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Page '1 wJ THE K E N N E T T BANNER FERRUARY, 1947 THE BENNETT BANNER ^^Anything Worth Reading/ We Write” EReader s Ti^treat Faculty Close-Up Student of tJie Alontl TK\ CKNTS ,\ COI’V I'KK SrilM KlI'TIOV Kditor THrLMA T. Thomas, ’47 AxHoctate Fdilor— Viola Holland. *47 Newf* Editor Gwen Cawn, '49 Feature Editor . . Lucille Brown, '47 Copy Editor Betty Powers, *47 Business Manager— AHHiBtant BuHlness Manafsers— Jean McCord. '47—Mary Duncan, '50 Kxehanee Editor— Louihe Armstrong, ’47 AffBtHtant Circulation Manager— Martha Morley. ’5() STAFF ASSISTANTS Secretary Sylvia Rock, ’49 Natalie Peebles, '47 Circulation Manager— Lucille Headen, ’48 Assistant Exchange Editors— Dorothy Arnold, ’48 Virctnia Jeffries. '48 DoNis Markh. '47 PROOF READERS Lillian Murphy, '49 Ethel Johnson. ’47 REPORTERS Satia Sorreals, ’5U Bernice Campbell. '48 Wilma Vestal, '50 Virginia Jefferies, ’48 Theda Johnson, '50 Rose Hogans, '47 Willie Ruth Coles. ’47 Dorothy Arnold. ’48 Ann Merritt. ’50 Miriam McTeer, ’47 ADVISOR NANCY L. PINKARD VVK IN Ol'R SKI.I-CEN 1 KREI) WORLDS i.ook out l)cyoii(l you. arc living and >.lying; ilic world is toppling on an axis ol indecision, wailing lor you to lieljj decide what its coursc may l>e. It is time "wc woke up and li\ed.” I mean the majority ot the htudcnts here at lU imell. 1 giant you that some ot us may know what tlie world is doing l)ut there are so many ol us who either iloii't know or have that “it doesn’t allect n)e” attitude. Docs it distiirl) you in the least to know that the decision on atomic energy may or may not blast our tiny sell-centered world to bits? Does it clistinl) you to know that theic are many Americans who still believe tiiat ,\mei ic a is an im|jrcgnable nation — that no one would dare droj) a bomb on us just because we arc the United States — that no one would dare go to war with us because we are tcK) poweriul? Does it disturb you to know that ovei hall of the students did not sign tlie “Oust Bilbo” jK'liiion: Does it disturi) you to know lhat with the death ol' a Tal- madgc-, another is bom in the lielcl ol politics to stand pat on the Tal- maclge hate platlorm? I ask you, do you call youisell living? \Vc aren’t undeieatable; we can be licked unless we do something about atomic control. We must put men in cilice who will give us tlv. representation we want, who will give us a chance to live and decide 11 we elect the wrong man, we can put him out as American citizens, but not unless we have the help ol all Americans. Wc must come out ol our worlds and live in this one world. We must decide who will make the decisions and make them come out right — the other peojjle oi us. Only to sit and listen to others talk about action that slundd b carried out on issues ol racial prejudices, the atomic control, the UNO, the j»resiclential campaign of 1948, the taxes and bills to be passed make you less than half an American citizen. Wc (omplain because we are loolcd, discriminated against, deprived of opportunities — well, today \ou can gel the things you want, but you won’t get them by letting the oilier lellow do the work. First, you’ve got to read and keep abieast vjI w hat is going on and then you’ve got to act inlelligenlly and forcefully. 1 ask you again—do you call yourselves luing . . . or drilling? -HIE KDl roR. THK 01.' Jl.AHROW H.v I'K.WK YKUI5V Krom the pen of one of America's most promising Negro writers comes a story alive with human sympathy. Mr, Yerby is one of the few Nsgr'> iiovellsts who has written a b“st- Feller free from perjudice and not burdened with racial tension. The setting is in New Urleann ■— a New Orleans of yesterday whore Kieat fortunes were made or lost overnight — a time when thieves, gentlemen, slaves and beautifu'. ladies walked side by side. Into this background comes Steph en Fox, w'ho in a few short weeir.s, becomes the richest man in that area With great intensity the author re lates of his love, happiness, sorrow jnisfortune and final tragedy. Close ly connected with Fox’s every mc”o was his slave, Hig Inch; an old slave woman, Carolina, full of mystery and secret knowledge; and the lovely quadroon, Desiree who brought him happiness and peace of mind. The story moves smoothly carry ing the reader through the beauty of the pre-Civil War era, the tragedy and heartbreak of the war, and the desperate task of Reconstruction. Hecause of its warmth and intensity the reader soon finds himself walk, ing the streets of New Orleans, and sharing the joy, happiness, sorrows and pathos of the characters. I HE UI.'I IM.V'IE li.VSIS Of 15RO I 111 RIIOOD During this .season ol the year it is not uncommon to hear many speeches and to read luimbers ol articles on the meaning ol l>ic)ther- hood. We accept as a m;Utei ol course what is customarils known as R.ue Relations Day, aiul in nsore recent \ears we have begun to ob ,ei\e the third week in February as Hiotherhood Week. While there is some value in these sjHrches, articles, and celebrations, too olten they are superlicial in nature and do not