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Some Of Benedict's Academic And Social Activities ; j KSfcfejw ■3LL - MMI BCHCWCT J&'i I -*■ THE BENEDICT STORY CONTINUED jg" S Continued from page Street on the South, Oak Street on the East, and Laurel Street on the North, contain ing approximately twenty acres of land situated in the center of Columbia, S. C. The proxi mity of the State House in this Capital city, provides a stimu lating political environment. Cultural stimulation is pro vided by the Columbia Art Museum, the Science Museum, the Planetarium, Town Thea tre, Township Auditorium, and the Carolina Coliseum. The cul tural climate is further enhanc ed by the presence of four other institutions of higher 31 Wm '(£; '•.» • Wr ■** Library Scene H I I liW jjl If' ' w, * * * ( I!, Student Government Association Mf BENEDICT COLLEGE President Benjamin F. Payton vPflB MiStM ,>oj *■' ■j Columbia, South Carolina 29204 learning. "Benedict College is now fully accredited by the Southern Association of Col leges and Schools and holds membership in the United Ne gro College Fund, Association of American Colleges, Ameri can Council on Education. South Carolina College Coun cil, and the Columbia Cham ber of Commerce. Benedict is approved by the South Carrv lina Department of Education and the American Medical As sociation." ADMISSION & CURRICULUM "Two degrees are offered by Benedict College: The Bachelor of Arts Degree and the Bache lor of Science Degree. Candi dates for each degree are re quired to complete at least 124 hours of work with a minimum average of 2.0 cumulative quality points (grade of "C"). "Requirements for these two degrees must include the Liberal Studies Core and a Ma jor area of concentration." The Liberal Studies Core at Benedict, as with most institu tions, is a required program of courses in the general college program. Benedict's program includes: English Language & Literature-12 hours, Mathema tics-6, Physical Science—4, Biological Science - 4, History 6, Sociology/Psychology— 3, Economics ~3, Health -3, Re ligion-6, Philosophy—3, Fine Aits—4, and Afro-American Studies—3, The total general college course toad is 57jhours. "A concentration of 30-36 hours in any study area and/or cognate field In any division of the College beyond the Liberal > Studies Core will satisfy the 1 requirement for a major. Bene dict offers courses in which majors may be selected in the following fields: Art, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Econo mics and Business Education, Elementary Education, Eng lish, Frency, History, History and Political Science, Mathe , matics, Mathematics and Phy sics, Music, Religion and Philo sophy, Physical Education, , Psychology, Sociology, Social F Work, and Teaching of Social Sciences. "With the approval of the Chairman of the Division and the Dean of the Faculty, a student may include in his ma ' jor courses in a closely allied subject. All courses offered in the majcv field must be com pleted with a grade not lower than "c" in order to be count ed towards graduation require ments. "A minor area of concentra tion comprises from 12-18 hours of work In any Division above the Liberal Studies Core and may be selected from any of the above-mentioned fields. "In order to meet the vari ous needs and aspirations of our student body, the College id divided into seven academic divisions and also provides a program of Afro-American Stu dies. "Within these divisions and their study programs shown be low, students can work to wards the two degrees men tioned earlier. Thetrrcourses of study must include the Liberal Studies Core and a concentra tion in a study area for a ma jor. The divisions available to Benedict students are: American Studies-Division of Education and Psychology, Fine Arts and Drama, Division of English, Speech, and Litera ture, Foreigh Languages, Reli gion and Philosophy, Science and Mathematics, and the Divi sion of Social Sciences. "At least one year of resi- dence or the equivalent is re quired for completion of a de gree program. The final 30 credits, which must include substantial work in the stu dent's major field must be taken at Benedict College be fore any student can be award ed a degree by the College." ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS Additional programs cur rently taking place at Benedict College range from broadcast ing to religion. "Benedict College has deve loped a comprehensive televi sion production training pro gram without equal in the col /i ■ ; TIGERS IN ACTION leges of South Carolina. This is a response to a number of new developments in education and industry, and the South Caro lina Broadcasters Association, which covers both radio and television, has pledged both technical, financial, and train ing facilities and employment opportunities for Benedict's students. "Benedict will be providing teachers-in-training with need ed experience in innovative in structional techniques with TV and also prepare them to develop teaching aids with vidbotape. "The program will also pro vide technicians and produc tion people from the black community. "The Computer Science Program, also new for Bene dict, is a program in which an understanding of computers, their languages and capabilities, is indispensable to any techno logical society. The college, therefore, has developed a pro gram in Computer Science in which students are introduced to problem solving by compu ters; 'they study Fortran, Co ball, RPG and PLI languages, practice key-punching and use electronic calculators. "Benedict College pur chased its own computer in 1970 for usp as a teaching tool throughout the entire curricu lum, and as a computational tool in developing student and faculty research capabilities. The computer science program is intended not only to en hance the chances of students in the sciences, economics and business intending to enter graduate school, but especially those terminal students for whom a knowledge of compu ter science would increase em ployment possibilities. "The Community Develop ment Institute is the center from which radiates Benedict's thrusts for meaningful partici pation in the life of the com munity. "The Program-Facility for Community Development has two components. The skills component is being developed in the main programs of the Community Development In stitute. The Social Work Pro gram was established in Sep tember, 1969 and a Political Studies Center was begun in September, 1970. Also in the planning stage are a Center for Urban Analysis and Planning, and a Center for Economic. Development. These programs are designed not only fot Bene dict's students body but for maximum community involve ment, both intra- and extramu rally. 