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THE BENNETT BANNER
NOVEMBER, 1964
FacuKy Profile
V
POETRY CORNER
Bennett C. Children’s House— Thankfulness From the Golden
A special teature of Bennett Rule—
College is its nursrey school lo-
cated in a specially built struc- , , . ° ,
^ - Thankful is a Thankful spirit.
ture at one end of the campus.
Kent Hall was the first home would grumble
of the nursery school, or what accommodations m heav-
is now the Children’s House. Be- en if they ever got there. They
cause of the great determina- ' take their blessings here so
tion of the late President David much as a matter of course, that
D. Jones, this building was con- | even a day of general thanks-
structed through the United j giving once a year is more than
Negro College Fund. they feel need of. And if their
Mrs. Lydia H. Richards, the personal blessings in any mea-
director of the Children’s sure fail, gratitude for what
I
Some
DR. MARLOW SHUTE
Dr. Marlow F. Shute who
joined the Bennett faculty this
year, is the director of self-study
and Evaluation Service, and
teaches two courses in chemis-
try.
"The purpose of the self-
study,” Dr. Shute says, "is two
fold. First it is in the process of
preparation for a visit from the
State Department of Education
and secondly, is preparing for
a visit from the Southern As
sociation of Colleges and
Schools which visits schools pe
riodically in the: interest of
maintaining the standards of
the association.
Dr. Shute’s office makes con
tinuous evaluation of the pro
gram of the institution.
Dr. Shute comes from Barber
Scotia College in Concord
North Carolina, where he wa
dean of the college and a teach
er of chemistry.
He is a graduate of Johnson
C. Smith University. He re
ceived his M. S. from the State
University of Iowa. He received
his Doctor of Education degree
from Teachers’ College of Co
lumbia University. Dr. Shute
has been teaching for twenty-
nine years approximately.
He taught at Livingstone for
twelve years before going to
Barber-Scotia.
He said that this is a new
kind for him and presents a
new challenge. It furthennore,
can make use of the experiences
that he has had.
"I feel very content and find
the atmosphere pleasing,” he
said. “Students and faculty
members are very friendly as
well as people in the city.”
Romeo: Lady by yonder blessed
moon 1 swear That tips with
silver all these fruit tree tops.
Juliet: 01 swear not by the
moon the inconstant moon,
that monthly changes in her
circled orb. Let that thy loss
prove likewise variable.
—Shakespeare
iiouse, was born in Tennessee.
She received her B. S. degree
from Hampton Institute, her
M. A. from Columbia and has
done further study at the Uni
versity of North Carolina at
Greensboro and Merrill-Palmer
Institute, Detroit. Mrs. Rich
ards has been a member of the
Children’s house staff since
1955.
There are at present three
professional persons and five
student assistants staffing the
Children’s House. The daily
program consists of routines —
toileting, eating, sleeping, free
play, rhythmic activities, music,
art, stories and a full kinder
garten prc^am.
Mrs. Richards relates one of
the unusual incidents — At the
beginnnig of the year two four
year old girls in the same group
with very different personalities
had a disagreement.
Girl A — “I just wish you
wouldn’t come back to school
any morel”
Girl B — “My mother has
paid my money and I will be
coming back and you can’t do
anything about it.”
Girl A — "I’ll just be real
mean to you and I’m not going
to pay any attention to you.”
Girl B — “Well, I’m going to
be as nice to you as I can and 1
will help you in any way I can.”
This remark by Girl B was a
surprising one, especially com
ing from a four-year old.
This school accomodates the
children of faculty and staf*^
personnel and Bennett gradu
ates from an age range of three
to six. One special effort beinp
made is to keep the proportion
of boys and girls equal.
Mrs. Richards indicated that
sure
they have had or still enjoy is
the last thing they think of.
Another class really desire to
be thankful, but they are natu
rally dispondent. Their sky is
as dark with clouds as though
a special OLD PROBABILI
TIES were employed to keep
it full. They go through the
world in a depreciating spirit,
hoping things will turn out
well yet fearing for the worst.
We always feel glad for this
class when Thanksgiving Day
comes around. They then have
an official warrant for grati
tude. If their own hearts do not
formulate blessings, they can
listen to the sermon, or look to
the President’s proclamation.
