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Paff* Four THE BENNETT BANNER OCTOBER, 1960 All Around The B. C. Campus By Annie Robinson The wonderful summer months meant more to some B C students than mere absences from classes. For some, summer meant going to new places and making new acquaintances. For others it meant returning to jobs, finding new jobs and just plain loafing. But for some fortunate ones summer meant weddings and engagements. Robbie Walton, senior, was wed on September 4 to Johnny Troy. Robbie plans to join Troy at the end of the school year as he con tinues service in the armed forces. Lynda Hill, senior, was wed on August 6 to William Wayne Mc Gee. She and her husband are living in the city of Greensboro. Those accepting engagement rings were: Idajeanne Robinson, senior; Ruth Grant, jxmior; Louise Reid, junior; Carolyn Bennett, senior; Ann Hanks, senior; Jac queline Florance, junior; Teresa Keyes, junior; and Gloria Wil liams, junior. Bobbie Caviness re ceived a fraternity pin. If the present trend keeps spreading I’ll be the only one left without ring, pin or promise. NAACP News Miss Roslyn Cheagle, vice pres ident of the Bennett College Chap ter of the National Aassociation for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple, atitended the Fifty-first An nual convention which was held in the Municipal Auditorium St, Paul, Minnesota June 21 until June 26, 1960. Roslyn was a- mong sixteen delegates chosen to go from North Carolina. In the Youth and College Sec tion, whose theme was “Securing Freedom at the Grass Roots”, there were many young people from all sections of the country. Speakers for the session were col lege CEimpus leaders and outstand ing adult personalities of the NAACP. A Youth Freedom Banquet, held in the Grand Ballroom of the Lowry Hotel, was one of the cli mactic events of the convention. Miss Cheagle also attended The Institute on Non-Violence which was held in Petersburg, Virginia, in July. This Institute was the first in a series to be held period ically to discuss the progress of the non-violent movement. Among the outstanding persons present at this conference were — Attorney Ten Holt from Norfolk, Virginia, Pacifist Glenn Smiley and Wyatt Walker, assistant to Dr. Martin Luthor King, in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Miss Cheagle found both of these conferences profitable and challenging. From reports by other officers and leaders of College Chapters of the NAACP she gained knowledge which will guide our own chapter so that working together we will blaze to new heights this school year in an era of young leaders. Shown above is Jan«t Lee, who appeared on the Fresh man talent Night dancing “To a Little Brown Gal”. The new student members of the Bennett family have certainly fallen into our pattern. They are just as charming and talented as “Bennett Girls” of old. This was made apparent to spectators who filled the Little Theatre to its ca pacity to witness the presentaticn of freshman and new student “Talent Night” on September 23 at 8:00 p.m. , Each participant gave an excellent performance and the applause at the end of each number indicated that the audi ence was no less than pleased. Appearing on stage for the first time as Bennett girls were: Misses Brenda Green, Nancy Horton, Creola Alston, Brenda Reynolds, Psyche Sawyer, Beverly Bryan, Fredricka Smith, Gwendolyn Don nell, Sybil T(!iomas, Doris Alex ander, Janet Lee, Estelle Ladrey, Alice Chase, George Hubbard, Iris Clark, Hattie Smith, Margaret Traylor, Emma Watson, Brenda Hines, Faye Lee, Yvonne Pannell, Mandelle Baker and Amy Adam. Library Receives Grant The Thomas Holgate Library received a grant of $5,000 from the Woman’s Division of Christian Service of the Methodist Church for improvement of the holdings of the library. The grant was spent largely to increase the number of books for core courses. The total number of books added during the month of June was 2,770 bringing the total number of books in this division to 3,098. College Students Poetry Anthology The NATIONAL POETRY AS SOCIATION announces its an nual competition. The closing date for submission of manuscripts bj' college students is November fifth. Any student attending either a junior or senior college is eligible to submit his verse. There is no limitation as to form or theme. Shorter works are preferred by the Board of Judges, because of space limitations. Each poem must be typed or printed on a separate sheet, and must bear the name and home address of the student, as well as the name of the college attended. 