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PAGE FOUR BENNETT BAITER TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, I96S Andrea Mast Says Malcolm Was True Leader Of The Black Movement By ROY LEE SKINNEI'. While browsing through the Nov. 1967-Jan. 1968 issues of “Readers and Writers,” a mag azine containing short stories, art forms and film controversy by talented, young artists of to day, I came across an essay written by Andrea Mast, a ’66 Bennett graduate. The junior and senior class es here will not have to look in their old yearbooks to remem ber Andrea! While at Bennett, she majored in English and ex celled at writing and acting, as well as possessing an inquisitive and debative genius. After reading the article, “Malcolm X Made Me Feel Proud,” I must admit that An drea is still continuing in her dynamic and inquisitive man ner, In the article she expressed her reactions while reading his autobiography and the resulting pride she felt in being black af ter completing the book. Because of Malcolm’s atti tude toward the Muslims ex pressed near the conclusion of his book, and her viewpoint that the Muslims were in some way implicated with Malcolm X’s murder, she decided to visit a mosque and to see them for herself. She related her exper ience at the mosque and the rou tine treatment she and a friend received before being admitted in a very descriptive manner, filled with humorous criticism, and marked by a very serious connotation. Disappointed by the mosque and unmoved by the re ligion of the Black Muslims, she could very easily see, she said, why Malcolm had left the sect and “was trying to reshape a twisted outlook, throw out fte lies, unite the blacks, recognize the goodness in some non-white people and pull away from a quasi-religion which started out as a noble ideal promoting black, race pride and ended up a gyp- jive, a hoodwink, a Father-Di vine, Daddy-Gracing exploitation of the very race it sought to find.” Inrvconclusion, she remember ed fealcolm’s search to restore this sense of unity and pride in black people and wondered also- “What can 1 do?” The article served a multi purpose — it showed her writing ability, gave her views on a rel evant happening of today, the black movement, and her search to take a meaningful part in this movement. If she were here, I am sure, in her familiar inquir ing manner, she would ask, “What can you do?” Belle of Beauty: Bennett Belle, LaRose Saxon, strikes the pose that helped her win the title of ‘Miss Tan Columbia’ Bennett Belle Wins S,C. Beauty Pageant Faculty Profile Mathematician W rites Poetry As One Of Many Hobbies Bennett is known for its many Bennett “Belles.” One Bennett “Belle,” La Rose Saxon, is also known by many as “Miss Tan South Carolina.” La Rose, a native of Orangeburg, S.C., be came a freshman at Bennett this September. Anyone who knows La Rose can see how she easily won the title. In auditioning for the Miss Tan Columbia pageant, La Rose walked away with first prize in the evening gown, bathing suit, and talent competition. When she went to Dallas, Texas, to com pete for the Mi^s Tan America Pageant last August, she came in first place in the evening gown competition, and second in the bathing suit competition. In the talent competition. La Rose did a ballet number from excerpts of “Swan Lake.” De spite a swollen ankle she took first place in that competition. However, she lost points on the question - answer competition because she was nervous, ^iss Saxon was fourth runner-up in the Miss Tan America Pageant, but it was said that she was the only contestant scoring hig^i on all phases of competition. La Rose won a small scholar ship, many trophies and certifi cates and several gifts. She also has a contract to model in Texas and an advertising appearance in New York during the Christmas holidays. When La Rose is not winning beauty contests, she likes to sing, play the piano, act, and swim. Nancy Clapp, exchange stu dent, shows how well she has adjusted to the Bennett life as she poses with her dorm-mate, Jo-Ann Murrow„ Exchange Shows Nancy Clapp, from Portland, Connecticut, is an exchange stu dent who finds adjusting to the tempo of Bennett life easy. Nan cy, a junior Sociology major, commented that she was im pressed by the resemblance of Bennett to her school, Mac- Murray College. “MacMurray, located in Jacksonville, 111., is also a Methodist school, and we have an Annie Merner Chap el exactly like |he Annie Mer ner Pfeiffer Chapel.” These sim ilarities probably contribute to Nancy’s lack of difficulty in ad justing to life at Bennett, but she attributes it to the fact that everyone has been friendly and willing to help. Nancy noted that Bennett and MacMurray differ in some re spects, however. MacMurray is a co-educational school with ap proximately eleven hundred stu dents, but this was not the most striking difference to Nancy, “I was really amazed,” she stated, sets m trtfe aoYms, v/e'onlyTiave a television set in the lounge of each dorm at MacMurray.” The desire to “expand” her education is mainly responsible for Nancy’s decision to exchange schools with Doris Scott. “I’m looking for an education~not on ly academic~but, also, through meeting new people,” Nancy hopes to become a part of our college community; thus, fur thering her educational exper ience. It seems as if she is well on her way, because she has al ready expressed a growing ap preciation