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Bennett College
Gfeensbofo, N. c.
Honors Day
THE BENNETT BANNER
Senior Day
March 9
March 16
‘‘Believing that an informed campus is a Key to Democracy”
VOL. XXVII, NO. 5
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
FEBRUARY, 1962
Humanities Division Project Looks
For Improvement In Communications
The humanities division project
under the chairmanship of Mr.
Ekiward Lowe began on Feb. 26
and will extend through March 2.
The theme of the ppoject is “Com
munications — A Contemporary
Problem in the Arts and Soc
iety?”
The areas to be explored are
literature, philosophy, religion,
art, aind music. Various com-
nrdttees were formed at the joint
meeting of the humanities faculty
and students in order to plan to
the work for the different areas.
The guest lecturers of the hu
manities division for the project
are members of the faculty of
Woman’s College. They were Dr.
Harry Finestone, literature and
E>r. Robert Rosthal, philosophy.
Participating as lecturers from
our own faculty were: Rev. John
Hatchett, religion; Mr. James Mc
Millan, art; Mr. John Mctore,
music.
A general forum which was fol
lowed by a discussion period was
held on Monday, Feb. 26 began
the activities. The session was
held m the David D. Jones Union
at 8 p.m. The five speakers from
the various areas explored the
theme, “Communications — A
Contemporary Problem in the
Arts and Society?”
Lectures and discussions on art
and mu£.ic were held in Reynolds
^liall'“Pai’i’oi~ iT;ia i'feorL'.aiy 27 ai,'
8 p.m.
A student presentation of select
ed contemporary virriting was
held in Laura Cone parlor on
Feb. 28. The chairman of this
activity was Miss Tommie Miller;
Mrs. Wright was the advisor.
On March 1 at 8 p.m. in the
Union, the guest lecturers from
Won'.an’s College were featured.
A general discussion followed.
The week’s activities will ter
minate with a debate by the Ben
nett College Debating Club ui
the Union at 8 p.m., March 2. The
advisor of the club is Mr. Charles
Garth.
Winter Sports Day
Held Here on Sat.
Barnard - Bennett
Exchange Reviewed
The students from Barnard Col
lege, Columbia University, New
York City who participated in
the Bamard-Eennett exchange
from February -12 were: Ann
Michelle Knight, a junior from
Brooklyn, N. Y.; Shelia Gordon,
a j unitor from ynarron, Massi; Gail
Cohen, a senior from St. Louis,
Mo.; and Toni Sugarman, a
sophomore from Manhattan, N. Y.
During the visit, the girls parti
cipated in several activities which
included an orientation period,
class visitations, a tour of the
campus, a dormitory “get-togeth
er,” mid-week vespers, a basket
ball game at A&T College, lunch
at Myer’s Tea Room, “Holiday
On Ice,” campus movie, a tour
of the city, a jazz festival, in
formal group discussions.
In addition, the students had a
luncheon with the college presi
dent. They also met the exchange
students from Mt. Holyoke Col
lege.
Two Week Exchange
With Holyoke Ended
Bennett College welcomed
again this year the Mt. Holyoke
etxchange stud,ents. This group
was on the campus from February
9-24.
Participating in the exchange
were: Madeline Cass, a junior,
Boston, Mass.; Caroline Isber, a
senior, Carbridge, Mass.; Winnie
Archibald, a junior, Elizabeth
City, N. J.; Arlene Anderson, a
junior, Portland, Ore.; Linda
Ocher, a junior, Chicago, 111.;
Kathy Campbell, a senior, Syra
cuse, N. Y.
Accompsmying the girls as the
exchange professor was Dr. Sarah
Montgomery, a native of West
field, N. J. She is assistant pro
fessor of economics and sociology
at Mt. Holyoke.
As former Holyoke exchangees
have done, these seven persons
have engaged in the routine of
classes. Other activities have in
cluded a play, a Lyceum, mid
week vespers, and a forum.
One-Day Conference Held
For High School Officials
The Women’s Athletic Associa
tion (WAA) at Bennett College
was host to the annual winter lowing lunch they gathered in
Some 50 to 75 high school of
ficials from North Carolina at
tended a one-day conference of
the Saturday School at Bennett
College on Saturday, Feb. 17. The
theme of the conference was
“Techniques and procedures of
the newly organized Saturday
School with emphasis on academic
perfom’ance.”
Mr. Lester Boyd, director, said
that principals, classroom teach
ers, counselors, and advisors from
the 18 high schools who have re
presentatives now attending the
Saturday School were invited.
The Saturday School which be-
g£in in October has enrolled 70
selected junior and senior high
school girls who spend each Sat
urday at the college attending
classes and seminars in English,
composition, reading, social sci
ence and mathematics.
The visitors spent the morning
attending various classes, and fol-
Sports day of the Women’s Sports
Day Association held here Feb.
23 and 24.
More than 75 representatives
from six other member institu
tions — Hampton Institute, Vir
ginia State College, South Caro
lina State College, Livingstone
College, A&T College and North
Carolina College — attended.
A square dance competition and
general get-together was sche
duled for Friday night in the re
creation area of the David D.
Jones Student Union. Beginning
at 8 a.m. on Saturday, prelimin
aries were held in basketball,
vollyball, badminton and table
tennis, with the finals slated for
the afternoon in Thirkield Gym-
naium.
