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THE BENNETT BANNER
April, 1946
THE BENNETT BANNER
“Anytlilns Worth Heading, VVe Write”
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Chairman Nancy L,. Pinkard '46 Feature Editor Mibiam McTeer '47
News Editor Thexma Thomas 47' Business Manager Edith Bishop ’46
STAFF ASSISTANTS
Assistant Business Manager Secretary Melba Davis '49
Betty Powers '47 Assistant Secretary Jean McCord '47
Exchange Editor Circulation Manager
Gwendolyn Alexander '47 Louise Armstrong '47
Assistant Circulation Managers
Christine Hartsfield '49 Vivian Greenlee '49
TYPISTS
Lucille Brown '47 Viola Holland '47 Ethel Johnson 47
PROOF READE31S
Orial Banks '46 Betty Ann Aktis ’46 Ruby Love '49 Marian Able ’46
RHPORTERS
Margaret Caldwell '46 Gwen Cann ’49 Camille Dunham 46
Willie Ruth Coles ’47 Margaret Henderson ’46 Sylvia Rock '49
Barbara Sandeord '47 Helen Davis ’47 Rose Hogans '47
ADVISER A- MORISBY
EDITORIALLY SPEAKING
IN l>ASSIN(i—
I ]):uisc'(l l)C'lorc' a shop wiiulcjw a lew days ago to aclinirc ilic beauLi-
liil array oI inack'Hioiscllc’s S|jring lashions. '1 he window dis[jlays were
gay and color!uL Kvtry placc you looked calchy signs caugiil your eye
and ri-niinded you lo buv your Lasier ouUit now.
l’>uy your l-'.asier outlii now. 'i’he words kept running through my
mind and I leali/.ed how nuieh jjeople associate liasler with new clothes.
This was Kaster We have just experienced one ol the niosi de-
stru( live wars in history. A war that has lelt many tombs ol "unknown
soldiers." 'J'hough tlu' lighting has ceased, we liave no peace. Dark
(louds ol (onsiernation still oversliadow the w'orld.
W'hal signilicance should Easter hold lor us.-" Ihis ihouglu still
in my mind, 1 walked away, relinquishing my jjlace kj some other
shopper.
iViy mind evisioned ihe jjiclure ol C^hrist on the cross and ho\\' he
sullei-ed that men might live together as brothers, in jjeace. Should noi
we rededicate ouiselves to the cause lor which He died and strive lo
bi ing I hat peace to earth?
I believe the Lenten season, the pass-over. Palm Sunday and Easter
shoidd be a lime ol renewing laith and .seeking spiriiual guidance. A
lime ol thanksgiving.
Long alter tliese days have ])a,ssed away the true spirit ol Easter
should prevail. A spirit ol good-will leading the way to peace on earth
and brotherhood among men.
Culiure and courlesy go hand in hand. I'ry as you might, they
Tannot be .separted. Lhey both denote relinemeni and good breed
ing; there is no price tag on either.
W'henever I think ol, coin tesy these lew lines ol ])iose always come
lo my mind. Ld like to share them w'ith you.
“Ol' courtesy it is much less
I'han courage ol heart or holiness,
Yet in my walks it seems to me
Lhat I he grac:e ol Ciod is in courtesy.”
I think something should be done about otn- d.corum in chapel
contemporary allairs and music apjjreciation. It has been \eiy poor
recenily.
Ciouriesy is not something we display today and ihen store away
h)r lulure use. It is a daily necessity. A pleasani m.inner, a gracious
smile, and ihe liltle words with ihe big meanings — ihe plea.sc's and the
IlKink-yoii'.s — go such a long way. The smart thing lo do is always the
right thing.
Well, I here is the problem, and girls it is delinitely a problem.
So what do you suggesl we do about il? II you have any suggestions ai
all, and 1 hope you do, let iis have ihem. I'wo heads are always better
llian one in solving any jnoblem.
So think aboui il. Discuss it among yourselves, is there any way
in which we can improve the type ol programs ollered? \Vhat tlo you
want?
II the problem is going lo be solved we have to do it together —
and I believe v:c can do it.
Qommencement
Qalendar
I'lllD.W, MAY 34TH
G:00 1'’. .M.—Theatre Guild produc
tion ANTIGONE by
Sophocles.
S.XTIKDAY, MAV 3.>TH
10:00 A. M.—Annual Meeting
Hoard of Trustees.
1;U0 P. M.—All Hennett I.rUucheon.
2; 30 I'. M,—Meeting of the Gradu
ate Association.
4:00 P. M.—Senior Class'Day Exer
cises.
G:00 P. M.—President’s Reception
to Graduates, Former
Students and Visiting
Friends.
8:00 P. M.—C h o i r Concert,
David W .Holland,
Director.
