wanted to be sure Death is another milestone on that she knew. Last an obliging person. I have never year, when she the way.” known her to refuse a task that she was asked to teach a course that thought she could perform.