Atlanta Daily World

Clark Students Almost Treble '55 UNCF Quota

Students at Clark College raised more than $2,000 for the United Negro College Fund in the College's annual drive which ended Friday. When faculty gifts are added, the College's goal will be exceeded The student goal was set at $793.75, based upon a contribution of $1.25 per student.

The overwhelming success of the campaign may be attributed to the structure of this year's organization, under the leadership of Dr. W. H. Hale, General Chairman, and Professor Wiley S. Bolden, co-chairman and the cooperative efforts of the faculty and students. This is the fifth year Dr. Hale has led the drive to a successful conclusion.

Organized around the theme "Bread on the Water," the campaign was designed to yield desirable educative results and reach the goal at the same time. To initiate the Drive, President James P. Brawley explained the significance of the Drive and enumerated the benefits it had measured to member institutions and especially to Clark Following, under the direction of Co-Chairman Wiley S. Bolden, a panel was presented in which certain financial and educational problems related to the maintenance of the private college were stressed and the future of the UNCF projected. Similarly, fraternities and sororities took the initiative to call attention to the campaign with posters, skits and exhibits at various times during the Drive to focus attention on the importance and significance of UNCF.

After the students' overall goal was established, classes were given a goal and divided into sub groups of approximately twelve members with each sub group having a definite goal. Group leaders emphasized self-help and the UNCF as an important American institution.

SENIORS LEAD

Heading the class contributors were the seniors, sponsored by Mr. J. J. Green and Nurse Carolyn Chandler who reported $413.27 and $4.54 per capita. Following were the sophomores with $675.84 and $3.35 per capita. The junior class with $279.62 and $2.88 per capita ranked next, followed by the freshman class with $600 and $2.49 per capita.

The Ivy Leaf Club, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, the campus chapter of the NAACP, residents of Holmes Hall, the German Club, the Philoi Club, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity contributed a total of $66.50

For their unprecedented achievement, the senior class enjoyed a victory ball last night in Thayer Hall's Recreation Room where Christine Montgomery of Asheville, Alabama was crowned "Miss United Negro College Fund." Earlier, Mrs. Sara H. Cureton's sub-group, which reported $177 were guests at the special dinner. This is the fourth year that Professor Green has sponsored the winning class, and this year he brought the seniors from an obscure position to the ranking class

In addition to Dr. Hale and Professor Bolden, Co-chairman, other members of the Central Committee were Professor Frank A. Banks, Mr. J. S. Darden, Miss Lizzie Drake, John Dudley, Mr. John Harris, Winfred Harris, Betty Rose Howard, Allie Howell, Mr Sinclair Jeter, Adolph Knight, Dean A. A. McPheeters, Fred Morgan, Mr. W. T. Robie, Mr. Edward F. Sweat and Miss Ann Wilson.