Founder's Day

Vol. XXXI No, 9 An ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER Institution March 2, 1979 ~~ MAC Students Founder’s Day ’79 Represent Clark By Jaki Buckley at Howard Staff Writer Clark College celebrated its Ward, who has a master’s difference.” 110th Founders Day Con By Charles Anderson degree in African studies from Ward stated that he also vocation Tuesday, February By Michael H. Cottman the University of California in realizes that standards are be 20, at the Vivian W. Henderson Panther Staff Writer Staff Writer Los Angeles, said that his own ing applied to programs Building. experience in various African designed to assist minorities in Recollecting and rededicat Blacks must emphasize the Communications and countries has led him to ques this country which are quite ing the school’s purposes, Dr. importance that the un Health was the overall theme tion the effectiveness of these different from those used to Elias Blake, president of the productive members in this for this year’s eighth annual programs. judge other areas of college said, “Founders Day is progressing society cannot Howard University Com “The Food for Peace government spending. an occasion when we remind tolerate their predicaments, munications Conference. Program has acted as Ward said, “Washington’s ourselves that what we have said the Deputy Mayor of New The conference, which was inability or unwillingness to should not be taken for York City Tuesday at Clark disincentives to local produc held in Washington D.C., provide needed assistance to granted.” College’s Vivian W. tion and ultimate self-reliance shared the attendance from New York City will force us to The program began with the Henderson gymnasium. for Third World Peoples,” students throughout the Haskell G. W’ard, the Ward said. “In Africa, as cut back on services; many, if processional in which faculty, not the majority, which assist nation. students and honor students keynote speaker of Clark’s elsewhere, we know far too the poor. Such cutbacks are A group of nine Clark marched in their respective 110th Founders Day Program, many instances where such College students, sponsored by disturbing and indefensible regalia. said before a crowd of a food shipments have been Mass Communications and appear to have few, if any, The keynote speaker for the thousand that the status of ciphened off by local officials Department head. Dr. Gloria parallels in other major com Convocation was Clark blacks is dependent on three to be resold in neighboring Walker, were chosen to attend ponents of the federal budget,” graduate Haskell Ward, ’63. international programs in countries or in domestic the conference as represen Ward added. Ward, currently Deputy Mayor which he has had experience markets.” tatives from Clark. of Human Services in New with. Ward, who graduated in He said he was not against Ward told the Clark College The conference focused on York City, told friends and 1963, also talked about his the $200 billion Peace Corp family that there is still a lofig two major points of interest: family of Clark that, “We still college days here. Program nor the $1 billion way to go in achieving that * The transmission of in have a long way to go in root Ward said that in the late Food for Peace Program. perfect world that everyone formation on the role of com ing our causes.” He also told 1950’s, an education was not However, a former Peace looks for. munications in the black com students to challenge the exis available to most young Corp worker himself, Ward “Twenty years ago when I munity. ting leadership of the nation. blacks. He added that students expressed concern for the was in school, we were fighting * The opportunity to form Several greetings were made in the Atlanta University “different standard” applied for civil rights for social personal linkages with from various organizations. Center played an important to the U.S. when the time calls change, and now it’s said that students and professionals in Reverend Walter L. Kim role in the Civil Rights for domestic spending to feed the students today are looking the field of communications brough, pastor at Cascade Movement, as did the city of hungry people and put others more for personal gain and from across the nation. Methodist Church, was on Atlanta. to work. achievements, this is false,” he The five day conference, hand as representative for the “None of us who were “There are millions of un said, “we still have a long way predominantly geared toward United Methodist Church with educated in this college and productive members who are to go in rooting out causes.” black students majoring in which Clark College holds af- the Civil Rights Movement of bitter,” he said. Ward told the group that he mass communications, was filiation. this town, will ever forget that According to Ward, he believes the students today are divided into various daily The National Alumni As particular period of our lives,” returned to urban affairs from just as concerned for social jus seminars, in order that sociation and Board of Ward said. “Men and women the state department, at a time tice as always. students could-be enlightened Trustees was represented by educated here have gone on to when conservatism, budget Before concluding. Ward to all facets of com Mr. Edward L. Simon, ’33, who a variety of careers and profes balancing and cuts in social challenged the students to munications. is also Chairman of the Board. sions.” programs were the cause for become more aware of Public You may ask, why the theme Representing the faculty was Ward said blacks still have a Black Americans to fear that Policy, especially the political Communications and Dr. Robert Fishman, long way to go in changing the all gains made in the past process. Health? Chairman of the Social standards of reform — stan decade would be all but wiped “Your goals are more Well, professors and profes Science Department, and the dards such as the necessity to out. different, more complex, more sional communicators from student body was represented feed the hungry people of the “These fears are real,” Ward important,” Ward said. across the nation concurred by Student Government world. said. “We were promised major “You should challenge exis that without our health, we President, Floyd Donald. “Each year, the U.S. new initiatives in urban ting leadership,” he told the wouldn’t have anything. Immediately following the government sends over $1 policies, comprehensive students. billion in surplus agricultural They also stated that young program, a luncheon was held programs for the poor, reforms commodities to the developing blacks are now mis-using their by President and Mrs. Elias in our welfare systems. nations to feed the hungry bodies more than ever, and Blake in the Kresge Dining Instead, we see cutbacks, cost people of the world,” Ward need to be constantly Hall, and a seminar with Ward reductions, indecision and in- said. reminded of the importance of later in the afternoon. health care. Although the seminar was Inside open to all, only a few attended, including Dr. Blake, Founder’s Day Photos pg. 4 & 5 UNCF pg. 2 Dr. Fishman and several continued on page 3 students. plus Record Reviews and Sports Page 2 The Panther March 2. 1979 Give Of Yourself Another View A Mind Is A Give To UNCF By A. Lineve Wead Terrible Thing Panther Editor • “A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste” was, and will remain the continuing theme of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). To Waste This year at Clark College, it is our joint effort as a Clark College Family to raise $12,000. This amount is about average if every student, faculty and staff member contributes no less than By Veverly Y. Byrd $5.00. Five dollars is a small amount to give towards an effort to Panther Staffwriter continue the financial obligations that black colleges face. It is something that I look forward to every year. As freshmen, under the leadership of president Raymond Johnson, we raised a The time has come again when the Clark College family rallies considerable amount of money towards the 1976 UNCF cam Clark College is to have the together to raise funds for an organization that is dedicated to paign. The same challenge lies before all classes — to raise the 1979 United Negro College serving us. The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is an most money possible for the UNCF campaign. Fund Kick-off on February 27 organization which provides financial assistance to 41 Many persons on the UNCF steering committee have been at 1:00 P.M. in Davage predominantly black colleges and universities throughout the planning for this year’s campaign for many months now. Our Auditorium. country. Miss UNCF, Nema Roman recently participated in the national March is the'monththat is set aside for the Clark College family Miss UNCF pageant in Birmingham, Ala. Although Clark did AWARDS to compete to see who can raise the largest amount of money for not place in the competition this year, we are looking forward to The class raising the highest UNCF. The goal this year is $12,000. The UNCF Steering Committee has planned several events to becoming the winners next year. per-capita chooses the queen to help motivate the faculty, staff, administrators and students. The faculty and staff have their individual campaign going for represent Clark in the MISS This committee is composed of representatives from each class, a member of the faculty and or staff to contribute over and above UNCF Pageant next 10% pf their monthly salary.

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