brary “ Bennett Ci
A Merry
Christmas
Season’s Greetings from the Staff
THE BENNETT BANNER
Student Publication of Bennett College
And a Happy
New Year
VOLl MK X
(JKEENSHOKO. N. C'., DFX'K.MHKK,
M MISKK
Dr. Sherwood Eddy Speaks
Before Bennett Students
IS WORLD FIGURE
Noted Authority on Social,
Economic and Religious Sub
jects, Is Heard December 1.
1 >r, Slu'i'wood iutci’iKitioiKil
niitliorily on llic ccoiioinii', sofiMl :nil
ri'UKioiis iisix’cts (if oiii' |)i'(‘soiit (l;iy
world an addn'ss on ‘"I'he
Kni'ojiean Ci-isis and America’s Kcsjion-
siliility" in Cai'rio I'.ariro CliaiK'l. Fri
day uislit. I )('cr'in)ier 1.
Followinii a discussion of (wclvc nia-
.joi' cris(‘s lliat liavc Iiecn cxiicriciiccd
liy (lie old world in the ])asf few
y(‘ars. which inclndcd Ihc r(‘C(>nt hos-
filifi('s imposed liy Kiissia ni)on Fin
land: 1 )r. ])dd\’ ontlincd four lluMiries
or i)hiloso])hi's of life, each of wliich
is mcanf to linild a new world.
First, that flie Facists and tlie
Xazisls beiieve that they are liiiildinK
a new woi-ld, lint, he added, (liat they
were doins' it thnmKli liai'li.a I’ism. Sec
ond. the linssi.ans wlio started their
f'onnnnnist slate wilh the best of in
tentions—that of (M|iializin,u' the eco
nomic status if its citizenry, have c'n-
counter(>d three factoi's Ih.af iii.ake plii-
losophy iiniiossibie: "lienial of polili-1
cal .and civil liberty, tin* violcMice of I
their -ontinued re\dlutions. and harsli
dogmatic atheism."
'i'liird. that democrac.\- believes that{
it can Imild a new world. ,\'et there j
!n'“ economic and racial al.iiistmenfs;
Graff Ballet Dancers
Perform Here
The internationally known (Jraff
I'allet l)ancers wi'i'e jiresented in the
• V. iV: 'I'. j;ynniasium on .Xm'eniber 1-1
by llie .ioint lyceum committee of A.
& 'I', and Itennett ('ollefjes.
\\'hile the Amei'ican dance is not n(>w
il is .just lie,i;innin,;i to r('ally i;aiu the
attention of Ihe iiubllc ; this fact per-
h.aps accounts t'oi- th(> lack of nnrter-
st.andini;' with which it is some times
rec(‘i\('d. lloweves. th(‘ (iralT Dancers
.yave a ver,\' exc;’llent ]ierfornianee and
were well received b,v both the A. &
'I', and r.ennelt ^jroups.
’I'he next proffr^nn which the lyceum
committee will s|>onsor will In' the Din
('ossack Chorus. Russian sin,^'ers of
renowned fame. ’I’hey will also feature
a d.-ince number as a sjiecial added
at I raci icin.
BENNETT JOINS IN
FALL SPORTS DAY
25 Girls Go to Hampton Insti
tute to Compete in
Atl'letic Events.
HOWARD KESTER
MAKES PLEA FOR
TENANT FARMERS
I
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Noted Economist Describes
Plight of lJnderpriviles>ed
Classes in South.
Fourlh and last tlieor,\’ is Ihe , neory
that reli.siion can build a new world.
youns Ojllilean fislu'rman came out
of his cariientr.v shop and founded the
hi'-;hest moral standards that the world
h:is ev('r known." said Dr. l''dd,\'. "T’pon
his ]ii'incijiles of liumilt,\’. faith. ]iurit.\.
and love must I'est the buildinj; of our
new woi'ld. ('ou|iled with IIk'sc must be
1ustic('. liliei't.v. economic seciU'it.\’ and
th> fellowship of lii'otherhood." he con
cluded.
BENNETT REPRESENTED
AT V. M. C. CONFERENCE
Meeting Held in December at
Bowil. Maryland, Discusses
Problems of Rural Life.
