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THE BENNETT BANNER
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, 1949
THE BENNETT BANNER
"Anything Worth Reading, We Write"
Ruth Views the News
TEN CENTS A COI*Y
EDITORIAL BOARD
On November 14, 1949, Secretary
of State Acheson pledged that the
United States would meet Russian
“thrusts at freedom” wherever they
$1.00 I’FjK SUIJSCUn’TlON occur with the same determination
' it showed during the Berlin blockade.
EDi'^on
ASSOCIATE KDITOR
FEATURE EDITOR
NEWS EDITOR
ART f DITOR
BUSINESS MANAGER
ASSISTANTS TO BUSINESS MANAGER
EXCHANGE EDITORS
CIRCULATION MANAGER
SECKtTARY
ASSISTANT SECREl ARY
r-rRTRUDf. JONKU.
Bettye Johnson, '50
Geraldinc Murphv. ’53
Ruth lir.NDDutoN, '50
REPORTERS
TYPISTS
The American diplomat, in Berlin
for a brief visit before returning to
Washington, assured the Germans
that the United States “will respond
to every effort on your part to wage
the anti-Soviet struggle in West
Germany.”
He told a news conference shortly
i after he arrived at Templehof An-
Ruth Bullard. '52 | dome that the United States will help
those nations who are determined
Robert Ann Brown. ’50
Helfn Kirk. '51
Wilma Vestal, '50
Audrey Cockrane, '50
Athaline Dancy, ’50
Gix)RIa Alexander. ’50
Beulah Bullard. ’51
Geraldine Brown, *50
Gloria Lynch, ’50
Doris Valentine, ’50
Nola Bewley, ’50
Fannie Dent, ’50'
Bettye Crockett, ’50 !
Doris Valentine, ’50
Bessie Davidson, '53
Barbara Edmonds. '53 , help themselves” in:
Thomasina Campbell. 52 ‘ ^
Gloria Rice, '50
Martha Morley. ’50
Rum Morgan. '50
Betty Johnson. ’50
Mahy Herhin. '52
Betty Ellis, ’50
Angela Wooten, ’50
Ilri.ENA Valdeau. '53
PROOFREADERS
1. Those problems that exist when
GEBALD.Nr"BH'^w“: | ^ g^oup of powers, led by the Soviet
Gloria Wilson, ’51 Union, attempt to interfere with
Barbara Smith, '53 , , j i *
freedom and liberty.
2. Economic problems that exist in-
Olgeretta Davis. '50 i , , . . ^ ^ c- • *
Remona George, ’50 dependent of efforts of the Soviet
Emma Hazel, ’52 ■
Mr. Acheson warned, however,
that unless a nation has the resources,
mind, and spirit to solve its own
. . problems, the aid of the United States
kc(ciilly iIrtc liavc been various ()|>inir>iis expressed on i.ssues vital
to the (olU‘^1* liiniilv. I licsc j)ios and (ons rolled the (Icgrees oi oui |
.hinkiMK and cerlainly il lliey l.ave l.een in,|K,rtant enough to n.eri. announced that Presi
dent Truman expects to name anoth-
Culture Corner
It is often said and written — per- the patriotism and love for America;
haps much too often in this column— | the group of Spirituals; the ancestors
that college or other forms of higher j in bondage who found hope in sing-
education do not emphasize the vari- | ing of a free heaven; the group of
ous aspects of the fine arts enough. , folk songs, the innate characteristic
One of the most neglected of these warmth of the race; the secular
EDITORIALLY SPEAKING
(lisnssion lliey an l>e exainined.
Theic seems to he an ininecessary amount of uiueitainty on the
pans oi some ol the sludenis as to college regulations. Their perplex
ity is prohahiv caused hy the llexihle status ol our college regulations
in llial what was peiinissahle last year is a violation this tenu.
Our lUue liook contains a lairly acieciiiate explanation ol our col
lege regulations, hut theie aie certain new regulations intnKluced each
year. This, in itsell, is a good thing, hut any modilication or innova
tions ol college titles should he clearly understood hy all. I he clouhts
that now exist might he erased i)y an explanation to the entire collegc
lamily at the hegitniing ol each tettn or whenever a new rule is intro-
clucecl.
Then, there is the c|uestion ol out active particijjation in our \ar-
ious organizations. It is assumed that lull cooperation will he given hy
any petson who alliliates hersell with a collc'ge ac:ti\iiy. Why he listed
as a panic ipaiit when you never paitic ipate? It is evident that the lack
ol participation on the patt> ol some has not altered the cluh’s success,
hut is it not lai more advisable to coo|)erate lully or to relincpiish
m‘mh(iship.
1 )epc’nclahility is a desirable |uality and to he without it is indeed! know the lady who possesses the
lamentahle. .Siudeni ollicc rs ate elec ted hy students. They are the | qualities we admire. Yes, she is Mrs.
students’ c hoicc and the el!ec tiveness ol their leadership will depend I Blanche R. Raiford.
