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EDITOR .. _ _ ..Lorraine G. Simms, ’53
FEATX''‘KE EDITOR .. .. Charlotte Alston, ’54
Bkrcella Lawson, ’53
FASHION EDITOR _ _ . Kathryn Williams, ’53
NEWS EDITORS . ...Thomasina Martin, ’53
Willie B. Cox, ’53
LITERARY EDITORS.. __ Lillie Stanback. ’53
Jean Thompson. ’53
Margaret Studevent. '54
EXCHANGE EDITOR _ Lyvonne Mackel, ’53
PICTURE EDITOR . _ _ . ... Annie Wright, '53
BUSINESS MANAGER . _ . _ Lovye Davis, '53
REPORTERS
Marion Lee . '53 Patricia Harhell ’53
Mabel Hodges .. ’53 Joe Patton _ .’54
Marian Grady . ’53 Emma J. Foster ’53
TYPISTS
Florence Simpson ’53 Mary Davis _’53
EDITORIALS
After spending a long summer va
cation, the Student Leaders returned
to dear ole Bennett to attend the
Student Leadership Conference, It
started on the 8th and ended on the
10th of September.
The conference was quite interes
ting and above all it was integrated.
It gave us as students an opportunity
to voice our opinions with faculty and
staff memberes.
Two vital issues stressed were,
Improving Social Activities and Re
vitalizing Campus Organizations. .
Many recommendations were made;
that would effect every girl on the
campus. Some of the recommenda^'.
tions made sounded great, but I
feel that there should be more to j
recommendations than just words
that are never acted upon.
Recommendations were made to
have our dances in the g.ymnasium
instead of Steele Hall. The dances,
have never been the same since we
started having them in Steele Hall.
The atmosphere is different and the
decorations are not nearly as attrac
tive as they were in the gym. I un
derstand that the gym classes for
dance will be hampered if we have
them in the gym. If the students;
v/ould co-operate and clean up well
after the dance maybe we could have
them in the gym again. After all
dancing is dancing.
The students felt that we should
have more student chaperons at the
functions. I feel that student chap
erons would definitely help to alle- j
viate some of the difficulty in secur- i
ing faculty and staff chaperons. I
know that it is hard to find chap
erons for all the occasions we have.
Why work the same people all of
the time? Student chaperons should
be able to do more than just chap
eron a student to town, to a game,
or to a movie. Let the student chap
eron also play a vital part on the
campus.
Another recommendation was
made to have a juke-box in the re
creational area of the Student Union.
Last year a similar recommenda
tion was made but we still don’t
have a juke-box in the union. The
motto of the union is “Let’s Live in
the Union,” but how can we liv^
in the union if there is nothing to
do? As it is now it is just a place in
which we go to eat, receive mail,
and play a few games of ping-pong.
Maybe if we had a juke-box, card
tables, and free bowling on some
nights we could live in the union
and make it what a union is suppose
to be.
There are sixty-two organizations
on the campus, but sixty-two or
ganizations don’t function. Why have
them? What’s their purpose? These
dead organizations definitely need
revitalizing.
These and many other recommen
dations came out of the conference.
I hope that these recommendations
were not made in vain but will be
acted upon. Each year resolutions
have been made; this year let them
not only be made but achieved.
LET’S HAVE A YEAR BOOK!!
As a school makes progress, thg
ideas and actions of the student body
should move ahead in a progressiva
manner—never before have the stu
dents of Bennett College had a year-
oook. We, the students of 1952-53,
feel that to have a yearbook would
show school spirit.
The cherished memories of friend-'
ship and activities of our college
years cannot be bound within the
covers of a book, and cannot be re
called by photographic likenesses.
Yet. within a yearbook can be put
events of our collegiate experiences
to servve as material for nastalgic
consideration for years to come. It
is up to each member of the student
body to not only discuss the produc
tion of a yearbook, but to put actions
behind their desires.
Having a yearbook would requird
conscientious effort and financial
support of each student at Bennett.
Why not give the idea of a yearbook
some thought?. You could voice your’
opinion as to whether or not you
want a yearbook in the next Student
Senate meeting.
