I'lKJl TiCo
THE BENNETT BANNER
Deccnibcr. 1939
"J'nH Bi:.NNinT Bannhr
I’lililishcd live limes a year t)y llie
Students of Ileiinett Collei^e
Siitiscriptioii I’riee
seems outrageous. Ueiiieinlier -ii'ls.',lo to '
it is the pi-ineiple of the thiiiji' We eainiot live detai-hetl lives,
that counts. When yon do sonie-lthe wofhl will not let us. Kaeli ol.
lliiiicv ior youi- hall dii'eelor. lien-‘us is i.ut to a test, not lor our-i
_50e a year nett sister or I'ooniniate. "it isnt s(>lv(s alone hut loi (ountUss,
——'what .vou do. it’s the way that yonlothers. As propaganda spreads like
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\ Hxiii iii h l!iliti>r
Artx I'.ililor
t' iri-ii III I ion Mi/r.
JtiiyiiirxK M/r.
. 1 il ri'i liHhii/ ihirx
•fill': SI'.M'!'
. i;\’elyii I.i>\e, 'II
1 >(irdl liy llrowji. ' 11
r.cttye SI ana I'll, 't-
.Mar.N' .leues, '10
Alice I’allersoM. ’K*
.\liriaiii lliu'iiins,
Anne WckkI. ’W»
\'irKinia SniiK's, '4-
ol
jiiitii 'riiiiiKt
h’l iiorlcrx — Sybil I'ayne. ' 1(1, Miriam
IlitrKins, ’-Id, i;iean(ir .Idlinsen, II.
i:ihia Webster, ' I'J, l.aura Alston, ' i:'.,
Uulh (Jallow.'iy,
rinilribtilDi-a — (iueen Hester,
I'helma Croves, ’41i, Kanny Uwynn,
'III. Melda Williams, 'H, Helene
•lacobs, ’-t.'l, S'alena Welcli, ’'t.'!, Doro
thy .Newby, '11. Kanny Hargraves,
'II.
I-'itriill !t Ailrisrr
,\li>
Krances
•lolinson
Christinas Concept
'I'liere was a new star in llu
hlastiM-ii sky on that lirst Christmas
morn soiiu^ two Ihousand seats a^o.
Sln'pherds watcliinf>' Iheir flocks on
tile peacH'lul -Indean hills saw it be
cause llicy had looked lor it
had not th(‘ prophets told the peo
ple that a saviour and redeemer ol
the world would he horn and that,
the si^n of his advent would be the
app(*araiK‘e of a new star in the
east. Ill Iheir ,jo.v and e.xultation
the slu'pherds understood |)lainly
the message of this new star and
even inter|)reted Ihe heavenly
(•horiis that reached them through
'I'oday two fliousfinds ol' x’cars
jifter that first Ciir'istmas we still
i'cleiirate that same i)irth hut we
'-lel)i'at(‘ in a dilferent wa.v. Ilow-
‘ver, the basic idea remains tlie
.same in the giving of gifts in
.semblance of that supreme gift to
the world man,\’ years ago. "I'hiis
I'ai' we find no reason to discon
tinue this celebration because the
spirit of it still means as much to
us in this day. The pliiloso])liy of
■ lesiis is still ade(|iiale and as yet
)io suitable snbstilufe has been
found to siipplanl it. It has formed
a core of the religious and social
lil'e of man thi-ough many centuries
and still remains effectively ade-
ptate toda,\'. And so we eelebi'ate
'hristmas because we believe in the
po.ssibiliti(‘s of a better social order
through the practical iti)plication
i)f the preee|)ts of that proj>liet
A\lios(' star llie shepherds saw as
they teiuU'd their slieeii
-Indean hills that lirst Christmas
morn.
“/t Isn’t What You Do, It’s the
Way that Yon Do It”
'I'here ar{> two ways to do
i.o': ;i rig
The Christmas Spirit
,ach year for many hundreds
vears now, the birth ol tlu
Clii'ist Child has been eelehi'atcd
Out of this celebration has grown
till s|)irit of giving which prol)ably
originated Iroui the gilts that the
wise men brought to the Alanger.
'I'his si)irit characterizes and domi
nates the Christmas season.
Probably we have never stopi)ed
to consider what the elements ol
this spirit should be. The Wise i\lcn
carried their gifts to the Christ
Child, then knelt and thanked Cod
'or such a gift as His son. 1 hey
gav(‘ gifts, not bccaus(“ they ex
pected rewards or to reeeiv(‘ other
gifts, but solely for the hapi)ine.ss
the\' felt in making some one else
ha|)p,\’, IIa|)])iness in giving, then,
is one of the elements of the (Mirist-
mas spirit. Ijet us like the isc
.Men 'give gifts primarily for the
ha|)piness that will be ours in hav
ing helped to make some one else
hap|),\'.