Competitors were divided into
four color teams — red. green,
blue, and yellow — of 12 mem
bers each, with each institution
represented.
the Science Assembly at 1:30 p.m.
for a special program after which
they broke up in to four groups
later in the day and shared re
ports of their activities. The
groups were reading, mathema
tics, and social science.
Mrs. Lily Keleti
In Piano Recital
Mrs. Lily Keleti, pianist, wbs
presented in recital in Pfeiffer
Chapel at Bennett College, Fri
day, Feb. 16, at 8 p-m. as the third
feature of the college lyce|om
series.
A member of the Bennett
music faculty, Mrs. Keleti has
studied at the College of Buda
pest, the Royal Hungarian Aca
demy of Music and the Conserva
tory of Paris and has made many
concert appearances.
Alumnae Entertain
At Union Reception
Members of the Greerjsboro
Chapter of the Bennett College
Alumnae Association entertained
members of the senior class at
^n ;informal ^^cepfcion in the
David D. Jones Student Union
Saturday night, Feb. 3.
Mrs. Fannie Hinnant, national
president, introduced Mrs. Kath
erine McLean, president of the
local group, who welcomed the
seniors and told them something
of the objectives of the associa
tion of which they will become
members following graduation.
Games and refreshments fol
lowed and Miss Margaret Strait,
of Rock Hill, S. C., president of
the class, expressed thanks for
an ejoyable evening.
World Understanding
Is Tone of Institute
The Thirty-Sixth Annual
Homemaking Jinstitute will be
iieid March 18-25 with a theme-
centering around “Living Experi
ences in International Under
standing.” The residence halls
will provide the setting for major
activities to be held both prior to
and during the Institute week.
By means of Interest Question
naires the following areas were
selected by the students to be in
vestigated:
Cone Hall — China and the Far
East; Barge Hall — Russia; Rey
nolds Hall—India and Pakaistan;
Memer Hall — Germany; Pfeif
fer Hall — Centred and South
America; Jones HaU — The Ca
ribbean and France and Kent Hall
and Non-Resident Students —
Africa.
In addition to dormitory acti
vities speakers with internation
al interests will be presented at
the chapel periods during the
week. On Sunday, March 25, the
culminating event wiU be the
opening of an International Room
on the Bennett College campus.
The Planning Committee for
the Homemaking Institute is com
prised of faculty, staff and stu
dent members representing all di
visions of instruction. The com
mittee is chaired by Mrs. Louise
G. Streat of the Science Division.
Thomas, Bollinger
Elected Trustees
Announcement of the election
of two representatives of the
Board of Education of the Metho
dist Church to the trustee board
of Bennett College was made here
during the week of Jan. 24.
Elected at the board’s recent
meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, were
Dr. James S. Thomas, of Nash
ville, of Nashville and the Rev.
Charles Bollinger, of Liverpool,
N. Y.
Dr. Thomas is associate director
of the division of educational insti
tutions of the Board of Education
and Dr. Bollinger is director of
Christian higher education for
the Syracuse Area of the Metho
dist Church.
Students Of 36
Nations Visit
Thirty-six students from coun
tries throughout the world visited
Bennett College under the spoa-
sorship of the “1962 New York
Herald Tribune Forum,” on Feb.
17.
These are thirty-.six winners,
aged sixteen to nineteen of con>-
petition in their native countries
who were chosen to live, travel,
and study in the United States
as members of the 1962 program
of the Herald Tribune FOTum.
A representative panel from
this group disclissed education
in their countries. The topic dis
cussed was “Comparative Educa
tion.” Participating on the panel
were Mohamed Sameh Said,
United Arab Republic; Caroline,
Isber, Mt. Holyoke College; Rag-
nar R. Noess, Norway; Dorothy
Chen, Malaya; GuUlerrrjo Raul
Tufro, Argentina; Johnannes van
der Horst, Republic of South
Africa; Rosalie Stanley, B-ennett
College. Mr. Charles Garth served
as the narrator for the program.
The session was held in the Sci
ence Assembly on Feb. 17.
The activities during the visit,
included a college lyceum, and
orientation period, and a tour of
the campus.
Theatre Guild's
Production Seen
“Dear Liar,” a comedy of letters ■
adapted by Jerome KUty from
the correspondence of Bernard
Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
was performed by the Bermett
College Theatre GuUd, on the
nights of Feb. 15 and 17 in the
Little Theatre.
Characters in the production
directed by Fred Alan Eady, were
Mrs. Frederika S. Surgeon, cast
as Shaw, and Miss Ann Florence
as Mrs. Campbell.
After corresponding with Mrs.
Campbell for 13 years on a friend
ly basis, Shaw fell in love when
he read to her the role of Eliza
Doolittle in his new play, Pygira^
lion. Their battles and flirtations
are chronicled in their letters, the
most important of which have
been expertly culled to express
their successive moods in terms
of dialogue.
Frieda Lee Featured By OHX In Jazz
Festival At "Theatre In The Round"
Converting the foyer of the
David D. Jones Student Union
into a “theatre in the round”
OHX, the campus Home Econo
mics Club, sponsored a lively
evening for the Bennett College
faimily and students from sur
rounding colleges titled “A Festi
val of Jazz.”
The special guest for the Festi
val of Jazz was Frieda Lee, Penn
sylvania State University Music
major and a December 1961 grad
uate. Miss Lee was featured as a
jazz vocalist.
She was accompanied by a
combo composed of McLester Mc
Kee on drums, Django DeGree
on bass, Eugene Brisrtow and
Donna Neal on piano and Char-
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A Scene from the Jazz Festival
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