Message From The
Student Senate President"
The Student Senate, with the co
operation of the clubs and organiza
tions, is sponsoring a carnival to be
held in the Student Union, This is to
help raise money for the Endowment
Drive, Each club will be responsible
for a concession booth or stand. Orig
inality will be the keynote of the car
nival, The Presidents’ organization is
serving as the coordinatnig council
for this extravaganza.
Also on the agenda for the Student
Senate concerning the Endowment
Drive is a talent show to be held in
the Little Theater, Each class is to of
fer as many participants as they de
sire, The talent will be judged by
members of the faculty. Proceeds
from the carnival will be evenly di
vided between the classes. The class
winning the talent show will receive
the largest proportion of the pro
ceeds.
The students will have to challenge
the faculty again for they almost
trounced us at the Bennett Hike.
Spirit was high at the outing. Let’s
keep it up for the rest of the year.
We can have a successful year if
we can depend on you. Support your
Student Senate by attending the
meetings and giving your opinions on
all issues. Your school is what you
make it. Let’s face it!
What Is In The Other
School Papers
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THE LINCOLN CLARION, Lincoln j
University, Jefferson City, Mo.—
In an editorial entitled, “Gentle
men—What Do You Expect?” the fol
lowing case was edited. Nearly 100 |
girls escorted with chaperons were
taken to Fort Leonard Wood for a
dance, A startling reaction came loud
and long from the male students,
even though most of the girls who
went on the trip have no steady com
panions on the campus; the fellows
never escort them anywhere — not
even to the soda fountain. Girls want
to be appreciated and honored. They
will never know you are interested in
them if you do not show it or ask
them for a date. The editor came to
the conclusion that the gentlemen
were a little selfish. After all, the
girls were to be gone only 12 hours,
and they were on the campus 24
hours a day, 300 days a year.
The thinking of another male stu
dent was expressed through the per
son of a sophomore, agriculture ma
jor; “I think they should go there
again, this time as a WAC,”
THE DIGEST. Southern University,
Baton Rouge, La,—
The advice given to the graduation
class of ’52 by the commencement
speaker, Mr, Lester B. Granger, ex
ecutive director of the National Ur
ban League, is certainly worthy of
oiu' consideration. “Know your neigh
bor, know yourself, and know .your
goals,”
THE KIIAKILIK. Heidelberg College,
Tiffin, Ohio—
From the column, “Whoopee,” the
following thought was taken:
Live while you’re young
Dream when you’re old
Mem’ries are worth
More than all your gold.
THE YELLOW JACKET. West Vir
ginia State College, Institute, W. Va.
Let’s explore what students from
State think about Freshman Initia
tion,
Sophomore—“I think it’s nice and
should be carried on. It’s an experi
ence to remember always, I think it
is a part of college that students
should appreciate and look forward
to. As long as the probation isn’t too
hard I consider it a wonderful step of
college life,”
Senior—“It has its good qualities
along with its bad. While initiation
helps students to get acquainted and
adjusted, it also creates frustration
and hazing. However, it does more
good than harm,”
Freshman—“I think freshman pro
bation is a good thing because you
meet a lot of people, and it takes
some of the pride out of people with
too much pride.”
To end the exchange column for
this issue The Yellow Jacket also do
nates a poem by Samuel E, Pinkard,
MORNING THOUGHTS
It is morning
And breakfast is close by,
Ah, the illusions of food.
Good Lord, don’t let me die.
Out of my dorm
And into the air,
For not one more moment
Can I spare.
Then to my surprise
What do I see,
In the chow door
Staring at me.
These very same creatures
With tongues out of mouth,
Savage eyes,
And in a deep crouch.
Good granny gracious!
Oh me! Oh my!
’Tis biscuits and bacon
I do spy.
All the illusions
Of night’s vision past,
Torn down and broken,
Another day to fast.
Qampiis ^Poets
SUICIDE
As I lay in my bed last night
I thought, “How best may I
Remove m.yself from this damnable '
plight
Which leaves me here to sigh?”
