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VOL. I. NO. 7
Large Audience
Hears Concert
At Bennett
Standing Room Only
As Gatlin Presents
His Orchestra
An audience which taxed the chjimclty
of the Little Theater at Bennett
college listened Friday evening, Peel
5, to" "the first conre'rt of the year
presented by the 40-piece orchestra of
the college under the direction of F.
Nathaniel Oatlln. There wna stundIng
room only aa the progratnmme
^ opened, and latecomers found that
even the extra seats, which had been
put up In the aisles to accomodate
the overflow, were taken they they
arrived. - ' * ^
t A highlight of the evening won two
; solos rendered by Mr. Qatlln. "who la
?a'.clarinetist Accompanied by Miss
. Edwia Graham, he played Mozart's
Concerto for Clarinet' and RlmskyKorsakaw'a
Flight of the Bumblebee.
'.And-lila renditions were enthuslnatlI
cany received. ? w .
i/^'Conslderable1 applum**? also greeted
; Miss Evelyn McNeil, student condnc '
tor; as she led the orchestra iu the
?p?|ylng nf Herfuth's Victory March,
jcooclodlng number In the' second
selections played . Miss Mei
No?is also ? violinist
g^Other/selections played by the orf^ei^a
- included j Wagner's ! March
(tronS^.TumliausCr; Ghya' Amaryllis.
Rich's- I'oein, and Brahms*-'Hunffitrlan
Dance No* 8,' which comprised
groyp' of number presented,
^^tte^second ' groups consisted of so?
lections from the Bo>?emian Girl and
yElklfe, Tchalkowsky's Andante Can&?hD^
and Intermezzo by Provost, as
afl the IIer*utl1 ottmher.
BjKtfr: Gatlln's 'solos comprised the
Jtmrd group' outhe programme, and
'_for^ Its concluding numbers the orfraostia'^played
Strauss' Talcs from
Vienna Woods. Herfuth's Moxlyamj^jiDfl
God Bless America by
f.Yrrlng Berlin.
m
Bennett Receives
gSearly $1,000
gjfirom Conference
wRally Attended By
^Approximately 100 v " s.-r
w^Clcrgymen, Laymen"
total of nearly $1,300.00 In caah
' and food contributions to Bennett Colr'lefe'froui
the 80 charges of the
; .Methodist Conference of North Caroyilnn
was reported Tuesday Dec. 2,
if al' the annual rally sponsored by the
^^inference for the college. The rally
fjw' attended by approximately 100
grgymen and layinen'Trtmt 'the four
jgc fJP^cta the' state," who brought
fyj Jth'.them about Sl.OOO^ln cash donara
gnV and -nearly, three hundred dolJ3
iJ5l^forth'x)f food. '
? ^ith^late1*reports still coming In
j-^rpooh,'"the total^fltruro atood at more
twice the amount contribute! at
I^BjAvent, latrt-yes^r. The uiiuroal ane^rithe^fally
i Is. aUribnted to, the
ft^t2>?. f <rar- dl?trtct arifttrlnt?
KjgTf 1 (bvQpnfaf?>c<c Ifrh <Wvr*jiOt
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'11)6 sixth consecutive annual 1
by the A. and T. ColICRr Choir to
of Prof. Warner I.a\vson,will be h
B. Harrison Auditorium, Sunday,
program, which has grown to be
significant musical programs for t
T., will consist of appropriate mu?
. mas season by the masters, rang!
century to the present day. Caroh
tries will also form an important
gram. /, *.
The highlight of the prograu
performance in Greensboro of Ra
"Alleluia" for rhorus of mixed \
William Brock
Held Gn
Theft Count
He Is Said To Have
Broken Into Graino
Feed Mill
William Brock; 17- - year - old
was today charged with hreakln;
Into Graino Feet! mill. South Elu
street," the night of November 22 am
stealing. 100 hags, vnlued at $H
police announced,' explaining ' thn
Brook w as already 'being -held fo
investigation when the warrant wa
issued. - <>.; %
. Meanwhile,- police' continued thel
investigation. "of several * week*en
break-los, Including the crluie * a
Montgomery ' Ward company ston
232 South Elm street, where inei
chandise alued at $185 was taken a:
ter an empty aafe had l?een opene
and a futile attempt umde to entt
another. . ' ^
It was' nlao reported thut nothlri
was liilssing at Thomas and Hov
ard company. 210 East Gaston stree
where entrance had lteen mat
through , a rear window and an ui
successful atteinnt made to knock ?
the nafe combination. ' < *
Two nulomohrie seat c'overn. vitltM
at $12, -were- report wily stolen wb<
E. T. itnd W. N. C. TransportHtl?
company wnrehwrae,. . 12tD Son!