!):.’>0 P. M.—Campus Illumination,
Sr.NDAV, MAV 20TH
8:00 A. M.—Reunion Breakfast.
10:00 A. M.—Alpha Kappa Mu
Honor Socity.
4:00 P. M.—Baccalaureate Ad
dress, Bishop Alexan
der P. Shaw, Balti
more, Md.
S:O0 P. M.—Memorial Service for
the late Mrs. Henry
Pfeiffer.
MONDAY, MAY 2 7TH
10:00 A. M.—Commencement Ad
dress, Dr. Horace Gree
ley Smith, President,
Garrett Biblical Instv-
tute.
THE INQUIRING REPORTER
QUl'^STION: OF WHAT VALUE
V.'.VS THE HOME-MAKING INSTI
TUTE TO YOU?
1 enjo.ved the Home-making Insti-
lule l)ecause of the opportunity I
!iad to meet such succes^-.ful and
interesting pei'sonalities. I was im
pressed with the fact that so many
ol them stai'ted from “sci'atch."
-RUTH SYDNOR.
I was impressed by tliose per
sons who were urged by an inner
force to establish their own liusiiiess-
es. They made rapid and successful
progress, de.sjiite the fact that they
started with very little capital.
—DORIS NEWLAND.
I was reminded of the motto; “Suc
cess comes in can's and not can-
not's." From each person's talk we
wei'e able to see that only thi'ough
struggle and determination are we
al)le to reach our goals.
IVERY OUTTERIiRIDGE,
s Ti^reat . . .
We learned that women are as
capable of playing an important part
in l)usiness a,s men. Such things as
personality, integrity, simplicity and
determination ai'e (lualities that lead
to success in any endeavor,
—JENNIE LAWRENCE.
Mrs. Washington's address in
which she so modestly told how she
gained success made us realize that
as potential business women, we too
can l)e successful.
—MILDRED DOl'GLAS.
The Home-making Institute laft
us with a greater admiration for those
who have striven and su^iceeded, and
also gave us courage to persevere in
business for oui'selves. It was well-
organized, revealing and inspiring,
—JOCELYN TATE,
I especially enjoyed the addi'ess
by -Mr, C, C, Spaulding, president of
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THE STREET, Ijy Ann Petry,
From the pen of one of America’s
rising young authors has come one
of the most absorbing and vivid
stories to ever hit the book stands.
It is a story of life and people. So
magnifl'cently told that one aches
with despair as, lie visualizes the im
pact of its meaning.
When beautiful Lutie Johnson
moved into the grubby little four-
room apartment on 116th Street, she
unknowingly stepped right into the
midst of evil. Her desperate struggle
to free herself and her small son,
Bu)), from the forceful tentacles of
that evil makes one of the most in-
triguingly real stories of human life
in the fi'ght for preservation.
With artful craftsmanship. Miss
Peti'y has captured the spirit of Negro
life. Around a simple plot she has
interwoven characters w'ith an archi
tectural solidarity. The story is
alive, and the people breathe. Miss
Peti'y writes with honesty, unpre
tentiousness and directness,
. She has taken “the street’’ and
given it life. Yes, the dingy, sprawl
ing, teaming locale — “the street’’
is the central character. It is not
merely a liackground, ljut it is alive,
real, an acting influence all its own;
thi's fact is evidenced as it clutches
within its grasp everyone who moves
within its reach,
“The Street’’ is everywhere — in
your town and in mine. It is 116th
street in New York, the “loop” in
Chicago, Basin Street in New Orleans
and Burma Road rn Columbus, Ohio,
The world is full of Lutie John
sons. They are easier to fin'd than
human kindness. Every place you
turn they are there. Worry wrinkling
thel'r brow, fear gnawing their heart
and disillusionment maring their
soul. They are the people who taste
the earth.
But it i's not for the Lutie John
sons that the world weeps silent
tears, it is for the millions of little
Bubs w'ho ibecame entangled in life’s
webs of excruciating pains, before
they even have a chance to strugigle.
This is Ann Petry’s “the street”
-a typical place where Negro
America lives from day to day with
a prayer on its lips and unuttered
hope in its breast, A place where em
bittered people blindly strike back
at life as best they can. Taking all
they can get and' caring little. Frus
trated people — drinking, hating,
cursing, fearing, scheming, loving,
crying and struggling. People who
sometimes feel that it is hard'er to
live than it is to die,
A definite “must” on the reading
list of everyone should be Ann Pe
try’s sti'i’rinig novel, “The Street,”
A SHORT STORY .
(Score 10 for each correct answer)
True or False
1, Moscow promised to have all
Russian troops out of Iran by
May 6, 1946.
2. The $12,000,000,000 veterans'
housing program was approved
by the senate.
