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THE BENNETT BANNER
“Believing that an informed campus is a Key to Democracy
June McMechen
Soprano, Oct. 21
VOL. XXVI, NO. I
GREENSBORO. NORTH CAROLINA
OCTOBER, 1960
Largest Freshman Class Here
Faculty - Staff
Students Hold
Conferences
With the themes: ■"Emphasizing
Unified Learning and Evaluation
in Individual Education” and “So
cial Action and Responsible Chris
tian Leadership,” faculty, staff,
and student leaders held the an
nual fall conferences from Sep
tember 8 - 15.
Mrs. Esther Raushenbush, of
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronx-
ville. New York, served as facul
ty consultant. Speaking at the
closing session of the conference,
Mrs. Raushenbush stated tha>
“We never find a college program
or system that is perfect. We find
one that best suits our needs and
try to make it work.”
Because most of the discussions
during the five-day conference
centered around the freshman and
sophomore core programs—the
lower college—Mrs. Raushenbush
pointed out that the real test of
any such program is what type of
student is produced for the junior
and senior years. “The best judg-
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189 Freshmen From
23 States Enrolled
Students coming from eight for
eign countries and 23 states are
now enrolled at Bennett. Of the
eight countries represented five
are members of the freshman
class. Countries represented are
Kenya, American Samoa, Sierrj
Leone, West Africa, Bahamas, Ger
many, Jamaica, West Indies;
Jamestown, Africa, and Liberia,
Africa.
Miss Elisapeta Saelua, fresh
man, is from American Samoa and
has been awarded an internation
al scholarship by the college with
further aid from the Department
of Education of the government of
American Samoa. She plans to
major in business education.
The 1964 class also includes
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21 Persons Added
To Faculty Staff
For 1960-61 Year
The appointment of twenty-one
persons to the faculty and staff
it Bennett and the return of two
others from leaves of absence in
creases the total faculty to 51 and
che staff to 41 members. Seven of
;he appointees are teaching in the
humanities division, three are in
the social science division and one
in the science field.
Returning to the campus alter
a year’s leave of absence are the
Rev. and Mrs. John L. Bryan. The
aev. Bryan has resumed duties as
he director of religious activities
svhile Mrs. Bryan serves as an in
structor in library science.
Dr. Eda Lou Walton is a Whit-
ley Visiting Professor in English.
Jntil her retirement in 1959, she
erved as associate professor in
inglish at New York University.
3he has taught modem English,
.\merican poetry and literature
.nd has contributed numerous
book reviews and poetry to some
>f the nation’s leading publica
tions. Dr. Walton earned her Ph.
D. at the University of California.
A native of British India, Dr.
Margaret E. Sewell earned her
?h. D. in 19th Century literature
it Newnham College in England.
Dr. Sewell has publishsd ;evtral
Dooks of short stories and poems
and novels. She has done Uterary
research at Ohio State Univer
sity, served as visiting lecturer in
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tiere are 18 of ihe 21 new members of the faculty and staff at Bennett. Left to no,n, u,e yjnst
row) Miss Evelyn Willis, testing and psychology, Mrs. Dorothy Minor, stenographer-, Dr. Margaret
E. Sewell, English; Dr. Eda Walton, Whittiey Visiting Professor in English-, Mrs. Riibye T. Davis,
commercial educatio7v. Second row: Mrs. Rena D. (iodbolt, secretary; Miss Paidine (juest. Assistant,
Stenoirraphic Pool-, Miss Florinell Washington, Psychology; Miss Ada Tonkins, residence hall per
sonnel director; third row: Mrs. Marion LeGrand, residence hall personnel director-. Miss Carolyn
piogerSj director, stenographic pool; Miss Ethel Graves, residence hall personnel director, Miss
aret Roberts, assistant, records office; Miss Ruby Wilson, residence hall personnel director; back
row: Leo Lederer, modern languages: Charles L. Garth, sociology instructor; Murray Robins, mathe
matics and Russian; Miss Nina Hodge, English. Not shown are James V. Herring, art; Mrs. Mary B.
Robbins, snack bar, and Miss Charlotte Alston, music.
NEWS IN BRIEF
VESPER COMMITTEE
SPONSORS SERVICE
The first mid-week vesper ser
vice was held September 21 in
Pfeiffer Chapel under the auspices
of the Mid-Week Vespers Com
mittee. Using the theme “What
Chapel Means to Me,” Misses Les
lie Doty, Rosalie Stanley, and
Saundra McBride provided
thoughts for meditation by dis
cussing the aspects of architect-
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Freshman Class—Here are the members of the class of ’64 gathered for a group picture. There are 189, largest in history.
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