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THE BENNETT BANNER
May, 1945
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Reporter
Chairman
EDITORIAL BOARD
— MYRTLE L. BROWN, ’45
Feature Editor
Business Manager
News Editor THORA E. KELLY, ’45 CAROLYN L. ROBERTSON,
STAFF ASSISTANTS
Secretaiy MAYME HARRIS, '4b Assistant Business Manager
BARBARA J. SANFORD, ’47
Circulation Manager Exchange i_ditor
nancy PINKARD, ’46
TYPISTS
lUELMA ThoIVIAS. 4/
Gwen Alexander, ‘47
Edith Bishop, ’46
Margaret Caldwell, '46
Willie Ruth Coles, ’47
Precious Copening, '45
ADVISER DR.
PROOF READERS
Miriam McTeer, '47
REPORTERS
Helen Davis, ’47
Roberta E. Favors, '45
Goldwyn a. Foster, '45
What was your reaction to the ])ro-
GLORIA DIX, '45 ' clamatiwi of peace made on V-K Day?
45 I When A’-K J >ay was officially aii-
iny tliim^lits turned swiftly
to the job in the east that remains to
lie (lone. We were all happy on A-K
l)ay Imt we will In' even haiipier on
\'-l)ay when the entire world is at
peace ii,;;ain. KJ >NA (JAMIUJO.
CAROL E. CARTER, ’40
Eleanor Chippey, ’45
Rose Hogans, '47
Jean McCord, ’47
Betty L. Powers, '47
Mary Wagstaff, '45
M. Eugenia Sims, '48
FREDERIC A. JACKSON
EDITORIALLY SPEAKING
THE LAST WORD
The last exam is over, the last trunk packed, the last
gf)0(lbyes said—and again another term is over. In the midst
of all the confusion which accompanies every leave-taking, I
cannot help but feel a bit of regret as I write this last edito
rial for the Banner. It is not easy to describe that feeling. It
is the remembrance of life here at Bennett mingled with the
question of w'hat lies beyond college.
JVIemories of college days flash across my mind—classes,
chapel, lyceum program, dances, dorms, exams, classmates.
All merge to form one giant memory—Bennett.
For the Seniors who are graduating this year, much lies
ahead. But equally as much lies ahead for you who are to
follow. It is the task of you who remain to carry on with the
work which must be done . . . high scholarship, high ideals
and a cooperative spirit of living and working together. This
is what we want for Bennett—and it is up to you to maintain
it. You must keep alive that torch which represents Bennett
just as we who are leaving have tried to do.
It has been a privilege for me to serve as chairman of
your I-Unner’s P^ditorial Board this year. Best wishes and
so long.
Myrtle L. Brown, ’45.
★ ★ ★
AND FOUR YEARS PASSED
I dare say that in one, two or three years most of you
will stand where I now stand—on the brink of?? What? So
we are told—all days look dark to the college graduate and
the world now is no darker than it was four years ago. Per
haps, in the yeiirs to come I shall be able to look back and nod
in agreement with that statement, but now, it is difficult to
do so.
What have these four years meant to me? A time of
w’ork, of preparation for a goal set long ago, fun, too—sheer
enjoyment from everyday associations, but more valuable
than all of these things has been the opportunity to work
among you as one of your leaders. P'or me it has been an ex
perience never to be forgotten—it represents another year
of harmonious living. To do the things which we have done
this year has not always been easy—many of the things
may have seemed futile. Nevertheless, we can not imagine,
W'e who struggle for “democracy,” any organization of peo
ple who have no say in the operation of that organization. So
it is with a student government, the college- exists for the stu
dents—then it is just that we share in the making of plans
for campus life.
We have seen this—at the beginning of the year. It was
felt that students should have greater responsibility — we
have accepted this with continued representation on all com
mittees, management of activities without appointed faculty
advisers. This is a step forward toward the kind of college we
w'ant. Whether we reach it or not will depend on whether
we not only accept the responsibility—but see it through.
Responsibility will not and has not been placed on the
shoulders of a few—but on each of us for the success of the
whole.
The year could never have meant what it has had we not
accepted the responsibility in the War-Peace Program, En
dowment Drive, the breakfast on Mother’s Day and so forth.
