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1 H L li E N N E I 1 J5 A N N E R
MAY, 1948
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EDITORIAL BOAKD
Editf.r—
Dorothy Arnold, *48
Associate Editor—
VlR^IN.A JcrPERIEH, '48
New$ Editor^
Gwen Cann, '49
feature Editor—
DoLonEs Hayes, ’d
Duri'.icss Manajer—
E-izAnETH Rivera,
STAFF ASSISTANTS
Circulation Editor—
Betty MeJonnaucmey, ’49
AMsiMtant Circulation Editors—
Fannie Dent. ‘50
ViRciNL^ WACsTArr, '43
AEMistant Business Managers—
Fannie Carroll. '49
Sylvia Rock, '49
Jacqueline Young, '49
E»thkr Harris, '49
Exchanije Editor—
Gloria Alexander,
A'isistant Exchange Editors—
Bridjett Pittman,
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TYPISTS
Fannie Carroll ’49
Altame.se Lehter - '49
Wilma Vestal ...... '50
Secretary—
Lillian Murphy, ’49
Assistant Secretary—
Altamese Lester, '49
Fannie Dent ’50
Lillian Murphy ’4)
Betty McConnauchey ’49
PROOF READERS
Doloreh Hayeh ’48 Lillian Beckham
jEttHiE Hampton ’48 Normagene Greenwood
Marilyn Motley '40 Mar aret Derrickson .
. '50 Audrey Cochrane 51
‘48 Fannie Cabroll '49
'48 i,YLv A Rock '49
REPORTERS
Eleanor Barnwell ’49
Audrey Cochrane '50
Fannie Dent '50
Theda Johnson '50
Dolores Hayes '48
Jessal Holland '48
Barbara Jones .... '51
Alice Judb ’48
Marilyn Motley '49
Gwendolyn Cann '49
Bridgctt Pittman '49
Elizabeth Rivera '49
Annie M. Smith '4D
Wilma Vestal '49
Jacqueline Young '49
Margaret Derrickson '4R
Normagene Greenwood '48
Rosalind Lynn '4 i
Sylvia Rock '49
Rosa McDaniels ’50
Altamese Lester '49
ADVISOR CAESAR R. BLAKE
AND NOW, GOODBYE
Yes, all KJod things must come to an end. P'our years—four
loHK, enjoyable years — where did they go? how could they have
passed so fast? did I get all that I could out of these four very
important years of my life? I wonder. Four years. 1 came to
college during the war. During my college days came peace and
the attempt to make it lasting. Yes, I came to college during a
period in which human destiny was uncertain, in which the unrest
and insecurity of the world invaded my own little world and made
my once secure feet not (juite so secure anymore.
And now—where am I going? is the world in which I am about
to go out into still as insecure and uncertain? is there a place out
there waiting for me? 1 wonder?
As the time draws to a clo.se, I can’t help but wonder and to
think back at my four years here at Bennett. I arrived four years
ago, a shy, green little girl, a bit timid but not exactly scared.
I guess 1 was more excited than anything else. Upon by arrival
I was immediately struck by the beauty and simplicity of the col
lege itself. It had surpassed all my most vivid day dreams. It
was truly a beautiful place. Next I met my classmates and before
I realized it I was a fuil member of the Bennett family—a very
nice family to belong to.
And so went the years. One day I awoke to the realization
that now 1 am a senior. One of those superior, sophisticated, ego
tistical iier.sons to be looked up to with awe by many wide-eyed
and ailmiring PYeshmen. I could hardly wait. Senior day came
and went and with it the little speech I was called upon to make.
Still somehow it didn’t seem quite real. It still doesn’t.
As the end closes down upon me I feel myself filled with a
nostj'lgic longing for those old days. It wasn’t so bad being a
freshman after all. I’ll miss the old birthday dinners, the Sunday
vespers, step singing and oh I a thousand other things that spell
Bennett to me. I’ll miss you Mom Mac and you, too, Prexy. I’ll
miss your wisdom and ever guiding co'.insel. I’ll miss my room
mate.'*. Yes, we fought but I love you.
‘This above all, to thine own self be true—’ I’ll always be true
to you dear Bennett because you are an integral and vital part
of my existence. Without the instruction and guidance that I
have had these four years 1 just wouldn’t be me. I owe you a
great debt dear Bennett—too great to ever be repaid by material
things. As I leave you now my tears don’t mean I’m sorry or glad;
they just mean goodbye to a dream come true, to a place I will
alwavs remember. —A SENIOR.
Palestine dominates the news of
I the month. Still the holy land is a
I land of hate and war instead of one
! of peace and love as it should be. The
Arabs and Egyptians have settled
down to fight the Jewish people in
earnest. The Palestine situation has
ceased to be a mere battle of politi
cal pawn; it is now a full sized war.
