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Page Four B«hmK Cultogi THE BENNETT BANNER Qrwn»ei»H6; - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1974 Freshman Studies Initiated Campus Drunks, Stolen Goods Termed "Routine'' (Continued from page 1) tract Browning said, “The contract will be terminated when the ad ministration feels the campus is secure.” He also stated that the regular security guards were recruited either through employment agen cies, personal contact or friends. When Browning was asked about the salaries of the campus police he declined to answer say ing this would be “misleading” but admitted that the national average for campus police is $6,500. He disclosed that the Ben nett police were underpaid. Commenting on the complaints made by students, he said that there have been infrequent serious incidents in the past few years such as the beating of students by boy friends, molestation and cut screens. Other complaints that he termed “routine” were disorderly conduct of drunks on campus, stolen goods and the problem of not being able to find security guards when they are needed. He said that the co-operation of students was essential. Browning stressed that the random disre gard of students of campus rules and regulations did not help to in sure security. He further stated that although all dorm exits are checked by security guards at reg ular intervals during the night, students still persist on leaving side-doors propped open. Among students there is an at mosphere of apathy concerning the whole situation. They have lost confidence in the ability of the se curity guards to act promptly and effectively. As one student put it, “I have more confidence in my ability to get out of any tight sit uation than waste time depending on calling them (security) to do nothing and make me feel cheap at the same time!” The last incident of a campus break-in occurred at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, September 15, in Cone Hall, on the second floor. Deborah Beale and her friends were con fronted by two men whom they had never seen before. Asked to leave, the men refused. After threatening the men with a clothes iron, they were able to make them leave while another friend ran for campus security. When the three guards arrived, the men were found standing on the porch of Cone Hall. The men were then allowed to leave with out questioning or apprehension. Later, Deborah claimed that in the presence of a number of stu dents one security guard remark ed, “I am not here to protect you anyway and if it happens again I would handle it the same way.” This was later denied by that se curity guard. A new program has been initi ated to help freshman through that first trying year. It’s called Fresh man Studies and is directed by Miss Dorothy Harris with assist ance from Miss Jimmie Gravely. The program is a modification of Freshman Orientation al though the orientation program is a part of Freshman Studies. However, Freshman Orientation is the more personal aspect of the overall program. The collection of classes that make up the sessions are distinc tive in their emphasis. According to Miss Harris the classes go over the rules and regulations of the college, as well as teach the goals and philosophies of a college edu cation. Some class sessions are concerned with good grooming and health and also provide literature on sex and drugs. The opportunity to discuss careers and find out just what is involved in a chosen ca reer is also available. The im provement of study habits, skills and attitudes is stressed. Tutors Sought For Elementary Children All students interested in tutor tutoring third and fourth graders this semester should contact Mrs. Cain or Clyde Chesney at Coltrane Hall, A&T State University, Phone 379-7691. The tutoring will be done two days a week for an hour each day. Tutors can volunteer for any hour between 8:00 and 2:00 p.m. on any two days, Monday through Friday. Transportation to the schools, where the tutoring will be done, is provided. Your help is needed in provid ing this service so childi>en can get the individual attention they need. Miss Harris says that an almost complete paperback library has been established in the program’s headquarters located in the Car negie Building. The books in the library are those that will be need ed for outside reading in basic freshman courses. Therefore a stu dent does not need to purchase books necessary for class reading. She said the books and cassette tapes are available on the honor system with no time limit. Based on the number of students check ing out books, more books are be ing read. Thus attitudes towards reading books are improving. The program is essentially an academic advising program. “It is necessary to have strengthened academic advising,” Miss Harris says. She and Miss Gravely are hopeful that they will be able to develop a model for freshman survival for other small institu tions. Later this semester freshman will be placed in community ser vice activities that will relate to their major fields of study. ACADEMIC RESEARCH LIBRARY Thousands of Topics $2.75 per page Send for your up-to-date, 176-page, mail order catalog of 5500 topics. Enclose Si.00 to cover postage (1-2 days delivery time). 