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Page Two THE BENNETT BANNER MARCH, 1953 THE BENNETT BANNER ^^Anything Worth Reading, We Write TEN CENTS A COPY Sl.OO PER SUBSCRIPTION EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ASSOCIATE EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR NEWS EDITORS LITERARY EDITORS EXCHANGE EDITOR PICTURE EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER FACULTY ASSOCIATE Marion Lrc MABrx Hodueh Willie Gabton liAZELIMr McPhaul RuiinrTA McGuinn Lorbaine G. Simms, '53 Anneita Patton, ’54 Charlotte Alston, '54 Thomasina Martin, '53 Willie B. Cox, ’53 Lillie Stanbcak, '53 Margaret Studevant, '54 ELEANA PUBVIB, '53 Lyvonne Mackel, '53 Annie Wright, '53 Barbara Hoiwes, '55 Rebecca DawsoN REPORTERS '53 Villa Raspberry _ '63 Betty Washington '58 Bertha Brown '53 Anita Clark .. '83 Amanda Renwick Barbara Brown Fi-orence Simpson Jackie SiNGLinoN Norma Allen .. ’53 ’54 ’55 TYPISTS Sue Simmons '53 .53 •54 '54 '55 '56 •55 Yvonne Steadman '55 Eleanor Cooke '53 EDITORIALS During the week ol Mardi 1^, 22, we held 011 our tainpus the 27th Aiiiiual I lomeinakiiig I nsliiute whidi had as its theme this year, "Achiev ing I’eace 1 iirougli Creative Kxperiences.” Througii the entire week the girls were attending worksliops in whi h liiey expressed (heir (leativity. I teel that the students leh a great sense ol ac liievenieni. Many ol them ielt that they had nothing 10 otter, l)ui with a great deal ot el tort they rame through with many beautilul things. It we here at Bennett (ould achieve a sense ot peace lor one week ihiough creative work, 1 cannot hel|) but leel that maybe through some type ot (Teative work nations throughout the world could achieve a tyjje ot |K a(c within themselves. We as human beings are a gregarious group and we need to work together, liy working together in a harmonious lashion, there comes a certain degree ol peace il no more than peace ol mind. It the countries ol the world would assemble and discuss the many talents they have to olh-r instead ot discussing war strategy, maybe more would be accom plished. V'es, oui leaders get together and cliscuss what tlie countries liave to oiler, but it is in terms ol manpower, productivity, and resources. Does anyone evi'r stop to think ol the creative al)ility within the peojile of these lands? In l-'raiue there is art and ballet; in |apan there is lux urious silk; in (iermany there is nuisic. In tact, all ol the countries have something to otter in creative expi'i iences. ■Maybe in the world ol tomoriow people will lay aside their lirearms and bloodshed will cease. II not in our generation, |)robably in tuture geneiations jieople will (ome together thiough the medium ol creativity and gain a true peace. The Exchange By Lyvonne Mackel 1 THE FAMCEAN, FLORIDA A. & M. COLLEGE Eighty-nine students made the honor roll for the first semester—31 Seniors, 20 Juniors, 15 Sophomores and 23 Freshmen. Four students had a 3.00 average. If you’ll rsnnember we had 180 students on the honor roll this past semester. IHE HAMPTON SCRH'T, HAMPTON INSTITUTE For the second semester Hampton has seven exchange students. One of the new experiences for the young ladies from Willimantic State Teach ers College, in Connecticut, is the “signing out” of the women students at Hampton. John Rainey, a junior majoring in sociology, is an exchangei student from Heidelberg College. If you’ll remember our own Rebecca Turner was a second semester ex change student at Heidelberg last year. THE LINCOLN CLARION, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, MISSOURI The Student Committee on Civil Rights decided on a boycott of the downtown theatres because of their segregation practices. They used to say that the main interest a girl had in going to col lege was to catch a husband but the latest interests survey conducted among some 600 women students on the University of Wisconsin campus shows that only 68 coeds are pri marily interested in marriage as a career, while 154 arc interested in jobs only and 369 are as much in terested in jobs as they are in mar riage. THE HILLTOP, HOWARD UNIVERSITY Miss Anne Gist, Bennett College grad, is all aglow with her new ap pointment on the University’s Staff in the Department of Physical Edu cation for Women. She instructs classes in health, activities courses and all of the ;iwimming courses in the department. This energetic young lady recently received her Master’s degree at N.Y.U. Happenings In The Workshops Most of the students began their search for peace through creativa experiences in the Homs-making Institute workshops Monday. In fact, the modern dance people worked so hard the first two days that) Wednesday they could hardly mave. Qampus Poets MY COMFORTER God is my refuge in the day and the night. He gives rrs courage when things don’t seem right, He says, “Take my hand and I will lead thee Through sunshine and rain, through to say nothing of dancing. the