Mrs. Raiford hails from Cali
fornia, where she received most of
her education. She married a young
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Faculty Close-Ups
“I want to be able to carry myself
just like that when I finish Bennett.
What poise she has. What wouldn’t
1 give to be as self-possessed as she
is. She has such a charming person
ality.”
These complimentary remarks and
many others are frequently made
about one of the most admired teach-
arts is dramatics. Though it is given
its place in the curriculum, it is not
given its due respect in the recogni
tion of the work it entails or finan
cial support. The Intercollegiate Dra
matic Association is an organization
of college dramatic groups which
have united in the effort to do some
thing about this situation in the field
of drama. It seeks to not only solve
communal problems within the group,
but it also seeks to present the best
each member college has to offer the
students at large who form the col
lege Theater’s main public.
This may not always have been
done, but I.D.A. is a maturing organi
zation which has and is passing
through those bitter, almost defeat
ing, experiences common to all new
ideas. I.D.A. members feel a need
for inspiring interests in the college
student’s mind for those values which
will make him an intelligent and ap
preciative audience. They also feel a
need for making the college student
aware of his potentialities in the con
temporary theater of today in the
many phases of dramatic art includ
ing playwriting, scenic designing, cos
tuming, directing, and acting, Mora
and more, the Negro is beginning to
realize that he too has a place in
the task of heightening theater art
beyond the burlesque and the ridicu
lous.
The Negro has a rich heritage of
culture formulated by his subservient
.years of bitter slavery, his striving
ambitions for freedom, and finally
his development of that freedom in
to equality in world society.
The Hall Johnson concert could not
ers on this campus. There is no need jjgjp make its audience conscious
to call her name because all of us
laigely on the interests ol the lollowets. Ihe opportunities given here
at llennett to .ser\e as a leaclet c)i' a lollower oiler valuable experience
in any aiea ol lile allei college clays are over.
, . ■ 1 1- . • I.,,.w I'lw, i man from North Carolina and is now
(.omi) aints do notlnng moic- except intensity giit\ancts. ^ v,
I I I- r . I . . .....J?;,,., 11,11 established in Greensboro with her
stucU'nt goveitimenl is the medium ol student expiession. C.iic\anccsi
and prol)lc*ms should be presented to your Student Senate Repiesenta-
live and not to the walls ol your room or to the unlisteiiing ears ol the
lireplace in the parlor, l.et us not delude ourselves into thinking that
nothing can be gained through llu' student government.
II your student governinent is deviocl ol inlluences that might be
aiuaLM)ni^tic toward student expression, then much can be accomplished.
Instead ol the usual "gi i|)es” we can |)iesent our problems in a mannei
that would allord desiiabk' solutions.
■Since most ol us leel that we ha\'e reached a ciesiiable le\el ol
maturity then let's illustrate it l>y our actions, retrospections, and alti
tudes.
News ^otes
COLI.EGE OF PUGET SOUND, Ta- | ne! that is in residence, were Dr.
coma, Wash. — A week of special ob- ' Robert J. Taylor, Dean Emeritus of
scrvance in honor of Johann Wolf- 1 the Divinity School, the University of
gang von Goethe was conducted at' Southern California; Dr. Ross W.
the College of Puget Sound recently | Sanderson, Director of Field Re
in keeping in step with the numer- {search. The Federal Council of
ous celebrations taking place all over | Churches; the Reverend Henry H.
the world on the two-hundreth anni- ' Wisebauer, Director of Social Ser-
versary of the birthday of this great | vice, Denver Council of Social Agen-
poet, philosopher and world citizen. | cies; and Dr. Russell L. Dicks, Associ-
Sevcral student-faculty programs and ' ate Professor of Pastoral Psychology
round tables were conducted, bring- i at Iliff.
ing out the importance of Goethe in i
the various fields of music, natural! E S T MINSTER THEOLOGICAL
.science, philosophy and religion, Ger- | SEMiNARY, Westminster, Md. —
man and literature. The programs | President Lester A. Welliver, of
were open to the public, and several Westminster Theological Seminary,
were recorded on high fidelity tape | has announced that Dr. Corliss P.
to be presented again over a local Hargraves has joined the faculty of
radio station.
ILIFF SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY,
Denver, Colo. — As a part of the
li>49 summer session, The Iliff School
of Theology presented a series of two-
day round tables in three separate
areas of religious interest, namely;
"The Church and the American City,”
‘‘Social Agencies and the Church,”
“Personal and Family Counseling.”
The leaders, apart from the person-
husband, Ernest, and three lovely
children, Jo Ann, 13, Roger, 7. and
Linda, 4.
When Mrs. Raiford is compliment
ed or told that she is admired, she
blushes or simply laughs it off. But
even if she is unaware of her qual
ities, we the rest of the Bennett Fam
ily are not.
Mrs. Raiford’s favorite topic of
conversation is her children. She
seems to get a great source of pleas
ure out of telling the interesting
things they say and do.
Mrs. Raiford is well liked as a
teacher. She is patient, understand
ing, and well informed. Any student
at the college specializing in French
or Spanish will eventually take a
course under her. She speaks both
languages fluently and students de
rive much from her classes.