We all know of peo[)le who give
gifts at Christmas merely to re
ceive gifts. This is a purely selfish
motive, 'riie spirit ol the gilt is
destroyed by this narrow interi)re-
tation. The Star, the Wise .Men.
the Shepherds—all gave willingly
and gladly to the lirst Christmas
lire world has ever known. 'J he.v
gave, not because tlie.v expected
they wanted to hel|) make a joyous
occasion of this da.v. Can we as
the Star, the Slie])kerds and the
Wise Men give unselfishly of our
possessions so that others might
enjoy (.'hristinas.
Christmas sliould l)e a time of
ha[)piness and clieei'. Ijet us do
all we can to make this Chi'istmas
I Ik- best for ever,v one, by sa\ ing
lh(‘ right word, doing the right
thing at the right time and b\' giv
ing gifts for the ha|>i)iuess it brings
IIS we can increase other’s joy anil
happiness. As the spirit ol’ giving is
hest e.\ein|)lified in the story of the
ISirtli of ('hrist, let ns give in that
spirit. W'e cannot give a perfect
gift as the ('hrist Child, l)ut we
can give our gifts in the spirit that
the Christ Child was given. If we
gi\’e what we havi? iinsi Iftshly,
whelhei' a smile or a diamond, we
havi‘ given as the Star, the Shep
herds, and the Wise Men—in Ihe
t I’ue ('hristmas Si)ii’it.
— - —f*
Peace on Earth Good
Will to Men
A little less than two thousand
■ wildfire without the esseiici' ol'
it ruth, we should be able to ilis-
criminat(' bclween right ;ind wrong.
: It is our duty as students to fol
low the progress of the war. We
may he called upon for elaborate
disi)lay, hut there is not one of ns
who docs not aspire to heroic readi
ness. Let us use our influence with
our political, economical and 1>^>-
ehologieal leadcM's for more sane
and temperate language in promot
ing ])eaee.
Peace cannot come until there is
a feeling of good will among all
ations of the world. P>ut before
such a great sweep can be made in
promoting this good will among na
tions, we as stnd(*nts must begin
on our campus to improve our
relationships with our fellow stu
dents. Can we foster good will
h\ telling lialf-trntlis about our
friends? Is good will being ])i'o-
moted through our undemocratic
use of leadership by forcing others
to accei)t our opinions.’ Do you
foster good will hy giving yonr
honest o|>inion on any ipiestion at
issue ?
These are the points on which
we can check ourselves to find out
if we are trying to lieli> spread the
message of the ('hrist Child. Let ns
use discretion in ^gossiping. Ide
alise of our positions as leaders,
let us not force our beliels down
our follower’s throats, thus cre
ating a note of dissatislact ion. Let
eak what wi
Open Letter to
Santa Clans
The Browser
r.eniielt ('(jlle>;e,
(;r('ensbi>ro, .V.
Ueccmber,
De.-ir Santa Clans ;
.\s usnal, we has't' bt*(‘n vt*r,\' .uood.
and we think yon should remember us.
We want yon to remember the 1 acuity
lirst for yon may run out of sifts be
fore yini ,i;(‘l to us, .-ind we will under
stand.
For '’Mom Mac," ])lease send some-
,ne to take her iilMce in the dinin;;'
hall, for she has hei'ii hostess lor al
most two months.
While you are visiting the dinini; Ihe .-id.inst inent
Hello, t’.vcrybody :
Her(‘ comes your friend as.-iin with
;i few su.u'sesl ions eonci'rninK periodi
cals in tlie librar,\-. lOven Ihonsh you
c;in think of little else but the holi-
d.-iys. there mitrhl be some of you who
Ic.-in "can" the excitcnunt of the holi-
(1m.\s by browsing'.
Of course none of our dear little
freshmen will want to miss .1 Girl
(InnrH I p. by Kuth I'edder. II is one
of the new books in the Iibrar\. A
diil (Iroir.f I II examines and inter
prets sonu' of Ihe common dillieidties
adolescents have to face, and describes
they have lo make in
IIS l)‘‘ the i>erso'.is to >-.-nrx
think as such individuals are Hie
ones who are admired and who are
creators of good will,
Remember, the world is made iiii
of individuals, and svhen small
groups becoiiu' centers of good will,
a step has been taken toward good
will of the world. Whatever initial
ste[)s ai’(* made; whatever the ste])-
ping stones to the ideal; when man
has learned to live brothw’I.N’: when
small groups foster the idea of
good will; then will be heard the
message of the Christ Child—
Peac“ on iOartli, (lood Will to Men!
