THE BENNETT BANNER
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^‘Believing that an informed campus is a Key to Democracy**
Wednesday, November 4, 1969
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N.C.
VOL. XXXim NO. 1
Bennett Students Replace
National Student Assoc.
B.C. Joins National
Vietnam Observance
Whether to maintain member,
ship in the NationalStudent Asso
ciation, or to relinquish it and
join SOBU (Student Organization
for Black Unity) and B5UL (Black
Students United for Liberation)
was the chief concern of the stu-
dents present at the first Stu-
dent Senate meeting of the fall
semester,
SOBU’s founding was the re
sult of NSA’s being labeled a
racist organization by black stu
dents who attended the national
conference last February. Since
it was decided that the organiza
tion brought no benefits to black
schools, one that would was a
prime necessity.
BSUL was the outgrowth of
the need for such an organiza-
tion on the state level. The pur-
pses of both organizations are
to unite all black students, and
to coordinate their efforts to
ward liberating black people from
oppression, an act that only uni-
New
Director
The Bennett College choir has
acquired a new director. Mr.
Frank Boulware, a recent addi-
tion to the Bennett faculty, is
a native of Winston-Salem, North
Carolina. Mr. Boulware has stu-
died at Howard University, Te-
xas Southern University, and
Mnahattan School of Music in
New York, where he received
his Bachelor of Music and Mas
ter of Music degrees. His teach
ing experiences include an eight
year period as a music instruc
tor in the New York City public
school system and an interval
as an instructor at A&T State
University.
Mr. Boulware’s first impres
sions of the Bennett choir and
campus in general have been very
favorable. He has indicated that
he is certain that he will find
Bennett students easy to work
with because he has already de-
tected a willingness on their
part to work and learn. Also,
Mr, Boulware has, also, dis
covered that the choir possesses
some outstanding talents who,
he feels could go on to become
concert artists if encouraged.
During this semester, he cites
as his main goal the desire to
develop the talents of the choir
in order that it may become one
of the prime attractions on cam
pus. In being such an attracting
force, Mr, Boulware describes
the choir in terms of a beacon
light which will capture the at
tention and interest of all mem-
bers of the Bennett family as
well as outsiders.
Thought For Today
An oppressed people that does
not aspire to learn how to handle
weapons, only deserves to be
treated as a slave.
---V. I. Lenin
ted efforts can lead to success.
After an hour of discussion,
consisting mainly of questions
concerning the two organizations,
Bennett students proclaimed
themselves members of SOBU
and BSUL by a 332-62 majority
of those present and voting.
Bennett Chosen
Info -center
The need for an information
center of the Black Students Uni
ted for Liberation grew ont of
serveral projects proposed at the
Fall coirference recently con
vened at N.C.A.&T, State Uni
versity, At present, the Greens
boro participating schools are
A. & T., UNC-G and Bennett,
where the main headquarters is a
part of the Student Senate Office.
The center will serve as a cen
tral location from which infor
mation relevant to black people
can diffuse into other parts of
the state. The center will have
filmstrips, booklists, news-
paper and magazine articles, out
standing research papers, speech
recordings, community events,
and project results on hand.
Operation of the information
center will incorporate the sub
mission of information to thft cen
ter, by BSUL representives from
each school, to the mailing cor-
respondent, Patricia Grimsley,
Box 207, Bennett, The center will
keep all the information on file
and readily available to any in
terested group. Information of
major interest will be reprinted
and sent to the various campuses
and groups for distribution.
Like campuses all over the
United States, Bennett took an
active part in the recent nation
wide Vietnam War Moratorium.
Morning classes were suspended
by Dr. Miller since panel dis
cussion and various workshops
were planned for the day.
The panel discussion began
at 10:00 a,m. and lasted for an
hour and a half. The major topic
was the obligation blacks have
to the war and the role they should
play.
It was unanimously agreed a-
mong the panel members that
Americans, and particularly
black Americans, have no busi
ness, whatsoever, in Vietnam,
It was wholeheartedly concurred
among them that the situation in
Vietnam is parallel to that blacks
face in the United States, The
war was described as a civil
war among one nationality of
people, one that can be settled
only by the Vietnamese them
selves.