The Student Senate must keep on the forward march and
those who are to follow in our steps can and will lead to
an even greater success in its undertakings. With a deep sin
cerity, I say, smooth sailing and I’ll see you soon.
Roberta Favors, ’45,
Chairman, Student Senate-
COMMilxNITY PROJECT
( l.OSES SlICCESSFI.
YEAR OF STUDENT
PARTICIPATION
(Continued From I'age One)
sivi' \'-K day service at the Collins
(i rov(‘ ('linrch, on .\la v S.
Reader's Retreat
TIME OF PEACK
HEN AMES WILLIAMS
S(*ptenilier, ilark Woi'tli
When I liearl the pi'oclaination of
peace liy l’i-i‘sident Tnnnan, 1 realized
that millions of prayei’S had been
answei'('d. Sunday, .May 18th being set
aside for a lay of pi-ayin- made us
realize that it has been prayer that
has brought us t(> this day and thei e-
fore, we should not let- otir prayers
cease.
W(' have accouiplish(‘d part of wiiat
W(' start('(l out to do and we have
nnich to uuit(' oiu- foi-c(*s. Wt‘ must
fii;iit to ])res(M'V(> llu‘ peace that; v,'e
have won and ai'e now 'winniiij^ and
must always reuiembei' that “miitt'd
W(‘ stand but divided we fall.”
I VKKV or'l'TKUHUllXlK,
When V-K Day actually arrived
there was a little of tlu? joy that 1 had
exjK^ctefl to f(M'l. I thou.ii’ht of tiu‘ .ii'rt'al
price that the victory had entaiUvl and
of how nuich more intensive work
woidd be u(H'(‘ssai'y for total victory
and still more for a lastiuf;' pt'ace.
OltlAL r.AXKS.
It is very difficult to say what thi;
end of the wai- in l^ui'ope meant to
nn> because it nu‘aut so nmch. I'lu'
ft^llows will b(^ comin.i; honu' and we
can now benin to look forward to th(>
realization of hopes and dreams of
the futin-e. Jlen, women and childn n
who hav(‘ for five years been toi'ii
by .irrit'f and comfusion can hop(> afiaui
for tiK' peace that we pray will be
oni's for(‘ver.
ANNA P.ELLE KX1 (iMT.
On V-K Day. I, like (‘veryone else,
had a teelinj; of deep thanks and great
rt'verance and when I though of all
the h.'irdsliips that, so many i)eople had
suffer(“d, 1 could not help crying.
r.ETTV ANN AJrris.
It is almost impossible to express niy
reaction. At first I felt happy, then I
felt like crying, then both, 1 still feel
as if it wer(‘ a di'eani. I guess I shall
for (iuK(* .some time.
ELAINE .MIT('1IELL.
I RELATIONS CLUB
ENTERTAINS AT FINAL
MEETING OF YEAR
(Continued From Page One)
(lw(Mi Alexander, ('onstanct? Colliei',
CWiMidoi-a .Mcllwain, (ioldwyn Foster,
My I'ii'st fe(‘ling was one of gri'at re-
li(‘f that aft('r five courageous years
of bloody warfai'e, l-iurope was fn'e.
The significance of the historic oc
casion brotight a f«*ling of iiu'xpreso-
able joy yet out' of .solemnity in the
realization that although the west is
fi-ee from bondage, th('r(‘ is still the
('ast to (-onque]-. .Millions of men have
given their lives for the cause of
democracy; and those who return will
nevei- foi-get what th(>y saw and did
over there. -My oidy hoi)e is tliat the
]ieace to come will prove that their ef
forts have not been in vain.
NANCV PINKARD.
OWEN ALENANDER '47.
.Mi.-
h'lora KhiiK', repi'esentative ofil>orothy Walker. Thora Kelly, .Myrtle
the (Icrieral l^ilui'ation P.oard, vi.sitel
bolh conmuinities and t'Xjiressed her ap
proval of tho project,
'riu“ community jH-oject will continue
111 rough the sumnu'r with stunnier
school students laliing ])art in its pro
gram.
ISrown, .Marclieta Whiltit'ld, .Joyce Ed-
loy, Dorothy Exum, JJarbara Sanford,
Aridx'lla (ioodwin, Loretta Kent, La-
Verni' Kuth, Henrietta Scales, P>et:ty tlu
Powers, Thelma Thomas, .Miriam ilc-
Teer, Ca.ssandi'a .Moore, .Marv Wagstaff'
I
Elh'u .Ml,est(‘|-, and Kuth Pittm;in. ' a.