tempestuous sea.” Since the students in jewelry did . , . . not receive their materials until God IS my guide in the dark hour, section A had a very lively He says, “Courage, child; it is all in on when, where, and how your power. . vvear jewelry, and also different Open up your heart and let Jesus outfits. When their materials did ar- come in, | rive the jewelry creators made up For worry and fear are greater than sin.” God is the lantern that shows me the way, From suffering and heartbreak to a glorious day. for lost time by making ash trays and stenciled dresser scarves, as well as lapel pins, earrings, and bracelets. The students who are knitting should have plenty of warm hats and sweaters to wear this winter. Mr. Ralph Ellison visited the work- He is my Comforter, Redeemer, and ^ shop in creative writing the first Friend, ' afternoon to give all the students in- ! spiration. You never can tell, one of 1 11 never forsake Him, not even at the ; ' , _ j , , end. -L. Elizabeth Saunders. Engravings Unveiled At Bennett A set of 32 engravings done by 17th century French artist Gregoire Huret was unveiled in special ceremonies at Bennett College on Palm Sunday, March 29. The set will be hung in Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel. Known as the “Passion” set, the en gravings depict the sequence of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It is a gift presented to Bennett College by the Wellesley Girls’ High School ot Naihi Tal, India, and is one of the only two sets in this country. The other is housed in the New York Public Li brary. The engravings came to Bennett from India when the Methodist school for girls was closed. For years the set hung in an aged brick Easton Chapel, named for Wellesley’s second princi pal in Naini Tal. Housed in valuable teakwood, the engravings were mounted at the In dian school in panels in six alcoves of Easton Chapel. In writing to Bennett about the engravings, a teacher at Wellesley said that “they are a beau tiful asset to the chapel of Wellesley and have a place of affection in the memory of all of us who worshiped there.” The artist Huret completed the beautiful engravings in 1663 and en titled the set "Theatrunn* Passionis Jesus Christ.” As a result of the work, the engraver, a cabinet-maker’s son, was made a member of the French art academy. The early history of how the en gravings came to the Indian school is obscure, but they were hung in Eas ton Chapel not long after the school supported by government grants of England. When the English withdrew from India, it was decided that the school was no longer needed, and the rising nationalistic feelings of the na tive Indians caused the English gov ernment to close it. It was then that the officials at Wellesley decided to give the engravings to Bennett. Miss Ada Marie Kennard, who had taught at the school for 24 years, and who was principal at the time ot its abandoniront, said, in writing to Ben nett, “Ours was an English school which prepared students tor Cam bridge University in England. Most of the girls were English or Anglo-In dian, though we had a number of lovely Indian girls, Moslem, Hindu, Parsee, and as many from the Chris tian community as we were able to take in free or on reduced fees. When the British withdrew from India, a school of this type was no longer needed. The school plant was sold to the Indian government to be used as a girls’ high school and a teachers training college. “I am happy,” she wrote, “that Bennett has the engravings, which are really very valuable, and meant so much to our school for nearly half a century.” Rev. GaN King Speaks On “FIniling The Trail Of life” On March 1. Rev Carl King, of Salisbury, N. C., presented a very enlightening message to the Bennett students on “Finding The Trail of Life.” Rev. King, who is the executive was organizedi n 1880. While it was secretary of the Board of Education a Methodist institution, Wellesley was (Continued on page 3) Senior Day Celebrated (Continued from Page 1) the past years and the experiences and improvements that have taken place on the campus. She indeed made the audience aware of the fact that “the Lord has been mindful of us; he has blessed us.” The address of the afternoon was made by President David D. Jones. It was fitting that this should have been, for who has watched more closely the progress of the group, who has seen more of the same kind of ceremony at the college, and who has seen better than he the opportuni ties of a situation and reached at them for the improvement of the girls? He spoke briefly on the signi ficance of Senior Day at Bennett. He spoke of the cynics who would not be able to comprehend the im portance of such a service. He point ed out also that it should have a very definite meaning for those v/ho were participating, and added that if the feeling of some import ance were not within their mi there were many who would be very disappointed. He, too, as