As a full sized war the various na
tions of the world are preparing to
treat it to their own particular
brands of interest. The United States
has led the way in considering the
recognition of Israel as a nation. Rus
sia has followed closely on her heels.
As a nation Israel is asking for ad
mittance into the U.S.O. It is interest
ing to see if this will also go through.
It would appear that the United
nations plan to really enter the Pal
estine war in earnest and on various
sides. The Egyptians are along with
the Arabs; and the United States is
trying to get the embargo lifted on
shipping munitions to the East. The
move of the United States, while not
actually in the way of combat, clear
ly shows her sympathies and her
eventual place of help
Because we of America cannot
look at anything this year without
thinking of its results on the home
political front, let us look at the
motives Truman might have had for
his actions. If Palestine is recognized
and helped, Truman would have a
good chance at the Jewish vote. The
concentrated vote of any one group
like that would help a great deal in
causing a particular group to carry
an election. This would be particu
larly true in a place such as New
York, where a great deal of the popu
lation is Jewish. The civil rights bill
would also win a great deal of votes
in one area, although it may also
lose the backing of the “Solid South.”
Kaleidoscope
I remember hearing in my child
hood that the world would someday
bo destroyed by fire just as it had at
one time perished into Neptune’s
realm.
Recently, I heard an article which
described the atomic bomb in a ra
ther unique manner. It said that at
last man had discovered after thous
ands of years the secret that the sun
has been carrying on continously
since its birth.
Is it inconceivable that this power
man now holds in his palm will be
the predicted holocaust?
The optimist and the pessimist will,
if conditions continue, undoubtedly
settle their eternal argument on this
question alone.
At any rate it is disturbing to think
that heretofore men have been un
able to settle their differences with
out all out war (which incidentally
solves nothing). At least the scientists
hold that an atomic war would in
no way resemble ordinary war with
its destructive capacity.
There are some who will turn
thoughts of atomic destruction to
their own advantage by deciding that
with Omar Kyyam it will be better
to “eat, drink and be merry.” In cru
cial moments people do odd things
in trying to stay in keeping with the
so-called “First law of nature.” It
remains to be seen what will happen
in the next few years but it will be
Something.
And now to the political issue
completely. The Democratic nomina
tion is just about in the bag. In fact
the Democrats have no choice ex
cept to re-nominate Harry Truman.
It seems to be a fairly clear guess to
believe that the Democratic regime
it on its way out.
Republicanly speaking the tide
seems to be split between Dewey, the
1944 candidate and Stassen. The oth
er candidates such as Taft from Ohio
and the various generals that have
brought us through the war cannot
truly be considered as leaders for a
peacetime nation.
Henry Wallace seems to be gain
ing support all over the country. The
amusing part about the whole thing
is that some of the states that are
persecuting him and his party so
avidly are doing more harm than
good. What brings a man more sup
port in any issue than for the oppo
sing group to make a martyr out of
him? So long as we live in a coun
try where Democracy is the pass
word ... if not the latch key . . . we
will be able to place the persons we,
the people, want in office. If Wal
lace’s name is kept off the ballots of
any state, it will merely serve to
tarnish further the already dulled
armour of Democracy as it is prac
ticed in the United States today.
Dame Fashion
In a couple of weeks now we’l
all be departing from dear ’ole Ben
nett to spend our summer in many
different parts of the country and
possibly world. Yet with the miles
between us we’ll still be wearing
similar cloths, cottons, rayons and
varieties that are supposed to be
cool and especially adapted to Sum
mer wear.
As with every season, there ap-
Iiears new fabrics on the market and
new designs in dress. The corded ma-
aerial that is so popular this spring
is very beautiful, however I doubt
that it will prove to be very cool in
the summer due to its closeness o
weave; but they’re grand for this sea
son of the year and cool days and
nights.
The soft detail and extra frills in
dress now adds a bit of dainti..
to the wearers and so “Cute”,
think nothing is more pretty than
dresses made from chambrays, den
im and other soft cottons. For the
persbn who hates to iron, especially
in the summer months, cotton crepes
(Seersuckers) are so practical, anc
they have it in such beautiful an
delicate colors and materials. Car.
you imagine Cotton crepe organdy
v^ell it’s on the market and wha
could really be more practical.
The bare-back dresses are quite
Jiovel, and very two-fold and wha
could be cooler? The strapless one:
are excellent for sun bathing anc
leaves no signs of straps.
The Duster is back and so awfully
practical and wearable. The perfec
piece for summer wear, traveling
and so many other things. They can
be made from most any materials
such as Striped Ticking, Cotton Pop
lin, and even woo’.ens.
