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VOL. XXVII, NO. V
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
FEBRUARY, 1963
LIZ RIGGS LEAVES STUDENT SENATE
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Five members of the class of 1963 completed their course require
ments this semester. They are from left to right: Elizabeth Riggs; Ca
milla Cheek; Sonja Lakin; and Jessie Collins. Missing from the picture
is Johnsie Scott. The students will return in June for commencement
activities. They will receive their degrees at that time.
Six Represent
B. C. In Mass.
For a numJber of years, Bennett
has sponsored an Einnual exchange
proj^am \yith Mount Holyoke Col
lege in Massachusetts.
Students who wish to participate
in the exchange make application
and are selected on the basis of
several factors, including academ
ic standing, social and personal
relationships, and ability to rep
resent the College. Participants
are chosen from members of the
Junior and Senior classes.
This year, three juniors and
tbree seniiors were selected for
lihe exchange. They eire Misses
Beverly Bryan, Delores Coe, Bettye
Jean Davis, Dolores Polk, Linda
Powell, and Constance Spotts. Miss
IXarothy Worthy was chosen as
an alternate.
The exchange program will last
for two weeks, beginning on Feb
ruary 9. Students from Mount
Holfyoke will participate in cam
pus activdties here at Bennett.
Union Board To
Curb Cutting
A letter was sent to each stu
dent on Jan. 19 by the president
of the Student Union. The subject
of the letter was the dining haU
situation. A new system was in
itiated on Jan. 21 to curb the line
cutting.
The system involves the use of
a sequence of numbers for the
breakfast and luncheon meals.
Each girl will receive a number
upon entrance into the dining
area. This number wUl be collect
ed before receiving her tray. Stu
dents were asked to remain in the
dining area after receiving num
bers.
First offenders will be asked to
go to the back of the line. Second
offenders will be reported to the
hostess and habitual line cutters
wUl be placed imder further re
strictions.
The letter also stressed the fact
that sneakers are not worn to the
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Poll( Assumes
Prexy Position
Delores Polk officially took over
the position of president of the
Student Senate on Jan. 26. Eliza
beth Riggs, has acted as president
since eiection last May.
She is leaving Bennett after
completing course requirements in
three and a half years. Miss Riggs
stated in her final cabinet meeting
that she plans to work until Sep-
teoniber when she plans to enter
Miami University. Her aim is col
lege teaching.
While working. Miss Riggs plans
to attempt to work on a constitu
tion for Bennett’s Student Senate.
This will be sent back to the cabi
net. Miss Riggs expressed hopes
that this could be used as a model
for a new constitution for the
Senate. I I
Expansion In Knowledge For Students
In Education Proposed By Governor
Plans For Dorm
Life Proposed
B. C. FADS
(See Page 4)
Theme - "Search
For Identily"
Preparation for home and family
life Is one of Bennett College's ob
jectives. When Dr. David D. Jones
was president, he set aside some
days within the school year for
this purpose. Usually, the theme
for these days ran along with his
torical events, such as the return
ing veterans, displaced children,
achieving peace, and the use of
the ballot and voting.
Mrs. Louise G. Streat mentioned
the above topics on Jan. 18 in a
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On Jan. 8, Mrs. L. A. Gail, resi
dence director, presented to dorm
presidents, the student senate pres
ident, and the representative to
the central committee a proposed
plan of organization for residences
here at Bennett.
There were three major asjjects
to this plan. The Residence Hall
Association was a large body com
posed of the entire student body
living in dorms. Its purpose would
be “to encourage active, coopera
tive and responsible participation
in the promotion of the social, cul
tural, educational and moral wel
fare of its members in order to
engender harmonious and effect
ive group living within the frame
work of College traditions and
standards.”
The house councils would ibe or
ganized, with certain judicial
powers. The other purposes of the
house councils would be similar
to its present ones.
To assist in program planning,
and to harmonize and coordinate
the activities of the dormitories,
an inter-residence council would
be set up. This body would have
the power to establish regulations
to govern the residents, to set up
and define a system of penalties,
and to exercise other judicial
powers. The presidents of aU dorm-
tories and the president of the
student senate will be members.
The plan was referred to the
student senate cabinet for further
discussion.
Governor Sanford in has program
for “quality education” has pro
posed some new plans to upgrade
the educational system for North
Carolina. Along with the new re
quirements for teachers in acquir
ing more extensive education and
higber degrees in their specific
areas of specialization, new re
quirements in the teacher-educa-
tion program for elementary edu
cation instructors have ailso ibeen
added.
New guide lines have been pro
posed to gear the teadher-educa-
tion programs for the future. The
new guide lines have been pro
posed in order to acquaint the
prospective teachers with the new
curriculum and certification re
quirements that will be necessary
for teachers In the future.
One specific tenet of the new
guide lines is the new trend to
ward expanded knowledge, a wid-
er-range of knowledge, less special
ization and more generalized
knowledge. In the field of Elemen
tary Education, new guide lines
suggest the requirement of for
eign language, and more study in"
I the field of literature (world, and
!American), as well as in mathe-
, matics.
! The new teadher-education pro
gram will be intiated in the 1963-
64 school year and will become
operative by the 1966-67 school
year. The new curriculum and cer
tification requirements will- be a
part of the progressive educational
trends. This new program Will be
designed to give prospective teach
ers a new set of methods, special
techniques, and material approp
riate to specific levels of instruc
tion.
Student's Recommendations
Viewed By Central Committee
The following is a list of some
of the recommendations of the
student body which were present
ed to the central committee for
consideration: extension of library
hours and off-campus hours; im
provements of the health sei-vices;
extension of the existing Thanks
giving holiday to include the en
tire weekend following the holi
day; no vesper services on the
Sunday after first semester ex
ams;
Reduction in the number of
chapel programs; no use of chapel
cuts while representing the col
lege; dancing for freshmen before
Thanksgiving; permission to at
tend more social functions in the
community at places not consider
ed off limits by the college; riding
in cars; and leaving the campus
to visiJt-..jv4iiWH'»41»».'«^»K.colleges
outside the city, and other cities.
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Students also reconunended the
employment of a dean of students.
This person would be the link
between students and administra
tion, personal adjustment advisor,
disciplinarian, and vocational ad
visor.
These recommendations were
drawn up by a committee from the
Senate Cabinet. They were pre
sented to the central committee
by our student representative,
(Constance Spotts, on Jan. 14.
Coming Events
Feb. 14—Valentine’s Day
March 10—Lyceum:
George Shirley, Tenor
March 10-16—Homemaking
Institute
March 15—Senior Day
April 11-22—Spring Break
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Pictured above are the six students who will be leaving for Mount Holyoke College on Feb. 9. They
are majoring in English, sociology, history, and the so cial sciences.