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IJKNNKTT ('()I.I,E;K .JOINS
IN KAI K SrOKTS 1).\V
hall, you mi.Lthl h>ave .Mr. 'Williams
the new recipe book, 100 V\ ays lo
Serve Potatoes.
We asked for soldiers for Miss T.nr-
ris last ,\-e;ir but you fortjot them, also
nnich success in her studies at o-
lumhia I'niversily.
Would it be asking too nuich lor
vou lo s(‘nd blisses I'owe and 1 la\ei
a ple.-isant smile for the students; also
Miss Frances .lohnson’.'
For Foods 10."., an extensive haby
department so the fjirls won t hase to
wtrry !ibout whose baby to wake and
interview, S.-inta, iilease put in a short
hand *onrse for the stuih'iits in X(‘,iiio
History.
Santa, sinc(' yon art“ always i-o kind
and lhon«htful, woidd yon mini seml-
ins somiM>ne to cU'an the pirlor in
(Coiiliiiiicd from 1‘af/c One)
wa,\'s to do Hjy,.;,|-s ago. angels heralded in the
Wiiy and a \vrong j ]ji|.f i, f||,i Christ ('liild with the
\'.a\'. Although many people insist
on using the wrong way, many
others prefer the right way. 'I’lie
thing that, yon do does not count
.so much as the manner in which
_\ ii|| do it.
One may do just a small deed
with such sincerity and whole-
ii(>arle(liiess, that the deed will ap
pear much greater and it will be
:ippreciated more than a great
deed. On flu' other hand, a little
deed ina.\' be done so badl,s’ that it
s(uig. ‘'(ilor\- to (iod ill the iligli-
est, on earth peace and good will
to men.” As one looks at the world
toda.N’. he can hardl.\' see that the
ideal expressed in Ihesi' words has
heen realized. 'I'oday the world
faces a crisis. There was never a
time when (he need for coopera
tion among nations has been more
keenly felt than it is now. As w(“
look about us, can we .see peace
exhibited among the nations of the
world W'hat can we as students
b:\dminton, soccer I’ela.vs and skits.
'I'he i)roi;ram schedule was as
lows fiM' Ihe day ;
il ;.'!0 - liefjist ral ion. (!ym.
10:00Hockey, Virginia Hall I.:iwn,
11 :00- yolle.vball, (Jym,
f_’:l,'i Lunch, V ir,:;inia ll.ill,
1 : l.'‘i- Skits and stunts,
•J 10- Soccer, (!ym.
:'J0 r.adminton. (!,\ in.
4 :00-- Kelays, (!ym.
liiOO Hliiner. X irfjinia Hall.
7 :.'!0- ('olor team skit
X::!o- rres('ntalion of awards.
It is hoped that such events will
brill'.; ;ihout a closer relat ionshi]) be-
lw(‘cn lli(' schools: that the ]iarlici-
pants will feel a part of Ihe irrcni])
with regards lo working towards the
best of lu'r ability for the ^ood of the
fi'roup; takiiif;' tiart for the sclf-satis-
faction and not tryiii}; lo he ontstand-
iu};' as such I'or |>rizes or |)raise.
'I'he next trip is to Howard and it
is Ihe wish of the W. A. A. that a
larger ;rroup will particijiate.
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Dr. Dett (lo choir members) : "When
.von ,;;o to New Vork .vou will have to
sini;' this sons with an orchestra."
slu'tves. lMeas(‘ send four general help
ers for the matron in Kent so she
won’t over work \'. II., F. II., D.
and li. ('. A\'e could I'c.-illy aiijireciale
some IIkIiI mops, a ]iiano :uid a couch
for I h(‘ matron to take her siesta.
Lest ,\ou nilKht forijet Mi'. ’I'nrner,
some white tiapcr instead of y(>llow for
his lectnr(‘ notes. We asked for some
I’nre-Oil I’ep for Dean Khlfi'h last ,\ear
but yon for'^ot it. so we are asking for
;i pair of roller skates for him this
,\'ear.
For Mr, .Morton, we ask that you
brill,;; him a bo.': of jiencils, so he won't
h;i\’e to take the iiencils of his Math
StlKh'UlS,
I'lease don't fort;(>t to brini; I’resideiit
•lones a new h:it.
Send .all the teachers jjood Christmas
spirit and sympathy, .so that we may
jiass our semester exams,
'I’hank ,\ou very much for all you
are froiiis lo do for us Santa. We hope
.. , you will enjov a M(n-ry, .Merry Christ-
lol-
' mas, .V I'.K.X.NL'ri’ STrDKNT.
KK(ALL
Those for^'ollen sweet and simple
I liiiiKs :
'I'he wistful .\iiril da.\s when soft rains
fall,
'I'he ipiietm’ss tilleil with sont;s Ihe late
bird sin.^s, '
,\iid flowers blooming on a i;arden
wall.