Commencement Events
SATrUDAV, .May 2(i
10:(l0 a. m. .\nnual ileeting of lien-
nett Itoard of Trustees.
1 :tO p. ni. .'Vll-Iiennett Luncheon
4:00 II. m. Senior Class Day Exer
cises.
(i:00 II. ni. Mietlng of the (ii-aduate
.Vssociation.
S:(H) p. m. liennett Collt'ge Choir. Or-
riu Clayton Suthern li, Directoi-.
!):riO p. m. Campus lllundnation.
SCND.VV, .May 1>7
S :00 a. in. lieuniin J!r('akfast.
10:00 a. m. .\liiha Epsilon Honor
Society.
4:(K) p. m. P.accalaureate .Vddre.ss
liishoji Robert N. Itrooks, N(>w Orleans,
]>a.
8:00 J). m. President'.s Iteceptlon to
graduates, former students, and
visiting frit'uds.
.MONDAY, .AL\Y 2S
was
a man of forty, lie had a son eleven
yt'ai's old who was all he had left of
his iK'loved wife who had just died.
'I'ony, his soon was a comfoi't to him
and he found that his long hours of
work at the office and his merry times
with Tony erased nuich of his grief
from his mintl. It was oiUy when Tony
had gone to bed and he was alone that
the house seemed painfully empty with
out Nan. The next spring Mark and
Tony motored .south for a fishing trip.
They visitel ilark's father and on the
long drives found even greater coni
panionship.
In 1!)80, people though inconceivable
that .\meri(-a wotdl become involved
in another war but ]\Iai-k found Ger
many's demands and Hitler's outcries
disturbing. He kept a close look on
woi-ld events and conversation witli his
fritMids was usually centered around
woi-ld events. Mark was afraid that
Tony's young manhood nuglit see war
let loose upon the world again.
Reluctantly, in,l!)32 Mark reali-'cd
that it was best for Tony to go away
to school and so in accordance witli
Tony's desire he went to Hadley. He
w-is at lirst vei-y lonely but he en-
qoyed T’ony's letters ;uid looked for
ward to vacation when they could be
together. .Many of Mark's friends urged
him to mai-ry again but there was no
one whom he desired as a companion.
.lune l!)8(i Tony was to graduate from
Hadley and was looking forward to
the flying U'.ssons whicli Mark had
proinis(>d him ujion graduation. Tony
had always been fond of airplanes.
.Mark, a few months before Tony's
gi'aduation decidt^l to share this ex-
jierience with his son and he took some
lessons as a surprise to Tony. Tony
was delighted and the two .spent a hap
py sininner together at home while
Tony was taking his les.sons. The next
school year the governor notified Mark
that he wished to appoint him to tile
bench. .Mark was delighted and knew
that Tony would be proud. However,
tlie night before .Mai'k's appointment
was to be announced Tony was in an
automobile accident and accused of
drunken driving. The charge was not
true but becjuise of the tmpleasant
publicity .Mark relinquished his aii-
]iointment.
The owner of the car which Tony
had sti'uck was .Mrs. l{obin Kerr, a
lovely woman to whom JIark was in
stantly attracted and whom he cotdd
not help but like.
WorUl events were still a source of
wori'y and anxiety to ilark. Italy iuid
marched inti .-Vbyssinia ; tiie revolution
in Spain was at full height; and in
the sununer of 1937 .lapan began an
undeclared war on (,'hina. Hitler's
activiti»*s in Cermany seemed definite
lireparation for a large scale war. Then
in 1!)8S Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia.
Dui-ing fi'wjuent visit to New York
.Mark had vi.sited Roliin Keri' and they
had .spent nuiny happy hours together.
Mark found himself caring a great deal
for Robin and sensed that she cared,
too. .\fter a while he sensed reserva
tions in her; it seemed as though she
wei'e blocking any possibility of an in
creasing intimacy between them. J5ut
one day ilark broke these reservations
and told liobin that he loved her and
wished to marry her. Robin had told
him that her Inisband was dead but
now she was forced to tell him that
Davy, her luisband, h;id been injured
by a shell while in China. He had lost
both limbs and part of his brain had
had to be removed and now he was
little moi'e than an animal. The doc
tors expected him to die at any time.
