Clark Atlanta University - Panther Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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J1, FULF'. oafocm AN 45; BISHOP FREDERICK D. LEETE, D. D., LL. D. Fur right years Bishop Luele served as RE'EidCIIt Bishop of 1116 Atlanta Area. Clark Uniwrsily increased her 1'-I1dou-'meul fund and math: ntlwr hnprmrements 111v n'lvr Bishop Lvelel's guidance lhm will stand as :1 13101111111enl tn Ihig great leader. Lock: Hull amI Cmgman Chapel war? PFECLBII al a cost. of 1110111 lllan $200,000.00 during his: mlminiRU'alinn. Although removed to the. Indianapoiis Area Bishop Leetc 1'I.'IL!iI1:5 his inlereaL in Clark and fmllillllt's to lend a helping hand. Th? students are grateful to him for his support of lhe Cmgman Cycle.

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THE REV. E. G. HHJHARDSON, D. 13.. LL. D., Residenl Bishop of the Allunla Areal Preside ; Board of Truslecs FACING THE FUTURE ! To the students of Clark University who are nearing lhc- end of' their CulinE' life comes the question of what lhcy shall do with life in 1113 future. If you am: far- ing the f'ulm'n wilh the thought that you have learned during your t-ollego days all lhut you need to know. and lhat you are now thoroughly rrquipped for life aml its responsibilities, your College training has harm a failure. The principal Iesmn thal M: learn at school is, how little we know, and how conslanlly we should he improv- ing ourselves. A pitiabie sighL is of one who has. reached his goal and has- no further aim Luwarrl which he is slriving. You will go out into the atrlivitios of life hatter prepared to meet thr-m and perform them might if you approach them with modesty and devotion. I lrust that lhis may be true of you. The best of all in 6God is with us? E. G. RICHARDSON.

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.at ..r wa'xJ v, Histori ':al Review ?tLARK UNIVERSITY was founded in 1.870 by the Frm-dmuth Aitl Sovivty 01' the Methodist li'lpismpal Church. The hrst tm'alion was at White- hall atld McDaniel Street. BishvlJ Henry WI. Warren sm'ureul tl trawl of land of helwt-en JUU and 500 ul'rvsa on tho sultth side uf the tilt In which the uniwrsitj. was moved in 1872 A large portion of lhe ttlmts fur the founding of the unit .t'sity were I.-:.Ilttriht:tecl by Mrs. Augusta Clark Little. the daughter of Bishop D. W. Clark, who diert in 1872. It was, ttn-rel'nrc. th-rridetl lu mime the new institution Clark Liniwrsity. The entrance to the university grounds 1:; located at the end of Capital shemtv. two mites directly south nt' ll'li' capital huihlinf.r of the state 01' Georgia. I t1rl ut' tho uriginal ptot is still retained. Though mm a very, ch'sirahle Imrntinn. hack 'in tht- seventies it was. far out in the woods. Students f'clled'tn-I-s amt put in l'l'Jilllr. Mrs. Eliza Chrisman furnished additional funds. amtl ill 1872, Chrismam Hull ittlil futu- cottages were erected. At Ftrst Chrismun Hull served us ctormitttry lhm' Imth r-f'xvr- amt! housed the I'CL'EtEtltUtl rooms. Adjoining land was purcl seed for tho el'et'liran of it lht-ulngi:.-;1I ri-Iflttitlall'lt'. that am educated ministry might lJt' pt'm'irted the Negro peuphr. Dr. Elijah H. Gummml contributed most liberally and finally left. endowment. I'm it;- mttinlyumu-n. It m1.- nametl. in his honor, Gammon Theological Seminary. The tirst huilding tratr' erwlv ed in t8855, and the. male students moved to this building. Itulrr Warren Hail um huiIt tmd dedicated to Bishop Henry W. Warren who lived my thr- ground: m sm- eral years and gave time, energy amt thought to this tfrowing EI'hUUI. Warren Hall llecame the ttormilorv 01' the female students- and teaultem RPCOITIIIIIHIHIitll! 12!:- lev sons, housed the kitchen and the. dining halt. the latter r-apuhte uf Fl'Htitlg thru- htm- rlretl. The male Hturlents then touk up their quarters in Chrisnmn Halt. Btttlan'tl Hall was erected next as u ll'ililCS building. It war; the gift talh the Ialte 5tepht'n Ballard, of Brooklyn, New York. The huih'ling is altered so as In furnish titralt't- n'tents I'm' married professors. In 1920. the tht'mndations wen- laid l'ur Leele Hall. This lrlagnitiuent structure, costing over $200,000. cll.-.riiL-att-n:l February .3, 71922 is: thoroughly modern in ill: appointments. 0n the east end is Crngmmu LIhapet calm- IJIE nlh accommodating eight hundred lJeI'SUItS: leaving space: to sent over t-l hundred more persons 011 special occasions. At the other eml 0f the building is an up-lo- thtte gymnasium capable of seating live hundred persums. The main purl uF the building is given In acttt'tiuistrative LInd class work. The third Ihmr provides t'nr lhree sciences, chemistry. physics, amt hiology, equipped with mutivm upptiant-t-s. . -- .Mmkm .