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NOVEMBER, 1963 THE BENNETT BANNER Page Three B. C. BEAT BY PATRICIA MURRAY I would like to take this op portunity to congratulate those of you who were honored for your academic achievement at the recent all honors convo cation. “Keep up the good work”. Congratulations are al so due to those girls who were recently inducted into Omicron Eta Chi, and those who are now being initiated into Alpha Kappa Mu. These recent occurences, have caused me to reminisce quite a bit lately. Let me share some of my thoughts with you because I feel that they concern you as well as myself. It might appear that I am a year or so late but I guess, better late than never. These thoughts first entered my mind while I was at Mount Holyoke on exchange. My most stimulating experiences, while there consisted of, essentially, the discussions I had with the students. Almost everything you can think of was discussed, from religion and philosophy to cur rent events all over the world and on both of the campuses. As thoughts run through my mind, these conversations be come a thing of “yesterday”, Something that was all a part of a different world and un- FASHION IS MY BUSINESS By ERNESTINE MITCHELL Upon my first day at Ben nett three long years ago, a stu dent confronted me with the question, “Why would you waste your time going to col lege to be a fashion coordina tor. You ought to be a teach er, a sociologist or someone who can contribute to the en hancement of society.” Well, I ought to be; but I’m not going to be, and I never *hall be. Education consists of analyz ing oneself to the extent of rec- orgnizing ones attributes and Striving for perfection in this vicinity. As for the enhance ment of society, I view it this way. A fashion coordinator is but a walking advertisement (for her store), and advertising is a springboard to economic growth; thus, an enhancement of great importance. At Bennett, the preparation for any position in the field ol fashion stems from the large pink room to the right, (in tac science building just opposite the quadrangle). This isn’t just an ordinary pink room in the science building, as those of us who spend, or have spent, end less hours there at night catch ing moths, creating original hats, and just reminiscing old times in family life, very well know. If you don’t cherish the idea of wearing stockings, then you had better hang on to your eye brow pencil as "Peanuts” does his blanket. If combine; hair is your pet peeve, I would suggest a Yul Brynner haircut. You say sneakers and a sweatshirt is your favorite ensemble? Well, you had better “wish upon a star,” that is if your intentions are directed toward invading the field of fashion. Accessorizing garments for fashion "shows in the summer is great fun. but when vou're searching for a red hat and the like the amosphere that I am in presently. 1 ponder these things and 1 wonder . . . why is it that such informal sharing of ideas never occur on my own campus? I become con cerned and ask someone and I am told that such conversations do go on. There they are hid den behind the closed doors of a dormitory room. What wouldn’t I give to hear my fel low students deeply involved in things of the world and contro-! versies of which our mere exis tence should bring concern. How wonderful it is to take a newspaper and grasp the headlines and then meet a world outside in a common bond, but how good it W’ould be to share my thoughts with some one else. I say all of this to say that we should finally ask ourselves just what it is that we talk about. Do we talk about issues of persons, places, things? Is the newspaper obsolete? We complain of isolation and yet we isolate ourselves. Can we hold our own in conversation with people outside of our cam pus? These people, who do not share our interests in such iso lated problems as seem to take precedence in our minds? Do good stimulating conversations, begun in the classrooms, end with the ringing of the bell? What will we talk about when we leave Bennett? It’s true that academic know ledge does not compare to the knowledge gained from every day experience and one’s expe rience becomes more apparent when he judges it by the expe rience of others. How are we going to relate ourselves to the outside world? Are we going to be able to take our recognized responsibility in making the world dream come true or are we going to come out of isolation and find ourselves even more apart? INQUIRIKG REPORTER Do you think there have been any improvements in the student Government and student body this year? Lily So, jun ior, chemistrv major, Medan, Sumatra, Indo nesia. “Yes, an inter - dorm council is being i formed, the all- I Bennett picnic I for faculty and which hopes to bring teachers and students to know each other better, also the know-your-family dinner. We have set up recreation hours for swimming, and booths in the snack bar area have been installed. The tradition “Freshmen can’t dance before Thanksgiving” has been changed and we have a music box to use. “Time is changing, so should traditions. Keep it up!” Faye M c - Clain, junior | social scienct ^ major, Wilson,! N. C.: “Thi^i chool year ha^' marked a nev ► era in studeni parti cipation 1 he most re n a r k a b 1 I change has been that of student thought. It seems that student leaders and the student body in general have taken a new attitude — one of assuming more respon sibility. “With the booths and juke box in the Union area, I be lieve that the student leader ship has helped to create a more relaxed atmosphere. This in it self, is