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New Year
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New Joys
THE BENNETT BANNER
“Believing that an informed campus is a Key to Democracy”
Complacency
VOL. XXVIII, NO. IV
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
JANUARY, 1963
Famous Works Used
In Annual Madonnas
Re-areations, in living tableaux,
of eight world-famous paintings,
were presented in the annual
“Living Madonnas” program at
7 p.m. on Dec. 9 in the Pfeiffer
Chapel.
James C. McMillan, chairman
of this year’s committee, said, be
fore the program: “We have de
cided not to use a theme this year
because the art stands for itself.
We have. selected the works of
several artists whose sensitivity
and mastery have been a matter
of consensus by the critics but
have included one masterwork
which is anonymous.” The works
were by such persons as Giotto,
Rembrandt, Michelangelo, and
Bellini..
The program was the effort of
many of the departments of the
college, including art, clothing,
music and maintainence. Students
acted as the still-life forms. Anne
Florance, a senior, read the nar
ration. The freshman choir sang
in its first official appearance,
under the direction of Edward
Lowe.
GRANT PROVIDES
SCHOLARSHIPS
To qualify for a National Medi-
cal-Sloan Foundation Scholarship,
a student must have demonstrated
outstanding achievement in college,
been accepted for admission by a
medical school, and be a U. S.
citizen.
Interested Negro college students,
who plan to enter medical school
in the fall of 19^, may obtain reg
istration cards and other informa
tion from the premedical advisor,
Frosh English
Supplemented
The Freshmian English Core has
benefited greatly from the pre
sentation of two programs wihioh
supplemented the regular English
courses.
T5ie first program came in Oc
tober when Miss Boone lectured
on “The English Language, Past
and Present.” By presenting his
torical data on the founding of the
English nation. Miss Boone gave
the origin of the language and
those political, social, and cultural
forces which led to the many
changes in the language occurring
before, what is now called. Modem
EnglisJi developed.
In discussing this development,
Miss Boone outlined the important
mxidfications of the English lang
uage which occurred during three
distinct periods: Old English, 450-
1100; Middle English, 1100-1500; and
Modem English, 1500 to the pres
ent. These mo'difications include
spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary,
and grammar.
As a Germanic language, Eng
lish has emerged from its earliest
stage as a highly inflectional lang
uage to that of an analytic one. Its
vocabulary has been enriched
through borrowing and assimilat
ing elements from other languages.
For the second program in No
vember, Mrs. Wright introduced
six students who presented a dis
cussion on “Poetry as a Universal
Language”. In the poems present
ed, love was a dominant theme,
and beauty was often spoken of
as a flower or some other part of
nature. Within the six poems pre
sented, the subjects of lovers, of
flowers and love were often
shown in similes. The poet, Pierre
Ronsard, in the sixteenth century
compares beauty to a rose; and as
a rose fades and dies, so will
beauty as the years pass on. With
beauty, there is love which can
only be received when one gives
of oneself, for there is no thought
of the past nor the future because
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Work Or Study In
Europe Offered
Various organizations over the
world offer programs beneficial to
college students.
The American-European Student
Organization provides a placement
service for summer jobs. In a press
release, it was noted that many
emp'loyers in Europe seek Ameri
can youth speciUcally. The type of
employment varies from road con
struction to hotel work. Wages sire
on tile scale of the country in
wthich one works. For further in
formation, write to American-Elu-
ropean Student Foundation, Place
ment Service, Via Santorre Santa-
rosa 32, Florence, Italy.
The Scandinavian Seminar wili
be in operation in 1963-64 for the
fifteenth year. This program pro
vides a year’s study inr one of the
Scandinavian countries. During this 'jgters the scholarship program, ac-
time, close contact is kept with the icepts registrations, distributes ap-
life of the coimtry. It generally j plication blanks, and selects can-
appeals to undergraduate.s The , didates,
cost is $1,789. Scholarships are
available. For infomiation, write
to the Scandinavian Seminar, 127
East 73rd Street, New York 21,
New York.
Another organization. Classrooms
Abroad, provides a number of sum
mer study groups in various Eu
ropean cities. Room and board is
provided by private families. The
groups are directed by professors
from Yale, University of Minnesota,
and Brandeis. Full information
can be obtained by writing Class
rooms Abroad, Box 4171, Univer
sity Station, Minneapolis 14, Min
nesota.
Eleven Senior Students
Chosen For "Who's Who
H
Finger Directs
One-Act Plays
On December 7, the Theatre
Guild presented the first dramatic
production of the school year. This
presentation consisted of three one-
act plays. Overtones concerned a
psuedo-sophisticated woman who
or from the offices of National i suppresses hersell and is constant-
Medical Fellowships, Inc., 951 East | ]y haunted by her real nature.
