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MA’i', 1943 r H E BENNETT BANNER Page I'hiee DEDICATED TO THE CLASS OF '48 \ Bennett taniilv Looking Into The Future It is now 1959. Ten years have passed since the dramatic yet dis- pairing departure of the class of ’48. During this time I have been work ing here in Europe. A longing tc see my old classmates keeps press ing me. But how could this be done? I could have used my crystal ball, but the Atlantic Ocean causes toe much glare; there was my magic carpet, but the contact wouldn’t be so good; my best bet was to get ready and go in person, so I did. While coming to America on the U. S. S. Earle, I encountered Emily Borgus as ship hostess. She and Tonj were contemplating separation be cause she just couldn’t stand him being on all of that water. On deck one day, a lady that I did not rec ognize at first, greeted me eagerly. She was very fat, but so exotic look ing. Later she told me that her clothes were designed by Mildred Doyle who has a very ritzy shop i Paris. The woman was none other than Doris Bolden. After landing in New York, j contacted an old friend, Virgini:: Wagstaff. She is now Mrs. David Maynard and they are both stric. politicians. At tlieir request I spent a few days with them, but were thej heavy people. It was democrat for breakfast, republican for lunch and communism for dinner. However they did take me downtown to Ross Paradise one night. You could ver. well have called it Bennetts Para dise. Alice Judd, Ernestine Robi i son, and Louise Leseur were the hat check girls. They were earning extr^ money so that they can soon set up their own businesses. Mildred An derson Ross herself was the hostess. Delores Hayes and Joan Camp v/ere the cigarette girls. Who ev^ thought that Joan would raise th new length. However, they are onl there for experience for you see the^ Ccin afford to volunteer their services. The floor show consisted of Cle( Williams, soloist; Marjorie Nanc and Ruby Littlejohn as dancers an- Katherine Henderson, Verdell Road, and Lillian Burton as comedians The feature attr.iction was blinkty dink, stage and screen actress, oet ter known to us as Edna Gamble. On this particular night, Ruthir, Jones, Eunice Cooke and Doroth;, Arnold came in with their husband Ruthie married Mr. five by five frorr Georgia. Eunice at last has John a. they are still fighting. Philip deci. ed that Dot was a hopeless case an. married her. The next day with Virginia giv mg a lecture and David downtow I roamed about the city. Downtov; in Macy’s Department Store I foui Lovye as head dress buyer, also at pretty and prim as ever. It seem as if those three just wouldn’t b separated, for Ida and Rose wer models in the same store. As effici ent as ever, Evelyn Darden an. and Elaine Mitchell are employed there as stenographers. Out of curiosity, I went into building that had an outer sigr v/hich read:--'‘Hicks'’ Derrtat Lab — Come in and have a tooth”. Miriam Ricks is making false teeth. She specializes in teeth for the Bennet smile . . . reduced rates for Bennet students. Guess this is a small world, after all — on the street I met Verne Chandler and Margarette Craig. They are social case workers in that great city. They could very well be called social butterflies also. How ever, they are still wearing that lit tle diamond on the third finger left hand that they got in ’48. The next day Virginia and I spent •yith Mrs. Joyce Taylor Stokes. Frank is quite prosperous now and they have four kids, all shoulders and head. Running true to form Joyce knew all about the graduates of ’48. Being president of the Alumni association helped matters so I gath ered some more information from her. Pauline Hickerson did marry Mac. She is now chief soda jerker in their drug store. Bettye Norwood IS teaching music to handicapped children. McGee saved Virginia Jef fries from destruction in the chem istry lab. They now reside in Chi cago, 111. Norma Greenwood is now the Dr. Greenwood, clinical psycho logist. Yes she still has Earle’s en gagement ring, but won’t marry him until she gets another degree. Dr. Dorothy Pearson is a sociologist in the same concern. Machere Tresville IS on concert tour in England. Juanita Pettice is working as translater in tne French Embassy in Washington, D. C. Incidentally she married r former student of hers, Joe Byrd. Drs. Barbara Wright and Mercedes Smith are working at Freedman’s Hospital in Washington. Jessie Hamp ton is a nurse there, also Lillian Per ry Robinson has five kids and is stiF teaching school. Pinkney has taken 10 other women, but not for long we hope. Ernestine Horton and Pearl Mc- Whirter married twins from Cub, and now reside in Trinidad. Urcelle Lunnon, Ruth Cropps, Bridgett Pitt ri'an, Marquetta Goss, Thedreakle Pyles, Miriam Gidney, and Lucille Headen are all school marms, but are satisfactorily married. Florence Johnson married John on the re bound but it still seems as if she har Steve covered. Doris Young is the perfect little farmer wife living near Durham. Bessie Thompson and Jean Sims are combining marriage and ; career for they are also Powers Mod els. Nilda Ortiz is back in Porta Rica teaching school. She has sent five students to Bennett already. A1 contact has been lost of Rosa Rob inson, Queen Barbar, Bettye Gibson and Margaret Harris. It was rumor ed that they were abroad. Pauline Dona'dson voted most likely to sue ceed in our class is doing that. She has a lovely family and gives music tssons. Patsy Blanchet has writter sevarjil books, and she