BtroeU ;wrb ngain broken Into du
Ing the week-emU , 'i*. *1*
>iyNd : arrest was reported ' In tl
^reak-ln^at: Que^n .rte". company" i
?THE
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HORO. N. C? SATl'RDAY, DECEMBER
rs~r.-. . " r. .
ir Gave Concert Last S
.
Christmas concert position was wril
ider the direction, KoussetiUky for
Id In the Kirhard shire Music Ccnle
r-_ . _ by the student boDecember
It. The ?,!!?. Hoodoo,
one Of the most The A. and T
' i'"." "> recOBhition ot
i, tor. the Christ- trrem^atlonri
ng from the 16th s___. j?_a ..
rOUn" ens on the latte,
pro" played a major rol
" > I . Farm and Home I
n will be a first fonrerninjj the pro
ndall Thompson's - * and officials for
toices. This com- music festival.
Five Paintings Are 1 |
Presented at Bennett ]
Five famous palntlnjr* of the Ifa- *
Ilan Renaissance and Albrecbt Dorer's
"Adoration of the Klnea" was
depicted In the living tableaux pre
sented at Bennett College .Sunday afternoon,
in place of the weekly vesper
service. The tableaux which was
shown in the Annie Merner Pfeiffer
chapel of the college at six o'clock
In the afternoon.
r Music by a' choir of- freshmen '
1 trained by upperclnssnipn. and poetry i
* readings formed the background of
^ the tableaux,. which have been ar1
ranged by Miss Enwtlne Coles. dlr
rector of dramatics at the college,
s with-tf>e collaboration of >fra. M. B.'
nennls/art instructor: The paintings
r' to be represent^ Include: The "Vlslta
tlon',' AlhPrtJnelll: Holy Nlitht. Cor-'
1 eglo, Raphael's Madonna of the Chair
The Holy'Family by'Michael Angelo,
r" The Adoration of the Kings by Durer,
and The Slstlne Madonna by Itwpnel.
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Dr. Channing Tobias
v. Speaks At Bennett
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Dr:'Channing Tob\HR, national se<^
^ retary of the Y.-M.-O. A., spoke at
W Bennett [College pri - Monday; ^t>tC..'ft["
.. 1 . f Other recent -speakers on the ,Ben^
nett rumpus have Included -Dr.* Sain- j
ufi r?. |>if?cior.of Agricultural
>n and Extension" Work In -Angola, Afrlca,
and Samuel-M. Jenkins. executive
[T~- secretary of "tbc, Independent Social
. * Oenter-of*Hartford,-Conn. .Mr. Jenh*r
klns and.bisJtremaking artour
ofiwlorfd^bpola !n\th?' aonth.
Martin T* . Harvey, nnllonni- dliee-.
5 Qff yoangipeoplia- ^ork^fiir'the
6
$ BeiaKtXyiege last week. as did Dr
f&l*^^/Harrln. head rrf the l?dncA-i
jiUoh;;dapa^B^r^9taaV^t^lve^lr7.,
^ ^'yrM^a^^paiiled^by; Mlsa
j Re'
ITL(
20. 1941
unday
jMf." -1 ,. . flj
ten at the request of Dr. Serge
the opening exercises of the Berkr,
at which it was first performed
ly under the direction of Prof. G.
th, July 8,' 1940. . T: . .. ?. "
, Choir has not only achievec} a loIts
work, but the reputation has
by reason of two coast to coast
ear. It was the invited guest of
'$ Christmas Caravan Series and '
le in the broadcast on the National
lour of die NBC. Numerous letters ;
gram MRTTpoured Into the college
tee a record attendance to the
Bennett Orchestra
Makes Initial
Appearance
Orchestra Has Had
Remarkable Growth
Under Mr. Gatlin
The Bennett College on-best rn
made Its first appearance of the season
December 5 in a formal concert
under the direction of F. Nathaniel
Gatlin, Instructor of nmalc ot the college.
Forty young women" played In
the; concert, which was Riven at
8 p. tn the Bennett little Theatre,
and to which the public was Invited.'
