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PAGE TWO THE BENNETT BANNER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1968 inions A Memorable Occasion By ANGELENE It looked like rain, but “The Old Master” looked out for us Saturday, Oct. 12. The sun came out, blazingly and beautiful. It was a great day, a day that will long be remembered and cherished by all of us, es- pecially the students. Those stu- dents who did not participate in the inauguration ceremony still played a part. They stood aside and applauded Dr, Miller as he marched by. It was really heart warming to see Dr. Miller pass us by. His head was slightly bowed, and his smile was humble and mean ingful. There was something about that smile. Perhaps it was a smile that the students felt went to them. Or, maybe it was a smile that said “I care about JOHNSON you.” We got the message, and we knew that Dr, Miller got our message. Still another thing happened that enhanced the spirit of the event. After the Inauguration Ceremony, the march out of the Chapel began. There was some thing wonderful about that march. Everyone looked elated and proud. As Dr. Miller passed by, we saw that he was crying. We didn’t need to question the tears, because we knew. You see, we were crying too. Then, there was an exchange of thoughts be tween Dr, Miller and the mem bers of the Bennett family through those tears. “You belong to us now, and we'll do all we can to help you,” “Yes, I do be long to you. I care,” Curfew Extention Or Bust By MARY F. SHANKS Are we or are we not re sponsible women? Did our pre- collegiate environmental influ ences succeed or did they fail to prepare us to govern our selves? It is understandable that the college wishes to accept re sponsibility for the well-being of each of its students and thereby wishes to provide a maternal medium in which those of us in need will have the necessary period of maturation. However, the beneficial aspects of mater nal supervision runs parallel to DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS. For the young women at Bennett Col lege capable of exercising their own prerogative to their best interests, it is highly frustrat- ing to honor antiquated curfews. Perhaps administrative officials should consider this aspect of student well- being. The student body appears to be acting upon its frustrations, by petitioning for curfew exten tion. In doing so, it is not only seeking more adult privileges, but more adult responsibility. The movement is certainly indi cative of mature minds in con- ception of progress. Carry A Big Stick By JANNIFER ENGLISH Once more Bennett is prepar ing to send her poor defense less seniors out to tackle the little monsters who feign harm lessness in our public schools. Yes, the second week in Nov ember will find our big sisters rising early, dressing before ei^t o’clock, and venturing out into the public schools to learn. Needless to say, our big sis ters will learn a great deal. They will learn to maintain control when the class wants to throw “spit-balls,” If not, they will learn to be quite convincing in faking unawareness, even when stinging from the “ spit- ball” that came too fast to be avoided. And probably they will learn that their higher education was unneces sary since the “public school monsters” know all the answers anyway. So, dear big sisters, we beg you get ready! Start praying now while there is still time. And each morning when you gather the ma terials necessary for your re- warding and tiring day as stu dent teachers, remember to car ry a “big stick.” Bennett: A Course Set (Reprinted From The Greensboro Record) Bennett College’s inauguration of Its third president, Dr. Isaac H. Miller, Jr., brou^t with it the affirmation of a scientist that “Christian education in the li beral arts format is the only way out” in a challenging century. Dr. Miller, physicist as well as teacher, stressed the need for higher education to be rele vant, to be responsive to a re volving social order. Without compromising its goals, said Dr. Miller, Bennett would meet the fiscal dilemma of a small, private college by seeking support from public and private sectors. As for the mod ern educational peril of student rebellion or demonstration, “I only ask equal time for excel lence,” he declared. Bennett’s future seems to be in good hands. The college, pri vate or public, large or small, which contents itself simply with /iFTE^CfiVJLiNG- HOURS!? presenting the old standards to its students can hardly hope to focus their attention to the pro blem areas of the world they will soon enter. The institutions which do not change will find that their students and their world do, like it or not. Bennett’s sharing of instructors and facilities with other colleges is one means of strengthening the small school and keeping it in touch with other advances. Dr. Miller is clearly aware of the stirrings in modern ed- ucation and is determined that Bennett will stay afloat on them, and more, advance to new ex cellence. Greensboro has need of all its educational institutions to day, and city and surrounding region will derive the most ben efit from them when they are guided by men who accept the fact of change and bend their efforts to shaping and guiding it. Line Cutting Irks Bennett Belles By CYNTHIA COLEMAN Valarie Dean, a senior Spec ial Education major from Bal timore, had sharp words con cerning the daily “mob scenes” in Bennett’s dining hall, after having been personally assault ed. “I had been standing in line since ten of five and was about the 30th person there. Before I knew it, about a hundred or more girls had crowded around the door. This really peeved me, so I tried to retain my rightful place. In the process, the girls behind me started rushing through the entrance. I was then pushed onto the piano and my glasses were knocked off. Talking about the Bennett Belles, they acted more like Bennett Bears.” Miss Dean stated that her big- gest complaint lies not with the girls, however, but in the fail ure of Student Union officials in properly accommodating the in crease number of students. The senior commented, “If only we could enlarge the dining hall area by knocking down part of the wall and making use of the room where instructors use to eat, then perhaps we could start a meal ticket number sys tem where girls with a certain number can go through one of two lines ONLY.” Bigness Is Not A Measurement Of Prestige Symbols The measurement of bigness is not in prestige symbols -- the special parking stall in the lot; it is not the size of the pay check; it is not the amount of authority. Rather, the mea surement of bigness today, as I see it, is the extent to which one relates to his fellowman and the wideness of the circle, that encompasses all with whom one comes in contact, with warmth and radiance, enthusiasm, and brotherly love. We are helping set the climateofour whole world in a day of strife and conflict. Mrs. Viola Somerville Bond Welcome Mr. President We, the Bennett College family, wish to welcome you as our esteemed official President, No words could ever express the proudness that swelled in our hearts, as you marched ever so humbly, yet stately, towards the Chapel. We felt moved our hands applauded with magnitude the joy we felt within. I guess, we all felt to some degree, some per- sonal involvement during your in auguration, because for two years, you stood beside us, help ed us and guided us whenever the situation called for it. You have grown very close to the hearts of most of us and have won the respect and admiration of all. So with our warmest and sin- cerest voices, we say “Welcome, President Miller,” Yours in all sincerity, Beverly Cook Poet’s Corner Must Boys Learn So Young By MYRA SAMPSON Must boys learn so young? How killing is done, And the soldiers they must be come? Should they mix love and hate And serve it on the same plate? Must they see the waves That tear their work and search their caves? Must they see life laid open bare And leave the innocent, with a care? W mgs By PAULETTE HARRISON If I but had the wings of the eagle, I would grasp for sifting air, Thousands of miles away Soaring into the sky, I would stay Free and unbound! That my heart may travel very far To come where its desires are. Away from all the world’s des tiny. Oh, Golden eagle fleeing the Sublunary evils of life, I beg thee, take me, take me!. . , Or leave me to die. Yes, they must, because this is ^h, God, life everywhere ^ but had the wings of an eagle. Published monthly by the students of Bennett College, Greens boro, North Carolina. Editor - in - Chief - - - -- -- -- -- -- - Angelene Johnson Managing Editor - - - - Jannifer English News Editor - Darwin Prioleau Feature Editors ------ Dimples Armstrong, Winona Griffin Business Manager Beverly Cook Circulation Manager Rose Cole Advisor - - - - - - Douglas D. McAdoo
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