I III I ...1 e *
from liennett left foi- Hamilton Tii-
stilute to iiarlicipale in the Fall Siiorts
Day a( lliat institution. ’I'he fiirls who
made up this re|iresentation wer(':
Missts F. Fonvilh'. D. Foster, K. l.o-
m.-ix. 51. Ard,au,n'hlin, \'. Welch, II.
.lacobs, il. .Mct'lellan, 1. .\lsioii, F.
Strickl.and, i'. Snipes, F, I’ass,
(ireene, C. .lohnson, I. lirown, M.
•Tones, D. 'I'aft', 51. l‘'lor('Uct‘, 51. Keid.
I). 'I'a.Nlor, I’atterson, D. 5\'illiams.
M. Shepherd. II. l’ij;helt. and Iv .lohn
son.
'I'he Sports Da,\' \vas siionsei'cil iiy
the \\'. .\. at Hamilton, 'I'he A\'. A.
cabinet was divided into comnnttees
for the purpose of making' it more
c(‘ii\enient for the participants to know
what and when they were supposed to
be at an.v time. 'I'hei-e wi're also ,t;nid('s
to instruct participants to their
respective p!ac('s.
1‘ennetf was represent(>d in the fol-
lowinn' aclivities: hocke.x. volleyball.
French Club Gives
()n 'I’uesd.'iy c\'enin;
llie I'rcnch Club met
taiie to discuss plans
Decendier 1-.
•at Cui’liss Col-
for Ihe I’rench
)n the w('ek-('iid of Di'cendier S-10,
the \'ir,i;inia 5Iar.\land ('arolina con
ference w;is held in I’xiwiI, Marylaml,
for tiu' purpose of discussin,^' prolKems
related to Ihe life in Ihe rural district,
'I’he followin.n' were the reii]'cs('nt.-itiv(‘s
fi’oin lU'inielt: the 5Iisses ,Vnna (’amp,
I’orti.a 'l'a,vhjr, Fdna Welisler, and
51elda Williams, wilh Dr, C. 'I'ui'iier
as ch.aiieron,
project ali'eady in pi'o,i;r;'ss was
visited, 'I'his project was a j;roup if ^
,, , , * I P»s should be related is one ol tIu
homes in Ihe .\rnndate ( ommnnit,\, I ‘
ICach collc‘s;i‘ wrote a paper on Ihe
pro.iect : Ihe best paper receiving ;i
i (Coutiiiufd oil I’agr I’lro)
RACE RELATIONS GROUP
I RESUMES WORK NOV. 10
Committees on Juvenile Couits,
Schools, and Churches Have
Done Good Work.
I 'I'liat the community and Ihe cam-
jirize. 'I'Ik' paper from liennett recei^•ed \
second place, '
'rh(‘ iMiints of disaissi(in were:
1. Develo]iment and pi'e|iar.al ions ol'
students for better rural livini;.
L’. ()ui' resp(insibiiit.\ for Ihe lan-al
,vou( h.
What's ahead for rural .Vmerica'.'
-I. .\on-coop(>r.ativeness of peopli' in
a rural community.
'I'Ik' program on Salni’da,\' evening'
endwl with a pl.a,\’ ;;iven by the Alary-
main ideas of the committee on Com
munity Itelations. With this in mind,
the comniiltee on i!ace Kelations I'e-
sumed its work on ,\'o\‘mlier III.
The connnittee was dividid into Ih'
following iniils: Connnittee on Schools,
Committee iin (’hurch, and Commitlei'
on .luveni^e ('ouils. These connniltees
li.ave alread.N done some woi'k in the
locale that is hoped will |iro\’e v.aln-
alile.
.Mendiers of Ihe commit li’e include
the following': .Messrs, .1, T. .Moi'ton, I.,
D.avis and I’rc'sident D. 1 •. .Iou('s:
Misses F. (J. Ta.vlor. I.ucile Cole. A.
land State T‘achers (’olle};v who por-| i’orler. and I!, W.vche: and .Mrs. 1’.
ti'nyed lif‘ in the community which Dickens. 1>. it. i;:iidford. and Dr. A. (I.
the colle.ue
visitt'd.
Tin'nei'.
