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WCHIVES
Earnestness is the path to freedom,
thoughtlessness the path to death.
Those who are earnest do not die,
those who are thoughtless are as if
dead already.
—Buddha.
THE
BENNETT BANNER
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Bennett CoKega
VOLUME XX
STUDENT PUBlilCATION
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY, 19-',3
One who renounces self becoiiu’s as
powerful as the thunderbolt and
with the irrci-istible strength bom
of renunciation can work for the
highest good of humanity.
—Swami Vivekananda.
NUMBER 5
Peace To Be Theme Of Bennett Home-Making Institute Meet
YOUTH CONFERENCE—Shown are Herbert L. Wright, second from
right standing, and some of the many youths who attended the North
Carolina State Conference of Youth Countils and College Chapters of the
N. A. A. C. P. which convened at Bennett College on February 6-7. Students
and leaders discussed “Youths And Human Rights”
Bennett Host To
N. A. A. C. P Meet
Bennett College was recently the
host to the North Carolina Conference
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored Peoplq
which convened on the campus on
Friday and Saturday, February 6-7.
Keynote speaker for the two-meet
at Bennett was Herbert L. Wright^
youth secretary of the NAACP.
Wright came to the North Carolina
Conference from the Pennsylvania
state conference of NAACP youth
councils and college chapters where
he spoke on “Civil Rights in the
United States”.
Others addressing the conference
were W. W. Law of Savannah, Geor
gia, a member of the board of dir
ectors of the national organization
of the NAACP; Charles McLean of
Winston-Salem, N. C., assistant field
secretary; and Rev. James M. Hinton
of Columbia, S. C.
Condemnation by the Supreme
Court of “separate-but-equal” school
facilities for Negroes would be a
straightforward move,” said Rev. J.
M. Hinton, president of the South
Carolina State Conference of the N.
ters of the N. A. A. C. P. which con-
College on February 6.
Rev. Hinton was the keynote speak
er at the North Carolina Conference
of Youth Councils and College Chap
ters of the N. A.. A. C. P. which con
vened at Bennett February 6-7.
Discussing what he called five pos
sible decisions which the Supreme
Court could render on civil rights
cases now being reviewed by that
body, Rev. Hinton said that condem
nation of the “separate-but-equal”
doctrine is the logical answer.
He pointed out, however, that white
opposition to such a decision would be
strong, and that the transition to non
segregated schools would be very slow
even if the Supreme Court rules in
favor of the N. A. A. C. P.-sponsored
fight for abolition of segregated edu
cational facilities.
Youths fro.m throughout North Car
olina attended forums during the two-
day conference at Bennett to discuss
“Youth And Human Rights.” The
forums were conducted by Herbert L.
Wright, national youth secretary for
the N. A. A. C. P. in New York. Kelly
Alexander, North Carolina state youth
chairman, also spoke at the meeting.
Bennett College Observes
Brotherhood Week
A series of addresses and forums
on February 17-18 marked the ob
servance of Brotherhood Week at
Bennett College.
Highlighting the week’s activities
was a speech by Rabbi Harry Kaplan,
representative of the Jewish Chau
tauqua Society of RaleieVi, who spoke
on “The Three Pillars of the World”
at chapel services on February 17.
The three pillars on which the
world must rest its future, Rabbi
Kaplan said, are religion, science, and
education. He called for a reaffirm«a-
tion of the principles of Christianity
and the Jewish faith, declaring that
the failure of peoples of the world to
become integrated is largely the re
sult of the immoral philosophies of
today.
A Nietzsche-like philosophy of im
morality has been growing through
out the world, he asserted. The Ger
man philosopher Nietzsche, he said,
condemned Christianity as a moral
enslavement of the people. This phil
osophy which spurns brotherly love
and love of God is a great enemy of
democracy, the visiting Rabbi de
clared.
Communism, like facism and naz-
ism, is based on the Nietzsche prin
ciple, Rabbi Kaplan said. A renewed
faith in God and invigorated brother
ly love must combat this philosophy
of deceit, he stated.
Rabbi Kaplan conducted a number
of class and other group discussions
while on the Bennett cam-pus.