5Sth Street, Chicago 37, Illmois. | The second play, Here We Are,
Amounts of the scholarships vary | concerns a newly-married couple
according to students’ needs. Each
scholarship is for four years pro
vided that the student maintains
required standards.
The deadline for registration is
March 1, 1963'. No registrations will
be accepted after that date.
The medical scholarship program
is designed to help relieve the
critical shortage of Negro physi
cians and surgeons. It is financed
by a substantial grant from the
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Na
tional Medical Fellowships, Inc. College faculty this fall as drama
taking a trip on a train. Domestic
disharmony is the theme of Eu
gene O’Neil’s Before Breakfast. The
only visible character is a nagging
wife who belittles her husband be
cause of his desire to become a
poet. Because of her limited edu
cation there is a gap in their re-
Isgtionship.
This production was under the
direction of Miss Claudia D. Fin-
Eleven Bennett College senior^,
representing 10 states and one for^
eign country, have been elected to
the 1962-63 Who’s Who in Ameri
can Universities and Colleges.
They are:
Misses Hazel Abron, of Memphis,
Tenn., a biology major, and mem
ber of Alpha Kappa Mu, national'
honor society, Science Seminar and
the senior choir; Alice Airall, ol
Jamacia, BWI, a pre-medical ma
jor, who is president of the Inte:^■
national Relations Club and secre
tary of the Women’s Athletic As^
sociation; Leslie Doty, a sociology
major, of Dallas, Texas, who is a
member of Alpha Kappa Mu and
Sigma Rho Sigma, national aociaJ
science honor society;
Misses Jean Franklin, psychology
major, at Atlanta, Ga., who is edi
tor of the yearbook and a member
of the Science Seminar and the
Student Senate; Sonja Green, a
sociology major, of Philadelphia
Pa.; Elizabeth Riggs, history ma
jor. of Camden, N. J., who is a
ger of East Orange, New Jersey.
Miss Finger joined the Bennett “^^^ber of Alpha Kappa Mu and
The later organization, which de
votes itself to assisting Negroes
with their medical careers, admin-
Beauty
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instructor.
Included in the casts were
Misses Carolyn Snead, Shirley
Smedley, Sonja Hazard, and Emma
Watson.
Sigma Rho Sigma and president of
the Student Senate;
Misses Constance Spotts, sociol
ogy major, of Ronceverte, W. Va,
who is a member of the Marshal
Board, Student Senate, and student
representative to the Central Com
mittee; Carolyn Walker, mathe
matics major, of New Haven,
Conn., who is a member of Alpha
Kappa Mu, Student Senate and the
senior choir; Evalina Williams,
■Although Jesvs never wrote a Psychology major, of Opa Locka.
book, never ran for political office ^Ipha
and never did any of the things ^appa Mu. Sigma Rho Sigma and
we normaUy associate with great- President of the senior class: Lucille
ness. He was stiU the way, the i Withers, history major. aC Lynch-
tmth and the Ught,” dedaced Dr. ^a.. w-ho is a member of
D. Frederick Wertz at the first ^igma and Mrs. Blols
Wertz Offers
Declaration
Sunday vesiper service of the New
Year at Bennett College. Sunday,
January 6.
Dr. Wertz, president of Lycom
ing Ool!le(g/3, Williamspart, Pa.,
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Harper, chemistry major, of Le
noir, N. C. who is a member of
Beta Kappa Ohi and the Science
Seminar.
CORE Clarifies
Various Points
C.O.R.E. recently released a
statement clarifying certain polnta
'in its program. The following com
ments were made in the statement.
“For three months, C.O.R.E. has
directed its attention to affecting
the desegregation * of S&W and
Mayfair restaurants. However, de
segregation of the two restaurants
is not to be regarded as the total
objective of the local C.O.R.E,
movement. S&W and Mayfair are
only two of the many establish
ments that adhere to practices ol
discriminatory segregaftion. C.O.R.E.
seeks to destroy racial barriers in
all areas. We believe that total de
segregation will hasten progress
toward our goal — better employ,
ment opportunities for all minority
groups.”
“C.O.R.E. launched a “selective
buying campaign” against the en
tire downtown area, inspite of the
attempts of some merchants to dis
solve the racial barriers by the
token employment of Negroes in
non-traditional jobs. C.O.R.E. feels
that these merchants who are in
terested in the current problem of
The annual Christmas Party in the Student U nion was jus- one of the festivities at holiday time, desegregation will contmue to act
Other activities included a special vespers featuring TheChildren’s House, Senior Choir Concert, and in good faith and to support the
Christmas Sister Week. A Nativity scene was set up in front of the Union Building. • (Continued on Page 4)
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