Alter a brief interchange be.
tween the panel and audience,
the session was adjourned with
attention focused on individual
workshops. These workshops
were concerned with the effects
the war has on the American so-
ciety and further discussion on
the black man’s obligation to the
war.
The exchange of ideas between
faculty and students was scin
tillating. It was one that is often
absent in the everday classroom.
The individuals who spear
headed the moratorium were ple
ased with the participation and
ACP Gives Banner
Second Class Rating
A second class rating was
awarded the Bennett Banner by
the Associated Collegiate Press
at the University of Minnesota
in the 81st All American Criti
cal Service. Approximately 600
newspapers from throughout the
United States were evaluated.
Newspapers published from
January through May were judged
on coverage and content, writ
ing and editing, editorial leader
ship, physical appearance, and
photography. Rating of First
Class (excellent); Second Class
(very good); and Third Class
(good) are given on the basis
of total numerical scores achi-
eved in the five classifications.
“Competition for top rating is
toughter each year,” Otto W.
Quale, ACP executive director
stated. “College editors, wri
ters, and photograjrfiers of to
day and their newspapers re-
fleet this sophistication. There
is more in-depth reporting and
significant editorial content than
was apparent five years ago.”
“It is a responsible press
challenged by great insist to
the problems and progress that
are a part of their lives today.”
Qaule added.
Little Theatre Under Study
By BETTY JONES
There is a new major pro
duction coming soon to the Lit
tle Theatre. It may be called
“Operation Renovation” or “It’s
About Time!” The production
starts painters, carpenters, and
electricians. It is under the dir
ection of the Bennett College
Improvement Budget, :tdL, and is
produced by Time and Energy,
Inc.
The main scenes will be re-
vealed in a setting of new stage
curtains and new cycloramas.
The feature attraction will be the
grand debut of a stage scrim.
This is a think curtain of fine
neeting used for special illustio-
ary effects on stage. This is a
well-needed “something new**
for our dramatic productions.
We only regret that all play
productions by the Bennett Col
lege Little Theatre Guild will be
postoned until this renovation is
completed. However, there will
be other Theatre Guild sponsored
activities outside of the theatre.
Watch for further announcements
concerning this progress, and
Guild sponsored activities.
co-operation that they received,
although the number of students
participating was smalL The
Moratorium proved to be a note
worthy educational experience.
It was suggested by one in
structor that more workshops on
other subjects of interest should
be planned. This could promote
more campus involvement in ex-
tra-campus issues and provide
for a meeting of ideas in free
exchange.-both aides to educa
tion.
BSUL Meet
Is Held At
A & T St.
Recently BSUL (Black Stu.
dents United tor Liberation) met
at A & T State University for
its second annual fall conference.
Various discussion groups were
assembled during the three day
run with topics ranging from
organizing high schools and col
leges, and developing a relevant
black curriculum, to establishing
a BSUL newsletter.
Out of the discussion groups on
organizing high schools and col
leges came proposals of pos
sible ways to orientate entire
campuses toward black aware,
ness. Possible community and
campus projects to l)e Initiated
by black students were consid
ered, Among these were student
co-op b u s i n e s s e s and cultural
festivals.
Ideas on restructuring present
curricula were presented in the
discussion group on developing a
relevant black curricula. One
proposed theory favored radical
modification within existing li
beral arts structures. This
means revamping the liberal arts
courses in such a way that the
contradictions and fallacies of
the American socio-economic
and political structure are hei^-
ten. This also means the addi
tion of courses such as com
munity organization, economic
activism, and pragmatic politics.
A bi-weekly BSUL newsletter
was also established. It is to
be a viable communications link
between as many black students
and universities in North Caro
lina as possible. This communi
cation network’s main function is
to enable black students to be
Informed and also enable them
to act in concert on matters which
directly affect them.
At the closing session of the
conference resolutions were
made and the closing address was
delivered by Brother Howard
Fuller.
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