for “soul music,” Rev. Johnson Visits Campus Rev. Leon Johnson, former custodian of the Student Union Building, was on campus for a brief visit, recently. Sitting in the snack area of the Union, Rev. Johnson shook hands and chatted with members of the faculty and student body. He, also, expressed his hopes of returning to his job in the near future with the aid of a “new leg.” Rev. Johnson’s right leg had to be amputated above the knee because of diabetes. Frosh Sings Sunday, Feb, 3, saw the debut of some 35 young ladies of the Freshman choir into the formal ity and beauty of Evening Ves pers, The choir, under the direc tion of Mr, Edward Lowe, ren dered selections entitled “Praise to the Lord” and “O Magnum Mysterium,” How observant are you? Do you know the new, unfamiliar fa ces of the faculty? If not, let’s become acquainted with a few of them through “Faculty Profile,” Many of you have seen the new male instructor, and wondered who he was. Well, wonder no longer. He is Mr. Cullen Hodge, instructor of Mathematics. He was born in Tulsa, Okla. Since that time, he has been very ac tive as a student and educator. As a student, he attended the University of California at Los Angeles. He received his B.A. Degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his M.A, Degree from McGill Uni versity at Montreal, Canada, He did Post-Graduate study at Ste vens Institute of Technology, Harvard University and Massa chusetts Institute of Technology, As an educator, he taught at Sir George Williams University and McGill University both m Montreal, Canada. Mr Hodge was also a Mathe matician in Flight Research at Edwards Air Force Base in Ed wards, California. He has also done intimate work with Foun dations of X-15 andCanadaiiLtd. He has a daughter who is pres ently studying in Switzerland and a son who is studying in Mon treal, Canada. Like most people, Mr, Hodge has a hobby which is writing short stories and poetry. His favorite food is bouille baise fish, a French soup. His outgoing and understand ing personality has already made quite an impression on his stu dents, so why not let it do the same for you? In Fashions Knits Are Big This Year By DARWIN PRIOLEAU It looks like 1968 is going to be a great year in fashions. The mini-skirt is still going strong but for those who would rather not have their legs shown or who catch cold easily there is the maxi-skirt. The maxi-skirt is the new look, the skirt length is mid calve or ankle length. Knits are big this year, knit dresses, knit skirts, knit hats, and the newest, the knit bathing suit. Black velveteen is what the smart college student is wear- pecially worn with silver and white accessories. For the class room dress, the kilt and the gathered skirt have made a come back, They are especially worn with lacy high - necked, long sleeved blouses from grand-ma’s time, Colorwise, the new trend is black and white. However, the bright and loud colors are still rather popular, but they are em phasized more by strips and wild patterns. Accessories are im portant this season, odd pins, bright colored tights, metal hand bags, and the new stick on ta- toos. The new hair fashion is the return of the ringlets and boun- -ooy ouirla. r'aahion experts feel that the new curly look, some times called the romantic look, will replace the straight look, eventually. So, let’s get with the new fashions flair of 1968, Pfeiffer Girls Present Latest In Fashions By DARWIN PRIOLE\IJ The girls of Pfeiffer Hall pre sented a fashion show recently with some of the fresh young fashions of ’68 being exhibited, covering all phases of fashion. In the lounge wear division, Fannie Carter modeled a cute pair of blue baby doll pajamas, Mae Lois Burns, displaying the royal look, represented the be fore five division of fashion in a smart purple dress which had the appearance of a two-piece en semble, The formal division was highlighted by Judy Keeling who wore a coat and dress ensemble. The coat was white satin, while the dress was emerald green brocade with a fairly high neck line and a low, cut out back, Cheryl Hagans took the semi- formal division in a white crepe dress with sequences around the neckline and the bell sleeves. One of the big fashion trends of the year was modeled by Carol Cotrell, who wore a black velve teen dress with silver stockings and bag. The most unusual outfit at the show was a red wool dress mod eled by Rita Dean. This unique dress could be worn as a regu lar street length dress or as a mini-dress simply by zipping off the bottom piece of the dress using the zipper cleverly hidden under a border of pretty French lace. All the girls who modeled were truly fine examples of some of the best dressed girls on cam pus. But we musn’t forget the people behind the scenes, Jackie Butler and La Rose Saxon who worked hard to present a suc cessful show. Exhibit Held The Home Economics Depart ment exhibited a brilliant display of winter clothing at the Clo-Ski Lodge on Monday and Tuesday, February 5 and 6. The clothes were made by students in Cloth ing Construction, Family Cloth ing, Pattern Study, Costume De sign, and Special Problems in Clothing. At the Grand Opening of the Clo-Ski Lodge on Monday, refreshments were served. The Winter Carnival marks only the beginning for the Home Economics Department, In addi tion to this, there will also be a Spring Carnival held.
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