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W elcome Parents, Alumnae! THE BENNETT BANNER “Believing that an informed campus is a Key to Democracy” ■?tt Cnt.' Congratulations Seniors! VOL. XXVII, NO. 9 GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA JUNE. 1962 Scholarships, Awards Are Given Sludenis On Honors Day On May 25, the Annual Recog nition Chapel service was held. Members ol the recognition com mittee presented various tokens to stiadents who had achieved. Two sophomores receiived out standing prizes. Susie R. Powell was awarded the Faculty Scholar ship for scholastic attainment and social and personal growth. Linda Powell received the George M. Bell Scholarship for scholarly achievement, exemplary charact er, and personal-social growth. Announced also were the names of members of the class of ’62 who have received fellowships or scholarships for advanced study. Miss Rosalie Stanley has been appointed to the Peace Corps. Marie Teresa Nwanze was award ed a scholarship for a summer seminar at Howard University. The Jane Miller Jones Scholar- shiD Cup was presented to the senior class which had secured an average of 4.44 at the close of the first semester. Various persons received awards in home economics. One of the outstanding was The Proc- t€r-iGamble Award which Edwina Coleman received. The Theatre Guild and drama department awarded several prizes. Pins were presented to grabiatinfT members of the senior choir and the marshall board. Members of the Library staff were recognized. “TKe Mirage” Is Class Day Theme The annual Senior Class Day will be held op June 1, 1962, in the Little Theatre with several members of the senior class par ticipating. This year’s theme will be centered around the “Mirage”, a musical composition by Gillock. Greetings from the class saluta- torian will open the program. There will be a song rendered by the senior ensemble. The Class of 1962 will be treated to a presen tation cf their history which will command fond memories of their days at Bennett. Other features of the program wiU include presentations of the class will, class song, and class prophesy. The class song was set to music by Mildred Graves. The class poem by Ollie Johnson will be presented. The class gift will be presented by the class presi dent, Miss Margaret Strait. A fare well speech by the valedictorian of the Class of 1962 will close the festivities. ’62 Senior Class Conducts Vespers The vesper program for Sun day, May 20, was presented by members of the graduating class of 1962. Miss Annette Robinson from Dillon, S. C., conducted the ser vice. The Old Testament lesson was given by Miss Tressie Wright from Atlanta, Georgia. Directing the choir was Miss Sandra Down ing from Newport News, Virginia. Mrs. Jacquelyn Florence Mead ows of Greensboro acted in the capacity of organist. Miss Frances Marshall from Nassau introduced the speaker. The message for the afternoon was delivered by Miss Delores Gary from Greensboro, N. C. I Union. Catherine Boufids Qaa T+ T’ViT'rMKrVi .... Induct Officers In Vesper Rites On Sunday, May 27, the an nual induction service of cam pus officers for the academic year 1962-63 was held in the Pfeiffer Chapel. The service was held during the Sunday Vespers service at 4:00 p.m. The speaker for the occasion was Dr. John H. Satterwhite of Wesley Theo logical Seminary in Washington, D. C. The following persams fwere elected to offices in the Student Senate: president, Elizabeth Riggs; vice president, Delores Polk; secretary, Delores Coe; treasurer, Shirley Satterfield; par liamentarian, Phyllis Strong. Miss Constance Spotts was elected to the position of representative to the Central Committee. Bonita Davis, president; Bettye Davis, vice president; Brenda Green, secretary; and Beatrice Perry, representative will form the Stu- The Power to See It Through Miss Gary stressed the import ance of completing a task, after once having started it. She cited reasons why many persons fall by the wayside. Completion of a venture is dependent on the as pirations and determination of the individual. There are diverse forces which enable man to go on to the end or fall short of the mark. To qtM)le Miss Gary directly, “It is one thing to succeed but it is another thing to live with success”. “There is smaU wonder that starting power and staying power are two different things, and that many lives gifted with the first fail from lack of the second.” Miss Gary placed special em phasis on the importance of re ligious faith as a foundation for social devotions and preseverEince. With the help that comes from God, one may find strength for mundane endeavors. In addressing the members of the Sen’or Class, Miss Gary pre sented them with a challenge as well as a beacon to the future. She closed with these words of wisdom which might well give impetus to the pursuit of one’s life’s work: “For the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but him that en- dureth to the end”. MUSIC CLUB The organization gave bouquets of flowers and good wishes to each of the senior music students. East European Scholars Leave New York July 16 Motivation for the pursuit of serious study on the highly con troversial subject of Russia has been provided on our campus dur ing the past semester. A group of students was engaged in this study, which was known as the Russian Seminar. Those partici pating represented members of the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes. The participants were Miss Lilia Alphonse, Miss 9^91100 fjeiqn S3AlH0aV Catherine Bounds, Miss Beverly Bryan, Miss Toni Douglas, Miss Sonja Greene, Miss Joyce Lacey, Miss Linda Powell, Miss Eliza beth Riggs, Miss Constance Spotts, Miss Phyllis Strong, and Miss Carolyn Walker. The Russian Seminar presented many areas of interest and ad vantage to the students. While (Continued on Page 