-Under Mr. Gatlln's leadership, the
Bennett 'orchestra hag made remarkable
stride during the past' three
years. From an eight-piece unit In
1838, it has developed Into a complete
little symphony, with 17 violins,
viola, three cellos, two string basse*,
flute,' three -clarinets, three E flat
saxophones, tenor Mixbphone, French
born, three comets, two drums, and
twomhones." The members of the orchestra
baa* also made considerable
progress In skill-.and technique, as
well 'as' In^thelr stage decorum and
observance of dynamic* in music.
r. 'The" program Friday" night whs a
varied one,' Including works by Wagner;
hrahtns, Tchalkowahy. and the
elder Strausa. as well a* lew-known
composers. The Victory March by
Herfurth Will be""conducted by'Mlfw
Evelyn McNeil, atudent conductor,
and^Mr. GatllOi who la a clarinetist,
j w 1 iy%' rWder.'*: Rlfeidty - Koraakow'a
^jnighpofv the'^Btimblebee'V acwi?"
palled by'Xflwi Edvrla Graham. >.
y*Aecordlng to V survey* of collective
bar training bearing completionby! the
TSrentleth^Onito ry^Fund. shout one-'
third-'of bthe^workers bi-t10 lending
?hdp.comll6otii:
WSm
ad The Future Outlook!
)0K
, PRICE: 5c
Y.M. C. A. Is
Planning Second
Anniversary
Phalanx Fraternity
Serving Young Men
Between. 18 and 30 ' " -t 'f
Among the events planned at
ous times are: Annual breakfast for .
tomltory residents, the poen house \
eceptlou, first annual Founders tiay, .
innltersary banquet, piano recital . '
ind-tea,"'mother and (laughter banluet,
sponsored by the Tri-Hl-Y gorls J'J'.
:lubs, tlie Pioneer Roys anniversary
>rogrnna. and many other events to
>e announced later.
The Hayes-Taylor Memorial Y. M. .
X -A. opened Sunday. December 31.
039, and at tlie present time bou^fsre
if a .membership' of 8.10 including .
lome .300 Junior citizens, of -100 men
nember ships and over 100 -women '
ncmbers, great strides have been
oade. and In the Pioneer program for
OJ8 a dally nursery school for chll- .
Iren between ages of 2 and 5 Is held
^rom 9 a. m.to 12:00 o'clock. This
ervice Is under the direction of Mrs. *? V'.;
ivvle Gordon.' '
The Phalanx Fraternity headed by", v fe?
>avid Moorehead,'is serving. young~ ~~
nen between the ages of 18 and 20. iyv
Che Mens Club, tinder the leadership
if Robert Halth is also being a .dla- /
Inct service for the men of the cits**;"'v
' ' . - ' ; i.
.The Womens Auxiliary, with Mrs. ,V-?.V .
Ulce Campbell as president, baa ac-.-^jte ^
ompllRhed some outstanding Vorlc :
luring the year. - 1
The Hl-Y program la under tLe,<*i* '
leadership of Ernest .Raiford, of Dud- '^i.; '
ey High School. These young inen_,^*^'-;
have a' very, active group and are- '
making an outstanding contribution'
it "the High School. *
' The Terra Cotta Hl-Y group under' ? ;
the leadership of J. B. Wllllnuts, is
one of the newer groups for young'^.
men at the Y. M. C. A. 1 '
Miss Lea Alma Sboffner has and *
Is producing some very fine musicians.
Since her two years service
at the Y. M. C. A., she has produced; .
some outstanding musical groups.* *
The Emblem Club lead by Perry > i\V:
J. 'Brown, president. Is anotiier flne<^ l.V.
Men's Club at the Y. M. C. A. These^;^.^'V
men hold as their motto "Service to'jfrj&yy*
Others*;. Membership in the
Clubs is about 300. Organisations are-^rY f:
found in the following schools:^ '*&:
Charles H. Moore. Washington Street - >v"
Primary. Washington Street '.Gram-.'
mar, "Terra Cotta. Swlalla and Florence
The Y. M. C. A. committee of man- ,
agement under the leaderahlp of C.
E. Dean Is making Its' contribution v J.
towards the work. Members are n9. t'.$,
follows: Watson Taw, Robert flalth. A"l?,F.
D. Bluford, D. D.'Jones. B. W. gff
Barnes, George Bridges.- J.- T. H?lr-^^*1
ston, W. N. Nelson, J. A. Tarpley, -'
"William Coinpton, C. E. Dean, W. C.' A<
Cleland, Perry J. Brown and Frank- >//Jin
J. Brown.
Miss Nell Craig
Makes Address
j - ' _ ',... <;?
.{ Mlas Nell Craig, formerly .<Ti the', }':y*
l.ft ~r .h. rv.it. re- , il.iliANJfJt
-y? V'""*
sent dli*ctor-of tba'^Pitai
^omrni'i poll *e. addrea**^ tinfii*t*/}?-???
Aftbe Bennett Banner, ?todent4 j>ub^^?-f > .
llcatlon' of Bennett' Collect'
mrolHr. motltiK of the *tnff
Wednesday eTenln*. ' ,V
J.vTtae meetlnir wan lieJd In jthe
inar Booth of Pfelffer Selene^ - Hall