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THE BENNETT BANNEr"«-~
BENNETT COLLEGE
February 23
VOLUME XXX
GREENSBORO, N. C., FEBRUARY 22, 1955
NUMBER 2
Reese Wins Acclaim
In Essay Contest
Miss Ruth Reese, a junior at
Bennett College was one of the
sixteen girls to be chosen for the
college Board Contest, which is
an annual feature of the MADE
MOISELLE Magazine. Girls from
different colleges enter the con
test to represent their colleges by
writing an essay on some phase of
college life. The essays are then
judged by judges and the winning
essays are published in the MADE
MOISELLE Magazine after which
they become members of the col
lege board and have the opportun
ity of going to New York and
working with the next year’s edi
tion.
MISS RUTH REESE
The following Is an abridged ac
count of the essay submitted by
Miss Reese to the magazine
Choosing a college is a major
milestone in the life of an individ
ual who plans to further her edu
cation. I began to think seriously
of this decision during my junior
year in high school. I had in mind
several colleges, two of which were
Women’s Colleges; One of these
was Bennett. I sent for bulletins
and catalogues from these col
leges and acquired other informa
tion from friends of mine who were
pursuing college careers. I found
that the curriculum at Bennett and
a school in New England ranked
highest in their appeal to me. Sev
eral members of my high school
faculty were Bennett graduates.
They were very happy to tell me
about Bennett. However, there was
the feeling that perhaps they were
saying some things just to impress
me. During the last few months
of my senior year some represent
atives of several colleges came to
speak to us and talk about their
various schools. Among these were
two students and an advisor from
Bennett College. After the general
talk I went to them for a personal
interview. I found that the girls
were poised, well groomed and
had an air of confidence about
them. What I liked most was the
fact that they were not aloof or
condescending. These were the
virtues to which I aspired along
with the excellent academic train-
ipg to be had at Bennett. The
summer following my graduation
from high school, I was able to
t;ome to Greensboro and see Ben-
r.ett Campus. I liked every square
^'oot of the rolling green lawns,
I
buildings and the air of peace that
j seemed to hug this place ....
! My proposed life’s work is in the
medical field. I once thought of
becoming a Pediatrician, however,
an unfortunate incident has led
me to center my attention on medi
cal technology. Bennett has, in my
I favor, a competent science depart-
, ment that insures adequate prepa-
I ration that will make possible the,
successful pursuit of my proposed
I
career.
The emphasis on international
relations is. another attraction of
; Bennett. The Student body is com-
i posed of girls from a wide geo
graphical range and from foreign
lands. In our campus understand
ing is promoted among girls of
varied nationalities. This pleases
me immensely because I am of
the opinion that understanding the
other person promotes peaceful
living.
Here at Bennett, social aspects
of college life are to the academic
life are interdependent upon each
other for the development of a
well-rounded individual. The birth
day dinners which take place bi
monthly honor the students and
faculty whose birthdays fall with
in the particular months. This is
tlic gracious way ir. -.vhich appreci
ation for the presence of every
individual in the Bennett family
is expressed. The college parties,
and the frequent faculty and stu
dent teas, are among the social
activities which enhance the feel
ing of belonging to the Bennett
family.
Our spiritual needs are satisfied
in the College vespers services.
Mid-week worship services. Y. W.
C. A. and Sunday School. Our
common religious aspirations are
incorporated into the common life
thus giving us a richer and fuller
life.
The atmosphere that prevails at
Bennett is attributed to the con
tributions of each individual be
cause everyone here has an under
standing and appreciation for the
aesthetic as well as the practical.
Its atmosphere is one of gracious
living, conducive to the develop
ment of strong and independent
minds.
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
Every girl is eagerly looking
forward to the All-Class Social to
be held in the Student Union on
Friday night, February 18. Those
attending will have an opportunity
to play cards and ping pong as well
as frequent the dance area.
Semester Begins With
Registration Of New
And Old Students
This year the second semester
was started- with our campus being
beautifully covered with snow. As
viewing the campus from a win
dow it looked like a greeting card
saying, “Welcome to all”, and a
special welcome to the new stu
dents. The new students joining
us this semester are: Elva Cream.
Camden, New Jersey; Alvonia
Gadsden, Charleston, South Caro
lina; Alma Hawes, Greenwood,
South Carolina; and Elventa Rich
ardson of Wendell, North Carolina.
The returning students are:
Enolia Alston, Harriette Daniels,
Mrs. Robbie Grant Dolphus, Willa
Eaves, Kathryn Foster, Lula Gallo
way, Julia Rearden, Barbara Jean
Rice, and Jo Ann Rivers.