'The service-component of this program-facility is the Hu man Development Center pro viding approximately 6500 square feet for auditorium, re creation, instructional areas and conference rooms, health and physical education, An out-door year-round swimming pool is also being built." Benedict's program for The ological Education was brought into even more importance with the closing of its School Miss Benedict Says Hello: When asked for comments, she chose to speak on the subject at. "fear." She Bad this to say: "I fear the person who regards an other as being less than human and of Theology: "There was the need to help those persons who have had leadership responsibi lities thrust upon them, but who had not had much formal preparation for the task. There was the need to help those who had had some training but who through distance, time and du ties needed assistance in keep ing up with thought and deve lopment in their chosen field. "In the spirit of our original charter, Benedict continues to train Christian ministers, through a four-fold program. "The courses, seminars, and institutes organized under the Continuing Theological Educa tion Program an not gJven for credit. Participation Is volun tary and students work for self improvement and greater per sonal service." ATHLETICS "The Athletic Department at Benddict College is in a some-what strange position— they don't have a football team to bring in the dollars and cents that support the other sports. "About five years ago Bene dict scrapped the sport for financial reasons, figuring they could do better if they didn't spend money on football and let the student activity fee pay the bills for the other sports. "So basketball is the big show at Benedict and Director of Athletics, William Partlow, talks as if he couldn't be hap pier that it is. "We plan to be able to play basketball against any other small college team in the na tion,' he said. 'lt was a matter of deciding whether to be me diocre in all sports or to try to excell In one or two and just let the other, sports be repre sentative." The Tigers is the basketball team for Benedict College. "During the 1969-70 season, the team, composed of eleven freshman and four sopho mores, compiled a 10-14 re cord. "The Tigers, however, were in almost every ball game. Se ven of these 14 losses were by a margin of four points or less. Conference powers such as. S. C. State and Albany State were taken into overtime by the young Tigers wnile other highly regarded conference foes Clark, Ala jama, A&M, and Alabama State were defeated. Even the conference champions, Savannah State, managed to defeat Benedict by only three points on two occasions. "The top scorer on this youthful team was a 6' sopho more from Columbia's C. A. Johnson High School, James E. Brown. Brown started slow-. SAT., DECEMBER 4, 1071 THE CAROLINA TBfiBI ly but found the range on his 25 and 30 footers near mid season and ended with a 17.4 point per game average." FINANCIAL AID: "Scholarships are distinctive from other forms of financial assistance in that they are granted to students of high academic promise and achieve ment. The Benedict Scholars award is granted to promising students in the amounts of SSOO to $1,250. The higher awards will be reserved for students very near the top of their graduating class. Scholar ships will be renewed provided that the student remains in good academic standing and maintains a grade point aver age of 3.0 or B during matri culation at Benedict. Benedict Sophomore Scho lar and The Benedict Junior Schblar awards are available in amounts of S6OO each. Other scholarships include The Benedict Senior Scholar, Cath erine Hughes Waddell Full Tui tion Scholarship, Woman's Bap tist Mission Society of Sou thern California Scholarship and the Reader's Digest Scho larship." Grants and loans at Bene dict are available in the form of the Educational Opportuni ty Grant, National Defense Student Loan, and Work study programs. CONSTRUCTION AND FUTURE PLANS: A major boost to the ath letic program will be the com pletion of the $l.B million 3,500 seat coliseum that will house athletic offices, a golf range, an archery range and a number of classrooms for the music and art departments. Under immediate plans for MATHER HALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION enjoys his humiliation. Why? be cause this person is sick and igno rant of the fact that love, respect and toge themes deserves a chance." construction on the campus is a $1.7 million library and three new high rise dormitories. These constructions are pro posed for completion by 1980. At a time when black men were freed and expected to pull their own weight im mediately, Benedict College was organized. Through the coming years with limited funds and a desire to succeed, as its major asset, Benedict College grew and expanded as a black educational complex in a white oriented world. Now, 103 years after its birth, Benedict is extending it self further to keep up with a world that, at times, threat ens to out grow itself. This is what made Ametica one of the most educated countries in the world. This is what governs freedom of thought and action. This is the Benedict story. ®bt| qßenedicto I \ vEtger 7A
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