519 GLENROCK AVE. SUITE LOS ANGELES, CA. 90024 Our materials are sold tor research purposes only Encounters With World of Work Told by Panelists Black Hall Assembly was filled with listeners as four young Black women described their experiences in the world of work. The first panelist, Susan Kidd of WFMY-TV, opened by remark ing, “It’s much easier to speak in front of a camera.” Miss Kidd ex pressed her views on opportunities for Black women in communica tions and spoke highly of the co operative education program. The second speaker, Ms. Mae Douglas, is presently administra tor for the Greensboro Commis sion on the Status of Women. She encouraged the Bennett Belles as black women to be aggressive and not be discouraged by male egotism. An administrative and corre sponding supervisor at Ciba-Geigy Corporation was the third spokes woman. Edith Chance told about her experiences as she tried to ob tain her present position. The presentations ended with Amber Anderson, a Bennett senior, who described her recent co-op experiences. Amber had several positive points to make for co-op, one being that she felt it more important to have a co-op experi ence and graduate a little late. However, Amber expects to grad uate with her class in May of 1975. All four panelists stressed the importance of experience, along with education. In describing the work world, one panelist remark ed, “It does work out a lot of the time to be who you know and what you’re willing to learn.” Student Cooperation Asked by Bragg (Continued from page 1) Dean Bragg asked the students to have perspective and not to be stampeded into irrational action about the situation. He also com plained that there is little student cooperation on campus. He says, “All the security in the world will not do any good if we do not have student cooperation. This shows a definite lack of concern.” The Dormitory Directors have been asked to leave the side doors locked 24 hours a day and to pro mote 24-hour desk coverage. Leav ing by the side doors after 6 p.m. may result in expulsion. Bragg also warned that “any one caught making a long distance phone call under an assumed name, etc. can be prosecuted . . . it is a criminal offense.” 76% Of Frosh Elect Officers 76% of the freshman class par ticipated in the election of their class officers on Thursday, Sep- temper 26. They chose as their leaders Olivia Penn as president, Eliabeth Dennis as vice-president, Anita Lee Coleman as Secretary, Swanda McCormick as treasurer, Barbara “Billie” Smith as par liamentarian, and Bobby Durdin as publicity chairman. All but one of the officers are residents of Pfeiffer Hall. The exception is “Billie” Smith, who is from Barge. The election followed a nomi nating session the previous Tues day in which the following stu dents were nominated: for presi dent, Dale Jefferson, Olivia Penn, and Michelle Cooper; for vice- president, Loretta Canty, Eliza beth Dennis, Shelia Sammons, and Jackie Thompson; for parlia mentarian, Joyce Bass, Michelle Downell, Barbara “Billie” Smith, Pamela Wheeler and Audrey Wall; for secretary, Anita Lee Coleman, Rosina Izzard, Debra Maxey, Sha ron McCormick; for treasurer, Jamelle Felder, Swanda McCor mick, Alese Odrick, and Vanessa “Twinkle” Richmond; and for publicity chairman, Lisa Ander son, Bobbie Durdin, and Cordelia Gwynn. Math Teachers Attend Conference ^ Two members of the Bennett College Mathematics faculty par ticipated in the fourth annual North Carolina State Mathematics Conference held at North Carolina A&T University October 4 and 5. Nellouise Watkins, chairman of the Mathematics Department, pre sided over one of the sessions on College Mathematics. Dr. James Alonso spoke at a session on “Computers in Group Theory,” He discussed work on finitely generated abelian groups which he has done during the past year on the IBM 1130 computer lo cated at Bennett College. Some of his work was also done during the past summer at the Summer Computer Institute at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory of the Uni versity of California. The State Mathematics Confer ence is sponsored jointly by the Mathematics Division of the De partment of Public Instruction and the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The theme fo the two-day event is “Motivation: the Key to Succes.” IBM Sp onsors Math Prof The Libran male is a male with an appreciation of the aesthetic side of life, a sense of fair-mind edness, and a gift of persuasion. All of this applies to George Scott, adjunct professor to the Mathe matics Department in the area of computer science. Scott, a graduate of North Caro lina A&T State University, is em ployed by IBM. The six-year vet eran of IBM specialized in physics and mathematics as an undergrad uate. His experience as an educa tor includes six years of teaching at the high school level and six years as a computer programming instructor. Scott enjoys teaching and his teaching reflects his enjoyment. Scott believes that “the amount of material covered is unimportant. What is important is the amount of material the student retains; therefore emphasis is placed on content and not amount.” He fur ther exhibits his versatility through swimming, bowling and providing instruction as a water- safety instructor. Scott is a man dedicated to spreading knowledge about com puter science. He stated emphat ically that his purpose is to “get the students and faculty to under stand the computer.” In the fu ture, he hopes Bennett will con tinue its computer science courses, even after his assignment here terminates. Scott is a Libran instructor dedicated to his profession and his students. We hope Scott will con tinue to run our program success fully on his computer aspects and by the way, 1110 0111 1100 0101 1101 0011 1100 0010 1101 0110 1101 0100 1100 0101. (If anyone wants to know the meaning of these I’s and O’, check out the computer science instruc tor’s office in the Science Build ing). Not only does George Scott teach students he even instructs faculty members.
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