always, pointed out the fact that “The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless us.” Following the address the reces sion led to the plot in front of Reyn olds Hall, where a magnolia tree was dedicated to Dr. Jackson, Chairman of the Trustee Board. The dedication was made by Stella Ferguson. The Class of ’53 sang Joyce Kilmer’s “Trees,” and the benediction was given by Dr. C. C. Armstrong. The seniors left the plot . . . some happy, yet a little sad, some sad, yet very, very happy. They were now looking forward to the banquet, which was held in the dining hall at 7:00 o’clock, sponsored by the sophomore class. The Library Staff Serves Campus Needs What organization has been feeling a sense of neglect as far as a little publicity in the Bennett Banner is concerned? Why, none other than the Library Staff, one of the most im portant, one that we could not do without. Without this organization, where would we be? We wou'd be without books, magazines, periodi cals, newspapers, records and other vital reference materials. This or ganization is purposefully designed to aid us in molding our careers; to guide us in our fact findings; to keep us informed about recent trends in events; to help us establish a true desire to achieve through beneficial and entertaining materials, or books. This organization had the privilege of being hostesses at an informal tea which was given Sunday afternoon, March 15, in honor of Ralph V. Elli son, author of Invisible Man. and winner of the National Book Award for 1952. This organization plans other events for the future. On one occasion, a tea is to be given for the foreign students of Bennett and other neighboring colleges; the events for the year will be concluded with a dinner at the librarian’s home This dinner will be given to the staff mem bers by the librarian, Mrs. C. Mar- teena. The recent painting in the library has made it more condusive to study ing. Have you noticed our timely and attractive bulletin boards? Well, if you haven’t noticed, I don’t see how you could have overlooked the won derful job that Miss Martin has been doing. Miss Martin works very dili gently to keep us informed on cur rent events, popular fiction and non fiction. Do you ever visit the Art Ex hibit room? Recently there _was an exhibit of some of Victor Hugo’s paintings and letters, and some Chin ese paintings done by Chinese paint ers. Along with our exhibit room, we have the Lounge v/hich has been kept rather busy these days. Movie after movie has been shown in the Lounge. This has been made possible through the use of the new, streamline, Bell and Howell Movie Projector, with the built in sound device. This ma chine was kept quite busy last week with the showing of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield. The Library Staff of Thomas F. Holgate Library sincerely tries to serve its patrons with courtesy, poise and understanding. Many of the stafj members will be graduating this, June, namely Nevada Mclver, Rosa Fennell, Janol Corry, and Ruth Mc- Rimmon. Each member of the Libr ary Staff’s individual concern is traditional. them might be destined to win an other Pulitzer Prize. The students who were knitting; lay their music ability aside while they made use of their “elbow grease” and shined up the college instruments. However, the choral group was making up for this lack of music with their orchestra song. They created the sweetest violins, horns, and drums that ever existed. Meanwhile, the craft workshop was letting the students express their psyches through waste paper basket:! and monogrammed glasses, salt and pepper shakers, and cosmetic jars. Grandpa, The Unfaithful, and Squeaky are indicative of the vivid Imaginations at work in the short story workshop. These are titles oil stories written by some of its mem bers. A short story, Undercurrent, has been written by the group. Thig tale concerns a woman and black cat; it shows possibilities according to Mr. G. James Flemming, chief editor of the Amsterdam News. The members of the modern dance workshop have experimented witll finding peace through group dancing. They have depicted the roles of cooperation, prayer, and work in achieving peace. The piano workshop was the scene of many unique experiences. Original compositions were produced by its members and they gained a clearer understanding of the parts of thei piano. One session was devoted to a closer investigation of the instru ment when Mrs. Nina Kudrik took apart her piano and explained itsi construction. The week ended with a general feeling of accomplishment, for all workshop members had participated in satisfying, creative experiences. All were richer and more confident in the value of creativity toward achieving peace. time. the store of individual shops for the college girl. THE HALF MOON Where the Best of Foods Are Served 1109 E. Market St. Phone 4-9164
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