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THE BENNETT BANNER ARCHIVES
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''Believing that an informed campus is a Key to Democracy**
FRIDAY, MAY 22,1970 BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N.C. VOL. XXXIV NO. 2
The Bennett FamUy RaUies To Save Black Schools
A mass meeting of interested
students, with faculty and staff
grew out of Bennett’s
observation of the National
Save Black Schools Day. In
observance of National Save
Black Schools, a small group of
interested students met for an
informal discussion May 5, in
the Coffee House. A panel
composed of seven Bennett
students and a student from
Malcolm X Liberation
University in Durham,
presented the topics. They
were “Integration and how it
will destroy the Black
Schools,” by Sharon Brown;
“Education for our people” by
Carolyn McCrary who teaches
at Malcolm X, and J.R.,
student at MXLU;
“Pan-Africanism,” by Gladys
Ashe, "University or
Communiversity” by Sharon
Hudson, “The role of
technology in the Pan-African
struggle,” by Carla Friend; and
Drugs, by Juanita Hicks.
Sandra Philpott was moderator
for the group.
The panel presentations
were followed by a general
discussion in which members
of the audience joined in.
During the discussion, a
growing concern for the
increasing loss of Black
instructors was evidenced by
the students present. The
concern was two-fold-that for
the disappearing Black
instructors and one involving
their replacement by whites.
There was particular concern
over this year’s loss of Mr.
James McMillan who has been
with Bennett for
approximately 20 years and
Mr. Edward Lowe, who after
15 years of dedicated service,
left last year. The students
could not understand what
conditions at Bennett would
prompt such resignations. They
expressed the possibility of the
faculty's feeling of
“alienation” in its encounters
with the administration.
Therefore in an effort to
satisfy their thirst for facts and
to show that the students are
very much concerned about
the professional atmosphere at
Bennett, the students planned
the Thursday confrontation.
Students in each department
were asked to contact their
Black departmental instructors
and to urge them and all
interested students to attend
the planned meeting.
_There were many students
and Black faculty members
present. Though there were
sone white instructors present,
they had not been asked to
cone. The session proved to be
an opportunity to speak out
and to ask questions. This was
done by both faculty and
students Several questions were
asked that the group felt
should be addressed to the
administration, so Dr.
Chauncey G. Winston, dean of
instruction, and Dr. I. Miller,
president, were called in. The
dean consented to come over
and the president could not be
reached through his telephone.
One student volunteered and
went for the president, while
Dean Chauncey Winston
referred some of the questions
asked him to Dr. Miller. When
the president arrived, the two
proceeded to respond to the
issues and questions brought
up by the students, and a few
faculty and staff members.
Questions and the discussions
that took place varied from
concerns over the schools
policies of cutting grades
received from summer schools,
to when the dean would retire
to why faculty contracts are
not renewed earlier in the year.
One student made a point
near the end of the meeting
that notes should be taken of
many of the good, concrete
suggestions heard in the
meeting and that they are
deserving of some action.
After the questions were
asked and the feelings were
expressed. Sandra Philpott.
Student Senate President,
adjourned the meeting.
‘ Graduation Plans Are Released
ACP Gives Banner Rating
of Excellence
Out of the average size 1970
graduating class of
approximately 120, six seniors
will graduate with Honors.
Leading the list of Honor
graduates is Mary Shanks,
Burlington, N.C. The other
Honor graduates are Alice
Baldwin. Wilmington, N.C.;
Grace Steele, Jamaica, West
Indies; Linda Goodman,
Wilmington, N.C.; Peggy
Seymore. Maple, N.C.; and
Nancy Tyson, High Point, N.C.
Commencement, on the
morning of June 1, will be
highlighted by the address of
Dr. Anita F. Allen, who is
scheduled to speak at 10:30
a.m. Dr. Allen is president of
the Washington, D. C. Board of
Education and as such is a
prominent figure in black
education.
Another notable speech, the
baccalaureate address, will be
given by Bishop Alfred G.
