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November 29th
THE BENNETT UMU
“Believing that an informed campus is a Key to Democracy’
Mr
Founder’s
Day
November 3rd
VOL. XXV NO.
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
New Courses Open Broader Opportunities
College Seeks To Meet
Needs In Several Areas
In Bennett College’s attempt toj Education 101-102, required of
provide broader opportunities for all freshmen, is designed to give
New Quartet Has
Senior, 3 Juniors
The following persons have
been selected for the Quartet for
Bennett College, for 1957-58.
First Soprano, Diamia Croslin,
’59, a music major from Char
lotte, N. C., Second Soprano,
Louise Pope, ’59, a social science
major from South Pittsburg, Term.
First Alto, Eva Evans, ’58, an
elementary education major, from
Trinity, N. C., and second alto.
Lady Ann Shivers, ’59, from Ab
erdeen, Miss., who is a social
science major.
Accompanist is Jamesena ChfQ-
mers, ’59, an English major from
Fayetteville, N. C.
Mrs. Mary J. Crawford is the
director of the group. Their first
appearance will be Thanksgiving
morning at the White Breakfast.
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National Teaclier
Exams Announced
PRINCETON, N. J.—The Na
tional Teacher Examinations, pre
pared and administered annually
by Educational Testing Service,
vail oe given at 250 testing cei'.ters
throughout the United States on
Saturday, February 15, 1958
At the one-day testing session
a candidate may take the Common
Examinations, which includes test?
in Professional Information, Gen-
ai Culture, English Expression,
and Non-verbal Reasoning; and
one or two of eleven Optional Ex
aminations designed to demon
strate mastery of subject matter
to be taught.
The colege which a candidate
is attending, or the school sys
tem in which she is seeking em
ployment, will advise' her wheth-
ei' should take the National Teach
er Examinations and which of the
Optional Examinations to select.
A Bulletin of Information (in
which an application is inserted)
describing registration procedure
and containing sample test ques
tions may be obtained from college
officials, school suf>erintendents,
or directly from the National
Teacher Examimtions, Education
al Testing Service, 20 Nassau
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women, several new majors and
courses have been added to the
curriculum.
The new majors. Fine Arts, Pre-
Law, and Mathematics, represent
the effort of the college to meet
the increased heeds its students.
The Fine Arts major is a non
teaching curriculum designed for
those talented and interested in
di’amatics, dance, art, and music.
Students electing Fine Arts as a
major ai’e not expected to special-
assistance to Individual students
in important areas of living. Con
sideration is given to home and
family life education, mental and
physical health, study skills, and
other areas relating to individual
group living. The couse affords
students an opportunity to ex-
plorse their talents in formal and
informal learning situations.
Science 101-102 is a course in the
biological and physical sciences
being given cooperatively by in-
THE 1957-58 BENNETT QUARTET
MUNT-BROOKS DANCERS SCORE
IN FIRST OF LYCEUM PROGRAMS
The first program of tihe lyceum
series of Bennett College was held
Friday, October 25, in the Little
Theater at eight o’clock. The pro
gram featured the Munt-Brooks
Dance Company of New York City.
A rich and varied full concert of
informative lecture — demonstra
tion was iwrtrayed.
Maxine Munt and Alfred Brooks
received the major part of their
dance training with Hanya Holm
and danced with her on Broadway,
and on tour. The Munt-Brooks part
nership began in the summer of
1948 at the Creative Artis Center of
Adelphi College, where they were
co-directors of the dance Work
shop.
Miss Munt, a graduate of the
University of Nebraska, has aug
mented her training at Benning
ton College, University of Wisconr
sin, Colorado College, and witih
Mary Wigman in Switzerland. She
was head of the dance department
at Adelphi College where she in
stituted for the first time the
Bachelor of Arts degree with a
major in the dance.
Composer and Dancer
Mr. Brooks, unique in the con
temporary field, is a composer as
well as choreographer and dancer.
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ize in any one area, but are broaH^ j structors in the Science Division.
The enrolment the first semester
is limited because it is being in
troduced as a part of the work
in general education. Emphasis
is placed on the scientific method
and significant scientific principles
and concepts. Consderation is
given to modem dscoveries in
science and their social and ciil-
tural consequences.
Add Instnmunentation
Instrumentation consists of two
courses. One, Instrumental En-
semble-Orestra, is designed for
students interested in playing an
instrument in the orchestra. A few
instruments are available. The
other. Instrumentation, is intend
ed to acquaint students with or
chestral instruments including
winds, strings, etc.