is still in New Or eaiis. Anna Lou McCollum an Louise Counts are playing profes sionsl basketball. And so my visit in New York was completed. In Philadelphia I saw Marie Holly. She was working a' the Chesterfield Hotel hoping to meet someone that could get her in the movies. Speaking of movies, Louise Finger is now replacing the “Prissy’' of “Gone With The Wind.” My trip would by no means have been complete had I not come back to Bennett. Here I found more of m sisters of 1948. Helen Dozier is o the music staff here; Gwen Gidney College Chaplain; Hortense Kelle3 is still Miss Officious, for she is noi Dean of Freshmen — and Dannett Thayer and Rebecca Wilson are workers under her as directors r dormitories. Jessal Holland is Ben nett’s full time lawyer . . Gaybells Barnes and Jamima McPherson are dieticians. Hortense Potts is replacing her sister in the business office. There among the graduates, it was rumored ?h»t- Pat Blanchet will soon succeed President Jones and D. Arnold, Miss Flayer. And so, safe in the knowledge that my fellow classmates have adjusted themselves to the society in which they lived, I returned to Europe to resume my duties as clinical patho logist in the Gates Asylum. The Class Will Those IVho Excell COLLEGE FUND (Continued From Page One) which are such an important part of the solutions to problems of race re lation and the other ills which beset our world. The colleges need to stand firm, t^ strengthen their resources, to do r bigger, better job with each passing year. Will you help? Today? We, the members of the Senior class of the year one thousand nine h.undred and forty-eight of Bennet* College, in the State of North Caro lina, city of Greensboro, and county of Guilford, being of full age, aver age intelligence, and peaceful dispo sition, due to the completion of four long years of college work, and now coming forth as the most commend able product of the faculty, do here by publish and command to be exe cuted this our last will and testa ment. To President Jones this class of ’48 wills another class that can win and keep the scholarship cup for three consecutive semesters. To our most honored faculty and administrators we bequeath a tok en of our most humble gratitude the very best wishes in all their activities. To Ma Mac the senior class leaves her the abihty to smile and say “yes”. To the entire student body, the senior class leaves its ability to sleep through classes and at the end of the semester win the scholarship cup. To the Juniors we bequeath our seats in the chapel, and we extend them our best wishes for a success ful year. To Gwen Cann, as president of the senior class next year, Jessal Holl and wills all the responsibilities, trials, and tribulations that accomp any such an office. There are individuals among us who desire to leave individual gifts for some among you. Please accept what is left you in the spirit it is giv en. (Good naturedly). To the dormitory directors we will not leave anything, but we will take our noise. 'I'he seniors in the English Depirt ment will their seats in Mr. Blake’s Shakespeare class to anyone simple enough to come behind them. Rose White, Ida and Lovye Will iamson will their steadfast friendship to Margaret Boatwright, Regina Rog ers, and Earline McLeod. Margaret Derrickson wills her ability to cool in all situations t Clarise James. To Shirley Foster goes Margaret Craig’s humorous personality. To Jackie Young, Normagene Greenwood leaves her frame. Lillian Perry leaves to Regina Tan ner that part of chewing gum that she did not take through college. Evelyn Darden wills her large eyes and her ability to make them talk to Inez Dean. Anna Lou McCollum wills her i bility to Katherine Boiser. Joan Campt leaves her height to Hilda Wills. To Celess McLester goes Bettye Norwood’s punctuality to attend mu sic lessons. Dorothy Pearson bequeaths to Al- tamese Lester all of her trouble on the Central Committee. To Juanita Hodges, Pauline Hick erson leaves her ability to get a man like Mack. Virginia Jeffries leaves her ability to get breakfast on time to Sylvia Rock. Jessal Holland gives to Ester Har ris her ability to sleep through Mr. Jack’s History class. Ernestine Horton leaves her tele phones to Pearl Parker. Vernet Chandler bequeaths her size to Mollye Hughes. To Margaret Ann Boatwright goes Mildred Anderson’s hips. Louise Counts wills to Rose Mc Daniel a deck of pinochle cards. To Geraldine Dillard, Odessa Jeff ries and Ethel Dawkins, Vera Rob inson wills Mary Brewster, a new pinochle partner. To Regina Rodgers goes Louise I..esuer’s quiet personality. Marie Holley wills her counselor- ship to Betty Crockett. To Ollie Alston, Jean Simms be- Senior Superlatives Prettiest —. Lovye Williamson Cutest Lillian Perry Most Popular Jocelyn Blanchet Most Friendly Mildred Harris Most Athletic — Louise Counts Neatest Pauline Hickerson Most likely to succeed Pauline Donaldson Best Dressed Bessie Thompson Noisiest Ruthie Jones Quietest Theadreakle Pyles Most Sarcastic Normagene Green wood Most Versatile J. Blanchet Most Business-like Hortense Kelly Most Dependable Gwen.Gidney Most Artistic Margaret Harris Most Studious Bettye J. Norwood i Most Sophisticated-Mildred Anderson Sweetest Personality - Mildred Harrir Most Comical Florence Johnston Best Dancer Helen Dozier Most Talkative - Ruthie Jones Favorile Dance Orchestra Stan Kenton Favorite Radio Program Lu> Radio Theater Program Favorite Book of Year, The Vixen? P'avorite Movie of Year,.. “Gentle men’s Agreement” Best Liked Teacher