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BENNETT BANNER
November 26, 1969
Support UNCF
The senior dorm, commonly referred to as the New Dorm, is now Willa B. Player Hall. It was named
in honor of Dr. Willa B. Player, former president of Bennett, at a formal dedication this past
weekend. The dedication was the closing event of the trustee two-day visit.
Black Studies Course Offered Agmn
Humanities 103,
Afro-American Arts and
Cultural Heritage is offered
once again this semester. Last
year’s course was so well
liked and received that it was
decided to offer it again.
Like last year’s it is a
semi-structured course
composed of special areas of
concentration, literature,
music, art, drama and dance.
Last year in literature,
various contemporary novels
and current articles by black
authors were read and
discussed. All types of black
music including spirituals,
gospel, folk and dance were
explored. Black theatres and
Editor
Attended
Workshop
The improvement of
newspapers on black
Campuses was the aim of a
two-week Editors’ Workshop
at Clark College in Atlanta.
The program included daily
lectures and exchange
discussions on issues of
importance to black school
papers.
The lectures were on basic
ideology as well as practical
journalism techniques.
Different ideas and methods
that varied from campus to
campus or individual to
individual were introduced
and discussed. Many ideal
situations along with their
modifications were discussed
as they applied to individual
schools’ needs. Some
concepts were established
that could be used with any
publication system on any
campus.
The editors present at the
final session formulated a
Black Student Union Editor’s
Association. The Association
was established as an
outgrowth of a desire
expressed in the workshop
for an interchange of news
relative to the black
movement as it occurs on and
around different black
campuses. The ad hoc officers
elected were to investigate
the possibility of and to plan
(See EDITOR, Page 5)
black productions, black art
and black dance were also
intimate parts of the
curriculum. Since the course
was semi-structured, students
suggested a great many of the
works studied. A number of
off-campus lectures, and
lyceum programs pertaining
to black culture were
incorporated into the course.
This year the course is
being conducted in a similar
manner. Humanities 103 is
one of few courses which
permits the student to take
an active part in determining
content and creativity.
The enrollment this
semester, however, is quite
small. The instructors
attribute this to the fact that
very few students were aware
that the course would be
offered. But a student
wishing to audit the course
may do so.
The course will be offered
the second semester.
According to student
evaluations, it is one course
that is relevant to black
students and anyone
interested in obtaining
knowledge of black culture.
Rhythm In Religion
By Betty Jones
With everything moving
more toward an increased
appreciation of secular ideas
and their expression, religious
workship, too, has become
somewhat “rock and pop.”
Recall the Liturgical Jazz
Vesper Service on Sunday,
November 16 in our chapel,
featuring The Howard Hanger
Trio. It was new and different
to most who had never
experienced a religious
expression session of this
kind.
Man, as a living creature,
feels--happiness, sadness,
remorse, contempt, hope,
joy, love, peace, war, and
countless other emotions. His
body facilities have a
tendency to want to express
these feelings, therefore he
dances, sings, speaks, and
listens. A religious service
should afford him an outlet
for such expression.
Liturgical Jazz, as played by
the Trio, has rhythm and
“soul.” It helps you feel the
endless depths of your belief
in some one or some thing.
Perhaps you cannot name it,
but you feel it and it serves
you well.
On Sunday, November 23,
the Bennett College Little
Theatre Guild will share with
you a religious experience
called “Religion In Abstract.”
It will begin at four o’cloce
p.m. in the chapel. It is not a
“repaired” chapel date. We
urge you to come, even if it is
just out of curiosity, and sit,
stand or lean where you
please.
Staff Members Attend Workshops
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Left to right: Mr. Jack Bohman (3-M); Mrs. Barbara Hunt-Bryan,
librarian; and Mrs. Mary M. Eady, Registrar, Bennett College,
Greensboro, N.C.
Many of you have heard
about UNCF, but only
vaguely do you know of its
ultimate importance. The
United Negro College Fund is
a federation of 36
independent, accredited
senior colleges and
universities organized to seek
financial support throu^ an
annual, nationwide appeal.
Because the aid to Negro
youths seeking an education
is so limited, they feel
compelled to help equalized
educational opportunities. In
so doing, they budget the
majority of their funds to
bolster scholarship and
financial aid programs for
more than 21,000 students.
Lacking this support,
thousands of Negro students
would be unable to acquire
the kind of education
required in today’s
world-where there is little
room for those who are
untrained.
Concrete facts concerning
the effect their support has
upon colleges can best be
presented by this quote from
the 1968 UNCF brochure;
“Comparable costs for the
nation’s private colleges as a
whole average slightly more
than S2.400 per
student.Tuition and fee
charges represent only what
the student pays for his
education. The Fund’s
member colleges, however,
spend twice this amount to
educate each student.”
Every time you squawk
about the money you are
paying here at Bennett, the
above quote should prick you
conscious. Your main
concern should now be, “how
can I help the UNCF to help
me.” Millicent Williams, the
president of our UNCF, has
the answer.
“This year we are going to
bolster our contribution.”
(See SUPPORT, Page 5)
Sports Day Held
Mrs. Barbara Bryan, the
librarian, and Mrs. Mary
Eady, the registrar, recently
returned from Atlanta
University where they
attended a workshop
financed by the hill Family
Foundation on the use of
The most outstanding team
participating in the
semi-annual sports day event
this year was the red team.
Ernestine Martin, Kathy
Griffin and Jacqueline Bulter
were the representatives from
Bennett on this team. Twice a
year girls from various
schools come together to
display their skills in team
and individual sports.
The sports day event was
sponsored by the members of
the campus W.A.A. (Womens
Athletics Association), at
Bennett. The schools
participating were Virginia
State, Hampton, South
Carolina State. North
Carolina Central University
materials and equipment for
the microfilmed libraries
which were gifts to the
institution from the 3-M
Company.
The microfilmed libraries
and workshops, which were
designed to enable students
to learn history from original
documents, were made
possible by a grant from the
3-M Company (Minnesota
Mining and Manufacturing
and A&T State University.
The sports featured were field
hockey, volley ball, archery
badminton and relays.
exercises were also presented.
The playing teams consisted
of three girls from each
school. There were a total of
four color teams, yellow, red,
blue and green.
The theme of the two day
event was “Sports for the
Modern Woman.” On
Saturday afternoon, a
banquet in honor of the
sports participants was held.
At the banquet the winning
team members received
emblems signifying their
outstanding performance.
Co.) and the Hill Family
Foundation of St. Paul,
Minnesota, to the United
Negro College Fund« The
grant exceeded S700,000 and
covered the cost of the
microfilm reader-printers,
microfilmed materials, stands,
files and supplies installed at
Bennett College and 35 other
member colleges or
universities of the UNCF.