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THE BENNETT BANNER
‘^Believing that an informed campus is a Key to Democracy**
VOL. XXIX, NO. 4
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
DECEMBER, 1964
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Bennell Presents
The "Living
Madonnas'
The annual “Living Madonnas”
production once again ushered in
the Christmas Season on our
campus on December 6. Consid
erable time and effort was made
to produce this work by the com
bined efforts of the Art, Cloth
ing, Drama, Music, and Mainten
ance Departments.
The theme for this years “Liv
ing Madonnas” production was
“Madonnas of the Cathedrals.”
Eight scenes were portrayed tell
ing the birth of the Christ Child.
Music by the Freshman Choir,
and dramatic readings combined
with the beautiful yoimg ladies
all enhanced the beauty of the
program. The eight scenes were:
I. The Annunciation — Fra An
gelica
II. The Nativity — Sandro Bot-
ticeUi
III. Adoration of the Shepherds
— Martin Schongauer
IV. The Virgin and Child —
Anonymous 16th Century French
Sculptor
V. The Adoration of the Magi
— Pietro Cavallini
VI. Virgin and Child — Gio-
\ anni Bernini
VII. Rest During the Flight In
to Egypt — Master Bertram of
Minden
VIII. Black Virgin — Anony
mous French Sculptor
The “Living Madonnas” Com
mittee was composed of the fol
lowing persons. Mr. James Mc
Millan, Chairman, Mr. Edward
Lowe, Mrs. Carolyn Gaither, Miss
Claudia Finger, Mr. Fred Eady,
Rev, John G. Corry, Mrs. Rosa
Hooker, Mr. Lawrence Rogers,
Mr. Zack BTowning, Miss Eliza
beth Hansberry, and Miss Gloria
Gill.
Scenes From "Living Madonna"
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Morehouse Smgers In
Annual Concert
An enchanted audience watch
ed as the Morehouse Glee Club
practically ran down the aisle of
the Chapel in making their an
nual appearance in concert.
The choir this year, under the
direction of Mr. Wendell Whalum,
rendered many songs of different
categories, each of which brought
applause from the audience.
Marked by variety, the program
included songs from other coun
tries, among which was “Russian
Picnic.” An instrumental .toIo, a
vocal solo, selections by the two
quartets, aU added to the variety.
The audience was filled with
laughter by the comical under
tone of the songs of the quartets.
Culminating the program was
Negro folk music, and a tradition
al “You Better Min’ ” was among
these.
Bennett College choir wiU re
pay this visit in the spring and
conclude this year’s exchange.
HAPPY
NEW YEAR!
STUDENT SENATE CONSIDERS
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT
The December meeting of the
Bennett College Student Senate
was focused on the Economic Op
portunity Act. The discussion was
presented by some members of
the cabinet, who acted as a panel
in informing the body of the
lature of the act.
The panel discussed the “Anti-
Poverty Task Force” which is the
present office carrying on the dy-
lamic role of the Act, while the
permanent office is being estab-
ished.
The Act itself includes several
titled programs all geared toward
attacking the poverty areas of
America and to give “economic
opportunity” to all
The panel presented a discus
sion of the different programs and
stated that the interest to the
Bennett community was how a
program could be started here
which would merit federal funds.
I The specific interest is the work-
Dr. Kenneth Clarke
Speaks At UNC-G
Dr. Kenneth Clarke, New York
City psychologist and head of the
Northside Center, appeared at the
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Dr. Clarke has writ
ten “Prejudice and Your ChUd,”
“Desegregation and Appraisal of
the Evidence,” and is presently
writing “Dark Ghetto.”
He was sponsored by the Grand
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta.
Dr. Clarke’s topic was “What
constitutes a realistic and mean-
Sisterhood Week
Observed On
Campus
The Yuletide season rushes in
many happy moments on the
Bennett College campus. One of
the most beneficial and exciting
occurences was the traditional
Christmas Sisterhood Week, ob
served December 10-17. Some
dorms began the week earlier.
The objective of this observance
was to make each student realize
and regard the significance of her
feUow student. It was also a
stimulus to make the student body
more acutely aware of the Christ
mas spirit.
The week was observed simul
taneously in each dorm and cul
minated with a gala dorm party.
Here the identity of the Christ
mas sister was revealed. At the
beginning of the observance, each
girl pulls a name and throughout
the week secretly does many kind
and benevolent deeds for her.
Some of the deeds included, mak
ing a sister’s bed, or ironing her
blouse, or buying her a soda or
candy bar. Each girl tries to guess
exactly who her Christmas sister
is, but many times fails to do so.
The girls get a big “charge” out
of this observance and really
gain a good deal.
Can you imagine getting your
roommate for your “sister”?
Staff Member Tells
About World Trip
Mrs. Estelle Eaton, residence
director of Memer Hall, talked
informally to the student body on
Friday, December 5, of her trip
around the world. She mentioned
ingful Guidance program for Ne- such countries as Malaya, Thai-
study program. This program is
designed to grant funds to institu
tions of higher learning so that
they may provide part-time em
ployment up to 15 hours a v/eek
for students who come from low-
income families.
Suggestions arising from the
body as to how such an employ
ment program could be set up in
cluded: hiring waitresses in the
dining hall, hiring another self-
study committee for the coming
summer, hiring girls to be labora
tory assistants in schools, (junior
high and high) of the city. Other
suggestions were also made.
These suggestions wUl be sent
to Washington along with all
others which are turned in to the
President of the Senate, Marilyn
Mackel. These will be evaluated
and then Bennett will be inform-
gro youth in America?”
Some points introduced were:
The nature of the contemporary
world, which Included change
psychologically, technologically,
and in the removal of the popu
lation to urban areas. Major fac
tors in the change of status in
clude breakdown of colonialism,
rise of communism, rising resist
ance on the part of the American
Negro.
“Society has become more af
fluent. There is more poverty,
more leisure.”
The plan for Guidance of Negro
youth includes preparation of
youth for participation in the
land, Egypt, Siyria, Japan, and
others.
She explained that her trip
was arranged by SITA, Student
International Travel Agency. The
trip was not a straight course
around the globe but aimed to
touch all points of importance
for tourists.
She talked of the Holy Land
and brought back water from the
River Jordan. She brought back
other souvenirs which were on
display. A collection of dolls is
on display in the Home Econom
ics show case.
Mrs. Eaton delighted the audi
ence with some of her experiences
world. In planning such a pro- in different sections. She describ-
gram, one must be aware of the
damage that has already been
done, the intolerable burden ol
the Negro personally and socially
and the inescapable threat of in
feriority. The fact is that Ne
groes have confronted these prob
lems by aggression, hostility, foul
exhibitions!!
Some present conditions include
problems presented by racism,
woefully inferior schools, nation-
ed many countries and said that
she could not begin to touch upon
the many points that she would
have desired to.
Many students chatted with
Mrs. Eaton after the program
about the trip while others re
viewed treasures of the trip.
ed as to whether it wUl be allotted al disgrace, underemployment and
funds to begin the program on | unemployment,
campus. If there is a positive eval- | Education of the Negro must
uation, tjie program will go into be quickly re-newed. There is
effect in January of 1965. hope in the Economic Opportun
ity Act. The youth must realize
the seriousness of the matter, must
see a job ahead and do it.
“He must mobilize all resources.
There is no way to provide Guid
ance and Counseling until we up-
rate the total society of Educa-
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