It is the hope of the faculty,
staff, and student body that these
young ladies will encounter pleas
ant and fruitful experiences dur
ing the year.
Dance Proves Gala Fete
1953 Graduate
Visits Campus
Lovye Davis, 1953 graduate of
Bennett College, paid a recent vis
it to ihe canjpus after having stud
ied at the University of Frankfurt,
Germany under a Fulbright Fel
lowship for a year and a half.
Miss Davis told of her experi
ences in Germany at the former
chapel period. During her stay in
Europe she visited other countries
and tried to learn the customs and
habits of the people. After spend
ing some time with her parents in
Cheraw, South Carolina, Lovye will
travel to California where she will
begin her studies in the field of
medicine.
‘‘Winter Carnival,” the theme
• for this year’s College Party was
I extremely appropriate. The night
! of the party found the eamnns
: covered with a thin coat of snow,
I which harmonized well with the
I gowns of the girls and the pink
I and black decorations used for the
j dance. These things kept the girls
I in a mood conducive to having a
j good time.
I The excellent music of Frank
I Wright and his orchestra set feet
I a-flanning and kppt thorn jn
rhythmic step until one o’clock
sharp.
The faculty and staff went over
board to make this College Party
a success and one of the most en
joyable dances of the year.
banner Staff
Asks Suggestions
At the beginning of next week
a box will be placed in each
dormitory and the non-resident
student lounge. The BENNETT
BANNER staff is urging each
girl to place worthwhile sugges
tions into these boxes for the
improvement of the school
paper. The paper belongs to you
and we want you to feel that
it is a part of you by your of
fering suggestions and contribu
ting material for publication.
TheNegro end HisContributions
What have you accomplished ov
er a length of time is a question
that most people interested in get
ting somewhere ask themselve.s
Races ask themselves the same
question collectively. Within the
paragraphs to follow will be found
some of the answers asked of the
Negro race as to its accomplish
ments.
The history of the Negro has for
several decades been a mystery to
non-Negroes. For this very reason
within the last decade books have
been written and researchers have
been made concerning the Negro
and his history. Much light has
been thrown on this vast subect to
others. Ina Corinne Brown has
written a book enitled. The Story
of the American Negro. Brown says
her book is a simple chronological
story of the Negro ds the chief
figure in one of the most dramatic
migrations and adjustments made
by any people in human history..
Men and women of the Negro
I race have made contributions to
I the complex society of America.
These contributions iiave been re-
I ceived and planted in the page of
history. The areas in which these
contributions have fallen are edu
cation, literature, politics, art, mus
ic, science and the opportunity of
(Continued on Page Four)
Educator Addresses Vesper Audience
Dr. Samuel E. Duncan, super
visor of Negro schools in Raleigh,
N. C., speaking on “The In
tegration of Education with Relig
ion” to the Bennett College student
body last month said that there
cannot be education without relig
ion neither can there be religion
without some education.
This, Dr. Duncan, says has been
the problem of ancient and present
day philosophers. Solomon, the
Mr. Francis Grandison.,has re- great temple builder, understood
sumedw his work after having been education and religion when
ill for a short
he made his request to God for wis-
^ o.-ydom. Aristotle, the great Greek
9+ I H philosopher, sensed the relation-
The faculty, staff, and student
body are anticipating the recupera
tion and return of President David
D. Jones to the campus as he has
been ill these past few weeks.
Charlie
Pettice,
it
the senior class, is recuperating
from an appendectomy at her home
in Charlotte, North Carolina
between education and re
ligion when he wrote his philoso
phy concerning education.
stands today.
the speaker continued, has its re
ligious heritage, but man in his
quest for knowledge fails to recog
nize the power of God working
with him. Men have learned to live
and die easier, but the question is.
have they learned to live happier
and to face the problems they have
created for themselves?
“The educators of today,” said
Dr. Duncan, “are being severly
criticized because we in the United
States wish to separate church and
state. Many pefople are basing
their criticisms on the idea that
our educational system has com
munistic influence behind its rea
soning.”
Dr. Duncan clarified this state
ment by saying that the educators
of today are interested in the de
velopment of personality, mental
hygiene and better human relations
and not in creed or doctrine. The
responsibility of teaching creed
and doctrine is the duty of the
home and church.
As solutions to the problem. Dr.
Duncan suggested that the welfare
of humanity ought to be put into
the hands of those who have knowl
edge enough to handle it, but who
are imbued with the principles of
Christianity necessary for the in
tegration of education. Men must
also learn to become interested in
J each other, not for selfish gain
j but rather for self satisfaction. For
I it is when man becomes interested
' in the welfare of others and as each
I prepares himself for the present
and the future that integration of
education and religion will be
found.