4) will act as Union pianist. The permanent officers of the Senior Class include Shirley Hawkins, president; Margaret Strait, vice president; Sylvia Darling, secretary; Celestine MU- ler, associate secretary; and Glo ria Lee, treasurer. Next year’s senior class will be headed by Evalina Williams; Bonita Quiett, vice president; Gloria Barnes, re cording secretary; Bonnie Suth- ern, corresponding secretary; Oz- zietta Thompson, treasurer; Vir ginia Jones, seargeant - at - arms; Leslie Doty, parliamentarian; and Elizabeth Napper .chaplain. The officers of the junior class include; Delores Polk, president; Brenda Green, vice president; secretary, Eleanor Davis; assist ant secretary, Yvonne Jeffries; Shirley Booth, treasurer; and par liamentarian, Edith Wilkins. Irene Walker is president of the sophomore class, while Dorothy Wilkerson, is vice president; Pa tricia Washington, secretary; Reg ina Carpenter, treasurer; and Frances Campbell, student rep resentative. Leslie Doty will serve as N.S.A. coordinator. Edwina Coleman will be president of the pre-alum nae association, with Nettie Young acting as secretary, Joan Harris, assistant secretary and Bertha Stokley, treasurer. The church school is to be head ed by Myrtle Woodward, with Zenora Williams as assistant and Elisapeata Saelua as secretary. Brenda White and Gracie Jones will head the Mid-Week Vesper? Committee. Gracie Jones will al so serve as president of the Senior Marshall Board. Other officers of the board include Gloria Bames, vice president; Gracie Hunter, secretary; associate sec retary, Carole Collins; and treas urer, Grace Wallace. Jacquelyn Cumberlander will serve as presi dent of the YWCA, with Carolyn Ward as vice president; Del Tricia Currie, secretary; Shirley Booth, assistant secretary; Chris tine Moseby, treasurer; Anna Gates, Chaplain: and Jacqueline Jones and Luci’le Gorham on the program committee. Miss Yvonne Pannell was elect ed head of the Music Club, with (Continued on Page 3) Ors. Mondlane and Godard Commencement Speakers Euripedes’ Electra To Be Performed On June 1, the Theatre Guild of Bennett College will present Euripides’ Elcctra. The play wih be presented on the chapel ter race at 8:00 p.m. The cast is under the direction of Mr. Fred A. Eady, instructor of drama. This dramatic episode by Euri pides treats the old story of how the children of Agamemnon avenge his murder by killing their mother and her new hus band. It is a character play which answers the question of what kind of children were these who could kill their mother. Euripides makes Electra, the daughter, a sexually neurotic woman and her brother, Orestes, a weak-willed lad who is swept by her stronger wUl. To in crease the pathos of the situation and one’s repugnance to* the mur der, Euripides makes Clytemne- stra, the mother, a pathetic mid dle-aged person who wants peace at any price. A poor farmer, Electra’s husband, is the only noble individual in this tragedy. Miss Ann D. Florance will play the title role. Miss Emma Watson will be featured as Orestes. Miss Ollie Johnson will fill the part of Clytemnestra. Other supporting charactei-s will be played by Miss Gloria Black, Miss Patsy Gil- reath, Miss Marcia Johnson, Mrs. Jacquelyn Meadows, Miss Linda Pearson, Miss Carolyn Snead, and Miss Tressie Wright. Miss Enolia Alston, Miss Linda Blackman, Miss Flora Mebane, Miss Susie Powell, and Miss Shirley Smed- ley will act as attendants for the play. m JSL mill winp DR. JAMBS M. GODARD j Council of Protestant Colleges & Universities Spring 0)ncert Is Scheduled On June 2, at 8:00 p.n>. in Annie Merner Chapel, the 40- member concert choir will pre sent its annual Spring Concert. The choir will be under the direc tion of Miss Charlotte Alston, a member of the music faculty, and the accompanist will be Mr. John Moore, also a member of the music faculty. The choir’s repertoire includes a group of spirituals and a group of secular songs. A selection from “Miserere” by Johann Hasse will be featured. The choir will als" perform “Sing Unto God” from the Oratoria, “Judas Maccabaeus” by Handel. A traditional song “When I Survey the Wondrour Cross” by Nathaniel Dett, will be included in the religious selec tions. Misses Sandra Downing, a senior voice major, and Thelma Spruill, a junior voice major, will provide the solos. The program will be concluded by the singing of the “Almp Mater”. HAVE A HAPPY SUMMER! DR. E. MONDLANE Anthropologist I*' Mozambique, E. Africa j An African scholar and an of ficial long identified with higher education in the South will de liver tiie principal addresses dur ing the 89th commencem.ent pro-- gram at Bennett College. Dr. Eduardo C. Mondlane, of Mozambique, Southeast Africa, presently professor of anthropol ogy in the Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, will deliver the baccalaureate address on Siun- day, June 3. at 4 pm., in Pfeiffer Chapsl. Dr. Mondlane, who received the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in sociol ogy and anthropology from North western University, received his undergraduate degree from Ober- lin College. He has served in the United Nations as a research of ficer in the trusteeship and as a member of its Economic Commis sion for Africa, located in Ethi opia. Speaker for the comm.encement exercises at 10:30 a.m. on Morv- day, June 4 will be Dr. James M. Godard, of Washington, D. C., ex ecutive director of the Council of Protestant Colleges and Universi ties. Dr. Godard, who once served on the faculty at Duke Univer'^ity and who was for 13 years dean and professor of education at Queens College in Charlotte, serv ed for five years as executive sec retary of the Commission on Col leges and Universities of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, with of fices in Atlanta, Ga. (Continued on Pag© 4)
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