WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1973
THE BENNETT BANNER
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MINORITY HEALTH PROGRAM
SEEKS MORE PARTICIPANTS
COUNSELING CENTER RELOCATES
The Counseling Center pro
vides a program of Profes-
North Carolina has an
acute shortage of health
manpower, particularly from
minority groups in the state.
Many counties have no Black
physicians, though the state’s
population is almost one-
third Black. There are only
65 Black dentists in the whole
of North Carolina, and half
of these are over 50 years
of age (the state’s one school
of dentistry, at University of
North Carolina—Chapel Hill,
has never graduated a Black
person). Statistics on Black
nurses, technicians, pharma
cists, etc., are equally shock
ing. And thert are even fewer
Indian health personnel,
though North Carolina has
one of the largest Indian pop
ulations in the country
The North Carolina Health
Manpower Development Pro
gram, with offices in the Old
Nurses Dorm, University of
North Carolina, is working to
increase the numbers of
Blacks, Indians, and disad
vantaged whites who enter
professional health training
and find jobs in health in
North Carolina. Directed by
Mrs. Eva Clayton, the pro
gram sponsors a “Summer
Program in Health Sciences”
at UNC-CH, for minority and
disadvantaged stunents in
terested in health profession
al training, and is planning to
open a similar program at
Western Carolina University
in summer 1&73. In addition,
the Health Mlanpower De
velopment Program does
health career recruitment and
counseling at North Carolina
Central University and works
closely with the student-led
Health Careers Organization
at UNC-CH, enrouraging mi
nority students at UNC to go
into health. Plans are to ex
pand recruitment and coun
seling for health careers to
Elizabeth City State Univer
sity and Pembroke Univer
sity within the next few
months.
The Health Manpower De
velopment Program is under
a policy-making consortium
of educational and commiun-
ity service institutions, chair
ed by Dr. Cecil G. Sheps,
UNC Vice-Chancellor for
Health Affairs. The program
works closely with UNC
minority enrollment in these
schools. Partly as a result of
their joint efforts, minority
enrollment in the freshman
class of the UNC School of
Medicine has increased from
3 in 1969 (out of a total of
85) to 17 in 1972 (out of a
total of 110). The UNC
School of Public Health is
committed to increase mi
nority enrollment from 4 per
cent in 1971 to 15 percent in
1973. The School of Dentistry
now has one Black Student
enrolled, who wUl probably
be the first Black to grad
uate in dentistry in the state
of North Carolina.
Information on health train
ing opportunities at UNC and
elsewhere in North Carolina,
and on admissions require
ments, application procedures,
training costs, scholarships,
and job opportunities is avail
able to both students and
counselors from the Health
Manpower Development Pro
gram.. Interested students
can write the Health Man
power Development Program,
Old Nurses Dorm, University
of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, N. C. 27514, or call 966-
3126.
On Saturday, January 20,
1973, Amilcar Cabral, leader
of the revolutionary move
ment in Guinea Bissau was
assassinated in front of his
residence.
What significance does this
have for Black people here
in America, in Greensboro,
at Bennett College? Should
we mourn, should we get
angry, should we ignore it?
A considerable number of
Black people in Greensboro
and other places in this coun
try chose not to ignore it, nor
to lose themselves in anger
over yet another attempt by
racist forces to cut off the
African right for freedom by
cutting down the leader.
Sunday afternoon, January
28, 1973, Black people here
who support the world-wide
struggle for the -liberation of
African peoples paused to pay
tribute to Amilcar Cabral —
just as Black people have
paused many times in our
history in honor of slain lead
ers, Malcolm X and Martin
Luther King, Jr., Medgar
Evars, Fred Hampton to
name only a few; just as the
white nationalists paused at
this same time to honor theii
dead leader, Lyndon B. John
son.
sional Services.
This includes vocation, ed
ucational, and therapeutic
counseling; individual test
ing; and informational serv
ices.
Counseling
Personal Counseling is
available to all students
through the Counseling Cen
ter. Typical reasons for seek
ing counsel include vocation
al or educational planning,
study problems, and personal
concerns. Counseling can pro
vide a student with an oppor
tunity to discuss any personal
concern with a professionally
trained person. Since the con
tent of each counseling ses
sion is confidential, a stu
dent can feel free to examine
all aspects of her situation.
She may prefer to talk with
Dr. Heiney, our Counseling
Psychologist or Mrs. Ander
son, Counselor in the Coun
seling Center. You may find
it more helpful to join a small
counseling group that is now
mcs Club at three in the
afternoon. And although the
people there were sorrowed
by the loss of another strong
and uncompromising leader
in the African struggle, the
occasion marked a moment of
re-dedication to working
harder to win the battle that
Cabral, too was waging.
LaMaurice Hunter, a re
cent graduate of A&T State
University, Mark Smith of
the Youth Organization for
Black Unity (LOBU), Owusu
Sadaukai, Mwlimu Mkuu of
Malcolm X Liberation Uni
versity and Abiola Sayyidai
of the A&T YOBU Unit, all
speaking to the meaning of
Cabral’s death for Black
people, called upon Brothers
and Sisters to change the
course of our history—through
working to gain political
power.
