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THE BENNETT BANNEE
May, 1934
SCIENCE CORNER
OPERATION ON MRS. RABBIT
Mrs. Babbit, suffering from, a severe attack
of appendicitis, was brought to Physiology
Hospital March 28, 1934. Mr. Babbit, seeing
that all bills were paid at the business office
(Mrs. Taylor) had her brought to the third
ward, where she remained until 3 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon. The patient was
moved from the third ward and carried in
the bread-box to the operating room. Doctor
Ferno Wood administered the ether very
slowly. At 3:40 p. m. the operation began.
Drs. Avery, McKenzie, Bobinson, and Moore
strapped the patient to the operating table.
Dr. Avery, performing her first operation, be
gan to remove the fur from the body of the
rabbit. The incision began just below the
sternum, and stopped at the legs of the
animal. Dr. McKenzie handed the correct
instruments to the chief surgeon. All of the
doctors gathered around the dear patient to
notice peristalsis; all vital orga.ns, liver,
pancreas, stomach, small and large intestines,
kidneys and gall bladder; and several blood
vessels, renal, hepatic portal, inferior vena
cava, common iliacs, and Dorsal aonta.
Mr. Babbit, inquiring about his dear wife:
“Is she all right now?”
Beply: “Yes.” Slam went the door.
To the regret of many of the surgeons.
Chief Surgeon Lillian Avery said; “We must
open the thoracic cavity; something is wrong
with her heart.”
Another severe operation began, which we
knew would result in the death of our pa
tient? I know the d« '^^/s understand, but in
case you have forgot.'^n, the pressure in the
thracic cavity has been changed and nearly
always results in death.
The heart, lungs and ribs were noticed. The
contraction of the auricles and ventricles
were the center of attraction. A salt solu
tion (made by Dr. Tobias- was poured over
the heart and small intestines. The contrac
tion of the heart became rapid, and the per-
sitalsis waves continued. Many of the doc
tors counted the contraction of the heart;
the result was 97 beats to a minute.
Dr. Jordan opened the stomach and tested
for the presences of acid and alkalinity in
the small intestine. She received the posi
tive results. Drs. Bobinson and Jackson
studied carefully the blood under micro
scopes; they found that the blood had clotted
and no cells could have been seen distinctly.
Doctor Tobias showed the cardiac and plyoric
values to several of the surgeons. She also
showed the trachea tube, thyroid gland, and
larynx. (Please learn how to pronounced be
fore taking Physiology 106.) Dr. Hoffman
carefully studied the structures of heart and
kidneys.
The news flashed to Mr. Babbit, stating the
death of his wife. He said: “I am so sorry
. . . (crying) . . . bu - t . . . Bev. Dr.
Pauline'Waters will take flharge of the
funeral arrangements. The burial will be in
the furnace of the Physiology Hospital, Gin
ger Bread House, Greensboro, N. C.
M. H., »37.
EIGHTH HOME-MAKING
INSTITUTE WEEK
The annual Home-Making Institute Week
of this year. May 6-12, was of great value to
all who followed its course. The home of
today was analyzed and each of its factors
was discussed by some efficient researcher
from various parts of the Union. At the
opening exercises, an address, “The Home and
the New Deal,” was delivered by Mr. Forres
ter B. AVashington, director of Negro work,
financial Federal Emergency Belief Associa
tion, of Washington, D. C. He gave five fac
tors which elevate or demolish the family of
today: control of environment, civic control,
inculcation of social values, orientation, and
regeneration. From his research he found
that as a result of present economic condi
tions the Negro tends to be content in the
groove of dependency, with lowered stand
ards of living. As a means of escape from
present economic factors, we find change of
religious faith, politics, and even a breaking
away from the color line. Many other reve
lations were made as a result of Mr. Wash
ington’s own research.
The home in relation to religion was beau
tifully discussed by Mrs. Walter B. Brown,
vice-president of the Woman’s Home Mis
sionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in an address, “Heligion, the Unify
ing Force in the Home.” She stressed the
fact that worship, though in a different man
ner from our grandparents, haa stood the test
of time and has proved'to bo the one sub
stantial thing to which we resort in the tur
moil of the times.
