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THE BENNETT BANNER
The ‘Swinging Scientists’ are, 1. to r., Dr. A. Mansuri, Mr. Scarlette, Dr. I. Miller, Mr. L. Harris, Mrs W. Young, Dr. J.H. Sayles,
Dr. M. Shute (Dr. L. Hankins is not pictured).
Fun Caps Faculty-Staff Talent Show
By MARY HEDRICK
The “full house” who came out
to see the faculty-staff talent
show, “You Won’t Believe It,”
may have been due to the number
of people willing to pay thirty,
five or fifty cents forafewkicks,
but once the show began, more
than amusement was provided.
Many of the participating mem
bers were a little shy of reveal
ing themselves through actual
performance, but did consent to
model some very attractive out-
fits. These included Miss Peanel-
la Hughes, Mrs, Carrie Shute, Dr,
Lela Hankins, Mrs, Queen Bell,
Miss BrendaFlorence, Mr, Willie
Young, and Mr, Lloyd Harris.
Those displaying reading tal
ents were Mr, Fred Eady, who
read a poem in Black dialect, and
Mr, Cullen Hodge who read an
original short story, Mr, Roger
Ingram delivered an “after din
ner speech for all occasions,”
which was very comical.
The “classic” section of the
show was filled by Mrs. LilyKe-
leti who performedapianoselec
tion by Weber, LaRose Saxon, a
sophomore, gave a ballet presen
tation.
No talent show is complete
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CHARLES E. GARTH
Garth To Speak
At Spring Honors
March 6 at 10 p.m., Charles
E. Garth, Professor of Sociology
and Chairman of the Department
of Sociology at Morehouse Col
lege, will be guest speaker at the
annual Spring Honors Convoca.
tion. Professor Garth, during the
early '60s, was the first teacher
from Bennett to participate in the
India Women's College Exchange
Program. He is also credited
with having founded the Saturday
School, which was a tutorial pro-
gram held at Bennett for high
school students in the community.
without somesingingperformers,
and ours was not lacking here.
Miss Mireille de L’Hermuziere
and Miss Isabelle Mounier sang
two refreshing French numbers,
I think everyone, or practically
everyone, was surprised at some
what reserved Dr, Miller singing
romantic “More,” Our “Swing
ing Scientists,” Hankins, Har
ris, Mansuri, Miller, Sayles,
Scarlette, Shute, and Young sang
an original composition by Dr.
Hankins, “We Believe,” Another
student participant, Doris Scott,
sang “Four Women.”
Most of the faculty members
‘laughed out' of the ‘Laugh In',
but Mr. Theodore Carter proved
himself a good sport.
Miss Kathy Salmon, president
of the Science Seminar, was a
very active Go- Go girl.
She and the other members of
the seminar, and the participants
of the show, are to be congratu
lated on their success.
Childrens’ House On Campus
Serves As Observation Lab
By MARY HEDRICK
Most of the students and fac
ulty undoubtedly have seen the
children who attend the Childrens'
House playing within the fenced
area, or attending an occasional
assembly program. It is true that
they spend the hours their parents
are working here, but the Chil
drens’ House is not merely a day
care center as many might think.
The building located to the right
of the new science building is
equipped with the facilities neces
sary for the proper education for
preschool children. It serves as
a laboratory school wherein stu-
dents may observe the growth and
development of young children,
Mrs, Earline Curry, who
serves as director and the kinder,
garten teacher, and Mrs. Cora
Macomson, the nursery teacher
provide enriching opportunities
for the children. Included in the
staff are Mrs. Graves and Miss
Burton, Mrs. Graves has won
the reputation as "best cook on
campus,”
The Childrens’ House provides
employment opportunities for
Bennett students, some who in.
tend to work with young children,
and some who do not; however,
when they leave, they all know
something about the characteris
tics of the preschool child.
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‘^Barefoot’ Roaring Success
The most recent production
by the Theater Guild, “Barefoot
in the Park,” went over as a
“roaring” success judging from
the shrieks of laughter that filled
the Little Theater on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights of last
week. In a number of cases, one
person laughed on Thursday night
Friday night, and again onSatur.
day, and attendance “in tripli
cate” is quite rare on this cam
pus.
The play, a smashing comedy
by Neil Simon was deserving of
all the enthusiastic response it
received from the Bennett audi
ence, which by the way, was not
only Bennett people.
Mr. Eady’s choices are usually
of a more somber mood, although
the lively guild can provide laugh
ter from the most serious of
plots as they have well revealed.
The cast for this play proved
themselves quite adequate in por
traying characterization so dif-
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1969
Recroiting
Schedule
Scheduled visits of Repre-
sentatives in March are:
March 6 - Lansing, Michigan.
Interested in teachers. In
terview hours: 9:00a.m.--
12:00 Noon. (Student
Lounge)
March 7 - Sanford, N.C. In
terested in teachers. In
terview hours: 9:30 a.m,
--4:00 p.m. (StudentLoun
ge)
March 10 - American Tele
phone & Telegraph Com
pany. Interested in all ma
jors particularly English
and Business. Interview
hours: 9:00 a.m. -- 3:30
p.m. (Student Lounge)
March 11 - State Personnel
Service, Raleigh, N.C, In
terested in majors in Psy
chology, and Sociology. In
terviews will be at A&T,
10:00 a.m..-2:00p.m.(Stu
dent Lounge)
March 12 - West Palm Beach,
Fla, Interested in teachers.
Interview hours: 9:00 a,m.
.-12:00 p. m. (Student
Lounge)
March 12 - Berkeley, Cal,
Interested in teachers. In
terview hours: 9:00a.m.-.
12:00 Noon. (Faculty Loun
ge)
ferent from that of previous plays.
There seemed to be no doubt in
anyone’s mind that Hilda Free
man was a perfect Corie Bratter,
She and Gregory Talley won the
hearts of more than a few Bennett
Belles as the young newlyweds.
The other cast members were
equally appealing.
From opinions that have been
voiced throu^out the campus, it
appears that there is an appetite
for more contemporary plays.
A&T’s Student
Leader Explains
Campus Unrest
By MARY F. SHANKS
Feb. 2, Calvin C. Matthews,
student government president at
A&T State University, held a
city-wide press conference. His
purpose was to give “a real ex
planation of why at A&T there has
been student unrest.”
The unrest centered around
student demands. Matthews stated
that student grievances had been
sent through proper channels but
“legitimate grievances are sup
pressed in established channels.”
The primary grievance Matt
hews addressed was the lack of a
black oriented curriculum at a
black university. As it stands now
A&T has only two black courses
and an Afro-American Arts Cen.
ter. In view of the relevance of
black studies he stated: “It is a
sin and a shame that black stu
dents in a black university have
to resort to disruptive tactics to
get a black studies department.
When asked about further ac-
tion on the part of the student
body if student demands were not
acted upon, Matthews’ reply was
that “demands have been decided
upon and are some\»4iat favor
able,”
As for the libel suit being
brought against him and the vice
president of the student body,
Matthews declined to make any
comment,
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Thought
For Today
If grades are not important,
why have an Honors Convocation?
Mary F. Shanks
Bennett College
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