Clark Atlanta University - Panther Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Atlanta is a city with a chameleon personality. Since Atlanta is known as the Gateway to the South, most people, northerners in particular, anticipate The Gone With The Wind setting. They try to picture the Atlanta that General Sherman burned down during the Civil War. However, when newcomers experience the atmosphere here, their attitudes change. You see, there is more to Atlanta than meets the eye. Atlanta is the home of many major corporations and one of the most efficient international airports in the world. ATLANTA. This is a city too busy to hate, right? And this is why ... The Scenery. Atlanta is a metropolitan area with the largest amount of trees in the world. One particular tree that dominates this city is the Dogwood. Every year a Dogwood Festival is held in which people come together to celebrate and admire the beauty of the Dogwoods in full bloom. Leisure. There is much to do and see in Atlanta during one's spare time. There are places for entertainment and recreation. The following spots are recommended for newcomers to Atlanta. 1. The Grant Park Zoo and Cyclorama 2. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial 3. Piedmont Park 4. The Presidential Parkway 5. Callanw'olde Fine Arts Center 6. Stone Mountain Six Flags (amusement parks) 7. World Congress Center 8. The High Museum of Art 9. Omni International Hotel 10. Fox Theater Now, one thing that everyone enjoys doing is eating. To be exact, people eating well. For food lovers with extravagant taste buds, here are some recommended restaurants. 1. The Sun Dial 2. The Abbey 3. The Mansion 4. The Cafe 5. Benihanna 6. Pitty Pat's Porch 7. Pascals Sports. Atlanta is the home of the Hawks; better known as the Airforce. We, Atlantans, have many expectations for our dynam- ic Hawks and it will not be long before this team grasps the world championship. Then, there is Evander Holyfield, Atlanta's pride and joy in boxing. Sooner or later Mike Tyson will have to fight him and sure enough he will lose! People. Atlanta is where the action is. The highways are forever changing and MARTA, better known as The Metropolitan Rapid Transit Association, is always expanding. However, this city still finds time to be friendly. The Atlanta University Center (AUC), the largest consortium of historically black colleges in the world, is where the real action is. There are seven member institutions in the center: Clark College, Morris Brown College, Spelman College, Morehouse College, Mor- ehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta University, and the Interde- nominational Theological Center. It is where men and women strive for excellence, expand their horizons and work for dreams. Atlanta and AUC is where true togetherness can be found. Atlanta can be frustrating at times and, sure enough, there are some people who feel left out and some people who will never learn to adapt. Change is inevitable. However, many newcomers will put forth any effort to explore the beautiful and booming city and pity the people who don't. 10

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Dr. Thomas Winston Cole, jr. is the new president of Clark College. He takes the helm of Clark in its 119th historic year. Previously a resident of Atlanta, Dr. Cole arrived at Atlanta University in 1966 as an assistant professor of chemistry. Named the Callaway Professor of Chemis- try and chairman of the Chemistry' De- partment in 1971, he was then promoted to vice president of Academic Affairs and provost in 1979. He has also taught at Jackson State Uni- versity, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Champaign-Urbana campus of the University of Illinois. I le has been a research chemist for the Celanese Fibers Company and Proctor Gamble. Dr. Cole holds a Ph.D. in organic chem- istry, from the University of Chicago and graduated with honors from Wiley Col- lege in Marshall, Texas. Prior to coming to Clark, Dr. Cole was the Chancellor of the West Virginia Board of Regents, one of only two blacks to head a state system of public higher edu- cation. Dr. Cole is a member of the Committee on Science and Technology, NAFEO, the Visiting Committee of the MIT Depart- ment of Chemistry, and the Southern Re- gional Education Board (SREB). His profes- sional memberships include the American Chemical Society, the American Associ- ation for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, the National Institute of Science, and the National Organization for the Pro- fessional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers. Dr. Cole and his wife, Brenda, a gradu- ate of Spelman College, Atlanta University and Emory University Law School, have two children. 12