Christmas parly which will b;' u'iven in
ch.ipel Thursday evenin',:. Decendier
The !;ron|i sat .aroinid the lireplace
roaslin.n' Weiners and makiu"' plans lor
Ihe Fi'ench Chrislmas parly which is
unlik(‘ our ,\mei’ican Christmas part,\'.
.Miss .Maude Itell, president of Ihe
club, was in char.u'e of th(' alfair.
.\nion.n' Ihe membi'rs present were:
the .Misses Serena Carter, Ceraldine
Denned, l.ouise (loodson, Minnie Keid,
Fdwia Ci'aham, .\lina Stewart, Du-
Donna Tat(> and lOslelle AN'ai'd, 'I'he af
fair was en.joyed by all,
TEACHERS mSsERY
SCHOOLS CONFER HERE
Conference Held Nov. 20-24
To Exchange Ideas for Work
With Pre-School Children.
... —
XI net ecu leachers ot ,\egro XiU'sery
schools were ass: mbied at liennett Col
le^e from .\(i\'endier 1!0 to 24, to net
! new ii.uht and inspij'atioii, and to ex-
ii'han'j;c e\iierien-(‘s fdi- mutual benetil
III! llie trainin.^' of the pre-scbool child.
,\ll Ihe teachi'rs tau,i(ht in WI’.V nur-
ser,\' schools. The theme of Ihe confer
ence was "The nurser.v school and fani-
il,v life education,'’
Di'. Kittrell welcomed Ihe ,i;roup and
Dr, .\lbert.a Turner, director of Ihe
liennett nurser,\' school spoke on "Xur-
ser.v Sc-hool I’I'oblems," In addition lo
leclnre and laboralor,v periods, morn
ing and afternoon hours of reading
wei'i' schecbfed. special cillection of
books, ma.nazines, and p.aniphlet ma-
(erial was sel up in Ihe browsint;
i-ooni of Ihe l,ilirar,\' lo further
■aconainl Ihe f;roup with new trends in
nursei'v scIhkiI obieclives and |iro-
cedui'es,
l!(‘nnetl has Ihe onl,v priv.ate inirsery
scIkioI In Ihe state for .Xegro childi'en.
i The leachei's came fi’oni WT’.V nursei'y
jscliools in Charlotte. Ualei;;h. Wil-
jmiuKlon. Durham and .Monroe.
BENNETT AIDS IN
lliiiiiL i il 1 J
Movie Presented in Chapel to
Emphasize Fi,ght on Tuber
culosis: Seals Are Sold.
Ill keepin,!i' with lh(' lieallh proijrams
lh:il are launclK'd at Ibis se.asou of
Ih' year in ilie ti,«bt a.irainsl tnlier-
cn'osis. Mr. \'. II. Chavis of Dudle.v
lliiili School ]iresented a movie, "l.et
M.\- I'eople l.h’e," lo the facull.\’ ami
studeui body. December ."i, durinir
cha]iel hour.
The picMn-e \vas a produci of Tuski'-
."■ee Instittile. Its pur]iose was to show
that lubercnlosis can be cured if a
I'lcrson is Irealed for Ihe disease while
il is in ils minor slase.
I’ersens who ai'‘ Jiol able to pay for
their trealni'iils are hi'ljied thro\i,i;h
a'_M'iiey of the iied ('I’oss who sells
e of Ihe Soulli .-ire Ihe nalion's
numb:']- one problem." said Howard
Kester. se(M'etar,\ to the conniiitlee for
I'^conomie and Social .luslic, in desci'ib-
iu'.; Ili(‘ wasted lands and ghastl.N’ |iov-
erty of many rural soulh(>rners, to a
re|ii'esentalive audience in Cari'ie llar^e
hajiel. Xo\'ember 17. lie spike on tiu*
sub.fect "The l-lcononiic and Social Con
ditions of the South.’' All', Kester w:is
presented b,\' Ihe \\'. C,
In iileadiiiK Ihe can.se of the ei.^'lit,
to ten million southerners on leneni
tai'ins, Mr, Kesler sjioke' speci lic;il l.A'
ol the case ol the Alissonri farmers.
