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THE BENNETT BANKER
VOL. XXXI, NO. 2
BENNETT COLLEGE
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Happy
Thanksgiving
NOVEMBER, 19,55
Bennett College Observes 82nd Founder's Day
FreshntenTops
In Endowment
The Freshman class topped the
three upper classes by raising
$426.19 in the 1955 drive.
Dramatic presentations culmi
nated the activities of the Endow
ment Drive.
The classes which arrived early
actively participated in singing a
number of the school songs. Among
them were “Give Me That Old
B. C. Spirit” and “The Preference
Song.”
Following group singing each
class was presented.
Elizabeth Pope, chairman of the
Freshman class, represented her
class. Elizabeth, in jest, stated,
“One girl’s father is Rockefeller,
another girl’s father is Vanderbilt,
and another had a father named
Ford. But, you know what? He
could never own a Cadillac.” This
statement was to explain where
the pecuniary forces of the class
lay.
The Sophomore class presented
a short skit with Christine Wil
liams and La Verne Gee stealing
the show.
The -Junior class’ presentation
was a more serious view. The class
paid tribute to Dr. Jones by re
citing an original poem to the
musical accompaniment of “As
Time Goes By.” Participants in
cluded Christine McGimpsey, Ger
aldine Parrish, Thelma Simpson,
Paula Edmunds, Anne Stewart,
Betty Bragg, Evelyn Gary, Judith
Ortis, and Mayme Ellerbe.
The Senior class countered with
a skit depicting a court scene.
Show-stoppers were Ellen Perry,
Betty Burgin, and Dorothy Rob
inson.
Following the skits, Loretta
Free, president of the Student
Senate, announced the contribti-
tion of each class to the Endow
ment Fund. They were as follows;
Freshmen, $426.19; Sophomores,
$157.06; Juniors, $89.80, and Sen
iors, $158.00.
Dr. Player then gave a few
words of appreciation and the ses
sion was closed with the singing,
by request, of “The Preference
Song” and the “Alma Mater.”
Four British Schools
List Summer Program
Announcement has been made
of a joint program of four British
University Summer Schools for
1956 for undergraduate and un
dergraduate study.
Cooperating are the universities
of Birmingham at Stratford-upon-
Avon; the University of London,
the University of Oxford, and the
University of Edinburgh.
A limited number of scholar
ships covering about one-half of
the total fees, but not including
travel cost, are available. For fur
ther information, write to the In
stitute of International Education,
1 E. 67th Street, New York 21,
New York.
Theater Guilds Score Hit
In Comedy-Drama
The Bennett College Senior and j
Freshman Theatre Guilds com- |
bined their talents in presenting
“Ask For Me Tomorrow,” by Jos
eph Hayes, on the nights of No
vember 17 and 18.
Though the play was a comedy-
drama that provided adequate hu
mor, it concentrated upon the
mother-daughter relationship in
volved therein. Geraldine Mac
Millan, played by Delores John
son, was a young college graduate
who was unable to make decisions
for herself because of her domi
neering mother, a divorcee. Her
mother’s dislike for the young
man of her choice made way for
much turmoil and tension in Ger
aldine’s mind.
“Mac’s” two girl friends, who
were spending the summer with
her at her Long Island home, pro
vided the humor. When Mac fin
ally met her father for the first
time, she realized just how domi
neering her mother had been. The
playwright confronted the audi
ence with problems in affairs of
human emotions.
Others in the all-female cast
were Muriel Darrsll, in the sup
porting role of Kay Adams; Jean
Horton, Carolyn Brown, Anece
Faison, Julia McClain, and Mar
garet Benton.
The production was directed by
Miss L. Constance Bowles, instruc
tor in drama and speech.
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KICKOFF TKVIE — Demonstrating just how things would be were
Bennett College of Greensboro, N. C., to resume participation in inter
collegiate football are Misses Lois Ingram (holding ball) of Greens
boro, and Dorothy Robinson of Southern Fines. Prior to 1926 when
Bennett became a woman’s college, the school was a member of the
North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Association, winning the
championship in 1920.
MISS DOROTHY HEIGHT
MSM Conference
Held at Bennett
Bennett College was hostess to
District II of the Methodist Stu
dent Movement Conference, No
vember 5-6.
The theme of the conference
was “Revolution and Redemption”
which Dr. Gitlin, instructor of re
ligious literature at the University
of North Carolina, explored at an
assembly on the opening night of
the conference.
Following the session with Dr.
Gitlin the conference went to
the Union for recreation and re
freshments and a brief worship
service to close the day.
Members of the MSM joined
Bennett at Sunday School and
morning vespers, where Dr. Git-
lin’s speech culminated the MSM
conference activities.
Students from High Point, Pfeif
fer, Davidson, A. and T., Greens
boro, Woman’s College, Guilford,
and Bennett Colleges participated
in the activities of the conference.
Bennett Sends Out 63 Teachers
Many of the seniors have gone
out to take their places as “school
marms” in Greensboro schools and
schools in the neighboring com
munities. For a period of six or
eight weeks they will be given an
opportunity to gain practical class
room experiences under expert
guidance and supervision.
