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BENNETT BANNER
November 26, 1969
Is Founder’s Day
Out-Dated?
If anyone outside of the
Bennett Community decided
to visit the Annie Merner
Pfeiffer Chapel at the 11 a.m.
Founders’ Day service,
October 26, they would have
estimated Bennett’s
enrollment at approximately
400. Knowing the importance
of an occasion such as
Founders’ Day, it would have
been natural to assume a full
turn-out of the Student
Body. Sorry to disappoint
the visitors, but that’s just a
little more-then one-half of
Bennett’s population.
That makes one wonder
where were the other 200
plus students that morning.
In the dorms, sleeping?
playing record players?
playing cards? setting hair?
Any of these are inexcusable
on such an occasion, did you
say that after the freshmen
year its all the same old stuff?
That there’s nothing
appealing about the occasion?
Here you must be agreed
with^it does tend to be “the
same old routine.” But, stop
and think about it. Will
staying in bed and away from
the service help to improve
it? How? The best way to
view this is to do some
critical thinking-think about
possible remedies or
adjustments that can be made
to improve the programme to
mold it into the way you
think it would be more
appealing and beneficial to all
involved. Then, after you
have organized some
constructive suggestions, air
them; talk them over with
someone in position to
institute them; help out
where you can in the
planning and actual execution
of the final revision.
This is merely one
situation when a little
ingenuity on the part of any
individual involved should be
employed for the good of all.
It has long been believed that
if there is nothing to
complain about a surrounding
condition, and nothing that
you can do to improve it,
then there’s really no reason
to be in that place. A prime
purpose and goal of anyone,
at any time, should be to
improve his surroundings, in
an attempt to Increase his
comfort, pleasures, and in a
never ending stride to leave
behind him conditions that
are better than those he
found. Everyone owes as
much to himself and to those
that follow him.
So Belles, your staying
away from the Founders’ Day
ceremonies won’t improve
the programme or eliminate
it. You should have been
there if for no reason but to
have a basis for criticizing a
particuair speech; or having
some background quotes
from an “authority” on
(See IS FOUNDER’S, Page 5)
WHERE WERE YOU ON FOUNDER'S DAY?
A Hoax, A Lie, Or The Horrible Truth?
How would you like being
called a liar?Especially when
the “untruth” you
supposedly told had
something to do with your
very own physical and mental
well-being?
In so many words, that’s
exactly what some campus
officials have said, or say the
rumors. This is in response to
the “break - in” of the New
Dorm a few weeks back. The
residents of the New Dorm,
especially those on the lower
level were frightened, to say
the least. Now, with someone
Where are you classified?
pointing the finger at them
and saying the whole story
was untrue or a hoax, has
really irritated them. Can you
blame them?
It seems that those who
don’t believe the break-in
story seem to think that the
girls (or a girl) has used the
window for entrance to or
exit from the dorm by
overpowering the three strong
window locks. Just last year
the windows on that level
were reinforced for safety
sake and now a girl has
broken open one of these.
Really now! Why would a
student break open her
window screen (her only
means of semi-protection on
that floor), ramsack her
drawers, leaving clothes
hanging out, hide some of her
luggage and a clothes bag in
the door compartment of her
desk, pull luggage out from
nnder one bed, cram most of
it under another, leaving most
of it still sticking out and
turn up her spreads: Then to
crown it off, why run out of
her room screaming before
getting fully dressed, and
have campus authorities come
over to find her room in a
mess, window wide open and
record player cover outside
her window?
How could anyone say
students were not serious
about such a thing? Who
could dare say no one was in
that room under that bed?
WHY DISBELIEVE A
STUDENT?
EDITOR’S MAILBOX
The Fate Of The Mini?
Dear Editor:
I have seen the show
“movie cancelled” so many
times that I know the lines by
heart. The routine has worn
pretty thin.
Not all of the Bennett
Belles are eligible or have
dates. Must we add a lade of
entertainment to our already
frustrated lives?How are we
expected to relieve ourselves
after a week of earnest study
(and still remain ladies the
college would be proud of)?
Of course the movies were
old, but they were a means of
diversion; something to look
forward to on a Saturday
night. I would rather see “On
Hie Waterfront” a fifth time
than look at four dreary walls
a seventh day.
So stop cancelling movies
and start advertising.
Edwina Langaster
There was a time when
people really noticed the girl
in the mini-skirt or dress. She
was a chic, petite girl with
finely shaped legs. Ironically,
most women looked upon the
“mini” as a disgrace. Well,
changed. New styles have
added dimension to the
“mini.” Society has accepted
it and now everyone is
wearing their version. Among
the style setters are : Nancy
things have definitely Knockers, Hattie Hairy,
Fannie Fat, Vera Veins, and .Sf/ll I
Dottie Dumpty. Yes, they are kJlUJJ
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ot more and better movies. It ,
, Lynn Henton, Patricia Gnmsley
seems this could start a Kay Patton, Juliet Sheperd
profitable system. Don’t Typists---------- --Ivana Trollinger, Carolyn Prince
worry about getting an Ethel Bond Carolyn Everett, Cynthia McKasklll
audience, if the movies are A.dvisor-- ---. Douglas McAdoo
(See WHAT A, Page 5)
One chief complaint aired
about Bennett is the lack of
sufficient entertainment on
campus during the weekends.
There are some “All Campus”
Dances sponsored by campus
organizations sporadically.
The question has been
repeatedly raised as why the
Student Union won’t sponsor
a function during the
weekend when no other
organization will.
Perhaps the most wanted
weekend activity is a good,
not-to-old movie that is
periodically shown. The
students understand what
movies cost. But it is felt that
if good quality movies are
obtained and the showing
schedule is adjusted to a
fairly convienent time, then
spectator turnout will be