Since the child forms such an important
section of the home circle, time had to be
devoted to the subject. Mrs. Julius Carroll,
of Baltimore, Mayrland, delivered an ad
dress, “Child Training,” in which she dis
cussed the need of careful guidance of the
child during the plastic years so as to have
adults in the next generation who are healthy
from all viewpoints.
“Business and the Home,” by Dr. P. B
Young, editor of “The Norfolk Journal and
Guide,” was very enlightening and revealed
facts of vital importance in relation to our
economic and social future. Following this
tddress the annual banquet of the business
men of Greensboro and vicinity was held in
Wilbur F. Steele Hall.
Home in relation to the all-important sub
ject of health was discussed by Dr. L. O.
Miller, of Asheville, N. C. He spoke on
“Tuberculosis in the Home” from his own
experience as a physician and the facts were
so- clearly stated that even a child could un
derstand. Also Miss Margaret Edwards, dean
of Home Economics of Woman’s College of
the University of North Carolina, in her ad
dress, “Health,” emphasized the influences of
the individual upon the group, influences of
environment and heredity, and the develop
ment of the child from all viewpoints. She
based her talk upon Lita Bane’s code for
Home Economists: To have every home eco
nomically sound, mechanically convenient,
artistically satisfying, socially responsible,
spiritually inspiring, mentally sound, morally
wholesome, physically htalthy, founded upo»
mutual affection and respect.
Along the line of sociology. Professor Glen
Have You Heard That—
On April 13 and 14 a State-wide Inter-Col
legiate Tournament was held at Bennett Col
lege under the auspices of the Little Theater
Guild. There were nine participating col
leges. The tournament was considered quite
a success. Mr. Walter L. Smith is director of
Dramatics at Bennett.
Mrs. Julius W. Cone delivered the monthly
lecture to the students at a chapel exercise
the second Tuesday in April. She spoke on
the present conditions in Germany under
Hitler.
The Board of Trustees of Bennett College
was present on the campus, Saturday, May 6.
There was a special chapel exercise at 11:30
o’clock, at which time Dr. Holgate presided.
The Senior Class of ’34 had its Class Day
program in chapel Friday morning, April 6.
Saturday night. May 5, the Glee Club, un
der the direction of Miss M. Jackson and as
sisted by Miss G. Thomas, gave its recital in
Carrie Barge chapel at 8:15 o’clock. Miss
Maidie Buth Gamble gave three readings and
the quartette rendered several numbers.
The Sophomores entertained their week-end
guests on the week-end of April 27. A birth
day dinner on Friday evening, a play pre
sented by member of the Dramatic Club, and
a party on Saturday evening constituted the
entertainment.
Johnson, professor of Sociolgy at Woman’s
College of the University of North Carolina,
in “Trends in the American Family Today,”
revealed changes in the home due to indus
try, science, religion, education, and other
factors. Miss Ruth Bush, dean of women of
!North Carolina College for Negroes in Dur
ham, rendered an address, “College Women’s
Contribution to the Home.” Among the most
important contributions are: a well-developed
personality—ability to adjust and the art of
getting' along, emotional maturiy, and inro-
spection. She emphasized the importance of
courses in preparation for marriage, chil
dren, and family life. Home Economics
courses place too much emphasis on tech
nique, tangible things and processes, and
not enough on persons.
“Music in the Home,” in the form of a
playlet, was rendered by Misses Marylou
Jackson and Gladys Thomas. Throughout the
v.’eek, selections were given by Bennett Col
lege Glee Club, A. and T. College Quartette,
J C. Price School, Dudley High School Cho
rus, and a recital was given by Mr. Herbert
Lyons and Mrs. Grace W. Lyons.
The ground-breaking service was held on
the plot for our New Pfieffer Hall. The
v.eek was crowned with a “Fashion Bevue” in
the gymnasium.
The purpose of this institute is “to give
the students of the college and the people of
the community a fairer knowledge of home-
making and at the same time establish in
them the sense of appreciation for home
life.” E. P., ’35.
The Bennett Banner Wishes for Each of You a Most Pleasant and Profitable Vacation