Humanities 101-102, concentrat
ing on literature, purports to af
ford a broad cultural background.
It replaces the sophomore litera
ture courses for non-English ma
jors.
The course makes a close study
of texts from the Greek and Ro
man classics, from later European
and British writers, from the
Bible, and a few American au
thors.
A series of one-hour lectures will
acquaint the students with his
toric trends in art and music—
trends which parallel the study of
literature.
The textbook, in addition to
units on classicism, romanticism,
realism and other modem forms,
contains pictures of art and sculp
ture. ' i
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ly trained in each area.
Mathematics as an area of spe
cialization fulfills the need felt
in the science for a four year pro
gram in mathematics. Recom
mended minors include biology,
chemistry, or science (combina
tion of biology and chemistry
courses). This major is partly
the result of student expression.
Pre-Law Program
The Pre-Law program emphas
izes training in the fields of his
tory, psychology, and sociology. It
is designed to give a minimum
of 18 hours in either two of the
three fields. The final year of
the undergraduate training will be
completed in the Washington Col
lege of Law. The Pre-Law cur
riculum is not necessarily limited
to three years of training in the
social sciences. Upon request, a
program can be developed under
a different major.
The addition of several new
courses is a further expansion
of the general education in the un
dergrate ctirriculum.
BENNETT TRUSTEEIS MEET—Pausing, in their deliberations, for the photographer are these
members of the Bennett College board of trustees who heW their annual meeting at the
Greensboro, N. C., institution last week. Reading left to right (clockwise) from far side of
table in foregroimd are: Miss Margaret Forsyth, Mrs. Millard L. Robinson, and Mrs. Harry
E. James, aU of N. Y. City; Mrs. J. G. Meidenbauer, treasurer, Buffalo, N. Y.; Mrs. H. C. Black,
secretary, Johnson City, Tenn.; Dr. Frederick D. Patterson, chairman, N. Y. City; President
Willa B. Player; Bishop Edgar A. Love, vice-chairman, Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. J. M. Rodeheav-
er, Winona Lake, Ind.; Dr. Earl V. Tolley, Binghamtom, N. Y.; The Rev. Carl King, Salisbury,
N. C.; and Mrs. Robert K. Gordon, Dillon, S. C. Not shown are: Dr. John A. Tarpley and Mrs.
Julius W. Cone, both of Greensboro, and Miss Muriel Day, N. Y. City.
Graduate Scholarships
Await Superior Student
The Graduate Scholarship Com
mittee is an organization com
posed of students and faculty
members which aids students in
obtaining grants for further study
both here and abroad. The com-
miSttee offers counseling, guid
ance, and assistance, which is of
immeasurable value in applying
for highly competitive awarls. In
addition, it acts as a clearing
house, passing information read
ily on to the student in a de
tailed fashion.
In the past, students have re
ceived Fulbright awards, Scandi
navian Fellowships, and numerous
grants for study in graduate and
professional schools in the United
States. Last year was the first
year since the committee has been
organized that none of our stu-
dents received a foreign grant.
Be reminded that while Fulbright
awards have been secured only
for Europe in the past, they are
not limited to Europe.
Presently, the committee is
working on* Fulbright Grants,
Whitney Fellowships — for study
anywhere, Marshall Scholarships
—for study in England, Woodrow
Wilson Fellowships—specially de
signed for those who plan to teach
social science on college level. In
addition to the regular scholar
ships and fellowships, there are a
number of special awards for ex
periment in international living,
emphasis being placed on the new
interest in Africa.
All students are urged to watch
the bulletin boards in the Admin
istration Biiilding, as notices will
be posted from time to time.
"Co-Op" Program
Is Announced
Bennett College has established
a combined degree program with
Washington College of Law,
American University for Pre-Law;
a collaborative program with
Wayne State University for Pre-
Nursing; and a co-operaive pro
gram with Teachers College, Co
lumbia University for Special Ed
ucation.
The Pre-Law curriculum pro
vides for the first three years
pf study at Bennett College.
Upon the completion of the fourth
year at Washington College of
Law, a student will receive a de
gree from Bennnett and can re
ceive a law degree with two ad
ditional years of study. A min
imum “B” average is required
for this program.
To continue into graduate study
at Teachers College under the
cooperative program, a student
pursues the elementary education
curriciUum al Bennett. The Spe
cial Education program requires:
a semester'of each of teh courses,
“Problems in Reading” and “Spe
cial Education.”
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