Dunston Jr. of the Ilth
Episcopal District, African
Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church in Philadelphia, Pa.
Bishop Dunston will speak at 4
p.m. May 31.
Graduation week begins
with the dramatic production
"The Autumn Garden” by
Lillian Heilman. Performances
will occur at 8 p.m. May 27th,
May 28th and May 29th in
Little Theater.
Alumnae will register for
graduation activities from 7 to
9 p.m.. May 29, in the lobby of
David D. Jones Student Union.
Registration again will be open
from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. May 30.
Other activities May 30 are as
follows:
Seniors will be inducted into
the Graduate Association at
9:30 a.m. and a general
meeting of the association will
occur at 10 a.m. Both
functions will be held in Room
200 of Pfeiffer Science Hall.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Alston
Edwards (Class of 1940),
president of Bennett College
National Alumnae Association,
will preside. Bennett
President Dr. Isaac Miller will
speak briefly at the All-Bennett
Luncheon, which begins at
12:30 p.m. in the Student
Union dining room. Alumnae
will be welcomed by Mrs.
Blanche R. Raiford, speaking
for the faculty. Gifts to the
Loyalty Fund will be
presented, and various alumnae
will be honored. Mrs. Fannie
Lea Hinnant (Class of 1945)
will preside, and Mrs. Mildred
Graves King (Class of 1962)
will be the pianist.
From 2:15 - 5 p.m. there
will be a workshop in Room
200 of Pfeiffer Science Hall.
Following are the topics and
the persons conducting the
sessions:
Objectives and Goals for the
College - Dr. Miller.
The Bennett College
Students - Recruitment and
Selection - Dean of Instruction
C. G. Winston.
The Instructional Program -
Dr. J. H. Sayles (science). Dr.
George Breathett (social
sciences), and Dr. Helen
Trobian (humanities).
The student in the College
Program - Miss Betty King
(class of 1971).
The Finances of the College,
student costs and financial aid
-- J.J. Scarlette, college
Business Manager.
Religious Activities - the
Rev. P.E. Adotev Addo
Residence Life -- Mrs. Ouida
Rush Scarborough (class of
1950) director
Curricular Life - Mrs.
Necia Boyers, director.
Following the workshops,
college officials will leave the
room and graduates will be
given 45 minutes to make
concrete suggestions and
commitments to the college.
Dinner will begin at 6 p.m.
in the Student Union dining
room, and from 8 to 8:45 p.m.
the college choir will sing in
Pfeiffer Chapel. The
Greensboro chapter of the
Alumnae Association will
sponsor as yet unannounced
entertainment, beginning at 9
p.m.
For the first time, the
Bennett Banner has been
awarded the rating of First
Class in the national critical
service of the Associated
Collegiate Press.
The service is rendered to
approximately 600 school
newspapers throughout the
United States. The award
winning papers were those
issues of the Banner published
during the first semester of the
school year - September to
January. The papers are judged
on the basis of performance in
five areas: coverage and
content, writing and editing,
editorial leadership, physical
appearance and photography.
Numerical scores given in each
area are totaled to determine a
publication’s standing in either
First Class (general excellence).
Second Class (very good), or
Third Class (good).
The banner received a Mark
of Distinction in editorial
leadership. Marks of
Distinction are given in any of
the five areas the judges feel
that the paper merits special
recognition. In awarding the
special honor, the judge noted
that the Banner’s Editorial
page did an excellent job in
reflecting the views of the
student body on issues of
importance to the school.
The service judges the
newspapers based on school
enrollment and publication
frequency. The critical service
is available each semester and is
operated from the University
of Minnesota’s School of
Journalism.
The Bennett College Choir, under the direction of Mr. Frank Boulware, are pictured above as they
rendered their 1970 Spring Concert. This was the choir’s first home appearance in their new concert
attire. The choir has recently completed two successful tours. The first tour covered the Northeastern
section of the country and included concerts in Conneticut, Philiadelphia, Washington, D.C., and
Maryland. The second tour included two concerts in Atlanta, Ga.. and another in Huntsville. Ala.