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THE BENNETT BANNER
November, 1945
lUE BEJSNETT BANNER
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Chairman Nancy L.. Pinkard '46 Feature Editor Miriam McTeer '47
News Editor Thelma Thomas 47’ Business Manager Edith Bishop ’46
STAFF ASSISTANTS
Assistant Business Manager Secretary Melba Davis ’49
Betty Powers ’47 Assistant Secretary Jean McCord ’47
Exchange Editor Circulation Manager
Gwendolyn Alexander '47 Louise Armstrong ’47
Assistant Circulation Managers
Christine Hartsfield ’49 Vivian Greenlee ’49
Lucille Brown ’47
TYPISTS
Viola Holland '47
Ethel Johnson ’47
PROOF ItEADERS
Betty Ann Artis ’46 Ruby Love ’49 Marian- Able ’46
Orial Banks ’46
REl'ORTERS
Margaret Caldwell ’46 Gwen Cann ’49 Camille Dunham '46
Willie Ruth Coles '47 Margaret Henderson ’46 Sylvia Rock ’49
Barbara Sandford ’47 Helen Davis '47 Rose Hogans '47
ADVISER A. A. MORISEY
EDITORIALLY SPEAKING
AM) YOU CALL THIS CHRISTL4NITY
SoutluTii traclilion is no longer a shock lo me, bill jriercly a senseless
ingiainccl Icar lo be loleralecl. I “(oniply" with il, but NEVER “ac
cept ” it.
Sinulay, () t(j|jer yo, is a chiy ISeiineii stuclenls won’t forget. Invited
to attend the second ainuial Eaiiiily Liie conlerence at tlie West Market
Street liaptist Church here, they arrivetl to lind that separate seats had
i)eeii rescriu'd lor them. In order to cooperate witli this service, our Ciwn
college vespers were h)regone. And that’s the ‘‘Christian lellowship”
wc: receivecl.
J he policy ol the south is cptite evident, but doesn’t segregation in
the church ol jesus Christ seem to be cairying "tradition” a trille bit
too lai.-- It only reveals the existing inconsistency and discrepancy in re
ligion, which seems to be no more than a “siJoken” practice.
I'urther ,io my point ol view, the laniily is the basis ot society, or at
least that s what I am ptone to believe alter reading the works jf some
great sociologists. J he establishment and maintenance ol all lamilies
IS tlu‘ same, regaiclless cjl race, and “color” certainly seems to be no
intelligent criteiia lor judging imjiortance. All lamilies are important
because they comprise the world we live in. I'he same inner drives and
human instincts that motivate a “white” child also motivate a “black”
child. Just as the “white” child's mother pushes him into the lime
light, does not the’ “black” mother do ihe same? Because it is Irom
these very lamilies that our world leaders and educators come, it is so
im[K)rlant that the understanding ol all individuals and appreciation
ol racial dillerencis be a iunclamental objective.
II you separate the hmiily how can yon have even the I'aintest hope
ol bringing ai)out “world unity.” Air. Duvall I’he Family Institute
.Sjjeaker emphasi/eci this lact wlu-n he said, “Our hoj)e lor a better w’orlcl
lies in the hands of the homemakers.”
Cntil people understand that real clemcjcracy is more than a spoken
word and that the lour Ireedoms are not sim])ly nonsensical titterings,
thei'e can be no world unity. Wherever you go, north, south, east, "or
west, you’ll always hear people talking about brotherhood. But all this
talk about brotlu'rhooci doesn’t amount to a hill ol' beans. I’alk is
(heap and actions deceiving. America is built upon a culture ol' cliiler-
ences and the onlv sensible ap|jroach to encomjjass this breach is
through a li ienclly spirit ol inter-relationship and intellect. How easy
It is to live within the limits ol one’s own group because the language,
ideals and other soc ial laclors are so lamilar. But social and intellectual
intei'course with others is c|uite a chll'erent matter. However, the
breach can be spanned il the desire be sltong enough.
Race relations in the south, lor instance Cireensboro, may well be
"thought ol" as good, bec:ause my |)eople have been inhiljitecl and re
pressed lor so long they have evetiiually come to “accept” the “white
man’s” condescending “kindness.” J'^er since the clays ot servitude the
’’white” man has attempted to hold the Negro in check — socially, eco
nomically, and even religotisly. I'A’tnylliiiig has been too good for the
“black” man. Despite all the many handicaps to impede his progress,
the Negro has made remarkable gains in practically every walk of life
mentionable. But his has been a haicl struggle to win his place in this
“while man's wcjrld.”
In truth, what is wrong with interracial meetings? After they are
over, are we not laced with the self-same jjroblems of segregation, ill-
mannered salesgirls, objectionable ticket agents in the railroad and
bus stations, separate drinking fountains, back seats on buses, side en
trances to theatres and discriminating stores?
Sometimes you wonder what’s the use. Some “white” jjcople arc
so hopelessly bitten -^vith “tradition,” and if over half a century hasn’t
taught them that people, regardless of race or color, are HIJM.AN BE-
INCS. why continue to a])jjea] to their innate intelligence. The heart
is out ol the cpiestion: I often wonder what they live by. Perhaps some
clay some gieat ’’mind” might be a.ble to enlighten me.