How different with a thank
ful heart! What a gift it is to
be born with an outlook on the
bright side of things! And if
not so by nature, what a
triumph of grace to be made
thankful through a renewed
heart! It is so much more com
fortable and rational to see
what we have to be thankful
for and to rejoice accordiiiglyr
than to have our vision for
ever filled with our lacks and
our needs. Happy are they who
possess this gift! Blessings may
tail and fortunes vary, but the
thankful heart remains. The
happy past is at least secure —
and heaven is ahead.
ORGANIZATION NEWS
The Union Regina Carpen- ganization is initiating several
ter. Have you noticed the acti- new members wno nave been
vities that are going on in the seen in their green and white
union? I'here is Dr. Rand try- an campus for the past week,
ing hard to get that extra point, Aipiia Kappa Mu; lher; wiU
so he can win a game of ping be auditions to tnis honor so-
pong with Saundra Jenkins. Do ciety this year and soon they
you want to play? Then come will be inititiated. Students may
out every Friday from 5:15 to look forward to the newcomers.
5:45. I Little Theater Guild: The
B-1, 1-32 . . . Bingo! shouts theater guild has just finished
Claudia Hubbard. You can too! its work on the “Trojan Wo-
There is lots of fun and prizes men”. This play was presented
to be won. Every Thursday Friday and Saturday night, No-
from 5:15 to 5:45.
These are just
a few of the
vember 20 and 21.
Bennett College
Church
many activities the Union also School: The church school pre-
has a surprise for you! A
shindig. There will be dances
and songs. Contact Bertha Otey
if you want to participate. The
Union also sponsors its first
birthday dinner December 4.
Omicron Eta Chi: This or-
sented a Thanksgiving program
Sunday, November 22.
Marshal Board: The mar
shal board has just selected
members for the auxiliary mar
shal board. This group is now
in training.
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the program needed to be ex
panded so that more Bennett
girls may observe. Education
majors and psychology majors
as well as other students may
visit the nursery at any time
during the day.
GRATITUDE
0 Thou whose bounty fills my
cup
With every blessing meet!
1 give Thee thanks for every
drop
The bitter and the sweet
I praise Thee for the desert
road.
And for the riverside:
For all Thy goodness hath be
stowed
And for all Thy grace denied.
—Jane Crewdson
Members of the Bennett Banner Staff meet with Miss Guitar, free lance writer on assigrnment
from Mademoiselle magazine, for an informal ch i4 in the staff office.
Writer Visits
Campus
On Tuesday and Wednesday,
November 17, and 18, Bennett
College was visited by Miss
Guitar, free lance writer for
"Mademoiselle” magazine.
Miss Guitar spent the most
of her time mingling among
students and faculty and differ
ent aspects of the campus. She
met with classes, she met with
organizations. She had dinner
on the first night of her stay
with several student leaders
and many students had a chance
to talk with her.
Miss Guitar’s purpose on
campus was to get a profile of
Negro Women. Bennett’s cam
pus was chosen as a model for
this purpose.
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Co-Educational
Swimming
On Campus
BY SONJA H.\ZARD
One of the activities offered by
the Recreational Committee of
the Ida H. Goode Gymnasium
is Co-Ed Swimming, which has
been enjoyed by many of the
Bennett students as well as
many of the young men from
A&T College. Coeducational
Swimming has been widely ac
cepted and enjoyed by every
one. Swimmers may enjoy swim
ming and diving in the deep
end, while non-swimmers may
benefit from the instructions of
Mrs. Necia Boyers and Mr. Ho
race Chavis, (not to mention all
of the expert swimmers from
A&T who are more than wil
ling to lend a helping hand).
Co-ed swimming is offered
Thursday night 7:00 to 10:00
p.m., Saturday nights 7:00 to
9:30 p.m., and Monday, Tues
day, and Wednesday afternoons
4:15 to 5:15. Swimming for Ben
nett Students only is offered on
Saturday afternoon 2:00 to 4:00
p.m.
Mrs. Boyers, the swimming
instructor and Mr. Chavis, the
lifeguard, have devoted much
of their time to making it pos
sible for everyone to enjoy the
activities in the pool.
The faculty is cordially in
vited to enjoy the activities of
the pool.
Life Is A Dream—
Fight-full, fearful, unfair.
Restless reality,
Which timeless eternity
Makes a mere nightmare
Oh, to sleep—and perhaps
dream
Dreamy dreams.
—Samggi Sara