21 Persons Added To Faculty Staff For 1960-61 Year (Continued from Page 1) English at Vassar and visiting pro fessor in English at Fordham Uni versity. James V. Herring, a graduate of Syracuse University with further study at Harvard and Columbia universities, has visited a num ber of southern colleges on a graint from the Harmon Foundation to aid in improving standards in art education. In 1953 Mr. Herring retired as head of the art depart ment at Howard University after having served 32 years. He is filling the post vacated by James C. McMillan, one of his former students. Mr. McMillan is on leave this year studying on a Danforth Fellowship. Returning to her alma mater as an instrcctor in music is Miss Charlotte Alston of Greensboro. Miss Alston has studied at the Eastman School of Music and Scarritt College. Miss Nina L. Hodge, of Shreve port, La., is a graduate of Wiley College with a M.A. degree from the State University of Iowa. She will serve as in instructor in Eng lish. A graduate of A&T College, with the M.Ed. degree from the Wom an’s College of the University of North Carolina, Mrs. Ruby T. Davis is an instructor in commer cial education. Leo P. Lederer, of Bulgaria, with a diploma from the School for Higher Commercial Studies, Geneva, Switzerland with further study in philosophy and mathe matics at the Sorbonne, Paris, is teaching modern languages. The author' of several volumes, Mr. Lederer has been in the United States for two years. Additions to the social science division include: Miss Florinell M. Washington, of Providence, R. I., a graduate of Livingstone College, with an M.S. degree from Boston State Teachers College— psychology; Miss Evelyn Willis, of Atlanta, Ga., a graduate of Spelman College and Howard University with further study at Atlanta University — psychology; Charles E. Garth, of Birmingham, Ala., a graduate of Morehouse College and Atlanta University— sociology. Murray Robins, a naturalized American, studied at the Poly technic Institute at Saratov, Russ ia and at the Labor Faculty In stitute, Moscow, where he pur sued work in mathematics, phy sics, Russian language and litera ture. He holds a teacher’s diploma from the Moscow Teachers’ In stitute and since coming to the U. S. has studied methods of teaching Russian at Columbia University. Four new personnel have been placed in the dormitories: Mrs. Marion B. LeGrand, of Wilkes- boro, N. C., and Miss Ruby Wil son, of Greenville, N. C., Jones HaU; Miss Ada M. Tonkins, of Greensboro, Reynolds Hall; Miss Ethel Graves of Yanceyville, Memer Hall. A Bennett graduate, Mrs. Mary B. Robbins, of Greensboro has been named manager of the col lege snack bar. Other staff members are: Mrs. Rena D. Godbolt, of Greensboro, a business education graduate of Tennessee State University, is em ployed as secretary in the office of public relations; Miss Carolyn Rogers, of Durham, in charge of Lyceum Offering It is noted that again this year the Lyceun series is composed completely of musical attractions. The absence of a dramatist or a lecturer makes for unbalanced- programming no matter what the artists have to offer by way of variety in their concerts. A brief! listing of this season’s scheduled performances wiU subst^tiate this fact. On Friday night, October 21, Miss June McMechen, distin guished soprano, will appear in ' concert. Kermit Moore, cellist, is scheduled for Friday, November 4, 1960, and the traditional Thanksgiving concert of the More house Glee Club will be held on November 25, 1960. Opening the new year Lyceum-wise January 30, 1961, will be the Seminary Singers of Boston University. Making a return visit on March 3, 1961, Raul SpiX^ak, Argentine pi anist, closes the 1960-61 Lyceum series. While the performances of these artists are eagerly awaited this does not compensate for the lack of variety in the programming of this year’s attractions. Avec Le Theatre For theatre goers, this season will be memorable. Director, Mr. F. Alan Eady has begun casting for his initial production of the year 1960-61. Under consideration is “The Fatal Weakness” by George Kelly. It is scheduled for November 11 and 12. l^is delight ful comedy will give the Bennett College family the opportunity to see old