May,I 1934
THE BENNETT BANNER
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PRESIDENT OF SENIOR CLASS SPEAKS
' As a college senior and president of tli&
Senior class I should like to express my
heartiest appreciation to those who have had
“faith” in me for the past four years. I
should like to pass on to those who might
follow in the years to come my favorite
proverbs, in which I firmly have faith:
“Where there is a will there is a way,”
“Everything happens for the best,” and my
own, “If you want a college education, come
to Bennett.”
I know that I shall express the sentiments
of the Senior class when I say “Thanks to
every member of the Bennett Family for all
of the kind deeds, all of the interesting ex
periences, the wholesome environment, and
last, but not least, our adequate educational
background.”
As members of the graduating class we
will do all that is in our power to represent
Bennett at its best and perpetuate its ideals
wherever we go, for we' are proud of Bennett
and we want Bennett to be proud of us.
Here’s to the Freshman class, who have three
lovely years to tread,
Here’s to the Sophomore and our sister class,
you have only two more years, so be
not afraid,
Here’s to the Jolly Juniors, who are close
behind;
One slip of our foot and we will be that way
inclined;
Here’s to Bennett, our Mater so dear
We will always love and honor thee and
serve you with good cheer.
C., ’34.'
ELECTION
With the gradual fading away of election
clouds of Tuesday, May 15, we came to
realize that the school year 1933-34 is ap
proaching its end and that the leaders of the
activities ha4 been chosen for next year. And
who are the leaders? Pauline Waters is
president of the Student Council; Feme
W^’oods is secretary, and Bessie Andrews rep
resents the students at large.
The Bennett Banner will bo edited by
Julia Curtright. Her assistants are Mary
Brewer and Mary Hoffman. The business
manager is Edythe Robinson, and assisting
her are Lillian Avery and Mildred Woods.
Mae Frances Jones, with the assistance of
Evelyn Foster and Christabel McCoy will cir
culate the paper. The reporters are Esther
Pickett, Annie Mae Martin, and Almira
Henry.
The Y. W. C. A. will be led by Evelyn
Sherrill, president; Irene Simpson, vice-pres
ident, and Mary Stone, secretary.
This year the student body voted on the
most representative girl, and, as we all hoped,
Lydia Jetton wagi elected “Miss Bennett.” Her
attendants are Jiessie L. .Dickson, Evelyn
Sherrill, Feme Woods, and Ophelia Bowe.
Wo are looking forward to a happy and
successful year under our new leaders.
“Human susceptibility is the cause of the
evils of croAvd psychology.”
The Graduating Glass
of 1934
Addie I’ickett—Honor student, Paint and
Powder Club member, Editor of Bennett Ban
ner, vice-president of class, member of French
Club, member of Tapping Club, member of
Sunday school choir, vice-president of Alpha
Epsilon.
Victoria Jackson—^Basketball star, presi
dent of Science Club, member of Student
Council.
Jlildred Sessoms—member of Elementary
Club, member of Woman’s Home Missionary
Society, member of Y. AV. C. A. Cabinet.
Grace Colbourne—Quartette member, Glee
Club member, Salutatorian, Paint and Pow
der Club member, member of Y. W. C. A.
Cabinet, treasurer of Alpha Epsilon.
Maidie Rutli Gamble—Quartette member.
Glee Club member, Paint and Powder Club
member.
Nettie Carrigan—member of Elementary
(’lub, president of W. II. M. S., treasui‘er of
class.
Blanche Falkener—Honor student, mem
ber of l*aint and I’owder Club, member of
Student Coinicil.
Bessie Clarke—Member of Elementary
Chib, president of class, member of Paint
and I’ow'der Club, Bennett Banner staff.
Juanita I’ope—Glee Club member, I*aint
and Powder (]lub member, honor student’,
president of Student Council.
Carrie Totton—IMember of Home Economic
Club, member of Sunday school choir.
Lucile Townsend—Basketball star. Student
Council member, member of French Club,
president of. I’aint and Powder Club.
THE CLASS OF ’.S4
\Yith gladness and sadness we've come to
the place
AVIiere parting brings tears of regret;
We go into highways, byways and low-ways,
AVhere pleasures and problems are met.
Old Bennett, free Bennett, we cannot forget,
As outward and onward we go;
Ah, Bennett, dear Bennett, w'ill you ere forgot
Your daughters of the Class ’84?
AVe pledge—as have others—our loyalty true,
Our highest, to both friend and foe;
The world as it greets us, greets you, but
anew%
In the members of the Class ’34.
Eighteen humble daughters pas,s out of your
halls.
And each heart is brave to the core;
God grant that your threshold, bless thous
ands yet,
As it has the Class of ’34.
N. W. C., ’34.
THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1934
Clara Humphrey—Ilohor student, basket
ball player, Science Club member, member of
Student Council, assistant librarian.
Gladys Robinson—Associate editor of Ben
nett Banner, vice-president of AVonmn’s Home
Alissionary Society, secretary of class, sec
retary of music club, honor student.
Marie Clapp—Assistant teacher of chem
istry, honor student, member of Science
Club, Home Economics Club, member of
W'onuiu’s' Home Missionary Society.
Virginia Simmons — Valedictorian, secre
tary of Alpha Epsilon.
I'andora Davis—l*aint and Pow'der Club,
President of French Club, Secretary of Stin-
day school.
Jessie Dickson—Quartette member. Glee
Club member, I*aint and I'owder Club mem
ber, Director of Sunday school choir.
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DR. JOHNSON SPEAKS AT BENNETT
COLLEGE
The commencement program at Bennett Col
lege got into full swing at 4:30 o’clock Sun
day when an overflowing audience assem
bled for the annual baccalaureate address.
At least an hour before the exercises were
scheduled to Ijegin Carrie Barge chapel was
filled and an equally largo number of per
sons could not bo admitted. In order to ac
comodate the audience, the gymnasium of
the college was opened and the crowd patiently
waited until the speaker had finished his
itddvttBtf in- passihlfiufc.'^
liim to go to the gymnasium and address
the large audience assembled there.
The bacciilaureato address was delivered by
r>r. James Weldon Johnson, who is Adam K.
Spence, professor of creative literature at
Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn, Ho spoke
on the subject, “Strength Comes Only Through
Discipline.”
President David D. Jones presided. The
invocation was offered by Rev. W. J.__Cam-
oroii, pastor of High Street Methodist Epis
copal church. Special music was furnished
by the college choir. Jessie Leo Dickson gave
a vocal solo, “The Voice in the Wilderness,”
by Scott.
In his address Dr. Johnson said in part:
“In these closing days of tho school pear
each one of you sliould be trying to cast
your physical, mental, and spiritual balance
with Bennett College. , You should bo review
ing the year and trying to determine where
you are today in relation to whore you stood
when tlie year began. You should be striving
to reach a conclusion as to whether you have
gone forward or slipped back.
“But in acquiring physical and mental con-
tiol, you liave done even more. You have
come into tho possession of tho key to the
inner life. When you leave this institution
you Avill come face to face with the stern con
ditions of life.”
The benediction was offered by Rev. R. D.
Bethea, pastor of Guilford College Methodist
Episcopal church.—Greensboro Daily News,
May 28, 1934.
The Bennett Banner Wishes for Each of You a Most Pleasant and Profitable Vacation