Ten Stodents Complete
Work For Graduation
The senior class enrollment hit a
new low as ten students completed,
their work for graduation on Janu
ary 30 at the end of the first sem
ester.
North Carolina graduates included:
Mildred Farrish, of Reidsville, who
majored in elementary education:
Mary Inez Foust, of Burlington,
home economics; Lena Russe’l, of
Dunn, English; Mrs. Margine Clapp
Watson, of Greensboro, elemsntary
education; Irma Williams, of Rocky
Mount, elementary education; and
Elsie Dove, of Kinston, element:;ry
education.
(Continued on Page 4)
President Jones Keynotes
Speaker M Conference
Dr. David D. Jones, president of
Bennett College, was the keynote
speaker at the Ohio State Conference
of the Woman’s Division of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church on
Monday, February 23, in Columbus,
Ohio. He spoke on “Zest For The Un
attained.”
Dr. Jones came to the conference
from New York City where he had
addressed a meeting of graduates of
eastern colleges earlier in the week.
Also appearing on the conference
program was the Bennett College
Quartet. The girls arrived in Colum
bus to sing at a meeting of the Wes
leyan Service Guild. Mrs. Mary A.
Coleman, who accompanied the
Quartet from Bennett, also addressed
the Guild.
The Quartet sang in a number of
churches in and near Columbus, in
cluding North Broadway Methodist
Church, Maple Grove Church, Bexley
Church, and Hansberger Memorial
Church.
Members of the Quartet include
Thomasina Martin, of Camden, S. C.;
Patricia Carson, of Tryon; Frances
Carr, of Mooresville; and Maurice
Pitts, of Winston-Salem. Accompanist
for the group is Rebecca Turner, of
New Orleans, La.
Dr. Gordon W. LGvejoy
Speaks At Bennett
“In a democracy every citizen has
to face the responsibilities of his so
ciety. There is no abdication for the
citizen from these responsibilities.”
These were the words of Dr. Gor
don W. Lovejoy, consultant in inter
group education of the National Con
ference of Christians and Jews, Inc.,
and professor at Guilford College, N.
C., as he spoke to Bennett students at
the college’s vesper service on Sun
day, February 1.
Speaking on the subject, “There Is
No Abdication For You,” Dr. Lovejoy
pointed out that because people who
live in a democracy have to meet re
sponsibilities, their lives should be
meaningful and purposeful. Using
vivid illustrations, he defined a mean
ingful and purposeful life as includ
ing a consistent life, an informed
viewpoint, a mature outlook, a par
ticipating life, and a courageous, re-
ligiously-centered attitude.
Dr. William Strassner
Vesper Speaker
Speaking on “Infantilism and Ma
turity,” Dr. William R. Strassner,
president of Shaw University in
Raleigh, N. C., gave the principal ad
dress at Bennett College Vesper ser
vices on February 8.
“People of today are living in a
period of social change,” Dr. Strass
ner told the group, and he declared
that “many of them are unable to
make the necessary adjustments to
this change.
“A mature person is able to adjust
himself and his desires to social
change,” he pointed out, “while those
with an infantile attitude think only
of themselves and are unable to ac
cept social progress.”
Dr. Strassner asserted that too
(Continued on Page Four)
Dr. Jackson Retires As
Bennett Trustee Head
In a recent meeting of faculty,
.'■■tafl', and student leaders, Dr. W. C. i
Jackson, former chancellor of Wo
man’s College of the University of
North Carolina, was honored as hei j
terminated 15 years of service asij
chairman of the Bennett Board of'
Trustees. '
In addition to his services as board ;
chairman, Dr. Jackson had served j
as professor of American History atj ^
Bennett for the past year and a half.
Trustee member, Mr. Garfield D,
Merner, prominent businessman oC
San Francisco, California, was also
present at the meeting. He lauded
Dr. Jackson for his outstanding work
as chairman of the board, and Dr.
Chauncey G. Winston, chairman of
the social sciences division at Bennettj
praised him, for his commendablq
service as history professor.
An expression of gratitude from
the students to Dr. Jackson came
from Elizabeth Nathaniel who said
that he had won the love and ap
preciation of all the student body.