These experiences will enable
them to broaden their knowledge
of the actual work of the teacher
in the classroom, in the guidance
program, and in out-of-class ac
tivities. There will be an oppor
tunity for them to learn of the
role that the teacher must play
and the responsibility which she
must assume in connection with
students, co-workers, and the
community.
The elementary education ma
jors have been assigned to four
schools in the city and to the Se-
dalia and Pleasant Grove High
Schools. The assignments are as
follows:
JONESBORO SCHOOL: Bar
bara Babbs and Marie Hawkins.
SEDALIA HIGH SCHOOL:
(Mrs.) Helen Cumbo Cook.
J. C. PRICE: Maxine Gilchrist,
Nannie Pinnix, Charlotte Brown,
Ruby Wright, Bernadine Wheeler,
Floydelia Farrish, and Ida John
son.
WASHINGTON STREET: Ger
trude Gill, Felishia Thornton,
Juanita Martin, Juanita McLeod,
Evelyn King, Dorothy Sanders,
and (Mrs.) Elestins Drayton Pow
ell.
PLEASANT GROVE HIGH
SCHOOL: Edna Jeffries.
CHARLES MOORE SCHOOL:
Delores Cox, Della Thomas, Ge
neva Porter, and Delores Barnes.
The secondary education majors
are assigned as follows:
LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL: Lila Barber, Adelia
Hammond, Josephine Hunter,
Shirley Reamey, and Irene Rus
sell.
DUDLEY HIGH SCHOOL: Bar
bara Brown, Mary Brown, Odessa
Brincefield, Loretta Free, Alice
Ann Foster, Mary Graham, Ruby
Grant, Charlie Harvey, Lois In
gram, Doris Humphrey, Emily
Montgomery, Christine Oliver,
Ruth Reese, Nurry Turner, and
Wilhelmenia Webb.
RENA BULLOCK: (Mrs.) Bet
ty Davidson, Dorothy Robinson,
and Ellen Perry.
Commending the faith and spir
it of the founders of Bennett, Miss
Dorothy Height, a staff member
in the leadership department of
the Y. W. C. A., delivered the an
nual Founder’s Day address on
November 11.
Along with praising Dr. and
Mrs. David D. Jones for their ded
ication to the college. Miss Height
paid tribute to Dr. Player. “It is a
tribute to Dr. Player that one can
be so devoted to service above
herself.”
The speaker brought out the
point that while many were ques
tioning the value of higher edu
cation for Negro women, the
founders of this college had faith
in the dignity and worth of every
human being. With this ideal in
mind, they established Bennett.
Miss Height stressed the com
plexity of the modern world, ex
pressing the opinion that adults,
as well as young people, should
face difficulties together. Women
can no longer influence the com
munity by remaining in the home.
They, too, must assume responsi
bility and cooperate with each
other. In this materialistic age, it
is important for them not only to
study the teachings of Christ, but
to live by them.
On the su'ojoct of invegraaon,
she declared that regardless of the
decision of the Supreme Court,
our fate depends upon ourselves.
Persons who are either too bitter
or too satisfied with their fate
have little to contribute to the
cause of equal rights.
Miss Height advised students
that the basic human needs are the
same as they were in the past, but
the factors affecting those needs
have become much more complex.
The Bennett girl should see her
purpose clearly, measure herself
against the needs of the world,
and offer her services to the world.
J. C. PRICE SCHOOL: Delores
Douglass, Juanita Jackson, and
Robbie Morgan.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN COL
LEGE: Cornelia McCoy and Bea
trice Sanders.
MATHER ACADEMY, Camden,
S. C.: Henrietta Brevard and Eliz
abeth Garrett.
DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL, Lex
ington, N. C.: Madie Skeens.
PRICE HIGH SCHOOL, Salis
bury, N. C.: Grace Grant.
DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL,
Leaksville, N. C.: Gertrude Miil-
ner.
SEDALIA HIGH SCHOOL, Se-
dalia, N. C.: Lorraine Marshall.
PERSON COUNTY HIGH
SCHOOL, Roxboro, N. C.: Betty
Burgin, and Ruth Me Nair.
CARVER SCHOOL, Winston-
Salem, N. C.: Marion Bowman and
Emma Lea Dunston.
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL,
Chapel Hill, N. C.: (Mrs.) Clara
Perry.
WM. PENN HIGH SCHOOL,
High Point, N. C.: Joyce Ward.
GRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL,
Graham, N. C.: Bernice Lowe.
“Degrees in sociology are espe
cially useful in the work of fhe
Y. W. C. A.,” stated Miss Dorothy
Height in an interview.
Miss Height, herself, is a gradu
ate of N. Y. U., New York, and
because of her valuable experience
with groups she has worked her
way to a national staff position.
The prerequisite for becoming a
“Y” worker is very general. Ex
perience in working with groups
is the main prerequisite. Work as
a junior counselor in a day camp.
Vacation Church School worker,
or advisor to a teen-age group
can serve as the experience neces
sary for becoming a worker in the
Y. W. C. A.
Living
Madonnas
December 11