peiutiate the surlace ol basic huiiKiu attitudes. II brotherhood is to mean more th.in woid on our lips, it must manilest itself in iniproved soc ial relationships because it is through the ciuality of our social beha\ ior that we discern the mean ing ol the term and come to appreciate its content. In a sense, brotiier- hoocl involves acting brothel ly toward our iieighlxus. What is the lunclamental bi'sis which underlies brotherly action 01 commui.ity or world brotheihood? In answering this (iue>tu-n, we >,hould perhaps base our conclusions on those high principle- \\huh we have observed in the lives ot those who have been brotherly. In buch lives we geneially recogni/.e a set of basic attitudes that main fest themselves in kind words and good deeds. First, there is j)resent what may be callc-d a strong tencleiKv to ap|)reciaie persons, theii points ol view, .mcl their persoiulities. (iciiuinc ajjpreciation of people because they :ue peisons. because .id have one common Father and one common human nature is a Kii'.da mental attitude that lies at the heart ot and is always basic to brother hood. 1 . 'T'l Secondly, there is an ever present desnc to share with otners. lliis spirit of sharing is taken tor granted in the family. What peison is there who would cat the last loaf of bread or drink the only cu]) ol ■water in the home it he knew that his brother or sister was there and was also verv hungrv or thirsty? In our homes we share with tlu- others until all have been served. In society those with a brotherly spirit also share with their neighbors. Indeed there can be no real brotherhood unless there is sympathetic sharing of time. jx)ssessions, knowledge and the like. , , 1 , , — Rkv. R. D. ('.RCK:KH-r, Ihredm of l{elii:,i()iis IdivitK's. Inquiring Reporter QUESTION: What is your reacUon to the recent airplane crashes? Have these tragedies affected your atti tude towards air travel? I’Ari.INE HICKERSON: The numer. ous airplane crashes have defini:ely affected my attitude toward air trav el. Previously, my intentions were to travel extensively by air but due to these numerous tragedies I have changed my mind. ANNIE MAE SMITH: I would at tribute some of the air disasters to carelessness on the part of those who operate and own aii- lines. However, I do not feel that people should necessarily decrease their travel be cause of this, accidents can happen anywhere ,011 the ground as well as ■*n the air — it is jusit that air travel is comparatively new and conse quently the disasters are more pub licized. VEHNET CHANDLER: There have been numerous airplane crashes but it is my opinion that you are taking a risk anyway you travel. 1 also feel hat radar should be used more ex tensively by commercial airways to prevent accidents. The crashes now are enough to turn one against air ravel but with so much Hying plan ned for the future, I am sure that there are some means by which air travel can be made safer, ELAINE MITCHELL: The accidents that have occurred so numerously l end to show a marked increase in air travel since the war. The recent accidents have also changed my atti tude towards flying — now nijre than ever before I have little desiie •to travel by air. MARGARET DERRICKSON: It iseems to me that compared wi'h the number of planes for civi ian use during the war and the number be ing used now there isn't much differ, ence in the crash rate. There is no war going on now. consequentlv plane crashes are being sensational ized in the news and making people jittery about flying. The crashes haven't affected my attitude at all. I would still travel by plane as I would have before the accidents •:ccurred. Focusing the attention of this column on the English department, we have selected for this month’s • ;lose-up Mrs. Doro-thy Smith, now teaching her second >ear at Bennett, and Mr. Caesar H. Blake, a newcomer to the faculty. Mrs. Smith is a native of Greens boro and attended Dudley High r-ichool and Bennett College, At Ben nett, she majored in French and minored in English, Following her graduation from Bennett, she taught music and English in the high Bchools for several summers, she did graduate study at Northwestern, A, and T., and Columbia. Her M. A. de gree in English was received from Northwestern in 1942. It was also in 1942 that she married and began the travels which have caused her to laughingly refer to her. pelf as “a nomad from Greensboro, Chicago and points south and west. " She lived for awhile in Arkansas A’hen her husband was stationed there with the army. During this time she taught at a junior-senior college in Little Rock. Later Lt. Smith Avas stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Mrs. Smith and he made fiequent visits to California during the two years which they spent in Arizona. Since leaving the West, the Smiths have spent much of their time in Chicago and New York. A member of Alpha Epsilon honor society, Mrs, Smith Is also a mem- ))ftr of Delta Signm The-ta Sorority, Her special interests are music, literature and being a housewife. She llkeH all types of music except "hill billy'' music, enjoys playing 'he piano, and is especially fond of training male voices. Her favorite author is Oscar Wilde and she pre. 1'ers classics to besit sellers. She en joys reading poetry and writing it IS her hobby. Mr, Blake was boin in Charlotte, North Carolina but lived in Pitts burgh, Pennsylvania until 1940 when he returned 'to Charlotte and com pleted his last two years of high school. He entered Johnson C. Smith I niversity in 1942. During his fresh, man and sophomore years, he was a member of the gym team. In his junior and senior years, he assisted in '.eaching college algebra. Graduating summe cum laude from Smith in 1945. after completing a 'double major in English and mathe matics, Mr. Blake entered the Uni versity of Michigan, He wrote two essays on drama, one entitled Tlio Double Stiuidai'd ot Alorality and Sfviial .Jc^alou.sy in SliakesjH-are's “Otiiello” and the other, .A (’oin- paratire Study in Elizaljctlian a7iI Hestoiation coiiifdy. He received his M.A, in English in August 1946, Mr, Blake qualified during his senior year in college for membership in Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Sociely. Tie is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Alpha Kappa Sigma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Mu National Honorary Society. Especially interested in music, Mr. Blake’s favorite composers are Mo- :-.art. Liszt, and Jevolinski (in con temporary Russian). He plays the jiiano for fun, enjoys reading and studying, is interested in art. and likes to attend basketball games. Mr, Blake hopes to do further study in English. His immediate goal, however, is to be a successful teacher, A\E AIM’RKC’I.VTK \\ »‘ appivc'iate: 1. The choir’s new robes. 2. The dormitory’s new shades. 3. The well planned meals we have been served recently. We don’t appfeia(-: 1. The noise and snatch-grab sys tem on the second shift. Miss Gwendolyn Alexander, our student of the month, recently at tended the National Student Confer ence in Chicago as joint representa. t!\e for Bennett College and the Intercollegiate C o m m is s i o n of Greensboro. Our associate editor of the Banner leaves at the end of the semester having completed her col. lege work in three ana one half years. Her majors are English and history. Gwen has been active in many phase of college life at Bennett. She was vice president of the Inter- '.‘ollegiate Commis&ion, which is com. posed of the six colleges in the Greensboro area; a member of the S.udent Senate Cabinet; the Little Theater Guild; the W.A.A.; the Southern Conference of Human Wel fare and the Sociology Club. Other distinctions she has had during her three and a half years at Bennett are president of her class during her Freshman year, vice president during her Sophomore and .Junior years and president of the Senior class first semester. Possessing great initia'tive and aiubi'tion, Gwen is quite certain of iierself. Having many firm beliefs, it is quite likely she will at all times adhere to these beliefs. I.ike all other students, Gwen has 1 er likes and dislikes. When it comes to the opposite sex, she prefers men wlio have personality and who are intelligent (sorry fellows, but she already believes she has found tlie right one). Her favorite writers are Oscar v. ilde and Shakespeare. Of the more modern writers, she favors Somerse; Maugham and Frank Yerby whom she considers the best Negro novelist to yet appear 011 rlie horizon. She dislikes snobs, jokes that aren’t fun ny and people who have prejudices of any type. Her liob!)ies are read ing, collecting tiuolations and wiit. ing. Her greatest ambition is to be a novelist and she hopes to someday receive a Ph. D. in English —, how ever, this ambition is secondary to first becoming a successful house- v.'it'e and mother. Fesper ^otes “Investing life in another enlarges upon the life of the investor and investee. Drink deeply of God and w'e cannot live in vain.” DR. GEORGE ftl. BELL. Kings on, Pe insylvan.a. “There are some standards big enough to include both Rusaian comniunism and American capital ism. These principles are justice, brotherhood, liberty and lovj of God and man, which embody the whole of religion, eventually building ai new' character wi hin and a new w'orld without. Russia has the eco nomic justice and brotherhood, we Americans have the liberty and so called love, the world needs all four, —DR, SHERWOOD EDDY, One of the latest solu ions to why Richard won’t open the door is that there is a Yale lock on the doo;' and Richard went to Harvard, Mr, A.: “I can’t live with my wife any longer. She wants to keep a goat in our bedroom!” Mr. B, “I wouldn’t let that upset me. Just open the windows.” Mr. A.: "What! And lei my pige ons fly out!” — from “Seventeen." A missionary, newly arrived at the Cannibal Islands, asked where his predecessor was. “Your predecessor,’' replied the cannibal chief, “has taken a trip to the interior.” from “Gourmet.” ’ ’ ’ Tr IIII • Ijjrtirllull'llw-iff' •’riirT" •' if r ■If iCK’' /h '
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