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Page Two THE BENNETT BANNER OCTOBER, 1961 THE BENNETT BANNER Published Monthly by the Students of Bennett College Greensboro, North Carolina Ten Cents A Copy $1.00 Per Subscription Editor-In-Chief DOROTHY BACON Associate Editor BARBARA WHITFIELD Social Editor ANNIE ROBINSON Interesting Jobs During Summer, Held By Students News Editor LULA GOOLSBY Exchange Editor VIVIAN KIRVEN PATSY GILREATH GRACIE JONES CARRIE BUCHANAN Advertising Manager GLORIA LEE Circulation Manager LINDA POWELL Literary-Arts Editors Fashions Cartoonists STAFF OLLIE JOHNSON FANNIE DAVTS ALMA PINNIX Hazel Abron, Nancy Wiggins, Patricia Brown, Dorothy Worthy, Nettie Crawford, Diane Caldwell, Imeldia Campbell, Gwendolyn George, Mary Frances Lane. WELCOME!! The Bennett Banner staff greets all members of the Bennett College Family as we begin another academic year. With an ever increasing demand for high achievement, all of US are anxious to make the most of our time and to extend aur learning experiences to many unexplored areas. We wel come you to a year of unlimited opportunities and challenges. As the official organ of student expression, the Bennett Banner seeks to serve each student. Our efforts are directed toward your enjoyment. Much time and energy are expended ill the preparation of each issue. The staff welcomes your "pSjrtlcipatibii, letters, and constructive criticism. THE UNDERTAKING The sublimity of character of those who are truly edu cated and of those who are promoters of world peace and brotherhood electrifies the lives of students throughout the lyorld. The portals of college campuses everywhere began their school year recently with thousands of such ambitious students having to be rejected because of overcrowdedness and because many did not measure up to the high standards that are demanded. Excellence is necessary in all areas of the college experience that we undertake. One is responsible for his own success or failure. The student’s outcome is de termined by his initiative. The college strives to meet the needs of the student by various means. There are many catalytic agents to guide you toward total individual fulfillment. The world is in a state of turmoil. The United Nation? faces a major crisis. Will it survive? The future of humanity is being weighed on the scales by many nations and diverse peoples. Shall “international anarchy” be the cause of World War III? The result of such a nuclear war would be mass devastation and destruction. Most of us still dream of a “Utopia.” The state of the world today does not brighten our dream, but we contend, that *006 could not be living in a better day. Ours is not only an undertaking for excellence in the iicademic sphere; but, our student generation has a respon sibility as part of the United States citizenry. Let us get busy writing our local, state, and national political represen tatives. Make them aware of our understandings, our concern, •and our proposals. Ours is the UNDERTAKING which answers the call to academic excellence and good citizenship. This is an UNDER TAKING of prime importance.—DB Our Readers Write ... Dear Editor, The Bennett College Church School extends a warm welcome to the students this year and en courages them to attend Church •■■School sessions held in Jones and Memer Halls at 9:30 each Sun day morning. An example of the dynamic and informative program which the '■Church School endeavors to exe cute this year may be seen in its initial joint-session worship ser vice, “Meditation through Music,” in which those persons present gained some insight into the in fluence of the fine arts in the Christian Church. The following Sunday a panel discussion en titled “What I Believe and Why,” instigated an extremely thought- provoking group discussion. These are only examples of this year’s program which can only be carried out successfully with the aid of student participation. EZELL BRADY, Church School Supt Every summer each one of us recalls some of the memorable events that occurred during our vacations. A few girls eagerly shared their summer experiences with us, and we in turn, would like to share them with you. Joenelle Brown ,who is a sen ior sociology major from Charles- 'ton, South Carolina, worked as a summer assistant to the Director of Branches, Gloster E. Currant, in the National Office of the N.A.A.C.F. in New York City. One of the projects of the National Office was to hire students this summer and Joenelle was fortu nate enough to be among those hired. Her work corresponded closely to her title, but she cites the tre mendous amount of research she had to do as one of the unique aspects of her job. She found the atmosphere slightly different from the stereotype most people have of offices. Everyone was constantly on the go and because the pace was so rapid, no one was allowed to set tle into a quiet contented state. Boredom was not known. This might be attributed to the very important work that the N.AA.C.P. is doing. Joenelle found her work inter esting, exciting, and challenging. She was able to meet many of the top N.A.A.C.P. officials and many well-known entertainers ■ who do benefit performances