improvement. Naturally there is room for more im provement and the students should continue to desire more freedom and, in turn, assume more responsibility. This is as it should be.” MODELS AT By ERNESTINE MITCHELL BENNETT Bennett College is most fortunate this year to have in its midst, twelve additional models, representing elegance far superior to the definition Webster himself bestowed up>on the word. The distinguishing character istics of these twelve fashion able young ladies are their sin cerity, tolerance, cooperation, poise, efficiency, and mental and emotional maturity. only appropriate one appears in the competitive store next door, "What’s a body gonna do?” Or, what do you do when you have to model a pair of “stretch” pants, and the com mentator says, “these should fit so well that if a dime was in the back pocket, it would be visible,” and yours look like they’re housing all the gold from Fort Knox? It’s nothing to arrive in another state for a fashon show and find that all ''ashions were left behind. Fash ions are to a show as sugar is o tea. Bitterness is the end nrodurt. .So vou see, the field is vast, nnd mtich more complex than one would ever imagine, biu fashion is mv business, and “I’d rather fight than switch." Their dress is extremely sim ple, consisting of crisp white blouses, green skirts, and unique white beanies; to say othing of the “Cheshire cat” smile worn by each from sun set ‘til sundown. These “greenies” (as they light be called) devote their me to modeling the ideal at titude and outlook for which this institution stands. On the ■ n' Movpmher 9. thev made their debut into the society of models, better known as Omi cron Eta Chi. Upon this eve, in a candle light installation, Gloria A Parker, Janet M. Jenkins, Jo sephine Dula, Clayvonne P. Wright, Barbara Gadsden, Alicia B. Asia, Lorraine Polk. ’:irbara L. Williams. Sylvia A. [ones, Shirley Adams, Helen Marie Foulks, and Carol L. Stowe received their official ■)in from Margie Dillard, de- ignating the society’s recogni tion of “perfection.” Speaking of perfection, the faculty advisors are none other than the two occupants resid ing in the “large pink room to the right in the Science Build ing just opposite the quadran gle.” Their names? Mrs. Louise G. Sfreat and Mrs. Carolyn Gaither. ! , # | Paulette Hop- kins, senior,! pre-med major,! Miami, Fiori-| da. “For the; first time since' I’ve been here, I have wit nessed this year, a very close re-| lationship be tween our stu dent leaders and the student body. Perhaps the situations which I felt most important to the student body were not deemed as important by the others at the time. “However, I do feel that much of the credit for the establish ment of a closer relationship between the student govern ment and students should be given to our student leaders. They have proved to be inter ested in the academic, social, and emotional welfare of the students and to the students who have had patience and understanding. “Realizing that much has been done and yet much left to be done, with the continued cooperation existing between the Student Govern ment and students there will be even more accomplishments made by the end of the year.” do exist on our campus in the particular cases mentioned above but are these the impor tant things? What are we striving for? I’m beginning to wonder. I’m interested in things which con cern the big aspects of our in stitution, the academic, the so cial, and the religious and what can be done to make these as pects be more meaningful to to the students. Are there other Bennett students who share my interest? If there are why haven’t they spoken up? Yours “questioningly”. An interested student Thailand or Siam? Which is Correct? Gloria Jean Gill, senior, so-' biology major, iJ 1 o o m f i e Id, Jonn.: “For the irst time since m y freshman ear, have I ex perienced any significant com munication be-t tween the en tire student body and the stu dent governing body. The stu dents no longer have an excuse for saying they are not aware of the campus events and rules. This more extensive communi cation has stimulated an inter est among some of the students to strive for newer horizons. “The student government has also made available more oppor tunities for our social enjoy ment. Now it is up to us to take advantages of them. We have come a long way, but we can go even further if there is cooperation on the part of t'^'* ■Jtudents to give their full sup port.” The correct answer is Thai land, which is the official name of this country. The name Siam was used un til 1939 and was changed to Thailand after this year. The reasons for this change were; 1. To correspond the English name with Thai name. The Siamese called them selves “Thais”. Therefore the name of the country should there is' Thailand to which race the Thai belong and live. On the other hand “Thailand” has a definite meaning. It means “the country of the free people”. 2. After 1932, Siam was changed from absolute monar chy to a constitutionally Monar chy as the result of a success ful coup d'etat. They felt that it was proper to change the old name which associated with the Absolute Monarch to a new name Thailand to mark the in troduction of the modern dem ocratic from of rule. The word “Thai” should be pronounced as “Tie” not ‘Thigh” for in Thai language here are both aspirated and in aspirated “ts”. Dear Editon Recently, I have begun to wonder just where the interest of the student body is. Com plaints are continuously being heard, in the dorm, in the din ing hall, in the classroom. 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