The separates outfit that you will
see a lot of this summer is also prac
tical so you can mix and mix to your
heart’s desire, and always come out
on top. So why not get you a set
They’re really worth what you pay
J'or them. Get them in a cotton den
im, they’re both very washable and
durable and sturdy.
Do you know that the new fall
clothes are much cooler than the
ones we have been wearing? They
rllow free circulation of air to and
I'rom the body.
The new Straw bags are so cute,
'.nd what about the basket bags?
\ou can take your favorite style
basket and make your own with lit
tle cost or time involved. Why not
try it, and perk up your summer cot
tons.
Before wishing you all a happy
summer and etc., I’d like to say fair
well to all Seniors and Bon Voyage
and may the Best be Yours, Always,
.A.nd to you that will be back next
September, Best Wishes for a very
happy, restful and fun packed Sum
mer.
Good Grooming,
“JACKIE”
Miss Virginia Wagstaff, of Bur
lington, North Carolina, has been
chosen as our student of the month.
She is a senior and is majoring in
social science and English.
From the beginning of her college
career, Miss Wagstaff has shown a
great deal of ability as a leader. She
has served as a member of the Stu
dent Cabinet for three years and is
this year the President of the Stu
dent Cabinet. She was president of
the junior class of 1947 and was this
year selected as a member of Who’s
Who. At this time. Miss Wagstaff is
also a member of the Bennett Ban
ner Staff.
Perhaps some of the most inter
esting hobbies which Miss Wagstaff
enjoys are: reading current novels,
going to the movies and she has a
deep interest in conversing with
people in general, but especially with
people of other nationalities. Her
most interesting experience was her
work in a factory making casts of
wood with people of all nationalities.
At present Miss Wagstaff plans to
teach, however she has a longing de
sire to become a social worker, be
cause of her interest in other people.
As president of Student Senate,
she has found that such a responsi
bility is not an easy task. She has
found that the best way to win the
cooperation of the group is through
allowing the students to present
problems and to work along with
the.Ti in solving these problems. It
is never advised to live too far above
the students but to live with them
and regard them as students.
We sincerely enjoy the opportu
nity to have Miss Wagstaff as our
student of the month. Through her
work with the students, her person
ality, her ability as a leader and her
thoughts have found a true mode of
expression. So on behalf of the staff
and speaking for the student body—
Congratulations!
Pearson Attends
Interracial Conference
Miss Dorothy Pearson, senior and
president of the Greensboro Intercol
legiate Commission, recently repre
sented this organization at an Inter-
lacial Conference held at Paine Col
lege in Augusta, Georgia. The pur
pose of this conference was to allow
Ihe various interracial organizations
to meet, discuss their various prob
lems, hear suggestions, and to profit
from the experiences of others. Va
rious interracial groups represented
were from Columbia, South Carolina,
Greensboro, North Carolina, Ken-
.“^ity of Kentucky, Nashville and
tiicky State College, and the Univer-
Knoxvilie, Tennessee, Lynchburg,
Virginia, Durham and Charlotte,
North Carolina, and Ohio State Col
lege.
This conference lasied two days.
One of the interesting highlights was
an address by Dr. Brazeale, of More
house College. He addressed the
group on the subject, “The Relation
of Students in the South.” Other in
teresting features of the conference
V^’ere the four workshops held.
The strikes are again with us in
full force. We now have such things
as the meat strike and the railway
express strikes along with several
minor disturbances with which to
contend. It does no harm to strike if
there is a logical reason for it ... .
but what do these unions call a logi
cal reason? More money is no longer
a reason to strike that can be called
logical, it should be called ludicrous
instead. Perhaps if wages were not
so steep prices would get a chance
to lower themselves. That would
seem a more sane state of affairs all
around.
MISS JOHNSON
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Miss Johnson attended Northwest
ern University during the year 1944-
in June 1945 with a major in theater
1945; received Master of Arts degree
and a minor in interpretation. She
came to Bennett the same year. Dur
ing the summer of 1947 she received
a fellowship to make a study of Sum
mer Theaters in the New England
states. Miss Johnson has taught
Speech and Drama at Bennett College
for three years and directed the Com
munity Summer Theater for two
years.
COMMENCEMENT
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nett voices will sing out to the en
joyment of an appreciative audience.
The activities of the day will be con
cluded with the ceremony of “Camp
us Illumination” held on the campus
quadrangle. Torches representing the
Bennett spirit will be conferred on
representatives of the freshmen,
sophomore, and junior classes in a
beautifully lighted ceremony.
On Sunday morning at eight a.
m., the Reunion Breakfast will be
held in the dining hall. In the meet
ing of the Alpha Kappa Mu at ten
a. m. members of the Alpha Epsilon
Chapter will induct new members
into the scholastic society. Finally,
Sunday evening at eight o’clock.
President Jones will receive Alumni,
friends, and seniors at his home.