Expressing his thanks in the sur
prise ceremony. Dr. Jackson stated
1hat Bennett has made “marvelous
progress “during the past years. Hq
declared that he has faith in thq
future of this Methodist school for
Negro women and that his vital
interest in tiie culleg* did not lei-
minate with the expiration of his
official office.
Bennett Students Attend
Christian Citizenship
Seminar
The Bennett student body con
tinued to grow in its awareness of
international affairs as two of its
very capable members made a nine-
day tour of the United Nations Or
ganization in New York City. These
students, Gloria Jenkins, of Hart-;
ford, Connecticut, and Janice Dejoie,
of New Orleans, Louisiana, made thel
study tour while attending the Chris
tian Citizenship Seminar for students
held in New York on February 1-9
under the auspices of the Methodist
Church.
Students making the study tour
were selected on the basis of their
interest in governmental affairs and
their scholastic achievements in that
field.
While in New York, Gloria and
Janice visited the United Nations
and heard a speech by Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt on civil rights, which was
the theme of the student seminar.
The second half of their tour was
.>-pent in the nation’s capitol, Wash
ington, where they visited their
congressmen and attended legislativo
sessions.
Mr. Jarrctt Continues
Studies at Syracuse
Mr. Hobart S. Jarrett, Chairman
of the Humanities Division of study
at Bennett College, has been granted’
a leave of absence to do graduatq
work at Syracuse University in New
York.
Mr. Jarrett is pursuing his studies
in English literature for a Ph.D. A
graduate of Wiley College, Texas,
he received an A. M. degree from
Syracuse. He has also done graduate
work at Harvard University.
■‘Achieving Peace Through Creative
Experiences” will be the ‘.lienio of
the 27th Annual Home-Making Insti
tute to be held at Beimett Ccjllege-the
week of March 15-21.
Student and comn>unity leaders
will participate in the Bennett insti
tute through forums, panel discus
sions and workshops to aii‘ family and
individual problems for better living.
This year discussions and workshop
classes will be designed to leach par
ticipants in the institute how to
achieve “peace of mind” and peaceful
relationships with other people.
During the week nationally-known
leaders will visit on the tieiniett cam
pus to make addresses at the institute
and to join in panel discussions. The
institute will be officially opened on
Sunday, March 15, with a principle
address on the theme at Bennett ves
per services. Speakers at the institute
have not yet been announced.
On Monday, March 16, classes will
be suspended at 11:00 a. m. for the
remainder of the week so that stu
dents can attend the group meetings
and classes of the institute. The group
meetings will include discussions and
actual creative experiences such as
art, dancing, writing, music, and oth
er activities through which .students
will be encouraged to find outlets for
adjustment to family life and .society.
These meetings will continiK.' on
Tuesday.
“Achieving Peace Through Creative
Experiences By Way of ConnVninica-
tion” will be the featured topic on
Wednesday and will iiiclude discus
sion and panel groups on the subjects
of radios, films, and other media for
establishing peaceful relations with
other people. A major address by a
prominent speaker is scheduled for
Wednesday evening.
On Thursday and Friday the work
shop classes will continue in which
participants will work on creative
projects. Types of projects to be of
fered to the individuals will be based
on areas requested by students who
registered last week at Bennett indi
cating their major interests.
The institute will come to a close on
Saturday with exhibitions of art, mu
sic, dancing, writing, and other work
shop projects being displayed and
performed by those participating. A
final meeting Saturday night will be
for the purpose- of summing up all
institute projects and progress made
toward fulfillment of the theme.
Each year since 1926, when it was
reorganized as a woman’s school,
Bennett has set aside a week to con
centrate on and discuss problems re
lating to the home and community.
Comrrvonting on the annual meet,
Dr. David D. Jones, president of Ben
nett College, said this week: “Prep
aration for home and family life has
always been one of the major goals at
Bennett. The institute committee
needed only a short time to agree that
world peace is the goal of every indi
vidual family and community today.
“The matter of peace,” he said, “is
something that can slip away so easily
unless worked at daily through group
and individual endeavor.”
The superior man acts before he
speaks, and afterwards speaks occord-
ing to his actions. The superior man
is universally minded and no partiyan.
The inferior man is a partisan and
not universal.—Confucius.