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Academic Excellence, Our Goal THE BENNETT BANNER “Believing that an informed campus is a Key to Democracy** HIVES VOL. XXV NO. 6 GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROUNA APRiL, 1958 Student Bo Elects New Leaders Nascence Reborn After Absence Poems, stories, essays, and draW' ings—these are some of the crea tive endeavors expected in the forthcoming issue of Nascence. | Making its first appearance ‘ after two years’ absence. Nascence is the “brain-child” of tihe Hu- : manities Division. Editor linda Brown and the editorial staff are working under the direction of Dr. Hobaxt Jar- rett. Art. literature, music, theater arts, dance, plus typists, proof readers, and business compose the departments of the revived maga zine. Articles for the magazine are contributed by members of the staff and by other members of the humanities division who enjoy expression through the arts. A board made up of the advisor, the editor, and a member of each depKartment makes the final choice of articles to appear. Nascence will soon go on sale for ten cents a copy. Watch for the creative expressions of your Bennett sisters and be sure to get a copy! o Editors Give Jormula For Campus Press A panel of five newsmen agreed recently that the college press shares both the rights and responsibilitiets of the general press in its coverage of university affairs The five spoke at a seminar on college journalism sponsored by the Daily Princetonian They incluxled moderator James Kemey Jr., ’33, vice-president and editor, Trenton Times; Edward W. Barrett ’32, Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Colum bia; Barry Biiigham, president and Editor, Louisville Courier- Joxxmal and Louisville Times; William B. Dickinson, assistant managing' editor Philadelphia BtJletin; and Charles B. McCabe, publisher of the New York Daily Mirror. Must Beg:ard Common. Good In answer to questions on the limits of reporting rights within Princetoo, the five members maintained that the Princetonian should have complete freedom. They agreed. However, that de cisions on touchy subjects and stories should be made with re gard for the “good of the entire community.” Stressing the importance of ex panding the editorial page, Mr. Bingham urged the Princetonian to increase its depth coverage of imrwrtance intellectual aspects in the univtrsity. Mr. McCabe warned against the pictures in a newspaper for the iiheer sake of printing a picture. Mr. Dickinson told the editors to be consisterit and more thorough in their coverage of campus news. Dean Barrett said that responsi bility to the university commimity was essential in reporting Prince ton affairs. Not only is this applicaible to the paper at Princeton, but this is true for all college newspapers. EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEWS—Miss Isabel Ksnnedy, of Phiiadelphia, Pa., representing the Department of Special Gifts and Advance of the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church, talks with Bennett College students about summer employment opportunities. Students left to right. Misses Janie Graves, Greensboro, N.C.; Daisy Flowers, Shannon, N. C.; Margirie Wilson, Clinton, N. C.; Do’ores SneUings, Raleigh N. C.; Anita Duckett, Roanoke, Va.; and Clara Carter, Yadkinville, N. C. STUDENT ASSOCIATION URGES FEDERAL AWARDS FOR "ALL MAJORS WASHINGTON—Federal schol- sliir)s awarded on the basis of financial need and in all fields of study were urged by USNSA President Ray Parabee in testi mony presented before the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Speaking for' a majority of the imdergradiuate students enrolled in accredited four-year colleges, the student spokesman presented fonnal test imony at the request of the Com mittee which is condiucting hear ings on “science and education for national defense.” “The U. S. National student Association believes that federal assistance to college students is immediately necessaory for our na tional defense and for the fiillest development of the best minds in this country,” Parabee stated. He recommended that the scholarship program ibe bolstered by other forms of support “which cover both the needs of the college and the individual if we would insure this country of its most vital resource.” He warned against any policy of “either-or” .either aid to the individual or to the institution. Instead he asked for a sufficiently large scholarship program, along with assistance to institutions to aid in expanding faculty and facilities. No Control by U. S. “The Federal Government would provide the appropriations only,” Faratoee said in his prepared text for the Committee, “and would not in any manner have control of policy.” Referring to two specific bills before the Congress (S.3163 spon sored by Sen. H. Alexander Smith, IR-N. J. and S. 3187 sponsored by Sen. Lister HUl, D-Ala.) the 25- year old law student from tlhe University of Texas pointed out that neither of these bills "totally restrict