Dn Ihe Kllli of .lanuary. last, he saiil
Ihe lenani fanners from this stale look
lo Ihe hiKhw.iy. for they liad no con-
llracts fin' ID.'!!) due to increased ina-
jchinery and l;ick of crops for llie com-
I in.i;- ,\car. 'I'hey were rescued b.\’ th(>
highway palrol, Allhou.t;h the popula-
jtion is now heins staliiliz(‘(l, it is ile-
icreasiiiic in the f(>rtile iirons and iu-
(■reasin,t;' in Ihe poorer ai'(*as of the
I South,
Air. K'sler stressed the fad that
:llie I'cononi,\' of Ihe South was based
upon collon and lh;il ,\merica was onl,\-
"in' ol .i2 connlries producing' Ih'
s.Nulhelic subsliliiles are bein^ jiro-
duced. ,\ll of this helps lo keep Ihe
South poor and hel|is to keep livini^
conditions below subsistence le\'el, lie
concluded by ur.iiin.i; a many crop s,\ s-
lem for Ihe Sonlh and Ihe establishin.i?
of better liviii.n conditions iu the
farms because while lenani farininj;'
and ils result in.^' evils exist Ihe South
will remain poor,
PRELUDE TO SWING IS
PRESENTED BY GROUP
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Modern Dance Group Gives
Performance at William Penn
Hi.gh School, at High Point.
i I he
I inu
in Ih
in Ihi
of the
iChi’istmas seals at this
,\’eai'. 1‘ennelt li.'is .ioined
■ b.v ha\in.;;' a desk pl.-iced in Ihe main
('Ulrance of Ihe science buildin,^’ wilh
se.'ils and litlle red crosses for sale,
II is hoped that evei-y done
her pari toward liel)iiny coinbat Ihe
disease b,\’ liuyini; Chi'islinas seals,
FRENCH CLASS HEARS
EXCERPTS FROM OPERA
Mrs. I>. Raiford of the French
Department Arranges for
Presentation.
I Mirin
niornin.;;
ford of
; Ihe regular period on tin
of .Xovember 2:!. Airs. 11. Kai
Ihe l-'rench DeparlmenI
ir-
ran.yi'd for Ihe members of Ihe class
in French lO.'i lo excerpts from the
opera 'I'rixhiii cl Ixhiilh,
The class, Innin'.; previously read
Ihe sloi'y in I'rench, was able lo follow
the opera wilh somi‘ de.iiree of inlelli-
Keiic;'. However, the more technical ele-j
nienl of both Ihe stor.v and niusic were 1 .Mildred r.urris
explained lo ns liy Air, liallin of Ihe!
Ahisic department.
'I'he I’.ennell Colle.uc modern ilanc(“
tiroup, uinler Ihe direction of Aliss
Ali'dred lluri'is was presented in ils
lirst iierformanc' al the William I’enn
Hiuh .^'cliool, lliiih Point, X. ('.. De-
ceniber I +.
'I'he dance, whicli is called "I’relnile
lo Swinu'," expressed a cycle of Ihe
dance from the soiilts of the pl.inla-
lion lo llie ninsic of the cil.w These'
dani'cs were .'iccomp.-inied b,\' a chorus
of I went,\-live "iris, who s.-inn' Ihe
sjiirilnals which were used,
,\monn' Ihe sonss which were inler-
preted were, liaise a Kukns Tonight,
.\obod.\' Knows De Trouble Fve Seen,
Dark Town Slriiller’s Hall, Saint l.ouis
\\'oman, ainl .loshn.'i Fit De i;,-illle of
.rerieho. The Iasi two numbers wen-
especiall,\- f;ood wilh Aliss I'rances
•lohnson porl i'a,\ iiifi' Saint l.ouis Wo
man, and ,\liss Alildred r.urris lakiiicr
Ihe pari of .loshu.-i.
So'os wei'c rendered b,\’ the Alisses
l>\'('l.\n l‘'Io,\'d, llealrice Aloore, and
lOstelle Ward,
j Alenibers of the d.'ince unit were,
i Alisses Florence Carler, Ilva d:' .loiir-
netle, t'elesle Dennis, Syliil r.'i,\ ne.
l*’rances .Johnson. Kosa Lomax, ICath-
r,\'n AlKchell. Fil.-i I’eri'.N', Frances
Ui'ex'es. Alarion Thacker, and I'Mna
under Ihe direction of Aliss
((.'on I ill u id oil Pmjc Three)
uauuag