Mark Smith noted that “our
history is full of tributes to
slain leaders both in the U.S.
and Africa because of the
strength of American and
European powers.” He raised
the question to all Black
people, “What can we do to
cripple that power?” The
answer for us here obviously
lies in the development of
a united politically strong
Black community that can
challenge that power on the
U.S. front.
Owusu Sadaukai spoke of
cur people’s reaction to the
deaths of our leaders saying
that “death does not immo
bilize us the way it used to
and this is positive because
the struggle must go on even
in the absence of any particu
lar leader.” But he went on
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TIME TO MAKE
LOAN APPLICATIONS
All students planning on
applying for guaranteed
student loans (loans from
banks) for the school year
1973-74 must apply early
(to the banks). The new
rules state that the banks
will take longer to process
applications—so you shauld
start applying now.
being organized. Groups pro
vide more opportunity to
leam about the problems and
solutions of other students,
while individual counseling
may make it eahier for the
student to examine her own
individual situation. Some
times both forms of counsel
ing are recommended.
Testing
A student may desire test
ing to gain a better under
standing of herself. Tests,
with counseling, can some
times help one identify apti
tude, interest, or personality
traits that may be important
in educational and vocational
planning, or in the solution of
personal problems.
Infcrmation Service
The Information Service is
that part of the Counseling
Center’s program which
makes available a wide range
of material to assist individ
uals in developing their oc
cupational, educational, and
personal-social attitudes and
plans. Information is provid
ed as a basis for making im
mediate decisions as well as
long-range choices.
The Information Service
may be sununarized as fol
lows:
1. To supply information to
Geraldine Williams came to
Connecticut General as a
trainee in the Actuarial De
velopment Programs — of
particular interest to Math
majors. Completion means
Fellowship in the Society of
Actuaries. In the meantime,
Gerri is learning what makes
CG tick by working in vari
ous departments under the
work-study rotation program.
She is an honors graduate of
Bennett College with a BS
in Mathematics, and achieved
membership in high school,
Individuals in order to in
crease their knowledge in
occupational, educational, so
cial and personal areas, as
well as to assist each person
in the identification of specific
choices that might be realis
tic for her.
2. To make avaQable to the
individual information on
present and potential alienw-
tives.
3. To facilitate the individ
ual’s understanding of her
present circumstance and p«-
tention developments.
4. To supply comprehen
sive information to enable an
individual to make immediate
choices, while also providing
information for considering
long-range alternatives.
To assist the individual
in obtaining information
necessary for increasing
awareness of herself and her
present and potential environ
ments.
All students are encourag
ed to visit the Counseling
Center often. See what we
are doing. We are located at
the corner of Bennett, off the
Washington Street extension,
next to the Student Union
Building.
Open house is anytime you
can come.
college and national honors
societies. At Bennett, she
took part in the school’s Sci
ence Seminar by aiding in
the Instruction of underpriv
ileged children.
Gerri says of her decision
to come to Connecticut Gen
eral, “1 felt that being black
and a woman would make
no difference in how far 1
could progress in my career.
It would be strictly up to me
as a person and I would be
given every opportunity.”
It was held at the Cos-
1973
1873
This is the 1973 Centennial Charm
This once in a lifetime offer may be purchased in
sterling silver or 10k gold directly from the Alumnae
Office.
10k gold $25.00
Silver 15.00
Please make checks payable to Bennett College
Loyalty Fund.
PAIGC PAY TRIBUTE TO
AMILCAR CABRAL AT MEETING
CALENDAR OF MUSICAL EVENTS
1972-1973
Second Semester
15 Thursday, 3:10 p.m. Lecture-Demonstration:
UNC-GSchool of Music “Teaching Basic Elements of
Music Through Black Gospel
Music”; Mary Jane Crawford,
Lecturer
Bennett College Gospel Choir
18 Sunday, 11:00 Hay St. Meth. Bennett College Choir
Church and 3:00 John Wesley
Church (Fayetteville)
22 Thursday, 4:00 p.m. Performance Seminar
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel Music Majors and Minors
Senior Recital
Treda Berry, Mezzo Soprano
MARCH
4 Sunday, 8:00 p.m. Bennett College Community
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel Chorus, A German Requiem,
Brahms; Dr. Wendel P. Whal-
um. Guest Conductor
25 Sunday, 4:00 p.m. Senior Recital
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel Gail Taliaferro, Soprano
2S Thursday, 4:00 p.m. Performance Seminar
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel Music Majors and Minors
APRIL
6 Saturday, 8:00 p.m. Student Honors Recital
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel
8 Sunday, 4:00 p.m. Senior Recital
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel Loyce Harper, Organ
11 Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. Bennett College Faculty Trio
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel
29 Sunday, 7:00 p.m. Children’s Choir Concert
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel
MAY
5 Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Bennett College Choir Con-
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel cert
72 GRAD MAKES GOOD!