favorites and to be in troduced to the wonderful new talent of the freshmen and new students. The Little Theatre calendar is as follows: Three act play — Nov. 11-12 Living Madonnas — December Three act play — Feb. 24-25 Spring Festival — April Greek play — May Do not commit the sin of omis sion by procrastination. If you are interested in any aspect of the Little Theatre — lighting, acting, costumes, make-up, his tory—do not hesitate to go to the Theatre Guild meetings on Tues day nights at 7:00 p.m. The presi dent and old members welcome you. Remember, if the Little Thea tre is to be what we want it to be we must all help. If you have any talent in any phase of Stagecraft, come on over and get started to day. Incidentally, let *us be reminded that appropriate dress is advocated for all persons attending perfor mances in the Little Theatre. Con sidering the fact that members of the cast have spent a minimum of 6-8 weeks preparing for opening night, it does "not seem too much to ask of persons attending to wear suitable dress. Nothing ex treme is being asked of anyone, simply that good taste be execut ed. Tennis shoes, of course are “taboo.” Gloves are a “must.” Let us look attractive and come with the intention of losing ourselves in the world of the stage. Hedlcal College Admission Test Set for Oct. 29 Annoimcemenst concerning the Medical CoUege Admission Test have been posted by the Commit tee on Graduate Scholarships. Beginning with the fall admin istration, the test will be con ducted by The Psychological Corp oration of New York City. The fall testing will be held on Oc tober 29, 1960. The deadline for receipt of applications for the test is October 14. Students who con template beginning medical train ing in the fall, 1961, should plan to take the test in October of this year. The test is designed to measure general academic ability, under standing of modern society, and scientific knowledge. The extent to which the test results are used in deciding whether an applicant wiU be admitted to a medical col lege varies considerably from one school to another. In general, test results are combined with oth er information, such as imder- graduate records, references, and data gathered in personal inter views. The examination may be taken more than once; however, the Psychological Corporation advises that applicants should not plan to take two consecutive examina tions At least twelve months should intervene between tests. Additional information concern ing the test, brochures, and appli cation forms may be secured from the Chairman of the Graduate Scholarship Committee, Miss Gil bert. stenographic pool; Mrs. Doris W. Minor, of Kinston, stenographer in the library; Miss Margaret H. Roberts, of Durham, assistant in the records office. Miss Rogers, Miss Roberts, and Mrs. Minor are North Carolina College graduates. Miss Pauline E. Guest, of Hickory, is a graduate in secretarial science from A&T College and is em ployed as assistant in the steno graphic pool. Graduate Records Examinations Set The Graduate Record Examina tions, required of applicants for admission to a number of gradu ate schools and by an increasing number of donors of graduate fellowships, will be offered in the National Program for Graduate School Selection to be conduct ed at examination centers through out the country five times dur ing the coming year. Education al Testing Service has announced. This fall candidates may take the GRE on Saturday, November 19. In 1961, the dates are January 21, March 4, April 22, and July 8. ETS advises each applicant to in quire of the graduate school of his choice which of the examina tions he should take and on which dates. Applicants for graduate school fellowships are often ask ed to take the designed examina tions in the fall administration. Uhe GRE tests offered in these natioriAvide programs include a test of general scholastic ability and advance level tests of achieve ment in sixteen different subject matter fields. A Bulletin of Information (in which an application is inserted) provides details of registration and administration as well as sample questions, and may be ob tained from Miss Gilbert. REV. BRYlAN TO SPEAK AT VESPER SUNDAY, OCT. 16 The Rev. John L. Bryan, direct or of religious activities, will be the Bennett Colege vesper speak er on Sunday, Oct. 16, in Pfeiffer Chapel.
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