For the sake of Davy who had on.ce
Ikhmi Robin would not divoi'ce him.
.Mark was gi'ieved that Robin slumld
suffer so. Yet he loved her more for
hei' lovaltv to the man Davy had been.
Tony's first interest in girls was cen-
tered in liarbie I’arks whom he had
met at Hadley. P>ai-bie was older than
Tony, and her interest in him had be'n
that of a pal. When Rarbie became en
gaged to iin older young man Tony was
hui't but soon be-ame interested in
Lucy Pride, a lovely but lightheaded
girl, Tony was flattered and infatuated
by Lucy's fluttering attentions and they
became engaged. Within himself Mark
w-ished that 'I'ony had chosen .someone
else but Tony confided to liim tliat
Lu(-y was expecting a baby, ilark tm-
derstood that the two were tuider the
strain which approaching war imposes
upon young peoiile and he ti'ied to be
satisfied.
ilark was glad to have the chance
to drive to Tony's graduation from
Dai'tnuiuth with Lucy for he was
anxio\is to know her better. Lucy drove
nuich faster than ilark liked. He
wai'ned her at a dangerous intersec
tion to slow down but she ignored
him and maintained her reckless speed.
They were struck by a truck; Lucy
was hurled lu'adlong from the car and
kllU'd instantly; ilark was badly in
jured. ilark recovtM'ed slowly with
Robin and Tony constantly at his bed
sid(‘. Robin had just. be(“n notifiwl that
Davy was dead and so one warm ,luly
afternoon Robin and ilark w('re niar-
rii'd.
With war so imminent Tony was
anxious to join tlie air forces but he
dared not speak of it exccjit to Robin
for he knew that ilark would worry.
.Vt last, however, he diA'ided that he
must go. ilark concea^d'' |iis worry
V(‘ry well and was sonu^vhat coml'orted
by the news that he .j(iid Robin wei-e
had gone,
to have a baby. When/Tony
his long letters were ,.ii great consola
tion. Robin and ila^ were glad to
learn that Tony had ''t^et once again
Ingrid Sigurdson, a loviljy Norwegian
girl who had come to th'trs Xoiirilry -to
live. Tony had known Ingrid wlien he
was at Madly. .Vs they became better
and better accpiainted the two fell in
love. Then, at Tony's request Ingrid
took a job in Roston and came to live
with Robin and ilark. When Tony re
ceived his commission lu‘ came home
on furlough and he and Ingrid were
niiirried.
September 1841 ilark's and Robin's
baby was born—a bouncing boy whom
they named Dan after ilark's father.
In November 'I'oiiy was ordered to
Honolulu with no time for leave before
he left. He made plans after his ar
rival tliere for Ingrid to join him. She
was to leave December 8. Robin and
Ingrid had spent many happy hotu's
shopiiing and making preparations for
the trip. December 7 was a iieiiceful
uneventful day and Ingrid was excited
ly and happily looking forward to her
trip. ^I'hat afternoon they turned on
the radio to hear the Philharmonic and
a news broadcast was coming over the
air. The thing which ilark had dreaded
for so many years had come, .\merica
was at war and Tony was a i)art of it.
THOR.-V KELLY, '45.
Dr. Harold C
(’onimencenuMit Address, vania.
Case, Scranton, I’ennsyl
Exchang-e Quibs
Forty-one seniors will graduate from
Sarah Lawrence College in April. Thir
teen sopliomores i-eceived certificates
for two years work also. This niark(‘d
one of the last commencements at
which iliss C^instance Warren, the
president, officiated. She is to leave in
.Time.
THE CAilPUS.
Sarah l.awrence College.
(xirls in the dormitory at liadcliffe
College keep their housemates well in
formed of how they fare on dates liy
using different cohired inks in register
ing the time they come in: green—just
a nice time; brown—thoroughly rou
tine: yellow—an utter flop; pink—on
a high intellectual plane; red—perfect
ly swell; purple—too, too divine.
THE H.\MPTON SCRIPT.
Hamilton Institute.
CAROL CARTER, '45.