Last summer Mrs. Raiford spent
eight weeks in Mexico. She has writ
ten of her experience. Her article,
along with this story, appears on
Page 3 of this issue.
of these three phases of Negro his
tory which, after all, are universal
because the aspirations of the Negro
race may be the aspirations of any
group of people of any country and
time. Each part of their program
seemed to be a representation of that
idea. The Star Spangled Banner, ! argument for experience.
' MOREHOUSE HYMN
group, the Negro’s contribution to
modern music which developed into
the jazz, an accepted part of the
world’s culture today.
Cradle Song was one of the most
touching and well portrayed plays
we have had the fortune of enjoying
at Bennett for quite some time. The
idea of concentrating united effort
on one good play rather than the usu
al three one-act plays made for a
much smoother production. Cradle
Song proved that the Freshman
Theater Guild is sincere in its efforts
to present the best in entertainment.
Good comedy is a rare thing. Para
doxical as it seems, most dramatic
analysists will admit that it is much
easier to recreate the tragedies of
life, rather than the humorous, which
if good comedy, is actually based on
tragedy and rarely does comedy mix
with farce. The play, Anna Lucasta,
manages to do these things, and does
them well. It may be because the
play does not consciously do any of
these things; instead it merely takes
a very ordinary family of the lower
classes, with a very ordinary prob
lem, and lets them act as all humans
would under the particular situation
with their characteristic class preju
dices and limitations.
The dialogue which is almost farcial
in humor has a way of hitting the
mark — it says a world of things in
a few short, rather ribald sentences.
The audience may leave with a mes
sage, but it is not necessary, for
Anna Lucasta has only tried to enter
tain.
The touring company which
brought the play here to Greensboro
has had a wealth of experiences
which most veteran actors and ac
tresses feel is necessary for success.
Most of the cast has worked in sum
mer stock companies and toured be
fore with the good and the bad. Cer-
ly their performance proved their
the Seminary as Professor of Missions
and World Religions. Dr. Hargraves
received his education at Ohio Wes
leyan University and Boston Univers
ity School of Theology. Dr. Hargraves
has traveled extensively in connec
tion with his work as executive sec
retary of the Inter-Board Committee
on Missionary Education of The
Methodist Church and has made per-
Here’s How
By MARZENE ANDERSON
Slowly, carefully, and sometimes
painfully we must prepare for worth
while achievements. Cathedrals never
rise overnight. Brick by brick they
are built.
Don’t wait for the rainy day when
you will do that big thing! Prepare for
it now by earnest learning and the
perfection of small tasks so that suc
cess’s foundation shall be firm.
Granted, it’s bound to be rough at
times, but four years from now or
less, it’ll be a shining triumph when
THE INQUIRINfa
REPORTER
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF THE
RECENT COAL AND STEEL
STRIKES?
Both the coal and steel strikes have
hurt the country more than we real
ize. Millions of tons of coal and steel
have been lost which can never be
regained. But in the case of the steel
strike, I think the workers were
justified in fighting for health funds
and pensions.
—Virginia Hentz ’50
I think the workers were justified
in striking because the men who are
employed in these types of work, la
bor under conditions that endanger
their health.
—Eddy M. Betts ’52
The recent coal and steel strikes
to me show a spirit of selfishness on
the parts of some of our top leaders.
The economic loss suffered by work-
j ers and the inconvenience incurred
! by families outweigh the strike. There
I is also considerable loss in industries
Since Morehouse Choir has visited
our campus, several girls have ex
pressed a sincere desire to have a
copy of their Alma Mater for their
own personal use. Since we of the
BENNETT BANNER aim to please,
here is the Morehouse Hymn:
DEAR OLD MOREHOUSE
Dear Old Morehouse, Dear Old
Morehouse,
We have pledged our lives to thee,
And we’ll ever, yea, forever,
Give ourselves in loyalty.
True forever, true forever.
To Old Morehouse may we be,
So to bind each son the other
Into ties more brotherly.
Holy spirit, holy spirit,
Make us steadfast, honest, true
To Old Morehouse, and her ideals,
And in all things that we do.
requiring steel, consequently causing
more Idleness.
—Mary Pierce ’51
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sonal visits to every mission field of ; you step out, the proud bearer of a
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w ell-earned college degree.
HOW SMART ARE YOU?
1. Who wrote “When the Frost Is On the Pumpkin”?
(a) Lowell, (b) Rilej', (c) Whittier.
2. Thetis was the mother of what Greek hero?
(a) Achilles, (b) Odysseus, (c) Hector.
3. “This I Remember” is a current autobiography by whom?
(a) E. Stettinius, (b) D. Eisenhower, (c) E. Roosevelt.
4. Who said, “Genius is 10 per cent inspiration and 90 per cent perspi
ration? (a) Dempsey, (b) Bell, (c) Edison.
5. What famous composer became blind after completing one of his
greatest works? (a) Liszt, (b) Handel, (c) Beethoven.
(Answers on Page 4)