As sleep had left me—to return no
more,
I arose, and thought again,
“There is a way out for mo in store—
The way of the bravest man,”
Now, this way is a dangerous one,
A way of ill repute—
A, way that the coward has begun
And has made a hast.v refute.
I coimted the aspirins—one b.v one
And dropped them into my coke.
After this was thoroughly done,
I began to think of my folk.
"Dear God,” I pra.ved, as I stirred
the drink,
"Forgive me, though I know what I
do.
For when I have supped from this
cup, I think
I'll never lay e.ves on ,vou.
For the gates of heav'n may e'er pre
vail.
And they may be opened wide.
But mv soul shall enter the portals of
Hell
For 1 shall commit SUICIDE,”
—By Jean Thompson.
THE DREAM
Late at night I dream and dream of
of things I hope are true.
And come to this conclusion that I
am just in lov'c with you.
1 think of this so long that m.v
thoughts aw'ay are carried.
Bells are ringing, choirs singing, and
we, my dear, are married.
Our little house upon a hill so cozy as
can be
We wonder over and over again,
“How soon will we be there?’'
I clean the house and cook the meals
So there is nothing else to do.
Together we laugh and plan for our
little one that is due.
After our boy has arrived, the news is
soon spreaded,
I hear so many footsteps that I know
to our house are headed.
My eyes are now opened very wide to
greet the coming friends
Knocks are heard upon the door and
only the Matron comes in,
—By Margaret C, Studevent.
TO YOU
As dusk slowly glides across the sky,
Bringing with it the hush of the even
ing breeze,
And the trees whisper softly - - - -
preparing for their repose
Of the night, my darling, I think of
you,
I think of you and I become strangely
quiet.
My heart no longer skips two beats
at the memory
Of your noble face.
My love is now quiet, calm, still
The matured love of one whose love
is returned.
Am I wrong to wait here in the still
ness for you?
Wrong to remain alone when your
presence cannot
Grace my every environment?
Am I wrong in supposing that you
love me—
As I love you, with every fibre of my
being?
If I am wrong, do not tell me—do not!
Let me die in love, in peace, and —
Yes in ignorance.
For life, without your love can only
mean
Death for me.
—Jean Thompson.
Highlights Of
Campus Organizations
ALPHA NU CHAPTER
OF KAPPA PHI
Kappa Phi is a national organiza
tion of Methodist college women.
There are thirty-six chapters with a
membership of over twenty-five
thousand. Bennett College is the first
Negro collegc to have a chapter in
stalled on its campus.
Alpha Nu Chapter of Kappa Phi
participated in an evening worship
program at St, Matthews Methodist
Church September 28. The program
proved quite effective and inspira
tional.
The week-end of October 4 was
considered Alpha Nu Chapters’ Rush
Week-end, which included an infor
mal party, an opening meeting, and
the traditional Rush Tea. Bettye
Washington and Grace Haywood are
to be congratulated for the success of
the Rush Week-end.
YWCA News
Members of the Y. W. C, A., on the
night of September 23, presented for
the Freshman class a pajama part.v in
the basement of Jones Hall. Games
and songs were enjoyed b.v all,
Gloria McLurkin, past president of
the organization, talked briefly con
cerning the purpose of the Y, W. C, A,
on our campus, closing with the in
troduction of the officers for the ,vear
1952-53,
At the close of the party refresh
ments were served.
“Darling,” sighed the enraptured
young man, “when I think that to
morrow is your birthday, and when
I think that a .vear ago I didn’t
even know you ...”
“Sweetheart,” murmured his dar
ling, “don’t let’s talk about our past.
Let’s talk about my present.”
A SENTRY on guard at Fort Dix
one night heard a sound, “Halt, Who
goes there?” he .snapped,
“Friend—with a bottle,” came the
answer,
“Pass, friend—halt, boltle,” said
the sentry.
Two women were discussing their
husbands in that indulgent tone ap
propriate to the subject, “Henry is
perfectly helpless without me,” said
one. “I don't know what would be
come of him if I wont away for a
week.”
“John, too,”" sighed the other. “The
w^y I have to loDk after that man'
Why, whenever he sews on butt('ns
or darns his socks, I always have
to thread the needle for him.”
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