“CJarousel”, Hammerstein’s and
Rodgers’ sensational Broadway
musical recently won the New
Yoi'k Drama Critics’ major
prize for the l)est American play
of the year.
Multiple Clioioe
4. (a) Di'. Quo-Tai-Chi, (b) Paul
Henri Spaak, (c) Andrei A.
Gromyka walked out of the UNO
meeting at Hunter College.
5. What former executive of tire
FEPC was recently elected Dean
of the Law School at Howard
University to succeed William
H. llastie?
’onip!etion
G. The UNRRA recently met in
- - — to discuss
states were I’epresented.
7. The much talked about play,
“St. Louis Woman” by the late
Countee Cullen and Arna Bon-
temps, recently opened on Broad
way with _ ____
- --- in the starring role.
8- - - - is the
newly elected pi'esident of th.^
United Auto workers,
S. War renunciation as a sovereign
right of state? was urged by Gen.
McArthur in his address to the
Four Power Allied Council for
10. Mai'chinig, Blacks, a novel express
ing the authoi''s convictions and
aspirations for his people, was
written by _
^sper Quotes
“Adventuring with God is inter
esting, Each moment is filled with
discoveries,
—Rev. G. M. Phelps, pastor
St. Matthews Methodist Chucrh.
“All darker races should get to
gether to wipe out race prejudice.”
—Dr. Charlotte H. Brown, President
Palmer Memorial Institute.
DOOMED FOR DISAPPOINTMENT
By ELEANOR BARNWELL, ’49
Through the yard Joe ran. He
looked neither to the right nor left.
His little face, usually so impishly
happy, wore an expression of be
wilderment and disappointment. An
e- pression quite out of place on the
.ace of a little freckled, sun-burnt
boy dressed in a striped shirt, and
shorts held up by what was once a
pair of suspenders. Down around the
pig pen and around the stables he
ran. He didn’t stop until he came to
a lecluded little place l)etween the
haystacks and the barn. There, he
fell on the ground and gave full
vent to his rage.
The scratching straws bothered
h.m not at all. An inquisitive cat
hat came purring around him, re
ceived a slap that started him on a
6\,lft journey as far away from Joe
as he could possibly get.
Joe beat on the ground with his
fists. Oh, the shame of it! How could
it happen to him? It just was not
fair. Instead of the little brother
that he expected to see, when he
went into his mother’s room, a little
baby girl, red from crying at the top
of her small voice, had greeted him.
He hated her! He w^ould do some
thing awful! He would send hei'
back where she came from!
All of the fellows would think
he was a sissy because he had a
sister .He just could not stand it!
That little old girl couldn’t play
pirates or even soldiers.
His mother seemed so happy. Sud
denly he knew what it was. His
mother had not intended to send for
a boy. She got that little old scream
ing, sissy baby on purpose. Every
body was against him.
Joe heard a car in the yard. He
creeped around the haystack and
peeped over into the yard^ Why, the
doctor had come back. Oh! — Just
suppose he had brought a boy this
time. The thought filled Joe’s little
soul with happiness. Up he jumped,
and started to the house, the happy
little boy he once w'as. Poor litile
fellow! Doomed for another disap
pointment.
There Is Music In the Aii
By MAIIGARET HENDERSON
WE always look with pride to fine
mu.sicians,
ON March 28, one of the country’s
leading choral groups. The Howard
University Choir, under the direction
of Warner Law^son, was presented in
recital at A, and T, College, High
lights of the program were: “Omnip
otence,” Schubert; “Rockin’ Jeru
salem,” John W'ork; “Listen to the
l^amlis,” Dett; “Toca Zumba, Gialet,”
Mr, Lawson, a superT> pianist and
teacher of distinction, formerly
aught at A ,an,d. T, and is now Dean
of Music at Howard,
PEOPLE often ask me, time and
time again, “Why listen to the same
compostions repeatedly?” At last I
think I can answer that question.
For the same reason you go to see
one special football team play each
season.
ANOTHER example of this is the
I’epeat performance of the same
operas each year at the Metropolitan
Opera House. A season at the Metro
politan would not be complete with
out Tristan Und Solde, Lohengrin,
Lucia, and' Die Meistersrnger. People
see these operas over and over again
because they are never played the
same w'ay twice.
WITH approximately 7 50 people
working at the Metropolitan, about
9 0 of them are orchestra and chorus
members. A ballet and a group, of
star vocalists comprise about 100
members. The Metropolitan continues
year after year with great success.
AND there my friends is the an
swer to the question, why one listens
to a composition, and enjoys it, re
peatedly.
A very Happy Easter, and in the
words of the poet, remember, “God
gave men speech in the common w’ay
and he gave the poet work to re
veal, the depth of things men think
and feel. But for heights and' depths
no word could reveal, God gave man
music, the soul’s own speech,”