Not onc(' hail anything bronirht back j
to me
'I'he raiitnres of the beiiut,v (iod had
made:
'I'he
;rass niiim I In* hill and
wa vin
lea,
'I'lu' clear brown str(>am enihosoined in
tlu' shade
i)f oak trees on a bank where lovers
sat
.\iid lu'ard Ihe scnind of voices in the
s;laile.
Or felt the raindrops falliiiK' on a
torn brim hat—
So far from these real tliinf;s my
thouf;hls had strayed.
I'ntil—nnwittin.ul.v you made me sini;
II.;; (111.'' (III .......11..-.^...
Alma Stewart: “Wliat. the r.ennett Of all the beautiful and sinijile thin.as.
('olle.ae Drchestra?’’ i KL'V X LO^ K, 41
tlie iirocrss of ?rrowiii);' np. Aliss Fcd-
der li.as acMuired a sym|iatlu'tic undei-
staniliiiK of adolesei'uce throus'h her
many yt'ars of work with tlunn. Yon
who are h.aviiif; ililliculties in makinfi
ad.instments to ymir friends and col-
tcife life will find this book very help
ful.
You who are contenipbitins m.'itri-
mony will lind Liiilicx Uoiiie JoiiriKil
for December of Ltreat inU'rest, especial-
l\' tlu* .article, "\onr Chance of ilaUinf;
a. Success in Ma rri:i;:e," This article
is formulated with scm-i'S ratins your
abilities, 'I'lu' directions are at the be-
.ninniiifr of the article, so ther(“ will
bt‘ no stu’ious trouble in tindinj; > our
iii:iprrdicl i(’U scoi’c.
lOven thou;;h there is not a reeent
issue of /Vin'.s'i'/' h' Fniik'i'H in tlie li-
i»rai',Wine i'epieinoer issue is one tllAt
sliould he called to the attention of
all Home Kcononiics ina,fors, 'I'here
are ijuite a few interestiiiK as well as
liel|ifnl articles on arranfiiuR turnitnre
and riMim lU'Coralions, I'h'en though it
is in Fn'iich, if is not ver,v (litlienit
to read as t hi> ina.iority of the Him','
l^conomics nia.jors have studied Frc'iich
for two ,\'ears, 'I'luM’t* is also an inter
est inj;' article on collews and schools
for ,^'irls. .VII of us would like to see
how much like the French schools
r.ennett is, I am sure.
'I'lu' l.ifr Miiiiir.iiic for the week of
l)ec('mber 4 should not. be missed h.v
an.\’. It carries the stor,\' of the debut
of Dorothy .Ma.v nor in a concern in th(‘
'I'own Il.all of New '^Drk. -Vs you know
.Miss .Maynor is a fornu-r student of
this collefTe. -Viiolher one ('iltitled "f.ife
at Kansas rniversit.v." ^ on can see
whether ,\'on prefer life at I'.enuett or
Kansas I'.
.\ow that the lairoiiean situation
is one of tlu* main attacks of all wril-
ti'i's, don't miss the ver,v re-eiit issue
of Ciirriiil fl isliiri/. 'i'he .article eii-
titU'd. "The lOuropean W'ar: l'.l">!l" is
ver.v tiniel.\. Six commentators (,m his-
tor,v-in-the-makiiis presents us with this
article. I’art I is b.\’ IIuf;;h .lolinson en
titled "Can Hitler Invade -Vnii'ric.a;
part II. "Fr;inc(> .Makes I'li Her .Mind"
by Dimnet: part III. "Does I'hifj'land
lOxpect to Fijrhtby Duff ('ooper, the
First Lord of tlie llrilish .\dmiralit.v ;
|)art 1 \’ b.\’ Don W'li.arton. "The 'I'anks
.\re ('oinin;;": jiart \'. "Hitler's Oracle"
h,\- Henr.\- S. Wolfe: and jiart \'I.
■'(;iiandi I’.alks .Vu.ain" h,\’ W. D. Allen.
Don't fail to read Minirlirsli r (!iiiinl-
iiiii Wri'Liii. a new jiaper in the librar.v.
II brings ik'ws to ,\dii ri^lit from the
C('rinan front and ,\'on will find the
oiiinions ol' the (Jerinans coiioernin,!;
the war.
That’s about all for this time, hut
remember to read ,\’our daily newspaiK'r
in order to follow the projiress of the
w;ir. The outcome ma.y have a serious
effect on us here in -\merica. With this
in mind, yonr friend wishes for yon a
ver.v merr.v Christmas with a pri'eater
interest, in reading in the Xevv Year,