A cc'iitury of progress and we might as well have been at a stand
still in regard to race relations. II ever the barriers of racial fear need
ed to l)e broken clown the time is now. It is high time that interrracial
intercourse ceased to l)e a one-sided arrangement. 'I'he time is ripe for
races to sow grains of social ec[uality. 'I'hose “white” people w’ho de
sire to clelv sentimetu and dare not because of public criticism are so
pathetic. All “we” desire to gain from interracial-rclations is mutual
rrspcd and regard — nothing more. A famous Negro author said,
“Whenever possible we seek to brinj about the good-will of “white
.\merica” through conciliation: but there are times when lirni o|)posi-
tion proves the only effective means.” From the pen ol lames \Veldon
Johnson comes the ])lecige, “I will iu)t allow >)ie prejudiced person or
one million or one hundred million to blight my life. - I xuill not let
prejudice or a>iy of its attendant humiliatiotrs and injustices bear me
clown to spiritual defeat. My inner life i.s mine, and I shall defend and
maintain its iutegtity against all the powers of hell.”
OPINION-
Dear Editor:
Last Sunday I and a group of fel
low students attended the opening
session of the 2nd Annual Family
Lite Conference at the W^est Market
Street First Baptist Church.
Our college deemed this meeting
sutt'icic'ntly iiiiportaiit to forego its
I’Bgular vesper service. Upon our
arrival we found that we were being
.■^c-ftn-Salc'cl, much to our disgust, es
pecially, since we had been person
ally invited, and our college was the
only one represented in iiuy speak-
al)le ntimber.
I fully realize that there are segre-
gati'on laws in the state of North
Carolina, but it seems to me that the
cnurch, above all, should be ruled by
only one law — the law of Jesus
Christ, which certainly does not ad
vocate the segregation of races. If
there be any such law in the Bible,
1 wish someone would show' it to me.
This meeting was sadly ironical.
On the platform stood the speaker,
addressing a segregated audience,
admonishing that in order to build
a better world, parents must teach
their children the principles of
.Justice and I nclerstaiidiiis. This was
a ‘'laugh”, because it was evident
that in view of the ciiscoiirtesy shown
to us iiiauy parents have obviously
tailed in this respect.
if this was (lenioci'acy in action,
I fail to see how WORLD BROTHER
HOOD can possil)ly be attained. 1
wonder how w'e, as a nation, can
ever hope to influence countries like
Germany and Japan toward these
ideals, w'hen we, ourselves, don’t
even practice them.
Sincerely,
BETTY ANN ARTIS, ’4 6.
Dear Miss Artis:
The Banner appreciated your
stand on the situation.
In the editorial column you will
find the first in a series of articles
to l)e devoted to this question of ra
cial discrimination vs. world peace.
If you or any of our other readers
have any siig.gestions or opinions
they wish to “voice” I will be only
too glad to hear from you.
Is there really any possible means
of breaking down this age-old bar
rier’?
Very truly yours,
THE EDITOR.
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OI U I'RKSIDEXT VVKITES TO
WASHINGTON
(Below is a copy of the letter sent
to Rep. Dewey Short in regard to
military conscription).
Novemlier 19, 1945
The Honorable Dewey Short
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
You are rendering a patriotic and
valuable service when you lead the
opposition to the peace-time com
pulsory military training bill. Here
at Bennett College we have students
from twenty-seven states, so that
forms a rather comprehensive na
tional cross-section of opinion among
our people. This opinion seems to 'be
solidly against further conscription.
We sincerely hope that you will main
tain your stand against the militarists
who are in reality Fascists at heart.
Thanking you for your splendid
service, I am,
Yours very truly,
DAVID D. JONES,
President.
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A IvION IS IN THE STRKKTH
ADRIA LOCKE LANGLEY
This is the story of Hank, an un
lettered but e.xceptionally ambitious
backwoodsman from the Magnolia
state; of his lust for power and his
rise to fame from a lowly pedler,
with a i^ack on his back, to Gover
nor of his state; and of his career
as boss (or “lion”, as he was often
called) of one of the worst political
machines ever to run rampant in
these United States.
It is the story of Verity, Hank’s
"gentle, sweet-faced” wife, who be
cause of her intense love for her
husband, stuck by him through thick
and thin; who, in spite of his crooked
and selfish ways, was strong enough
to cling to her own ideals of good
ness, truth, and Justice through it
all.
And this is the heart warming
story of plain humble American peo
ple of the backwoods and the
marshes; of their willingness and
anxiousness to follow those whom
they feel are one of them; and of
their never-ending fight for freedom
and justice.
Adria Locke Langley, the author,
is a graduate of Fremont College and
Northwestern University. She is in
deed qualified to write such a book
about these American people of the
backwoods for she has not only trav
eled among them and studied their
way of life, but has actually lived
with them. Her friends characterize
all types of Americans—the rich and
the poor, factory workers, share
croppers, miners and cow hands. It
was the belief of these plain Amer
icans, along w'ith the authors own
great faith in America that inspired
.A IJon Is 111 Tile Streets.
Here is a story of America, un
believably thrilling and different In
its scope and in its subject matter.
It is a story that every one should
read, for it is a book of faith in
America as well as a book of warn
ing to America.
>JKKEN 1)01 THIN
ELIZABETH GOUDGE
(ii'c'eii Dolpliiii Sti'C'et is the story
of the Le Pourtel family and the
island on which they live. It depicts
the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Le Pourtel
and their two daughters; shy, but
brilliant Marianne and beautiful,
laughing Marguerite and of how' the
coming of William Ozone and his
father to the island alters the lives
of i)oth girls.
Dr. Ozone had been in love with
Mrs. Le Pourtel long before she
married, so it was only natural that
his son, William was immediately
welcomed into the Le Pourtel family.
The children grow up together and
William joins the Navy. In the meait-
time both girls fall in love with him
but it is Marguerite whom he loves.
Through an error on his tjart it is
Marianne who finally wins him and
travels to Australia to marry him.
Heartbroken, Marguerite then be
comes a nuii and goes to France. Lat
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their native island and are recon
ciled.
This book is very well-written and
one, after reading it, has a fair idea
about the early colonization of Aus
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