for i this very worthwhile organiza-! fdon. As we all know, Joenelle is the president of our campus Chapter of the N.A.A.C.P. She feels that her summer work will be very helpful to her this school y«ar. Celestine Miller worked as a secretary in the Circulation Rec ords Office of the Queens Borough Public Library in Fluishing, New York, on Long Island. She got this job by applying at the library which is under the auspices of the city. They were seeking qualified college students with experience in business education and library science. She also had to pass an exam. Celestine’s main responsibility was to type and send letters to the patrons of the fifty-two branch library on Long Island. How ever, she was called upon quite often to use her own initiative and her opinions were asked and accepted. The working conditions were good an§ the pay also. She felt that she owed her success in passing the exam and doing well in her job to her thorough train ing in her major and minor fields. The last of our experiences was given to us by Carolyn Harris, a sophomore elementary education from Sonmierville, Mass. Carolyn spent her summer as a counselor for junior girls at Camp Fleur-de Lis in Fitzwilliam, New Hamp shire. The camp catered to the upper middle class and possessed almost unlimited facilities. The camp is affiliated with the Epis copal Church, but it is open to all denominations. She got her job through an application to the Episcopal Diocese in Massachu setts. Carolyn instructed tennis, arts, and crafts, and dramatics. She thoroughly enjoyed the work. The camp atmosphere was very pleasant and she found the camp ers extremely well-mannered Carolyn feels that the rather low pay was compensated for by the fact that she was able to vacation as she worked. In addition to the experiences already mentioned she counts the knowledge gained from working with girls of the age group of her college majors will be extrewiely helpfuL AS I SEE IT By Ollie Johnson Man learns from one war how to fear the next one even more. Valdivar. October 24 is United Nations Day. According to the Southern Edu cation Reporting Service six col leges in the South admitted Ne groes for the first time this fall; Georgia Tech, Duke University, Oklahoma Christian College, Mars Hill College, Charlotte College, and Davidson College. ‘Don’t Be A Library Book StealerJ L It’s Unsanitary Anyway Rebellion is in the air at Ben nett College. Everywhere groups are clustered, airing out new ideas and discoveries. The electric spirit of the times is final ly catching on and apathy is fast losing ground. Words like ‘‘last World War,” “now,” and “new age” provoke open discussion be tween student and faculty. The Bennett family is realizing that Victorian principles are out of harmony with a vow of propos ed modernity. Rules and regula tions which were once a necessity are now realized to be antiquated. It is being recognized that young women, mature enough to leave home to be educated, are mature enough to make some de cisions on their own. There is an almost desperate longing for im- conditional freedom and a desire to be accredited with an intelli gence capable of coping with their freedom. “Limited freedom” and “con trolled freedom” are words which sound suspicious. They carry with them the connotation of re striction. With an uneasy future looming ahead and with unmen tionable problems to face, the Bennett College young woman does not want thfis foundation. She desires to : start preparing for her future Which will be characterized by >pomplete free dom that will be paralleled by significant responsibilities. A StphoHwe^s-^ Reflections It feels funny, the transition from freshman to upperclassman. My sophomore, junior and senior sisters will agree, behind closed doors, that it is sometimes terri fying. Contrary to popular opin ion, this feeling comes not when the wary sophomore walks into Reynolds Hall and discovers that her neighbors are stoic seniors who are really warm and open, but when one realizes that there is finally someone on campus who knows just a little bit less than you. It’s really surprising to notice the sophomore’s reactions to the new students. With all intentions of innocence,, the shaky “hi” is meekly spoken. The head is thrown high in an air of superi ority, the shoulders are held a lit tle straighter than usual. All this is done unintentionally. “Yes, I’ll show you where the Union is,” rather stiltedly. So now I’m an upperclasman and through some mysterious manner, I find that there are still some very strict but on the other hand vague rules and modes of action to which the upperclass man must also adhere. I finH that despite the rules and man ners, being in this position is de sired; however, it necessitates individual discipline. This status also demands re spect for freshmen, but not the kind evoked by a feeling of su periority. One’s respect should be kindled by love and understand ing. So, upperclassmen, hold your head high, but remember that you were once a freshman who did not know where the Student Union was and who did not know when dinner was served. —Barbara Whitfield
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