scholarship grants to one field of study, and yet we feel that thfe preference which would be given to science and mathe matics would be an undesiraible form of indirect control and would possibly divert qualified students to areas of study to which they were not 'best suited.” Questioned by Senator Yar borough (D-Texas) concerning the USNSA recommendation that students be free to use their Fed eral scholarsihlp grants at any institution they chose and the subsequent possibility tliat the few “toig-name” institutions would be overcrowded and the smaller schools neglected, Parabee point ed out that the proposed Federal grants would not be so large as to substantially build up a few schools in this manner and that the schools themselves would con tinue to limit the number of stu dents they accepted on the basis of their aJbiUty to educate a cer tain number. Both Senator Yarboroxigh and Senator H. Alexander Smith, who sit on this Senate Committee, commended Faranee and the U. S. National Student Association for the work they are doing in the student community. Senator Smith said "I think you are mak ing a most valuable contribution. You are (thinking about these things and you are contributing from your own experience to the needs of education in this coun try.” Faralbee’s testimony was based Continued On Page Four AKM Entertains Top 20 Frosh As one of its projects to pro mote high scholarship oca the campus Alpha Kapi>a Mu spon sored a get-to-gether for the twenty freshmen having the high est academic standing for the first semester. Bobby Moore, president, and other mjemtoers of AKM at A&T College added to the pleasure of the evening. The affair which was held in Reynolds playroom honored: Esther M. Alexander, Carolyn Y .Bennett, Geraldine Brown, Helen Brown, Linda Brown, Jac queline Daise, Eunice Hawkins, Jean Hayes, Lucy H- Howell, Iris Jeffries, Gwendolyn Mackel, Ellshama Madison, Jo Ann Mar tin, Gloria McKniglit, Freddre Patterson, Charletta Pickering, Idajeanne Robinson, Leacy Belle Shipman, Shirley Thompson, Au drey Williams. 0 Staff Serves As Sponsors On February 5 members of the Bennett Banner newspaper staff served as sponsors for the mid week vesper service. Organ pre ludes were played by the college organist, Clarence E. Whitman. The call to worship was given by Merry Jean Sparrow. Sonia Louden served as narrator of the skit “Our Holy Book,” written and produced by the mem bers of the staff. It told the story of how the Bible takes its present day form with the coming of the machine era. Margaret Bailey gave the clos ing evening prayer. FAYEnEVIUE l BOASTS 'TWO" ; » Jamesena Chaiiners, rising sen'j ior of Fayetteville, polled a ma'- jority of th© votes to becomip presidemt of the Student SenaDfe in the final campus elections hel^ this month. j Her opponent, Jane Williams Winston-Salem, will be vice-pr Ident. Queen Murphy, Fayetteville, won the presidency of the David D. Jones Student Union. Her asr- sistant will be Wilhelmina Bundy of Johnson City, Tennessee. Electedl as student represensta- tive to the Central Committee was Inez Jones, Lenoir. Addle Watson will reign as Queen at the May Day exercises. Other officers for the 1958^59 school year as detenhined by the elections aire: Sylvania Black, secretary of the Senate: Johnsle Adams, treasurer of. the Senate; Blanche Tobuku-Metzger, parllar- mentarian of the Senate: Sarah Lawrence, Sunday school secre tary; Dequincey Johnson, secre tary of the Student Union; Cecile Harrison, Representative to the Union Board of Majaagers; Gloria E. Brown, chairman of Mld-We^ Vespers Committee;, Joan Didler, secretary of Mid-Week Vespers Committee: Anece paison, sup«r- intendent of Surkday jschool; and Carolyn I>avis, Sunday aciiaol pianist. ... These stuident ki^ers will ‘ibe offictaily installed,.at a vesper service in May. Leaders Active Presidtent-elect Chalmers is an English major and music minor. She is a member of the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, Senior Choir, E!ngUsh Club, YWCA, ao- companist for the College Quar tette, and acting co-editor of tlie planned yearbook. Jamesena re cently spent two weeks at Mt. Holyoke, South Hadley, Massa chusetts, as an exchange student. Jane Williams is a chemistry major and biol^ miinor. She rep resented the Methodist Student movement of North Carolina at the Christian Citizenship Seminar held in New York and Washing ton, D. C. Jane is a member of the Science Seminar, Alpha Kap pa Mu, and the Senior Marshal Board. An EtogUsIh major and French minor, Queen Murphy is active in the Modem Language Club, Eng lish CkiS>, and Alpha Kappa Mu. Inez Jones, wlio will serve as the co-ordinator between the ad ministration and the Studeijt Senate, is a pre-medical student She is a member of the Science Seminar, the Marshal Board and Alpha Kappa Mu. o Caagratalations Shirley In recognition of the high au- ademlc record which Shirley Waters has maintained at the col lege, Alpha Kappa Mu inducted her into the society on March 4. o— CREATE SOMETHING NOW!