Mr. Alber' T. James CLASS POEM Hail to thee, dear Bennett! ! ! ! You’ve been the School for us. You made it possible for growth to be ours So, in Thee we have all trust. We owe to Thee our lives, in fact We cannot fail to see The hidden treasures that lie be yond Our hopes for prosperity. We’ll miss the days we spent here. And no matter what the future may hold; Bennett will be a cherished memory Worth more than a world of gold. ?o farewell, dear Bennett, farewell. Our tears are hard to hide. Yet venturing forth, we cannot fail Because Thou art our guide. MILDRED B. HARRIS. queaths her personality and ability to get a boy friend. Margaret Harris leaves her artistic ability to Lillian Clarke. To Ester Barrett goes Louise Fing er’s nickname, Prissy. Pauline Bunch wills her ability to get a husband to Gwen Cann and Sylvia Rock. Her ambition in the field of science being left to Christine Hartsfield by Dorothy Arnold. Rebecca Wilson leaves for Helen Green her ability to sew. Kathryn Henderson wills her pe tite feet to Patricia Duckett. To Sylvia Rock goes Anita Thorn ton’s mad hats. Elaine Mitchell leaves her Short hand book to Rosa McDaniel. Another notebook has been left— this time a Shakespeare notebook tc Frankie Robinson by Gladys Thom son. Mae Lula Evans wills her love for basketball to Patricia Duckett. Mildred Doyle wills her long beau tiful legs to Margaret Pleasants. To Luvenia Jones, Pearl McWhirt- er leaves Hub. Delores Hayes leaves her seat and v.?ork in statistics to anyone in the Junior class who has to take it. Bidget Pittman wills her sophisti cation to Marie Miller. Ruthie Jones leaves to whoever i*" looking for a husband real soon, Sgt Murphy. Ernestine Robinson wills her abi' ity to get along with others to Mar; Anderson. This our last will and testimony has been drawn and respectfully fubmitted, signed and sealed. As we venture forth into the world of chaos and confusion, we have sud denly become aware of the fact that we will have to leave our dear Ben nett. It is a rather shocking thing to think about because there are so many ties that bind us here — the birthday dinners, the Thanksgiving dances and the college parties, the Christmas Sister week, the vesper services and our dear Bennett fam ily that helps to create an atmosphere of love and friendship. Yes, all of these and a host of others have bound us to Bennett. Although we are somewhat sad and depressed about our leaving, we are happy too. We are happy because we are eager to spread afar the knowledge which we have gained here. We think of our class as a ma ture Bennett cell and our graduation is merely a division of this cell that there will be many other Bennett cells. Just as the cancer cells invade the various tissues and organs of the body, the Bennett cells of 1948 will invade various part of the world carrying the ideas, ideals and atti tudes that we have acquired here. Some of these will remain the same and some will change according to the various experiences that we may may have but even the change in our ideas, ideals, and attitudes cannot pull us apart from our Bennett. We can never forgat that here we for.nu- lated a definite theory of life, we chase our life’s work and set up our philosophy of life. We learned that friendships are important in any per son’s life; it isn’t enough to live in a shell by ourselves but that shell must be united with other shells so that everyone will be living in one com mon shell. The various choices which we have had to make have helped us to acquire a sense of values and to recognize the worth and dignity of every individual. But most important of all we know that God mu.st play a major role in our lives if we expect to attain any success; we have not iced the many changes that have taken place in the world today and if ever we needed God, it is now. Just as religion has played an im portant part in our lives here at Bennett, it will also be uppermost in our lives after our graduation. In such times as these, we will need faith and strength to co.-nbat vari ous evils and temptations; the con tact with God which wo have made at Bennett will help us to lean on God for strength when such evils and temptations do arise. We will not say gooc^jye because we are not really leaving Bennett. Oh yes, we will be leaving a plot of land which is called Bennett College but the true Bennett College is with in us. Some of us may re main here, some of us msy go bick to our own communities; and some of us may go to new communities. Yet Bennett will always be with us be cause it is within our souls. Each lit tle Bennett cell of 1948 will mature and divide so that the ideals and at titudes which we have acquired here v.'ill be spread throughout the world in order to make the world a better place in which to live. And now, a word of gratitude and appreciation to you, the Bennett family, for all that you have done to help this cell of 1948 mature so that it is ready for division. We say thank you for your untiring efforts, your patience, your understanding and most of all, your love for us. We will show our appreciation to you, not by our words but by our financial contributions and the dedication of our lives to ideals which we have gained here at Bennett. To say thank you is not enough so that we will say thank you a million or more times. And as expressed in the Negro Na tional Anthem, may we, the class of 1948, ‘forever stand, true to our God. to our native land’ and true to our ^ Bennett.
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